Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 19 Meetings and Establishing Rules

The construction site, which was relatively quiet at noon, gradually became bustling with noise as the first hammer blow rang out.

Mr. Yu said, "Since we're going to have a meeting, let's have all of them."

Engineer Tan walked around the construction site to make announcements, while also making phone calls to notify the two large shifts working on the pipeline outside to return.

The content of the notice provoked curses from the team leaders on site.

"What? Deduct money?"

"That's bullshit!"

"Dare! I quit!"

The workers sensed something was amiss, as if something extraordinary was about to happen. They stopped smoking, stopped bragging, and stopped slacking off. Instead, they all worked incredibly hard, carrying loads on their shoulders and in their hands.

Anyone who believes that migrant workers are all the simple and honest figures portrayed on the Spring Festival Gala and in TV dramas will never be able to think for themselves.

They are the least concerned about the quality and progress of the project on the construction site. They only care about whether their 30 or 50 yuan will be paid on time, whether the boss will provide meals, whether the boss needs more people, and whether they can introduce their cousins ​​who are idle and have no work to the project.

Of course, with a hundred people, there are all sorts of people.

There are cunning people, but there are also many honest people. Many are willing to work hard, and some are even ambitious. In their spare time, they will secretly talk to the boss behind the foreman or team leader's back, asking where the next project is going, whether there is a need for a team, and they also want to form a group of workers to become a team leader or even a contractor.

Today it's work clothes, tomorrow it's a tie.

The composition of this group is just as complex as that of society as a whole.

Prefabricated house, at the entrance of the office.

Yu Chunyin held the phone, hands on her hips, head tilted back, a smile on her face.

"what!"

"Ah! I understand! Thank you, Teacher Guo!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, we definitely won't let our guard down. This time, we plan to hire a tutor for him to give him some proper guidance."

"Mmm! Okay, okay, goodbye!"

Yu Chunyin hung up the phone and looked at her nephew, who was posting the construction site management regulations, with a complicated expression.

"So, is it all sorted out?" Chen Xuebing asked without turning his head.

Yu Chunyin began to speak earnestly, patting Chen Xuebing on the shoulder: "Well... your homeroom teacher said that the subject teachers think you're doing well, and they told you not to relax. I think you shouldn't take leave, but focus on getting into university. If you get in, I'll give you some money, and then you can start your own business."

Chen Xuebing waved his hand with a smile: "Times have changed. A university degree isn't as valuable anymore. As long as you have money, you can go on to get an MBA with just a high school diploma. I'm not studying just to get into university or to prove myself. I want to challenge myself and get into university while starting my own business."

It felt great to brag to his uncle in a grand and old-fashioned manner, but in reality, Chen Xuebing wasn't confident at all. He just thought that he should do his best in his studies, but he absolutely couldn't fail in his business venture.

However, with his uncle's words of reassurance, he felt much more at ease.

His period of reflection was not a waste of time.

Rebirth means first sorting out the situation at home, showing your abilities, and gaining the family's full support, which makes everything easier.

Yu Chunyin also felt that Chen Xuebing's studies were not the most important thing. There was a genius nephew registered under her household registration, and she also had two daughters. This large family would not have to worry about anyone going to university. What they needed was a pillar to provide economic support. This kid had the interest and talent to do business, so this was the best arrangement.

Thinking about it, Yu Chunyin smiled and waved her hand.

"Engineer Tan! Call all work teams for a meeting!"

……

There was no meeting room prepared at this construction site, and apart from technical briefings, no formal meetings were ever held.

The largest room in the prefabricated house was originally used to store miscellaneous items. After a quick clean-up by Lu Yiwen and his two companions, all the items were placed at the door. They then put together four tables and about ten long and short benches upstairs and downstairs, barely managing to set up a large conference table.

The three brothers were all very enthusiastic about their work. They didn't expect that the soldier was so capable. Last time, everyone just glanced at him and no one paid any attention to him. They all thought that the soldier would probably have to start from the bottom, and that people like them would have even less chance of getting ahead.

The soldier led them into the construction site; the soldier's limit was their limit.

Unexpectedly, the soldier came to hold a meeting!
Isn't this making me the boss?

Then they have hope!
Chen Xuebing also satisfied their vanity by giving each of them a red safety helmet meant for management and having them sit next to him.

Gou Hongyi immediately sat down with a smile, but Lu Yiwen and Liang Hui did not sit down and stood behind Chen Xuebing wearing hats.

Gou Hongyi could only stand up dejectedly.

Yu Chunyin sat at the head of the table, not saying a word, but smiling as he looked at Chen Xuebing and his two brothers, making them feel uneasy.

Wang, an engineer from the project department, sat opposite Yu Chunyin, while Chen Xuebing and Tan Hailiang sat on either side. Site management personnel sat behind them, and the team leaders sat behind them.

As soon as the team leaders entered, they started looking around. Seeing the serious atmosphere, some of them, unaccustomed to it, began to joke:
"Mr. Tan, is it time to pay salaries?"

"Yes, why did you call us here in such a hurry? Has the progress payment arrived?" They wouldn't dare make a joke like Mr. Yu, but Engineer Tan clearly didn't have much of an impact on them.

They also knew that Mr. Yu might not be an expert, as he spent most of his time in the office and rarely visited the site.

