Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1021: Top Gathering (Part 1)

The annual National Day is supposed to be a holiday, but this time it was very different. No one in the Phoenix Group took a holiday. The management was better off as they were notified, but the lowest-level staff were not notified, which made many people confused.

However, there was no holiday on National Day. This was decided by Lu Shaohua. As for the reason, it was very simple. The current situation has changed a lot. You have a holiday on National Day, but the situation is worsening and there is no holiday. If no one is working in Phoenix Group, what will happen if an accident occurs?

So, Lu Shaohua decided not to take a holiday.

However, what Lu Shaohua never expected was that not having a holiday would lead to so many things. People are now constantly questioning the management, and the management doesn't know the reason either. They only know that the top management issued an order that there will be no holiday for this National Day, and there is no other explanation.

Without answers to the questions, the people below came to work with a strange mentality, and problems naturally arose. At this critical moment, if problems occurred anywhere, it would bring a severe blow to the Phoenix Group, and that was not what Lu Shaohua wanted to see.

It was precisely because Lu Shaohua did not want to see the Phoenix Group fall into chaos that he decided to personally take action, come to the Shenzhen headquarters, and take necessary measures.

But this is a headache after all. Lu Shaohua can't tell others that the financial crisis is on the verge of breaking out. If he does, it will cause panic.

Absolutely not.

Then there is only one way left, which is to make up a reasonable reason, but what kind of reason is reasonable?

It was this reason that gave Lu Shaohua a headache. Finally, Lu Shaohua could only turn his attention to the subprime mortgage crisis. Didn’t Phoenix Group lay off employees last time because of the subprime mortgage crisis? Lu Shaohua could completely use this excuse to appease the employees of Phoenix Group!

Without further ado, Lu Shaohua immediately asked someone to prepare a notice with the reason clearly stated: the subprime mortgage crisis has seriously affected the economy, Phoenix Group is actively responding to it, so there is no holiday.

At the same time, Lu Shaohua also stated in the announcement that the salary for working on National Day will be doubled.

Of course, it is only for a few days. If the double salary is required for a long period of time, the expenses will be much higher, which is not something Phoenix Group can afford at this stage.

As soon as the announcement was posted, the chaotic voices finally stopped. Everyone knew what was going on. Thinking of the layoffs a while ago, many employees calmed down. Not for anything else, but because if they continued to make trouble, the group might target them.

What is the situation now? Phoenix Group has laid off employees, so other companies are naturally not much better. If they lose their jobs at Phoenix Group, they will face unemployment. And once their jobs are vacant, Phoenix Group can use its appeal to recruit people back to replace them.

Don't forget that this time Phoenix Group is laying off employees in all positions. If they are dismissed and then recalled, I believe that those employees who were laid off in the same position as them would be very happy to return to work in Phoenix Group.

What this world lacks the most is smart people. They know immediately that something is wrong and that their actions have gone too far. Although the top management of Phoenix Group has always been very kind, one cannot use common sense to infer their thoughts. Once you anger them, you will lose your iron rice bowl.

Indeed, when Lu Shaohua set foot in Shenzhen, he had already made up his mind that if posting the notice failed to quell the unrest, he would not mind killing someone and clearing out the unstable factors with the speed of Lei Ting.

But everything was going in a good direction, which made Lu Shaohua happy and relaxed.

However, the news that Lu Shaohua came to Shenzhen spread quickly. When Lu Shaohua returned to his residence after staying in Shenzhen Phoenix Building for a while, he received a call from Zeng Jianguo.

Zeng Jianguo's call was very simple. He asked Lu Shaohua to rush to Beijing immediately, saying that the No. 1 leader invited Lu Shaohua to a dinner party. Calculating the time, if Lu Shaohua set off at this time, he would be able to arrive in Beijing in the afternoon and would have a few hours to rest.

Lu Shaohua dared not neglect the invitation of the No. 1 leader, even though his current status and position are much higher than before, but the No. 1 leader is the No. 1 leader after all, the top leader of a major country in the world. Lu Shaohua had to go at his invitation.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Lu Shaohua immediately asked Li Shangkui to prepare the car, go to the Phoenix production base, and then take off from the Phoenix production base to Beijing.

A few hours later, Lu Shaohua's private plane landed at a military base in Beijing. When he arrived, there was already a long convoy waiting for him outside the military base. He got in the car and rushed to Zeng Jianguo's residence.

Lu Shaohua was not quite sure what kind of dinner it was. This question had been bothering Lu Shaohua. After finally meeting Zeng Jianguo, Lu Shaohua naturally wanted to find out clearly.

