The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 502: The Corruption Problem of the Burning Light

After seeing off Guo Hebin and Zhang Xiangyang, Luo Ming came to Rong Mu's office.

Zhou Haolan's words just now reminded him that the current Zhuoguang Technology does not have the ability to produce deployment packages.

The so-called deployment package actually exists. The previous life when the higher-ups reached a similar cooperation with Alibaba was in 2017. At that time, Sky Eye had been almost deployed. Adding facial recognition algorithms would require large-scale replacement of cameras, which was a huge investment, and the higher-ups obviously did not want to spend this money.

After consultation, the two sides decided to install a deployment package on the camera.

The deployment package is an additional module equipped with a facial recognition algorithm, which is connected to each Sky Eye in the form of an external device.

This allows the upgrade to be completed without large-scale camera replacement.

In this life, Guo Hebin directly made this request, and Luo Ming agreed without much thought. After all, this thing did not require much technical content.

In the past, Alibaba’s deployment package used a direct plug-in connection method similar to a USB flash drive for older camera models.

More advanced cameras directly embed a chip loaded with facial recognition algorithms, which is the deployment package.

However, Zhuoguang Technology does not have any industrial companies under its umbrella, so they cannot use these two methods. That is why Luo Ming hurriedly came to find Rongmu.

Luo Ming told Rong Mu about the matter. Rong Mu seemed very calm when he heard it. He asked Luo Ming: "Er Ming, let me ask you, do you really want to build a car?"

"Of course it's true."

"Okay! Then take a look at this!" Rong Mu took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Luo Ming.

Luo Ming took the document and quickly glanced through it.

The content of the document is a factory that does finishing of mechanical products.

"I have visited this factory many times. It has just replaced the latest German lathes and also has an assembly line for sweeping robots."

"Do you want to acquire this factory?" Luo Ming asked.

"Yes, making cars is not something that can be done overnight. We have to do it step by step. We can start small and then grow big. Acquiring this factory is the first step.

It just so happens that this factory also has an assembly line for sweeping robots. We can modify this assembly line to make what you want.

If that doesn’t work, we can buy a new production line after the acquisition. I’ve seen that there are two empty workshops in this factory.”

"It sounds like this factory is in good condition in all aspects. Why do they want to sell it?" Luo Ming asked.

"As far as I know, they offended an upstream heavy industry company, which is a listed company with a market value of more than 300 billion."

"Only over 300 billion?"

“Erming, industrial companies are different from internet companies like us. It is difficult for their market value and valuation to increase as quickly and as much as our internet companies.

As a heavy industry enterprise with a revenue of over 300 billion, it is the absolute leader among similar enterprises.”

"Is that so? Then won't there be any trouble if we acquire this factory?" Luo Ming asked.

“It should be fine. There is no overlap between our businesses. Even if there is, a heavy industry company with a market value of more than 300 billion and an annual profit of 10 billion is a high-quality enterprise.

Our annual profit last year was over 110 billion, and this year, as of last month, our net profit has exceeded 200 billion, and that’s before Toutiao even makes any efforts! By the end of the year, I estimate that we won’t be able to reach billion. Why would they play with us?
To put it bluntly, if they dare to do anything to us because we acquired this factory, we can let this company experience what it means to bully the weak with the strong. " Rong Mu said confidently.

"In that case, go buy the wood!"

"Okay, I'll try to complete the acquisition of this factory within a month!"

Luo Ming nodded.

"By the way, Erming, there is something else I want to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Do you know the person who contracts the canteen for our company?" Rong Mu asked tentatively.

"I have never been to the company cafeteria. Tell me if I recognize it."

Yes, Luo Ming had never been to the cafeteria of Zhuoguang Technology. It was not because the food in the cafeteria was not delicious. In fact, Luo Ming ate the meals in the cafeteria most of the time at noon, but Li Yan brought the meals to him.

Luo Ming didn't go to the cafeteria simply because he was socially anxious. When he thought about being watched by a group of people while eating in the cafeteria, and people coming up to talk to him, Luo Ming felt uncomfortable.

"Well, I won't ask the following questions." After saying that, Rong Mu pressed the internal phone on the desk and said, "Song Yue, bring the things to Mr. Luo to see."

