Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

In terms of village-run enterprise standards, the benefits of Shenfutun Chemical Plant are very good.

However, in doing business, it has always been easy to share money and difficult to share.

There are too many companies. In the early stage of development, the partners are very united, and everyone works together to form a single rope to develop and grow the company.

And once a company develops and makes a profit, when it’s time to share the money, it’s often when the partners are in conflict, and there are even a lot of people who go their separate ways.

Li Weidong has been in the shopping mall for so many years, and he has also done business with others. He has seen similar situations a lot.

At the beginning of the establishment of Shenfutun Chemical Factory, Li Weidong invested 100,000 yuan in shares, and came up with formulas such as softener and platen glue. At the same time, he also personally found customers for Shenfutun Chemical Factory. It can be said that Shenfutun Chemical Factory can make money, all depends on Li Weidong .

At that time, Li Weidong took 50% of the dividends. Although Shen Futun's people looked jealous, they had nothing to say.

After all, the formula was given by Li Weidong, and the customer was found by Li Weidong. Without Li Weidong, Shen Futun could only continue to produce laundry cream. It can be said that the Shenfutun Chemical Plant at that time was completely in the hands of Li Weidong.

In the past two years, Li Weidong has completely handed over the operation of the Shenfutun Chemical Plant to the Shen family. This made the people in Shen Futun feel that the village suffered a loss!

Why does Li Weidong take 50% of the profits by doing nothing?

And with the development of the domestic textile industry, more and more Raschel blanket production lines have been launched.

At the end of the 1980s, domestic machine tool companies were able to manufacture Raschel warp knitting machines, which also enabled domestic textile companies to enter the production field of Raschel blankets in large numbers.

There are more and more enterprises producing Raschel blankets, and the demand for textile chemical raw materials such as softener and platen glue is also increasing.

It is foreseeable that the profits of the Shenfutun Chemical Plant will continue to grow, and at this time, more money will be distributed to Li Weidong, and some people will be unwilling. They feel that Li Weidong has taken away the money that should belong to them.

To put it simply, the current Li Weidong has no longer brought economic benefits to the Shenfutun Chemical Plant, so it has no use value, so the people of Shenfutun want to kick Li Weidong out of the chemical plant.

In fact, it is to remove the grind and kill the donkey.

As for the truth, as Shen Zheng said, whether the villagers wanted to drive away Li Weidong, or whether Shen Zheng wanted to drive away Li Weidong himself, it is unknown.

I saw Shen Zheng put on a very embarrassed expression, and then said: "Wei Dong, it's really embarrassing for you to withdraw your shares, but if I don't do this, the people in the village will not be willing, I am Brigade secretary, you always have to explain to the villagers, right? So you have to understand my difficulty."

As Shen Zheng said, he pointed to the money on the table, and then said: "At the beginning, you took 100,000 yuan to buy shares, and now I give you 250,000 yuan and let you withdraw the shares, which is not a loss for you. And this In the past two years, you have also received a lot of dividends from the chemical factory, right? In general, you have also made a lot of money from the chemical factory. "

Shen Zheng didn't mention the value of several formulas such as the softener.

I don't know if it was intentional, or I didn't think the formula was worth the money at all.

"I think I'm taking money for nothing if I don't work!" Li Weidong looked at the five bundles of RMB on the table with a smile on his face.

In future generations, any business operator would welcome this kind of investor who only pays money, doesn't care about anything, and distributes dividends equally. For business operators, the most annoying thing is that investors rely on their own shares to spend all day long. Point fingers.

However, in the 1980s, Li Weidong wanted to be a quiet investor, just pay dividends and do nothing, but he was rejected!

"Forget it, the twisted melons are not sweet. Since people like Shen Futun want to dump me to eat alone, then I shouldn't be boring myself."

Thinking of this, Li Weidong said, "Second Uncle, since it's all for the sake of it, then I will accept the money and withdraw the shares! It will prevent Second Uncle from being difficult in the village."

Shen Zheng suddenly let out a sigh of relief. Before he came, he was worried that Li Weidong would not withdraw from his shares, and the two parties were relatives.

I didn't expect Li Weidong to be so happy. In a few simple words, he expressed his willingness to withdraw his shares.

However, Li Weidong continued: "Second uncle, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet. Before withdrawing shares, there are a few things that I have to figure out first."

"What's the matter?" Shen Zheng asked cautiously, for fear that Li Weidong would find an excuse to go back on it.

Li Weidong asked, "Second uncle, there are no debt disputes in this Shenfutun Chemical Plant?"

"Debt disputes?" Shen Zheng shook his head slightly: "Is it because I owe others money and haven't paid it back? Not this one."

"Then there are no other disputes, right? For example, what disputes are there with the villagers in this village, or with other villages?" Li Weidong asked.

