Master of My Own (Qing Jiao Wo Zong Jian / Please Call Me CEO / Please Call Me Director / Secretary Tan / 请叫我总监)

Mr. Lu.

Will you change your mind

if I can settle

the issue of staff placement?

To be honest,

I wouldn't recommend that.

You want a total replacement of your equipment

and rebuild the factory,

which means the factory

is inoperable.

Have you considered

how much loss is that?

Will the number of new orders

match your production capacity

after the upgrade?

Otherwise, the increased production lines

will go to waste.

There's no turning back.

Mr. Yuan, have you thought about these?

You have good intentions.

Working in this industry, technology is a crucial part.

In the long run,

it's driven by the people.

Right?

Mr. Yuan, how about this?

Regarding your vision of technology reform,

why don't you

take it slow?

Reform the production lines in stages.

Then,

the workers

can have some buffer time.

All right.

I'll consider

your suggestions.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lu.

Okay.

Don't need to be worried, Mr. Yuan.

You should

have confidence in your product.

Well, at least I'm quite happy with it.

Did Mr. Lu use it before?

I stayed in an express hotel yesterday.

I saw that the beddings they used

are your product.

To be honest,

I think your product

is as good as a five-star hotel.

It's such an honor

to receive that compliment from you.

I'm thinking...

You are lacking

a powerful branding

and marketing strategy.

I understand.

Goodbye, Mr. Yuan.

We'll leave now.

Let's go.

Tidy up. We're going back to Shanghai.

So fast?

We've done collecting data

and we have a conclusion.

What else are we doing here? Travel?

I'm worried about the workers.

I'm afraid Mr. Yuan

may not listen to us.

We are investors.

Giving judgment is our priority.

We told him the truth and our suggestions.

In terms of implementation,

Mr. Yuan has his idea.

Come in.

Mr. Yuan.

Ning Meng? It's you.

Do you have time?

If you're here to persuade me,

then there's no need to.

Mr. Lu

made it clear that he is not investing.

I'm not here for that.

I've got something to show you.

Take a seat.

Here.

I found this

in a pile of papers.

It was covered in dust.

I don't know if you have seen this before.

I have no idea.

As far as I know,

my dad was someone

who focused on the factory wholeheartedly.

He didn't care much about me.

I didn't see him often when I was a kid.

When I scored good marks in the examination

or won some competitions,

only then he'd come home,

look at me with a smiling face,

and have a meal with me.

That was my happiest moment.

That's why you are working like crazy.

You see this as a way for you

to grab his attention.

You wanted to revive Phoenix Factory

because you wanted to prove yourself.

Am I right?

My dad passed away,

but...

this mindset is instilled in my subconscious.

Maybe... I'm not deserving of his love

if I'm not great enough.

How should I put this?

When I was in school,

two things I worried about the most were

parent-teacher meetings and getting parents' signatures.

But my father

wouldn't love me less

if I got a bad grade.

I think all parents

are the same.

They wouldn't give up or not love their child

just because

they are not great or not perfect enough.

Plus, you are already a successful man.

This day...

I'll always remember this day.

That day was my birthday.

When I was a kid, my dad didn't celebrate my birthday with me

because he was busy in the factory.

There was a typhoon that day.

They closed the factory.

I thought he would be free

to have a meal with my mom and me.

But he didn't.

He didn't even sit down.

I had a fight with him

because of this.

I told him, "All you care about is money

and your stocks.

Is money that important?"

It was quite offensive.

I guess, what he worried about

wasn't the stocks

but the workers who were dealing with the flood.

I know it now.

But why

didn't he tell me?

I went to study abroad

after this incident.

Until my mom gave me a call last year,

then I rushed back home.

It's been so many years.

I didn't know if he'd see

all my hard work.

I even fantasized

that one day if I expanded the business,

would he come back

to see me?

This is so embarrassing.

I saw the workers' messages

in the Workers' Corner.

I can feel

that they treat Phoenix

as their home.

I think Phoenix is also a very important family

to your father.

He never gave up

on any workers.

I especially love one of his quotes.

He said, "Home textile industry

is an industry of giving grace to the people.

The industry is meant

to bring warmth to people.

So, working in this industry,

you shall be a people person."

Mr. Yuan, I'm still fresh in this industry

and I'm not as experienced as Mr. Lu,

so I don't know if I'm saying the right thing.

Well, I think

this is like sailing a ship together.

If you want a large ship

to sail fast and steady,

then everyone on board

must be on the same channel.

No one shall miss a beat and no one shall rush a beat.

You have to work together.

[Rain or shine, stand shoulder to shoulder with Phoenix -- Yuan Shupeng]

I'm sorry

to make you come for nothing.

I disagree.

At least, we got to understand more about Phoenix Home Textile

and appreciate its value.

You're right.

I should have faith in my product.

As long as the quality is good,

there's nothing to fear.

I've figured it out regarding technology reform.

One step at a time.

Allow the workers to adapt to it

and prevent mass layoffs.