After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 231: All-round Blockade
Lao Luo will never forget this day.

Even if ten or twenty years have passed, I still get a chill down my spine whenever I think of this day.

In the morning, he had just arrived at the company and hadn't even sat down when a group of people came to his office.

"Yao Wen, don't tell me the system crashed."

Luo Yonghao smiled and joked that although the company had no money in the account and was rumored to be bankrupt by a small group of ignorant people on the Internet, as a leader, he needed to face everything positively, optimistically and cheerfully.

If even he has a sour face every day, then the company will be really closed down soon.

He must have confidence to bring confidence to his employees.

Zheng Yaowen said in a deep voice: "Lao Luo, the system is not down, and the new version is expected to be launched as scheduled on Tuesday."

"What happened?"

Lao Luo was very confused. The seventeen people in front of him were all capable people in the system R&D department. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next second, Murphy's Law came into effect. What you worry about most will come true. Seventeen resignation letters were neatly placed on the table.

Lao Luo looked unhappy: "Lao Zheng, can't you give me some more time? The company will have an investment of 500 million soon."

Although they have not paid salaries for three months, Suning and Tianfu Municipal Government have already expressed their intention to invest in Hammer.

At this time, with so many people resigning, the loan review may not pass and the company will be completely shut down.

A dozen people looked at each other, Zheng Yaowen looked guilty and spoke first: "Boss Luo, I'm sorry, you know my family's situation, both of our two money-eating beasts are just in elementary school."

His attitude was very firm, and the others followed suit: "Boss Luo, I'm sorry, you know, I live paycheck to paycheck, and I can't take it anymore after not getting paid for a few months."

"Lao Luo, you know, I just got married and bought a house, and I have a mortgage of more than 30,000 yuan to pay every month."

"Mr. Luo, I'm sorry..."

Each and every one of them had various reasons that forced them to do so, but their attitudes were very determined and they would not tolerate any persuasion. It seemed that they were determined to resign no matter what, even if it meant leaving on their own.

"Who is it? ByteDance, Meizu, or Xiaomi?"

Lao Luo's face gradually became gloomy, but he was not a fool.

If only one or two people resign, perhaps they really cannot hold on and are unable to accompany the company through the low period.

But 17 of them are the main force of the R&D department. This situation means someone is poaching them.

The other party had malicious intentions and planned to poach all the engineers from Hammer Technology R&D department.

Everyone was silent. Zheng Yaowen sighed and said, "Lao Luo, don't ask any more questions. Let's just part ways in peace."

They signed a contract and cannot say anything.

The other party is very powerful.

Although we don’t know why they would target Hammer, it is definitely something that Luo Yonghao cannot resist.

Lao Luo felt a lump in his chest, and he really wanted to know who was so domineering as to poach people's talents and not let others say anything.

He asked, "Are you really going to leave? Are you determined to leave?"

Lao Luo could not restrain them with the contract because the company had not paid wages for several months, which was already a breach of contract.

They wanted to leave, and they didn't even need his permission.

"Correct."

The people headed by Zheng Yaowen had determined looks in their eyes.

Even though Luo did not brag this time and the 500 million loan funds arrived as scheduled, they still decided to leave.

Because the invited companies have such great potential, it is no exaggeration to say that they are sitting on a mountain of gold and silver. Compared with them, Hammer is like a mayfly seeing the blue sky or a frog in a well looking up at the bright moon.

So instead of sitting there with the hammer and waiting for an uncertain future, it is better to run towards a bright future of making money now.

That company's welfare benefits were far superior, and they also signed a minimum agreement that there would be no salary cuts or layoffs for three years. They had to consider whether this was their only chance in their lifetime.

Lao Luo was silent for a long time, looking around at everyone. The older people were not afraid of his gaze, while the younger ones lowered their heads in shame.

The sky is going to rain, his mother is going to get married, wages cannot be paid, and employees want to leave. How can he stop them?

Lao Luo could only play the sympathy card and sighed: "If you want to leave, go ahead. Even if Hammer is gone, as long as I am still here, I will definitely pay you back the wages I owe you for these few months."

After saying this, he paused for a moment intentionally, but received only words of thanks and not the response he had imagined.

Lao Luo remained silent and silently signed and stamped the seventeen contracts, formally terminating the labor contracts between the two parties.

Everyone felt reluctant, but no one said anything. They put away the contracts, bowed deeply, and left.

If someone asks, they will definitely say: They have loved him and were once devout fans of Luo.

