Chapter 509
: Let's get started!
Chapter 509: Let's get started!
"Hehe, good luck. Old buddies, everyone hurry up and thank Boss Lin, oh no, I should say thank Factory Director Lin!" Guan Hai said sarcastically.
He had a very bad impression of Lin Xiaohe, thinking that this young man was ambitious but lacked practical skills, and was even more obsessed with officialdom than himself. He was willing to make any boast in order to gain favor with his superiors.
For example, in this instance, Lin Xiaohe served as both a contract-based factory director and a staff member of the county's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
To put it bluntly, she bought this position with her own money.
The county's finances are strained; they can't even pay the salaries of county government staff.
Lin Xiaohe's actions were practically like donating a large sum of money as a sponsorship, solving the livelihood problems of more than 300 employees, and contributing to the stability and harmony of the county. This was even more outrageous than paying for his own job.
Lin Xiaohe was too lazy to argue with Guan Hai. She first reassured the old employees blocking the factory gate: "Don't worry, everyone. Now that I have taken on the heavy responsibility of Changhong Factory, I will spare no effort to serve the development of Changhong Factory."
Lin Xiaohe changed the subject: "Our resolve is firm, but the reality is difficult. We face tight funding, technical difficulties, and a shortage of workers—these are the obvious problems. Now I want to ask you, raise your hand if you can still work on the production line!"
Brush brush!
Everyone at the door raised their hands in unison.
"Please rest assured, Director Lin, we may be old, sick, and disabled, but we are not dead! We can't work 12 hours a day like the elite soldiers, working non-stop, but we can always manage to work 4, 6, or 8 hours a day!"
"Yes, that's right. As long as our factory can resume operations, Director Lin, just assign us production tasks. If I can't finish them, I'll have my son do them. We'll only charge him one share!"
"We can wait another month or two for the wages owed to us."
In despair, when someone suddenly steps forward and is willing to take on this heavy responsibility, what else is there to choose?
Lin Xiaohe said a few more words to the workers to boost their morale, and then dismissed them: "You are all skilled and experienced workers. What if you get frostbite or sick, and the factory needs to resume operations but you can't get on the production line?"
In this way, the people blocking the entrance to Changhong factory finally dispersed.
Guan Hai gave Lin Xiaohe a cold glance, then led a long convoy of trucks and swaggered away from the Changhong factory, leaving behind a pile of dismantled production lines that couldn't be taken away.
After everyone left, the old factory director's eyes were red, and he was filled with self-reproach: "It's all my fault! My comrade did his best in the group meeting, but..."
"I understand. Between a 20-year-old and a large conglomerate in Gangcheng, it's only natural that the leaders would trust the large conglomerate more. The old factory director doesn't need to blame himself. I still maintain that restructuring is not the goal; products that meet market demands are the lifeline for survival."
Lin Xiaohe walked up to the iron lump that had been thrown on the ground and patted it gently: "Old factory director, you'll have to work hard from now on. Our production line is still usable, but it needs to be upgraded and modified. You have experience and connections in this area."
"Okay, leave it to me!"
"The technology patent for what I'm talking about is already in the process of being processed. Once the patent is granted, we will immediately begin production."
"That's great!"
While Lin Xiaohe was working closely with the old factory director to arrange the work, the restructuring of Changhong Factory caused a huge uproar throughout the county.
"Changhong Factory and Gangcheng Huantai Group have jointly established Longtai Electronics Company?! My goodness, Changhong Factory has struck gold, instantly transforming from a chicken into a phoenix. Oh dear, why didn't our cannery have such a good thing happen to us!" "It's all because Changhong Factory has a good Party official, Guan Hai. This whole thing was brought up by Guan Hai! The old factory director of Changhong Factory even wanted to hand over the factory to a young woman, but Guan Hai complained all the way to the city, which is why it didn't succeed."
"Which young woman? Has the old factory director gone mad?"
"Hi, he's one of the shareholders of Pang Donglai Selected Supermarket."
"Wow, this boss has some shady dealings. Could he be a front man?"
"Who knows? That level of business is beyond the reach of ordinary people like us. What I'm more interested in is whether Longtai Electronics is still hiring? I'm young and energetic, and very experienced!" A middle-aged man rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming.
The other person, who was cricketing with them, rolled his eyes and said, "Don't daydream. Guan Hai has taken more than 700 skilled workers from Changhong Factory. Why would he need to look for people outside?"
"Huh? I remember Changhong factory was a large factory with a thousand employees. Guan Hai only took 700 people with him. What happened to the rest?"
"Let them stay at the original Changhong factory. They're all old, weak, sick, and disabled. How could capitalists possibly want them? I heard that the old factory manager eventually hired Boss Lin as the new factory manager. Boss Lin publicly promised that he would not fire anyone without a reason."
"Is she crazy? What was she thinking?"
"I reckon they probably got ripped off by the old factory director and the county government, and were made to be suckers."
At the same time, at the Lin family.
Wang Shuxiang sat on the sofa, wiping away tears: "You all call her a Midas touch, but I think she's even worse than a passing god of wealth!! Such a big matter, and she didn't even consult us before doing it all herself. Does she even respect us as her parents? Is the Changhong factory a quagmire that ordinary people can just meddle in? She even dared to make a solemn promise to the county magistrate. If this doesn't work out, those 300-plus elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people could drag her down to death!"
"Even if all the money the supermarket makes is poured into it, it won't be enough to fill this huge pit."
Zhao Qiuju sat down beside her with a frown, took Wang Shuxiang's hand, gently stroked her back, and softly comforted her, "Xiaohe isn't that kind of person who doesn't know what's good for her. Since she dared to do this, she must have been confident."
"What confidence! She's just arrogant and conceited, thinking that just because she's educated, she can do anything. What are people outside saying? This mess at Changhong Factory isn't something that happened overnight. No one in the county, city, or province has come up with a good solution. Do you think she can handle it? Are all the county leaders and the county's most talented young people as smart and capable as her?"
In the dining room next to the living room, Zhang Dongliang and Lin Aiguo were drinking tea.
Zhang Dongliang: "What are you thinking? Are you just letting Xiaohe wade into this fire pit? Even if she revitalizes Changhong Factory, the credit won't be much. I heard that old man Guan Hai is incredibly arrogant, always walking with a swagger, praising Lin Xiaohe to everyone he meets for being young and energetic."
It's only enough to support 300 workers; at most, Lin Xiaohe could be given the rank of deputy section chief.
As for Guan Hai, he was just being petty, using the tactic of flattering Lin Xiaohe to his advantage to show off his own abilities.
Mentioning this matter made Lin Aiguo feel extremely distressed. He picked up the lighter on the table, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag: "A young man who is not reckless is not a good young man. Let her be reckless this time. If she falls hard, she'll have to obediently go on blind dates and get married!"
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