Chapter 48 Hidden Dangers
"Master, please take a look at the production plan for next month."
In the factory director's office, Song Yuanchao handed a newly completed production plan to Director Ma. Seeing that there was not much water in his cup, he took the cup, walked to the side, picked up the water bottle, filled it with water and put it back in its original place.
"You sit down first." Director Ma was much more casual towards his apprentice. He picked up the cigarette on the table and threw one to Song Yuanchao, then smoked and carefully read the production plan sent by Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao's production plan was very standardized, covering all aspects such as raw material delivery, production arrangements, and personnel allocation, and the time nodes were also arranged in an orderly manner. Director Ma nodded slightly as he read it, feeling very happy and extremely satisfied with his apprentice.
After reading it, I picked up the pen and signed the production plan.
"Yuanchao, it's been a week since you took over as workshop director, right?" Director Ma asked in a friendly manner as he handed the things to Song Yuanchao.
"Master, you have a good memory. Today is exactly one week." Song Yuanchao nodded.
"I'm not even 70 or 80 years old, so I don't know how long it's been." Director Ma scolded with a smile, and then asked, "How do you feel about working in the workshop? Is there any work problem that you need my help to solve?"
"The comrades in the workshop are all very nice. They cooperate and support my work. I haven't encountered any problems yet, but..." Song Yuanchao stopped talking here.
"But what?" Director Ma asked.
"Master, don't you think our factory's production task for next month will decline a bit?" Song Yuanchao asked, pointing to the production plan that had just been signed.
"Hahaha, you're not used to this less-easy job?" Director Ma was immediately amused when he heard it, and pointed his finger at Song Yuanchao: "You are really destined to be a hard-working boy, you can't rest!"
"Master, look at what you said." Song Yuanchao smiled and shook his head, then pointed to the production plan in his hand and said, "Isn't this why I'm worried? You see, the production task for next month has dropped by 30% compared to this month. This is a big drop. We are a school-run factory, not a state-owned factory . With the drop in production tasks, the workshop staff will have less time to work. It doesn't have much impact on you and me, but it's different for others. If the comrades below ask about this, I'll ask you first."
What Song Yuanchao said was not wrong. Director Ma, Song Yuanchao and the cashier were all school workers. Their salaries were fixed. Except for the three of them, the rest of the workers in the school-run factory were collective and temporary workers.
The collective establishment is better, but the wages of those temporary workers are paid according to the working days and production tasks, that is, one day's salary is calculated based on the work day, and the bonus is calculated based on the production amount. In this way, once the production tasks are not saturated and the workload is compressed, it will directly lead to a reduction in their income.
Director Ma was not worried about this.
"This is a very normal situation, Yuan Chao. You will understand it when you have been in the factory for a long time." Director Ma said with a smile: "The work in our factory is fixed. Each factory has a time period for issuing labor protection supplies. It is impossible to issue them all year round, right? Besides, there is still some time before next month. Maybe there will be additional tasks at that time, so the production tasks will sometimes be higher and sometimes lower. The production plan is just a reference and cannot be used as a set of rules and regulations. Everything must be based on reality."
Song Yuanchao nodded, an expression of sudden enlightenment appearing.
After chatting with Director Ma for a few more words in the office , Song Yuanchao left first. After walking out of the director's office, Song Yuanchao frowned slightly. Although Director Ma explained the question he had just raised and told him that this was a very common situation, Song Yuanchao didn't think so in his heart.
Song Yuanchao knew clearly that this school-run factory did not last in its original history. The key reason was that after experiencing initial prosperity, it declined in a very short time.
The school-run factory resumed production in 1978. After the Spring Festival in 1981, the school-run factory no longer received orders in just over a year. After struggling to survive for a few months, it completely became history in the summer of 1981.
Song Yuanchao only knew about this incident at that time, but he was not aware of the process of the school-run factory's decline.
Today, when he was arranging the production plan for next month for the first time as the workshop director, he discovered a problem, that is, the production task for next month has shown a downward trend.
Although Director Ma gave a seemingly reasonable explanation, Song Yuanchao did not think so in his heart.
The school-run factories mainly produce labor protection supplies, most of which are supplied to some large factories. According to the distribution time of labor protection supplies of these large factories, it is generally once in the middle of the year and once at the end of the year. As for daily consumables, such as gloves and shoes, in addition to being distributed at fixed times, they are also distributed according to consumption needs on weekdays.
So from these aspects , the orders for labor protection products are relatively stable, and the order amount will increase significantly in the one or two months before two time periods of the year to prepare for the fixed distribution.
According to the time calculation, the mid-year cycle for the fixed distribution of labor protection supplies is about to arrive. Logically, the production task should show an upward trend, or at least remain stable. However, at this time, the production task for next month has shown a downward trend instead, which cannot but make people vigilant.
Song Yuanchao was very sensitive to this situation, so he used this method to indirectly remind Director Ma, but Director Ma did not take it seriously.
Although Director Ma was Song Yuanchao's master, Song Yuanchao could not say anything without any evidence. Should he tell Director Ma that the school-run factory would not last long, and if it continued like this, the jobs would get less and less until it finally closed down?
Shaking his head, Song Yuanchao could only smile bitterly.
Overall, the school-run factories are still quite popular at the moment. It is inappropriate for him to insist on saying that there will be problems in the future, even though he is now Director Ma's apprentice .
After having been in contact with Director Ma for a long time, Song Yuanchao has already figured out his temper. Director Ma is a very direct and strong elder with a straightforward temper. In other words, he is a "stubborn old man". Such elders often have preconceived ideas and are not easy to listen to others. Once he is made angry, he will dare to confront you even if you are the king. For such a person, Song Yuanchao knows very well that he can only go along with him and never confront him, let alone do anything that seems smart, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
Song Yuanchao came to work here for his own purposes at first, but after working here for a long time, he met Director Ma and got to know his colleagues in the factory. Naturally, he developed some feelings for the factory and his colleagues.
When he thought that this factory would close down in the future, these colleagues who were smiling and full of happiness and hope for life would lose their jobs and income, and their hopes would be shattered. The pressure of family would make them breathless. People in their forties would have to work hard outside to support their families. Song Yuanchao couldn't bear it.
Song Yuanchao didn't know when he started to have this idea, maybe shortly after he came to the factory, or maybe when he was officially appointed as the workshop director.
Now Song Yuanchao's thoughts have quietly changed. He is not a saint. After experiencing the ups and downs of his previous life, Song Yuanchao has long seen through the world. Looking back today, he finds that there is still a trace of beauty and obsession in his heart.
