"We are actually walking on a minefield. We are dancing on the edge of a knife. Don't just look at the scenery in front of you. If you take a wrong step, you may die."
This was Cheng Feiyang's speech at the latest emergency meeting, because an unexpected piece of news shocked the internal structure of Fulong, so much so that the top management of Fulong specially convened a meeting on corporate policies for this purpose.
Nanxing Telecom, once the most promising domestic communications manufacturer and the "Nan Dian" in the "Great Development of the North and South", has gone bankrupt. The entire domestic industry is now in mourning, with media competing to report on the fall of this giant.
In the early 1990s, Nanxing's domestically produced 10,000-line digital program-controlled machines were introduced, breaking the monopoly of foreign manufacturers on large-capacity program-controlled switches, seizing the domestic telecommunications equipment market that was once divided by "seven countries and eight systems" and occupying half of the domestic program-controlled switch market. In such an era, Zhengxing Communications, the fastest-growing company in Daxing, North, South and Central, had only developed a 2,000-line switch.
As for Fulong at this time, he had just established the predecessor research institute in Shanhai. The name Nanxing was just an unattainable existence in the eyes of the people in that Shanhai Research Institute.
However, now, in front of Fulun, Nandian has completed this journey with the news of bankruptcy, and has fallen heavily on the road of the communications industry.
The collapse of Nandian also gave a wake-up call to those in Fulun who still had illusions that Tenghua Company should be recognized as a political resource and should not be rectified in the rectification movement.
Cheng Feiyang said at the meeting, "Nanxing Company once received the strongest government support and had the most resources from customers, but it withdrew from the stage of history after a brief period of glory. They were not defeated by our Fulong Wanmen Machine. The reason for this was that we were unable to control the company, which led to the company's operation being profit-oriented and seriously restricting Nanxing's development."
Cheng Feiyang also sounded the alarm for some people in Fulong who yearn to rely on political background and power to do things. "What is the relationship between Nanxing's core R&D institute and the eight production companies? The cooperation is not close, and each company undermines the other. The internal system is rigid. The company is controlled by the government. When there are problems in management, they go to the government and let the government take care of everything. They get orders through government channels. What will be the final result of such excessive reliance on the government and the so-called political power?"
"The company has lost its ability to survive on its own. Service and after-sales are seriously out of touch. They are all princelings. How can they fight like this?! So it is not surprising that they were annihilated on this road. Everyone is sighing over the collapse of Nanxing Company, but we in Fulong should not sigh, but should be clear that if we don't have a clear mind, we will be the next Nanxing!"
This speech caused a thought-provoking shock within Fulun.
Cheng Feiyang, who is constantly reflecting and revolutionizing himself, has always been talked about within Fulong, and competitors outside Fulong feel that he is a troublesome existence.
More importantly, when Fulong wanted to sideline Tenghua Company, the backlash was real. Many parties felt the entanglement of Yan Chongming from the Commerce Bureau for a while, but in the end Zhou Wenwu spared no effort to express his support for Fulong. The facts concerning Tenghua Company proved the correctness of this resolution and showed people how much support there was behind Fulong.
This result not only shocked and astonished outside observers, but also boosted the morale of Fulong personnel.
Someone from the engineering department clapped his hands and said, "Let me tell you, my subordinates are scolding us so much. The P3 circuit board often has problems, and the JL system module has never been stable and often disconnected. We are like firefighters, going everywhere to put out fires for customers. The key is that it is Tenghua Company's fault, but they want us to be their grandsons! I filed a report and asked the superiors, but they don't care? There are always people who say, forget it, Tenghua Company is led by Yan Chongming, we can't afford to offend... can't afford to offend? Ha, I knew that Mr. Cheng and his son would never tolerate these problems!"
"It is said that Cheng Ran pushed Wu Liwei over at the time, but Wu Liwei didn't take it seriously and frivolously told him to go back and listen to his parents at home..."
"Did Wu Liwei really say that?"
"It's almost the same! Manager Zhao and Xiao Wu from the driver department went there that day, and Xiao Wu came back and told me about the situation!"
“Haha… Why don’t you ask who Cheng Ran is… Mr. Cheng’s son, what do the top management call him in private, Little Mr. Cheng… Wu Liwei probably still thinks Fulong is an ordinary company. Then again, even if it’s the son of an ordinary company’s CEO, he may not have such a position in the company! Not to mention that we fought hard to win Fulong. Blood relationship is useless. If you don’t have any ability, they will look down on you! On the contrary, being honored as Little Mr. Cheng here means it’s exactly the same as the literal meaning!”
"Wu Liwei still doesn't understand that offending Cheng Feiyang might be better than offending his son Cheng Ran. Cheng Ran turned his face away and really didn't care who you are! Wu Liwei must have had a very good look on his face at that time!"
“He even told our Cheng Ran to discuss it with his family… Haha, you look down on young people. Most of the people who have made great achievements in Fulong recently are young people. Wang Wen from the second R&D department, from the University of Science and Technology of China, is about 22 years old, but he is the leader of 200 people… He also told Mr. Cheng not to talk nonsense. Does his family know about it? Whatever the result, your Tenghua company should be out!”
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Some people within Fulong who speculated that Feng originally wanted to obtain some political resources through Tenghua only now realized that it was just a waste of time.
Zheng Jianfeng also went to Tian Feng's office and found that a group of old friends had come to Tian Feng's office. Luo Yongchun was sitting next to Tian Feng's desk, and Yang Du was smoking on the sofa opposite. When he saw Zheng Jianfeng come in, he handed him a cigarette, and Zheng Jianfeng took it.
