Gu Zhaoping had already realized that the so-called “aristocratic novels” were a bit more superficial than real aristocratic families.
No, perhaps they were much more superficial.
Many simple problems were left unaddressed here, and the competition might be even easier than she had imagined.
She might need to lower her expectations even more.
As Gu Zhaoping finished speaking, the room fell silent.
The first to change color was the finance manager.
“Young lady, what do you mean?”
“My assistant conveyed to me that you would like me to address this issue at the afternoon meeting.”
Gu Zhaoping glanced at her, then withdrew her gaze, calmly speaking.
The manager suddenly remembered that she had vaguely mentioned this to the assistant.
She was stunned!
She had only mentioned it to brush off Gu Zhaoping, never expecting her to take it seriously!
And there really was an issue!
The second person to change color was Gu Zhaoye, but soon he sneered.
Originally, the plan for Gu Zhaoping to speak was to make her look bad, but now it was even better.
Gu Zhaoping had the audacity to raise an issue.
Since grandfather valued her so much now, let him see just how much trouble Gu Zhaoping could cause.
Gu Zhaoye tapped his fingers on the table, making a noise that drew everyone’s attention.
“Gu Zhaoping, how long has it been since you last came to work? And now you’re raising such a big issue, you’re really something.”
“All of us at Yuanqi Technology, with so many talented people, can’t even compare to you. It turns out I’ve been neglecting your talents all these years.”
His words were full of sarcasm, and everyone who heard them changed their expressions.
This… could it be that they were witnessing some internal struggle in the Gu family?
Gu Zhaoping, standing at the front, seemed to not understand, smiling slightly, as if she had been waiting for him to say this.
“Gu Zhaoye, you’re clearly underestimating me.”
Gu Zhaoping turned around and pulled out another document.
It was a comparison of previous data, and no one knew where she had gotten it from.
Gu Zhaoye was momentarily stunned, still not realizing something was wrong.
How did Gu Zhaoping manage to get these documents?
Then, he heard her speak: “Take a look at the comparison over the past few quarters.”
Gu Zhaoping pressed a key, and several lines of curves formed into a line chart, which, under different colored labels, made the trend differences suddenly obvious.
Now, someone was stunned…
Wait, something seems off?
One investor, who had been watching the situation unfold with interest, froze when he saw the comparison table, suddenly realizing something, and his face changed dramatically.
What was going on?
Gu Zhaoye was about to impatiently rebut when he heard an investor speak up.
“I have years of experience investing in the technology industry.
As this lady said, the R&D investment last quarter didn’t align with the output.
That’s definitely a risk.
If, as she said, there are other issues with the accounts, then we will have to reconsider our investment decision in your company.”
Gu Zhaoye froze.
What did he just say??
Did he suspect there was a problem?
The investor had been influenced by Gu Zhaoping so quickly, and Gu Zhaoye looked at him as if he had taken the wrong medicine.
“Mr. Li, after all these years of cooperation, are you really going to doubt our company just because of a few words from her?”
His tone grew higher.
“Don’t you trust my abilities?”
The investor shook his head politely and said, “No, Mr. Gu.
The issue with the accounts is very serious. I’ve had bad experiences with this in the past, so I’m more concerned.
I really do think your company’s trends seem off.
I hope you’ll investigate and see if there is something wrong.
This way, everyone can feel reassured.”
He turned to the people behind him: “By the way, we’ve brought in an audit team to check.”
Gu Zhaoye’s face turned green with anger.
Was this an insult?
The proud President Gu would never accept such humiliation.
Just as he was about to decisively reject it, he heard Gu Zhaoping say calmly from the podium, “Of course, since the issue was raised by me, I’m happy to have our finance team undergo an audit.”
“If it’s my mistake, I’ll resign on the spot during this meeting.”
The room erupted in a flurry of discussions.
Gu Zhaoye turned to look at Gu Zhaoping with astonishment.
What was she doing?
What was she saying?
Gu Zhaoye finally realized that Gu Zhaoping was deliberately targeting him!
He didn’t know what had gotten into her, but now she was opposing him at every turn!
First, she hit him, and now she was raising an issue with Yuanqi Technology!
Gu Zhaoye was so angry that he laughed.
“Fine, let’s start the audit right away.
Gu Zhaoping, don’t try to avoid responsibility!”
Gu Zhaoping didn’t say anything, but just calmly stared at him, her expression unchanged, while a slight smile tugged at the corner of her lips.
That familiar face, yet it sent chills down his spine.
