There was a lot of noise outside the cotton mill, and the crowd was as dark as a tide.
Deputy Mayor Zhang Yi has already notified the Public Security Bureau and patrol team to come and control the situation.
While waiting, the laid-off workers had already started rushing into the factory.
It seemed that the guards at the door could no longer stop them.
If the employees get emotional and do something extreme, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Mayor Qian, how could this happen? Didn't your municipal government first think of a way to re-employ the laid-off workers?" Su Huiyang asked in surprise when he saw this scene.
He thought, Pingyang City hasn't even settled down laid-off workers, how can you talk about corporate restructuring? Isn't this a joke?
If I came with more than one billion yuan in funds, I would be surrounded by employees at every turn, and the factory would not be able to be renovated. How could I even talk about going public?
He was so angry that he laughed. He shook his head and sighed helplessly.
At this moment, Qian Lingyun's face was so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out of it.
He never expected that such an unexpected incident would occur at the critical moment when Su Huiyang came to inspect.
Helplessly, he could only try to explain to Su Huiyang, "President Su, listen to me. The State-owned Assets Restructuring Office has only been established for a few days. We have corresponding departments to handle employee petitions. I think we should give our staff some time. I believe that in a few days, we will be able to convince these workers."
Su Huiyang had already started to back off in his heart, and he was no longer that interested in Qian Lingyun's explanation...
He sighed, smiled and said, "Mayor Qian, I think we should wait until you settle the workers and deal with the conflicts and disputes in the factory before we discuss the reorganization of the cotton mill!"
At this moment, it was useless to explain further. Qian Lingyun could only say regretfully, "It's our government's work that has not been done well. I'm sorry to have embarrassed President Su! Don't worry, I still say that we will resolve the dispute as soon as possible, and then I will go to the provincial capital to see you in person!"
Hearing this, Su Huiyang nodded slightly in agreement and said nothing more.
The protests outside the venue were getting louder and louder. Qian Lingyun said to Yang Wanquan beside him with a sullen face, "Mayor Yang, where are the patrol team members? Hurry up and urge them! Do you want President Su to wait here forever?"
Yang Wanquan looked worried and quickly explained, "Mayor Qian, I just called and I'm on my way. I'll be there soon!"
Qian Lingyun turned around and reprimanded Zhang Yi, "Zhang Yi! Doesn't the Restructuring Office have a special stability maintenance team? How do they do their job? Or do they not do any employee work at all? How could such a strong protest break out at such an important moment?"
Facing Qian Lingyun's reprimand, Zhang Yi lowered his head in shame and said helplessly, "Mayor Qian, it's my fault. I didn't catch it tightly enough..."
Qian Lingyun stopped talking. Instead, he asked the staff around him to find him a loudspeaker so that he could explain to the workers outside the door in person: We are not selling the factory, but restructuring it. We want to save the cotton mill and keep your jobs!
However, his decision was immediately rejected by a number of city leaders including Yang Wanquan, Zhang Yi, etc., who refused to let him move forward no matter what.
Zhang Yi said, "Mayor Qian, you can't do that. You have a special status. If the workers don't give in and even do something extreme to you, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Yang Wanquan advised, "Mayor Qian, the workers are very emotional right now, and they are all taking the opportunity to vent their anger. They won't believe any of your explanations. We still need to slowly work on them in private. Don't be impulsive!"
Li Lin also advised him, "Mayor Qian, if you come forward now, not only will you not be able to solve the problem, but it will even further intensify the conflict. Just imagine, the workers finally blocked you, the mayor, and they couldn't solve the problem on the spot. Will they let you go easily?"
Yes, we finally caught the mayor...the workers will never let him go easily.
Qian Lingyun was very helpless, but if he failed to solve the problem, things would escalate and become even more out of control.
So he had no choice but to go along with it and gave up the idea of explaining the situation to the workers.
"Then who will go? Someone has to come forward to appease the people! Mayor Yang, you go? Or Mayor Zhang?" Wherever Qian Lingyun's eyes went, everyone lowered their heads and avoided them.
If you don't handle this kind of thing well, your reputation will be ruined. If the media takes pictures of you in an embarrassing state and posts them online, it might even affect your career.
So, in this situation, they would rather admit defeat and be yelled at and scolded by Qian Lingyun, and no one would dare to do so.
Wei Minmin, who was standing behind Zhang Yi, was the leader of Group 2 and had direct responsibility for maintaining stability. When Qian Lingyun angrily scolded Zhang Yi just now, she listened to every word he said.
At this moment, she felt extremely ashamed of her dereliction of duty, and she couldn't raise her head when facing Qian Lingyun's questioning.
When Qian Lingyun asked who was willing to appease the workers, Wei Minmin looked up and raised his hand with a determined expression.
"Mayor Qian, I'm Wei Minmin from the second team of the State-owned Assets Restructuring Office. Comforting laid-off workers is my job. Please give me a chance to make amends!"
Her voice was so loud that almost everyone's attention was drawn to her.
Qian Lingyun frowned and looked at Wei Minmin, thinking that it was too dangerous for a girl to work as a worker in this situation.
So he waved his hand at Wei Minmin and said, "Forget it! You didn't do your job well before, go back and write a self-criticism!"
Wei Minmin is just the kind of person who wants to be strong.
She is not afraid of writing self-criticisms, but she is afraid of being looked down upon by her leaders.
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