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

Chapter 841 In principle, it is not allowed unless absolutely necessary!
There are two roads ahead, one impassable, the other also impassable. Looking back, there's a narrow path clinging to a cliff—that's the path they want you to take. —Lu Xun (Inner monologue: They can't find the right answer, so they're all blaming me.)

"Everyone has probably seen this Alipay ad. The ideas it expresses are incorrect and need to be corrected!"

“I don’t think microloan products should be based on this kind of ideology. We microloans should set a good example.”

"that's it!"

After saying three sentences with a serious expression, Chen Mo turned and left the conference room.

In his usual style, he would always break things down and explain them thoroughly, like feeding someone a meal, leaving everyone to simply digest the information step by step.

This is also the model used by the other side before.

But now, Chen Mo has begun to consciously detach himself from the roles of "participant" and "leader" and instead become an observer.

He believed that the three people present would also be able to see through the problem he was aware of, and he was even more confident that they could handle it properly.

He would quietly observe the situation to see if it could achieve its intended outcome;

If deviations occur, intervention will be implemented to drive evolution through continuous iteration...

In the conference room, Lu Qi, Zhang Xiaolong, and Chen Tong looked at each other in bewilderment as Chen Mo left after uttering just three sentences.

They had never seen their boss so decisive. Zhang Xiaolong even wondered: Was this the shortest meeting he had ever attended since joining the company?
Looking at the silent Chen Tong and Zhang Xiaolong, Lu Qi spoke first, "Moss is probably angry, and the consequences will be severe!"

"PhD, please remove the word 'should'," Chen Tong said, stroking Zhang Xiaolong. "Mr. Long, what do you say?"

Zhang Xiaolong pursed his lips and uttered two words: "Let's get it!"

Chen Mo's words were very short, only three sentences; but the meeting between the three of them was very long, lasting a full thirty minutes, before they finalized a "collection" plan.

After leaving the conference room, Zhang Xiaolong and Chen Tong each led their core teams in an emergency meeting.

Chen Tong, following the approach she had just found, gave the order: "Find all the actors in these Alipay ads..."

On the other side, Zhang Xiaolong pulled out the Alipay payment plan he had previously prepared, grinned, and said, "Looks like our plan needs to be started ahead of schedule..."

Subsequently, from top to bottom, large meetings were held within small meetings, and relevant personnel from departments such as WeChat and marketing operated seamlessly like precision instruments.

The next day, around 3 p.m., the sky over Beijing suddenly changed.

The sky was cloudless in the morning, but now it is covered with dark clouds, giving off a sense of impending storm.

Rainy days on weekends are a wonderful thing for people on holiday, as falling asleep to the sound of rain is especially pleasant.

But for those who need to travel, it's a real hassle.

At this moment, many migrant workers who live far from home and did not bring umbrellas are looking out at the dark clouds and starting to think: if the rain really comes down, how will they get home? They may have to work overtime until the rain subsides before they can set off.

During breaks from work, a sense of suffocation quietly spread.

In the instant the light dimmed, a light came on in an office on the top floor of the Bi'an Science and Technology Park.

Chen Mo was still engrossed in his work when his phone suddenly beeped with a text message notification: "Boss, you've got a message..."

Chen Mo picked it up and saw that, as a valued mobile user, he had received an early yellow alert for heavy rain issued by the meteorological bureau.

Generally, the warning atmosphere is divided into four levels: blue, yellow, orange, and red, with the level increasing in that order.

Yellow indicates that the risk is approaching and has a tendency to expand, requiring strengthened monitoring and prevention.

Looking at the darkening sky outside, Chen Mo couldn't help but recall his painful experience of being drenched on his way to work in his previous life.

That's just how the weather is in Beijing; the east might be sunny and bright, while the west is already pouring rain.

One time, when I entered the subway station on my way to work, it was cloudy. An hour later, I traveled from north to west and encountered a torrential downpour as soon as I exited the station.

Faced with the choice between "waiting for the rain to stop" and "being late and incurring a fine," he had no choice but to run wildly in the rain.

He ran all the way to the company, and he and some of his colleagues became the epitome of being soaked to the bone. It could be said that except for his underwear, he was basically transparent from head to toe.

The muddy, damp environment, mixed with a bit of heat, makes working in this kind of environment very unpleasant!
"Boom!" A thunderous roar erupted.

It wasn't a rolling roar, but rather like a hammer slamming into an iron felt, producing a deafening crack.

This startled Chen Mo.

Damn it. Fellow Daoist He Fang, could you please keep your voice down while you're undergoing your tribulation?
He turned and walked to the French windows. The sun, like a young wife caught cheating, hid under a "dark cloud" quilt, too ashamed to be seen.

It was daytime, yet there was an oppressive darkness about it.

While early warnings aren't always accurate—there was a time when there was a lot of thunder but little rain, leading netizens to joke that "the heavy rain couldn't enter Beijing because it didn't have a permit."

But I'd rather believe it exists.

