Everyone winced, their teeth aching.
It was truly hard to imagine what life was like on a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan.
So, all their hard work over several months was less than what someone else earned in a single month?
Nie Gaocheng and the others wanted to retort, but they felt that what Yuan Dayong said made a lot of sense.
There was really no need for him to lie to them.
"Regarding our income and benefits, you can just pull anyone off the street in Jiangyang County and ask them, and you'll know."
Yuan Dayong said with a cold laugh,
"It's laughable that you still think our little factory manager would covet the meager profits you bring. How laughable!
Our little factory manager's kindness is..."
"That's enough."
Wang Yu shook his head, stopping Yuan Dayong from continuing.
Seeing his indignant demeanor, he might start spewing profanities again.
"Let me tell you this, the disability subsidies for disabled employees, those petty amounts of money, I really don't care about them."
Wang Yu said slowly,
"If you go and ask around, you'll find that a single temporary bonus I casually give to an employee is more than that amount."
"Then... why exactly did you look for us to work? Don't you know that disabled people's work capacity is much lower than that of ordinary people?
Don't tell me you just wanted to do charity work?"
Nie Gaocheng looked at Wang Yu suspiciously, clearly still not understanding his intentions.
"I admit that there's an element of charity in my thinking, after all, you've all had a difficult time.
Since I have the ability, I can provide some job opportunities for you, and on the other hand, it can also enable you to strive for self-improvement!"
Wang Yu shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with a sigh.
"My purpose in running a factory and doing business is not just to make money, but more importantly, to realize social value. How should I put it? Helping more people and creating wealth at a higher level is actually about sharing and helping.
It's like the old saying goes, the poor should focus on their own conduct, and the successful should help the world. Helping others appropriately is also a way to succeed. Hmm, it seems I've gone off track.
Let's get back to more practical matters."
He glanced around at the disabled people from Tianping Village and shrugged. It seemed they clearly didn't take his words to heart.
Or perhaps they thought he was just bragging.
It didn't matter. He knew his own ideals and aspirations.
"To be more practical... I'm looking for all of you to work because I want to buy horse bones with a thousand pieces of gold!"
Wang Yu's words stunned everyone.
Buy horse bones with a thousand pieces of gold?
"That's right, my car factory is about to undergo a restructuring and integration of shares, to reappear as a brand-new group company. I need to sincerely recruit talents from all walks of life, so I need to establish an image of being eager to find talent, helping the vulnerable, and promoting the virtuous. Only then can I attract more people to work for me!"
Although Wang Yu's explanation felt like a strong conspiracy, it was surprisingly more acceptable.
If he put it that way, it seemed to make sense!
Even though in Wang Yu's words, they became a tool to build an image and attract others to work for him, this surprisingly made the people of Taiping Village less resistant than before.
"Of course, I'm also very unhappy with the Metallurgical General Plant, especially that immoral bastard Fang Zhongtian."
Wang Yu said with a smile again,
"So, I want to help you all get justice."
"Get justice?"
Nie Gaocheng shook his head in disbelief. "Impossible, their Metallurgical General Plant is powerful and influential. We can't fight against them."
"There's nothing we can't fight against. We can sue them."
Wang Yu chuckled.
"Sue them? Do you think we haven't tried that?
The hunchbacked youth sneered,
"They're not afraid of suing us. According to them, they have a whole office full of people dedicated to lawsuits. They can afford to drag things out indefinitely... but we can't afford it!"
This statement was filled with sorrow and helplessness.
Wang Yu couldn't help but nod. In later generations, many ordinary people sued giant corporations, but in the end, they were powerless and could only let it go.
Because they couldn't afford to drag it out!
"It's okay, I'll help you!"
Wang Yu suddenly said,
"I can spend a lot of money to find the best lawyers for you, and invest capital to fight lawsuits one after another, slowly. It doesn't matter if we lose once, we'll try again a second, a third time!"
"You want to use us to deal with the Metallurgical General Plant?"
Nie Gaocheng asked doubtfully.
"Forget it, you can understand it that way."
Wang Yu shrugged helplessly. Fine, let's just let them think that.
"All your lawsuit expenses will be on me.
Of course, when you're not involved in lawsuits, I will also provide you with formal jobs, and compared to ordinary employees, there will be no reduction in benefits or wages.
I won't have any extra requirements or conditions for you.
However, if your own abilities are insufficient to meet the standards, then there's nothing I can do."
After hearing Wang Yu's words, Nie Gaocheng nodded immediately.
"Okay, we'll do it!"
"Brother Nie, he's clearly trying to use us?"
"Exactly! This is practically using us as pawns!"
"We can't agree to this!"
...
The other disabled people spoke up one after another, but Nie Gaocheng directly stopped them.
"It's our fault for having wronged him in the first place. If he reports us to the public security bureau, we'll all end up in jail. And... as long as we can get money, what does it matter if we're being used?
Only the useless have no value to be exploited!"
He looked directly at Wang Yu, his gaze sharp.
"We can agree to work for you, but the promised wages and benefits must be provided! Even if it's not as good as your other employees, you can't use various excuses to delay payment."
Hearing Nie Gaocheng say this, Wang Yu could only shrug helplessly.
What kind of situation was this?
He genuinely wanted to help, but they were unwilling and thought there was a conspiracy.
Now, when he presented a clear conspiracy theory, they immediately believed it and agreed to it.
Fine, as long as the matter was settled, it was fine.
Wang Yu shook his head,
"Of course, I can pay you one month's salary in advance, and there will be no problem paying your salary in advance every month. And your salary and benefits will not be less than that of ordinary people."
"Is that so? Then fine, we agree!"
Nie Gaocheng didn't hesitate further and immediately agreed.
Then everyone went to sign labor contracts, and Brother Hu, very opportunely, booked a hotel.
Wang Yu hosted everyone for a celebratory feast and indulgence in food and drink.
During the process, everyone enjoyed themselves. The more they interacted with Wang Yu and his subordinates, especially after learning about the actual income of the car factory employees, these disabled people from Taiping Village began to let down their guard slightly.
Some of them even started to fantasize whether they would also have such generous treatment in the future!
After they were full and satisfied with the meal, Wang Yu arranged for people to allocate some staff dormitories for them. At least they would have a place to live, and couldn't stay in the warehouse all the time, right?
By the time everything was over, it was already midnight.
Wang Yu walked back to his office with weary and heavy steps.
He slowly turned on the desk lamp, sat at the desk, and pondered for a long time before slowly picking up his pen and writing a line.
"Plan Proposal for the Restructuring, Share Reform, and Renaming of Jiangyang County Automobile Factory"
The name was a bit awkward and certainly not professional.
But it didn't matter, that could be optimized and refined by professionals.
What he needed to do now was to establish a framework.
This day... he had been anticipating it since the moment he was reborn and took over this small automobile factory.
Through repeated planning and step-by-step progress, gradually improving, now... the time is ripe!