Reborn Industrial Tycoon

After the news spread that the electric furnace factory was recruiting, strong laborers from several nearby towns flocked to the factory.

Working as a worker in a factory is definitely more profitable than farming. In rural areas, if someone works in a factory in the town, even if it is just a small rural enterprise, it is a very honorable thing to tell people.

A disguised Chuichiro Noda was among the registration team, waiting to fill out the registration form.

For this undercover mission, Noda Chuichiro went on a diet for two weeks to make himself look thinner. In addition, before coming to China, he went to a "tanning" salon to tan his skin to make him look more like the outdoors.

laborers.

Then Chuichiro Noda bought another set of old clothes and put them on, then he grabbed a handful of loess and sprinkled it on his face and body, making himself look ashen as if he had just been dug out of the ground.

In this way, Chuichiro Noda blended in among the crowd of applicants and did not stand out.

"Get in line, and ten more come in!" someone from the front shouted.

The queue began to move forward, and Noda Chuichiro was very lucky and happened to be the tenth person.

Walking into the electric furnace factory, there were three long tables at the door, and pencils were placed on the long tables.

Looking not far away, I saw Li Weidong and Watanabe Xiong standing there observing the situation here.

After seeing Watanabe Yu, Noda Chuichiro was convinced, and he and nine other people stepped forward.

"One registration form per person, fill it out first. There is a table next to you and there is a pen on the table!" Someone held a stack of registration forms and distributed them to everyone.

Noda Chuichiro took the registration form, sat at the table, picked up a pencil and started writing.

"Name, Li Fugui, age, 25 years old, date of birth, February 26, 1965, home address..."

Chuichiro Noda filled in the identity information of his cousin Li Fugui. Before that, he had memorized the relevant information about Li Fugui by heart.

Not far away, Li Weidong introduced to Watanabe Ou: "From the moment we fill out the application form, our recruitment assessment has begun. At least we can screen out those who are illiterate! In rural areas, illiterate people under the age of forty are not

There are many, but there are always people from poor families who are completely uneducated.”

Watanabe Yu nodded. He didn't care about how many illiterates there were in rural areas of China. He now wanted to know whether Noda Chuichiro could pass the subsequent assessment and successfully enter the factory.

Noda Chuichiro's educational level must be much higher than that of the surrounding farmers. He quickly filled out the form and handed it in.

The person who collected the form looked at the information on it. When he saw Chuichiro Noda filling in his home address, he frowned and asked, "Are you not from Qinghe?"

"No." Noda Chuichiro shook his head and said: "There are many people in my family but little land, so I came out to find some work! When I walked to Qinghe, I spent all the money I brought with me, and I happened to see that you were recruiting people and there were dormitories.

, just come over and give it a try.”

This is the rhetoric that Chuichiro Noda had thought of for a long time.

The person who collected the form looked at Chuichiro Noda with suspicion, obviously not quite believing what this foreigner said.

Migrant workers in the 1990s did not have the same mobility as later generations. Even those with more forward-thinking ideas were willing to go out to work but were not willing to leave their homes too far. Unless they went to some big cities and the wages were relatively high, migrant workers would be forced to leave their hometowns.

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Qinghe is not a big city, and its economy is relatively backward. Its per capita GDP is lower than the national average, making it unattractive for workers from other places.

Nowadays, when a migrant worker from other places appears here, it is difficult not to make people suspicious.

Not far away, Watanabe saw this scene and immediately realized that Noda Chuichiro was in trouble.

Watanabe Xiong immediately walked over and deliberately showed a puzzled expression.

Li Weidong could only follow him and asked: "What's going on?"

"Director, this person is not from our local area."

Li Weidong took the registration form and looked at the home address on it.

"What's going on? Why is a foreigner here? This is the first time! Our wages here are not high, so if you want to work, you should go to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou!" Li Weidong also felt very confused.

