Our Rise Era

Chapter 19: Blazing Fire! (Part )
The weather is still gloomy.

[Zheng’s Food Co., Ltd.] In the factory area, more and more people are watching.

Countless factories next door, as well as passers-by, all stopped to watch.

The security personnel diligently stopped everyone, but they still couldn't stop some people from clinging to the wall and looking at the flames in the open space.

It is human nature to watch the excitement, and those busybodies in small towns have a special liking for watching the excitement...

The reporters, who had received a report that someone had burned a factory, naturally did not want their trip to be in vain, so they finally stayed in the crowd and started taking pictures.

Several police officers were also in the crowd, looking at Zhang Yang in the distance...

Although they were sure that the current situation was not the so-called madman burning the factory, they still came to maintain order as they saw more and more people coming!

"Burn all this batch of instant noodles!"

not far away……

The young man took packet of instant noodles and threw them into the big brazier in front of him.

The instant noodles made a sizzling sound and a burnt smell spread out!
Zheng Guodong stared silently at the instant noodles in the brazier for a long time, and then looked at the increasing number of people coming to watch the fun.

this moment……

He suddenly understood!
Zhang Yang wants [a wooden stake to be erected at the city gate]!
Facing those pairs of eyes, Zheng Guodong nodded, patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder, gave him an affirmative look, and then made room for Zhang Yang.

After Zhang Yang saw Zheng Guodong nod, his expression became more serious. Then he took a step forward to the brazier, and his whole face cooperated with the camera of the reporter!

"from now on……"

"We [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.] will never allow any package, even a single package of seasoning, to be defective!"

"We will form a professional quality inspection team!"

"In addition to the quality inspection team, we also accept supervision from the general public!"

"From now on, we implore the general public to visit our factory every week, and we implore each and every one of you to be generous in your criticism and praise after the visit..."

"Next, we will launch three new flavors, namely the new braised beef noodles, traditional pickled cabbage noodles, and children's instant noodles..."

"Of course, we know that working in isolation will only lead to death!"

"So, for every new product we launch, we will hold a new product launch conference here..."

"At the press conference, we sincerely invite a group of new and old friends to participate in our new product development and trials..."

"At the same time, we promise that if you provide effective suggestions and improvement plans during this process, we will give you a generous reward of 10,000 to 100,000 yuan. Anyone can claim it!"

"..."

Zheng Guodong stood next to Zhang Yang.

He felt his eardrums buzzing.

Then, he looked at the crowd in the distance. He didn't know when it started, but the crowd in the distance was suddenly dark, and there were densely packed young people hanging on the wall...

I don't know who said "OK", but suddenly, there was a thunderous applause from the audience.

Zheng Guodong saw Zhang Yang coming up to him.

"Next, we would like to ask Mr. Zheng to say a few words for us!"

Say a few words?
What am I talking about?
You have said everything there is to say, what else do I have to say?

Zheng Guodong stood in the middle of the crowd in a daze. After looking at the pairs of eyes and hearing the louder applause, he finally coughed lightly and naturally calmed down.

Then, he cleared his throat and introduced the company's history: "Everyone, our [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.] was established in the 80s. We were just a small workshop, but we have been working diligently to make our own products..."

"..."

....................................

after lunch.

The large brazier and charred waste at the scene were quickly cleaned up.

However, the people who were watching did not disperse completely. Many of them stood in the factory area, pointing at the door.

Zheng Guodong sat on the chair in the office, looking silently into the distance.

In the distance, Zhang Yang was criticized and educated by the police for more than half an hour, and then it ended...

Zheng Guodong looked at Zhang Yang's back.

There was a surge of heat in my heart that was hard to suppress.

Standing in the crowd, speaking passionately about the story, he couldn't help but recall the scenes from his entrepreneurial days.

At that time, he was also so high-spirited, so excited, and so unrestrained...

But, over the years, I don’t know when he started to gradually lose that passion?
Yes……

After making some money, have you become self-satisfied and started living off your savings?

He suddenly asked himself.

But, no answer was received.

far away……

After being criticized, Zhang Yang did not sit idle. Instead, he brought a group of people from the advertising company and hung a [Suggestion Box] at the door of [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.] in front of reporters.

After hanging up the suggestion box, he saw Zhang Yang called another group of people and put up another sign.

That is the cartoon image of Popeye, the protagonist of "Popeeye", and also the image of the packaging bag of the upcoming "Children's Instant Noodles".

After watching for a while.

Zheng Guodong felt a little sleepy, so he took a nap in the office.

After an unknown amount of time, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

Then, Zhou Bingkun from the marketing department hurried in. When he saw Zheng Guodong, his face turned ugly. "Mr. Zheng!"

"Zhang Yang pulled out my attendance records from these years..."

"Can you guess what this guy just said? He said that from now on, if I'm late again, I'll be transferred to a front-line position to work with those people who are missing limbs..."

"This young man is so arrogant. Not only did he turn our business department upside down, but now he's bullying me!"

