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Chapter 2505

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Gu Bing's mouth didn't stop, and Zhou Andong really couldn't bear it anymore. He lowered his head to check the time, then picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then slowly stood up.

"Time is almost up, let's go eat. We've been tossing and turning since two in the morning, and my stomach has been empty for a long time."

Zhang Shenghui and Wu Hongkang didn't want to listen to Gu Bing bragging anymore, so they stood up and followed him out.

Liu Lijuan and Dai Weimin looked at Gu Bing, then looked at each other, and then stood up without hesitation and chased after them quickly.

"Hey-hey hey?" Gu Bing leaned forward, stretched his neck, and raised his arms to wave in the air, which was no different from a brothel madam soliciting customers in ancient times: "Don't go, don't go! I haven't finished yet!"

However, his shouting didn't have any effect. The others walked out of the room without looking back, as if they hadn't heard anything.

"Pfft!" The Yugong Group TV station reporter couldn't help but laugh.

Bai Wenlu and Kong Yu wanted to laugh but didn't dare, their faces flushed with holding it in. Finally, they couldn't hold it anymore, and the two ran away with oil on their feet.

"Laugh at your ass!" Gu Bing glared at the reporter and said unpleasantly: "Why are you still filming? Do you think videotapes don't cost money?"

Although the reporter had just joined the job not long ago, he also knew who was the big and small king in the group. Seeing Gu Bing glare, he was indeed a bit guilty, but not so scared, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of uneven teeth.

"You didn't ask me to turn off the machine, so I kept filming. I just wanted to shoot more material, maybe it will be useful sometime in the future."

No one expected that the reporter's unintentional act would cause such a shock when the idle chat video in this office was exposed one day in the future. Zhou Andong had a very accurate guess about the future development of the Internet in the mid-1990s, when the Internet era had not yet officially started, which immediately attracted widespread attention and discussion. The topic's heat lasted for two months and became one of the hot topics in society at that time.

Another thing was Gu Bing. His in-depth analysis of cultural invasion also caused a huge uproar on the Internet and triggered great heat. Just like this, Gu Bing, a business tycoon who was not familiar to the public, suddenly became the focus of attention because of the exposure of this video.

Gu Bing snorted and said to the reporter: "Hurry up and pack up, let's go, let's go eat."

"Alright!" The reporter hurriedly packed up the camera: "Director Gu, is it okay to put the camera in your office?"

"The camera is no problem." Gu Bing stopped: "But you have to take the recorded videotape. My office is not as safe as you think."

"I know!" Even if Gu Bing didn't say it, the reporter would carry the videotape with him. Because he wasn't a fool, he had already seen that the chairman and Director Gu were not doing so smoothly at the Woolen Mill.

"Old Zhou!" On the way to the canteen, Wu Hongkang asked curiously: "You just said you got up after two in the morning, what happened?"

"Sigh!" Zhou Andong sighed: "The faculty dormitory of the Woolen Mill factory school collapsed, burying dozens of people."

"What?" Wu Hongkang exclaimed: "The dormitory collapsed and buried dozens of people?"

Zhang Shenghui's face also changed, and he stopped and asked: "Any deaths?"

No matter how they competed in business, no matter how they insulted each other when they met, and no matter what kind of small calculations they had, it never affected the friendship between friends. So, hearing that the faculty dormitory of the factory school collapsed and buried dozens of people, he was still a bit worried. Because people died, and as the factory director, Zhou Andong had some responsibility.

Zhou Andong stopped and was silent for a while before saying softly: "Two people died."

Several people stood in place and were silent for a long time. At this time, Gu Bing chased after them: "Why are you standing here?"

Zhou Andong sighed: "Let's go, hurry up and eat, and then go to the hospital to visit the injured."

Several people came to the small restaurant in the canteen. As soon as Zhou Andong sat down, Dong Wenjuan stood behind him, bent over and said softly: "Factory Director, several employees of Jinshiguang came to find you in the morning. Before I came to the canteen, I saw them still waiting."

Zhou Andong patted his head, actually forgetting about this matter: "Have you eaten?"

Dong Wenjuan nodded: "I've already eaten."

Zhou Andong thought for a while and said: "They are employees of the Jinshiguang Design Section. They were transferred to the front line by the current section chief for no reason. You go talk to them, understand the situation in detail, and report to me tomorrow."

"Okay!" Dong Wenjuan waited for a while, and seeing that the factory director had no other business, she turned and left.

The food was served quickly. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon after eating. Then, they went to the factory hospital first and turned around in each ward. What was comforting was that the condition of the several seriously injured was stable, and Zhou Andong could be considered to have put his heart into his stomach.

Immediately after, he called Zhang Guangliang, the chief of the Logistics Department, over, because he was responsible for handling follow-up problems, mainly assisting the families of the two victims in handling funeral arrangements, so he didn't attend the anti-corruption meeting and didn't know about the big earthquake that happened in the factory.

"How is the situation?" Zhou Andong asked: "Is there any problem with the emotions of the victims' families?"

