With the careful preparation of the CUHK students, the laughter officially began at 7 o'clock and lasted until 9 o'clock, not only was the constitution unsurprisingly smashed, but even the former and current presidents of CUHK were invited backstage by the moderator to change into the clothes they had prepared in advance, and held the plates to the table of the two winners as waiters.

Compared to last time, this time it is more humane.

Not only were the wives and children invited to the stage together, but even Cai Yangzhi and Chen Wushou's primary, junior high, high and university teacher representatives were invited, and even a video of Chen Wushou when he was in elementary school was played on the spot, which was interspersed with true feelings in the funny, and the dinner was unsurprisingly an unprecedented success.

After three years, it once again won the highest honor in the scientific community, and the Hong Kong NB Real Room once again became the focus of attention of domestic media. The real center located in the Special Economic Zone has truly become the leader of domestic scientific research institutions, and even the Chinese Academy of Sciences has to bow down.

Internationally, however, the impact has been mediocre.

Because over the years, the NB has proven itself through one breakthrough after another, and its status in the scientific community has been recognized, and in the eyes of many world-class scientists, winning awards is just icing on the cake.

To everyone's surprise, NB Electric not only did not take advantage of the Nobel Prize to set off a global sales storm again, but under the iron fist of Zhang Zhishan, the former deputy commissioner of the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption and the current vice president and president of the compliance department of NB Electric, who was hired with a high salary last year, it set off a storm of "self-examination and self-correction" and "anti-commercial bribery" all over the world within the company.

"At that moment, it was as if time had stood still."

As an ordinary employee of NB Electric (China) Company, Ding Xue couldn't believe that the headquarters would be serious.

The sixth day before the Chinese New Year. 21st floor, Hujiang International Building. The location of NB Electric's headquarters in China. An eerie aura permeated the air. As soon as she stepped into the office, she noticed that her colleagues who were usually smiling were all solemn......

A few hours later, Ding Xue was told that four top executives of the Chinese company had been fired, including Jack and Chen Changjun, who was the vice president and president of NB Electric China, and Chen Changjun, the chief operating officer of China.

Followed by. The new president, Song Jia, rushed to Hujiang from Hong Kong.

The first thing he did during his two-day stay in Hujiang was not to meet with government officials or domestic clients, but to visit the Chinese employees she had not met since taking office.

"He came to us at about 9 o'clock in the morning on the 25th day of the lunar month."

Ding Xue's memories are vivid, and in the face of the rather curious reporter, he said in a heavy tone: "Actually, the day before Mr. Song came to Hujiang, my colleagues and I had already received a notice from the headquarters that Mr. Song was going to the headquarters to inspect and give a speech. All employees are required to be punctual to attend.

In the more than 1-hour-long speech in the banquet hall of the hotel downstairs, Mr. Song mentioned it more than once. The rule of law is the core value of Hong Kong, as a Hong Kong company registered in Hong Kong, NB Electric should take 'not doing evil' as the most basic value, and inform some executives and employees of the company in China, Russia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa that there are a series of improper behaviors that are obvious or not yet proven, which have caused the company to suffer unprecedented heavy damage, and hope that Chinese employees will take warning. ”

NB Electric's involvement in the fields of electric power and medical care in China is a "minefield" where commercial bribery is frequent.

This time, the strong man broke his wrist and blew himself up ugly, which attracted the attention of the whole world. Some media in Hong Kong and internationally have reported on this issue one after another, while the relevant departments in China have been somewhat silent.

"Southern Weekly" is known for its sharp views, Wang Xiaona finally got this opportunity, of course, she had to dig deeper, holding a recorder and asking: "Miss Ding, what exactly do you mean by improper behavior?" ”

There has been a public statement from the headquarters, and there is really nothing to hide.

Ding Xue sighed lightly and said helplessly: "In many ways, for example, the word 'commercial bribery' is never used in company documents or formal occasions, and the formal term is called 'other uses', or 'publicity expenses', and most of these expenses are used for marketing.

