I bring technology to my hometown to get rich

Chapter 465 Hard Times Begin
Peninsula Ulsan.

Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard is located here.

In the past, this place was very lively. The huge shipyard was extremely busy, and you could always see large ships being built or about to be completed in every dock.

Once upon a time, when this place was at its most glorious, it took one-third of the world's shipbuilding orders, launching more than 200 large ships a year, and on average launching a large ocean-going ship in less than two days.

Later, with the rapid rise of the shipbuilding industry of our fellow villagers, we began to compete with them for shipbuilding orders all over the world.

Hyundai Heavy Industries' days became very difficult.

Not only did they lose more and more orders, but even the orders they received were often unprofitable, and sometimes even unprofitable, just to feed the entire huge shipbuilding industry.

Although life is harder than before, there are still ships to be built, life can go on, and there are still jobs to support these huge shipbuilding workers.

Yet to this day.

The once prosperous and busy shipyard is now in a state of desolation, with empty docks and no ships to be seen.

The shipyard workers gathered at the dock and sat in silence, holding up signs in their hands, hoping not to be laid off. Even if their wages were reduced, they were willing to sacrifice their wages to share the difficult times with the shipyard.

"Don't go bankrupt! Don't go bankrupt!"

“No layoffs, no layoffs!”

"We are willing to reduce our wages and tide over the difficult times together!"

Park Sung-hwan held a loudspeaker and directed the workers to shout slogans together.

The shipyard has been in a state of suspension since completing the last order half a year ago and has not received any new orders.

The workers at the shipyard have been semi-unemployed since a year ago, and all work has been stopped since half a year ago.

Although everyone can still receive wages from the shipyard, news has come out that the shipyard will carry out large-scale layoffs, laying off more than 98% of employees and retaining only a very small number of people.

no way.

Over the years, they have received fewer and fewer orders, and a large number of orders have been snatched away by others.

The orders we receive are basically not profitable, and we have to rely on government subsidies to survive.

The most fatal thing is that in the past two years, with the emergence of anti-gravity technology, anti-gravity aircraft have become popular.

Small private anti-gravity aircraft have brought down the world's automotive industry.

Medium and large anti-gravity aircraft have brought down the world's shipbuilding industry.

The advantages that medium to large anti-gravity aircraft have over traditional ships are simply too great.

One is that the transportation cost is low. It uses electricity, and the cost of a flight is only a few million, while the cost of a ship is tens of millions just to refuel.

The cost difference is so huge that people will naturally choose anti-gravity aircraft.

Secondly, in terms of efficiency, anti-gravity aircraft have very fast flying speeds. Even large anti-gravity aircraft can fly at supersonic speeds. And because they fly in the air, they can basically fly in a straight line and can fly directly to any place in the world.

Its efficiency is dozens or hundreds of times that of traditional ships.

Ships are different. They are slow and are affected by waterways. They can only go where there is water. It also depends on the safety of the waterways, etc. Their efficiency is far from comparable to that of aircraft.

The combination of these two factors has directly led to the global shipbuilding industry coming to a complete halt. Not only Hyundai Heavy Industries, but all other shipyards have almost no new orders.

All the shipbuilding orders were converted into aircraft orders, and naturally all fell into the hands of the neighbors next door.

The emergence of anti-gravity aircraft has completely declared the death of the shipbuilding industry.

It has brought about earth-shaking changes in the shipbuilding, shipping, air transport and other industries.

Those who can adapt to the development trend of the new era will naturally rise with the wind, while those who fail to keep up with the pace of development will face cruel elimination.

Hyundai Heavy Industries belongs to the latter. They have tried to obtain large anti-gravity engines and large atomic matrix batteries from Feiyun Technology, hoping to transform themselves into large aircraft manufacturing.

But how could Feiyun Technology give this deal to them? Even though the conditions they offered were very tempting, Feiyun Technology remained unmoved.

Of course, these two technologies and equipment are also strictly controlled and are not allowed to be exported to foreign companies, so there is no way to sell them.

“No layoffs, no layoffs!”

"We are willing to reduce our salaries to overcome the difficulties together!"

Park Sung-hwan and his men kept shouting that today was the day the shipyard would announce the layoff list.

He really doesn't want to be unemployed, and he dares not to be unemployed.

It has long been hailed as the barometer and canary of the world economy.

