Chapter 334: The Golden Pond of Things and People
Jintang Hotel is the best hotel in Jintang City, walk into the lobby, you can see the front desk of artificial marble, artificial leather sofa, and the large crystal chandelier that is unbearable, which can be regarded as magnificent by the standards of the year. Knowing that Qin Hai was here today, Heizi had already booked a room in advance, so he directly took Qin Hai upstairs and came to the room at this time.
"Mr. Qin, what do you think of the room? No way, this is already the best hotel in Jintang, and the conditions still can't be compared with Pujiang and Beijing. Kuroko said apologetically while helping Qin Hai put things away.
Qin Hai looked at the whole room and saw that the furnishings in the room were already a little old, and the tables and chairs were all made of solid wood, unlike the man-made boards used in some high-end hotels; Hanging overhead are two fluorescent lamps instead of ceiling lamps; The phone still uses the same dial pad instead of the popular buttons...... Five years ago, these facilities were not bad, but in the past five years, the domestic economy has developed rapidly, and various facilities have been updated, and the Jintang Hotel is still using the things of the past, which naturally seems to be a little ungraded.
"Kuroko, do you think I seem like someone who cares about this? Don't you remember what house we lived in when we went to Quwu to buy coal? Qin Hai said with a smile.
Kuroko also smiled, he had been by Qin Hai's side for the past few years, and naturally knew that Qin Hai was not the kind of person who pursued luxury. The first time he went on a business trip with Qin Hai was to Quwu to buy coal, and at that time they were staying in the cheapest guest house, living in a large room for eight people.
Now Qinhai's value is high, when he travels to and from Beijing, Pujiang and other big cities, he lives in foreign-related hotels, and the various conditions are very superior, in comparison, Jintang Hotel is too shabby. Qin Hai could claim that he didn't care about these conditions, but Kuroko was an entourage. I still have to show my dereliction of duty.
"Kuroko, you've been in Jintang for a few days, what do you think of the current situation in Jintang?" Qin Hai sat down on the sofa and asked Kuroko.
Kuroko took a hot water bottle, took a bottle of water from hygiene, and then plugged in "Heat fast". He started boiling water, then sat down on another sofa and replied: "The situation is very bad, I heard that seventy percent of the enterprises have stopped working, and even the cadres in the organs can only pay 80% of their salaries." ”
"How can it be so bad?" Qin Hai asked.
Heizi said: "I have been following Director Liu in the past few days, and I have arrived at several companies, and the situation of these companies is similar to the situation of the Hongguang FRP factory that the driver said just now, all because the products are aging and not competitive." Guide zhì strict zhòng unsalable. Jintang is a chemical base, and many chemical plants have stopped, and the city's finances are not working, so the situation in the whole city is very sluggish. ”
"By the way, what about the Wang Songan we saw in the past, is he still in the Jintang Economic Commission?" Qin Hai asked again.
Heizi said: "Director Liu inquired about Wang Songan's situation, and heard that he had been transferred away and went to another city. But. It turned out that Zeng Zhiqiang was still there, and it seemed that he had already mentioned the deputy director of the Economic Commission. ”
Kuroko said Zeng Zhiqiang. It was also seen by Qin Haihai once, when he was the head of the comprehensive section of the Jintang Economic Commission, and was responsible for Qin Hai's food, housing, transportation and other affairs. Specifically, in terms of business, the person who contacted Qin Hai and them was Wang Songan, director of the Economic Commission, but unfortunately this person is no longer working locally. Thinking of the confrontation he had with Wang Songan on cooperation matters back then, and then look at the declining Jintang City. Qin Hai has a feeling that things are not human.
"Heizi, what has Director Liu done in Jintang these days, and what have you achieved?" Qin Hai asked Kuroko.
Heizi said: "Director Liu plans to find a few chemical factories in Jintang to cooperate, and I have accompanied him to the Jinnan Chemical Factory. I met with Director Yu Kexiu, but they didn't talk too speculatively, and in the end they didn't negotiate. ”
Qin Hai asked, "Not speculating?" What's with? ”
Heizi said: "The Jinnan Chemical Plant is not doing well now, and Director Liu wants to rent their factory and workers to engage in production. Director Yu means that he hopes that Director Liu will take care of all the workers in the factory, including retired workers. Director Liu felt that this condition was too much, so he did not agree. ”
In the early 90s, the bankruptcy law had been in force for several years, and state-owned enterprises began to go bankrupt and be merged by private enterprises in some parts of the country. However, the turmoil in the first year has made domestic policies somewhat restricted, and the status of the private economy has begun to be questioned, so this kind of merger of private enterprises with state-owned enterprises is somewhat sensitive.
Liu Yaozhong's return to Jintang was prompted by Qin Hai to take advantage of the difficulties of Jintang's chemical enterprises to acquire several companies as his own production base in a way that concealed the world. Since it is a concealment, it is natural that such a term as mergers and acquisitions cannot be used, and it can only be called cooperative operation. However, when it comes to the personnel arrangement after cooperation, the demands of the two sides are very different.
