Technical sanctions
The year came to 1999, a year full of hope. Many great things had indeed happened in the past few years.
For example, an old man came to the province and gave a speech, which strengthened everyone's determination to continue developing the economy.
For example, the financial crisis that swept across Asia was fierce, but miraculously did not have a major impact on all aspects of the country.
For example, Gaoxi won and delivered several large orders from abroad, which officially established the reputation of Gaoxi Communications abroad. Not only did it achieve a market share of more than 80% in the domestic rural market, but it also gradually expanded its market abroad with its product quality and good reputation.
January 1, 1999, New Year's Day.
All the employees of Gaoxi Company are happily on vacation. Jian Jianan and several capable people are making a rough plan for Gaoxi's development in the next year in the office.
“We’re going to change things up a bit this year.”
Jian Jianan said lightly, and Huang Haiyan couldn't help but cover her head. Whenever Jian Jianan said such words, it meant that the change was not a little, but huge.
She couldn't help but ask, "Do we still need to change? I think we've changed a lot in the past few years compared to when we first started."
Now the company is developing very rapidly. They have even been ranked high in the province and have become one of the enterprises that have been singled out by the government for driving rapid economic development.
The monthly turnover is reaching new highs, and the just-released financial statements for last year have made all shareholders very happy.
Huang Haiyan feels that the coming year will be very busy. They should just maintain the existing market. Why should they make any changes?
Jian Jianan said, "Haiyan, didn't you see the situation in Western countries when you went on a business trip with me last year? Their technology and products are so much faster than ours. We have to hurry to catch up!"
Huang Haiyan understood this truth, she was just saying it. Her views on the company's development were the same as Jian Jianan's.
Jian Jianan plans to continue increasing investment in the research department. "We've already fallen behind in the 2G era. The future will be the 3G era. If we want to maintain our advantage in this world, we must continue to invest in innovative technologies."
Not only can we not stop, we must also increase resource allocation.
Huang Haiyan frowned. "But the shareholders have already expressed their objections to this matter. I heard that they are planning to impeach you for this matter after the New Year."
Jian Jianan blinked: "It's okay, there's still the New Year period as a buffer period. I believe they won't bring it up during the New Year."
One of the most important events for Chinese people is the Chinese New Year.
It’s the New Year, so everything can be postponed.
As for after the Chinese New Year, that’s what happens after the Chinese New Year!
Huang Haiyan couldn't help but be shocked by Jian Jianan's optimistic spirit. She glanced at the notebook in her hand and said, "Okay, there's no problem here."
"Okay, let's go celebrate the festival."
Today is the first day of the new year. Jian Jianan didn't want to do too much work. After saying a few words to Huang Haiyan, the two went back.
Jian Jianan drove Huang Haiyan home. When they reached the second intersection leading out of Gao Xi, Huang Haiyan asked Jian Jianan to drop her off.
"This is the right place. Turning any further won't be on the way, and you won't be able to turn around!"
Jian Jianan rolled down the car window and asked, "Where are you going to have fun again?"
Huang Haiyan didn't even turn around, just waved her hand and said, "Go and release some stress!"
Jian Jianan looked at the bar in the distance, smiled, and without saying anything else, hurried home to reunite with Shan Jiqing.
This year's Spring Festival is relatively early, with New Year's Eve in mid-to-early February. There is only about one and a half months from New Year's Day to the Spring Festival, so Gao Xi is very busy.
Busy doing the year-end summary, busy writing next year's plan, and busy distributing money.
"During this period, we need to speed up efficiency and calculate everyone's year-end bonuses and various benefits as soon as possible. We achieved such great results last year, which is inseparable from everyone's efforts. We need to distribute the money before the Spring Festival so that everyone can have a happy and happy new year!"
Huang Haiyan hummed a few times, "Then I'll have to trouble the finance staff."
Jian Jianan pondered for a moment, "Yes, at the end of the year, the Finance Department is always the busiest group of people. Remember to record the overtime hours, and ask if you prefer to move them to a later date for a day off, or have them included in your overtime pay. Both are fine."
"By the way, if you want to pay overtime, remember to calculate it according to three times the standard for overtime work on holidays." Jian Jianan thought for a moment and added.
Huang Haiyan laughed: "Of course! You don't even need to tell me, Mr. Jian. We have been strictly following this rule before. Don't worry, this time will be the same as before. The rules we have set will not change!"
Jian Jianan was relieved. She stood up with her bag and said, "I'm confident in leaving this matter to you. Please take charge of the arrangements for this year's Burning Tail Banquet and gather everyone's opinions. I'm not picky about what I eat."
