Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 352 Return to Qizhou

Zheng Sijing's words completely shocked Xu Huabing and others. Of course Nokia and the others knew about it. They were all in this industry, so their understanding was normal. Although it was not as dominant as Motorola, it was definitely not a small company.

Of course, they don't know that Nokia's mobile terminal sales will begin to rise sharply starting next year, and will maintain its sales dominance for more than ten years from the year after that.

Even in the Android era, Nokia has declined, but the skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It still maintains tens of billions of dollars in revenue by relying on basic communication equipment and services, and it still has a leading position in some aspects.

Li Weidong has enjoyed this kind of admiration for so many times that he has become immune to it to a large extent. "Although I am a shareholder, I am not involved in the management. You have to discuss the details!"

"That's enough, Chairman, don't worry, we will definitely contact you actively!" Xu Huabing said with a complicated expression.

"Introducing technology does not mean that you do not need to engage in research and development, but it means that you can avoid detours and realize the gap. On the contrary, you should work harder!"

"In innovation, we are no worse than anyone else. This has been the case since ancient times. What we are inferior to is accumulation. How long have others been developing? We are only in the first few years. Don't be discouraged!"

Li Weidong saw the complexity of Xu Huabing's face this time, so he said a few more words to encourage him.

Xu Huabing's face became much better after listening to Li Weidong's words, not because of encouragement, but because Li Weidong said that he wanted them to continue to engage in research and development and innovation.

He is a technical leader. If the company does not engage in R&D and innovation, his position as a leader will be in jeopardy, and the company will need to change its leadership.

Now Li Weidong has the final say. If he wants to engage in trade, industry and technology, who can object? Now the path directed by Li Weidong is very clear. The purpose of introducing technology is for better research and development.

"Chairman, we will definitely not relax our research and development and strive to develop domestically produced mobile phones as soon as possible!" Xu Huabing assured.

Li Weidong looked at Xu Huabing and said: "Technological innovation and core technology are the foundation for enterprises to survive, but we should also pay more attention to what our peers are doing and which is the future direction. Don't go all the way and hit the wall."

If you make the wrong move, it will be too late!"

Li Weidong took precautions in advance. The market advantage of waveguides in functional phones did not continue in subsequent smart phones. Although this was in line with market rules, it flourished and then declined, but there was still no investment in research and development and choosing the right direction.

"I would like to ask you to study it to see if it is feasible and ensure the sustainability of R&D. In the future, the annual R&D expenses will account for more than 10% of sales!"

Li Weidong also wants to make more money. This is all pure profit. But at this time, if he still only imports technology, he will not be able to sell products very far.

Ten years ago, Li Weidong would never have made this request, at least not so generously, but now the environment has improved and the soil for innovation already exists.

Now that China has announced to the world that we have selected academicians, it shows that we now have the confidence to have a certain scientific and technological foundation and can be an enterprise that promotes scientific and technological innovation.

"Chairman, you are so wise, let's go back and formulate relevant regulations!" Xu Huabing almost jumped up and said, this ratio is too high, lest Li Weidong regret it.

Li Weidong's proposal will definitely pass. Through equity intervening, Li Weidong controls more than half of the company and has unparalleled power.

With such a proportion of R&D investment, anyone who still says that Bird is not a R&D-oriented company is telling lies.

"I have only one thing to say, the money is invested not to provide benefits. If there is no output or it is a mess, then it will be broken up. I suggest changing people!"

When he suggested a substitution, he was being polite, but actually he meant getting out.

"Chairman, don't worry, we will definitely spend every penny wisely and not spend a dime indiscriminately!" Xu Huabing trembled in his heart and said quickly.

In the evening, Li Weidong invited several people to have dinner at the Peace Hotel. There were quite a few people there. Xu Huabing and Gao Fuxing were both senior intellectuals, and they became very chatty after getting in touch with each other.

Several intellectuals got together to praise Li Weidong. The intellectuals were so arrogant that they almost made Li Weidong drink too much. Fortunately, in the end, Li Weidong persisted in biting.

Early the next morning, Li Weidong boarded a flight to Qizhou. He didn't know how long it would be before there would be a direct flight from Qizhou to Hong Kong Island, so he could avoid the pain of traveling.

Zheng Sijing’s team was also traveling with them. They were not just accompanying Li Weidong back to Qizhou, but Jingwei Investment was conducting on-site inspections of some pre-investment companies in Handong.

You can't just say how much money you want, let alone say how much assets your company has. You still need to conduct on-site inspections and conduct actual research to find out the specific situation.