As far as Liu Yaozhong is concerned, the purpose of his cooperation with state-owned enterprises is to engage in his own production, so he only needs those workers who can work, and he is naturally unwilling to accept those who cannot work. As for retired workers, it has nothing to do with Liu Yaozhong, how can he take care of the resettlement of retired workers in the Jinnan Factory.
For Yu Kexiu, the palms and backs of his hands are all meat, and he has to take care of all the workers, and he absolutely cannot tolerate some workers going to work and another part being laid off. Retired workers are also paid in the factory, and if he wants to cooperate with Liu Yaozhong, the wages of these retired workers must also be included in the scope of cooperation.
The Jinnan Chemical Plant was established in the 50s, and the workers who entered the plant reached retirement age in the mid-to-late 80s. A factory with more than 400 employees has nearly 200 retired workers, almost two incumbents supporting one retiree, which is enough to make an enterprise breathless.
Of course, Liu Yaozhong refused to carry this burden on his shoulders, he came to make money, not to do charity. With such thoughts, he and Yu Kexiu naturally couldn't talk about going together, and it was already very good if they didn't get to the situation of breaking up unhappily.
Qin Hai received a call from Liu Yaozhong, saying that there was some trouble in Jintang, so he made a special trip. Now that he heard Kuroko finish talking about the details, he also began to have a headache.
"Mr. Qin, I don't think we have to cooperate with these enterprises in Jintang, now there are many enterprises that are understarted all over the country, maybe the conditions in some places will be better than Jintang." Kuroko reminded.
Qin Hai asked, "What do you mean by better conditions?" ”
Kuroko said: "At the very least, you can't let us take care of their retired workers, right?" We don't owe money to retired workers, so why should we take care of it? ”
Qin Haidao: "If we want to merge their factories and ignore their retired workers, what will happen to these retired workers? ”
"Look for the government." Kuroko Road.
Qin Hai sneered: "Do you think that in a city like Jintang, the government can manage these retired workers?" ”
"This ......" Kuroko was speechless, he had previously told Qin Hai that Jintang's finances were also very tight, and he could not even pay the salaries of government officials in full, let alone bear the wages of retired workers. Asking retired workers to go to the government is no different than pushing them out into the streets.
"Mr. Qin, you don't mean that we still have to take care of these retired workers, right? Then our burden will be too heavy, and the gains will outweigh the losses. Kuroko said, when he said these words, he was also a little hesitant in his heart, after all, he is also a child of the factory and mine, and he knows how inhumane it is to push retired workers out.
Qin Haidao: "I know that if we carry retired workers on our backs, the burden is indeed too heavy. But to kick out retired workers completely, I don't think companies and city governments will agree. So, we had to find a way to do both. ”
"That's what Director Liu meant, he said he didn't have any good solutions, just waiting for you to figure it out." Kuroko said with a smile.
Qin Hai couldn't think of any good way for a while, he knew that in the next seven or eight years, not only Jintang City, but most of the state-owned enterprises in the whole country would face extremely strict business difficulties, tens of millions of state-owned enterprise workers would face the fate of being laid off, and there would be a large area of arrears in the wages of retired workers. Such a big difficulty is not something that Qin Hai can solve alone.
The two of them chatted for a while, and it gradually got a little dark. The two of them left the room, ready to go to the street to find a restaurant for dinner, just arrived at the hotel lobby, and met Liu Jie who came in a hurry.
"Isn't this Director Liu?" Qin Hai took the initiative to step forward and greet.
Liu Jie looked up and saw Qin Hai, his face was immediately full of smiles, he stretched out his two hands and strode towards Qin Hai, and said in his mouth: "Oh, Xiao Qin, Secretary Qin...... No, no, I should call you Mr. Qin, right? ”
Qin Hai also stretched out his hand, shook hands with Liu Jie, and said with a smile: "Director Liu is too outward, in front of you, I am just a junior, you can call me Xiao Qin." ”
Liu Jie looked solemn and said, "How can this work." A few years ago, I saw about your merger with Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory, and I heard that your factory produces that spraying machine, and earns tens of millions of dollars a year. I'll just say, you Mr. Qin is not an ordinary person, he is a person who does a big business. Just now I heard from our factory Master Li that you live in Jintang Hotel, so I hurried over. How about it, Mr. Qin, you haven't eaten yet, I'll be the ......"
Qin Hai didn't correct the number Liu Jie said, earning tens of millions a year, for Liu Jie, it was already a very amazing achievement, and Qin Hai didn't want to say that the actual number was dozens of times higher than this. He smiled and said to Liu Jie: "We really haven't eaten yet, and we are trying to go out to find a place to pad a little casually." Since Director Liu is here, let's find a more formal place, but there is one thing I have to say in advance, I must pay for it. (To be continued......)