Chapter 56: Resisting the Grinding (Please click to recommend)

  Monday.

  Ding Zhipeng and other leaders of the Physical Education Committee, Bo Rong, Lin Yonggui and other leaders of the Shengli Oilfield jointly appeared at the factory gate to hold a plaque-changing ceremony.

  The ceremony was somewhat tedious, with over a thousand workers gathered together, looking rather listless.

  Even when the sign of "Dahua Industrial Co., Ltd." was hung up, the applause seemed weak and lacking in enthusiasm.

  Just as the host was about to let the leader speak again, Su Cheng fell silent for a moment. Can't this kind of morale-boosting thing be done less often?

  He went straight up and grabbed the microphone, facing down: "Hello everyone, I am Su Cheng. First of all, I have an announcement to make. From today on, all employees of Dahua Industrial Co., Ltd. will receive a 15% salary increase."

  A moment of silence was followed by thunderous applause, the largest sound wave since the ceremony began, which instantly pressed down the nervous and uneasy hearts.

  Lin Yonggui smiled suddenly and said, "This guy is indeed simple and effective."

  At this time, to tell workers about the difference between joint ventures and state-owned enterprises requires patient and meticulous work. From the party's experience, it is estimated that a working group of hundreds of people needs to be dispatched to persuade the workers. In comparison, a 15% salary increase becomes a good method with little cost but significant effect.

  Bo Rong said in a leading tone, clapping and nodding: "It's got some of the spirit of a prodigal son, it'll cost tens of millions more in a year."

  Ding Zhipeng was secretly delighted at the side.

  Bao Rong had been paying attention to this central official, seeing him smile, half probing, half building a relationship: "Director Ding, from now on, Dahua Industry Co., Ltd. will be your testing ground, right?"

  Ding Zhipeng knew he was in a strange equity configuration problem, and smiled meaningfully: "I'm a farmer, this land is the leader's."

  Those who can be called leaders by the director of the Physical Education Committee are few and far between. Bo Rong was so absorbed in thought that he didn't even notice when Ding Zhipeng took the stage to speak.

  It wasn't until about an hour and a half later that the ceremony was finally over.

  Most workers returned to their posts in a good mood. Su Cheng became the controlling shareholder of Dahua Industrial Co., Ltd. through overseas Chinese investment, but for him, the workers had no bad feelings.

  Of course, the most important factor in this is still the 15% salary increase.

  In the era of unified wages, every month, even if it's just 5 more yuan, it's a big deal. Many students graduating would rather choose state-owned enterprises than government agencies, all for an extra 10 or 15 yuan. What's more, some workers, in order to get a few more yuan in nutrition allowance, voluntarily requested to be transferred to toxic and hazardous jobs.

  Su Cheng's one sentence increased the ordinary worker's salary by 15 yuan, which is more effective than any rhetoric.

  When it was time to visit the production line, Lin Yonggui approached Su Cheng and asked, "What is the current cash situation of the factory? Won't there be a problem with paying wages?"

  Su Cheng heard the implication and immediately said, "There's still a bit of cash available, but if you can give us that over 14 million in accounts receivable, then the salary issue will be easier to resolve."

  Although he owns 51% of the factory's shares, there is very little cash in the factory, and it owes banks and parts factories five or six million yuan. Whether it's interest or wages, it can collapse at any time.

  Lin Yonggui turned his head in time and asked, "Secretary, don't you think we should help Xiao Su solve some of her difficulties?"

  "Since it's a receivable, just transfer it over. " Bao Rong smiled and said, "A few days in advance is no big deal."

  "Thank you, Secretary." Su Cheng immediately followed up with a question: "Secretary, the service projects that were previously handled by the machinery factory, can they still be continued?"

  Bo Rong glanced at Lin Yonggui and smiled: "In this regard, you can find Secretary Lin, I have no opinion."

  Secretary Lin burst out laughing.

  The officials behind a row of mechanical plants listened with joy and secretly praised: Just this relationship is enough to be impressive.

  After seeing off the leaders, Su Cheng immediately convened a meeting with the management team in the conference room.

  When dozens of people sat down, Su Cheng clapped his hands and smiled: "Everyone knows that the Victory Oil Field has decided to pay us 1.4 million yuan in advance. This way, our cash flow will be very ample. I have an idea, let me explain it to everyone. The 15% increase this year is the first round of raises, next year, there should be a second wave of raises on top of that, with a specific amount of at least 5% or more, you can all pass this down."

  "Add another 5% raise? Isn't that too much?" Laughter filled the room as someone else chimed in with their opinion.

  Su Cheng was moved, this is a real manager, so quickly understood to consider for the boss.

  However, he firmly said: "The goal of salary increase next year remains unchanged, our cash flow is very abundant."

  He mainly wanted to hang the workers up.

  Even if leaving, one must look at the specific salary increase before leaving. This is the common psychology of most people. At the same time, changing jobs is also extremely difficult, and it's hard to continue with courtesy calls and gift-giving. Generally, people tend towards stability.

  As for Suzhou, recruiting skilled workers is also a big headache. This is what they call a win-win situation.

  "After laughing, Su Cheng said: 'For a period of time in the future, we will not make any changes to the production of the Double Mule Head Oil Press. This can provide us with stable funding. However, I want to transfer some personnel to start researching anti-bias grinding.'"

  "Governance is biased and grinding? This is a big project." Li Ruo Xiang's eyes lit up, rounded and protruding, as if he had been slapped by a gorilla in Guinea.

  Oil well tubing wear is a common problem in oil fields. The oil extraction rod extends from the bottom of the well and is connected to the oil pipe through a coupling, transporting crude oil. Due to factors such as the impact force of crude oil, wear occurs between the extraction rod and the coupling, and between the coupling and the inner wall of the oil pipe. This wear is irreversible, and once the tubing suffers significant wear, it can only be scrapped entirely. In just one oil field, the annual loss due to this issue is nearly 200 million yuan, with direct losses exceeding 300 million. Nationwide, the losses in multiple large oil fields are immeasurable.

  Therefore, oil well anti-abrasive wear has always been a key research direction in petroleum extraction. Foreign experience is often the use of abrasion-resistant HDPE-lined pipes, CEP zirconium-coated pipes and other better materials.

  China's technical conditions are poor, so we can only find a way out from the design aspect.

  When studying in Suzhou, this is also one of the key points of examination.

  He casually pulled out a piece of paper, wrote some words on it, and then showed it to everyone: "The profit from repairing worn-out wells is very high, but the process is also very complicated. I have a few ideas that are suitable for our machinery factory to do now. Firstly, there's the pipe rod grinding sleeve, secondly, the aligning device, and thirdly, the weight-increasing rod. Everyone knows about the last one, so let me focus on the first one..."

  Li Xiang and other tech-savvy people were overjoyed by the news, while others thought of the high profits and possible benefits, also extremely happy.

  The three things that Su Cheng mentioned are all domestic technologies that have been verified over the years. The structure is simple, but the effect is outstanding, belonging to a clever advanced design, but the requirements for craftsmanship are not strict, just suitable for the current situation of the machinery factory.

  They are basically small things, knowing the principle, without having to remember specific design drawings can be drawn out, more like straws, pencil sharpeners, pop-top cans and other creations.

  Su Cheng has already drawn up a design plan and entrusted a lawyer to apply for patent protection. What he needs to do now is still verification and preparation for industrialization.

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