Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1143 MBA (Give +2 to Wenrunruyu)

During dinner that evening, Xiaowei told Aunt Wang about what had happened during the day.

Aunt Wang listened and laughed, saying to Xiaowei's mother, "I just realized that even a traitor has moments when he doesn't have a brain."

Xiao Wei's mother looked at this and that: "My goodness, I'm terrified just listening to this. What are we going to do in the future? We won't even know when someone takes our money. That would be terrible."

Aunt Wang waved her hand and said, "That's impossible. Let alone hundreds of millions, I'd know even if they moved 50,000 or 80,000. Accounting isn't that simple. If it were, the accountant wouldn't be needed. It's just these two. How careless are they?"

There aren't any loopholes in the system itself, it's just a management issue. The main problem is that there are many departments, and with overlap, everyone assumes you two definitely know everything. This indicates a problem in this area; just strengthen it. The annual plan forecast and budget you mentioned is quite good.

Xiao Wei said, "I was terrified at the time. From now on, all departments and all plans will have to be submitted, and we need to sign them off before they're approved."

Aunt Wang said, "That's unnecessary. That would put all the work on your shoulders, which isn't worthwhile. The financial aspect is fine; the invoices will be issued from below and payments will be made. That's fine, it just means adding one more person to the workload."

Other things can't be done the way you described. Things like regular meetings, monthly reports, and application explanations—we have to find a way around that. We still need to delegate these tasks to our subordinates.

Chen Hui said, "I've figured it out. No department made a mistake. The root of the problem lies in the office. Hao Juan's department doesn't require monthly reports, so many things are finished once they reach the office. Things that aren't required to be handed over to us aren't handed over. In the future, we'll have the office submit monthly reports too; it's just a matter of looking at a few more sheets of paper."

Aunt Wang said, "Have your secretaries interact more with the office; there's a lot going on there. Establish a briefing system so the office and your secretaries can share information. Have your assistants or secretaries pick up the briefing from the office once a week."

Chen Hui said, "Actually, the job responsibilities of our assistants and secretaries are not fully clear. I think it's a matter of who is in charge and who is responsible. We need to clarify these two positions."

Xiao Wei said, "I'm doing alright here. The two secretaries handle internal affairs and the assistants handle external affairs. I've put Milina in charge of the internal affairs, including communication between my office and various departments, headquarters meetings, and documents. Shi Li mainly handles reports from the various companies below, meetings, and tracking of project progress."

Xiao Hong asked, "Xiao Wei, are you free tomorrow?"

Xiao Wei said, "That's all. It's the end of the year, time for a year-end summary."

Xiaohong said, "Then let's go back to the county tomorrow. Mom wants us to go back to pay respects at the ancestors' graves, and we can also check on the schools while we're there. We should also take a look at the high school. Besides, I'm getting married now, so I need to go back and treat my classmates to a meal, right?"

Xiaowei said, "Okay. Xiaohui, you can arrange this tomorrow. Anyway, it's all out in the open, it's not a big deal, a little adjustment will do."

Aunt Wang said, "Judging by the days, Xuemei should be back by now, right? That girl is so stubborn, what are we going to do with her?"

Qin Xuemei felt inadequate after working at the company for less than two months. In the end, Xiao Wei found someone to go to Liaoning University to study and audit classes. No academic qualifications were required; it was just to systematically learn about business administration.

I didn't even come home much during summer vacation that year. I went to do summer jobs with my classmates, saying I wanted to toughen myself up.

Xiao Hong said, "Around the end of December, she won't be taking the exam, so she should be free by then and won't be attending classes anymore."

Aunt Wang said, "Take her with you tomorrow. This child is suffering inside but doesn't like to talk about it. Talk to her more and take her out for walks more often."

Xiao Hong said, "Yesterday at the wedding, I was thinking of talking to her for a while, but as soon as I turned around, she was gone. Later, I was too tired to remember."

Aunt Wang said, "She stayed with me for a while, and then went back to school. Can you believe she actually understood university material? She's been out of school for so many years."

Xiao Wei said, "There's no exam. You just listen and learn, and you'll understand as much as you can. Anyway, it's useful."

Xiaowei's mother said, "Your brother was talking about sending you to some school, but you haven't made any plans this past year. It'll be Chinese New Year in a few days, let's see what you say when your brother asks. I think you should go and study properly."

Xiaowei said, "There's not much going on here since the new year started. Xiaohui is going to Kyoto to take a look around. I'll also find a place to audit some classes and see how it goes for a year."

Chen Hui said, "There are business schools in Hong Kong that specifically cater to entrepreneurs. Why don't you go there?"

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not bother. What's the point of going if we can't even understand what they're saying? It's just a waste of time."

Xiao Hong said, "We also have business schools in China, you know, MBAs, right? Xiu'er's school has one, Harbin University of Technology has one too, there are eight or nine in China, it's been around since 91."

Aunt Wang said, "They're all adults, meddling in so many things. What can they possibly learn? I think these classes are just about paying money for peace of mind, giving them a superficial boost. After all that, they might just make a few classmates, and that might not even be of any use."

Xiaowei's mother asked, "Is this expensive? It must be expensive."

Xiao Hong said, "I don't know, but I heard the tuition is tens of thousands, and with all the miscellaneous fees, it can easily reach over a hundred thousand."

Xiaowei's mother said, "See, see, I knew it. It's what your aunt was talking about."

Xiao Wei said, "If I really get to know a few successful entrepreneurs, I can learn something from them. Money shouldn't be wasted; connections are money, aren't they?"

Xiao Hong said, "Then you should sign up for the Renmin University class; Xiu'er happens to be there too."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why didn't you let me apply to Harbin?"

Xiao Hong said, "Didn't you go there just to recruit people? Can Harbin even compare to the National People's Congress? What kind of enterprises are there in Northeast China? Public enterprises don't count. What's the use of knowing people in public enterprises? Are you going to learn how to be a bureaucrat or how to make money? Do they even know how to run a business?"

Chen Hui said, "Xiao Hong is right. If you're going, go to the National People's Congress. It's pointless for you to go to the Northeast. In the Northeast, we are the largest private enterprise."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? How could that be?"

Chen Hui curled his lip: "It's no exaggeration, it's true. We really have the largest private sector now. Most of the businesses here are state-owned or collective enterprises. There's nothing we can do about it, it's a regional characteristic."

Xiao Wei said, "That flying dragon."

Chen Hui said, "I don't know what the future holds. It used to be a collective enterprise, but now it's a shareholding system, and it's all under the Party."

Aunt Wang said, "Back then, the policies kept changing, and many people had their factories transferred to collective ownership. Now they've all become shareholding companies, so it's impossible for them to own their own factories in this lifetime. I've never heard of anyone going to jail for this, not just one or two people."

Xiao Hong said, "The bad consequences of unclear property rights. Trying to take advantage of the public? Is it so easy to take advantage of the public? Once you make money, more people will be watching. Who cares how you did it? The license is right there."

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