Let me give you an example, last year, the company wanted to invite some customers to visit a waste-to-energy plant in Europe, and was worried about being investigated, so it asked a lawyer to issue a legal opinion to determine whether this behavior was illegal, and the lawyer's opinion was that it was suspected of violating the law. Later, the company did not invite customers directly, but through the public relations company, and the cost was also paid by the public relations company, so it was more hidden and difficult to find out. ”

There is no doubt that the "client" she refers to is the official.

Wang Xiaona was overjoyed and asked with a hot iron: "Which unit is the customer?" ”

"We are very sorry, but customer information is a trade secret and is strictly forbidden to be disclosed by the company. But if the judiciary needs it, we will actively cooperate. ”

This insider is not something that anyone can dig, anyone dares to dig it, Wang Xiaona realized that she was too impulsive, and hurriedly returned to the previous topic: "Miss Ding, can you say what else is the improper behavior?" ”

"Of course."

Ding Xue glanced at her colleagues outside the office and said embarrassedly: "As far as our Chinese company is concerned, it mainly focuses on agent supervision, as well as the two major businesses of power and medical care, for example, some of our power plant equipment agents, in order to let the power plant use some of our accessories, we must pass through layers of barriers - first of all, we need to 'dot' the workshop director and engineer, and they will ask the superior to replace the parts;

The second is the person in charge of the purchasing department and the middle level, and finally the main person in charge of the factory. Only one by one, the other party will confirm the purchase of new accessories. In addition, agents also need to take care to 'maintain relationships' on a regular basis. And this qiē is not allowed by us, and the headquarters has long had regulations in this regard, but it has not been implemented because of performance. ”

These "unspoken rules" that she blew up are simply "obvious rules" in China, if you don't "dot" up and down, then let the agent do business?

As an "uncrowned king" with a sense of social responsibility. Wang Xiaona has mixed tastes. A few important points were noted in the interview book. Then he asked, "Medical?" ”

"The medical business has a more stringent misconduct than the electricity business. At the multimedia conference the day before yesterday, Mr. Zhang, the general manager of the compliance department, said in a loud voice that on the one hand, Chinese companies are creating a false impression and educating employees to make everyone compliant; On the other hand, they cover up such shocking facts, believing that this is a kind of connivance, or even covert encouragement......

It also concluded that in the past few years of business, NB Medical's second-level and third-level agents have directly pushed up medical costs due to extreme expansion and huge expenses for commercial bribery. In the end, it's all the patient paying. ”

Thinking of those agents who were caught off guard and didn't know what to do, Ding Xue was very sympathetic, and after a pause, she continued: "According to the statistics of the compliance department and external accounting firms, all the agents of NB Medical in China have spent as much as 300 million yuan on meetings in the past four years to get orders!" ,

There are more than 3,000 domestic and international conferences of more than 300,000 yuan. In order to get the company on the customer's 'preferred supplier' list, the agents offered bribes to the account executive or manager in charge of the purchase through these meetings, and even to the officials of the medical authorities in order to get the company's products selected.

This is not only unethical, but even illegal. As a global pharmaceutical company, we should rely on our own technical advantages, management experience and influence. It is a leading example in China's medical industry. And this series of improper behaviors not only undermines the market order. It also shows that there is a contempt for the law, so we must make changes. ”

It's easy to blame others, but it's hard to reflect on yourself, even though most of these things are done by agents, at least on the surface, they have nothing to do with NB Electric.

How to write this topic and what position to write it from, Wang Xiaona really couldn't make up her mind for a while, and after thinking about it, she asked: "Miss Ding, I admire your company's high sense of social responsibility, but will this affect your company's business in China?" ”

"I think there will definitely be some influences, but in the long run I personally think it's worth it, because it takes years or even decades to build an internationally renowned brand, and it only takes a few tens of minutes to ruin a brand. We should believe that if we don't do evil and don't do bad things, we can also make money. ”

Don't do evil, don't do bad things, you can also make money!

This can be used as a title, Wang Xiaona quickly recorded it, and then asked: "Miss Ding, as you just said, some of your company's improper behaviors in the past few years are not only immoral, but also violate Chinese law. ”

The president and two vice presidents of the Chinese company, the presidents and vice presidents of more than a dozen Chinese branches such as NB Medical, NB Electrician, NB Electrician, NB Electrical, NB Transformer, NB Transformer, etc., as well as the managers of the sales department and marketing department, were either dismissed or resigned, which was a personnel earthquake.

