Break out of the courtyard

"The trial results of the Bohai No. 2 incident are as follows..."

"After the first license for a private restaurant in the capital was issued, the private business owners were faced with the problem of not being able to buy food, meat, vegetables, etc...."

"The number of pilot state-owned enterprises has grown to 6580... It is expected that from 1981, the work of expanding enterprise autonomy will be fully launched in state-owned industries and enterprises."

“…advocating that a couple should only have one child.”

"At 2 a.m. today, the price of oil per barrel is $39, and the estimated market gap is 560 million barrels..."

……

At the Zhang family's breakfast time in Villa No. 118 on the Peak, siblings Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan were standing at the dining table with newspapers in their hands, reading aloud to their father Zhang Heping who was having breakfast.

When the children finished reading and started to eat breakfast, Zhang Heping sat at the dining table and picked up the newspaper he had subscribed from abroad to check.

Holding a large notebook and a ballpoint pen, his wife Chen Shuting sat on Zhang Heping's left and whispered, "Honey, the Guangdong Energy Research Institute wants to cooperate with our Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. on the follow-up research and development of wave energy power stations. What do you think of our response?"

"Tell them that the Renewable Energy Company will build a shore-based oscillating water column wave energy power station and a hydrogen fuel power station in the next step. It also plans to build a nuclear power plant in the next ten years. Ask them what support they can provide us?" Zhang Heping replied casually.

The eldest son swallowed a piece of cake and interrupted, "Dad! I have already designed the World Cup football game program. Can you help us find the bugs and give us some suggestions?"

"You can put CD game consoles and TVs on the street and let ordinary players help you, and advertise at the same time." Zhang Heping has no time to deal with such small problems.

Wei Chunqiao also took the opportunity to report a piece of news, "Boss, the Umbrella Japan branch sent a message last night. After receiving the money, Councillor Yamaguchi clearly replied that if we want to get a gun license in Japan, at least half of the branch's employees must be Japanese!"

"Tell the company employees in Japan that whoever obtains Japanese citizenship will have his monthly salary increased by 50%. If the number is still less than half, you can find some Japanese teenagers around 15 years old to make up the number, and bring them back to Hong Kong for three months of training every year." Zhang Heping said in a light tone, as if he had expected the Japanese to do this.

My eldest nephew Tang Lie came in at some point and cut in line to ask, "Uncle, CDs are now in mass production. I want to burn some music and movies on them. Polydor said you have the copyright to some songs."

"Looking for your fourth aunt!"

Tang Xin on the side was stunned for a moment. After her nephew Tang Lie mentioned the song titles such as When You Are Old, There Are So Many People in This World, and I Will Slowly Like You, Tang Xin, who was a little bored recently, happily went to get the copyright documents.

By the way, Tang Xin was at home taking care of the children all day, and she felt a little jealous when she saw Zhang Heping and Chen Shuting busy working in pairs.

If Zhang Heping knew what she was thinking, he would probably spur her on a few more times.

"Uncle, this is the liquid crystal produced yesterday. Please take a look. Also, there is a problem with the production of indium tin oxide. Can you spare some time to come and take a look?"

"Honey, Sea, Land and Air Co., Ltd. just called and said that there are 489 new drivers who have come to exchange their taxi licenses for new ones, and they hope to order 500 more taxis."

"Boss, the pipeline ball valves produced by our umbrella hardware processing factory were returned by China Gas, saying that the air tightness did not meet the standards. I want to ask the Ridao factory to process it for me. Do you think it is possible?"

"Honey, Hong Kong Island Tramways called and asked Hong Kong Island Electricity for a preferential electricity price. I want them to negotiate it themselves."

"Honey, the Star Ferry employees are collectively applying for a pay raise..."

……

After Tang Ming finished his breakfast, he glanced at his son-in-law Zhang Heping, who was reading a newspaper and responding to people around him, then walked silently to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

Not long after, when a group of children finished breakfast and were getting ready to go to school, Zhang Heping put down the newspaper, went out with the children, got into the car, got in a Land Cruiser bulletproof car, and went down the mountain to get busy with work.

Tang Xin stood at the gate of Renheyi for a while, until the convoy disappeared from view, then she returned to the villa somewhat dejectedly and continued to talk about the background video of the song with her eldest nephew Tang Lie.

Seeing that Tang Xin was a little depressed, her mother-in-law Xu Jiefeng couldn't help but comfort her: "This is how men work. When they are busy, they can't take care of the family."

