Chapter 532: Chapter 422: Department Dinner, Mobile Shared Location

"Not for eating, but for fitness?"

"Eating is just incidental, running is the main goal?"

Seeing the post Xu Zhenghao shared, along with his interactions with other colleagues, Yang Jianming stroked his chin in thought for a moment, and then sent Xu Zhenghao a message.

"Where is this snack you mentioned? Is it tasty?"

If other colleagues had sent a message, Xu Zhenghao might not have replied after work hours. But since it was his boss, he quickly responded.

"President Zhang! This snack... it only sells noodles and pancakes, but both are super delicious! I had a pancake and two bowls of noodles today!"

Yang Jianming shook his head.

Thinking to himself, he really wasn’t concerned about whether the snack was tasty, he didn’t even care about what the snack was selling.

Right now, he just wanted to complete the task assigned by his superiors.

The first step was to motivate most of the company’s employees to start a fitness regime in the short term, which was a short-term report to the parent company abroad.

The second step was that by the year-end physical examination report, all unhealthy data had to show a decline.

The parent company’s demands weren’t very difficult, they didn’t specify reaching a certain level, just required the branch company’s physical examination reports to show a decline in negative information compared to last year, which was enough to pass.

The most tempting part for Yang Jianming was that the parent company approved a part of the budget for this project.

Initially, he considered using this budget to add more fitness equipment to the company, but then thought nobody was using the existing gym anyway, what’s the use of adding more equipment.

Later, he pondered whether to use the money to organize some sports activities, but then felt it wouldn’t work either.

The current employees...

If you say there’s a day off, everyone is overjoyed.

But if you say the company is organizing activities or team building, employees all pull long faces.

After seeing Xu Zhenghao’s message, Yang Jianming suddenly had an idea.

"What if we gather everyone for dinner under the guise of a group meal, funded by the company?"

"They’re not actively participating in other activities, but free food and drink should be appealing right?"

Thinking about this, he got a bit excited.

If this truly worked, he would only need to take photos during the running, make a PPT, or write some reports to send back to the parent company, at least that would complete the task in the short term.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed to Yang Jianming.

Staring at his phone screen, Yang Jianming quickly sent a message in the department group.

Of course, it’s just an attempt for now, so he could only try it in his department first. Even if it failed, it wouldn’t be embarrassing.

If he directly announced it company-wide, inevitably there would be people unwilling to participate, then unavoidable rumors would make his subsequent plans difficult to execute.

"Dinner gathering tonight at 7 PM! Company will cover the meal costs, location to be announced later."

After sending the message, Yang Jianming directly privately messaged Xu Zhenghao, "Where is that food truck currently located?"

Xu Zhenghao first saw the department message and was a bit speechless, just finished eating and already another dinner?

Then he saw the message from Yang Jianming and seemed to understand something.

"If only you had mentioned dinner earlier! I wouldn’t have spent hundreds of Yuan in vain."

Although feeling a bit miffed, Xu Zhenghao still looked up, and the yellow food truck was still steadily moving about five to six hundred meters away, beside the street sign here.

"It’s on Wenzhou Street, but it’s about to leave here soon."

Wenzhou Street, this is a relatively niche area in Taipei, and the street is very old, with many historic buildings.

Lots of cafes have opened along the street, many of the city’s white-collar workers stroll around here after night falls, and it’s considered quite lively at night.

After sending the information, Xu Zhenghao thought maybe he should grab a coffee and wait to see where the dinner would be.

Though he was full, missing out on such an occasion would be a waste. Usually for dinners, the boss pays, so they are grateful, sometimes they split the bill, but if he had to pay himself, Xu Zhenghao would rather eat at home.

He had just stood up when he received another message.

Yang Jianming: "Follow the food truck now, and keep me updated on its location!"

Xu Zhenghao: ???

Yang Jianming sent the message quickly, "Follow it well, and I’ll approve a paid day off for you tomorrow."

The reason was simple, this counted as overtime work too.

Seeing the paid day off, Xu Zhenghao was instantly filled with energy, and without a word, he stood up and sprinted towards the food truck.

A nearby college student, Huang Shurui, looked confused.

Wasn’t this uncle full from two bowls of noodles already, could he really eat more?

Earlier Lin Yutong asked him to buy another bowl to eat together, thinking of this, Huang Shurui hesitated no longer and directly ran after Xu Zhenghao.

On the already narrow street, the sudden appearance of two sprinting people caught the attention of many strolling pedestrians.

What just happened here?

As Xu Zhenghao’s notification went out, the work group exploded with chatter.

Ah-Can was the first to jump in: "Is it the company-funded kind of dinner gathering? I’m in, I’m in!"

Xiaoxia followed with a facepalm emoji: "I hope it’s not like the team-building exercises last time? President Yang, I’m a bit tired today."

As he went downstairs to drive, Yang Jianming quickly sent messages, "Pure dinner gathering, and the food is really good, you’ll regret missing out today!"

Thinking about it, Yang Jianming still attached a screenshot of Xu Zhenghao’s social media post, "It’s the snack that Ah-Hao just ate, he said it was particularly delicious, let’s all go and try it together!"