Pohlman sat in the passenger seat of the Willys Jeep, tilting his head to listen to Fang Lang's instructions.
"Boss, no problem. Our designers have been busy during this period. Everyone is designing modification plans!
In addition to finding ways to arrange the seats and place more seats.
Our focus is mainly on solving the problem of sound insulation and thermal insulation materials for aircraft.”
Fang Lang looked at Portman with interest and said:
"Oh! Have you achieved any results now?"
"Of course, Boss. We have studied the main sound insulation and heat preservation materials used on passenger planes of various countries and combined them with the latest scientific findings in the past two years to find a brand new solution.
After calculation, this plan will reduce the cost by 20 percentage points while maintaining the sound insulation and thermal insulation effects.
The weight is ten percent lighter than before.”
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Borman had a proud expression on his face as he boasted to Fang Lang.
"Haha... nice job. Can I see the finished product?"
Fang Lang was very happy to hear that the company's team had reduced costs by twenty percentage points.
"Yes, Boss. The finished product is now being tested in our laboratory."
As he spoke, he pointed to a two-story building with a very large area on the other side of the factory.
The style of this building is obviously different from that of the factory building.
Fang Lang nodded and said:
"Let's go and take a look."
Pohlman nodded quickly and signaled the driver to turn around and head to the laboratory.
The vehicle went around the side of the laboratory and headed towards the main entrance. Fang Lang saw from afar someone talking incessantly to a group of workers on an open space outside the laboratory.
Fang Lang smiled and said to Portman:
“Why don’t you find an indoor environment for your worker training?”
Portman also saw the crowd not far away, but his expression turned a little grim.
“Boss, that’s not our worker training.”
Fang Lang was also stunned by Bormann's response.
"What do you mean? If this isn't training for our workers, then what is this for?"
Hearing Fang Lang's question, Portman's expression became even uglier.
"Boss, those people wearing uniforms and listening to the lecture are our workers, but the people who are speaking are not our people."
Fang Lang looked at Borman seriously to make sure that he was not talking nonsense.
He said with displeasure:
"What do you mean? Can outsiders come directly into our factory and train our workers?"
Portman said helplessly:
“Boss, this person said he was a staff member of the Sao Paulo City Council and that he came to the factory to comfort the workers on behalf of the Labor Party.
We also asked the city council, and this person is indeed from the São Paulo City Council.
At first we didn't take it too seriously, as it was normal for the government to visit and comfort the workers. But later on, this person came to the factory to visit and comfort the workers every two days.
Every time, a group of workers would be organized and the talk would last for more than two hours.
Our work progress has been seriously affected.
What’s even more abominable is that he wanted to pull our lab staff over to listen to him.
At first we paid enough attention to him and got everyone involved in the activities he organized, but no one understood Portuguese and didn't understand what he was saying after listening for a long time.
Later, I heard from local workers that he wanted to set up a branch of their Labor Party in our company, form a trade union organization, and lead everyone to fight for better benefits with the boss.
We strive to shorten everyone’s working hours.”
The more he listened to Polman's words, the darker Fang Lang's face became. What was going on? Was Brazil already so advanced in this regard?
Fang Lang is not against trade unions, but he is afraid of encountering the same kind of trade union that Fuyao's Lao Cao encountered in the United States. Looking at the current situation, Fang Lang might really encounter that kind of trade union.
With the rapid rise of Big Brother Soviet in recent years, workers' organizations have begun to flourish all over the world.
As mentioned above, the reason why the former British Prime Minister went to the United States to give a speech was because Churchill saw the impact of this phenomenon on the capitalist world. And this Iron Curtain Speech actually kicked off the Cold War.
What Fang Lang did not expect was that such a situation would occur so early in a South American country like Brazil, where the economy is not well developed.
Resisting his dissatisfaction, Fang Lang asked:
“Labor Party? Isn’t the Labor Party the political party founded by former Brazilian President Mr. Vargas?
It hasn’t been established for long! As far as I know, Mr. Vargas established the Labor Party to attract votes from workers and farmers!
It’s not the Labour Party’s style to run a trade union, this is not right! ”
After saying that, he looked at his father Fang Xinshan beside him with some concern and said:
"Dad! Is this the case in other factories of our group?"
Fang Xinshan nodded and said:
"As far as I know, our steel mills, shipyards, and cigarette factories have already established some kind of trade union organization. But not many people have joined.
Because they charge every worker who joins the union five percent of their monthly salary as membership dues.
Most workers are unwilling to pay the fee, so not many people join the union.”
Hearing this answer, Fang Lang suddenly felt his scalp tingling!
This is really a monster. My career has just started and I have encountered such trouble.
Should we learn from Fuyao's Mr. Cao and directly refuse the union to move in?
Fang Lang didn't even have the interest to visit the laboratory. After the car stopped, he got out and went to the event site where he was talking non-stop.
I just found a place to sit down.
