Chapter 513: The Company Opens!
The next morning!
As a shrill alarm rang out, Li Yi, who seemed almost embedded in the soft, luxurious bed, slowly opened his eyes.
He casually turned off the alarm and climbed out of bed!
Since today was the grand opening of his new company, Li Yi had set the alarm on purpose!
In fact, to avoid letting alcohol interfere with his duties, he hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol even at such an important event last night.
After all, the grand opening of the new company was a major event—there was no room for carelessness!
After a quick wash, Li Yi slipped into a newly purchased suit and strode downstairs!
In the living room on the first floor, Huang Lixing, Lan Xinyi, and the others had already gathered.
Everyone was chatting casually, but their eyes kept glancing upstairs.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from upstairs, the crowd immediately fell silent.
When Li Yi came downstairs, they all stood up, showing him the utmost respect.
Just last night’s banquet alone had made everyone realize just how formidable Li Yi’s influence was.
Not to mention that he had not only managed to invite so many bigwigs from prominent families to support him, but also dared to openly confront the Governor’s Office right in front of everyone—displaying an overwhelming display of power.
Such a man left a profound impression on everyone—whether it was Lan Xinyi and her group or the other guests who attended last night’s banquet!
“Everyone’s here. Let’s go!”
At Li Yi’s command, the group immediately left Cloud Peak No. 1 and headed straight for the city center!
By the time they finished breakfast and arrived at Star Investment, it was nearly eight o’clock.
By then, all 50 of the previously recruited employees had arrived.
Everyone was either cleaning the office or sitting at their desks reading—neither chaotic nor rowdy!
Seeing this, Li Yi was quite satisfied!
He had handpicked each of these people, and their quality was quite good.
Even though the company hadn’t assigned them to departments or given them tasks yet, they hadn’t turned into a aimless flock!
Of course, it could also be that they had just started work—some hadn’t even had time to sign their contracts yet—so they were still keeping a low profile.
But in any case, at least for now, they’re doing quite well.
Upon entering the office, Li Yi clapped his hands and said, “Everyone, assemble in the conference room for a meeting!”
Since the company was officially set to open at 9:30, Li Yi decided to finalize the organizational structure beforehand.
Actually, he had already finalized this earlier; all that remained was to announce the personnel appointments, and the rest would be left to the department managers to handle!
Hearing Li Yi’s order, everyone immediately sprang into action, rising from their seats and heading toward the conference room next door.
Although it was only a temporary office space, it had everything they needed, including a conference room.
However, due to limited space, the room felt a bit cramped—it was less than 30 square meters in total.
With over sixty people pouring in at once, most of them—except for a few—had no choice but to stand around the perimeter of the conference table. In an instant, the once-spacious room turned into a sardine can.
Fortunately, this kind of situation was all too common on Hong Kong Island, so everyone was used to it.
After Li Yi took his seat at the head of the table, he immediately turned to Lan Xinyi and said, “Take roll call and see if everyone’s here.”
“Yes, boss!”
Lan Xinyi quickly finished taking attendance and reported, “Boss, everyone is here except for Attorney Li from Legal Affairs!”
Upon hearing that Li Yunbao hadn’t shown up, Li Yi frowned briefly but quickly composed himself.
“Never mind him. Let’s start the meeting!”
“Alright!”
Li Yi looked around the room and said, “First, welcome everyone to Star International Investment. Since you’re all already familiar with the company’s situation, I won’t go into detail. I’ve gathered you here today primarily for two reasons!”
“The first is to announce the company’s personnel appointments. In addition to me serving as General Manager, Mr. Huang Lixing will serve as Deputy General Manager. Please give him a warm round of applause!”
“Clap, clap, clap…”
Huang Lixing immediately stood up, first bowing formally to the crowd, and then said, “My position as Deputy General Manager is merely a title. You should primarily follow Mr. Li’s instructions!”
After a round of enthusiastic applause, Li Yi continued, “As a startup, the company currently has only five departments. Next, I’ll announce the heads of each department!”
Hearing this, everyone present grew a little nervous.
Through their interactions over the past few days, these employees had gained some understanding of the company.
As far as they knew, the company had only recently been established, and aside from the few people close to the boss, Li Yi, the rest were all new hires.
As such, theoretically, any one of them could become part of the company’s management.
What they didn’t know, however, was that Li Yi had already largely finalized the company’s management team during the hiring process; he was now simply here to announce the appointments.
“Miss Lan Xinyi is appointed Head of the Investment Management Department, and Cai Bingyan is appointed Deputy Head!”
“Ms. Lan Xinming is appointed Head of the Administrative Department, and Ms. Lin Xueyi is appointed Deputy Head!”
“Appoint Ding Can as Director of the General Affairs Office!”
“Ms. Zhao Xinlan is appointed Head of the Finance Department, and Mr. He Tiansheng is appointed Deputy Head!”
“Appoint Li Yunbao as Head of the Legal Department… These are the heads of the company’s various departments. Please give them a warm round of applause!”
Instantly, the office erupted in enthusiastic applause once more.
After the applause died down, Li Yi spoke again: “Next, I will assign tasks to each department: Li Yi from the Administration Department will assign all employees to departments based on their professional backgrounds and strengths, and will have all employees sign employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and non-compete agreements!”
“At the same time, you must identify which positions are still vacant and conduct a second round of hiring as soon as possible!”
“Yes, sir!”
“The General Affairs Office’s next task is to prepare for the grand opening ceremony in one hour. We’re sure to have visiting companies coming to celebrate, so you’ll be responsible for hosting them!”
“Yes, sir!”
“As for the Investment Management Department, your task is to assist me in hosting the many people who will be coming to discuss partnerships shortly!”
Li Yi then pulled out a private equity fund partnership agreement and said, “Use this template to draft 30 VIP contracts immediately—we’ll need them shortly!”
“Yes!”
“Finance Department, you are to accompany Vice President Huang to Hang Seng Bank immediately to open the company’s corporate account!”
“Yes, sir!”
Li Yi then turned to Huang Lixing again and said, “Old Huang, once the company’s corporate account is opened, transfer all the funds currently held at Hang Lung Bank and allocate them proportionally into the company account!”
“Got it!”
After giving these instructions, Li Yi stood up and said, “Everyone, although our company is new, it has substantial resources. As the company’s first employees, you will become its founding members in the future, with a bright future ahead…”
However, just as Li Yi was about to deliver some motivational words to his employees, a defiant voice rang out from outside: “Where is everyone? Have they all died?”
The sudden outburst cut Li Yi off mid-sentence.
Immediately afterward, an employee standing near the door said nervously, “Boss, it looks like the gang’s here!”
Hearing this, Li Yi froze for a moment, then led everyone out of the conference room…
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