Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 0954 The Face of the Capitalist
In his spare time accompanying Nan Ruojin, Nan Yi went to the Lemon Tree in Baima Lake, Binjiang, and then to the headquarters of Qiande New Drug Development Company in Cangqian. At Qiande, there are many graduates of pharmacology and pharmacy engaged in drug research and development.
Although I am engaged in relatively mechanical and tedious experimental steps and can only be regarded as an experimental dog in research and development, fortunately the salary is very attractive. The starting salary is 500, and after stabilization, it is basically 700 and above. If the performance is good, it will jump to more than 1,000.
There is no overtime unless there is urgent work, two days off a week, social security and provident fund payment, and commercial insurance. High temperature and low temperature allowances are paid for eight months out of the twelve months of the year, and there is one public travel every year. The company's employee expenses reach 225% of the salary.
“How many people are there at the headquarters now?”
Sitting in the office of Qiande President Tong Dongguo, Nan Yi asked while flipping through the account books.
Tong Dongguo: "16 administrative staff, 217 technical staff, and 21 logistics staff."
"Has the house matter been discussed?"
Tong Dongguo: "We informed everyone last September that the company would have plans to build houses. Those colleagues who have little savings and have difficulty buying a house can wait."
Nan Yi closed the account book, paused and said, "The distribution of houses can be gradually completed within five years. The ranking will be determined according to the contribution to the company, and the actual difficulties of the employees will not be comprehensively considered. As for the part that the employees have to pay, a third party will be involved, and it will nominally become an external loan, rather than an advance payment by the company."
Tong Dongguo: "Bank?"
Nan Yi nodded, "Yes, we have our own bank, and the participation of a third party can save some trouble."
"clear."
“How is the Mumbai branch, is everything going well?”
Tong Dongguo nodded. "Indian employees are more loyal to the company, so they are not difficult to manage and are very effective. They are more efficient than the headquarters. In addition, the average employee expenditure is about 40% lower, and the benefits are also higher."
"Oh." Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "We can consider increasing the number of people in bilateral exchanges each year. In particular, technical personnel to be promoted must have worked on both sides for a period of time."
Putting aside the factors of ethnicity and compatriots, Nan Yi actually prefers to employ Indians. Indians are less cunning and are more likely to focus on climbing to higher positions rather than thinking about jumping out to start a business when the time is right.
It is different for Chinese people. At least nine out of ten want to be their own boss. When it comes to starting a business, nine out of ten will stick to their old business. It is rare for someone like Dai Xiuxiu to jump from the food to the real estate industry. While cultivating capable talents, they may also be cultivating a very tough competitor in the future.
Capable people often have a high opinion of themselves and their ambitions outweigh their abilities. Although Nan Yi is willing to share, he also has a bottom line. There are always people who are insatiable and want things that exceed their bottom line. For such people, it is only a matter of time before they go their separate ways.
For some industries, no matter who wants to leave, Nan Yi will see him off with a smile. For example, if Li Jing wants to jump out and start a real estate company, as long as he leaves cleanly and doesn't do anything tricky, even if he opens the company opposite the Tota Building, Nan Yi will not do anything to him. He will only treat him as a competitor with some feelings and will be reserved when taking action.
For Nan, real estate is just an industry where they will take root for a short term. Withdrawal is a matter of time. It can be said that it is a speculative behavior with a relatively long time span. They will not be too concerned about the slightest gains and losses.
Biopharmaceuticals are different. This is an industry that Nan's group wants to take root in for a long time and work hard in. Nan Yi will try his best to retain talents, but he will not force those who want to jump out and start their own business. He will still see them off and welcome them when they walk out of Nan's door. If they dare to contact Nan's previous customers, he will immediately turn his guns around and shoot the infancy opponent without showing any mercy.
You can start a business, and it's also okay to stick to your old business. If you have the ability to start from scratch, grow bigger step by step, and compete with Nan's in an upright manner, then Nan Yi will sympathize with you and they will be hard to be your close friends and enemies. It will be like Intel does to AMD, both fighting and supporting you.
However, anyone who wants to take away the customers connected through the Nan's platform as their own resources is absolutely not allowed. Nan Yi will adopt a zero-tolerance attitude. From career, family to life, he will determine the intensity of the crackdown depending on the severity of the circumstances, and he will use every possible means without any bottom line.
Nan Yi will never stop fighting against anyone who touches the Nan family's foundation.
