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Chapter 418 Xu Damao's laid-off and re-employment

Xu Damao, a projectionist of the rural projection team in Heyang County, has not had a better life recently. In the 80s, his annual basic salary, subsidies for going to the countryside and other miscellaneous income added up to 700 yuan. At that time, 700 yuan was already very high. It's beautiful, there are more people with latte jobs than many public units in the county, and every time he goes to the countryside, he has extra money. The village where he is invited to show movies will definitely not let him go for nothing, or carry two chickens or take A few packs of cigarettes, never empty-handed.

Whenever he came back from the countryside, he stewed the chicken in the pot, and the aroma spread, and everyone in the yard began to envy their family's life. Wherever Xu Damao went, he always held his head high and held his chest high, giving him a sense of face.

After the 90s, it was not going to work, and the people in the village gradually became richer, and more and more people bought TVs at home. The projection team with only a few old movies in the film library could not compete with the TV stations at all, especially He The local TV station in Yangyang, after the local news, will show the TV series of Xiangjiang Baodao one after another, from "The Legend of Condor Heroes" to "The Great Times", and then from "I Have a Date with a Zombie" to "Bao Qingtian" "series, what TV series are popular, there are such wonderful TV series to watch, who would go all the way to watch old movies?

As a result, fewer and fewer people invited Xu Damao to go to the countryside to show movies, and his subsidy for going to the countryside gradually became almost gone, and other extra money was even hopeless!Xu Damao's life is getting more and more difficult, but he still has some basic salary to get, so he can live on.

But recently, Xu Damao lost even the last bit of basic salary. Now the whole country is reducing staff, not only in enterprises, but also in institutions. Xu Damao and the other five members of the rural projection team in Heyang County The members were honorably discharged together.

He originally thought about finding some connections to open a video studio, which required the approval of the cultural department. , the leader was full of haha, either saying that the quota was full, or that it was enough for a meeting to discuss, but he didn't give him an accurate word.

The same is true for other avenues. Xu Damao has lived a good life for a long time, and he is not suitable for the development of society. He fiddled with two transactions, not only did not make any money, but also lost his previous savings. If it wasn't for the daughter-in-law and her salary, their family's life would be difficult!

Although life can still be lived, it is not a solution to stay idle at home all the time, and the life of other people's family is getting better and better, while the life of his own family is getting worse and worse. No matter how you think about this kind of thing, you feel uncomfortable, Xu Damao is angry It is also getting more and more prosperous, and he starts to lose his temper at every turn.

"Brother Da Mao, Brother Da Mao! Are you at home?" Xu Damao was in a daze at home that day, when he suddenly heard someone shouting from downstairs, he opened the window and saw that it was Yan Mugen, the old partner of the projection team. A group, one in charge of screenings, one in charge of power generation, Xu Damao and Yan Mugen have been partners for the longest time.

"In the house, come up!" The old partner had to be treated well when he came, so Xu Damao began to search in the kitchen, but he couldn't find the fart, so he could only make a cup of tea.

Fortunately, Yan Mugen didn't mind these things, he yelled as soon as he came in, "Brother Da Mao, I heard that there is no, the fertilizer factory is going to recruit workers, and they said that those who have worked as projectionists like us will be given priority, come as soon as you hear the news I'm looking for you, let's go to the chemical fertilizer factory to try it now, who knows how many places there are now, if Huang Wei, Lin Jianzhong and the others snatch it first, it will be bad!"

"Fertilizer factory? That's a good unit! I couldn't get in if I wanted to, but now there are laid-off workers everywhere, and we can still get the two of us? We don't know how to tinker with those machines in the factory?" Hit the wall, and now I don't really believe in such a good thing.

"It's not just a good unit. In our Heyang, apart from other companies under Huinong, is there any unit that can give tens of thousands of yuan a year? It doesn't take much effort to go in. If you really go in, then we will The good days are coming, guaranteed to be more beautiful than ten years ago!" Recalling the golden years of the 80s, Yan Mugen's face is full of nostalgia, why are such good days gone?
"Forget it? If you go there, you won't be able to make people laugh for nothing!" Xu Damao was a little moved, but still couldn't wipe his shame, he raised his buttocks and sat back down again.