Any disturbance in the global economy will have a huge impact here.

Even though they claim to be a developed country, the living pressure on ordinary people is actually very great.

Prices are high, the cost of living is high. Even in the past, a cabbage would cost twenty or thirty yuan, and when it was expensive it could even sell for forty or fifty yuan. The price levels in other aspects are also not low.

Although the income level here is acceptable, ordinary people still live a very tiring and competitive life due to high prices.

Once you lose your job, you lose your source of livelihood.

And the economy is very bad now, it can even be said to be worse than ever before.

Not only has the shipbuilding industry experienced an unprecedented cold winter, but the electronics and automobile industries have also experienced a cold winter.

The automotive industry, like the shipbuilding industry, has been hit hard by anti-gravity aircraft.

In the past, they could export millions of cars a year. Now, let alone exporting cars, even the most patriotic Oppa is buying private anti-gravity aircraft instead of buying cars produced by themselves.

The electronics industry used to be the pillar industry here!

Multi-star electronics, multi-star mobile phones, chips, storage, etc. are all very developed, and the scale of the industry is very large.

At its peak, Duoxing Mobile was able to export more than 3 million mobile phones to the world each year. It was a super brand on par with Apple phones, with a large number of fans and loyal users.

At their peak, their storage products would easily catch fire in warehouses, and then they would tell you to pay more before they could rush to produce the products for you.

At its most glorious time, more than 90% of the world's chip supply came from here, and they almost took up all of them, from low-end chips to high-end chips.

However, these are all old news.

In the past, mobile phones began to gradually decline, and chips, storage, etc. were gradually caught up and eroded by their neighbors.

But at least I could still make a living before, I just made less money.

The real disaster came after Feiyun Technology withdrew from virtual machines and the virtual world a few years ago.

Mobile phones suddenly became obsolete and outdated items and could no longer be sold.

People would rather spend a lot of money to buy a virtual machine than buy a cheap mobile phone.

No matter how patriotic Oppa is, he cannot resist the temptation of the virtual world and has to abandon his multi-star mobile phone.

Not to mention chips and storage, Feiyun Technology has mastered the world's most advanced chip technology and is capable of mass-producing 1-nanometer super chips. Its storage technology is also the world's top.

They can all be produced and sold by ourselves, there is no need to import from here, and other parts can also be purchased from ourselves.

This was a devastating blow.

The electronics, mobile phone, chip and storage sectors have been in trouble since a few years ago, with large-scale layoffs causing the country's unemployment rate to remain high.

Countless people who used to work in large companies suddenly lost their jobs and could not find jobs again. They could not afford the high cost of living and chose to commit suicide.

There are also a large number of women who could have been housewives at home and leisurely, but they have to start looking for jobs outside to relieve the pressure on their families.

But men can't find jobs, let alone women.

Not only has the economy not grown in recent years, it has even been experiencing a drastic negative growth at a terrifying rate.

Unemployment and rising prices are making everyone's life worse and worse.

So Park Sung-hwan knew very well that once he lost his job, he would basically have no chance of finding another one, and even eating would become a problem.

This is also why everyone is willing to take a pay cut.

As long as they can keep their jobs, it doesn’t matter if the salary keeps decreasing. Even if they have to work and study overtime, they are willing to do so.

Speaking of hardship, the people here are also very hardworking, very hardworking, and very competitive.

Thousands of workers were sitting in silence and shouting together.

However, all this is in vain.

The president of the shipyard came out with a group of people and announced the official start of layoffs in front of everyone.

This time, the number of employees to be laid off exceeds 90%, which means that basically everyone will be laid off.

Park Sung-hwan, like most people, was on the layoff list.

When he saw his name, Park Sung-hwan felt dizzy and could not bear such a heavy blow.

unemployed!
Park Sung-hwan felt like his world suddenly became dark.

Although life was tiring and stressful in the past, at least I had a job and could earn a salary to support my family.

In these terrible times, that's pretty good.

There are a large number of unemployed people around me, and even my family can’t make ends meet.

Many of Park Sung-hwan's friends and relatives lost their jobs and were looking for work every day, trying every way to cut expenses.

However, they can only watch the prices of cabbage and radish getting higher and higher, and they dare not even pickle too much kimchi at one time.

Now it's finally my turn and I'm unemployed.

