Late autumn in the UK is very cold, and in some places there are even snowflakes.

On the clean, slightly bleak state road, three black Rolls-Royces were headed, followed by eight yellow buses, and soon entered the city of Wolverhampton.

It is a city located in the middle of England, England, with fresh air and beautiful scenery. The Jaguar brand's manufacturing plant is located in the city.

The convoy approached the factory, and the security guards, who had already been notified, opened the gate in advance, and the convoy was unimpeded until it reached the gate of the main factory before slowly stopping.

There are already more than 100 people waiting here. They are all senior managers of the Jaguar factory, and after learning that the Jaguar brand was acquired by a Hong Kong company, although everyone is not very happy, but at this moment, no one dares to show it.

The nature of the company has changed from state-owned to private, which means that the protective umbrella that is held above their heads disappears in an instant. And the more senior leaders are, the more worried they are about losing their well-paid positions.

Although they are well aware that the new boss has an agreement with the government and will not lay off employees on a large scale, it is normal for the company to change hands and change leadership positions.

Nervousness - this is the common emotion that lingers in everyone's hearts at this moment.

When they saw at least 200 people walking down from the eight buses, the apprehension in their hearts further turned into uneasiness.

Why did the new boss bring in so many people? Could it be that he plans to replace them all?

Without allowing them to think too much, the young man in the lead, already under the defense of the bodyguards, strode over.

"Warm welcome Mr. Li home!" shouted in unison, as in the previous rehearsal.

"Well, you've done a great job. Li Yadong smiled lightly and nodded.

He used Chinese, and Huang Deping on the side translated it at the right time.

"Dear Mr. Lee, I am the head of the factory, Pierce Adam, and allow me to show you around your property. A middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, bowed at 90 degrees, and said with great courtesy.

He was undoubtedly the most uneasy of all the people on the scene.

Because according to common sense, once a company is acquired, most new owners will remove the original person in charge and let their cronies take over.

Pierce was even ready to step aside, hoping that the new boss would appreciate his excellent management skills after visiting the base and give him a deputy position.

Then he was satisfied.

What he fears most is that the new boss will fire him directly, after all, the factory has been in a state of loss, and in a way, it can also be regarded as his inaction.

"Good. ”

A group of people led by Li Yadong, under the guidance of Pierce and other managers, shuttled between various factories in a mighty way.

The group of people behind Li Yadong were all recruited by Huang Deping and Jack a few months ago, a total of 242 people, one-third of whom are from Hong Kong, one-third are from the United Kingdom, and one-third are recruited from all over the world by Huang Deping entrusted by the British international headhunting company.

And these two hundred and forty-two people, it can be said that they are all elites in the machinery manufacturing industry, Li Yadong according to multiple factors such as education, experience, technical qualifications, etc., each of them has offered a lot of salary, and they are also willing to work in China in the future.

They came here for one purpose – to empty the Jaguar factory.

Of course, the so-called "evacuation" here does not refer to the material level, but to the technical level.

This factory is really big, to be honest, Li Yadong doesn't bother to take a closer look, because the more he looks at it, the more reluctant he is to sell.

I walked around for more than an hour, and I only walked around a third of the base. Afterwards, the crowd came to a large auditorium. This is the place where the staff representative meeting is held on a daily basis at the base.

Li Yadong, Huang Deping, Jack and others sat on the stage, and only five or six core managers of the base could sit next to them, including Pierce.

Below, except for the people brought by Li Yadong, all the middle-level and above managers of the base are here, and the people on both sides together are at least more than 1,000 people.

The auditorium was unusually quiet as the pin drop was heard, and everyone looked at the excessively young boss in unison, waiting for him to speak.

Especially the original managers of the base, many of them did not dare to move, for fear of leaving a bad influence on this new boss who was not clear about his temperament, so that he was dismissed.

After all, he brought so many people today, these people are enough to replace a quarter of them, and no one wants to be one of them.

The new boss is not good! Many people can't help but think about it, and their hearts are bitter.

At a time when the UK's car industry is dying, many factories are closed, and it will be difficult for them to find better jobs once they leave Jaguar.

However, to the surprise of everyone present, the new boss did not have three new officials. He seemed to have an insight into everyone's thoughts, and the first sentence was, "Don't be nervous, you just visited the base, and the base is well managed, so everyone here should be qualified managers." Therefore, for the time being, I do not intend to remove any positions, including the person in charge. ”

As soon as these words came out, the current depressing atmosphere was suddenly swept away, and everyone sighed, feeling happy from the bottom of their hearts, and also had a good first impression of the new boss.

Especially Pierce and the others next to him, there was even a slight disbelief in their excited expressions, they fantasized about being able to keep their original positions unchanged. Of course, it only exists in fantasy.

After all, the other party came from across the country, and even the skin color was different from theirs, so it was really unexpected to trust them so much.

