My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 447: The key point, the key point is, don't just talk the talk, walk the walk.
On the roof of the office building near the back gate wall, at a height of three or four stories, there was a strange-looking white metal box pointing in the direction Wei Dong was pointing!

what is that?
A bunker machine gun, you say?

Wei Dong gestured wildly, like he was practicing Tai Chi, and pointed to the other side of the wall, saying, "Oh my, there's another one on the roof of that factory over there!"
These two silently seemed to have guarded both ends of the newly built wall.

Then, directly behind, there's another camera positioned high up, steadily illuminating the entire back door area.

Some of the female workers were amused by this serious-looking action and asked Wei Dong to explain: "These are security cameras. They help record footage from every corner of the factory 24 hours a day to prevent theft of factory materials. I hope you can give a reasonable explanation for your current actions. Are you being instructed by some spies to sabotage the joint venture reform and oppose the joint venture that the state has invested heavily in!"

Before 1985, the concept of security systems and surveillance cameras was almost non-existent in China.

This was something Wei Dong had never imagined in Jiangzhou.

He originally only intended to install a few "fake cameras" to scare people. There used to be more than 20 cameras installed around the tax compound, half of which were fake.

As it turned out, during the meeting, a college student majoring in electronics reported that the Capital Airport had a complete monitoring system imported from Panasonic this year, including CCD cameras and video recorders.

The entire audience applauded the leader's extensive knowledge and remarkable memory.

Someone else reported that the Tianjin Radio Components Factory was assembling imported CCD modules and was trying to produce low-end surveillance equipment, theoretically for local police systems.

Everyone knows where the most monitoring equipment is needed.

Wei Dong immediately sent someone to take this guy to Tianjin in a Cherokee and buy two sets.

There are five or six sets hanging there now, but only two of them actually have cameras.

The background video recorder was running at its longest setting, requiring someone to manually change the tapes approximately every six hours.

It is still very backward.

However, it has already formed a complete access control system with turnstiles and magnetic stripe cards.

This is the thing that the old security guard knows best, okay?

The pandemic that occurred decades later brought about a huge upgrade to the national security industry.

From then on, national security measures were improved accordingly.

While it may seem that all universities and institutions have closed their doors to the public, the underlying logic is that the entire public security management has become clearer than ever before.

Various access control systems have ensured that no one is overlooked during the pandemic, and have also eliminated the problem of personal relationships, which was previously difficult to solve in China.

For example, right now: "I'm not afraid to tell you all that the equipment I'm standing on was purchased and built by our Feiyan Factory at a cost of 10,000 yuan. If anyone tries to damage the equipment and leaves their mark on the camera, I'm sorry, but I will definitely ask the law to compensate for their personal losses, right? Because the work on the walls, canteen, bathhouse, and work clothes is all outsourced to our Feiyan Factory. There's no problem with filing a lawsuit for any damage to Feiyan Factory's property, right? We have lawyers you can consult."

He even reached out and looked around. The law student who was squeezed in the camp got nudged in the waist by the person next to him, and then quickly stood up straight and raised his hand high!

The old security guard was very familiar with these words: "We all live in this society, and your every move must conform to social norms. Do you know that your current behavior is impacting the legitimate security system of the factory, not some American imperialism as some people say? Once this company is allowed to be established by the state authorities, then it is a legitimate existence here. The acts of vandalism, looting, and arson are crimes, and crimes will be arrested, you will have to pay compensation, and you will have to go to jail. More importantly, as a criminal, your child will face the stain of failing the political review. Taking the civil service exam, enlisting in the army, and going to university may all be affected by your momentary impulse. Am I right?"

Wu Xi was completely dumbfounded...

Thirty or forty years ago, many Chinese who went abroad to open factories faced the fear of being attacked and looted by ignorant locals.

Actually, we're not in much better shape ourselves right now.

Is there another way to handle this?
The previously chaotic and turbulent situation has surprisingly calmed down.

Especially when a number of older women came over, cursing and dragging their husbands away, the whole situation instantly eased...

The foreign executives all crowded around Qin Yuye, listening to her proudly translate and explain what she was saying, but the technical details about the surveillance and access control systems were conspicuously missing.

What's remarkable is that this vice president was the first person from the mainland to stand up and advocate for the rules after the foreign investment companies came to Beijing to cooperate in building a factory.

The leaders can't see this kind of scene.

The Americans, who were already suffering greatly in their work, started yelling and shouting. Shen Cuiyue impatiently told the foreigners to keep their voices down!

"Can't you see our master is fighting on the front lines? These idiots are just following along to pick up the scraps, and they don't even know how to behave themselves?!"

Qin Yuye quickly told them not to be smug and to take it slow: "But I believe he will help you coordinate. I am also a Hong Kong investor, and my factory has several thousand employees. I don't have this problem. Our electronics factory in Shanghai is operating well. You should also look for problems within yourselves."

She even made Citibank reflect on his actions.

There are definitely people watching the Chinese leadership, and they are certainly reassessing this newly appointed vice president.

But the crowd didn't disperse. Someone from the car manufacturing plant asked loudly, "Mr. Rang, now that the joint venture has taken the 212 away, and the new car production is also there, we have no work to do."

Wei Dong had heard a comment about this factory online in his later years: all the products from this factory were industrial waste.

It was because they lived under the emperor's nose that they developed bad habits such as being ambitious but incompetent, and being prone to crying and making a fuss.

