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"It's so nice to sleep until you wake up naturally, but it's a pity that it's too short. I have to go to the workshop to work again."

GAC Group, Guancheng joint venture factory.

After two days of vacation, the workers began to wash up in the early morning, complaining that the vacation was too short.

For them, paid vacation is a rare thing.

Everyone who has been to the factory knows that, let alone paid vacation, even if you want to go to the bathroom, you have to apply for it, and it's usually only a few minutes. Once you exceed the time limit, the team leader will remember your name and deduct your salary at the end of the month.

What's the saying...

"The soul-chasing and life-snatching assembly line, the dark workshop, the cycle of life and death in two shifts, no words in the sleepless nights, no pay increase for overtime, and running away tomorrow. I don't know the meaning of the bucket when I first meet you, but I'm the bucket carrier when I see you again."

It's no exaggeration to say that this is the life of factory workers.

"It's good to have two days of rest. Hurry up and wash up and have breakfast."

"That's right."

"Viagra, let me borrow your toothpaste."

"Use it, remember to pay it back."

The workers of the GAC joint venture factory didn't know what happened yet. As usual, they went to eat after washing up, and after breakfast, they followed the usual route to the workshop building where they worked.

However, when they arrived at the workshop building, looking at the closed door and the white notice slip, everyone was stunned.

[Due to the needs of business adjustment and to meet the company's plan of reducing costs and increasing efficiency, a specific layoff announcement is now issued. The original assembly workshop 1-6 groups, paint workshop 1-4 groups, and test workshop 1-4 groups of employees...

Members of the above workshop groups can register their resignation information with your acting team leader and receive N+1 resignation compensation. If you have any questions, you can also consult the acting team leader. ]

"What does this mean? The factory is laying off employees?"

"Two days off for no reason, is it just for layoffs? Fuck him, I just joined last month!"

"What does N+1 mean?"

"Team leader, what's going on, team leader?"

"I don't know!"

The workers of the GAC joint venture factory were confused. They thought the capitalists had a change of heart and gave them two days off to rest, but they didn't expect it to be a notice to dismiss workers.

If it were in the past, they would at most run away and work in other factories.

But now, due to the US dollar interest rate hike, foreign companies have withdrawn one after another, even Foxconn has begun to lay off employees, and it is not easy to find a job. They all cherish the opportunity to work in the car factory.

Compared with electronics factories and knitting factories, automobile assembly factories can be regarded as the tallest among the short ones with good conditions.

Now that layoffs are inexplicably made, the workers are angry.

As more and more people gathered, the team leaders of each group were surrounded and wanted to ask for an explanation.

The workers who enter the factory are not well educated. Many of them are middle-aged men and women in their thirties and forties. They can't understand the meaning of the announcement at all.

In addition, it is close to the Chinese New Year, and they are afraid that the boss can't pay the salary and run away in advance.

Don't think that it is rare for the boss to run away during the Chinese New Year. Anyone who has worked on a construction site or in a factory knows that some black-hearted bosses will choose a time to hide.

Because the Spring Festival is one of the few times that workers belong to themselves.

At this time, some workers may be forced to go home first and come back to ask for wages next year, but by that time, there will be nothing left.

Therefore, workers on construction sites and small factories like to do daily work. They don't want to do it for monthly contracts, but they dare not do it, for fear that the boss will run away with the money and they will not get a penny.

"Be quiet, be quiet."

When the workers were about to lose control of their emotions, Zeng Hong, the general manager of GAC Group, came quickly with a big belly and a cotton coat, accompanied by more than a dozen workshop supervisors.

Zeng Hong really didn't expect that the damned bastards would be so heartless that they would stop work and dismiss his factory employees.

"It's the CEO of GAC Group, our big boss behind the scenes, Zeng Hong."

"Be quiet and listen to what the big boss says."

"Be quiet, all of you!"

For a moment, the workers who were originally chattering and complaining all quieted down and looked at Zeng Hong in unison.

