Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Chapter 3833 Moderates

After hearing what Chi Feichi said, Nakadai Hidetora looked at Maori Kogoro with envy, "So your daughter has a childhood sweetheart to marry? In fact, I also hoped that Manami would marry someone I know well. I would feel more at ease with someone I know well, but there is really no suitable candidate around me..."

"No, that guy is not the right person for my daughter to marry!" Maori Kogoro quickly waved his hands to deny, saying with some disdain, "He's just a kid who grew up with my daughter, and his parents happen to be people I know. If he wants to be with my daughter, he has to get past me first. I'm not that easy to fool!"

Nakadai Hidetora understood Maori Kogoro's thoughts very well, and said with a smile, "With Mr. Maori's ability, I believe that people with ulterior motives will not be able to deceive you. In this case, you really don't need to worry too much!"

Maori Kogoro listened to Nakadai Hidetora's praise and tried to restrain himself from showing a smug expression, but the corners of his mouth still couldn't be suppressed. "No, I have to be vigilant in this kind of thing. If that kid dares to bully Xiaolan, I will definitely let him know how powerful the famous detective is!"

Although he certainly wouldn't bully Xiaolan, he still felt a little cold behind her back.

Beside him, Huihara Ai looked at Conan's frozen smile and whispered teasingly, "What? Can't you laugh anymore?"

Conan glanced at Huihara Ai speechlessly and whispered back, "Yeah, I suddenly realized that there are so few kind and lovely people around me."

"I'm really sorry for making you think I'm not kind enough." Haibara Ai said disapprovingly and lowered her head to continue reading the magazine.

Conan: “…”

It's very infuriating.

On the side, Maori Kogoro received a call from Takagi Wataru. After hanging up, he talked with Chi Feichi and Nakadai Hidetora about the progress of the incident. "Ogikubo first committed the crime in Tokyo. He and Mr. Hosobe used to live in Tokyo. Therefore, the previous robbery case and this ransom extortion case will be investigated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Mr. Jiang Yuan's theft of the ransom will also be handled by the Metropolitan Police Department. However, Officer Takagi told me that Mr. Jiang Yuan has contacted a lawyer to bail him out. Because the 100 million yen has been recovered, his bail should not be a problem. What kind of punishment he will receive in the future depends on whether Mr. Nakadai is willing to forgive him. If he can get Mr. Nakadai's forgiveness, his punishment should be much lighter."

Nakadai Hidetora was silent for a moment. "Since there are no serious consequences, I don't want to hold him responsible. I will ask him to cooperate with me and announce the cancellation of his engagement with my daughter. I hope he will take care of himself from now on."

Maori Kogoro did not intend to interfere with Nakadai Hidetora's decision, and said to the other two people, "As for Ogikubo and Hosobe-san, it is a fact that they committed crimes. Even if you, Nakadai-san, are willing to forgive them, they will inevitably go to jail."

Nakadai Hidetora nodded and sighed softly, "After something like this happened, I also need to reflect on myself..."

As he spoke, Nakadai Hidetora looked at Chi Feichi and smiled helplessly, "Perhaps the moderates represented by Consultant Chi are right. My previous arrangements for production automation reform seemed too radical."

"Moderate?" Maori Kogoro looked at Chi Feichi in surprise.

"What?" Chi Feichi looked at Maori Kogoro, his face without any emotion, "Does this surprise you?"

"No..." Kogoro Mouri sweatdropped.

Looking at his apprentice's cold and calm appearance, he really found it difficult to associate his apprentice with the word "moderate"...

Nakadai Hidetora smiled again and explained to Maori Kogoro, "Automation is an inevitable development path. If our factory is unwilling to take the initiative to change, then our cost, efficiency and safety during production will be weaker than other companies, so our products may be eliminated by the market in the competition. From a personal perspective, this is related to the survival of our company. From a higher perspective, if no Japanese company is willing to carry out automation reforms, then sooner or later Japanese products will lose their competitiveness in the international market due to high production costs, high prices, low efficiency and other factors. Over time, Japanese products will be forced to withdraw from the international market, and at that time more people on the production line will lose their jobs, bringing a devastating blow to Japan's economy..."

