Material Empire

"You know, our factory was sold to a private owner!"

A piece of news spread like wildfire in the Jinnan Chemical Plant. In just half a day, it was already well-known and widely discussed.

In the early 1990s, losses and production suspensions of state-owned enterprises were very common, but corporate bankruptcy, reorganization, and mergers were extremely rare. Although the national policy does not exclude the merger of state-owned enterprises by private enterprises, it is not easy in practice. Not to mention that the turmoil in the late 1980s made some private entrepreneurs tremble. Even if there were no such political worries, merging a state-owned enterprise would be very troublesome. Cultural integration alone is enough to cause headaches for private entrepreneurs .

Precisely because there is no such precedent around, the employees in the factory feel extremely complicated about the merger of the Jinnan factory by a private company.

The factory is not well managed and has suffered serious losses. It has reached the point where it is unable to pay wages in full. Every reasonable employee knows that the factory must be reformed. If there is no reform, it will only lead to death. Now someone is willing to pay for the annexation of the factory. For the factory, it may not be a way out, so everyone has some expectations in their hearts.

However, since the main body of the merged factory is a private enterprise, at least nine out of ten employees are resistant. After being the owner of a state-owned enterprise all his life, he became an employee of a private enterprise overnight. This change of status is difficult for people to accept.

A few years ago, the factory reformed the employment system and changed the status of all employees to "contract workers". Everyone didn't feel much at that time, thinking that it was just a name change. Until now, everyone suddenly realized that the iron rice bowl in their hands had been replaced as early as that time. The so-called "contract worker" means that the worker and the factory are bound together by a contract, and now they want to cancel it. Contract, what can you do?

"Damn, the country kicked us out with one kick. After decades of hard work, I went back to before liberation overnight. I actually want to work for capitalists!"

"What kind of bullshit merger is it? It's clearly the country's burden dumping, okay?"

"In my opinion, it doesn't matter who I work for, as long as someone pays me."

"Salary, you have a good idea. Do you know what a capitalist is? You didn't learn it when you were studying. The capitalist exploits us workers. Do you know what exploitation means?"

"Whatever it is called exploitation, I am not exploited now, but I can only receive 50% of the wages a month, which is not as good as those workers in private enterprises earn more."

"Oh, let fate..."

All kinds of discussions were going on in various parts of the factory area, and some of them were enough to be defined as "reactionary". The workers don’t understand the truth. All they care about is their own livelihood. They hope to get a full monthly salary, but they worry that the private boss will come and deprive them of the iron rice bowl they have always been proud of. There hasn't been any food in the rice bowl for a long time.

In the large conference room of Jinnan Factory, a symposium for retired workers was being held at this time. More than 200 retired workers came and more than 100 people crowded the entire conference room to the brim. Fortunately, everyone is a familiar worker, so it won’t be awkward for two people to sit on the same stool, and they can even bring back some warm memories of the past.

"Masters, everyone is quiet, we are now in a meeting." Yu Kexiu stood at the end of the conference table and said loudly to everyone.

The din of people in the room calmed down in an instant. Yu Kexiu’s prestige in the factory was indeed not for bragging. These retired workers had all worked under Yu Kexiu’s subordinates. Very happy to work with him.

"First of all, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Qin Hai, the chairman of Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory in Anhe Province. You must have heard that our factory is going to be restructured and converted into a private enterprise. Chairman Qin Hai will be The chairman of our factory is here, everyone welcomes you." Yu Kexiu pointed to Qin Hai who was sitting next to him and introduced to everyone.

Amid the sparse applause, Qin Hai smiled and stood up. He cupped his fists to everyone and said: "Masters, you are welcome. I am old friends with you, Director Yu, Section Chief Yu of the technical department, and Director Tao of the office. I went to Jinan a few years ago. I have come to study at the Nanhua Chemical Factory, and we may have met some of the masters sitting here. This time, I was invited by the Jintang Municipal Government to come to help the Jinnan Chemical Factory to restructure, with the purpose of helping the Jinnan Factory get out of trouble as soon as possible. In the future, all the work will require the cooperation of the masters, and I would like to thank you in advance.”

Having said that, he bowed slightly to the crowd, which received another round of applause. Compared with the applause just now, this time seemed to be a little more enthusiastic. Obviously, his confession made everyone feel a little bit of goodwill.

After Qin Hai finished speaking, he sat down. Yu Kexiu looked at the crowd and knew that everyone looked down on Qin Hai. The reason is very simple, that is, Qin Hai is too young, especially among these retired workers. It seems that he is not much older than the grandchildren at home, so how could he have any respect for him.

