As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 197 Graduation
"It would be more useful if you don't take the lead in working overtime."

"Have you never heard of the saying that superiors should follow the example of subordinates? If your boss is the one taking the lead in working overtime, even if you say so, the people below you will think you are hypocritical."

"Besides, this is the domestic style. There are almost no companies that don't work overtime at all. There is a limit to what we can do."

"I have tried my best to reduce the weight of overtime as much as possible in the year-end performance evaluation, and all employees who work overtime are paid full overtime wages in accordance with regulations."

After Zheng Li had a private chat with Cheng Gang, he said that he would give Cheng Gang a decent ending and that if Cheng Gang was willing, he could still serve as the chief consultant of Ke Chuang Bio.

The salary remained the same as before, and Cheng Gang refused without hesitation as he didn't need the money.

He has let go of many things and plans to invest in several projects in the next few years and then retire to enjoy his retirement.

The second person Zheng Li talked to alone was naturally Li Miaomiao, who was the third most powerful executive in Ke Chuang Bio.

He was also one of the earliest founding team members back then.

Since the establishment of Kechuang Bio, Li Miaomiao started by assisting Cheng Gang with some personnel work, and later she was directly responsible for the personnel of the entire group.

Therefore, I have a deep understanding of Zheng Li's proposal to create a good working atmosphere for researchers.

Whether it is the general environment or the corporate disease that occurs when companies reach a certain stage of development, it is destined that Zheng Li's ideas will be difficult to implement.

Li Miaomiao continued, “Even in Silicon Valley, many Internet companies need to work overtime, but the domestic public opinion environment only promotes Silicon Valley companies that do not work overtime.”

"To manage a company with tens of thousands of employees, you have to allow for the existence of things you don't like. This has been a big experience I've had in recent years."

Over the years, Li Miaomiao has seen many middle-level managers that she had high hopes for fail to resist temptation and be bribed by suppliers or sell out company information.

The first time I was shocked, the second time I doubted my own vision, and later I deeply realized that human nature cannot stand the test.

Not to mention that executives have improper relationships with their subordinates and managers use their power to open the door for relatives to enter the company.

She has seen too many similar things.

When you are in a high position, someone will tell you everything the people below you do.

Because where there are people, there will be interests and competition, and the competition for companies of the size of Ke Chuang Bio is even more intense.

Your competitors will use various methods to tell higher-ups about your improper behavior.

Not to mention that there are anonymous reporting channels within Ke Chuang Bio.

Therefore, after Zheng Li finished speaking today, Li Miaomiao felt that Zheng Li was still too naive and had not seen the complex side of human nature.

Zheng Li smiled and said, "Even if what I said has no effect, it's better to say it than not to say it."

"At least after I finish speaking, my meaning will be conveyed to the employees below."

"At least it will save them from having to work overtime these two days."

“It’s your job to create a good working environment in the long term for the future.”

Li Miaomiao was a little surprised by Zheng Li's reaction, because it was rare for Zheng Li to feel helpless about something he wanted to do:

"This is a long-term project. In fact, the working environment at Kechuang Biotechnology is already very good for domestic companies."

"Many other companies do not pay overtime wages for overtime work, or if they do, they calculate the overtime wages based on the basic salary."

"At least we calculate overtime pay based on actual wages paid, and there are very few companies that can do this."

Many companies in China clearly divide salary slips into basic salary and performance-based salary.

Based on a salary of 10,000 yuan, your basic salary may only be around 3,000 yuan. Subsequent overtime will mostly be paid based on the basic salary.

In other words, your overtime pay is not only twice as much as your normal salary, but it is even less than your normal salary.

"We have been ranked first on this list for three consecutive years since we surpassed Huawei to become the most attractive employer in China the year before last."

The reason why Ke Chuang Bio can pay wages and other benefits according to the highest standards is mainly because the profit margins of the company's products are high enough.

Most of its products have a monopoly position and enjoy high premiums.

"By the way, do you have any other instructions for my work this time? It's rare for you to come back."

Li Miaomiao joked that in real life she goes to Singapore almost once a month, so the rare thing doesn't exist at all.

Zheng Li said directly: "You have to do a good job of taking over Cheng Gang's work. The handover will be completed within this year."

“Also, if you have too much work on your plate, delegate some of it to other executives.”