"Okay. Mr. Nan, college students nowadays like to go south to Guangdong Province. It is difficult to recruit the talents we need in Hangzhou. Should we consider setting up a branch in Yangcheng or Shencun?"
"This is a specific business matter. You only need to report to Guo Min. I won't comment. But the equity incentive plan within Qiande is what I should be concerned about. You can start to think about it.
I once heard a joke in Moscow. It said that in the 1960s, a Soviet revisionist enterprise delegation visited the Ford Motor Company in the United States and asked the Americans at the factory gate: Who owns this factory?
The American replied: It belongs to Mr. Ford.
The Soviet asked again: Whose cars are those parked at the door?
The Americans replied: It belongs to the workers.
Later, the American delegation returned the visit and arrived at the gate of the Soviet-repaired automobile factory and asked: Who owns this factory?
The Soviet revisionists answered: It belongs to all the Soviet revisionist people.
The American asked again, whose cars are those parked at the door?
The Soviet revisionists answered: They belong to the factory directors and secretaries.
I am a capitalist, but I am humane. No matter what the occasion, I always emphasize that we should treat our own people well. In a broader sense, we in the Nan family should uphold the idea of being a sage within and a king without, and be more tolerant and give more preferential treatment to our own people.
We do not talk about the empty spirit of ownership, nor do we give too many meanings to the word "owner". We only take it to mean "the one who controls property or power."
Equity is divided into two parts. One part depends on the importance and irreplaceability of the employee. The more important the employee is, the more equity he or she can get. The dispensable employee will get less or no equity. This is allocated by the company.
The other part is to give employees a certain purchase share. Employees use real money to buy shares and can choose to buy or not. Employees' shares can be transferred to each other for a fee. Please note that the fee is just a monetary transaction, and try to avoid developing in the direction of forming gangs.
In addition, the shares held by employees only have the right to dividends and can only be circulated among employees. Once they leave, the company will buy back the shares at a reasonable price. This is mandatory. "
"Okay, Mr. Nan, I will weigh the considerations and come up with a reasonable plan."
"Yes, it must be fair, just, and open. Every employee must understand how their share is calculated, and most people must be convinced."
"clear."
"Let's go to the lab."
…
When Nan Yi left Qiande, Sun Jiayao was heading towards Hangzhou with the inspection team sent by Chunshen Construction. Like Nan Ruoqiong, Sun Jiayao also started her internship. Her entire internship period would be relatively long, and she would visit many companies and be exposed to various business models. Chunshen Construction was just one of her stops.
Sitting in the car, Sun Jiayao held a map of Hangzhou in her hand, and compared it with the proposal written by Nan Yi, studying an area called "Huanglong" on the map.
"Premier Zhou Enlai came here in 1959 and pointed out that a sports center could be built in the Huanglong area to host large-scale comprehensive sports events. Godfather's idea of the Huanglong business district should be related to this. Also, from a geographical point of view, this area is a good direction for the new city to expand."
Sun Jiayao muttered to herself, silently trying to figure out the origin of the plan and ideas in Nan Yi's proposal.
Nan Yi did not meet with the inspection team. He took Nan Ruojin to Beishan Street to look at the old houses from the Republic of China period, and then continued to head south. He stopped briefly in Yiwu, wandered around the first phase of Huangyuan Market, and took a look at the stall belonging to the Nan family.
Yiwu is developing very fast. Nanguo Hongdou has been involved in the market construction of Yiwu since the Xiu Lake Market period. The first phase of Huangyuan Market was the last market investment it participated in. The second phase and the Binwang Market which is already under construction have nothing to do with it. Yiwu is no longer short of money.
Nan Guo Hongdou has withdrawn from Yiwu. Currently, Nan’s largest business here is the foreign trade of handicrafts . However, handicrafts are no longer the most profitable business of the Far East. The main source of income for the Far East has become the CIS, mainly old machinery from Russia and business blending.
They purchase real or nominal old machinery from enterprises in the CIS, use a small portion for their own use, and sell most of it to domestic enterprises. In addition, they act as intermediaries between domestic businessmen and local Russian businessmen, and open up channels for domestic businessmen to invest in Russia.
Russia is rich in resources, including natural gas, oil, coal and diamond mines, each of which is very attractive. Many domestic businessmen are tempted to go there to get a piece of the pie. Since the beginning of 1992, many businessmen have gone there to invest in energy. Many have been deceived and suffered losses, and some have even returned home with nothing.
