"Why do I get the feeling that you're not really interested in a secure job?" Qin Jingru asked curiously.
Wang Shouren shook his head: "Everything has two sides, good and bad. The bottom line from above is 'serving the people.' These workers with official positions belong to the people. If state-owned enterprises like theirs can dismiss people at will without any consequences, then the power dynamic will be too high. It will easily become a one-man show."
"But similarly, because they don't have the right to fire people at any time, those below them will also become slick. As long as they hold on tightly, there will be no problem. Whether it's the former or the latter, the problem lies in the evil of human nature. However, the former is more harmful than the latter. State-owned enterprises can have troubles, but stability is essential."
Regardless of how state-owned enterprises evolve in the future, they will retain their function of stabilizing a segment of the population, and infrastructure development will still rely on them. It's virtually impossible to expect private enterprises to handle infrastructure.
After leaving, Director Liu and Deputy Director Wu also discussed the matter.
“Well, to be honest, what Lao Wang said isn’t wrong.” Deputy Factory Director Wu frowned. “We got orders from outside, and the reason why production can’t be increased really has nothing to do with us.”
"This matter is both easy and difficult to handle," said Director Liu, lighting a cigarette.
"How should we handle this?"
"Just copy the homework. We know how Lao Wang did it before."
Wang Shouren's joint public-private ventures also had quotas for staffing.
According to what the higher-ups said, your factory can't afford to lose any employees. So what did he do?
The first step is to remove the rebellious employees, create a separate workshop for them, and pay them their due wages. The second step is to sow discord among them and improve the benefits of the obedient employees. This will create a psychological gap: everyone works in the same factory, yet one gets 100 yuan while the other gets 10 yuan. Not everyone can tolerate this disparity.
This is what is known as "winning over some and suppressing others".
When those disobedient individuals decide to cause trouble, we can then take drastic measures.
Wang Shouren, for example, took a radical approach, telling them that if they wanted high wages, fine, they should quit their jobs, give up their secure positions, and then rejoin. This was essentially an ancient form of pledge of allegiance; you wanted high wages without contributing anything, what were you thinking? As a result, apart from the initial obedient workers, the number of employees in Wang Shouren's factory plummeted.
Now things are even better. The motorcycle factory has been completely handed over, and the industrial park he's currently in was built with his own investment and in cooperation with the higher-ups. He invested the majority of the money; you could say this land belongs entirely to Wang Shouren. If this were in later years, who knows how much it would be worth. His land isn't small. When they acquired it, they heard Wang Shouren wanted to develop it, and the higher-ups approved a considerable amount of land.
She was as if she was afraid he wouldn't want her, so she desperately stuffed her into his arms.
They cannot simply copy Wang Shouren's methods. If a large number of employees resign from the factories they manage, the higher-ups will definitely hold them accountable. However, they can use them as a reference.
"Do you think it's possible for us to take over the contract?"
“If it were in the past, it might have been possible, but now, it’s unlikely,” Deputy Factory Director Wu shook his head.
If this company had been consistently losing money, given the current situation in China, it might actually be willing to be contracted out. However, since their company isn't facing any major problems, it's unlikely they'd be willing to give it away. After all, they've already started exporting motorcycles. It's just that the export destinations aren't developed countries like those in Europe and America, but rather less developed countries in East Asia.
It can also be sold for a considerable price, though of course, it's still less than the price Wang Shouren sold it for.
"Let's go back and think about it."
"become!"
Inside Wang Shouren's office, he was staring blankly at the map in front of him.
I didn't have many ideas in previous years because I was too busy. Now that I've stopped, this map can finally come in handy.
"What are you planning to do now? Most of the money you've earned over the years has been lost here." Qin Jingru panicked when she saw Wang Shouren looking at the map.
This guy is good at making money, but his spending skills are ridiculously high.
Logically speaking, their earning ability wasn't bad, and money was valuable these days; no matter how they spent it, it shouldn't have gone to this extent. But unfortunately, this place was built entirely according to the standards of industrial parks in later generations, with all sorts of factory plans and high-tech features. He included everything he could think of, and even imported things from abroad through connections that weren't available domestically.
This resulted in an extremely high construction cost for the entire industrial park, but the overall standard of the completed park was indeed higher than that of other places.
Firstly, its transportation is very convenient. After the industrial park was built, the surrounding roads were also arranged, and the property prices in the vicinity also rose.
These projects had cost them most of their funds, and now seeing Wang Shouren looking at a map, Qin Jingru's heart skipped a beat. She felt that Wang Shouren was planning something big again.
The key point is that this guy is indeed rich.
The higher-ups would be happy to see him exchange US dollars for domestic currency; he has enough money right now to exchange for at least several hundred billion.
"I'm thinking about whether to build a residential complex."
"Build a whole residential complex?!" Qin Jingru's voice changed; "You're not thinking of giving it away for free, are you?"
She knew that this guy often did things that resulted in losses, and she figured he could probably do something like giving things away for free too.
“How could that be?” Wang Shouren shook his head.
Because most of the factories in their industrial park are for freight transport, the tallest factory buildings are only three stories high, while the dormitories next to them are slightly taller, reaching six stories.
“I plan to build a comprehensive residential area. This industrial park is really not suitable for living. It’s fine as temporary dormitories, and besides, we need to make sure they can use their housing provident fund,” Wang Shouren said.
The five social insurances and one housing fund became four social insurances and one housing fund for Wang Shouren, since he really couldn't control things like unemployment.
This regulation has been in effect since 1981. Those below didn't object much, since ultimately they were the ones who benefited. They figured, fine, they'd accept the deductions.
Well, a few years have passed, and their housing provident fund contributions have gradually increased. They're almost able to afford a house now.
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