Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1015 Spy Satellite Launches

It's easy to say that it's easy to lay off employees, but is it really that easy? Not to mention the need to appease the employees who are leaving and those who are still working, even the top leaders of the country need to communicate well. Otherwise, if they have to bring up a labor law regulation, it will be enough to give Lu Shaohua a headache.

Yes, with the development of the times, the law has been gradually improved, and the current labor law has already issued many clauses. If Phoenix Group terminates the labor contracts of its employees at will without a good explanation, it may be a bit unreasonable.

But then again, who Lu Shaohua is is a well-known figure in the domestic high-level social circles. It is obviously impossible to suppress Lu Shaohua with laws and regulations, but the matter cannot be made a big deal. Once it is made a big deal, under the pressure, it will have to be handled impartially.

Fortunately, Lu Shaohua has all the sales of Phoenix brand products in his hands. With this sales, Lu Shaohua has enough reasons to lay off employees, which makes people unable to complain and also complies with some provisions of the Labor Law.

But before that, Lu Shaohua summoned Chu Lei first to discuss with him and try to come up with a foolproof plan.

There is no way. This time the layoffs are not just about a few or a dozen people, but tens of thousands of employees. The scale is too large.

Precisely because of its large scale, Lu Shaohua dared not take action without a complete plan. First of all, there must be at least a list of layoffs, and Lu Shaohua must have a clear idea of ​​what specific type of people are on the list.

The next step is to comfort the laid-off employees.

Okay, you can lay me off, but I can't lose my salary and subsidies.

For those who have signed a labor contract, there is a clause in it regarding unilateral termination of the labor contract. If the employee takes the initiative to terminate the labor contract, then Phoenix Group may not give the task subsidy and salary. However, if Phoenix Group terminates the contract unilaterally, then it must pay the salary and subsidy.

Don't underestimate this link, it requires a huge sum of money. Before laying off employees, Lu Shaohua must mobilize a sum of funds to distribute the money.

Withholding wages is not Lu Shaohua's style. No matter how difficult the Phoenix Group's finances are, Lu Shaohua will not withhold workers' wages. Paying them on time is a good tradition that has been maintained for more than 20 years.

Now, some people are going to leave Phoenix Group, and Lu Shaohua will not break this good tradition. Although Phoenix Group is in financial difficulty now, Lu Shaohua still does not want to owe any debt. At most, he will just transfer some money from Phoenix Bank first.

Thousands of employees do require a lot of money, but for Lu Shaohua, that amount of money is not that much.

One hundred million is not enough? Well, five hundred million, five hundred million is not enough, well, one billion, if that is still not enough, just take out one billion US dollars, which is worth more than seven billion RMB.

Ten billion US dollars. Lu Shaohua is poor, but it is not a problem for him to take out ten billion US dollars. The problem can be solved by squeezing the money.

Therefore, before Chu Lei came to Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua had already prepared a sum of 10 billion US dollars, intending to take it to Shenzhen when Chu Lei returned, to be used for salary payment and subsidies for layoffs and some expenses.

Now that the money is ready, the next things are much simpler. Just wait for Chu Lei to come over, submit the list, and review it. Then some details will be discussed, and finally confirmed. Then Chu Lei will go back to do the preparatory work, and when everything is ready, Lu Shaohua will go to Shenzhen and start layoffs.

Chu Lei moved very quickly and arrived at Lu Shaohua's residence before nine o'clock in the morning. It was obvious that he had set out very early, which was why he arrived so early.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything extra and went straight to the point. He first went through the list and took a quick look. When he found that several senior engineers from Phoenix Software Group were also among those to be laid off, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but frowned.

What is the most important thing in the 21st century? For Phoenix Group and Lu Shaohua, it is talent. Senior engineers are not ordinary people. To have reached this level, they must be very capable. But it is such talents who are being laid off, which makes Lu Shaohua a little strange.

"Four senior engineers?" Lu Shaohua asked.

"Well, they are all senior programming engineers, and one of them is even an engineer who participated in the development of the Phoenix operating system." Chu Lei's answer was very simple.

"Why?" Lu Shaohua asked.

"This is the list submitted by your brother. I also asked about it. What he meant was that these four people are old. Although they have strong skills, their thinking has become outdated. It is almost impossible to ask them to develop advanced software." Chu Lei answered truthfully.

Programming is not an easy job. Not only does it require a strong knowledge reserve, but it also requires advanced thinking. If one's thinking cannot keep up with the trend, then he will have been eliminated by this society.

