Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 600 Zhou Jing's method of rectifying the company

With many companies under his umbrella, the end of the year is Zhou Jing's busiest time.

After holding year-end summary meetings for BJ’s Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., Xingguang Youke, P Station and Jinlin Capital in early and mid-December, Zhou Jing went to Suzhou on December 17th.

Taiwei Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. held its year-end summary meeting on December 18th. Bai Xiyao arrived in Suzhou three or four hours earlier than Zhou Jing and booked a hourly room to wait for Zhou Jing. Zhou Jing arrived in Suzhou at around five in the afternoon. After meeting with Bai Xiyao, he took the car arranged by Taiwei Semiconductor to go to the company.

The car that picked up the two was a business MPV, a special car of Taiwei Semiconductor to pick up Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao. The interior space of the car is large and it is very stable when driving. One can rest and work in it, which is very suitable for business bosses like Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao.

"You're not in a hurry to go back to BJ these days, right?"

Gu Jia poured Zhou Jing a cup of tea and said.

"There's no hurry if there's nothing urgent."

After the year-end summary meetings of Taiwei Semiconductor, Ideal Technology and other companies, Zhou Jing will go to Yulin City to attend the Yulin Industrial and Commercial Conference. After finishing his work in Yulin City, he will return to BJ to attend the Chuangzhi Technology Annual Meeting. After the Chuangzhi Technology Annual Meeting on the 28th, he will go to Tangdu to attend the annual meeting on the 29th. In short, it will be very busy.

"After completing equipment upgrades in the first quarter of next year, Taiwei Semiconductor will be able to produce traditional mobile phone chips and is expected to achieve profitability in the second quarter. Our own needs alone are sufficient for Taiwei Semiconductor to make."

Bai Xiyao handed Zhou Jing the list of updated equipment of Taiwei Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.

"Well, don't release Taiwei's financial reports to the public in the next few years."

Zhou Jing took a rough look at Taiwei Semiconductor's update information. This update was very large in scale, including the purchase of five new lithography machines and ten second-hand lithography machines to expand production capacity. The company spent a lot of money to upgrade its existing lithography equipment to the scope permitted abroad. The total cost of purchase and upgrade was nearly 3 billion.

After the installation and upgrade are completed, Taiwei Semiconductor will be able to produce 65-nanometer chips, and multiple exposures can reach 45 nanometers, which is more than enough to produce chips for ideal traditional mobile phones. If the second-hand lithography machine purchased this time can be upgraded, there is hope that the production of 32-nanometer chips can be achieved.

It cost 9.3 billion to acquire Taiwei Semiconductor, and more than 500 million was used to pay the final payment for the previous seven lithography machines. Later, two more lithography machines were purchased for research at the BJ Research Institute. Including this purchase and upgrade, Zhou Jing has invested nearly 15 billion in Taiwei Semiconductor. Semiconductor companies are not ordinary money-eating beasts.

Ideal Technology has performed well this year. Among all domestic mobile phone manufacturers, apart from Ideal Technology, only Huawei and ZTE have such strength. Zhou Jing cannot be sure whether such investment will pay off in the end, but he still invests money without hesitation. If he does not invest in research and development after making money, he will always have to work hard to make money.

A lot of money has been invested in Taiwei Semiconductor during this period. Even if the research project of lithography machine fails, the investment can be recovered by doing foundry work with the purchased lithography machines. Ideal traditional mobile phones, smart speakers, smart desk lamps and other products require a large number of chips, and Taiwei Semiconductor's technology can fully meet the needs of mid- and low-end chips.

The reception staff first arranged for Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao to have dinner. Liu Guangyuan, the executive director and general manager of Taiwei Semiconductor, personally greeted them at the hotel, along with several core management members of Taiwei Semiconductor and administrative staff responsible for specific arrangements.

"Boss Zhou, Boss Bai, thank you for your hard work."

Outside the hotel, Liu Guangyuan, who had been waiting outside the hotel in advance, ran to the car and opened the door for Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao.

Zhou Jing nodded and got out of the car and said, "No need to make such a big fuss, keep everything simple."

"Everyone else, get off work!"

Zhou Jing looked at the time and spoke expressionlessly to the administrative staff outside the core management.

The administrative staff looked at each other, and then looked at Liu Guangyuan and others at the same time.

Bai Xiyao's face looked a little unhappy at this time. She had told Liu Guangyuan more than once that the company needed to simplify its management model and eliminate formalism. Liu Guangyuan made it so grand this time. It seemed that Liu Guangyuan had to be removed.

Liu Guangyuan is the former deputy manager of Taiwei Semiconductor. Some other members of the management were also retained by the company. These people have brought with them some bad habits from the past, and their words and deeds reveal formalism and bureaucracy in the workplace.

This was Zhou Jing’s first visit after Taiwei Semiconductor completed its reorganization. He had only seen the core management team in photos and looked somewhat unfamiliar to them.

"You guys can go home now." Liu Guangyuan glanced awkwardly at the people outside the core management, then calmed down and introduced them to Zhou Jing: "This is Tao Yong, the director of our company's production department."

"Mr. Zhou."

