Yuezhou Pharmaceutical Factory.
There were already two or three hundred workers gathered at the factory gate, all of them were emotionally surrounding a few people and cursing.
"Director, I only get 25 yuan a month now. What can I do with that? I have a family to support!"
"Yes, your factory leaders earn over 100 yuan a month. If you keep looking at us and don't start work, our whole family will go to your house for dinner."
One female employee was particularly aggressive. "Fatty Huang, if you don't give us our wages today and the factory doesn't reopen, we're going to the district office and the pharmaceutical company to demand an explanation!"
"Yes! Go talk to someone!"
“Everyone go!”
Seeing the angry workers, the factory director Huang Xinge was sweating profusely and had to force himself to deal with it:
"Listen to me, this factory can't operate, and I can't do anything about it. It's because we can't sell the medicines we produce. Now the pharmaceutical company subsidizes us 20 yuan a month, which is enough."
"What the hell, you think this is still the 20 yuan from 1973? Don't you see that everything is getting more expensive now?"
At this time, several old men came out tremblingly and said, "Director Huang, when are you going to reimburse us for these medical expenses? Are you going to watch us old men and women die?"
Director Huang was about to vomit blood: "Uncle Yu, why are you all here? At your age, why don't you just lie down at home? If someone accidentally pushes you, the factory won't have a penny to pay for your medical treatment."
"Xiao Huang, what you said is really unpleasant. Look at how many fat people there are in the whole factory. Don't tell me that your obesity is hereditary. Your father and mother are not fat."
"Corrupt...officials! Incompetent! Get out!"
"Huang Xinge, get out of the pharmaceutical factory!"
"Let's go to the district office and ask for an explanation. We can't let such a good state-owned factory collapse like this!"
No matter how hard Director Huang and several factory officials tried to stop them, it was of no avail. The excited workers had long since stopped listening to advice. Long-term oppression and poverty had given them an extreme mentality of fighting to the death.
So this team of several hundred people marched along Jiefang Road towards the regional headquarters 2 kilometers away. Passersby along the way gathered to watch this rare scene.
"Director, what should we do?"
Huang Xinge stomped his feet and quickly called Manager Bao, asking him to let the pharmaceutical company intervene. I quit anyway, so it doesn't matter who wants to be the factory director.
Several factory cadres nearby secretly despised this fat yellow guy. After eating and drinking enough, he wanted to slip away?
The 2-kilometer distance is neither short nor far, and the team arrived there slowly in half an hour.
At this time, the pharmaceutical factory's superior unit, Yuezhou Pharmaceutical Company's Manager Bao Yong, Deputy Manager Cai Hongjun and other leaders of the head office were already waiting at the regional gate.
Manager Bao really wants to beat this fat guy Huang to death now. The pharmaceutical company was originally very successful thanks to the Qingfeng branch, but now such a serious political incident has occurred. Isn't this a slap in his face?
"Comrades, fellow workers, please be quiet for a moment. I am Bao Yong, the general manager of Yuezhou Pharmaceutical Company. If you have any requests, please tell me. Don't block the door of the regional leader. This will lead to mistakes."
Someone in the crowd shouted, "We can't even get enough to eat, why should we be afraid of making mistakes?"
"Exactly. Our factory hasn't been operating for a year. We've even loaned out our machines. How are we supposed to survive? You pharmaceutical companies are responsible. You can't even sell the drugs you produce."
"We're looking for Li Shuji, Commissioner Han!"
"We want to eat!"
Manager Bao got furious when he heard this. He thought to himself, your pharmaceutical factory has been established for so many years, and all you can produce are some medicines like Banlangen and Huangliansu tablets, and the quality is terrible. They have no effect on patients. Who is to blame for the fact that they can't be sold?
But he didn't dare say that now, because if he said it, he would definitely be killed on the spot.
"We understand your request. So, you can go back today. I promise to give each worker a 25 yuan subsidy this afternoon. Is that okay with you?"
When the workers heard this, they thought 25 yuan was not bad. It seemed that making a fuss did have its benefits. They would receive a subsidy every time they made a fuss, so they would have to make more fuss in the future.
So the workers dispersed in groups of three or four. They had experience and were not afraid that the pharmaceutical company would default on its payments. Some of them who were in a good mood even made plans to go for a walk on the street.
Only a few leaders of the pharmaceutical company were heartbroken. They had originally planned to save the money earned from 666 Weitai and report it as political achievements. It would definitely be a star enterprise.
While they are replenishing their blood, the pharmaceutical factory, this mess, is losing blood.
The factory is bleeding money every month. With more than 300 employees, the monthly subsidies alone cost nearly 10,000 yuan, in addition to the medical expenses of old employees, equipment maintenance costs, welfare expenses for the New Year and other holidays, etc.
Not only did Yuezhou Pharmaceutical Company not make a single penny of profit from the pharmaceutical factory, but on the contrary, the annual subsidy reached more than 300,000 yuan.
This is a complete rip-off factory.
The workers left, and now they were waiting to be punished by the senior leaders.
When we entered the Prefectural Party Committee office, as expected, Li Suji and Commissioner Han looked very unhappy.
Commissioner Han slammed the phone and said, "Manager Bao, how many times have you caused trouble this year? Do you have any way to manage this pharmaceutical factory?"
"You two leaders, this is so unfair! Our pharmaceutical company has tried everything. Last year, we spent over 100,000 yuan just on new machines and equipment. But their products are so poor that they just can't be sold."
Well, there was one thing he didn’t say. Later, all these equipment were sold to Chen Xia and the Qingfeng branch.
Li Bingquan drummed his fingers on the table. "Poor product quality? Unable to sell? What's the problem? Why is Qingfeng Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of a pharmaceutical company, doing so well?"
Deputy Manager Cai quickly replied:
"The main problem is that their products are too limited. Their Huangliansu tablets have always been ineffective. Even the People's Hospital and the Second Hospital are unwilling to use them. But they don't have the ability to develop new products. And..."
"And what?"
"Besides, this pharmaceutical factory has far too many employees. They simply can't employ more than 300 people. At least half of them are on the job, and we have retired workers to support and medical expenses to reimburse. Now we rely entirely on our pharmaceutical company to support them. If it weren't for the good performance of the Qingfeng branch, our head office would have been dragged down like in previous years."
This is true. At that time, state-owned factories were almost overcrowded, and the workers lacked work efficiency and had no innovative spirit at all.
The supply and marketing department, which should have played the most important role in sales, had employees who were ambitious but lacked the skills to achieve their goals. They reimbursed a large amount of travel expenses but did not sell any products at all.
Of course, these people have no motivation to work. They earn the same whether they sell or not, so why bother to beg others for money? They might as well take the opportunity to travel.
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