Noda Chuichiro quickly took the initiative to explain: "My family has a lot of people but little land, so I went out to find some work! When I walked to this place, I spent all the money I brought with me. I happened to see that your factory was recruiting people and there was a dormitory to live in, so I came here.

Signed up!”

"So that's it!" Li Weidong nodded.

At this time, Watanabe's voice sounded from the side: "Mr. Li, what happened? Is there something wrong with this person?"

"He is not a native of Qinghe, so I asked a few more questions to learn about his situation." Li Weidong answered truthfully.

Watanabe Xiong immediately put on a stern expression, and then said: "Mr. Li, don't you recruit openly, do you still need to distinguish regions? I think this is unfair behavior."

"Mr. Watanabe, our recruitment of workers is absolutely fair and just, and the standards for locals and outsiders are the same." Li Weidong said immediately.

From Li Weidong's perspective, he definitely wants to recruit local workers. After all, the locals know the basics and it is much easier to manage.

However, Watanabe Watanabe was nearby at this time. Li Weidong did not want to leave a bad impression on Watanabe Watanabe, so he could only treat all applicants equally and let Noda Chuichiro move to the next step.

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Next is the physical examination.

The physical examination items are very simple. They measure your height, weight and eyesight, test whether you are color blind, listen to whether your heartbeat is normal, see if your limbs are sound, and whether your ten fingers can move freely. Then you take off your shirt and check if there are any

I haven't had any major surgery, so I can do push-ups and frog jumps on the spot to see if my legs and feet are flexible.

Basically, as long as you are not disabled, you can pass the physical examination.

Noda Chuichiro is a normal person with sound limbs, so he easily entered the next link.

Seeing Chuichiro Noda walk out of the medical examination room, Watanabe Yuu also breathed a sigh of relief. He took advantage of the situation and said to Li Weidong beside him: "Mr. Li, let's go and see the next link!"

Next is the written test.

At the beginning, Chuichiro Noda was still a little nervous.

But when he saw the test questions, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please form sentences with the following words.

Spring has arrived, and many flowers have bloomed. Spring has arrived, and many flowers have bloomed.

There are many fish in the clear river water. There are many fish in the clear river water. This is so simple!

Fill in the corresponding numbers in the brackets. 4, 8, 12, (), 20. There must be 16 in the brackets!

Divide 54 by 9 and add 16 to what is the equation. The third grade of elementary school can do it!

How many days were there in February in 1988? 1988 was a leap year and February had 29 days. Basic common sense.

When is Labor Day? China’s Labor Day should be May 1st!”

The questions were so simple that even a fifth-grade elementary school student would not get the answers wrong. Chuichiro Noda quickly completed the test questions.

At the same time, Li Weidong was also introducing this link to Watanabe Yuo.

"Considering that our workers' educational level is not high, and many of them have never even attended middle school, our test questions are not very difficult. They are basically only as difficult as the second or third grade of elementary school. The test questions include Chinese, mathematics and

Common sense." Li Weidong said holding a test paper.

As Li Weidong spoke, he caught the question "When is Labor Day?" from the corner of his eye.

"Who asked this question? There are so many holidays, why do we have to mention Labor Day! What should we do when workers clamor for a holiday?

No, this question needs to be changed and changed to National Day. That’s not okay. National Day also has to be a holiday. Let’s change it to Children’s Day. Children’s Day doesn’t have to be a holiday!”

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After the day's recruitment work was completed, Watanabe returned to the reception room.

Li Weidong asked: "Mr. Watanabe, how do you think our factory's recruitment work is done? What aspects still need to be improved!"

"Well, it's very good!" Watanabe said perfunctorily.

"Very good? That's it? That's such a half-hearted answer! But you took the initiative to ask for recruitment, so I recruited a group of workers for this purpose!" Li Weidong complained in his heart.

Watanabe said: "Mr. Li, I want to see the results of today's recruitment."

"Bring over all the information of the newly recruited personnel." Li Weidong opened the office and ordered.