Maori Kogoro nodded in agreement and said, "It would be a terrible thing if Japanese products completely lost their international competitiveness."

"It may sound a bit high-sounding to say this, but the fact is that if you can't adapt to the development of the times, you will sooner or later be abandoned by the times and buried in the ruins of history..." Nakadai Hidetora paused, "The exchange meeting that I attended with Consultant Chi before was about how to adapt to the development of the times. That day, I and some people held the view that since we are going to carry out automation reform, we might as well cut the Gordian knot and dismiss some of the less outstanding employees, so that they can change jobs as soon as possible and find other suitable jobs for themselves."

Chi Feichi touched Feichi, who had crawled into his palm, with his fingers and swallowed back the hell joke that was about to come out of his mouth.

There is actually nothing wrong with this idea. Didn't Ryuji Ogikubo change his career to become a robber?

They can believe in human beings' ability to adapt to environmental changes, although this ability to adapt sometimes leads people in unexpected directions.

"The moderate faction, led by consultant Chi, believed that the reform process could be carried out slowly, with priority given to arranging employees to other positions. If employees were really not suited to the new positions, they could then consider dismissing them," Nakadai Hidetora pondered. "At the time, I thought that this would consume too much energy of the management, and if we were not careful, it would cause chaos within the company, which would make the situation of the company and those employees worse..."

"Although Nakadai Electric currently occupies most of the Japanese market, overall, Nakadai Electric is involved in a single industry. It is not as diversified as Umbrella, so there will not be enough positions to accommodate the extra employees," Chi Feichi expressed his understanding of Nakadai Hidetora's position. "So I can understand Mr. Nakadai's idea. Instead of letting those employees and companies be consumed by delays, it is better to split them up earlier, so that at least one party can survive well."

At the meeting that day, the radical reformers were basically companies like Zhongdai Electric that had a single development direction or were small in scale. These companies were not unaware that laying off employees might cause a sudden increase in life pressure for some people and might lead to unrest and retaliation, but these companies also had no way to provide enough jobs for their employees. In order to protect their own survival space, they would naturally choose a more radical reform approach.

Large, diversified conglomerates like Umbrella and Suzuki Group, on the other hand, are moderates in reform because they have many positions available for redeployment and can place their employees there. Their good reputation also makes it easier for them to attract talent and cultivate employee loyalty.

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In addition, companies with a single development direction and a small scale usually face more intense competition. The thinking of some presidents is more inclined to the jungle law of the survival of the fittest. These presidents believe that if a person is capable or can adapt to society, then this person will not starve to death wherever he goes. If a person cannot survive if he is fired, it means that this person is a born loser and is not worth wasting resources to support. It is better to let him fend for himself.

Nakadai Hidetora's ideas are not so radical and cold-blooded, but he also thinks that cutting the Gordian knot is a good way to save the public's energy and social resources.

To put it bluntly, whether radical or moderate, everyone has chosen the best solution based on their own situation and position. There is no distinction between high and low.

Seeing Chi Feichi talking about the difficulties of his own company and expressing his understanding, Nakadai Hidetora felt a little emotional and thought seriously, "Anyway, it's not a bad thing to be gentle. I think I should try to find the best balance point."

Chi Feichi agreed with Nakadai Hidetora's idea, "This is what I want to do, too."

Nakadai Hidetora was happy to see that his ideas were recognized by Chi Feichi, and he pulled Chi Feichi and Maori Kogoro to discuss some questions that were not answered at the exchange meeting that day.

For example, the impact of artificial intelligence on various industries, which industry will be eliminated first by the intelligent society, whether unmanned factories are possible, and what hidden dangers exist...

Nearby, Haibara Ai was silently flipping through a magazine, occasionally paying attention to the chat over there and sighing in her heart.

They were clearly going on a trip, but these people started talking about work.

She hoped that Brother Fei Chi would have a good rest, but looking at Brother Fei Chi's appearance, he seemed to be interested in these topics... Forget it, since Brother Fei Chi was happy, she decided not to disturb him.