Chapter 382 The end is coming

After inquiring about the identity of Kang Guanghong's authoritative bull, Li Weidong made a decision to sponsor research funds for Kang Guanghong in order to tie Kang Guanghong and the massage chair together.

After all, a massage seat is a health care device, and whether it is a health food or a health care device, if you want to sell well, you must be able to fool yourself.

In the advertisements of health care products in later generations, an elderly person who looks like an expert often appears, bragging about how easy the product is, and when using it, some foreign experts are called to fill the scene.

In fact, many of these so-called experts are actors, but even so, there are still many ignorant consumers who believe it.

Li Weidong doesn't intend to use this deceptive routine. Even if he wants to fool consumers, Li Weidong has to find a real expert.

The top professors of the First Medical University are definitely more convincing than those actors and experts, but they are easier to fool the common people.

500,000 RMB per year, it is obviously very cost-effective to take advantage of the halo of a top authoritative expert like Kang Guanghong.

Of course, Kang Guanghong also understands Li Weidong's intentions. The so-called meritorious deeds are not rewarded. Li Weidong paid 500,000 yuan in real money, nothing more than to use his identity and fame to advertise the massage chair.

However, Kang Guanghong is still willing to accept this exchange of interests. After all, 500,000 scientific research funds are still very fragrant.

With the 500,000 yuan, Kang Guanghong can carry out several more small and medium-sized projects. At least if the research institutes under his hands want to open projects, they don't have to worry about funding.

Scientists pursue fame and fortune, not necessarily to become famous or to make money. Many people really do it for the sake of their own scientific research projects, which must require a lot of financial support.

Why not do it if you can exchange your fame for research funding?

What's more, when applying for scientific research funding with the state, the state also has to consider the reputation of the scholar. A well-known scholar will definitely be easier to apply for funding than an unreputable scholar. In this respect, scholars are also exchanging their reputation for research funding, which is essentially the same.

Of course, if Li Weidong was selling counterfeit medicines, Professor Kang would never ask Li Weidong for the 500,000 sponsorship fee. After all, he is a top authoritative expert, and he still needs face, so he can't speak for fake medicines.

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Sister Zhang rode a bicycle and slowly drove into the family home of the transportation company.

The road in the family's yard is full of potholes and has not been repaired for several years.

If the transportation company was relatively prosperous a few years ago, this situation would definitely not have happened. At that time, even if the road in the family's courtyard was a little uneven, the General Affairs Office would take care of it, but now the General Affairs Office can only get it. Don't expect basic salary and bonuses.

In a transportation company, it is a good thing to have a salary, but a unemployed worker who belongs to the tertiary industry like Sister Zhang can only receive a meager basic living allowance, barely enough to buy rice and noodles to survive.

Due to the uneven road, Sister Zhang walked very slowly, she was worried that the tofu in the basket would be shattered.

Stewed tofu with cabbage will be the dinner of Sister Zhang's family. The reason why they eat so vegetarian is mainly due to economic constraints.

The basic living expenses are really only enough for basic living, only 80 yuan a month, an average of 2 yuan a day, and cabbage tofu, which is already a bit overrun.

Sister Zhang couldn't help recalling the glorious days a few years ago. At that time, she was working as a car seat cushion in a garment factory. Not only did she get wages and bonuses, but she also managed meals in the cafeteria. In addition, she worked overtime every day and was paid overtime. At that time, sister Zhang's family could eat meat every day.

Unexpectedly, since the transportation company took back the garment factory, the garment factory is like Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Day, and the year is not as good as the year, and finally it simply closed down. Sister Zhang and more than 200 garment factory workers became so-called unemployed workers.

But Sister Zhang is not panicked, after all, she is a state-owned enterprise employee, and the state will arrange work sooner or later. What's more, as an unemployed worker, you can still receive a salary every month, but there is no bonus. Sister Zhang is doing housework every day, watching TV, and her days are leisurely.

However, this leisurely life did not last long. With the decline of the transportation company, the basic salary has also become a basic living allowance of 80 yuan per month.

After entering into 1993, even the basic living expenses began to be in arrears.

