Chapter 889 Long-term Goals
More than one hundred works were sold at the charity gala "Rescuing Together and Rebuilding Our Homes", and the total amount of donations raised was RMB 230 million.
The amount of donations for the manuscript of "Farewell My Concubine" reached 10 million yuan, making it the work with the highest amount of donations at the "Rescuing Together, Rebuilding Our Homeland" charity gala, far exceeding the average fundraising value for the works in the gala. If one had to use one word to describe it, it would be "far ahead."
The next morning, various news reports about the party appeared in the newspapers.
At this time, the government is calling on all sectors of society to donate money and materials to help rebuild the disaster-stricken areas, so activities like the "Rescuing Together, Rebuilding Our Homes" charity gala must be vigorously promoted.
Huawei spent 10 million yuan on the party, becoming the major sponsor of the party that day. It was also featured in many media reports. Photos of Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei and Lin Weimin appeared very frequently, and in just a few days, its popularity among the public increased significantly.
Huawei spent 10 million yuan and not only got the manuscript of "Farewell My Concubine", but also got a huge advertisement for the company. This move was not only worth it, but also a huge profit!
The "Rescuing Together, Rebuilding Our Homes" charity evening performance ended, and October was approaching. The flood that had raged throughout the summer was finally over.
According to official statistics, the flood eventually caused 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country to suffer varying degrees of flood disasters, with an affected area of 318 million mu, a disaster-stricken area of 196 million mu, an affected population of 223 million, 4,150 deaths, 6.85 million houses collapsed, and direct economic losses of 166 billion yuan.
This was another major flood in China after those in 1931 and 1954.
But compared with the previous two times, the country's response to the flood this time was much calmer, which is inseparable from the improvement of national strength.
In the past few days, the second Internet Creation Competition on the official website of Guowen Publishing House has been launched again. This time, Guowen Publishing House has also joined forces with Rongshuxia, a literary website that is currently very popular in the domestic Internet field.
With the success of the first Internet Creation Competition, this year's Internet Creation Competition has become very popular. In less than a week, 11,000 netizens have participated in it and uploaded their works on the website.
Even if most of the works are games, it is enough to keep the judges busy.
After a week of intensive review of manuscripts, Lao Cheng, the chairman of the jury, couldn't take it anymore and actually took sick leave.
When Lin Weimin saw him in the cafeteria yesterday, he was showing off two big lion heads by himself. Today he actually took sick leave. This is a blatant slacking off.
But after all, the National Day is coming soon, and Lin Weimin doesn't want to squeeze him too hard. Let the old comrade take a break first, as they still have to work after the holiday!
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is on October 5th. Because it coincides with the National Day holiday, the holiday benefits will be distributed before the National Day.
The employees were delighted when they received the benefits, but some of them started to worry soon after.
"The system will be changed in the future, and I don't know if the welfare benefits can remain the same as now?"
Ever since it was announced that Guowen Press had become a pilot unit for the transformation of public institutions into enterprises, regardless of the reaction from the outside world, there has been a small-scale feeling of anxiety and contradiction within Guowen Press.
When it comes to "reform", from a macro perspective, the people support it.
However, in the past two years, the reform of state-owned enterprises across the country has laid off employees, and many urban worker families have fallen into hardship as a result, and all kinds of negative news have become common.
Everyone hopes that reform will bring about positive changes, but is afraid of being thrown off the boat by the tide of reform.
Moreover, the development of Guowen Society has been good all the time.
Especially in recent years, the annual efficiency has been greatly improved, and the employees are full of a sense of gain and accomplishment. However, many people also have a worry in their hearts: what if the situation gets worse and worse?
Various thoughts and opinions were spread in the private communications among employees, causing many people to feel uneasy.
"The restructuring is not aimed at bankruptcy. We want to be more flexible in operation after we transform into an enterprise.
In recent years, the development of various subordinate units has been thriving. The publishing business used to be the big brother, but now it has fallen behind a bit.
In the future, we will adopt a group-based operational approach, further optimize the development model of the past two years and expand our advantages, and we will only get better and better.
Moreover, the reform will bring great benefits to everyone. Didn’t you always envy the creative staff of film and television companies who could easily get dividends of hundreds of thousands or even millions?
If we become a company this time, without the constraints from above, those of you who are capable can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions a year and no one will care. "
During the discussion, Guo Xugang from the Foreign Language Department expressed his own views.
Guo Xugang is nearly 40 years old this year. He is in the prime of his life and is the backbone of the community.
In the early 1990s, he left the Guowen Society for a period of time due to family reasons, but later returned to the Guowen Society because he could not adapt to the outside environment.
In recent years, the development of Guowen Publishing House has been getting better and better. Employees have been allocated welfare housing and their income has increased significantly. The economic situation of Guo Xugang's family has undergone a fundamental change.
