Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 174 We Are Not Cowards
Great Hall.

Amidst the applause, Xu Zhiquan walked to the podium with a smile.

As he picked up the microphone, the "courteous" applause from the audience quickly stopped.

Hundreds of machinery factory workers below the stage were waiting for this future leader to speak and see what he would say.

As for what Xu Zhiquan was going to talk about today, he had naturally discussed it with Xu Chen for several rounds.

This is the first time for all factory employees to communicate, and we really have to take it very seriously...

"First of all, let me introduce to you that the person sitting next to me is a leader from the city..."

Xu Zhiquan did not rush to get to the point, but first specifically introduced the deputy mayor's secretary Qu Fei.

Naturally, the other party's identity was also clearly pointed out.

“Thank you very much to Vice Mayor Wu Yongming and Secretary Qu for your continued support for Dongchen Holdings!
I am able to stand here today because the city and Vice Mayor Wu have given me a lot of care and help!"

The purpose is also very clear. Dongchen Holdings and Mr. Xu have the support of the city!
And the coincidence that Qu Fei was sitting together with Xu Zhiquan also hinted at this supportive relationship.

With the support and endorsement from the city and leaders, the employees' trust in Mr. Xu and Dongchen's strength naturally increased.

“I’ll just give a brief self-introduction.

I was born and raised in Tiancheng. In the 1980s, I went to the Northeast and worked as a workshop director in a state-owned factory in the Northeast.

Later, I returned to Tiancheng and started a foundry parts factory. For a few years, I was a supplier to Guangming Factory..."

This self-introduction was naturally intended to narrow the psychological distance between him and the hundreds of workers below the stage.

What he meant was that although he is a big boss now, he has also been a worker in the workshop like everyone else, and he even has a connection with the Guangming Machinery Factory itself.

Xu Zhiquan continued calmly:
"Our main business at Dongchen Co., Ltd. is actually seedling engineering.

In the past one or two years, we have discovered the decline of foundry accessories, and behind this is of course the overall downward trend of the agricultural tricycle industry.

Therefore, within this year, I decisively closed down the foundry parts factory I was running, and even took the initiative to give up a parts bidding for the Guangming Factory at that time.

It was also after that that Dongchen Co., Ltd. saw the great opportunities in highway construction and seedling engineering and set up a seedling planting company...

At present, we are doing the seedling and greening projects for several expressway sections under construction in Tiancheng..."

This introduction is also crucial, and Xu Chen specifically asked for it to be included.

The bankruptcy of Guangming Machinery Factory actually has little to do with the workers working there.

More responsibility lies with the leadership.

Failure to see industry trends, incomplete development plans, and even major mistakes...

Xu Zhiquan specifically mentioned that he had predicted the decline of agricultural tricycles and successfully transformed them into seedling projects, which was a display of vision, courage and strength.

This naturally formed a sharp contrast and widened the gap with the "incompetent" leadership of Guangming Factory.

In fact, hundreds of workers in the audience had some complaints about the leadership of Guangming Factory.

In their eyes, the bankruptcy of Guangming Factory and the layoffs faced by its employees were naturally mostly the responsibility of the leadership...

The current "General Manager Xu" is obviously much more capable and courageous than the several Guangming Factory leaders sitting on the stage...

As Xu Zhiquan continued his explanation, the expressions of the employees below the stage also underwent some subtle changes.

Xu Zhiquan paused for a moment before getting to the really important part of today's communication.

"I was born into a peasant family and have also worked as a worker. I understand the difficulties faced by working people.

Guangming Factory is facing bankruptcy, and the workers are about to be forced to be laid off and lose their jobs. I feel the pressure..."

“Several companies participated in the acquisition of Guangming Factory.

I am grateful for the trust of the city and leaders, who finally handed over the Guangming Factory to Dongchen and to me..."

"Deputy Mayor Wu once told me in person that one of the most important reasons why our proposal was chosen was that we were willing to accept all the old employees of the machinery factory and would never force any old employees to be laid off!"

The words came out with a resounding voice.

Xu Zhiquan paused deliberately.

Behind him, the old secretary Ji Yusheng, who was sitting on the left side of the rostrum, took the lead in applauding.

Hundreds of workers in the audience immediately had eager eyes and burst into thunderous applause.

The thing they were most worried about finally received a formal and affirmative response from Mr. Xu in person.

