Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 15 The wages at the ceramics factory are really high.

After catching his breath outside the workshop, Wang Liu brought Li Feng and the others to Zhou Jianjun.

Zhou Jianjun was kneading the kaolin at that moment.

Kaolin is an important raw material for making porcelain.

The main production area of kaolin is Jingdezhen, which is the most famous ceramic production area. It is also distributed in Guangdong Province, Jiangsu Province, southern Hunan, Fujian and other places.

However, the main production area at present is Jingdezhen.

of course!

Porcelain factories are not only found in Jingdezhen; they exist in other places as well.

It's just that it's not as famous as the porcelain factories in Jingdezhen.

But it is also quite famous.

The porcelain factory where Li Feng worked at that time was considered a relatively large porcelain factory in Beijing.

It was directly under the Ministry of Light Industry.

It can be considered a state-owned enterprise under the ministry.

If we consider the highest level of subordinate enterprises, the highest level is roughly equivalent to a vice-ministerial level, but this porcelain factory is not at that level.

The factory director and party secretary are at the bureau level, while the deputy factory directors are at the division level.

This is someone Li Feng can only aspire to be unreachable at present.

After all, Li Feng was still just an apprentice who had just become a potter's wheel maker.

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun was diligently kneading the kaolin soil. Even though it was winter, beads of sweat were forming on his forehead.

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun saw Wang Liu coming over.

So Zhou Jianjun smiled and said to Wang Liu.

"Brother Wang".

Wang Liu responded to Zhou Jianjun with a smile.

"Build an army!"

"Master Wang asked me to take them for a drive around the neighborhood."

"They came in at the same time as you."

Zhou Jianjun nodded, then greeted Li Feng and Qian Fusheng behind Wang Liu.

Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu were very familiar with each other.

Li Feng believes this is why Zhou Jianjun stayed here for quite a long time.

Thinking of this, Li Feng asked Zhou Jianjun.

"Zhou Jianjun, how long have you been working here?"

Zhou Jianjun stopped what he was doing and then answered Li Feng.

“I studied here for six months before.”

Qian Fusheng said with some surprise.

"You've been studying here for so long?"

Then he touched his head and said with a hint of realization.

"No wonder you were so good during the assessment!"

"So it took you this long to learn."

"That's right!"

"Since you're from the factory, didn't you get a permanent position there?"

Upon hearing Qian Fusheng's words, Zhou Jianjun shook his head at him.

"It's not that easy."

“The factory didn’t have any openings before, so I had to come in as an apprentice first. This time, the factory finally released ten openings, and my dad told me to take this opportunity to become a full-fledged apprentice.”

Qian Fusheng asked Zhou Jianjun in surprise.

"Who is your father?"

Before Zhou Jianjun could answer, Wang Liu spoke first.

"You don't even know his father?"

Qian Fusheng shook his head and said.

"I have no idea!".

Li Feng asked Wang Liu with some curiosity.

"Who is Jianjun's father?"

When Wang Liu heard the two of them looking at him curiously, he said to them with a hint of smugness.

"Jianjun's father is the director of our painting workshop."

When Qian Fusheng and Li Feng heard Wang Liu say that Zhou Jianjun's father was the director of the painting workshop, they were both very surprised.

Only then did Li Feng realize the truth.

It turns out that Zhou Jianjun's father was a director-level official.

No wonder they were able to get Zhou Jianjun in directly.

If that's the case, then it makes sense.

At this point, Li Feng began to ask Zhou Jianjun questions.

"Zhou Jianjun, your dad works in the painting workshop, so why don't you go work there?"

"Isn't drawing wonderful?"

Zhou Jianjun then told Li Feng.

"I can't do such delicate work."

"I get a headache as soon as I hold a pen."

"I think I'm doing quite well working in the potter's wheel workshop."

Qian Fusheng said with some envy.

"Painting is so much cleaner."

"If I could, I would really like to go and paint."

After hearing Qian Fusheng's words, Wang Liu offered him some advice.

"What's so good about drawing? Drawing is too hard on the eyes."

"And our salary is higher than those painters'."

Qian Fusheng asked Wang Liu with some curiosity, "Brother Wang."

"How much are our apprentices paid?"

Wang Liu thought for a moment and then answered Qian Fusheng.

"Our apprentices all get the same salary, which is 27.5 yuan."

"I'll be thirty-five after I become a full-fledged employee."

Qian Fusheng asked again.

"How much does a painting apprentice earn after becoming a full-fledged professional?"

Wang Liu said directly.

"If you get promoted, it'll be 32."

Qian Fusheng was immediately surprised.

"It's three yuan more than theirs!"

"So many."

Wang Liu nodded and said.

"That's right!"

"And our performance is also higher than those of the painters."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Jianjun."

"His father is the director of the painting workshop."

After hearing Wang Liu's words, Zhou Jianjun nodded to Qian Fusheng.

"Brother Wang is right."

"Our wages are indeed higher than those in the painting workshop."

"But if you're a senior artist, your salary is higher than what we pottery artists earn."

"However, it's very difficult to become a senior artist."

"If we get promoted to full-time pottery makers now, and we do a lot of work, we can earn at least fifty or more."

Qian Fusheng was instantly surprised when he heard about the salary.

"So many!"

"Is this all there is after an apprentice becomes a full-fledged employee?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Liu couldn't help but speak smugly.

"Of course, the wages in our pottery-throwing workshop are among the highest in our factory."

Qian Fusheng then said with a smile.

"If that's the case, then I'll have money to get married in the future."

After listening to their conversation, Li Feng gained a general understanding of the ceramics factory's wage system.

The wages and benefits at the ceramics factory are quite good.

The apprentice's salary is a uniform 27.5 yuan.

After becoming a full-fledged apprentice, the pottery-throwing apprentice earns a few dollars more than the painting apprentice.

As for performance evaluation, Li Feng was still unclear.

However, according to Wang Liu, it certainly won't be that low.

After all, I just got promoted. If I work hard, I can earn more than fifty yuan. What about first-level workers, second-level workers, and third-level workers?
Yi Zhonghai, who lives in a courtyard house, is an eighth-level fitter, and he only earns ninety-nine yuan a month.

The wages at this ceramics factory are indeed much higher than those at the steel rolling mill.

This was something Li Feng hadn't expected.

Next up!
After chatting, Li Feng became acquainted with Zhou Jianjun and the others.

Next, Wang Liu took Li Feng and Qian Fusheng to visit other places.

But they all fall within the scope of pottery throwing.

After all, the main job in the potter's wheel workshop is to make the shape of the vessel.

While familiarizing himself with the workshop, Li Feng also learned how those unique shapes were made.

The methods for making porcelain slabs and porcelain bottles are completely different.

The method of making porcelain slabs is simpler than that of making porcelain bottles.

It involves taking wooden strips and forming a rectangle, then putting kaolin inside, and then rolling the kaolin back and forth with an iron rod to flatten it.

However, these wooden strips have size requirements.

有52*37厘米的，有42*11厘米的，有55*15厘米的。

In general, there are basic sizes as well as custom sizes.

一般来说，都是52*37，24*39尺寸的居多，大的还有54*39厘米的。

After Li Feng finished understanding all of this, it was almost 5:40.

At this moment, Wang Liu spoke to Li Feng and Qian Fusheng.

"alright!".

"It's time to leave work. Shall we go to the cafeteria?"

Li Feng asked in surprise.

"Can we still eat at the cafeteria?"

Wang Liu nodded to Li Feng and said.

"Of course, we can eat at the canteen in the evening at our ceramics factory."