We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

What do you think of when you mention Xuzhou? The hometown of Peng Zu? The culture of the Han Dynasty?

Or how about delicious dishes like clay pot chicken, five-flavor chicken, and Farewell My Concubine?

However, most people may not know where Xuzhou is. The first word that comes to mind should be Xuzhou Heavy Industry, right?

Xugong Xugong, I wish you success.

For those born in the 8090s and s, this term should be as familiar to them as the question of which company has the best mining technology. The key is that most of the machinery used by Lanxiang is also from XCMG.

The wave of layoffs has begun, and it is estimated that the number of laid-off workers this year will exceed three million.

Local governments have come up with ways to solve the problem, but the most popular one is definitely contracting.

However, it is still easy for small factories because there are many people willing to invest, but it is not the same for large factories.

Either they have no money and want to get something for nothing, or they cannot retain the original employees.

In order to minimize the number of layoffs, leaders from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces visited Luo Nianzhong one after another after learning that he was in Shanghai.

Help you take over the factory? Yes.

However, Luo Nianzhong is not a person who will suffer a loss. He wants at least half of the shares of XCMG and Juhua.

The purpose of the Juhua Group here is to strengthen the layout of the upstream chemical industry. The Juhua Group, which has just been established by merging 52 units, undoubtedly has a bright future at first glance.

But what Luo Nianzhong values ​​more is XCMG Group. Construction machinery is a weak area in the Far East system, and this kind of large-scale construction machinery field must be participated in.

Especially since this is Rabbit, a famous infrastructure maniac, the market cannot be described as huge.

As long as the other party agrees to Luo Nianzhong's conditions, a fund of 10 billion RMB can be in place to acquire the factories in the two provinces that are facing bankruptcy. It is so bold.

Luo Nianzhong doesn't think that 100 billion is a losing deal. First of all, he can choose which factories to acquire. Many factories are poorly managed and are not necessarily useless. Most of them cannot sell their products because of marketing problems.

The Far East industry is so huge that many parts can be used. Relying on these orders to obtain funds to develop technology does not necessarily mean that it will not be able to develop.

There is no need to worry even if these factories fail to develop in the end. As long as there is land, there will be no loss. Luo Nianzhong will definitely try his best to choose factories with high potential for land appreciation.

As for the workers, that is even easier to deal with. There is no problem in arranging these people in the entire Far East factory.

Those who do not meet the requirements and are lazy and greedy will be expelled, and those who are incapable and unwilling to accept rotation will be sent to wherever they should be.

Luo Nianzhong promised the other party that he would find people to solve the employment problem, but there was no guarantee that these would be the people.

Sure enough, under the temptation of Luo Nianzhong's 10 billion RMB investment fund, both provinces succumbed.

For them, this money can basically solve the problems of most laid-off workers and factory closures in the two provinces at this stage.

After all, it is a coastal city and a frontier of opening up, and its economic development is unmatched by that of inland areas.

However, they also have a request. Before the two companies that Luo Nianzhong wants are listed, the management rights and decision-making rights can be given to Far East, but the major shareholder must still be the current province, because it is necessary to maintain the reputation of a state-owned enterprise.

Luo Nianzhong readily accepted this. The other party's idea was nothing more than to attract investment rather than sell state assets, and the title of state-owned enterprise was worthy of Luo Nianzhong's concession.

At XCMG Group, Luo Nianzhong, accompanied by leaders from the province and city, experienced a unique welcome ceremony.

In this era, state-owned enterprises are usually filled with banners, slogans, and beautiful women presenting flowers, but what Luo Nian was most interested in were the high-raised truck cranes on both sides of the road.

"This kind of welcome ceremony is very special. It's my first time to experience it and it's quite interesting."

"What kind of companies does Mr. Luo's company run? They are very different from those of us who earn money through hard work. Compared to the financial and technology industries, we are just peasants."

It seems that some people are not very welcoming to the Far East Group. The current head of XCMG always speaks with thorns.

However, Luo Nianzhong didn't care, because he would replace him regardless of whether the other party welcomed it or not.

If XCMG Group wants to get back on the right track, many of its rules and regulations must be aligned with international standards. Things like business entertainment at excessive public expense, private use of public vehicles, slush funds, excessive travel expenses, etc. must all be rectified.

Therefore, it is necessary to take down a few high-level leaders who are nothing. Luo Nianzhong had raised this point when Jiangsu Province agreed to Far East’s investment, and the other party expressed active cooperation.

