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Chapter 1610 The money is a bit too much (third update, please subscribe)

"Take care of yourself!"

Standing at the door of the teahouse, the old man looked at his old friend and said.

"I hope you are really here for an interview, if... well..."

Then he shook his head and spoke in a firm tone.

"I think you should understand this place. Really understand this place. Our way of life, understand what we work for, understand how we treat our people, understand what our people think?
Then you will know the answer.”

Faced with the old friend's advice, Sun Qiyun said with some doubt.

"The answer, what answer?"

"You will understand why these people who live in dire straits are willing to protect this place at all costs."

In response to the reminder from his old friend, Sun Qiyun thought for a moment and said.

"Because here they are using the wealth squeezed from foreign countries to buy off the ignorant common people."

"That's better than using the blood and sweat of our own people to buy off foreigners."

For a moment, the two of them were speechless. After they shook hands and said goodbye, the moment they turned around, Sun Qiyun - the old friend had completely changed.

"Oh, I never thought that such a generous and upright person could be bought by a few pounds of bones."

Finally, Sun Qiyun looked around and muttered to himself.

"I never thought that this place would be so deceptive."

Sun Qiyun's brows were furrowed and his expression seemed somewhat solemn.

"After all, we still have to walk more and see more."

In this way, Sun Qiyun and his team began their business journey here. During this period, he did visit some old friends, but what annoyed him was that the attitudes of those old friends towards him were completely different from the past.

Gradually, during the inspection, Sun Qiyun and the two people who were accompanying him had a great change in their impression of this place.

"It's really incredible. The wealth here is beyond my expectation."

Passing through the busy city of Chang'an, Sun Qiyun and his party were even more surprised by the scenes along the way. The streets were clean and spacious, with vehicles flowing continuously, the buildings on the roadside were neat and uniform, and the shop windows displayed a wide variety of goods. The pedestrians were dressed in bright clothes and had confident smiles on their faces. All of this was in sharp contrast to his previous impression of this place.

In the Financial Street area, Sun Qiyun and others looked at some financial elites holding mobile phones and walking back and forth to make calls, and they even looked at them as if they were aliens.

"What are they holding?"

Obviously, mobile phones were not within their comprehension range. When Sun Qiyun learned from passers-by that it was a mobile phone, he said in surprise:

"Mobile phone? No wires?"

The newsstand vendor on the roadside glanced at these people and said:

"How can we move it with wires?"

Several people stood there looking at those holding mobile phones, and then they all fell silent.

Mobile phones, this is beyond their cognition.

After four or five days of inspection in Chang'an, they finally came to a factory, which they visited in the name of ordering inspection. The factory had advanced machinery and equipment, skilled workers, and orderly production lines. The factory manager introduced the factory's operating model and management methods in detail. The factory implemented a modern production management system, and the workers' work efficiency and production quality were very high.

The factory has a high degree of automation, and many processes are completed by machines, which greatly reduces labor costs and improves production efficiency.

"I never thought that their machine tools could change tools by themselves without manual operation..."

When witnessing the automatic tool changing process of the CNC machining center, Sun Qiyun took pictures with his camera. In his opinion, such a CNC machining center is worth learning and introducing.

"Manager Liang, how much does a machine tool like this cost?"

"It's about 30!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiyun immediately gave up the idea of ​​introducing it - it was too expensive.

"The price is a bit expensive, but compared to manual labor, it is still much cheaper. After all, its processing speed is faster and the accuracy is more guaranteed."

The factory manager’s explanation gave Sun Qiyun the answer.

"So, our factory uses these machines because we don't have enough workers?"

"It's not just that there are not enough workers, but also that the wages are too high. Manager Sun, this place is different from Hong Kong Island. The wages in Hong Kong Island are very cheap, but here they are very expensive. A worker's monthly salary is at least 240 yuan, and with bonuses, it's at least 300 yuan."

"300 yuan!"

The people following Sun Qiyun were shocked:

“That’s almost $120!”

“It’s over 900 Hong Kong dollars!”

Looking at the astonished expressions of the three people, the factory manager Liang said:
"This is just the salary of an ordinary worker. If you are a long-term employee of the factory, your monthly income is about 400 yuan..."

This seemingly simple sentence was like a finishing blow, leaving the three of them speechless for a long time.

More than a thousand Hong Kong dollars a month!

It was like a dream.

