Chapter 342 Exchange of Interests
Lin Yuhang nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. I personally have no objection. If everyone agrees, we can hold a formal factory meeting later to finalize this matter."
"Okay, Director." Director Lu nodded repeatedly, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
"Old Lu, just say what you want to say. Don't be hesitant now since there are no outsiders around." Lin Yuhang raised his hand and pointed at him and said with a smile.
Director Lu smiled awkwardly and said, "There are two main things I need to discuss with you. One is who will be responsible for the specific work of building the building, and the second is how to allocate the rooms."
Lin Yuhang thought for a moment and said, "Let your factory office be responsible for the building construction. Old Lu, you are the director of the factory office, so you will be responsible for the specifics..."
"Director, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. According to the rules, it should be you, the director, who should be in charge." Director Lu said quickly.
"Me? Do you think I have the time?" Lin Yuhang pointed at himself and said with a smile, "Okay, it's just a matter like this. Who is not responsible? Old Yan, Old Gao, I think it's okay to let Old Lu take charge. What do you think?"
"I think so too. Lao Lu is the director of the factory office, and these chores are part of his job. But I think it would be better if you were just a nominal position, since Lao Lu could ask you for instructions in a timely manner if he encounters any problems."
Deputy Director Gao said this with a smile, and Deputy Director Yan beside him also agreed with a smile. It seemed that the two had discussed it beforehand and insisted that Lin Yuhang be listed. After thinking about it, Lin Yuhang did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
"As for the housing allocation, let's follow the previous regulations. I remember the factory had housing allocation standards and a preliminary plan? Let's follow these standards."
Lin Yuhang said this, but as soon as he finished speaking, the other three people present showed strange expressions and no one spoke for a while.
"What? Any objections?" Lin Yuhang felt strange seeing their strange looks.
Deputy Director Yan coughed, cleared his throat and said, "This... Director, there should be a standard for housing allocation, but the problem is that this standard was set many years ago, and it may not be appropriate to continue to apply it now. In addition, because there were no conditions for housing allocation for many years, some of the people who were on the list at the beginning solved their housing problems later, and some have already retired. We can't still use the standards at that time, right? This will cause trouble."
"That's right, Director." Deputy Director Gao also said, "Those old calendars must not be used. Besides, the houses we built this time are not the old tube-shaped buildings, but new public housing. There are many people who are jealous of such houses. If we don't treat them equally, there will be commotion down below."
Lin Yuhang frowned immediately. This was something he had not considered.
The main consideration for building the house this time was that there was already land available for building the house, and Factory No. 8 also had money. It didn't matter if the factory was not doing well before, but now the factory is performing very well, so the benefits that should be provided must be provided.
In addition to the daily bonuses and material benefits during festivals, the biggest benefit is of course the house. The living conditions of the people in Yanjing are mostly poor, and many people have difficulty living at home. Owning a house of their own is the dream of many people, but there are too many people and too little porridge. Even if the two buildings are built, these 48 houses cannot meet all needs.
In addition, as Lao Yan and Lao Gao said, there are many historical issues left over from the past, such as the old things that houses could not be built but the distribution plans had already been made, and those who originally did not have houses but now have them, or those who have retired, etc.
In addition, there were also people who were initially assigned to the tube-shaped buildings and were now jealous of the new public housing. Who could know what these people were thinking? In order to allocate housing, many colleagues who were usually on good terms would turn against each other at this time, and even fight with each other. Lin Yuhang was also dealing with this matter for the first time, so of course he didn't know clearly. Therefore, the real purpose of the three of them coming to Lin Yuhang today was to find out how to allocate housing.
Lin Yuhang understood their explanation, and he directly asked the three of them what plans or suitable methods they had.
In this regard, Lao Yan, Lao Gao and Director Lu all expressed their opinions. It had to be admitted that their suggestions were more pertinent and reasonable. Lin Yuhang asked about a few details, and the four of them discussed for a full hour before they roughly decided on how to divide the rooms.
"By the way, Director, how many of these houses do you plan to keep?" After explaining the plan, Deputy Director Gao asked hesitantly.
"Leave a few? What does that mean? I don't lack a house to live in, why leave some for me?" Lin Yuhang was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant.
Deputy Director Gao explained: "This is not for your own use. According to previous practice, not all houses are allocated. The factory always has to keep a few houses on hand. This is so that if there are special circumstances, we can deal with them easily. Secondly, it is... it is..."
"What is it?" Lin Yuhang heard the hidden meaning in his words and asked with some displeasure.
Deputy Director Gao swallowed his saliva and pointed upwards: "If the higher-ups need it, they might ask for it, so..."
"You mean we should leave the houses we built for others?" Lin Yuhang, who understood what was going on, asked back with a grim face.
Deputy Director Gao nodded and said helplessly: "Director, this has always been the practice. Please don't be angry. You see, we feel uncomfortable giving away the houses we built ourselves, but the problem is that the superior unit knows that we are building houses and asks us to help solve the housing problem. Should we help or not?"
"If we don't help, we will definitely offend people. When we build houses in the future, they may find reasons to block us and not give us land or stamp our documents, which will cause us to miss important things. If we help, we will give face to the leaders, and in principle, this matter is not against the principles. After all, we are a subordinate enterprise, and it is our duty to help the superior unit solve the housing problem. What do you think?"