"The emotions are relatively stable, and no demands have been made." Zhang Guangliang stood in front of Zhou Andong with a slight bend: "The police from the police station have been here, and the death certificates have been issued. The funeral home's car can come tonight. They will stop for a day tomorrow, and the family members will definitely go to worship. The viewing ceremony will be held the morning after tomorrow, and then cremation and burial."

Zhou Andong pondered for a while and said: "In this way, hold a memorial service for the two victims. If it's too late to arrange today, then arrange it tomorrow and hold it the day after tomorrow. You, buy a few wreaths, one for each factory leader, and everyone must attend the memorial service at that time."

"Okay!" Zhang Guangliang answered, while pondering in his heart that since all factory leaders bought wreaths, he must also buy one. He must follow the leaders' footsteps closely.

"By the way!" Zhou Andong continued: "Shao Yan, Dong Dashan, and Zhang Qun have been taken away by the discipline inspection commission for investigation due to disciplinary violations, so you don't need to buy them on their behalf."

"Ah?" Zhang Guangliang was shocked, but soon returned to normal, but the waves in his heart did not stop: "I know, Factory Director. Do you have anything else to explain?"

Zhou Andong looked at Liu Lijuan: "What are your thoughts on the compensation problem?"

Liu Lijuan pondered and said: "The funeral subsidy for employees is the average salary of the previous year for six months. The pension for dependent relatives is issued to relatives who provided the main source of living for the deceased employee due to work and have no labor ability, according to a certain proportion of the employee's own salary.

40% per month for the spouse, 30% per month for each parent, and an increase of 10% on the basis of the above standards for each widowed elderly person or orphan. The total amount of the verified pension for dependent relatives is not higher than the salary of the deceased employee due to work before death.

Another is the one-time death subsidy, the standard is 20 times the per capita disposable income of the previous year. The victim, Bai Qiang, 32 years old, is a logistics employee of the school, and can be compensated according to the standard. However, another victim, Wu Jinzhong, 67 years old, is not a retired employee, so the funeral subsidy and pension cannot be given."

Zhou Andong tapped his head with his fingers. The compensation standard for work-related death of employees in Beijing is much higher than in other places, but it is still a bit less than the amount in Zhou Andong's heart. But the compensation standard is set by the city, and it would definitely not work if he raised the standard.

Zhou Andong asked again: "What is the compensation standard for non-work-related death?"

Liu Lijuan said: "The compensation standard for funeral expenses is the same, but the pension is different, with a one-time payment of 10 months' salary."

"This belongs to an accidental disaster and is not suitable for work-related injury compensation." After careful consideration, Zhou Andong felt that it was more appropriate to handle it as an accidental disaster. In this way, the factory had a certain degree of autonomy in the amount of compensation. Moreover, in this way, Wu Jinzhong's compensation problem could also be properly resolved.

Zhou Andong continued: "Give the victims one-time compensation. Bai Qiang is an employee of our factory, so the funeral expenses and pension will be compensated according to the standard."

Liu Lijuan couldn't help but ask: "Then what about death compensation, how much is appropriate?"

Zhou Andong turned to look at Dai Weimin and asked for his opinion: "Old Dai, how much do you think is appropriate for compensation?"

Dai Weimin thought for a while, then replied: "According to the compensation standard for one-time work-related death subsidy, Bai Qiang's compensation amount can be about 100,000. But if it is compensated according to accidental disaster, if the factory wants to give more, it is also possible to give 120,000. As for Wu Jinzhong, he is not a retired employee, so 40,000 compensation should not be small."

"40,000 is indeed not small." Zhou Andong nodded, then changed the subject and continued: "However, our Woolen Mill has a big family and a big business. Even if the factory has some difficulties now, it's not short of this 10,000 yuan. I think the compensation for Wu Jinzhong should be set at 50,000."

Secretary Gu, who had always been a transparent person, said: "I think it's okay, let's set it like this."

Dai Weimin still wanted to say something, but hearing the secretary make the decision, she swallowed the words she wanted to say.

Liu Lijuan looked at Zhang Guangliang standing on the side and said: "You communicate with the family members about the compensation. If they disagree or have any opinions, notify me at any time, and we will study it then."

"Okay!" Zhang Guangliang determined that there was nothing for him to do, so he turned and left to find the victims' families to communicate.

Zhou Andong checked the time. It was almost four o'clock after this round: "Let's go, go to Qinghe Hospital."

Several people went to Qinghe Hospital again and saw that the condition of the injured was stable, which completely put their hearts into their stomachs.

Out of the hospital, Wu Hongkang, who had been following, said with great emotion: "Today was really fulfilling."

Zhang Shenghui sighed: "In a person's life, things are really impermanent. If a person can die normally without illness or disaster, how lucky that would be."

Zhou Andong rolled his eyes at Zhang Shenghui: "Let's go, let's go to the first bar to drink something."

Gu Bing suddenly said: "Factory Director Zhou, did you forget something?"

Zhou Andong blinked: "What?"

Gu Bing snorted: "The child you saved last night is still in the hospital, life or death unknown."

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