She thought for a moment and said, "It should be alright. Let's all work hard for a while to finish up last year's work. Then we can have a good New Year together!"
Huang Haiyan nodded: "They are all trivial matters. I will take care of the arrangements. However, Mr. Jian, I'm afraid you won't have a good New Year."
Jian Jianan was stunned. "Oh, is it about the shareholders' meeting?"
She was quite optimistic: "That's fine, let's talk about it after the New Year! Isn't there still time for the New Year holiday?"
She didn't take it to heart at all.
But true.
From the establishment of Gao Xi to the present, Jian Jianan has been in an absolute leadership position. Although for various reasons, a number of partners have been absorbed into the company, the control of Gao Xi is firmly in Jian Jianan's hands and cannot be shaken.
After all, from the beginning to now, everyone has witnessed Jian Jianan's performance. Her personal charm has been seen and impressed by everyone. It is the consensus of most people that only she can lead the current Gao Xi.
Gao Xi’s employees really had a great year, as can be seen from their year-end bonuses.
Based on contribution, many people received year-end bonuses of three times their monthly salary. Even if they did not do anything outstanding last year, they still received a considerable bonus.
There are also various salary increases after one year, year-end raffles, end-of-year banquets, etc. It can even be said that Gao Xi's employees only need to sit back and collect benefits during the dozens of days from New Year's Day to the Chinese New Year.
This grand scene makes other competitors jealous, and the management has a lot to say.
“Young people are just generous.”
"If you haven't run a household, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are. How long have you been in charge? And you're still so generous?"
The bosses are puzzled. You say that if you were so generous in the early days of the company, it would be understandable. After all, when a company is first established, it is full of impetuousness and needs to win people's hearts.
But Gao Xi has been here for several years, and Jian Jianan is still not stingy in giving money. This can't be summed up in just a few words: "winning people's hearts", right?
Jian Jianan scoffed at these rumors: "I have plenty of money, I don't care what they say."
What Jian Jianan didn't say was that, moreover, Gao Xi only knew internally that their development was not as smooth as others imagined, and they also encountered many setbacks and difficulties.
When facing difficulties, everyone was united and prepared for the battle from top to bottom, which allowed the company to develop safely to this day.
Now that the situation has improved and the outlook is bright, we should naturally express our gratitude through practical actions.
We share happiness and difficulties.
You can't just ask everyone to "suffer the hardship" together and then kick people out when it's time to "enjoy the good times", right?
This is not Jian Jianan's style.
She has now finally calmed down and entered the New Year mood in advance, preparing to enjoy the rare Spring Festival holiday.
She had been busy with her career before, but now she thinks that Jian Jianan can’t remember when her Spring Festival holiday became no different from a normal working day.
No, this won't do.
She thought that making money was for enjoying life better, and one should not put the cart before the horse.
The end of the year was already busy, so I neglected Shan Jiqing a lot.
She wants to use this vacation time to enjoy life.
But who knows, there are those blind people who are determined to cause trouble for others during the most important festival.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, news came from the board of directors that they would raise objections to the CEO, Jian Jianan's work last year on the first working day, and hoped that Jian Jianan would be present and explain clearly at the meeting.
When Huang Haiyan received this message, she was relaxing in the bar. When she opened her eyes and saw it, she was immediately frightened awake and rushed to Jianan's house in a panic.
The atmosphere in her home was peaceful and cozy. Under the warm yellow light, Shan Jiqing was arranging the dishes for dinner.
"You're here? It's dinner time, why don't you stay and have dinner together?"
After having Jian Jianan by his side for the entire holiday, Shan Jiqing was in high spirits these days, and he became more gentle towards everyone he met.
Look, they will take the initiative to send out invitations, so they won’t mind someone disturbing their time at this time.
"Jian..." Huang Haiyan was interrupted by Jian Jianan before she could finish her words. "I understand, Haiyan. Let's eat first. There's no need to rush this matter."
Seeing that Huang Haiyan wanted to say something else, Jian Jianan took the initiative to make a joke, hoping to make her relax: "Besides, I own the most shares in Gaoxi. No matter what they do, they will still have to see me every day in the future."
Huang Haiyan: “…”
This is not funny.
I don't feel relaxed at all.
However, seeing that Jian Jianan was still able to make a joke, Huang Haiyan felt greatly relieved.
She intuitively felt that she could overcome this hurdle.
It’s the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and the statutory holidays are over. It’s time to go back to work.
