Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 88: State-owned Daily Necessities Factory

Seeing Lu Shaohua's expression was so calm, Zeng Aimin suddenly felt a little embarrassed to speak. Shenzhen was still in the process of attracting investment, and they would take whatever investment they could. When Zeng Aimin learned that Lu Shaohua had assets of more than 1 billion yuan, he came up with the idea of ​​attracting Lu Shaohua to invest. Although Lu Shaohua wanted to invest in Window of the World, Zeng Aimin thought it would be better to invest in other industries.

"Mayor Zeng!" Seeing Zeng Aimin hadn't spoken for a long time, Lu Shaohua took the initiative to speak. "Just tell me what you want to say."

"Haha! Then I'll be frank." Zeng Aimin smiled awkwardly at first, then his expression became serious and he said, "Look, Shenzhen is now in a period of rapid development. Can you invest in some other industries?"

"Hmm?" Lu Shaohua finally understood what was going on. Zeng Aimin was here to solicit investment. He couldn't help but smile. He had originally wanted to give Zeng Aimin a 'gift'. Now that he had spoken, he could use this opportunity to gain more benefits. "I have thought about investing in something else, but I don't know what to invest in."

"Well!" Zeng Aimin rolled his eyes and thought for a while before continuing, "Real estate, electronics, food, etc. are all good investments."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed, then slowly turned serious and asked, "Mayor Zeng, there are state-owned factories in Shenzhen that produce daily necessities, right?"

"State-owned? A daily necessities factory?" Zeng Aimin frowned, as if he couldn't guess why Lu Shaohua asked these questions?

"Well, are there any state-owned daily necessities companies in Shenzhen?" Although Lu Shaohua had lived in Shenzhen for more than ten years in his previous life, he didn't know much about the situation in 1985, so he asked this question.

"Yes." Zeng Aimin nodded. Although he didn't know Lu Shaohua's purpose, he thought about it and continued, "There are three factories."

Lu Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, at least it’s good!

"Haha! To be honest with Mayor Zeng, Lu Chang is my uncle." Lu Shaohua thought it would be better to speak frankly. With Zeng Aimin's intelligence, it was not difficult to guess that Lu Chang was related to Lu Shaohua. After all, they both had the surname Lu, and Weng Wende came to intercede. "I know that most state-owned enterprises are in a loss-making state now." Lu Shaohua stopped talking here. He first stated that Lu Chang was his uncle, and then said that state-owned enterprises were in a loss-making state. With Zeng Aimin's intelligence, it was not difficult to understand what he meant.

Zeng Aimin was so smart that he couldn't understand what Lu Shaohua meant. It was just because he transferred Lu Chang here, and he wanted to repay him and solve the big problem of state-owned enterprises. Although he had a rough guess, he was still a little unsure. "You mean you want to acquire state-owned enterprises?"

"That's right!" Lu Shaohua said with certainty, his expression full of seriousness. "I think state-owned enterprises are a big problem for the government at this time. The government can't just sit there and watch the losses continue, but if they want to reform, they will inevitably offend many people, so the government has been unable to solve the problem."

Every word Lu Shaohua said hits the nail on the head. This is indeed a long-standing problem. Those who work in state-owned enterprises have connections. As soon as reform is proposed, many people come out to oppose it. If there is no reform, the government will continue to pay for it, which puts the government in a dilemma.

"You're right!" Zeng Aimin seemed helpless about this issue, but Lu Shaohua's acquisition of state-owned enterprises was not decided by him alone. "Tell me about your plan first. I believe you have already thought about it."

"Yes!" Lu Shaohua nodded in agreement. "I can buy the daily necessities factory, but there are a few conditions. I hope Mayor Zeng can agree to it. Of course, whether the acquisition can be made depends on your city government."

Lu Shaohua was right. Whether the acquisition could be completed still needed to be discussed at a meeting and reported to the higher authorities. There were all kinds of procedures. Zeng Aimin fell into deep thought and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. "Tell me your conditions first?"

"Okay, I have two conditions." Lu Shaohua glanced at Zeng Aimin and then continued, "The first condition: If you agree to the acquisition, then I have the power to lay off employees, and the government will be responsible for resolving the layoffs."

"You go on."

"The second condition: I plan to export the products produced by the factory, so I hope the government can come forward to communicate with the customs. Of course, I will not smuggle, and I will pay all the taxes I owe." After saying that, Lu Shaohua stopped talking. He knew that he had to give Zeng Aimin time to think about it.

Zeng Aimin fell into deep thought. Of the two conditions mentioned by Lu Shaohua, the second one was easy to solve. He just needed to inform the customs. As for the first condition, it was hard to say whether it was difficult or easy. It all depended on whether the top leader had the determination. If he had the determination, everything could be solved. It was also easy to arrange for the laid-off employees, as long as they were not in large numbers.

"I can agree to your second condition right now. If the acquisition is successful, I will come forward to greet the customs." After saying that, Zeng Aimin pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "As for the issue of layoffs, how do you plan to do it?"

"Haha." Lu Shaohua laughed. Zeng Aimin's words were within his expectations. The reason why state-owned enterprises were losing money was very simple, and the government knew it very well. It was not because the enterprises were not competitive or the products could not be sold, but because there were bad apples. "The low-level employees will not be laid off. As for the managers, 95% will be eliminated, and the managers will be promoted from the low-level employees."

Zeng Aimin listened carefully and nodded from time to time. He knew that the problem was in the management. Lu Shaohua could be said to have hit the nail on the head again, but he just didn't say it clearly. He moved his mouth and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Lu Shaohua.

"Mayor Zeng, do you want to ask about the treatment of employees?" Lu Shaohua smiled and calmly asked Zeng Aimin's next question. Indeed, Zeng Aimin did want to ask about the salary of employees. Seeing Zeng Aimin nod, Lu Shaohua continued, "As for the salary, the competent ones will get more. I will adopt a new method, using piecework, and pay according to the work done."

People who work in state-owned enterprises basically receive a fixed salary, so some people just slack off all day long to get paid. Lu Shaohua doesn't want to see this phenomenon again. If you want money on piece-rate work, you will work hard. If you don't want money, you can only say sorry.

Zeng Aimin once again looked up to Lu Shaohua. Using money to encourage employees to work hard was indeed a good method. He believed that if this was implemented, those low-level employees would be very happy.

Zeng Aimin smiled for the first time in a long time, nodded to show his appreciation for Lu Shaohua, and then continued after a moment of silence. "You guys sit here for a while, I'll report to the secretary, he still has to make the final decision on this matter."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua smiled. "Okay, I'll sit here for a while. There's nothing to do anyway."

"Yeah!" Zeng Aimin stood up and was about to walk towards the door, but he stopped after taking two steps, patted his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "You have been here for so long and I haven't poured you a glass of water yet. Yuling, go pour two glasses for your brother Xiaohua and the others."

"I know, Dad." Zeng Yuling still pouted.

"It's okay, go ahead." Lu Shaohua wasn't thirsty, so it didn't matter whether he drank water or not. But while he was saying this, he was secretly thinking, "Will the municipal party secretary agree to this?"

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