After a while, a statistical table with a list of personnel appeared in Watanabe's hand.

Watanabe Xiong quickly checked the form and found the name "Li Fugui".

Watanabe Yu suddenly let out a sigh of relief: "Noda-kun has been admitted, my plan has been successful!"

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Chuichiro Noda finally started his undercover career.

He was taken to an eight-person dormitory. The facilities in the dormitory were a bit rudimentary, with nothing else except a bed and a cabinet.

The washroom is shared, and the toilet is also shared. This is very bad news for Chuichiro Noda.

But in order to complete the undercover investigation mission, Noda Chuichiro could only do as the Romans do and force himself to get used to it all.

Among the eight people in the dormitory, seven are new employees and the other is an old employee. This old employee is their monitor.

As an old man in the factory, the monitor naturally became the leader of these eight people.

"You will start training tomorrow. During the training period, you will be paid as usual." The squad leader paused and then said:

"Our factory implements military-style management, and there are strict requirements on working hours. Tomorrow is the first day, so you can't be late. The training starts at eight o'clock. You must arrive at the training workshop before seven-thirty."

"Squad leader, what is militarized management?" someone asked.

"Military management is similar to the army. You go to work on time, get off work on time, eat on time, and go to bed on time. In short, you do whatever you are told! I will tell you the details during the training," the squad leader explained.

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"Squad leader, you just said that during the training period we will be paid as normal for working, doesn't that mean that we will be able to make money tomorrow?" Someone else asked.

"Just thinking about making money, don't forget that you signed a contract when you came in. If you can't pass the training assessment within a week, you will just pack up and leave!" The squad leader immediately moved.

The third person asked: "Squad leader, are the wages here high? Can we earn 80 yuan a month?"

The monitor smiled proudly and said, "Don't say eighty yuan, you can earn even one hundred yuan!"

"So much?" The man suddenly looked surprised. If he farmed at home, it would not be easy to make a hundred yuan.

The squad leader continued: "In our factory, wages are average. If you want to make money, you mainly rely on overtime pay. Overtime pay is 1.5 times the salary. In other words, if your salary is ten yuan, the overtime pay is fifteen yuan."

! The more overtime you work, the more you earn! If you work enough overtime, you can earn 145 yuan a month."

"One hundred and forty-five yuan?" Everyone suddenly showed envious expressions, and some people were already gearing up to do something big.

The squad leader continued: "But I have to remind you first. Although you can make more money by working overtime, it is also very hard. After working for several hours a day, when you return to the dormitory, you don't want to move, just lying on the bed.

Fall down and go to sleep!”

"Haha, isn't it just working overtime? Can it be compared to farm work?" someone said.

"It's different. Although farm work consumes a lot of energy, it's nothing like working in a factory!" The squad leader sighed earnestly: "Our factory uses an assembly line. Once we start working and sit on the assembly line, we won't stop at all."

I don’t come down, and I’m not allowed to chat while working. At the end of the day, I feel more tired than doing farm work!”

"Are you tired of sitting and working?" The man obviously didn't believe what the monitor said.

"Don't believe it, when you actually enter the workshop and work for a month continuously, you will know how powerful it is." The old squad leader said.

Next to him, Noda Chuichiro quietly listened to the conversation of several people, but his heart was full of disdain.

"Isn't it just working overtime? This is a normal thing. There is no company in Japan that does not work overtime. We Japanese have long been accustomed to working overtime! I will let you see what I am like as an 'overtime maniac'

It’s not for nothing!”

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The next day, after all the new employees arrived, Wang Jing personally stepped forward to lecture them.

"Our management is very strict. Workers in our factory are not allowed to be late or miners are late. If you are late or are miners, you will be punished accordingly. There are only two methods of punishment: deduction of money and expulsion! Next!

, the new employee training has officially begun, let me first introduce the basic situation of our factory."

Chuichiro Noda originally thought that the training would be to practice assembling equipment on the production line, but he did not expect that the training would start with a "cultural class".

