Chapter 178 Keep Smiling
Rutang said yesterday that he would give Director Wu a benefit when the bill is settled. Director Wu was only thinking about the payment for the goods yesterday and had no time to think about this matter.
It was only when Rutang mentioned it again that Director Wu remembered it.
"Judging from your age, you are a few years older than my mother, right? In your forties?" Rutang asked.
"I'm 46 years old this year, what's wrong?" Director Wu replied.
"Forty-six. In a few years, he will retire from the position of factory director. The pension will not be particularly high, right?" Rutang asked bluntly.
Director Wu's expression became embarrassed.
This matter is quite embarrassing to talk about.
Although he was the factory director, he was not considered an official and could only be treated as a worker.
"According to the current policy, you can only be paid 80% of your salary, and this is your salary after working for 20 years. To be honest, I feel it's not worth it for you."
The factory manager’s salary is slightly higher than that of an ordinary worker, but once he retires, the hidden bonus will definitely be gone.
"Sister-in-law, why are you asking this?" Director Wu tried to change the embarrassing topic.
"I said this because I think you and my wife get along well, and I'm thinking about you. The project we're working on now may be an opportunity for you to change your destiny."
"What?!" Director Wu was shocked.
He just wanted to make a small fortune before retiring and live a quiet life, but after hearing what Rutang said, things didn't seem so simple.
"If I were you, I would go back and ask the workers to work overtime to get the remaining 7,000 pieces out. We can strike while the iron is hot and make some money. Then you can find your superiors and negotiate with them to ask for a promotion, using the increase in profits as a starting point."
Director Wu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he opened his mouth but could not utter a word.
Use profits to blackmail your superiors...for promotion? !
He had never thought of such a thing, had never heard of it, it was too... bold.
If Director Wu had not heard it with his own eyes, he would have even thought that he was hallucinating.
Is this really something a girl in her early twenties should say?
Yu Yaoyang merely raised his eyebrows, seemingly not surprised by his wife's shocking behavior.
When the two of them were researching how to create a hit product, Rutang once said that the most feared thing about doing this is not that the product will not sell, but how to defend themselves from being kicked out after it becomes a hit.
It seems that she had expected this.
"Sister-in-law, you are too bold. How can you make demands to the leader? Creating profits for the factory is my job..." Director Wu wanted to say a few polite words, but when he met Rutang's clear eyes, he couldn't continue.
Well, these high-sounding words are not what he really means.
"It is true that it is your job to increase profits, but if you are paid according to work, you have created huge profits for the factory, but you can only retire as the factory director. Is this fair to you? The opportunity has been given to you, and it is up to you whether you can seize it. I can say with certainty that this will be your last chance before retirement."
Rutang simply made his words more clearly.
It's not that she wants to be a saint and help someone who has nothing to do with her family.
Instead, it took into account the limitations of the times.
It is almost impossible to set up an independent garment factory in the north at this time.
Not to mention the huge amount of money required to buy equipment and recruit workers, just going through the hassles of completing formalities can be exhausting. This is not the era of complete economic freedom that will come in a few decades. There are too many restrictions.
Even if he could get through it, he would still have to go through all these formalities, such as setting up a factory, buying equipment and choosing a site. Not to mention whether the Rutang family had enough money, he definitely couldn't afford to delay that for a long time.
It took at least half a year to complete, and the popularity of Sachiko's shirts was only modest.
If you set up a factory privately and get reported, the consequences will be extremely serious.
If Rutang wants to make money within the rules, there is only one way to go.
Borrow a hen to lay eggs.
Supporting Director Wu is her best choice.
After a minute-long silence, Director Wu finally stopped pretending.
"Sister-in-law, I appreciate your kindness, but let me be frank with you. Even if I believe you, this piece of clothing will indeed sell well, and the higher-ups are not stupid. The cost of imitating clothing is very low. I can use this to threaten the higher-ups, and they can easily remove me and replace me with a new factory manager. They can just dismantle the clothing, make a new sample, and quickly imitate it."
Not only can your own factory imitate it, but it is also possible that other factories will see it and want to imitate it.
This thing doesn't have any technical content and it's easy to imitate and mass-produce it. How could it be held hostage?
Rutang smiled slightly; this was exactly what she was waiting for.
What Director Wu meant was "this is impossible to do", not "he doesn't want to do it".
If you want to do it, it's easy.
"Just do as I say, go back and make the clothes with some processing and processing. After we make a profit, you can go to the higher-ups and make a request. If I'm not mistaken, they will definitely want to take advantage of it."
"What is picking peaches?" asked Director Wu.
"What my wife means is that the higher-ups want to take away your credit. It's like, you spent money to marry your wife, but they replaced you with someone else during the bridal chamber." Yu Yaoyang gave a simple and easy-to-understand explanation.
Director Wu’s head was spinning. Wasn’t this asking him to retire early? ! What a bad idea this is?
"If I were your superior, I would frown and scold you. Who told you to take the initiative to keep the information secret? Even if the profit goes to the factory, your behavior is against the rules and you should be suspended from work," said Rutang.
Director Wu's face turned green, and he thought to himself, my sister-in-law has such a pretty mouth, why does she speak so irritatingly?
This isn't asking him to ask his boss for a promotion, this is asking him to jump into a fire pit, right?
"Of course you can choose not to go, but do you have any way out now? The second-in-command in your factory has been at odds with you for a long time. How could he not notice that you are working overtime on private work at the factory? I'm afraid he has already planned to inform on the leader." Yu Yaoyang understood his wife's thoughts and immediately followed her train of thought.
When Director Wu heard this, he was shocked. It turned out that whether he went to find the leader or not, he was doomed?
He even began to suspect that the couple were undercover agents sent by the second-in-command to kill him.
"Instead of waiting for the deputy director to go and tell on you, you might as well take the initiative. Just do as I say, go back and work overtime, make the accounts transparent, and don't ask for a cent. After proving your innocence, go and negotiate with the leaders. Of course, we will give you your share from our family's profits, and we guarantee that the higher-ups won't find any fault with you."
"But what if the leader picks my peaches?" asked Director Wu.
"Just let him pick them. Remember, don't get angry with him. Keep smiling and tell the leader that you are doing this for the good of the factory. If the leader has a more suitable candidate, you respect his choice. However, this person who picks peaches will definitely cause a big mess later. You are always willing to take over the mess, but cleaning up the mess will come at a different price."
Rutang revealed his trump card.
"How do you know that if someone else is appointed as the factory director, big trouble will definitely arise?" Director Wu was confused.
Yu Yaoyang smiled and said, isn't this nonsense?
Because no matter who comes to pick peaches, the new factory director doesn't have a ruthless character like his wife as his military advisor.
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