Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Temporary Worker
"Art troupe?" Yang Dai looked up and down at the person who stopped her.
Although she had never met anyone from the art troupe, she still had an impression of it. She remembered that for a while she had been clamoring to be selected for the troupe.
However, the selection process for the art troupe is very strict. Not only are there requirements for appearance, but also for talents in dancing and singing. Moreover, due to many restrictions, most of the female soldiers who are able to join the art troupe are from cities.
Yang Dai also signed up for the selection, but only made it one round.
But looking at the person in front of him, although he was not ugly and could be said to be well-proportioned, he was of average height and did not seem to meet the standard.
The other person noticed Yang Dai's gaze and stood straighter, trying to make himself look more upright. "I was specially recruited, and my main job is to manage the repertoire." The man couldn't help but defend himself.
"Can we talk?" the man spoke again, "My last name is Liao, and I'm really from the art troupe." The man seemed to have just remembered it and went to get his letter of introduction and ID.
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in the art troupe." Although Yang Dai saw the other party's letter of introduction and confirmed his identity, she was still not prepared to talk more.
She is not her original self and has no interest in places like the art troupe.
Compared to the art troupe, going to the food factory is more important to her.
"Please make way, we have something else to do." Yang Dai's attitude was firm. The man moved his feet uncomfortably, looked at Yang Dai walking away, thought about it and followed her.
Yang Dai originally wanted to get rid of him, but the county town was so small and the state-owned restaurant was not far from the food factory, so she had to ask someone to follow her.
The man watched Yang Dai and Xia Ziqing walk into the gate of the food factory, and waited at the gate for a while, but found that the two had no intention of coming out.
After thinking about it, I turned around and went to the post office and called someone.
When Yang Dai and Xia Ziqing walked in, Zheng Huasheng was already waiting for them.
"I'll go call the factory director and we'll go talk in the conference room." Zheng Huasheng couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the two of them coming together.
In Zheng Huasheng's eyes, Yang Dai and Xia Ziqing are the gods of wealth and benefactors of their food factory. Because of the existence of these two people, their food factory has come back to life.
"How do you think the food factory will arrange for the two of us?" Xia Ziqing walked in, sat on the chair with Yang Dai, and looked up and down at the conference room.
The food factory is not prominent in the county town and even went bankrupt at one point. Although it has regained its vitality now, it is only limited to the workshop part. Places like the conference room remain largely unchanged. The aging chairs and some old tables with peeling paint, and the dust flying in the light, give people a sense of desolation in their old age.
"What do you think?" Yang Dai looked at Xia Ziqing. She felt that Xia Ziqing knew a lot and wanted to hear Xia Ziqing's opinion.
The more Yang Dai interacted with Xia Ziqing, the more thoughts she had in her mind. She had already formed ideas about Xia Ziqing's hometown, the big city of Shanghai.
If she had the chance, she would first go and see what a megacity like Shanghai looks like.
Xia Ziqing, a well-informed person who can communicate directly with foreign businessmen in English, can't even find a job in Shanghai.
Xia Ziqing shook her head. She was not very familiar with the food factory's practices.
She had not been involved in this matter in her previous life. She only knew that the orders were being pushed back and forth, and everyone in the food factory was exhausted. Xia Ziqing had no idea what kind of reward was given to Yang Dai in the end.
All I know is that after the matter was settled, Yang Dai had an extra bicycle at home.
Xia Ziqing originally guessed that the food factory might have given the bicycle ticket to Yang Dai as a reward.
But after going to the department store today, Xia Ziqing realized that Yang Dai must have a bicycle ticket, as she had already planned to buy a bicycle.
"They will never treat us unfairly." Yang Dai's eyes fell on the portrait on the wall of the conference room. She slightly shifted her eyes and looked at the book on the table.
This book is very common and can be found even in the homes of illiterate people.
The book is filled with quotations from great men, which are often used in daily life.
At first, Yang Dai felt a little uncomfortable, but now she can recite the quotations from this book by heart.
"You're right. The food factory can't let people down."
As soon as Xia Ziqing finished speaking, there was a noise at the door. The factory director and Zheng Huasheng came in together.
"Comrades, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." The factory director was kind and smiling, in a good mood.
Soon the food factory gave its answer.
"After a meeting at our factory office, we decided to hire two temporary workers with a salary of 20 yuan per month. What do you think?" The factory director said while noticing the changes in the two people's expressions.
At the beginning, the food factory approached Yang Dai as a last-ditch effort. Although Zheng Huasheng had not yet agreed on the final remuneration with Yang Dai, the food factory had actually held a meeting before finding Yang Dai.
