Chapter 717

"Crackling~~ Crackling~~"

On the third day after returning from Changbei, the First Branch Factory was officially listed and established. With the sound of two strings of big red firecrackers, there weren't many leaders or guests, and everything looked so rushed and crude.

"Have you heard? When the First Branch Factory was listed, not even a decent leader came. I think this reform is going to be shaky."

"I knew it would be shaky. Since '78, we have reformed every year, and it gets worse every year. Do you think those foreign monks can chant scriptures?"

"What foreign monks? Don't talk nonsense! We are all in the same unit."

"Stop kidding, they're already fighting, can't you see? Do you know how much working capital the factory gave them? Twenty thousand, only twenty thousand. I tell you, they can't beat us..."

"Then I'm glad I didn't go to the First Branch Factory. Master Tan said they couldn't accomplish anything, so it seems that's really the case..."

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Because of the low profile of the First Branch Factory, those who already resisted Li Ye couldn't help but say some strange things. For a while, there was all kinds of talk, as if the First Branch Factory was going to go bust in the blink of an eye.

But just one day later, these people were dumbfounded.

Because the First Branch Factory wanted to recruit workers, and they went straight to the Labor Bureau.

Recruiting workers these days isn't done through 58. com, but requires approval and unified arrangement by the Labor Bureau.

The unemployed youth in society in '87 were almost becoming a disaster. The people from the labor department heard the news in the morning and rushed to the Light Auto Company before noon, thanking the Light Auto Company for supporting their work, and repeatedly requested to increase the number of recruited workers from eight hundred to one thousand.

"This is really messing around. The meeting hasn't even been held to vote, and you are already recruiting from society?"

"There's no other way! The old employees of our unit don't want to come to the First Branch Factory. Didn't we say so at the meeting yesterday? That Old Tan took the lead in opposing coming to the First Branch Factory. Look at this list..."

"They have their opinions, but how can such a big thing as recruiting workers be so sloppy? No, no, we have to hold a meeting to decide. Besides, the children of our factory don't have jobs yet..."

"Then you go tell the people from the Labor Bureau! I just want workers, workers with culture. Without workers, how can I produce?"

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Ma Zhaoxian stubbornly only wanted workers, not asking about the process, which suddenly put some people on the fire.

Are the people from the Labor Bureau so easy to dismiss?

You said you wanted to recruit from society, and then you don't?

What's the matter? Seeing us busy all day, do you really think we are little ghosts with black heads and white faces? We are connected to the King of Hell!

【Tell you, you must arrange one thousand workers, not one less.】

But it's not easy to offend the factory's own employees either! In this day and age, families have many people. Who doesn't have a child waiting for a job at home?

As for the First Branch Factory's poor prospects, that doesn't matter. Even if the First Branch Factory goes bust in the end, the recruited workers will still be covered by the general factory, with a minimum wage of thirty-eight point five yuan a month—not a cent less.

So in just one day, the situation reversed. The conservative faction led by Master Tan and others began to shamelessly look for connections to the First Branch Factory everywhere.

Li Ye had just finished his work with the reform group and returned to the supply section to coordinate with his master, Old Ding, about raw materials for starting work. Before his butt was even warm, Yue Lingshan was serving tea and pouring water—it was clear she had something on her mind.

Li Ye found a moment to go out of the supply section, and sure enough, Yue Lingshan followed him out.

Yue Lingshan said with a giggle: "Li Kezhang, my cousin is 23 this year and eats idle rice at home all day. About the recruitment for the First Branch Factory... could you put in a good word?"

Li Ye asked: "What is his educational level? Less than junior high school graduation won't do! It seems the First Branch Factory recruitment requires an exam, and those who don't pass will be sent back."

Yue Lingshan immediately said: "He is a high school graduate, and his grades are very good! He is not afraid of exams, just afraid of not being allowed to take them."

Li Ye nodded: "Alright, I'll ask for you."

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Wu Kezhang."

Yue Lingshan immediately beamed with joy. Based on her understanding of Li Ye, this matter was basically a sure thing.

And just as Yue Lingshan left, Pan Dachuan also walked out sheepishly, gathered his courage, and said to Li Ye: "Li Kezhang, my younger brother is still waiting for a job at home!"

Li Ye said unexpectedly: "Your brother? Isn't your mother in our factory's logistics department? Then your brother counts as a child of our factory, right? Why don't you just go and sign up?"

Pan Dachuan said awkwardly: "My mother and I both went, but they said the quota was already full..."

"The quota is full" can be said to be a major feature of the interior. In fact, it's only full for some people; for others, there are always empty seats.

"Oh~"

Li Ye took out paper and pen and asked: "What's your brother's name? You can have him go find Director Lu to sign up later."

