The next morning, Jiang Cheng arrived at the winery early in the morning. When he was about a mile away from the winery, Jiang Cheng could already see the green smoke coming out from the tall chimney.
The workers came very early. Qin Qin went to work at 8: 00 am every day, but many senior workers in the factory would arrive at the factory half an hour earlier. They would clean up the factory, prepare the tools for work in advance, register the materials, enter and exit the warehouse, etc. All these were the working habits of the senior workers.
Jiang Cheng was bold and decisive. He didn't buy out all the remaining employees in the factory, because that would be extremely stupid. He just drove away a group of cadres who were too bureaucratic and had no ability at all. Those who were left were the former labor pacesetters of the factory.
Although they were all old, some of them were in their 50s and were about to be laid off, the new boss of the brewery told them that the wages owed to them by the factory would be paid to them in a few days. Therefore, this group of senior workers had a second spring in their lives.
They threw themselves into work energetically. They all knew that it wasn't the factory director of the state-owned enterprise or the government who would pay them the wages owed to them. It was Jiang Cheng who imposed this clause on them when they signed the agreement.
This agreement was very heavy, because the wages owed and the medical expenses waiting to be reimbursed amounted to millions. Such a large sum of money, for a poor guy like Jiang Cheng who couldn't even have two dollars in his pocket, it was really difficult to take out such a large sum of money.
In the morning, Jiang Cheng had just settled an account with a regional general manager of a grain group from the north. It was the price of wheat that he bought from their company. In order to make his beer taste better, Jiang Cheng didn't buy expired, deteriorated or even rotten wheat like those small factories.
He bought high-quality wheat produced in the north at a price that was 10% higher than the market price.
Originally, the manufacturer wanted to increase the price by 30%. Later, after being attracted by Qin Qin's beauty, they changed the price to 10% higher. They even said that it was because of the large quantity that Jiang Cheng wanted.
Of course, Jiang Cheng knew the price of wheat in the market. He had already asked about it. Even if the price given by the manufacturer was 30% higher than the ordinary wheat in the market, it was still cheap. After all, it was high-quality wheat. You get what you pay for!
Later on, the other party even lowered Jiang Cheng's price. To be honest, the price was already very low, so Jiang Cheng paid very generously. He paid two million yuan in one go and asked the other party to deliver the goods first.
Three days later, the goods arrived. Jiang Cheng paid another 3 million RMB. As for the remaining 5 million RMB, Jiang Cheng said that he would pay it half a month later. Although the other party felt that it was a little inappropriate, they agreed for the sake of Jiang Cheng's company. After all, they had been doing this business for a long time. Besides, this batch of wheat was the stock, not the new goods this year. Therefore, their leader also agreed generously.
In fact, it was not that Jiang Cheng didn't want to pay the full amount, but that he had no money. There was only 1 million RMB left in the company's account, which was reserved for the next month's salary of the employees in the factory. It could be said that on the day of the next month's salary, if Jiang Cheng still hadn't raised the money, he would really be besieged.
Jiang Cheng signed a 3 million RMB check and sent away the salesman of the grain factory. When he sent him to the gate of the factory, an old employee in his 40s suddenly blocked Jiang Cheng's way and complained, "Mr. Jiang, you have to give us a way out!"
Jiang Cheng and the sales manager were stunned at the same time. What was going on? Jiang Cheng frowned and asked, "Mr. Jiang, what are you doing? Why didn't I give you a way out?"
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man in his 40s knelt in front of Jiang Cheng and cried, "Mr. Jiang, I know it's rude of me to say this, but you must help us. Give us a way out!"
Jiang Cheng had never received such a big bow before. He hurriedly helped the kneeling man up and pressed him into the guard room of the factory. He asked calmly, "Mr. Jiang, if you have anything to say, say it slowly. If I can help, I will definitely help!"
The middle-aged man fixed his gaze on Jiang Cheng, then looked at the sales manager behind him. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with difficulty, "Mr. Jiang, these words, how could I say them out loud?"
Jiang Cheng was almost suffocated by his hesitant words. He said anxiously, "Oh, my brother, just say it. What's the matter? I'll make the decision for you. Did the new manager bully you old employees or something? Tell me and I'll fire him!"
