Chapter 336 Capital

Chapter 336 Capital

Chapter 336 Capital
After many twists and turns, Tao Shuxin transformed from a little girl into a young girl.

Xu Mingyuan clearly remembers her youthful and innocent appearance in high school.

At that time, she was noisy every day, like a clockwork frog, jumping around and showing off her passionate youth.

As for Tao Shuxin now, no matter how great the influence Xu Mingyuan has on her, she will still be affected by the outside world.

Tao Shuxin is already halfway through her sophomore year, and she is definitely not as naive as she was in her freshman year.

Although non-mainstream styles are in vogue nowadays, bowl-cut hairstyles for boys and bangs for girls have become standard for young boys and girls, the overall dress style of young people of this era tends to be mature.

When Tao Shuxin came to his side wearing a pair of black leather boots and a black tweed windbreaker, Xu Mingyuan was stunned.

Of course it’s not because she’s not pretty, after all, the girl is at her most beautiful age.

But Tao Shuxin's outfit made Xu Mingyuan see her shadow ten years later.

No matter how Xu Mingyuan changes her, Tao Shuxin will eventually return to being the same as before.

This is a nature that is deeply rooted in our bones and cannot be changed by the outside world.

"Why do you look like that? What's wrong? Is it ugly?"

Tao Shuxin was very confused when she saw Xu Mingyuan looking at her strangely.

"It looks good. Why did you think of buying this dress?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"In winter, wearing black clothes can absorb the sun." Tao Shuxin patted the wrinkles on his clothes and then told the truth: "The down jacket is bulging, so ugly."

"You're wearing a windbreaker in such a cold weather. You'll freeze to death. Do you think you're solar energy? And you want to absorb the sun, why don't you stick a leaf on your head? Maybe you can photosynthesize it, and you won't need to eat."

Seeing that she was shivering, Xu Mingyuan tightened her windbreaker and buttoned her collar.

"Go away! Where can I find leaves in winter? I'm not cold. I'm wearing a sweater inside."

The beautiful and freezing Tao Shuxin even thought about not wearing woolen pants, but she couldn't stand the cold outside and gave up the plan.

However, in order to show off her leg shape, she did not wear any thin woolen pants underneath to keep warm, and was blown by the cold wind in this freezing winter day.

Tao Shuxin's car was driven away by Xu Mingyuan. She couldn't go out too far, so she waited outside foolishly for a long time.

"Hurry up, let's go to the cafeteria and eat something."

Xu Mingyuan had to take a professional course in the afternoon, so he returned to school from the company without eating. If he had known that this silly girl was freezing outside, he would have told her to come back in the afternoon.

People don't like to move around in such a cold weather. Near noon, the number of people in the cafeteria is half of that usual.

Tao Shuxin ordered a cup of hot milk tea first, and then hugged the cup to warm her hands after finding a seat.

After ordering the dishes, Xu Mingyuan sat next to her, waiting for the boss to finish cooking and call out the order.

"Please tell me, do I look good in this dress?"

Thinking of the strange look in Xu Mingyuan's eyes, Tao Shuxin couldn't help but ask again.

"I already said it looks good. Who took you to buy it? Was it Su Muqing?"

All little girls are the same. They will never stop asking about clothes. Xu Mingyuan had no choice but to change the subject.

"Yes, I bought it yesterday."

"What brand did you buy? The material is good. Do you have money to pay for it? Did she pay for it for you?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Oh, do you think I'm a child? I know I have to repay the favors I owe to others. The money is from the piggy bank my mother gave me. It was just deposited into my card."

Tao Shuxin showed off while shaking his head.

"Ha, really? Teacher He spent all the salary he earned on you." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

He Qiong's current salary is only four or five thousand yuan at most. A stubborn woman like her must have secretly given her money in order to prevent her daughter from being inferior to others.

But Tao Shuxin was so good that she directly betrayed her mother.

"My mother said that I have grown up and should pay attention to my image. Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. I should choose some decent clothes to wear when I go out."

Tao Shuxin muttered as she used a tissue to wipe away the melted snow water on her shoes.

"Don't you mind your mother nagging you now?"

"It's just clothes shopping, how can this be called nagging?"

