Chapter 105 The fat meat that was about to be eaten by the installment payment was taken away by someone else
That’s right, Xu Heye, the sixth guy, is here to intercept!
"Who are you?" Boss Wu was shocked and angry. The fat meat that was about to reach his mouth was about to be snatched away by someone. How could he not be shocked and angry?
Xu Heye ignored him and pulled Dong Xinghua in front of Deputy Director Zhang. She said seriously, "Director Zhang, my name is Xu Heye, and this is my aunt Dong Xinghua. We're here to buy equipment, too."
Deputy Director Zhang's mind was still on Xu Heye's previous words. "Young lady, are you willing to hire our laid-off workers to produce clothing for you?"
Xu Heye nodded: "That's right."
"Director Zhang, we're different from those brokers who buy low and sell high. We buy machines to build a factory. So, in addition to the equipment, we also need workers like you who are familiar with making clothes."
Deputy Director Zhang looked at Xu Heye, then at Dong Xinghua, and finally back at Xu Heye. He said with full force, "Little girl, are you serious? I may only be a deputy director, but if you lie to me, I won't let you off easily."
Xu Heye was not afraid, and she was not telling lies, so what was she afraid of?
Xu Heye looked at Deputy Director Zhang and said seriously, "Director Zhang, don't worry. I won't lie to you."
Deputy Director Zhang looked at Xu Heye steadily. The girl had a young face, but her eyes were full of determination and she didn't show any sign of retreat.
"Okay!" Deputy Director Zhang laughed. "Alright, then I'll sell you this batch of equipment."
Boss Wu was anxious, no longer as calm as before. He hurriedly said, "Director Zhang, I was here first. How can you sell this equipment to this yellow-haired girl?"
Deputy Director Zhang looked at Boss Wu and said in a relaxed tone, "Boss Wu, when it comes to selling things, the highest bidder wins. Even if you came here first, I don't necessarily have to sell this equipment to you."
"Besides, we're just discussing it. First, we haven't signed a contract, and second, we haven't made any verbal agreement. Now that someone has offered a higher price, of course I'll sell it to that higher bidder."
Boss Wu: "Then I'll also give 30,000."
Deputy Factory Director Zhang shook his head. "Before, my bottom line was that I would sell it if someone offered 30,000 yuan, but now it's different."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Boss Wu, you're right. You came here first, so I should give you some preferential treatment. So, as long as you're willing to provide a job for our laid-off workers, I'll make the deal. You only need to pay 28,000 yuan, and I'll sell you this batch of equipment."
Boss Wu: “…”
He is a broker who buys low and sells high. How can he provide jobs for these laid-off workers? Is he going to recruit them all to his shell company and let them collect salaries every day?
The little money he earned from buying this batch of equipment was not enough to pay the wages of these hungry laid-off workers.
He can't solve the job, but he can solve the competition.
Boss Wu pointed the finger at Xu Heye: "Director Zhang, this is just a yellow-haired girl. Why do you believe she can recruit workers for your factory?"
"What if she's lying to you?"
Xu Heye pursed her lips: "I'm not."
As she spoke, she took off her backpack, rummaged through it, and pulled out a contract. She then handed it to Deputy Director Zhang and said, "Director, look, this is the order contract we signed with someone else."
"In addition to this contract, I have a dozen or so retailers who wholesale from me, and I can sell thousands of pieces every day."
Deputy Director Zhang took the contract, looked at it, and then handed it to Director Jiang: "Director Jiang, take a look at it too."
Director Jiang took the contract, took a look at it, and found that it was formal.
He looked at Boss Wu and nodded.
"I don't believe it." Boss Wu snatched the contract from Director Jiang's hand and took a closer look. Sure enough, this contract alone could produce nearly two thousand pieces of goods, and this was just one day's quantity.
This shipment volume wouldn't make a big splash for Jiangcheng Garment Factory, but for a small, fledgling garment factory, it's a significant volume.
He looked at the two women in front of him, one was an underage girl with yellow hair, and the other looked like an ordinary woman. He would believe that she was a factory worker, but he would never believe that she was a strong woman even if he was beaten to death.
