Recently watching "American Factory" and Cao Dewang's autobiography, many people's most divided impression of Cao Dewang is that he donated 3.5 billion yuan to charity while claiming that employee wages should not be increased arbitrarily.

Putting these two statements together naturally makes people feel uncomfortable.

On one hand, you make a big donation, and on the other hand, you tell employees to restrain wage increases. Is this kindness or coldness?

I won't judge; I can only say that Cao Dewang's ranking in his mind is old money + Fujian merchants. Looking at his consistent behavior logic, you'll find that he is actually very coldly consistent:

First is whether the enterprise can survive and make long-term profits;

Second is shareholder returns and capital efficiency;

Third is social responsibility;

Finally, is the improvement of employees' personal income.

This sounds cruel, but it is precisely the worldview he endorses and consistently implements.

In fact, this is a microcosm of traditional manufacturing, only made a target because he loudly voiced it.

Labor is too cheap, mechanization is too advanced, and the AI wave is also coming.

Humans on Earth have their own wisdom, locking down mobility.