Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1016: Layoffs in Progress (Part 1)

Space weapons! That’s right, what Lu Shaohua wanted to talk to Xie Jianwei about was space weapons. You should know that Lu Shaohua not only wanted to sell spy satellites to the country, but also space weapons. Spy satellites are sold as finished products, and space weapons are sold as technology.

Now that we have spy satellites, what about space weapons?

Lu Shaohua's idea is to sell both items to the country at the same time, not in two batches. Now that the spy satellite has been manufactured, scientific research efforts can be concentrated on the development of space weapons. It does not seem to be very difficult to develop space weapons, and it will not take too long.

Lu Shaohua gave Xie Jianwei six months to build another spy satellite. After six months, couldn't Xie Jianwei use this six months to develop space weapons? If he could develop them and sort out the technology, then both could be sold.

Originally, Lu Shaohua wanted to wait until the financial crisis was over before negotiating a deal with the country, but thinking back to his previous life, in the later stages of the financial crisis, the country was able to lend a large sum of money to the United States.

Lu Shaohua has been reborn with the intention of dealing a severe blow to the United States. If the money the country lends to the United States at this time is used to purchase technology for spy satellites and space weapons, will the country still have so much money to lend to the United States?

Lu Shaohua cannot interfere in the affairs between countries, but he can change them through some means. For example, he can let the country lend less money to the United States. Then, can Lu Shaohua use less effort to deal a heavy blow to the United States?

The financial crisis has undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the US economy. If Lu Shaohua were to take advantage of the situation, it would not be difficult to suppress the United States. In addition, the country has not lent too much money to the United States, and the US's defense capabilities have been greatly reduced, so Lu Shaohua can spend less effort.

The relationships here are too complicated, but one thing is certain, that is, there is an inevitable connection between things. As long as Lu Shaohua uses them properly, he can achieve his goal.

Thinking of this, Lu Shaohua did not hesitate and told Xie Jianwei directly that he hoped he could develop space weapons within half a year.

Half a year is not a short time. In addition, the space weapon itself has been under development for several years and has now reached the middle and late stages. If we concentrate our efforts on research, it will not be difficult to complete its manufacturing. Therefore, Xie Jianwei directly assured Lu Shaohua that the space weapon would definitely appear in front of Lu Shaohua in half a year.

With Lu Shaohua's guarantee, Lu Shaohua naturally felt relieved. However, the matter was not over yet. After hanging up the call with Xie Jianwei, Lu Shaohua called the office of the No. 1 leader in order to agree on a transaction date with the No. 1 leader.

"In half a year, the spy satellite will be manufactured."

These are Lu Shaohua’s original words. He did not say that the spy satellite has been built, but that the spy satellite can be built in half a year.

Although this statement is very close, the meaning is very different. One is that it has been manufactured, and the other is that it has not been manufactured. As for why Lu Shaohua concealed the truth, it was entirely because Lu Shaohua did not want the No. 1 leader to know that there was actually a spy satellite in the sky watching the world below the earth.

Chief No. 1 did not expect it to be so fast. He originally thought that it would take at least one or two years, but now it has only been one year. This is something Chief No. 1 did not expect. However, Chief No. 1 is still very happy that time is almost up. After all, the sooner you have a spy satellite, the sooner your military power will be strong.

Without hesitation, the No. 1 leader directly agreed to the transaction in half a year, and payment would be made upon delivery of the goods.

Lu Shaohua likes this method of cash on delivery, but after hanging up the phone, Lu Shaohua couldn't help laughing, because just now, Lu Shaohua didn't mention the space weapons, only the spy satellites. If Lu Shaohua brought out the space weapons technology at the time of the transaction, would it be a surprise for the No. 1 leader? Or maybe, is the country's money ready?

But no matter what, Lu Shaohua knew one thing: the country would not owe him money. Even if the country wanted to owe him money, Lu Shaohua would not let the country owe him money.

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After the transaction date was confirmed, Lu Shaohua finally put his mind at ease. The next thing to do was very simple. While waiting for the layoffs to officially begin, Lu Shaohua rushed to Shenzhen.

However, just three days later, Li Zhijie came back. After staying in Shenzhen for five days, Li Zhijie returned to Hong Kong and prepared to go to Libya, but Lu Shaohua did not agree. Instead, he asked Li Zhijie to stay in Hong Kong for a few more days, spend time with his family, and then go to Libya.

Li Zhijie knew Lu Shaohua's intentions and thought that he didn't have much time to spend with his family, so he didn't say much and decided to stay in Hong Kong for three more days before going to Libya.

During these three days, Li Zhijie was not idle. In addition to spending time with his family, Li Zhijie also collected information about Gaddafi and analyzed his personality so that he could take more initiative when meeting with Gaddafi.

Three days passed quickly. Lu Shaohua personally sent Li Zhijie onto the plane. He watched the plane soar into the sky and disappear before returning to his residence.