However, the legal responsibility mentioned by reporter Wang does not exist for them.

Ding Xue shook her head and said sternly: "The company has perennial legal counsel and has set up a special legal department, I must admit that there have been improper behaviors in the past four years, but there should be no illegal ones, after all, almost all the problems investigated by the compliance department are concentrated in the agency link." ”

People were fired or resigned because of "poor supervision", not blatantly illegal.

Wang Xiaona reacted and asked, "Miss Ding, what measures will you take next for agents?" ”

"First of all, according to the investigation results of the compliance department, the existing agents will be purged, and all suspected violations and violations of the law will be cancelled from their agent qualifications; secondly, the market will be re-planned, and strive to complete the flattening of the sales structure within two years, reduce intermediate links, and directly face customers.

Finally, for some businesses that still need middlemen and agents, such as industrial appliances of NB Electric, we will negotiate with the price department to implement unified pricing in China, be open and transparent, and eliminate possible commercial bribery from the source. ”

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The report of "Southern Weekly" with the title of "You can make money without doing bad things" has been reprinted by domestic media of all sizes, attracting attention from all sides.

In the face of bribery by multinational corporations, the silence of the relevant domestic departments seems incredible.

In a follow-up report from Southern Weekly. A commentator's article was even published. Ask why the agencies don't come forward quickly. Sue the public that the relevant cases are being investigated, and those responsible for accepting money, gifts and even traveling abroad are being investigated?

At a time when bribery by multinational corporations has become an unspoken rule in the industry, it is necessary to seize the opportunity to publish typical cases to show the government's attitude and determination.

The last paragraph is more poignant, stating that "from 1872 to the present day, mankind has made great strides in the technology of information transmission. Investigation report from NB Electrical Compliance Department. Equipment using NB Electric is fully available. The mystery of it, I believe that silence cannot be hidden. ”

Hong Kong will return in five months, the chief designer of reform and opening up is lying in the hospital, NB Electric is taking its own surgery at this critical moment, isn't this adding chaos to the country? The leaders of BJ couldn't sit still, and immediately asked Chen Zhenghuai, who had just stepped down as deputy director of the Sports Commission, to go to the Special Economic Zone and ask NB Electric what he wanted to do.

Chen Zhenghuai also thought that it was inappropriate to engage in "self-examination and self-correction" at this time, for fear that his words would not carry enough weight, and by the way, he also called Ding Aiguo, who was like a fish in water as an adviser to the people's government in Nanbin, and Wang Yuanzheng, who had just been promoted to major general.

"The wings are stiff. Now dare to go against the central government? ”

As soon as the charter entered the beach house, it ushered in the expected "three-hall trial".

Compared with Chen Zhenghuai, who is entrusted by the head of the central government. Ding Aiguo was much more reasonable, holding the teacup and saying slowly: "Don't take the good as small, don't take the evil as small, San'er, I feel that there is nothing wrong with what you have done in this matter, the key is the way and method, and there is still a time." didn't even say hello like this, and made such a big move, which made the top very passive! ”

The charter decided to deal with it coldly first, and asked with a casual smile: "Uncle Ding, has the bridge been built?" ”

BJ was waiting for a reply, Chen Zhenghuai was anxious, and said angrily: "Don't interrupt, let's talk about business first, I'll talk about the bridge later." ”

didn't look at what era it was, who it was facing, and it was paternalistic, Wang Yuanzheng glared at him headed, and then smiled softly: "San'er, you guys are a little bit of that this time, it's just roasting the medical and health care and power systems on the fire, if you continue to make such a fuss, who dares to buy your equipment?" ”

"There must be gains and losses, and the company can still afford this loss."

The charter smiled and patiently explained: "As for why he did this, Mr. Wu has Mr. Wu's difficulties, you must know that NB Airlines, NBS and BNB in the United States are other identities of listed companies on Wall Street in the United States, and some businesses will be listed in the United States in the next six months."

