The headquarters of Xifeng Company now covers an area of 1,200 acres, of which 200 acres are still empty. The 200 acres were used to build new plants, but the domestic economy was sluggish and production could not be blindly expanded, so the new plant construction plan was shelved.

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

Yang Dexi's ability is relatively mediocre, but he is a veteran of the company and has always lived a relatively nourishing life. It doesn't matter if it's mediocre, it's enough to be heartfelt, and with a little peasant-like cunning, the post of director of the general office is still very suitable for him. Its scope of responsibilities includes: external reception work, internal conference work, office supplies management, company seal management, company vehicle arrangement, etc., all of which are trivial and necessary things.

"Lao Yang, when I survive the difficult period of these two years, I will carry out a company structure and equity adjustment," Song Weiyang said with a big pie, "Do a good job, and you can also get shares when the time comes." ”

Share?

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 chief of internal affairs!"

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 in the first A last year, and the whole factory is very happy. I used to like to play basketball and table tennis, but now many of them have changed to football, and they call their friends to kick a few feet whenever they have time. The land was originally going to build a new factory, but then it was shelved, and Mr. Yang simply let people bulldoze it to make a football field. ”

"Mr. Yang is a little picky, this football field doesn't even have a lawn, and you can't hurt to death if you fall. Song Weiyang said with a smile.

"It's all hobbies, what kind of lawn do you want," Yang Dexi said, "and the goal is erected on both sides, and there are many people kicking." Not long ago, on New Year's Day, the company also organized a staff football match, which was as lively as the New Year, and even nearby farmers came to watch the game. Originally, the company only leveled a piece of land to make a football field, which was not enough at all. The employees filled in another piece of land by themselves, and piled stones as goals when there was no goal, and the ground was empty anyway. ”

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

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

12 hours a day, no overtime pay, is this a sweatshop?

Not.

Workers are actually very willing, because there are performance bonuses, they can earn more by doing more, and they want to work overtime every day.

One-third of the workers at Xifeng's headquarters factory are laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises, and two-thirds are from nearby farmers (especially those who have been demolished and relocated by the construction of the factory). They have very low requirements for work treatment, they can be paid on time, and they will get bonuses for doing more, which is happy enough.

A few years ago, laid-off workers who had just been recruited actually cheated and played tricks and gathered crowds to make trouble, and that was because they had not yet figured out the situation. Now no one wants to make trouble, as long as they can keep their jobs, they have to endure even lowering their wages by another third.

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

There are two types of people who work along the coast:

First, enter the construction site. Muddy water mechanics, exposed to the sun and rain, tired and half dead, with a monthly salary of only six or seven hundred, and often in arrears, and even the contract foreman took the money and ran away from time to time. As for the small workers without skills, it is even worse, they are also tired and half dead, and they can get 500 a month.

Second, enter the factory as an assembly line worker. It's really a black-hearted factory along the coast, with a monthly salary of 500, including food and housing, the rice is brown rice, the vegetables are clear water and cabbage, and the oil is not visible, and the sturdy man can become malnourished by working more than ten hours a day.

For the above two kinds of work, you also have to spend money to get a temporary residence permit.

This thing is not expensive, one or two hundred dollars can be done. But the workers are reluctant to spend money, the factory is okay, the construction site is settled according to the construction period or the end of the year, by the way, your food expenses are deducted, the workers have no money for most of the year, and more than 100 yuan is a huge amount of money for them.

I was finally able to rest for two days, go out and buy something, and meet someone who checked the temporary residence permit. When you are on the street, you will be arrested, and your relatives and friends will take the money to receive people, and those who can't afford the money will be taken in. There are also conditions for repatriation to your place of origin, and you will be sent to a black construction site to work for a few months, and you will earn enough money for repatriation.

Compared with going to the coast to work, working 12 hours a day at the local Xifeng company and still getting paid on time, this is equivalent to living in paradise.

In the 90s, farmers wished that there was a factory near their home, and no matter how serious the pollution was, they all recognized it - at this time, Rongping's average salary was about 500, and they were given 300 yuan a month, and they could all be happy.

"Pass, pass the ball!"

"Oops, you turtle son has stinky feet!"

"Mom sells batches, you want to score an oolong ball!"

“……”

The football stadium is very lively, and those who play and watch football basically belong to the laid-off workers of former state-owned enterprises. Winter is the off-season for beverage production and sales, and when they have more free time, they naturally engage in various entertainment activities.

As for the workers who were born in the peasants, they did not have that leisure, and they would go home to do farm work when they had a little time.

"Pan Qiang, Pan Qiang is here!"

"Brother Pan, come over and help. ”

"No, if Brother Pan is gone, others will kick a fart!"

“……”

The workers who were playing football suddenly stopped, and a young man was surrounded by a crowd, and some even took off their clothes and asked for autographs.

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

Yang Dexi said with a smile: "The football players of the Municipal Sports School, who were substitutes in the Xifeng team, played a total of three games last year. But he was the only player left in the team in our Rongping City, and the rest of the local veterans were dismissed. He has been playing football in the factory for the past two days, probably going home for the New Year. ”

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

"Our Xifeng team is about to play A-A, and the substitute players are also A-A players, so they are superstars in a small place like ours. Yang Dexi said.

Xifeng Football Team, which ranked fourth in League A and B last year, and has the same points as the fifth, was promoted to League A by goal difference, which can be described as dangerous. And senior fans say that the Xifeng team has taken shit luck, and it actually encountered the expansion of the A A League, and the top two in the A B used to be promoted, and the top four last year could be promoted.

When the news of the promotion came back, not only the fans of Rongping City rejoiced, but even the cities and counties next door were jubilant, treating the Xifeng team as their children.

The sports newspapers in the province also took the opportunity to hype up the provincial derby, looking forward to the new season, the Xifeng team and the Quanxing team can do a big game.

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

"What are these people doing?" asked Song Weiyang.

Yang Dexi explained: "They are all guarding the odd jobs for Xifeng Company, and most of them used to be 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, right?"

"There are some odd jobs during the peak season for canned food and beverages, such as hiring temporary workers to manually peel fruits or letting them pack and carry them when the assembly line is too busy," Yang said. But it's okay for them to stay at home, so it's better to try their luck at Xifeng's side. Playing poker while waiting for work can also pass the time. ”

At this time, it was close to noon, and a few Xifeng workers who were playing football went home for dinner, and when they walked out the back door, they were all arrogant in front of the people waiting for the work, and those people looked at the workers with envy.

Even if the performance bonus is full, the assembly line workers who earn 600 yuan a month are actually the objects of envy......