Chapter 505: The New Year is coming, Mr. Gao also has to beg for alms

The reason for the slight difference is actually good news. The third factory has more funds in this regard this year, and it has a special status and special products. Even though it is not profit-oriented under the planned economy and its finances are under the control of the main factory, the accounting results are still very good, because the output value of the third factory is high and the cost is low.

In short, it is impossible to pay more wages out of thin air, but the welfare bag of the third factory is relatively fatter. Under this background, Lao Yan must want to provide more practical benefits to the employees.

This is the first year since the establishment of the third branch factory. We must make the employees proud and have goods at home.

After listening to Director Yan's words, Gao Zhendong learned about the relevant accounts of the Third Branch Factory in detail. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Well, I will contact them first about this matter, and then decide on the specific matters. I also need to ask the main factory first. I can't just bypass the factory directly."

Old Yan was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew he had to ask his connections inside and outside the system. He could not catch up with Gao Zhendong no matter how hard he tried. He couldn't give each employee two custom-made kitchen knives from the Sanfen factory, could he?
As for asking the head office first, that’s for sure.

"Okay then, I'll shamelessly rely on you for this matter. I really can't do it, haha."

After Lao Yan left, Gao Zhendong put aside what he was doing and picked up the phone to make a call.

We have been working for a few days now, so delaying it for another day won't be a big problem. There is nothing urgent that needs to be solved immediately. Instead, the employee welfare issue needs to be dealt with earlier. Even if someone helps, the transportation will take a lot of time.

Gao Zhendong's first call was to Deputy Factory Director Li, who was in charge of logistics.

This matter still needs to be approved by the factory first, at least let the factory know that the third branch factory has such an action, and provide what the main factory has. Even if the main factory does not have it, they will have an idea about this matter and will not be too passive.

"Ah, Zhendong, I heard that you have returned to work today? You remembered me on your first day at work? Haha." Deputy Director Li was very happy.

Gao Zhendong joked with him for a while, then explained the situation and asked, "Director Li, I just want to confirm what benefits the factory will provide this year, and whether it is appropriate for our third factory to arrange something on its own."

"It's appropriate, how can it not be appropriate? There are so many different benefits in different workshops in a factory, not to mention that you are a special large branch factory with its own set of financial accounting books. There are some at the main factory, but not much. You can ignore it and go for it. Don't worry about any opinions from other workshops. There are still many places that don't even have benefits. If you have any opinions, just do it yourself."

Having one's own set of account books does not mean independent accounting, but at least the status is different. Moreover, not everyone in the three-branch factory can see the accounts, even the leaders of the main factory. A lot can be analyzed through the flow of funds.

As for jealousy, that is easier to deal with. Either if you can't beat them, join them, or make yourself equally powerful.

Having a prominent third factory is something that everyone in the factory aspires to do, and it is also a good thing for the main factory. Not to mention the metaphysics of the catfish effect, it at least provides the factory with an additional management method, a flexible incentive method that does not require the use of institutional rewards such as establishment and rank.

——"If you can get this done, I will coordinate with the Third Factory and transfer you there!" This is a promise to the contributors.

——"Comrade, rest assured. The factory will be responsible for your injury. Moreover, your child will take your shift and we will arrange him directly to the third factory." This is an affirmation for those who were injured in the line of duty.

If the three branches of the factory are forced to the same level as the entire factory, it will be a reflection of a lack of management skills. Absolute fairness is the greatest unfairness. Role models are still needed. Even in the countryside, people eat from the same pot, but they still pay attention to the calculation of work points.

With Lao Li's words, Gao Zhendong felt relieved and started to work hard.

He made a series of phone calls with only one topic: begging for alms.

The units that received his alms calls were quite cooperative. It was rare for Chief Engineer Gao to ask him for help, so even if he couldn't do it, his attitude must not be bad.

When Gao Zhendong looks for help with technology, it is always with benefits in mind. The units that help him solve the technical problems will reap huge rewards. To be more specific, it is still unclear who is helping whom.

On the contrary, when Gao Zhendong asked for help for such a matter, the comrades who received the call felt that Mr. Gao was very down-to-earth. He would also lower his face for the sake of employees' affairs. He was very kind.

It is so rare to see a pure almsgiving like Mr. Gao, so why not seize the opportunity? If you can help, you should help. If you can't help, you should ask other units to help.

Some units, because they really had no ability to help, hung up the phone and said it was a pity that such a good opportunity had slipped away!

While Gao Zhendong was busy begging for alms here, the Defense Work Committee was concerned about his actions.

"Is Gao Zhendong at work today? Go and find out what he is busy with." Gao Zhendong was only allowed to go to work on February 2st. This was a strict order given to him by the leader of the Defense Work Committee. Now that the time had come, he naturally had to show some concern.

The communicator came back from a trip with a look of trying not to laugh.