"As for Jaguar, I don't have anything to reform at the moment, so everything is good for the status quo. And I have only one request for the original staff here. ”

Li Yadong paused when he said this, and everyone present also pricked up their ears in unison, he pointed to the group of people he brought with him sitting in the front row below, and continued: "I need you to do your best to cultivate this group of people and bring each of them out of the division as soon as possible. As you know, I also have a Land Rover brand in your country, and in my country, the automotive landscape will be bigger in the future, so there is an urgent need for talent. The talent training plan is my only requirement for you at present, and it is also a hard requirement, if you do well, there will be rewards, and if you don't do well, you can directly roll up and get out!"

Huang Deping made a complete translation of his words, and after everyone heard it, how dare they not pay attention to it, and nodded frequently one by one.

Pierce patted his chest and promised, "Dear Mr. Li, please rest assured, hand over my batch of people to me, and within a year, I will be able to train them into real high-quality automotive technicians." ”

"A year? no, it's too long. I'll only give you half a year, if you can meet the standard in half a year, you will get a generous bonus, if not, then ...... You know, I take this very seriously. Li Yadong emphasized again.

Pierce's heart sank, and he said continuously: "Okay, respected Mr. Li, as you wish, in half a year, I promise to train them all into qualified talents." ”

"Good. ”

……

After a day in Wolverhampton, early the next morning, Li Yadong and Huang Deping came to Solihull, which is not far away.

The city has been voted the "most liveable city" by the British press. Land Rover's soul factory, the world's largest aluminium body manufacturing plant, is located here.

The factory is very old, it existed during World War II, and it was not part of the Land Rover brand at that time, and there was no Land Rover brand at all. During World War II, it was a military factory that produced tank engines for the British government.

In 1945, after World War II, in order to revive the British economy, Rover Motors acquired the right to use the land from the British government free of charge, and in order to take advantage of the scale of the factory, Rover Motors decided to develop a new model. In the summer of 1947, the first prototypes were assembled, the new car was named "Land Rover", and the Land Rover brand was born.

Since 1948, Solihull has been the exclusive factory of the Land Rover brand, which is still in use today.

After Li Yadong and his entourage came here, they were still warmly received by the leadership - not enthusiastic, not good, in this land covering an area of 150 hectares, everything they looked at belonged to the man in front of them.

The head of the factory is called Hahn, a lean little old man, who has inquired about what happened in Wolverhampton yesterday, and he has heard from Jaguar that their common boss is a good talker and has not removed a single management position.

This made Hahn very excited, he was so happy, and the smiling face at the reception was not fake.

However, when it came time to attend the factory and start the regular meeting, the first thing the new boss said was......

"This is Mr. Huang Deping, and from today he will be the new head of the Solihull plant. ”

Hahn was dumbfounded, and the expression on his face froze instantly. He thinks that compared to Pierce's junior, he is much better in terms of experience and ability.

Why could he stay where he was, and he was removed?

"As for Mr. Hahn......"

Fortunately, the new boss added in a timely manner, "I will reappoint you as the deputy head of the factory to assist Mr. Huang Deping in managing the factory, and the salary will remain the same." ”

"Oh, good ......," Hahn let out a long sigh, if the salary remains the same, it's not that he can't accept a half-level demotion, and to be honest, the pressure to be a top leader is also quite high.

Besides, he doesn't have a choice.

For Land Rover, Li Yadong is no better than Jaguar, and everyone in the senior management has met face-to-face, and has a detailed understanding of their scope of work, and also listened carefully to their views on the future development of the factory. So, the meeting lasted a long time, after eating in the factory cafeteria at noon, it resumed in the afternoon.

As he became more and more immersed in the Land Rover factory, Li Yadong looked at it from the perspective of a future person, and gradually found many problems. The corresponding reform measures are also slowly taking shape in my mind.

The current state of the Land Rover brand, to put it simply, can be described in four words - half-dead.

Sales are very unstable, some months are good, some months are bad, some quarters are in the red, and sometimes you can make a small profit.

However, overall, it is still in a state of loss.

The biggest problem is the old model and the single sales market.

At present, the main sales market of Land Rover is still its own country, followed by Europe and America, and as for the sales volume in Asia, it is completely negligible.

Li Yadong has settled in Solihull for the time being, and he has to revitalize the Land Rover first, and at the same time, establish its Asian market.

Yes, with Land Rover's high-end positioning, few people in China in this era can afford it. But don't forget, there are four small dragons in Asia, and their economies are no worse than those of Europe and the United States, such as the Japanese benzene in this era, which claims to be able to buy the entire United States, which can be described as rich.

The British government is unable to seize their market, but it does not represent Li Yadong, and it cannot be attacked.

He has an unusual understanding of the future of automobiles and knows exactly what consumers want.

Based on this premise, presumably anything is possible.