Chapter 332 There are quite a few people who don't do their jobs properly!
“Li Jianzhi, how many times have you met with the city leaders? You must be quite familiar with them. Why don’t you go and say on my behalf that my health is not good enough? I’ve been the factory director, run a branch factory, and raised four children. I really need to stay in bed and recuperate… I can’t be the principal.”
Li Jianzhi suppressed a laugh, took an orange and peeled it for her to eat: "I see you are very lively and energetic. Besides, you are only an honorary principal for now. You should just try to be a helmsman and take charge of the overall direction."
"Don't think of yourself as the principal. Just think of yourself as a 'mascot' invited by the city leaders."
Qin Xiangxiang: "...Let's break up! I want to break up with you!"
Qin Xiangxiang let out a sigh of lament and ran to call her own mother, Zhou Aodong. "Mom, do you think the city leaders are blind? The city wants to set up a 'business school' and wants me, their daughter, to be the principal!"
There was no response for a long time on the other end of the phone.
"Mom? Mom? Are you listening?"
Zhou Aodong: "Oh, that's really bad news, Principal Qin."
"These city leaders have no vision. They elected me as principal. What kind of people will they produce in the future?"
Zhou Aodong gave a cold snort: "I'm afraid it will turn into the 'Whampoa Business School'."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
"I'm hanging up now. I'm going to play mahjong with my neighbor. After that, I'm going out dancing tonight. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
The phone was abruptly hung up, leaving both mother and daughter feeling heartbroken.
Wow! She's become the principal!
—Oh my! She's playing mahjong! And she even went dancing!
"Our son is going to be the principal! The school principal!" Zhou Aodong exclaimed loudly in the corridor.
The neighbor slammed their door shut.
When the news spread that Qin Xiangxiang was about to become the honorary principal of the "Shanghai Business School", various controversies and doubts arose.
First of all, Qin Xiangxiang himself is relatively young, almost forty years old, and only graduated in 1982. He was just an undergraduate graduate majoring in textile engineering, and his career as a factory director lasted only a little over ten years.
There are countless people with more experience, knowledge, and status than her, so why was she chosen as the factory director? Just because of the TV series "Factory Director Qin"?
From the Qin Factory Director story broadcast to the TV series "Qin Factory Director" and "Echoes of Spruce Wood," all of these demonstrate that the so-called "Qin Factory Director" is an "ambitious" "hype manipulator" who likes to expose himself to the public.
"Qin Xiangxiang? Does she deserve it?"
The first group they encountered were senior professors from the economics and management departments of several well-established universities in Shanghai. They had previously acknowledged Qin Xiangxiang's achievements in reform, but they felt that appointing her as the so-called president of a business school was simply a reckless act devoid of professional competence!
"She's afraid of trouble to succeed? Does she even know anything about management?"
"Let her teach? Wouldn't that mean she's afraid of the trouble of teaching students? Is she just waiting for a windfall, hoping to win without lifting a finger? That's utterly disgraceful!"
"This business school looks like a makeshift operation; it's bound to end up a complete mess!"
"An insult to academic professionalism."
...
Many people expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that Qin Xiangxiang lacked professional management and economic knowledge, and even anonymously wrote to the city government, questioning the appointment of Comrade Qin Xiangxiang.
"Factory manager, many people say that our business school is a makeshift operation..."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
She thought to herself, "They've already asked me to be the principal, isn't that enough to make up a makeshift team?"
"Is the city government wavering? Are they planning to bring in someone new?"
"No, the city believes that you, factory director, can go against the tide!"
Qin Xiangxiang felt a wave of suffocation.
However...
There are advantages to having a makeshift team, because appointing her as "principal" has made it impossible to recruit "people," and this business school looks like it will die in the womb sooner or later.
Ultimately, it may become a typical example of school failure.
"I consulted many teachers, but none of the professors from those schools were willing to come and teach."
No one wants to be a so-called "training teacher" at a business school with an uncertain future. If it doesn't work after a few years, it may not even get on track and will collapse.
Only a fool would come here.
Qin Xiangxiang initially wanted to find a few academic teachers at the school who had professional theoretical knowledge and teaching experience, but in the end, she couldn't find any, and the preparatory work was stuck in an awkward stalemate.
The other businesses and factories all watched from the sidelines, waiting to see how Qin Xiangxiang, this legendary female factory manager, would clean up the mess.
The vice mayor, who is also the director of the preparatory committee, patted Qin Xiangxiang on the shoulder and encouraged her, saying, "Principal Qin, don't feel pressured! The city has high expectations for you. We hope that within five years, our business school can become a cradle for corporate cadres in East China and cultivate more private entrepreneurs... We will provide strong financial support, but you'll have to put in a lot of effort in the specific construction matters, Principal Qin!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
Worrying? I think you guys are stubborn and won't give up until you hit a brick wall.
Next, Qin Xiang followed the preparatory team to several universities to find teaching teachers, but to no avail. Frustrated, he thought he might as well just leave it as a makeshift operation and randomly recruit people.
