Chapter 3170 Hong 5's Trouble

“The position was eliminated?!”

When President Pei heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked nervously, "President Chen, our department is so big and it connects the literary and artistic work of the entire province. Can you just cancel such a good position?"

Chairman Chen said with emotion on the other end of the phone: "It is precisely because the department is too large that we need to streamline it. I have no choice."

After that, he didn't want to continue discussing with President Pei, so he said, "Old Pei, I'm really sorry about this matter. You don't have to be too anxious. You can continue to work in the Calligraphy and Painting Association for a while. If there is a new opportunity, I will definitely tell you as soon as possible."

President Pei was a smart man, so he naturally understood what President Chen meant. Although he was very depressed, he still said very politely: "Okay, President Chen, thank you for your hard work on this matter. If you have any news, please let me know as soon as possible."

"No problem." President Chen agreed readily, and then said: "Okay, Lao Pei, I won't talk to you for now. Let's talk when we meet."

"Okay, goodbye, President Chen."

"Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, President Pei was very annoyed. He was about to start his new job at the new company, but he never expected that the new position would be abolished just when he got there!

He was extremely unwilling in his heart at this moment. Although he was the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, the Association was still too small. As the top leader here, he was only in charge of about 20 people. He had little power and even less benefits. What was more important was that the room for advancement in this position was very narrow. He could only be promoted to the provincial level or the next higher level association. Apart from that, there would be no other good opportunities. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when this opportunity would be reopened.

President Pei didn't know that the reason he lost the opportunity for promotion was that Hong Wu cut off his promotion path behind the scenes.

In addition to cutting off his chances of advancement, Ye Chen also planned to ask him to find a way to get Xiao Changkun back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association.

On the way home from the airport, Xiao Changkun asked Ye Chen uncertainly, "My dear son-in-law, are you not so close to Master Hong Wu now? If you ask him to help me with this matter, will it work?"

Ye Chen said casually: "He used to ask me to look at Feng Shui and help others, but recently we haven't had much contact. Why don't I ask him and see if he can help."

Xiao Changkun nodded his head like pounding garlic, blurting out: "Yes, yes, yes! Good son-in-law, you should call him quickly to see if there is any chance of mediation. I think the only way to have a chance is if he starts to put pressure on Mr. Pei..."

"Okay, I'll ask him." Ye Chen said, then picked up his phone and called Hong Wu.

As soon as the call was connected, Hong Wu said very respectfully on the other end of the phone: "Master Ye, you are looking for me."

Ye Chen hummed and deliberately said: "By the way, Mr. Hong, I want to ask you for a favor, I wonder if it's convenient for you?"

Xiao Changkun, who was sitting in the back seat, quickly leaned over and whispered, "Good son-in-law, turn on the hands-free!"

Ye Chen believed that Hong Wu would be able to hear the clues, and he was not afraid that he would say something wrong, so he turned on the speaker directly.

When Hong Wu heard Ye Chen call him Mr. Hong, he knew that it must be difficult for him to speak now, and there must be other people around him, so he smiled and said in a very cooperative manner: "Master Ye, what is the relationship between us? If you have anything to ask me, just ask me, and I will definitely do my best to help you!"

As soon as Hong Wu said this, Xiao Changkun's face immediately showed excitement.

Ye Chen said to the phone: "Actually, it's nothing big. It's just about my father-in-law. He resigned from the Calligraphy and Painting Association some time ago. Do you know about this?"

Hong Wu also understood what happened, so he said, "I have heard about this matter. I think it was Mr. Xiao who took the initiative to resign."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changkun said indignantly, "Master Hong Wu, I am Xiao Changkun. I have to explain to you that I did not resign on my own initiative. It was that guy surnamed Pei who set a trap for me. He lied to me and asked me to pretend to resign. I sent a resignation letter as a formality, but I never expected that after I sent the resignation letter, Pei would approve my application. I had no chance to regret it. He is so shameless!"

Hong Wu pretended to be surprised and said, "Is there such a thing? That guy surnamed Pei is really going too far."

Xiao Changkun seemed to have met a kindred spirit, and said excitedly: "Master Hong Wu, you are absolutely right! He is just too much! Please help me make a decision!"

Hong Wu said straightforwardly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. You are Master Ye's father-in-law, so I will definitely take charge of this matter. Wait, I will call that Pei guy now and ask him what's going on!"

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Changkun felt relieved when he heard that Hong Wu had taken on the responsibility. He said quickly, "Then I'll leave everything to you, Master Wu!"

Hong Wu smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, you are too polite. I will contact him and ask about the situation."

After Hong Wu hung up the phone, Xiao Changkun finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said with emotion, "Good son-in-law, it seems that Master Hong Wu still gives you face. If he comes forward to help me vent my anger, maybe I can really return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "He does have a certain influence in Jinling. Since he has agreed, let him help with this matter. We can just wait for his news."

Xiao Changkun nodded and said, "Okay! Waiting for the good news from Master Hong Wu!"

……

At this time, Hong Wu had already called President Pei's cell phone.

Before President Pei wanted to fire Xiao Changkun, he specifically looked for Hong Wu's cell phone to ask for instructions. He wrote down Hong Wu's cell phone number that time. When he suddenly received a call from him at this time, he was a little surprised.

Although he didn't understand why Hong Wu called him, he knew that Hong Wu had a high social status and great influence, so he must not neglect him. So he quickly answered the phone and said respectfully, "Master Wu, what do you want me to do?"

As soon as Hong Wu came up, he asked in a bad tone: "Mr. Pei, why did I hear that you fired Xiao Changkun?"

When President Pei heard this, he immediately became nervous and quickly explained, "Fifth Master, didn't I tell you about this matter when I called you last time to report... Chang Kun was confused for a moment and did cause a big scandal, which put me under a lot of pressure. It just so happened that he sent an email to resign voluntarily, and I really had no choice but to approve his resignation request."

As he spoke, President Pei was afraid that Hong Wu would cause trouble for him, so he quickly added, "By the way, Master Wu, I asked for your opinion on whether to try my best to protect Chang Kun, and you said it had nothing to do with you, so I..."

How could Hong Wu not understand the meaning behind his words? He immediately asked in a cold voice: "Mr. Xiao is your colleague and friend. Do you want to protect him? Why do you ask me? I am not familiar with you."

After that, Hong Wu continued to attack: "And why is the version I heard different from yours? I heard that Mr. Xiao had never thought about resigning, and you tricked him into writing the resignation letter. After he wrote the resignation letter, you turned your face against him and really fired him! How do you explain this?"