Red lanterns are hung everywhere on the streets, and every pedestrian has a happy face, and it seems that they have not yet recovered from the happy atmosphere of the New Year.
But Jian Jianan was going to fight fully armed.
Because of this, she had a sour face all day this year, and it didn't change even when she got to the meeting room.
"Last year, we invested more than 25% of our capital in research and development, which was the largest expenditure in our costs. I have never seen other companies spend such a large amount on this!"
Jian Jianan didn't care: "Didn't we see it today?"
"And I've noticed that we spend a lot on R&D every year. 13% in the first year, 16% in the second... Look, it keeps increasing with each passing year. Tell me, with such a large sum of money, why not do something else with it? Why must we pour it into this bottomless pit?"
Jian Jianan said calmly: "It is necessary. And this year's investment will continue to increase, higher than in previous years."
As soon as these words were spoken, it stirred up a hornet's nest. Immediately, the meeting was filled with a lot of chatter, all directed at Jian Jianan.
Jian Jianan didn't even raise his head, and even had the leisure to drink water.
After everyone had finished criticizing her, Jian Jianan put down her water cup and said slowly, "It has officially entered 1999."
Everyone stopped talking, not understanding what she meant.
Jian Jianan tapped the table with his fingers: "I say, everyone should open their eyes and see the world occasionally!"
"Don't you know how advanced the communications industry is overseas? Their computers were released decades before ours, and their processors are updated every year. We only started planning to enter the personal laptop market last year. This year, we've already spent nearly 10 million on processors! Not to mention all the other precision instruments, which all need to be purchased; none of them can be produced domestically."
"Even though we have to spend a huge amount of money to buy it now, it's good enough that we can buy it! If something unexpected happens in the future and they even close the sales window, we won't have time to cry!" Jian Jianan said passionately.
Some people doubted: "This... this shouldn't be the case. They wouldn't refuse to make money."
Jian Jianan snorted and laughed: "Just look at the lawsuits abroad and you will understand. There are so many lawsuits about monopoly and infringement. Do you really think they are joking with you?"
At this point, she said seriously, "The whole world is about to enter the 3G era. We were already a step behind in the 2G era. If we continue to lag behind, we will be eliminated sooner or later. I think this is a scene that everyone can see, right?"
Jian Jianan still had something harsh to say.
When the time comes, we will all go to the overpass to beg for food. You old men in your seventies and eighties will definitely not be able to compete with her, a strong young person.
Jian Jianan was able to win the debate with everyone by himself without losing the upper hand. Huang Haiyan watched calmly from the side without any intention of helping.
She glanced at her watch, signaling that it was time to leave and move on to the next item on her schedule.
Jian Jianan nodded and made to leave: "Okay, I'm glad that everyone has reached a consensus on this matter. Since everyone has no other opinions, let's end today's meeting here!"
The moment Jian Jianan stepped out of the conference room, someone behind her blurted out, "You, you sound nice, but who doesn't know about your troubles? Do you dare to say that all your investment in R&D is for the company? Don't you have any personal motives at all?"
"Everyone knows that your funding for those laboratory projects was led by Shan Jiqing. How dare you say that in front of all of us? Don't you have any selfish motives?"
This means they want to attack Jian Nan from the perspective of personal relationship.
As Gao Xi's leader, Jian Jianan's every word and action is closely watched by everyone. Her relationship status is also often talked about.
Everyone knows that Jian Jianan has a boyfriend who she has been dating for a long time. They are childhood sweethearts and grew up together. Her boyfriend now teaches at a university and is a professor. He is also in charge of the chip research and development project.
Jian Jianan invests huge amounts of money in this project every year. Some people look at this huge investment and consider the relationship between the two people, and they can't wait to draw a conclusion.
There must be collusion between these two people!
Maybe Jian Jianan is abusing her power for personal gain and secretly giving money to her boyfriend!
The man continued to chatter incessantly, "Is this how you lead? You may be the company's founder, but we all have eyes. If you do anything that harms the company's interests, we won't let you go! This matter isn't over yet. You must give us an explanation, or else you'll face a lawsuit from the board of directors!"
When Jian Jianan heard this, she finally stopped. She turned around and said with a smile: "Of course I have selfish motives."
She answered the first question.
"You... you finally admitted it!" The person who asked the question was furious.
Before anyone else could raise their voice, Jian Jianan suddenly smiled brightly and said cheerfully, "However, the R&D funding I gave to Shan Jiqing all came from my personal account. I didn't use any company money, and it didn't go through the company's hands. So, this doesn't count as abuse of power for personal gain, right?"
