The Era of Hard Work

At around 7:30 in the morning, it was the time for the factories under the Weiqiao Cotton Textile Group to get off work. A large number of male and female workers left the factories for their shifts, crossed the east-west county road, and walked towards the north-south commercial street facing the cotton spinning factory.

This is one of the busiest times on the commercial street, even past noon.

Regardless of whether it is a male worker or a female worker, after working for more than 12 hours in a row, they are already hungry and can't wait to buy some breakfast to satisfy their hunger.

If you are particular, you will go back to the dormitory to take a shower first. The factory here is very profitable, the salary is high, the accommodation conditions are good, and it is very convenient to take a shower.

This group of people accounted for the majority. After all, there are mainly young female workers here, and it is still hot summer.

For those who don't pay much attention to some, let's talk about it after breakfast.

The east and west sides of the commercial street are all huge communities composed of multi-storey residential buildings, some of which are used for permanent residents, and some are used as dormitories for factories.

Each of the two communities has an entrance and exit located on the southern part of the commercial street.

People who got off work walked south along the road, and found a large shop not far from the entrance of the community, erected a rainbow gate, gathered a gong and drum team, and pasted the golden characters "Opening on Golden Day" on the door!

The size of these two stores is not small. The one in the south is called Lu's Malatang, and the one in the north is called Burger King. They have brand-new signs, large bright glass doors and glass curtain walls. From the outside decoration alone, they are the most high-end places in the commercial street. .

Workers and nearby residents are no strangers to these two stores. It has been about a month since the renovation started and today’s opening. During the period, there have been many activities such as food tasting, giving away and applying for discount cards. The noise is not small .

At eight o'clock sharp, the firecracker salute sounded, and then the gongs and drums shook the sky.

The employees of the two stores in dark red uniforms came to the street to distribute discount cards, and many people entered the store curiously.

Most people have visited the shops on the commercial street. Burger King and Lu's Malatang are definitely the most upscale decorations, but those who go in can easily find that the food and beverages sold there are not expensive, and they are completely within their reach. within.

Especially Lu's Malatang, which tastes good and is affordable.

Burger King specializes in Western-style fast food, and the meals are exquisite, no matter the appearance, grade, or taste, they are no worse than KFC.

The price is slightly lower than KFC.

It doesn't matter, the main reason is that I want to invite friends to eat hamburgers in the future, so I don't need to spend time traveling to Pingcheng city by car.

There is nothing else for the opening, there are big bargains for the opening, big discounts for the opening, and within ten minutes of the official opening, the shops on both sides are full of people.

The more people there are, the more attractive they are, and people continue to walk into the store one after another.

Just across from the two shops, the brand-new Warm Warehouse signboard hangs in front of a big shop, young female workers come in and out, most of the people who go in come out with more or less trinkets for girls or small items.

"Your business is good." At the cash register, a girl asked the cashier: "Xia Tian, ​​you've been here for a month, and you've made more money than the factory?"

Xia Tian looked for change, wrapped up the brown-red stone bracelet, and handed it to her former colleague: "I don't earn much, the main thing is to relax and don't have to work night shift."

The former colleague looked at the mirror at the door, the dark circles under his eyes caused by staying up late, and he was about to catch up with the giant panda.

Look at Xia Tian again, her face is radiant, her skin is fair and tender.

The former colleague lowered his voice: "My sister, we have been together for several years, and still haven't told me the truth."

Xia Tiantian smiled sweetly, and lowered her voice: "The basic salary is lower than that of our factory. I am an intern store manager, and my basic salary is only 600 yuan. It mainly depends on the sales in the store, and I eat the sales commission in the store. The better the business in the store , the higher my achievements."

"Your business is so good, commission must be indispensable!" The former colleague turned his head and looked at it. In the store of more than 50 square meters, there were at least a dozen people who were picking things: "Have you been paid? Is it more than what the factory pays? "

Xia Tian couldn't be bothered, so she had to deal with it: "More than in the factory."

The former colleague immediately asked: "Are you still recruiting? I don't want to work the night shift! I don't want to work the 12-hour night shift!"

That's what I said, but my former colleagues also knew that if I missed the recruitment period of this store, it would be impossible for me to become the store manager. When a colleague came over, I would leave quickly and go to the newly opened store opposite to buy some food.

Looking over from Xia Tian's position, her gaze happened to pass through the glass door, and she saw Burger King and Lu's Malatang on the opposite side.

There are so many people in those two shops.

In the morning, I also saw Lu Dong and a man in a suit named Du Xiaobing. I don't know where they went, maybe they went to the center of the county, after all, there is a hot pot restaurant open there.

However, my cousin has been busy recently, so I didn't come over today.

What did these two people do to make such a big career at such a young age.

Not too far from here, there is a commercial street with shopping malls.

Here, the economy is more developed than in Qingzhao, the income of people is higher, and the business is naturally more prosperous.

The original department store, like almost all the department stores in the country, has already gone bankrupt and turned into a private shopping mall. On the first floor of the shopping mall, Lu's hot pot restaurant with a brand new signboard with white letters on a red background also officially opened today.

The store here covers an area of ​​more than 250 square meters, and it is the largest hot pot restaurant in Pingcheng.

The store was not opened in the urban area, but in a county, because counting the entire Pingcheng and the urban area, the county here has the highest income and the most developed economy.

Today, when public enterprises have gone bankrupt and restructured, the main force of Pingcheng's economy seems to be here in a short period of time.

