bookrandom Chapter 306 Going to see Secretary Zhou and negotiating
Chapter 306 Going to see Secretary Zhou and negotiating
Chapter 306 Going to see Secretary Zhou for negotiations
On Saturday afternoon, Zhuang Chaoying was supposed to go to the Party school to organize a study session as usual, but unexpectedly, the teacher in charge suddenly fainted and was sent to the hospital, so no one taught the class.
All I could do was distribute the study materials to everyone, and then I sent them all home.
Zhuang Chaoying stood at the school gate, watching her colleagues leave one after another. She couldn't let this afternoon go to waste.
Zhuang Chaoying planned to visit the factory. The production progress of the water dispenser had always been on his mind. He wondered if he could get the product into the market before New Year's Day in 1987.
Moreover, he had another important task: to mail some electric kettles produced by the Shanghai Film Studio. This was a great opportunity to expand his business and promote the studio, and he absolutely couldn't afford to miss it.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Chaoying quickly walked towards her motorcycle.
He hopped on the motorcycle, put on his helmet, started the engine, and with a "whoosh," the motorcycle sped off.
Sure enough, the motorcycle was fast; it took less than twenty minutes to get to the factory from the school.
Normally, it would take more than half an hour to ride a bicycle.
At the factory gate, the gatekeeper, Old Zhang, was sitting there idly in the sun. As soon as he saw Zhuang Chaoying coming, he immediately perked up and quickly got up to open the gate for him.
"Teacher Zhuang is here. The factory manager and Engineer Lin are going out later today. Hurry up and go inside."
Zhuang Chaoying slowed down and nodded. "Okay, thank you, Uncle Zhang."
Zhuang Chaoying parked the car steadily downstairs in front of the office building, locked it, and then walked quickly toward Director An's office.
When he got to the door, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
An Director An's voice came from inside: "Come in."
Zhuang Chaoying pushed open the door and saw Factory Director An sitting at his desk. Upon seeing him enter, Director An immediately put aside the order delivered by the sales department and greeted him with a smile.
"Teacher Zhuang, let's not stand on ceremony. No need to knock, just come in."
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and sat down in a chair, asking, "I just heard from the gatekeeper, Old Zhang, that you and Engineer Lin are going out later?"
Director An took his teacup, walked to the water dispenser, filled a cup with water, and placed it on the coffee table.
"Today, Lin and I are going to the city. The leaders want to talk to us. I think it's probably about the job issues for educated youth returning to the city. Our factory is quite well-known and large in Suzhou now, and a lot of people are eyeing us."
As Zhuang Chaoying listened, she looked around and immediately spotted the water dispenser in the corner of the office.
He immediately became interested, stood up, walked to the water dispenser, and looked it over for a while.
It's pretty good. It's already been produced. This water dispenser looks good, with a simple and elegant design. It also looks like it's made of more solid materials than the water dispensers that are more commonly seen later.
It seems that Engineer Lin's overtime work recently has paid off; the results are indeed impressive.
"Teacher Zhuang, how is it? Not bad, right? This is the second batch of twenty prototypes. The first batch didn't have very good insulation, but this batch has passed the tests. There are still some in the warehouse. Would you like to take one home for your own use?"
Zhuang Chaoying quickly waved her hand and refused: "No need, one kettle at home is enough. The remaining water heater can be used as an end-of-year bonus to reward outstanding employees."
Upon hearing this, Director An pulled up a chair and sat down next to him. "Now that the factory has reformed its wages, implementing a system of 'the more you work, the more you earn,' the workers are incredibly motivated. Lin and I think the same way. Now that the factory is making money, we should implement an end-of-year bonus, which will motivate everyone even more."
After saying that, Director An checked his watch and realized that it was almost time.
"Teacher Zhuang, are you free this afternoon? Come with us to the city. I often forget things these days. We have Engineer Lin here, so could you put in a good word for us and try to get us some more benefits?"
Zhuang Chaoying readily agreed. "Then let's go together."
Last year, the factory spent 200,000 yuan of its collective dividends to purchase a black Santana. This was one of the first cars to roll off the production line, so it was quite rare.
According to Director An, the car is the face of the factory. After all, the kettles and storage electric water heaters produced by their factory are industry leaders nationwide. When factory leaders go out on business, they can't look too shabby. They need a decent car to make a good impression.
Zhuang Chaoying sat in the Santana worth 200,000 yuan and sank into the pure leather seat. The leather was soft and comfortable to the touch, and the materials used were solid.
In an era where wages are only a few dozen yuan, a Santana costing 200,000 yuan is simply an astronomical price.
He calculated in his mind that this car could buy dozens of houses with yards as big as theirs.
However, upon closer reflection, what Director An said makes sense. When leaders travel, they need to maintain a certain presence, at least in terms of making a strong first impression and intimidating others.
Zhuang Chaoying turned to Lin Wufeng, who was also sitting in the back row, and asked, "Mr. Lin, has the water dispenser gone into production yet?"
Lin Wufeng joked, "It's in production now, just accumulating inventory. Teacher Zhuang, it's Saturday today, are you skipping class?" Zhuang Chaoying reached out and nudged him.
“I’m a teacher, how could I do such a thing? The teacher in charge of the lectures suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and was hospitalized. He only came back early today.”
Along the way, everyone chatted and laughed, and soon, driver Xiao Wang smoothly parked the car in front of the municipal government office building.
Factory Director An rolled down the car window and introduced himself to the guard. Upon hearing this, the guard quickly let him through.
The three got out of the car and followed the secretary toward the office of the city's top leader and secretary.
The male secretary walked to the door, knocked politely, then gently pushed it open and said respectfully, "Secretary, Director An and the others from Xinsheng Home Appliances Factory have arrived."
At this moment, in his office, Zhou Qingzhu—the top official of Suzhou City—was frowning, troubled by the employment problem brought about by the large-scale return of educated youth to the city. This problem has not been fundamentally solved even after several years.
The staffing of various units in Suzhou is limited and the positions are already saturated. With the educated youth returning in droves, the employment problem cannot be properly solved.
Although they have instructed departments such as the Industry and Commerce Bureau to vigorously support the re-employment of young people and educated youth, opened the night market at Xuanmiao Temple on Guanqian Street, and allowed and encouraged individual merchants to set up stalls in department stores, this has only solved the employment problem for a small number of people. More than half of the unemployed youth are still unemployed at home, which are all potential social problems.
Therefore, Secretary Zhou specially summoned the director of Xinsheng Home Appliance Factory today to have a proper discussion about this matter.
If the employment problem can be solved, it will undoubtedly become an important political achievement, even if it only solves the employment of fifty people, it will still be a real result.
Of course, if the new home appliance factory can help with employment, he also plans to fully support this private enterprise that has emerged in Suzhou in the past two years in other ways, and it would be reasonable for him to use his position to give them some preferential treatment.
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