"Report to the leader, Gao Zhendong is busy begging for alms."

"Huh? What? He needs to beg for alms to meet his conditions?" Isn't this ridiculous?

"Not for himself, but for the employees." The communicator smiled and explained the matter again.

The leader laughed out loud: "Yes, yes, he is still the head of their branch factory, and this is indeed his job. Loving soldiers like sons is the style of a leader."

The leader didn't care at all about Gao Zhendong's trouble. He just did his job, which was what he should do.

After laughing for a while, the leader remembered something and said, "Well, I'll help him a little bit too."

The communicator looked confused: "Leader, the things we have here are not suitable, right?" "You can contact the comrades in their district's People's Armed Forces Department and have them commend their factory's basic militia training work. On this basis, update their weapons and commend advanced individuals. Give them guns and awards."

Rewarding weapons to individuals is not new these days.

There was once a female militia who killed a leopard with her bare hands, and the reward she received was a semi-automatic rifle and 100 rounds of bullets. The people at that time and the recognition at that time were so hardcore.

Gao Zhendong didn't know that he could get weapons by begging. After he was busy for more than a day, he called Lao Yan over again.

"Old Yan, the factory has already spoken about this matter. Let us proceed boldly."

Director Yan was very happy. With these words, he no longer had to worry about other workshops getting jealous. It was still easier to deal with General Manager Gao and the main factory.

Before he could finish being happy, Gao Zhendong took out a piece of paper and said with a smile, "This is what I have been busy working on for two days. Go and check and get it back. And by the way, list the distribution plan."

Begging does not mean asking for something for free without paying money, but being able to buy it.

Gao Zhendong estimated that the expression on his face was a bit like the "Family, it's time for dinner again" he saw on the Internet in his previous life. Ugh, what the hell was he thinking? Is there anyone who describes himself like this?

Looking at the densely packed words on the paper, Director Yan felt his scalp tingling.

Even without reading the content, just looking at the number of words, you can tell that the number is astonishing. It is impossible for Mr. Gao to divide 1000 kilograms of meat into 1000 "pounds of meat" to record them.

"Millet, meat, mountain products, Dacron..."

Old Yan's eyes lit up, these were all good stuff.

Millet is distributed as a nutritional supplement, and it comes from the agricultural sector.

As for meat, there was some produced from several agricultural units in the Northeast and grasslands, including pork, mutton, and game. Not much of each, but together it was still a lot. I guess the factory employees wouldn't mind the type of meat.

Mountain products, including many varieties of fungus and mushrooms, come from several units in the Northeast. These are also good things.

Dacron comes from Yinghua. It is a chemical fiber cloth, which is a good thing these days. It is more presentable than pure cotton, but to be honest, it is not as comfortable to wear as pure cotton.

There are too many, too many. To be honest, Old Yan thought Gao Zhendong could get some things, but he didn't expect him to get so many things. He even hesitated to distribute them to others.

"Boss Gao, this is too much. I'm actually a little scared. This is really eye-catching."

Gao Zhendong thought for a moment and said, "You must hold a year-end summary meeting before issuing the money. Just make it clear that this is the number of members of our factory established this year and gathered from our brother units. There won't be so many next year."

This is also a way of making up for the loss? But at least it is an excuse, and it can be explained. Are you still hiding it? That would cause more problems.

At worst, we can take the head office into consideration as well, and share both the meat and the pot.

Thinking of this, Director Yan continued to look down and almost jumped up. What the hell is this? Can this thing be considered a welfare benefit?
The paper clearly read: "10 bicycle tickets, 10 radio tickets, 1000 industrial tickets."

The bicycle tickets came from the 11th Ministry of Machine Building, the radio tickets came from the 12th Ministry of Machine Building, and as for the industrial tickets, although they looked like a lot, it took many to equal one bicycle ticket, which came from the 17th Ministry of Machine Building itself.

Gao Zhendong begged for alms from the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, and the ministry felt that it was inappropriate to give out kitchen knives, so they changed to industrial tickets.

"Chief Engineer Gao, you were able to get so much of this stuff? But it's not enough to share."

Compared with the more than a thousand people in the Sanfen Factory, these dozens of votes are indeed not enough to be divided. No, even if there are enough, we dare not divide them.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. At the end of the year, our branch factory will always give awards and commendations, right? These are the prizes."

When Director Yan heard this, he thought, that’s right, this is much better, you can get it based on your ability, no one should force you.

Old Yan was delighted and took the list. "Then I'll go and take care of this matter, and I'll give you the plan to sign later."

As the steward of the third factory, with these, he can speak more confidently in front of the employees and manage more calmly. As a leader, he can seek benefits for the employees and speak with confidence.

Even though Mr. Gao usually doesn't take charge of things, this move is fatal.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Okay, by the way, don't forget the comrades who came to our branch to support us, everyone should have a share."

(End of this chapter)