In the future plan of XCMG Group given by Luo Nianzhong, the current XCMG Group does not have enough employees and needs to expand its recruitment. Compared with the jobs provided, what does the transfer of a few leaders mean?

“Earned money is hard-earned money, and peasants are peasants.

Don't think that the Far East is something great and noble. No one can sit at home and make money from the sky.

But I am sure of one thing, that is, a peasant should stay in his appropriate position, and not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can be a leader at XCMG."

What Luo Nianzhong said was quite hurtful. Not only did he tell you that I want to replace you, he also said that you are nothing but a bunch of peasants.

The other party was obviously not convinced, but when he met the gazes of the provincial and municipal leaders, he shrank his neck and said nothing.

He also knew that if he confronted Luo Nianzhong, there would be no good outcome, and it would undoubtedly be like an ant trying to shake a tree.

But you have worked so hard to climb to your current position, and suddenly you are told that the power has fallen into someone else's hands, no one can accept it.

It can be imagined that even if these people are transferred to the same level, it will definitely be a less busy department, and it is very likely that this will be the end of their positions in this life.

In the conference room, apart from several provincial and municipal leaders and Luo Nianzhong, what is interesting is that there is only one employee of XCMG Group, and he is not the top leader.

"Wang Min, Chairman of the Trade Union, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, I heard that you are studying at university?"

39 years old is not considered young, but in the eyes of others except Luo Nianzhong, Wang Min is too young and does not seem stable enough to be in charge of such a large enterprise.

When he arrived at the meeting room, Luo Nianzhong did not see anyone else, and specifically asked to see Wang Min by name.

What does this mean? It means the other party has done some research in advance.

At the beginning of the cooperation, the governor of Jiangsu Province mentioned to Luo Nianzhong that if possible, he hoped that the leaders of XCMG Group would be selected from internal personnel as much as possible.

Luo Nianzhong did not agree, but said he would consider it.

However, considering everything that is happening now, this person should be the new leader chosen by Luo Nianzhong for XCMG Group.

Wang Min obviously guessed something, but he remained calm.

"I did study further, but it was a one-year full-time postgraduate program that I just finished."

"Oh, I see." Luo Nianzhong nodded and asked, "How was the harvest?"

"I gained a lot and learned a lot."

"What's specific?"

"for example".

"For example, tell me what needs to be rectified in XCMG Group. If you were the top leader, what would you do?"

As soon as the three words "top leader" came out, Wang Min's breathing became noticeably heavier.

Guessing it is one thing, saying it out loud is another.

After thinking about it, Wang Min glanced at the provincial and municipal leaders sitting in other seats, and then looked at Luo Nianzhong who was smiling.

"I think the most important thing is to travel light."

Luo Nianzhong frowned, not quite understanding what he heard. However, when he inadvertently saw the gloomy expressions of the leaders, he understood what was going on.

Isn't it that the province and the city are transferring those factories with poor performance and about to go bankrupt to XCMG Group? This is the characteristic of this era.

“You don’t have to worry about this. I can only tell you that your burden will become heavier in the future.

There are many types of construction machinery, and XCMG's current products are just the tip of the iceberg. This is not the XCMG Group that I need.

My personal visit to Xuzhou is the best proof that in the future, XCMG will compete with companies like Caterpillar and Komatsu in Japan, so we should not focus on the present."

Luo Nianzhong promised to invest in acquiring those poorly managed companies, and XCMG Group will definitely be one of the acquirers.

Another reason is that XCMG Group needs workers, high-quality workers, and many of the masters in these factories are experienced talents.

Take cranes, which are XCMG Group’s main business, for example. There are dozens of categories of crane machinery.

Such as bridge cranes, jib cranes and cable cranes.

Among these three major categories, there are more than a dozen types including beam cranes, gantry cranes, tower cranes, etc.

Each category is subdivided into various models. XCMG is still far from being able to operate a crane well, not to mention the additional workers needed in other categories.

So XCMG Group needs workers, and Luo Nian is very clear about this, so he dared to agree to invest 10 billion RMB.

Even though this number seems large, it’s actually not that much.

For example, the Hangzhou cannery that Watsons is currently negotiating with is one of the top ten canneries in the country. Just this one cannery requires an investment of at least hundreds of millions of RMB.

Do you think it is too expensive? Then you don’t know the assets of Hangzhou Cannery.

The only advantage of being close to the coast is that this factory used to be very profitable, so there is a large residential area for employees.