Zeng Hong suppressed his anger, picked up the loudspeaker in his right hand, and raised the volume several times:

"Brothers and sisters from all corners of the world, the factory did not intend to dismiss you, but that little bastard withdrew his investment and wanted to build the factory in Southeast Asian countries. We have no choice but to fight for N+1 compensation for you, that is, one more month's salary this month."

The moment the voice fell, some workers on the scene were happy and some were worried.

"Can I get it even if I just joined the company?"

"This is unfair. I have worked in our factory for six years. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Why can I only get one month's compensation!"

"Yes, I have also worked for four years."

"Isn't N+1 the compensation of seniority + 1? Why is it only one month's compensation? This is against the labor law. We should be given more compensation!"

Suddenly, someone shouted that it violated the labor law, which immediately made the crowd restless. Zeng Hong saw that it was difficult to fool them, so he said again: "Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"

"I know there are many old employees here, who may have worked for eight, ten, or even fifteen years. Here, on behalf of GAC Group, I will issue you an extra dismissal subsidy. For every three years of service, you can receive an extra month's subsidy."

At the moment when the voice fell, the vice president next to Zeng Hong also spoke.

"Hurry up and thank Mr. Zeng. You are not directly signed employees of GAC Group. You should ask the general manager of the joint venture group for compensation for dismissal, but he has already gone back to the island country. Mr. Zeng is now giving humanitarian subsidies."

"Thank you, Mr. Zeng."

"Thank you, Mr. Zeng."

The red and black faces made the workers stunned.

However, for middle-aged workers with low cultural level and no experience in rights protection, it is enough to get compensation.

After calming the anger of the workers, Zeng Hong returned to the office with the leadership team.

Zeng Hong, who originally had a kind face and a smile on his face, suddenly fell down and looked at several factory leaders beside him and said: "Pay special attention to whether there are workers going to the Labor Bureau in the next few days. We must minimize the losses."

"Okay, Mr. Zeng."

"We know what to do."

The factory leaders nodded in response.

Due to the sudden withdrawal of Honda and Toyota Group, Zeng Hong, who had never planned to improve his car manufacturing technology, finally panicked.

Not only did he make a cost reduction and efficiency improvement plan overnight, but he also asked headhunters to look for engineers in the field of automobile manufacturing, thinking of making up for the loss.

They have been making money lying down for too long that they can no longer make cars.

Not only GAC Group, FAW Group, Changan Automobile Group, Dongfeng Group and other enterprises and factories that have cooperated with Japanese companies have experienced layoffs and last-minute cram to varying degrees.

After such a farce, preliminary statistics show that tens of thousands of employees have lost their jobs.

This has caused headaches for social security bureaus in various places, because the number of people who come to register for unemployment has suddenly increased, which means more unemployment benefits.

However.

The impact of the withdrawal of Japanese capital is still continuing.

Toyota and Honda's joint venture vehicles suddenly announced the suspension of production, which led to a decrease in orders from related parts factories, and all downstream companies were affected. Almost all CEOs thought of the "cost reduction and efficiency improvement" strategy at the first time.

What is cost reduction and efficiency improvement?

To put it bluntly, it means layoffs without orders.

Gradually, many 4S stores have also begun to be affected. Sales have no cars to sell, and fewer and fewer customers come to the store.

In just three days, the number of car owners who come to the store for consultation has decreased by 80%. The reason is also very simple. Toyota and Honda and other Japanese-funded vehicles have been exposed online and may be launched in the Longguo market.

There were discussions, rights protection and complaints, but what was most frightening was that a large number of economic bloggers began to post articles, creating panic about the "layoff wave".

Although Weibo deleted posts very quickly, the discussion about the "layoff wave" could not be stopped, and tens of millions of people were discussing it on Weibo.

[I am Xiaomei]: "Many foreign companies have withdrawn. The US dollar interest rate hike is too scary. Will there really be another wave of layoffs?"

[Quiet and Far-reaching]: "It shouldn't be possible. The layoffs at the beginning made the backbone of a large number of families lose their jobs, and it also made the Northeast economy slump."

