Chapter 1259 Renew The Contracts


    Catching the employees talking to each other during business hours, Rachel became furious. Marcelo


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    stepped in and asked her to be lenient to the employees. This made Rachel angrier. She believed that


    to reach sess in life, one had to work hard and learn to obey rules. In this case, her rules were the


    ones they should obey as long as they were employees in herpany.


    She pped her hands to get the attention of everyone. In a loud sarcastic voice, she said,


    "Congrattions! You really made my day! What do you think you''re doing, huh? Is that what you call


    working hard?! Well, let me tell you this! If you think you''re working hard already, you are all wrong! I


    don''t pay you a lot of money just to sit and talk shit to each other! This is mypany, and you are all


    here to respect me by abiding by my rules!" Without thinking twice, Rachel turned to Marcelo and


    yelled, "I already made up my mind. You are fired! Clear out your desk as soon as possible and get out


    of mypany!"


    Firing Marcelo was a warning for everyone to know how serious she was with herpany rules.


    Furthermore, she wanted them to see that there wouldn''t be second thoughts on firing them once she


    found out that they vited her rules. However, her rash decision on terminating Marcelo did not invite


    any positive oue on work ethics among her employees. Instead, they started to question the


    legality of the termination. Moreover, the employees started to rebel against her and question her


    authority.


    Everyone could see how shocked Marcelo was. His ttering smile slowly disappeared, he tactfully


    defended himself by saying, "Ms. Bai, I didn''t do anything wrong. As a matter of fact, I worked myself


    harder in thest few years to reach this position."


    As hard as he could, he maintained his calm image as he continued to fight for his right. "You cannot


    fire me. I believe I contributed a lot during the difficult years of building thispany up."


    "Cut the crap, Marcelo. As the head of Administration, you should know the procedure from top to


    bottom. Take your things and leave before I call security." Then, without looking back, Rachel walked to


    her office without a care in the world.


    Her time was so precious than to waste it arguing with a lowly employee.


    "Oh, Marcelo…" The employees couldn''t believe what Rachel did to Marcelo. They were strongly


    appalled to what she did. All their sympathies went to Marcelo. Those employees who were near


    Marcelo came forward tofort him. And, one thing was happening among the employees—they


    were allining.


    "This time, Ms. Bai really went too far! I couldn''t believe she disregarded you after you made great


    contributions in thispany. How could she fire you just because of you standing up for us?"


    Marcelo had been good to all the staff. He always put the employees first before himself. He


    encouraged them to do their best, and he always saw potential in them. When the employees were in


    trouble, he would take the me. It was the reason why Marcelo lost his job. He defended them.


    Though Marcelo was already aggrieved, he stillforted the employees. Smiling bitterly, he said, "It


    doesn''t matter. The corporation is in the losing end right now. I am really thinking of looking for another


    job. I couldn''t make up my mind to quit because I had deep feelings towards thepany. But with this


    incident, it decided for me and made my situation easier. Now, I can really look for a new job with a light


    heart."


    Although he didn''t mind leaving the corporation, the feeling of humiliation was still there. It would also


    be easier if the newpanies he would be applying for would see that he resigned from his position


    rather than being fired.


    "Now, everyone. Go back to your stations. If Ms. Bai sees you rxing from your work, she will surely


    be angry again. If that happens, no one will save you anymore."


    When everyone went back to work, Marcelo walked towards his corner. He prepared everything for an


    easy turn over to his sessor.


    He got everything itemized so that the newbie could start working as soon as possible. Though it was


    not his job anymore, he felt it was the responsible thing to do. And, despite of his rtionship with the


    owner ending badly, he didn''t take what happened to his heart. For him, revenge was not a right thing


    to do. It would only cause an agonizing life.


    After working in Tarsan Corporation for many years, he was sad to leave.


    ''When I got hired by this multinational corporation, my family and friends were so happy for me. Some


    even envied me. I was so proud and this became my motivation to work hard. Just now I told others


    that I had intended to leave, but I didn''t really look for a new job. Why? It''s because those were just


    words. I love my job and I didn''t really have an intention of quitting it.


    But what happened today was so unexpected. I felt loss...''


    After a few months, Marcelo became problematic. His savings were almost gone. He didn''t know how


    to tell his family what happened to him.


    Meanwhile, at the Tarsan Corporation


    Rachel, sitting in her office, was angry again at the idle employees.


    Her thoughts were soon interrupted by a knock. It was her assistant. She looked worried.


