Wang Huimei had been waiting downstairs. She was filled with remorse. Who would have thought that Lu Feng was still here, and that someone had witnessed everything she had done?
Downstairs, a group of migrant workers received their wages and walked out happily. As soon as Lu Feng stepped out of the office, Wang Huimei rushed over and said hurriedly, "President Lu, I'm so sorry. I was blind. Please don't hold it against me if I did anything wrong. I'm just a woman with little education."
“I can’t control you either, after all, you’re not one of our company employees,” Lu Feng said, looking at her.
“I mean, Li Zhiqi is a very good person. He’s very capable and has always done a good job. My son-in-law is a good man. You can’t do anything to him. I was just… I was just saying that in anger, really.” Wang Huimei was so anxious she was almost crying, grabbing Lu Feng’s arms with both hands and saying this over and over.
The arrogant and domineering attitude he had just displayed in the hallway vanished instantly, replaced by the face of a weakling.
“I remember, he hit your daughter, right? You were the one who reported him!” Lu Feng stared at her with interest.
“I was just trying to scare him. Besides, what couple doesn’t bicker? Please be merciful and don’t take it out on him. I’m kneeling down for you.” Wang Huimei said, kneeling down on the ground with a thud.
Seeing her kneeling on the ground, crying her heart out, Lu Feng thought that if he hadn't witnessed her arrogant demeanor earlier, he might have wanted to stand up for her.
"No need for that. The company has already investigated the situation internally. We'll handle it according to company rules. If someone breaks the law, there's always the law. Just follow the procedures step by step," Lu Feng said to him.
“If you’re going to target him, I won’t get up. I’ll kneel here until I die!” Wang Huimei cried.
"Is that so? Then kneel down properly." Lu Feng pried her hands off and strode towards the factory gate.
After Lu Feng made the phone call in the morning, the entire audit team set off immediately and arrived at the Tianjin factory area by noon. They immediately sealed off the finance office and, after a simple search, discovered that many financial ledgers had been lost. However, it didn't matter; even without the ledgers, professional auditors could still figure out the company's financial problems.
The factory warehouse was sealed off, and the factory's financial personnel were questioned individually. Inventory, materials, daily consumption, wages, and fixed assets were inventoried. At 3:30 p.m., Jiang Quan was officially removed from his position as general manager, and Li Xiongcai was removed from his position as factory director. The police were called, and the 37 people involved in the case were placed under control.
Furthermore, the local police have initially opened a case, and the Jiafeng Electronics major corruption case has been formally established.
Jiang Quan never dreamed that he would be investigated at noon, dismissed from his post in the afternoon, and have an arrest warrant issued by the court by evening. This speed gave him a new understanding of Jiafeng Electronics' influence in the local area.
Because it involved a major local project, the matter was not announced to the public. After the New Year, the leaders still came to cut the ribbon as usual, but they quietly dealt with these people.
The next day, Lu Feng booked a flight back to Shenzhen. As the plane took off, Lu Feng rolled down the window. He knew in his heart that such a large company as Jiafeng Electronics had to make changes. With branches scattered all over the country, how many such incidents would occur without the knowledge of senior management? Nobody knew.
Anti-corruption efforts in large corporations have always been a major pain point. External competitors are relatively easy to deal with, but many large corporations, after establishing themselves, have gone down the path of destruction. This is often due to internal strife and corruption that prevents them from paying attention to external competition and industry changes, ultimately leading to their collapse.
As soon as the plane landed, Lu Feng got into his car and headed straight for headquarters. The board meeting was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and John, CEO of Schroders Investment Group, Feng Zhiyao, representative of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the vice president of Standard Chartered Bank (who held shares on behalf of United Capital), Zhuang Yuntian, head of Goldman Sachs Hong Kong branch (debt-to-equity swap), and others were all present.
The employee stock ownership plan elected a board of directors through voting, including a group of senior managers such as Wei Yandan, Zhu Lidong, Kevin, Liu Cheng, and Du Guoying, totaling more than 30 people.
The car stopped in front of the headquarters. Lu Feng got out and walked upstairs. Just as he reached his office, Wei Yandan walked in and said, "President Lu, you just got back?"
"Yes, the new factory area has big problems. We need to trace back the appointment and removal of the leaders in charge of the subordinate factories. We need to give the head of the group's human resources department a warning. In the future, the management of subordinate factories and branches will be subject to a rotation system, with a three-year cycle. Performance evaluation will be more stringent." Lu Feng sat down and said in a deep voice.
"The relevant system will be improved as soon as possible!" Wei Yandan nodded and said, "Fortunately, the factory area has not yet been officially put into operation, so the losses have been minimized. The engineering quality of the entire factory area will be re-inspected later."
"This incident needs to be studied throughout the group, a real wake-up call. From now on, have a huge stone erected at the entrance of every factory, with the names of all those who dared to steal engraved on it, so that everyone entering the factory can see it!" Lu Feng said grimly, "The group headquarters needs it too! This is a stone of shame!!"
Wei Yandan said solemnly, "Let's get this settled before the New Year. President Lu, all the major overseas shareholders have arrived. Shall we receive them today?"
"No need for reception. Let them eat and drink on their own. Tell them that our internal regulations are very strict and we don't have this kind of thing. Also, don't bother me for a while. I'll write up my speech for the upcoming event. You guys compile the group's forecast for this year into a document for me!" Lu Feng instructed.
"good!"
Wei Yandan turned around and went out. Zhu Lidong, who had been waiting at the door, hurriedly knocked on the door.
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