frightfiction Chapter 689: 45 is the right age to make a breakthrough
Chapter 689: 45 is the right age to make a breakthrough
Director Guo sent someone to take the two of them around. The factory and warehouse were relatively new, and looked to be only a little over ten years old, so they could be used for another twenty or thirty years. Large equipment such as slipways and gantry cranes would also work. This was where river boats were built, and they were generally two to three thousand tons. Most of the old equipment had to be sold as scrap, and it was impossible to use these equipment to build seagoing ships.
Director Guo wanted to let Zhao Hua take over everything in the factory, but this was impossible.
There are lessons learned from the past. When buying a factory, you must not be too involved, otherwise it will be a bottomless pit. Don't get involved in the wages, compensation, and work-related injuries of former employees, the payments to suppliers, and the taxes owed to the country. You can't ask about these. Once you get involved, it will be a big trouble, and there will be endless lawsuits in the future.
"Five million, no more. We only want the factory buildings and equipment, not the workers."
Zhu Ming was a little worried: "Can they sell it? It looks like they are quite large in scale, and they can also handle large equipment."
"Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work out, we can just rent some land and build a new one. It will only take a year."
Director Guo objected repeatedly: "That's impossible. If we sell it for 5 million, there will be almost nothing left."
Zhao Hua took his people away and without waiting until the next day, Director Guo arrived at the hotel that night.
Director Guo went straight to the point: "The factory leadership has discussed it and it's 10 million. If you can accept it, we will sign the contract immediately."
"Ten million, that's not a sincere price. The factory buildings and the big gantry crane are valuable, nothing else is valuable. I came all the way here not for fun, eight million, is that okay?"
The two sides talked until midnight.
The price difference is actually not that big. The main reason is that Director Guo wants all the workers in the factory to stay, which can be regarded as a satisfactory explanation to everyone.
But Zhao Hua's meaning was very clear, all workers had to be re-evaluated and hired, and the factory was not opened at such a high cost just to lose money. Moreover, the new factory would build seagoing ships, so some of the original employees would definitely be eliminated, and there would be no redundant workers or idlers.
For example, in the original forest farm, some workers had been working outside for several years, but the forest farm still paid them every month. They could not be fired because they were formal employees. It would be strange if a company could survive with such chaotic management.
Zhao Hua raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "Old Guo, it's already twelve o'clock, let's go back. We can't discuss the matter of retaining all employees you mentioned. It's a matter of principle."
"No, Brother Zhao. I have worked so hard to get everyone to agree on this. The price is negotiable. The site rent is included for 30 years, and the factory equipment is sold in one package. We have settled the workers' wages, debts, and taxes. The price of 8 million is really fair. No one in the village has even received 5 million."
"Old Guo, please be patient and wait for a few days. The company's legal department will be here in the next two days. We will talk after they arrive."
"Ok."
Three days later, the company team arrived, including Professor Zhang from the group legal department, General Manager Sun from the group sales department, and a team of more than a dozen people including finance and cashier.
After a week of negotiations under the guidance and participation of the municipal government.
Finally, the Jiang Shipyard was purchased for 7 million yuan. Seventy percent of the original factory workers were hired through a two-way selection process. Some found their own way to make a living, while others retired early and returned home.
Liu Dongxue served as the design director and Zhu Ming as the production director, but they did not have any production tasks at the moment. Their only task was to spend money to buy equipment, which would cost at least 20 million yuan.
Huayong Shipping Company was the first to place an order, requesting the construction of three 120-meter bulk carriers capable of transporting both ore and grain.
Zhao Hua was very curious about how many jobs his fourth brother had taken during this period and why he wanted a new boat.
After asking carefully, I found out that he was a young man from Beijing. He negotiated a rich iron mine from Australia. The crushed and processed iron ore was transported to the port of Hebei. It was cheaper than the local mining. The most important thing was that it had a high iron content, which was in line with the mine policy.
Freight is settled in cash, run away, run away. There are plenty of storage yards at the port, and you can collect as much as you transport.
Zhao Hua immediately called Liu Xia Lian to inquire about the later arrangements for shipbuilding. Liu Xia Lian told him to make the decision himself, and also asked Tang Feng, Li Daniu and Dian Yan to rush to Pengcheng immediately as there was important business in the bureau.
Early that morning, Guo Yuan hummed a little tune, put on his slippers, and rode his bicycle to the vegetable field happily. Of course, he was not going to plant vegetables. There was a branch of the harbor next to the vegetable field. The water flow was slow, but there were many big fish. It was not easy to go fishing here and no one would see it even if you went fishing.
I don't seem to be very lucky today, I feel upset. I have been a factory manager for more than ten years, and I am definitely not used to having free time. I want to find something to do, but it doesn't seem that easy.
After casting a few times, I got so anxious that the fish got off the hook and ran away. I finally caught a big whitebait that was more than ten centimeters long. Suddenly, a bighead carp came and bit it away in one bite. The big fish weighed at least dozens of kilograms.
"Old Guo, why are you fishing here?" Zhao Hua suddenly appeared behind him, scaring Old Guo.
"Why is Mr. Zhao here? Are you fishing too?"
"The factory is buying equipment and will be officially put into production in two or three months. Are you interested in coming here to be the factory manager?"
Guo Yuan was quite surprised. Although he had the ability, he was a defeated general after all. It would take great courage for the new boss to dare to use him.
"Hey, Mr. Zhao trusts me so much?"
"After the company is established, each department will have its own responsibilities, and the factory director will be the coordinator. You have experience in this area, so it's just right for you. The annual salary is 50,000. If the factory makes a profit, you will be given a dividend of 1% of the net profit every year. What do you think?"
An annual salary of 50,000 yuan is too tempting. As a factory director for so many years, I only earn 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year. I have to bear a lot of pressure.
“I wonder how Mr. Zhao will position the new factory and whether he has any development ideas?”
"Yes, we will abandon river boats and replace them with large sea boats, focusing on 10,000-ton ships. We will build big ships and good ships. The international stage will be ours."
Guo Yuan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. He was only in his forties and less than fifty, not yet old enough to retire, so naturally he wanted to create a career.
He immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Let's do it. People in their forties or fifties are the right age to start a business. I hope to expand the shipyard this time. By the way, what is our shipyard called?"
"It's called Jiangyuan Shipyard. Let's go. You'll take over today. We have several orders. Let's sell the equipment and hire workers."
While Zhao Hua was taking care of the shipyard, Liu Xia Lian was fighting a desperate battle with the enemy's sorcerer on an unknown island in Nansha.
It turned out that a month ago, there was a large-scale maritime conflict between us and the enemy country. Although these South Sea countries are not big and have no strength, they have sorcerers who often cause trouble.