Tao Shuxin took out her small mirror and looked at herself left and right. She was very satisfied with everything. Finally, she couldn't find any flaws, so she applied lipstick again while looking in the mirror.

"It's cold outside, I'll apply some on you, otherwise it will be dried out and cracked by the cold wind."

Tao Shuxin held up the lipstick and was about to rub it on Xu Mingyuan's mouth.

"It's time to eat, stop scratching me."

Xu Mingyuan moved her hand away.

"Come on, please."

Tao Shuxin continued to play around.

"Okay, but I don't want lipstick. You have to use your little mouth to rub it on for me." Xu Mingyuan said, sticking his head out.

"Go away!" Tao Shuxin pushed his big face and looked around, rolled his eyes and said, "There are so many people in the cafeteria, be careful of the impact."

After playing and joking around, the two of them had almost finished half of their lunch when Tao Shuxin suddenly called.

After chatting for a while, Tao Shuxin remembered that she had promised the young man to have dinner together. She had originally planned to go to a small restaurant outside the school gate, but she forgot all about it when she saw Xu Mingyuan.

When Xu Mingyuan heard that it was her cousin Zheng Haowen, she nodded and didn't care.

Zheng Haowen has been responsible for the liaison between the alumni network and the Computer Science Department of Jiangnan University, and they can be met at school every now and then.

In the past six months, Star Technology has been short of staff, and Xu Mingyuan has basically been doing the work of two people. He also asked Zheng Haowen to take charge of part of the administration, and he rarely met him at school.

Although Zheng Haowen inherited some genes from the Tao family and was a bit stubborn, he was at least a top student who had studied abroad and had good abilities, so Xu Mingyuan wanted him to stay and take up the position.

When the day comes when we can develop overseas business, Zheng Haowen should be able to play a role.

Tao Shuxin felt very embarrassed for standing up the couple. Seeing that the food was almost finished by the two of them, she took out her meal card and ordered three more dishes.

However, the first person he saw was not Zheng Haowen, but Su Muqing, who came to the second floor of the cafeteria to eat with a few long-legged senior schoolmates.

"Tao Tao, what a coincidence?"

Su Muqing left the crowd, walked over and said hello.

"Hi, senior, are you coming to the cafeteria to eat too?" Tao Shuxin waved at her.

"Yes, I will be leaving school next semester, and it will be difficult to eat in the school cafeteria in the future."

Su Muqing had long known that the far left corner on the second floor of the cafeteria was Xu Mingyuan and the other two's fixed place. Occasionally, when they met, they would come over and chat for a while.

"You can stay in school to take the postgraduate entrance exams. That way you can eat in the cafeteria for a few more years."

Tao Shuxin was so silly that she just continued with the conversation of the other party, like a single-core processor.

"The purpose of taking the postgraduate entrance examination is to find a job in the future. I already have a job, so why should I take the postgraduate entrance examination?" Su Muqing replied with a smile.

"Yeah, that's right." Tao Shuxin nodded in agreement.

"Do you want to share a table?" Su Muqing asked.

"My cousin is coming to have dinner with us, so there's no room left." Tao Shuxin refused bluntly.

"Since we have met, just sit down. Cousin Taotao is quite handsome, and he is an international student. Would you like to get to know him?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Is his last name Zheng? I think I've seen him in your company."

Su Muqing took the opportunity to sit opposite him and didn't move.

"What do you think?"

"Very good." Su Muqing said.

"Is this a good guy card? You have very high standards. His family is well-off. His father is a grassroots cadre and his mother is a senior executive of a state-owned enterprise." Xu Mingyuan said.

"He has high standards."

Su Muqing smiled and changed the subject.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan give up, Tao Shuxin's eyes lit up instead, and she interrupted, "Hey! Senior sister, then you and my cousin are quite suitable!"

"Hahaha……"

Xu Mingyuan laughed out loud on the spot. Sometimes he didn't understand why Tao Shuxin had such a train of thought. The silly girl was good in everything except that she was too straightforward.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan making fun of her, Tao Shuxin came to her senses. The little girl was so angry that she pinched him a few times under the table.

Su Muqing sat opposite them and did not disturb them from playing. She just watched quietly, acting as a light bulb.

Not long after, Zheng Haowen came rushing over from the School of Science.