He can be considered a beneficiary of the development achievements of Guowen Society in recent years. There are many employees like him in Guowen Society, and they are all Lin Weimin's most staunch supporters in Guowen Society.
"I don't dare to think about hundreds of thousands or millions. Our current salary and benefits are not low in Yanjing City. As long as we can keep it up like this, it will be fine." said a colleague.
Guo Xugang laughed and said, "The president will be scolded if you say that. If it's just to maintain the status quo, why bother with reform? Reform is necessary in order to move to a higher level."
"You are dreaming, kid. How about everyone in the club earning three to five thousand a month?"
My colleagues burst into laughter. With the average monthly income of 600 to 700 yuan today, talking about a monthly salary of 3,000 to 5,000 yuan is nothing but a pipe dream.
As everyone was talking and laughing, they saw Lin Weimin walking towards them. Everyone stopped laughing and hurriedly greeted him.
Lin Weimin nodded one by one, looked at everyone and said, "Who said just now that he wanted to earn three to five thousand in the future?"
Everyone turned their eyes to a middle-aged editor, who looked embarrassed and said, "President, that's not what I meant..."
His explanation was interrupted by Lin Weimin's wave of his hand. Lin Weimin smiled and said, "I think this goal is good. It can be used as one of the long-term goals of the society in the next five years."
"ah!"
Not only the middle-aged editor, but everyone present was surprised.
Lin Weimin ignored everyone's surprise and said, "In fact, the comprehensive income level of our employees last year should have exceeded 1,500 yuan per month. A monthly income of 3,000 yuan has doubled. I think it should not be a problem to achieve this small goal within three years after the reform. As for 5,000 yuan, we will strive to achieve it within five years."
As soon as Lin Weimin finished speaking, there was a commotion around him.
Guowen Press is a large organization with a large number of employees. Affected by many factors such as professional ability and workload, salary income varies, but on average, the salary income alone has reached about 800 yuan.
Add to that bonuses, subsidies and various welfare benefits, the comprehensive income is really about the same. After all, a microwave oven given during the holidays is worth two months' salary, and the year-end bonus is several months' salary.
"Boss, only 3,000 yuan for three years? Then how much salary will the company pay everyone per month in the future?" Guo Xugang asked.
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "I'm not talking about wages. Everyone should understand that more work means more pay, less work means less pay. After the reform, everything will be based on efficiency."
Everyone suddenly realized that they were almost scared by the promise of a monthly income of 3,000 yuan in three years and 5,000 yuan in five years, but now it made sense after Lin Weimin said this.
Everything is about efficiency.
If the cooperative is doing well, everyone's income will be able to rise to a higher level. On the contrary, if the cooperative is not doing well, don't expect the income to rise, it's good enough if it doesn't fall.
If it were in other units, the employees who are used to having a stable income regardless of drought or flood would probably start to make trouble immediately after hearing this.
But in recent years, under the influence of Lin Weimin, the employees of Guowen Publishing House have long been accustomed to this style.
"You can spread what I said today. We are reforming for better development. There are opportunities, but also challenges. Let's wait and see whether the company can realize what I said today."
The relaxed expression on Lin Weimin's face made people feel fully confident, and everyone present couldn't help but feel a sense of confidence.
Everyone discussed Lin Weimin's words with great interest and returned to their work.
After receiving the holiday benefits, National Day is here.
Lin Weimin had originally planned to relax, but on the evening of the 30th, Zhang Chaoyang called Lin Weimin.
Since the beginning of this year, iTsin changed its name to Sohu and launched Sohu Webpage, focusing on portal website content. In the past six months or so, it has been expanding its territory and dominating the domestic Internet market, with no rivals at all, and has become the big brother of domestic portal websites.
A few months ago, Time magazine was conducting a selection campaign for the “50 Global Digital Heroes” and Zhang Chaoyang was successfully selected because of his study abroad background in the United States and financing experience. This was naturally a very important honor for him.
With the release of Time magazine's list of "50 Global Digital Heroes", Zhang Chaoyang has not only become a highly-regarded Internet entrepreneurship hero in China, but has also gained attention from Silicon Valley.
A few days ago, Zhang Chaoyang flew to the United States to look for investors for Sohu's third round of financing.
The result was unexpectedly smooth. Many investment companies expressed great interest in Sohu and offered very impressive valuations. This treatment was a far cry from the difficulty Zhang Chaoyang faced when he was looking for his first round of financing in the United States.
Zhang Chaoyang called Lin Weimin, naturally, about financing. Guowenshe is now the second largest shareholder of Sohu, and the company's financing matters require their consent.
Sohu successfully obtained financing, and Lin Weimin had no reason to be unhappy. The only thing he cared about was the valuation of this round of financing.
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