Suddenly, Gu Zhaoye shivered, realizing he had missed something.
Then, it hit him. Last night, Gu Zhaoping had hit him to make him call her “sister.”
He didn’t know why, but Gu Zhaoye had a very bad feeling.
But in front of everyone, he could never show that he was almost psychologically scarred by Gu Zhaoping’s blow.
He gritted his teeth, coldly staring at the meeting room.
At that moment, someone behind him suddenly froze, and then their face turned panicked!
It was the technical head of Yuanqi Technology.
He suddenly remembered a previously outsourced algorithm optimization fee… it seemed to have been mistakenly recorded under the hardware purchase project!
This issue had never been dealt with, and no one had mentioned it, so they just let it go.
But now, when it was raised, he suddenly remembered this mistake!
The technical head’s face turned pale, and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
As he saw the audit team brought by the investors starting to take action, his heart was racing.
Trembling, he poked Gu Zhaoye, “Mr. Gu… Mr. Gu…”
Gu Zhaoye waved him off irritably.
“What’s the hurry? You’re making it look like Gu Zhaoping has found a weakness in us.”
The technical head was stunned.
This is a weakness!
But even more stunned than him was Zheng Anling, who was sitting in the corner, looking around in confusion, not knowing what to do, and forgetting to turn off the camera.
Oh my god, she just came to follow the young lady and shoot lifestyle material!
Who could have expected such a battle in an aristocratic family?!
Wow, this is an internal struggle in an aristocratic family!
Isn’t this even more exciting than some romantic entanglements?!
Although she had no idea what was going on, just by looking at the young lady’s aura and calm demeanor, she was already convinced that something was seriously wrong with the accounts!
But President Gu was such a capable tech mogul how could such a mistake happen under his leadership?
As she was lost in thought, the audit team finally came to a conclusion.
“There is indeed an issue with the accounts.
One of the procurement expenses doesn’t match up.”
When these words were spoken, the technical head felt like half of his job was gone.
He slumped in despair.
Gu Zhaoye’s previously calm expression froze.
Then, his face twisted with disbelief and intense anger.
“How could there be a mistake?”
“What does this mean?!”
“Mr. Gu, what I mean is that you asked me to check this quarter’s financial issue, and indeed, there has been a significant mistake,” Gu Zhaoping said calmly.
“You and the finance manager invited me to report in the afternoon meeting, and I successfully cooperated with you.”
The finance manager’s face turned green.
She suddenly felt the weight of Gu Zhaoye’s gaze, as if he was about to eat her alive.
She was panicking to the extreme.
How could this happen?
How did Gu Zhaoping really uncover the problem?
She had only wanted Gu Zhaoping to speak at the meeting to get back at her!
She was the one who asked Gu Zhaoping to speak at the meeting?!
But what made her even more anxious was what the investor said next.
The investor who had suggested the audit shook his head as he looked at Gu Zhaoye.
He had originally been optimistic about Gu Zhaoye young and talented, the heir of the Gu family, and already making a name for himself with Yuanqi Technology in his twenties.
If he had succeeded with this financing, his position in both the business world and the Gu family would have been elevated.
He would have been the next successor of the Gu family.
Now, seeing that they had made such a simple, rookie mistake, perhaps he had misjudged.
“Mr. Gu, I’m sorry, but we’ll need to reconsider our investment decision in your company.
We’ll talk again next time,” the investor said as he stood up, nodding.
“You should first sort out your internal problems.”
“Mr. Li, Mr. Li!”
Gu Zhaoye suddenly snapped out of his anger, calling twice, but the investor was already talking with his team and walked quickly out of the meeting room.
This financing was likely a failure.
He had prepared for so long, and yet he stumbled over such an unexpected reason!
The people remaining from Yuanqi Technology in the meeting room were completely silent, no one dared to speak.
No one dared to keep their gaze on him when President Gu was in such a sorry state.
The technical head felt completely chilled from head to toe.
He thought that he could be packed up and leave along with the financial advisor.
What was going on?! How could such a mistake happen?!
The two of them regretted so much that they wanted to cry in their hands.
The people who met Gu Zhaoping outside the restaurant were even paler!
They knew that they couldn’t escape now.
Gu Zhaoping had just read their employee IDs because she knew that they were also involved in this report.
This was really the end. It was a hundred times worse than they imagined!
They had been talking behind Gu Zhaoping’s back, claiming that she had no ability, and now their faces hurt so much they wanted to hand themselves over to her!