Tao Shuxin was a little dazed, and when Zheng Haowen was almost by her side, she waved her hand and said, "Little brother, little brother, over here!"

Before Tao Shuxin put down her hand, Zheng Haowen sat down opposite Xu Mingyuan.

After chatting for a while, Zheng Haowen took the initiative to say, "Mingyuan, I want to resign."

"What's wrong, cousin? Are you okay here? Why are you thinking of leaving?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

Xu Mingyuan was speechless as he had been training Zheng Haowen for more than a year and now he was suddenly leaving.

Although this kid is still a little arrogant, he is much better than before.

And he is a relative of Tao Shuxin. I can't say that I am completely safe using him, but it is better than using someone I am not familiar with.

It has taken Star Technology only about half a year from factory building to recruiting. The advantage of a new company is the drive to strive forward, but the disadvantage is that it lacks foundation and is in great need of capable people.

"I'm going to take the civil service exam in March," said Zheng Haowen.

"Want to take the civil service exam? Have you lost your ambition? Well, how about this, I will give you 0.1 shares of Classmate.com." Xu Mingyuan said speechlessly.

When Classmates.com was first established, Xu Mingyuan gave a few tenths of a share to the first batch of technical backbones, and Zheng Haowen also got 0.1 of a share.

However, Zheng Haowen had high standards and did not think highly of Tongxue.com. Later, Tongxue.com grew bigger and bigger, and even overseas investors took the initiative to invest in angel investment, and the price offered was not low. At that time, the valuation of Tongxue.com was 100 million US dollars.

As of now, the valuation is only higher than that of Sailing Technology. Even 0.1 shares are worth one to eight hundred thousand.

In order to calm him down, Xu Mingyuan specifically asked him if he still wanted shares when the investment institution came to negotiate.

As expected, a young man like Zheng Haowen who has lofty vision will definitely not ask for charity.

Xu Mingyuan thought that his character had been tempered enough, and since he was willing to be a manager, he could go to Starry Sky Technology to work. He didn't expect that he would run away just after training him, so all his efforts were in vain.

"Young man, why do you want to take the civil service exam? It's so much more free to work outside." Tao Shuxin interrupted.

"My parents have always wanted me to take the civil service exam. After thinking about it, I think it's a good idea," said Zheng Haowen.

"Oh, did you hear what my aunt and uncle said?" Tao Shuxin asked.

"Yes." Zheng Haowen replied.

"Have you decided?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"It's decided." Zheng Haowen nodded in response.

"Okay, you can't have worked for nothing for more than a year. I'll have the company write you a recommendation letter. At least it will serve as a resume, and maybe it will be useful in the future. If you regret it, you can choose to come back and work for me."

Xu Mingyuan is not the kind of person who would dwell on things, so he just lets it go if he can't keep her.

Since Zheng Haowen's parents wanted him to come here to train for a period of time in the first place, now they are doing him a favor.

"Thank you."

"Remember to resign after the New Year. I'm short of staff and I won't be able to recruit anyone if you leave now."

"That's no problem. I can stay until the end of February."

Zheng Haowen let out a long sigh, seeming a little sad.

They were almost done with dinner, and Xu Mingyuan invited him to go out for dinner in the evening, but Zheng Haowen declined, saying that he had to run between Classmates.com and Star Technology and had little time for entertainment.

Xu Mingyuan thought that this jerk was trying to flatter him in front of Tao Shuxin, so he thought of taking the girl to the library for a while and sending him away at the same time.

However, Zheng Haowen did not rush to leave. Instead, he asked the question that had been weighing on his mind for more than a year: "Xu Mingyuan, do you think my four years of studying abroad were useful?"

"Of course there is. Didn't you go to the University of Pennsylvania? This diploma is very valuable. It can't be compared with that of a fake university."

Although the international students will be worthless in ten years, at this moment, most people see the international students as having their own halo and they are very popular in all walks of life.

What's more, there are companies now vying for international students like Zheng Haowen who graduated from prestigious universities. The bosses do this for no other reason than to save face by taking them out for dinner.

"I've been working for so long, but I feel like everything I've learned is of no use at all." Zheng Haowen said with a sigh.

