Chapter 541 Egalitarianism

"Team Leader Pan, phone call!"

"Who is calling from? It's an outside line. Tell them to wait a moment. I'm busy!"

"He said it was your brother."

"younger brother?"

Pan Xiaoying, who was busy, was stunned for a moment, then her brows lit up with joy.

She picked up the phone and it was indeed Li Ye calling.

"Brother! Do you have something good to tell me?"

"I don't know if this is a good thing or not. Veronica from Hong Kong is going back to Hong Kong Island. Before she leaves, she wants to talk to you about the joint venture. Can you find someone who has the final say to talk to her?"

"What's her rank? Does she need someone to have the final say?"

Pan Xiaoying was a little unhappy. What's the matter? I am a regular student, so what? She, Veronica, is not Pei Wencong, right?

Everything is about equality of status. If a secretary of state comes, you can’t send a department official to receive him, right? If a factory director comes, you can’t send a general manager, right?

"No need for anyone else, I have the final say on this matter, just let them decide on the time and place!"

"Okay, I'll let you know when we have an appointment."

After hanging up the phone, Pan Xiaoying thought about it for a while and finally dialed another number.

"Hey, Director Yang? I think the thing I mentioned to you last time has come to fruition. Don't go far away these few days!"

"Ah? Oh, okay, okay, how can I afford to travel far away now? The factory is barely making ends meet."

"Isn't it your own fault that you can't make ends meet? I have to say this first. If this thing succeeds, don't waste a penny in the future."

"No, no, no. I'll leave if we can turn a profit."

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Li Ye was very efficient and told Pan Xiaoying the next day that the two parties would meet at the Beijing Hotel.

When the agreed time came, Li Ye went to the place by himself and found that Pan Xiaoying did not come alone, but brought a man about forty years old with her.

Pan Xiaoying smiled and said, "This is Yang Suiyan, the director of Post and Telecommunications Factory 506. The conditions in their unit are much better than those in Changbei Machinery Factory.

Besides, Director Yang is not Wang Qinshan. When you introduce us to the Hong Kong investors later, please be careful with your words, don’t let them look down on us.”

"Oh, I will definitely not let my fellow workers suffer any loss."

Li Ye nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely fight for the interests of Factory 506.

At the same time, Li Ye was also thinking that Pan Xiaoying had really put a lot of effort into him and Pei Wencong, and even found out about the Changbei Machinery Company.

After Pei Wencong injected capital into the Changbei Machinery Factory, it developed rapidly and made great strides forward. The current factory expansion plan has been scheduled for the second phase.

Who could have imagined, for those who don’t know the inside story, that just two years ago, the Changbei Machinery Factory was a unit that had been losing money for years?

Moreover, if Wang Qinshan had not caused any trouble at that time, he would have won without any effort now. Even if he could not bear the feeling of loss of power, he would definitely be transferred to a good unit, after all, his contributions were there.

"Student Li Ye is really young and promising. I used to like writing, but after reading the novel written by student Li, I really admire him."

Yang Suiyan hurriedly shook hands with Li Ye. He did not act like a factory director just because Li Ye was young. He was indeed different from Wang Qinshan.

Li Ye also responded with a smile. He certainly understood that people were so polite to him not only because of the novel he wrote, but also because of Pan Xiaoying's attitude towards him.

After all, the level of the 506 Factory directly under the Post and Telecommunications Department is there. Director Yang is different from Wang Qinshan. He is a senior cadre.

Veronica was very punctual. As soon as Li Ye and others arrived, she came down with two Hong Kong Island employees.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Veronica asked Director Yang directly how strong Factory 506 was.

Director Yang said with good preparation: "Our factory has been developing and producing shortwave communication equipment since the mid-1950s. We are one of the earliest communication equipment manufacturers in the mainland.

In the 1970s, we participated in the construction of the first 960-channel microwave circuit in the mainland, which fully met the requirements of color television transmission technology."

"Our factory now has more than a thousand regular employees, all of whom are experienced and excellent workers who are hardworking and have excellent skills."

While Li Ye was in charge of translation, he observed Director Yang's expression and felt that he was not exaggerating. Because the first step of the joint venture was to conduct on-site research in Hong Kong Island, so many specific things could be found out with just a check.

If this is true, Pan Xiaoying really did not deceive herself.

In his previous life, Li Ye seemed to remember that there was a Shouxin mobile phone, which was once popular in the mainland. Its predecessor was the 506 or 509 factory, and that factory also completed its technological upgrade through a joint venture around 1990.

Therefore, a factory with potential like this, coupled with a technical expert like Mr. Ni, can indeed achieve great success as long as it follows the right technical route.

After listening to Yang Suiyan's introduction, Veronica asked several questions in succession.

"Director Yang, what is the current operating rate of your unit?"

"Director Yang, have you done any research on pagers and mobile phones?"

