Chapter 501 - 240: Shennan’s First Meeting
Chapter 501: Chapter 240: Shennan’s First Meeting
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Seeing how approachable Lin Shen was with his subordinates, everyone looked at each other, a faint warmth spreading through their hearts.
In the end, however, no one sat down.
Seeing this, Lin Shen didn’t insist. Instead, he chuckled.
"Just now, Nan... uh, President Qin told everyone about the company’s development prospects, so I’ll talk about something more practical."
"As for salaries, everyone should have already settled on a figure during their interviews, so I won’t dwell on that. If you weren’t satisfied, you wouldn’t have shown up for your first day, right?"
"As for other benefits, like the five social insurances and one housing fund, holiday bonuses, and so on—those are all standard, so there’s no need to go into detail. I want to focus on the issue of overtime."
Oh?
The moment they heard "overtime," all the employees perked up their ears and listened intently.
After all, this was a classic topic of concern. It was understandable for a company to have overtime, but if the issue wasn’t handled well, it could shatter the very culture the company claimed to uphold.
"Shennan strictly adheres to the five-day, eight-hour work schedule stipulated by labor laws. You’ll clock in and out four times: at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. There is a two-hour lunch break in the middle of the day."
"If you need to work overtime, the pay will be triple your normal hourly wage on weekdays and quintuple on holidays. We’ll also provide free afternoon tea, dinner, and so on. Each employee’s weekly overtime will not exceed 14 hours."
!?
Hearing Lin Shen’s explanation regarding overtime, the employees below were all stunned.
Huh?
’Getting paid for overtime is one thing, but triple pay?’
’And it even goes up to five times the pay on holidays?’
’With benefits like these, who wouldn’t love working overtime!’
’It’s just a shame we can only work 14 hours of overtime a week.’
The employees were actually a little annoyed, feeling like the 14-hour limit was holding them back from making more money.
Still, Lin Shen’s overtime benefits were truly tempting, and their faces were filled with pleasant surprise.
But this was only the beginning of the surprises.
Seeing their excited expressions, Lin Shen continued.
"Besides overtime, we also have benefits for growth and development. Periodically, we will offer professional training courses, inviting well-known experts in the industry to give lectures at the company, all expenses paid. If you want to get certified in something, the company will also fully reimburse the registration fees to help you improve yourselves."
"We also have special benefits tailored to our pet industry. After all, since you’re all working at Shennan, you must love pets."
"Therefore, the company has set up a pet activity area. As long as your pet has a gentle temperament and is up to date on its vaccinations, you can bring them to work. When you’re busy, colleagues can even help look after them. You’ll never have to be distracted by worrying about your pet being home alone again."
"Every month, the company will also have a ’Pet Benefit Day,’ where we’ll hand out pet food and toys, and even organize group discounts for pet grooming and check-ups, using company resources to help you save money."
"Hooray!"
Hearing this, an employee in the audience couldn’t contain their excitement and cheered out loud.
This series of benefits from Lin Shen had truly struck a chord with the group.
Especially the part about bringing pets to work—that was something other pet companies simply couldn’t offer!
After all, an office is a formal environment. Bringing a pet to work is like bringing a "child" to work; most companies would never allow it.
But not only did Lin Shen allow it, he even set up a dedicated activity area.
With such a harmonious atmosphere for people and pets, the company was bound to become a major player in the pet industry!
"Thank you, President Lin!"
"President Lin, you’re the best!"
Faced with the employees’ heartfelt cheers, Lin Shen smiled knowingly. He raised his hand to quiet everyone down and continued.
"Of course, we also have plenty of incentive rewards: year-end bonuses, project bonuses, special title bonuses, and so on. After working for a certain number of years, you’ll also receive stock options."
Lin Shen recited the speech Xu Lei had prepared for him in his own words, adding many other employee benefits he had thought of on the way over.
These included subsidies for food, housing, and transportation, as well as team-building activities, all of which received unanimous approval from the staff.
Many of these were company benefits that hadn’t even been mentioned during the interviews, giving all the employees a huge surprise.