Sister Zhang's husband is a truck driver for a transportation company. In the past few years, when the freight efficiency was good, truck drivers were a high-paying career, and each earned a lot of money.

In recent years, more and more private car owners have been involved in freight operations. Waves of price wars have made it more and more difficult for state-owned transport units to continue, and the freight business of transport companies has plummeted.

When the freight could not receive business, Zhu Shicong, the general manager of the transportation company, made a decision to sell all the trucks, which was equivalent to giving up the freight business entirely.

Sister Zhang's husband was also an unemployed worker because his trucks were sold and he didn't have a car to drive. He also received 80 yuan per month for basic living expenses.

The result of selling cars is that those relatively new Dongfeng and second-generation Jiefang have successfully found sellers, while those of the old generation of Jiefang are not willing to take over.

After selling more than 300 trucks, the transportation company returned more than 20 million yuan in blood at once, and can pay those unemployed workers the basic living expenses for several years.

In addition to trucks, the transportation company has also sold a lot of assets in the past two years. The original dozens of tertiary properties have basically been sold out, and half of the wealth saved in the past 40 years has been sold. If the passenger transportation business can be sold, it is estimated that it will also be sold for money.

This act of selling everything has allowed the transportation company to obtain a large amount of funds, which can continue to maintain the wages of employees, and the company's leadership team can continue to shine.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is killing the chicken and taking the egg.

All sold out also has a sequelae, that is, a large number of unemployed workers are produced.

Fortunately, the unemployed workers have a basic living allowance to take. Although 80 yuan is not much, it is given for nothing. It is still safe for the time being, and no one is going to make trouble.

Now both Zhang Jie and his wife can only receive the basic living expenses, and the quality of life is naturally greatly reduced. The two of them only have 160 yuan a month, and they can eat some green vegetables, tofu and pickles.

In the transportation company, it is not uncommon for the husband and wife to be in the transportation company like Sister Zhang, and this kind of family is also the most affected.

From frugality to luxury is easy, and from luxury to frugality is difficult. A few years ago, a truck driver who was a high-income earner has now become a subsistence allowance. The change in mentality can be imagined.

Sister Zhang's bicycle was slowly riding in the family's courtyard, but she saw several old colleagues from the garment factory gathered together, as if they were talking about something.

When one of them saw Sister Zhang, he immediately said hello, Sister Zhang, have you gone out to buy food?

It's Xiao Wang! I didn't go to the grocery store specifically, I just dropped by and bought some tofu when I came back. Sister Zhang replied, she didn't want others to know, she made a trip to the vegetable market and only bought I got this small piece of tofu, so I said it was on the way.

Xiao Wang then asked, Sister Zhang, are you planning to go to the electrical factory?

What electrical appliance factory? Sister Zhang asked with a puzzled face.

Sister Zhang, it seems that you don't know yet! Xiao Wang continued to explain: Our former director Li started an electrical factory, you heard about it!

Sister Zhang nodded: I heard that Accountant Wang and Deputy Director Wang have been suspended without pay, and they are all there now.

The electrical factory is now recruiting people to work! Are you going? Xiao Wang said.

To make household appliances, you must have special skills, right? I can't do anything except make clothes. Sister Zhang shook her head.

People just want to be able to make clothes, and they say they are going to process cushions. Sister Zhang, when Director Li was here, he asked us to make cushions, and now we are still processing cushions, and we are back to our old business! Xiao Wang said.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Sister Zhang said, I heard before that after Director Li left the garment factory, he also took a leave of absence without pay to go into business and become a self-employed person. If he went to work with him, wouldn't it be? Became working with the self-employed?

That can't be done. Our transportation company is a state-owned enterprise. Even if we are unemployed workers, we are also serious state-owned enterprise employees. We can't work with self-employed people. How embarrassing to say it!

And if we go to Director Li's place, and the transportation company arranges jobs with us unemployed workers in the future, it won't be for us!

Sister Zhang, you still expect the company to arrange work for us! The garment factory has been closed for many years, and we have been idle for so many years. How can anyone care about us? And now, we all know the situation of the transportation company. All of them have been sold, how can there be jobs for us unemployed workers!

