I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 373 Wang Xin: This is never going to end! Give me a straight answer! The 25 Yuan Salary Increase Dispute!

Shenzhen, Zhongsha Science and Technology Park, Orange Mobile Phone Factory Headquarters.

Outside the packaging workshop, a production supervisor in his forties, all smiles, called out to the sea of ​​frontline operators, "I have some good news. Cough cough, my throat's a bit dry."

"Brother Xiang, have a cigarette, to soothe your throat!" A young man jumped out from the crowd, holding a cigarette in one hand and a lighter in the other, and approached him, flattering him obsequiously.

"I remember your name is Zhu Ancheng, right?" Brother Xiang asked with a smile as he took the cigarette and lighter.

"Brother Xiang has a great memory!" Zhu Ancheng quickly gave him a thumbs up in praise.

"Zhu Ancheng from the B7 packaging workshop blatantly violated the company's safety management system. He was fined 500 yuan and dismissed for the second offense."

Brother Xiang, holding up a cigarette, announced loudly.

The smile on Zhu Ancheng's face came to an abrupt end.

But the smile never disappeared; it only shifted. Other colleagues in the workshop grinned and laughed, looking at him like he was watching a clown.

Zhu Ancheng dared not refute, and returned to the group dejectedly.

"Alright, let's get back to business. The big boss just made a new decision." Brother Xiang stopped halfway through his sentence.

"Brother Xiang, tell us quickly!"

"Is the big boss coming to Shenzhen for the annual meeting?"

"Is there going to be layoffs? Other factories pay 10 yuan an hour, but we're paying 20 yuan. I'm really worried the boss won't be able to stay afloat!"

Hearing his coworkers' chatter, Brother Xiang smirked, revealing a hint of disdain. He then waved his hand and said, "Orange phones sold 5000 million units last year, and smart speakers sold over 1000 million units. How could we not afford to pay your wages?"

"Starting in February, the minimum hourly wage will be increased from 20 yuan to 25 yuan!"

But after he finished speaking, there was no cheering as expected. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

"Brother Xiang, did you make a mistake? It should be 15 yuan instead of 25 yuan?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Absolutely true. President Cao just finished a meeting with us and told me himself," Brother Xiang laughed loudly.

"Damn! 25 yuan?"

"Howl!"

"Long live the big boss!"

"Could I sleep with the boss for one night? Otherwise, I won't feel at ease taking the money."

"Pah! Thinking good things in broad daylight, you ungrateful brat!"

Everyone in the B7 packaging workshop burst into cheers!

The B6 packaging workshop, just a few dozen meters away, was also bustling with activity!

The employees in dozens of workshops, including the A1 SMT workshop, C6 assembly workshop, B3 screen production workshop, and D9 antenna workshop, couldn't help but make a ruckus!
Brother Xiang was laughing so hard his eyes disappeared. He had worked his way up from a factory worker and knew all too well the importance of hourly wages to workers.

The hourly wage increased from 20 yuan to 25 yuan, which means the base salary has increased to 3300 yuan.

One hour of overtime work on a weekday will be paid 37.5 yuan.

Overtime pay is 50 yuan for working one hour on the weekend.

Overtime pay is 75 yuan for working one hour on holidays.

According to current factory regulations, workers can work a maximum of four hours of overtime on weekdays and six hours on weekends and holidays. In a month, they can easily earn eight or nine thousand yuan. If they catch the National Day, Spring Festival, or May Day holidays, it is not difficult to earn ten thousand yuan before tax.

Do these assembly line workers who tighten screws really earn over 10,000 yuan a month?
It was 2013, and it could be said that this job, apart from being a bit tiring, paid more than white-collar workers in Beijing and Shanghai.

The news of the wage increase at Orange Mobile's factory quickly spread throughout the Zhongsha Science and Technology Park, then to SEG Software Park and Huaqiangbei, and eventually even became a trending topic.

At first, netizens didn't think that an hourly wage of 25 yuan was anything special, but after calculating overtime pay, they couldn't hold back anymore.

"I'm based in Luzhou, a liberal arts graduate from a second-tier university. My current job is a website editor, with a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan, but it doesn't include food or accommodation, and I don't have social insurance or housing fund benefits."

"I cried! I work in operations in Shanghai. My base salary is 6,000 yuan, plus full attendance bonus and other benefits, so I take home 8,000 yuan a month. But after deducting rent and food expenses, I can't even save 4,000 yuan."

"Ali, a P5 employee, is constantly being manipulated by his boss and only earns a little over 9,000 yuan a month. I think it would be better to work as a screwdriver."

Netizens left comments in the comment section with red eyes and a sour tone.

The work rhythm of internet professionals is usually from 9 am to 10 pm, five to six days a week, which is no easier than screwing in screws, but their income is even lower than that of ordinary assembly line workers, which has really broken the hearts of a large number of people.

"@Chen Yansen, I am a loyal user of Orange phones. Can I get priority access to the factory?"

"@Chen Yansen, I am a graduate of the 06 class of the School of Virtual Studies. Could you give me priority admission as an alumnus?"

"@Chen Yansen, so what if you're rich! Do you even realize you're ruining Shenzhen's employment environment?"

"Who let their zipper down and let the person upstairs out?"

Before long, netizens flocked to Chen Yansen's Weibo comment section, some making jokes and others genuinely wanting to apply for the job.

At Orange Mobile Phone Factory, base salary and overtime pay are only the core sources of income, not the entirety of it. In addition, there are quarterly bonuses, a housing allowance of 20% of the monthly base salary, meal allowance, five social insurances and one housing fund, holiday bonuses, free medical check-ups and other benefits.

