Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Hopefully, they can use this funding to make further technological progress.

And the research institute's funds are being used solely by them.

Yes, the research institute has quite a few projects.

But no matter how much there is, it has to be done step by step. Compared to the entire industry, it's like the ocean and a reservoir.

He had just secured 20 million yuan in research funding for the research institute before the Lunar New Year, and there are still four months until the New Year.

He came to me complaining about being poor, are you trying to reach for the heavens?!

"Jianguo, we're really out of ideas."

Seeing that feigning poverty and ignorance was useless, Xiang Shaodong went straight to the point.

I'm poor, I have no money.

If you don't give it to me, I...I...

I'll make you suffer, I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace.

"Young Master, do you even have any manly qualities left?"

Seeing his tantrum, Yang Jianguo was both amused and exasperated.

He's willing to do anything for money, he's shameless.

"I'm poor, so poor I can't even afford to eat, what's the point of having any shame?"

Xiang Shaodong patted his face. "Can it be eaten or drunk? Why don't you name a price and I'll sell it to you?"

Yang Jianguo was rendered speechless by his rebuttal. Was this really the Lao Xiang he knew?

I remember when I first met him, he was gentle and refined, and he looked very cultured.

Like a schoolteacher, he commands respect from everyone who sees him.

just now……

He's a complete thug and scoundrel.

"I think it's all because you forced me into this situation."

Xiang Shaodong is suffering. He doesn't care about saving face, and he doesn't want to maintain an elegant and proper demeanor every day.

He wanted to, but he couldn't!

Those project managers would come to him every day to complain and cry poverty.

She still had money in her hands, but she kept pestering him for money all day long, from his workplace to his home, from morning till night.

The most outrageous time was when several old men moved into his doorstep.

He wouldn't come in even when invited; he just sat down outside the door and kept his head down, waiting it out.

Each of them is a top expert in their field, and they are all his precious treasures whom he respectfully addresses as "Master".

Xiang Shaodong was almost driven crazy, but he managed to squeeze out some money from various sources for them to use first.

For this reason, the research institute's perk that year was a carton of eggs.

The old men were quite happy, feeling that having scrambled eggs was good enough.

Others, however, were not happy.

Oh, so you guys took the money and the project is on track.

It would be nice to say "take a plate of eggs" afterward.

What about us!

No funding in sight, no money to expedite the project, and no New Year's bonuses either.

So you've taken all the benefits!

Don't suffer from lack and unevenness.

If this happens twice more, Xiang Shaodong will have to quit, and most of the people in the research institute will have to give up.

If he hadn't been forced into this situation, would he be begging and pleading like this?

Chapter 531 Reasoning with them and appealing to their emotions

"Okay, I understand."

Hearing him say that, Xiang Shaodong was thrilled and stared at him expectantly.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no more.

Xiang Shaodong scratched his head, "Boss, what do you mean by this?"

"What I mean is that I will go there in person and talk to the experienced masters."

Xiang Shaodong was in a dilemma, looking at him hesitantly as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Old Xiang, this has nothing to do with you."

Yang Jianguo comforted him, saying, "I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I just haven't had the chance yet."

"I never expected the situation to be this serious."

"Don't worry, the situation will definitely improve after the meeting."

Xiang Shaodong couldn't hold back any longer, "Jianguo, actually, the masters are also anxious."

"All the money was spent wisely, not a single penny wasted, really, I can guarantee that."

"I know, and I trust the character of my mentors."

Yang Jianguo, of course, believed him; he was telling the truth.

"But some things can't be done that way. You can't just take more money or make projects more important than others just because you're senior. You can't just get everything on the first-come, first-served basis."

"If things continue like this, how will young people learn and improve?"

"Which of them didn't make mistakes when they were young? They got to where they are today without being disciplined and beaten up?"

"Young people should be encouraged to take initiative, experiment boldly, learn from their mistakes, and grow through practice."

"I'm not just trying to comfort you; I've really thought about this for a long time."

