Xu Xiangbei winked at Shan Mingzhi and said, "How is it? Are you satisfied with the work environment? As long as you keep our game server running securely online, letting all players enjoy the games, I can assure you, I will make you happy. Whenever you feel like it, you can eat gourmet food in your personal office restaurant, and have Monica pour you the most expensive champagne in the world. Not only you will have this privilege, but all our programmers, the elites of our Information Center, as long as you work hard, can also enjoy these benefits. But I must remind you, if you want to eat, go to the restaurant, don’t eat in the office."

Xu Xiangbei’s words made Shan Mingzhi’s lips tremble incessantly, nodding vigorously.

Not only was he excited, but the newly joined programmers standing cautiously at the door were also stunned, their eyes brimming with wild excitement.

The programmers responded in unison, "Thank you, President Xu, we will definitely work hard."

For Thunderbird Company, game programs are the company’s most outstanding products, and the creators of these game programs, the young programmers, are the primary soul of the company. Xu Xiangbei uses humane management to inspire the creativity of these souls, enabling them to create more games and earn more money for the company.

In Xu Xiangbei’s office, Financial Manager Qian and Sales Manager Zhou were arguing fiercely.

Initially, the Sales Department manager resigned two months ago, and now Manager Zhou was promoted from deputy manager to sales manager.

Manager Qian’s eyes were sharp and aggressive, "Manager Zhou, your sales department has outstanding receivables of fifty million. You need to collect it quickly. That’s a hefty sum, leaving it outside for a month incurs interest of more than ten thousand. I really don’t understand; you sell the products but don’t know how to retrieve the funds promptly. Manager Zhou, this is negligent."

Facing Manager Qian’s accusations, Manager Zhou’s emaciated face showed a sense of grievance.

"This sum is for the smart home chips of Zijin Real Estate, and Boss Qin is also our shareholder. The previous Manager Sun had a very good relationship with him, didn’t collect any advance payment, and agreed to settle accounts at the end of each month. But after Manager Sun resigned, they stopped paying. That’s why the fifty million owed remains unpaid. I’ve urged them several times, suggesting renegotiations with Boss Qin about payment methods, but haven’t been able to meet with Boss Qin."

Xu Xiangbei understood a bit, Boss Qin is Qin Daming’s father Qin Libao, also one of Thunderbird Company’s shareholders; the relationship is very good, so they shouldn’t be defaulting on payments.

However, Qin Libao apparently is deceiving acquaintances; the closer the relationship with an enterprise, the more likely they are to delay payment, as asking for money would affect their reputation.

Moreover, Thunderbird Company has experienced many changes; Lei Zhenrong is focused on developing anti-aging drugs, Lei Ziming isn’t interested in corporate operations, and because they are familiar with Qin Libao, they agreed not to collect any advance payment and made a supply contract.

Manager Zhou has not met Boss Qin several times, evidently avoiding him, perhaps intending to hold off on paying the goods invoice until Thunderbird Company collapses, then he wouldn’t need to repay.

He’s a real sly old fox, and his son, Qin Daming, is certainly not a good person; like father, like son, Qin Libao surely isn’t a good person.

Xu Xiangbei smiled and said to Manager Zhou, "You don’t have to be nervous. In the future, when doing business with customers, even if they’re familiar clients, you must collect a certain percentage of advance payment; otherwise, we’ll be very passive. The responsibility for this delayed payment doesn’t fall on you. You can go back."

Seeing Xu Xiangbei say this, Manager Zhou felt relieved, wiped off the cold sweat from his forehead and left the office.

He was really worried that Manager Qian and Xu Xiangbei might attribute all the responsibility to him. Unexpectedly, Xu Xiangbei was fair and easy-going, which reassured him a lot. He gratefully said to Xu Xiangbei, "Thank you, President Xu, for understanding. I will remember it in the future."

After Manager Zhou left, Xu Xiangbei smiled at Manager Qian and said, "I’ll handle this matter. I’ll talk to Boss Qin."

"Do you know Boss Qin?"

Xu Xiangbei shook his head, "Never met."

Manager Qian’s eyes showed deep sympathy, shook his head, "I’ve dealt with Boss Qin, he is famously difficult. He never meets strangers. Let me help arrange a meeting with him."

Manager Qian dialed Boss Qin’s number, "President Qin, long time no see. You doing well lately?"

Boss Qin’s laughter came from the phone, "So, it’s Xiao Qian, are you still with Thunderbird Group?"

"Yes, I’m still with Thunderbird Group."

Boss Qin’s voice sounded caring, "Xiao Qian, I know a president of a multinational company, their enterprise is among the Fortune 500, looking for a senior financial vice president. I think you’d be suitable. Shall I introduce you?"

Manager Qian blushed slightly and declined Boss Qin’s offer, "That won’t be necessary. Our Thunderbird Group has a new president who wants to meet with President Qin. Does President Qin have time recently?"

"Oh, you have a new president. Is it Zhao Changheng?"

"No, it’s the new President Xu."

"Oh, President Xu. Haha, what a coincidence, I’m on a business trip in the US, jet lag hasn’t adjusted yet. It’s nighttime in America now, I need to sleep. When I return next month, we’ll talk, okay?"

Qin Libao still avoided meeting, Manager Qian helplessly hung up the phone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiangbei squinted his eyes, Qin Libao is indeed an old fox.

Actually, upon answering Manager Qian’s call, Qin Libao had already guessed Manager Qian’s intention.

He first tried to entice Manager Qian with the position of financial vice president at a Fortune 500 company, to weaken Manager Qian’s resolve, but didn’t expect Manager Qian to resist the temptation and refuse.

Then he pretended to be confused; others might not know that Zhao Changheng is no longer the president of Thunderbird Group, but as one of the group’s shareholders, Qin Libao had already been informed, knowing that Xu Xiangbei became the second largest shareholder and appointed as the new company president.

He still pretended to know nothing, obviously acting.

Manager Qian helplessly shook his head, "He said he’s in the US."

Xu Xiangbei laughed, raised his eyebrows, cheekily said, "Oh, he’s in the US, huh? No worries, we’ll wait a couple more days. Give me his phone number, I have a way to make him talk to me and honestly pay the owed money."

Manager Qian glanced at Xu Xiangbei, feeling this young man has an indescribable mystery, unsure if he’s speaking truly or falsely.

He left Boss Qin’s phone number with Xu Xiangbei and kindly reminded, "He typically doesn’t answer calls from strangers; keep calling if you can’t get through."

Xu Xiangbei nodded with a smile, "Okay."

Manager Qian cast a sympathetic and encouraging glance at Xu Xiangbei, suggesting he should not lose hope, before leaving his office.