Sail across the sea

Chapter 556 Leave it to me
"This is a concept proposed by our chairman. He said that scientific research must make researchers happy. You can't expect the horse to run without feeding it. Professor Jiang, if I'm not mistaken, the design institute sent you to Haike Company to do research, so they won't give you any extra allowance, is that right?" Chen Chuanlin said.

“Of course not!” Jiang Zhiwei said. “Xiao Chen, let me tell you… no, I don’t need to tell you, Xiao Chen, you’ve worked in a design institute before, you should know that in a unit like ours, the leaders are all about maintaining a balance. Let alone a monthly subsidy of 250 yuan, even if it’s only 25 yuan, some people will be green with envy. If these people go to the leaders and make a scene, those subsidies will be gone.”

“We know this, which is why we have formulated such a policy to provide subsidies to all those who come to participate in the project research, on the condition that they make the best of it and do not bring the atmosphere of the design institute here.”

"Ha, if such conditions are available, then what else is there to say? Once you've taken the money, you naturally have to work hard, otherwise you'll lose face. Actually, the reason everyone in the design institute slacks off and doesn't work is because it makes no difference whether you work or not, right?"

“Once you get here, there’s a difference between working and not working. If you’re as irresponsible as you say, we’ll have to send you back and replace you with someone willing to work.”

“Great! This is what it means to do business properly. To be honest, we don’t get much work done in the design institute, but we’ve had enough of the frustration. The atmosphere here is completely different. Just because you have this kind of dedication, I’ll take this project without hesitation.”

Jiang Zhiwei patted his chest and promised, his previous frustration completely gone.

In 1992, the average annual salary for employees in state-owned enterprises in Beijing was 3500 yuan, which translates to about 290 yuan per month. The salary level at the design institute was slightly higher than the social average; Jiang Zhiwei earned approximately 450 yuan per month.

If he participates in Haike Company's project, he can earn an extra 250 yuan per month, bringing his monthly salary to 700 yuan, which is considered a relatively high salary in Beijing.

What can Jiang Zhiwei say about getting a 25% raise out of thin air? Working on Haike Company's projects is indeed tiring, but he's still young. What's wrong with doing more work and earning more money?

Prices are rising so fast these days. Every household needs to replace their color TV and buy a refrigerator, which all costs money. And raising children in Beijing is so expensive now! If your child doesn't have the things other children have, how can you justify that? And where will the money come from to buy all those things?
Now that I have an opportunity to make money, why should I be afraid of being tired?
Chen Chuanlin had a clear view of Jiang Zhiwei's emotional changes and couldn't help but admire Gao Fan's foresight.

When granaries are full, people know etiquette. Without solving everyone's income problem, simply shouting slogans will not motivate them.

The chemical engineering design institute has over 300 engineers, most of whom are top talents in the industry; it's no exaggeration to call it a treasure trove of chemical technology. If such a treasure could be fully developed, generating tens of millions in revenue annually would be a piece of cake. How could it possibly be facing financial difficulties?

Ultimately, the problem stems from an overly rigid system. People's intelligence and talent are not being used to generate revenue, but rather wasted on internal friction, which is truly regrettable.

The solution is actually quite simple: create a special economic zone outside the existing system. Things that cannot be done within the existing system can be done in the special economic zone. Once everyone accepts the model of the special economic zone, the existing system will naturally be unfrozen.

Haike Company is located in this special economic zone.

"Professor Jiang, what I just mentioned is only one of the benefits our company provides to researchers; it's a basic benefit. In addition to the basic benefits, we have further incentive policies based on the different tasks each person undertakes and the differences in their contributions, and these incentives are even greater than the basic benefits," Chen Chuanlin offered a new lure.

"The benefits are even greater than basic welfare! Wouldn't that mean..." Jiang Zhiwei didn't dare to think any further.

The basic benefits are already 250 yuan per month. If it's even greater than that, wouldn't it be 300, 400, or even more? Right, Chen Chuanlin just mentioned that he specifically requested me to be the project leader. As the leader, of course, I'd make greater contributions, which means I'm eligible for a reward.

Could it be that my dream of earning over a thousand yuan a month will soon be realized?

"Xiao Chen, I don't really care about the reward. I just feel that your company taking this kind of action shows that you really want to get things done. No problem, just give me the work now. It's just cold crystallization, leave it to me!"

A dozen or so engineers, selected from various research labs, entered the Haike Company office with long faces, and then came out with the same long faces. Only the most observant could notice that the corners of their mouths were turned up, a suppressed expression of joy.

Chen Chuanlin himself was a chemical engineering expert and was able to assign tasks to the researchers. Once the researchers received their assignments, they immediately threw themselves into their work. Some went to the archives to look up literature, some hunched over computers to build models, and others went to the laboratory to conduct experiments. They were no longer as sluggish as before, which greatly shocked the employees in the design institute who were not involved in the research.

"Hey, let me tell you, yesterday Engineer Wang stayed in the lab doing experiments until after 1 a.m. before going home. I heard it from the gatekeeper, Uncle Zhang."

"I've heard that too. Engineer Chen from the analysis room got so engrossed in looking at the data in the archives that he didn't go home after get off work or even tell his family. His wife came straight to the institute."

What are these people doing?

"Isn't it that cold crystallization project that the institute is working on with Haike Company? Nobody wanted to go, but the few of them were forced to go by the institute leaders."

"But judging from their appearance, these people don't seem to be forced to go. Why are they even more enthusiastic than when they're doing work for the institute?"

"I'm thinking that maybe private companies are strict and directly assign tasks, and you can't fail to complete them."

"I don't believe it. What else can they do if they don't finish the project? Do they think the design institute will fire these people?"

"That's unlikely... Yes, this is a bit strange. Could it be that the private company has some kind of trick to brainwash these people?"

"What methods could they possibly use? It's just money, isn't it? Maybe the company promised them some benefits, otherwise why would these people be so enthusiastic? Everyone knows what kind of people they are."

"No way, the company would secretly pay them money without the hospital's knowledge?"

"Hard to say……"

(End of this chapter)