Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

  Chapter 11 Lobbyists are like clouds

  A Y300 light truck drove into the factory area of ​​the repair shop, and large cartons were unloaded from the truck, and several repairers immediately stopped to watch.

  "Aren’t these gaskets and rubber rings from Red Star Rubber Factory?"

   "The quality is not up to standard, and it is said to be returned, why did you pull it back again?"

   "I asked, I heard that the purchasing office did not give us refunds."

  "Why! They bought it at the beginning, but now the quality is not up to standard, so why not give it back!"

  "Not only are we not refunding, but I heard that these unqualified parts are also included in the expenses of our workshop."

  "Calculate the expenses of the workshop? Isn't it necessary to deduct our bonus?"

   Although state-owned enterprises in the 1980s ate big pot rice, this big pot rice often refers to the basic salary, and bonuses are still calculated independently. Especially for state-owned enterprises with good returns, bonuses should account for a large part of their income.

  At that time, many people would rather go to enterprises than to be civil servants, because under the state-run system, workers and civil servants are guaranteed income due to droughts and floods, but enterprise workers receive more bonuses than civil servants.

  If you work as a worker in a well-paid state-owned enterprise, you will not change a section-level cadre for a civil servant!

  It is also because of the calculation of bonuses that companies have become more and more sophisticated in cost control.

For example, in the repair workshop where Li Weidong is located, old parts can be replaced when repairing a car, and new parts are never replaced, so that when accounting, the cost of the workshop is saved, and the saved expenses become repairs. Every official worker has a bonus for the workshop.

  Today, the batch of unqualified parts at the Red Star Rubber Factory is used as the expense of the repair shop. The most direct result is that the workers in the repair shop have to be deducted part of the bonus to offset this expenditure.

  At this time, someone suddenly said: "I heard that Wang Haibin, the head of the procurement department, was the one who made the problem, so the procurement department did not return these parts to us."

   "Wang Haibin? Why did he do this? When did we sin against him?" someone asked.

The person who spoke just now leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "I also heard the gossip. Isn’t Wang Haibin’s son Wang Lei working as a temporary job in our workshop? Wang Haibin wants to get his son straight. However, there are only a few places for regularization in a year, which is too limited, so Wang Haibin focused on this year's workshop advanced."

The person next to    nodded suddenly: "If Wang Lei can get a workshop to advance, the chances of getting a regular job are really great."

  "This year's advanced workshop has been given to Li Weidong, isn't it?" someone asked again.

  "The key is here. Wang Haibin wanted Li Weidong to hand over the workshop to his son Wang Lei. Li Weidong was definitely unwilling, so he rejected Wang Haibin."

   "If it's me, I don't want to. The workshop is advanced, one per year, so why let it be given to others."

   "You mean that Wang Haibin deliberately came to find fault because Li Weidong refused to give up the workshop to his son?"

   "Wang Lei is still in our workshop. If Wang Haibin does this, we will not be afraid to offend our workshop. Then, let's wear small shoes for his son?"

   "Anyway, Wang Lei is only a temporary worker, so he will be transferred to another department in a big deal. Besides, Wang Haibin is also the head of procurement. As long as he can get Wang Lei to get his job right, people don't care to offend us car repairers."

  Everyone is talking about it, and this matter quickly spread throughout the repair shop.

  ...

  A few days later, someone went to the purchasing office to find out another news. Wang Haibin had already secretly said that as long as Li Weidong was willing to give up the workshop to Wang Lei, the purchasing office would go to the Red Star Rubber Factory to return the goods.

  In that case, this batch of unqualified parts will not be counted as the expenses of the auto repair shop, and the bonus of the auto repair shop will not be deducted.

  Almost overnight, the wind direction in the auto repair shop changed.

  ...

  Just as the bell for leaving get off work at noon rang, Li Weidong immediately rushed to the canteen. To eat, you must be the first!

  Sixteen-year-old Li Weidong, just when he was growing up, filled his lunch box with vegetables, took three big steamed buns, and sat at the table and gobbled it up.

  The chef who steamed the steamed buns in the canteen is from Jiaodong. They make authentic Jiaodong big steamed buns. A bun is about the size of a child’s head. However, people in that era were generally short of oil and water, and there were also many people who ate three Jiaodong steamed buns for a meal.

  Li Weidong ate Zhengxiang, and saw a man in his forties sitting opposite Li Weidong.

