Reasonable Risk Avoidance

Zhu Yu did not realize until he returned to the company that the lobby had already been decorated, with tables lined up everywhere.

"Good morning, President Shen, Assistant Zhu!" Xiao Zhuang was directing the workers as they assembled the racks when he suddenly turned and spotted the two of them entering the company.

"Morning." Shen Jingmo nodded, then turned and headed into the elevator to go upstairs to his office.

"Good morning, Xiao Zhuang." Zhu Yu stayed behind to inspect the site and see whether anything was still missing.

"Assistant Zhu, we've prepared everything that needs preparing. The desserts and drinks we ordered have arrived too. All that's left is setting up a champagne tower." Xiao Zhuang swiped through the list on his tablet and smiled at Zhu Yu.

"What? A champagne tower? You mean the kind where the glasses are stacked layer by layer and wine is poured from the top?" Zhu Yu looked at the boxes of stemware beside him.

"That's right. We'll be stacking all these glasses later." Xiao Zhuang nodded with a smile. There was one at every annual meeting, so he was already used to it.

Zhu Yu looked at the stemware in front of him, then suddenly raised a hand to stop Xiao Zhuang from speaking.

"We can set up a champagne tower, but don't use these glasses. I'll go online and buy some plastic acrylic champagne coupes. We'll use those to build it."

Zhu Yu pulled out his phone, opened a shopping app, and directly ordered two boxes of plastic champagne glasses. He even asked customer service to rush the order.

Luckily, the seller was in the same city and nearby, so they could arrive by the afternoon.

Before Xiao Zhuang could even process what was happening, Assistant Zhu had already bought all the plastic champagne glasses.

"Assistant Zhu, isn't this a little inappropriate? We're the number one company in the city. Surely we don't need to use plastic champagne glasses just because we can't afford glass ones?" Xiao Zhuang looked utterly confused.

Zhu Yu looked at Xiao Zhuang, who was sincerely worried for him, with an expression that said, You're still too young. You don't understand.

"Xiao Zhuang, you still have a lot to learn from me. Tell me, what's the scariest thing at an annual meeting like this? People coming to cause trouble. And troublemakers generally come in two types. The first kind goes straight onstage and starts a fight. The second kind targets the champagne tower. One pull, and bam, crash, the whole venue goes to hell. Forget holding the annual meeting—the place will practically explode."

"So, when the plastic stemware arrives this afternoon, remember to glue the glasses together. Then glue the bottom layer to the tablecloth, and glue the tablecloth to the table."

"Once the annual meeting is over, we'll set the whole table aside somewhere, cups and all, and use it again next year. Anyway, no one drinks the wine in those glasses, so it doesn't matter whether the cups are still usable."

As he spoke, Zhu Yu nodded approvingly at his own idea, feeling immensely pleased with himself.

Which genius came up with such a brilliant idea? Oh, right. Me.

Xiao Zhuang looked at Assistant Zhu with a complicated expression, but he could not bring himself to refuse. Did they really need to go this far?

Our company is pretty united, isn't it? Surely no one would cause trouble at a time like this, right?

After reviewing all the arrangements, Zhu Yu clapped his hands in satisfaction and prepared to return to the office.

But halfway there, he seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly grabbed Xiao Zhuang.

"What is it, Assistant Zhu?" Xiao Zhuang had been about to head upstairs too, but with one tug, he was pulled back from halfway into the elevator.

"I forgot something. Go tell every department and every department head that this year's champagne glasses have all been switched to acrylic ones. Make sure they announce it in the group chats without the boss, understand?"

"Why can't we just post it directly in the main group? Why can't President Shen know?" Xiao Zhuang asked, completely bewildered.

Xiao Zhuang looked utterly confused.

Zhu Yu looked at his puzzled expression, his tone full of exasperation. "Who is our boss? The biggest boss in the entire company. Doesn't he deserve a glass champagne flute?"

"He does. Of course he does." Xiao Zhuang finally understood. How could the boss not deserve one?

"Exactly. Have every department head post a message in their smaller group chats. It's also to prepare the employees in advance, so they don't blow up before the glasses do because they don't understand what's going on. Right?"

"Right, right. Assistant Zhu really did think of everything." Xiao Zhuang looked at him with admiration.

Zhu Yu looked at Xiao Zhuang's flushed cheeks and waved a hand. "Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. I'm just reasonably avoiding risks."

Watching Zhu Yu remain so calm and composed, Xiao Zhuang silently thought, I really do have a lot more to learn.

--[I'm such a genius. I saved so much money on cups this time. Think how much delicious food that can buy! Money spent on cups goes toward the cups and the company, but money spent on food benefits my own stomach!]

--[If even one dessert at this annual meeting isn't fresh, I'm going to be angry, okay? I paid extra for them.]

Upstairs in the president's office, Shen Jingmo tapped a black pen against the desk as he heard that familiar voice in his mind. He had no idea what kind of nonsense Zhu Yu was going to pull at this annual meeting.

Shen Jingmo looked at Wei Li lying at his feet and sighed. He could only hope tomorrow would pass peacefully. He did not dare ask for anything more.