No answer from knocking? That was unusual.
Neither Yu Zhou, who was behind Liu Bing, nor anyone else had expected such a thing to happen.
At this moment, a flicker of anger flashed in Liu Bing's eyes.
It was normal for people to have emotions when a profitable factory was being reformed. After all, Yu Zhou had paid the restructuring fee, and now, if they were to be precise, the factory no longer belonged to the state.
Instead, it belonged to Yu Zhou personally.
Was there any difference between working for the state and working for an individual?
Of course, there was. An individual could scold you as they pleased, purely based on their whims.
They could even fire you without a second thought.
However, even if they wanted to protest, this was not the way to do it.
This was the general trend, an irreversible event.
For a factory leader to express his emotions like this was truly immature.
After about three to four minutes, the door to the deputy factory director's office finally opened.
A disheveled middle-aged man opened the door.
"I'm sorry, I was engrossed in reading and didn't hear anyone knocking outside."
"You must be the reform staff, right? Please, come in, come in."
After opening the door, his attitude seemed quite good, even warm.
But he had already made his point. It would be foolish to take his current attitude at face value.
However, neither Yu Zhou nor Liu Bing, despite feeling uncomfortable, showed any outward signs of it.
Whether it was an official or a businessman, it would be strange if they couldn't control their emotions.
"It's alright, I have some things I need to tell them anyway."
Liu Bing indeed showed a slight smile, as if the unpleasant expression he had just shown never existed.
He walked directly into the office. Soon, factory staff brought tea, and the group finally sat down in the deputy factory director's office.
"This is Liang Xiaohai, Deputy Factory Director Liang, whom I introduced to you earlier."
As soon as they were seated and had taken a sip of tea, Liu Bing began the introduction.
Although he felt that Liang Xiaohai had acted excessively today, he still hoped that the entire reform process would go smoothly.
After all, for him, a smooth process was the best outcome. If any problems arose, their reform office would also be held accountable.
"Deputy Factory Director Liang, this is Yu Zhou, your new boss and new factory director from now on."
As he said this, Yu Zhou showed no arrogance and stood up to shake hands with Deputy Factory Director Liang.
Simply put, he had taken over this dried fruit factory.
While he had some experience in factory management, he was also keenly aware that now and in the future, he couldn't run a factory alone.
A qualified or excellent deputy could not only relieve his pressure but sometimes even achieve unexpected results.
Even though Liang Xiaohai's attitude wasn't great at the moment, Yu Zhou didn't consider it a big deal.
Indeed, Yu Zhou's gesture of respecting and appeasing him, appearing eager to form a good relationship, began to soften Liang Xiaohai's expression.
Regardless of anything else, as long as the transition was successful, or rather, as long as he didn't lose his job or his authority, Liang Xiaohai felt there was still a possibility for him to continue.
He was afraid of bosses who spoke nonsense but lacked practical management skills, turning the entire factory into a mess. If that happened, not only the employees would slack off, but Liang Xiaohai himself would likely do the same.
"Hello, Boss Yu. We'll be depending on you for our livelihood from now on. Please take care of us, Boss Yu."
With a smile on his face, Liang Xiaohai shook hands with Yu Zhou, his expression easing.
"Today's reform itself is not complicated. The main issues are worker contracts and the rate of layoffs."
"After all, Deputy Factory Director Liang, you know that regardless of who takes over, as long as people are involved in the reform, it's impossible for no one to be laid off."
"How many to retain, their benefits, and future development – it would be best if we could finalize these today."
Liu Bing was the first to get to the point, as he was the actual leader at the scene.
From now on, this factory might no longer be affiliated with the municipal government, but at the moment of handover, everything was still under the direction of their reform office.
Yu Zhou already met their standards, but if certain details weren't clarified, it could affect subsequent developments.
The reform office's factory restructuring was never just about taking the money and handing the factory over to private hands and then being done with it.
If they didn't concern themselves with anything else, they would be subjected to public criticism.
"I agree with the proportion you mentioned earlier, Director."
"However, labor contracts must be re-signed, and these labor contracts must be led by the factory, and the factory must have the right to dismiss employees. I personally believe this right can go unused, but it cannot be absent."
"Some restrictions can be added, such as not being able to dismiss an employee without cause, but this right must exist."
After a moment of thought, Yu Zhou said with great seriousness.
Clearly, in his eyes, this right was essential.
Otherwise, who would the factory belong to in the future? It was changing from a state-owned enterprise to a private one.
His goal was to make money, not to support a group of employees.
If a win-win situation was possible, Yu Zhou would naturally not refuse, but if there were troublemakers, and if there were no such labor contracts, then for him, it wouldn't be complete ownership.
Changing people's mindsets was indeed difficult, but fundamentally, it was much easier than survival. "This?"
Clearly, upon hearing Yu Zhou's request, both Deputy Factory Director Liang Xiaohai and Liu Bing were somewhat taken aback.
Because if they agreed to this condition, it would essentially be handing over the fate of the entire factory and its workers to Yu Zhou alone.
Then, finding an excuse to dismiss some employees wouldn't be difficult at all.
Of course, this would also prevent Yu Zhou from dismissing workers on a large scale.
But overall, with such a right, Yu Zhou would undoubtedly become the supreme authority in this factory.
At this point, Liang Xiaohai even began to hesitate whether he should agree.
"Don't forget, although it's participating in the reform, the dried fruit factory will no longer be related to the municipal government afterwards. Perhaps, in the short term, I can't do much, but in the long term, this right will still be mine."
"So, bringing it up earlier now will also allow me to manage the factory better..."
Yu Zhou didn't feel anything wrong when he said these things.
Because it was the truth, but few people would state it so openly.