A moment later, Song Yue pushed the door open and respectfully handed Luo Ming a financial report.

As Luo Ming looked at it, Rong Mu said, "Er Ming, how much is one pound of eggs in Shanghai now?"

Luo Ming shook his head. He didn't buy groceries. Lin Shuwen was the one who bought groceries and cooked at home.

Lin Shuwen buys groceries and cooks, while Luo Ming washes dishes. These are the few houseworks they do, and the rest is done by the aunt.

Lin Shuwen insists on cooking, which is also a way for the two of them to enhance their relationship.

After all, the kitchen is not out of the question.

Besides, Lin Shuwen really likes cooking.

"Mr. Luo, the price of eggs in the supermarket downstairs from my house was 4.98 yuan per pound yesterday, which can basically be considered as 5 yuan." Song Yue said.

"Song Yue is right. Ordinary eggs in Shanghai cost 5 to 6 yuan per pound. Er Ming, guess how much eggs cost per pound in our company's cafeteria?"

Hearing Rongmu's question, Luo Ming frowned. Rongmu would ask this, which means that the price of eggs exceeds the market price.

So Luo Ming made a bold guess and doubled the price: "Does it cost 10 yuan?"

"It's more than 10 yuan. The eggs in our canteen generally cost 15 yuan per pound. And not only eggs, but other vegetables, fruits, and meat are at least twice as high as the market price."

“Why is it so much higher?”

"I want to know, too, Erming. Our company's cafeteria is responsible for the meals of more than 1800 people every day. It should be cheaper to purchase so many ingredients in bulk, right? But why is it more expensive?
Not only that, the hygiene and safety issues in the cafeteria are also serious. I had someone secretly investigate and found that many windows in the cafeteria were used to wipe the tables and wash the dishes with the same rag. "

Luo Ming's face turned very ugly when he heard this.

Then Song Yue's next words made Luo Ming even more furious.

"Boss Luo, I said something unpleasant, please don't be angry." "It's okay, Xiao Song, you go ahead."

"Boss Luo, the reason they dare to falsely quote prices is because our company takes the food hygiene issues in the cafeteria very seriously."

"Ah? What's the logic behind this?"

"Boss Luo, our company's biggest requirement for the cafeteria is that the fruits and vegetables must be fresh, and the dishes must be made with good ingredients, so that employees can eat with peace of mind in the cafeteria."

"Is there any problem with this request?" Luo Ming asked with a puzzled look.

“If your requirements are high, the contractor will naturally buy “high-quality” fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs and milk according to your high requirements. There are a lot of things to learn here.

Mr. Luo, do you know how Mr. Rong discovered the corruption in the cafeteria? "

Luo Ming shook his head.

"Erming, the people in the cafeteria said that our company's cafeteria claims to purchase selenium-rich eggs."

After hearing Rong Mu's words, Luo Ming understood. Rong Mu's grandparents' family ran a chicken farm, and their factory did not sell white-feathered chickens, but eggs.

We are quite familiar with selenium-rich eggs. As the name suggests, selenium-rich eggs are eggs with a relatively high content of selenium.

The eggs are made by adding sodium selenite complex, selenium-containing yeast and organic selenium (such as selenium methionine) to chicken feed.

Eating selenium-rich eggs can delay aging, improve immunity, prevent and treat angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, and fight cancer.

Normally, the price of selenium-enriched eggs is about 2.5 times that of ordinary eggs, so it is normal that the eggs in the canteen are a bit more expensive.

But when Rong Mu went to the cafeteria to eat that day, he cracked a boiled egg, peeled it and found that the yolk was no different from that of an ordinary egg.

Normally, the yolk of selenium-rich eggs is obviously reddish.

Rong Mu's intuition told him that there was probably something wrong with the cafeteria, so Rong Mu followed the clues and started an investigation, and discovered that the cafeteria had falsely reported the prices of various ingredients. Not only did they charge more, but they also failed to do their job well.

In addition to the cafeteria, similar situations also occur in other departments.

From small things like paper and ink in printers to big things like the advertising funds of Toutiao some time ago, there are people who are greedy.

After listening to Rong Mu's words, Luo Ming felt like his lungs were about to explode. My court, ah! No, his company actually had so many termites, it was really abominable!