Boss Wu turned his attention to the contract again and looked at it carefully. He finally found a BUG.
"Director Zhang, this girl is lying to you." He slammed the contract to the ground. "Look at the time."
"January 8, 1990, wasn't that yesterday?"
"This contract must belong to these two women. They knew your factory was going to sell equipment, so they made a fake contract specifically to trick you into selling the equipment."
Deputy Director Zhang looked at Xu Heye and said, "Little girl, what do you think?"
Xu Heye: "Director, the contract was signed yesterday, but that doesn't mean it's fake. It's precisely because our current production volume can't meet customer orders that we're buying production lines and hiring more workers."
"Also, if you're really worried, we can sign a contract. I promise that if I buy the equipment but don't hire your workers, you can sue me and have me return the equipment without refunding the purchase price."
After Xu Heye finished speaking, she looked at Boss Wu again and said, "Boss Wu, if you are also willing to provide a job for the workers in the textile factory and can sign such a contract, then I will withdraw from this purchase."
Boss Wu: “…”
He knew he had absolutely no chance.
Boss Wu looked at Deputy Director Zhang and bowed, saying, "Director Zhang, I have no chance with this batch of equipment from your factory. Please consider me next time you have the chance. Farewell."
Deputy Director Zhang's face darkened. What did you mean? Couldn't they just hope for the best for their factory?
"Boss Wu, take care." As for next time, there will be no next time.
After seeing off Boss Wu, Deputy Director Zhang looked at Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua and said, "Young lady, Ms. Dong, let's go to the office and discuss this contract."
"...Okay." Dong Xinghua took a deep breath and nodded. Xu Heye also took a deep breath. She knew that the most challenging moment had come.
In the office, Director Jiang's eyes widened and he exclaimed in shock, "What? You said you don't have any money?"
Dong Hehua smiled awkwardly and said, "Director Jiang, it's not that we don't have the money, it's just that it's a bit difficult to get the full payment right now."
Director Jiang: "So you still don't have money?"
"Why are you here if you don't have any money? You're driving away our real customers. I've never heard of anyone buying a second-hand production line on installment."
"Well, you've seen it now," Xu Heyechuo muttered softly, then smiled. "Director Jiang, that's not the way it's meant to be. Look, when a big factory like yours buys machines, doesn't it also involve paying a deposit first and then the balance?"
Director Jiang: "That's because we didn't buy ready-made goods. We placed an order with the supplier, so we paid the deposit first and the balance later."
He said, waving his hand, "Why am I telling you so much?"
He looked at Deputy Director Zhang and said, "Director, these aunt and nephew are just two scoundrels. I don't think we need to talk to them any further. Boss Wu, I have his phone number. Why don't I call him right now and ask them to come back?"
Bring Boss Wu back. No matter how much the machine is sold for, he must get the red envelope of one thousand yuan.
"No." Xu Heye quickly stopped him. Then she said to Deputy Director Zhang, "Director Zhang, we sincerely want to take over your production line and the workers on it."
"Besides, we won't take the equipment away; it will remain in your factory," Xu Heye said. "If we can't pay the remaining 25,000 yuan in three months, you won't lose anything, right?"
"The 5,000 yuan deposit you paid now is non-refundable. It will be considered as the three-month rent for your production line. Furthermore, during these three months, the workers' wages are guaranteed. I guarantee that any diligent and hardworking employee will receive a monthly salary no less than they currently receive."
As she spoke, she took out the old church workers' payroll and said, "We are a small business, and our benefits are not as many as your big factories, but we promise that we will never delay the payment of workers' wages.
We also pay by piecework and distribute according to work, so the more you work, the more you earn.
You see, here are the wages paid to some of our workers in recent days. They are all novices and work slowly, but on average each of them can get ten yuan a day.
"These older women are experienced workers, making clothes quickly and well, so they get paid well, 15 or 16 yuan a day. That works out to 400 or 500 yuan a month!"