[Lonely Wolf]: "Damn old Mi, can't the strong join forces? They have to raise the US dollar interest rate to explode the global financial system."

[Shoulder to Shoulder]: "If you don't understand, just ask, can the United States live on another planet? It feels like the world will be quiet without it."

In just half a day, the number of people discussing soared to hundreds of millions, and the three words "layoffs" also evoked memories of a large number of middle-aged people born in the 1950s and 1960s.

Maybe in history books, the description of that period of time is only a corner of the space, but at that time, many families who had no jobs and could not make money chose to take medicine.

When the discussion on the Internet was everywhere and the panic spread, the United States, far across the ocean, also started to make trouble.

[Initiated by the House of Representatives and approved by the House of Deliberation, the X114 bill, starting from February 1, 2016, will impose an additional 10-25% tariff rate on the $200 billion list of goods imported from Longguo by category...]

[A 25% tariff will be imposed on the 2,497 tariff items listed in Annex 1; a 20% tariff will be imposed on the 1,044 tariff items listed in Annex 2; a 15% tariff will be imposed on the 913 tariff items listed in Annex 3. A 10% tariff will be imposed on the 590 tariff items listed in Annex 4.]

The sudden increase in tariffs has chilled the backs of Longguo companies that trade with rice, and they immediately checked the published attachment catalog.

Clicking on attachment 1, it is edible food such as cattle, sheep, horses, honey, peas, spinach, potatoes, non-alcoholic beer, etc.

Attachment 2 is electronic products, such as mobile phones, computers, monitors, motherboards, etc.

Attachment No. 3 is engineering machinery, such as cars, electric vehicles, special engineering vehicles, etc.

Attachment No. 4 is daily necessities, such as shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, etc., as well as clothing such as clothes and pants.

In just a moment, countless foreign trade companies have lost their minds, because the four attachments almost cover all categories, and the only difference is the extent of the increase.

Wuyi Factory, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The bosses who used to make a lot of money from export trade can no longer laugh, because this increase in tariffs is clearly aimed at them.

As a commodity producer, Longguo’s first customer is the United States.

Now the largest customer wants to increase taxes, which means that the price of goods will increase, and the competitiveness of goods will decline accordingly.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

In a daily necessities factory in Wuyi, several senior executives are gathering in the factory director's office, wondering what the future holds.

"No wonder the orders have decreased recently. It turns out that something happened on the other side of the ocean. Now we can only stop production and wait."

The factory owner made a prompt decision.

With fewer orders, he can't produce inventory, and no one knows when the tariffs will end.

As for price increases?

He wants to raise them too!

But if he raises prices, how can he compete with Southeast Asian products?

Now it's a dilemma. The price increase is not competitive, and there is no profit if the price is not raised. Now it can only stop production.

If the factory stops production, the workers' wages will definitely not be paid. Some workers start to find daily jobs to transition.

But this is the range damage of "AOE". The basic situation of Wuyi's factories is similar, and they can only get nothing.

In addition to Wuyi's factories, a large number of factories in Minfu, East Guangdong, and Southern Henan have seen a decline in orders and stopped production.

Ma Wenbo, director of the Security Bureau, looked at the soaring number of registered unemployed people and was so worried that he couldn't sleep. His hair turned a lot white.

"In less than a week, the number of registered unemployed has reached 150,000. This really can't go on."

He knew very well that these 150,000 people were the bottom factories of the factory, and there might be 150,000 families on their shoulders. They must not be unemployed for a long time.

After hesitating for a long time, he chose to call Wang Shan.

"Beep--"

After a few busy tones, the call was connected.

"What does Xiao Ma want to talk to me about?"

"Japanese capital has withdrawn, the United States is taking advantage of our misfortune, and our unemployment rate is too high, old leader. There are still 5 months left, and tens of millions of college students will enter the society and need jobs. This matter must be resolved!" Ma Wenbo's tone was solemn, and he was willing to go all out.

