The place Li Cheng and his companions were going to was the tape recorder factory. Before this, Li Cheng had only walked around the factory once. This time, it was his first time to enter the factory and also his first time to meet all the factory employees.
After the two iron doors, broken beyond repair, opened, the armored car drove in. Through the small window of the armored car, Li Cheng could see the joy on the faces of those outside and hear their cheers...
At this time, Li Cheng was touched and felt that he had done something very meaningful. After the armored car stopped, Lao Yue got out and signaled those who wanted to approach to stay away.
They were probably frightened by the sight of Lao Yue fully armed with guns and ammunition, so they stopped about ten meters away from the armored car.
At this time, Lao Yue signaled Li Cheng to get out of the car. Li Cheng glanced at him and thought, why are you being so secretive? Can you make yourself more powerful?
After getting off the bus, Li Cheng heard someone in the crowd say, "This new factory director is so generous! He used a money truck to bring us our wages."
Li Cheng took a look at the man and found that he was very tall and stood out there, like a crane standing out among chickens.
At this moment, someone started clapping, and immediately, hundreds of people responded enthusiastically, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Li Cheng waved to them frequently, with two big men with guns following on his left and right, looking like a big boss reviewing his troops.
Afterwards, someone at the tape recorder factory described Li Cheng's appearance that day as follows: "When our new boss first came, he arrived with armed bodyguards and in an armored vehicle..."
The applause lasted for about three to five minutes. When it died down, a short, fat man in a white shirt ran over. He didn't dare get too close to Li Cheng, so he stopped about ten steps away and called out, "Mr. Li, Boss Li, I've called everyone here as you instructed. There are 712 people in total, and 705 are actually here."
This short and fat man is the former deputy director of the tape recorder factory, his surname is Sun, and his name is Sun Fulin. The director has long since found a better job, and now he is in charge of this place.
"Director Sun, please come closer and talk. It's straining your voice from such a distance."
Director Sun looked at the two people next to Li Cheng and took two steps forward.
"Director Sun, didn't I ask you to gather all the people? Why are there still five missing?"
"Oh, that's what happened. Of these five people, two have already completed the transfer procedures and have gone to new units. Another is ill and is currently hospitalized. Another went out of town and hasn't returned. The last one... that's Master Yang. He suddenly passed away last night due to illness."
When Li Cheng heard this, his face suddenly became solemn. He said to Director Sun, "After we finish here, take me to Master Yang's house."
Director Sun nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remember that."
Li Cheng nodded and said, "Let's choose this as the meeting place. I think it's quite spacious and the weather is nice, with a crisp autumn breeze."
Director Sun was a little embarrassed and said, "The workshop has already been arranged. If we temporarily move it here, the microphone wires and other things will have to be re-arranged..."
Li Cheng smiled and said, "No need to rearrange it, we brought it ourselves."
Director Sun was stunned for a moment and thought that this new boss was quite strange, even bringing a microphone.
Li Cheng walked over to the cab of the armored car and asked the driver to pass him the microphone. The driver turned up the volume button on the siren to the maximum and then handed the microphone to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng flipped the switch, said "Hello," and thought the volume and sound quality were okay, so he continued, "My name is Li Cheng, and I'll be your new factory director. Of course, if you'd like to call me Li Cheng in the future, I'd be happy too."
Li Cheng paused for a moment, and then warm applause broke out.
After the applause stopped, Li Cheng continued, "First, let's observe three minutes of silence for Master Yang who passed away last night due to illness."
After saying this, Li Cheng was the first to stand in silence and bow his head. Hundreds of workers immediately fell silent, and all stood in silence.
Three minutes later, Li Cheng looked up and continued, "The dead are gone. The living should strive to move forward and live well, so as not to waste their lives. Now, I want to tell you that I will cover the wages that the tape recorder factory owed you..."
Before Li Cheng could finish, applause and roars of joy filled the air. Factory Director Sun had already spread the word that the new boss was going to pay everyone their back wages. Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have come today.
But when Li Cheng said it himself, these people really believed it was true and they could really get their wages.
These people clapped and shouted, and some even shed tears...
Next, Li Cheng had nothing more to say and just started distributing money!
So, those who hadn't received a salary for over two years received a current account passbook from Lao Cheng with their name on it and one year's salary deposited in it. In addition, each of them also received a commemorative banknote for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In this regard, Li Cheng explained to them that this passbook would be their salary passbook in the future, and their salary would be deposited into this passbook on time.
As for why there is only one year's salary on this passbook now, Li Cheng said, "We will hold a meeting in two days to explain this matter specifically. But please believe that no matter what, the remaining salary will be deposited into this passbook within a year."
Li Cheng explained that the commemorative banknotes everyone received were a welcome gift from him. He added that the 50th anniversary celebrations were a celebration of his own, and the meaning behind them was profound. It's up to you to understand.
The workers were delighted, looking at the commemorative banknote endlessly. Although they only received a year's salary, they were still happy, feeling that the new factory director was a man of his word.
When Li Cheng saw how happy they were, he felt that the more than 30,000 yuan he spent was well worth it.
Yesterday, when he asked Lao Cheng to find a way to exchange some commemorative banknotes for him, Lao Cheng thought that Li Cheng wanted to hoard the commemorative banknotes and then make some money by hyping them up.
After learning that Li Cheng was giving commemorative banknotes to the workers, Lao Cheng admired Li Cheng even more. However, he felt that even if Li Cheng did not give these workers this welcome gift, these workers would still like Li Cheng.
But Li Cheng told him privately, "They haven't received their wages for over two years, and they even went to the city to block the door and cause trouble. I'm sure they're very resentful. I gave them commemorative banknotes so that they can remember that living in this era may not always be smooth sailing, but no matter what, we must remember that we were born in China and should love it as our life..."
After hearing this, Lao Cheng's opinion of Li Cheng immediately rose to a new level.
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