Chapter 76 of 100

Chapter 76

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Hu Wenhai did not pay too much attention to the workers' discussions below. He still calmly extended his third finger and continued to speak. √∟

"Third, starting today, all Xinke Company employees will be off their posts. After a week of training, the company will hold a skills competition. The results of the competition will determine their salary standards, and all job positions will be publicly announced. All employees will simultaneously compete for their positions, and we welcome colleagues to actively recommend themselves! Please note, all employees will be off their posts, including those in original section-level and department-level management positions. Similarly, the positions that will be re-competed for after a week will also include these management positions!"

After Hu Wenhai finished speaking, he truly kept his promise, not uttering a single unnecessary word. He simply declared, "Meeting adjourned," and turned to walk off the stage.

However, even though Hu Wenhai's figure had disappeared, the workers below did not react as they had before. Instead, the vast factory square fell into a silence.

Yes, silence.

If Hu Wenhai's announcement of training and fines had made the workers recognize the sharp teeth of capital, then this last point made them realize the dynamism of capital.

All off their posts, training, competition, and then re-competition for positions.

The employees of the former 501 Factory truly felt for the first time that they had bid farewell to the iron rice bowl and the suffocating system.

Now, the private enterprise was showing them its flexible and practical side.

Similarly, it was also a side full of uncertainty and change.

Only at this moment did the employees of Xinke Company truly realize the path they had chosen. Private enterprises and state-owned enterprises were completely different worlds. In this organization, there were no ironclad rules. No, or rather, the only ironclad rule was that the boss could set all the rules.

Salary increases, the boss decided.

Fines, the boss decided.

Whether you were a deputy factory manager, a section chief, or a department head, your position in a private enterprise offered no security. Your stay or departure was still decided by the boss.

And if you were just a small worker today, whether you could become a workshop director, a section chief, a department head, or even a deputy factory manager or factory manager tomorrow was still decided by the boss.

What standard did the boss use to make these decisions? Only one factor: your own value.

Although this third point was good news for the majority of the people present, giving them a chance to reach high positions, the employees of Xinke Company, who had just thrown away their iron rice bowls, still felt some confusion and helplessness.

With this confusion and helplessness, they silently left the factory square, silently followed the security officers back to their positions, silently picked up their cleaning tools, and silently began a thorough cleaning.

The once noisy and lively Xinke Factory suddenly became eerily quiet. It was not so much a feeling of oppression as it was a re-recognition of the real world.

Welcome to the cruel and dog-eat-dog real world, waking up from the beautiful communist dream.

To be honest, in Hu Wenhai's view, the only problem with communism was that it protected people too well. It told people that they had the right to enjoy all this beautiful life and that this right was innate. So when it could not fulfill these promises, it received people's resentment—even though it had tried its best to provide everything it could.

Capitalism, on the other hand, constantly told people that the reason they were poor and struggling was because they were stupid, lazy, and unlucky, all their own problems! See those successful people? Strive! Only by winning in competition do you deserve those things!

The employees of Xinke Company were now in the process of reshaping their worldview.

Of course, Hu Wenhai did not have this problem of reshaping his worldview. He walked with a light step and turned to enter the factory office building behind the stage.

In a meeting room in the factory office building, about forty people were sitting obediently like elementary school students, listening to Yu Shengwei's eloquent speech.

Hu Wenhai stopped at the back door of the meeting room and peered through the glass window.

Surprisingly, the meeting room was completely silent except for Yu Shengwei's speech.

It was important to note that these people were not really elementary school students but the core team of Hu Jiefang's management in the 501 Factory. Some were deputy factory managers, and the lowest were at least team leaders or section chiefs.

Normally, even if Hu Jiefang himself were speaking at a meeting, it would be impossible to keep these forty people so quiet.

"I told you, truly capable people never speak loudly. Those who speak loudly are afraid that others will not take them seriously, so they amplify their volume to make sure people hear them."

"If you were the leader, would you prefer someone who is insecure and afraid of not being taken seriously, or someone who is full of confidence?"

"So the principle is simple: don't always speak too loudly, as if you were about to argue. Truly capable people always speak in a normal tone. They know that if they speak softly, others will have to listen carefully to understand and remember what they say."

"When I was the vice president at All Nippon Airways—oh, the largest airline in Asia and one of the Fortune Global 500. What is the Fortune Global 500? It is the 500 most powerful companies in the world, and we don't have any in China yet. I was the vice president there, and our boss, the president, never spoke loudly. Once..."

As Hu Wenhai listened to Yu Shengwei's speech, he couldn't help but laugh. It was truly nostalgic. To be honest, when you look back at Yu Shengwei's methods, they are not so mysterious.

First, a seemingly plausible theory, then an example to prove it. How do you make the proof convincing? Yu Shengwei grasped the key. For most people, the logical completeness of a proof is not so important, especially for those who are not used to "independent thinking." To make your proof convincing, simply put on an act.

Yes, the more impressive the act, the more convincing it is!

The largest airline in Asia, one of the Fortune Global 500, the president of All Nippon Airways!

Just by mentioning this background, the following conclusions are naturally very convincing. Look, such impressive people do it this way. Do you want to be impressive? Follow their lead!

But the problem is that not every success can be replicated. Even if it can be replicated, is the person replicating it suitable for that path?

This is the fundamental weakness of success studies. It claims that success is inevitable and that success can be replicated by learning the methods of successful people, ignoring the complexity of the world.

However, it cannot be denied that success studies, as a brainwashing method, are indeed very effective!

To be honest, to quickly change the thinking of Hu Jiefang's core team, using success studies to fight fire with fire was really the only way...

Now, it seems that Yu Shengwei's methods are indeed very useful. Just by looking at how focused the people sitting below were, and how they were constantly taking notes, it was clear that after this course, these core members of the Hu family would be completely transformed.

Actually, apart from the success studies content in Yu Shengwei's speeches, it can be seen from the fact that he has persisted while many other success study mentors have come and gone that he does have some genuine insights.

Especially for those who know nothing about management, he can be a good, easy-to-understand introduction.

That's why Hu Wenhai gathered these people to listen to Yu Shengwei's lectures. It was a special treatment.

The principle is simple: these are the core members of the Hu family. Should everyone really start from the same starting line? This would be fair to ordinary workers, but is it fair to those who have always followed Hu Jiefang?

There is no absolute fairness in this world. You give a peach, and I give a plum. Since these people have long been loyal to Hu Jiefang, they should be given appropriate倾斜 when opportunities arise.

If even those who have always followed you are not taken care of, who will still offer loyalty in the future?

As long as these core members meet Hu Wenhai's requirements, he is absolutely willing to strengthen the grassroots and middle levels of Xinke Company with them, making them the solid foundation of the Xinke dynasty.

However, before that, they must first prove themselves to be worthy of cultivation. In this regard, capitalists are indeed fair and impartial.

After listening to Yu Shengwei's speech for about half an hour at the back door, Hu Wenhai turned and left the factory office building, satisfied.

Since he didn't need to worry about the training for the time being, he needed to focus on more pressing matters.

Training is very important—extremely important in the long run. But there were also some urgent issues that Hu Wenhai needed to address, such as how to transform the second workshop and prepare for the new business equipment.

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