Chapter 1378

Zhou Andong greeted Yao Jun and stepped through the factory gate.

Old Zhao had been waiting on the side for a long time and gave a proper salute.

"Good day, Chairman!"

Zhou Andong couldn't help but laugh, "Old Zhao, how about I transfer you to the industrial park after the New Year?"

Old Zhao puffed out his chest, "I am a brick for the leadership; the leadership can move me wherever needed."

Zhou Andong laughed out loud, "Alright, it's settled then. I'll give you an official position to hold when the time comes."

Currently, only a portion of the industrial park's main factory building had been renovated, and the main departments had moved over, including the President, Wu Huilin, who had been working there all along.

Once the renovations were completely finished next year, all departments would move over, freeing up this place to be handed over to Jiang Xiaobai.

Zhou Andong truly liked Old Zhao; if Old Zhao didn't exist in his life, he would have much less fun.

Therefore, Zhou Andong thought about moving Old Zhao over there, and he didn't intend to let Old Zhao watch the gate anymore.

Transferring him to the cleaning department to serve as a team leader or something, and handing the sanitation over to him, definitely wouldn't go wrong.

Old Zhao was so excited he was at a loss for what to do, and he shouted at Zhou Andong's departing back.

"Chairman, I will definitely not let down your cultivation."

Wu Shige and Zhang Yunqing looked at each other, both of them clicking their tongues in wonder.

The dignified Chairman of the Yugong Group could actually chat and joke like a friend with an old man watching the gate; in their view, it was truly a bit unbelievable.

However, after ruminating on it, they understood why Zhou Andong was so beloved and followed by the employees.

This had little to do with ability, but rather personal charisma, which could make people follow him regardless of anything else.

Arriving at the office, Wu Shige and Zhang Yunqing looked around; the space was large, but the decoration was not as good as they had imagined.

In their view, since the Yugong Group was so wealthy, the Chairman's office should be very luxurious.

But the reality was that Zhou Andong's office was not only not luxurious, it was even a bit crude, and they sighed again in their hearts.

There was a reason he had achieved such success at a young age.

If it were them sitting in the position of Chairman of the Yugong Group,

they definitely couldn't be as simple as Zhou Andong, with an office this crude.

But they would never have thought that the total time Zhou Andong spent in this office didn't even add up to a month.

Originally, this office belonged to Gao Qingkui; that old thing usually looked like he lived a simple life, but inside he was already rotten to the core, having long since hollowed out the factory.

The simplicity he displayed was just for show, to deceive the masses.

Zhou Andong didn't change anything after moving in because there was no money at that time.

By the time there was money, it had already been decided to build a factory in the industrial park, so there was even less need to fix up this office.

In Zhou Andong's mind, there was no need to decorate the industrial park's factory office too well.

Once the Yugong Group headquarters building was completed, he would decorate it properly then.

Zhou Andong personally poured tea for Wu Shige and Zhang Yunqing.

"I haven't studied tea, and I can't tell the difference between good and bad tea, so this is just ordinary tea leaves from the market for a few yuan. Please don't mind."

"No, no!" Wu Shige said, "I don't know tea either; as long as it quenches thirst, it's fine."

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "My principle is also that as long as it quenches thirst, it's fine."

The three sat down, and Zhou Andong asked straight to the point, "You two, speak up, what is the matter you came to find me for?"

Wu Shige organized his language; if he started by saying, "I want to enter the VCD field to compete with you,"

and also wanted to buy accessories from the electronics factory to assemble them himself, he figured Zhou Andong would immediately take a broom and chase them out.

"Chairman Zhou, what is your view on the future prospects of VCDs?"

Zhou Andong looked at Wu Shige strangely, "I can only say that the future prospects of VCDs are very large, so large that you can't imagine them at this moment."

Wu Shige was stunned; he didn't expect Zhou Andong to be so frank.

"Our factory's efficiency is getting worse by the day, and I've always wanted to transform. But the current situation of the factory doesn't allow for reckless tossing; no matter how we transform, we can only succeed, not fail.

Because once we fail, there will be no more opportunities, and the lives of the factory's one or two thousand employees will fall into difficulty, so I must be cautious, cautious, and more cautious.

But time is very tight for our factory. Just when I was worried, VCDs from some big brands like Sony and Hitachi were launched. After analysis, my view is the same as Chairman Zhou's: the future prospects of VCDs are very broad.

Especially yesterday, when we visited the electronics factory and saw the Yuzhou VCDs preparing for launch, it made me determined to enter the VCD field.

But we have no technology and no talent, so we can only buy accessories to assemble them. But if we buy accessories abroad, our factory has no foreign exchange quota, so we can only consider domestic ones..."

At this point, Wu Shige stopped talking.

"I understand," Zhou Andong said with a smile, "You came down with Xiong Zhaoming, saw the Yuzhou VCDs at the electronics factory this morning, and decided to assemble them yourselves to sell.

But you have no foreign exchange, so you can only buy accessories domestically, and at this moment, besides Wan Yan, the only ones who can sell you accessories are us, and then you found me here, right?"

Looking at Zhou Andong's smiling appearance, Wu Shige was very embarrassed, feeling his face burning.

It had to be said that Zhou Andong's quality was truly good; if he were sitting in his position, he would have been cursing already.

You come to me to buy accessories to assemble VCDs, and then compete with me in the market; do you think I'm an idiot?

"I know this request is indeed very excessive, but our factory..."

"It's not excessive," Zhou Andong waved his hand, interrupting Wu Shige's words, "It's not excessive at all; I agree to help you."

"Hmm?"

Not only Wu Shige, but even Zhang Yunqing was stunned, staring fixedly at Zhou Andong, wanting to see if this kid was speaking ironically.

"No need to doubt," Zhou Andong saw the thoughts in their hearts, "What I said is sincere."

Wu Shige still looked suspicious; it wasn't his fault for doubting, it was mainly because Zhou Andong agreed too readily, which was too contrary to common sense.

As the saying goes, if something is abnormal, there must be a demon. At this moment, Wu Shige and Zhang Yunqing's brains were spinning non-stop, wanting to understand Zhou Andong's true purpose.

"Sigh!"

Zhou Andong sighed, "The distillery back then was in the same situation as you are now; I empathize and understand your difficulties very well. Most importantly, I walked up from the grassroots level.

I know how hard it is to be hungry, so I agreed to sell you accessories, not to help you, but to help those employees, so they can have an income. If they're hungry, they have food to eat; if they're sick, they have medicine to take."

Hearing Zhou Andong's words, Zhang Yunqing gave a thumbs up and said very sincerely,

"Chairman Zhou, you are a person with great vision and great wisdom; I admire you."