Li Miaomiao nodded and said, "In fact, if I manage personnel and finance well, the company will not be in chaos."

"With you personally in charge of research and development, there is a limit to how far the company can go."

"Will Cheng Gang resign directly or will he be given another honorary position?"

Zheng Li shook his head and said, "I asked, Cheng Gang doesn't want to stay. He plans to work for his own investment company for a few years and then retire."

Li Miaomiao: "It's normal. No one wants to be marginalized and continue to stay in the same unit after being in a high position."

"Not to mention that Cheng Gang doesn't need this little money. It would be strange if he was willing to stay."

"If Lao Cheng hadn't made a mistake, he wouldn't have been marginalized."

"But after he leaves, we have to recruit a new vice president who is specifically responsible for ****."

"After you transferred part of your shares to Huaguo Investment at the beginning of this year, the importance of **** has increased."

"Not to mention that after Deep Blue Storage came out, there have been rumors in the market that the government has a lot of black technology waiting to be used."

"If we take care of the ****, maybe we can have some meat to eat."

Previously, Cheng Gang had been in charge of the maintenance of ****, and many official meetings of China were attended by Cheng Gang.

It is difficult for Li Miaomiao to handle this part of the work with ease, as it requires time and experience.

Li Miaomiao continued, "There will definitely be a lot of official social events during this period."

"Someone from Jiangsu Province might come to Gusu to see you in person, and then they'll mention that Kechuang Biotechnology will be relocated to Jinling as a whole."

Jinling has always been upset that Kechuang Bio is no longer in Jinling, and this feeling has become more serious as Kechuang Bio's market value has soared.

Scientific and technological innovation has driven the concentrated development of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, making Suzhou a well-deserved industrial cluster of the bio-pharmaceutical industry in the Yangtze River Delta.

This is what Jinling is most jealous of. Industry means population, which means GDP, and the GDP brought by scientific and technological innovation and biology is the GDP of high-tech industries.

In other words, this output value is more high-end than simple manufacturing or service industries.

Jinling Hope Biotechnology's relocation plan has been in the works for a while.

Although Jinling and Gusu belong to the same Su Province, it does not mean that there is no competition between the two.

Jinling has very little appeal to the population of other cities in Jiangsu Province, let alone to Gusu.

Especially now that Suzhou has become a model city for the development of high-tech in China, Suzhou people have only two choices: Suzhou or Shenhai.

As for Jinling, Jinling is more attractive to the prefecture-level cities in Anhui Province.

Because of this, people joked that Jinling was the holy land of Anhui Province. Zheng Li asked, "Then I will go to Jiangcheng later. Do the people in Jiangcheng also want us to move there?"

"I may have to go to Yanjing again."

Li Miaomiao said helplessly: "Yes, these places will definitely persuade you and offer you the benefits of moving your headquarters to their place."

"If there is anyone who can convince you, you can move."

"It just depends on whether they have enough chips to offer."

"Among these cities, Jinling and Jiangcheng are definitely the most enthusiastic. They are both strong regional cities and have a strong desire to build a high-tech industrial chain."

"Yanjing will probably mention it, but it will just be a mention. They have enough industries within the country, and central enterprises have been moving out in recent years."

"Also, when you go to Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng will directly give you a bachelor's degree. Someone from Jiangcheng University should have contacted you, right?"

"Although everyone knows that you graduated from Jiangcheng University, since you don't have a diploma, Jiangcheng University can't directly use you for recruitment promotion."

"They have been trying to reissue your diploma. After all, the School of Mathematics allowed you to take a leave of absence instead of dropping out."

Zheng Li nodded and said, "Yes, the principal told me."

"They said I could just use the paper I published at ARMA as my graduation thesis and I could just go back and defend it."

"I've only been at Jiangda for a year, so I might as well leave something behind."

There was a dispute within Jiangcheng University over whether Zheng Li should graduate from the School of Life Sciences or the School of Mathematics.

The School of Life Sciences is very strong: Zheng Li’s achievements are mostly in the field of biomedicine, including studying in the Polymer Medicine Laboratory under our School of Life Sciences.

I never attended classes at the School of Mathematics back then. I spent most of my time studying in the School of Biology, so of course I should have graduated from the School of Biology.