As soon as Wu Shiqi saw that there was business to be done, Far East Trading and October Company integrated their resources and developed the intermediary business. This not only earned some service fees, but also provided some help to their compatriots.
After leaving Yiwu, Nan Yi and his party continued to head south, passed Gan City, got off in Shaozhou, and came to Xian Jitong's small lithium battery.
Lead batteries cause very heavy pollution, so when the factory site was selected, it was chosen next to a lead-zinc mine. The idea was not only to use materials nearby, but also to locate in an already polluted area so as not to expand the pollution.
After the greetings, Xian Jitong took Nan Yi to the product exhibition room to view the small lithium battery products.
Xian Jitong pointed to a flashlight and introduced: "Battery flashlights are now the main product of the factory. Until last year, our Volt brand was selling well in the rural market. This year, sales have dropped a lot. Half a year has passed, and sales are less than half of the first half of last year."
Nan Yi picked up a flashlight, removed the lamp head expertly, pulled the wire to put the lamp head against his forehead, then turned on the switch, shone it around, put the lamp head back on, opened the reading light on the bottom of the flashlight, fiddled with it for a while before putting the flashlight back in place, and said to Xian Jitong: "The market has been hit?"
"Yes, many small factories have emerged in Virginia and Vancouver to compete with us for business. Their process standards are not as high as ours, and their products are not as good as ours, but their prices are cheap, and people only care about the price, so our products are naturally not selling well."
"Where's the power bank?"
"Almost the same. The market has also been squeezed. Our shipping price is higher than others' selling price. Who is willing to distribute our products?" Xian Jitong said with a worried look on his face: "Should we also lower the standards and take back the market?"
"Okay, Xiaoli Battery is a battery manufacturer, not a flashlight or a power bank." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "I gave you these two ideas so that you can easily get through the start-up period. They were not meant to be long-term businesses. If the market is lost, it's lost. Once the factory's spare materials are used up, these two businesses will be stopped and the machines will be sold."
"Ah? Not doing it anymore?" Xian Jitong said shyly: "Although the business is not doing well, there is still money to be made. This..."
"Don't worry about this and that. Just stop when I tell you to. Focus on the battery. Let me ask you, how is the public relations of the automobile companies?"
Xian Jitong's face straightened and he said, "Everything is going well. In addition to the two suppliers who have become suppliers, we are also in contact with the third and fourth suppliers. We will be able to reach an agreement soon. However, the automotive battery business is not easy to do. It is easy to get the goods but difficult to get the money. I haven't received the payment for seven months."
"It's normal for a big store to bully customers. I'll run around more, treat more guests, play more business mahjong, and serve the lovers, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law of the relevant people. No matter who they are, I'll serve them well. As long as the business keeps going and the money comes in, I can hire a few eunuchs in the factory to serve them.
They all rose from humble beginnings 40 or 50 years ago, and finally climbed to a position where they can control others, so they must be very powerful and impressive.”
Nan Yi patted Xian Jitong on the shoulder and said, "Give the sales staff a psychological construction fee every month to comfort them for the grievances they have suffered. Xiaoli Battery is a technology-based enterprise. Now the technology is not good, and we can only earn money by kneeling. There will always be a day when we can earn money by standing."
“This business is frustrating.”
"If you know you're feeling frustrated, then encourage the R&D staff to produce results as soon as possible. Don't just think about taking advantage of what's already been done. I'm telling you, there won't be any free technology in the future. You have to pay for it, and it has to be a lot of money. You have to settle accounts clearly. I've already helped you get started and given you a long way to go. The rest of the way depends on you."
Xian Jitong joked, "What if I can't walk well?"
"Even after you retire, you are still in the reserve. Soldiers cannot say no. Even if your soles are rubbed to the point of bleeding, you have to find a way out for me. If a small lithium battery company cannot become a giant in the battery industry, I will bury you alive."
“How cruel.”
"I have to be ruthless. I had hoped that you would stay in the army for life, but you were so unlucky that you were injured and had to be discharged." Nan Yi patted Xian Jitong's arm and picked up two batteries from the exhibition stand. "Are the sales of No. 1 batteries still good?"
"It's OK. Anyone who has a flashlight or a tape recorder at home will buy some. Apart from Shuanglu and Nanfu, our Volt brand sells the best. White Elephant, Xinhua and Mudan all have to rank behind us."