"Oh..." Lu Shaohua responded, but didn't speak for a long time. After a moment, Lu Shaohua continued, "Then let's lay them off. However, we must have a good talk with them before that. We can't let down the old hero."

Those who participated in the development of Phoenix operating system are veterans of Phoenix Group and have worked in Phoenix Group for at least 20 years. What would others think if such a person was laid off without any explanation?

Considering this, Lu Shaohua had to add one more sentence at the end, saying, "If they don't want to leave Phoenix Group, then transfer them to some departments as middle-level managers. They have enough experience and are capable of guiding newcomers in the future."

"Okay." Chu Lei nodded and responded.

……

After deciding the destinations of the four senior engineers, Lu Shaohua continued to look at the list. After finding no problems, Lu Shaohua discussed some details with Chu Lei.

However, Lu Shaohua mainly listened to Chu Lei's plan. If he found any shortcomings, Lu Shaohua would point them out. The two discussed it, and slowly, a plan was formed.

At this time, it was already past two in the afternoon. Neither Lu Shaohua nor Chu Lei had eaten yet, so they simply ate some leftovers. Then Lu Shaohua handed Chu Lei a check worth one billion US dollars and let Chu Lei return to Hong Kong.

After discussion, the time has been set. Layoffs will be carried out in a week. At that time, Lu Shaohua will personally go to Shenzhen to hold a staff meeting and explain the reasons for the matter.

Layoffs are sad, and Lu Shaohua would not have made such a decision if it was not necessary. However, at this stage, Lu Shaohua had to do so for the overall interests of Phoenix Group.

But soon, Lu Shaohua's sadness disappeared, because not long after Chu Lei left, Lu Shaohua's cell phone suddenly rang, and the caller ID showed that it was Xie Jianwei's office phone.

Generally speaking, Xie Jianwei seldom calls Lu Shaohua. If he does, it must be something important.

What are the important things?

There are two answers. One is that the Tiger Roar Secret Base has the latest results, and the results are of great significance. Xie Jianwei will call Lu Shaohua to tell him.

The second reason is that when the Huxiao Secret Base receives a big business order or a major project, Xie Jianwei is unable to make the decision. At this time, Xie Jianwei will call Lu Shaohua and let Lu Shaohua make the final decision.

However, in today's world, the Tiger Roar Secret Base is destined to have no important projects to carry out, because the money supply of the entire Tiger Roar Base has been tightened, and Xie Jianwei cannot be unaware of this. As for big business, as long as it does not involve nuclear weapons, Xie Jianwei can basically make the decision.

After ruling out two possibilities, there is only one answer left, which is that there have been major discoveries at the Tiger Roar secret base.

"Is there any good news?" This was the first thing Lu Shaohua asked when he answered the phone.

"Yeah." Xie Jianwei on the other end of the phone remained calm, but he couldn't help but get excited. "The spy satellite has been manufactured. Just now, all the data tests were normal, and we can enter the launch phase."

Spy satellites have been under research for several years. Some time ago, we made the most significant breakthrough and were very close to completion. Now, they have been developed and manufactured. This is undoubtedly great news.

As far as Lu Shaohua knows, the world's first spy satellite was made by the United States and was launched in November of this year, which means that the Americans will officially own the spy satellite in a few months.

Now, the Tiger Roar secret base has been built and can be launched into space at any time, putting the spy satellite into working condition, giving the Tiger Roar base an eye in the sky.

It’s ahead of schedule. Yes, it’s ahead of schedule. Another scientific research project at the Tiger Roar Base has been ahead of schedule, ahead of the United States.

Well, if we have to use more appropriate words to summarize it, the results of this project should be much ahead of the United States. Both the overall spy satellite and the technology inside are much better than those of the United States. For example, the camera on the satellite, the pictures taken in space must be clearer than those of the US satellite.

"How many days will it take to prepare?" Lu Shaohua asked.

"Three days, only three days, to send the satellite into space," said Xie Jianwei.

"Okay, just three days. We must send the satellite into space in three days." Lu Shaohua's tone was so excited that he almost stopped shouting.

"I understand." Xie Jianwei said in a firm tone, as if he was giving Lu Shaohua an assurance.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua responded, and then remained silent for a long time. Then he changed the subject and asked, "How long does it take to produce a spy satellite like this one?"

"The fastest is three months, the slowest is half a year!"

"Okay, I'll give you half a year to make one more." Lu Shaohua gave the order.

Lu Shaohua asked Xie Jianwei to build another spy satellite. His intention was obvious: he planned to sell it to the country. However, this was not the end. After talking about the spy satellite, Lu Shaohua remembered another thing, which only Xie Jianwei could do.

What's the matter?

……