Chapter 1357 - 1355: The Mastermind
The person in front of the line turned around and looked at Yang Chen, sizing him up.
Yang Chen’s attire was always very ordinary. He was a pragmatist, preferring comfort, durability, and usability over brand names. So, he appeared quite unremarkable without any standout outfit.
Of course, the clothes Yang Chen wore were not cheap; they just didn’t stand out.
"Which company are you with?" the person asked.
Yang Chen thought for a moment and casually said, "I’m from a construction site."
"Construction site?" The person frowned, "The site is currently under construction, not halted!"
Yang Chen seemed to understand something, "Hey! Let’s not talk about it. Even if there were an opportunity, it wouldn’t be our turn!"
This sentence immediately hit home for the person in front!
"Exactly! Damn it, it’s so unlucky! The bosses fight, and we little guys get hurt! Now they’ve started tightening funds, restructuring the company and such! Doesn’t it just mean they want to downsize? The good opportunities are reserved for those with connections, and small fries like us, without any relationships, are destined to be abandoned! To get laid off!"
Yang Chen asked doubtfully, "Layoffs? I haven’t heard they’re planning layoffs!"
The person rolled his eyes at him, "Who said layoffs have to be announced! Haven’t you heard of unscrupulous entrepreneurs! They are definitely going to lay off people, but they just don’t tell you, just say you should take a break for a while! When the time comes, they’ll tell you the company’s staff is at full capacity, at most giving you some compensation, sometimes not even that, after all, they say it’s paid leave! Do you understand what paid leave is? It’s your compensation! They just fool us with at most a month’s salary! In the end what? We lose our jobs, not to mention life security, and we don’t even have the chance to find a job!"
Yang Chen frowned, "Is that really the case?"
"How is it not!" the person glared, "Look, if we hadn’t made a fuss, would they have agreed to sign a supplementary agreement? Don’t be naive, buddy! Don’t ever talk conscience with entrepreneurs! They’re dark-hearted!"
"Then what’s the deal with this contract?" Yang Chen asked humbly.
The person glanced at Yang Chen and asked, "Weren’t you here earlier?"
Yang Chen chuckled awkwardly, "I just got here..."
"Haha!" The person sneered, "Then you’ve come at just the right time! We finished making a fuss just as you arrived! You can sign the contract directly!"
"What exactly is written in the contract, what’s the meaning, does it have any significance?" Yang Chen inquired.
"Yes! Most of us have signed one or two-year employment contracts, maybe more like three or five years. When the contract term is up, renewing it would be difficult. They say signing this agreement adds another year to the original contract! Moreover, during this period, it’s paid leave, with an extra month’s salary, guaranteeing no layoffs, otherwise, there will be substantial compensation! Understand? They’ve compromised! We had to make a fuss to let them know our strength!" The person looked proud, as if he had won a battle!
Yang Chen felt something was off.
Now, Longyu Group is fully accepting and integrating other family industries. If it is completely integrated, it is bound to expand scale, and there might even be a labor shortage, absolutely no layoffs! Moreover, Yang Chen also believes that Wei Xueqing would definitely handle these issues well, instituting compensation policies and appeasement measures during the workers’ leave, unlikely to cause such great opposition.
As for employment, Ancheng is indeed only so big. If it simply integrates within Ancheng, then it might indeed let go of some people.
However, it’s Longyu Group doing the integration, originally breaking through the encirclement of Ancheng’s nine great families, under vast industry, labor supply is definitely insufficient.
Plus, Shangdong Group and those companies under Zhao Feiyang’s management all need to enter the Ancheng market, requiring a large number of workers, definitely needing a large workforce for recruitment.
After the integration, there will definitely be a lot of job vacancies.
What will happen in Ancheng then?
Unable to find work? Impossible!
Low salary?
Also impossible!
Everywhere is hiring, there might even be a labor shortage, needing to recruit from outside, now these old employees are a treasure trove, why would they dismiss them?
Thinking for a while, Yang Chen agreed with him, "Exactly! The heart of capitalists is inherently black! Fortunately, we made a fuss! Who organized it, we should set up a union in the future, to better protect our own interests!"
"What you say makes sense! Without Wang Er leading, we might really be kept in the dark! If it wasn’t for him telling us the inner workings, we wouldn’t have figured it out ourselves!" The person agreed with Yang Chen.
Yang Chen immediately said, "I think, after we sign the contract, we should buy some gifts and send them to Wang Er, invite him out for dinner tonight! If it weren’t for him, we might have lost our jobs, let alone have double pay during the leave, not to mention a contract extension by a year!"
"Exactly, exactly! What you say is very right! Later tonight, I’ll gather everyone to thank Wang Er! Being a person, one must be grateful! Those not understanding gratitude are all damn motherless bastards!"
Seeing the excitement of this person, Yang Chen knew his goal had been achieved.
"Oh! Brother, I got an upset stomach from something I ate yesterday, and I couldn’t make it today because of diarrhea. Do you have any paper? I need to go again!" Yang Chen’s face turned red as he clutched his stomach.
"I do, I do! I say, how can you not pay attention at such an important time! The toilet is over there, you better go quickly!" At this moment, his vigilance towards Yang Chen was completely gone.
After leaving the line, Yang Chen went to the corner of the building, waiting for Night Fire and Gao Hong to find him.
Soon enough, Night Fire and Gao Hong arrived.
"Boss, we found out! They were protesting the halt of their work before, and now it’s being resolved through contract signing!" Night Fire said.
Gao Hong said, "Yes, the compensation agreement seems quite favorable, they definitely won’t cause any more trouble."
Yang Chen asked, "Did you find out anything useful?"
The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads, "We just asked about the situation, nothing else..."
Yang Chen looked at the two, "Do you think Wei Xueqing wouldn’t have the ability to keep them content while halting work? It was already stated as paid leave during the halt, company restructuring, absolutely no dismissals! Getting paid to rest, who’s idle enough to cause a ruckus?"
Their expressions changed, realizing something was wrong.
"These people are stirring trouble here because someone is instructing them from behind! Its purpose is to target Longyu Group! See that person over there? Tonight he will meet the person behind it, inviting him for dinner. You come with me to see who dares to use such tactics against Longyu Group," Yang Chen said coldly.
"Yes!" The two nodded immediately, feeling ashamed at the same time.
They thought this was already their territory, feeling indifferent, being careless, and missing the key points!