"I know about this matter. The Japanese companies have contacted me several times and want to sit down and negotiate." Wang Shan's tone was also filled with worry. Now Longguo has reached the most critical moment.

In the past, the US dollar raised interest rates, causing foreign capital to flow out. Now Japanese capital has withdrawn, and the United States has imposed tariffs, resulting in a significant reduction in domestic jobs. If he says he is not worried, it would be a lie.

"What do you mean?"

Ma Wenbo asked again.

He doesn't care about anything now, he just wants to know the solution.

"There is no room for negotiation with them." Wang Shan's tone also became more serious.

"Why?"

"It's better to suffer a short pain than a long pain."

"But once the unemployed..."

Before Ma Wenbo finished speaking, Wang Shan interrupted him and said, "It will get better. It won't be too long. You just have to work hard during this period. The security fund will be issued when it is due."

"..."

Ma Wenbo was silent for a long time and sighed, "Oh, I hope so."

In addition to the unemployment crisis, he actually found out that now it is the Dragon Country and the Island Country that are competing for the final victory.

If this financial war is won, the financial system of the Island Country will be completely destroyed, and then it will be time to go out and buy, buy, buy.

What does the Dragon Country lack?

High-precision equipment.

What does the Island Country have?

High-precision equipment.

It is no exaggeration to say that the industrial level of the Island Country can definitely be ranked among the top three in the world, and the quality of their mechanical equipment is also surprisingly high.

Once their enterprises can be controlled, the Dragon Country will no longer have any shortcomings.

...

Shencheng, Dragon Country.

Headquarters of Longxing Group.

Top floor conference room.

Lei Jun, Ren Guofei, Jack Ma, as well as Dong Shaopeng, general manager of the northern sales network, Lan Junyi, general manager of the southern sales network, and Li Zhenzhen, global CEO, all took their seats and looked at Chen Xing, who was in the main seat.

"Since everyone is here, I will get straight to the point. The new car launch of Linghang 001 will be held on January 25, the Longxing Shopping Festival."

Chen Xing did not beat around the bush and directly gave the specific launch time.

The Longxing Shopping Festival on January 25 was the festival that Longxing, Brilliant, and Geek "took down" on January 25, 2015 after the SOC God chip came out.

Since a new car is to be released, choosing a special day can also make users remember it.

After giving the specific time, Chen Xing looked at Dong Shaopeng and said, "How many Linghang 001 cars has the northern factory produced? How much inventory is there?"

"As of today, the northern factory has produced 15,000 Linghang 001s, and the inventory is also 15,000." Dong Shaopeng quickly replied.

"Pass it on, distribute 15,000 Linghang 001s to various sales outlets, and the factory should speed up production."

Chen Xing is very confident in his car, because he has test-driven it some time ago, and he is confident.

Since none of the rival car companies are willing to hold a press conference first, let Linghang 001 muddy the waters.

"Okay, President."

Dong Shaopeng silently noted it down.

Chen Xing looked to the other side and asked, "Where is the factory in the south?"

The north and the south are thousands of kilometers apart, so Chen Xing cannot say that he will only build a factory in the north. He also set up a car production factory in the Paogouling area in the south, but the production equipment is slightly inferior.

"A total of 4,460 vehicles. Excluding 30 vehicles that are still on the road, our southern production plant has 4,430 inventory vehicles."

"You should also pass it on and distribute the vehicles to various sales networks. In addition, you should speed up production efficiency. As for production equipment, you should communicate more with Vice President Zhang Heting."

"I understand, President."

At the same time as Lan Junyi answered, Zhang Heting also said: "The equipment has been urgently ordered from Germany. It is currently on the way to sea and is expected to arrive in Shanghai within a month."

"You follow up."

Chen Xing reminded.

"I understand." Zhang Heting nodded in response.

After giving tasks to the general managers of the two sales networks, Chen Xing looked at Yao Nana and said: "The publicity for the press conference should be prepared."

"I have contacted a large number of media and marketing accounts. The budget investment on the day of the press conference is 20 million. The detailed account list of expenditures has been sent to your email."