"What kind of disputes can we have with our own village-run enterprise!" Shen Zheng paused, then said, "Why are you asking these?"

"That's right, if the company has debts or disputes, as a shareholder, you have to bear certain responsibilities. So let me first make sure that there are no disputes in Shenfutun Chemical Plant, so that if I withdraw the shares, there will be no problems. What is the responsibility that is unclear." Li Weidong said.

"Wei Dong is someone who can make money from foreigners, but he is thoughtful!" Shen Zheng nodded.

Li Weidong continued: "Second uncle, in a while, we will sign a withdrawal agreement. There is no dispute in your Shenfutun Chemical Plant. Let's also write it down. After I withdraw from the stock, it will have nothing to do with Shenfutun Chemical Plant. , Let's write this thing down too. Write it clearly in black and white, and I can take away the 250,000 in my heart. "

"No problem! Brothers clearly settle accounts. Although we are relatives, it is better to sign the contract seriously." Shen Zheng replied.

...

After the contract was signed, Li Weidong received the money and planned to invite Shen Zheng and his son to have a homely meal. However, the Shen Zheng father and son were probably guilty and left after some resignation.

Sending Shen Zheng and his son to the door, watching the figures of the two disappear into the distance, Li Weidong also let out a sigh of relief.

"It's okay to withdraw shares. This kind of village-run small chemical factory will definitely be a trouble in the future! It would be a good thing to get rid of this burden earlier." Li Weidong muttered to himself.

A very serious problem in chemical plants is pollution, which is unavoidable.

In later generations, those large chemical plants installed various environmental protection equipment, but they were still a serious source of pollution. Those small chemical plants were even more difficult to avoid pollution.

Moreover, the pollution of chemical plants is different from other enterprises. The pollution caused by many enterprises is more the emission pollution caused by burning fuel. For example, when enterprises burn boilers, they will emit harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide and pollute the air.

However, the pollution of chemical plants is not just as simple as polluting the air. The discharge of pollutants from chemical plants will also cause chemical pollution, which will damage the ecological environment and cause direct harm to the health of the people.

The production of textile chemical raw materials such as softener and platen glue will naturally have an impact on the environment. At least the waste water discharged from the brush reactor is directly discharged into rivers or fields, which will definitely cause pollution.

Village enterprises like Shenfutun Chemical Factory cannot afford purification equipment for industrial sewage, and they can only discharge sewage directly into nature.

Li Weidong does not want to be contaminated by such things that pollute the environment. This is not because Li Weidong is keen on protecting the environment, but because it is a very troublesome thing when it comes to environmental protection issues.

For example, if a piece of land is polluted by chemical wastewater, it may take decades to treat it; another example is a river polluted by chemical wastewater, and the entire downstream will indeed be implicated.

The most troublesome thing is the harm to people caused by pollution. Those who get sick and cause cancer due to pollution will cost a lot of time and money for treatment. Even if people are cured, polluting companies will be scolded. If it is not cured, it will become a sinner through the ages. In short, it is not human inside or outside.

Coupled with those arrogant environmentalists, it is even more difficult to deal with. Once wrapped, it is like chewing gum sticking to the buttocks.

Therefore, Li Weidong has always felt that a small chemical factory is not a long-term business.

If it wasn't for the production of wool car seat cushions, it was impossible to find a suitable softener, and Li Weidong would definitely not cooperate with Shenfutun Chemical Plant.

In the early stage of economic development, the technology is poor, and in order to obtain economic benefits, it is helpless to sacrifice the environment.

To put it another way, if you don’t sacrifice the environment, you will have to stay poor forever; sacrifice the environment in exchange for wealth, and then embark on the road of pollution first and then governance.

Therefore, Li Weidong could only ignore the pollution caused by chemical factories in those days, after all, the conditions were limited.

Now that Li Weidong is rich, of course he doesn't want to have anything to do with pollution. The chemical factory's dividends of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan that year were really disliked by Li Weidong.

So when Shen Zheng came to ask Li Weidong to withdraw his shares, Li Weidong agreed after a little thought.

In order to avoid the trouble of chemical plant pollution involving himself, Li Weidong also deliberately wrote in the withdrawal contract that there is no dispute in the chemical plant, and Li Weidong will no longer be associated with the chemical plant after the withdrawal of shares. In this way, even if the chemical factory pollutes the environment or causes someone to get sick, Li Weidong has no responsibility at all.

If you replace it with a positive energy person with a heart full of Virgin Mary, you will probably try to protect the environment and develop some sustainable development plans.

But Li Weidong is not a bitch, he has the same selfishness and greed as ordinary people, and he also has his own bottom line. Li Weidong does not expect that he can change the time. For him, it is enough to be a person and do things with a clear conscience!

...

In the Xiangyang Town Electric Furnace Factory, Li Weidong was holding some drawings in his hand. The text on the drawings were all written in Japanese.