Chen Mo glanced at the time; it was 3:15. He immediately called Xu Peixin.

A few minutes later, the Human Resources Department of Beyond Group sent an email to all employees: All employees at the Beijing headquarters can leave work early starting today.

An hour later, the torrential rain arrived, albeit late, like a long-awaited final attack, pouring down like a torrent of water.

Two hours later, the evening rush hour began, and the entire Fifth Ring Road was congested.

At this time, Chen Mo received feedback from HR that, except for a very few employees whose homes were far from the company and who were caught in the rain, everyone had arrived home safely.

He glanced at the office buildings across the street; most floors had their lights off, with only the areas with lights on for the departments on duty. Only then did he feel relieved and leave.

Finally, accompanied by Xiao Mo, he walked home under an umbrella. Because the heavy rain obscured his view, and the streets were jammed with cars during rush hour, forming a long line of vehicles.
Around 8 p.m., the torrential rain showed no signs of stopping, and the warning level was raised from yellow to orange, indicating that the affected area was large and that corresponding emergency measures needed to be activated.

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Mo, as an ordinary citizen, received the newly released public protection guidelines.

"Given the current heavy rain situation, the general public is advised to avoid going out unless absolutely necessary. Enterprises and institutions should, in principle, not require employees to come to work unless absolutely necessary, except for ensuring the operation of the city and public services."

Chen Mo could understand these things individually, but when they were put together, he couldn't quite grasp the profoundness of the Chinese language.

So, are we encouraging people to go to work or advocating for them not to go to work?

After browsing through comments on Zhihu, Douyin, and Zhihu, I felt even more helpless:

"Help: How can we get our boss to see this newly issued notice?"

"What's the point of sending this notice just to us? Why don't you send it to our boss?"

"Good news: The company notice was sent out very quickly this time. The boss cares about us employees and reminded us to be careful. Bad news: Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow, so everyone should leave home earlier than usual and not be late!"

"I only have one thought right now: if this rain gets heavier, will it flood our company first?"

"Damn, my flight to Beijing is tonight, so will I still be able to travel for the next few days?"

"Don't come to Beijing unless absolutely necessary! You didn't listen and insisted on coming. I don't know about travel, but with this kind of rain, there shouldn't be any problems with sightseeing."

"Can't these companies learn from the other side? They leave work before 4 p.m., just in time to avoid the downpour..."

After reading through the comments from working people, Chen Mo found that most companies still went their own way, ignoring the notices even when they saw them, just like a certain law firm.

He could understand the bosses' thinking: it was easy for the higher-ups to just give orders, but if the company had to give an extra day off, it would really mean less profit – after all, these bosses "really had a cow" (meaning they were very powerful).
At this moment, Xu Peixin called to ask for instructions on the employees' work arrangements for tomorrow.

"...We have instructions from above, of course we must obey. Besides, who knows how many days this rain will last? Pass down the notice: all employees in Beijing will work from home tomorrow, and their salaries will be paid as usual. Also, I see a few words I don't like; you can change the notice like this..."

Chen Mo paused for a moment, then added, "In line with all management: working from home and working hours are the same, and overtime is not allowed."

They were also asked to analyze the efficiency differences between working from home and working in person, such as equipment and facilities, and work processes.

After this data is fed back to you, the HR department needs to submit a feasibility report on exploring the normalization of working from home. Please show it to me by the end of the month!

Although Xu Peixin didn't know what Moss's intention was, was this rain going to last for another month? Otherwise, why make working from home the norm?

But he never questioned his boss's orders.

"Roger that!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo thought for a moment and then called a few old friends to exchange opinions.

He then went into the study and began writing something furiously in his notebook.

Half an hour later, he propped his phone up on the stand in front of him and pressed the record button...

An hour later, Chen Mo's latest video posted on Douyin topped the popularity charts, second only to the pinned official news.

In the picture, he is sitting upright with his hands folded on the table.

The desktop was unusually simple, with only a five-star red flag and a small flag with the other shore logo placed in one corner, which stood out.

"Dear colleagues in Beijing, I am Chen Mo, Chairman of the Beyond Group."

As you can see, torrential rain is pouring down outside the window right now, causing flooding in many areas and traffic disruptions on some roads, which is causing great inconvenience to people's travel and work.

Relevant departments have explicitly called for "employees not to be required to work unless absolutely necessary," but many companies are still blatantly defying this directive and demanding that employees risk returning to work.

The words had barely left his mouth when, on screen, "duang! duang! duang!"

The video, accompanied by sound effects, displays screenshots of several internal company notices; the company names have been blurred out.

"As a business operator, I can understand that the interests of the company are above all else in the eyes of some people, but should we reflect on this: when extreme weather becomes a threat, which is more important, the safety of employees or the 'normal operation' of the company?"

Just an hour ago, the Beyond Group decided:
Starting tomorrow, all employees in Beijing and surrounding areas affected by the heavy rain will be required to work from home and will not be allowed to come to the office.

(End of this chapter)