The employee strike naturally affected the company's bosses and shareholders the most.
They were simply baffled, the company had been operating just fine, and suddenly the employees started striking out of the blue.
The employees demanded a wage increase and reduced overti hours; these demands sounded reasonable at first listen, but upon closer inspection, none of their requested pay raises were below 50%!
Do you think that's excessive? Want to negotiate? The employees at Qualcomm Electronics demanded a doubling of their salaries—our demand for a 50% raise isn't excessive, is it?
Incredibly, the striking teams ford a sort of competition between themselves—what? You're asking for 50%? Then we demand 60%!
You're asking for a decrease of 3 hours in the weekly working ti? No way! We demand a reduction of 5 hours!
What? You demand the annual bonus to be no less than two months' salary? Damn! We asked for less, only one month! Hurry up and go back to renegotiate with the boss!
You demand the company should provide at least half a month's paid vacation leave for travel each year? Then we're not satisfied! We demand two such leaves a year!
Soon, each factory beca a tangled ss, and this was only the first day since Zhang nglong announced the establishnt of the "Worker's Fund Foundation." The strike frenzy was just beginning in this state, and if it continued for another day or two, the Continent might witness the largest strike in history!
The bosses of those companies were both fearful and angry; in their eyes, this employee strike was ultimately caused by Qualcomm Electronics!
If they hadn't offended Zhang nglong, Zhang wouldn't have set up this "Worker's Fund Foundation," and their employees wouldn't have just started striking out of nowhere.
Several company bosses angrily went to Qualcomm Electronics, desperately seeking explanations from the board mbers, even demanding that they reconcile with Zhang nglong imdiately, or else face a direct lawsuit in court!
The entire capital market was in chaos, but surely the state couldn't just stand by and do nothing, right? The senior executives of Qualcomm Electronics imdiately contacted the stakeholders who controlled those state-owned assets.
However, they received a very desperate response, being told that Qualcomm Electronics must resolve this matter properly, and no assistance would be provided!
Under pressure from all sides, the board of Qualcomm Electronics finally cracked. A few directors sat in the conference room with furrowed brows, looking like they had aged years in just a few days.
"What on earth is Zhang nglong capable of, that even the authorities can't handle him?" Mobai's lips trembled. He racked his brain but couldn't figure it out—does Zhang have connections at the top? But he's a Huaxia person!
"I heard a rumor that mbers of the Otto family are involved in this," Zeda said, "Outsiders might not know, but everyone working here should be well aware that the Otto family's influence goes far beyond what is publicly displayed."
"What do we do now? Are we really going to have to submit to Zhang nglong?"
"If Qualcomm Electronics wants to survive, there's no other way but to submit to Zhang nglong," Zeda sighed. Zhang nglong was the most difficult adversary he had ever encountered and the only one who had left him completely at a loss.
In this world, 99% of matters can still be solved with money. If it can't be solved, then it just ans there's not enough money. But this matter isn't part of that 1%!
All eyes simultaneously turned towards Infelite, who had been the brain behind several sches against Silicon Moonlight.
"Whover provoked Zhang nglong should take responsibility for resolving this," soone said.
"You... you all... don't forget that you all agreed with my approach at the ti, and everything I did was for the company!" Infelite said in panic.
"You apologize to Zhang nglong, or we'll imdiately expel you from the board," Mobai threw aside past friendships at that mont, "Don't doubt whether I have the power to do so!"
Infelite's body trembled. Although he was also a shareholder of Qualcomm Electronics, the differences between shareholders were vast; Mobai's net worth and influence were far beyond Infelite's.
"Alright! I'll go!" At this mont, Infelite had no other choice. A few months ago, he could never have imagined that one day he would be so humbled, begging a Huaxia man whom he once looked down upon.
...
While Qualcomm Electronics was frantically busy, Zhang nglong was preoccupied with a video call with Lu Yiyao, as if the events unfolding in Arica had nothing to do with him at all.
"You, always stirring up trouble wherever you go. Why does every place you visit end up with an incident that the whole world knows about?" Lu Yiyao complained.
"It's not my fault, it was Qualcomm Electronics who started sabotaging my company first, should I just take a beating and not fight back?" Zhang nglong said.
"But this has blown up too big, I've even heard the news here in Huaxia. In Colorado State alone, over 200 companies have gone on strike, totaling over 30,000 workers. This has seriously affected the local economic developnt and social stability. Aren't you afraid they'll co after you?" Lu Yiyao expressed her concern.
"Right!" Zhang nglong suddenly realized this point. Logically, with such a big ss he had created, it was preposterous that the higher-ups hadn't co troubling him. "Could they really just be watching
make a ss of things?"
Zhang nglong had originally wanted to use this incident to force the local authorities to intervene indirectly, thereby applying pressure on Qualcomm Electronics.
"Otto!" Zhang nglong shouted.
"Mr. Zhang, may I assist you with sothing?" Otto asked respectfully.
"Qualcomm Electronics has state-owned capital in it, right? Now that the company is in this condition, why haven't the higher-ups shown any reaction?" Zhang nglong believed Otto would know sothing.
"Oh, rest assured, Mr. Zhang, we've already given them a heads-up. The higher-ups definitely wouldn't dare to let out a peep, and they would even proactively exert pressure on Qualcomm Electronics. As long as it doesn't involve leaking core industrial technologies, they should agree to any conditions you put forth unconditionally."
"There's such a thing? How did you manage that?" Zhang nglong asked curiously.
"Mr. Zhang, it's just a difference in social systems. In capitalist countries, there's a high degree of freedom, and money is everything. If you have enough money, you can even compete for the presidency, no matter how obscure you are, and even win it!"
"And you guys..."
"We're not interested in governing the country!" Otto laughed, "However, now out of the 50 states in the nation, 37 state governors are the result of capital operation by our Duber family. If we so wish, we could replace those governors next year. In this continent, our Duber family's word is law!"
"Impressive, impressive!" Zhang nglong couldn't help but start applauding.
"Oh, there's a call!" Temporarily disconnecting the video with Lu Yiyao, Zhang nglong answered, "Hello, this is Zhang nglong!"
"Zhang... Mr. Zhang, hello, I... I'm Infelite..."
"Oh, Mr. Infelite!" Zhang nglong smiled with satisfaction. "You're a busy man; what brings you to waste ti on a lowly Asian like ?"
Infelite's complexion changed, Zhang nglong's barbed manner was all too clear.
"I'm here to apologize," Infelite took a deep breath, "Last ti at Silicon Moonlight, it was my fault for insulting Huaxia people and I shouldn't have used those underhanded thods. Please, I beg your forgiveness."
"Forgive you? Hmph!" Zhang nglong sneered, "It seems Mr. Infelite lacks sincerity. A phone call with a simple sorry is supposed to settle things? Better rethink your approach before coming to see
again!"
Zhang nglong hung up the phone with a snap, "I wondered how long you would last; you're giving in before I've even put in the effort!"
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