"Are you saying that this reform isn't as good as we imagined?"
Tang Guohua was also confused, unsure of Yu Zhou's purpose in saying these things at this time.
After all, if he didn't want to help, he wouldn't have said all this.
Moreover, he had promised from the beginning that he would definitely get involved, even with financial contributions, which didn't seem like an attitude of completely disengaging.
"Of course, I've been involved in reforms before, and I know what reforms entail."
"For private enterprises and private owners, the first consideration is never whether the factory can survive, but whether it can make money."
"If the factory can turn losses into profits under their management, it's naturally a win-win situation, where everyone benefits."
"However, if the factory cannot achieve this, the losses could be so terrible that they might do anything."
"To reduce losses, simply giving up is not impossible. At that time, it would still be our employees, ourselves, who suffer."
"The wind of reform can indeed revive some factories, which is normal, but it can also accelerate their decline. After all, at that time, the municipal government would no longer be there to back us up."
Yu Zhou spoke very directly and clearly, understanding the ultimate goal of businessmen.
He himself couldn't avoid this, let alone ask someone else to acquire the Second Textile Factory.
Successfully turning losses into profits would naturally be beneficial to everyone.
However, if there were any setbacks, the final outcome would be unimaginable. If this were not clarified in advance, Yu Zhou would rather be the villain and not get involved.
"I understand what you mean. If these businessmen see hope for profit in this factory, perhaps it can still be saved."
"Conversely, they might prop it up for a while, but they will never do so indefinitely. The relationship between businessmen and ordinary employees is never the same as the relationship between the municipal government and factory employees. It's an employment relationship, or one with no intersection?"
Tang Guohua finally understood what Yu Zhou meant.
"Yes, so in fact, changing from state-owned to private ownership will be a painful process for the factory."
"Of course, if you have the confidence to get through this painful period, the factory will truly flourish. But if you lack confidence, you will only drag a businessman down."
"It's hard to say whether the changes can truly succeed, which is why I don't dare to take over and manage it entirely."
Yu Zhou said very seriously, feeling a bit helpless about the matter.
If he had the ability to turn any factory into a profitable one, he wouldn't mind saving the small Second Textile Factory, the place where he grew up.
Even if there were initial losses.
It's just that he doesn't have that ability, even though Yu Zhou has always felt good about himself.
"Didn't you develop the dried fruit factory into a larger scale and even very successfully?"
"Why do you lack confidence when it comes to the Second Textile Factory?"
Yu Hongchang was somewhat puzzled when he heard his son say this.
Well, in his eyes, to ensure his son didn't lose money or go bankrupt, he naturally hoped his son would make decisions based on the actual situation.
However, he was also somewhat confused why his son, who was in a successful environment, lacked confidence in reforming the Second Textile Factory.
Yes, it was a lack of confidence. Based on the judgment and analysis he heard from Yu Zhou, Yu Zhou had typical confidence issues with the reform of the Second Textile Factory.
Even contributing money and holding shares was likely due to personal connections.
The Second Textile Factory was originally from their family.
"We know our own situation. If it's as you say, the difficulty of reforming the Second Textile Factory is indeed very, very great."
Tang Guohua, however, was now starting to understand.
Everyone had some guesses about the current state of the Second Textile Factory.
But as the old factory director, Tang Guohua understood it best.
There was nothing more to improve, nothing to be better than others, but the whole thing was already on the verge of collapse.
The biggest problem was that many ordinary employees, or rather, the employees who used to do the actual work, had all been laid off by Liu Dalong.
And the employees who remained? Even if not the majority, a considerable portion were those who just coasted, lacked ambition, and did just enough to get by.
Even a small proportion of such employees could cause problems when their numbers grew.
Not only that, but there were no sales channels, and the quality of the counterfeit processing was also poor.
If you want to save this factory, without deepening reforms and appointing a strong factory director and leadership, it's almost an impossible task.
And Tang Guohua was precisely not that kind of strong leader, otherwise, he wouldn't have lost overall control of the factory to Liu Dalong.
"I can contact friends and see if they are interested in reform. If I join, it might not be difficult to solidify the reform."
"But what the situation will be after the reform, and how to thoroughly get through this reform wave, are things I cannot control."
"Therefore, before that, I need to explain everything to you, lest you accuse me of misleading you later."
Yu Zhou finally settled the matter.
In fact, the Second Textile Factory had no other choice at the moment.
After all, reform might extend the life of the Second Textile Factory for a while longer, but without reform, the only path ahead was mass layoffs and factory bankruptcy.
Anyone who still had feelings for the Second Textile Factory would not let things develop to this point.
However, whether they could bear the entire matter was no longer something Yu Zhou could control.
Explaining things in advance and showing enough sincerity was already doing his utmost, in Yu Zhou's opinion.
As for how they would choose afterward, or whether they would need his help, these were things Yu Zhou couldn't change.
And so, at this very moment, Tang Guohua was also in a dilemma.
Because he hadn't known before that the issue of reform was so serious.