Rebirth: Let's Talk About 1984

According to reports, this story begins at an entirely unscientific moment: Zhou Ziye, a designer who rose from creating counterfeit mobile phones, suddenly time-traveled back to the year 1984.

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Chapter 259 Re-employment

Xing Baohua smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, then I won't disturb your discussion any longer. I'll take my leave now."

"Director Xing, let's have lunch together," Director Lu invited.

"No, I have something to do at noon. Let's do it another day!" Xing Baohua got up and walked out.

Factory Director Lu and Hou Liwei also stood up to see them off.

Xing Baohua left the office building and stood there looking around.

This place is no longer the big factory he was familiar with. That's just how human nature is; people leave and things cool down.

After leaving the factory, Xing Baohua went to Director Xue's house first.

Director Xue and Director Liu were demoted to ordinary workers and are finding it difficult to adapt, so they both took sick leave to rest at home.

Director Xue was surprised that Xing Baohua would come.

“Uncle Xue, I’ll help my dad get out of retirement due to illness, so he won’t get involved in the factory’s mess. You’re in this state, going back to the factory will only make you suffer. Come work at my factory, you’ll be the office manager.” Xing Baohua invited.

Seeing that Director Xue was still a little hesitant, Xing Baohua said, "I told Director Li before that when he stepped down, I would ask him to come and help me, and give him the position of deputy director. I keep my word. As long as Director Li comes back, the deputy director position at the electronics factory will be reserved for him."

"real?"

“Seriously, my business is so big and I’m short-handed, especially experienced old guys like you. Come help me, don’t worry about your pension and medical expenses. I can get those from anywhere, and the salary is higher than what you get at the factory,” Xing Baohua said.

After seeing Director Xue nod, Xing Baohua went to find Director Liu.

Without a word, he agreed. Liu Quan and Xing Baohua also rose to prominence. Liu Quan became the deputy director of production at the electronics factory, overseeing the production of all products.

This power is not just any ordinary power.

In addition, Xing Baohua said he would bring over the old comrades who were no longer needed by the machinery factory to help him, which made Director Liu very gratified.

The pressure that Director Li faced back then wasn't in vain in helping him.

In the evening, Xing Baohua brought some things to the home of Shen Jie, the head of the purchasing department.

Shen Jie's position remains unchanged; he's still in the purchasing department. However, the current actions haven't affected him yet. In his words, it'll probably happen soon.

"Uncle Chen, don't wait for the factory to come after you. Whether you're suspended or resign, come and help me."

After Xing Baohua finished speaking, seeing that Shen Jie was still a little hesitant, he said that Director Xue and Director Liu, whom he had contacted, also agreed to go to his factory.

When talking about Director Li, it was mentioned that his father-in-law's family was making every effort to help him out of his predicament.

“What do you need a bunch of old guys who are almost at the end of their lives for? Actually, wouldn’t it be better for them to retire now, collect their pensions, and live a carefree life tending to their flowers and playing chess?” Shen Jie said.

"It's good, but are you content? If you apply for a job transfer now, how many companies will hire you, even if it's just for retirement benefits? If the factory is doing well, that's fine, but you should know the current situation there. The retirement benefits are only paid for one or two months every six months. Is that enough for you?"

"That's true, okay. I'll submit my suspension report and report to your office later. Let me tell you, I'm getting old and can't handle business trips."

“Okay, I guarantee you. You just sit in the office and talk to people to run errands. If you really need to run errands yourself, I’ll provide transportation. If we can fly, we won’t take the train, and even if we do take the train, it will be at least a soft sleeper. The cheapest accommodation will be a deluxe room in a guesthouse. We usually stay in star-rated hotels,” Xing Baohua said, patting his chest.

"Wow! They're really rich!" Shen Jie exclaimed in shock.

“They’re not just rich, they’re extremely rich. You’ll be a factory leader there, unlike a regular salesperson. You’ll receive factory leader benefits,” Xing Baohua continued to assure him.

Xing Baohua had long wanted to bring Section Chief Shen over, but unfortunately, since Shen had a secure job, he was difficult to persuade.

Now that he's in trouble, why not act quickly and bring over this well-connected purchasing manager? It would be such a huge boost!

Let Xu Shuai work under him and get some experience. If he had even one percent of Section Chief Shen's skill back then, he wouldn't have ended up begging for food.

Xing Baohua was very happy to be able to invite several experienced and capable old guys to help him, which saved him a lot of trouble in management.

There's another issue now: the HR manager. There's really no suitable one right now, and it needs to be someone who fits the local culture and customs.

If you bring in someone from elsewhere who is good at managing people, then it's not suitable for handling international talent.

Hiring an HR director from outside means they don't understand the unique interpersonal management practices specific to the local context.

This matter needs to be dealt with quickly. The people we recruited from America are arriving soon, and if we don't arrange for them soon, things will get delayed.

There was really no good solution, so they had Yang Jing, who was in foreign trade, step down and become the human resources director, and promoted her to a higher position.

Call Yu Shenghai in Hong Kong again and ask him to bring people to central Shandong as soon as possible. At the same time, recruit two HR specialists who can come to the mainland to work and set up an HR department with Yang Jing.

This is the only clumsy way we can train people.

The purpose of bringing Yu Shenghai over was to allow him to meet with the foreign employees, since he was recruited under the name of HK Hainan Holdings.

Haina also paid out this money for salary payments.

Xing Baohua was worried that the huge salary gap between Chinese and foreign employees would lead to internal instability.

During this period, few companies dared to hire foreign employees at high salaries, but there were truly no companies like Xing Baohua's that offered minimum salaries starting at tens of thousands of US dollars per year.

If he didn't use a Hong Kong company, he could quickly rise to prominence.

Fortunately, production and R&D were separated beforehand, with R&D managed by Hainan Holdings. This way, the amount paid by Hong Kong has little to do with Luzhong Electronics Factory.

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