Park Sung-hwan returned home feeling dizzy.

His wife, Lee Ji-hyun, is growing some vegetables in pots to reduce the family's expenses.

In the past, she loved to grow flowers and plants, but now she can’t even afford kimchi, so she can only grow vegetables.

"what happened to you?"

When Lee Ji-hyun saw Park Sung-hwan's distraught look, she had actually guessed what was going on in her heart.

In the past year, he has hardly been to work, and she knows the situation in the shipyard.

“Were you laid off?”

Li Zhixian sighed helplessly.

"Ok!"

Park Sung-hwan nodded helplessly and said, "More than 90% of the employees in the entire shipyard have been laid off. We haven't received any new orders for a single ship in half a year."

"why is it like this?"

"Why is this happening?"

"Everything was going well, why can't we get any orders all of a sudden?"

Park Sung-hwan grabbed his head. He no longer dared to think about his future life.

Despite working for many years, he actually didn't have much savings. The mortgage, high cost of living and expensive education investment for his children all blew away the fruits of his labor.

Now that I am unemployed, even eating becomes a problem.

"Yeah, why did everything turn out like this all of a sudden?"

Li Zhixian put down the tools in his hands and sat next to Park Sung-hwan.

Of course, she also knows the situation of her neighbors, relatives and friends very well.

Many of my good sisters’ husbands have been unemployed for a long time and cannot find a job, making their lives a problem.

In the past, the most discussed topics were what brand of cosmetics, clothes, and shoes to buy, which educational institution to enroll their children in, etc.

What people are discussing most now are how to grow vegetables at home using boxes, how to cut and alter clothes by yourself, and how to tutor your children by yourself.

Ultimately, it's all about discussing how to save money and how to be economized.

The two of them just sat there quietly, not knowing how to continue living.

The next morning, Park Sung-hwan woke up early and prepared to go to work as usual. However, halfway through, he suddenly realized that he had lost his job and no longer needed to go to work.

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Suddenly, I felt like I had lost all my energy and spirit, and I sat there for the entire morning.

He didn't come to his senses until his wife called him over for breakfast.

Breakfast was a bowl of porridge with a small dish of kimchi, the quantity was very small.

Their family has been living like this for more than a year.

Relatively speaking, their family situation is much better.

Because the shipyard has only become bad in the past year or so, it was pretty good before, with a good salary, enough to support the family and leave a lot for savings.

If we change to people in the electronics and chip industries, they would have been largely unemployed a few years ago and their lives would have been even more difficult.

They started to live a hard life early on and saved a little more money.

"I'll go out and see if I can find some work."

After dinner, Park Sung-hwan decisively chose to go out.

People who are used to being busy cannot stay idle or sit still, not to mention that the current situation is so bad. If you don’t find a job soon, you really don’t know what to do in the future.

However, there are many people who are worse off than Park Sung-hwan. People are looking for jobs everywhere. The recruitment market is full of people, and everyone is eagerly looking to see if there are any companies coming to recruit.

Occasionally, when someone comes to recruit, it will immediately attract countless people to flock over, blocking the way.

Park Sung-hwan also tried to squeeze in, but couldn't because the others were thinner than him and needed a job more urgently, so they all tried their best to squeeze in.

Although these jobs have low wages, high requirements, a lot of work and hard work, everyone is still desperately trying to get these jobs because there are really too few jobs now.

Large shipyards, electronics, mobile phone, chip and other companies can no longer survive. These industries all belong to the chaebols, and they can no longer hold on, let alone other ordinary companies and industries.

If even the chaebols can't live well, ordinary people should forget about it.

The economy is in decline and unemployment is spreading. Right now, you should be thankful to have a job.

"Ugh!"

Park Sung-hwan couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, someone next to him also sighed, and Park Sung-hwan took a look and found that it was his former colleague Li Hao.

"Li Hao!"

"senior!"

When Li Hao saw that it was Park Sung-hwan, he quickly saluted and called out.

"Since you've already left the company, don't call me senior anymore."

Park Sung-hwan said with a wry smile.

"Are you looking for a job too?"

"Ok!"

"did you find it?"

"It's so hard to find a job now. I'm going to try my luck in Shenzhou next door."

Li Hao said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"You're going to Shenzhou next door?"

When Park Sung-hwan heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. The economy in neighboring China was very prosperous and booming, and growing extremely fast.