Watsons intends to cooperate with Li Bancheng and wants to demolish the tube-shaped buildings in these residential areas and rebuild them. By then, it will not be a problem to build two more large and medium-sized communities.

"Let's talk about the internal management of the company."

Seeing that Luo Nianzhong didn't feel awkward at all when he changed the subject, Wang Min sorted out his thoughts and spoke out.

“It’s actually very simple. In my opinion, XCMG only needs to solve three problems to achieve a brand new look.

Bad assets, chaotic management and divided personnel, if these three issues are resolved, XCMG Group will surely usher in vigorous development.

Mr. Luo is well aware of the bad assets, and the disunity among the people no longer exists with the entry of Far East. At least the people who work will not worry about gains and losses.

As for the management chaos, my opinion is to take a one-size-fits-all approach and abandon all systems that do not meet international corporate standards and cannot keep up with the pace of the times.

"We should start with the seven items of cancelling cadres' special cars, abolishing slush funds, cleaning up communication tools, tightening travel expenses, standardizing business entertainment, strictly controlling high-end decoration, and clearing out excessive housing."

Luo Nianzhong laughed in his heart. This is really a practical man. In the final analysis, isn't it enough to just rectify the leadership? Didn't you see that the relevant leaders of Su Province were almost as angry as Bao Qingtian?

What's the difference between you pointing your finger at someone and scolding him for being a piece of shit and not doing anything? Don't forget that the leaders who came today are all older than him.

But joking aside, Luo Nianzhong still wanted to keep this talent. At least this suggestion was much more detailed than he thought.

"Get ready to attend the EMBA courses at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in the next two days, but it may be a bit hard for you, and you have to arrest the XCMG Group too."

When these words came out, everyone in the room widened their eyes.

Not everyone can get into the EMBA program of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Unlike the MBA of HKUST, HKUST only accepts 60 students every year. Global managers fight hard for such a ticket every year.

Who can blame a business czar like Welch for giving several lectures every year? His teaching staff is definitely top-notch in the circle.

In particular, there are rumors that CEOs of first-level subsidiaries and above in the Far East Group must go through this lesson.

What level of person is that? At least he is at the CEO level of Watsons Beverage Group.

Now Luo Nianzhong actually made an exception and gave Wang Min, a small figure in the Far East Department, a chance to be accepted. It seems that he thinks highly of the other party. It can only be said that this person has a promising future.

After Wang Min left, Luo Nianzhong never met any employee of XCMG Group again.

"Senior Officer Chen, I have seen everything that XCMG needs to see. If you have no other requirements, then we will set the price according to what we agreed on before?"

Senior official Chen is the deputy in charge of economy in Jiangsu Province, and he accompanied us throughout the entire trip.

The previously agreed price of US$1.35 million for Far East Group to acquire 40% of XCMG Group's shares was decided by him and Luo Nianzhong.

Luo Nianzhong did not take advantage of him. The price he offered was absolutely reasonable, which even Senior Official Chen did not expect.

"What can we ask for? Everything should be done according to Mr. Luo's wishes."

"In that case, I will let my people go into XCMG for inspection tomorrow."

Both parties had a pleasant discussion on XCMG's affairs, but there is still a long way to go before XCMG Group can embark on a smooth road as expected.

The next day, the news that XCMG had introduced foreign capital spread throughout the group. At the same time, the top leader Cui Junhua was transferred and Wang Min, the chairman and deputy secretary of the trade union, took over.

"What's going on? Why isn't it Wang Min's turn?"

"You don't know this, right? I heard that it was the new shareholder who personally appointed the general, the one who was grandly welcomed yesterday, and he seemed to be a patriotic Hong Kong businessman."

"Wang Min has really made it this time. Isn't it an exaggeration to say that he has reached the top in one step?"

"I think it's good." The man also pointed to the public fence where a group of people gathered at the door.

"Haven't you seen those seven rectifications? At least the group can save a lot of money in the future, and our welfare will be better at the end of the year."

For grassroots employees, they really don’t care who is the leader, because it’s not their turn anyway. Whoever can seek more welfare benefits for everyone will be more popular.

The seven rectifications issued today together with the notice of senior management replacement are to win the hearts of employees. Everyone sees what those leaders are like and what kind of lives they lead.

Those who benefit will naturally remain silent, but those who do not benefit are the ones who are the most concerned.

"Let's wait and see, maybe the arrival of these outsiders will be a good thing for us."