Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

In early November, a survey of employees from Dongda Group shocked everyone in my hometown:

"Do you want an 80-square-meter apartment or 50,000 yuan? If you want money, our company will not build any more apartments."

The news caused an uproar. When did they start giving their employees 50,000 yuan at once?

The average worker's annual salary is at most 1,000 yuan. What does 50,000 yuan represent? It's their salary for 50 years!

With this amount of money, one could retire and not need to work, which stunned almost a billion people.

"That's incredibly generous! They're really planning to give us a paycheck; that's twelve years' worth of our salaries!"

"Haha, I'm so envious of these employees, 50,000 yuan is no small sum!"

"The news has been confirmed; it seems someone was spreading rumors."

"It has been confirmed that it was Zhou Ze, the person in charge here, who personally told reporters that workers in the port city are allocated housing, and since we have a large number of workers here, it's according to their wishes."

"The employees don't have a good choice; even if they have money, they might not be able to buy a house. The best approach is to give them a portion of the money and have everyone build houses together."

"This is for the best. There are too many employees who lack housing right now. It is a good thing that Dongda Group can solve the housing problem for 1.4 million employees at once. It can reduce a lot of pressure on the local government."

We can sell the land directly to Dongda Group for seventy years, following our industrial land use model. The land ownership will remain with us, and each city will have the funds to develop its economy.

"This is probably why Dongda Group didn't build employee housing directly, but instead wanted to distribute money."

"This is a good idea. Let's discuss it with Dongda Group to solve the housing problem for its employees. It could help many cities."

"I think this is the decision!"

"Tell the cities below not to make exorbitant demands; our land prices and economic conditions speak for themselves!"

"This won't harm the cities; they should know their limits."

Two days later, Dongda Group officially announced that it would build apartments for its employees and give each employee 50,000 yuan before the Chinese New Year.

This is an official announcement from Dongda Group, made by its head Zhou Ze, and will be broadcast on CCTV.

This time it's even more impressive; it's a combination of housing and annual allowance, instead of a choice between two options, and there's no need to ask employees for their opinions.

The housing was provided by employees who worked in various factories under the Dongda Group for ten years and was entirely their own, with an average housing area of ​​no less than 80 square meters.

CCTV specifically praised Dongda Group and listed their consistent practices!

The saying, "Earn money in your hometown, spend it in your hometown!" has been remembered by countless people, especially considering that in just four years since moving to their hometown, more than two thousand schools at all levels have been built!

No other significant donations were mentioned, since they haven't been recovered yet, and there are some things to be careful about.

They spent over 70 billion in one go, how rich is their group? Want to know? You guess!

The cities were very excited. They didn't ask for exorbitant prices. The land price was a given, but the land was large, and the revenue would easily reach tens or even hundreds of millions!

It not only solved their problem of lack of money, but also solved the housing problem for the urban population, and even provided employment opportunities for the city's construction companies.

If the land is large, more housing units can be built in their name, as there is a huge housing shortage for employees!

It would be even better if such good things happened more often!

In 83, the housing shortage in my hometown was terrible, and it was similar to that in the port city. Sharing bunk beds was the norm!

They're all tempted to build a few more houses this time!

With the stabilization of the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate over and the establishment of a fixed exchange rate of 7.8:1, the Dongda Group freed up a large amount of US dollars and began to buy up public utility companies around the world!

This is what He Yuzhu values: the company's basic business is stable, and these are essential needs; buying now won't result in a loss.

They don't buy indiscriminately; they have a rough estimate in mind. If you ask for an exorbitant price, they won't buy.

Dongda Group sent different people to buy the goods, both openly and secretly, and the price increases of each company were not significant!

Sigh, none of my own children like doing business, so I'll just save up more money for them, even if they squander it for a few more years!

"Hey, what's going on with this taxi strike? I stayed at Niu Niu for a few days and something happened at the company." He Yuzhu returned from Niu Niu in January and encountered a major taxi driver strike.

"It has nothing to do with the company. We pay the lowest fares among several taxi companies, so the drivers won't target us."

This time, the government's Transport Secretary proposed to the Legislative Council to approve a 17% increase in fares for Hong Kong taxis, along with a 17% increase in taxi license fees and initial registration tax.

This isn't good for any taxi drivers; they wanted to cause trouble, and we didn't intervene, which definitely affected their own interests.

"As far as I remember, they seemed to have won this time, and they got cocky, thinking their organization was very powerful. We should never see this kind of thing happen in our company."

"Don't worry, Mr. He, they wouldn't dare to have any complaints about the company. We've done a great job. If they cause trouble, we'll just fire them. It's a small company with only two thousand employees, and plenty of people want to work here."

We've already solved the housing and New Year's money issues back home. Several cities want them to provide the money and land to build more buildings in our name, to be distributed to impoverished families.

"It's a minor matter, I can agree. Big cities also have a housing shortage."

"Zhou Ze has basically agreed back in his hometown. He believes we should increase investment in improving people's livelihoods, as agricultural and sideline products are increasing there, and the time is ripe to build supermarkets and department stores."

"He's always been in his hometown and knows it very well. If we do things their way, we won't be able to spend our money anyway, so moving it a few years earlier doesn't matter!"

"I'll call him back."

When I got home from get off work, there was a man in his thirties in the living room. He Minghui had brought him there. Was he her boyfriend?

"Dad's off work. Let me introduce you. This is Wei Jun. He works in our company. He's in the finance department and he's the section chief..."

"Your boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"Hello Chairman He, my name is Wei Jun, my father is Wei Guohua, and we work as lawyers..."

He Yuzhu had a good impression of Wei Jun. He was around thirty years old, very clean-cut, and gave off a sunny vibe, without any hint of gloom.

It wasn't an act!

"Hello, Wei Jun, please have a seat! I know your father, Wei Guohua, from five years ago. I'm not a big fan of socializing."

"Minghui, are you considering marriage since you've come back to meet our parents? Let me persuade your mother."

"Daddy, Wei Jun is the third child in the family. He graduated with his doctorate less than three years ago and doesn't have much savings. I'm afraid my mommy will look down on him for being poor. You have to help me."

"As long as you like each other, that's all that matters. It's not like your mother is getting married; why is she being so picky? Besides, are you short of money?"

"I'm not short of money. My mom always says that marrying into a wealthy family won't do me any harm."

"Your mom is half right. That's the normal situation, but you're an exception. Do you two know why?"

"Why, Daddy?"

"Why is the chairman?"

"It's about Wei Jun's mental fortitude, not how much money he has. It's about the fact that he's facing a fatal problem: You are the eldest princess of the He family."

Because of his family background, many people will say that he is trying to climb the social ladder by marrying into wealth. This is the key point. He was not prepared, and if too many people say this, it may directly crush him.

This is the age-old concept of "marrying someone of equal social standing," especially for the man. Your only advantage is that almost no one at the company knows about your background.

This is good for Xiao Wei; he'll face fewer problems, so he needs to be mentally prepared. At the same time, you can also leave Hong Kong and go to your hometown or Malaysia to work.

"Chairman, we don't think we've encountered this problem before. I'll be prepared and won't let rumors get to me."

"This is very important. If you can get through this, your abilities will improve significantly. If you want to be an outstanding person, you can't be swayed by irrelevant people."

You need to clearly understand what it means to say, "It's none of my business, it's none of your business!" That's how you have a future. It's not about how talented you are; you must never be swayed by external factors!

"Thank you, Chairman. I understand."

"Call me uncle."