Li Weidong decided that the first step in the reform of Fukang Engineering was to conduct a major overhaul of the technical department.

The technical director must not be used anymore, and the other people in the technical department who are just waiting to die must also be cleared out.

If we don’t start over from the root cause, we can’t solve the problem of eating from the same big pot.

Therefore, Li Weidong needs to recruit a group of new talents and form a new technical department.

Li Weidong has already had an idea about recruiting talents.

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The special economic zones in the Pearl River Delta are at the forefront of reform and opening up.

An advertisement appeared in a certain high-selling newspaper, with the word "Wanted" at the top of the headline.

When you see these two words, you know that this is a recruitment advertisement.

In a place like the Special Administrative Region, the most common thing in newspapers is probably recruitment advertisements.

Moreover, there are recruitment advertisements for all walks of life, ranging from those who build atomic bombs to those who cook tea eggs.

Under the word "Wanted", there is this sentence: Talents from all over the world, no matter where you are, we are always looking forward to working with you in the future of our factory! Fukang Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. Then there are the recruitment positions and

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In 1996, the place with the greatest concentration of talents in China was the Special Economic Zone.

In the early 1990s, China saw the largest wave of going overseas, with “capable people” from government agencies, institutions, and state-owned enterprises choosing to go overseas one after another.

Those with good connections often choose to stay locally and rely on their connections to do business, and many have become well-known entrepreneurs.

In addition to doing business themselves, most of those management talents have gone to foreign companies. The salary of foreign companies can be several times or even dozens of times higher than that of state-owned enterprises.

And technical talents are flocking to the special zone one after another.

In the economic environment at that time, if skilled people wanted to make a lot of money, they would either start their own business or go to a special zone.

For the business owners in the special zone, I dare not say anything else, but giving them money is really a pleasure.

"Time is money, efficiency is life" is not a slogan in the SAR, but goes deep into the marrow of the SAR's economic development.

On the other hand, entrepreneurs in the special economic zone are willing to spend money to save time, and workers will work hard to improve efficiency.

In comparison, although Beijing and Shanghai are first-tier cities, in addition to the attractiveness of their hukou, the reimbursement of money is indeed not as straightforward as that of the special economic zones.

Therefore, Li Weidong went directly to the special zone to advertise and recruit people.

Of course, when recruiting people in special zones, you have to pay special zone-level salaries before talents are willing to come.

In this regard, Li Weidong does not intend to be stingy. In addition to a high salary, he also plans to give away a house!

Chinese people have always had a different kind of persistence and sentiment towards houses. In the eyes of many people, if you have a house, you have a family, and a house is the best settlement expense.

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Technical talents come to the Special Economic Zone just to dig for gold. As long as they are given enough money, they will naturally flock there.

In addition to technical talents, Li Weidong also plans to recruit several more management talents to gradually replace Fukang Heavy Industries' leadership team.

It’s just that recruiting management talents is much more difficult than recruiting technical talents.

Li Weidong looked at the resumes of several applicants and found that they were middle managers at most. What Li Weidong needed was a high-level corporate manager.

In the talent market, high-level corporate managers have always been a scarce resource that can only be found but not sought.

In China in the 1990s, modern high-level management talents were even rarer.

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Hong Kong Island, Sham Shui Po, is the place with the longest history on Hong Kong Island. Even as Hong Kong Island's economy takes off and high-rise buildings are built everywhere, Sham Shui Po remains the same as it was in the 1950s and 1960s.

The reason for this is that the residents of Sham Shui Po are relatively poor, most of the poor people on Hong Kong Island live here, and the "slums" on Hong Kong Island are also concentrated here.

In later news reports, the so-called dragon cage house and coffin room were also hidden in this area.

Li Weidong was walking on the streets of Sham Shui Po. The rows of low buildings, the intricate alleys, the well-equipped grocery stores, the street stalls selling beef offal, and the stall owners smoking cigarettes all made Li Weidong...

I feel like I am in a classic scene from an old movie.

Finally, Li Weidong stopped in front of a tea restaurant.

"The Shengsheng Tea Restaurant, I remember it should be here." Li Weidong looked at his watch and then walked in.

Li Weidong found a position where he could observe the door, then sat down and said, "Let's order meal A."

After a while, the meal was served. Li Weidong thanked him, but he had no intention of eating, and kept staring at the door.

More than twenty minutes later, a slovenly bearded man wearing a vest and shorts walked in.

"Pork chop rice, and a cup of lemon tea!" the man said, directly finding a place to sit down.

Judging from the man's demeanor, he is obviously a regular customer here.

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said to himself: "I've finally waited for you, Chen Yonghua, you really didn't lie to me, you really came here to eat!"

Then, Li Weidong stood up and sat directly opposite the sloppy man.

The sloppy man looked at Li Weidong and said, "Hey, there are plenty of empty seats here, no need to share a table!"

"I'm not here to share the table with you." Li Weidong smiled slightly and then said: "Dr. Chen, I have a job here, are you interested?"

Hearing the name "Dr. Chen", the slovenly man's face changed slightly, and he asked with a vigilant look: "How do you know?"

