Chapter 58: The Opening of the Down Horse's Fury!

  "Ah," Lin Hongfei clapped his hands, grinning at Master Fan. "Everyone knows where the problem lies, right? Since it's a quality issue with the car, we'll just have to put in more effort and focus on product quality. That way, this 'medicine jar' wife can become a healthy wife, right? A 'medicine jar' wife can't even take care of an old man or give birth to children, but a healthy wife can not only take care of the old man and give birth to children, she can also help you raise a family!"

  "This... is that all?" Fan Dazhuang's face was full of surprise, he really didn't think Lin Hongfei would solve the factory's problem with such a simple method. "This... this is too simple, isn't it?"

  "Easy? Hehe..." Lin Hongfei shook his head with a smile, "Teacher Fan, the method is simple, everyone knows it, but why didn't the factory do it before?"

  Fan Dazhuang's retort had just reached his lips when he suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

  There are many reasons for not doing it. There is the leader who doesn't take it seriously, if the leader doesn't take it seriously, why should we put a lot of effort into grasping quality?; there are colleagues who don't take it seriously, a motorcycle has many spare parts, I've done my part well, but other people's spare parts have problems, in the end, the car will still have issues, and it'll just be a clunker?; our motorcycle technology is not as advanced as that of the Japanese...

  It wasn't until now that Fan Dazhuang suddenly realized that all the reasons here can't stand scrutiny. The leaders don't take it seriously, so why can't we make a big effort to grasp product quality? Isn't the money we earn for ourselves, isn't it for raising our wives and children? Other colleagues don't take it seriously, and I just follow suit, this reason is even more nonsense. It's because everyone thinks so that ultimately leads to the poor quality of the whole vehicle. This is not the responsibility of a certain person, but the responsibility of all employees in the motorcycle manufacturing factory. As for our product performance and technology being inferior to those of the Japanese... it doesn't matter if we sell them cheaper, haven't we always done so?

  It's not just Fan Dazhuang, all the people who thought Lin Hongfei's approach was too perfunctory and rough have suddenly realized that if our domestically produced motorcycles are of good quality, even if they don't sell as well as Japanese cars, at least we won't end up in this predicament.

  Even if the motorcycle factory is half-dead like this, it still produces 2-3,000 vehicles every year. It's precisely these 2-3,000 defective products that barely keep the factory afloat. However, our factory's design and production capacity is supposed to be 1 million motorcycles per year! The operating rate is shockingly low!

  "Does anyone think that grasping product quality is a simple matter?" Lin Hongfei looked around, asking in a serious tone, "Does anyone think that grasping product quality is child's play?"

  Everyone who saw Lin Hongfei hastily shook their heads and looked down, not daring to make eye contact with him.

  "Alright, since everyone agrees on this point, the focus of our next step is to grasp product quality with all one's might. I have already requested conditions from the municipal leaders, and from now on, the way wages are distributed will be adjusted, divided into basic wages and performance wages. Basic wages are available to everyone, while performance wages are determined by output and product quality. To put it simply, more work yields more gain, less work yields less gain..."

  Before Lin Hongfei could finish speaking, when he mentioned that the original salary system was going to be reformed, those honest and kind-hearted people were overjoyed, but Liu Dahu and his gang of troublemakers immediately became anxious. Lin Hongfei's move made everyone wonder how much money they would still get each month? Liu Dahu couldn't help but shout loudly, "Lin, you're destroying the socialist system, this is..."

  It's 1991 now, the country has not yet liberalized state-owned enterprises, and there is no talk of layoffs. Unless it's a case of illegal crime, even if workers make mistakes during work hours, they cannot be fired. Not only can't workers be fired, but also need to guarantee job opportunities for their children, which is a very unique product: inheritance.

  Not only can't fire workers, but also in the wages, it's still the same, wage reform has been done for many years, but workers' wages are not high, and still maintain the traditional salary model of eating from a big pot, doing or not doing is the same, doing more or less is the same. For example, these daredevils who block Lin Hongfei, don't look at them not going to work every day, but when it's time to pay wages, they can't be short of a single cent.

  Now Lin Hongfei has made such a fuss, Liu Datou doesn't know how much money he can get, but it's definitely less than before. The sky is big and the earth is big, but there is no money that is bigger. Hearing that his salary will be reduced, these young men can't help but get anxious, and they immediately follow behind Liu Datou, shouting loudly.

  "Shut up, all of you!" Lin Hongfei didn't back down one step, bellowing loudly. "What's the point of making a fuss? If you want to earn more money, just work harder and be honest! Liu Datou, get out here! Don't think I'm blind, it was you who was shouting loudly just now! Don't think I don't know what kind of idea you're harboring. Other people are working themselves to death, while you guys are idle all day with nothing to do, and still want to get the same salary as everyone else? You must be dreaming! Let me tell you, socialism is not wrong, but socialism doesn't support idlers and useless people!"

  "This time, I got the Shangfangbaojian from the municipal government, and the leaders of the city personally promised to give me 20 quotas for dismissal. Whoever wants to get on my list can sign up now! Don't think that I have no way with you guys, you've been doing a lot of sneaky things over the years, and I'll use these things to let the public security bureau's comrades come over, one by one, and see if I can send you all to jail?! If you don't believe me, go ask the municipal government, and see if what I'm saying is true or not?!"

  The crowd that was just noisy and lively suddenly fell silent, with only Lin Hongfei's voice echoing continuously.

  Everyone was stunned, no one had expected Lin Hongfei to be so ruthless, without leaving any face for anyone.

  That's right, socialism can't fire workers, but workers who have committed crimes are an exception. People like Liu Dahu haven't been stealing things from the factory and selling them outside for years. Before, everyone turned a blind eye and didn't make a big deal out of it. But if Lin Hongfei focuses on this issue and goes after you, he can really send Liu Dahu to jail. When the court sentences them to one or two years in prison, Lin Hongfei will naturally have reason to fire them.

  Socialism can't fire you, right? I have plenty of ways to fire you! That's what Lin Hongfei means: Whoever dares to play tough with me, come and try it out!