Ye Tianfan followed President Li into the general manager's office, observing the walls covered with nautical maps and the nautical instrument-shaped ornaments on the table.

It was evident that this President Li had been in his position for a long time, very familiar and professional with the business.

Ye Tianfan turned and sat on the sofa, directly asking, "President Li, how was our Haikou Trade Department's performance last year?"

President Li's face slightly changed, appearing a bit embarrassed, as "performance" was a sensitive word in the minds of all department managers.

When superiors inquire about performance, it's usually not a good thing.

If the performance was good, superiors wouldn't discuss it with you. They wouldn't jump at the chance to reward you. It's only when performance is poor that the superiors come wielding accountability.

Although Ye Tianfan wasn't part of the Qin Group, he was Qin Ruomeng's husband with an absolutely extraordinary status!

Now that Ye Tianfan was asking about the performance of the Haikou Trade Department, President Li immediately broke out into a sweat, quickly poured a cup of coffee, and placed it on the coffee table in front of Ye Tianfan, saying, "This...well, it's hard to say..."

"What's hard to say? Just speak." Ye Tianfan picked up the coffee cup and took a sip; President Li's coffee wasn't good, it was instant.

"Last year, our Haikou Trade Department's performance ranked fifth among the company departments." President Li found it difficult to say. For a company as large as the Qin Group, the Haikou Trade Department was undoubtedly one of the main economic powerhouses, and even at its worst, performance shouldn't drop below third.

Take Long Yuqing's Long Group, for example, the Long Family's Haikou Trade Department had consistently ranked first, never being toppled by any other department.

As the general manager of this Haikou Trade Department, President Li felt quite stifled. Ranking fifth directly resulted in him receiving much less bonus.

Ye Tianfan also noticed President Li's unease, a faint smile appeared on his face as he asked, "And how about this year's first-half performance?"

Hearing Ye Tianfan ask about this year's performance, President Li immediately gained confidence, a hint of pride flashing across his face as he said, "As of now this year, the performance of the Haikou Trade Department ranks first in the entire company and is still growing."

This result really surprised Ye Tianfan; the Lingbei Trade Zone experienced such a major event, yet it didn't affect the Qin family's maritime trade at all?

One must know all of the Qin Group's maritime trade export docks are in the Lingbei Zone.

"Oh? With such a big event in the Lingbei Zone, your Haikou Trade Department's performance is still ranked first; that's impressive."

President Li's expression turned serious, nodding slightly and saying, "Because of Elder Qin, our Haikou Trade Department was almost unaffected."

"Qin Wujue?" Ye Tianfan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Yes." President Li nodded, speaking, "Before the Lingbei Zone incident, Elder Qin seemed to have foreseen it in advance, promptly loading all the Qin Family's export goods onto ships, letting those fully-loaded ships head out to sea. He preferred having them drift on the seas rather than let them approach the docks. At first, we didn't understand why he did this, it considerably raised transportation costs. But the day after the last ship left the dock, something happened in the Lingbei Zone."

Hearing President Li's description, Ye Tianfan couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart, Qin Wujue was indeed formidable! Although the Lingbei Zone was in utter chaos, first with Fang Zaitian and then Huang Shengtian, other than a drop in their stock, the Qin family's maritime trade didn't suffer a loss.

Based on this alone, it was clear Qin Wujue was no ordinary person, and Ye Tianfan even wondered if those deep eyes of his could truly see into people's hearts.

Otherwise, how could he anticipate every move?

In this commercial storm in Jiangzhou City, compared to the Qin family, the Long family's losses were considerable, with seventy-two warehouses burned and significant merchandise losses. Not to mention, they were later forced into a price war by Huang Shengtian, almost leading to bankruptcy.

In light of this, while Long Yuqing, despite being astute, couldn't compare to Qin Wujue.

But Qin Wujue's actions and demeanor were so low-key, he didn't typically show off, though he had everything planned out behind the scenes.

"Oh, it seems with Elder Qin holding the fort, the Qin family is undefeatable."

Hearing Ye Tianfan's words, President Li beamed with joy. Of course, he wouldn't be aware of Elder Qin's disappearance, simply saying, "Of course, Elder Qin is our Qin Group's stabilizing force."

Ye Tianfan gave a faint smile, then whispered in President Li's ear, "You know, by next month, your Haikou Trade Department's performance will drop to the bottom of the entire company, and by then, you're likely to also be replaced as the manager of the Haikou Trade Department."

President Li, who had just been all smiles, immediately stopped.

What was Ye Tianfan's identity? He was Qin Ruomeng's husband; his words carried weight, and performance was indeed a big deal, the Achilles' heel of every department manager. President Li couldn't believe Ye Tianfan would joke about such a thing.

One must know the Qin Group had over sixty departments in total, with the Haikou Trade Department's worst record being fifth place.

And now Ye Tianfan had just said outright that next month his performance would plummet to last place in the entire company!

Hearing this, how could President Li possibly smile?

As a seasoned manager who had worked in the Haikou Trade Department for decades, he knew what this meant: the company's Haikou Trade Department's performance at the bottom of the company!

Once this got out, he feared he wouldn't be able to continue in the business world, and even if Qin Ruomeng didn't fire him, he'd have no face to stay in the company.

"Mr. Ye, are you sure? Performance is not a minor matter, you can't just say such things lightly."

Ye Tianfan raised his eyebrows, his expression serious, "Do I look like I'm joking with you?"

President Li immediately shook his head, "No... you don't."

At this point, Ye Tianfan glanced at the documents on President Li's desk, his eyes gleaming as he pointed to one of the Haikou trade maps, which was the ship Qin Ruomeng had previously intervened to prevent Ye Tianfan from boarding.

"President Li, let me ask you, if this ship is delayed at the port for a month, how would your performance be?" As soon as Ye Tianfan finished speaking, President Li's pupils sharply contracted, and he quickly walked forward to closely inspect the Haikou trade map Ye Tianfan pointed to, hastily saying, "That... how could it be possible? That ship contains all the high-tech scientific reagents with a shelf life of at most two months. If the ship is delayed for a month, accounting for sailing time, these reagents might all have to be scrapped! The losses... the losses would be... would be huge!"

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