The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 798 What is the role of the WPG Anhuchun project? Internal group punishment: Cost analysis, I see!

An Huchun is indeed a conscientious entrepreneur, but having a conscience does not equate to having a saintly heart. He certainly doesn't have any ideas about saving all living beings for the United States.

In addition, An Huchun had visited Bald Eagle many times, and even took An Wuyang with him. He was very clear about the true nature of Bald Eagle hidden beneath its prosperity.

After receiving the technical information sent by his father, An Wuyang first reviewed it himself.

The title of the corresponding document is "[The combined effects of injectable drugs based on vitality restoration factors and in vitro cultured stem cells on the human body]".

Just looking at this title, An Wuyang doesn't want to read the content!

An Wuyang felt that he wouldn't understand the specific content just by looking at the title.

An Wuyang first checked the time zone difference on his phone. It was a little after 8 a.m. here in Moscow, which would be a little after 9 p.m. in California.

Due to time zone differences, this involves crossing dates; for example, it's February 22nd in Mosk, but February 21st in California.

An Wuyang first sent a message to Musk.

'All is well: Elon, do you have time now?'

After waiting for about two or three minutes, Musk finally replied to the message.

Musk: I have time.

An Wuyang immediately made a voice call to Musk using the Xiaobaige app, but Musk was too lazy to type.

Musk answered the voice call immediately and then asked first, "Andy, what's up?"

"There really is something." An Wuyang explained An Huchun's needs, then added, "Can you handle this?"

“Sure!” Musk answered without hesitation.

How could he possibly not be able to handle something like this?
"However, there is a small problem: we need to bring in one or two pharmaceutical companies," Musk added.

This is because Musk does not own a pharmaceutical company, and he is unable to complete the medical research and drug trial data analysis required for Anhuchun.

"We should get Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals involved; they have a cooperative relationship with us," An Wuyang suggested.

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals and Wugengtian's collaborative project on desert aloe vera in the Niger region of Africa is now back on track, and Wugengtian has begun in-depth research.

"If Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals is brought in, then there won't be any problem!" Musk gave an affirmative answer.

“Then I’ll bring in the Chinese representative from Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals to discuss this as well,” An Wuyang suggested.

Musk did not refuse.

An Wuyang immediately pulled Tom Hausman, the Xia Guo representative of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, into the voice call channel. In less than fifteen seconds, Tom joined in.

“Hello, Mr. Ann,” Tom greeted in Xia Guoyu (Chinese).

An Wuyang reminded him, "Speak English. Elon's Mandarin isn't very good. We have something we need to discuss with both of you before dawn."

An Wuyang briefly and quickly explained the situation again, then added, "I'll send you some information; take a look first."

An Wuyang sent over the relevant information; Johnson Pharmaceuticals would definitely be able to understand the information that he couldn't.

Whether Musk can understand it or not is not that important, because Musk's role is simpler.

Musk is responsible for screening trial volunteers, providing legal support, and overseeing and balancing Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals.

After all, the corresponding project should be located in Bald Eagle. If Johnson Pharmaceuticals conceals the experimental results, neither Anwuyang nor Wugengtian can effectively intervene. Having locals to check and supervise is indeed a better option.

Musk and Tom quickly reviewed the relevant information. After reviewing the information, Musk, being a top-tier intelligent person, analyzed his own positioning.

Tom was the same; he knew exactly what Johnson & Johnson was up to.

“We have no problem with that,” Musk replied. “We will select suitable volunteers for you!”

Tom responded, "We at Johnson's side will also do our job well."

"In addition, I suggest expanding the scope of the trial subjects. We have many suitable volunteers here at Bald Eagle, which is perfect for testing the broad spectrum of gene compatibility," Tom added.

Faced with Tom's explanation, An Wuyang sighed inwardly, "What bottom line do the Bald Eagles have?"

At dawn, they clearly wanted to recruit fellow villagers as volunteers, but Tom, the bald eagle, didn't hesitate to recommend fellow villagers to serve as volunteers as well.