Seeing the excitement on everyone’s faces, Lin Shen smiled and began to wrap things up.
"Alright, that’s all for today’s meeting. You can all get to work. Meeting adjourned."
"Okay."
Seeing everyone slump into their chairs with a sigh of relief, Lin Shen smiled knowingly.
Just then, Qin Yuenan quietly tugged on his sleeve.
"Come with me."
"Okay."
Lin Shen motioned for Xu Lei to wait for him in the chairman’s office, then followed Qin Yuenan into her office.
The moment they were inside, she locked the door behind them. She pulled Lin Shen over to the sofa, and after smoothing her skirt, she sat sideways on his lap. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she said nothing, just stared at him coldly.
This made Lin Shen wonder for a moment if he’d done something wrong. He wrapped his arm around Qin Yuenan’s slender waist and asked with a smile.
"What’s wrong?"
"You were late."
Qin Yuenan said coldly.
"We agreed to start the meeting at 8:00, but you didn’t show up until 8:20."
"It’s been a while since I had to commute. I forgot about the Monday morning traffic, so I was late."
Lin Shen’s words earned him an eye-roll from Qin Yuenan. She was about to get up when he pulled her back into his embrace, his hands and thighs feeling that full, round bottom he hadn’t touched in a while. A smug curve formed on his lips.
"Nan, don’t you have anything to report to me? I’m technically your boss now, you know."
"We’re equals!"
Qin Yuenan retorted, a strange sense of role-reversal suddenly washing over her.
’Going from being Lin Shen’s boss to working for him... this change in status actually makes me a little happy.’
But she would never let that happiness show on her face. She maintained her cool demeanor as she spoke.
"Some time ago, I met with the woman who’s contract-manufacturing your pet food."
"You mean Aunt Shen?"
Lin Shen’s eyebrows shot up, his heart skipping a beat.
"How did your talk with her go?"
"Quite well."
Qin Yuenan actually had a high opinion of Shen Yun, especially admiring her professional capabilities.
"Not just anyone could run a food processing plant that large to the extent she has."
"She even invited me to tour her factory. All eight production lines have been fully converted, and her safety and environmental protocols meet the standards for pet food production."
"Although the conditions aren’t as good as Pet Guardian Home’s supplier, her changes were made on short notice, and there’s still room for improvement. I explained the production plan from the Pet Guardian Home supplier’s factory to her, and she said she would make improvements according to my requirements. Subsequent production efficiency should increase significantly."
"She agreed?"
"Mhm."
Seeing Qin Yuenan nod, Lin Shen was surprised that Shen Yun had been so receptive to her.
’There’s an age gap of over ten years between them, and on top of that, there’s her relationship with me... Aunt Shen and Nan should be at odds, right?’
’Why do they seem to be getting along so well?’
This was rather unexpected for Lin Shen.
He had been wondering how to improve the relationship between the two women, but it seemed they were getting along just fine.
’This is great news!’
Lin Shen smiled knowingly.
"What do you think of Aunt Shen?"
"She’s a very capable woman."
Qin Yuenan analyzed Shen Yun objectively.
"Her business experience and life experience are extensive, and she has a wide network of connections. I really don’t know how you persuaded someone like her to be your contract manufacturer."
"Hehe."
Lin Shen gave a sheepish laugh, muttering to himself internally.
’Persuaded?’
’More like *seduced*!’
’Of course! It’s a partnership your boyfriend secured by selling his body!’
’How else could I convince a wealthy, mature woman in her forties to take such a risk to help me?’
Of course, he couldn’t actually say that out loud. Lin Shen quickly changed the subject to avoid arousing Qin Yuenan’s suspicions.
"Nan, what do you think about letting Aunt Shen be in charge of Shennan’s supply chain operations?"
?
Lin Shen’s suggestion put Qin Yuenan on alert.
After all, from her interactions with Shen Yun, she found her to be outstanding in every respect, with just one exception that made her very uncomfortable.
The woman was a total flirt!