Chapter 203: Helping the Tide

Troubled times.

This sentence probably best describes the current situation of the cannery.

In fact, Zhang Yunqi did not expect the workers of the Longjingyuan Cannery to block the street and cause trouble today. However, he was clear that this turmoil was the butterfly effect caused by him. But he was also clear that even without his intervention, the cannery would still be in trouble if things continued as they had in his previous life. The layoffs of the workers were like taking a big bird out of a cage, with no way of escaping.

It sounds a bit like a sarcastic remark, but in fact it is true. Although these employees are still living in the dream of "restoring production and reviving the past glory", the reality is cruel. Longjingyuan Cannery is already terminally ill. According to what he has learned, the total value of the land, factory buildings, machines, trademarks, inventory and other assets of Longjingyuan Cannery is 1100 million yuan. But if it is auctioned publicly, whoever buys these things will be an idiot! Since it can't be sold, it is worthless. But what about the foreign debts owed to the bank? More than 500 million yuan, more than 300 million yuan to suppliers. It is not an exaggeration to say that the assets are insolvent. If no foreign capital is found to take over, the cannery can only file for bankruptcy.

However, can state-owned enterprises be dissolved just by saying they will go bankrupt? How to solve social debts? How to resettle employees? These are all big problems! But in the 30s, China had to complete the transition from a planned economy to a market economy, and had to implement the policy of "one guarantee, three in place, and five reforms". In short, everything that was still stuck in the planned economy era and held back the national economy had to be changed. So, Liu Huan's song "Start Over Again" brought the state-owned enterprise employees like Longjingyuan Canning Factory, who had shouldered years of glory and brilliant history, to the world with drums and gongs. Zhang Yunqi still remembers the slogan of the year: "Help them get on the horse and send them on their way!"

result?

Experience all the bitterness, sweetness, sourness and spiciness of life, and let things take their own course.

Until many years later, laid-off workers integrated into society and scattered in the land of our country, which has become the world's second largest economy. Although the media reports all day long advocated the examples of state-owned enterprise employees resigning to start businesses and become bosses to make a fortune, it must be admitted that many of them have become the poorest people at the bottom of society, living in a small house of 40 to 50 square meters, doing a cheap job, earning a salary that is just enough to make ends meet, high prices, high housing prices, high drug prices... It's unbearable! After being exploited by the boss, they are robbed again by high prices, and then they have to become house slaves, hoping that they have an indestructible body, and it would be best if they could live forever!
Amidst the harmonious singing and dancing, there seems to be a whimpering sound lingering in the ears.

Perhaps it was because he saw the state-owned enterprise workers blocking the street and making trouble that Zhang Yunqi remembered these things in his previous life. He was not sympathetic. To be honest, he was not qualified. This world has never been fair. Who has an easy life? People with good luck, people who work hard, and whose father is not Li Mazi but Li Ka-shing.

Of course, to be selfish and ruthless, it is good for him if the employees of the Longjingyuan Canning Factory block the street to cause trouble, but it will make life difficult for Li Jilin.

After Li Jilin got out of the van, Zhang Yunqi saw from afar that he was wearing a gray jacket. The director of the Longjingyuan Canning Factory, who was handsome and always paid attention to his appearance, had messy hair and a sad face. He tried hard to push through the crowded crowd and squeezed in. Obviously, he did not hear his daughter Li Yufei calling him.

Zhang Yunqi actually always thought that Li Jilin was a good person with management ability, but unfortunately he did not have the power to decide the fate of the factory. At present, he was caught between the factory that stopped production, the workers who were making trouble, the suppliers who were collecting debts, and the district government that was constantly putting pressure on him. His life was definitely not easy, and there was very little he could do.

Zhang Yunqi saw that he had finally squeezed in front of the group of employees and was talking loudly about something, but he was standing far away and there were many people watching in front of him, so he couldn't hear clearly what Li Jilin said specifically. However, he saw that the wall of people was slightly disturbed, but it soon returned to normal, probably because he couldn't promise anything substantial.

As time went on, the traffic jam on the road became longer and longer, and the honking of car horns continued, which had seriously affected the normal work and life order of the citizens. The surrounding shops and restaurants basically could not do business. Many shop owners simply pulled down the rolling shutters and gathered under the trees to watch the fun and curse.