Wang Jing introduced the factory to the new employees, including what industry the factory is in, what departments the factory has, what are the main businesses of the factory, and what are the main products.

For employees, of course, they must understand the basic situation of the company. If a worker does not even know what his own factory does, he is definitely unqualified.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Jing introduced the factory management system to the new workers, and then each was given a piece of paper with the workers' daily code of conduct written on it.

For example, what cannot be done, what can be done but is subject to restrictions, and what kind of punishment will be received if the regulations are violated, the rules are very clear.

After that, there is an explanation of safety knowledge, such as what problems you encounter, what to do, and what safety regulations workers must abide by in the factory.

The difference from before is that all safety regulations must be memorized. Only by memorizing all safety regulations can you proceed to the next step of practical learning.

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A week later, Noda Chuichiro completed all training and officially went to work.

Early in the morning, Chuichiro Noda had breakfast and looked at the watch on the wall. It was already seven-twenty!

"Oops, we're going to be late!" Chuichiro Noda quickly stood up and ran towards the workshop.

Along the way, Chuichiro Noda met several workers, all of whom were trotting towards the workshop.

When you arrive at the workshop, the first thing you have to do is change into uniform work clothes in the locker room at the door. There are many lockers in the locker room, and each employee has a locker to store clothes and personal belongings.

Looking at his locker, Noda Chuichiro felt like he was back in middle school. In Japanese schools, everyone had a locker.

After changing his clothes, Noda Chuichiro hurriedly entered the workshop.

"Li Fugui, hurry up, the director will be here soon!" the monitor shouted to Noda Chuichiro.

Noda Chuichiro immediately ran over. At this time, the line leader of the production line he was on had already arrived. When he realized that Noda Chuichiro had arrived a little late, a trace of dissatisfaction appeared on the line leader's face.

The clock on the wall shows that the time is half past seven.

The workshop director came over and started a routine morning meeting, which was actually a lecture.

After the lecture, the workshop director led everyone in shouting slogans.

The workshop director raised his right hand and shouted impassionedly: "Time is money, efficiency is life!"

The next second, everyone in the workshop shouted in unison: "Time is money, efficiency is life!"

"Safety is the foundation of life, violations are the source of accidents!" the workshop director shouted again.

Everyone immediately shouted in unison: "Safety is the foundation of life, and violation of regulations is the source of accidents!"

"Careful and meticulous, pursue perfection!"

"Strive to do it right the first time and strive for maximum benefits!"

"Cherish materials and value quality!"

The workshop director led everyone to shout seven or eight slogans, and then gave the rest of the time to the line leader.

It was probably about 7:45 at this time.

The line leader took the workers to their respective production lines, summarized yesterday's work, and then assigned tasks for today's work.

Next, the line leader led everyone to shout slogans.

“No matter how busy you are with production, don’t forget about quality!”

"Follow the rules and pay attention to safety!"

"Striving for excellence and casting quality!"

"Safe production, quality first!"

By the time the line leader finished shouting the slogan, it was almost eight o'clock and it was time to start work!

Sitting on the assembly line, Noda Chuichiro let out a long sigh.

He said he would go to work at eight o'clock, but it turned out that he was already late when he arrived at seven-thirty. In the next half hour, he was lectured and shouted slogans.

Chuichiro Noda started his day's work.

It goes without saying that assembly line work is boring and tedious, but new employees like Noda Chuichiro also do the simplest job, which is to tighten screws.

Holding an electric screwdriver in his hand, he tightens the small screws one by one. This is Noda Chuichiro's job.

Behind Chuichiro Noda, the line leader of the assembly line was constantly patrolling back and forth. Anyone who dared to be lazy would be caught immediately.

The entire morning, the assembly line was running non-stop, and Noda Chuichiro was working all the time. There was no chance to breathe. Even going to the toilet had a set time.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the workshop bell rang, the line leader finally stopped the production line, and then everyone went to the canteen for lunch.

