Chapter 543 Private Economy Is No Longer Shameful
When Master Ni looked at the sea of heads in front of him, his heart skipped a beat.
Based on his understanding of mainland enterprises, there is basically only one explanation for the situation of Factory 506 - lack of money.
As for today's enterprises, as long as they are not too short of money, they will not provoke employees to gather in groups and surround the office building. If the news gets out, it will affect the reputation of the factory director. If you can't even control your employees, what kind of factory director are you?
But Factory 506 was clearly involved in a key project of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications' digital communications upgrade, and the state would definitely allocate funds. These people suddenly gathered here, most likely to ask for money.
So let's analyze it carefully. Why did they come to ask for money? Was it because the factory had a deficit before?
If an enterprise has a hole, then its operation is unhealthy and even basic production will be affected, let alone the research and development of technological projects?
Mr. Ni, who had just happily parted ways with Liu Lenovo, really didn't want to step into a unit with holes again.
"Hey, Mr. Ni, why are you here?"
Just when Master Ni was worried, he suddenly heard Li Ye's voice.
When Master Ni turned around, he saw Li Ye and several classmates walking towards him with laughter.
"Student Li Ye, what are you doing here?"
"My classmates and I are here to do social practice!"
Li Ye smiled and said, "This company is negotiating a joint venture with Hong Kong capital. The business philosophy of Hong Kong capital is definitely different from that of our mainland.
Therefore, we hope that by understanding the specific circumstances of this joint venture, we can gain a deeper understanding of the differences between the world economy and the mainland economic model.”
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"Factory 506 wants to form a joint venture? With whom? With Pei Wencong?"
"It is indeed Pei Wencong. We are discussing it right now! If the deal is successful, you, Old Ni, will be considered a hero and have a place to use your skills."
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After hearing what Li Ye said, Master Ni was surprised and delighted, and felt as if "there is always light at the end of the tunnel".
Because of the commissioned research and development of the programmable switching system, Mr. Ni had a very good impression of Pei Wencong. If Pei Wencong really led Factory 506 in the future, there would be no worries about new research projects.
After all, Pei Wencong has vision, funds, credibility, and a backer, each of which is a favorable condition to ensure the smooth progress of the technical research project.
There are many scientific research projects in the mainland every year, but only a small number of them produce results in the end. Some projects are in the wrong direction, some run out of money halfway, and some simply write reports to cheat for funding to fill the holes.
Therefore, it is extremely rare to find an environment where you can focus on research without distraction.
"If that's the case, that would be great," Ni said excitedly, "I remember Li Ye once asked me if we could research on the entire computer, but could we research on some of its components?
I can now say that as long as everyone works together, it is possible. "
Li Ye smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Hey, hey, don't tell me about this kind of determination! Your unit leader is in there!"
"Haha, let's go, Xiaoyu, let's go report first."
Master Ni looked at the classmates around Li Ye, patted Li Ye's shoulder apologetically, and led Xiao Yu through the crowd into the office building.
Master Ni has now vaguely guessed that Li Ye is not only Pei Wencong's "messenger", but also very likely a Generation X.
Now that the country has just issued a ban on children doing business, we must be careful about it.
For example, if "the backer of a certain company is the child of Mo's family," then it's generally fine, but if "the child of a certain family is the chairman of a certain private company," then do you think your reputation isn't good enough? Do you have to pretend?
Master Ni and Xiao Yu walked through the crowd and were about to enter the office building when they saw a group of people carrying tables out of the building.
The dark crowd outside immediately became agitated.
“It’s coming out. It’s coming out.”
"Don't push, don't push."
"Fuck, what are you pushing for, you old blind man? If you keep pushing, I'll knock your glasses off."
Ni Dashen and Xiao Yu, who had just walked to the door, were squeezed out by the sudden surging crowd, and their glasses were almost squeezed off.