This drawing was sent by Xizhi Electric, and the drawing is the latest design of the egg steamer.

Xizhi Electric requested that the electric furnace factory make samples according to the drawings. If the samples are qualified, then the next batch of OEM orders will make egg steamers according to the new styles on the drawings.

Looking at the drawings provided by Xizhi Electric, Li Weidong was silent for a long time.

"This is the real industrial design ability! When can I have such a design team?" Li Weidong sighed.

Li Weidong couldn't help but think of Lu Jianli, a second-hand inventor. He was the only person under his command who had the ability to design and develop. However, Li Weidong had no qualifications to compare with the professional product design team of Xizhi Electric.

"Actually, my egg steamer has also borrowed a lot of designs from later generations. It's not worse than the drawing of Xizhi Electric! Could it be that Xizhi is telling me to be an OEM honestly, and don't think about designing it? Products? Haha, I also think too much, in Xizhi's eyes, I'm just a little ant."

Thinking of this, Li Weidong pouted. Now, in the field of household appliances, he is not at the same level as Xizhi Electric. A township enterprise in a mere township is not a threat to a large multinational company like Xizhi Electric.

"The industrial design team can't be built in a day or two. If I remember correctly, there should be no majors in industrial design in domestic universities!" Li Weidong thought to himself.

Industrial design is also a major in mechanical engineering. This major officially appeared in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Ordinary Colleges and Universities in 1993. That is to say, before 1993, there was no industrial design major in domestic colleges and universities.

The major was opened in 1993, and undergraduates will not graduate until 1997 at the earliest. That is to say, professional industrial design talents will enter the workplace for the first time in 1997.

Many people in later generations said that Chinese companies do not pay attention to product design and do not engage in research and development of new products. In fact, it is not that the company does not want to engage in design and development, but that there is really no talent in this area.

An undergraduate graduate who wants to become a mature product designer and developer must have ten years of work experience, and the first batch of industrial design talents graduated in 1997, which means that when they mature, China should The Olympics are being held.

"The design team can't be in a hurry. There is no such condition in China. I can only take it step by step. I can't eat a big fat man in one bite." Li Weidong secretly said in his heart.

At this moment, the phone on Li Weidong's desk rang, and Li Weidong immediately picked up the handset.

"Director, Director Yang Yong of the District Civil Affairs Bureau is here, saying that he has something to look for you, and he is in the reception room now!"

"Okay, I'll go over immediately." Li Weidong stood up and walked to the reception room.

Yang Yong is a chubby middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses. He also looks simple and honest, looking like a puppy bear.

After the two exchanged a few words, Li Weidong said and I got it: "Ju Yang is here this time, what instructions do you have?"

"Director Li, you are laughing at me, how dare I instruct you!" Yang Yong laughed and said, "Actually, I came today to seek alms from you!"

This answer was as early as Li Weidong's expectation. People from the civil affairs department came to find companies, and nine out of ten they came to sponsor them.

I just heard Yang Yong continue: "Our country has just established a fund to help out-of-school teenagers in poor areas. I wonder if Director Li has seen this news?"

"You mean Project Hope?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"Project Hope? Yes, the document issued above also said that this is a 'Project Hope' that has been implemented for a long time." Yang Yong went on to introduce: "In recent years, our country has made great achievements in economic development, but In poverty-stricken areas, backward education still restricts economic development. At present, there are still 200 million illiterate people in my country, and many poor counties and districts are facing many difficulties in basic education, making it difficult to move forward..."

"Okay, Bureau Yang, we are not outsiders. You don't need to introduce these situations. I have read them in the newspapers. Let's talk about it directly!" Li Weidong interrupted Yang Yong's words.

"That's fine, I'll just talk about it directly. This fund for helping out-of-school youths in poor areas has just been established, and it is raising funds through multiple channels. Our grassroots civil affairs department also received a notice to raise funds, so I came to Li. The director of the factory, I hope that director Li can donate generously and dedicate a little love to the children who are out of school in poverty-stricken areas." Yang Yong said.

"It's a good thing to help out-of-school children in poverty-stricken areas continue to complete their studies and improve the educational conditions in poverty-stricken areas! I must give this love." Li Weidong smiled slightly, and then asked: "As for how much to give, Bureau Yang, I would like to ask, how much is the maximum amount donated by the enterprises in our district?"

"Fifty thousand dollars!" Yang Yong replied without hesitation.

In 1990, the average monthly salary of employees of state-owned enterprises had reached 200 yuan. At that time, households with 10,000 yuan were no longer a rarity. If both husband and wife are in state-owned enterprises, their two-year salary is almost equivalent to creating a household of 10,000 yuan.

However, 50,000 yuan is still a lot of money, and there is still a lot left to buy a house in Pudong New Area.