"Let's go, let's go, you just go with me!" Yan Mugen knew the character of his old partner, and quickly found a suitable reason for him.

"Then drink your saliva and wait, I'll go change your clothes!" Xu Damao didn't refuse this time, and went back to the bedroom as soon as he turned around. Yan Mugen laughed straight in the living room, knowing that you must be tempted.

After coming out, the two of them went out together and hurried to the fertilizer factory. When they got to the gate of the factory, they saw a recruitment notice posted on the outside wall: In order to meet the needs of expanding production, Huinong Chemical Fertilizer Factory is now specially recruiting workers and salesmen Some workers require a junior high school education or above and are hard-working. Laid-off workers are given priority. Salesmen also require a junior high school education or above. Experience in working in townships or as a projectionist in townships is preferred.

"Salesman? Selling chemical fertilizer? What does buying chemical fertilizer have to do with those of us who show movies?" Xu Damao was a little confused, but he honestly queued up to get the registration form, filled it out and handed it in to the staff of the chemical fertilizer factory. , he still wanted the job very much.

"Oh, Master Xu, no wonder it looks familiar. When I was a child, I watched your movies a lot. Sometimes, just to watch the movies, I would trot over a mountain road of more than ten miles!" Zhang Longfa, who was in charge of recruiting salesmen, scanned After glancing at Xu Damao's form, he said.

"That's all in the past!" Xu Damao managed to squeeze out a smile. He is in a conflicted mood now. He doesn't want to forget the good old days, but he is also afraid of being mentioned, because the better the past, the better he will be The current downfall.

Zhang Longfa has been working in marketing for a long time, and his ability to read words and demeanor is first-class. Seeing that Xu Damao seemed unwilling to hear this, he stopped talking. He took out the list he had prepared in advance and compared it with the form he received. Put away the form and stand up, "Everyone is almost there, Master Xu and Master Yan, let's go inside and talk!"

Xu Damao and Yan Mugen hurriedly followed Zhang Longfa into the fertilizer factory, came to a small office, went in and took a look, good guy, is this the conference room of the fertilizer factory, or a party for the old staff of the Heyang Village Screening Team? The six previous projectionists of the Heyang Village Projection Team are all here.

Seeing Zhang Longfa come in, everyone stood up and looked at him nervously. These people have been laid off for a long time like Xu Damao, and they have not been able to find a job. The success or failure of today's interview will determine their future for a long time The fate of time.

Zhang Longfa raised his hand, "Everyone, don't be nervous, sit down, sit down! I have read all the forms you filled out. From previous experience, everyone here can basically meet the requirements of our Huinong Chemical Fertilizer Factory for salesmen. So for the next interview, as long as you don’t get too nervous, you should be able to pass it.”

They were called in one by one in the order they filled out the forms for a conversation, and they were asked some very basic questions. It was really not difficult. Xu Damao and others answered very smoothly, and Zhang Longfa didn't make him wait any longer. The interview was announced when the interview was over. As a result, "everyone passed the interview. As long as everyone is willing, they can come to work in Huinong now, and after passing the probationary period, they can become full-time employees."

Then he talked about the salary standard of the salesman of Huinong Chemical Fertilizer Factory. The basic salary is not high, only 200 yuan per month, but the commission ratio is quite considerable. As long as you can complete the basic tasks, you can get a commission of thousands of yuan. The more you get, the more you get. If you meet a big customer, it is not impossible to get tens of thousands of yuan or even more commission for a single transaction.

However, you need to conduct training before sales. After the training, you will be assigned to various townships and towns to start selling. You can become a regular after completing the initial sales task within three months. However, if the task is not completed at the end of three months, then you have to come back to continue training.

Zhang Longfa was in charge of training these salesmen. In the first class, he talked about why they were recruited. "The reason is actually very simple. We sell fertilizers and often go to the village. Why do you sell fertilizers in the city? Being able to go to the fields to talk with each other is like going to the country to show a movie, everyone here has similar experience, and it is easier to get started."