"Investigate! These parasites are disgusting. Find them all and expel them all without sparing a single one."

Seeing Luo Ming so angry, Song Yue quickly appeared and comforted him, "Boss Luo, please don't be angry! This matter cannot be handled this way. Firing everyone will not be good for the company's development."

Rong Mu at the side also said: "Yes! Er Ming, we can't kill all these people with one blow, otherwise the company will be paralyzed."

"The company will be paralyzed? Why?" Luo Ming asked, suppressing his inner anger.

"Erming, do you think our company wants to recruit employees who are motivated and hardworking?" Rong Mu asked.

Luo Ming pondered for a moment and nodded. He felt that Rong Mu was right. The company's employees must be motivated.

"Er Ming, what do you think is ambitious?"

"There is no overtime culture in our company. As I understand it, it means working hard when you are at work and not slacking off."

Rong Mu shook his head and said, "Er Ming, what you are talking about is the working status, which has nothing to do with ambition."

"What is ambition?"

"In my opinion, being ambitious is actually greed. Whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise, if you want to grow and develop, you have to recruit ambitious people as leaders. Ambitious people are greedy and not easily satisfied.

Take Penguin, which has the most cooperation with our company, for example. All the senior executives of Penguin whom we have come into contact with, whether it is Cao Jianghan from Penguin Video, Mr. Luo who came last time, or the people from Timmy Studio, every one of them is a very motivated person.

It was these ambitious people who joined Penguin that created the huge Internet empire it has today. While these ambitious people expanded Penguin, they also expanded their own ambitions.

Nietzsche once said that human desires are like rolling stones on a mountain; once they start, they can never be stopped.

These people used Penguin as a platform and began to make money in various ways. If they want to get more, they naturally have to improve the overall interests of Penguin first. Otherwise, how much can they get?
Whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a foreign enterprise, everyone knows that if you want a horse to run faster, you have to feed it more grass, and a horse cannot grow fat without grass at night.

Even some foreign companies encourage their employees to make money within the scope permitted by the rules, such as Google, which is well-known in the industry for its unscrupulous means.

Why do they, from the top management to the employees, use some not-so-glorious means to compete in business? To put it bluntly, Google encourages them to do so, as long as it can bring benefits to the company, they can also reap huge wealth.

Only in this way can they realize their maximum potential and in turn bring the greatest benefits to the company.

The same logic applies to many large domestic companies that ignore corruption and do not talk about it in the early stages of their development.

When revenue trends are upward, no matter how much employees earn, it is far less than the profits earned by the company.

Once a company suddenly picks up the topic of corruption and makes it a priority, it is not because the current corruption problem is so serious, but because the overall profits are declining.

At this time, if employees continue to take advantage of the company, it would be like a tick sucking blood from an anemic, skinny cow. The cow cannot bear it, so of course it will send out a warning signal.

Erming, our company's profits are rising steadily. I think we can't just dismiss corruption as a one-size-fits-all approach. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish!"

After pondering for a moment, Luo Ming felt that what Rong Mu said made some sense, but he didn't want to let these parasites go so easily.

It would be fine if he didn't know about this, but it's too abstract for him to know everything and turn a blind eye to it.

So Luo Ming asked Rong Mu, "Mu Mu, what do you think we should do?"

“As the old saying goes, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if there is no night grass, the horse will not grow fat. I suggest that we only deal with those who are extremely greedy or have directly damaged the company’s image.

For example, those who embezzled the publicity funds of Toutiao and those who embezzled the funds from the company cafeteria. The former embezzled a lot. The report you have in your hand has records that one-fifth of the money originally used for publicity was embezzled by them.

The cafeteria has compromised the company's food safety. With so many people in the company, some people are bound to get sick from eating. This has damaged the company's corporate image and must be dealt with seriously.

In more serious cases, there will be warnings about the company's outsourced projects being carried out in secret.

As for those who are greedy for some ink, some paper in the printer, a couple of cartons of the company's drinks, mineral water, etc., let them take whatever they want, and don't worry about it at all."

Luo Ming thought about it and felt that he didn't have any good way to deal with it, so he could only agree with an unhappy look on his face: "Just do as you say! Those who are more greedy must not be let go."

(End of this chapter)