  Li Weidong looked up and saw that this man was a car repairer named Liu in the auto repair shop. Li Weidong called "Master Liu", and said hello, and continued to eat with his head down.

   However, Master Liu took the initiative to talk to Li Weidong, and the various parents kept talking short.

  "In my impression, although Master Liu is very talkative, he doesn't have so many words, like Tang Seng chanting a spell." Li Weidong secretly said in his heart.

  Finally, Master Liu came to the topic: "Xiao Li, I heard that recently, you and the Chief of the Purchasing Section have been very frustrated?"

   "It can't be talked about the stalemate, he wants my workshop to be advanced, I didn't give it to him." Li Weidong said.

  "They are all colleagues from the same company, and they can't see them when they look up. Why should they be so? How embarrassing to meet in the future!" Master Liu sighed.

"What's the embarrassment, he belongs to the purchasing department, and I belong to the auto repair shop. Our company is as big as you, and there are thousands of people! We can't meet them except for the year-end summary meeting." Li Weidong said with a smile, and there was something in his heart. Understand Master Liu's intention.

  Master Liu continued: “Wang Haibin is also a middle-level leader of the company at any rate, and he might be able to get to the next level in the future. You are still young. It’s not worth offending him for a workshop to be advanced.”

   "Can he still drive me?" Li Weidong chuckled, and then said: "I am a formal employee."

  Formal employees of state-owned enterprises, as long as they are not a serious mistake of breaking the law and discipline, even if the top leader comes, they cannot be fired.

  Master Liu still wanted to persuade, but Li Weidong stuffed the last bite of steamed buns in his mouth, then stood up and said, "Master Liu, I'm full, you eat slowly."

  After lunch, Li Weidong returned to the auto repair workshop, found a corner with the sun, sat down leisurely, and basked in the sun.

   "At this time, it would be nice if there was a cup of tea!" Li Weidong secretly said in his heart.

  At this moment, a voice rang from the side: "Xiao Li, have tea, I just made it."

  Li Weidong looked up and saw a man walking over with an enamel tea mug. The man's surname is Wang, and he is also a car repairer in the workshop.

   "Thank you, Master Wang." Li Weidong was not polite, took the enamel tea jar, took a sip, the bitter and sweet taste of big leaf tea instantly occupied Li Weidong's taste buds.

   Putting down the enamel tea jar, Li Weidong asked: "Master Wang, I have something to do with me."

  Master Wang smiled, pointed to the enamel tea mug, and said, "Xiao Li, what do you think of my tea mug?"

  Li Weidong looked at the enamel tea mug, which read the slogan "Make up your mind, don't be afraid of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties, and strive for victory".

  Seeing these few lines, Li Weidong said: "This tea mug is some years old, right?"

   "In 1977, I took the workshop advanced. This was the reward at that time." Master Wang took a breath of aftertaste, and then said:

"Xiao Li, although this workshop is an honor to be advanced, it sounds good. In fact, we will give out a tea mug, a washbasin, and the like. But the bonus we get every month is enough to buy a few. There are ten tea mugs, don't you? It's not worth losing so many bonuses for a reputation!"

  Li Weidong picked up the teacup, took another sip of tea, and after spitting out two tea leaves, he continued to laugh without saying a word.

Master Wang went on to persuade: "Xiao Li, even if you don’t miss these bonuses, you still have to consider the other masters in the workshop. Everyone has the best and the younger, and count on this bonus. To support the family!"

"Okay, Master Wang, I understand. What you mean is, let me give the workshop to Wang Haibin's son, and then everyone will not be deducted bonuses. Sacrifice me and make a rich workshop, right?" Li Weidong Asked with a smile.

"Well..." Master Wang smiled awkwardly, and then said: "It's all for the collective, willing to contribute, regardless of personal gains and losses, to contribute to the four modernizations. This is how our generation lives. ."

"When you talk about dedication and sacrifice, who should be divided? Comrade Lei dedicated his life to the people. This is true selfless dedication. But what am I to dedicate the workshop to Wang Haibin's son? This is called dedication?"

  Li Weidong's voice paused, and then he said: "Moreover, I think whether Wang Haibin's son can become a full-time employee will not affect our country's four modernizations."

  Master Wang was choked back by a few words from Li Weidong, so he sighed helplessly, picked up the enamel tea jar and returned to the workshop.

  　 The signing contract is sent out, and the brothers who want to invest have to work hard.

  (End of this chapter)