manynovel Chapter 998 Reselling
Chapter 998 Reselling
At this time in Chen Changan's office, Hou Yan was reporting to Chen Changan.
“There are more than 30,000 workers in the factory now, and most of them are veteran workers.
The amount of television sets we supply to the domestic market is simply not enough, and supply and marketing cooperatives all over the country are constantly looking to us for supplies.
However, as "Journey to the West" is currently being broadcast, the factory's benefit of allowing old employees to buy color TVs at cost price is a bit inappropriate.
Some people have joined forces with hundreds of old workers to resell large quantities of color TVs to others and can earn tens of thousands of yuan at once. I think such benefits must be temporarily canceled.
This benefit can only be restored when there is no longer such a large demand for television sets in the market.”
Chen Changan fell into deep thought as he listened to Hou Yan's report.
After the reform and opening up, the income of many self-employed individuals increased. In order to help the workers feel balanced, Chen Changan specially formulated such a benefit.
At first, the televisions produced by the factory could only be exported.
Not many people in China can afford it. The wages of workers in automobile factories are not low. If a family has two or even three working people, they can buy a TV at the local price.
It can not only help the factory sell more color TVs, but also allow the workers to enjoy some benefits.
But with the development of the times, televisions are no longer as expensive as they used to be for many urban families.
Especially with the broadcast of the TV series "Journey to the West", a buying craze for televisions has been ignited.
But Zhang Lei is not the only one who has ideas, there are many smart people.
As long as he contacted hundreds of people and got these places, he could make tens of thousands of dollars by reselling them. This went against Chen Changan's original intention.
“You are right. This kind of thing must be banned. Originally, this was a benefit for the workers, but some people like to take advantage of it.
Taking advantage of the information gap to earn benefits from other workers, once other workers get to know about this, how can there not be conflicts?
Let’s temporarily stop this benefit and open it up when the market is almost saturated with televisions.”
With a notice from the factory, the benefit of purchasing televisions at cost price was immediately stopped.
This made many workers feel very unbalanced, especially Zhang Lei.
I was about to get tens of thousands of dollars, but now it’s about to fly away.
Thinking about the people waiting for his news outside the venue, Zhang Lei felt too embarrassed to go out and see people.
Later, seeing that his section chief was also incompetent, he found his good friend in the factory, Guo Zhiyun, who was in charge of warehouse management.
The two had a good relationship, and after Zhang Lei gave him a cigarette, they started chatting.
"Old Guo, you have a wide network of contacts. Can you tell me why the factory suddenly cancelled this benefit?
I haven’t used my quota for this year yet. I thought I could sell it at a good price if I delayed it, but it was suddenly cancelled.
I told my wife that we could sell this spot for more money this year, but now what's going on? How can I explain this to my wife when I get home?"
"Hey, who isn't? I'm the same. I heard there are a few guys in the factory who rely on many workshop workers and don't understand the market outside.
After being deceived, some people sold their quota, resulting in some people making tens of thousands of yuan at one time. After Deputy Director Hou learned the news, he immediately stopped this benefit.
The factory has decided to provide a one-time subsidy of 200 yuan to workers who have not used their quota this year.
We will decide whether to continue to offer this benefit based on market conditions.”
"Fortunately, at least the loss is not too much."
Then the two fell silent, leaving only the smoke.
There is no way. As a worker in a car factory, I will definitely not be able to win against the factory.
Especially Chen Changan, even though he is usually very polite to the workers, that’s because you have done nothing wrong.
Once someone does something wrong, other leaders may still forgive him for the past and give him a break, but once the situation requires Chen Changan's intervention, no one will have a good ending.
Although they have some resentment towards the factory because they have lost their benefits, they would definitely not be willing to leave the factory.
There are many benefits in the factory, and being able to buy a TV at cost price is just the most insignificant one of them.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that self-employed people seem to earn a lot. Take medical treatment for example. Once they get sick, especially seriously ill, it’s like the sky falling.
But what about the car factory? Even if the family members of workers are sick, as long as they are treated in the community hospital, half of the medical expenses will be reimbursed. If it is the workers themselves, it is directly free.
Just for this reason, many people are unwilling to leave. Besides, the factory will distribute some things from time to time, so anyone who leaves would be a fool.
"I heard that you have a good relationship with the people in the Supply and Marketing Department?"
Guo Zhiyun nodded while smoking a cigarette. “We deal with the people in the supply and marketing department every day in our warehouse, so we are naturally familiar with them.”
"Lao Guo, this time I went to the south to buy lychees and met a big boss from the south."
In fact, Guo Zhiyun had known this for a long time. When Zhang Lei called him to this deserted place and gave him a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, he knew that he had something to say to him.
It started with Li Chenglin in the factory, who had two packs of cigarettes on him. Then it spread from the security department to the entire factory.
Zhang Lei carried a pack of Zhonghua and a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes, which were standard equipment for their buyers.
Sure enough, in less than a cigarette's time, Zhang Lei was ready to speak.
Guo Zhiyun was not in a hurry and waited for Zhang Lei to finish what he had to say.
“This big boss is extremely powerful, and I originally came back to help him purchase televisions.
As a result, when this happened, I really didn't know how to explain it to the big boss.
Guo Zhiyun looked at Zhang Lei with some amusement. Did he really think that he was as easy to fool as those workers in the workshop who only knew how to work hard?
As soon as Zhang Lei opened his mouth, he knew what the other party was going to say, and then he just looked at Zhang Lei without saying anything.
Zhang Lei felt a little embarrassed when he saw that the other party didn't say anything. But thinking that he could earn tens of thousands of yuan per time, he continued to speak patiently.
"Here's what I think. Since you have a good relationship with the people in the supply and marketing department, I think you can ask them to issue an order to transfer 100 color TVs from the factory warehouse and sell them directly to this big boss.
The other party is very wealthy and won't bargain. He just wants whatever he can get.
It doesn't matter who you sell to. One hundred units are just our factory's daily output.
The big boss has said that he is willing to give us 300 yuan as a reward for each TV set, and we will split it between the two of us. What do you think of this?"
Guo Zhiyun said with disdain when he heard the three hundred yuan.
"Adequate funds? Only 300 yuan? Zhang Lei, have you been cheated?
Do you know that if you go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a color TV now, you can't buy it even if you pay 500 yuan more. 300 yuan means they don't take you seriously at all.
Do you know how many people are waiting at the factory gate without color TVs? The starting price is 500 yuan higher than the market price, and I don't even bother to pay attention to them.
But what you said is also true. It doesn't matter who you sell it to, but the kickback can't be too small.
Five hundred, I have to get at least five hundred. It's not just me, but also the supply and marketing department, and everyone in our warehouse has to take care of it. No one can be left behind.
Go back and tell that so-called big boss that you will pay me and get the goods.
How you negotiated with the boss has nothing to do with me, but the payment and commission cannot be less than a penny. If you can, bring him to see me tomorrow.
No, let’s just pretend that we have never met today.”