There is no problem for foreigners to travel, but it is not easy if they want to work locally. After all, each country will give priority to ensuring employment for its own citizens.

"Correct!"

“My family immigrated here.”

"My parents came here to work and gave birth to me, so I got the nationality here, grew up, lived, studied and worked here."

"My parents were not well educated, so they never applied for citizenship. When they got older, they returned to Liaodong, leaving me here to live, work, and start a family."

"I can't make it here anymore. I can only go back and see if I can find a job."

Li Hao nodded and said that he was from the Korean ethnic group. Twenty or thirty years ago, it was very popular to come here to work because the wages here were much higher than in his hometown.

Therefore, a large number of people of the older generation came here to work, live, or even immigrate here. At that time, this place was the holy land and hometown in their hearts.

However, times have changed, and who would have known that the world would change so quickly.

At this point, Li Hao had to find a way to go back again, because he could no longer find a job here and had no way to support his family.

“Do you still have local nationality?”

When Park Sung-hwan heard this, his eyes lit up with envy.

"no!"

"This is also the biggest headache for me. Not having a nationality has a huge impact on my job search, and my Chinese is not good either. I am now relearning Chinese."

Li Hao said helplessly.

His situation is relatively better because he has the support of his parents, although his parents are old.

But their nationality did not change, they still had land in the local area, and they both found jobs after returning. The combined salary of the two of them was over ten thousand yuan, and they would send a sum of money to Li Hao every month, so that Li Hao and his family could still live a comfortable life.

After all, Rabbit Coin is appreciating very quickly now and its purchasing power is very strong.

"I really envy you that you can work in Shenzhou."

"Although you have changed your nationality, your parents are still local citizens after all. It will be convenient for you to find a job. They may recognize you."

Park Sung-hwan said enviously.

Li Hao's family has taken advantage of both sides.

When our parents were alive, the economy here was good and the income was high, so they came here to work and earn money, and lived a better life.

By the time of Li Hao's generation, the economy in China had taken off again. He could go back to find a job and live a good life.

“It’s not that easy!”

"We have no nationality and we don't even speak Chinese, so it's very difficult to find a job."

"I have submitted many resumes, and even if there are companies willing to hire me, they all require me to speak Chinese."

Li Hao shook his head and said, to be honest he regretted now that he did not learn Chinese well when he was young, so that it is difficult for him to find a job now.

"Li Hao!"

"Can you introduce me to work there when you return?"

"Anything is fine, as long as there is a job."

Park Sung-hwan thought for a moment and asked eagerly.

“I haven’t even found a job yet.”

"Maybe after I go back, I can only learn to be a bricklayer, do renovation, plumber or something like that."

"You don't need to join a company to do this. All you need is the skills and orders. And the income is pretty good."

Li Hao said with a wry smile.

He is considered an educated person here and has been to university.

But it was useless after I went back. I couldn’t even speak Chinese very well, even though I had a virtual machine for translation.

But basically all companies have such requirements.

"I can also be a bricklayer. I can also do renovation and plumbing."

"If you can form your own team and take orders and contracts on your own after you go back, you can contact me then. I can help you do it and also help you contact more people to work for you."

When Park Sung-hwan heard this, he quickly gave Li Hao some advice and said that he knew everything and was willing to do everything.

"Don't tell me, it really works."

"China is now experiencing a reverse urbanization process, with a large number of urban residents returning to rural areas to build houses. It is not a problem for us to set up a construction team to take orders and do the work."

When Li Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He has recently been discussing with his parents what he can do when he returns.

Because his parents were uneducated, they had always been working on construction sites, and after returning home they also built houses for other people.

"Really?"

When Park Sung-hwan heard this, he immediately spoke excitedly.

"real!"

"There are a lot of people building houses now, really a lot of people."

"Everyone likes to live in the countryside, build a small villa, grow some vegetables, etc. It's much more comfortable than living in the city."

"Well, I've decided. I'll do this kind of work when I get back."

Li Hao said seriously and immediately made a decision.

"Li Hao, can you teach me? I know everything."

Park Sung-hwan said seriously, "And I can help you find the various skilled workers you need. You can decide on the salary."

"Okay, let's add each other as friends in the virtual world. I'll go back and check the situation. If it works, I'll let you know."

The two of them quickly discussed it.

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