Is this what makes "one of our own" so valuable?
Fellow villagers helping fellow villagers, how about it?
“This is a good suggestion, I think it’s feasible, but we at Wugengtian need to discuss it further before making a decision,” An Wuyang replied.

While An Wuyang is currently in charge of Wugengtian, An Huchun is in charge of research and development matters, and An Wuyang does not want to interfere.

After all, in the field of research and development, the worst thing is for laymen to instruct experts.

How could An Wuyang understand research and development?

“No problem, Johnson will prepare the corresponding laboratory first.” Tom readily agreed.

Musk responded, "Then I'll screen the volunteers first!"

The three parties ended the call.

Far away, Musk and Tom from Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals secretly made contact.

Musk asked bluntly, "Tom, what do you think is the purpose of this 'Five Nights' project?"

Tom didn't hide it either, because Musk was also in the project, and if he could hide it now, he wouldn't be able to later.

"Based on the information provided by Wugengtian, they seem to have made the vitality restoration factor into an injectable form and are preparing to combine it with artificial stem cell technology to try a fusion treatment plan," Tom explained.

"What specific function does it have?" Musk elegantly expressed his meaning in layman's terms.

Tom replied uncertainly, "I don't know what 'five o'clock' means yet, because this fusion therapy plan has too many potential applications!"

"After all, it's a bit strange that the test subjects selected at dawn didn't have any special requirements, and they were only chosen because they were healthy." Tom blurted out, not bothering to cover up the truth.

If Wugengtian sets specific requirements when selecting volunteers, such as requiring volunteers to be patients of a certain disease, then Wugengtian may conduct research on that disease.

However, since Wu Gengtian hasn't screened any patients as volunteers, it's really hard to guess what he's planning to do.

In fact, this was a choice that Anhuchun and his team were forced to make, since they were also well aware that if they specifically selected a certain type of volunteer, their research objectives would be exposed.

If such a test could be conducted within Xia Kingdom, Wu Gengtian wouldn't care about his true purpose being exposed. However, if it were to be handled in the Bald Eagle region, Wu Gengtian chose a more compromising approach. Unfortunately, these things simply couldn't be done within Xia Kingdom.

Because most of the stem cell research projects currently conducted within Xia Kingdom are not entirely legal.

More importantly, what An Huchun, Mo Li, and Fu Yuhang were doing was not entirely legal to begin with.

There's no such thing as being 100% exempt from liability in Xia Guo just because you signed a contract.

……

The Xia Kingdom was in a period of great celebration.

At 3:00 PM local time, at the headquarters of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group.

Tang Wenshu sent a group email via the Xiaobaige app to announce the decision to dismiss Li Xukun and the punishment of demoting Yang Jiaying by one rank.

This group email sparked some discussion within the company.

For example, in the finance department, everyone was congratulating Yang Jiaying.

That's right!

Everyone is indeed congratulating Yang Jiaying!

Originally, everyone thought that Yang Jiaying was to be used as a figurehead to deter others from encroaching on the group's interests.

But as it turned out, Yang Jiaying's punishment was merely a demotion by one rank.

Even though this punishment is also very severe, compared to being expelled, it's really just a slap on the wrist.

The fact that the whistleblower, Li Xukun, was dismissed was a very unexpected outcome.

Xue Biqin, a newcomer in the finance department, asked curiously, "Why did the group handle this matter this way?"

In fact, it wasn't just Xue Biqin; Yang Jiaying, the person involved, also had doubts. She was prepared to be fired and even prepared not to receive any compensation.

Because, logically speaking, she did make a mistake.

Even if she is dismissed without any compensation in the early hours of the morning, it would be difficult for her to overturn the decision through arbitration.

Yang Jiaying followed up by asking, "President Chen, what do you think the group means by this?"

CFO Chen Boyan countered, "Xiao Yang, how many children's homework did you print out in a month?"

Yang Jiaying responded somewhat embarrassedly, "I haven't kept track of it, but it shouldn't be more than two hundred."

"Everyone knows the purchase price of A4 printing paper for our group, right?" Chen Boyan asked again.

The guys in the finance department naturally know these things!

Xue Biqin responded, "I know that, the corresponding unit price is 0.03 yuan."