"You're studying business administration, right? It must be useful, but you just don't pay attention to some small things in your daily life." Xu Mingyuan said.

"I have always wanted to ask you a question. I thought that after you set up a new company, even if you did not consider foreign management models, you would apply the management of Sailing Technology. But what I never expected was that you would adopt a management model similar to that of state-owned enterprises. Did you find something wrong? But I can't figure it out." Zheng Haowen said.

"You think it's bad?" Xu Mingyuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Star Technology's various systems and processes are somewhat too complicated, and will sooner or later form a redundant and rigid office environment," said Zheng Haowen.

"What is the most important thing in business management? Hey, Senior Sister Su, do you know?"

Xu Mingyuan did not answer, but asked Su Muqing who was sitting there doing nothing.

"Corporate culture, team management, innovation..."

Su Muqing didn't understand why she was asking this, but she still recited the title she saw in Star Technology.

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense and tell me what you understand." Xu Mingyuan waved his hand and said.

"I don't know. This is not my major. If you ask me, I can't answer you." Su Muqing said helplessly.

"Hey, little cousin, what about you?" Xu Mingyuan asked him.

"Competitiveness, action, and high efficiency," said Zheng Haowen.

Xu Mingyuan turned around and asked, "Taotao, you, ah, forget it, just don't ask."

"Damn it! Why didn't you ask me? Why! Why!"

Tao Shuxin was listening to the class, her face suddenly turned red, and she gave him a good beating.

After playing around for a while, Tao Shuxin finally remembered that there was someone else on the opposite side, so she let go of Xu Mingyuan's clothes.

Xu Mingyuan continued, "In fact, I think the most important thing is to ensure stability. Things like efficiency and innovation are basically for profit. Don't be fooled by the high-sounding boasts of foreign companies. In fact, after a company has been in business for a long time, it is difficult to avoid the problems that are difficult to reverse. It's just that they haven't exploded yet."

While chatting about these things, Xu Mingyuan felt like drinking tea, but there was only Tao Shuxin's cup of milk tea on the table, so he took it and took a sip.

This little girl is really tactless. She knew that I didn't like the drink so she didn't buy more. She also didn't even bother to buy a cup for the person sitting opposite her.

"It's the 21st century now, and society is developing at a rapid pace. Aren't you afraid of not keeping up with the times? I understand what you mean, and I admit that you are very creative, but can you guarantee that you will not make mistakes in the future? Are you too confident?" Zheng Haowen said.

During this year and a half, he wanted to debate with Xu Mingyuan countless times, but what he saw was that the sales of Fengfan MP4 hit new highs every day, the classmate network grew rapidly, and even the Star Sky Technology Park gradually became regular.

This was in huge conflict with what he had in mind. After thinking it over, Zheng Haowen felt that if he continued on this path, the only way left for him was to be assimilated.

Zheng Haowen could admit his mistakes, but the conflict in concepts could not be changed, which ultimately led him to choose to resign.

"Ha, this is the problem I'm least afraid of. What I want are subordinates who can completely follow instructions. It would be even better if employees can do things according to the rules and regulations. In fact, there is another point. Starry Sky Technology is very small now, and its efficiency is not slow. If it grows in the future, it must consider the problem of private enterprise management lining their own pockets. If we don't lay a good foundation now, we won't be able to transform in the future."

Xu Mingyuan thought about it and felt that there was nothing he couldn't say about these things, so he just blurted out everything.

"Actually, I agree with what you said that I can make mistakes, and what I fear most is making mistakes."

"But my grandfather's generation worked in state-owned enterprises. Nanxi Plastic Steel, an old factory, has been around for 20 to 30 years and is still competitive. My father also came from a state-owned enterprise and is familiar with this management model. It's the same for me now. I don't make mistakes easily when I do what I am most familiar with."

"And I'm sure that the management level of most private enterprises in the country is not even half of that of state-owned enterprises. When they grow bigger in the future, sooner or later there will be a lot of problems that cannot be handled. This is the advantage of following the rules and regulations. The top management has absolute control, and there will be no chaos below."

"Also, your theory is not applicable in China. On the surface, you can see that there are even century-old companies abroad, but in fact, they are mainly benefiting from technology, relying on their old capital to eat up all the resources, and covering up their internal problems."

