124: General Management Department changes

Tian Ming frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. Although Ji Ruping handled matters in an orderly fashion, her eagerness to replace Lin Yue made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

Ji Ruping seemed to notice Tian Ming's displeasure and quickly explained, "Boss, I know this might make you unhappy with me. For this period, I've been assisting Lin Yue in handling matters within the Shelter. Actually, Lin Yue told me a long time ago that she should be my assistant. As the number of people grows, her pressure also increases. If I take over, I can handle it."

Before Ji Ruping could finish explaining, Tian Ming waved his hand, interrupting her, "Stop. Lin Yue, you can go out. I need to talk to her properly."

Lin Yue didn't say anything upon hearing this and turned to leave the office.

Ji Ruping, on the other hand, looked at Tian Ming with a serious expression.

Tian Ming picked up a document and asked, "Although I've said that the capable rise and the incompetent fall, I remember you were an executive before the zombie outbreak, weren't you?"

"Yes, Boss," Ji Ruping replied.

"I did intend for Lin Yue to step down. It's clear that she struggles as the person in charge, and she's not the type of woman who's bold and aggressive. However, before I even had a chance to talk to you, you eagerly took over Lin Yue's work yourself. Do you think what you did followed the proper procedure?"

Ji Ruping smiled and said, "Boss, what I did certainly didn't follow the procedure, and I understand that. However, this is an extraordinary time. Meng Xian has already achieved results. The Comprehensive Management Department also needs someone capable of taking charge to bring some balance to the Shelter."

Tian Ming was stunned. This woman actually saw through it. Although she didn't explicitly say it, it was close enough.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I always feel like you're trying to stir up trouble. What's wrong with Meng Xian? Meng Xian's ability is very strong."

"Boss, his achievements overshadow his superior. The Shelter is like a small kingdom, or a company. If someone's achievements are particularly great, far exceeding others, then privilege, favoritism, corruption, and embezzlement will follow. Both Meng Xian and I are highly utilitarian individuals, but I am an ordinary person, without his abilities. I can be completely controlled by the Boss and help you balance personnel issues within the Shelter." Ji Ruping was quite clever; she dared to speak her mind about anything.

Tian Ming smiled, "His achievements overshadow his superior? Although Meng Xian is a Second-Class Ability User, he is also under my control. With me here, no one can cause trouble in this Shelter."

Ji Ruping also smiled slightly, "Boss, before the Hua Xin Group moved here, Meng Xian was truly a local emperor. Now that they've moved here, he's subject to your constraints. I don't believe he's so noble as to calmly accept such a huge disparity."

"Why do you think the worst of others?"

Ji Ruping let out a long sigh and slowly said, "Boss, you are a god. You can disregard everything. You don't need to rely on anyone. You can change the entire Shelter according to your preferences. But besides you, including Meng Xian, we are all human. Those at the pinnacle experience no disparity, but once they fall from the pinnacle, their hearts become unbalanced. This is human nature."

Tian Ming pondered, considering Ji Ruping's words. Meng Xian's performance was still good now, but if he became too powerful in the future, there was no guarantee he wouldn't betray the Shelter.

"Congratulations, you've succeeded in your ascent!" Tian Ming smiled faintly and said slowly.

Although Tian Ming was still unsure of Ji Ruping's capabilities, he decided to let this woman try. If he didn't try, how would he know if this woman could keep Meng Xian in check?

It was inconvenient for Tian Ming to act directly, but cultivating someone to compete for credit could also dilute Meng Xian's prestige within the Shelter, keeping that fellow grounded and not arrogant.

"Thank you, Boss. I will work hard to do my job well." Ji Ruping bowed slightly, a smile on her face. She controlled her emotions well, not showing excessive excitement.

Tian Ming sneered inwardly. Alright, another ambitious person has arrived. But it's good. Let this woman and Meng Xian compete internally. If they compete in the right direction, the Shelter will only get better. Let's see if this woman can outperform Meng Xian.

"Let's set up a collaborative office system for the Shelter, create a virtual community for the Shelter, and improve efficiency," Tian Ming instructed.

"Okay, Boss. Currently, the experts in networking are Ye Fan and Shen Yuan. Both of them are capable of building such a virtual community," Ji Ruping replied.

"This kind of thing doesn't require two people; one person can lead it. Call Ye Fan over."

"Okay," Ji Ruping agreed.

"Call him here. I want to see how you communicate with him," Tian Ming added.

Ji Ruping acknowledged, and a moment later, Ye Fan pushed open the door and walked in.

"Boss, you called for me?" Ye Fan asked.

Ye Fan was currently working with Zhang Mengqi and had adapted well during this period.

Tian Ming glanced at Ye Fan and said, "Ji Ruping will now be the overall head of the Comprehensive Management Department. Her authority in the Shelter is the same as your General Manager Meng's."

Ye Fan was a smart person and naturally understood what Tian Ming meant, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Understood, Boss."

After speaking, he turned to Ji Ruping and said respectfully, "Hello, Department Head Ruping."

Ji Ruping nodded slightly and said, "Hello. I called you here mainly because the Comprehensive Management Department needs a management system to improve its management efficiency. Can you create one?"

Ye Fan smiled and said, "That's no problem. What kind of management system is needed? Is it purely for office work, or comprehensive? Does it need to link with other data, and so on?"

Ji Ruping raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Ye Fan, "I don't understand the specific technology, but it needs to meet three requirements. Can you meet them?"

Ye Fan looked at Tian Ming and Ji Ruping, pondered for a moment, and said, "What three requirements? You can tell me first."

Ji Ruping smiled and continued, "Actually, these three requirements aren't high. The first requirement is to be able to perform collaborative office work, such as file sharing, task assignment, automatic collection of all relevant data in the Shelter, etc. The second requirement is to be able to record each person's work progress and completion status, to promptly grasp work progress and any problems that arise. The third requirement is to be able to perform personnel management, including personnel arrangements, permission assignments, etc."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan was speechless. What seemed like three requirements, when actually implemented, would be a dozen. Take automatic data collection, for example; there was too much data that could be collected within the Shelter: points system transaction data, cafeteria dining data, material exchange and consumption data, Shelter power generation data, and so on... Integrating all of these into one system would not be an easy task.