Lunch consisted of three dishes: stir-fried shredded potatoes, stewed tofu with cabbage, and stewed vermicelli with minced meat. All you could eat was the staple food. For the migrant workers at that time, this was already a very rich lunch.

Seeing the workers around him enjoying their meals, Noda Chuichiro could only forcefully stuff the food into his mouth.

I only have one hour of free time at noon. In addition to eating and going back and forth to the cafeteria, I only have enough time to go to the toilet and pee.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the assembly line started again. Noda Chuichiro began to repeat the work until five o'clock in the afternoon.

"You have an hour to eat, and come back at six o'clock to work overtime!" the line leader ordered.

Dinner includes fried shredded potatoes, cold cucumber slices, cabbage and tofu stewed with minced meat and vermicelli, which is a mix of the lunch stewed cabbage with tofu and minced meat vermicelli. In addition, there is an extra tomato and egg drop soup, with very few eggs and tomatoes, and it mainly relies on

MSG enhances flavor.

After devouring dinner, Noda Chuichiro quickly went to the toilet and then returned to the workshop.

Then, I worked overtime from six to ten o'clock.

Finally, it was ten o'clock. At this time, the line leader stood up again and said: "It's already ten o'clock. If you don't want to continue working overtime, raise your hand. I will record the working hours, and then you can go back to the dormitory to rest. If you want to continue working overtime, raise your hand."

, just stay, we’ll work until twelve o’clock today!”

Noda Chuichiro wanted to raise his hand, but when he saw that no one around him raised his hand and no one left, Noda Chuichiro could only sit there.

Noda Chuichiro's concept is that he should not cause trouble to others. Now that no one else has raised their hands to leave, Noda Chuichiro feels that if he leaves alone, he will not cause trouble to others.

"Isn't it just about working overtime? I'm an 'overtime fanatic'. When I was at Nisshiba Electric, my colleagues couldn't keep up with my overtime rhythm! It's just two more hours of overtime, so it doesn't matter!" Chuichiro Noda comforted himself.

When the line leader saw that no one was leaving, he shouted: "Everyone stand up!"

"Wow!" Everyone stood up.

The next second, the line leader raised his right hand high and shouted loudly: "Everyone shout with me, today's hard work is tomorrow's success!"

"Today's hard work is tomorrow's success" everyone shouted in unison.

"Speak louder, take a step forward every day, and embark on the road to success!"

"Take a step forward every day and embark on the road to success!" The crowd continued to shout.

"Very good, speak louder, don't underestimate yourself, people have infinite possibilities!"

"Don't underestimate yourself, people have unlimited possibilities!"

After shouting some slogans, Noda Chuichiro seemed to have forgotten his fatigue and even became excited.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, Chuichiro Noda finally finished his day's work and returned to his dormitory.

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In this way, a month passed.

In fact, Chuichiro Noda only stayed on the assembly line for three weeks this month because the first week was used for training.

Work overtime! Work overtime! Work overtime! Work overtime every day!

Noda Chuichiro felt that he was living like a walking zombie.

Finally, Chuichiro Noda persisted until the day when his wages were paid.

In the accounting office, Wang Kaiping handed a wad of money to Chuichiro Noda and said at the same time: "Li Fugui, right? I remember you are a new employee. You new employees worked fewer overtime days last month, so your salary is less than that of old employees.

A little, but it doesn’t matter, if you work more overtime next month, your salary will be more!”

Chuichiro Noda, a former "overtime maniac", looked at the pile of money in his hand. It was not thick and had a face value of ten yuan. By visual inspection, it should be less than 100 yuan, or about 1,300 yen.

This is the result of Chuichiro Noda's hard work for a month.

"I've been working for so long and I've earned so much money?"

Noda Chuichiro's inner defense was instantly broken!

The next second, Noda Chuichiro looked at Wang Kaiping with a sad and angry face, but he said in a tearful voice:

"It's inhumane for you to work overtime like this!"