"You also said that the current development is changing with each passing day. Once the competitiveness of domestic enterprises improves, those overseas enterprises will have a hard time. Sooner or later, a batch of them will go bankrupt."

"Open your eyes a little bit, don't always think about the good in others and ignore the problems."

Xu Mingyuan talked a lot and then started flirting with the girl under the table.

Xu Mingyuan's vision is enough to support him for another twenty years. In order to avoid being too tired, he already has a plan in mind, which is to be a hands-off boss and issue tasks to his subordinates.

Tao Shuxin was still digesting what Xu Mingyuan said. Seeing him disturbing her as if no one was around, she angrily pinched the flesh on the back of his hand.

"Maybe you're right. I'm just talking on paper after all."

No matter how hard Zheng Haowen thought, he could not understand Xu Mingyuan's behavior. He just felt that Xu Mingyuan was a hundred times more confident than himself and he felt like he was bragging.

"Concepts must be in line with reality. Don't be bound by thoughts," said Xu Mingyuan.

"Okay, thanks. I'll go to the company first."

Zheng Haowen no longer thought about these things. Xu Mingyuan was countless times better than him in his career. In the final analysis, the other person was more capable.

The only thing that made Zheng Haowen uncomfortable was that all the skills he learned overseas were of no use at all, which made him doubt his life.

Xu Mingyuan also wanted to send Zheng Haowen off. Not to mention that he was Tao Shuxin's cousin, just because he didn't ask for any shares and only worked like a slave for a year with a low salary, it was worth sending him off.

But Tao Shuxin was still held back by Xu Mingyuan. Why should relatives be so polite? Just wave your hand.

In response to the girl's lack of emotional intelligence, Xu Mingyuan just went with the flow and sat back in his original seat. As long as the intention was there, it was fine. It was freezing cold outside, so he was too lazy to move.

"Xu Mingyuan, I also want to ask something."

All the words were said, but Su Muqing did not leave. She still sat opposite him as a light bulb.

"explain."

"It's about the topic just now. How should I manage my employees? I also have a company, so I want to ask you for advice..."

“High salary.”

Xu Mingyuan gave the correct answer before Su Muqing finished talking.

"Gone?"

After waiting for a long time, she heard Xu Mingyuan say two words. Su Muqing was stunned. She thought he would give a long speech, but he just answered her perfunctorily with just one sentence.

"Well, what else can I do? Otherwise, your employees will work for you for nothing?"

Xu Mingyuan looked at Su Muqing as if she were a fool.

Although he can draw a pie, the pie he draws is not completely a blank sheet of paper, but a pie that can be seen and smelled. It's just that if you want to eat it, you have to work hard.

"But what if high salaries can't keep people?" Su Muqing continued to ask.

As a smart person, Su Muqing would not wait for Xu Mingyuan to speak next time. Since he was willing to speak at this time, she asked on the spot.

"Then let employees work from morning till midnight, and only give them one day off on weekends."

"Huh?" Su Muqing was a little stunned. After a long pause, she asked, "Are you kidding?"

At this time, Su Muqing grinned and looked like she had a toothache. It seemed that Xu Mingyuan was annoyed by the questions, but she didn't see any impatience on his face, which made her a little confused.

"Why am I making this joke? If you want to retain talent, you must first understand human nature. Especially for the technically skilled employees in my company, if they take too long a break, what if they have nothing to do and spend their time thinking about changing jobs, or thinking about starting their own business? Wouldn't it be a waste of my talent training?" Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Ah? Damn! Xu Mingyuan! How could you be such a person?"

Tao Shuxin's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the bad guy sitting in front of her was actually a capitalist. No, he was even worse than a capitalist!

"Haha, I'm just kidding. If I can't keep people even with high salaries, I can only say that the price is not high enough. There is no other way. I'm short of people, right? I can only hire people to work overtime with high salaries."

Xu Mingyuan pinched Tao Shuxin's little face. Her soft face felt great.

But Su Muqing, who was sitting opposite, frowned, thinking about the truthfulness of Xu Mingyuan's words.

If this is really a consideration, uh...

Su Muqing thought it would be best to stay away from him.

With my mediocre skills, I definitely can't beat him...

(End of this chapter)