"Boss Zheng, we are doing business, how can we punch in every day? Over the years, I have been working hard outside just to get some orders for our [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.]. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. And, to be honest, Boss Zheng, now that Boss Xu Mingli is gone, he also asked me to go when he left. In fact, not only did he ask me to go, but people from other companies asked me to go every day, but when did I go there?"

"Don't you know my loyalty to the company over the years?"

"Yes!"

"I understand that our company must reform, but, Mr. Zheng, didn't you notice that this young man did all kinds of things to seize power and cross the line right after he took office?"

"Did he discuss with you what he did today?"

"Who is this young man who has just arrived? He is nothing!"

"If this kind of person stays, not only will it not be able to reform well, it will even destroy our [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.]!"

"and!"

"The owner of this company is named Zheng, not Zhang! At best, he is just an employee! I don't know where this kid came from, he is so lawless!"

"..."

Zheng Guodong listened silently to Zhou Bingkun's angry voice.

He remained calm throughout the whole process. He looked at Zhou Bingkun seriously and soothed him gently: "Old Zhou, calm down. I will talk to him properly..."

"Speak up, Mr. Zheng. What should I say? Should I let him continue to do whatever he wants here?"

"You go back first. I'll talk to him and criticize him. Young man, you really went too far!"

"Boss Zheng, it's not that no one wants me, Zhou Bingkun. I just started a business with you for many years and I have feelings for this company. In the past, I went wherever you said I should go and did whatever you said I should do. I will do the same in the future. But I hope you won't disappoint us old people. There are not many old people left in our company. If you keep going like this, the company will be finished!"

"..."

Zheng Guodong nodded, stood up, and patted Zhou Bingkun on the shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, I have always been a sentimental person. I will have a good talk with Mr. Zhang about this matter. He may not understand the situation here. I will criticize him..."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news!"

"Go ahead..."

When Zhou Bingkun left, the smile on Zheng Guodong's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a hint of coldness.

He narrowed his eyes.

Staring at the direction Zhou Bingkun left.

....................................

In the evening, the sky was still shrouded in haze.

[Zheng’s Food Co., Ltd.] At this moment, everything is in chaos.

Countless old employees rushed to Zheng Guodong's office.

Zhang Yang went to the food R&D area and fired all the elderly people in that area!
Zhang Yang went to the factory and, to the shock and anger of the workshop director, he directly threw out a series of rectification regulations. The workshop director angrily ran to Zheng Guodong to report...

Zhang Yang went to the quality inspection area, took a hammer and smashed all the signs of the quality inspection area...

……

In one afternoon, the entire Zheng's Food Co., Ltd. was almost in chaos...

Zheng Guodong calmed these people down and asked them to leave one by one. Finally, he looked at Zhang Yang, who was sitting on the sofa looking at some documents, with a wry smile.

"Boss Zhang, you've almost torn us [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.] apart... We can't stand your torment!"

Zhang Yang looked calm. He looked at the personnel information and various data of Zheng's Food Co., Ltd. and shook his head. "In troubled times, severe punishments are used. In chronic diseases, drastic measures are used. When running a business, you can be humane, but you must also draw red lines. Management is never a game. If you want to get out of this county, you must be ruthless!"

"Your swift and decisive actions may lead to backlash..."

"Boss Zheng, your factory is about to close down. What are you afraid of? If it rebounds again, will it blow up your factory?"

"..."

Zheng Guodong's smiling face gradually froze, and after a long while he smiled bitterly: "Can you stop talking about bankruptcy all the time... just hope for something good! After all, I just transferred tens of thousands of RMB to you. If [Zheng's Food Co., Ltd.] goes bankrupt, where can you find someone like me who will give you money?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a very straightforward person. I thought about it and wanted to praise our company, but I'm such a smart person, I can't find anything to praise you for other than that you're stupid and have a lot of money..."

"Alright, alright..." Zheng Guodong was so annoyed by Zhang Yang's "poisonous tongue" that he even felt a little afraid of Zhang Yang for a moment.

Zhang Yang pushed his glasses and put down the data sheet: "Okay, Mr. Zheng, I'll pack up and get ready to go..."

"What are you going for?"

"Take a few young people from the sales department to expand the business. You said you just gave me tens of thousands of yuan. How can I not do the work after receiving the money?"

"The mess you left behind, you..." Zheng Guodong was stunned.

"Boss Zheng, as a boss, you should help your employees clean up the mess. Otherwise, why don't you just sit there with your legs crossed and watch the show all day?"

"With your attitude, can you please respect your boss who pays you?" Zheng Guodong had a headache.

"You asked me to come here out of respect?"

"But you also..."

Zhang Yang pushed up his glasses, squinted his eyes and stared at Zheng Guodong: "Those who should be cleared out should be cleared out, those who should be fired should be fired, and those who should be transferred should be transferred. I will be the bad guy. If the conflict is really intensified, you should be the good guy and play a double act. Oh, and give me another ten thousand!"

"What? You want money again? Do you really think I'm your fool?"

"Give the salesperson a small bonus... Want the horse to run, but don't give it grass to eat, does that make sense?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)