Chapter 542 Is this a trap?
Master Ni walked to the door of Lao Liu's office, took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, then knocked on the door and walked in.
"Lao Liu, what happened to the overtime pay and bonus? We had clearly agreed on this a long time ago, why did such a big change happen? Everyone is resentful now, how can we get on with our work in the future?"
"Old Ni, don't talk about how to proceed with the future work yet, I was just about to tell you about this!"
Lao Liu interrupted Master Ni and took out a job transfer letter with an official seal from a folder.
"The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications sent a letter yesterday. Because this communication pilot and upgrade is a key project, they need to gather the best troops from all aspects to carry out a major battle. You, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Zheng have all been selected by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications."
"So you don't have to worry about the company's future work. Focus on assisting the postal and telecommunications departments to complete the country's key tasks first."
“.”
Master Ni took the transfer letter in a daze, and didn't hear a word of what Lao Liu said afterwards.
The transfer letter does have the official seal of the postal and telecommunications department, and the unit being transferred is Factory 506 under the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
This means that Mr. Ni will leave the Beijing Computer New Technology Development Company and transfer to a new unit.
Originally I was just providing technical support, but now I have become a formal employee of the Post and Telecommunications Department.
What's more important is that it would take several years to complete the nationwide postal and telecommunications network from pilot to promotion.
So Mr. Ni’s research and development plan has just started and will definitely be forced to be interrupted.
Just these few days, Master Ni was planning to communicate with Hong Kong Island again after completing the programmable switching system project to challenge a personal computer project, but now it seems impossible.
"Alas, Lao Ni! Actually, I am reluctant to see you go, but our unit is small and I don't have much say."
Manager Liu saw that Master Ni looked unhappy, and he said helplessly: "I originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of cooperating with the Fourth Post and Telecommunications Factory to make the company bigger and stronger, so that we can be more confident.
But look at it now, the benefits have been taken by Factory 506, and we have only earned wages."
"This is quite a bit of money."
Master Ni put down the transfer letter and sighed, "Even if I leave tomorrow, I have to explain the things on hand clearly.
In the past few months, everyone has been working day and night to tackle technical problems. We must not reduce the overtime pay and bonuses we promised. As a business, we cannot go back on our word."
"What do you mean by breaking your promise?" Old Liu said unhappily, "I just got back from being mad at the higher-ups. It's true that Hong Kong gave us millions of dollars, but after all the layers of money, how much is left with us?"
"And such a huge sum of money, do you think you can just give it out? The higher-ups don't agree at all and even said they want to check my account."
Master Ni looked at Lao Liu silently, wanting to say something, but suddenly realized that it was useless to say anything.
Their small unit does have the Chinese Academy of Sciences as its mother-in-law, and it is impossible for large amounts of income to bypass the mother-in-law's jurisdiction. When the unit was first established, they invested 200,000 yuan in start-up capital, so they also want a return.
But if you say that Old Liu can't even decide on a sum of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, even Master Ni would never believe it.
When the Hong Kong capital invested the first batch of research and development funds, Lao Liu had a mess of debts. If the higher-ups came to check the accounts, it would be a big accusation against a good person.
It’s a pity that at that time, Mr. Ni thought that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, so as long as it does not affect the progress of research and development, it will be fine. But now when he thinks about it again, he feels as awkward as it can be.
"Okay, Lao Ni, I will try my best to help you get bonuses and overtime pay. Don't worry, I won't treat my brothers unfairly. This is your bonus, take it first."
Manager Liu suddenly took out a thick envelope from the drawer, stood up and handed it to Lao Ni with a smile.
Master Ni looked at the envelope, shook his head and said, "Give it to colleagues first! The salary at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is quite high, and I am much better off than everyone else."
"Hey, that's not right. The more you work, the more you get. Hey, hey, hey, don't leave!"
Master Ni didn't take the envelope, turned around and walked out.
After a while, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yu were called into Liu Lianxiang's office, probably to discuss the transfer.
Xiao Yu came out very quickly and started packing his personal belongings.
After finishing the cleaning, he looked up and asked Master Ni coldly, "Do you know where Factory 506 is? If you don't know, we will take you there tomorrow."
Master Ni felt a little uncomfortable.
When he walked in just now, Xiao Yu just glanced at him and turned away angrily. At that time, Master Ni was still a little unhappy, but now he felt that he had let her down.
"Okay, we'll meet at the gate the day after tomorrow morning."
Master Ni agreed on a time with Xiao Yu, and then returned to Liu Lianxiang's office. He pushed the door open without even knocking.
Then he saw Liu Lianxiang and Xiao Zheng having a great conversation. The two of them had happy smiles on their faces but were stunned by his sudden entry.
Master Ni glanced at the two of them in surprise, then extended his hand towards Lao Liu indifferently.
Old Liu was stunned for a long while before he took out the thick envelope and handed it to Master Ni.
"Old Ni, you are right! Who can resist money? Hey~"
Master Ni took the money and walked out, pretending to be disloyal.
"Tsk~, I thought he was so noble!"
“Hehehe~”
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On the morning of the third day, Master Ni rode his bicycle to the gate of his original unit, waiting for the other two people, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yu, who were transferred together.
His thick envelope had been divided into three parts, two of which were for Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yu.