Chen Boyan then asked, "So, what is the total cost of 200 sheets of A4 paper, plus printer depreciation, ink cartridge consumption, and electricity?"

The other five people in the finance department remained silent, while Xue Biqin began to use a calculator to perform calculations.

Before Xue Biqin could finish her calculations, Chen Boyan continued, "No matter how you calculate it, the corresponding cost will not exceed fifty yuan."

"Is fifty yuan too much?" Chen Boyan asked again.

Xue Biqin shook her head directly, and the others naturally followed suit.

"Do you think the group is unaware of these things?" Chen Boyan joked. "For the group, these losses can all be considered operating costs."

"Actually, that new guy in the logistics department got the report wrong. If he really wanted to report something, he should have reported the waste in the break room," Chen Boyan added.

“You should be well aware of how high the consumption is in the break room, especially after the group’s financial situation improved. On which day have you not consumed more snacks, fruits, and drinks in the break room?” Chen Boyan asked.

"Look at Xiao Xue, she's gained weight in the last two months. You eat chocolate every day, how many can you eat in a day?" Chen Boyan asked casually.

Xue Biqin was slightly embarrassed. "Well, Mr. Chen, I can't eat that much in a day, maybe seventeen or eighteen at most."

“Each chocolate we purchase costs more than six yuan. You can spend more than a hundred yuan a day on it. So, back to Xiao Yang’s question, do you think the group really cares about this?” Chen Boyan brought the question back to the main point.

"As for the decision to dismiss that newcomer from the logistics department, it's actually easier to understand," Chen Boyan added.

"Let's assume the group decides to fire Xiao Yang, even if they don't give the new employee in the logistics department a bonus. But then, won't more people report him for various reasons?" Chen Boyan asked again.

"For example, if reporting me were useful, would you report me?" Chen Boyan glanced at the other five people.

"Don't tell me you don't know, and don't tell me you don't know I reimbursed some of my own expenses, but I can tell you that the group also knows about my reimbursements," Chen Boyan said frankly.

“However, if this report is effective, haven’t some of you really thought about reporting me to get rid of me and make the position of CFO vacant?” Chen Boyan stated bluntly.

"So you've realized the problem? Once this report proves useful, the entire group will be in a state of panic. Everyone will be worried about being reported, after all, who can guarantee that they haven't made a mistake?" Chen Boyan complained.

"However, if the group gets caught up in this kind of internal strife, how can the group's work proceed? The group is in it to make money, and management work needs to revolve around this goal, rather than providing some so-called fairness," Chen Boyan explained frankly.

The essence of this matter can actually be refuted by the corresponding theory that 'the world is a giant makeshift organization'.

Some businesses may appear to have problems such as chaotic management and employees misappropriating group profits, but their core purpose is to obtain profits.

Once the core objective is achieved, aren't all other issues minor problems that arise from the orderly achievement of the core objective?
As Chen Boyan's cost analysis suggests, Yang Jiaying's monthly cost of printing 200 A4 sheets of paper, even with all costs added together, is actually less than 50 yuan.

For such a small cost, are we really going to let the company become a battleground of infighting, and let our relationships with colleagues be filled with suspicion and conflict?
That's really not the case!
Xue Biqin suddenly understood Chen Boyan's analysis, and she exclaimed, "So that's how it is!"

"Alright, alright, get back to work. It's almost the end of the month, and we have a lot of work to do!" Chen Boyan gestured to his subordinates to get to work.

Payday is the 5th of the month, and there are only 28 days in a month. The 5th of March is a Saturday, so payday has to be moved to the 4th. Therefore, the finance department is very busy!
Who has time to continue discussing gossip?
If the salary calculation is wrong, the finance department's performance bonus will be deducted!

After Tang Wenshu sent out the corresponding penalty notice through the group email function of the Xiaobaige app, he immediately reported the matter to An Wuyang.

An Wuyang also checked the corresponding penalty group emails and then replied to Tang Wenshu's message.

An Wuyang: Lao Tang, is there any controversy within the group regarding this decision?

(End of this chapter)