Jiang Cheng knew that some of the newly recruited people in the company were young people, all of whom had been poached by Qin Qin from other places. They were capable and courageous, but there was one bad thing about them. They looked down on the old employees of the state-owned enterprises, thinking that they were the same as the civil servants of the state-owned enterprises in the news. They went to work all day and did nothing but play mahjong and poker every day.
However, this was not the case. There were people who played mahjong, but those people had been fired by Jiang Cheng a long time ago. They were a group of real workers who worked in exchange for money.
Jiang Cheng thought that this old employee also came to complain to him about this matter, but he didn't expect that he wasn't talking about this matter, but another matter.
The worker told Jiang Cheng that his name was Tian Jing Long, and he had just turned 40 this year. He had been a workshop worker in the Jiangnan Brewery for 20 years. He had never been late or left early, and was a model worker every year. He had a wife and a son at home. His wife was also a worker in the factory, working as an accountant in the finance department. However, because of the difficulties of the factory a few years ago, she was forced to be laid off. Now he was the only one left in the family who worked in the factory to support the family.
When Jiang Cheng heard this, he could basically guess what he was going to say next.
As expected, after Tian Jinglong finished talking about his basic situation, he immediately began to complain. He said, "Director Jiang, it's not that I'm thick-skinned to come and find you today, but, it's just that I really can't live on anymore. Before you bought the factory, the factory had always owed us workers wages. I originally had a salary of two thousand yuan a month, but the old director said that the factory was in trouble, and now we can only pay the minimum basic living allowance, four hundred yuan per month for each person."
400 yuan is not enough for our family of four to live on. My wife has no choice but to set up a stall outside every day to support the family. I'm a dignified man, but I can't actually earn money to support the family. I feel guilty.
Some time ago, I don't know what happened in the city. They said that they would strictly investigate illegal peddlers. What is illegal? My wife's stall is illegal. She can't do business every day. As soon as she opens her stall, there will be urban management coming out immediately. They will confiscate all the stalls they see. There are also people in front who are responsible for chasing them. My wife was caught, her stall was confiscated, and she was fined thousands of yuan. "
At this point, Tian Jing Long's emotions seemed to become more and more agitated. His choking voice also became louder and louder. Jiang Cheng looked at him and knew that he was about to lose control of his emotions. He hurriedly found a disposable cup in the security room, then poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Tian Jing Long. He comforted him, "Brother Tian, don't worry. You can tell me slowly. Manager Zhang and I are listening. Don't worry, drink some water."
The food company's sales manager, Zhang Zicheng, had basically understood that this Tian Jing Long was a problem left behind by Jiang Cheng before he bought the factory. Zhang Zicheng wanted to rush back to the north, but after seeing this scene, he decided not to leave. He wanted to see how Jiang Cheng would deal with this problem left behind by the old brewery. Because this way, he can see what kind of person Jiang Cheng is. This is very important to them.
At this time, it was noon when the workers got off work. They walked out of the factory and prepared to go to the cafeteria next door for lunch. The cafeteria had been outsourced by Jiang Cheng to Zhu Xiao Qiang. Now, Zhu Xiao Qiang and his wife, along with the three chefs they hired, had officially started working.
When the workers passed by the gate of the factory, they saw the boss and Old Tian sitting together in the security room. They all stopped because they saw the tear stains on Tian Jing Long's cheeks.
Tian Jinglong noticed that his co-workers had already gotten off work and were still staring at the two of them. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but he quickly adjusted his mentality. He thought to himself, these old co-workers basically have the same difficulties as me. Every family has its own difficulties. Anyway, the problems I mentioned are also the problems of most of the co-workers. He drank a cup of warm water personally poured by the boss, calmed himself down, and said: "Mr. Jiang, I shouldn't have told you this kind of thing, but I really don't have a way to live. Before you bought the factory, the factory owed us more than two years of wages and two years of medical insurance. The factory didn't pay us. This money adds up to twenty to thirty thousand yuan. I have no other choice, so I told you. Mr. Jiang, I beg you, can you help us ask the government if we can still get this money?"
After listening to this, Jiang Cheng suddenly got angry, because when he signed the contract, it was clearly stated in the contract that all the workers' wages, medical insurance benefits, etc. in the factory in the past would all be borne by the old state-owned enterprise. Moreover, the old state-owned enterprise would receive the purchase money within seven days after receiving the purchase money from Jiang Cheng. This was to comfort the old workers and make them more energetic under the leadership of the new boss.
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