Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1001 Layoffs

After completing the transaction with the No. 1 leader, Lu Shaohua felt completely relaxed. As for the reason, it was actually very simple. Before Deng Lao was about to be born, Lu Shaohua had promised him that he would help the country become stronger.

Lu Shaohua never dared to forget the promise made to a deceased person. In addition, he was born in China and had planned to serve the country as early as after his rebirth. However, many things happened in the meantime, forcing Lu Shaohua to harden his heart.

However, now Lu Shaohua has handed over almost all the advanced technologies to the country. Although he received money in the process, Lu Shaohua has handed them over to the country, which has in disguise fulfilled his promise to Mr. Deng. At the same time, he has also fulfilled the oath he once made.

Having fulfilled a heavy promise and a lifelong oath, how could Lu Shaohua not feel completely relaxed? Others might not know this, but for Lu Shaohua, it was like removing a huge stone pressing on his chest.

But then again, Lu Shaohua still has many world-leading technologies in his hands. For example, in the fields of rockets, satellites, nuclear weapons, etc., Lu Shaohua has technologies that are more advanced than those of the national level.

But those are no longer important, as long as the country's important forces are enhanced. Of course, if the country needs it, Lu Shaohua doesn't mind handing it over to the country, well, for money, after all, Lu Shaohua is a qualified businessman.

But those things are no longer what Lu Shaohua should worry about now. After all, there are two things standing in front of Lu Shaohua now. One is the defense of Phoenix Group, and the other is the layout of the global financial market.

Lu Shaohua is stepping up his inspection of the Phoenix Group's defense work. If any problems arise, Lu Shaohua will raise them as soon as possible and let his subordinates fill in the weak links.

As for the layout of the global financial market, Lu Shaohua has not looked at it so far. He just roughly listened to the reports of Liu Mingzhang and others. As for the rest, Lu Shaohua has only a vague understanding.

However, thinking of the abilities of Liu Mingzhang and his team, and the general and detailed data he provided, Lu Shaohua had reason to believe that Liu Mingzhang and his team would not make any mistakes. Therefore, even if he did not pay attention to the situation over there, Lu Shaohua could put his whole heart into it.

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Inspect during the day and take the documents home at night to read them slowly.

This is Lu Shaohua's lifestyle in recent times. During the day, he inspects the major subsidiaries of Phoenix Group. If he finds any problems, he points them out and has people deal with them quickly. If there are no problems, Lu Shaohua will not disturb the senior management of any subsidiary and let them do their jobs well.

At night, Lu Shaohua returned home with documents regarding the subsidiaries from the group and worked overtime to read the documents. He listed the problems that arose and compiled them into documents, which he sent to the general managers of the subsidiaries, asking them to resolve them as soon as possible.

After all, Phoenix Group is a large group, and its subsidiaries are all large companies without exception. It is impossible for such a large company to be completely flawless. As a result, the problem was exposed when Lu Shaohua came here. Fortunately, it was discovered early and was solved well.

But then again, the employees of Phoenix Group are the elites among the elites. When they do things, big problems will never occur. As for small problems, they will definitely occur. People are not saints! Besides, saints also make mistakes sometimes.

Time passed quickly, and two months passed in the blink of an eye. It was August 2007, and by this time, Lu Shaohua had already inspected the entire Phoenix Group, including the Phoenix Group in Shenzhen.

Lu Shaohua also spent half a month inspecting and rectifying each one, completely removing a weak link in the Phoenix Group's defense, making the Phoenix Group truly an iron barrel, an iron barrel with extremely strong defense.

However, Lu Shaohua knew that the Phoenix Group's defense was strong, but it was still not strong enough to face the global financial crisis. Let's not talk about other things, just Phoenix Software Group, this is a group that operates software. When the financial crisis came, the impact on the software industry was not very big. As long as they did a good job of defense and recovered the debts, everything would be fine.

But what about others, such as Phoenix Automobile Company, which is a real industrial company. What does it rely on? It simply produces cars and exchanges them for money. Once the financial crisis comes and the consumption level drops, how will Phoenix Automobile survive?

At this time, the first thing Phoenix Automobile should do is not to strengthen the company's internal defense, but to reduce production to a minimum, so as to reduce losses. At the same time, layoffs are also an indispensable part to reduce the company's expenses, so as to support the normal operation of the entire Phoenix Automobile Company.

That’s right, it means laying off employees, reducing expenses, and minimizing losses.

But the employees who joined Phoenix Auto were all talented people, and to be honest, Lu Shaohua was a little reluctant to lay off the employees. However, after thinking about the horror of the financial crisis and how long it lasted, Lu Shaohua made up his mind.

There is no room for negotiation regarding layoffs. Not only will Phoenix Auto be laying off employees, but Phoenix Computer, the entire Phoenix Electronics, and Phoenix Sales will also be laying off employees.

