Episode 4 recap: All employees followed Luo Cheng Yu's resignation.
As the general manager of HT China, Chu An Ge was unaware of the layoff list, so he flew to Silicon City to ask teacher Mace for an explanation, wanting to know why he was not informed before the announcement was made. Mace, considering Chu An Ge's perspective, did not think there was anything improper in the concealment, but he also proved that the Feihong exposure plan had no issues.
Subsequently, Luo Cheng Yu gathered all the company's employees, stating that they had come together five years ago for a shared dream, and over the years had devoted everything to that dream, like a group of running ants accumulating a high pile, only to suddenly collapse due to external forces. Although 4,900 employees had written a joint petition, the result was personnel changes, unreasonable punishments, and impending large-scale layoffs. He called on everyone to protect their rights and defend their dreams.
Chu An Ge was deeply moved and negotiated with Mace again, believing that this kind of behavior, lacking bargaining chips and persistently demanding, would ultimately lead to the breakdown of negotiations. The large screen was scrolling the second round of layoff list, and when everyone saw the name of the new chairman, their resentment grew even stronger, as he was the one who had sold the company twice in the past.
At this moment, the "criminal" in their eyes was leisurely, completely unconcerned about dealing with the current troubles. As the general manager of HT China, Chu An Ge was unaware of the layoff list, questioning his position being merely a facade. However, Mace felt this was fine, as the layoff announcement would be the most powerful response to them. Moreover, someone had to take the blame for the hacker incident, and since Brown still needed Luo Cheng Yu, it was decided to separate the "three musketeers", targeting Yu Jia-ming to extinguish his arrogance, so that he would voluntarily surrender.
At this time, Luo Cheng Yu suddenly gathered all the employees. Chu An Ge was worried that something might happen, and when she hurriedly returned to the company, the employees had already gathered in the cafeteria. Luo Cheng Yu suddenly gave a speech, stating that they had come together five years ago for a shared dream, and had devoted everything to that dream, like a group of running ants accumulating a high pile, only to suddenly collapse due to external forces.
Although 4,900 employees had written a joint petition, the result was personnel changes, unreasonable punishments, and impending large-scale layoffs. Whether it was Ding Mu-yang or Yu Jia-ming, they had all become abandoned children of the headquarters' betrayal. In addition, they had also lost a colleague, Old Sun, who had passed away at a young age, and Luo Cheng Yu vaguely remembered that Old Sun had hoped the project would succeed before his death.
However, the big data ecological product they had worked hard to create had now become the spoils of foreign plunderers. After so many years, they had become deeply connected with the company, intertwined as one. But the foreign capitalists wanted to sell them like slaves. Luo Cheng Yu called on everyone to protect their rights and defend their dreams.
At the cafeteria entrance, Mace found Zhang Lingda, who was worried that this would incite a collective anger and was standing outside, afraid to go in. Mace criticized Zhang Lingda for his lack of responsibility as a man, allowing Chu An Ge to face the terrible situation alone. But the next moment, he turned around and left with his subordinates, completely lacking the courage to calm the employees' anger.
Some employees were live-streaming the event online, and Brown and Jiang Yi-fei were watching through the live stream. Netizens and the public expressed strong empathy and attention. Suddenly, someone asked Luo Cheng Yu that if the situation became uncontrollable, would he just leave and abandon the mess to everyone else. Luo Cheng Yu let out a bitter laugh, acknowledging that his fiancée was overseas, and the company had provided him with a villa, a car, and the highest annual salary, so he could have easily left at any time. But at this moment, he chose to stay, so that everyone's hard work would not be in vain.
Luo Cheng Yu promised that as long as the company did not give an answer, he would not leave, not until he was fired by the headquarters.
Nowadays, the HT China storm is raging, and Butler asks Mason to resolve the issue as soon as possible, otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to the company. Mason suggests abandoning Luo Cheng Yu, but Butler insists that Luo Cheng Yu is his core target, so he actively brings in Jiang Yifei, hoping that she can act as a spokesperson for Luo Cheng Yu in the role of his fiancée.
Subsequently, Luo Cheng Yu and Ding Muyang decide to establish the HT China Employee Representative Conference to better protect their rights, and they invite lawyer Wang to witness this moment. After learning of this, Chu Ange once again finds Mason, suggesting that the team immediately launch negotiations with them, and the main issue is still the employee shareholding problem, but Mason refuses any conditions, claiming that "no pain, no gain" will not cause any loss to the company.
Because the video has quickly become a viral sensation online, employees from various companies around the world have written petitions to support the rights protection, and some netizens even hope to meet Luo Cheng Yu in person. Luo Cheng Yu refuses to negotiate with Chu Ange and demands to meet with Butler, but his request is rejected.
Due to the fact that the follow-up R&D laboratory of Cloud Dragon is located in Silicon Valley, it has caused China to suffer the loss of technological monopoly. In fact, Chu Siyuan's original intention was to prevent Luo Cheng Yu's research from being interrupted, and he was also familiar with Butler, so he personally introduced the investment in HT China. Now the media's involvement has made Butler feel uneasy, and Mason, like a prairie wolf hunting, tries every means to make Luo Cheng Yu leave China, so that when he is freed from the shackles of morality, it will be much easier for him in Silicon Valley.
Jiang Yifei flies back to the country overnight and takes Luo Cheng Yu to meet Mason. Mason has prepared plane tickets and a global travel card for Luo Cheng Yu, promising that Silicon Valley will have more resources to support his R&D, and also allowing him and Jiang Yifei to have a honeymoon, and promising to make Yu Jiaming the deputy director of Luo Cheng Yu's research room in the HB technical R&D department.
Luo Cheng Yu unhesitatingly discards the plane tickets, warning Mason to give up this idea, as these things cannot be exchanged for the interests of thousands of employees. Due to this incident, Jiang Yifei is very dissatisfied with Luo Cheng Yu, and if he insists on staying in China, he should not have established the laboratory in Silicon Valley in the first place, leaving her to fight alone across the ocean.
Jiang Yifei and Luo Cheng Yu clash and have a heated argument, and she angrily turns and leaves, with Yu Jiaming quickly chasing after her. Soon, Chu Ange, with his team, begins negotiations with Luo Cheng Yu and the others, and the headquarters promises that in addition to the statutory compensation for the layoffs, there will also be a one-time subsidy.
Luo Cheng Yu and Ding Muyang do not agree, stating that employee shareholding is their bottom line, and they refuse to hand over the Cloud Dragon system. Chu Ange reports the situation to Butler and argues with Mason on the screen, but suddenly receives the news that Luo Cheng Yu plans to shut down the system. Ultimately, Luo Cheng Yu is completely disappointed with the company, and in front of everyone, he tearfully presses the shutdown button, just like when their team successfully developed the system, that one button decision determined the fate of all.
Mason tries to stop it in vain and angrily threatens to fire Luo Cheng Yu, but Luo Cheng Yu resigns first. Luo Cheng Yu's resignation triggers a wave of employee resignations, with core R&D personnel collectively resigning, plunging HB and HT China into crisis. After this incident, Chu Ange is deeply moved and begins to question whether his actions were correct.
Yao Na says that she originally insisted on following Chu Ange, not only because of her reputation in the law school, but also because of her previous statement that she would "strive with all her might to defend the justice in her heart." Because of this, Chu Ange is suddenly enlightened and decides to take responsibility for his mistakes.
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