American Gossip King

Chapter 145 The Cold-Hearted Business Owner

Meihe Construction Company.

This is a Los Angeles-based construction company that collaborates with several real estate development companies. It is a fairly large company, but its profits are meager.

Even companies that make a lot of money aren't selling—Ian spent 300 million to acquire 95% of the company's shares.

As Ian stepped out of the car, former chairman Jody Haley and his employees stood at the company entrance, applauding enthusiastically: "Welcome, Boss."

Ian greeted everyone with a smile and entered the building with them. He saw company employees waving to him, clearly full of anticipation for their new, nationally renowned boss.

Amid cheers and applause, Ian arrived at a spacious hall where hundreds of employees were gathered.

Ian stood at the front of the hall, on a platform with a microphone.

Jody Harry said, "Let me say a few words to everyone."

Ian nodded, stood in front of the microphone, looked at the employees below, and smiled, "Someone told me, Ian Carl, no matter how well you do in the media industry, you can't succeed in the construction industry because it's not the same system."

Everyone watched Ian silently.

Ian said, "Then I replied that at least they watch the news."

The crowd chuckled softly.

The boss told a joke, and you have to laugh whether it's funny or not.

Ian continued, "Of course, I didn't buy Mei Ho just to sell newspapers. The reason I chose Mei Ho is because I believe it's a dynamic and energetic company. I don't need to know how to build skyscrapers or repair roads, because you guys are the professionals. All I need is trust."

"Trust, cooperation, and unity—these are the reasons I am where I am today, and they are the principles I have always believed in!"

"I believe in you, I believe in Meihe, and I believe that you, as the elites in this industry, will not let me down."

Let's join hands and work together to create a better home! The world needs us to build it!

"Yay!" The employees below cheered excitedly at the same time.

After finishing his speech, Ian quickly went to the chairman's office.

Sitting behind his large desk, Ian looked at Jody Harry, who was clearly excited: "We're working with Nanda Realty, it's a big deal, and next year's profits will be excellent..."

Ian waved his hand and said, "You handle the business matters; I won't ask. I only have a few requirements. First, the company must immediately lay off 30% of its staff."

"What?" Jody Harry was stunned.

Ian's expression was serious: "Meihe Company's profit this year is only 20 million, which is too weak. We must cut costs and reduce unnecessary expenditures. Try not to use black people or women; we need people with family responsibilities and who are accountable! Only those who can stay are the elite! Second, contact China immediately. For the subsequent construction, minimize the use of local labor. I require that Chinese workers be the main workforce, no less than 80%. If you can't do that, I can help you make contact! You can contact Ida if you need anything."

The female secretary beside her smiled and nodded at Jody.

Jody Harry looked at Ian in horror: "This is insane!"

"You can think of it as the catfish effect, except there are a lot of catfish." Ian looked at him coldly.

"No, no, no, you can't do that!" Jody Harry shouted. "The union won't agree to it, they'll definitely organize a strike."

Ian smiled slightly: "If they dare to do that, we'll dissolve the union too."

Jody Harry quickly shook his head: "They'll storm the company!"

Ian took out a business card and handed it to Jody Harry: "His name is Kreps. You can contact him if you have any problems. White Mountain Company handles all fights and disturbances, don't worry, I'll take care of the police. Oh, and when they launch their attack, remember to notify the Herald and the Times. The newspapers need news... Don't be afraid to make a big fuss."

An international arms dealer is one who doesn't sell weapons to fight their own country.

A media mogul is one who doesn't have scandals involving his own company!

A truly great person is ruthless enough to do even themselves—after all, I'm not the one taking the blame; Jody Harry is the one in charge.

Jody Harry stared blankly at Ian: "You didn't mention any of this when you bought the company."

Ian shrugged: "Who would introduce the shortcomings of their product when selling it? Okay, Harry, you still have 5% of the company's shares. Running the company well is good for everyone."

He smiled slightly and said, "I will win the municipal project next year. It's a billion-dollar project. Using Chinese laborers can significantly reduce costs and improve efficiency. We can get at least 2 million in net profit from this project. Add to that the reduction in company operating costs and other benefits, and next year's profit may reach 3 million or even more. If you perform to my satisfaction, I will give you a generous reward."

Jody Harry said helplessly, "You can't just focus on making money; you also have social responsibilities."

"I will donate. I set up a care center for terminally ill patients, and I've also donated two million to various social groups. I'll donate even more next year," Ian said with a smile.

He patted Jody Harry on the shoulder and said, "It's settled then. I want you to start contacting companies in China tomorrow and complete the internal integration within a month... Or should I have someone else handle it? Efficiency! Your new boss values ​​efficiency the most; otherwise, how could I possibly have accomplished all this in 11 months?"

Jody Harry remained silent.

After a long pause, he said, "The reason I'm willing to sell the company to you is because I thought you were a hero!"

Ian smiled: "That's certainly a very useful title... Do me a favor, don't tarnish it!"

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When Ian left, Jody Harry understood.

Ian Carl never intended to develop Meihe Company properly.

Layoffs typically target employees who don't create value, and a company never lacks such employees.

But you might not say it's completely useless.

Because many companies' employees constitute a safety redundancy, including financial security, tax security, legal security, administrative security, construction security, and so on.

For some companies that need stable development, safety redundancy is a necessity. In a sense, 60% of the people in a large company may be considered as safety redundancy.

That's why Musk later said, "My downsizing allows one person to do the work of three, earn two and a half times the pay, and improve efficiency."

That's true, but eliminating these people, while improving corporate efficiency and increasing profits, will also lead to a decrease in the ability to combat security risks.

But Ian doesn't care!

He pursues short-term profits, which means he has no intention of developing Meihe into a century-old enterprise.

He might sell the company soon!

A company with a profit of 20 million can sell 95% of its shares for 300 million US dollars; a company with a profit of 300 million can sell for 2 billion US dollars without any problem.

Moreover, Ian may also strip away valuable assets and resell them. It's worth noting that Meihe Company itself has a large amount of assets. It can be said that unscrupulous capitalists have too many methods to make money.

But what good does understanding it do?

All Jodi Harry could do was execute, and do it well.

He felt sorry for the employees who were about to leave the company. If he could, he would like to fight for their interests—but he couldn't lose his own profits because of it, since he also had shares and a high salary.

Just like Garrettley in the past.

History always repeats itself.

(End of this chapter)