Chapter 274: Chapter 274 Odd Reasons_1

“It can’t be another resignation!” Xu Yixue frowned, feeling annoyed.

But her guess turned out to be painfully accurate, as the next person to enter was indeed a member of the marketing department. This employee had only been at Xinghai Media for about a year, not long enough to develop any real attachment to the company, and thus calmly submitted a resignation request to Xu Yixue.

Xu Yixue massaged her head, realizing full well there was a problem with the marketing department, but by now there was no stopping the exodus. She quickly signed the resignation letter without further ado.

No sooner had this person left than eight or nine more employees from Xinghai Entertainment filed into Xu Yixue’s office, one after the other. Without exception, all were from the marketing department, and each held a resignation letter with a variety of quirky reasons.

One cited his wife’s second pregnancy, requiring him to go home to care for her, another mentioned his father’s broken leg that needed attending to at home, and still another claimed health issues that necessitated a period of rest.

Though those reasons clearly seemed fabricated, they were at least somewhat believable. But some were clearly just hastily concocted excuses, not even bothering to invent a story: One claimed his father was actually a hidden tycoon and he needed to go home to inherit a fortune worth billions; another said he no longer wanted to struggle in life since an auntie downstairs was waiting for him; there was even one who simply drew a figure with two large characters above it, “Farewell,” almost bringing a laugh out of Xu Yixue.

Had Xu Yixue encountered such resignation letters online, she would have certainly burst into laughter, but the fact that such bizarre reasons were being used to resign from her own company, and worse, by an entire department that seemed to be collectively defecting, provoked both irritation and a sense of powerlessness.

Putting aside the peculiar reasons, Xu Yixue had to face the reality: the entire staff of Xinghai Media’s marketing department had submitted their resignation letters, leaving only an intern who had joined last month and was still at the stage of serving tea and water in the office. Expecting this newcomer to develop new markets was practically akin to asking a camel to swim in the sea.

“What on earth happened in the marketing department to create such a debacle right under my watch!” Xu Yixue buried her head, starting to think hard on the matter.

Xinghai Media, as an entertainment media company, relies on two most important departments—one in charge of artists and the other of the market—much like the two legs of a person.

Now one leg is broken, snap, and a person with one leg simply cannot walk.

And currently, the entertainment industry is rapidly changing with fierce competition among artists. In such a vast market, the role of the marketing department is especially critical.

That’s why Xu Yixue, even at great cost, originally hired Cai Xiangdong, a returning scholar with his Master’s degree from abroad, primarily for his acute market insights. However, Cai Xiangdong, with his low character, had the audacity to conspire with criminal gangs to threaten her and her daughter’s lives. Even as a career-driven woman, Xu Yixue was utterly disgusted with him and had no intention of letting him stay at Xinghai Entertainment.

That was still without Xu Yixue knowing that Cai Xiangdong had once bought off members of the Black Glove Organization in America to attempt to harm her. Otherwise, even if unarmed, she would have slapped Cai Xiangdong to death for his betrayal.

But the current situation was that, for some unknown reason, the entire marketing department of Xinghai Entertainment had resigned. This was clearly premeditated, with brazen and ruthless methods, not a spur-of-the-moment act; perhaps traps had already been set in previous work.

Realizing this, Xu Yixue thought Cai Xiangdong was even more suspect. Only he could have had complete access to everyone in the marketing department and knew them intimately enough to divide and conquer them.

The strongest fortress often crumbles from within. If there hadn’t been inside treachery, it would have been impossible for the entire marketing department of Xinghai Media to be taken down.

Now, the mess Xu Yixue faced was a marketing department on the verge of paralysis. If she didn’t find the right people fast enough to take over the company’s business, the company might even lose the ability to operate normally.

Moreover, Xu Yixue harbored an ominous premonition. Since the marketing department was in frequent contact with Xinghai Media’s clients, if the department’s staff left and took the company’s clients with them, the loss to Xinghai Media would be immense, to say the least.

As Xu Yixue worriedly contemplated how to resolve the current crisis, Ye Xiaoning entered her office with brisk steps.

Seeing Xu Yixue’s deeply furrowed brow, Ye Xiaoning asked with concern, “Yixue, what’s happened? I just saw a lot of people packing up their office items downstairs. Were they fired?”

“No, they weren’t fired; why would I fire so many people? They came to me with their resignation requests. Out of twelve people in the marketing department, apart from an intern, they’ve all left. One of our departments at Xinghai Entertainment has just dispersed like that. It seems I’m completely unfit for the role of president,” Xu Yixue shook her head, bitterly smiling.

“What? The entire marketing department resigned? Wasn’t Cheng Kai just promoted to department head? That guy was still acting so grateful and loyal the day before yesterday, he nearly swore his fealty in blood. How come, in just two days, he’s ready to flee? What’s going on?” Ye Xiaoning was also shocked by the news from Xu Yixue, rattling off several worried questions.

“The departure of Cheng Kai might be my fault for misjudging him. But the entire marketing department’s resignation isn’t something simple. I believe there’s someone behind the scenes pulling the strings, someone who knows our marketing department inside out and has a deep grudge against us!” Xu Yixue bit her lip and spoke slowly.

“Yixue… you’re not suggesting it’s that bastard Cai Xiangdong, are you? Only he had intimate knowledge of our company’s marketing department and was well-acquainted with everyone in it. And the most crucial point is, this bastard can appear gentlemanly on the surface but is a beast in his clothes. He’s capable of the most devious tactics. It’s possible that he’s the one behind today’s events in the marketing department!” Ye Xiaoning quickly put two and two together and said anxiously to Xu Yixue.