Chapter 805
A gap arises in the heart
Xu Bo'an owns 90% of the shares in Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, while Lin Kangtai only owns 10%. Based on the shareholding ratio, Xu Bo'an does not need to consider Lin Kangtai's thoughts at all and can make decisions directly on the company's affairs.
However, Xu Bo'an is not an autocratic leader; he still considers other people's feelings when doing anything.
Xu Bo'an said to Lin Kangtai, "Old Lin, it's perfectly normal to have different opinions. How could I blame you? Tell me what you think?"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Lin Kangtai mustered his courage and said, "President Xu, then I'll be frank. I think our Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory has finally stabilized and gotten back on track. Although judging from the current development, the future is definitely on an upward trend, and we've made a lot of money, it's always better to be safe than sorry. If such a large enterprise encounters some unpredictable risks in the future, spending the money now might inevitably have a certain impact on our factory's future development. Therefore, I think we should save these funds as capital to resist risks! What do you think?"
After listening to Lin Kangtai's words, Xu Bo'an understood that Lin Kangtai's considerations stemmed from a desire to protect the company. After all, Lin Kangtai had already experienced a failure once before, and Xu Bo'an could understand his conservative thinking.
Moreover, the reason Xu Bo'an dares to make such a decision is because he doesn't need to worry about money at all now, which comes entirely from the confidence that the bonsai world gives him.
However, Lin Kangtai is different. He doesn't have that kind of confidence, so he will definitely consider the company's cash flow first, and dare not use most of the funds to provide benefits for employees. This is normal human thinking.
"The world is bustling with activity, all for profit." Everyone is busy striving for their own interests, let alone business people who are even more focused on profit. It is understandable that bosses would prioritize the company's interests.
Therefore, Xu Bo'an also understands Lin Kangtai's thoughts. While he understands, Xu Bo'an only dares to do so because he is absolutely certain of the benefits for his employees. After all, if Xu Bo'an wants to get the business up and running as soon as possible, he must take both the company's interests and the employees' welfare into account. Only when the two complement each other and advance together can the company develop faster and more steadily.
As for funding issues, they are the easiest problem for Xu Bo'an. Even if the factory really encounters a cash flow problem, Xu Bo'an can solve it easily.
But Xu Bo'an couldn't explain this to Lin Kangtai!
Since he couldn't explain it clearly, he could only offer Lin Kangtai some psychological counseling. With that in mind, Xu Bo'an said to Lin Kangtai, "Old Lin, I understand your concerns, but please believe me, you don't need to worry about the funding at all. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise. I can guarantee that if the factory encounters cash flow problems or unexpected risks, I'll cover for it!"
Although Lin Kangtai knew that Xu Bo'an was no ordinary person, he still couldn't guarantee that the factory would survive if they encountered any real risks. Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was a factory that he had founded from scratch, and Lin Kangtai didn't want to watch it go bankrupt again.
He spoke again to Xu Bo'an, saying, "Mr. Xu, I know you are a good leader who cares about your employees, but I feel that our current situation is really not suitable for giving them such large benefits. If you want to appease the employees, we can first give them some inexpensive items to appease them."
We can use our existing funds to invest in the construction of fixed assets to expand the pharmaceutical factory. Once our factory is large enough and we have sufficient funds, it's not too late to provide such benefits to our employees!
Xu Bo'an could tell from Lin Kangtai's words that Lin Kangtai was very resistant to the idea of providing welfare housing to employees. So Xu Bo'an said to Lin Kangtai, "Old Lin, I can understand your thoughts. You are afraid that Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory will repeat the mistakes of the past. But don't worry, as long as I am here, Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory will definitely not go bankrupt. Moreover, in the future, I will make Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory reach a higher level. In the near term, I can guarantee that Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory will become the leader in the same industry in Dongjiang City within three months."
Lin Kangtai was actually a little unhappy when he heard Xu Bo'an say that. He had just said that he could raise any opinions he wanted, but when he actually raised them, Xu Bo'an repeatedly disagreed with him and insisted on his own ideas. Since he had already made up his mind, why did he need to express his opinion?
Although Lin Kangtai had some grievances, Xu Bo'an held 90% of the shares in Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, making him the actual person in charge of the factory.
Moreover, Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory's revival and current achievements are all thanks to Xu Bo'an. Since he insists on doing this now, I can only follow his arrangements.
Thinking of all this, Lin Kangtai said to Xu Bo'an on the phone, "Mr. Xu, I believe your strategy is the most correct. I will start preparing for this tomorrow and report to you after I have drafted my plan!"
When Xu Bo'an asked Lin Kangtai about his attitude earlier, it was partly out of respect for Lin Kangtai and partly because he wanted to hear Lin Kangtai's opinion on the matter. He didn't expect that Lin Kangtai would disagree with him on this matter.
This also proves from another angle that he hasn't yet completely established absolute authority in Lin Kangtai's mind. However, this is only a minor reason. The real and main reason is that Lin Kangtai is afraid that Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory will return to its previous state of ruin. Xu Bo'an can understand Lin Kangtai's feelings and doesn't intend to blame him. He said to Lin Kangtai, "Then thank you for your hard work. It's getting late, get some rest!"
Lin Kangtai replied, "Okay, Mr. Xu, you should get some rest too!"
The two then hung up the phone.
Although the two of them had just settled the matter over the phone and appeared to respect each other and give each other face, only the two of them knew the displeasure the other was feeling.
Lin Kangtai's displeasure stemmed from the fact that although Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was no longer facing bankruptcy and had been revived and was on the right track, nominally under his responsibility, the real management power of the pharmaceutical factory was actually in the hands of Xu Bo'an. Whenever the two disagreed, Xu Bo'an would always take his side. So, frankly speaking, his only purpose in being there was management power.
