Chapter 1575

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai arrived at the office side, only to see the leaders of the factory's various departments had already come over.

Actually there aren't many leaders.

This mask factory's scale isn't large.

Production Department, Sales Department, Procurement Department, Quality Inspection Department, Administration and Finance Department — five departments added together, only five leaders in total.

These five leaders, on the surface are Department Managers, but in reality not much different from Department Supervisors, because although they are Department Managers, they also have to directly manage the employees below, with no supervisor middle-management layer in between.

The Production Department Manager is named Lao Chengjia, the Sales Department Manager is named Zhao Minmin, the Procurement Department Manager is named Zhang An, the Quality Inspection Department Manager is named Ou Chengxiao, and the Administration and Finance Department Manager is Wang Jiayi who just came to greet Wang Erhai.

After Wang Erhai came over, he first introduced himself, then had these five leaders each introduce themselves.

After introductions finished, Wang Erhai nodded, then said:

"Actually coming here today is just to meet everyone, nothing special. Factory regulations, production processes, and personnel usage — everything continues as before."

Wang Erhai thought that saying this would make these five department leaders fairly happy, because under old rules it's certainly better than new rules; new rules would mean the whole factory following along to toss and turn, and after tossing might not even produce results.

However, Jiakang Medical Mask Factory has suffered consecutive losses for years, hasn't raised salaries properly in several years, so these leaders actually already couldn't sit still, inwardly wanting change.

Poverty forces change, change brings progress, no change means death.

This principle they as leaders all understand.

So when Wang Erhai said everything continues as before, the five leaders immediately looked at each other in dismay, expressions strange.

Finance Department's Wang Jiayi spoke first:

"General Manager Wang, our mask factory has lost money year after year for nearly three years. Last year lost over one million seven hundred thousand. This year only half past, already lost nearly one million. Are you sure really everything continues as before?"

Wang Erhai unmoved, didn't immediately express stance, instead said:

"Then you all speak, what to do?"

At this time Sales Department Manager Zhao Minmin spoke:

"General Manager Wang, our mask factory's sales business hasn't risen in recent years. Mainly fixed supply to several county town hospitals and surrounding township health centers. Under this situation, opening sources and throttling expenditure is obviously a very necessary measure, so I suggest optimizing personnel."

Procurement Department Manager Zhang An also hurriedly said:

"I also feel it's time to optimize personnel. Mask factory wants to survive, can't support idle people. Now sales volume can't rise, production costs increase year by year. Don't optimize and everyone drinks the northwest wind together!"

Quality Inspection Department Manager Ou Chengxiao lowered head, face dark, not speaking.

Production Department Manager Lao Chengjia at this time suddenly slapped table, loudly said:

"You few, only know how to say sarcastic words! Want to lay off factory's disabled workers just say it! Why beat around the bush!"

Lao Chengjia also said to Ou Chengxiao:

"Old Ou, why not make a sound? Factory only my Production Department and your Quality Inspection Department have disabled workers. They trust you so much, you won't say two words for them?"

Ou Chengxiao dry laughed:

"That, I know factory's disabled workers all not easy. But now our factory also reached life-death critical moment. That, how to put it, I shouldn't express opinion. Anyway just one sentence: now General Manager Wang took over this mask factory, whatever decision General Manager Wang makes, I express agreement."

"Ou Chengxiao! Don't forget your cerebral palsy nephew also works in this factory. If layoffs, your nephew also laid off together!"

Lao Chengjia angry and breathless.

Originally before meeting, he and Ou Chengxiao had agreed.

At that time in conference room, together argue forcefully and logically to Wang Erhai, fight for disabled workers' benefits and protections.

Unexpectedly now during meeting, Ou Chengxiao actually temporarily changed tune, truly stabbed Lao Chengjia in the back!

Ou Chengxiao face showed guilt:

"If really lay off my nephew, that's also helpless matter. Who let current mask business be not easy to do."

Wang Erhai at this time said:

"Alright, all stop arguing."

But Lao Chengjia red-eyed, still argued forcefully and logically:

"General Manager Wang, that's not just twenty-some disabled people's matter. Twenty-some disabled people behind are twenty-some families. And because of these disabled people, our factory enjoyed not few policy preferences. We totally can't..."

"Alright, Manager Lao, I know."

Wang Erhai interrupted Lao Chengjia's words, making Lao Chengjia instantly like a deflated ball, very unwillingly sighed a breath.

Because he knew, he's just a Production Department Manager, mask factory's big direction, he can't control.

Wang Erhai didn't rush to express stance, because he knew, rushing to express stance can't see below people's true thoughts. As leader, expressing stance too early makes below people cater to preferences, even deceive superiors and conceal from subordinates.

Wang Erhai then said:

"I've read factory's data. Our current factory has two production lines. Both lines only produce most basic medical disposable masks. Truthfully, this thing indeed not much profit to speak of. I just think, can we separate out one line to produce some industrial-use masks, like dust masks and such."

Lao Chengjia immediately said:

"This completely can! Mask production has no high technical barrier! Nothing but raw materials different!"

Ou Chengxiao at this time also said: "Separate one line to make industrial masks, indeed feasible method. Might just open market, improve performance! Then no need layoffs!"

However, Procurement Department Manager Zhang An instead said:

"What words are these? Bully General Manager Wang doesn't know trade, want to drag Jiakang completely into abyss? You know industrial mask raw materials, compared to medical disposable masks, expensive much more? You know market industrial masks already saturated? Our kind small factory, how possibly still squeeze in?"

Sales Department's Zhao Minmin nodded agreement:

"Indeed, production can produce, sales is big problem. Medical disposable masks, we are county town several hospitals' fixed partners, so no worry sales channels. But industrial masks, no such cooperation channels. Then produce out can't sell, problem big!"

Wang Erhai slowly nodded.

Zhao Minmin's words have reason.

For something like this with no technical barrier, as long as you have the production qualification, producing it is too easy; the problem lies at the sales end — only if it can be sold can it be produced!

At this moment, Wang Jiayi said:

"General Manager Wang, I heard you're in the real estate line; don't real estate workers — applying putty, plastering, cutting tiles and such — all need dust masks? See if you can think of a method to get the masks into their hands."