bookrebus Chapter 112: A little greed is not greed
Chapter 112: A little greed is not greed
After about half an hour, Liu Guowei finally finished telling the story.
Finally, he sighed heavily.
"That's pretty much it..."
After listening to this, Lu Hai also understood Liu Guowei's situation.
Although those people have now been controlled and the money has been recovered, the loss has already been done.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the products produced by these people using inferior raw materials are not wanted by anyone in the market.
Over the years, the warehouse has been filled with unsold items that have been returned by customers.
Otherwise, the truth would not have come to light.
After all, there are so many products piled up that it’s hard not to be discovered.
Although those people also thought about destroying it, the things disappeared out of thin air and there was no money, so this kind of thing would be more easily discovered.
This group of people were able to keep it secret for so long, which shows that they are quite capable.
However, it is because people nowadays do not understand the outrageous operations of later generations, otherwise they could have been kept secret for much longer.
Liu Guowei had a worried look on his face at this moment. To be honest, the Liu family had no other choice but to ask him to come back and take over this mess.
Now my second uncle is the protective umbrella for this group of people, and there are really not many people the Liu family can trust.
Mr. Liu has retired and has decided not to get involved in this matter anymore. Otherwise, by using the old man's favor, those inferior products can still be sold.
But expecting the old man to sacrifice his lifelong reputation is obviously unrealistic.
Moreover, because of what his second uncle did, the old man now wants the Liu family to withdraw directly from the influence circle of Kyoto. It would be nice for everyone to be ordinary people.
At least this way we won't do anything that would harm the country and the people.
Therefore, now Liu Guowei can only find a way to solve this mess by himself.
It can't be solved. Someone has to be held responsible for such a huge loss, right?
Lu Hai now understood why he had never heard of Liu Guowei's name in his previous life. Returning to Kyoto was one reason, and because of this incident, the Liu family directly became an ordinary family.
As mentioned before, due to the openness of policies, many state-owned factories will face the risk of bankruptcy in the next few years.
And what he learned in his previous life was that the first to go bankrupt was the No. 1 National Cotton Mill under the jurisdiction of the Liu family.
Afterwards, the next factories to go bankrupt were all the ones Liu Guowei had just mentioned.
Lu Hai understood the reason behind this.
Because of this incident, their reputation was destroyed, so these factories can’t get any orders at all.
This is true even for the largest cotton mills.
There are no orders and no profits, but we have to feed so many people, right?
It is impossible to rely solely on the state's transfusion to keep the family alive. After all, it is good enough that the state does not hold the Liu family accountable. How can we expect the state to continue to support a family that may continue to engage in corruption?
Obviously impossible.
In fact, Lu Hai also knew what Liu's second uncle was thinking. After all, people always seek profit.
So many people who have been exposed for corruption simply want to live a good life, and there is nothing wrong with that.
It’s just a matter of whether these people have gone too far.
There is a saying that goes, a little greed is not greed.
After all, if you want people to be truly motivated to do something, you have to give them some sweet rewards, right?
Wanting people to work without paying them is called Zhou Paopi.
Therefore, within the scope of their authority, they do things that are beneficial to themselves and do no harm to the country and the people, and in many cases they turn a blind eye.
It's like spending money to buy a job in a factory now.
In later generations, in state-owned enterprises, it was common to treat and give gifts in order to ask for a position.
But did you see what anyone said?
If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass, right?
Therefore, for these harmless things, the higher-ups often turn a blind eye, which is considered an unspoken rule between them.
Otherwise, what's the point of so many people going through so much trouble to climb up?
Are there really so many people who want to serve the people?
Don't be silly, those are just slogans.
Isn't the real reason why most people work hard to climb up the ladder to make their lives better?
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Lu Hai's behavior, and it is hard to say who is right or wrong.
Just look at himself, isn't he also working hard for his family to live a good life?
However, the behavior of the second uncle of the Liu family was too much. If he was just a petty greed and arranged one or two positions for others, this incident probably would not have happened today.
After listening to this, Lu Hai also knew what Liu Guowei was worried about, so he asked directly, "Brother Liu, what's bothering you now is how to deal with that batch of inventory?"
Liu Guowei was stunned for a moment, then sighed helplessly and nodded, "The goods piled up in the warehouse are worth 100 million. If they really can't be sold, such a large batch of goods will be completely wasted."
"Moreover, the reputation of the National Cotton Mill No. 1 and No. 2 has been ruined. Over time, I'm afraid that all the tens of thousands of employees in this mill will have to be laid off..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Hai could only sigh helplessly. To put it bluntly, the current crisis public relations handling capabilities are not good enough.
Looking at the marketing techniques used in later generations and their public relations capabilities, Liu Guowei would probably be sitting comfortably drinking tea now.
However, Lu Hai is optimistic about the No. 1 and No. 2 National Cotton Mills under the jurisdiction of the Liu family.
After all, food, clothing, housing and transportation, there will always be a market for clothes and food.
Of course, the prerequisite is that we can survive this crisis.
"I have an idea that may be able to help you, Brother Liu, solve this crisis." Lu Hai said after a moment's silence.
When Liu Guowei heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
It's like a drowning person finds a straw that can save him and then tries to grab it desperately.
"Brother Lu, what's the solution?"
Liu Guowei had thought about selling at a lower price before. After all, with so much fabric, even if he sold it at a loss, at least he could get back some of the money. It's better than leaving it in a warehouse gathering dust, right?
But the quality was not up to standard. No one wanted the product worth 100 million yuan even though Liu Guowei cut the price in half.
He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days because of these things. It could be said that what Lu Hai said now gave him a ray of hope.
"But I have a condition..."