But developing this kind of temperament inevitably leads to a lot of non-commercial behavior getting mixed in.

For example, yesterday we were talking about class struggle, and today they want us to cooperate with the United States. How can they possibly understand this?

If they truly believed in bloodshed and violence, yet were forced to work under the command and guidance of foreigners every day, their values ​​would crumble.

It is said that Collins' previous driver was the best veteran driver in the factory, who had worked diligently and conscientiously for thirty years and was a veteran of the Korean War. When he got old, he was asked to drive for the CEO of Citibank.
Those who do this are inhuman.

In the end, it all comes down to Jingye's reckless attitude; no matter how big the problem, it's just a matter of coming and going on the stage.

So perhaps they genuinely hate Americans, have a strong sense of political stance and are unwilling to participate, and now that they've been abandoned, they naturally harbor resentment.

The old security guard also understood: "There are actually a lot of jobs. I'll tell you two simplest paths, and you can figure them out yourselves. First, make spare parts. Are there any parts you're familiar with on the whole Cherokee? Even a small nut, if you can make it the same as the imported ones, I'll support you in opening a small workshop in the suburbs. I guarantee you can supply the factory. Maybe in five or ten years you'll be the nut king, because you'll meet the high standards of foreign customers. You'll inevitably become the best nut manufacturer in the country. Don't you think that makes sense?"

The entire audience was silent for half a second, then erupted in cheers: "That's right!"

"What you said makes sense!"

When asked to add more, Wei Dong immediately listened quietly: "That's why I established the Localization Rate Committee. I'll coordinate the standards of domestic parts and foreign companies. Everyone should figure it out themselves and try not to mix and match. Make the parts that you are most confident in. If necessary, partner with others. You can calculate how much parts there are for tens or hundreds of thousands of new cars every year."

Actually, this path was still dangerous; in 1985, it was equivalent to going into business.

Although he is an expert in the automotive industry, works in his own factory, and has such a leader who claims to uphold justice, the possibility of him drowning is extremely small.

The probability of becoming a millionaire is extremely high.

But it had a huge impact on people's mindset at that time. Many people chose to take unpaid leave because the feeling of emptiness in life after completely resigning was something only people of that era could understand.

From then on, he was no longer part of any organization and truly became a lone wolf.

Then someone else spoke up: "This path is suitable for those technically skilled and professionally competent managers, but what about us ordinary workers? Boss, didn't you say there was another way?"

Wei Dong nodded: "Yes, there's another path that's suitable for most ordinary people. Right now, we should focus all our efforts on supporting the joint venture. We should do whatever the factory arranges and whatever the joint venture needs. Once the joint venture grows in scale, we'll learn something, our localization rate will be higher, and we won't need to use so much foreign exchange to buy parts. We'll inevitably need to expand production, increase product lines, and will inevitably need a lot of skilled workers to expand production..."

The whole room felt a sudden, bright sense of realization.

This joint venture doesn't just have 4,000 employees; it will continue to expand.

Let Wei Dongcai add: "For example, at the sanitary napkin factory in Jiangzhou, the number of employees has grown from 2,000 last year to nearly 10,000 this year, in just one year. The average salary is 260 yuan, and there are over a thousand technical staff!"

The entire audience applauded enthusiastically, both inside and outside the checkpoint!
The reason why some people don't want a high salary is simply because they're not being paid enough!
If you give them enough money and enough to use, do you think they'd flock to it?

“That’s right! Every worker in our Jiangzhou factory is clamoring for housing construction, commercial housing construction. It’s not just about your little things. My main construction team has to go back to build houses. They don’t even have time to build their own dormitories. They’re building houses for everyone all over the country first. Have you ever complained?”

The reason why the infrastructure construction troops are so effective is because they are soldiers, and they operate with a structured, organized style of combat.

Even now, upon hearing the question, they answered in unison without the slightest hesitation: "Serve the people!"

They shout this every day, and they have to line up every day.

But the one or two hundred students standing behind them were the ones who truly rebuilt their inner selves at that moment.

That immense sense of team pride came from these older brothers in their old military uniforms, who provided them with unwavering support.

I couldn't help but immediately join in shouting, "Serve the people!"

Yes, what they did here was run around for the past two days without receiving a single penny in wages. Nobody even bothered to negotiate with Wei Dong about how he could get the job done.

He followed the boss with nothing but passion and enthusiasm.

This moment alone made it all worthwhile.

Standing on a high place with his chin held high, Wei Dong felt an even stronger determination to lead these guys to see the prosperity and splendor of the world!
We cannot let this passion go to waste!

The people working in the joint venture have earned some wages in the past two years, but they have to live a very frustrating life, having to keep a low profile.

They couldn't hold back any longer; after the students finished shouting, they started shouting again!
That's several thousand people!

More and more people shouted in unison!

Collins and his colleagues were startled when they heard this in the office building corridor, thinking that the capitalist's lackeys were going to be hung on the streetlights.

Qin Yuye smiled and comforted him, "It's alright, everyone here is his army now."

Indeed, at this moment, the fervent emotions of the crowd had become a source of glory for Wei Dong.

So much so that quite a few people came to cut the ribbon the next day, clearly wanting to see this young pioneer of reform.

They were really good at organizing labor movements during wartime.

Of course, what everyone wants to know most at this point is how you can fundamentally solve the awkward situation of having to subsidize precious foreign exchange for every car sold?

Wei Dong actually said "Swoosh, oh my god..."

(End of this chapter)