This is almost equivalent to the annual income of workers in Hong Kong Island! Although they work in newspapers, even with the expatriate allowance, they only make more than 200 Hong Kong dollars a month!
How can they offer such high wages? It is really unbelievable!

For a moment, the three of them saw surprise and strangeness in each other's eyes.

“This salary… is too high!”

That’s a bit too much!

Sun Qiyun and his colleagues ate with the workers in the factory cafeteria. As soon as he entered the cafeteria, he noticed that it was spacious and bright. When he took the stainless steel plate to get food, he noticed that the food was rich in variety and the workers' dining environment and conditions were very good.

Rice, meat, vegetables, fruit, and egg and vegetable soup.

Looking at the food on the plate, Sun Qiyun couldn't help but ask:
"How much is this meal?"

"It's free, no money."

The worker sitting opposite Sun Qiyun told him that the factory not only provides free lunch, but also provides rest and entertainment facilities, including a gym, library and lounge. These facilities enable workers to have a good rest and relaxation after work, further improving their work enthusiasm and productivity.

"In this respect, it is somewhat similar to the clubs in large factories."

"I just don't know if it's just for decoration."

A group of three people came to the workers' gym and lounge, looked at the spacious and bright room and the large number of fitness equipment.

The group was completely silent, and they all read surprise in each other's eyes.

The man next to him, wearing black-framed glasses, couldn't help but mutter after leaving a factory.

"Before coming here, I thought the living conditions of the workers here were very poor, but now it seems... different from what I read before!"

It is different because the information they know mainly comes from some books and newspapers. These materials mostly describe the gap between the rich and the poor and the oppression of workers in these Western countries.

Like the factories they saw in Hong Kong Island, the workers there were exploited and had to work like oxen and horses in harsh working conditions, day and night to earn some income.

In their imaginations, this place must be like that - the factory is full of exploited and hopeless laborers, including men, women, and even many child laborers. Isn't it said that there are child laborers everywhere here?
But what they saw here was completely different.

It can even be said that it completely subverted their imagination.

"How do I write this?"

Suddenly, the man said with some annoyance:

"If we write it truthfully, it will definitely be regarded as..."

Before he could finish, Sun Qiyun said:

"Then write it truthfully...write about the harsh exploitation we see here by the capitalists and the miserable conditions in which the people in the slums live in dire straits."

Looking at the two people who were somewhat confused, Sun Qiyun continued:

"We must learn to look at problems critically. In my opinion, the lounge is not for the workers, but for the capitalists themselves. The workers are sweating profusely in the high temperature of dozens of degrees, and the boss himself? He plays mahjong and flirts with female workers in the lounge equipped with air conditioners..."

Just a few simple words overturned everything.

……

When Sun Qiyun and his team were visiting various places in SEA, he didn't know that their names had appeared on the Security Bureau's monitoring list.

"…From what we can see so far, they are visiting various places as businessmen. They not only inspect the production of factories, but also the lives of workers."

Looking through the report in front of him, Ma Chao had already drawn conclusions from his subordinates' reports.

"Yes, Director. Basically, they are here just doing the work that journalists do. The reason why they come here as businessmen may be related to the representative office's refusal to issue visas to those newspaper reporters. Therefore, they come here to interview under this name."

After thinking for a while, You Hu said:

"I think we can use this as an excuse to expel them, which can avoid some unnecessary trouble."

"It's not necessary."

Ma Chao shook his head and said:

"It's just a few reporters. Back then, we banned some newspaper workers from Hong Kong Island from entering here because of security reasons. Now, who can shake us?

We have been here for 21 years. If we don't even have this little confidence, we can only say that our work is a failure.

Our job over the years has been to make this place a better place, and people's lives have been changing there in visible ways.

How unconfident are we to believe that just a few of them can overturn everything here?
If they can do that, it will mean our failure.”

There is an inexplicable confidence in Ma Chao's words, which is brought to him by the success of the past 20 years.

“And we also need them to come here and get to know us and what we have created here.

One day, the current situation of no contact and no communication will change. Before that, it is extremely necessary to deepen the understanding between the two sides. After all... this understanding should not be based on ignorance.

When they come here, especially the journalists, they will bring back the changes we have seen here, and once they understand, they will naturally make their own choices.”

After saying this, Ma Chao began to sigh. He looked at the report in front of him, thought for a moment, and added:
"Just keep monitoring them, but if they do anything illegal, arrest them immediately."

Listening to the director's order, You Hu said:

"I understand."

(End of this chapter)