Chapter 186 Arrangements for the Contract Factory
Upon hearing about layoffs, everyone began to feel insecure.
Song Yilin continued, "Currently, only eight businesses remain, including one contract manufacturer. The factory will not participate in the bottom-ranking elimination. The bottom three businesses in terms of performance will lay off 20% of their employees, while the rest will receive a raise. This month's employee salaries will be paid normally, so please rest assured."
After this incident, Vice President Chu was no longer allowed to hold personal meetings.
Even if she couldn't participate, the meeting assistant would send her a copy of the meeting materials.
After tidying up the company, Song Yilin went to check on Chen Yan's factory for disabled people.
The factory manager was already waiting for her at the door before she even arrived.
There were still quite a few employees behind them.
"Madam, welcome."
She wasn't Chen Yan's wife when she first came here; it seems she often reads gossip news.
"You're too kind, factory manager. Please show me around."
This factory doesn't officially belong to Lijiang Group; she's only here to check if it's operating normally.
The environment was very clean, and the workers strictly adhered to hygiene standards.
After seeing her, the factory manager took her into his office, presumably having heard that she was pregnant.
I poured her a glass of milk.
The factory manager looked bitter: "Madam, I've been waiting for you to come again."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
“This factory has always been funded by Mr. Chen, but what company operates at a loss all the time? I feel uneasy about it. But Mr. Chen has never cared. He feels that the brothers can’t be without jobs, so no matter how much I lose over the years, he has always given me money. Now that Mr. Chen is in trouble, I can’t continue like this. Please take this factory back and run it.”
Chen Yan had previously instructed that the factory workers should be protected, but he hadn't mentioned protecting the factory manager's position.
Lijiang Group was already in dire straits, and continuing to supply this factory with funds was not a sustainable solution.
"Okay, I'll figure something out."
Back at the company, I asked Zheng Li to bring the employee roster.
Those whose confiscated properties have not yet been distributed can now be put to good use.
Song Yilin handed the roster to Zheng Li, selecting most of the people: "Call these people over for a meeting."
Zheng Li glanced at him and said, "President Song, isn't this the person you originally planned to lay off?"
"Since they don't want to leave and have such high loyalty, let's find a way to give them a place."
She didn't originally intend to lay off anyone; she said it that way to make everyone nervous and to take back the power that Vice President Chu was trying to usurp.
When employees know they won't be leaving, they'll think about which leader they can follow to get ahead. But now that things have turned upside down, who would dare follow a traitor?
Vice President Chu knew Chen Yan's character and didn't easily lay off people, but she was different; she could lay off people whenever she wanted.
In the meeting room, Song Yilin asked them all to introduce themselves.
After giving a brief introduction.
Song Yilin stood up.
"Everyone, due to time constraints, I don't have the opportunity to get to know you all individually, so I can only do it this way. I hope you understand."
Upon hearing Song Yilin's words, the people in the conference room became somewhat flustered: "It's alright, President Song."
"Here's the thing, Mr. Chen has been sponsoring a factory for disabled people. The products are very good. The factory is focused on making good products, but its marketing concepts are lacking. So, I need you all to expand the market and make this product a success."
He then gestured for Xiao Zhang to take out the product.
They were all locals and knew about this convenience food, but they didn't know that the brand actually belonged to Chen Yan.
"President Song, is this one of our properties?"
"It wasn't like that before, but it is now. You are locals and you all know this product, but outside of Binzhou, nobody knows this brand. So, my goal for you is to sell this product nationwide, whether it's through live streaming, online, or expanding offline to supermarkets. You all need to work hard. I've also prepared a corresponding performance plan. For those who are willing, there are corresponding positions available. Sign up for the competition today, and the open competition will be held a week later."
Capable employees are not afraid of being laid off, but they are afraid of not having opportunities. She is now giving her employees opportunities.
As soon as the job offer was announced, the gloomy atmosphere throughout Lijiang Group vanished.
Zheng Li handed the final roster to Song Yilin.
"President Song, should we lay off the remaining staff?"
"No need. The rest will still be useful. In addition, those who fail to get the job in a week can also participate in the competition again."
Which industry?
"You'll find out when the time comes. You and Xiao Zhang will come with me to a place in a bit."
Zheng Li thought it was a banquet and was prepared to drink.
The result was that it became an OEM manufacturer for Lijiang Group.
Song Yilin stood at the factory gate, waiting for the guests to arrive.
Xiao Zhang felt sorry for Song Yilin: "President Song, you are pregnant. Please go inside and wait. Or I can get you a chair."
"No need. Standing here and waiting shows sincerity. We should be here soon. I'm not that delicate."
Xiao Zhang said nothing more, but simply draped a shawl over Song Yilin's shoulders.
After spending some time together, Zheng Li was no longer as unfamiliar with her as before, and she talked to Xiao Zhang much more.
"Zhang Tie, you're very good at taking care of people. Your boyfriend must be very lucky."
Song Yilin chuckled to herself. This Secretary Zheng had crossed Zhang's line.
Xiao Zhang's face immediately fell: "What does my ability to take care of people have to do with whether I have a boyfriend or not? I'm not going to serve men."
Zheng Li's setback is evident in Song Yilin's reaction.
"Mr. Song, is Secretary Zhang a staunch advocate of remaining single?"
"You'll have to ask her. But Secretary Zheng, you seem to be single, right?"
Zheng Li said somewhat awkwardly, "We were too busy with work, so we broke up."
"You have to scold Chen Yan for this. Next time I see Chen Yan, I'll scold him for you. He doesn't ask to work overtime when he's around me. If you have a date after get off work, you don't have to show up. But I'm not feeling well lately, so I still need you to show up for occasions where I need to drink."
Zheng Li then remembered today's task: "So, who's coming today? Do we need to drink?"
"It's someone from the Epoch Group, but I don't know who they are yet. Be prepared to drink, though you might not need to."
The company culture at Jiyuan Group is very good, and there is generally no drinking culture.
However, we didn't know who was coming today, so we invited Zheng Li along just in case.
Zheng Li gasped when she heard it was the Epoch Group.
"President Song, at that banquet we went to the other day, did you manage to win over CEO Ji?"
"Not yet. Whether we can get it done depends on today."
Zheng Li immediately became serious.
Xiao Zhang also straightened his back.
A minivan pulled up in front of them shortly after.
Song Yilin assumed that the person coming was a low-level manager or something similar from the Epoch Group.
Or perhaps it was some managers from the business development department, but I never expected it to be this person.
The words she prepared were useless.
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