370: What's Chapter 369 about?

Over the years, Huaneng Group has gradually developed a set of mechanisms for selecting and employing personnel, including a complete system for personnel selection, grading, promotion, and benefits.

It is precisely with this system that Huaneng Group can continuously place the right people in the relatively right positions, avoiding internal friction.

This is also why General Manager Yu Tongguang is somewhat proud.

Technically, in front of young man, he clearly has no advantage.

In terms of capital, although Huaneng Group is still a giant compared to Frontier Technology, Wang Shuo is too young, so young that it's somewhat helpless.

In another twenty years, all of them will be old, but Wang Shuo will still be in his prime. According to Wang Shuo's technical potential, it's really hard to say who will be the giant then.

The time and opportunities left for him to show off are truly limited.

Therefore, by raising this question, he also wanted to subtly convey some advanced management experience to Wang Shuo, or rather, to Frontier Technology, to bring them closer.

But he had thought of everything except that Wang Shuo had never considered using people to manage these personnel.

"Using zero... to manage people?"

General Manager Yu Tongguang looked at Wang Shuo with a strange gaze, as if looking at a madman.

"Not entirely, no."

Wang Shuo stroked his chin, bringing his thoughts back, and said, "It's just establishing an intelligent command transmission and completion supervision system through Zero and zero egg."

"Directly transmitting all commands point-to-point to individuals, and then having Zero evaluate and supervise the work content, wouldn't that be more efficient?"

"Can Zero do these things?"

General Manager Yu Tongguang frowned slightly.

Zero is very advanced, and zero egg is also very good, but based on current usage scenarios, most are concentrated in the entertainment field.

Wang Shuo, through the ingenious voice recognition and ownership mode, coupled with personalized adjustments, personality simulation, behavior matching, and other functions, has given zero egg extremely high playability, single-handedly pushing the standard of commercial Artificial Intelligence a big step forward.

Although the major manufacturers don't say it openly, they are all secretly working overtime with smoke coming from their feet, all rushing to make progress, wanting their factory's Artificial Intelligence assistant to reach the standard shown by zero egg as soon as possible.

Huaneng Group, of course, is no exception, but this is not General Manager Yu Tongguang's responsibility, so he didn't know much about it. But no matter how he thought about it, zero egg's usage scenarios were extremely narrow, and it was very likely that besides what had already been demonstrated, there were no other excessive functions.

Of course, this wasn't because Wang Shuo had run out of ideas; it was likely because he didn't have time to continue refining zero egg's code.

So, when he saw Wang Shuo wanting to expand zero egg's usage scenarios, General Manager Yu Tongguang's first reaction was disbelief.

"Yes."

Wang Shuo looked at General Manager Yu Tongguang, his gaze calm, not angered by General Manager Yu Tongguang's distrust.

General Manager Yu Tongguang was actually not wrong about one thing: Wang Shuo himself was never a talent in management, let alone a genius in personnel management.

Without Liu Yemei and Lin Junfeng and others, he estimated that even the few hundred people at Frontier Technology Group now would be managed in a complete mess.

This was not his forte.

Therefore, from the very beginning, he had never thought of managing personnel like other companies, through rules and regulations and innovative management models. Instead, he forcibly steered this path in another direction—technology.

No rules and regulations to manage fifteen thousand people? It doesn't matter, he has Liu Yemei.

No mature management system to manage fifteen thousand people? It doesn't matter, he has Zero.

No existing channels to manage fifteen thousand people? It doesn't matter, he has zero egg.

Liu Yemei's philosophy, Zero's efficiency, and zero egg's hardware support, combined through Wang Shuo's technical capabilities, isn't that a ready-made unified human, financial, and material management system?

What else do you need?

What other intermediate layers are needed?

Direct commands from the top to the bottom, isn't that great?

This is Wang Shuo's area of expertise: transforming personal ability problems into technical problems, making everything very simple.

As for what to do if the technology isn't up to par...

Does that question even need to be asked?

Looking at Wang Shuo's face, General Manager Yu Tongguang didn't continue to ask, only saying, "Even if Zero can do it, have you considered one thing?"

"People are not machines after all. Personnel management is not like writing programs; it can't be solved with a few lines of code. People have their own thoughts, their own pursuits, their own families and lives, and they may exhibit unpredictable behaviors for various reasons. They may resign due to salary, resent others' promotions, slack off due to negligence, or be late or leave early because their children need to go to school."

"Have you considered these things?"

Wang Shuo looked at General Manager Yu Tongguang, his gaze somewhat strange: "General Manager Yu, these people you mentioned, except for those due to salary and picking up children, why not fire the others quickly? What's the point of keeping them?"

"Cough, cough."

