Chapter 1040: Lao Song and Fei Wen
After the mechanic said this, the young man's eyes brightened even more.
Men all like mechanical things, not to mention Song Yuanchao's extremely rare dual-purpose vehicle.
Not to mention the young people, even the repair shop owner showed great interest in Song Chaoyuan's two-purpose vehicle. Although he had seen this kind of vehicle when he was young, it was impossible for him to own one back then. After all, this kind of two-purpose vehicle was very expensive back then. Most people couldn't even afford a bicycle, let alone a two-purpose vehicle.
Moreover, the production of this car was not large at that time. It only took a few years from the start of production to the end of production. After that, these two-purpose vehicles were less and less on the road. Then, with the reform and opening up, the rich people all went to buy Xingfu motorcycles or more advanced Yamahas. Who would still ride this thing?
But he didn't expect to see the real thing today, and it was a two-purpose vehicle that looked particularly well-preserved. For a moment, the repairman didn't even care about the work on his hands, and ran over to see Song Chaoyuan's car with great interest, and he kept saying "tsk tsk" as he looked at it.
After looking at it for a long time, the boss finally came to his senses and said to the young man: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to see this car again. I was so excited...haha...excited. I will repair your car first, and then show this two-purpose car to this master."
"It's okay, it's the first time I see this kind of car. Boss, my car is not in a hurry. How about you fix it for this guy first, and I'll learn from him?" The young man was also interesting. His curiosity about the two-purpose vehicle was so great that he ignored the car he had not yet finished repairing, and suggested enthusiastically.
When the boss heard this, he nodded in agreement immediately. Then he went to get the tools and asked Song Chaoyuan what was wrong with the car. Song Chaoyuan told him that the car had been sitting at home for a long time. It was fine when he drove it out today, but problems arose while driving and finally it stalled and could not start.
The boss thought about it and had a general idea in mind. He quickly checked the condition of the car, and then told Song Chaoyuan that the car was in good condition overall, but because it had been stored for too long, some of the circuits were aging, and the engine needed to be cleaned, and there were problems with the spark plugs. These had to be fixed, otherwise even if it could be started again, it would still break down.
Song Chaoyuan asked about the price, and the boss smiled and said that if it was an ordinary moped, his price would not be low, but considering the rarity of this two-purpose vehicle, he would give Song Chaoyuan a discount today and immediately quoted a price. Song Chaoyuan was also happy to hear the price, which was indeed not expensive, so he immediately agreed. Then the boss started to tinker with it, first rearranging the aging circuits, and then cleaning and replacing some parts that needed to be cleaned.
Song Chaoyuan had nothing to do anyway, so he just watched the boss tinkering with it. The young man also gathered around and watched with great interest, occasionally asking the boss some questions about the dual-purpose vehicle.
"Come on! Buddy, have a cigarette!" After watching for a while, the young man stood up and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He first gave one to Song Chaoyuan, then gave one to the boss, and then put one in his own mouth.
Song Chaoyuan thanked him, took the cigarette and lit it.
While smoking, the young man and Song Chaoyuan chatted about the two-purpose vehicle, and then talked about motorcycles. The young man said that he actually liked motorcycles, but now a motorcycle is not cheap, and his family also opposed him to ride a motorcycle, saying it is unsafe. There is no other way, so he can only make do with a moped. Although the Xindazhou car looks good, to be honest, the quality of this car is not very good. There are not many major problems, but minor problems often occur. He has only driven this car for three years and it has been repaired several times.
While chatting, Song Chaoyuan also enjoyed this way of chatting with strange young people as an ordinary person, which made him feel very relaxed.
After chatting for a while, Song Chaoyuan asked the young man where he worked. Unexpectedly, the young man told him that he worked at the Si Te Company, which was the Si Te factory not far from here.
"Do you work at Sit? In the workshop?" Song Chaoyuan was very surprised and asked with a smile.
"Hey, how did you know?" the young man asked in surprise.
"Isn't this easy? I have a relative who also works in Sit. He works in the morning and afternoon shifts in the workshop. If he works in the office, he has to work the day shift. It's afternoon now, and the morning shift just got off work not long ago, right?"
"That's great, bro! By the way, which factory does your relative work for in Sit? Maybe we know each other." The young man immediately laughed and asked another question.
"Him? He retired a long time ago. He used to be an employee of the old branch factory. After Si Te was established, he worked here. Later, he was transferred to the new main factory. He has been retired for several years." Song Chaoyuan spoke without thinking, but his words were very logical and the young man could not find any flaws.
"The old first branch? This is the old senior . By the way, our factory is the factory area of the old first branch. Later, when Si Te was established, it became the main factory. However, after the new main factory was built, it is now a branch factory." The young man became more excited when he heard it, and immediately talked to Song Yuanchao about the changes in their factory area.
After chatting for a while, Song Chaoyuan also got to know the young man's situation. The young man is just 30 years old this year and has been working at Si Te for seven or eight years. He can be considered an old employee of Si Te.
