Chapter 30 Migrant Workers
It was another new day. Fu Ping'an went to the Rococo Bar first. He came too early and no one went to work. So he put the resignation letter on the manager's desk and took the bus to the downstairs of Jinghua Development Company. This is Li Gen's father Li Dana's company. It is quite famous in Huaimen. The properties developed in the past two years sold quite well.
Fu Ping'an called according to the number Li Gen gave him. It was a middle-aged man who answered it and instructed him to wait in the hall. After a while, the man came, with a white shirt and black pants, holding a big teacup, enthusiastically shook hands with Fu Ping'an, introduced himself as Zhang, and did not say what specific position he had.
"You come with me to the general department first." Uncle Zhang took him to an office and asked him to wait at the door. After entering the door and talking to another person for a long time, Fu Ping'an vaguely heard words like "The Prince... Arrange... Jobs" and looked at the building again. It was quite grand. Looking down, dozens of cars were parked in the yard. I didn't expect that Li Gen's family had such a strong foundation.
Uncle Zhang came out and introduced to Fu Ping'an: "This is Minister Kong from our Comprehensive Department. Just follow his arrangements."
Fu Ping'an greeted: "Hello Minister Kong." The other party nodded and said there was a chair over there and a disposable cup under the water dispenser. You can sit for a while.
Fu Ping'an sat for the whole morning. He was a little embarrassed when he saw others busy, but he couldn't get in and could only watch. It was noon that Minister Kong remembered him and suddenly realized: "I'm sorry, I'm so impatient. I forgot. Come here again in the afternoon."
After sending Fu Ping'an away, Minister Kong came to the Human Resources Department and said that Lao Zhang brought someone over, which was introduced by Li Gen. You see, how to arrange it, I really don't have a seat here.
The head of the Human Resources Department said: "What education and what work experience do you have?"
Minister Kong said: "You will graduate from high school, but you will have no experience after graduating."
Here replied: "Then send it to the engineering team and be a handyman."
Minister Kong said: "Do you want to report to the boss?"
"You are stupid. The boss is worried about asking someone to vent his anger. At this critical moment, you are not afraid of firing you."
Fu Ping'an didn't know that he had been working as a handyman in a mess. He was looking forward to a new job and went downstairs excitedly, passing by someone at the elevator entrance. No one recognized him. The middle-aged man was the Duke Uncle Wang who met at the bank last month.
Duke Wang was worried, but he still smiled and nodded to every employee, and walked into his president's office amid the greetings of "Hello Mr. Li".
The president's office is very active and the large team is three meters long. It is made of a huge tropical rosewood tree. Behind it is a bookshelves on the entire wall, filled with gold-plated hardcover classics, with national flags and party flags on both sides, which are very stylish as a government agency. On the opposite wall is hung with a huge photo of Li Jianmin, chairman and president of Jinghua Development. Under the photo is a tea table that also serves as a conference table, with exquisite tea sets. At this time, both sides of the tea table were filled with people, and they had been waiting for a whole morning.
These people are all here to ask for the accounts. Jinghua Development has been having a hard time recently, housing prices have declined, real estate projects are unsalable, and funds cannot be recovered as soon as possible. The financial expenses alone are a big number every day, let alone paying the project payment. Dozens of engineering teams under it are working in advance. If the project payment is not required, they will not even pay the wages of migrant workers. Otherwise, these contractors will not be able to do the task of blocking the door and asking for the account.
Facing the many debt collectors, Li Jianmin was not panicked at all, nor showed any irritable and disgusting expressions. Instead, he cheered up and shook hands and greeted them enthusiastically, just like an old friend. In fact, they are indeed partners who have worked with each other for many years, know each other well and do not need to be polite. Li Jianmin himself started as a contractor, so everyone can speak openly and honestly.
"Buddies, don't worry. I've been tight in funds these days. A heavyweight developer in Shenzhen has basically reached a cooperation intention with us. It won't take long to get a large amount of funds." Li Jianmin said seriously.
The bosses didn't buy it and begged to give it a little first so that we can uncover the blame.
"Mr. Li, if I don't get the money, I'll jump to the tower crane." A boss said with a sad face, "I have more than fifty people under my command, so I can't drink the northwest wind."
"If you persist, I, Mr. Li, will not treat my brothers badly." Li Jianmin said earnestly, almost begging, "When the funds arrive, you will pay as soon as they arrive."
"Then sign the letter first." The bosses took out payment documents and asked Li Jianmin to sign. Mr. Li was not vague and signed all the orders on the spot. Of course, he couldn't afford to sign them. The finance department had accumulated a thick stack of payment orders, but he didn't pay a single one.
After signing the letter, he finally sent away these bosses. Li Jianmin took a breath. He didn't know how long he could last. It seemed that the countdown was already on the verge of bankruptcy, but China did not have a real bankruptcy system, so what awaited him would be doomed.
The director of the Finance Department knocked on the door lightly, walked in and whispered: "Mr. Li, the salary this month cannot be paid, and there are only 2,300 yuan in the account."
Li Jianmin pinched his nose tiredly and said, "Okay, I understand, I think of a solution."
He said he wanted to find a way, but in fact he had no choice. He had almost withdrawn the money in his private account. He had a credit card worth more than 100,000 yuan. He originally had a Mercedes-Benz S600, but he was sold at a low price in other places. He didn't even use the driver. He often drove a Duke Wang who bought the first time he made his fortune and ran around, went to the bank and financed. After a month, he didn't even raise a penny.
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In the afternoon, Fu Ping'an came to Jinghua Development again. Minister Kong gave him a form. He filled it out carefully and handed it over. Minister Kong threw it aside without looking at it, saying that Boss Zhao is here, you can go with him.