Just when Master Ni was about to be pushed down, Li Ye reached out and supported him from behind, and helped him retreat to the outside of the crowd, and joked: "I can see that Master Ni, you don't usually buy daily necessities, and you don't even know how to queue up."
Master Ni swallowed his saliva and said, "Who knew that you would have to squeeze in line? Every time my family goes out to buy things, they sweat like they are in a war."
Ever since the country gradually relaxed the purchase restrictions on some commodities in 1983, various panic buying phenomena have occurred from time to time. By the end of the 1980s, the largest panic buying spree broke out.
So if people want to buy something good now, they must master the skills of queuing.
After Ni Dashen stopped, he asked, "Student Li Ye, do you know what they are doing?"
Li Ye pointed to several tables lined up in front and said, "Look at this, it's obvious that they are recruiting workers!"
Master Ni asked curiously, "Recruiting workers? These people are all over 50, shouldn't they retire?"
Li Ye said with a smile: "Hard-working laborers should retire at the age of fifty, but skilled workers who understand technology should retire at the age of fifty!"
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Master Ni looked forward in confusion, and after a while, he saw the "recruitment" starting in front.
"Don't push, don't push, line up, look at the signs, and come in order. Workshop 1 is over here, the machining workshop is over here,
Those in the technical department who can understand circuit diagrams can go to the rightmost table in the welding workshop in the office later. Those in the packaging workshop are not welcome."
"Why don't we want the people in the packaging workshop? We have all dedicated 30 years to the company. Why?"
"Do you want a boiler operator? I have been operating boilers for 30 years and no one is better than me."
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The scene was in chaos until the factory manager Yang Suiyan came out and picked up the microphone that had just been set up.
"Stop making so much noise. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the guests from Hong Kong Island?"
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The scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone was not impressed by Director Yang's authority, but they absolutely could not embarrass themselves in front of the guests from Hong Kong Island.
Director Yang waited for everyone to calm down before he said in a deep voice, "Let me just say a few words. Our factory will soon be forming a joint venture with Hong Kong Island Electronics Fengyu Company.
Fengyu Company injected funds into our factory and provided technical personnel, and we also want to return the favor and help Fengyu Company's Pengcheng branch solve their difficulties."
"Pengcheng Fengyu Company is about to launch a color TV production line and now needs some grassroots technicians.
I assured them that our employees, despite their age, are highly skilled, hardworking, and disciplined, and only then were they willing to accept them. But look at what happened just now."
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When the scene was completely silent, Director Yang continued, "I won't say any more. This time it's a two-way free choice.
If people are willing to employ you, it's because you have the ability. If they don't employ you, it's because you are not capable enough. You can't blame others, and you are not allowed to cause trouble."
"Now please allow General Manager Chen of Pengcheng Fengyu Company to speak."
Yang Suiyan glared at everyone fiercely before giving up the microphone position.
Then Li Ye saw Ergou.
Ergou, who followed Jin Peng to Pengcheng back then, is now the deputy general manager dressed in a neat suit. He lives up to his name and looks just like a decent guy.
Ergou walked up to the stage and said calmly, "Hello everyone, I am Chen Donggou from Pengcheng Fengyu. You are all older than me, so you can just call me Xiao Chen."
"I am here today to meet with the technical staff. Actually, I want to let everyone know what kind of people we need and what the working environment is like."
"First of all, I want to tell you that it's very hot in Pengcheng. When I first came here from the north, I lost weight for at least several months before I gradually adapted to it.
Therefore, if you are in poor health, you should consider whether you can cope with the climate there."
"Okay, that's all I have to say for now. If you have any questions, you can ask them now. Be sure to ask them clearly in advance. After all, it's five thousand miles away from home, and it's very troublesome to go back and forth."
As soon as Ergou finished speaking, the people queuing below raised their hands.
"General Manager Chen, you agreed to pay everyone 120 yuan per month. Will there be any deductions? Tell me the truth. How much money can we get after working so hard at the beginning of the month?"
