Nominal: The Handong Game, the Energy System's Counterattack

Director Wang of the Jingzhou Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau was initially pretending to be very serious while watching the show, but unexpectedly, Li Dakang directly called out his name.

No, Secretary Li, I'm your henchman, why should I pay for this?

Director Wang didn't understand. He usually put a lot of effort into filming Li Dakang, and Li Dakang thought highly of him.

Why bring up the Housing and Construction Bureau now? What does the resettlement payment for the workers of Dafeng Factory have to do with the Housing and Construction Bureau?

"Secretary Li, regarding this Dafeng Factory, our Housing and Construction Bureau..."

Director Wang was momentarily speechless, becoming somewhat incoherent.

"Ten million!" Li Dakang pointed a finger at Director Wang, his eyes fixed on him.

Li Dakang's gaze and the imposing aura emanating from him made Director Wang hesitate to refuse for a moment.

I only let you pay because I know you're one of my people; I wouldn't pay for anyone else.

Li Dakang naturally knew what Director Wang wanted to say, but other departments might not have the money, and those that did might not listen.

Since you, Director Wang, are one of our own, we might as well pull you out and give you a piece of our mind.

Perhaps because the officials in Jingzhou were used to Li Dakang's domineering style, no one in the entire conference room dared to speak.

"Sun Liancheng." Seeing that things were still under his control as usual, Li Dakang felt a little better and tilted his head to look at Sun Liancheng.

"I've taken care of the bulk of it for you; you're responsible for the rest."

"Hey..." Sun Liancheng was about to speak when Li Dakang raised his right hand and said, "Don't complain to me. You can't complain to anyone else."

Li Dakang pointed at Sun Liancheng, his voice stern.

Sun Liancheng wanted to stand up and refute, but felt Zhao Dehan pulling his clothes, so he could only sigh and acquiesce to Li Dakang's arrangement.

"You have one week to receive this payment. If the payment is not received, you are to resign voluntarily."

After Li Dakang finished speaking, he threw the pen in his hand onto the table, leaned back, and looked down at everyone with a disdainful gaze.

The meetings in Jingzhou were much better; this is what a meeting should be like.

Li Dakang felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun had shone through; all the frustration he had felt at the provincial standing committee meeting had vanished.

However, his secret smugness lasted only a moment.

Because after this meeting, meetings in Jingzhou City may not be so easy to hold anymore.

A voice made him frown.

"Secretary Li, the Provincial Party Committee has asked the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee to resolve the resettlement issue for Dafeng Factory. Is this your solution?"

In the quiet conference room, a voice rang out from Li Dakang's left.

Everyone looked up abruptly, their gazes all focusing on the man sitting in the first position on the side of the conference table.

The speaker was none other than Wu Xiongfei, the mayor of Jingzhou City.

Li Dakang's gaze fell on him, and his eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

"Mayor Wu, do you have any comments?"

Wu Xiongfei sat up straight.

His movements were unhurried, even displaying a calm composure born of thorough preparation.

But his first words made the temperature in the conference room drop three degrees.

"Secretary Dakang," he began, his voice low, "I have a few questions and a few different opinions on how to handle this."

"I would like to discuss this with Secretary Li and all the comrades."

"Go ahead," Li Dakang said, though he was wary, he still appeared indifferent.

"First, I'd like to ask Secretary Li, who currently owns the shares of Dafeng Factory?"

Li Dakang turned to look at him, his brows furrowed.

His finger paused on the table for a moment: "Equity? Shanshui Group."

"How many shares does Shanshui Group hold in Dafeng Factory?" Wu Xiongfei asked again.

"Shanshui Group nominally holds all the shares of Dafeng Factory."

"Of that, Tsai Cheng-cheng's 60% was given to the Shanshui Group, and the remaining 40% is held by the workers' stock ownership association. That's what caused the trouble. What, you didn't know?"

"Of course I know that. I asked these questions to help everyone understand the situation better." Wu Xiongfei leaned forward slightly. "So, that means..."

"The workers of Dafeng Factory are now nominally targeting 'Handong Dafeng Garment Factory' as the object of their rights protection efforts."

"But in reality, it's about the equity of Dafeng Factory."

"Including the 60% that Tsai Cheng-cheng paid off, and the disputed 40% portion involving the processor—has the overall ownership already fallen into the hands of the Shanshui Group?"

"There's a dispute!" Li Dakang said impatiently.

"You also know about the supplementary agreement between Cai Chenggong and Gao Xiaoqin?"

"Shanshui Group refuses to accept employee resettlement. The workers are now surrounding the gates of Dafeng Factory, not Shanshui Group!"

"What the provincial party committee wants is a 'quick resolution,' not to argue about shareholding with you!"

Wu Xiongfei didn't respond to his question, but instead smiled faintly.

However, this expression inexplicably annoyed Li Dakang.

"Secretary Dakang, let me go a step further down from what you just said."

"Even if 60% is transferred to Shanshui Group and 40% is disputed—wouldn't Shanshui Group be the legally registered majority shareholder with that 60%?"

"...is the major shareholder."

"Okay, the legal entity of Dafeng Factory hasn't been deregistered, right?"

"It wasn't deregistered, but Dafeng Factory has long since ceased production. The factory site will be demolished, and the employees will be evicted."

"That's right." Wu Xiongfei asked his secretary to turn on the projector.

"Now that the shares of Dafeng Factory are controlled by Shanshui Group, the contradictions of the 116 Incident and the targets of workers' rights protection are clear."

"It was never the Jingzhou Municipal Government, but the Handong Dafeng Garment Factory itself."

Wu Xiongfei ignored Li Dakang's dark expression and looked at the others in the room after the projector turned on.

"Fellow comrades, please look here: Articles 14 and 6 of the Company Law;"

Articles 33, 41, and 46 of the Labor Contract Law;

"There is also the Supreme People's Court's Judicial Interpretation II on Labor Disputes."

"These legal provisions clearly define the rights and responsibilities of each party."

"The legal entity of Dafeng Factory remains in existence, with Shanshui Group becoming the controlling shareholder with a 60% stake."

"The labor contracts of the original 1300-plus workers will be automatically extended in accordance with the law, and the wages and social security of the Dafeng factory will continue to be borne by the factory."

"Now Dafeng Factory is going bankrupt, the land is going to be demolished, and the employees are going to be laid off—"

He looked up and scanned the room. "Economic compensation and resettlement compensation are legal obligations explicitly stipulated in Articles 46 and 47 of the Labor Contract Law."

"The payment should be made by the employer, namely Dafeng Factory."

"Regarding the portion of the large wind turbine's assets that are insufficient, does the controlling shareholder bear any responsibility?"

"Yes—at the level of company law, if a controlling shareholder abuses shareholder rights to harm the interests of the company or creditors, he or she shall bear joint and several liability. This is Article 20."

"Moreover, Shanshui Group came in through a 'debt-for-equity swap'."

"Essentially, Tsai Cheng-cheng handed over the factory to Shanshui. Shanshui enjoyed the equity, so it had to bear the corresponding impact on employment."

He paused, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and found the water temperature to be just right.

Looking at Li Dakang, whose face was dark and who seemed a little dazed, Wu Xiongfei felt that the tea tasted even better.

"Simply put, the primary responsibility for the resettlement of Dafeng Factory's employees lies with Dafeng Factory itself."

"The second responsible party is the controlling shareholder, Shanshui Group."

"Our Jingzhou municipal government—whether it's the municipal finance department, the public security department, or the Guangming District government—has no legal obligation to provide a safety net."