Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Zhong Weimin is no exception. Linhai Machine Tool Factory has become a burden for the municipal government and the Haidong Provincial Machinery Department to play ball with each other. There are more than 1000 employees, plus retirees, and thousands of families behind them. For such a large factory, it will really stop operations completely. , can bring down the entire Linhai City's finances!

This is also the first time Linhai City has introduced foreign investment. The investment budget of German Cima machine tools exceeds [-] million US dollars. Not only in Haidong Province, but also in the whole country, it is one of the few!

In the name of a technical symposium, it only took half a day for Yulie to have a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of Linhai Machine Tool Factory. He didn't even need to look at the financial statements to know that Xima Machine Tool was already relying on loans. But these are indeed things that cannot be hidden.

The progress of the negotiations was unusually smooth. Qian Ning changed his mind and did not mention the cooperative production + resale model at all. He directly talked about mergers and acquisitions. The local government was eager to shed the burden, and Xima Machine Tool was eager to enter the mainland market and enjoy the dual benefits of cheap labor and a large market. Welfare……

The two parties quickly negotiated a merger and acquisition plan, with Cima Machine Tool providing equipment worth US$500 million and cash of US$200 million, and acquiring 82% of the shares of Linhai Machine Tool Factory.

But when discussing the details of the contract, there were still big differences. The Linhai Municipal Government believed that Cima Machine Tool had acquired Linhai Machine Tool Factory, and these retired workers should be taken over by the newly established joint venture factory.

This is also an irreconcilable difference unique to this era. The entire country's pension and medical insurance systems have not yet been established. Each retired employee's pension and medical insurance are borne by the enterprise itself. Most enterprises are overwhelmed, until the final collapse Fall to the ground.

Linhai Machine Tool Factory has more than 400 retired employees, and including those on long-term sick leave, the number is close to 500.

Qian Ning finally knows why Linhai Machine Tool Factory has reached this point. There are 1120 employees on the job, including 560 front-line workers, plus 36 technicians, and the rest are all logistics and management personnel. In other words, these 596 workers Practical workers have to support 1600 people including management and retired workers...

Not only was Qian Ning unwilling to accept the more than 400 retired employees, he instead demanded that current employees undergo job assessments. Those who fail the assessment will not be hired!

The negotiations were almost at a dead end, and Zhong Weimin's face was ashen. If this made all the cooked ducks fly, his political future might really be over.

But he is not willing to rashly take over these hundreds of retired employees and those who were eliminated in the job assessment. The monthly pension + medical expenses for so many people add up to a large sum. Even if the finances are strong, it can be accepted. To solve some problems, the workers themselves may not be willing to do so!

Zhao Yukun explained in a low voice with a depressed look: "Mayor Zhong, don't you understand the situation at Linhai Machine Tool Factory? There has been no recruitment quota for a long time in the factory. There are more and more unemployed young people among the children of employees, and many people have to take the initiative to retire early. There is nothing you can do about letting your children take over the job. Many old workers and masters retire before the age of 50! Can we have a good talk with the Germans?"

Zhong Weimin frowned and said: "What's the use of talking about this now? People would rather break up than accept retired workers and idlers..."

Zhao Yukun was shocked and said: "Mayor Zhong, you can't ignore those retired employees! They have worked hard in the machine tool factory all their lives, and then sell the factory to foreigners and kick them out. This is reasonable. It doesn’t make sense!”

Zhong Weimin was silent. He could not make any promises to Zhao Yukun. During the entire negotiation process, the Linhai Municipal Government he represented did not have much say. When he had to, he had no choice but to compromise!

But Zhao Yukun was different. These retired workers were once his co-workers, and he saw them every day without looking up. He couldn't personally break their reliance for the rest of his life. He expected the city government to pay these workers pensions and reimburse medical expenses on time every month. ?Teachers’ salaries are still in arrears!

Negotiations continued the next morning.

As soon as Zhong Weimin got off the car, he saw that a large number of retired workers had gathered in the factory compound. When these retired workers saw the city government vehicles approaching, they immediately gathered around...

Zhong Weimin glared at Zhao Yukun fiercely and thought with his toes that this was most likely Zhao Yukun's fault. There were only a few people participating in the negotiation. Zhao Yukun was talking about Xima Machine Tool's unwillingness to accept retired workers. , deliberately leaked it to everyone, wanting to use these workers to put pressure on the government!

No matter how angry Zhong Weimin was, he still had a cheerful and amiable look on his face. He smiled and asked, "Master workers, what are you doing?"

"Mayor Zhong, is the machine tool factory going to be sold to the Germans?"

"Mayor Zhong, we have worked here for most of our lives. You can't just kick us out without mentioning it, right?"

"Director Zhao, we are now this age, and you sell the factory to the Germans, what do you want us to do? You have to give everyone a way to live!"

"It's OK to sell the factory, but you must give us an explanation!"

Zhao Yukun and Zhong Weimin were overwhelmed by the numerous questions. Zhong Weimin had to raise his voice to suppress the noise of the retired workers. He said in a solemn tone: "Master workers! I know that every brick and tile of Linhai Machine Tool Factory It was all built by your own hands. This place has carried your youth and dreams, and this is also your root. However, times are changing, and Linhai Machine Tool Factory also needs to keep up with the times. We are exploring a way to make Linhai Machine Tool Factory return to its original position. On the road to rebirth, regardless of whether the machine tool factory can ultimately be restructured successfully, I can tell you responsibly that the government will not ignore you. We are currently still negotiating with German investors, and the government will carefully consider your interests. Yes, let’s go back first!”

Zhao Yukun had achieved his goal. He pretended to point at a few workers and masters who were prestigious among retired workers and scolded: "Go back, you have a free day, don't make trouble here! If you don't believe me, how can you not trust Zhong Shi?" Chief? Can Mayor Zhong leave you alone?..."

Qian Ning and Yuliye witnessed all this. They looked at each other and their mood fell to the bottom.

Uriel said with a worried look: "Mr. Qian, this scene is exactly the same as the Sima Machine Tool. We are afraid that we are in trouble..."

Qian Ning nodded and said: "Yes, it involves labor rights and is very likely to trigger mass incidents..."

"Mr. Qian, what should we do now? Should we choose a new partner? Prepare a backup plan B?" Yulie asked a little frustrated.

Qian Ning pondered for a moment and then shook his head and said: "Linhai City Government should be under greater pressure than us. Let's see what they say first..."