Li Jilin, who was covered in dust and looked sad, was still trying to persuade the workers to go home. As the factory director who could not decide the fate of the cannery, he seemed to be pushed out to plug a bullet hole. He struggled and shouted in the crowded crowd, and then was instantly drowned out by the deafening slogans of the rioting workers demanding wages.

He was unable to calm the emotions of the troublemaking employees.

He was at his wit's end.

On the contrary, his appearance seemed to make the group of employees feel that their commotion had worked and attracted the attention of their superiors, making them even more indignant and making an even more violent commotion.

Zhang Yunqi's classmates were still there, standing in groups of three or four on the roadside, but they didn't have the mentality of laughing and watching the fun like the ones in the front. They also didn't point at an old man sitting in the middle of the road with a small stool and tease him, saying that he looked indignant and constipated, as if he was taking a shit. But they didn't know what to do.

Li Yufei looked fine, and told Xiao Xuemei who wanted to come over to comfort her that she was fine. However, Zhang Yunqi noticed that her left hand, which was hanging down, had been clenched, and perhaps she had used too much force, so the knuckles had turned white.

The people standing on both sides of the sidewalk were also talking among themselves. Zhang Yunqi heard someone in front say that District Chief Huo Jianzhong had arrived.

At this time, a black official car approached from the west. Because the one in front was a police car, it was quite conspicuous, so Zhang Yunqi saw it at a glance.

When the car door opened, Huo Jianzhong got out, but he did not rush to find Li Jilin to appease the cannery workers. Instead, he turned his head and said a few words to a person in the back seat, then nodded. However, the car door blocked Zhang Yunqi's view of the person inside, but the person who made Huo Jianzhong so serious must be an important figure, and the city government was not far away. With such a big commotion, the leaders could not be unaware of it, nor could they remain indifferent.

It seems that Huo Jianzhong is not having a good time now.

Zhang Yunqi thought about it, then pushed through the crowd and walked towards the telephone booth next to him.

"Boss, you're here too? I've been looking for you for a long time."

Zhang Yunqi turned his head and saw Wang Guibing squeezing through the crowd on the left.

He was not surprised that Wang Guibing had taken so long to come. Zhang Yunqi said, "I was just passing by. Did Li Jilin ask you to come and see me?"

Wang Guibing thought that his boss was right, and nodded, saying, "I also received a call from Li Jilin, and then I learned that the cannery workers were blocking the street and making trouble. Li Jilin asked me to find you to deal with it. He was very anxious and said that the situation here had alarmed the city leaders. Mayor Yang Jiarong also came here. Huo Jianzhong reported to him that Lianzhong Contracting was interested in operating the cannery."

Zhang Yunqi corrected: "It is now a full acquisition."

Wang Guibing said, "I understand this. I also mentioned it on the phone. He said that these are all negotiable and the conditions will definitely satisfy us, but the top priority now is to appease the cannery employees. They hope that you will come forward as the boss of Lianzhong to handle this matter and appease the cannery employees."

Zhang Yunqi was not interested in this matter: "I am so young. If I go up to the workers who are making trouble and yell at them that I want to invest in a canning factory and I will pay them wages, will they believe me?"

This made sense. After all, the boss was still young, and his persuasiveness in front of the cannery employees was probably not as great as that of his sister Zhang Qiulan. But the boss did not show up, and Wang Guibing didn't know what to do for a moment.

他问道：“那怎么办＞”

Zhang Yunqi thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead and talk to Huo Jianzhong first. Of course, he is not the key. Since Mayor Yang is here, let's talk about our general conditions first. After Mayor Yang expresses his position, you can come forward to appease the cannery employees."

"This, can I do this?" Wang Guibing's hands were shaking. He had never been in such a scene in his life.

"These cannery workers who are making trouble are all uncles, aunts, and grandparents who have watched you grow up. Can't you deal with them? In their eyes, you are now the deputy general manager of Lianzhong, the richest and most famous boss of Longjingyuan. However, don't be too sure or too sure when trying to appease the cannery workers, to prevent Huo Jianzhong from making excuses. If the talks fail, we can't take care of the lives of these workers, and no one else will, and the backlash from these workers will be even more fierce, so we can't let Huo Jianzhong turn the tables and bring the trouble upon us!"

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(End of this chapter)