Chapter 113: Recruitment Season Again

  After transporting a whole box of gloves from Suzhou, there were no more cars in front of this small building after three oil exploration meetings.

  Hand cream made from beeswax, vitamin-rich apples, honey and plant oil, delivered at a low price, distributed to the researchers' hands.

  By the end of the month, a research team of nearly 100 people received bonuses ranging from 30 to 50 yuan.

  This is almost as much as their salary.

  This treatment, let alone people from other research institutes who are envious and jealous, even within the Third Oil Extraction Research Institute itself, is also quite unaccustomed.

  The next day after the bonus was issued, Old Gao returned home excitedly for a night and found Su Cheng, saying nervously: "Su, I heard that this bonus is your personal gift?"

  Everyone around perked up their ears.

  Su Cheng did not deny it either, only saying: "Consider this money as coming from Jinan Power Machinery Factory, just take it with peace of mind."

  "How can this be good..."

  "Old Gully." Su Cheng stopped him from continuing, saying: "I've seen the hard work you've all put in these days. In terms of research, I can only help with some minor issues, and solve some worries for you. Whether it's this time's prize money or any difficulties at home, feel free to tell me, as long as you can complete the project, I won't let you worry."

  "In terms of research, Director Su has helped us a lot, more than all of us." Lao Gu sighed: "You are the one who should receive red envelopes, how can we let you pay out of your own pocket?"

  "I was one of the first to get rich, so I should bring everyone along to become wealthy together." Su Cheng's words were laced with humor, but his intention was sincere.

  The patent for the tertiary oil recovery technology belongs to Su City, although it is free for use in the Victory Oil Field, but China has too many oil fields. This technology worth tens of millions, benefits both the country and the company. Only researchers can only make a living with meager salaries under the current system. Giving researchers the best treatment possible is also reasonable.

  If these researchers are willing to go to Dahu Industrial or Jinan Power Machinery Factory, it is also possible to obtain patent profit sharing. Su Cheng has already prepared to learn and establish such a mechanism, but for those who are still working in the system, he cannot do so.

  It's just the current rising treatment of the three oil extractions. It has already caused unease among many people.

  If it were another deputy director, he would have been advised by other leaders in various ways. Su Cheng was different. He wasn't a member of the research institute system either, and others couldn't find a suitable size to trip him up.

  On the other hand, this is also extremely important for tertiary oil recovery. 20 years ago, 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, tertiary oil recovery was not as important. However, now that polymer flooding equipment has been installed in large ports and oil fields like Dagang and Zhongyuan, the victory oil field must quickly make a decision on whether to develop independently or import from abroad.

  Importing from abroad is a safe bet, but the polymer-driven technology means a constant stream of polymer costs, and handing it over to foreigners is really not acceptable. Moreover, it will also generate huge costs.

  Completing the design one day in advance can save tens of thousands of yuan for the oil field and hundreds of thousands of yuan for the country.

  All researchers have entered a state of intense competition without rest.

  Su Cheng almost handed over the entire oil field to Xiao Pang, and it was very complicated to manage more than 200 oil wells. Even with Qin Yun's help, they still couldn't handle it and needed to hire new people.

  The engine factory and Dahua Industrial were doing better, and the management team didn't require Su Cheng to be personally involved in everything. He only needed to see that the cash flow was normal.

  By the end of April, almost everyone in the institute had a big beard.

  In the 1980s, there were no electric shavers. Shaving required applying soap and water, and installing double-edged or single-edged blades on a plastic block with branches. It was very troublesome. Nobody had the patience to shave once every one or two weeks, and the black whiskers quickly became entangled like vines, hanging on everyone's face.

  Su Cheng went to the Oil Extraction Technology Research Institute for a meeting, and someone joked: "Now in our institute, as long as you look at the state of their whiskers, you can tell if they are from the tertiary oil extraction department or not."

  Everyone smiled kindly.

  Su Cheng was moved after hearing the story, and immediately called his senior Cui Hongguo to tell him about the three oil extraction sites. He specifically mentioned a few names and asked Cui to go for an interview.

  "Dazhong Daily" is the most authoritative newspaper in Shandong Province, its ordinary reports may not be of great significance to Suzhou now, but for the workers of the three oil extraction plants, it is a lifelong honor.

  What people pursue in their lifetime is nothing but achievements and fame, power and interests...

