The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 397 Textile Industry Integration
This new headquarters building, located on Huagong Road, is spacious and bright, with a modern and technologically advanced interior design, a far cry from the cramped old store in Fatou.

For the past month or so, the employees in the office area have been extremely busy. They have to deal with countless trivial matters brought about by the relocation of the office location, while also remotely directing the industrial integration in Jinghai.

Zhou Yaqin and her colleagues in the office area often stayed up late into the night, working day and night through video conferences to finalize key details with various parties in Jinghai. They had to thoroughly analyze the financial statements, production capacity, and personnel structure of each of the acquired companies.

In this high-speed integration, their relaxed and deliberate approach has also opened the eyes of countless people who are paying attention to them.

What does it mean to be rich and powerful? Just look at how relaxed and leisurely you are.

While aggressively recruiting new employees, they also spared no expense in hiring top-tier third-party financial auditing, human resources assessment, and management consulting firms.

Money is not an issue; the only requirements are speed, accuracy, and force!

And this is only what's on the surface. Without Zhou Yaqin even fully realizing it, Zhao Xiaochui, through connections in a local branch of a certain company, quietly "cheated" this personnel integration.

Neither Zhao Xiaochui nor Zhou Yaqin are people with high moral standards. Given the current social situation, they both tacitly allowed certain things to happen without the parties involved being aware of them.

With the covert cooperation of a certain company, the unprecedented efficiency of several business investigation firms shocked even their own people.

Through anonymous questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and cross-analysis of data, the true performance of each employee was quickly investigated. It became clear who was slacking off, who was just going through the motions, and who was working diligently.

As these investigations began to be compiled, a relaxed and slow-paced human resource integration was quickly launched. Middle managers who occupied their positions without doing any work were swiftly dismissed, and those with connections were ruthlessly eliminated; while a group of young backbone members with real talent and hard work were promoted on the spot and entrusted with important responsibilities.

Once personnel obstacles were removed, industrial integration proceeded rapidly.

The entire R&D department of the former Jin Dayang Textile has been moved to Jinghai Industrial Park and merged with the teams of Hairui R&D Studio and Biyuan Biomass Materials to form a unified R&D center, focusing on basic research and development of new materials.

Meanwhile, the special yarn equipment of Xinsheng Precision Spinning Factory, the environmentally friendly production line of Qingmei Ecological Dyeing and Finishing, and the finishing process of Koteno Processing Center—these innovative production enterprises, which were once scattered in various places, have now achieved seamless integration in a unified industrial park, building a complete closed-loop industrial chain from special fibers to high-end fabrics.

The transformation of a bloated and fragmented traditional industrial cluster into a technology-driven modern industry is something that the government encourages and welcomes.

But what price must be paid to achieve this?
Just look at how relaxed and leisurely those with deep pockets travel.

The third-party services alone cost tens of millions of yuan; more than 200 old machines in the park were upgraded and replaced, while more than 50 sets of high-end combing and carding machines and other spinning and weaving equipment were introduced, which brought the production line to the world's first-class level.

Then there's the talent. With ease, they recruited 15 PhDs in materials science, 80 senior engineers, and more than 300 skilled workers, creating a professional team.

As for whether the production line can operate smoothly in the future, and whether the R&D personnel and management positions can cooperate tacitly... no one knows for sure.

This wasn't a rash decision by the veteran employees who were taking their time; rather, it was an instruction from their young boss: spend the money as quickly as possible and get things up and running.

The rest is up to time.

The newly integrated, relaxed lifestyle, exemplified by the payslips that previously caused a stir online, is merely a microcosm of the industrial park's salary system. This relaxed pace of life leads to improved compensation across all job categories. From materials science PhDs to production line operators, their salary benchmarks far exceed industry standards, directly benchmarking against or even surpassing those of top international companies.

What shocked the local labor market even more was that all positions in the Slow Weaving Living Park, including security guards, cleaners, canteen staff, logistics personnel, and other support staff, were all full-time employees of the company, resolutely prohibiting any third-party labor dispatch.

Zhou Yaqin, CEO of Easy Slow Travel, resisted requests from local connections and ignored suggestions to "introduce flexible employment".

This policy has not only created thousands of stable jobs with formal labor contracts, full social security benefits, and generous welfare for the local area, but also ensured that a large amount of income that would otherwise have been taken by labor service companies has actually remained in the pockets of ordinary workers.

……

In Beijing, at the headquarters building, a luxurious office on the top floor.

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, 57-year-old Zhou Yaqin looked down at the bustling traffic on Huagong Road below, her heart surging with emotion.

In her youth, she too harbored ideals, personally experiencing the bewilderment of the end of the "working class" era before finally breaking free from the system and spending half her life navigating the ups and downs of the business world. Unexpectedly, at this age, taking a relaxed and leisurely approach to life has allowed her to rediscover that magnificent era.

This company was founded by a young man who was only 19 years old.

"Mr. Zhou."

A voice came from behind her. Zhou Yaqin turned around and saw two women walk in.

Young Ou Xiaokui, the head of financial operations, is responsible for managing and supervising the financial situation of Easy Slow Travel, and reports to Zhao Xiaochui at any time.

Zhang Minghua, Chief Financial Officer of the Group.

Zhou Yaqin composed herself and smiled, "You're all here? Please sit down. I have something to discuss with you."

The situation was quite interesting. The large-scale ancillary businesses of the leisurely and slow-paced lifestyle were managed by the three women; while the massage parlor, which Zhao Xiaochui considered the foundation, was managed by several men, including Zhao Xiaochui, Shen Yan, and Li Muqingfeng—oh, and we should also include the customer service manager, Pan Xiaoli.

“Our boss has completely delegated things here, so I’d like to hear your opinions on this matter,” Zhou Yaqin said, picking up her tablet.

It's unclear when exactly, but the nickname "Little Hammer" has quietly disappeared from the mouths of these senior members, replaced by the more formal "Boss".

The relaxed and leisurely pace is no longer a sham.

Zhou Yaqin took out a tablet and handed it to the two of them. It contained a notice about preferential policies from the Jinghai Municipal Government.

"The tax benefits are very substantial," Zhang Minghua said, adjusting his reading glasses. "The district-level retained portion of corporate income tax is fully refunded for the first three years, and halved for the following three years. This is beneficial to our cash flow."

(End of this chapter)