Rebirth of the Wild Age

The headquarters of Xifeng Company now covers an area of ​​1,200 mu, of which 200 mu is still vacant. The 200 mu was used for new factory buildings, but the domestic economic downturn prevented blind expansion of production, so the new factory construction plan was shelved.

Song Weiyang wandered around the factory in a car, accompanied by Yang Dexi, director of the company's headquarters office.

Yang Dexi's ability is relatively mediocre, but he is the veteran of the company, and he has always had a good life. It doesn't matter if it is mediocre, sincerity is enough, and with a little peasant cunning, the position of director of the general office is still very suitable for him. Its responsibilities include: external reception work, internal meeting work, office supplies management, company seal management, company vehicle arrangement, etc., are trivial but necessary things.

"Old Yang, after these two difficult years have passed, I will carry out a company structure and shareholding adjustment," Song Weiyang said, drawing a big cake, "Work hard, and you will be able to get shares when the time comes."

shares?

Yang Dexi's heart was beating wildly, and he immediately expressed his loyalty and said: "Chairman, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job as the internal affairs manager!"

Song Weiyang suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Hey, there's a new football field over there?"

Yang Dexi explained: "Our Xifeng football team scored A-A last year, and the whole factory is very happy. Many people who used to like to play basketball and table tennis have changed to football now. Whenever they are free, they call friends. Huanyou kicked it a few times. The land was originally planned to build a new factory building, but it was put on hold later, and Mr. Yang simply had someone bulldoze it and make it a football field."

"Mr. Yang is a bit stingy. This football field doesn't even have a lawn, and it hurts to death if you fall." Song Weiyang laughed.

"It's all a hobby, what kind of lawn do you want?" Yang Dexi said, "the goal is set up on both sides, and there are many people playing. Not long ago, on New Year's Day, the company organized a football game for employees. It was as lively as New Year's Eve. Even the nearby The farmers all came to watch the game. Originally, the company only leveled a piece of land for the football field, which was not enough at all. The employees filled up another piece by themselves, and piled stones for the goal if there was no goal. Anyway, those lands are empty.”

Song Weiyang nodded and said, "Yes, the atmosphere in the company is very active."

Xifeng Company is really conscientious. Although the salary is much lower than that of state-owned enterprises, it never defaults. During busy times, the workers in the workshop strictly implement the two-shift system, that is, one person works 12 hours a day.

Working 12 hours a day without overtime pay, is this a sweatshop?

Not really.

The workers are actually very willing, because there are performance bonuses, and they can earn more by doing more. They are eager to work overtime every day.

One-third of the workers in Xifeng’s headquarters factory are laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises, and two-thirds are from nearby farmers (especially farmers whose land has been demolished for factory construction). They have very low requirements for work remuneration. They can pay wages on time and get bonuses if they do more. This is enough happiness.

A few years ago, the laid-off workers who had just been recruited actually cheated, played tricks, and gathered crowds to make trouble. It was because they hadn't figured out the situation yet. Now no one wants to make a fuss, as long as they can keep their jobs, they have to endure even a one-third reduction in wages.

Let's put it this way, if laid-off workers or farmers do not join Xifeng Company, they can only choose to work in coastal areas.

There are two types of people who go to the coast to work:

First, enter the construction site. Plastering technicians, exposed to the sun and rain, are exhausted to death. Their monthly salary is only six or seven hundred, and they are often in arrears. Even contractors sometimes run away with money. As for the unskilled workers, it is even worse. They are also exhausted, and they can earn 500 a month.

Second, enter the factory to work as an assembly line worker. The coastal area is really an unscrupulous factory, with a monthly salary of 500, including food and housing. The rice is brown rice, and the food is clear water cabbage. The oily smell is not visible. Working more than ten hours a day, a strong man can become malnourished.

For the above two jobs, you have to spend money to apply for a temporary residence permit.

This thing is not expensive, and it can be done for one or two hundred yuan. But wage earners are reluctant to spend money. The factory is fine. The construction site is settled according to the construction period or the end of the year. By the way, your food expenses will be deducted. The workers have no money for more than half a year, and more than 100 yuan is a huge sum of money for them.

After finally being able to rest for two days, let's go out to buy something, and I met someone checking the temporary residence permit. You will be arrested on the street, and relatives and friends will be asked to pay the people, and those who cannot afford the money will be detained. Repatriation to the place of origin is also conditional, and you will be thrown to work in a black construction site for a few months, and you will earn enough for the repatriation fee.

Compared with working in coastal areas, working 12 hours a day at the local Xifeng company and getting paid on time is equivalent to living in paradise.

Farmers in the 1990s wished there were factories near their homes. No matter how serious the pollution was, they all recognized that Rongping’s average salary was about 500 yuan.

"Pass the ball, pass the ball!"

"Oh, you son of a bitch with stinky feet!"

"Mom, you want to score an own goal!"

"..."

The football field is very lively. Those who play and watch the football are basically laid-off workers from the former state-owned enterprises. Winter is the off-season for beverage production and sales, and they have more free time, so they naturally engage in various entertainment activities.

As for the workers who are farmers, they don't have that kind of leisure, and they will go home to do farm work when they have a little time.

"Pan Qiang, Pan Qiang is here!"

"Brother Pan, come here and help."

"I can't do it. If Brother Pan ends up in the game, others will kick his ass!"

"..."

The football staff suddenly stopped, surrounded by a young man, and some even took off their clothes and asked for their autographs.

Song Weiyang asked: "Who is this Pan Qiang?"

Yang Dexi smiled and said: "The football player from the city sports school was a substitute for the Xifeng team and played a total of three games last year. But he is the only player who stayed on the team in our Rongping City. Dismissed. He has come to the factory to play football for the past two days, so he probably went home to rest for the New Year."

"A substitute player is so popular?" Song Weiyang felt a little strange.

"Our Xifeng team is going to play A-A soon, and the substitute players are also A-A players. In a small place like ours, they will be superstars." Yang Dexi said.

The Xifeng football team ranked fourth in points in League B last year, and had the same points as the fifth place. Moreover, senior fans said that the Xifeng team was lucky to encounter the expansion of the A-A league. In the past, the top two of the A-B could be promoted. Last year, the top four were able to advance.

When the news of the promotion came back, not only the fans in Rongping City rejoiced, but even the neighboring cities and counties were beaming with joy, and regarded the Xifeng team as their soldiers.

The sports newspapers in the province also took the opportunity to hype the provincial derby, expecting that in the new season, the Xifeng team will compete with the Quanxing team.

As the car drove slowly past the factory area, Song Weiyang saw a lot of people squatting at the back door, gathering in twos and threes to play cards and chat.

"What do these people do?" Song Weiyang asked.

Yang Dexi explained: "They are all doing odd jobs for Xifeng Company. In the past, most of them were farmers in the vicinity, but now there are many laid-off workers."

Song Weiyang said: "The company doesn't have any odd jobs for them, does it?"

"There are some odd jobs during the peak production and sales season of canned food and beverages. For example, if the assembly line is too busy, we hire temporary workers to manually separate and peel the fruit, or ask them to do packaging and handling," Yang Dexi said. "Now is the off-season, and these people squat all day. Maybe they don’t have any work to do. But they are fine at home, so they might as well stay with Xifeng to try their luck. Playing poker while waiting for work can pass some time.”

It was almost noon at this time, and a few Xifeng workers who played football went home for dinner. When they walked out the back door, they were all arrogant in front of the people waiting for work, and those people looked at the workers with envy.

Even if the performance bonus is full, the assembly line worker who earns 600 yuan a month is actually the object of envy...