  Endless bonuses and benefits are "interest", polymerization is done as soon as it has merit, Suzhou now also provides interest. If you're still not satisfied, then you're not a researcher, but an official.

  Four days later, on the second edition of Dazhong Daily, the article was indeed published, taking advantage of the "May Day" holiday:

  "Savoring the Bitter and Sweet of Scientific Research -- A Record of the Da Hu Zi Team at the Third Oil Extraction Plant of the Victory Oil Field Oil Extraction Technology Research Institute"

  At the bottom of the report, there are also three group photos of all members of the oil extraction team, all with tangled beards.

  Su Cheng bought 2,000 copies of the newspaper and distributed five copies to each researcher, also distributing them within the oil field and research institute.

  No need for researchers to go home and show off, wives and children can see this report at work or school.

  Su Cheng proudly cut out the report and pasted it into a frame, sticking it on the wall of the laboratory.

  Lao Gu said with some embarrassment: "Let's just put it in the corridor, it's more awkward here."

  "This is not just for you to see, but also for the visitors who come to visit. Think about it, if there are a group of leaders or students coming to our lab to take a look around, they will lower their heads to look at our experiments and raise their heads to look at our honors, it's quite impressive." Su Cheng said with his mouth, but thought in his heart: If it were the leaders, I'm sure they would only look at the honors and not at the experiments. They wouldn't understand them even if they looked.

  Lao Gu said: "Here, even if we have leaders and students, they are all from the oil field. What's the point of hanging honors on the wall? Everyone knows."

  "It's hard to say, but the day after tomorrow there will be students from Beijing coming to visit."

  "Students from Beijing?" The shop owner was shocked.

  Su Cheng smiled and said: "I invited some schoolmates from my alma mater, as well as graduates from other universities in Beijing, a total of 200 people, to visit the oil extraction plant three times."

  "Your alma mater... Beida student?"

  Su Cheng nodded and sighed: "It's graduation season again. Thinking about it, I was also job hunting last year."

  "It seems like we haven't made any arrangements yet." The head of the merchant association felt a bit guilty.

  Su Cheng smiled and said: "Director Shang, do you think the treatment our department offers can attract graduates from Beijing's key universities?"

  The implication is clear. These students are what he wants.

  The head of the business department reluctantly said: "We all graduated from university. There were also students from Petroleum University before."

  "Hmm? Is he willing?"

  "This... our bonuses and benefits are a bit less."

  "Less is more." Su Cheng hummed and said, "When I went to the Oil Department that year, they promised me that by the end of the year, I would get a big pork leg and a big carp. No one even bothered with that... So did you ever send out any pork legs?"

  In an era of rationing with coupons, issuing physical goods is much more important than issuing money. Because the price of goods cannot fully reflect their value, coupons are the real currency.

  The head of the commercial department was bragging, and he naturally wanted to poach a few people from the oil extraction department. However, without the preferential treatment sponsored by Su City, their advantages were scarce. At that time, it was an era where intellectuals were undervalued. Not to mention individual entrepreneurs whose income could surpass 10 researchers, even ordinary factory workers earned more than researchers of the same age - because workers started work early, had longer seniority, and naturally higher salaries.

  It was precisely because of this that many working-class families in the late 1980s tended to send their children to vocational schools rather than universities. From the perspective of the oil field, many of these children who went to vocational school did not lose out either. Because they graduated early, they managed to catch the last bus for solving the problem of employment for their children in the oil field. On the other hand, university graduates in the 1990s, due to lack of positions, had to either work on contract and wait to be converted to regular employees or venture out into society on their own. Twenty years later, many people's salaries and benefits could not compare with those of CNPC employees in a monopolized industry.

  Lao Gu coughed and said, "Su Suo, can a newly graduated young person be of use?"

  "Even if there are a few more students who have been tested, don't worry, this time the students who came, some of them are top-notch students with excellent academic performance, and some were carefully selected by me, in addition to Peking University, there are also students from China University of Petroleum, Beihang University and Tsinghua University..." Su Cheng thought: The name of Liu Qiu, the mechanical giant of later generations, I remember it, those names that frequently appeared when writing graduation thesis, those names that frequently appeared on the spines of thick textbooks, how could I forget them.

  Thinking of those people who once bullied me from afar, I might have the chance to get them under my control, Su Cheng felt an urge to laugh out loud.

  They must also be made to do exercises until they vomit!

  They must also be made to wash thermoses until they vomit!