After asking, Lu Shaohua found out that this was a high-level gathering of the country. All the attendees were people of status and position, including even the former No. 1 leader and various members of the Standing Committee, as well as some retired bigwigs from the military region.

This is definitely a gathering of great people, and the reason why Lu Shaohua was invited is not because he is the boss of Phoenix Group, nor because of his great influence, but because he is a general.

In the past, few people knew about Lu Shaohua's identity as a general. Except for a few senior officials, no one else knew it. But it seems that the No. 1 leader is planning to make Lu Shaohua's identity public.

Well, let’s make it public. Many people at the meeting know Lu Shaohua’s identity anyway. Besides, it’s better to let people know that Lu Shaohua is a general. This way, it can save a lot of trouble in the future.

Think about it, if Lu Shaohua had the status of a general, then those who knew him would definitely tell their descendants not to provoke Lu Shaohua. And Lu Shaohua was not provoked by his father, so what else would he do but be free of trouble?

However, it was difficult for Lu Shaohua to attend such a party, because he did not bring his admiral uniform with him. It was kept in the safe of his villa in Hong Kong. To attend this party, Lu Shaohua was destined to appear as a general.

However, just when Lu Shaohua was in trouble, Zeng Jianguo smiled gently, then waved to his personal secretary, and the secretary left. Not long after, he received a brand new military uniform. It was obvious that Zeng Jianguo had been prepared.

Zeng Jianguo had prepared everything, so Lu Shaohua had nothing to worry about. He took a short rest, visited the little guy Lu Xiao, and spent some time with Zeng Yuling. It was not until the evening that Lu Shaohua changed into his military uniform and followed Zeng Jianguo to the gathering place.

Since it was a gathering of high-level state officials, security was naturally very strict. Therefore, Lu Shaohua did not bring anyone with him. Instead, he let Li Shangkui and others rest and shared security with Zeng Jianguo. This was the first time in Lu Shaohua's history that he did not use bodyguards.

The party was set up in a manor-style villa. When Lu Shaohua and Zeng Jianguo's car drove up to the door, the driver rolled down the window to let Zeng Jianguo show his face, and then the door opened and let them in.

I have to say that Zeng Jianguo's face is very useful and can almost be used as a pass. Well, that's a bit nonsense, but what is certain is that Zeng Jianguo is absolutely an authoritative figure and the only remaining founding hero of the country. That's no joke.

Once inside the villa, one could find that the security was very strict. At least when Lu Shaohua was walking, he could see a visible sentry every three steps and a hidden sentry every four steps. One could imagine how strict the security was.

Lu Shaohua was almost certain that if something happened here, it would be difficult to break in without a troop. Well, even if they did, it would not take long before the troops from the Beijing Military Region would arrive here.

Shaking his head, Lu Shaohua forced himself not to think too much. He followed Zeng Jianguo and the two walked into the villa one after the other. However, when they stepped into the door, Lu Shaohua felt depressed.

But what Lu Shaohua saw were all colorful military uniforms with stars on their shoulders.

That is the insignia of a general, at least one star and a stripe, the rank of major general.

The most common people are major generals, and there are not many with two stars in a row, only a few. As for those with three stars in a row, needless to say, there are very few, but there are two in front of Lu Shaohua, one is him, and the other is Zeng Jianguo.

Yes, Lu Shaohua has three stars and a stripe on his shoulder, which is the same as Zeng Jianguo’s military rank, both of them are generals.

However, precisely because the military rank on Lu Shaohua's shoulders was so scary, when he looked at other people's ranks, others were also looking at him, and they were looking at him as if he were a monster.

After all, Lu Shaohua is the boss of Phoenix Group, so he has naturally taken good care of himself. At first glance, he looks like a man in his twenties. In fact, Lu Shaohua is indeed not yet thirty years old, but what does it mean to be a general in his twenties?

There are not many people with the rank of general in China or even in the world. However, at this time, a young man in his twenties with the rank of general appeared. He is also the boss of the Phoenix Group, which is very famous in China and even in the world. How can people not look at him like a monster?

Of course, those who looked at Lu Shaohua in that way were all people who only knew Lu Shaohua, but Lu Shaohua didn't know them. As for the few old guys with gray hair and the rank of general, they just smiled and said nothing.

Those people were none other than old fellows who had met Lu Shaohua several times. They were all more powerful than Deng and the old commanders of various military regions. They had met Lu Shaohua and had negotiated with him, so they naturally knew his military rank. Therefore, they were used to it and did not show any surprise.

"Hey... Old Zeng, how come you are still so strong?"

Suddenly, a very strong voice sounded.

...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at *** (***.***). Your support is my greatest motivation.)