If the order fails, Yang Dai will only be given two yuan as a reward for her work as a reward for painting.
If the order is successful, the labor fee will be increased to ten yuan, plus some rewards on the tickets, but not much more, after all, the entire food factory is stretched thin.
But unexpectedly, the final order exceeded the food factory's imagination.
Not only was the deal successfully concluded, but because they couldn't decide between the two options, the order volume doubled.
Then the compensation given by food manufacturers before sounds too low.
However, in order to increase the reward further, the food factory had to hold another meeting to discuss what kind of reward should be given to the two people.
Fortunately, Xia Ziqing is not here recently because he needs to serve as a temporary translation secretary for Elder.
The food factory also had a legitimate excuse to delay, saying that the two people were heroes of the food factory, and it was just right to wait for Xia Ziqing to come back to discuss the matter.
The food factory held several meetings to discuss the rewards for the two people. Finally, with the efforts of the factory director and Zheng Huasheng, the temporary worker positions were finalized.
"Although they are temporary workers now, our factory will actively communicate with our superiors. Once our factory has vacancies for formal employees, we will definitely not let you two suffer any grievances." Zheng Huasheng added, expressing the attitude of the food factory.
The food factory has been revived thanks to foreign orders. In order to complete the orders as soon as possible, the food factory has actually been expanding its recruitment during this period.
But all the workers recruited were temporary workers without exception.
The government's instructions stated that the subsequent development of the food factory was needed to be considered. Only if the orders could be long-term would they consider offering permanent employment positions.
After all, this is the first time we have received an order from a foreign company, and no one knows what will happen in the end.
Normally, the salary of a temporary worker is 17.5 yuan per month, but considering the contributions of Yang Dai and Xia Ziqing, their salary was specially set at 20 yuan.
"If you two are willing, then starting tomorrow, you will both be staff members of our food factory's publicity department," Zheng Huasheng continued. "Do you have any additional requirements?"
Yang Dai was still emptying herself. She recalled the first time she tried to find a job. At that time, she was still ignorant about the world. It was also from that time that Yang Dai realized the importance of household registration.
Her rural household registration may cause her to lose many opportunities, and she may never be accepted by any employer.
But that’s not the case today.
Although I am only a temporary worker now, the food factory has promised to make me a regular employee and they will not go back on their word easily.
"Do temporary workers also have to come to work every day?" Xia Ziqing's voice came into his ears. He was negotiating with Zheng Huasheng.
Although Xia Ziqing was happy to have a monthly salary of 20 yuan, she had other plans. If the food factory strongly required her to go to work every day, she would rather give up this job.
"Don't worry, if you're worried about the long commute, our factory has dormitories available." Zheng Huasheng looked at the two of them and added, "A double room, you two can live together."
Yang Dai had been silent, but when she heard Zheng Huasheng's words, she shook her head.
She would not live with anyone. Even though her relationship with Xia Ziqing had made rapid progress, she would not consider living with Xia Ziqing.
Living with someone means that there is a risk that one's secrets will be leaked, and Yang Dai refuses such an approach.
The meeting room was a bit tense, and the factory manager spoke up, "How about the two of you working three days a week?"
Yang Dai looked at Xia Ziqing. She actually didn't have any thoughts about working all day.
After all, she had never participated in such work, and at this moment she was more curious and eager to try.
But the conditions were proposed by Xia Ziqing, and Yang Dai would not easily refute them.
Besides, she thought of the sun outside. If she had to work under the sun every day and sweat, she might as well not go to work.
The factory director argued with Xia Ziqing for a while and finally reached an agreement: a salary of 20 yuan a month and two days of work a week under normal circumstances.
However, if the Propaganda Department is busy, both of them need to come to work every day.
After agreeing on the terms, Zheng Huasheng took the two to visit the workshop.
At this time, the workshop of the food factory was bustling with activity. It was the most popular place in the entire food factory. The workers' faces no longer had the lifeless look they had before, and they all looked full of energy.
When they saw Zheng Huasheng, Yang Dai and Xia Ziqing walk in, they greeted the three of them very warmly.
After coming out of the food factory, Xia Ziqing suddenly talked to Yang Dai about Zeng Mingjie.
This person was a secretary that Elder brought from abroad specifically. He should have facilitated the cooperation between the two parties, but he deliberately interfered. After the incident, Xia Ziqing couldn't understand why Zeng Mingjie did this.
He is obviously an employee, so he should just negotiate cooperation according to the boss's wishes. Besides, the County Food Factory has no grudges against Zeng Mingjie, so Zeng Mingjie doesn't need to do this.
"I asked around, and this person seems..."
Before Xia Ziqing could finish his words, someone else suddenly appeared in front of them again.
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