"This is Xu Yaqian, the financial director."

"Mr. Zhou."

Liu Guangyuan took a breath as he introduced them, and Zhou Jing just shook hands and nodded. Everyone present could see that Zhou Jing looked unhappy, so they were all very cautious and didn't dare to say a word.

"This is Zhang Jinwen, the director of the R&D department."

“People in the R&D department don’t need to attend unnecessary social events. They can spend their time and energy on the right things.”

Zhou Jing shook Zhang Jinwen's hand and did not give Zhang Jinwen a cold look. He directly denied Liu Guangyuan's "well-intentioned" arrangement with the words "People in the R&D department don't need to attend unnecessary social events."

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for your understanding."

Although Zhang Jinwen is young, less than 38 years old, he is already a leader among young talents in the field of lithography machine technology. As a person focused on technology research and development, he is very averse to workplace social engagements and is very unhappy when Liu Guangyuan arranges them for him.

Having witnessed Zhou Jing's courage, Zhang Jinwen had more respect for Zhou Jing and thought that it was no wonder that Ideal Technology and Chuangzhi Technology had become the most innovative companies in the country in such a short period of time.

Some of the management staff were embarrassed, while others were gloating over Liu Guangyuan's ugliness. In their hearts, they had a new respect for Zhou Jing, the young boss. His aura did not seem like that of a young man of twenty-four or twenty-five years old. No wonder he could manage companies such as Ideal Technology and Chuangzhi Technology in such an orderly manner. It would have been impossible to do that without some courage.

The most embarrassed person was none other than Liu Guangyuan, who had been in the workplace for many years and was now over 40 years old. At this moment, he was shunned by a young man 20 years younger than him in front of everyone in the company. Liu Guangyuan would be lying if he said he was not angry, but he could only suppress it. If he passed this hurdle, he might still be able to keep his position as general manager. If he couldn't, the position of general manager that he had worked so hard to get would be gone.

Bai Xiyao stood beside Zhou Jing without saying a word. It was the first time she saw Zhou Jing so serious since they started their business together. However, this also indirectly proved that Bai Xiyao did a good job in the Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. that she was directly responsible for and the Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. that she was previously in charge of.

"Thank you for coming to greet me so late at night. Although Taiwei's corporate culture is somewhat inconsistent with the company culture I require, I still thank you for your warm welcome."

Now that things have come to this, Zhou Jing will not make the upcoming dinner too awkward. Emotions are emotions, and even if they are sorted out, it will be after the fact. Let's stop here today.

"Welcome, Mr. Zhou."

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Jing's rejection of them came without any warning, but at this moment they changed their expressions 180 degrees and took the initiative to ease the atmosphere. Not only did they not slack off towards Zhou Jing, but they faced the problem more squarely in their hearts, thinking that they could not just muddle through like before. Although this boss was young, he was not easy to fool, and they might be fired at any time if they muddled through.

The dinner to welcome Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao was very high-end, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, and the wine was the best.

Nowadays, the generation over 40 or 50 years old are the most enthusiastic about the drinking culture, which makes the young people miserable. In his previous life, Zhou Jing was a slave and had no choice but to sacrifice his life when his leader asked him to drink. Now that Zhou Jing is the boss, he will naturally not indulge these good-for-nothings.

"I won't drink. I still have to deal with other company matters in the evening. I'll just drink tea, and everyone else can drink."

Liu Guangyuan took the opened wine from the waiter and prepared to pour it for Zhou Jing himself. Zhou Jing pushed the glass over without waiting for the wine to be poured. Once the wine was poured, a social savvy like Liu Guangyuan would definitely toast and reflect on himself. At that time, it would be a bit unkind for Zhou Jing not to drink it.

"We didn't think it through. How about we all drink juice?"

Looking at the wine glass that was covered, Liu Guangyuan could only give up and said with shame.

"Okay." The boss has made his position clear, and the others have no choice. Including Zhou Jing and Gu Jia, there are a total of ten people at the dinner party.

In addition to Bai Xiyao, there are three other women, namely, Taiwei Semiconductor's Financial Director Xu Yaqian, Human Resources Director Zhao Xinni, and Administrative Director Zheng Nan. Zhao Xinni is relatively young, in her early thirties, while Xu Yaqian and Zheng Nan are both in their thirties or forties, still with charm.

Women are more disgusted and helpless about the drinking culture in the workplace. Today they thought they were going to have a drink with their boss, but it turned out that the boss directly told Liu Guangyuan not to have drinking parties in the future. As women, they were undoubtedly very happy, and they admired Zhou Jing, the young and handsome boss, even more.

Another person who hates drinking culture is R&D director Zhang Jinwen. Zhang Jinwen admires his boss Zhou Jing even more. In October, the R&D team of Chuangzhi Technology visited Taiwei Semiconductor for exchanges, and last month, the technical team of Ideal Technology visited Taiwei Semiconductor for exchanges. Zhang Jinwen could see that the people of Chuangzhi Technology and Ideal Technology all had a mental state that people from other companies did not have.

At this time, Zhang Jinwen personally realized that a boss like Zhou Jing can be said to be an ideal boss for technical people. Although he seems unconventional, he is actually very principled when it comes to doing the right things.