He wanted to hear what this guy had to say.
The person who was speaking, seeing the style of Fang Lang and others, knew that they were important figures in the factory. Especially when he saw Pollman accompanying Fang Lang, he knew that Fang Lang and others might be the bosses of the company.
Instead of showing any weakness, he behaved even more aggressively.
He looked at Fang Lang provocatively from time to time.
Fang Lang didn't care and continued to sit there listening to this guy talking nonsense.
Originally Fang Lang was a little worried, fearing that this guy would really deceive all the workers.
But as he listened, Fang Lang discovered that although this guy spoke very aggressively, his eloquence seemed pretty good.
However, their logical thinking is not clear enough and their grasp of theoretical knowledge is not solid enough, and they keep talking about what rights workers should have.
It has a strong didactic tone.
Fang Lang, who was listening below, felt a little worried for him. His level of ideological work was even worse than his own!
Fang Lang believed that the theoretical knowledge he learned in school in the future would be enough to defeat the incompetent man in front of him.
I also heard the other party constantly bragging about the benefits of joining a union and what kind of benefits they could fight for everyone.
This made the workers feel a little excited.
But then this guy said something about the fees for joining the union.
It was like pouring a basin of cold water on the workers' heads, which quickly cooled down the enthusiasm of the workers who had just shown a little interest.
After watching this guy's performance for a while, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly.
It’s not that Fang Lang looked down on the other party. Even if this guy could set up a trade union in his own factory, it is estimated that only a few people would join.
No wonder my father Fang Xinshan said that not many people joined the unions in other factories.
Fang Lang looked down on this guy, but that didn't mean he looked down on the power of the union. He would not be so careless as to relax his vigilance against them.
After all, the manufacturing industries of many developed countries in later generations were destroyed by this inconspicuous organization.
The other party had been preaching here for nearly an hour. Although Fang Lang felt that this guy's level was not good enough, he did not choose to leave.
Instead, he just waited quietly for the other person to finish his speech.
Pollman didn't understand why the boss had to sit here and listen to this incomprehensible guy talking about things that were not conducive to the development of the factory, and he didn't look angry at all.
He even noticed that Fang Lang's mouth showed a look of disdain several times.
Fang Xinshan took some time out today to come here and accompany his son to visit the aircraft manufacturing factory that is about to open, so he has plenty of time.
Although he didn't understand why Fang Lang spent so much time listening to this guy's nonsense.
But he did not gain nothing. Originally, he only knew that there was an organization called the trade union in his company, but this organization did not attract his attention.
But today, after he listened to what this guy spread, his face began to look a little ugly. Isn't this an organization that is specifically against his boss?
Negotiating with the boss on behalf of the workers to reduce working hours and increase wages is not such a good thing. What's even worse is that they want to organize a strike to threaten the boss.
If this organization is really allowed to grow stronger, wouldn't our factory become just a place for them to work?
The more Fang Xinshan listened, the darker his face became. He wanted to kick this bastard out of his factory, but he soon calmed down.
Because he could notice it, he believed Fang Lang would definitely understand it as well.
But Fang Lang didn't look angry at all. Instead, he looked a little disappointed. Now he was sitting among the workers, so it was not easy for him to ask. He could only wait until the event was over and then ask in private.
Finally, the event ended.
Fang Lang stood up with a smile, took the initiative to step forward and shook hands with the other party:
"Hello, my name is Fang Lang, and I'm one of the shareholders of this company.
I have to say that your speech was wonderful and I gained a lot from it!
I think it is necessary for me to re-examine the relationship between us and the workers.
I wonder if I have the honor of knowing your name.”
The other party obviously did not expect that Fang Lang, as the representative of the factory's capital, would have such an attitude.
This was exactly the opposite of what he had expected.
When he came here today, he had already heard that the factory owner was coming to inspect the factory.
Someone advised him to cancel today's speech to avoid direct conflict with the investors and cause unnecessary trouble.
But after thinking it over again and again, he rejected the kindness of others and instead deliberately moved the venue of the speech event to the open space outside the laboratory building. He wanted the representatives of the capital who came to inspect the factory today to see the event he hosted.
Moreover, he really hoped that the management would take some compulsory measures against him, preferably so that he could have a conflict with the other party in front of everyone.
He must let all his fellow workers feel his determination to fight for everyone's welfare, and also let everyone see that there is nothing to be afraid of about capital.
Therefore, we choose to stand firmly with him and fight against these capitalists together.
It would be best if I could get some minor injuries, as I, as a staff member of the municipal government, was beaten by the capital when organizing an activity in the factory.
If I can behave more bravely, my status in the party will definitely be improved.
But what no one expected was that the young shareholder on the other side did not play by the rules at all!
He even took the initiative to praise himself for his excellent speech and wanted to re-examine the relationship between himself and the workers.
Didn’t the other party feel that I was deliberately provoking him?
Was your eye expression during the speech just now not good enough?
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