The U.S. has the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which regulates the governance, executive responsibilities, accountants, and audit of financial statements of listed companies very strictly, and even imposes severe penalties on criminal corporate executives that you and I can't imagine.

Having to pay bribes in order to get a project, and using a third-party public relations firm to mediate and bribe key figures such as government officials, simply cannot stand up to investigation. Therefore, multinational companies related to the United States are generally very concerned about these two laws, for example, gifts to customers may be exquisite, but the price must be controlled within the specified range. ”

It sounded a little reasonable, Chen Zhenghuai put down the cup and asked, "Do you want to do domestic business?" ”

"Yes, of course, but the company wants to make clean money."

Wang Yuanzheng was purely pulled, and he was a professional soldier, he was not interested in these bad things at all, and said lightly: "The current social atmosphere should be rectified, I just can't figure it out, NB Electric has been booming in recent years, and even two subsidiaries have entered the world's top 500, some are money, why do you want to go public in the United States?" ”

Ding Aiguo was also very curious about this, and asked with a puzzled face: "Yes, you are not short of money!" ”

To the surprise of the three of them, the articles of association turned straight face: "Who said that the company is not short of money?" If you want to maintain the momentum of development in this era of great scientific and technological development and not be eliminated by the market, you must continue to invest heavily in research and development. Don't say it, as for NB Medical's bioengineering company, it has been 4 years since its official establishment, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent, but not a single new drug has been developed.

It's easy to give up halfway, but what about the money spent upfront? Therefore, this bottomless pit must be filled in until the roll call is made. The same is true for medical imaging diagnostic equipment and NB Electronics' mobile communication equipment, all of which are chasing after me. are desperately burning money. ”

"That'...... That...... What about the money made by Diamond Capital and Xinsheng? ”

"They make a lot of money. For us, cash is king now. The more the money, the better. In fact, in the next few months, the integration of several businesses to go public in the United States is to raise funds for Xinsheng. ”

Chen Zhenghuai asked puzzledly: "Cash is king, what do you mean?" ”

The charter took a sip of water and said in shock: "It is necessary to have enough cash and foreign exchange in hand, because we feel that Hong Kong's economy is going to have big problems, and only when we have enough cash in hand can we help more or less at that time." ”

"Big question, what a problem. Does it have anything to do with regression? ”

"It has nothing to do with the regression, I believe that the analytical department of the People's Bank of China should be aware of it, in fact, there are a lot of predictions in the international economic community, as long as you pay a little attention to it, you will notice."

This is not a trivial matter, Chen Zhenghuai hurriedly urged: "No, you have to explain it to me." ”

"To put it simply, Hong Kong's economy is about to collapse, and the bubble in the stock market and property market for more than ten years may burst at any time, and once it bursts, the losses caused will be trillions." We don't have that power. But at least we want to make sure that our shareholders don't suffer losses as a result. More importantly, it is necessary to ensure that the controlling stake of NB Electrician and NB Electrical's complete set does not change hands. ”

Once the stock market plummets. It will give competitors an opportunity. After all, after repeated additional issuances, NB Electric now only holds 42.65% and 39.12% of the shares of NB Electrician and NB Electric.

Chen Zhenghuai didn't think that such a thing would happen, he was thinking about what impact this would have on the central government and the future Hong Kong SAR government, and couldn't help asking: "Isn't it impossible to save?" ”

"I'm terminally ill, how can I save it?"

"Hong Kong has a lot of foreign exchange reserves!"

"It's a lot, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the coming crisis."

"The central government will not sit idly by."

"I believe that neither the central government nor the SAR government can guarantee that millions of Hong Kong citizens will not be affected, let alone hundreds of thousands or even millions per person, so that they can maintain their current standard of living."

Wang Yuanzheng didn't understand the economy, so he couldn't help asking: "San'er, I can't figure it out, why did there be a crisis?" ”

The charter pointed to a villa outside the living room and patiently explained: "Do you know how high the housing prices in Hong Kong have been? It has exceeded its true value by dozens or even hundreds of times, and many stocks are also speculating, not only by Hong Kong citizens, but also by foreign consortia, and the speculation is getting higher and higher day by day.