Li Weidong thought for a while, then said, "Then I will donate 50,000 yuan too! After all, our electric furnace factory is only a township enterprise, and there are many large state-owned enterprises in the district. Donate."

Hearing that Li Weidong wanted to donate 50,000 yuan, Yang Yong's face burst into a smile.

"Director Li is really generous. On behalf of the children in poor mountainous areas, I would like to thank Director Li for his generosity!" Yang Yong said hurriedly.

Li Weidong is unequivocal in dedicating love to the Hope Project, and he is also capable of donating more money.

However, considering that this is a charity event organized by a collective organization, Li Weidong thinks that it is better not to be a standout. You can donate more money, but it must not stand out from the crowd, and it is enough to be equal to other companies.

After all, there are quite a few companies in the district, and many of them are state-owned enterprises with a long history. In front of so many big brothers, there is no need for the younger brother of Electric Furnace Factory to stand out.

If the younger brother donates more than the elder brother, then the elder brother will be embarrassed! Looking back, people are holding grudges, but they have done bad things with good intentions.

When it comes to donations from collective organizations, it’s not good to donate more and donate less. For example, if a leader donates 1,000 yuan, if you donate 2,000 yuan, won't you slap the leader in the face?

Another example is a colleague in the same department. Everyone donates 500, and you donate 1,000, which is also a slap in the face of a colleague. Colleagues will think that you have money in your family, right?

So donating according to others is a more secure way.

...

Donating to the Hope Project is a good thing, and it is natural to focus on publicity in the district.

So a few days later, Li Weidong was called to the district to attend an on-site donation conference.

The business leaders who donated a lot in Dongcheng District came to the scene, and Yang Yong introduced the process of the donation conference to everyone one by one.

"Every director, when you are on the stage, you will take your donation sign, go to the podium, and take a photo with the leader. The leader will issue a certificate of honor to you. This is the process. As for your donations. Brand, our Civil Affairs Bureau has already done a good job for you."

Yang Yong said, and said to a clerk behind him: "Bring over the donation sign and distribute it to the factory directors."

The clerk nodded, and then brought in a box. Inside the box was a large piece of thick cardboard, about one meter long and half a meter wide, with red paper pasted on it, and large characters written with a brush on the red paper.

Li Weidong took a closer look and found that the format and content on these red papers were all the same. Basically, they were all XX units or factories, donating XX yuan.

The clerk distributed the cardboard, and after a while Li Weidong also took the thick cardboard that read "Donate 50,000 Yuan to Xiangyang Town Electric Furnace Factory".

"The writing in this brush is quite large. When I take a picture for a while, I can see it clearly." Li Weidong secretly said in his heart.

At this moment, someone next to him said, "Oh, Director Li is really generous, donating 50,000 yuan."

The speaker was the leader of a state-owned enterprise in Dongcheng District. Li Weidong subconsciously looked at the cardboard in the other party's hand, which read a donation of 30,000 yuan.

"Why did he only donate 30,000 yuan? With the scale and efficiency of their business, they have to donate 50,000 yuan!"

Li Weidong secretly said in his heart, but he opened his mouth and said, "Education is the foundation of the century-old plan! Everyone is doing something for the children in poverty-stricken areas. It doesn't matter how much money you have, you can do what you want."

Then Li Weidong began to look at the cardboard in the hands of others.

"Twenty thousand, twenty thousand, fifteen thousand, thirty thousand, twenty thousand, ten thousand, fifteen thousand, twenty five thousand, thirty thousand..."

Li Weidong found out that the most donations from other people are 30,000 yuan, and there is not even one that exceeds 40,000 yuan.

"What's the situation? Didn't the highest company donate 50,000 yuan? How could I be the only one who donated 50,000 yuan!"

The next second, Li Weidong realized that he had been deceived by Yang Yong!

Yang Yong said that the enterprises in the district donated more than 50,000 yuan, which is obviously a lie. In order to make Li Weidong donate more money, Yang Yong deliberately stated more figures.

In Yang Yong's opinion, if he said a figure of 50,000, Li Weidong would have to donate 25,000!

But he didn't expect Li Weidong to be so honest, and he donated 50,000 yuan directly to the Hope Project without bargaining.

"This Yang Yong looks simple and honest on the surface, but I didn't expect so many ghosts! Also, this guy's acting skills are also very realistic. When I asked him at first, he didn't hesitate at all and said 50,000 yuan. I also have a responsibility, just thinking about donating to the Hope Project, I didn't ask in detail."

Li Weidong looked around helplessly, and the 50,000 yuan donation sign in his hand was indeed a standout.

"If you don't want to be the first bird, but you will be the first bird! This is good, it will steal the limelight of other factories, and it will definitely offend many people! Forget it, donating to the Hope Project is a good thing, just be Let's be a first-time bird!"