Chapter 1600

Half an hour later, all cadres at the manager level and above in the group arrived at the old factory conference room.

To Zhou Andong's surprise, Xiaobei and Cao Yi had come over with Gu Qing.

"When did you two come back, and why are you with General Manager Gu?"

"We arrived home yesterday morning. It's been over ten days, and we were worried about the factory, so we went straight back to Tanghezi after getting off the car."

Xiaobei finished greeting the people he was familiar with before continuing.

"Last night, I heard about the brewery employee building drawing lots, and Cao Yi said to buy one of each unit type, then design and decorate them for display. As long as they are brewery employees, when they buy 365 Home Furnishings, besides free design, we also have discounts."

Gu Qing sat down: "I think their idea is very good. Our real estate company can also set up such a showroom; this can give home-buying customers a very intuitive impression."

Zhou Andong looked at Cao Yi: "Is there this model abroad?"

Cao Yi shook her head: "This was just a momentary whim of mine."

"This idea is very good." Zhou Andong smiled: "However, the term 'showroom' is not quite accurate; calling it a 'model room' better embodies this concept."

"Model room." Cao Yi whispered, and then her eyes lit up: "Indeed, the term 'model room' better embodies this concept."

Gu Qing said: "So, Yuxi Real Estate and 365 Home Furnishings have cooperated. We take out one house for each unit type, 365 Home Furnishings is responsible for design and decoration, and the showroom—no, the model room—is shared."

"Not bad!" Zhou Andong nodded.

Xiaobei said: "But I still want to buy one, the largest unit type."

"If you want to buy it, buy it; no one is stopping you." Zhou Andong looked at Gu Qing: "The price we set is 1200, right? You can give him a discount, but it can't be too big, and you definitely can't give him the employee welfare price."

"Are you my own brother?" Xiaobei said dissatisfiedly: "Then I'll buy it anyway."

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Whoever said my set price was too high and the houses wouldn't sell, look, isn't there a sucker buying one?"

This remark immediately caused a roar of laughter from everyone.

Cao Yi pursed her lips and smiled: "I think business is business and cannot be mixed with family affection. Mainly, we can afford it. If we couldn't afford it, Big Brother would definitely give us one for free."

"That's right."

Zhou Andong was very satisfied with Cao Yi, his brother's wife; both her IQ and EQ were super high.

"Alright!" Zhou Andong tapped the table with his finger: "Now let's talk about business."

The people below all straightened their bodies; they knew the Chairman's temper very well.

Usually, they could call each other brothers and tell harmless jokes without any problem.

But when it came to business, they had to have a proper attitude, especially since this time they were talking about disaster relief.

If anyone was still sloppy or grinning, a scolding would be light; if things went wrong, they might even be demoted.

"Wu Dong told you all, right? A severe snow disaster has occurred in the Ali region."

"She told us!" Liu Qingjun nodded: "After Wu Dong received your call, she told us."

"When winter began, it snowed several times in a row, and I felt that this year's weather was abnormal."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, lit it, and then threw it to Qian Zhen beside him.

"So I asked the logistics department to purchase a batch of supplies, besides rice and flour, there were also instant noodles. I thought, if I was overthinking, these supplies would be distributed as welfare to employees during the holidays."

Speaking of this, Zhou Andong sighed, his tone becoming very heavy.

"I didn't expect my worries to really become reality. Especially the poverty in the Ali region—everyone should have an idea about it. I'm afraid there won't be much grain in storage, so we must send the supplies to the disaster victims as soon as possible."

After Qian Zhen finished lighting his cigarette, he gave the cigarette to Du Chunlai on the side.

"Since it's a snow disaster, I'm afraid the roads are very difficult to walk, or even impassable."

Logistics Department Minister Du Deguang said: "Ali belongs to the Tibetan area; they should have cattle and sheep at home, so there shouldn't be a problem of going hungry, right?"

If Zhou Andong hadn't watched that Kong Fansen movie, he would have thought so too.

But after watching that movie, he knew that Tibetan people would rather starve themselves than slaughter cattle and sheep.

Also, due to customs and religious beliefs, they couldn't eat cattle and sheep that had frozen to death.

"You won't understand." Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette: "Tibetan people have a kind of emotion toward cattle and sheep that we cannot understand. They won't easily slaughter cattle and sheep."

Zhou Andong's words made most of the people present very confused, especially the younger ones.

Zhou Andong continued: "What the specific situation is now, I don't know very well either. But no matter how difficult it is, we must do our best."

"First, it's donations from each factory. I'll state my position first: the group, in the name of the Yugong Charity Foundation, will donate supplies and cash totaling five million yuan, and Qiudongfang will donate ten million yuan."

Man Hongshan was the first to state his position: "Xurishang will donate two million yuan in beverages and three million yuan in cash."

Man Hongshan was wealthy, Jiang Xiaobai wasn't bad either, and Qian Zhen, who was always stingy, also waved his hand this time.

"Donating white liquor is too inappropriate; I'll donate five million yuan directly."

"I can't compare with you guys." Du Chunlai smiled bitterly: "The money for building the employee building is already a strain for me; I can only donate three million."

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Whether donating more or less, everyone should act according to their ability; don't compare, as it will affect enterprise operations."

Gu Qing pondered for a while: "Currently, Yuxi Real Estate has no profitable projects; I can only donate two million."

Gu Bing said with a miserable face: "For the brewery, I have to discuss it with the two shareholders, Hongxing and Qin Chi, first."

Liu Qingjun also scratched his head, and finally gritted his teeth, making a big decision: "I'll donate one million."

Zhou Andong looked at Liu Qingjun: "I think you donated too little."

"Huh?"

Liu Qingjun was stunned. You just said that donating more or less should be according to ability and shouldn't affect enterprise operations, so why are you complaining that I donated too little?

Zhou Andong continued: "In the face of such a big disaster, there will definitely be reporters going to conduct in-depth interviews and reports. We can do good deeds without leaving our names, but if reporters want to interview us, we have to cooperate, right?"

Everyone immediately understood; the Chairman was still that Chairman, never missing any opportunity for publicity.

But this was indeed quite good; charity was done, and publicity was also done, nothing was delayed, killing two birds with one stone.

Liu Qingjun also understood: "The electronics factory will donate two million."

Gu Bing seemed to have had a breakthrough at this time and also followed suit: "The brewery will donate two million."

Zhou Andong looked at Gu Bing strangely: "You decided to donate without discussing it with the shareholders, and it's two million. Aren't you afraid they will unite to dismiss you from your positions as general manager and factory director?"

"Afraid of a fart." Gu Bing said very disdainfully: "If they don't even have this bit of vision, I'll withdraw my shares immediately and won't serve them anymore."