Fu Ping'an thought to himself that this was really fate. He resigned from Zhao's surname and came to Zhao's command. However, this boss Zhao was two extremes compared to the handsome Zhao Guanghui. Boss Zhao was half bald, about 1.6 meters tall, with a small leather bag like a charger, and a bunch of keys hanging on his belt, walking jingling.
Fu Ping'an, who was 1.78 meters tall, followed Boss Zhao, who was 1.62 meters tall, entered the elevator. Boss Zhao cleared his throat and naturally vomited in the corner of the elevator. He also wiped the soles of his shoes and asked Fu Ping'an: "Is the young man the relative of President Li?"
Fu Ping'an said: "Mr. Li's son and I are classmates."
"Oh, what have you learned?" Boss Zhao took out a packet of Hongtashan, took a cigarette and lit it.
"I can drive after graduating from high school, but I haven't learned anything else." Fu Ping'an felt that Boss Zhao was very dirty, but now that things have come, he can only pinch his nose and walk all the way to the dark.
At noon, Fu Ping'an told his mother that he no longer worked for Chen Qian. Fu Dongmei was very pleased, and after handing over the resignation letter, she has not seen Sister Qian and Brother Hui stayed there until now, so there is no turning back in this matter.
Boss Zhao's car parked downstairs, a blue Wuling Light van. The driver was Boss Zhao's nephew, a boy about the same age as Fu Ping'an. Old Zhao was sitting in the passenger seat. The window rolled down, and his hand holding a cigarette was stretched out outside the car. He didn't wear a seat belt, which made him look cool and elegant.
"It just so happens that I'll do that job first at the Normal University." Old Zhao squirted the ashes without looking back. "Little Fu, Mr. Li and I have always had a relationship. We have been working together ten years ago. Mr. Li is awesome. He has been doing such a big job in ten years. We all have dinner with him..."
Lao Zhao's accent was filled with a county smell, and the van was filled with a mixture of soil and engine oil. The last row of seats was removed, with tools such as electric hammers and two red safety helmets scattered.
Fu Ping'an vaguely had an ominous premonition that he might have to enter a brand new business.
The van drove into Huaimen Normal University. This was the first time Fu Ping'an entered the university. He knew that Shen Kai, Li Gen and Kong Que were studying here. If he didn't have that stage of work and performed normally, he would probably also go to Normal University. By the way, don't meet Kong Que, it would be embarrassing.
Boss Zhao’s work was to build a stage on the playground of Normal University. Because the auditorium of Normal University is being renovated, the school’s large-scale activities can only be carried out in the open air. The director of the Logistics Department had a good relationship with Lao Zhao and gave the work to him. A truck had been parked on the scene. The workers were busy moving the scaffolding and fasteners down. Fu Ping'an had work in his eyes and helped him do it. Boss Zhao put a safety helmet on Fu Ping'an’s head and said, “You guys do it first, I’ll do something.”
Fu Ping'an was a little confused. In his mind, the job of a real estate development company should be to sit in the lattice to draw design drawings, or wear a neat shirt and wear a hard hat, standing on a high ground on the construction site to guide the blueprints. Now the hard hat is worn, and everything else is gone.
Maybe something was wrong. Fu Ping'an thought he could only explain this way. He was a teenager and thought anything new was fun, so he started working with his colleagues and worked until the evening. Finally, the stage was built. A staff member of the logistics department took them to the cafeteria to get food, but said that the cafeteria had been closed for cleaning and you could only eat outside. Fu Ping'an wanted to protest, but the other workers felt that it was natural. No one said anything and lined up to get food. The meal time in the cafeteria was over. The master gave them all the remaining folding baskets. Each of them sent three large steamed buns, held the tray, and formed a circle under the stage, squatted on the ground and feasted. More than a dozen people slapped their lips together. The scene was very spectacular.
Fu Ping'an did not have such profound squatting skills, so he could only put the tray on the edge of the flower bed and sit on the ground to eat. The stage was diagonally opposite him. Under the spotlight, college students began to rehearse, and whatever they were afraid of, Kong Que walked onto the stage with a handsome boy in sportswear, holding a basketball in his hand. They were rehearsing the story of a freshman and a student, which was a drama.
Listening to Kong Que's performance on stage with a straightforward expression, Fu Ping'an felt ashamed and could only lower his head wearing a safety helmet, for fear of being seen by his former classmates.
This job is no longer possible, and Fu Ping'an is full of regret medicine. No matter how bad it is, it is better than being a migrant worker. I'm afraid this job is not something Li Gen cheated on him, so he decided to leave after dinner, no, he wouldn't eat anymore.
There was an arm next to him who touched him. He was a coworker, Lao Li, a vulgar and thin old guy. He was just lazy when he was not working hard. Fu Ping'an had a bad impression of him.
"If you don't eat it, give it to me." Old Li said, pulling the steaks from Fu Ping'an's tray.
"Why, you're half of the steamed bun?" Fu Ping'an deliberately disgusted him.
"I don't dislike you." Old Li stretched out his black hand to grab the steamed bun.
Suddenly a black shadow jumped over, and Fu Ping'an subconsciously reached out and grabbed it. It was the basketball on the stage that was rolled down. Kong Que stood in the spotlight, and she was particularly beautiful and charming with makeup on her.
"Master, please throw the ball on me, thank you." Kong Que entered the university and his accent changed. He no longer spoke Huaimen dialect, but spoke standard Mandarin.
Fu Ping'an stuffed the basketball to Lao Li. Lao Li smiled sly and pushed the basketball back: "I'm looking for you."
Chapter completed!