As long as one consortium withdraws its investment, the entire Hong Kong economy will collapse like a building built on the beach. If there is another short-selling while the fire is robbed, in fact, there will definitely be, and the wealth accumulated in Hong Kong for more than ten years will come to naught. ”

Wang Yuanzheng reacted like an empowering, gritted his teeth and said: "Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, this is clearly a mess left by the British side." ”

"Uncle Wang, you think this is a mess, and I think so too, but the country is like a treasure, and it is regarded as a way to rapidly develop the economy."

This is an "accidental" gain, how to decide that it is a matter for the head of the central government, Chen Zhenghuai changed the topic, and asked expectantly: "San'er, to be honest with my uncle, what do you think of the Provisional Standing Council and the newly elected governors of the special administrative regions?" ”

He obviously asked about NB Electric's attitude towards Hong Kong's return, and the charter pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "For Hong Kong's return, the company and the real room are very supportive. We have no doubts about the future SAR government and the chief executive, but we also do not have any confidence in it, because as far as the current situation stands, the central government has granted them a high level of authority, and they do not have enough experience. The day before yesterday, when I had dinner with Mr. Wu and them, everyone jokingly said that it was hard to imagine that a person who could not even run a company well could run Hong Kong, the world's third largest financial center. ”

Without experience in governance, it is indeed a shortcoming. In order to fulfill the promise of Hong Kong people to govern Hong Kong, the central government must not interfere too much.

Chen Zhenghuai nodded slightly, and then ran upstairs to make a phone call for nearly an hour, and when he returned downstairs, he actually asked an incredible question to the charter: "San'er, Siwei has been resting for several years, do you think if he does his job, will he accept the invitation of the chief executive and join the SAR government?" ”

The charter was happy, and immediately laughed and said, "Let my brother-in-law be an official, what are you kidding." ”

"I'm not kidding you, this is the mention of Chief No. 1."

"He won't accept it, and he can't accept it."

"Then it's always okay to be a consultant, right?"

The charter still shook his head, Chen Zhenghuai was anxious, and asked in a fierce voice: "San'er, you obviously know that Hong Kong is facing a huge crisis, and at the same time think that those people who have just been elected lack experience, why can't they stand up like the Olympic bid?" ”

Yes, if you intervene now, you can avoid a series of decision-making mistakes, and even make the future "Occupy-Central" not happen, but Liu Siwei's identity is too sensitive, and his holding public office is equivalent to tying NB Electrical.

The charter weighed it, and suddenly smiled: "In the past few years, there have been so many problems in the company, and Mr. Wu is to blame." However, NB Electric has developed into a world-class multinational group in his hands, and even if he resigns now, he will still be defeated. I'll go back and ask, and if he's interested, I'll get back to you as soon as possible. ”

Wu Jinhua has held a government office, and his position is still very high.

In just a few years, the two subsidiaries of NB Electric have become the world's top 500, not only the "working emperor" of Hong Kong, but also one of the world's most well-known professional managers.

To have qualifications, to have prestige, to have the ability and ability, to be called the talent of the talents, the elite of the elite, he joined the SAR government, will not cause any controversy, Chen Zhenghuai was ecstatic, for fear that Wu Jinhua would not be willing, and drew inferences from each other: "If Mr. Wu is really not interested, Mr. Xu can do it." ”

During his tenure as chief executive, he was wary of both the right and the left, and none of the real pro-establishment factions were reused. And those people he trusted, who caused so much trouble, did not pursue any of them, and it can be said that he "made great contributions" to a series of things that happened in Hong Kong after that.

The charter didn't want Wu Jinhua to be a decoration, so he asked sternly: "Uncle Chen, if Mr. Wu accepts the invitation, what position can he hold in the SAR government?" ”

He has served as the director of the bureau before, and this position is obviously only higher than the director, not lower than the director.

Chen Zhenghuai was just a messenger, so naturally he couldn't reply immediately, so he ran upstairs and made a phone call for nearly half an hour, and the BJ side obviously knew the value of Wu Jinhua, and actually proposed that there were still many months before the return, and they would try their best to do their work and strive for Wu Jinhua to be the first chief secretary for administration of the SAR government. (To be continued......)