Chapter 1577: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1577: Sometimes Not Picking a Side Is Actually Picking a Side

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Hearing Zhang Sheng agree so readily, Wang Erhai couldn't help but be stunned; he had been tricked by Zhang Sheng a few times before, so naturally he felt vigilance rise in him:

"Boss Zhang, are you sure you'll really open this channel for me?"

Wang Erhai asked solemnly.

Zhang Sheng laughed and said: "It's a matter of one sentence; we've been friends for so many years, if I can help I definitely will, you can rest assured, I have no need to fall out with you over such a small matter."

Hearing this, Wang Erhai also felt it made sense.

Jiakang Mask Factory's production capacity wasn't large; to Wang Erhai it didn't even count as big business, and even if it went unsold it wouldn't choke off Wang Erhai's lifeline all at once.

Business on this scale, in Zhang Sheng's eyes, was even more beneath notice; at most it was just petty small-time business.

So compared to tripping Wang Erhai up on the mask matter, it was better to do Wang Erhai this favor that cost nothing.

After all, Zhang Sheng and Wang Erhai had cooperation on two major projects: Shenghai Building Materials and Shengang Garden.

"Since Boss Zhang has put it like that, then I can rest easy."

Wang Erhai no longer suspected anything, turned around and sent a notice to Wang Jiayi, telling Jiakang Mask Factory to set aside one production line to make industrial masks.

Wang Jiayi was somewhat surprised by Wang Erhai's decision, and asked timidly:

"Boss Wang, do you mean you're not planning personnel optimization and adjustment for now?"

Wang Erhai nodded:

"That's right, no layoffs; striving to keep the rice bowls of those 20-plus disabled workers is the main purpose I took over this factory, so you convey my meaning to Zhang An and Zhao Minmin, tell them to cooperate well with the work, and they must not discriminate against disabled workers; none of them have it easy."

Having decided to set aside a production line for industrial masks, Wang Erhai naturally no longer needed to conceal his true thoughts; now he had to quickly twist the whole company top to bottom into a single rope, gather them into one heart, only then could he reduce unnecessary internal strife and unite top and bottom to tide over the crisis together.

Wang Jiayi naturally understood Wang Erhai's intent, so she said:

"Boss Wang, rest assured, I'll communicate properly with the two of them."

Wang Jiayi hung up Wang Erhai's call, turned around and found Zhang An and Zhao Minmin, and conveyed Wang Erhai's determination.

Zhang An listened, and shook his head sighing repeatedly:

"Boss Niu is crazy, the new Boss Wang is crazy too; clearly knowing it's a money-losing business, they insist on doing it! If you ask me, this mask factory isn't far from bankruptcy! As a merchant, the first thing is to turn a profit; only after profit do you consider social responsibility; now it's been losing money year after year, yet they still want to protect those disabled people — the benevolence of a woman!"

The more Zhang An spoke the more excited he got; Zhao Minmin comforted him:

"Old Zhang, stop talking; if these words reach Boss Wang's ears, that won't be good; since Boss Wang has made the decision, we just execute it; anyway we draw a salary to work, isn't it work wherever we are?"

But Zhang An said angrily:

"Let them reach his ears then; I'm not afraid; worst case he fires me! Anyway this mask factory has no future; I take a severance package and leave, I'd be only too happy!"

Zhang An was planning to smash the jar and give up, to rot where he stood, fearing nothing; for him to resign on his own was impossible — resigning himself got no compensation; only if Wang Erhai had the guts to fire him!

Zhao Minmin and Wang Jiayi, seeing this, were both at a loss whether to cry or laugh, but they also understood Zhang An's feelings; as Procurement Department Manager, Zhang An understood the company's financial pressure all too well; after all, the material procurement funds given to him had been decreasing month by month.

Now he couldn't even get much kickback even if he wanted to; sometimes he even had to advance his own money to subsidize it.

After Wang Jiayi conveyed Wang Erhai's meaning to Zhang An and Zhao Minmin, she went again to convey Wang Erhai's meaning to Lao Chengjia and Ou Chengxiao.

Why didn't she convey it together?

The reason was simple: Zhang An, Zhao Minmin and Lao Chengjia, Ou Chengxiao originally didn't get along; conveying together would likely lead to another quarrel between the two factions.

Hearing Wang Erhai decided to make industrial masks, Lao Chengjia was immediately overjoyed, happy beyond measure:

"Thank you Boss Wang; Boss Wang is just like Boss Niu, both are great benefactors! On behalf of the disabled worker brothers and sisters, many thanks to Boss Wang!"

Ou Chengxiao was also happy about this; this way his cerebral-palsy nephew finally kept his job.

But Lao Chengjia turned to look at Ou Chengxiao, his face full of contempt:

"Ou Chengxiao, I fought for the disabled worker brothers and sisters; my happiness is only right; you didn't let out a single fart, what are you happy about?"

Ou Chengxiao's face was somewhat unable to hold up; he laughed dryly:

"Manager Lao, don't put it like that; at least I didn't side with Zhang An, Zhao Minmin and that lot! I still kept my bottom line!"

Lao Chengjia cursed:

"You kept a fart bottom line!"

Finished speaking, he turned and walked away.

Ou Chengxiao forced a smile that didn't reach his eyes, his full face unable to hold up.

At this moment Wang Jiayi sighed and said to Ou Chengxiao:

"Manager Ou, you should know: sometimes not picking a side is actually picking a side."

Having said this, Wang Jiayi also left.

Now not only Lao Chengjia looked down on Ou Chengxiao; Wang Jiayi also looked down on Ou Chengxiao.

After all, a wall-grass who only knows how to unprincipledly kneel-lick leaders is of no benefit to anyone; who knows, one day he might stab her in the back just to kneel-lick a leader!

Actually not only Wang Jiayi looked down on Ou Chengxiao; Zhang An, Zhao Minmin also looked down on Ou Chengxiao; no one respects a person who only fawns on the powerful yet makes no actual contribution.

Whether in officialdom or in social enterprises, it's all the same.

Wang Erhai naturally didn't like Ou Chengxiao either; of course he wouldn't fire him immediately; after all, right now the main thing is to stabilize people's hearts; acting too hastily might backfire.

He merely recorded this matter in his heart.

Ou Chengxiao's this wave of maneuvering could be said to be neither fish nor fowl; not getting any benefit, and on top of that provoking dislike everywhere.

So it's said: even kneel-licking has technique; too direct, too much fawning on the powerful, instead backfires.

On the mask factory side, the production line was soon reorganized in an orderly manner; the first batch of industrial masks was soon produced and soon went on the market for sale.

This is the benefit of having medical mask production qualifications; those who produce industrial masks may not necessarily be able to produce medical masks, but those who produce medical masks can generally quickly obtain industrial mask production qualifications.

Of course, whether the products manufactured are up to standard still has to pass quality inspection before they can go on the market for sale.

Current industrial masks mainly focus on two aspects: dust prevention and oil prevention, and dust prevention is what users demand more of.

The dust masks produced by Jia Kang passed quality inspection very quickly, and then began to go on the market for sale.

Because Zhang Sheng was backing them, leveraging the Liguo Mountain channel to push hard, the initial sales volume after launch was still not bad.

As Sales Department Manager, Zhao Minmin personally went to run business, and very quickly put the Jia Kang Dust Masks into every hardware store and supermarket in the County Town.