Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 809 Retaining the Title of Richest Man
This plan on the other side might be a good opportunity, and it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

If, by then, the West is dark while the East is bright, and this plan is successfully implemented, it could be a new economic cycle that revitalizes the entire market.

At this juncture, as someone in a high-ranking position, it's inconvenient for him to do or say anything, because even the slightest word or action could have far-reaching consequences, potentially provoking certain people and events and leading to the opposite of what he intended.

Moreover, his actions were indeed limited. For example, he didn't excessively interfere with the emergence of professional opinions and employee guidelines; he downplayed the recent zero-yuan purchase issue; and he mitigated pressure from various quarters through his remarks.
But that's all.

Many of the events, such as the company that Chen Mo did not name in his second warning, were none other than Ant Financial, which he knew very well.

The company's current development trend is increasingly consistent with the warning cases in the document, and the examples in the document are even more conservative, which shows the insatiable greed of certain interest groups.

Sometimes knowing something is one thing, doing it is another. The complex web of interests involved is so intricate that even from his perspective, it is still shocking.

Now it's just an X-ray scanner. Whether there are lesions or not, it can be seen clearly with one scan, and the treatment plan is also very complete.

But will the final treatment approach be conservative? Minimally invasive? Local or global surgical resection? Or even chemotherapy?
That's the result of the game and the weighing of options, and that's something he can't control.

Neither encouraging nor stopping it is itself an attitude.

It all depends on whether that little guy surnamed Chen can grasp it.

Just like writing program code, various conditional branches and processing flows are interconnected.

The "Plan for Going Ashore" that Chen Mo presented to Elder Li also contained multiple possibilities—for example, his other identity might have allowed him to simultaneously submit the document to the think tank for review.

This was exactly the situation Chen Mo wanted to see. He actually wanted to use Elder Li to convey a certain message to his superiors, as a kind of test.

Even if Elder Li did not act in sync, he could at least reach a consensus with the new honorary advisor, and rely on the other party's knowledge and influence to safeguard the plan in the future.

However, Chen Mo did not expect that this document would not only spark heated debate among the think tank, but also reach the highest levels of government.

This goes beyond the scope of normal business logic, much like an unexpected overflow error in the program.

However, Chen Mo had already started preparing for another matter immediately after posting the message: the annual Two Sessions were approaching.

In previous years, on the eve of the conference, he would scratch his head, just like the other senior executives who were preparing for their performance reviews, trying to figure out how to write the proposal.

However, Chen Mo's demeanor this year has been quite indifferent.

He pulled out a drawer from his desk, and there lay a stack of brand-new reports, exactly the same.

These reports originated from a compilation of cases prepared by Liu Xinyu and Fan Dian last year, which were then refined into proposals that urgently needed to be addressed.

The Tianji Pavilion then refined and polished the document, and after his approval, it was archived and stored.

The two documents at the top are "Proposal on Establishing a Credit Blacklist System" and "Suggestion on Raising the Upper Limit of Administrative Penalties under Labor Law," both submitted last year.

His original idea was that since last year's report had been ignored, he would continue to submit it. If one year wasn't enough, he would try three years, and if three years weren't enough, he would try five. He believed that as the influence of the other side grew, the truth would eventually come out.

Later, following the advice given by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Chen Mo readily accepted it.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Since there are already so many reports, why not just pick two more to submit?

Looking at the remaining documents, which one should I choose? That is the question.

Chen Mo began to examine the remaining documents one by one:

"Requirement for companies to publish mandatory labor compliance reports" (This is a massive undertaking with high implementation difficulty and may be postponed)

"Establish a unified national database of labor violations" (This is included in the "Go Ashore" plan; I'll record it here for now.)
"Improve the paid annual leave system and strengthen corporate responsibility" (This is a good option, a backup plan!)

"Including food delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers within the scope of the Labor Law" (This has already been implemented by Ele.me and ride-hailing companies, and does not currently require official endorsement; let's leave this opportunity for other proposals).
Simplifying Labor Dispute Arbitration Procedures. (Simplifying the process would shorten the time required, which is currently a major pain point in arbitration; this is worth mentioning.)
Strengthening the Labor Inspection Team. (Hmm, let's move on for now.)

"Abolish the pre-arbitration procedure for disputes and allow direct litigation" (This also simplifies the process and can be combined with the above to form a single proposal.)
Pilot Program for Implementing "One-Window Service" in Arbitration (Ibid.)

After careful consideration, Chen Mo made up his mind.

Send the proposals "Promoting the Pilot Program of 'One-Window Arbitration'", "Abolishing the Pre-Arbitration Procedure for Disputes and Allowing Direct Litigation", and "Simplifying the Labor Dispute Arbitration Procedure" directly to Tianjige, so that they can combine the three into a new set of simplified arbitration procedures.

In addition, there is the document "Improving the Paid Annual Leave System and Strengthening Enterprises' Responsibility."

This is the assignment he plans to submit this year.

As expected, being prepared made things that used to be a headache suddenly become simple.