Xiao Wang smiled coldly, and then said, Sister Zhang, it's my fault that I didn't make it clear just now. This time, Director Li recruited temporary workers instead of regular workers.

Let's state-owned enterprise employees work as temporary workers with self-employed individuals? Sister Zhang's expression changed slightly, as if she had been greatly insulted.

Xiao Wang went on to introduce: It is said that it is a temporary worker, but in fact, it is to help. There is no basic salary. The wages are calculated on a piece-by-piece basis. The key is that there is no requirement for commuting time. , you can go as you want, you can leave as you want, and you don’t need to attend. If you have something the next day, just say hello, and you won’t be deducted from your salary, so free!”

If you don't need to take attendance, and you can ask for leave at any time, that's pretty good! Sister Zhang nodded.

Married women in that era would definitely put their family first. This kind of work where they could arrive late and leave early and ask for leave without restrictions was indeed very suitable for a person like Sister Zhang who had to take care of the family all the time.

Then Sister Zhang asked, How much is the piece rate? How much does it cost to make a cushion?

Say it's fifty cents. Xiao Wang said.

So much? Twenty pieces in one day, that's ten dollars. That's a normal salary! Sister Zhang said in surprise.

If you can earn ten yuan a day, excluding weekends, if you work six days a week, you can earn a minimum of 240 yuan a month. In 1993, in a small city, it was already equal to the average wage level of state-owned enterprise workers.

Xiao Wang explained: This time, it is not the kind of car seat cushion that I did before. It is said that it is a massage seat, and it has to be filled with sponges. Even if you can earn five yuan a day, it is more than the basic living expenses of 80 yuan now!

Sister Zhang nodded, she agrees with Xiao Wang's statement, if she can earn five more dollars a day, then the pressure of life will be relieved a lot, at least you don't have to save money on food, and you can buy some meat from time to time to improve your life .

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There was a knock on the door, and Zhu Shicong shouted Please come in, only to see Wang Haibin pushing the door and walking in.

Over the years, Wang Haibin, as Zhu Shicong's confidant, has entered the leadership team of the transportation company from the head of the procurement department. Now Wang Haibin is the deputy general manager of the transportation company.

Leader, here are two of those documents, please sign. Wang Haibin handed a stack of documents to Zhu Shicong, which was mixed with a payment of 300,000 yuan.

As long as Zhu Shicong approves the 300,000 yuan, Wang Haibin will get 30,000 yuan in rebates.

10% rebate rate, which is still quite high.

Zhu Shicong trusted Wang Haibin very much, and he signed it without looking closely.

Wang Haibin continued: Leader, there is one more thing to report to you. Do you remember that Li Weidong started an electrical appliance factory?

Zhu Shicong nodded: I heard that the electrical appliance factory is doing quite a lot of business! Then Li Weidong is running on a tiger's head!

Wang Haibin continued; Now, Li Weidong's electrical appliance factory is poaching people from our company!

Poaching people? Who are you digging? Zhu Shicong asked subconsciously.

It's the unemployed workers of the original garment factory. Now many of them go to work in Li Weidong's electrical appliance factory! Li Weidong pays them wages. Wang Haibin continued.

There is such a thing! Zhu Shicong frowned, and his heart suddenly became unhappy.

When his own employees go to work for others, he is naturally unhappy as a leader, not to mention that this other is Li Weidong, who has a grudge against him, which makes Zhu Shicong's mood even worse.

Wang Haibin said: Leader, I think we have to take care of it. These people go to work for Li Weidong, aren't they helping Li Weidong to make money! We can't take this Li Weidong cheap!

Openly poaching people from our unit is really outrageous! You have to report this bad situation to your superiors! Zhu Shicong nodded in agreement, and then asked: These people who go to work for Li Weidong, do it all Are you furloughed?

That's not true. I heard that they are also temporary workers at Li Weidong's place. They don't even have basic wages. They make a product and count the money for a product. Wang Haibin replied.