"If we have a color TV production line, can Director Yang send technicians to help us debug the equipment and train the employees?"

“.”

Yang Suiyan pondered for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Ms. Veronica, do you want to form a joint venture with us? Or are you seeking technical assistance for color TVs?"

Veronica said: "Please don't misunderstand, Mr. Yang. We have built a new electronics manufacturing plant in Pengcheng. The color TV production line is already in place. We are just temporarily short of workers.

But we are also interested in communication equipment, so our joint venture with you in Beijing does not conflict with the technical assistance from Pengcheng."

Yang Suiyan thought about it and asked directly: "Then may I ask, how much money are you willing to invest in our factory?"

Veronica also thought about it and gave a number.

Then Li Ye translated, "If what Mr. Yang just said is true, I think it will be no less than five million US dollars, but we still need to make a detailed investigation of your company before we can decide on the specific details."

"As an additional condition, I hope Director Yang can help recruit at least one hundred skilled technical workers to help build the color TV production line in Pengcheng. They need to be in good health, have strong technical skills, and be hardworking."

Pan Xiaoying stared at Li Ye in a daze, feeling somewhat amused and speechless.

"Brother! Are you bullying me because I don't know English? She just said a few words, but you understood so many layers of meaning?"

"Are you here to help me attract investment, or are you here to help them poach employees?"

However, Yang Suiyan smiled and said to Li Ye: "Student Li Ye, please tell her that as long as the investment is in place, we can hire 200 skilled workers. There are a lot of people who retire early in the factory, and many of them are not even 50 years old!"

“.”

Due to the large-scale migration to the cities in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the number of unemployed young people in the cities suddenly increased dramatically, resulting in a large number of "seriously ill patients" appearing in factories.

A group of experienced and skilled workers had to leave their jobs and let their children take over.

There is no square dancing or running groups at the moment, so those people are all rotting at home!

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At noon, Beijing Computer New Technology Development Company.

Mr. Ni rode his bicycle into the company's yard, wiped the sweat off his face, and took two watermelons from the handlebars.

These days he has been busy helping Pan Xiaoying's pilot team conduct on-site tests. He often spends half a day at the post and telecommunications bureau and half a day at the office, running back and forth between the two places and being extremely tired.

But the hard work was worth it. The program-controlled exchange system we developed has been initially recognized by the post and telecommunications system, and various tests have also gone smoothly.

It can be said that as long as it is promoted on a large scale, this small new computer technology company will become completely famous in the circle.

Don’t underestimate this small unit. It has money, fame, and a technical team, so its development prospects are bright.

Master Ni walked into the unit's laboratory with two watermelons in his arms and a smile on his face.

"Xiao Yu, Xiao Zheng, call everyone over to eat watermelon. The watermelon just hit the market this year, and it has a sandy flesh!"

Because Master Ni went to help the post and telecommunications department debug equipment these days, they gave him a subsidy, so Master Ni often generously treated people to meals these days.

But after Master Ni greeted everyone with a smile today, no one responded.

It was only then that Master Ni discovered that several key members of his technical team were all filled with anger.

Master Ni smiled and said, "What's wrong, Xiao Yu? Who are you angry with?"

Xiao Yu turned his head and looked at Master Ni silently for a few seconds, then suddenly turned and left.

Master Ni was stunned, and then asked another capable assistant: "Xiao Zheng, what happened?"

Xiao Zheng also looked at Master Ni, and then said aggrievedly: "Master Ni, you told us a few days ago that our overtime pay and bonuses for the past few months added up to at least 1,800 yuan per person, but Manager Liu only gave us 220 yuan just now."

"Two hundred and two?"

Master Ni was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Which month is this overtime pay for? Have you carefully checked the work record?"

"It's two hundred and two in total."

Xiao Zheng said indignantly: "Besides, those of us who work overtime day and night are paid 220 yuan, and those who leave work on time are also paid 220 yuan. Do you think we should be angry?"

“.”

"Manager Liu also said that we are all a collective, and if we get one cent more than our colleagues, it will be one more conflict. We actually dared to ask for 1,800 yuan in overtime pay, which is simply a lion's mouth. Then are we not lions, but fools?"

Master Ni's expression also turned ugly.

During the months of technical research, everyone worked overtime to get the gambling bonus, working at least fourteen hours a day, and sometimes more than sixteen hours.

Being accustomed to the overseas overtime system, Mr. Ni naturally wanted to fight for reasonable interests for his technical personnel, so he promised overtime pay at that time.

Although a bonus of 1,800 yuan for four months sounds high, this overtime pay is nothing compared to the high bet bonus.

After all, there are only eight people in the technical team, and the maximum amount of money they can earn is more than 10,000 RMB, but the bet prize is as high as millions of US dollars, right?

At that time, Mr. Ni had communicated with Liu Lenovo, but now, why did he come up with "egalitarianism" again?

(End of this chapter)