General Manager Yu Tongguang choked on his own saliva. He never expected that after saying so much, Wang Shuo's focus would be here.

"President Wang."

General Manager Yu Tongguang said somewhat helplessly, "I'm just giving you an example. People are very complex, and managing people is not a simple matter. Even with zero egg's assistance, you might not achieve the desired effect."

"I understand."

Wang Shuo nodded thoughtfully: "I'll go back and have Sister Liu design a brand new personnel management plan."

Well, after all that talk, it was useless.

General Manager Yu Tongguang shook his head. Having said this much, he had done his best. Continuing to speak might be counterproductive.

Anyway, Wang Shuo is still young; let him take some detours. As long as he intervenes in time, it might even be a form of tempering.

Thinking of this, General Manager Yu Tongguang did not speak again.

The two stood in silence, looking at the barren land in front of them, each lost in thought.

Until...

"Grumble..."

A rumbling sound from a stomach reached their ears.

General Manager Yu Tongguang and Wang Shuo looked at each other.

Wang Shuo said somewhat awkwardly, "I got up too early this morning and didn't eat anything..."

"Haha."

General Manager Yu Tongguang laughed, "How could I let you go hungry? This meal, it's on me!"

...

Meanwhile, in Hanzhong City, at Optics Valley Software Park.

As yesterday's revelry ended, the employees' enthusiasm had not yet faded.

Xu Kexin, for the first time, arrived half an hour early today, sitting very neatly at the front desk, neither dozing off nor playing on her phone, her expression serious and earnest, greeting everyone with a kind face, the smile on her lips never disappearing.

She claimed it was to live up to President Wang's year-end bonus.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Xu Kexin entered the finance office on time and began a new round of work with a flurry of activity.

During this period, the company's accounts were very frequent, and she needed to bind these bills into books and archive them for future reference.

Han Xiaoxin was not to be outdone.

Having fought until dawn yesterday in the United States stock market, he was still mentally agitated as he opened Frontier Technology's website backend, using his excellent visual artistic skills to scan every imperfection on the webpage. As soon as he found one, he immediately opened the software to make changes.

This situation even transcended space, directly affecting employees in Donghai City and Shancheng.

Zhou Ping discovered that his lazy crew, who were usually very good at slacking off, were like they had been injected with chicken blood today, not needing him to urge them. The construction of the new factory building, with the help of these enthusiastic employees, grew at a visible rate.

The bulletproof vests and other equipment, originally planned to take a whole morning to pack, were completed nearly two hours ahead of schedule under the influence of this terrifying enthusiasm.

Zhou Ping carefully affixed a label printed with "Yunsheng Equipment Factory" to the packaging, then stepped back and looked at the fully packed products, revealing a smile.

These items are probably the last output of Yunsheng Equipment Factory. From now on, they will be called First Equipment Factory, affiliated with Shenhang Equipment Manufacturing Company.

This name...

Zhou Ping offered no comment.

Currently, it seems that this Shenhang Equipment Manufacturing Company only has the people from their First Manufacturing Plant; it's just a change of name without a change in substance.

The planned Second Plant is just a name; the personnel haven't been finalized yet, and he doesn't know what equipment President Wang intends for the Second Plant to be responsible for, or when they will start recruiting.

Sighing, Zhou Ping, who was about to return to the factory, heard a sound, raised his head, and looked towards the entrance.

A van, followed by an off-road vehicle with a military license plate, entered the courtyard and stopped only when it reached Zhou Ping.

The car door opened, and an incredibly familiar face appeared before Zhou Ping.

His good mood instantly vanished, and the smile on Zhou Ping's face slowly receded.

The person who got out of the military vehicle did not come over directly but waited in place. Only after another Middle-aged man, whom Zhou Ping also found somewhat familiar, got out of the car, did they both walk over to Zhou Ping.

"Director Zhou, long time no see."

The newcomer greeted Zhou Ping with a smile.

"Director Fang."

Zhou Ping asked, then turned his gaze to the other person: "President Yuan."

"Mm."

The Middle-aged man nodded faintly, looked around, and then said, "It seems your factory is developing very well after leaving the group."

Before Zhou Ping could speak, the person Zhou Ping called Director Fang smiled and said, "President Yuan, this factory was specifically requested by the military for restructuring. The new boss seems very capable."

President Yuan nodded slightly: "Although the military is messing around, this matter was handled quite well. As long as the workers don't lose their jobs and can make a living, I'll be relieved."

Director Fang smiled: "President Yuan is so considerate of the grassroots workers."

President Yuan did not speak, turning his gaze to Zhou Ping and asking, "I heard Yunsheng Equipment Factory is now renamed First Equipment Factory?"

