Chapter 501
, Section 1: I see!
Chapter 501, Node 1: I see! (It's a fictional story!)
You're destined to never make it in this world!
Lin Aiguo's words were deafening.
Lin Xiaohe froze on the spot, a huge wave of emotions surging in her heart.
She previously believed that saving Changhong Factory could turn the situation around, but there was a contradiction: could divine authority really be tied to a factory?
Lin Xiaohe had always felt that something was wrong, but Lin Aiguo's words made her realize something!
Lin Xiaohe lowered her eyes and fell into thought.
If the Node World is similar to the Three Old Provinces, with divine authority bound to all lower-level workers, then it's no wonder the original owner was weakened so drastically!
From a macro perspective, enterprise reform is an inevitable trend in national transformation and cannot be changed by individual efforts.
This is not something that can be achieved through hard work alone. The entire region is poor, so how can an individual reasonably become wealthy?
Liaoyang Province was the first pilot area, and the fate of 680 million employee families depended on this major transformation.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaohe felt uneasy, and a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.
I almost went down the wrong path.
Even if he could save Changhong Radio Factory, he could only help the nearly one thousand workers in the factory.
This number is a drop in the ocean compared to the 750 million in the three old provinces.
The most effective method is to enter the management level. It's impossible to get into the central level in time. One can influence enterprise reforms nationwide by influencing the pilot reforms in Liaoyang Province.
Lin Xiaohe's gaze was deep and somber.
She is very aware of her own personality flaws. Expecting her to be like Zhou Hongwei, meticulous in every aspect, speaking in official jargon, and climbing the ladder step by step, is like forcing a strong man to wear women's clothing and perform pole dancing. It's simply asking the impossible.
"Ugh."
Lin Xiaohe sighed heavily.
She could already guess how the original owner had failed.
There are only a few ways to die.
He made outrageous remarks in public, launched attacks in the newspapers, and was then knocked out!
Starting a business and making money, but failing to change the status quo in time, KO!
Barely made it into the system, incompetent, and apolitical—KO!
"This is a dead end that was tailor-made for us."
This situation cannot be resolved without entering the system.
However, the system is a cage for Lin Xiaohe's personality.
How can one succeed by acting against one's nature without being awakened?
"What are you thinking about? Come along." Seeing Lin Xiaohe's silence, Lin Aiguo thought he had spoken too harshly, so he looked for an opportunity and made an excuse to send Lin Xiaohe home.
As soon as she got home, Lin Xiaohe took out all the newspapers in the house.
While helping, Wang Shuxiang nagged, "Why do you have to read the newspaper as soon as you get back? You're not really going to Changhong, are you? It's a matter of your whole life, you can't be willful."
"I'm just browsing and learning a bit."
Lin Xiaohe still needs to gather more information to determine whether the Node World is in the same situation as the Eastern Kingdom of Blue Star, and how critical the situation is.
In those days, computers were not yet widespread, so she could only obtain information through official channels such as newspapers.
For a whole month, the Liaoyang Provincial Daily reported on the reform of state-owned enterprises.
Lin Xiaohe skimmed through the text, her gaze settling on MBO.
This term occupies only a small square, but it subtly reveals the inclinations of some people. MBO stands for management buyout.
Newspaper reports reveal a prevailing opinion: why can't state-owned enterprises (SOEs) leverage their competitive advantage in a market economy? A major reason is that the success or failure of SOEs has little to do with management or ordinary workers.
Even if a company is doing well, the wages of management and workers will not increase.
If a company is performing poorly, as long as it doesn't go bankrupt, it won't affect the management and employees.
So how can we enhance a company's competitiveness? The answer is to allow management to acquire the company and promote the reform of state-owned enterprises.
Lin Xiaohe's fingertips lingered on the words "mbo" for a long time.
Looking back at the experience of later generations, the way to improve the enthusiasm of management and employees is to give employees shares, thus tying everyone's interests together.
But in the 90s, when we were feeling our way across the river, a major problem facing reform was the issue of ownership!
State-owned enterprise reform is not simply enterprise reform, but a reform that affects the whole system.
"Why aren't you asleep yet, you child? I have no idea what you're thinking all day long!"
The door was pushed open, and Wang Shuxiang walked in carrying a glass of milk.
His voice remained harsh, but his eyes held an unyielding worry.
Lin Xiaohe took a deep breath, leaned back in her chair, took the milk, and drank it all in one gulp, but did not return the empty cup to Wang Shuxiang.
Meeting Wang Shuxiang's questioning gaze, Lin Xiaohe carefully chose her words and asked, "Imagine there's a breakfast shop owned by a boss who hires you as the owner and pays you a salary. The breakfast shop's business is neither good nor bad, but the boss says that if business is bad, he'll sell the shop, along with the storefront, to you at a low price. What would you do?"
"Huh?" Wang Shuxiang was taken aback. How did they get onto the topic of breakfast shops, shop managers, and shop owners?
"The boss kindly hired me as the store manager and trusts me so much, of course I have to do a good job, otherwise what kind of person would I be?"
Lin Xiaohe: "If you didn't consider your conscience, what would you do?"
"Uh..." Wang Shuxiang's eyes flickered, and she said somewhat awkwardly, "You really want to know?"
"Correct."
cough cough.
Parents, to varying degrees, have some burden regarding their image.
Parents always teach their children to be hardworking, kind, and honest people.
How could they possibly show their mercenary side in front of their children?
Wang Shuxiang struggled internally for a long time, her mind in turmoil.
To be honest, I'm afraid it will affect my image among the children.
To be honest, Lin Xiaohe is already 20 years old. Shouldn't we teach her a little about the harsh realities of the world?
After struggling for a while, Wang Shuxiang repeatedly emphasized: "It wasn't me, it was all just an analogy, you know? I'm just telling you that if it were someone else, they would very likely deliberately make the business in the shop look bad, and then buy the breakfast shop and the store at a very low price."
Lin Xiaohe revealed a knowing smile.
See? Even Wang Shuxiang, who has never worked a day in her life, knows this principle. How could those corporate managers who have been struggling in the business world for decades not know it?
Therefore, once the NBO (Non-Business Ownership) system is opened up, without sufficient legal and institutional oversight, it will inevitably lead to the loss of state-owned assets.
Lin Xiaohe breathed a sigh of relief.
Having analyzed this far, she understood how divine authority had been stolen and where the enemies the old deity had planted were.
It has to be said that this will be an unusual battle, one that Lin Xiaohe has never participated in before!