Lu Shaohua himself should also prepare well and get ready to set foot in Shenzhen. After all, there is only one day left before the layoffs begin. Lu Shaohua plans to rush to Shenzhen half a day in advance to talk to the people from the Shenzhen Labor Bureau first and clear this link so that the layoffs can proceed smoothly.

At noon, Lu Shaohua boarded his private plane, which took off. In less than twenty minutes, the plane landed at the Phoenix production base. After getting off the plane, Lu Shaohua did not stop, but got directly into the prepared car and set off for the Shenzhen Labor Bureau.

Originally, with Lu Shaohua's identity, he could have asked the director of the Shenzhen Labor Bureau to come to the Phoenix Base, because the current director of the Shenzhen Labor Bureau is an old subordinate of Zeng Aimin and also an old subordinate of Lu Chang. With these two levels of relationship, there is no need for Lu Shaohua to visit him.

However, this time Lu Shaohua needed help from others after all, so he should take the initiative. So, after making an appointment, Lu Shaohua went directly to the Shenzhen Labor Bureau.

The convoy entering the Labor Bureau alarmed many people. After all, the Labor Bureau was a quiet department and usually few people came here. Even if there were people, they were very few. But now more than twenty vehicles suddenly came, how could it not alarm curious people?

The director of the Labor Bureau is named Chu, with a given name of Ping. He is in his forties. If he can make further progress, he can go further, but if he can't make further progress, his career in government will probably end here.

And who is Lu Shaohua? He is the nephew of Lu Chang, the son-in-law of Zeng Aimin, and the boss of Phoenix Group, a world-renowned group. No matter which of these three identities he has, he is extremely powerful.

Of course, in Chu Ping's opinion, the first two identities are the most important. They are the identities that can help him make further progress. If Lu Shaohua said a few good words in front of Lu Chang and Zeng Aimin, his official career might be much smoother.

So, when he heard that Lu Shaohua was coming to the Labor Bureau to visit him, he was excited and went straight out the door to meet Lu Shaohua.

When a businessman meets an official, polite words are naturally inevitable, such as shaking hands, greetings, and a few polite remarks.

These were just formalities. After the pleasantries, Chu Ping invited Lu Shaohua into his office. As for Lu Shaohua's bodyguards, Chu Ping arranged for them to go to the reception room, leaving only Li Shangkui and He Qiang by Lu Shaohua's side.

Straight to the point, Lu Shaohua didn't say any unnecessary nonsense. After entering Chu Ping's office and sitting down, Lu Shaohua started to speak. "Director Chu, the sales volume of our Phoenix Group has been decreasing drastically. The current decline is still small, but the decline has already occurred and is slowly increasing. The productivity of the Phoenix Base is very strong, and the products produced cannot be sold, resulting in a loss. Therefore, after discussion by the group's senior management, it has been decided to lay off employees."

After saying that, Lu Shaohua gestured to Li Shangkui behind him, and then he saw Li Shangkui open his briefcase, took out a piece of data from it and handed it to Chu Ping. The meaning was very clear, asking Chu Ping to take a look.

That piece of data was exactly the data about the decline in Phoenix Group's product sales. It was the evidence. In order to make things transparent, Lu Shaohua brought all the data.

This document was definitely a trade secret, Chu Ping knew it at a glance, and looked at Lu Shaohua with some surprise. His meaning was very clear, asking Lu Shaohua why he showed him such important data.

However, what Chu Ping got from Lu Shaohua was for him to see.

This time Chu Ping was not polite and started to read it in detail.

Time passed by bit by bit, about twenty minutes, Chu Ping finally finished reading, looked up at Lu Shaohua, his expression full of disbelief, and asked. "Mr. Lu, with the strength of Phoenix Group, it shouldn't have such a drastic decline, right?"

Chu Ping didn't believe it. After all, Phoenix Group was too powerful, and there were no signs outside.

However, the facts were there, and Chu Ping had no choice but to believe it.

"I think Director Chu should have heard about the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis. The impact of this subprime mortgage crisis is huge. Our group has been struggling to survive before making the decision to lay off employees." Lu Shaohua said in a deep tone with deep reluctance.

Lu Shaohua was not acting but was expressing his true feelings. He was indeed reluctant to leave, but what else could he do? If he did not lay off employees now, Phoenix Group would suffer even greater losses. Lu Shaohua did not want the business he had worked so hard to build to shrink significantly just because he did not lay off employees.

Seeing Lu Shaohua like this, combined with what I usually see and hear, it is really as Lu Shaohua said, the subprime mortgage crisis has a huge impact, and it is normal that it will cause a sharp decline in Phoenix Group's products.

So Chu Ping didn't say much and said, "Director Lu's Phoenix Group's sales have declined due to the subprime mortgage crisis, and the decision to lay off employees is legal."

What Lu Shaohua wanted to hear was what Chu Ping said. As long as this sentence was said, Lu Shaohua could lay off employees smoothly.

In this way, Lu Shaohua completed his mission at the Labor Bureau. He chatted with Chu Ping for a few more words and then left. However, before leaving, Lu Shaohua hinted that he would say a few good words for Zeng Aimin.

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