She had been hiding her true abilities all along! She knew everything!
Gu Zhaoye was gasping deeply.
He had never experienced such a humiliating situation in his life.
In just two days, Gu Zhaoping had repeatedly forced him into such a difficult position.
He was furious beyond control, his anger so intense he almost wanted to flip the world over.
He had always been so smooth in life, and no one had ever made him taste the bitterness of losing, except in matters related to Ruan Nian.
But the emotional failure seemed to compensate for greater success in his career.
Except for Ruan Nian, Gu Zhaoye had always looked down on everyone, but now, Gu Zhaoping had repeatedly slapped him in the face.
From a physical slap to a mental one.
Gu Zhaoye was about to go mad.
He just realized that if it weren’t for Gu Zhaoping hitting him yesterday, he wouldn’t have thought of pursuing her mistakes and punishing her today.
If he hadn’t had this thought, he wouldn’t have let Gu Zhaoping speak at the afternoon meeting.
If he hadn’t let her speak at the meeting, the financing would have been secured without any problems!
He would have defeated Gu Kaichang and become the sole heir!
Now, this mishap had occurred, and with what Gu Zhaoping had brought up in front of grandfather last night, his status in grandfather’s eyes had probably dropped drastically.
In just two days, he had fallen to this state!
“President, President!”
The assistant rushed to stop him, but Gu Zhaoye had already pushed him away forcefully and stormed out of the meeting room.
Gu Zhaoye, when facing a problem, was used to shrugging it off or throwing a tantrum, letting others solve it and feeling the pressure of his authority to intimidate them.
There was a stir in the room.
Gu Zhaoping only smiled faintly, showing a greater understanding of Gu Zhaoye’s habits.
She lightly clapped her hands, once again drawing everyone’s attention.
Zheng Anling, who had been stunned by this sudden twist, had her gaze drawn to her as well.
Wow, this is like a back-and-forth flip!
The young lady is too amazing!
This is probably her re-emergence after years of hiding, right?!
It must be!!
Now, her gaze was no longer one of admiration, but filled with fervor!
She couldn’t even imagine how exciting and crazy it would be to film Gu Zhaoping in the show.
She couldn’t even imagine how much this young lady would shake up their program.
Her mind had already started constructing a thousand ways to shoot it!
“Since President Gu has left and isn’t planning to manage things, I, as the honorary financial advisor, will continue with my speech.”
Gu Zhaoping on stage said, “Next, I will thoroughly review the company’s financial situation, identify the root of the problem, provide a solution, and produce a detailed report.”
In the silence, only her voice landed, calm and steady, yet resounding.
“I will explain the situation to the Gu family and potential investors, and prove the true value of Yuanqi Technology.”
Gu Zhaoping swept her eyes across the entire meeting room.
It had been a long time since she had stood in this familiar spot, and a sense of ease rose within her.
Leaving early had allowed the opportunity to pass to someone else.
How to properly handle this situation and stabilize it was her power now.
Brother, this is yours once again being given to me.
Zheng Anling was almost stunned by her charisma!
She silently screamed for a while, then suddenly remembered the footage she had captured and quickly checked the lens.
She even began thinking about filming a personal storyline about Gu Zhaoping!
This time, even if she had to fight with the chief director, she was determined to capture the real side of the young lady!
After Gu Zhaoye left, he went to see Ruan Nian.
He suddenly came in and startled Ruan Nian, who quickly ended her conversation with the system.
“Why did President Gu suddenly come over?” Ruan Nian’s heart was still racing, but she just said calmly.
She had just been discussing the variety show.
With her charm, as long as she participated, everyone would be on her side.
As long as the production team truthfully filmed how Gu Zhaoping had bullied her, her sympathy points would go up all over the internet.
Once she filled up her charm points and strategy, the useless female character would be eliminated.
Gu Zhaoye’s expression was dark: “Don’t mention it.
Do you know what Gu Zhaoping did?”
Ruan Nian and the system both felt a sense of relief.
They had been worried about the old female character, but it seemed that after replacing her with a new one, Gu Zhaoping had started to stir trouble again.
So they could relax.
The system was indeed reliable.
Ruan Nian and the system could almost guess what Gu Zhaoping had done to ruin herself, but they still pretended to not know.
Ruan Nian suppressed her disdain and, gently and already anticipating, without curiosity, massaged his shoulders.
“Don’t be angry.
Whatever she does, it’s all in your hands.
Just punish her like usual.”
Gu Zhaoye’s face suddenly darkened.
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