The School of Mathematics naturally disagrees: So does that mean our students can be considered biology graduates just by attending classes at the School of Biology?
This never makes sense. If changing majors is so easy, there would be no need to set so many restrictions for students who change majors.

At Jiangcheng University, freshman who want to change their major must be ranked in the top 20% of their original major.

This is a very contradictory point. If you can get into the top 20%, it means you have a certain talent in studying your original major. Is it necessary to change it?
As for the students of Jiangnan University, those who extremely hate the content of their major will find it difficult to get into the top 20%.

Finally, after some internal debate at Jiangcheng University, it was decided to let Zheng Li graduate from the School of Mathematics.

The experience of Zheng Libao being sent to Jiangcheng University played a role. If it was changed to graduation from the College of Life Sciences, it would inevitably be dug out by people with ulterior motives to criticize Jiangcheng University.

In the age of self-media, people with a keen eye can dig out a lot of information. The announcement submitted by Zheng Libao can still be found on some websites.

Fortunately, Zheng Li not only published in "Nature" that year, but also published a paper in ARMA.

"Oh, it's great. I can graduate without attending classes or taking exams."

"At least I took so many exams to get my diploma."

Zheng Li asked back, "In fact, you can graduate if you publish a paper in the journal of the Academy of Social Sciences."

Li Miaomiao shook his head repeatedly: "Forget it, forget it, you are a great god, you are awesome."

"I just think that the gap between people is really too big. You published a math paper when you were a freshman."

"I still remember when I asked you about real variable functions, you answered without even thinking."

"I have a hard time learning statistics and linear algebra."

Every time when Li Miaomiao was with Zheng Li, she would have serious doubts about her IQ.

"I am honored to present you with a degree certificate. To be honest, considering your contributions, it would not be an exaggeration to present you with a doctorate degree."

"How about we give you an honorary doctorate degree when you return to Jiangcheng next year?"

The graduation ceremony at Jiangcheng University was very simple. It started with the president’s speech and then the tassels were pinned. That was it.

What’s even more interesting is that it often rains during graduation ceremonies, and school leaders and students wear raincoats and pluck the tassels in the rain.

Today's graduation ceremony was fine, with just a drizzle. In previous years, it often rained heavily.

The president of Jiang University was very happy when he was presenting the tassel to Zheng Li.

With graduates like Zheng Li, Jiangcheng University's national admission score line will be able to be raised in the future.

Not to mention some hidden benefits.

Before the graduation ceremony, Zheng Li met with the school leaders from Jiangnan University.

At that time, Zheng Li expressed his intention to donate 100 million yuan to Jiangnan University as scholarships.

Ke Chuang Bio has previously donated tens of millions of yuan to Jiangnan University under various names.

This donation is a personal donation from Zheng Li.

After the tassel-turning ceremony, Li Xulin invited Zheng Li to walk alone on the campus.

He is now the dean of the School of Life Sciences, and has published many influential papers based on endorphins.

"Zheng Li, long time no see. You haven't changed at all, but my hair has turned completely white."

"It's great to be young. No wonder people feel that the world belongs to young people after all."

Zheng Li smiled and said, "Everyone will grow old, no one will stay young forever."

He added in his mind: But the time I was young may be a little beyond your imagination.

"I haven't seen you in a few years, and I haven't congratulated the professor on becoming the dean yet."

Li Xulin smiled and said, "Everything has two sides."

“Becoming a dean brings more power, but also more responsibility.”

“Just like Miaomiao was able to become an executive of a trillion-dollar company in her twenties.”

"She has great power, a lot of wealth, etc., but she is also very tired and has a lot of things waiting for her to deal with."

"Every gift from fate has a price."

"I have aged at least ten years since I became the dean of the School of Biology. I had very few white hairs before, but now I have very few black hairs."

Zheng Li: "People always have to bear pressure. If there is no pressure at work, there will be pressure in life."

“It’s inevitable.”

Zheng Li has some knowledge about Blue Star.

From a purely theoretical point of view, Blue Star's production capacity can make most people less hard-working.

However, the mechanisms of the real world on Blue Planet will definitely not make it easy for most people.

Pressure is the norm.

Li Xulin asked: "Are you going back to Singapore or are you planning to stay in China?"

(End of this chapter)