"Yes! One hundred and twenty sounds like a lot, but I heard that some capitalists like to deduct workers' wages."
"I didn't hear about it, I read about it in a literary report."
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Ergou was stunned for a moment, then said into the microphone: "Who told you the salary is 120 yuan?"
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Seeing that everyone in the audience had changed their expressions, Ergou quickly said, "Don't get me wrong! One hundred and twenty is the basic salary for junior workers. Your Director Yang told me that you are all experienced workers, so..."
“Cough cough cough~”
Ergou suddenly heard a few light coughs, turned his head to look at Director Yang, and immediately understood something.
Starting from 1984, the wages of workers in the mainland began to rise, with the average worker's salary increasing from over 40 to 70 or 80, but a high salary of 120 yuan was still rare.
If Pengcheng Fengyu can't keep up with the monthly salary of 120 yuan, then wouldn't all the workers at the 506 factory in Beijing be uneasy?
Ergou immediately said, "Don't worry, although Pengcheng Fengyu is a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, since it is on our territory, it will abide by our mainland rules and will never maliciously deduct workers' wages."
"As for how much you can earn each month, that depends on your ability. Let me give you an example! If you can take on an apprentice, you will get a 200 yuan bonus for each qualified apprentice you take on."
"Buzz~"
A group of veteran technicians suddenly became agitated. Mainland enterprises emphasize mentoring, and which veteran worker has not had an apprentice?
I get two hundred for every one I bring. If I bring three at a time, wouldn’t that be six hundred?
Traveling thousands of miles just for money, as long as you can earn some hard cash, then the five thousand miles distance between Pengcheng and home will not be that far.
An old lady raised her voice again in the noisy crowd: "General Manager Chen, can you guarantee that your salary will be paid on time?"
Most of the aunties who came to the scene today came with their men.
They are actually very conflicted. They don't want their men to be so far away from home, but they also want to earn some extra money to improve the environment at home.
Ergou smiled and said, "Director Yang has already discussed this issue with us. If you are still worried, you can discuss the ratio. We will transfer the wages of all the masters to the account of 506 one month in advance. You can let your family members come to collect it. We will never default on the debt."
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There was silence for five seconds.
Then, a group of old ladies pushed their men forward to sign up.
But the men were unwilling to do so: "Don't push me, I don't want to go. You take care of the money at home, but I'm going to travel 5,000 miles and still don't have enough money for cigarettes. What's this?"
The old lady pushed hard: "Hey, I'll leave you ten dollars a month, and I won't care if you smoke to death."
The man took root under his feet: "No, I have to save thirty every month. The soil and water there are not good. I need to supplement my nutrition."
The aunt rolled her eyes: "Thirty dollars? Are you going out to earn money for your children? Or are you going out to spend money?"
The man got angry and turned away.
The aunt compromised and said, "Okay, okay, thirty is thirty, just hurry up! Old Liu has already signed up, if you sign up too late, how can there be any apprentices for you to take care of?"
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Li Ye stood in the distance, looking at rows of excited old employees, who signed up, filled out forms and pressed their fingerprints one by one, and could not help but let out a soft sigh.
Zhen Rongrong, who came with me for social practice, asked softly, "Li Ye, why are you sighing?"
Li Ye said: "Three years ago, our fellow villagers from Pengcheng Seventh Factory came here to recruit a few old employees. After a lot of effort, they only recruited three people. Now... you see it, right?"
Zhen Rongrong nodded and said, "I see. It is popular to 'go into business' now. Private economy is no longer shameful. It is also an important supplement to the economic reform in the mainland."
Li Ye exhaled and said, "Yes! Maybe in the future, more state-owned enterprise workers will enter private enterprises!"
Now, except Li Ye, no one could have predicted that in a few years it would be that helpless era, and countless working men would be forced to make helpless choices.
(End of this chapter)
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