The applause died down, and Xu Zhiquan continued:

"When I was a workshop manager in Northeast China, all the employees in the workshop were laid off.

I know very well that, for laid-off workers, compared with a compensation amount, they care more about a long-term stable job and income!
A stable job, a decent life, a continuous income...

This is the fundamental!"

As soon as the words fell, someone in the audience suddenly shouted:
"Mr. Xu said it well!"

Then there was another round of non-stop applause.

On the stage, Jin Guiyuan picked up the white porcelain teacup and drank tea, his expression becoming a little ugly.

……

Xu Zhiquan waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

“Doing business is not just empty talk.

In order to provide stable jobs and income for everyone here, the factory still needs to have stable business and revenue.

Everyone must be wondering, the tricycles produced by Guangming Factory are not selling well, what will I do in the future if I close the factory? "

"Dongchen was selected by the city based on our future renovation plan for Guangming Factory...

I think everyone knows Director Yang Congxin of the factory's technical line!"

Yang stood up again, turned around and bowed.

Xu Zhiquan continued:
"Last month, Director Yang and I visited several factories in the south. I think he has a lot of experience and wants to share it with everyone!

Director Yang, please come in!"

The old secretary Ji Yusheng took the lead in applauding again!
Yang Cong adjusted his black-framed glasses and walked quickly up to the podium from the audience.

He took out a prepared speech, which was naturally something Xu Zhiquan and Xu Chen had read in advance.

Next, in order to get the machinery factory employees to accept the electric car factory's development plan, it would be most appropriate to have a former technical director of the machinery factory introduce them.

Yang Congxin introduced the situation of his inspection trip to the south and talked about the development trend of electric vehicles.

When it comes to some key points, it is hard to hide the excitement and excitement.

He himself is an old employee of the machinery factory and once managed two production lines. Naturally, his words are more inspiring and persuasive.

When he talked about the advanced electric vehicle production line he saw in a southern factory, a group of technical line workers below the stage all showed expressions of longing and joy.

……

Near the end, Yang Congxin suddenly cleared his throat.

He put down the speech in his hand, calmed down, and said:

“Dear old partners from Guangming Factory!

The Guangming Factory, which had been in operation for more than 20 years, went bankrupt, and I, Old Yang, was very upset!

We are not cowards. The workers in our Guangming Factory are more capable than each other!
Working diligently, getting up early and going to bed late...how the hell did the factory go bankrupt? !
Before, we were wasting our energy, and even followed our leaders in intrigue and paper talk every day!

Now that it’s bankrupt, I think it’s a good thing!
Do not break or stand!

If Guangming Factory hadn't gone bankrupt, we wouldn't have had the chance to regroup and follow President Xu to make electric cars!

Mr. Xu and Dongchen’s ideas on the layout of electric vehicles are not a snap decision, nor are they a paper plan written by some leaders in order to get promoted!

We have been in Guangming Factory for more than ten or twenty years. We are fed up with those formalistic reforms and reporting plans that are only designed to please the leaders... I, Old Yang, have followed General Manager Xu for some time.

I can guarantee with my own life that Mr. Xu is a real man who gets things done!
He is a person whose ability, courage and character make me, Lao Yang, convinced!

Follow Mr. Xu and you won’t suffer any loss!
President Xu wants to upgrade our Guangming plant into an electric car plant. This is a forward-looking judgment based on industry and market demand...

Not only can it save our Guangming Factory, but it will also give us the opportunity to develop into a national factory!

Old friends!

We can finally let go and work hard!
Our good days are coming!"

……

Yang Congxin's words were not in the manuscript, but they were his heartfelt words.

After the words were spoken, the whole place was silent for a few seconds.

Then, thunderous applause broke out...

on the rostrum.

The old secretary Ji Yusheng looked ashamed, but immediately stood up and applauded loudly.

Jin Guiyuan and chief designer Zhao Jihong looked at each other, but their faces looked very ugly.

Yang Congxin's words just now slapped a lot of people in the face.

The ones who were beaten the worst were probably Ji Yusheng, Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong on the stage.

However, compared to Ji Yusheng's shame and self-blame, Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong could not hide their anger.

……

While clapping, Qu Fei turned around and glanced at Xu Zhiquan.

Xu Zhiquan smiled and whispered:
"Secretary Qu, this is really not what he was arranged to say."