"It's worth encouraging. However, Shuanglu is a 40-year-old brand. Nanfu was founded only three years earlier than us. Don't you want to resist being suppressed by it?"
"Forget about the No. 1 battery, which is already on the way out. As for the No. 5 battery, I plan to beat both Shuanglu and Nanfu."
"I hope you're not bragging." Nan Yi put the battery back in his hand and smiled faintly, "Okay, I won't visit the workshop anymore. I'll remind you again that the workers in the workshop should have a physical examination once a quarter and recuperate once a year. This policy cannot be changed. Even if you need to cut costs during a loss period, you are not allowed to cut costs on this part."
Xian Jitong stood at attention and said, "Yes, I promise to complete the task."
"Virtue."
Continuing to move south, Nan Yi took Nan Ruojin to Shencun.
…
"Nan Yi, the American team's uniform is so beautiful."
"It is beautiful. It ranks among the best in football history. The only ones ahead of it are Peru in 1978, West Germany in 1990, the Netherlands in 1974, the Gallic Rooster in 1982, and Scotland in which year? I forgot, the one with black and white."
"Hey, who do you think will win this game?"
Nan Yi took a sip of wine and spat, "Nonsense, the United States is the host country after all, and they will definitely qualify from the group stage. In the history of the World Cup, there has never been a case where a host country failed to qualify from the group stage. So, the first game will probably be a win or a draw."
"That makes sense. I should have tried playing with the next thousand dollars."
"Calm down. If you can still eat tomorrow morning, go watch the Colombian game. It will definitely be very exciting."
"Colombia isn't a seeded team, and it doesn't start until 7:30. I can't wait."
“What is abundant in Colombia?”
"What?"
"Drug lords, drug lords are also patriotic, and they have a lot of money, so it is normal for them to bet heavily on their national team. In the South American qualifiers, Colombia beat Argentina 5-0. That game was a bit mysterious, and Maradona was confused throughout the game."
Chen Yuxiu sat up straight, looked at Nan Yi and said, "Nan Yi, are you talking about match-fixing?"
"It's possible. It's not surprising to make some money from an upset in an insignificant match. There must be fraud in gambling. The banker won't gamble on luck."
"I understand. You went through so much trouble just to get me to stop gambling on football?"
"Oh, it's good that you understand. You can bet a few hundred or a thousand for fun, but don't bet big. If you bet big, the one betting against you will be the dealer or the drug lord, and you won't know how you will die."
Chen Yuxiu said meaningfully: "What if I become the banker?"
Nan Yi glanced at Chen Yuxiu and asked, "Are you thinking about getting into the A-League?"
"I don't have any idea. I just heard someone talking about football betting a while ago. They said that a group of people were betting big. Do you think that if the bets are big, will there be match-fixing?"
"Don't worry about whether it's fake or not, just don't get involved. Have a drink, watch the game, and curse a few times. It's so fun... Damn, it flew away again." Seeing the football flying past the goal on TV, Nan Yi couldn't help cursing, "It's so frustrating to watch. If I go up and kick it, at least I can hit the goal post."
“Can you play football?”
"Can't I just satisfy my craving for pleasure?"
"Okay, let's go to the food stall to watch the game tomorrow? There will be more people and the atmosphere will be better."
"It's okay not to watch the group stage, just watch one game to satisfy your craving."
"Okay, I'll go by myself." Chen Yuxiu took a sip of wine and said, "Zhang Dongwei's case has been solved, and 16 people have been arrested."
"Well, tell Zhang Dongwei tomorrow and let him rest in peace."
Chen Yuxiu: "I know. I 'll take his wife with me tomorrow. The matter is finally over."
"It won't be over until the death sentence is pronounced."
Chen Yuxiu: "Kill 17 of them, and they're dead for sure."
"Beautiful, finally a goal was scored."
"The Swiss team scored."
"I don't care who scores the goal. I don't support any team. As long as the goal is scored, that's all that matters."
“Fake fans.”
After watching the game, it was almost two o'clock in the morning. Nan Yi refused Chen Yuxiu's invitation to have a midnight snack, hurried back to the hotel, took a shower, and tiptoed to the bed so as not to wake up his baby daughter.
After staying in Shencun for three days, Nan Yi inspected the Reclamation Group, Heche Group, Erdong Electronics, and Zhengnan Holdings. Then he passed the customs and moved into Zhao Shixian's villa with Nan Ruojin.
