The rhythmic sound of leather shoes on the ground resounded in the corridor on the top floor as Xia Zekai walked to the office.
He came here by himself today. His wife got up early and took her father-in-law and mother-in-law to the hospital for a check-up.
He entered the office and just sat down for a while when Wang Yewei came over.
"Ye Wei, sit down!" Xia Zekai pointed to the swivel chair opposite him and said.
Wang Yewei came over to report the arrival of the staff. He said: "Boss, except for Mr. Liang and Mr. Guo who are on a business trip abroad, everyone else in the company above the level of operations director is here."
"Everyone is here?" Xia Zekai asked.
Wang Yewei said ‘hmm’: “We’re all here, what time do you think the meeting will start?”
Xia Zekai looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "It's 8:15 now, half an hour later!"
After Wang Yewei received the accurate information, he stood up and was about to leave. Xia Zekai stopped him again and said to him: "Call Jing Wujun and Xin Yongsheng over here."
"..." Wang Yewei was stunned.
The main thing is that one of these two people is the director of supervision and is also in charge of auditing.
One is the Minister of Justice!
Both of their jobs are very special.
But he didn't dare to think too much and nodded in response: "I will inform them right away."
"Yeah!" Xia Zekai continued to look through the documents.
Not long after, Jing Wujun and Xin Yongsheng appeared in Xia Zekai's office one after another.
When the two of them saw each other, they had a strange feeling in their hearts.
…
On the other side, the large comprehensive conference room in the headquarters office building was already full of people.
These are management personnel above the level of operations director of each branch of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
The youngest among them is Li Hope, the production and operation director of Yicheng Food Branch.
As the backbone of the company's efforts to cultivate, the son of the company's vice president Li Mumu, as long as there are no problems of principle, his future will definitely be bright.
In addition, although he is young and has read a lot of books, he is not pedantic at all.
He has his own code of conduct when doing things, which makes other colleagues like to chat with him.
Looking at the empty row of chairs at the front of the conference room, Li hoped to know that those were where his father and the other vice presidents were sitting.
"The boss is here too, I'm really excited!" Li Xixi thought to himself.
He could not forget that on the eve of going to Fudan University, Xia Zekai specially invited him to dinner, gave him blessings, and gave him gifts. At that time, he said that he would come to work in the company in the future.
At that time, Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. was far smaller than it is now, with annual revenue of only tens of billions.
But no one expected that its actual annual revenue has now exceeded 300 billion, but no one outside the world knows it!
Even because Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. has contributed money and efforts during the special period in the past few years, it has also distributed a lot of emergency supplies for free. Its behavior has also been bought by the market, so that it is now developing faster and does not seem to be affected much.
The impact of the Great Recession is the same.
When Li Hope was distracted, the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground came from the front again. It was obvious that the finale must be coming.
The next moment, Li hoped to see Wang Yewei as the first person coming in.
As the company's human resources director, he is the master of vertical management of human resources in each branch of the group company. The production and operation directors of these branches in the conference room are a little afraid of him.
The people in front greeted him warmly, calling "Mr. Wang" kindly, and everyone chatted in low voices.
After a while, Li Hope saw his father Li Mumu again, and several other uncles and aunts also came over, but they did not stand up to say hello eagerly.
Eight years have also left traces of time on these old people.
Even Huang Ying, who pays great attention to skin care now, can still see light crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.
They are all in their forties or fifties.
After they came over, the conference room instantly became quiet. No one spoke anymore. Everyone was patiently waiting for the arrival of the last person.
About ten minutes later, Xia Zekai came over.
Xin Yongsheng and Jing Wujun who followed him also entered the conference room. When they saw them, everyone was stunned.
Everyone has deep feelings about the two departments of the group company.
One is the legal department, and the other is supervision and auditing.
The company conducted a very intensive supervision and audit a few years ago, and Minister Jing Wujun of the Ministry of Justice personally accompanied the audit at that time.
Many people present still remember that many people tried to escape that time, but were pushed down directly.
There are also people who rely on them to be veterans of the company's development period, hoping to avoid punishment based on their seniority.
But it was also at that time that Xia Zekai, the founder of the company, conducted a thorough self-analysis, which also allowed others to see his coldness and determination!
He used his actions to tell others that anyone who does something wrong must bear the responsibility. Don't do it knowingly and come to talk to me when there is a problem.
Outsiders only know that Xia Zekai is a conscientious boss, but outsiders don't know that when Xia Zekai becomes really strict, he can't even hold a grain of sand in his eyes!
"You guys should sit down too!" Xia Zekai said to Xin Yongsheng and Jing Wujun.
When the two of them saw that there were no seats in front, they walked directly to the back.
Xia Zekai sat on his boss's chair, turned around and looked at everyone in the conference room, and said with a smile: "Due to some special relationships, I haven't been able to meet and chat with you for a while."
"I happened to have something happen some time ago, and I've been busy outside." Xia Zekai briefly reviewed his itinerary and said, "When I came back, I really missed everyone, so I made a special trip back."
"How about it, everyone, tell me how satisfied you were with last year?"
Listening to the boss's question, no one present responded.
Everyone slowed down their breathing, as if they felt the calm before the storm.
At this time, Yan Jinghua raised his hand to signal, stood up and said, "Boss, let me just say something."
"Well, okay!" Xia Zekai said.
Yan Jinghua talked about the company's operating conditions last year, including domestic, foreign online and offline operations.
Foreign trade has been difficult to do in recent years.
However, Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. has still made some achievements, but compared to its peak period in previous years, it is worse.
On the contrary, China has been doing better and better in the past two years.
After Yan Jinghua finished speaking, Xia Zekai said "hmm", but it was unclear whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Xia Zekai asked.