Whoever investigates, who signs, and who is responsible will be held responsible if the investigation is insufficient and perfunctory and something goes wrong in the end.

Of course, at Zheng Sijing's position, if Li Weidong had not returned to Qizhou and there were no big projects, he might not have gone there in person. The leaders of several offices would be enough.

When the plane landed, Li Weidong deliberately separated from Zheng Sijing and left the airport. When Li Weidong went out, he happened to see Zheng Sijing surrounded by people, for fear that he would run away.

Li Weidong looked at this scene. Although he thought it was wise not to go out with Zheng Sijing, he was still a little envious.

At this time, and even for a long time in the future, this situation will occur. Anyone who is not a Chinese can receive higher treatment, which is probably super-national treatment!

After Zheng Sijing left, Li Weidong came out. Not long after, Xia Guoqiang appeared in a hurry and rushed to greet him. He was relieved when he saw that Li Weidong was not unhappy.

"Chairman, when I first arrived, I saw the group of people from the China Merchants Bureau. If they were blocked, it would be difficult to escape. You were here soon, so you didn't dare to get out of the car!" Xia Guoqiang explained.

He himself was blocked, and he could only exchange a few words. It would be terrible if they met Li Weidong. It was not that Li Weidong was in trouble, but that he would suffer from Li Weidong.

"The people from China Merchants Bureau, no wonder they are so enthusiastic, Lao Zheng's treatment is really good!" Li Weidong said casually.

"No, the reward they give for an investment is more than a year's salary. These people are worse than dogs that smell bones, and they even have long noses!"

"There is motivation only when there are interests. In principle, there is no problem. Mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm and making suggestions for economic construction is also the tone set above!" Li Weidong said while smoking a cigarette.

"You also said that there is no problem with principles, but Mr. Zheng was picked up as soon as he got off the plane. You didn't see that scene just now. It was only a red carpet to pave the way. You have lost all the basic principles!"

Xia Guoqiang rarely disobeyed Li Weidong and said a few words. He also saw that Li Weidong was a little unhappy with this. If he didn't have the ability to observe people's emotions, he wouldn't be able to do anything well.

"Okay, what's the use of talking about this? The total economic volume is the assessment indicator, and everyone from top to bottom wants GDP, so development is the last word, and everything else has to take a back seat!"

"Hey, Qizhou is better. Some places go to great lengths to obtain economic data. In front of our company, people often come to hand over business cards. Many of them are from investment promotion bureaus from various places!"

"Is there such a thing?" Li Weidong asked in surprise. After thinking about it, he understood what was going on. There is no airtight wall in the world. Anyway, just hand over a business card and you will get three poles if you have dates or not.

"Isn't it? Not only these, but also some of the greetings from above, which made me unable to resist!"

"They are treating us like opening a bank!" Li Weidong was unhappy. This was what he was most afraid of. He was not afraid of serious business people, but afraid of someone messing up.

Li Weidong walked to the side of the road and the car arrived. Xia Guoqiang quickly opened the door and let Li Weidong sit in. He also sat in the back seat. The driver was replaced by the new bodyguard Zhang Hao.

"Chairman, when you come back this time, not only is it a matter of Handong Machinery Factory, but also the car production license applied for in the name of Dengfeng Mechanical Repair Factory has been approved, but the name of the company has changed!"

"What has changed?" Li Weidong asked in surprise.

"Qizhou Automobile Factory, we have never registered this company at all, but the legal representative is your name. I have asked the industrial and commercial department, and they don't know about this situation!"

Xia Guoqiang also curiously said that when the comrades from the industrial and commercial department informed him, he was very surprised. He also lamented how awesome the boss was, not only did he issue the certificate so quickly.

But when he saw the name, he was dumbfounded. If it weren't for the name being Li Weidong and the registration address being the same address they originally filled in, he would have thought there was a mistake.

"It seems that people don't like our machine repair shop, so they just complete the registration procedures according to the name on the license. Just have a license!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Chairman, but there is no one else in this company except you, so you have to make the decision on how to carry out the work?" Xia Guoqiang wanted to pass the blame, for fear that the matter would fall on him.

He was already very proficient in how to drive a car and could almost be considered an experienced driver, but he knew nothing about how to build a car.

"Take your time, nothing happens from scratch. We don't know how to do it. Aren't you quite good at poaching people? Our vice president is going to be a high-ranking employee soon. He forced you to poach him."