"good."

Chen Xing nodded slightly, looked at Li Zhenzhen, whom he hadn't seen for several months, and asked, "How are things going in Europe and America? Are you ready?"

"As long as the domestic market sells well, it will be easy to enter the foreign market. The top management of European and American countries now have inextricable relations with us." Li Zhenzhen smiled and looked extremely confident.

As the actual executor of the Korean Star Group, her ability is beyond doubt and she also knows how to build relationships.

In life, all you covet is money, power and sex. This is the weakness of human nature.

After Li Zhenzhen successfully controlled the international market through the Longxing, Cuican, Geek and Tianyu series, he immediately invested in the creation of the luxury brand Unique and held a million-dollar beauty pageant, attracting the attention of global supermodels.

Even if you are ranked 100th, you can still take away 10,000 US dollars, while the first place is 1.7 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 10 million Dragon Country coins.

What’s the point of holding a beauty pageant?

Very simple.

Gain access to women’s resources.

After having two resources, women and money, it becomes extremely simple to open up a relationship. This is common all over the world.

For example, Boss Xu's song and dance troupe invests tens of millions to raise dozens of girls every year. His purpose has long been self-evident.

Li Zhenzhen has also used various temptations to open up a lot of conveniences in Europe and the United States. It will not be said that it is difficult to move internationally like mobile phones.

"very good."

Chen Xing cast a look of praise and continued: "Now everything is ready, all we have to do is hold a press conference."

"Pah, pah, pah—"

Applause erupted in the conference room.

When the applause subsided slightly, Chen Xing glanced at Rebus, Ren Guofei, and Jack Ma on the left and said, "By the way, Mr. Lei, Mr. Ma, and Mr. Ren, how is the development of intelligent driving?"

Rebus, Ren Guofei, and Jackma looked at each other, and finally Rebus said: "The test went well. There are no problems with the basic road section, but it is a complex road section, which may require manual intervention."

"What's the level?"

Chen Xing asked.

Rebus took out a data file and handed it to Chen Xing: "At the L3 level, we estimate that we can train the L3 level to the L4 level in about half a month."

The autonomous driving level is proposed by ASAM, the standardization organization in the automotive field. It is divided into 6 levels, namely L0, which is fully human-driven and is equivalent to human-driven vehicles in current cars.

L1, assisted driving level, requires hands not to leave the steering wheel, and can provide functions such as automatic braking, lane changing, and deviation correction in emergencies.

L2, the partially autonomous driving level, can undertake some basic driving operations, but the driver needs to always pay attention to take over the steering wheel.

L3, conditional autonomous driving, can be controlled by on-board smart chips as long as the roads are not particularly complex.

L4 is highly automated driving, which is equivalent to experienced drivers who have had no violations for more than ten years and can completely leave the steering wheel to it.

L5 is the highest level, also known as fully autonomous driving. This level is judged based on the control of the racing driver. Certification of this level is equivalent to hiring a top racing driver who can handle any complex road conditions and Emergencies.

Chen Xing is obsessed with artificial intelligence, and to a large extent he wants to develop autonomous driving and realize the interconnection of everything.

"Very good." Chen Xing took the document and did not check it in a hurry. Instead, he glanced at everyone in the conference room and said, "Foreign-funded cars have been arrogant for decades, and it's time to shuffle the cards."

"Okay, shuffle the cards!"

"Gotta clean them!"

"well said!"

"Pah, pah, pah—"

The conference room applauded again.

The automotive field has always been a shortcoming of Longguo companies, and a large number of technology patents are controlled by Japan, Germany and the United States.

but.

That's a patent for fuel vehicles.

Today's new energy vehicles will be a sharp sword to make up for shortcomings.

When everyone in the conference room was applauding, Chen Xing pressed his hand to signal for silence and said in a surprising way:

"I have another idea that I would like to ask for your opinion, that is, if disabled and color-blind people are implanted with a brain-computer interface, and through the special driving mode built into the vehicle system, is it possible for them to regain the qualification to drive a vehicle?"