No one else started eating until Zhou Jing started chopping his chopsticks. After they clinked drinks, Zhou Jing picked up his chopsticks before others started eating. Zhou Jing didn't like the routine of workplace drinking and dining parties. He just ate and at least filled his stomach.

Without any extra formalities, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao went to their room to rest after dinner. Their luggage was delivered to the room in advance by the driver.

After Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao left, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, except Liu Guangyuan, who felt embarrassed and uneasy. He regretted not taking Bai Xiyao's words seriously. After dismissing everyone, Liu Guangyuan returned home feeling lost and depressed.

"These old-timers are really capable of causing trouble. Should we send someone from Ideal Technology to replace Liu Guangyuan and rectify Taiwei's corporate culture?"

Let’s go to Zhou Jing’s room first, Bai Xiyao said.

Zhou Jing made Liu Guangyuan very embarrassed today, but Bai Xiyao didn't think it was too much. For a company like Taiwei with a deeply rooted traditional corporate culture, it would take a long time to rebuild a corporate culture like Ideal Technology and Chuangzhi Technology by treating those guys who are used to eating and drinking seriously.

"Okay, but don't make the reorganization too radical. First, straighten out the R&D department, and then the other departments step by step. A three-foot-thick frost doesn't form overnight."

Zhou Jing appeared serious on the surface just now, but he knew his limits in his heart. He would not fire the entire management team at once. Semiconductor companies are different from ordinary companies. Although Taiwei's current management team does not meet Zhou Jing's requirements, the operation of Taiwei Semiconductor is inseparable from their experience and the information they have.

"Okay, Ideal Technology is relatively stable for now, how about I stay here for a few months?"

Bai Xiyao began to think about the right candidate.

"No, Ideal Technology is our foundation. Just manage Ideal Technology well. If the person in charge of other companies cannot solve the problem, replace them with someone who can do the job."

Zhou Jing had no intention of blaming Bai Guimi today. It was not easy for Bai Guimi to be in charge of the general affairs of Ideal Technology. Suzhou was thousands of miles away from Tangdu. It was unrealistic for Bai Guimi to manage the operation of Taiwei Semiconductor just by looking at the documents in Tangdu. The company spent so much money to support the management team not to just eat and do nothing.

Ideal Technology is the core of Zhou Jing's career layout. If Ideal Technology does not perform well, other companies and research institutes will be affected.

Bai Xiyao nodded.

"Want to take a shower together?"

Zhou Jing opened the suitcase, took out his pajamas and said.

"I will obey your orders. Let Gu Jia pack your luggage."

Bai Xiyao took a look at Zhou Jing's suitcase. The clothes in the suitcase, including spare socks and underwear, were neatly folded. A razor, mobile phone charger and other supplies were placed in the net cover.

Zhou Jing smiled and said, "Yes, are your parents used to living in Tangdu?"

"Whether you are used to it or not, I won't go back for the time being."

Bai Xiyao said as she went back to her room to take a shower.

Zhou Jing took a shower and called Gu Jia. As soon as the call was connected, he heard the baby's babbling voice.

"Whose voice is Zhou Zhou listening to?"

"Dad~"

The little girl looked at Gu Jia’s phone and shouted.

Gu Jia: "Dad can't see you and doesn't know who you are. Tell dad who you are. Say dad, I'm Zhou Zhou."

"Dad~uh~jiujiu~"

"It's Zhou Zhou. Do you miss your dad?"

"Oh~ Dad~"

After letting the child mumble a few words, Gu Jia turned off the speakerphone and said, "Did you drink at the welcome party?"

Zhou Jing: "No, they are going to fire the general manager of Taiwei. He didn't take the corporate culture seriously at all. Today, he brought all the company's management to the hotel. On the dinner table were Maotai and Zhonghua."

Gu Jia: "It's time to withdraw. It's useless to do technology with this kind of corporate culture. If you want to change the general manager, it's better to choose one from Chuangzhi Technology or Ideal Technology. They have been dealing with the same company for a long time and it's not easy to tear each other apart."

Zhou Jing: "That makes sense."

After the call, Zhou Jing went to Bai's best friend's room. Bai Xiyao had just finished taking a shower and was wearing her pajamas. Her long wet hair was draped over her shoulders. Bai's best friend, who had just finished taking a shower, looked like a lotus emerging from water.

"You came to my room right after calling Gu Jia. Aren't you afraid that if Gu Jia finds out, you won't be able to explain it?"

Bai Xiyao took out the work report of Ideal Technology from her backpack and threw it to Zhou Jing.

"The innocent are innocent, no explanation is needed."

Zhou Jing was lying on the bed, talking while reading a work report.

"How can you say that those who are innocent will be innocent."

Bai Xiyao said with contempt.

"At least I'm innocent with you."

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"Should we arrange for representatives from various departments of Taiwei to go to Ideal Technology to learn about corporate culture in batches next month?"

Bai Xiyao was speechless for a moment, and after making a few jokes, she got down to business.

"Yes, let the directors or managers of each department lead the team personally."

(End of this chapter)