"Has this kind of thing always happened?" Lin Yuhang asked with a cold face.
Deputy Director Gao nodded, and when his eyes fell on Deputy Director Yan and Director Lu, they both nodded helplessly.
Lin Yuhang was so angry! What the hell! The 48 apartments were not enough for the employees in his factory, and now he had to reserve a few in advance. How many could he really get?
If it were in the past, with Lin Yuhang's temper, he would have slammed the table and cursed, but now Lin Yuhang is no longer the soldier who led troops to fight. He has moved from the army to the local area and is now a manager of the company. The change of role has made Lin Yuhang gradually understand many things and is no longer as straightforward as before.
Of course Lin Yuhang could refuse, but as Deputy Director Gao said, the consequences of refusing would be very serious. After all, as a subsidiary company, they often have to deal with the higher-ups. As the saying goes, it is easier to deal with the King of Hell than the Little Devil. If this matter really delays the big things, it would be more trouble than gain.
"How many sets do you think are appropriate to keep?" Lin Yuhang tried to calm his expression. He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and asked.
"There are 48 suites in total this time. I think it would be more appropriate to keep four , and they should preferably be on the third or fourth floor, and they must be large units." Deputy Director Gao said after careful consideration.
"So many?" Lin Yuhang was shocked. Four apartments? All large ones? And all on the best floors?
"Not a lot." Deputy Director Gao smiled bitterly, "Two are reserved for the superior unit, and the other two are reserved for the factory. We should be careful, right? What if the superior unit wants three after we keep two? Where will we get the houses from?"
"As for the factory's own mobility, it is also necessary. Director, let me put it bluntly. No matter how carefully we discuss it, it is impossible to really treat it equally. When there is really no other way, an extra house can save lives. You don't know that some masters are polite on weekdays, but when it comes to this matter, they are not afraid of even the king of heaven. What can they do? Add a few old women to make trouble together , this...ah...let's not talk about it..."
As he spoke, Deputy Director Gao shook his head with lingering fear. Deputy Director Yan, who was standing beside him, was afraid that Lin Yuhang didn't understand the situation here, so he picked out some things that happened in the past and told him about them. After listening to Deputy Director Yan's explanation, Lin Yuhang finally understood the whole thing.
Finally, Lin Yuhang accepted their suggestion and reserved four apartments in advance. Although he accepted the suggestion, Lin Yuhang felt very aggrieved in his heart. He took a few puffs of cigarette and suddenly remembered something, so he asked Director Lu.
"Old Lu, let me ask you something. What about the factory construction report that was submitted earlier? Is there any news?"
"There's no news yet. How about I go over and ask around tomorrow?"
"Go and ask, quickly." Lin Yuhang waved his hand and said, "When you go, use your connections to get them to approve the land as soon as possible. Haha, don't you want a house? You can't just take the benefits without doing any work, right? By the way, in addition to the land for building the factory, ask the relevant departments to quickly approve another piece of land for building houses for us. If it works out, our factory can give them two more houses, but if they keep dragging their feet, don't blame me for being rude."
"Don't worry, Director. I'll go ask someone tomorrow." Lin Yuhang's words immediately gave Director Lu confidence. Lin Yuhang was right. Where in the world can you get such a bargain when you want benefits but don't do anything? Now taking advantage of the opportunity to build a house, isn't it natural to ask for land?
"Director, can we wait a while before talking about this?" At this moment, Deputy Director Yan suddenly said something from the side.
"Wait a minute? Lao Yan, what's going on?"
Deputy Director Yan smiled bitterly and said, "What could be going on? I just heard that the Third Factory is having a hard time. They just paid their salaries before the holidays and they might run out of food this month. Didn't the bureau ask us to merge with the Third Factory last time? Maybe in a few days, there will be another disturbance at the Third Factory and this matter will have to be brought up again."
"Yes, I heard about that, too. I happened to be taking my kids out to play on the holiday, and I ran into Lao Zhang from the Fifth Factory on the way. Lao Zhang told me that the Third Factory was almost broke, but they were still holding on." Deputy Director Gao interrupted, with a hint of disdain. The Third Factory was so powerful back then, but what about now? Plus, those people from the Third Factory didn't know what was good for them and petitioned, ruining everything. They deserved it!
Lin Yuhang was busy with his marriage before and didn't pay attention to it. Now when he heard what they said, he frowned. It seems that the situation of the third factory is more serious than he thought. He originally thought that it could continue to hold on for a few more days, but he didn't expect it to become like this so soon.
However, to be honest, Lin Yuhang now also has a little gloating, after all, it was the people from the third factory who rejected his kindness, and took Lin Yuhang's kindness for granted. In addition, the eighth factory had previously given the bureau 300,000 yuan to help the third factory, and now this 300,000 yuan has basically become a waste of money, which makes Lin Yuhang extremely dissatisfied with the third factory.
"No need to wait. What are we waiting for? We just do our own thing. What does their business have to do with us?" Thinking of what Song Yuanchao had said to him before, Lin Yuhang waved his hand and said, "Old Lu, just ask them tomorrow. Don't worry about Factory 3. Why do we have to look at Factory 3's opinion when we do our own business? It's settled!"