    Hesitating, she informed Rachel of a new dilemma. "Ms. Bai, there are several contracts which are


    about to expire. They used to send someone to renew them at least a month before expiration. But this


    time, with the deadline fast approaching, nobody came. No one even called..."


    Upon hearing the news, Rachel felt downhearted. It seemed that thepany was bearing more


    losses now.


    "Why didn''t you tell me earlier? What was the in-charge doing? He should have contacted those people


    a long time ago! If we lose those clients, who will take the me?! You?!"


    Rachel yelled at the assistant. She didn''t stop until she saw the assistant nearly in tears.


    Somehow, feeling a bit guilty, Rachel stopped. She realized her shouting would not do anything to


    make those clients go back to them. Calmly, she said, "Okay, I got it. Prepare the list of those


    After leaving Rachel''s office, the assistant felt relieved. But she couldn''t help whispering to herself, "It


    was not my fault. Why did Ms. Bai me me?"


    In the office, Rachel felt exhausted. ''If only Holley were here, she could definitely handle the daily


    affairs of the corporation. And I would only be focusing on the more important matters, '' thought she.


    That was only a wishful thinking on her part. She had to manage the corporation herself.


    After the list came in, Rachel looked at the names of thepanies and thought the best strategy to


    convince them to renew their contracts with them. But before she could call them, someone knocked at


    the door.


    Six people came in after Rachel let them in. They handed her their resignations.


    "Well, what''s going on?! You all want to quit?" Rachel asked furiously. Up to now, she hadn''t realized


    that dismissing Marcelo made the employees unhappy.


    "Ms. Bai, we think we are not the right people the corporation needs. Thus, we are tendering our


    resignation."


    "That is unbelievable! You have been working in Tarsan Corporation for many years now. Then, all of a


    sudden, you realized you were not suitable in your positions here?! Why didn''t you resign earlier?"


    Rachel was losing her control. It was obvious that they wanted to quit their jobs because the


    corporation was in a crisis. She hated theirme excuse. She knew it was unwise to let these


    employees go, but she couldn''t control her anger anymore. A civil conversation with them would be


    impossible now.


    "Ms. Bai, I do hope you ept our resignation." Frowning, one of the employees looked at her. She


    was worried. Crossing her fingers, she hoped that Rachel would honor their decision.


    "Fine. If that''s what you want, then go. Leave as soon as possible. And, good luck to all of you."


    Rachel was seething deep down. She gritted her teeth to avoid saying something hurtful that may


    aggravate her already strained rtionship with her employees. She gave them a forced smile.


    Though her words were a blessing, her tone said otherwise. She didn''t think they would have a better


    job.


    "Thank you, Ms. Bai. We sincerely wish Tarsan Corporation to continuously thrive by all means." For


    once, there was no argument between the boss and the employees. They quietly ced their


    resignations on her table.


    When Rachel waved to the door, they left. She realized now that directing her rage at them would not


    help. What she needed was time and space to think about the status of thepany.


    ''Tarsan Corporation has problems both internally and externally, '' thought she. With her hand on her


    forehead, she was thinking on how to deal with the existing problems. This made her depressed.


    One of the reasons why the employees were resigning was because they were disappointed with her. It


    reached its peak when she fired Marcelo. But there was another one reason. Behind her back, rival


    happy anymore at the present treatment they were receiving under her supervision.


    Sadly, Rachel hadn''t figured it out. Though many employees already left, she didn''t take the time to


    reflect on the reasons of the exodus of the employees. Nor did she think of a solution. That became


    one of the big pitfalls of the Tarsan Corporation.


    Rachel might have been a sessful actress if she continued working in films or TV series. However,


    as a corporate manger, she was a failure.


    Looking back at the list of thepanies that her assistant sent her, Rachel prepared to call them one


    by one and talked about renewing the contracts.


    "Hello. Good morning. May I speak to Mr. Zhao, please? This is Rachel Bai from the Tarsan


    Corporation."


    "This is n Zhao speaking. Good morning, Ms. Bai. To what honor do I have this call for?" n Zhao


    asked casually.


    "We have been partners for several years now. And, within the years of our partnership, we didn''t face


    any major problem. I called you to talk about the contract. I heard you hadn''t renewed it yet. Why is this


    so? I am wondering what''s taking you so long."


    n Zhaoughed and replied, "I know we have a happy and sessful partnership. Buttely, I heard


    from a little bird that Tarsan Corporation had problems due to mismanagement. Now, it is losing


    miserably."


    Rachel''s face darkened. ''Who the hell is that little bird?! Wait till I get my hands on his pretty neck!'' She


    was now more worried of losing this important client!