Yu Kexiu smiled and said: "Before the meeting, I would like to announce one thing to everyone. Starting from this month, 100% of the wages of the retired workers in our factory will be paid. We will make up all the retirement wages owed to everyone.”

As soon as this remark came out, the entire conference room exploded instantly, as if a handful of salt had been sprinkled into a hot oil pan. Every retired worker's eyes were wide open, and they asked Kexiu questions in one go, lest they misheard.

"What? Director Yu, what did you say?"

"Yu Yu, aren't you kidding us?"

"That's great, let me do the math, if the retirement salary is repaid, how much can I get at a time..."

"Masters, be quiet, be quiet." Yu Kexiu waved his hands desperately. This time, he managed to calm the excited old people down. For more than a year, everyone has forgotten what it feels like to pay the full retirement salary. Even getting 50% or even 30% of the salary every month makes them secretly happy. Now Yu Kexiu actually said that he will be able to pay the full amount of retirement wages from now on, and will make up for the arrears in the past. This good news can be described as a pie in the sky.

"Masters, I was right just now. From this month onwards, the retired workers in our factory will be paid in full. This is a pledge signed by Deputy Mayor Shen of the municipal government, and it will never be changed." Yu Yu Kexiu said.

"Director Yu, what's going on? We've gone to the municipal government to make a fuss in the past, but they didn't agree to pay the full salary after the fuss was over. How did these bastards change their temper this time?" Tian Jinxi, an old worker, asked loudly. . This old teacher is straightforward by nature, and he also scolded Shen Chuanming for being a bastard in front of Shen Chuanming.

Yu Kexiu smiled slightly, and said, "Master Tian, ​​you're such a good question. Let me tell you, everyone's pension is what Mr. Qin won for everyone!"

"What, it's this little...Little President Qin?" Tian Jinxi pointed at Qin Hai and asked inexplicably in surprise.

"That's right, this is Mr. Qin." Yu Kexiu said, and then he explained the situation of Mr. Qin's negotiation with Shen Chuanming with embellishments, and the part where he was angry with Shen Chuanming was hidden. According to him, the city originally planned to divert the funds that Mr. Qin used to annex the Jinnan factory for other purposes. Mr. Qin argued hard and even threatened to withdraw the capital. Finally, he forced the city government to agree to use the funds for special purposes. The money turned into wage protection for retired workers.

"This Shen Chuanming, I've known for a long time that he is not a good guy. Why should he take away the money from our factory?" Tian Jinxi cursed angrily. : "Mr. Qin, you did a good job. On behalf of the retired workers in our factory, I miss you!"

"Don't dare, Master Tian. These retirement salaries are originally owed by the country to you. I'm just speaking out to help everyone keep the money." Qin Hai said humbly, but the meaning behind the words was true. He took credit for asking for wages for retired workers.

If Qin Hai wants to take over the Jinnan factory, he must establish his own prestige. It was originally his credit for getting the wages of retired workers from Shen Chuanming, so he naturally wouldn't turn it down. As for the resentment of the workers towards Shen Chuanming because of this, it was beyond Qin Hai's control. The situation introduced by Yu Kexiu was not distorted. Shen Chuanming's original thoughts were indeed a little sorry for the retired workers of Jinnan Factory.

Yu Kexiu said: "It is Mr. Qin's intention to call everyone to a meeting today. Mr. Qin said that we retired workers are the wealth of Jinnan Factory. If Jinnan Factory wants to get out of the predicament, it must listen to everyone's opinions. Get everyone's help. Therefore, our meeting today is a Zhuge Liang meeting, and I hope that everyone can continue to carry forward the spirit of ownership and make suggestions for the future development of our factory."

"Director Yu, and...Mr. Qin, we are all old guys, how do we know how to run a business? If we are asked to make suggestions, I am afraid we have found the wrong person?" A retired female worker named Ding Guifen hesitated. Said.

"Yes, we are all workers. We used to know how to go to work. How can we know how to run a business. Director Yu, I think you should find some cadres in the agency to give Mr. Qin some advice." Other workers also rushed echoed.

Qin Hai stood up, waved his hands to everyone, and said, "Masters, everyone is wrong. As the saying goes, if there is an old man in a family, there is a treasure. You old workers know the situation of our Jinnan factory best, so Your opinion is very important if you want to run the Jinnan factory well. As for business management and product development, we will have dedicated personnel to handle it, so you don’t need to worry about it. I would like to invite you to discuss it today. , that is, where is the problem in our Jinnan factory and what can be done to solve it.”

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