Perfect! Chen Mo's situation was simple, but he kept another group of people extremely busy.

Around this time last year, Forbes China's office was in a state of chaos for several months as they worked to compile Chen Mo's financial situation.

Because the assets underlying various business operations on the other side were extremely opaque, and asset statistics and estimations were extremely difficult, the data produced after two months of continuous overtime work was ultimately ignored by superiors.
This year, this "honor" fell to Rupert Hoogewerf, Forbes' "good brother".

Last year, Chen Mo ranked seventh on both the Forbes Global Rich List and the Hurun China Rich List, which seems reasonable on the surface.

The problem is that one is a global ranking, while the other is limited to China.

This directly led to questions about the credibility of the Hurun Rich List.

Faced with public pressure at the time, Rupert Hoogewerf had to personally step forward to issue a public relations statement explaining that the company was not listed, its financial reports were not made public, and it adopted independent accounting and conservative statistics, among other things.
So at the beginning of this year, Hurun gave an order, and his employees empathized with the employees who were on the Forbes China list last year.
Chen Mo's net worth is just too damn hard to calculate!

If it were difficult to calculate, that would be one thing, but the main issue is that Chen Mo is famous today, even more so than many celebrities in the entertainment and sports circles.

In China, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a star among stars.

Even overseas, Chen Mo can post a video on TikTok saying, "You may not have heard of my name, but you must have seen/played with/know about products under our company."

At least half of the world's netizens would suddenly realize, "Oh, so he's the boss."
In early November.

"Boss, Chen Mo's net worth has been calculated."

"How many billions?"

"You should see for yourself."

Rupert Hoogewerf took the document and looked at the statistics on it. His nostrils flared involuntarily, and he felt that the air around him was not humid at all.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

"Did you make a mistake in your calculations?"

"Uh, this is still a statistic we compiled using conservative methods."

"How could he possibly be taller than Bill Gates? Let's recalculate."

"Boss, there's less than a week until the release date. Recalculating... it's too late."

Rupert Hoogewerf pulled up last year's Forbes list, his expression shifting between mixed feelings as he looked at someone's data. Last year, Forbes provided endorsement, setting a benchmark for the public. So, this time...
He gritted his teeth one last time
"Last year, Chen Mo's net worth was 440 billion US dollars. Let's round it up this year. Move it up one place, okay?"

What about the rankings on other lists?

"Are they pig-brains? They'd definitely be number one."

A few hours later, the editor looked at the list of celebrities on the Hurun Celebrity List, thinking about the orders his boss had just given him, and made a snap decision to add someone else to the list as well.

Who dares to say Chen Mo isn't a celebrity?
On the other hand, Forbes has adjusted the release date of its list to the second half of the year. This is partly due to the turbulent situation and frequent changes in the wealth of the rich, but there is also a potential reason: to wait for Hurun to make its move first, to see how Hurun assesses Chen Mo's net worth this year, and then to make its own decision.

Since their data statistics are inaccurate anyway, it's better to let the young Rupert Hoogewerf test the waters first, see how the public reacts, and then adjust Chen Mo's position accordingly. After all, the power of interpretation is in their hands.
And so, it was early March.

The conference was held as scheduled.
Just two days after the event began, on March 7, the Hurun Research Institute released the "2017 Hurun Global Rich List".

The wealth calculation for this year's richest individuals was completed as of January 15, 2017. This is the sixth consecutive year that the Hurun Research Institute has released the "Global Rich List".

The list includes 2257 billionaires from 1811 companies across 68 countries, a record high.

The total wealth of the billionaires on the list increased by 16% from 2016 to 55.9 trillion yuan, equivalent to 10.7% of global GDP, and up 2.3% from global GDP five years ago.

Bill Gates remains the world's richest man with a fortune of 5600 billion yuan, Warren Buffett ranks second, and Jeff Bezos, the 53-year-old founder of Amazon, saw his wealth increase by 37% to come in third.

Chen Mo didn't lag behind this time; instead, he surged ahead, surpassing Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to become the world's sixth richest person with a net worth of 3450 billion yuan, second only to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

Of course, this time Hurun preemptively addressed the issue through public media, stating, "Regarding the statistics on Mr. Chen Mo's net worth, we have adjusted the latest statistical algorithm. Given that Beyond Group is not listed, there may be some errors, which is acceptable in statistics."

In addition to the "Global Rich List," Hurun also released several other lists this time, including the "Hurun Rich List," "Hurun Celebrity List," "Hurun 40 Under 40 Business Elite List," "Hurun Brand List," and "Hurun Original Literature IP List." It's unclear whether this was an attempt to divert attention from someone else.
Every year, the emergence of these lists stimulates public interest and satisfies people's voyeuristic desire to uncover the myths of wealth.

The widespread release of the Hurun Rich List this time has once again sparked heated discussions among the public.

Especially the China Rich List, many people are paying close attention to who will become the richest person in China.
As expected, Chen Mo topped the Hurun Rich List with a net worth of 3450 billion yuan!

(End of this chapter)