It is indeed as Song Chaoyuan said, young people are working in the workshop. The factory here now belongs to the instant noodle business department, and the product produced is naturally instant noodles.
"Is the work going well? Your company is a famous big company. It should be good to work in it, right? How's the income?" Song Chaoyuan finished the cigarette given to him by the young man, took out a cigarette from his pocket and returned it to him and asked.
"Oh, this is a good cigarette, buddy, you can smoke it." When the young man saw the cigarette that Song Yuanchao took out, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"It was given to me by someone else. I wouldn't be willing to buy it myself." Song Chaoyuan replied with a smile.
Song Chaoyuan's words did not make the young man suspicious. After all, things are different now. It was not so easy for ordinary people to smoke good cigarettes back then. Not to mention the low income and high price of good cigarettes, a pack of cigarettes was worth several days' wages. How could they afford it? In addition, you needed cigarette coupons to buy cigarettes at that time. Without cigarette coupons, you couldn't buy cigarettes even if you had money, let alone good cigarettes.
It is different now. Everyone's income and living standards have gone up. The income of ordinary workers in big cities like Jinling has long exceeded 1,500 yuan. In companies like Sit, young people's wages in workshop positions are at least around 2,000 yuan. If bonuses are added, the average salary is around 2,500 yuan.
With this kind of income, it is common to buy a pack of good cigarettes for dozens of yuan. Of course, you can't afford to smoke good cigarettes every day, but there is no pressure at all to buy a pack every few days.
Lighting up the cigarette, the young man took a puff and praised: "A good cigarette is a good cigarette, mellow!"
Song Chaoyuan laughed and didn't say much. Since he happened to meet an ordinary employee of Si Te, he asked the young man about his work situation, including his opinion of Si Te.
The young man didn't know who Song Chaoyuan was. What's more, Song Chaoyuan was dressed in ordinary clothes today, and his car broke down just now. Song Chaoyuan's face was covered with black smoke when he was tinkering with it. He looked no different from an ordinary middle-aged man.
Besides, the car Song Chaoyuan drove was not a luxury car, but just a dual-purpose vehicle. Although this dual-purpose vehicle was relatively rare, it was also within the range that ordinary people could own.
Faced with the stranger's question, the young man, who was straightforward by nature, started talking. Speaking of Chester, his expression was full of pride. You know, Chester is now the largest food (beverage) company in China, and its instant noodles have ranked first in the market share for many years. It is also the most famous company in Jinling.
In the eyes of ordinary people in Jinling, it is the best thing to work in Sit. Sit is a large company with good corporate benefits. More importantly, Sit's salary is high! Although the income of an ordinary worker in Sit is not as good as that in Shanghai, Yanjing, and Pengcheng, it is actually not far behind. For example, the monthly income of Uncle Gu's child working in Shanghai exceeds 4,000, while the average monthly income of this young man is about 2,500. However, the latter's consumption in Jinling is much lower than that in Shanghai. In addition, the nature and position of their work are different. In comparison, the income of the young man in Jinling is very good.
"We are not only like this in Jinling, but also in the whole country!" The young man gave Song Chaoyuan a thumbs up, his spirits radiant, which made Song Chaoyuan very happy.
"Speaking of our Steward, we have to mention Lao Song and his people. Lao Song is a great man. Without him, there would be no Steward today."
"Old Song?"
"Song Chaoyuan! Didn't you have a friend who used to work in Si Te? How come you don't know Song Chaoyuan?" the young man asked back.
Song Chaoyuan chuckled and nodded: "I know, I've heard of it."
"Besides Old Song, there is also Fei Wen. Oh... Do you know Fei Wen? She was our first foreign general manager of Si Te, a woman named Ruth . But she has not been in Si Te for a long time. I heard that she went back to the United States to work. I have never seen her. Some old people in the factory saw her back then..."
Hearing the young man say this, Song Chaoyuan couldn't help but chuckle. It was not surprising that the young people of Sit knew about him. After all, Sit belonged to Shenghua Group. Although Song Chaoyuan had not directly managed Sit in recent years, Sit was still one of the companies under Shenghua.
Moreover, the establishment and development of Si Te is inseparable from the key figure Song Chaoyuan. Without Song Chaoyuan, there would be no Si Te today.
But the young man was a little surprised to know Ruth. When the young man started working at Sit, Ruth had already left Sit. Now Ruth is one of the directors of Shenghua and also the senior vice president of Shenghua in the United States.
However, Song Chaoyuan didn't know that Scott's people actually gave Ruth the nickname "Fat Wen", which made him laugh. Song Chaoyuan understood the nickname after thinking about it. It must have come from the famous movie "Titanic".
Because the heroine of the movie is called Ruth, and the actress who plays this heroine is called Winslet. Because this actress has gained a lot of weight in the past two years, fans gave her the nickname "Fat Winslet". Who would have thought that this nickname would also be given to Ruth. For a moment, Song Chaoyuan wondered what kind of expression Ruth, who was on the other side of the ocean, would have if she knew about this.