At the door of the store, Lu Dong looked at his watch and asked, "Old Du, you said that Mu Kun found a mysterious guest for us to come and cut the ribbon. Who is it?"

Du Xiaobing wore a shirt, trousers, leather shoes, loosened his neckline a little, and said, "You'll know the person when he arrives."

Lu Dong nodded at him: "Keep it a secret from me!"

Du Xiaobing said: "The main reason is that Mu Kun can't guarantee that people will definitely come. If people can't be invited, how embarrassing is it? It's better not to say anything."

Lu Dong understood: "So, you asked me to prepare two sets of ribbon-cutting plans."

Du Xiaobing laughed: "It's really not possible, just the two of us."

Just as I was talking, a BMW car drove up outside. There was no parking area in front of the store, so it was parked on the side of the road.

Visitors are guests, even if Mu Kun came by himself, people would come to celebrate the opening, so Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing hurried over.

Mu Kun, whom Lu Dong had met a few times, got off the co-pilot, and then a not-so-tall man got off the driver's seat.

This man was about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with a square face, small eyes, a big nose, a crew cut, and wearing a white shirt and black mesh leather shoes.

Lu Dong took the lead to meet him and shook hands with Mu Kun: "Mr. Mu, welcome! Welcome!"

Mu Kun shook hands with Lu Dong, stepped aside, and introduced another person: "President Lu, Xiaobing, this is my friend, Wei Yong, the vice president of Weiqiao Cotton Textile Group."

Then he introduced Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing.

Lu Dong understood that this was the eldest son passed down in the local population, and shook hands with him enthusiastically: "Mr. Wei can come, and he will be full of glory!"

Du Xiaobing also said politely: "Welcome Mr. Wei!"

Maybe after hearing what Mu Kun said, Wei Yong was also very polite: "Mr. Lu and Mr. Du are young and promising, I feel inferior!"

Lu Dong invited people to the store: "Mr. Wei, Mr. Mu, this way."

Entering the store, as the owner, it is inevitable to show the guests around. The stores are all located on the first floor, and the decoration is considered high-grade. It cannot be compared with high-end hotels, but it is definitely a first-class standard in mass catering.

Back on the first floor, Wei Yong said: "In the whole of Pingcheng, Mr. Lu's restaurant is also the largest restaurant specializing in hot pot."

Lu Dong said: "The store focuses on eating and drinking for the general public. The bigger the place, the more people can be accommodated."

Wei Yong said in a timely manner: "Boss Lu's business is booming."

Although in the eyes of many people, this eldest son is still not well-known, but after several years of training in the business world, he still understands the basics of talking to people and talking nonsense.

As the eldest son of the entire Weiqiao, Wei Yong can be said to have his eyes above his head, let alone be so kind to everyone.

But before coming here, Wei Yong had heard from Mu Kun that these two people were not ordinary.

One is the rich second generation of Quannan, whose family has connections in both political and business circles, and the other is said to have an extraordinary relationship with a certain leader in Quannan and a certain cadre in the military region.

Quannan is the capital of the province, so it must be unusual for someone like Mu Kun, whose family is also not simple, to say that.

The four of them chatted for a while, and Lu Dong knew very well that Mu Kun was helping for Du Xiaobing's sake.

Of course, the possibility that Mu Kun wants to get closer to him is not ruled out.

Networks are built little by little.

Not to mention anything else, Mu Kun invited Wei Yong to come over, and Lu Dong was very grateful for this.

Similarly, Lu Dong also accepted Wei Yong's love.

Anyone with a bit of social experience knows that there are classes in this society. In Du Xiaobing's words, when people go to high places, they will also come into contact with people of higher classes.

Later, Wei Yong accepted Lu Dong's invitation to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Firecrackers and salutes were fired, and there were many people watching. Wei Yong, Mu Kun, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing picked up the golden scissors and cut the ribbon together!

The onlookers saw that the eldest son of Weiqiao cut the ribbon for this store, so they naturally thought that this store was unusual.

In fact, Lu Dong knew very well that the members of Weiqiaowei's family were regarded as both good and bad in the eyes of the general public in Pingcheng.

All the companies in the Weiqiao Cotton Textile Group are operated in a standard family-style operation, and almost all the people who sit in key positions are immediate relatives of the Wei family.

According to what was once said on the Internet, even some very capable people who have made great contributions to the company's development will inevitably be replaced by relatives of the Wei family in the end.

As for the inside and outside of the company, there are also many disputes. It is said that when Weiqiao Cotton Spinning acquired the largest state-owned cotton spinning factory in Pingcheng two years ago, the employees of the cotton spinning factory were extremely resistant. Thousands of people blocked Weiqiao's people from entering the factory.

In the eyes of employees of state-owned enterprises, Weiqiao Cotton Factory is an inconspicuous small township enterprise, and they are dignified employees of state-owned enterprises with establishments.

These people even yelled at the Wei family father and son collectively: "Get out, country bumpkin!"

Weiqiao Cotton Spinning is the winner in the corporate restructuring. For example, this year, it has changed from an enterprise under the Pingcheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative to a completely private enterprise.

But no matter how much slander and controversy there is, the Wei family's influence in Pingcheng cannot be ignored.

Doing business and stepping out of Quannan, the base camp, Lu Dong, like Guangmei Electric, naturally wants to build a good relationship with local snakes.