Zhu Shicong sighed angrily: If there is no suspension of pay, that is, we are still employees of our unit, and the personnel relationship is also here, so it can't be regarded as poaching! Even if this matter is reported to the superior, we have nothing to do with it. Right!

Wang Haibin came up with a bad idea: Leader, since they are still employees of our unit, they should obey the management of our unit! I think it's better to send a notice to prohibit the employees of our unit from working at Li Weidong's place.

Zhu Shicong was obviously more sober than Wang Haibin, he shook his head: After all, our unit can't provide jobs for unemployed workers. If they are forbidden to go to other places to work as temporary workers, what should we do if these people come to us for jobs? There are no jobs in the company for these idlers now!

Then we can't let Li Weidong take advantage of us! Wang Haibin pouted and continued; Otherwise, the basic living expenses of those who work for Li Weidong will be stopped.

This basic living allowance was originally intended to guarantee the basic living of unemployed workers. Since they are now temporary workers and have a certain income, there is no problem with their basic living, and there is no need for the unit to issue basic living allowances!

Zhu Shicong thought for a moment, then nodded: It is reasonable to do so. Now our transportation company is also in a difficult time. Since some employees have the ability to find another way out, we don't need to stop them from making a fortune. As for this monthly The basic living expenses of 80 yuan should be reserved for those in need!

I have to say that Wang Haibin's move is really sinister. Since he can't punish Li Weidong, he should punish the laid-off workers who work for Li Weidong.

And Zhu Shicong agreed with this suggestion, not really for those people in need, but to use this as an excuse to block Li Weidong.

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Wang Haibin left Zhu Shicong's office contentedly. Although he was not able to directly retaliate against Li Weidong, he was very happy to cause trouble for Li Weidong indirectly.

In the corridor, I saw Zhu Shicong's driver coming from a distance.

Xiao Zhao, is the leader going out? Wang Haibin asked.

No, it was the leader who arranged for me to send someone off! The driver Xiao Zhao also wanted to please Wang Haibin, so he lowered his voice and said, The leader asked me to go to the capital to send his daughter-in-law and grandson. Airport.

Going to the airport in the capital, is this going to a distant place? Wang Haibin also lowered his voice and said.

I heard that I am going to the United States to send my children to study. The driver Xiao Zhao replied.

Going to study in the United States? Isn't that kid still in junior high school? He didn't learn ABC, so he knows English! Wang Haibin pouted.

The next second, Wang Haibin suddenly realized that this may be just an excuse to go to the United States to study. In fact, Zhu Shicong is arranging for himself!

Wang Haibin is Zhu Shicong's confidant, and he knows something about what Zhu Shicong did.

For example, in recent years, the transportation company has sold a lot of assets, but there is not so much money in the account.

Sometimes tens of millions of assets have just been sold, but even the basic living expenses of hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers will be in arrears for ten days and a half months. Where did the money go? Although Wang Haibin did not say it, he was very concerned. Know.

Okay, I get it! Go get busy! Wang Haibin nodded, and his originally good mood suddenly turned bad.

Zhu Shicong is Wang Haibin's backer, and now Zhu Shicong has begun to leave a way for himself, which shows that he has smelled danger and is likely to run away in the future.

Once Zhu Shicong runs away, Wang Haibin's backing will be gone!

Should I also leave a way out for myself! Wang Haibin thought secretly.

But where can I go? There is no king in the world, unless I go abroad. But I don't have as much money as Zhu Shicong to go to the United States!

Wang Haibin walked into his office with a heavy heart. He suddenly felt that today's reimbursement form of 300,000 yuan was too small, and he should have written 500,000 yuan!

Leaning on the chair, Wang Haibin began to think about what excuse he should use to make a fortune, which could be regarded as a way out for himself.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and it was the mail room who came to deliver the newspaper.

Mr. Wang, today's newspaper. The staff in the mail room put the newspaper on Wang Haibin's desk.

Wang Haibin didn't want to read the newspaper, so he threw the newspaper aside.

However, Wang Haibin did not notice that the front page of the No. 1 official media was an article like this:

A Powerful Ideological Weapon for Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity - Re-learning Comrade XXX's Important Discourse on Fighting Corruption.

The end is coming!