"Besides, some of you have released movies for five or six years, and some of you have released movies for more than 20 years. You have been to every village and town in Heyang, and you can find acquaintances in that village; hey, it is easier to talk when you have acquaintances. Everyone knows each other. You, I know everything about you, know your nature, and they will trust you if you tell them our fertilizer is good, but if someone you don’t know goes over and says it, I’m afraid it will take a lot of effort!”

"Finally, to be able to play movies, you must have a certain level of education and learning ability. Next, I will teach you about chemical fertilizers and you will learn quickly, so don't worry, I believe you will be able to do this job well! I guarantee that you will soon You can make money soon, and when you go to the countryside, it is even more beautiful than ten years ago!"

Considering that rural projectionists have so many advantages and are naturally suitable for the job of fertilizer salesman, Huinong began to recruit laid-off film projectionists on a large scale within the scope of its business. These people are familiar with the countryside and have endured hardships. It is natural to eat this bowl of rice.

Moreover, their original skills will not be wasted. Huinong has often cooperated with them before, asking them to play a scientific and educational promotional video made by Huinong himself before releasing the official film. It started with raising laying hens, and then added more It is easy to make a new promotional film related to compound fertilizers for the content of raising pigs, formulating feed, and planting cash crops.

After the filming is finished, make some popular movies, let these salesmen go back to their old jobs and show them in towns and towns, and take the opportunity of showing the movies to gather the villagers to play promotional videos and tell them the benefits of Huinong compound fertilizer. To attract the majority of farmers friends to buy.

If you ask the villagers to spend money to invite the projection team to come down to show the movie, it is estimated that not many people are willing to do it. This is also an important reason why the rural projection teams in various places cannot continue to do it. However, free movies are still liked by many people. Not to mention now, even 20 years later, when the movie is shown in the village, many people will still come to watch it. People may not be very interested in the movie itself, but they are absolutely unwilling to miss this good opportunity to join in the fun.

Huinong's business training textbooks are specially produced by experts in the field of chemical fertilizers and ace salesmen. They clearly explain the advantages and usage skills of Huinong's fertilizer, and what questions farmers will probably ask when consulting , There are also standard templates. Everyone just needs to watch the PPT and study carefully, and then memorize the handout booklet, and then translate it into the local language.

This job is not difficult, Xu Damao and others quickly learned it, and after everyone has passed the assessment, they will be grouped into groups of two and two, and then sent to different towns for publicity.

Each group was assigned to the towns they were familiar with before. The first stop of Xu Damao and Yan Mugen was Xiahe Village, Peizhai Township. When they entered the village, Xu Damao was still a little bit emotional, "I remember that the whole county was the first place where I released Huinong The promotional video was released for the first time in Xiahe Village. On that day, Pei Daming got married and invited me to come over. After the release, many people went to Erdaowan to find Boss Li to buy breeders. At that time, I could have imagined that it was only a decade or so ago. The richest man, I'm still showing movies here!"

"Pei Xiaohong is also from this village! Two years ago, she was admitted to Tsinghua University. She set up rice noodles in the village for several days, and I ate them! Boss Li also sent someone over to give gifts. Their family was so poor back then. If it weren't for Boss Li, who didn't even have the money to send the baby to school, how could he dare to think about Tsinghua University?"

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao will be there, just mentioned Pei Xiaohong when she saw her father Pei Yougen come out of the village, and began to say hello from a long distance away, "Master Xu, Master Yan, I have heard from the company that you are coming. Sit in the house, drink some water and eat something, and we will start again when it gets dark!"

Pei Yougen is now Huinong's partner, responsible for feed sales and egg recycling in several surrounding villages. Now that Huinong is coming to his village to sell fertilizers, he warmly prepares to receive them.

"I'm causing you trouble!" Xu Damao took out a stick from Hongtashan, lit it, and the three of them chatted and walked towards Pei Yougen's house.

(End of this chapter)