During her pregnancy, Zhao Shixian did not have Liu Zhen's bad temper, but she was also very difficult to deal with. She was very greedy and wanted to eat this and that, making Nan Yizhi very busy.
Fortunately, Nan Yi already had experience from the previous three times, so he handled it smoothly. While serving the three ancestors, he could still find time to comfort Ruan Mei.
Time passed in a dull manner. During this period, Nan Yi also took care of the business of a transformation company based in Moscow that had already established a branch in Kiev. He sent several Russian experts and Ukrainian ship engineers to a company established verbally by Chen Feng.
In turn, Change closed its Moscow office and terminated its business in Russia.
Huayi (Xiangkeng) Company was registered, and Snow Mountain Trust injected US$100 million into it to implement the Engineer Paradise Plan.
The Engineer Paradise Program is a recruitment program open to the world, regardless of nationality, but it is actually mainly aimed at current and former Chinese semiconductor talents stranded overseas.
Any semiconductor talent who meets the recruitment criteria can receive a $200,000 application fee as long as they join the program. After joining Huayi (Xiangkeng), they will be provided with a villa, a nanny, a car, and full family medical reimbursement benefits. The salary is based on American standards and abandons domestic routines.
Wen Wan flew to Xiangkeng, and after Nan Yi handed over the company and funds to the other party, he announced that Xueshan Trust would not continue to inject capital into Huayi, nor would it interfere in any affairs of Huayi. It would just be a Taiping shareholder and wait for dividends.
This time, Nan Yi is serious. He has done everything he should and can do. If Huayi still cannot make chips, this company will have no future. It is better for it to just follow the route of trade, industry and technology.
"Old Ren, are you short of money?"
"lack."
"I'll lend you another 10 million dollars, interest-free, can you pay me back in five years?"
"Dollar?"
"Yes, dollars."
"I can."
"Come to Xiangkeng to get the money."
In the middle of July, Nan Yi saw the famous scene of "Melancholy Baggio". After a moment of melancholy, he couldn't help looking forward to the 1998 World Cup. This was the World Cup he was most familiar with, and he could recall the names of most of the players from several teams.
As soon as the World Cup was over, Nan Yi commissioned Huang Saner to help him open a "Feilong Internet Cafe" in Beijing. It would have been more appropriate to call it a computer game room, but Nan Yi planned to run Feilong for a long time, so he named it in one go to avoid the tedious process of changing from a game room to an Internet cafe, and then to an Internet cafe.
He set up a store, bought 20 computers, and only installed two games, one was "Monopoly" and the other was "Desert Storm". Feilong Internet Cafe was opened near the old house so that he could go there and play games by himself in the future.
The price is 15 yuan per hour, which is the price Nan Yi thought of on the spur of the moment. He doesn't care whether there will be business at this price. He opened the Internet cafe purely to please himself and doesn't care about loss or profit at all.
What's more, it's difficult to make a loss. Once Internet cafes become really popular and are booming, you can at least make some money. At worst, you can stock up on a few Internet cafe certificates and you can always make up for the losses.
"Nan Yi, Nan Yi."
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Hearing Zhao Shixian's call, Nan Yi quickly appeared beside her, "My Queen, what do you want me to do?"
"Go check the email for approval. PY Securities wants to borrow pesos and reals from the Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro branches of Bank of Vale."
"Okay, don't move. I'll go get the notebook."
Zhao Shixian was actually not idle during her pregnancy, as she was still remotely directing the business of PY Securities.
Nan Yi took the notebook and opened the email system. He saw an email sent by PY Securities to Ma Shimin, with a copy to him. PY Securities used US$3.5 billion as collateral to borrow US$1.5 billion in reais and US$2 billion in pesos from Viagra Bank on a quarterly short-term basis.
This is a normal secured loan. According to normal procedures, it does not need to go through Nan Yi and can be handled within the financial team. Zhao Shixian copied it to him in order to speed up the process.
The mortgage loan is operated through the New York headquarters of Weill Bank and uses the U.S. interest rate. The annualized interest rate for one year is 5.5%, and the annualized interest rate for quarterly short-term loans is 5%. Weill Bank can earn more than 40 million in interest, and can make more money from future foreign exchange transactions.
Nan Yi checked the accounts in his mind and approved the loan in an email.
After completing the operation, Nan Yi returned to Zhao Shixian and asked, "Approved. Is the amount of funds used so small this time?"