Huang Ying raised her hand again: "Boss, I have reviewed and found that the sales of children's toilet sanitary ware have continued to decline in the past two years..."
Also benefiting from the country's two-child policy, Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.'s children's toilet sanitary ware has developed rapidly in recent years.
However, the increasing number of children's toilet sanitary ware brands on the market has also squeezed the market share of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.'s products. At the same time, the fertility rate in the past two years has not reached expectations, and the market for purchasing such products has not been as expected.
the expansion of.
Huang Ying said: "The next step is to work on new product features."
After she finished speaking, Xia Zekai said: "Based on my many years of experience in raising children, these practical tools should be made as simple as possible and as practical as possible."
"It's not appropriate to build an electronic toilet for a small child." Xia Zekai mentioned this, which was tantamount to criticism.
No one spoke in the conference room this time.
Xia Zekai looked around and said, "Since no one is talking, let me just say a few words."
The next moment, Xia Zekai said: "The economic development has been sluggish in the past few years, and development in all aspects has been restricted. I also know that it is not easy for everyone, so I promised that I will not reduce the company's operating costs through layoffs and salary cuts."
"But that doesn't mean I can condone any of your behavior!"
Having said this, he looked at everyone and asked, "I haven't treated anyone badly in terms of the company, have I?"
He is right, people like those sitting in the conference room have annual salaries of more than 300,000.
The high ones are all seven or even eight figures.
Still no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became depressing.
It seemed to have dropped to a freezing point in an instant. At this time, no matter how slow my brain turned, I knew something was wrong, and it was a big problem.
Everyone turned around and looked around, trying to see some clues from the colleagues around them, but they were disappointed and couldn't see anything.
Some people are very nervous, and some people have calm faces, but this does not mean that people who appear nervous have a problem with their principles.
There was no response at the scene, but Xia Dakai did not pursue the question. He continued: "How about I share a story with you."
At this time, everyone else in the conference room turned to look at Xia Zekai and listened.
"I was not in the capital some time ago. Do you know where I went?" Xia Zekai asked.
Only a few people in the conference room knew.
"Brothers, who can tell me what year it is now?"
This change in style of painting made everyone in the conference room a little confused.
Everyone in the conference room looked at each other, wondering what the boss meant by this?
Could it be that the boss has lost his memory and even forgot the year?
Think about it, this possibility is almost zero.
Xia Zekai called his name: "Old Li, tell me."
There is only one person in this conference room whom Xia Zekai can call Lao Li.
Li Mumu stood up and said: "Boss, today is 2023!"
"Well, very good!" Xia Zekai praised.
He then asked: "Lao Li, how much does this coat you are wearing cost?"
"??"
Except for Xia Zekai, everyone in the entire conference room had two big question marks on their heads.
What does this mean, boss?
Li Mumu was also a little confused and didn't understand why the boss asked this, but he still told the truth: "Boss, my wife bought me this coat. I saw the tag and remembered that it cost more than five thousand yuan."
"It's not expensive, just sit down!"
Compared with Li Mumu's current annual income, a piece of clothing costing several thousand yuan is really nothing.
It’s even cheaper than ordinary people buying a piece of clothing that costs 100 yuan.
"Who else wants to stand up and share with me?" Xia Zekai asked again.
This time no one spoke.
Xia Zekai didn't force it. He asked: "Do you believe that in this era, there are still families whose annual income cannot even afford a piece of Lao Li's clothes?"
This time everyone looked at Li Mumu.
Li Xiang was sitting behind. Seeing this scene, his heart trembled. He thought, "Did my dad make some serious principled mistake?"
Before he could think through it, Xia Zekai added: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard for me to believe that there are so many cases like this!"
"In the past two months, I have been to the mountains and many places, and I have seen too many situations like this."
"But compared to them, I think even the most junior employees of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. are living better than them."
"Not to mention us managers, but I can't figure it out..."
"Pa!" Xia Zekai slapped the table. The expression on his face was still terrifyingly calm, but the sharpness of his words had already chilled people to the bone: "I really can't understand why I gave you such a high salary.
The income and such good treatment give everyone better room for advancement, so why are there still people reaching out randomly?"
At this time, Xia Zekai was not blindly gentle. He said: "A few months ago, someone sent a report letter to my mailbox, telling me so and so. The lion opened his mouth, and he was not alone. Brothers and sisters, tell me
, what should I be feeling?"
"I don't believe these are true. I called Minister Jing and Minister Xin and asked them to investigate the authenticity, but some people disappointed me."
When he said this, Xia Zekai looked at everyone: "Is Duan Guofeng here? Tell me why?"
"Is Zhou Zhiqiang here? Tell me why?"
"Is Meng Fanchao here? Can you explain it to me?"
"It's the wages and bonuses I paid you that have made it impossible for you to support your family? Can't afford to buy a house? Or can't afford to see a doctor? Can't afford for your children to go to school?" At this moment, Xia Zekai's face had a gloomy expression.
terrible.
Several people sitting in the front row wanted to say a few words when they heard the names Xia Zekai said, but after thinking about it, they decided not to start with this.
At this time, Xia Zekai was like a powder keg, and no one here dared to touch it.
Everyone thought it was over, but no, Xia Zekai read two more names: "Xiang Peng, tell me why?"
"Sun Weitao, do you want to explain it to me?"
Xia Zekai mentioned a total of five names before and after, but none of these five people stood up to defend themselves at this moment. What this means is very clear.
The dull atmosphere was suppressed for several minutes, and the only sound left was the gasps of everyone.
After a while, someone in the conference room stood up and said, "Boss, I want to explain."
Xia Zekai glanced at him: "Xiang Peng..."
"Jing Wujun, please tell him his problem first, and I'll see if he has anything to explain?"