Everyone was stunned, but Jian Jianan didn't give them time to react and just walked away.
"What does she mean? All the R&D expenses were paid out of her own pocket?" It's unbelievable.
Someone suddenly realized: "I knew it! I knew it! Although I hear every year that she's funding her boyfriend's lab, it's never reflected in the annual financial statements. I thought someone was deliberately falsifying the information, so I thought I'd just turn a blind eye. If it hadn't become increasingly outrageous over the years, I wouldn't have made a fuss. Turns out it was all from her personal account, which makes sense."
Others couldn't believe it: "But...but where does she get the money?"
"Why are you all looking at me?"
"Have you forgotten what people do at home?"
"Also, do I need to remind you that before she founded Gaoxin, she had another company?"
Nanjia Capital, Jian Jianan’s first entrepreneurial project, is also one of her most important projects to date, and its importance is no less than Gao Xi’s.
"Nanjia Capital originally raised funds for investment. Now, funding the laboratory is also a form of investment, isn't it? It's a professional match!"
Jian Jianan and Huang Haiyan put the noisy conference room behind them and kept walking forward. "I have a feeling this isn't over yet. Even though we caught them off guard today, they'll probably react in a few days. We can't stop them for long."
Huang Haiyan walked while thinking: "I will follow up on this matter. I have already noted down a few shareholders who were indifferent or expressed disapproval during the meeting. I will contact them privately tonight and ask for their specific thoughts. I have also noted down the ones who made the most noise. I will also send someone to follow up and try to contact them."
Jian Jianan was very cold: "Okay, you handled it well. But there is one thing, those stubborn people don't need to be wasted too much effort on them. If they don't change their minds after one contact, we should withdraw. You and your subordinates' time and energy are very precious. Don't waste time and energy on these stubborn old antiques!"
However, Jian Jianan and Huang Haiyan's plan failed.
Forget about the next board meeting, because something big has already happened and they have no time to prepare the next impeachment materials.
At the end of March, news came from Europe that due to some unspeakable reasons, the EU decided to impose technological sanctions on my country. All high-tech materials and various high-precision technical components, led by chips, could no longer be exported to my country unconditionally as usual.
In other words, Gao Xi could no longer maintain his previous level and purchase these essential parts for the communications industry from his partners.
"The official documents are still being translated. The results will be available in fifteen minutes at the earliest..."
Huang Haiyan hurried along. Jian Jianan stretched out his hand and gestured for him to bring the original document: "Bring it here so I can read it myself."
She studied abroad for a year, and with her daily practice, communicating in English is no problem for her.
"We'll look at it first. Once the translated documents are out, you can distribute them to the lower-level departments."
Jian Jianan thought as he read: "In other words, after this document takes effect, we will not be able to buy parts from the original channels."
"Yes, although the document states that a license is all that's needed, I immediately had someone check it out. These licenses are only issued to individuals and domestic companies with close ties to the national government, or to well-known and powerful companies in the country. For someone like Gao Xi, whose foundation is still relatively shallow and who is a foreign company, a license wouldn't be issued to us."
That would be a difficult situation.
This kind of thing cannot be produced by ourselves, and it is not available for purchase elsewhere. It is also a necessity. If there is a lack of chips, more than 60% of Gao Xi's products will be greatly affected.
By that time, can they still reproduce the glory of last year?
"How long will the chips last now?" Jian Jianan asked.
Huang Haiyan held up the statistical data and said, "It can take up to half a month at most. At least the orders on hand can be delivered."
"That's fine." It's much better than he imagined. At least it's worthy of the consumers who placed orders before. Jian Jianan thought quite optimistically.
But soon, she lost her optimism.
After the sanctions document came into effect, it had a huge impact on the entire Gaoxi.
All employees in the company learned the news, and anyone with a bit of common sense knew what a heavy blow this would be to their company.
The impact of the missing hardware is very obvious in the financial statements for the new month.
Sixty percent of Gao Xi's mobile phone overseas exports have failed, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a huge loss!
After this incident happened, the board members who were still thinking about asking Jian Jianan to give an explanation during the New Year no longer spoke a word.
Now they are filled with regret. Why didn't Jian Jianan include them when he invested? If he had told them earlier, perhaps the investment amount could have doubled!
Huang Haiyan privately asked Jian Jianan with great concern: "Have the results come out from the laboratory?"
Jian Jianan shook his head: "We started late and our technology is not mature yet. Let's give them a little more time."
Now countless people are looking forward to this!
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