Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 393 No matter the cost
The machinery on Yan Hui's side is all rented from General Manager Ma of Jian'an Group. Because the main tasks in the early stages of construction are digging foundations, loading, hoisting, and transporting, there are quite a few of these types of machines on the construction site.

Mr. Ma's phone was busy at the moment, and the two finally got in touch a few minutes later. Yan Hui immediately expressed his thoughts.

“Mr. Ma, I’m willing to pay three times the wages of all the workers, I’m willing to take responsibility for all the damage to the equipment, and I’m willing to compensate for any problems with the vehicles. I hope you can support me,” Yan Hui said proactively.

“President Yan, what do you mean by that? Do you think you know what happened? Do you think you're so capable? Where are you? I'll come find you, and we can talk face to face. I've been thinking the same thing.” President Ma responded immediately.

"I'm in the car, we'll be at the district government in seven or eight minutes," Yan Hui said.

"The High-tech Zone Government?"

"Ah."

“Then wait for me for 20 minutes, I’ll come over and we can talk face to face.” Mr. Ma was also in the car at the moment, and he said directly to the driver, “Let’s not go there first, turn around and go to the High-tech Zone Government.”

"That's fine."

Twenty minutes later, Yan Hui met General Manager Ma at the entrance of the district government building. He had been there for ten minutes, and the district government was clearly bustling with activity. People were coming and going in a hurry, and even those who knew Yan Hui didn't have time to greet him.

“This is our lease agreement,” Mr. Ma said as he got out of the car and placed the agreement on the trunk. “I’ve spoken to the people in the fleet. This is all voluntary. Even if you offer three times the salary, some people still won’t dare to go. That’s only natural. However, there are plenty of drivers, especially from the government. They can find many people. I’ve handed over all the equipment to you. It’s all insured. You don’t need to worry about it if it breaks down.”

"Mr. Ma, you..." Yan Hui was taken aback, not expecting Mr. Ma to be so agreeable.

“I’ve definitely made more money than you over the years, so what’s the point of talking now? I don’t have any other drivers to give you, and I have to organize my own team. After all, we’re well-known in Jinan.” Mr. Ma laughed heartily.

In the face of such a disaster, those who can laugh and dare to laugh are truly extraordinary people.

"Mr. Ma is very kind," Yan Hui said, cupping his hands in greeting. "Then I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, you go ahead with your work." Mr. Ma turned and left. He wasn't familiar with the High-tech Zone, and even if he needed to contact the government, he wouldn't go to this district.

Yan Hui picked up the phone and called the district leaders. Soon his car drove into the courtyard.

A meeting is being held in the district, but this meeting is special because people are constantly coming and going, because the information is being updated every moment.

"Secretary, this is General Manager Yan. He said his partner is in Suining, Sichuan Province, and has firsthand information there." During the meeting, someone brought Yan Hui directly inside.

In fact, all the leaders present knew Yan Hui, but there was no time for formalities. Someone immediately arranged a seat for him, and Yan Hui proceeded to explain everything he knew. “News reports are slow, and the city hasn't given any instructions yet. We need to prepare adequate contingency plans, prepare rescue forces, and accept the city's unified deployment.” After listening to Yan Hui, the leader continued, “The incident happened suddenly, and many people need to be prepared. I estimate the first batch of rescue personnel should be there by tomorrow morning. The situation in Suining is already so serious; the problems in the disaster area will only worsen. Medical and fire services must be fully mobilized.”

The leader's speech was brief, and then the heads of each department began reporting on the current situation. In reality, things were still somewhat chaotic; everyone was conducting resource assessments according to their plans, but personnel tallying would take time.

On this day in history, within 24 hours of the incident, Jinan organized medical and fire teams to go to the scene.

Among them, Quancheng Central Hospital was the first team in the country to carry out medical rescue in the disaster area.

Within the same 24 hours, the city's top official issued an instruction demanding "no expense, no conditions, and full support for the disaster area," and allocated a large amount of supplies and rescue forces to the area.

Yan Hui's rescue team was also included in the government's rescue team. After attending the meeting, he immediately returned to the company and began organizing.

At this time, everyone heard about what had happened over there. Yan Hui gathered the construction team members and some company leaders and gave a brief speech.

“I just returned from the district. The situation is very serious. If possible, I want to organize a rescue team to set off by tomorrow night. We have discussed it internally. The leaders of our team are Liu Jianlei from Heng Hui Chemical and Captain Sun from the team. As for the other personnel, it is entirely voluntary. I promise here that all comrades going to Sichuan Province will receive triple pay, and all expenses will be reimbursed by the company. I will personally bring financial personnel to help with all the operational arrangements. We will follow the instructions of the local government and will not allow any unauthorized actions. Everyone must also ensure their own safety.” Yan Hui suddenly realized that he was at a loss for words.

It's not that he's incapable of saying a lot of passionate words, nor that he's unaware of how serious the matter is, but he simply doesn't want to say those things; it's all up to everyone's free will.

He's not a saint; he won't personally lead the team there because it would be pointless for him to go. He'd rather make more money and donate it there. Therefore, he won't force anyone to go. He's just a businessman, and he'll do what a businessman should do.

"In addition to triple wages, all personnel going to the disaster area will receive a one-time subsidy of 20,000 yuan. Moreover, if you don't want to go to the disaster area, that's fine too. As long as you cooperate with the convoy to transport the machinery there, you can get this 10,000 yuan!" Yan Hui said again, not wanting to mention anything nice.

“President Yan, you’ve been really good to everyone, so don’t think we don’t want to help,” said Team Leader Sun of the convoy. “In this matter, which of us men from Shandong Province wouldn’t want to lend a hand? Hurry up and arrange the transport trucks; we can’t rely on tracks to get these big guys over here.”

"Okay, that's the matter. Anyone interested can come to the finance department later to collect 20,000 yuan. If you can't reach an agreement at home, you can take it back. We need to finalize this by noon tomorrow. I have a lot of things to arrange, so everyone should go home and take care of their own things today." Yan Hui then adjourned the meeting.

At this moment, Yan Hui has no resources to allocate; these aren't things that can be bought with money. Even if he could acquire them, he wouldn't have the capacity to transport them. He's currently trying to find transportation capacity to get the equipment over there.

At that moment, no one cared about the dormitory building or the east workshop; everyone was focused on helping out. Everyone at Heng Hui Chemical had been doing quite well these past few years, and their success naturally fueled their determination to help. Yan Hui's actions at this time created unprecedented unity among the staff, with many requesting the company to organize a fundraising campaign, which Yan Hui temporarily suppressed.

He had too many things to handle at the moment and was simply overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)