Su Wei took the menu from the waiter and ordered a braised prawn, a braised fish, a sliced beef, a braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, three vegetarian dishes, and two soups.
The waiter said "Please wait a moment" and turned to leave the private room.
Dongqing asked, "Brother Hong, how's production in the workshop lately?"
At the machinery factory, Dong Qing would address Chen Hong as Factory Director Chen, and in private, he would also call him Brother Hong.
Chen Hong said, "After Yi Minghui vacated the warehouse, our workshop was temporarily sufficient, and welding and other processes were synchronized. Even so, the tricycles we produce are still in short supply because our tricycles are mainly sold to other places. Right now, we have orders but can't produce them all, and the sales department is constantly urging us to produce more!"
Dongqing's biggest worry wasn't just these things. The machinery factory couldn't be limited to producing tricycles; corn threshers were about to be put into production, but given the current situation, there was simply no workshop available. This was Dongqing's biggest concern.
Moreover, there aren't enough workshops and factories for tricycle production right now. It's impossible to rely on Yi Minghui for this. It's not that he's unwilling to help, but that he simply can't do it. You have to find a way to do everything yourself; you really can't rely on others.
Before going to bed tonight, I must discuss the factory and workshop issue with Li Yuzhu, otherwise it will lead to serious adverse consequences.
What Yi Minghui said last time was also the actual situation. Now it's in the contract stage, and it's very difficult to get the higher authorities to allocate funds to the machinery factory to build a factory building. There's no way he can solve the factory building and workshop issues.
Dong Qing felt it wasn't that difficult; Yi Minghui, as a factory director, simply couldn't handle it. It seemed they needed to change their construction strategy and were about to build an automobile manufacturing plant.
However, it is not the right time to produce cars now. After the car manufacturing plant is built, the workshop will be used to produce tricycles temporarily. Agricultural tricycles will be replaced in the future. No matter how they are improved, they will be phased out sooner or later. It will be more appropriate to start producing cars then. Therefore, we can only start the construction of the car manufacturing plant ahead of schedule.
Dong Qing said, "I've considered all these possibilities. I'll figure out a way to address the workshop issue. It's not feasible this year, but it can be resolved by early summer next year at the latest. You should reorganize the workshop again, but don't reorganize the welding workshop. Instead, reorganize other workshops to free up some space for producing corn threshers. This year, we'll only produce these two products; we won't produce any other products."
In the current situation, we simply cannot produce other products, and even if we recruit workers, there is nowhere to place them.
Nowadays, the machinery factory is short of workshops, not because there are too few factories and workshops, but because the sales of tricycles are so good that workers are being recruited continuously. The factory has changed from a single shift to a two-shift system, but even so, the tricycles produced are still in short supply.
When product sales are high and there are many workers, the workshop will seem insufficient. High product sales and low sales are exactly opposites. If there are no product sales, the factory workshop will be redundant, and the workers will be idle.
Chen Hong said, "Okay, I'll start making the arrangements tomorrow."
Dong Qing said, "We'll recruit more workers and change the factory's two-shift system to a three-shift system to increase production."
Human strength is limited. Working twelve hours a day is too long, and the workload will be greatly reduced. If this continues, the workshop and time efficiency cannot be fully utilized. This is also something Dongqing thought of.
Chen Hong said, "Okay, I'll notify the personnel department to start recruiting tomorrow."
Dong Qing nodded after hearing this, then changed the subject, saying, "Su Wei, Yu Zhu just suggested to me at home that you get a raise. Starting this month, your monthly salary will be 1,000 yuan, plus a bonus of 500 yuan per month."
Based on this calculation, Su Wei would have an income of 1,500 yuan a month. In 1985, the salary in the same industry was much higher than that of a female driver, let alone a male driver. The average monthly salary was around 100 yuan, including food. In those days, bonuses were out of the question. The boss himself didn't earn that much money, so where would he get bonuses? Dong Qing's salary for Su Wei was 15 times higher than that of the same industry.
Putting aside how shocked Su Wei was, Chen Hong was so shocked he almost choked. As a factory manager, he only earned seventy or eighty yuan a month, including bonuses. That was after Dong Qing took over the contract; before, he couldn't even get forty yuan a month.
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Brother Hong, we gave Su Wei a raise, but we didn't give you one. Why are you making that face?"
Chen Hong joked, "I'm only now realizing how dangerous things are between Su Wei and me. I'm really afraid my girlfriend will dump me; I can't afford to support a girlfriend like that."
His words amused the group. After laughing, Dong Qing said, "To be honest, the wages at the machinery factory are just so-so. You know, it was even worse before I took over the contract. I really can't set an extra wage for you, but I can give you some subsidies privately. This is only something we know."
Dong Qing is right. Last year, the average monthly wage for workers at the machinery factory was just over 30 yuan. This year, after the wages were changed to piecework, the workers received higher wages. Some workers even received more than 100 yuan a month, more than the factory manager, Chen Hong.
If Chen Hong were to work directly under my supervision like Su Wei, he and Li Yuzhu could decide his monthly salary. After all, Chen Hong is a registered employee of the machinery factory, so we really can't just arbitrarily raise his salary.
Chen Hong said, "I understand everything you're saying, so I won't bother with the sticker."
"I've already thought about giving you the stipend, so don't be modest about it anymore." Dong Qing paused for a moment and said, "Yu Zhu, you decide how much of a monthly subsidy to give Brother Hong."
“Okay, it’s settled!” Li Yuzhu said without much thought, “Brother Hong is in a relationship with Su Wei now, so he absolutely can’t earn less than his girlfriend. I don’t care how much you earn at the machine factory, just like Su Wei, 1,500 yuan a month. Have Su Wei transfer the money to you every month.”
It can only be said that Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu are good at using people. Chen Hong is in charge of production at the machinery factory, so there is no doubt that he is suspected of trying to win people over.
If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it well. In other words, you get what you give. You reap what you sow. People have a conscience.
"Thank you in advance." Chen Hong paused for a moment and said, "I've been to Su Wei's house a few times, but it's so dilapidated that it's uninhabitable. I have a favor to ask, and I wonder if you could grant it to me!"
Dong Qing said, "Go ahead."
Chen Hong said, "I don't want the subsidies for the past year; Su Wei can have them all, on the condition that you give us an advance of a year's salary so that Su Wei can demolish and rebuild her dilapidated house back home."
The phrase "love and dedication" is most fitting for Chen Hong. His kind of sacrifice is something that not everyone can do. After all, it was the 1980s, and 18,000 yuan a year was no small amount. Without unwavering love, one would not make such a great sacrifice. This is not as simple as saying "I love you".
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