Lin Kangtai still felt somewhat aggrieved. After all, he had founded this pharmaceutical factory from scratch, and now that he could no longer hold real power, he felt quite disappointed and melancholy.
Lin Kangtai is now even wondering if he shouldn't have been so impulsive as to give 90% of the shares to Xu Bo'an. If he had sold the factory to Xu Bo'an directly and then sought another way out, he would have been able to go it alone and become his own boss without having to take orders from anyone else.
People often romanticize the paths they never took and regret the decisions they made, but they forget that living well in the present is the right choice.
Of course, Lin Kangtai was no exception. Although he greatly admired Xu Bo'an for developing such a powerful hangover remedy, and the factory received a considerable amount of revenue, he had no say in how the revenue was used.
To be honest, he was starting to regret it a little. Before, he was the only one in charge at the pharmaceutical factory; everyone did what he said. But now he had to listen to others, which made him somewhat uncomfortable. But what's done is done, and who could Lin Kangtai talk to about his thoughts? He could only take it one step at a time.
Xu Bo'an had thought that after the high popularity of the hangover remedy over this period of time, Lin Kangtai would be completely convinced by him. However, when he offered his opinion, Lin Kangtai repeatedly rejected it. To put it bluntly, in Xu Bo'an's mind, Lin Kangtai was not yet completely convinced by him.
Xu Bo'an wasn't a real god and couldn't possibly be all-encompassing, so of course he felt uncomfortable when Lin Kangtai questioned his ideas.
Therefore, when leaders offer opinions or suggestions, we, as subordinates, should not refute them or offer any opinions. What we should do is praise and agree with their suggestions and views, and then simply carry them out.
And so, the two of them drifted off to sleep, each lost in their own thoughts.
Nothing was said that night. When Xu Bo'an woke up the next morning, he thought about the matter of improving employee benefits that he had discussed with Lin Kangtai the day before. Considering Lin Kangtai's rather resistant reaction, Xu Bo'an was a little worried that Lin Kangtai might be unwilling to spend money and mess things up.
Xu Bo'an's consistent style of doing things is either not to do them at all, or to do them to the extreme so that no one can find fault with them. Even though it is just preparing welfare housing for employees, he must do it perfectly.
With this in mind, Xu Bo'an decided to personally go around the Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory to see if there were any suitable houses or suitable land.
The Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is located in the suburbs. A long time ago, there were large tracts of wasteland around it. In recent years, due to urban development plans, many residential buildings have been built not far from there, so it's a good place to go and take a look.
He first did some research online about the properties around Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, and then after a quick bite to eat, Xu Bo'an drove towards the factory.
After arriving there, Xu Bo'an drove around and began to personally observe the newly built houses in the surrounding area in recent years. After driving around several housing developments, Xu Bo'an selected a few sales offices that were relatively close to Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory and had decent housing developments and supporting facilities, and prepared to inquire about them.
Most of the properties Xu Bo'an looked at were already on sale, since such properties are more secure than off-plan properties, and people like Ma Lu who urgently need housing can move in in the shortest possible time.
Xu Bo'an then looked at each property one by one. After a while, he selected five different properties. These five properties not only had suitable spacing between buildings with almost no obstructions between them, but also had very complete supporting facilities and responsible property management.
Xu Bo'an decided to carefully compare these properties after returning home, and finally only kept three as welfare housing for Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory.
As Xu Bo'an walked out of the last sales office and found his car in his parking space, just as he was about to get in, he suddenly heard a voice approaching from afar: "Brother, what are you doing here?"
Xu Bo'an stopped getting into the car, turned around and saw it was Zhai Xiaofei. Xu Bo'an said, "Oh, it's you, Xiaofei. I'm here looking at houses. What about you? What are you busy with?"
Zhai Xiaofei smiled and said to Xu Bo'an, "Of course I'm here to work. Brother, are you here to buy a house again, or are you just here to take a look and get into the real estate business?"
Xu Bo'an said, "Oh, I'm planning to get some welfare housing for our company's employees. I'm just here today to visit a few places, compare them, and then make a decision."
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhai Xiaofei asked in surprise, "Brother, you're a big leader in the company. Does your company have no one else? Do you need to personally handle this kind of thing?"
Seeing Zhai Xiaofei's surprised expression, Xu Bo'an said, "Why are you so surprised? The welfare housing is for employees to live in. It concerns their vital interests, so of course I have to check it myself to be at ease!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhai Xiaofei couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration and said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, you're such a good person, so great! You're so considerate of your employees. They're so lucky to have a boss like you!"
In fact, Xu Bo'an wasn't as great as Zhai Xiaofei made him out to be. The reason Xu Bo'an personally took charge of employee welfare housing was largely because there were several people in the pharmaceutical factory, such as Liu Quan, Tang Xiaotong, and Ma Lu, who had always been loyal to him. Xu Bo'an simply wanted to give them the rewards they deserved and not let those who had been loyal to him feel disheartened.
Xu Bo'an laughed and said to Zhai Xiaofei, "Little rascal, just keep flattering your brother!"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhai Xiaofei smiled and said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, I wasn't flattering you, I was just telling the truth!"
Xu Bo'an feigned impatience and said to Zhai Xiaofei, "Alright, alright, if there's nothing else, go ahead and do your thing. Stop rambling on to me! Bye!"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhai Xiaofei said with a hint of complaint, "Brother, you didn't even ask what kind of work I came here for before you were in such a hurry to say goodbye! What if the job I'm doing is something you could use!"
Hearing Zhai Xiaofei's words, Xu Bo'an roughly guessed the meaning behind them and said with a smile, "Xiaofei, judging from your tone, is your work here related to the house? Does this mean the property here belongs to you?" (End of Chapter)