"Aunt, my uncle is actually very family-oriented!" The eldest nephew Tang Lie counselled, "Look at my second uncle, he only manages Hutchison Whampoa, and he rarely comes home a few times a week. Look at my father, he only manages the chairman of Hong Kong Island Colorful Investment Co., Ltd., and I haven't seen him in the past month."

Father-in-law Tang Ming held a newspaper and frowned as he asked, "I heard that Heping has recently acquired many companies in Hong Kong Island?"

Nephew Tang Lie saw Tang Xin shaking her head and frowned, wondering, "Fourth aunt, we don't know how many companies Uncle has acquired. The two companies you acquired before, Heping Audit and Heping Law Firm, should know. Didn't you ask them?"

Tang Xin still shook her head, "No..."

Hearing this, even her mother Xu Jiefeng frowned.

"Fourth aunt, I'm not trying to sow discord between you and Aunt Chen. As far as I know, many of my uncle's companies are legally represented by Aunt Chen. When my uncle dies, how will the family property be divided?"

"The family property has been divided long ago, using an offshore trust." When it comes to the family property issue, Tang Xin is no longer worried and smiles:

"You don't have to worry about me. I'm just not used to Heping and Shuting's sudden busyness. If Xiaobei and Xiaonan hadn't been beaten, no one in the capital would have stood up to speak for us, and no one would have apologized to us..."

"I know they are so busy so that outsiders won't dare to look down on our family anymore!"

"Fourth aunt, whoever dares to look down on you now, as long as uncle says a word, he will not be able to survive in Hong Kong Island!" The eldest nephew Tang Lie said with a smile:

"As far as I know, my uncle recently took over China Gas! This means that half of Hong Kong Island's public utilities are controlled by my uncle!"

"When Ah Qiang comes back, my uncle will definitely take over Hong Kong Island Telecommunications Company! It's a pity that my uncle doesn't like real estate, otherwise it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him Zhang Bancheng!

"You little brat, don't ever mention the word Zhang Bancheng again!" Tang Ming frowned and said, "Your great-grandfather, my father, was once known as Tang Bancheng in Dong'an County. Do you know how much our family paid for this title?"

Seeing his grandson shaking his head in confusion, Tang Ming sighed, "The first bird to stick its head out gets shot! If it weren't for this title, those warlords wouldn't have frequently come to our house to force donations, and your great grandfather and I wouldn't have joined the army! At that time, being a soldier and fighting in a war was so dangerous..."

……

“The issue of salary increase needs to be put on the agenda, but not now; we cannot give salary increase to employees just because they apply for it collectively. If we force them to raise their salary, they will not be grateful and will only think that it is what they deserve!”

Zhang Heping was in the car, still chatting about work with Chen Shuting on his left. He continued:

"What we earn is the future market value growth of each company, not the short-term dividends. Therefore, we can reward our dividends to employees with good performance in the form of option incentives."

"The basic salary can be lower, but performance rewards, holiday benefits, and year-end bonuses must be increased so that they feel that they have earned the rewards through their own efforts."

"The design principle of this performance reward is the same as the effect of cracking melon seeds. After cracking off the shell, you can eat the kernel. The reward needs to be repeated every month."

"Holiday benefits are small daily surprises; year-end bonuses and year-end stock option incentives are big surprises every year, giving employees something to look forward to!"

Zhang Heping saw the driver and bodyguard in the front row eavesdropping, and said with a smile: "Let's get out of the issue of salary and get to the root of the problem. Why do employees want high salaries?"

"The average employee wants nothing more than food, clothing, shelter and transportation! A monthly salary of 2,000 to 3,000 yuan can allow them to get enough food and clothing, 7,000 to 8,000 yuan can allow them to consider buying a house and a car, and 20,000 to 30,000 yuan can allow them to travel without pressure."

"If we solve their housing, car, travel and other problems from the root, they will be happy to work for us even if they are paid low wages!"

"Boss, that's what I think!" The driver laughed and said, "After my family got the apartment, I felt very satisfied! Even if you gave me a monthly salary of two or three thousand, I would be willing to drive for you forever. In the end, you gave us a monthly salary of more than ten thousand, and there are bonuses at the end of the year, hehe!"

"Is that all you can do?" Zhang Heping said unhappily, "Save more money and send your grandchildren to study abroad, and help me manage the company in the future."

"Okay! I'll let them go abroad to learn how to drive, and then come back to continue driving for the boss!"

"roll!"

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