Chapter 34 Daily Life
These days, Song Yuanchao has also gained a thorough understanding of the situation of the school-run factory.
This factory was actually not as bad as previously imagined. Although the equipment was old and the management was simple, the quality and awareness of the employees were still good, including his master, Director Ma.
People in this era thought completely differently from those in later generations.
Compared with the "working people" of later generations, people of this era have a great deal of identification and affection for their own units.
In later generations, what workers care about is nothing more than how much money they get, and coupled with the demand for talent mobility, they will go to work for the company that pays more. If the boss gives you a cold shoulder, or the salary is not enough, they will just leave without saying a word. As the saying goes, if you can't stay here, there will be other places that will.
This era is different. Many people work in a company for almost their entire lives, from when they are young to when they get married and start a family, from when their children are born to when they grow up, contributing their entire lives until they retire. These generations have deep feelings for their company, and in their hearts, the company is almost the same as their own home.
Of course, there are some people who eat from the same pot and cheat, but this is only a small minority for most people. Even these people hope that their unit will be good, because once the unit is gone, they will also lose the most important and precious thing in their hearts, and thus become "abandoned children" that no one wants.
Although the workers in the factory were not well educated, they worked very seriously. Song Yuanchao took a special look at the products in the factory. Regardless of the styles, there was absolutely no problem with the materials and quality. This was even much better than the work clothes of later generations.
His master, Director Ma, is an old man who is deeply attached to this factory. In his heart, this factory is almost like his home. He has strict requirements on the workers in the factory on a daily basis, but treats everyone like a family in private.
The atmosphere in the entire factory is good, and there is no intrigue among the workers. Everyone has a close relationship at work and helps each other. If anyone has trouble, others will take the initiative to lend a hand when they see them.
In his previous life, Song Yuanchao also started from the grassroots level and later became a middle-level cadre. He was no stranger to grassroots management, especially for a simple small factory like the school-run factory. Song Yuanchao could be said to be familiar with it.
Song Yuanchao did not act in a high-profile manner as soon as he got to work. On the contrary, he was extremely low-key. In addition to familiarizing himself with the procedures and personnel in the factory, he often asked Director Ma and the old masters for advice. In his spare time, he often took the initiative to help others with work. While working, he chatted with them and learned about the situation from them.
After a few days, this young man who was diligent, nice-spoken and not arrogant was quickly recognized by his colleagues in the factory. There were even a few enthusiastic aunts and sisters who secretly asked Song Yuanchao if he had a girlfriend and wanted to introduce her to him.
This made Song Yuanchao laugh and cry, and he decisively refused on the pretext that he already had a partner.
This answer made the aunts and sisters feel very sorry. You know, Song Yuanchao was a school worker and an apprentice of the factory director. It was said that he would replace Lao Luo as the workshop director in the future. It was a pity that such a promising young man already had a partner.
As a second choice, the aunties and sisters set their sights on Li Daqi who came with them. Although Li Daqi was only a temporary worker and was not as good as Song Yuanchao in this respect, Li Daqi looked good, tall and thin with a handsome face. It was also said that Li Daqi and Song Yuanchao were classmates since childhood and that Li Daqi was introduced by Song Yuanchao. When Song Yuanchao becomes the workshop director in the future, he will definitely help his little brother. Who knows, Li Daqi will then be promoted from a temporary worker to a regular employee.
At one time, many people wanted to introduce a partner to Li Daqi, which made Li Daqi, who had never experienced such a thing, break out in a cold sweat. Faced with the enthusiastic aunts and sisters, Li Daqi could only refuse. Finally, Song Yuanchao gave him an idea. He used the reason that his family was in financial difficulty and had no place to live to make those enthusiastic people give up the idea of matchmaking.
I was so busy that I forgot about time and before I knew it, it was noon.
At noon, Song Yuanchao took the lunch box he brought with Li Daqi.
"How do you feel these days?" Song Yuanchao opened the aluminum lunch box, took two bites with chopsticks, and asked while eating.
"It's okay. The work here is relatively simple and my colleagues are easy to get along with." Li Daqi is a man. The people doing sewing work in the workshop are all women, while the men usually do heavy work such as packing, delivering goods, loading and unloading.
"Do you have any thoughts about doing these jobs?" Song Yuanchao asked specifically.
Li Daqi smiled and shook his head: "Isn't it all work? Compared to when I was in the countryside, this job is much easier. Now that I have this job, my parents are relieved. They smile a lot more these days than usual."
Patting Li Daqi on the shoulder, Song Yuanchao nodded and said, "That's good. Although the salary here is not much, it is still a decent job. And remember what I mentioned last time, right? Working now is just the beginning. You should pay more attention to the details of the work on weekdays. When you are free, you can go around the various positions and learn more. It will be very useful in the future."
Li Daqi is an extremely intelligent man, and Song Yuanchao is his childhood friend. The relationship between the two is much closer than that of ordinary brothers.
He knew in his heart that Song Yuanchao had not arranged for him to work in this school-run factory casually. If it came to making money, they could easily make a lot of money by making clothes hangers, but Song Yuanchao arranged it this way, and even he took the initiative to ask to come here to work.
Song Yuanchao must have his reasons for doing this, and Song Yuanchao has reminded Li Daqi several times that such an arrangement has a deeper meaning. As for what the deeper meaning is, Song Yuanchao has not made it clear. But no matter what, in Li Daqi's heart he absolutely believes in Song Yuanchao. Anyway, Song Yuanchao will not lie to him, and he is willing to follow Song Yuanchao.
In the past two days, Song Yuanchao began to gradually take over the management of the workshop. Although he did not change the rules set by Director Ma on the surface, Song Yuanchao made some slight changes to the details in accordance with the assembly line management model, making the operation of the workshop smoother than before.
Director Ma saw such a result. Although he did not say it, he was very satisfied with this apprentice in his heart. In his opinion, such a good seedling had indeed entered the right factory. If nothing unexpected happened, after Song Yuanchao trained for half a year or so, there would be absolutely no problem for him to succeed Lao Luo as the workshop director.
After taking a short break after lunch and smoking two cigarettes outside, Song Yuanchao went back to the workshop to work. When it was time to get off work, Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi cleaned the workshop and then rode their bicycles to the air-raid shelter.
Bicycles were a rare commodity in that era . A bicycle cost more than 150 yuan. In addition to the money, you also needed a bicycle ticket. Otherwise, even if you had money, you would have nowhere to buy one.
There are two most famous bicycle brands in Shanghai, one is called Forever and the other is called Phoenix, both of which are the most famous in Shanghai.
If a person rides a brand new Forever or Phoenix bicycle on the road, he will definitely be the most eye-catching person on the whole street.
Their brilliance was definitely no less than that of the rich second generation who drove Maserati, Porsche and Ferrari in later generations. It was a pity that Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi's bicycles were not new, let alone Forever or Phoenix, but miscellaneous brands bought from second-hand shops.
Even so, a bicycle cost Song Yuanchao and his team nearly 100 yuan, which is not a small amount. But no matter what, it is indeed much more convenient to have a bicycle, especially for people like Song Yuanchao who are running back and forth now, taking the bus will really waste time.