The issue of seniority-based promotion is not prevalent in any particular industry.

The same principle applies everywhere.

The free-spirited Eagle Clan, which controls the parliament and financial groups, has several young faces among its members.

In the German parliament, there's a group of old men who need help to walk.

No one willingly admits defeat and grows old, nor is anyone willing to be abandoned or eliminated by the times.

It feels like being thrown into a garbage dump.

You'll only understand when you're old and experience it firsthand.

What a despairing torment and torture it must have been.

Therefore, external intervention is needed at this time.

Yang Jianguo is not trying to sideline veteran workers, nor is he trying to sweep them into the dustbin of history.

It will be eliminated from the competition.

But he must open up channels for young people to learn and advance.

This channel needs to be wide enough.

"Jianguo," Xiang Shaodong looked at him worriedly, "Aren't you afraid someone will shirk responsibility? This matter has a small impact, but it could also be a big one..."

If we're talking about big, then it's huge.

Yang Jianguo mentally added to his point, because his behavior represented a certain tendency.

He himself has already stepped into this group that tends to oppose him.

Oppose yourself!

Hehe, that does sound like something he would do.

Yang Jianguo found it somewhat amusing, thinking that one day he would reach that age.

Will you cling to your position, believing yourself to be better than others, and be reluctant to step down?

"Don't worry, I have my own plans."

……

Two days later, Yang Jianguo, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, convened a meeting at the research institute.

The meeting's content was simple: first, to reiterate the project funding allocation plan and the selection criteria for priority levels.

Secondly, it allows a group of people who have long reached the retirement age but are reluctant to retire to retire.

"Director, I'm not old yet, I can still contribute to the research institute and the country."

An elderly man with white hair raised his fist and his face turned red as he protested.

It's just that Yang Jianguo's prestige was too great; if it were anyone else, the old man would have already punched them in the face.

"I know that the experience and skills of all the masters are unparalleled."

"I understand even more your desire to continue to shine and contribute, and I know that you are wholeheartedly dedicated to your work and to the prosperity and strength of the country."

"However, I also need to consider the veteran workers. They have been busy for most of their lives and it is time for them to return to their families and enjoy their retirement."

"The organization has failed you, and so have I."

Yang Jianguo pushed back his chair, stood up, and bowed deeply to everyone present, saying, "On behalf of myself, I would like to say to you all, thank you for your hard work."

Such performance and attitude immediately dispelled the resistance in the hearts of the veteran workers.

Most people's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He swayed and slumped into a chair, remembering the family and life he had neglected.

"In the past, we didn't have the means."

"Now that we have the means, it would be wrong to continue to let you contribute your remaining energy. Life shouldn't be just about work; family is also very important."

"My loved ones and children need you."

"My grandson, who's just crying for food, also wants his grandfather's company..."

Yang Jianguo never mentioned the issue of stepping down, but instead used reason and emotion to shift the topic to family.

The resistance that Xiang Shaodong had imagined almost did not materialize.

Even the few who remained steadfast softened as he spoke slowly and forcefully.

Yes, after working all my life, it's time to go back and spend time with my family.

Go see the children and enjoy a few days of family bliss surrounded by your children and grandchildren.

So, after the meeting ended...

The planned retirement notices and lists were approved without much resistance.

"I've seen what it's like to build a nation."

In the office, Xiang Shaodong was busy making him tea, his face full of admiration as he spoke.

I'm convinced, truly convinced.

He has a really sharp tongue; he can talk the dead back to life.

The point was clearly for the older generation to step down, but the way he said it made it sound like a good thing.

Is it possible that I was speaking from the heart?

Yang Jianguo blew on the tea leaves floating on the surface and looked at him with a half-smile.

Xiang Shaodong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded as if it were a matter of course:

"That's true. If it weren't from the heart, you wouldn't be able to move those old fogies."

"Therefore, to convince others, you must first convince yourself and deceive yourself."