Chu Feng pointed to his nose and asked incredulously, "Me, the factory manager?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "What? Scared? Think you can't handle it?"
Chu Feng raised an eyebrow and said, "The word 'fear' doesn't even exist in my dictionary. I just really want to know, do you genuinely think I'm qualified to be the factory manager, or is it just because my surname is Chu?"
Shen Dong said, "The fact that you asked this question shows that you lack confidence in yourself, but I can answer you. It's a combination of both."
Chu Feng said, "Isn't family influence a bigger factor?"
Shen Dong shook his head and said, "Wrong, ability is a bigger factor. Whether it's you, Young Master Yue, Young Master Lin, or other family members, you all possess the qualities to become leaders. The reason is simple: you've been exposed to too many interpersonal conflicts since you were young, making you better at handling and coordinating complex interpersonal relationships than ordinary people, and your judgment of people is much more accurate. Young Master Chu, do you know what's most important for the manager of a large factory?"
Chu Feng replied without hesitation, "Using people effectively. This is a quality that every leader must possess."
Shen Dong praised, "That's right. The phrase 'knowing people and assigning them to suitable positions' sounds simple, but it's incredibly difficult to put into practice. In the Chu-Han Contention, Liu Bang was neither skilled in literature nor military affairs, yet he was able to defeat Xiang Yu and seize the empire. Why? Because he knew how to gather talented people and put them to his own use. A factory manager may not understand technology, marketing, or even finance, but you must know how to attract technical, marketing, and financial talent to your side, how to manage them, and how to fully unleash their talents. As long as you can do this, you are an excellent leader."
The three people in the car nodded repeatedly upon hearing Shen Dong's words.
Chu Feng pursed his lips and asked, "Mr. Shen, if I were to become the factory manager, how much salary would you offer me?"
Shen Dong said, "Not a single cent. In the future, the heads of various departments of Tengfei Group will not receive salaries, only profit sharing. Take you as an example, Tengfei Group's finance department will come to check the textile factory's finances every six months to calculate the final profit. You can get three to five percent of the total profit."
Chu Feng exclaimed, "If Tengfei Textile Factory earns a billion in a year, I can get at least thirty million, right?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "That's right."
Chu Feng asked, "What if we incur a loss?"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "That depends on the specific amount of the loss and the specific situation of the factory."
Chu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "Mr. Chen, please give me some time. I need to go back and think about it."
Shen Dong said, "No rush. After acquiring the three major textile factories, I will first help you solve the personnel problem, so that you, as a long-time employee, won't have to be in a difficult position."
Chu Feng nodded and said, "Thank you."
Just then, Shen Dong received a call from Yin Xicheng of the municipal government.
"Mr. Shen, have you seen the old man?"
"We met, chatted all morning, and even had lunch together."
“You are very lucky. I have worked in the government all my life and never had the chance to meet him in private.”
"I never expected him to meet with me in person. Mayor Yin, has my investment application been approved?"
"Yes. Our application has been approved. Also, if you have your eye on any piece of land, as long as it doesn't affect Yandu's urban planning, we can sell it to you."
"Thank you, Mayor Yin."
"You should go and thank the old man. He must have given his approval for the decision to be made. Hehe, I'm very curious now, what kind of agreement did you reach with the old man that made him look at you so differently?"
"All I can say is that the old man didn't suffer any losses. As for me, whether I can make money depends on how well our country develops. Ultimately, the initiative and control are in the old man's hands, and I hope that the future of Xia Kingdom will be as we wish."
Yin Xicheng didn't understand Shen Dong's words, but he could sense that the agreement between the two would definitely have a very big impact on the country.
He didn't dare ask any more questions, and hung up the phone after confirming the time for the formal signing of the agreement.
Chu Feng, Xue Shan, and Lin Jia were all dumbfounded.
Lin Jia asked incredulously, "Mr. Shen, who is this old man you're talking about?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Of course it's the one you're thinking of."
Lin Jia exclaimed excitedly, "You actually had dinner with him today? My goodness, you're amazing!"
Xue Shan said with envy, "If I could meet the old man and have a meal with him, I would do anything."
Chu Feng asked, "Mr. Shen, what did you and the old man say?"
Shen Dong said, "We discussed a business deal, talked about the economic situation in Hong Kong and the world, and the rest was just casual conversation. Hehe, before I left, the old man even gave me two ounces of black tea and three cases of special-supply liquor."
Chu Feng gave a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Chen, you are the one."
The three were very tactful and did not ask the two what business they had discussed.
Back at the hotel, Shen Dong saw Qiu Ti sitting there wiping away tears, with Li Xinxin and the other two women comforting her.
"Qiu Ti, who bullied you? Tell me. I'll get revenge for you," Shen Dong said in a deep voice.
Li Xinxin said, "What revenge? It's just that Qiu Ti's younger brother, Qiu Yang, is getting married the day after tomorrow, and Xinxin cried tears of joy."
Shen Dong chuckled and said, "I see. That's a good thing, we should be happy. By the way, Qiu Ti, has everything been investigated at home?"
Qiu Ti wiped away her tears and said, "I understand everything now. Compared to before, things are a little better at home. My younger brother works in a textile factory in Xinglong County, and he gets good pay. Last year, we even moved into a tenement building."
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