Speaking of Phoenix Electric Appliances, we have to mention what happened a month ago. At that time, Lu Shaohua came to Shenzhen and visited the entire Phoenix production base. With one order, he integrated Phoenix TVs, Phoenix DVDs, Phoenix refrigerators, Phoenix air conditioners, Phoenix electric fans, and several companies that developed electronic products to form a new Phoenix Electronics Group.

It can be said that Lu Shaohua has assigned all electrical appliances related to household use to Phoenix Electronics Group, unlike before when he was so lazy.

There was no way. Lu Shaohua didn't want to set up the Phoenix Electronics Group in the first place. But after looking at so many production bases, Lu Shaohua felt that they were a bit scattered. Once the financial crisis came, it would be very troublesome to maintain them. Therefore, Lu Shaohua made up his mind to integrate them all.

Lu Shaohua's initial plan is to lay off 40% of the employees at the Phoenix production base, which employs hundreds of thousands of people. Well, this is just a preliminary estimate. This number will likely be raised and cannot be lowered. It will definitely be above 40%. If it is high, it may even exceed 60%.

The main targets of layoffs are ordinary employees and middle-level managers. As for senior management, Lu Shaohua has no plans to touch them.

Of course, that refers to the layoffs within the Phoenix production base. As for Phoenix sales, Lu Shaohua dare not lay off so many people. Preliminary estimates show that the layoffs will be between 10% and 20%, mainly targeting ordinary salespeople there. As for middle-level managers and senior managers, nothing will be done.

When the financial crisis hit, product sales plummeted. Why were so many ordinary salespeople needed? But it was different for middle-level managers and senior managers. They were the ones who supported the entire Phoenix sales operation. In addition, the market was sluggish, so those people were needed to be deployed and stimulate market recovery. How could Lu Shaohua lay them off?

Of course, regarding the layoffs in Phoenix Sales, Lu Shaohua is only targeting Phoenix Sales in Shenzhen. As for Phoenix Sales in Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua has no intention of laying off employees. Not only will Phoenix Sales in Hong Kong not lay off employees, but Lu Shaohua also does not plan to lay off any employees of the Hong Kong Phoenix Group.

However, that was just Lu Shaohua's initial idea. As for whether to finally do it according to Lu Shaohua's idea, it would have to wait until Lu Shaohua and Qin Sichen discussed it before it could be truly confirmed.

Seeing time passing by, Lu Shaohua became anxious. So one day, Lu Shaohua found Qin Sichen and brought up the issue of layoffs in Phoenix Group in Hong Kong, asking Qin Sichen to make a decision.

At the same time, Lu Shaohua also told Qin Sichen his thoughts, and finally looked at Qin Sichen to listen to her thoughts.

Qin Sichen did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Our group has the current scale and achievements today, which are inseparable from the hard work and efforts of the people below. If we lay off employees, some people may understand, but it will always chill their hearts."

Qin Sichen paused for a few seconds before continuing without waiting for Lu Shaohua to interrupt. "Besides, the employees of Phoenix Group in Hong Kong are all elites among the elites. However, most of the elites in Hong Kong have gathered in our group. If we lay off employees, those employees will all be dispersed. Even if we recruit again in the future, many people will not be willing to come. If that happens, there will undoubtedly be a continuous loss of talent."

Qin Sichen said a lot in one breath, but his purpose was only one thing, that is, not to lay off any employees, not even the most ordinary employees.

Qin Sichen's idea is the same as Lu Shaohua's. Both of them advocate not laying off employees. As for the two reasons Qin Sichen gave, they also coincide with Lu Shaohua's. From this point of view, Lu Shaohua's idea is correct.

Since it’s not wrong, why is Lu Shaohua still hesitating? Just make the final decision.

However, before that, Lu Shaohua must introduce some measures. For example, regarding the treatment of the group's employees, Phoenix Group's employees usually receive more year-end commissions than their salaries. But once the financial crisis hits, their commissions will inevitably decrease. Will this make those employees who are used to getting paid more uncomfortable?

Lu Shaohua must get a vaccination, otherwise, some employees may leave Phoenix Group.

With this idea in mind, Lu Shaohua naturally brought it up and asked Qin Sichen to implement it, hold a work meeting, explain it to the employees below, and do his best to retain those employees.

Of course, this meeting cannot be held now. It must wait until the financial crisis actually breaks out. Only then will the time be truly ripe.

Qin Sichen also understood the importance of seizing the opportunity, so there was no need for Lu Shaohua to say much, Qin Sichen said it in advance.

"Okay then, the group's affairs will be handed over to you. From now on, I will not be able to participate in the group's affairs." Lu Shaohua said solemnly.

Yes, from now on, Lu Shaohua will not be able to participate in the affairs of the group. It’s not that Lu Shaohua doesn’t want to participate, but Lu Shaohua has more important things to do and has no energy to participate in the affairs of the group.

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