Pan Dachuan hurriedly said: "My brother's name is Pan Dahe, the 'He' from the Yellow River."

Li Ye wrote it down, then suddenly remembered something, looked up, and asked: "Your mother wasn't on the list for the First Branch Factory before, right? If she was assigned to the First Branch Factory earlier and didn't want to report for duty, then there's nothing I can do."

When they held the meeting the day before yesterday, Ma Zhaoxian got a list of a thousand names, which were workers originally assigned to the First Branch Factory, but only three hundred arrived in the end, and the rest "refused to comply."

So by now, Ma Zhaoxian didn't care if they really refused to comply or were instigated by others; anyway, anyone related to that list would not be accepted.

Pan Dachuan shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, my mother wasn't on the list. If she were, I would have let her go long ago. To be honest, I even want to go to the First Branch Factory myself..."

Li Ye looked at Pan Dachuan, smiled, and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be anxious, let nature take its course."

Pan Dachuan nodded repeatedly: "I understand, thank you, Li Kezhang. I will follow your arrangements."

After Pan Dachuan left, Li Ye wanted to stay outside for a while longer, but found that Deputy Wu Kezhang Wu Qingyi was walking over again.

But before he could open his mouth, Li Ye turned and left, not even returning to the supply section.

There are always some people in this world who think others are easy to talk to, even though they have offended them before, and then turn around and think that the other person will "repay evil with kindness," not only forgiving them but also helping them.

Unfortunately, Li Ye is not that kind of person.

【I must go back and instruct the personnel of the First Branch Factory to reject anyone related to Wu Qingyi.】

Wu Qingyi returned to the supply and marketing section, his face as dark as if it were about to drip water.

And this wasn't the end of it; Wu Kezhang Old Ding was telling "life philosophy" to Pan Dachuan and Yue Lingshan, and every sentence sounded harsh.

"I'm telling you! A person must have a kind heart. Good deeds have good rewards, and evil deeds have evil rewards. It's not that there's no reward, it's just that the time hasn't come yet!"

【Damn you, old thing, are you pointing at the mulberry tree and cursing the locust tree?】

Wu Qingyi stared at Old Ding, but Old Ding seemed completely unable to feel Wu Qingyi's hostility and even smiled at him.

Wu Qingyi felt even more uncomfortable, so he scolded Yue Lingshan: "Little Yue, have you finished the report I arranged for you yesterday?"

Yue Lingshan blinked and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Deputy Wu Kezhang Wu, the report Li Kezhang arranged for me isn't finished yet! If you are really in a hurry, why don't you arrange for someone else?"

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Wu Qingyi almost bit his teeth to pieces.

Now even Yue Lingshan has started to disobey him?

In the past, Yue Lingshan was his loyal subordinate!

But human hearts tend toward profit. In a unit, whoever can bring you benefits is the "lord" worth following. Those who draw cakes all day will never get loyal subordinates.

And Old Ding picked up his teacup and drank the strong tea with relish.

Do one good deed a day, and the merit will be full in three thousand.

There is no wasted effort in the world; perhaps in an inadvertent moment, "good people get good rewards" will come.

He, Ding Zhiwen, was already a salted fish about to retire, but because he had a little kindness toward Li Ye in the beginning, he is now riding on Wu Qingyi's head.

And Old Ding's son has also been transferred to the First Branch Factory this time. It is said that in two years at most, his wages will double twice!

The First Branch Factory was in the limelight, and in another corner of the unit, some people were discussing countermeasures.

"The First Branch Factory is too undisciplined, actually making their own decisions to recruit from outside, which now puts us in a very passive position."

"It doesn't matter, let them recruit. After the workers arrive, let's see how they arrange those two workshops."

"Factory Director, are you saying we shouldn't allocate other workshops to them?"

"Yes, our new 136 car is in a critical production stage, and there are no extra workshops for them to use."

"I understand. Over a thousand people in two workshops—they won't even be able to squeeze in like salted fish!"

"Is it just squeezing like salted fish? Hehe, the 130 is a model about to be phased out, with no profit..."

Li Ye didn't know that some people in the factory had already made countermeasures—not allocating more workshops to the First Branch Factory, and not giving them the production rights for the new 136.

Senior cadres in the interior are all talents; their innovation ability may be average, but their ability to drag their feet is absolutely superb.

However, Li Ye didn't care about this at the moment; he cared more about the college and technical school interns who had just been assigned to the unit.

To say that a unit like Light Auto Company has very limited college and technical school interns assigned every year, but because of the butterfly effect of Li Ye, more than twenty came this year.

Who let Teacher Ke be Li Ye's mother-in-law!

However, after Li Ye got the list of interns, he saw a familiar name.