But if God gives them another chance to choose, they will still choose to resign. Talking about money hurts feelings, but talking about feelings hurts money.

The purpose of working is to make money, otherwise who would be willing to work in this crappy job?

Companies that only talk about feelings and not money are all hooligans.

Until the last person left, crackling sounds were heard from the office.

After a while, Lao Luo finished venting his anger and sat on the ruins, panting.

Suddenly, there was another knock on the door.

He said in a deep voice: "Come in."

The assistant looked at the ruins on the ground and said, "Boss Luo, Jingfang Technology and Hongxing Communications have taken us to court again."

Lao Luo exhaled a breath of foul air and forced his blood pressure down. "Boss Duan from Jingfang, Boss You from Hongxing, what did they say?"

"Mr. Duan and Mr. You didn't answer the phone. Their assistants asked us to contact the lawyer directly." The assistant looked grim.

Jingfang and Hongxing are the two major suppliers of Smartisan Technology, and they are currently owed a total of 1.85 million yuan.

In the past, lawsuits could be negotiated, and as long as a portion of the debt was paid first, the lawsuit could be withdrawn.

But this time, their attitude was unprecedentedly resolute, and they even refused to accept out-of-court settlements, as if they would not give up until the court enforced its decision against Smartisan Technology.

"One more thing." The assistant hesitated.

Lao Luo smiled bitterly and looked up: "If you have anything else, just tell me. I can still handle it."

The assistant hesitated and said, "ICBC is also urging you to repay the second installment of 1205 million as soon as possible."

This year, the company's financial situation was very bad, so Lao Luo signed a personal no-liability guarantee totaling 1.25 million yuan.

The loan agreement stipulates that the loan must be repaid even if the company goes bankrupt. For risk control purposes, ICBC also requires Lao Luo and his wife to sign as well.

"I understand. Let's go out first."

After the assistant left, Lao Luo looked solemn and his excitement gradually subsided. He realized that he had been harmed by a villain.

Otherwise, employees would not have resigned, suppliers would not have been so resolute, and banks would not have urged repayment.

Although Smartisan Technology is indeed in a difficult situation this year, it has been rumored to be bankrupt or acquired many times.

But there is always room for maneuver. By bragging a little, you can get some relief for a while. After all, the debtor is the boss.

But this time, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky, and a storm was about to come. The hammer was like a lone boat in the ocean, and could be swallowed up at any time.

Lao Luo pondered for a long time and called Zhu Hu: "Mr. Zhu, are you busy?"

"Actually, it's like this. The company's funds are a little tight recently."

"Oh ok, ok, sorry to bother you then."

Lao Luo smiled bitterly. As soon as he mentioned that he was short of money, Zhu Hu bluntly expressed his disinterest and reminded him to remember the 7000 million yuan in financing.

This money was also paid under a personal agreement, and even if Hammer filed for bankruptcy in the future, it would have to be repaid to Jinshajiang.

Lao Luo called ByteDance's Zhang Yiming again, and Zhang Yiming was a little more tactful, saying that Douyin was developing the international market and could not temporarily withdraw funds.

He thought of Huang Hao of Ali, and after thinking for a long time, he decided to contact Shen Peng of Sequoia first to see if the other party had any ideas about investing.

Everyone knows Ahri's heart.

He has already pledged 27.84% of the shares. If he looks for Ali again, Hammer will be named Ma in the future.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Luo really doesn't want to ask Ali for help, because he also knows that Meizu's new flagship uses Wujie, and Ali's YUN system is looking for a new body to parasitize.

Until Shen Peng politely refused, Lao Luo's mood sank to the bottom. He even invited financing at a very low price, but the other party still refused to accept.

"Who is it?" Lao Luo was terrified. The invisible pressure was like sea water, rushing in from all directions and almost suffocating him.

Those invisible hands were like a signal blocker, preventing anyone from lending them a helping hand.

Luo thought for a long time, and with the last glimmer of hope, he contacted Zhang Zuofeng of Suning: "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Zuofeng pondered for a long time and sighed, "Mr. Luo, you should contact Ali."

He had just received a message from his financial sponsor asking them not to invest in Hammer. In August last year, Ali invested 282 billion yuan to become Suning's second largest shareholder.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Zhang for reminding me."

Lao Luo’s face turned pale. The situation he was most worried about had finally happened. He was being targeted by Ali.

If you think about it, only Ahri has such great power to ban them from all directions.

(End of this chapter)