  Must squeeze their time, let them have no time to flirt, no time to play basketball, no time to play games, no time to show off!

  The shopkeeper originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but after seeing Su Cheng's smile, he wisely swallowed his words back.

  The day after tomorrow.

  A delegation of university students from Beijing arrived in Dongying.

  Chen Liang, Shang Yao and Qin Yun, who went to greet them, finally knew why Su City was so confident that he could keep these students.

  Because for all 200 students, they didn't take cars or trains but planes.

  A brand new Boeing 707-320.

  Chen Liang watched a group of students chattering and walking down the plane, with his mouth open in surprise, saying: "The leaders of these schools haven't even taken a plane before..."

  "All the counselors accompanying each school took the train." Qin Yun was secretly surprised, but on the surface, she didn't leak a single word.

  Shang Yang coughed heavily and asked, "How much does a plane ticket from here to Beijing cost? 400?"

  "It's almost there." Qin Yun and Su Cheng went to Beijing for the marathon, it was their first time taking a plane, and they were deeply impressed: "Half of my annual salary is not enough for one flight."

  "I've never taken a plane before." Shang Yao looked at the chaotic crowd of students with envy, then walked forward and shouted: "Classmates, let's go this way to get on the bus."

  Qin Yun also went up to maintain order.

  The students followed onto the big bus, but in their excitement, they didn't notice three people were missing.

  Shang You and others looked at each other, and indeed understood their feelings.

  At this time, except for provincial leaders who often have the opportunity to take planes, the entire nation regards taking a plane as an ultimate experience.

  It's even more fantastic for students.

  They just came to visit Dahua Industry and Jinan Power Machinery Factory, and they had the treatment of taking a plane. What kind of treatment will there be in such a company?

  A two-hour flight had already unknowingly planted this question in their minds.

  A girl named Qin Yun: "Are you a staff member of Dahua Industry or Jinan Power Machinery Factory?"

  "I am from the Victory Oil Field." Qin Yun shook his head, pointing to Chen Liang and said: "Master Chen is the union chairman of Dahua Industry, responsible for your tour arrangement. If there's anything inconvenient or you need help with something, just look for him."

  The boy in the front row heard it and boldly asked: "Chairman Chen, what is your treatment at Dahua Industry?"

  "The salary is almost the same as other companies." Chen Liang didn't know what Su Cheng was thinking, so he said something meaningless. At that time, the salaries of all national enterprises were almost the same, with only some minor differences in allowances and categories, and a difference of 10 yuan was already a big deal. However, the benefits are different and cannot be counted.

  The boy then realized he had asked a stupid question and hastily added: "Have you guys ever taken a plane before?"

  "You are student representatives who are specially treated by Director Su. Our employees usually take the train when they go on business trips. Frugality is a virtue, isn't it?"

  "That's right, that's right." The students all nodded in agreement. Nor did anyone expect to take a plane every time they went home for a visit. For university students in 1988, taking a plane to attend recruitment fairs was like 21st-century graduates being picked up by helicopters for job interviews.

  It's extravagance that's simply dripping from every bone.

  The students looked out of the bus window one after another, trying to hide their excited emotions.

  At this moment, what central ministries and commissions, what central enterprises and large factories are not in the consideration of young people who have a romantic complex. In China, how big an official do you have to be to take a plane - we can already take one now.

  Su Cheng stood outside the Institute of Tertiary Oil Recovery, waiting for everyone to gather together before smiling and saying: "Everyone, first we will be visiting the Tertiary Oil Recovery Laboratory of the Shengli Oilfield Extraction Technology Research Institute. Students majoring in related fields who are recruited by our company or Jinan Power Machinery Factory will temporarily study at this laboratory. Our company's own lab is currently under renovation and will eventually reach world-class standards."

  If it were another time, his empty boasts of "world-class" would be met with scorn by the arrogant university students who wouldn't even give him a glance. But these university students who had just gotten off the plane, whose legs were already numb from sitting, would probably believe him first if he said "world-leading", "surpassing the world in 50 years".

  Su Cheng smiled and looked at these young faces, asking: "Which one is Sun Lixian, come to lead the team?"

  A young person with acne all over his face excitedly walked out of the ranks.

  Su Cheng looked at him with a hint of disdain, thinking: "You little thing, the materials mechanics exam I scored 50 points on back in the day was written by you, wasn't it?"