However, General Manager Yu did have a few caring subordinates. Among the on-site managers who came in wearing red hats, one young man called Yu Chunyin "Uncle".

Chen Xuebing had met his aunt's relatives a few times, but they weren't close. He only remembered that they shared the same surname, Luo, and were a few years older than him. In his previous life, after finishing this construction site job, they got some small projects on their own through his uncle's connections, but it seemed that they didn't do very well and changed careers.

The young man had just returned from the pipeline construction site. Seeing that there was no seat next to Yu Chunyin, he sat down next to Tan Hailiang. Upon hearing the team leaders joking around, he immediately laughed and scolded, "If you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles! I've only been away from the pipeline construction site for a few days, and you're already jumping up and down, aren't you? Didn't you hear what Engineer Tan said? A fine!"

"Oh, Mr. Luo, you're joking, aren't you? You can see how well we're doing, so why the fine? What gives you the right to do that?"

This man was deliberately trying to appear familiar with the foremen of the workers, while giving Chen Xuebing a wary look.

Human mentality is so strange. He didn't want to stay on the construction site as a manager for Yu Chunyin, feeling that there was no future in it. But when he saw Chen Xuebing sitting below Yu Chunyin, with three red hats standing behind him, looking quite impressive, he felt a pang of jealousy.

Why is this young man, who is even younger than him, sitting there?

Chen Xuebing glanced at Yu Chunyin, who nodded, and then he patted the table.

"Is everyone here? Engineer Wang, could you please announce the project team's decision?"

Without further ado, Wang Bing picked up the "penalty notice" and said, "According to our project department's inspection, the following safety hazards exist in the on-site management of the Yuzhong Sewage Treatment Plant construction team..."

Wang Bing read the list aloud one by one, while Chen Xuebing also took a form and leaned close to Yu Chunyin, asking questions in a low voice.

The question was actually quite simple: just match the names of the site foremen on the site roster with the actual people.

He asked the question at this moment on purpose because, with Wang Bing's voice as cover, no one could hear what they were saying.

He did this because he would be the one to speak later. He asked his uncle a few questions at this moment, and his uncle nodded, indicating that he was instructed by the boss to say what he was going to say. This way, everyone would know that he was representing the boss, and they wouldn't feel awkward because the boss didn't say anything.

He knew that his uncle had always disliked meetings because he didn't want to appear ignorant or let others see that he didn't understand engineering.

Today we need to cultivate good interpersonal relationships and make sure my uncle doesn't resist meetings, and ideally even enjoys them, so that things can be arranged more easily later.

"...After deliberation by the project team, it was decided to impose a fine of 1.8 yuan on Chongqing Jingcheng Labor Service Company, which undertook the labor contract for the Yuzhong Sewage Treatment Plant, and to order it to rectify the situation within a specified period."

Jingcheng Labor Service Company is my uncle's company and also the contracting entity for this subcontract.

As soon as Wang Bing finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

The only sound was the movement of stools.

The team leaders immediately acted as if it were none of their business, leaning back in their chairs where they could, while those sitting on long benches, finding nowhere to lean, looked around aimlessly.

No one spoke, and Chen Xuebing didn't ask anything. He sat up straight, frowned, and spoke in a serious manner:
"First of all, we apologize to the project team. Our Jingcheng Labor Service Company still has shortcomings in management. We have seriously accepted the opinions of the project team. Now, we will also announce our handling opinions."

Originally, when we entered the site, we had already agreed with each of the team leaders that everyone would be contracted out, paid by the piece (square meter), and each person would be responsible for their own people, materials, and equipment. However, during this period, the external pipeline network of the factory area began construction, and we were short-handed in our management, which led to a lapse in management. We bear some responsibility for this.

Following General Manager Yu's decision, our labor service company will be fined 6000 yuan, while the two masonry teams, two carpentry teams, and two rebar teams in the factory area, which bear the primary responsibility for management, will each be fined 2000 yuan.

The deep fryer has been waiting for this moment.

"Why should I? I don't accept this!"

"I don't accept it! They didn't mention any fine when I came in!"

"You greenhorn, you're spouting nonsense. Two thousand? Why don't you just rob someone?"

The team leaders slammed their fists on the table repeatedly.

Chen Xuebing was also waiting for this moment.

He didn't say anything, but turned around, held up two fingers, and shook them.

Lu Yiwen immediately took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Chen Xuebing, and then took out a lighter to light it for him.

Chen Xuebing smacked his lips twice, his expression changed, his eyes turned cold, and he looked at each person who was speaking one by one.

Some people have discovered that Chen Xuebing doesn't seem like a good person.

The voice faded.

"Have you said enough?"

Chen Xuebing stubbed out his cigarette on the meeting table, and the room fell silent again.

He then crossed his arms and said calmly, "We didn't mention fines before, but we have now. If you want to continue, sign a management agreement after the meeting. Any future violations will be subject to fines. If you don't want to continue, follow the contract. I'll bring a measuring tape to the site for you to measure the area. We'll ask the supervisor to determine if the technical requirements are met. We'll pay you based on the qualified parts, and then you can leave."

After saying that, Chen Xuebing pointed at one of the men: "And another one, you just called me a greenhorn? You're from the bricklaying team, right? You can leave now."

"What?!"

(End of this chapter)