All things considered, with four days off per month, the pre-tax salary exceeds 10,000 yuan.

And it includes room and board, so you can save 100,000 yuan a year.

At this point, an economics professor published an article criticizing the Orange Mobile phone factory, stating that wages were too high and should be reduced to a reasonable level. A factory owner followed suit, angrily denouncing on Weibo that the Orange Mobile phone factory was maliciously raising wages and disrupting the labor market in Shenzhen.

This caused netizens to burst into laughter, questioning whether there was any malicious intent behind the salary increase.
"If there's malice involved in raising wages, then let that malice come even more fiercely!"

"I'm so angry I can't sleep! Does anyone know which university this damn professor goes to? I suggest cutting his salary to three thousand yuan and seeing if he still barks!"

“Our county’s sanitation workers only earn 1,500 yuan a month. Let him come and try it for a few days.”

Netizens swarmed in, beating the professor and factory owner until they had to close the comments section. But when they checked their private messages, they found nothing but sweet words of concern for their friends and family.

The two were so frightened that they deleted their accounts overnight.

the other side.

Chen Yansen was unaware of the news online; he spent the entire afternoon in a meeting with Wang Teng and others.

First, Orange Technology will establish the official open-source community for the Aurora Future system, namely the Aurora Future Open Source Project (AFOSP), which is open to development enthusiasts worldwide, in order to promote the development and progress of the Aurora Future open-source project.

The source code repository contains all the necessary components for building the Aurora Future operating system. Developers can use this source code for customization and development, and anyone can download, view, modify, and distribute the source code.

Secondly, the Aurora Future vulnerability bounty program was established, with a prize pool of up to 30 million US dollars.

Anyone who discovers a system bug and submits proof to the official team immediately can receive a reward of no less than $50,000.

Chen Yansen knew that the more users Aurora Future OS had, the stronger its vitality would be.

After he and Wang Teng finalized the plan, he sent a video conference invitation to Mao Chaorong.

Next, Orange Technology will leverage channels such as Mimo short videos, developer BBS, Facebook, and Wired magazine to fully promote the Aurora Future OS system.

"Old Wang, help me win this battle."

Before leaving the conference room, Chen Yansen patted Wang Teng on the shoulder and gave him some instructions.

“Yes, boss.” Wang Teng nodded emphatically.

He was really fired up by what Chen Yansen said in the meeting room.

Damn it, let's overthrow the dominance of Android and iOS in the smartphone market and create a mobile phone system of our own for the Chinese people.

"Boss, the news about the pay raise at Orange Mobile Factory is causing a huge stir online," Ye Qiuping reported, running over with a document in her arms.

"You think I'm too stingy?" Chen Yansen joked.

"I'm accusing you of maliciously raising your salary," Ye Qiuping said, emphasizing each word.

Chen Yansen shrugged, finding it amusing. The hourly wage at the Orange Mobile Phone Factory was only 25 yuan, and the base salary was only 3300 yuan, which he thought wasn't high at all.

"Nobody praises me?" Chen Yansen asked with a dark face.

"The rest of the people want to go to Orange Phone to screw things in; your Weibo private messages are flooded with messages," Ye Qiuping said helplessly.

"You handle it as you see fit," Chen Yansen said dismissively.

With someone protecting him, what's he afraid of!
Thanks to Meng Yuanzhi's connections, he could do whatever he wanted in Huian!
As for Cao Dahua, if something really happens, he won't be stingy; at least he'll give him a titanium alloy urn.

As Ye Qiuping watched Chen Yansen's retreating figure, a faint smile slowly appeared on her face.

She originally thought that Chen Yansen was a complete mess in every way except for his looks, physique, earning ability, and emotional intelligence. He was a womanizer, a pervert, and lustful towards her body.

But looking at it now, Chen Yansen isn't as bad as he seems; at least he's genuinely good to his employees.

Even Yunsu's delivery drivers and Kuaipao's food delivery drivers can receive a substantial stock option reward.

at the same time.

When the host of the "Dialogue" program, Chen Hongwei, learned of this news, he was taken aback. He recalled Chen Yansen's remarks on the program and wondered if the other party had done it on purpose.

Before the program even aired, Chen Yansen had already made headlines.

It's not hard to imagine the huge impact the program will have when it airs tomorrow.

"Mr. Chen, the producer wants to see you in a meeting," a voice called from outside the door.

Chen Hongwei responded, suppressed his thoughts, turned around and walked out of the lounge to the monitoring room at the back of the studio.

The screenwriter, director, and producer were all present.

"We just received a call from above instructing us to delete all the sensitive topics from this interview with Chen Yansen," the producer sighed.

If everything is deleted, what selling point will this episode have?
"Didn't yesterday's version pass the review?" Chen Hongwei asked curiously, then paused and added, "Is it related to today's news?"

"The higher-ups want to use Chen Yansen as a public figure, not as a tool for attacking others, so naturally they'll protect him," the director said with a smile.

"There are a few shots that need to be reshot on short notice, Lao Chen, thank you for your hard work," the producer continued.

Chen Hongwei nodded, indicating his understanding. He had encountered similar situations countless times and was already used to it.

That evening, discussions about the working conditions at Orange Mobile's factory dwindled on Weibo, forums, and major portal websites, and related reports were largely ignored.

Just when Wang Xin thought the storm had passed, he received another message: the Tangcheng City Supervision Association had received a large number of user complaints, demanding that Meituan issue an explanation letter and handle the local customer complaints within three working days.

Wang Xin knew that Pei Yi had made another move, so he cursed inwardly: When will this ever end!
(End of this chapter)