Zhou Ping nodded slightly: "The new boss decided it."

"President Yuan, you don't know."

Director Fang, who was standing by, interjected: "Yunsheng Equipment Factory not only changed its name to First Equipment Factory but also established a new company called Shenhang Equipment Manufacturing Company, and Zhou Ping is the person in charge. Now, when I see him, I have to call him President Zhou."

President Yuan turned his gaze back to Zhou Ping: "Is that so? I underestimated you."

Zhou Ping shook his head slightly and said, "It's all the new boss promoting me, just a nominal position."

President Yuan was noncommittal, merely surveying the surrounding area, as for the packages piled in the center of the site, he didn't even glance at them, as if he hadn't seen them.

But he couldn't see them, someone else could.

Director Fang glanced at the packages on the ground and asked faintly, "Are these the equipment I asked you to deliver earlier? How many?"

Zhou Ping ignored his tone and simply said, "You can count them yourself."

Director Fang snorted, "I asked you to deliver at least a thousand sets. Are there a thousand sets among these on the ground?"

Zhou Ping said calmly, "If it's not enough, I'll compensate until it is."

"Compensate?"

Director Fang sneered, "These are just ordinary materials, of course you can compensate. But if these were strategic materials, and missing parts were discovered on the battlefield, would you compensate then? How would you compensate?"

Seeing Zhou Ping just looking at him without speaking, Director Fang became even more agitated.

"Don't forget, President Zhou, although you're now relying on outsiders, your factory was once part of the group. Now, looking at your attitude, I highly doubt whether the quantity of equipment you delivered before was sufficient."

"Hehe."

Zhou Ping was so angry he laughed: "Director Fang, don't slander me. If you want to investigate, fine, let's first check our factory's incoming material orders and compare them with the outgoing shipment orders to see if our factory has withheld any roll of material given by the group."

"No withholding?"

Director Fang was not polite, sneering, "I'd like to believe you, but!"

Pointing a finger at the finished equipment in the yard, Director Fang continued, "In the past year, the raw materials allocated to you each time were insufficient. Where did you get the materials to produce this equipment?"

This question hit the nail on the head, and President Yuan, who had been observing, also withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping suppressed the anger in his heart and said as calmly as possible, "Of course, it's the materials approved by our President Wang, with purchase orders as proof."

Taking out the purchase order from his pocket, Zhou Ping ignored Director Fang and handed it directly to President Yuan.

President Yuan frowned, took the order, and examined it carefully.

Director Fang, standing nearby, casually glanced at it, revealing a sneer, and said to Zhou Ping: "I say, President Zhou, you're getting increasingly careless with your counterfeiting. Even if you're going to counterfeit, at least have some basic knowledge. 200 yuan per kilogram? Why didn't you write 180 yuan per kilogram? I've been in charge of procurement for so many years, and I've never seen High-molecular polyethylene purchased for less than 300 yuan per kilogram."

"Not having seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

Zhou Ping said calmly, "The price we purchased it at is this price."

"Of course it exists."

Director Fang did not deny it, sneering, "Polyethylene at this price has only one possibility, and that is a substandard product. Substandard raw materials, let alone 200, even 100, I can find if I want to!"

"But the problem is, would you let soldiers go to the battlefield wearing equipment made from such raw materials? If something happens, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Fang Xiaoyun!!"

Zhou Ping's eyes widened, staring intently at Director Fang.

"Quiet."

President Yuan said softly, glanced at Director Fang, and then said to Zhou Ping: "You said your raw materials came from your current boss?"

"That's right."

Zhou Ping calmed himself down and nodded.

"200 yuan per kilogram?"

Zhou Ping nodded again.

"These..."

President Yuan pointed to the packages in the yard: "Are all made from these raw materials?"

"Yes."

Zhou Ping nodded: "Because of some people, our factory didn't have enough raw materials for production, so we could only go far and wide to purchase raw materials from Donghai City."

"Donghai City..."

President Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then said to Director Fang: "Load the truck, let's go back as soon as possible."

"President Yuan."

Director Fang was a bit anxious: "I don't think these equipment are necessary. Such inferior materials simply cannot produce good equipment."

"Load the truck."

President Yuan's voice was flat, but to Director Fang's ears, it made his hair stand on end.

Without further hesitation, Director Fang quickly gathered his men to start moving the goods.

However, he soon encountered a problem.

There seemed to be many workers in the factory, but none were willing to come and help, and he only had two men with him, which was completely inefficient.

Looking at President Yuan's indifferent face, Director Fang gritted his teeth, rolled up his sleeves, and personally joined the moving work, quickly breaking into a sweat.

President Yuan withdrew his gaze and pointed to the factory building not far away.

"What is this factory building used for?"