Chapter 77 Extra Caring

"You, you're asking for an exorbitant price!" Secretary Zhang stared at him. "You are indeed a young man who doesn't know the importance of things. Our factory invites you to perform to show respect for you and to show our support for you. I have never heard of any performance group asking for money for a performance..."

An Zhixia sneered: "It seems that Director Zhang has just been transferred to the Propaganda Department? He doesn't even know the most basic procedures. The actors in the performance team are all living people. They don't need to eat or drink. Just for a good reputation, they are performing for your Fuhua Shoe Factory?

We are not so noble, nor so selfless.

Secretary Zhang, please invite other performance groups. We can’t make arrangements for them anyway.

Sister Liu saw the guests off and told Uncle Yang that people who didn’t have 300 yuan on them should not be allowed in, so as to avoid wasting each other’s time and avoid people misunderstanding that we were beggars and thinking that we could be sent away with a few dates.”

Secretary Zhang was so angry that her chest heaved violently, but she couldn't leave. If she couldn't even handle such a small matter as contacting the performance team, how could she survive in the publicity department in the future?

She forced a smile with difficulty: "Hey, Director Xiao An, let's talk it over. The four hundred and forty yuan you want is really a bit too much. No one's factory's money comes from the wind..."

"So it's our duty to rehearse so hard?" An Zhixia raised her eyelids and asked calmly.

"No, can you think of a way to charge less? How much will the props and costumes cost for a performance? The cost of lighting and sound effects is not high. Our commune is only a few steps away from the town, so there is no need for transportation, right? When we get to the factory, how can we let you perform on an empty stomach? The canteen will definitely prepare meals, and this amount can be wiped out.

As for the publicity fee, we are all in the same system, so we know that this fee is the most inflated, and it can be high or low. We are all brother units in the same town, so Director Xiao An gave us a real price, 100 yuan including food, how about it?

It's more than one yuan per person, and each person's appearance is no more than ten minutes. Our workers work hard every day for a month and only earn a few dozen yuan." Secretary Zhang is good at arithmetic. After thinking about it, he cut down all the items one by one.

An Zhixia said to Sister Li, "Sister Li, it's obvious that this Zhang is not capable of taking charge. He is haggling over a few hundred dollars. Send him out quickly, and don't let the people who come to negotiate with him follow his example. He makes money for himself but treats his brother units harshly. It's really an eye-opener."

Sister Li responded straightforwardly. She grabbed Officer Zhang and dragged him out.

Secretary Zhang staggered as he was dragged. She quickly pulled the door open and asked anxiously, "Director Xiao An, where's the two hundred?"

“Drag him away!”

"Three hundred? No, let's just do as you said, four hundred and forty. Not a cent less should be fine, right?"

Sister Li paused and looked at An Zhixia.

"It's too late. Secretary Zhang gives us a too insincere impression. We are not going to give you a discount. Five hundred and sixty yuan. If you agree, then pay the full amount before the end of get off work this afternoon. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I will raise the price later," An Zhixia raised her eyebrows and spoke with a smile.

Secretary Zhang didn't dare to say anything more. He could only grit his teeth and agree. After choosing a time, he left in his high heels.

As soon as she came downstairs, she ran into a familiar person. When she pushed the cart to the carport, she remembered that he was the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Gongshan Factory. Could he also be here to discuss the performance troupe?

Secretary Zhang was in no hurry to leave and just stood in the carport waiting.

It was only half an hour. She watched An Zhixia smiling as she personally escorted him downstairs. She gritted her teeth secretly, "You are a mean person who flatters the powerful and bullies the weak! Aren't you just bullying me because I'm a worker? Aren't you just a temporary worker in name only, and you have a performance troupe to support you? Do you really think you are a big shot?"

After venting a few words of resentment, she rubbed her face, and rushed to the person in the carport with a friendly smile and said, "Oh, I just saw that you looked familiar. I didn't expect it was really Deputy Director Xue. Hello, hello, I am from the Publicity Department of Fuhua Leather Shoe Factory. My last name is Zhang. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Deputy Director Xue smiled and nodded at her: "Hello, Director Zhang. Didn't you come out a long time ago? Why haven't you left yet?"

"Oh, just now, I was a little unwell and delayed the time," said Officer Zhang, and he and Deputy Director Xue pushed the cart out side by side. "I saw that you were going to the agricultural and sideline product factory office as well? Are you going to discuss the performance team? Director Xiao An is really a talent. The factory hasn't been established yet, but the publicity department is doing well. Everyone in our town knows about it.

I wonder what preferential price she gave to Gongshan Factory?"

The last sentence is the key point, right? Deputy Director Xue glanced at her and smiled, "What price can it be? The performance team worked hard to present the quality and quantity to the employees. We can't treat them unfairly, right? Of course, I paid the full 560 yuan.

We have made a special trip to hire someone, so why would we care about a few hundred dollars more or less? You know, you get what you pay for, and this is also true. Don't give too little money, which will make people feel uncomfortable and not perform attentively. Secretary Zhang, don't you think this is true?"

Secretary Zhang smiled awkwardly and nodded, regretting it deeply. If he hadn't been so impulsive and quick-witted, he might have been able to save 120 yuan! Four months' salary!

After everyone left, Director Zhang and the other two surrounded An Zhixia. They didn't expect that half a month's hard work and efforts would pay off so quickly. Director An just opened his mouth and he was going to receive 959 yuan!

Yes, An Zhixia offered Gongshan Factory a preferential price of 399 yuan, claiming that it would not be a loss or a scam, and would also give away a customized program, and the service and price were particularly considerate. He then compared it with the price of 560 yuan from Fuhua Leather Shoe Factory, and Deputy Director Xue agreed without saying a word, and took out a deposit of 200 yuan on the spot.

An Zhixia put the money into her bag and asked Brother Zhang, who was temporarily acting as the accountant, to keep the accounts. "For each payment, half will be used to pay off the debts, and the other half will be used as a reserve fund for the chicken farm. After the debts are paid off, take out 100 yuan from each payment as a reserve fund for wages."

The 200 yuan allocated by the commune had been used up long ago, so she used her own money first and would make up for it when the factory made some income.

The factory's recruitment notice had been posted a long time ago, and An Zhixia conducted it in the same way as later companies recruited people. The commune members were really too enthusiastic. From the 70-year-old elders to the four or five-year-old children, all wanted to get an easy job that would make money.

More people means more choices, so her recruitment conditions are a bit harsh, from age, education, previous years' work points record to personal advantages, personality and other aspects, a large screening. First submit a resume, then a written test, and then an interview. This set of procedures is enough to scare off and eliminate most of the members.

(End of this chapter)