Business school...doing business...might as well go to the market and find people.
In the following days, Qin Xiangxiang selected two "talents" from the vegetable market and the department store. One was Aunt Shen Yuqin, who sold tofu at the vegetable market. Her stall always had the longest queue and many regular customers.
Qin Xiangxiang observed that Aunt Shen was quick and efficient, and had a generous demeanor. She often gave customers small gifts, such as scallions, and chatted with them about everyday things. Her family could sell out of tofu every day, with almost nothing left.
Qin Xiangxiang went up and chatted with Aunt Shen for a few minutes. She discovered that Aunt Shen had her own set of "reading people's expressions" skills when it came to running a small business. She knew the neighbors very well and was also familiar with the sales fluctuations caused by the seasons and weather. She would adjust the amount of tofu she made each day according to different circumstances to ensure that there was no leftover or waste, and that there was fresh tofu every day...
Qin Xiangxiang: "Shouldn't this be considered 'market economics'?"
Besides Aunt Shen, there's another woman, Sister Bai, who sells bed sheets at the department store. It's said that Sister Bai's family is very poor, and she and her husband worked hard to save up a little capital before deciding to start this small business.
They rented the most secluded and unwanted spot in the department store. There was no foot traffic in that corner, and even the department store manager advised them not to rent it... But Ms. Bai and her husband gritted their teeth and rented it anyway.
After renting the place, Sister Bai took the initiative to stand at the entrance of the department store and promote it to people. She smiled at everyone she met, and when she saw a customer who needed something, she would go up and lend a hand... But after a few days, she didn't sell many items at all.
Others said she was stupid... Why are you smiling at people when they're not buying your stuff?
However, Sister Bai still insisted on greeting people with a smile and was always eager to lend a hand to anyone who needed help. After a while, a miracle happened: when many people needed to change their bed sheets, she was the first person they thought of.
Sister Bai's business is booming.
"Aunt Shen, Sister Bai... they are all born business talents. It would be difficult for them not to make money."
Qin Xiang thought to himself, "Even if I don't understand the academic economics or management knowledge, I definitely won't lose money by learning how to do small business in the market from these people."
"As long as I can make money, at least our school isn't considered 'misleading students'."
In the 1980s, most people had a poor sense of service and never had the idea that "the customer is God." This idea was still in its infancy. After all, a few years earlier, "you can't beat customers at will" was a consensus among many people.
Even in the future, even though they know they should treat customers like royalty, greet them with a smile, and frequently offer small favors to maintain relationships with existing customers... they understand the principles, but many business owners still can't do it.
"Let's invite Aunt Shen and Sister Bai to teach at our business school. One will teach 'Vegetable Market Economics,' and the other 'Sales Economics'..."
"headmaster--"
At this time, Wen Chengkang, the deputy leader of the preparatory group who graduated in the same year as Qin Xiangxiang, was almost on the verge of collapse.
"Principal, could we find some professional talent, someone with a diploma and degree, preferably a university professor, to come and teach classes?"
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
Economics and management scholars look down on us and are currently watching from the sidelines. Perhaps some people are willing, but no one is willing to be the first to try something new, for fear of becoming the target of public criticism, and even more afraid of ending up as a laughing stock.
"A university professor, right...? Okay, I'll find him."
Qin Xiangxiang decided to think in reverse: those who are in economics and management won't come, right? Then I'll look for people from other majors!
I heard there's a nuclear physicist in the capital who went to Silicon Valley in the early 1980s. He was clearly an academic genius, but he got so spurred on that he didn't want to do academia anymore; he wanted to go into business! But he has absolutely no talent for business (X)... These kinds of people are highly intelligent, technically skilled, and aspire to be business people. They have extremely strong book learning abilities; they probably proactively studied economics and management textbooks. It's just that their practical sales skills—facing customers and the market—are lacking...
Talented individuals like Aunt Shen and Sister Bai understand how to directly engage in market sales, but lack knowledge of book-based business management systems.
This nuclear physicist, who was technically skilled and had studied economics and management, unfortunately lacked practical business acumen.
Combining these two types of talent can be considered a "balanced and complementary" approach.
Qin Xiangxiang: "...I'm such a genius."
Qin Xiangxiang felt uneasy, but he decided to put together a makeshift team first. With technical skills and sales expertise, at least they could make money... at least the school wouldn't lose money.
Thinking this, Qin Xiangxiang called Professor Shen Wenbo: "Professor Shen, I would like to ask you for a favor. Do you know any highly educated people who are 'not doing their proper work,' such as your old classmates, friends, students, or professors from other universities..."
"'Not doing one's proper job'?"
Qin Xiangxiang said, "It's like someone who was doing well in the chemical industry before, but suddenly became obsessed with doing business and making money."
Professor Shen: "..."
Qin Xiangxiang's words suddenly struck a chord with Professor Shen: "Yes, there are quite a few!"
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