Qu Fei laughed and whispered:
"Director Yang said it very well! It doesn't matter whether it was arranged or not!

These are also what the city and leaders want to hear!"

Xu Zhiquan stood up and walked to the podium.

The applause from the audience became even louder.

Xu Zhiquan showed emotion on his face and shook hands with Yang Cong again.

He picked up the microphone and cleared his throat, and the thunderous applause gradually died down.

However, the eyes of the hundreds of employees in the audience were even more eager.

It was obvious that Yang Congxin's words had just ignited all their suppressed emotions...

Offstage, next to the first row.

Fang Jun frowned, turned his head to look at Xu Chen, and asked in a low voice:
"Did you write the last paragraph for Director Yang?"

Xu Chen laughed but did not give a direct answer.

……

Xu Zhiquan held the microphone and said:
“Thank you Director Yang for your trust!
Since Director Yang said that I, Lao Xu, am a practical person, then I won’t talk too much nonsense!
I know that everyone has been out of work and has not received salary for several months.

Making a living is difficult, not to mention having to support a family...

But our electric car factory cannot be set up in a short period of time.

At least in the next one or two months, everyone’s food problem still needs to be solved..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the employees in the audience were all moved.

Obviously, the problem mentioned by Xu Zhiquan is also their most urgent situation at the moment.

“I have discussed it with the city and have a plan, but I also need to discuss it with everyone here.

As mentioned earlier, Dongchen Co., Ltd. is also currently carrying out seedling greening projects in Tiancheng and surrounding highways.

If you don't mind, you can do some work on the nursery project first, and I, Lao Xu, will pay you your normal salary.

Come back when the renovation of the old factory and the introduction of new production lines at Guangming Factory have started!

I, Lao Xu, was born into a peasant family and also worked as a worker.

Working in the fields is still hard work, so everything is based on the principle of voluntariness.

If you are willing to work with seedlings first and earn some salary to supplement your family expenses, the company will arrange training and employment for you.

If you don’t want to bother, just stay idle for now and wait until our electric car factory starts working, then you can go back to work…”

As soon as Xu Zhiquan finished speaking, a burst of low murmurs of discussion arose from the audience.

But before long, someone shouted:
"Mr. Xu, we are willing to do it!"

"We will follow Mr. Xu's arrangements!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu. We can all endure hardships. Working in the workshop is no easier than working in the fields!"

……

Xu Zhiquan also showed emotion when listening to the words from the audience.

Behind him, the old secretary Ji Yusheng on the rostrum suddenly stood up and said:

"Boss Xu! I, Ji Yusheng, will go to the fields with you, and I won't receive a single cent of salary!
Hard work is the founding tradition of our Guangming Factory!
All the leaders and supervisors, even though I am old, I still have to bear witness to your opinions!"

As he spoke, he casually glanced at Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong beside him.

Several supervisors stood up and said:

"Secretary Ji! We were supposed to do this together!"

"Yes! We have been idle for a few months and have been eager to roll up our sleeves and get to work!"

Yang walked to the front again and spoke loudly without picking up the microphone:

“Don’t worry too much!

I have been working in Mr. Xu's nursery company for about a month. It is easy to get started and the work is not too hard! "

As soon as the words were spoken, there were waves of responses from the audience.

Xu Zhiquan stood on the stage and exchanged glances with Xu Chen in the audience.

Both father and son knew that today's communication with the 500 machinery factory employees went smoothly without any mistakes.

In fact, Chenxin Seedlings is facing a serious labor shortage problem right now. With several projects being carried out at the same time, Fourth Uncle Xu Zhilin has been extremely worried for a long time.

Using workers from the machinery factory to make the transition now is really a win-win situation.

Xu Zhiquan glanced back at the podium with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for something...

The old secretary Ji Yusheng suddenly said:

"Director Jin, Chief Engineer Zhao, are you two leaders going to express your opinions?"

Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong looked at each other, but smiled and said nothing.

Xu Zhiquan naturally saw it, but remained calm.

He naturally didn't need Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong to go to the fields to plant seedlings, but their "statement" was also crucial.

Taking the initiative to work in the fields like Ji Yusheng did is a sign of "surrendering" and "accepting management"...

Many people are paying attention to whether Xu Zhiquan can make Jin Guiyuan and Zhao Jihong "surrender" as he has just arrived.

(End of this chapter)