They are all old friends, Zheng Jianfeng got straight to the point, "Old Tian, I admire you chess players. Is it true that others can only think ten steps ahead, but you can only think a hundred steps ahead? Did Cheng Ran find out that Wu Liwei was not right? Or is it that you are old neighbors and have a good relationship..."
Tian Feng stiffened his neck, "That's not true! I used to make fried broad beans at home, and every time Cheng Ran passed by, I would serve him a full bowl. Do you think that kid wanted to learn chess, but his father didn't have time to teach him, so he stayed at my house every day and I taught him how to play chess..."
Yang Du held the cigarette between his hands and smiled, "Are you trying to say that Cheng Ran's intelligence is due to your contribution?"
Luo Yongchun pointed at Tian Feng and said, "This is not the first time you have seen Old Tian's shameless behavior."
Tian Feng rolled his eyes, "The boy has a lot of stamina. When his father chased him around with a bamboo stick because he didn't do well in the exam, I snatched the stick from his father and kept persuading him. I predicted that Cheng Ran was a smart kid, but he just temporarily stopped focusing on his studies. You see, as long as he gets right and wakes up, he has a lot of stamina. He's ranked second in the 10th Middle School! I'll tell everyone about it. Even though he's not my child, it's still a great honor!"
Luo Yongchun smiled, "If my kid can be like this one day, I will be relieved..."
Everyone was talking to each other, talking about the old days, as if they could see again the clever figures of Li Chengran running around in the Shanhai tube building. From time to time, bursts of laughter could be heard in the office.
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During the Tenghua Company incident, Cheng Feiyang showed Cheng Ran a list of people who were going to be dismissed from Fulong in this incident. Some of them had received benefits from Tenghua Company and helped consolidate the interests of Tenghua Company, some were talented people with technology, and some had made contributions in the development of Fulong. Obviously, in the Tenghua Company incident, Fulong was also a loss of eight hundred people while killing one thousand enemies.
Cheng Ran also saw a few familiar names among them. He had obviously heard people talking about them. They were from the marketing department.
Looking at the list, Cheng Ran said, "Dad, in the final analysis, there are reasons for the division of lines in the affairs of Tenghua Company. For this list, why not follow Cao Cao's example and burn the letters of treason after Guandu and let bygones be bygones."
Cheng Feiyang laughed and said, "Your father looks so much like Cao Cao?"
Cheng Ran said, "It's not the Cao Cao who is overly vilified in the novel, but the decision-maker who is truly wise and strategic."
Cheng Feiyang smiled, "You can't pretend you didn't see anything. Let's put it this way. Forget about the dismissal, but there must be punishment. Everything must be done in accordance with the Basic Law. Demotion and salary reduction should be considered as a notification to everyone."
Cheng Ran nodded. In fact, the reason why Cheng Ran did not advocate dismissing these people was because those who entered Fu Long more or less possessed some information and confidential matters. If they gave the information to their competitors with hatred, and then they conducted in-depth research on Fu Long and followed their example, Cheng Ran did not want to create more competitors out of thin air.
"Director Zhou from the Commerce Bureau had a conversation with me... He said he was Xie Qian's classmate, and he wanted to thank you for your help last time." Cheng Feiyang smiled at Cheng Ran, "When you're free, you should give him a call."
Cheng Ran agreed.
The Bureau of Commerce at that time was not the Bureau of Commerce in the broad sense of later generations. At that time, the government reform was not very in-depth. In fact, there was a "vacuum" in the management of many industries. The Bureau of Commerce was a working department directly under the provincial government established to address this situation. It was a department-level organization, similar to the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau after the government deepened reform and refined management in later generations. It also assumed some of the functions of the Economic and Information Commission.
Moreover, the weight of a department depends on whether it is given importance or not. The current Commerce Bureau was established under the policies of the provincial party committee and government on implementing the central government's western development strategy, seizing the opportunities of western development, strengthening technological innovation, developing high technology, and realizing industrialization. Therefore, it has access to all resources and its status is extremely important.
Zhou Wenwu's potential and development space are limitless as he can sit in this position. Moreover, the Commerce Bureau is such an important place, so there must be no shortage of factions. So Zhou Wenwu's rebuttal of Yan Chongming's opinion may be the right time for him to unify the internal situation and rectify the factions.
So it seems that this classmate of Uncle Xie Qian, who has taken this position at such a young age, is not an ordinary person.
Cheng Ran got Zhou Wenwu's contact information from Xie Qian. When he called him, Zhou Wenwu was attending the first training course for young and middle-aged cadres in the United States organized by the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee to implement the western development strategy and build a high-quality cadre team. He was at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
When Zhou Wenwu received Cheng Ran's call, he was very enthusiastic and said that Xie Qian would meet him in Chicago in a few days. The two had already talked a lot about him before.
After a brief exchange, Cheng Ran thanked him.
Zhou Wenwu, who is a senior official and is very likely one of the most eye-catching young and strong rising stars in Sichuan Province, said gently, "In other words, I should thank you too."
Both of them seemed to understand each other tacitly.
(For me, writing a book is like entering a world. If I can’t enter this world, writing is the most painful thing. If I can’t find the feeling, I’d rather not write.
Some of the content in the previous chapter was censored, so when writing now, you have to be careful about the degree and just stop at the point.
Finally, everyone, Happy Lantern Festival! )