Because of the nature of current units in the mainland, after employees are transferred, even if Lao Liu has negotiated for bonuses and overtime pay from their superiors, Xiao Yu and Xiao Zheng probably won't have any chance of getting them.
He's worked so hard for me for several months, I can't let him work for nothing, right?
However, when the appointed time came, only Xiaoyu showed up.
Master Ni asked, "Where's Xiao Zheng? Didn't you make an appointment with him to meet here?"
Xiao Yu said coldly, "Xiao Zheng is not going, so it's just the two of us."
Master Ni was stunned: "How could he not go?"
"They are wanted by someone, so the company won't let them go!"
Xiao Yu smiled coldly, raised his legs, got on the bicycle and pedaled hard, as if venting his anger.
Master Ni was stunned. Xiao Yu was his most capable assistant and had made the greatest contribution to this technical breakthrough. Of course, he also had a bad temper, and he was particularly angry because of the overtime pay issue.
So no one cares about it anymore.
Master Ni was stunned for a long time before he got on his bike and chased after him.
After finally catching up, Xiao Yu said sarcastically: "Do you know about the welcome party held at the company yesterday afternoon?"
"Welcome party? I don't know!"
Master Ni shook his head to indicate that he didn’t know.
Xiao Yu sneered and said, "Old Liu invited an old researcher from the 769th Institute to take over your position as the head of the R&D team."
"In addition, the company also gave us 2,500 yuan per person, and those of us who were in technical fields were also allocated a room.
Manager Liu said that he had negotiated with the higher-ups for these benefits. Do you understand? It's not that they won't pay, it's about who will pay and to whom. You and I are both stumbling blocks."
“.”
Mr. Ni was so distracted that his bicycle almost fell into the ditch on the side of the road.
He couldn't help but think of an ancient saying - grace comes from above.
In any group, the person who can bestow benefits on the masses is only the person at the top. If others use the collective's things to win over the masses, they are challenging the authority of the person at the top.
Doesn't Lao Liu understand the importance of technical personnel? Of course he does, otherwise why would he invite Mr. Ni back?
However, the bonuses and overtime pay for the technical staff can only be issued by Lao Liu, and must be distributed by Lao Liu. Those who receive the money must be grateful to Lao Liu, not Lao Ni.
Mr. Ni saw the benefits of attracting investment for scientific research, and Lao Liu also saw it. He knew that whoever attracted the investment would have the final say in the unit in the future.
If Master Ni has the final say, what is the use of Old Liu?
When Master Ni first joined, Lao Liu only had 40,000 RMB left and had no idea what to do. At that time, Master Ni was an indispensable savior.
But now the unit has millions of funds and has the support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wouldn’t it be easy to recruit a few Mr. Li and Mr. Ma from so many subordinate research institutes?
With money and people, will you still worry about not being able to attract investment or carry out projects in the future?
Therefore, those technical personnel who remained in the original unit would definitely be well arranged. Only Xiaoyu, a guy with a bad temper, was kicked out along with Lao Ni.
Mr. Ni actually understood this principle, but he had been overseas for many years and was accustomed to some of the work styles within overseas technical development teams, so he ignored it in his busy schedule.
Overseas, if you think you are very capable, you can directly ask your boss for a raise, but in China in 1985, you would not have the confidence to ask for overtime pay.
"Alas~"
The two rode their bikes to the place, and before entering the gate, Lao Ni took out his share of the bonus and wanted to share it with Xiao Yu.
But Xiao Yu said with a smile: "So you wanted to share the money with me! You are so wronged. Yesterday, Lao Liu said at the meeting that you took a large bonus and left!"
Master Ni said indifferently: "Let him say whatever he wants! We worked together to come up with this result, so we can just share the bonus."
"No, no, you really don't understand the situation in the mainland."
Xiao Yu waved his hands and finally smiled: "I'm telling you! In the mainland, the stupid ones are afraid of the arrogant ones, and the arrogant ones are afraid of the desperate ones.
If Old Liu dares to give me less than a penny, I will block his door and scare the shit out of him. How dare he bully others when he has a dirty bottom? Do you believe that I will fight him to the death?"
Master Ni: “.”
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"This is Factory 506, which specializes in the production of wireless communication equipment. It is of high quality and has a decent technical foundation, but it is an old factory with a heavy burden. There are less than a thousand employees in the factory, and hundreds of them are retired and just sitting around doing nothing."
Xiao Yu had obviously inquired about the details of Factory 506. He took Master Ni to register for entry into the factory and explained the situation to him.
"I heard from my aunt that the performance of Factory 506 is average, but the factory director has connections, the factory benefits are pretty good, and medical reimbursement is no problem."
"Um?"
Xiao Yu and Ni Dashen turned a corner and just saw the shadow of the office building when they suddenly realized that the front was full of people.
Xiao Yu, who was playing the role of "busybody", was suddenly speechless.
Because the people in front included both men and women, many of them were in their fifties or sixties, and were obviously retired. If nothing major had happened in the factory, they would not have gathered in the factory area.
Moreover, good things are usually secretly taken away by people with connections, so this situation is most likely not a good thing.
"Oh no, this isn't a trap, is it? I always say good things won't happen to us."
(End of this chapter)
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