Chapter 2094
Not a single face that gets bullied
He Yuzhu wrote a long letter to his son, who was far away in the south.
In the letter, he didn't mention what happened on Hong Kong Island, but simply said that everything was under control, thus glossing over the matter.
However, he offered several suggestions on what He Xinghua should do next.
It's all the same old advice: don't rush things in this small southern city, don't be in a hurry to achieve results...
Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king...
This was He Yuzhu's advice to his son.
That's a bit of an overstatement for a businessman.
But that's just how it is.
It only started after the reform and opening up; if we followed the methods of those bosses outside...
The goal of most business owners is to start production as quickly as possible and generate profits immediately.
However, this will inevitably require some extraordinary measures as a price.
This could easily conflict with our current policies.
Why is there encouragement for consumption later on?
From electrical appliance consumption in the 1980s and 90s to those in the new century.
To put it bluntly, it's not because these things are particularly profitable.
Rather, it's because this is the key that enables ordinary people to strive for success, rather than settle for mediocrity.
People like Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui retired in their fifties and received 60-70% of their original salary as retirement pay.
If they're looking for comfort, they can certainly be quite comfortable in today's society.
Because there's no pressure.
However, their comfort level is almost a hindrance to social progress and development.
Just like a donkey pulling a millstone, if you want someone to work hard all their life, you have to hang a carrot in front of the donkey.
I was so close to making it, but I was just a hair's breadth away.
Ordinary people today think differently than people in later generations.
Ultimately, people like Liu Guangqi go there to prove their own value in life.
Even if this value is an overestimation of their own talent.
If He Xinghua were to simply copy the methods he used to manage workers on Hong Kong Island...
The workers down there would be choked with fumes at any moment.
At that time, there were no such sayings as those of later generations; people went out simply to make money.
Who would be willing to risk their life for you if you can't be paid properly?
To put it bluntly, these days, if you yell at your workers, they'll turn on you.
That's just how arrogant I am!
He Xinghua originally intended for the company to start production immediately and generate economic benefits.
But He Yuzhu's letter arrived right at that exact moment.
In He Yuzhu's letter, he was told not to rush into starting construction or to rush into generating economic benefits.
Instead, we need to thoroughly understand the situation in the factory and make adjustments to all upstream and downstream operations.
We should show more concern for the workers, after all, they have traveled at least several hundred kilometers to work there, hoping to make a living.
If He Xinghua's methods are too brutal, he will offend people.
And arrange the layout as much as possible.
This might be He Yuzhu being overly cautious.
He never cared about this kind of situation in his previous life.
But in his mind, this is how running a business should be done.
As long as the direction is right, it doesn't matter if it's a little slow.
Let other businessmen make their first fortune.
He Xinghua may not be a business genius, but he is definitely someone who listens to advice.
And the person who said these words was his most respected father.
Even though He Xinghua doesn't know much about him yet.
However, after communicating with Lou Xiao'e by telegram, they slowed down their pace of development.
How to explain this approach? It means that investments can proceed normally, and even the pace of expansion can be accelerated to a certain extent.
However, the part about producing products and generating profits can be slowed down appropriately.
He Yuzhu is overly cautious.
But he was well aware of the saying that "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
Putting everything else aside, if any safety accident were to occur at any of He Xinghua's factories during production, he would be branded a disgrace in society.
In the future, every time the reform and opening up was reviewed, the He Group's affairs would be brought up in the discussion.
Therefore, the work environment, employee safety education, and worker welfare must be implemented effectively.
This is definitely different from how those bosses in Hong Kong operate outside.
He Yuzhu's bottom line is this: the sweatshop practices in foreign countries may happen to other people, but they cannot appear in the investments of the He Group.
Compared to short-term gains, He Yuzhu values the prestigious brand he and Lou Xiao'e have built together more.
It's that simple.
He Xinghua has settled down.
He began to analyze, word by word, the long letter his own father had written to him, a letter of ten thousand words.
And compare it with the situation around you, one by one.
During this period, he also conducted research on some collective enterprises in the south under the guise of a visit.
He also spoke with the people in the external liaison department, saying he wanted to see the company's actual production situation.
Rather than a embellished scene.
In these areas, the South is still much more open than many inland places.
Requests like He Xinghua's would not be approved in many places.
But in the south, a high-ranking official personally gave him the green light.
This allowed him to clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of the collective factory.
The equipment is outdated, and there is an overstaffing problem.
This is a shortcoming of many collective factories.
In fact, most collective factories, as they have developed to this point, have a whole host of shortcomings.
But it doesn't really have many advantages.
Therefore, what He Xinghua observed should be described as "different" rather than "different".
The confidence and pride of workers in collective factories, especially the experienced veterans, is undeniable.
Especially those mid-level workers, if something happens, they dare to directly confront their superiors.
This greatly shocked He Xinghua.
Respecting experienced workers and skilled professionals is something every business owner knows.
But this certainly doesn't include those mid-level workers.
If a seventh-grade or eighth-grade worker is wronged, they should go directly to the factory leaders to seek justice.
He Xinghua can understand this.
However, an apprentice of a mid-level worker might still be an apprentice, and in terms of work assignments, he might be given slightly heavier tasks.
That intermediate-level worker dared to lead his apprentice to the workshop leaders and argue with the workshop director about right and wrong.
He Xinghua didn't know much about this kind of thing.
He felt like he had figured something out, but he couldn't quite grasp the key point.
He was thinking of writing to He Yuzhu for advice when, coincidentally, Xiao Song came to visit him in the small southern town for the second time.
This is normal, as the small southern city is where Xiao Song's company's main warehouse is located.
A large portion of the goods in his trading company are transferred from this port to Hong Kong Island and then shipped to desert regions around the world.
"Brother-in-law, what's different about those people?" He Xinghua asked Xiao Song.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Song pondered for a moment before hesitantly asking, "Is it that none of those workers have a face to be bullied?" (End of Chapter)