The two elderly people have lived most of their lives without ever leaving central Shandong. While they are still relatively young, they want to go out and see the world. They want to go south to see the development and changes in their country, compare it with other countries, and then tell their parents that if they live another twenty or thirty years, they will see the strength of their nation.
After seeing his parents off, Xing Baohua returned to the factory.
I was called to a meeting in the city.
Actually, city leaders spoke with him privately. Leaders at other levels might not have the same influence.
“I checked, and your employee status at the municipal machinery factory hasn’t been cancelled yet! You’ve been getting paid for over a year for nothing!” the leader said as soon as Xing Baohua sat down.
"I really didn't know about this. When I wrote my resignation letter, Director Li wanted me to be a consultant for the fifth workshop, but I was busy with my own career and didn't have time for anything else. Maybe I should return all my salary," Xing Baohua explained.
“If it’s yours, take it! Old Li’s ideological problems are still quite serious, but the machine factory can’t be without leadership. You’re also a child of the factory’s employees, so you must have some feelings for the machine factory. You can’t just take a year’s wages for nothing! Why don’t you take on the role of factory director for a while?”
"It's true that I'm a factory worker's child, and I will return the wages. As for the factory director, I would like to ask the leaders to carefully select a suitable director. I'm really too busy."
"Look, I'm currently setting up a power plant, a memory chip factory in a joint venture with Samsung, and in the second half of the year I'll be frequently traveling overseas to promote the market, as well as a machinery factory..."
I was going to say that since he wasn't in the country, he couldn't manage it.
To everyone's surprise, the leader said, "After doing the math, you already have so many companies, adding another machinery factory won't be a burden. You're herding one sheep or a flock of sheep anyway. Go promote the market, and while you're at it, promote the machinery factory's business as well. At least it can save you some money."
Xing Baohua still shook his head, resolutely refusing the machinery factory.
That's a whirlpool, the kind that can pulverize you to pieces.
Xing Baohua's visit would only delay things for two years, which wouldn't be of much use.
The only way to achieve a phoenix-like rebirth is to wait until the factory is completely destroyed and then rebuild it from scratch. Only by discarding its dross and establishing a sound management system can the machine factory be revitalized.
Now, no one, regardless of who they are, has absolute power! Who dares to take drastic measures?
The money she earned wasn't even her own, not to mention she'd offended quite a few people. And with so many mothers-in-law above her constantly interfering, Xing Baohua couldn't stand their constant meddling.
Seeing that Xing Baohua absolutely refused to be the factory director, they compromised by asking Xing Baohua to come up with a company and see how to convert it into a joint-stock company, so that Xing Baohua could still be the factory director.
"Can you give me personnel authority? To replace the entire factory leadership and fire any disobedient workers. If you give me this authority, I'll do the joint venture," Xing Baohua said.
The prevailing mindset is still that of job security; companies can't just fire people arbitrarily. As for the middle-level managers in the factory, they can be transferred to other positions, but that changes the nature of their employment.
If a joint venture is to be established, the vast majority of the shares will still be held by the municipal government.
Xing Baohua is merely a leader; the decision-making power rests with the municipal government. Xing Baohua is essentially a minority shareholder and CEO, not a major shareholder or chairman.
If the city government's opinion conflicts with Xing Baohua's decision, the city government's opinion will prevail.
Xing Baohua and his superiors had significant disagreements and couldn't reach an agreement.
After all, the city government would never agree to this guy transferring all the management personnel of the machinery factory; it would cause chaos.
Seeing that Xing Baohua was very resistant to the machinery factory, the matter had to be put on hold. Someone needed to be sent over to stabilize the situation at the factory first.
With such a large factory and so many people, any mishap would be a major incident.
After leaving the municipal government building, Xing Baohua went back to the factory first. He knew roughly what had happened with Director Li.
If there's a problem with the thinking, it's very likely that Director Li will resort to extreme measures to bring the machinery factory back from its slump.
Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't have dealt with him so close to the deadline.
We need to find a way to help; we need to get the person at the top of the hierarchy involved.
He smoked a cigarette in his office before calling Xu Si to talk about Director Li of Luzhong Machinery Factory, who had taken good care of him and was grateful for his kindness.
If it's convenient for you, Mr. Xu, please put in a good word for Lu Zhong. Director Li is a very upright person.
Xu Si agreed to look into the situation first and then get back to Xing Baohua.
To everyone's surprise, Xing Baohua was called back half an hour later, who said that a person who has made a serious mistake in their thinking needs to bear the punishment for their mistake.
Xu Si advised Xing Baohua not to get involved in this matter, lest she get herself into trouble.
A few days later, Xing Baohua also received a lot of news about Director Li.
The matter is somewhat complicated. The most direct issue is that a payment of over three million US dollars was received but has since disappeared.
If this money arrives, it will alleviate the factory's difficulties. At least it can cover some of the construction costs for the new residential complex, allowing us to start construction as soon as possible. Construction has been halted for so long; everyone is eagerly awaiting it.
In order to acquire this land and build dormitories, Director Li promised several companies housing benefits.
Now houses can't be built, and many organizations are also short of housing and waiting.
Three million US dollars is a huge sum of money! Gone just like that. Someone complained about him, and given Factory Director Li's long-standing domineering and autocratic style, everyone took advantage of his mistake and brought him down.
Three million is no small sum. People from above were sent down to investigate. The whereabouts of the three million US dollars have not yet been found, but a number of shady dealings in the factory have been uncovered.
Suspend him first, then we'll discuss the rest.
The investigation continued in depth. Everyone involved was shrewd; taking advantage of Director Li's suspension, a flood of complaints poured in, all stemming from long-standing conflicts.
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