Deputy Director Zhang was silent for a long time as he looked at the wrinkled payroll. There were nearly thirty names written on the book, and after each name was written the type of work they did, the rate, the number of pieces they completed, and the amount of pay they were due.
It is indeed as Xu Heye said, the most is 15 or 16 yuan, and the least is 7 or 8 yuan. On average, they can earn 300 yuan a month, which is about the same as the salary of ordinary employees in the factory.
However, Deputy Factory Director Zhang frowned and pointed at the wages on the notebook and said, "I see it says cutting and sewing, and the wages are only ten cents. Isn't that too low?"
Xu Heye: "No."
Xu Heye explained: "The things we sell have simple processes, so whether it's cutting or sewing, the labor costs will be slightly lower."
Then she pointed to the number of pieces and said, "Look at how many pieces they make every day. Even the best seamstresses can't make a hundred pieces of clothing a day. But they can make our stuff."
Deputy Director Zhang nodded and said, "Can you tell me what you do?" Handkerchiefs or cloth towels?
Xu Heye smiled and said nothing.
Deputy Director Zhang understood and didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "If I agree to you paying the balance in three months, can you guarantee that all employees who come to work here will receive a monthly salary of at least 300 yuan, and that they can't be fired at will?"
At this point, Xu Heye shook her head, "We can't guarantee that."
"Can't guarantee that?" Deputy Director Zhang's face darkened, and Director Jiang added fuel to the fire, "Then you're just trying to fool us!"
"Of course not." Xu Heye said seriously, "Deputy Director Zhang, Director Jiang, I believe that even you can't say that every employee in the factory is hardworking and willing to work hard, right?"
The two remained silent.
Which factory doesn’t have some employees who like to slack off?
"Like I said, our factory is piece-rate, distribution is based on work, the more you work, the more you earn. So I can only guarantee the interests of those employees who are diligent and willing to work hard. As for those who are lazy and slacking off, I'm sorry, I can't guarantee anything."
"They themselves don't value their work and are unwilling to use hard work to exchange for a financial future. How can I afford it? Furthermore, equalizing and eating from the same pot is unfair to those who work hard."
To put it bluntly, isn't this how these state-owned enterprises are being dragged down to their knees? Since everyone can make a living regardless of whether they do good or evil, why bother trying so hard to get ahead? Wouldn't it be more comfortable to just work day in and day out?
Deputy Director Zhang heard what Xu Heye had not yet finished.
He looked at the little girl. Although she was young, her words were very sharp.
"If you talk like that, aren't you afraid that I'll get angry and not sell the equipment to you?"
"No." Xu Heye shook her head.
"Why?"
Why?
On the bus, Dong Xinghua asked Xu Heye the same question.
"Because the deputy director cared about his employees," Xu Heye explained. "Auntie, did you notice? When Director Jiang tried to persuade him, he refused to budge. But in the end, when Director Jiang suggested selling the equipment and giving the laid-off workers more compensation, he finally relented."
Dong Xinghua recalled carefully and nodded, "Yes, it seems that he compromised after Director Jiang said that."
"The fact that he was willing to use the proceeds from the equipment sale to provide compensation to the employees shows that Deputy Director Zhang is a pretty good person. At least, despite his high position, he can still show sympathy for the employees at the bottom."
"Since he cares about his employees, he naturally couldn't bear to see them left with nothing to do after being laid off. We just happen to need these skilled workers. Selling the equipment to us wouldn't be the best of both worlds, right?"
It's just that there was a minor flaw in this transaction and I couldn't get the full payment immediately.
"Since he's willing to pay in installments, why doesn't he sign a contract with us right away?"
"After all, the equipment belongs to the factory. Although he is the one who selected the buyer, he cannot make the final decision alone. He probably still needs to discuss it with other leaders in the factory."
Xu Heye glanced back in the direction of Jiangcheng Textile Factory. "Now we can only wait. Wait for the deputy director to resolve the dissenting voices in the factory, and then contact them."
Xu Heye thought that they were still very lucky to have met a leader who was willing to consider the employees.
If Director Jiang was Deputy Director Zhang, they would probably have been driven away as soon as they opened their mouths.
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