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Li Weidong said with a smile that Xinsheng Holdings and Ruibos Holdings are different in that they are both investment legal persons. However, the domestic professional manager system and professional talents are not yet mature and still require a lot of supervision.

Therefore, Xinsheng Holdings has various departments under it, and the staff is relatively complete. It has been established for more than a year, and there are already more than 200 employees, and it will continue to expand.

With so many people, the leader naturally needs to be well-equipped. In order to show his trust in Xia Guoqiang, he asked him to find his partner by himself, without giving Li Weidong a surprise.

I am in my forties, working in a department-level position, and I am still working in a large government office. I did not resign because of any problems. It was simply that I couldn't stand the life and constraints of the system.

Li Weidong only communicated on the phone, looked at the resume that was faxed, and immediately agreed. He would go through the entry procedures first and directly receive the salary of assistant general manager and deputy general manager. After his personal interview, he could be directly transferred to deputy general manager.

Although it was recommended by Xia Guoqiang, if this person couldn't tell the difference between the big and small kings, he probably would not reach this level. Therefore, Li Weidong believed that in order to avoid suspicion, he and Xia Guoqiang would not have a good personal relationship.

"There are still many automobile factories in our country. It can be done by using your brain to recruit a few people. The automobile factories in Northeast China are known as the cradle of China's automobile industry. They have a lot of talents. It is not easy to recruit a few people!" Li Weidong continued.

"That's different. I worked for him for a year when I first started working. Although I wasn't familiar with him, I knew him to a certain extent. We also contacted him later and he was willing to work for me!"

"I don't know any of those car factories, how difficult it is to recruit people!" Xia Guoqiang shook his head and complained.

Li Weidong is better at building cars than Xia Guoqiang, but if he is asked to make a car, choose a model, make a request, and talk about it, it would be nonsense, but it would be nonsense to ask him to do the design.

There are so many industries under his name, and he can't do any of them. He can make cement, engage in real estate, engage in logistics, open shopping malls, and open restaurants. He just talks about all of these and asks him to do the actual operations. They may not necessarily do it.

Good.

With so many industries, how can you have the time to make cars yourself? The most scientific way is to find professional people to do professional things. There are so many car factories in China and there are a lot of talents.

He also has the backing of Skoda. Both the workers and R&D personnel there are very wealthy. The reason why Volkswagen hesitated to acquire Skoda is because of the surplus of personnel.

He brought some of these people over, and it wasn't to get the best of both worlds. The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was a good idea. He had to call Ge Guoliang to do this, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud thinking about it.

Xia Guoqiang was confused, and he didn't dare to ask, but looking at the situation, the job of poaching people would fall on him, and he, the vice president, would have to do the work of the human resources director.

Xia Guoqiang also felt sad for the few cars in China. Li Weidong was worried that some talents would definitely be lost.

Knowing that this matter has fallen on him, and resistance is futile, then just bear it silently, and turn around to report to Li Weidong about the Handong Machinery Factory.

"Handong Machinery Factory is completely shut down now. The factory-level leaders only have one deputy secretary who is in charge of labor union and group work. The others have either joined the company or been transferred!"

"Several workshop directors below were also implicated, which was a devastating blow to the machinery factory!" Xia Guoqiang said with emotion.

It is said that state-owned enterprises are less dependent on their leaders. Even if there are a few problems, it will not affect normal operations. But if everything goes wrong, how can they still operate normally?

"So serious?" Li Weidong was also surprised after hearing this. Although he knew that many leaders were implicated, he was still moved when he heard it again.

I don’t know whether Song Guofeng’s methods were too ruthless, or the city used this matter to clean up some people and sell the machinery factory. These people always have to be arranged. Now that the establishment of every department exceeds the standard, there is no place to arrange for them.

Moreover, if a large factory with hundreds of people is gone, we have to give an explanation to the superiors, let the superiors know that the reason for selling the factory was not ours, but that it was rotten to the core.

"More than that, despite the fact that the factory is in recession, it has done a lot of things in the past two years, building restaurants, building dormitories, beautifying roads in the factory area, and repairing carports. Only with projects can you make money!" Xia Guoqiang sighed again.

Li Weidong nodded in approval. If a company is in difficult times and still engages in unnecessary or non-essential projects, it means that some people see that the company is about to go bankrupt and take a few more sips before going bankrupt.

There's blood!

"Have you found out what the city thinks?" Li Weidong didn't care about that. He had to know what the city's goal was. Knowing the enemy he knew would ensure he could fight a hundred times, and he had to be careful when dealing with officials.

(End of chapter)