"Chen Yonghua, PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Hong Kong Island Polytechnic University, I should have found the right person, right?" Li Weidong continued calmly: "I have a job here, you may be interested."

The slovenly man named Chen Yonghua once again showed a nervous and surprised expression. What Li Weidong said meant that he knew his past.

This sloppy man's name is Chen Yonghua. He once had a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The engineering research field of Hong Kong Polytechnic University was ranked among the top ten in the world at that time. The mechanical engineering major alone was also among the top twenty in the world, and one of the best in Asia.

Therefore, those with Ph.D.s in mechanical engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic University are definitely the top talents in mechanical engineering in Asia.

After Dr. Chen Yonghua graduated, he stayed at the Polytechnic University to teach and also engage in research. However, what he never expected was that his mentor at the time stole his research results and published them as his own.

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Since the other party was Chen Yonghua’s former mentor and had also guided Chen Yonghua’s research, he knew Chen Yonghua’s entire research process very well, and he also knew the experimental procedures and various core data. Even if Chen Yonghua wanted to complain, he would have no way to sue.

, because the other party can produce all the experimental data.

Chen Yonghua went to find the plagiarist to argue with him. Impulsively, the two had a verbal conflict. As a result, the plagiarist fell to the ground and died after arguing.

Later, forensic autopsy determined that the other party died suddenly due to a heart attack. However, Chen Yonghua was still charged with "manslaughter" and was imprisoned.

During the British Hong Kong period, excellent lawyers could be above the law. Even the most powerful thief king could be released on bail at that time. It was normal for Chen Yonghua to be convicted of manslaughter.

So after Chen Yonghua was released from prison, he could not find a formal job at all. Even though he had a doctorate in mechanical engineering, no company was willing to hire him.

Hong Kong Island has always been very discriminatory towards people with criminal records, unless your appearance is ordinary.

Therefore, Chen Yonghua could only do odd jobs here and there to make ends meet, and he changed from an upper-class intellectual to a member of the bottom class of society.

After the Asian financial crisis broke out, Hong Kong Island was also affected. It was difficult for Chen Yonghua to find a job even doing odd jobs. In order to make a living, he could only go to Southeast Asia to pan for gold.

Southeast Asia has been the most severely affected by the Asian financial crisis, but after the crisis, it is also full of business opportunities. There are many people who want to take advantage of the opportunity to grab a piece of meat. If you are lucky, it is possible to get rich overnight. This kind of chaotic place has always been

An adventurer's paradise.

Chen Yonghua was forced to go to Southeast Asia because he had no choice but to meet Li Weidong in the Philippines.

At that time, Li Weidong was also considered one of the "adventurers". He was looking for second-hand machinery and equipment, but after all, he was not a professional in this field and had little knowledge of many mechanical equipments, so he was in urgent need of a mechanical talent.

Chen Yonghua happened to be the talent Li Weidong needed urgently, so Li Weidong hired Chen Yonghua with a high salary as his "technical master".

Now when Li Weidong decided to set up a new technical department, the first thing he thought of was Chen Yonghua.

In terms of recruitment in the special zone, there is no problem in recruiting some people with bachelor's degrees. If you are lucky, you can also recruit a few master's degrees.

However, top technical talents in Asia like Chen Yonghua are difficult to find in China.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for having been in prison, with Chen Yonghua's ability and qualifications, it would be very easy to get a high-paying job. How could he have waited until Li Weidong came to recruit him.

An excellent R&D team must have top-level leaders, and Chen Yonghua is obviously the most suitable person.

Li Weidong remembered that Chen Yonghua mentioned to Zeng that when he was first released from prison in 1996, he could only rent a house in Sham Shui Po because he could not find a job, and he would go to a livelihood tea restaurant every day.

So Li Weidong simply came here and waited, but Chen Yonghua really came.

At this time, Chen Yonghua was staring at Li Weidong with a vigilant expression and asked, "Have you investigated me?"

"Dr. Chen, don't be nervous, I don't mean any harm." Li Weidong spread his hands and continued, "Besides, with your current situation, you have nothing to lose."

Chen Yonghua was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It's true. I want money but I don't have money, and I want sex but I don't have sex. I'm basically a pauper. Even if it's robbery, I won't rob someone like me."

Li Weidong took out his business card, handed it to Chen Yonghua, and then said, "Dr. Chen, please introduce yourself. My name is Li Weidong, and I am the chairman of Fukang Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd."

Chen Yonghua took the business card, looked at it carefully, and instantly understood that Li Weidong was a big boss from the mainland.

Chen Yonghua did not doubt Li Weidong's identity. After all, Chen Yonghua didn't want anything now, and scammers would not look for such a poor person to defraud.

Li Weidong continued: "Dr. Chen, my company is now setting up a new R&D team, and it needs outstanding talents like Dr. Chen. If Dr. Chen is willing to condescend, you will be the head of the entire R&D team."

"You know that I have been in prison? Then you are still willing to invite me?" Chen Yonghua asked.

Li Weidong spread his hands and continued: "Dr. Chen, what I value is your ability, not your past."
To be continued...