Chapter 114: Preferential Treatment

  The 1980s was a brilliant decade and also a decade of academic and educational revival.

  If you open the textbooks of 21st-century students, you can see that almost all authors come from universities in the 1980s. The decade-long Cultural Revolution destroyed the education system while proving that child prodigies are not established in science. However, for some liberal arts students, this seems to be a rare life experience.

  In the months before Su Cheng crossed over, he was still writing his graduation thesis. The number of documents he read through was the highest in the class, and as a result, he also remembered many big names from the 80s. Among the 200 people he selected, at least 30-40 were those whose names he could accurately remember, and another 20-30 were those whose names he roughly remembered. Many of them had written papers that exceeded the total number of papers an ordinary student would read in a lifetime.

  However, when these future big shots graduate, they are only tender and fresh little grass, showing a smile that anyone can take a bite of, with a confused expression rushing into an unfamiliar society.

  At this time, anyone can flash out sharp molars and scrape them on that delicate skin.

  Sun Lixian and others were at a loss, still staring blankly at the laboratory equipment with silly smiles.

  In the center of the third oil extraction research room, there was an interface tensiometer. The students who had just graduated from school had never seen such a thing before, and seven or eight people gathered in front of it, their mouths watering.

  There were also students from the chemistry and biology departments, staring at several monocular microscopes in Lao Gu's place. To say that it was also pitiful, such equipment had long been popularized in European and American schools, and after more than a decade, Chinese middle schools would also be popularized, but in the late 1980s, Chinese universities still belonged to rare goods.

  Su Cheng looked at their appearance and felt a bit worried: these goods may fly high in the future, but don't be a mediocre person when they're young. Can people who haven't even played with microscopes a few times be of any use?

  Fortunately, at this time, a researcher assisted a student to turn on the interface tension meter. The student was in charge of operating it, and although the process was unfamiliar but quite smooth, Su Cheng let out a slight sigh of relief, suddenly remembering that students in this era seemed to have to memorize the experimental procedure before getting on the trial platform.

  Their surprise is not the thrill of seeing something they've been longing for, but rather the joy of seeing something tangible.

  The three oil extraction laboratories have a total of 4 large rooms. The students disturb one room at a time, which is considered to be the researchers' rare rest.

  Sun Lixian's face was red and shiny, staring at the table in the corner of the wall: "I didn't expect the oil field to be so rich, with two turbidity meters."

  Shang Yan passed by, smiling and saying: "These are all provided by Jinan Power Machinery Factory."

  "Is Dongli Machinery Factory, isn't it, Manager Su's company?"

  Su Cheng nodded and said, "Jinan Power Machinery Factory is now a private enterprise. 100% of the equity belongs to me. In its factory area, China's most advanced laboratory will be built, which will also be the best-treated laboratory in China."

  "What about Dahua Industry?"

  "I own 51% of the shares of Dahua Industry, so Dahua Industry is a joint venture. Employees who enter it can have state-owned enterprise status and be seconded to work in the laboratory of Jinan Power Machinery Factory, but the treatment of researchers cannot compare with that of researchers on the staff of Jinan Power Machinery Factory."

  "Why?"

  Su Cheng looked at the young man who asked the question, smiled, but didn't answer.

  "Director Su, what if we enter the third oil extraction site? What treatment will we receive?"

  Shang Yaodong's eyes lit up and he said, "We warmly welcome all of you to our three oil extraction sites. Our welfare treatment is also one of the best in the oil field..."

  Su Cheng glanced at him and hinted at Chen Liang with his eyes.

  At this time, there was no need to be humble, Chen Liang had already received the instruction and smiled: "The three oil extraction plants are third-level units under the Victory Oil Field, with treatment similar to that of the Victory Oil Field, which is different from the Power Machinery Factory and the Dahua Industrial Research Institute."

  "How much can it differ?" People in this era still tend to focus on their state-owned enterprise identity. In fact, graduates of later generations are also the same.

  Chen Liang glanced at Su Cheng, turned his back to Shang Yao and said: "Roughly estimated, the salary of new employees differs by about 5 times. Mid-level engineers and senior engineers differ by 10 to 20 times."

  Apart from Su Cheng who had known about this beforehand, everyone else's eyes widened in shock, including the researchers and merchants of San Cai Oil Extraction Company.

  "Excuse me, what is the specific number that differs by several orders of magnitude?"

  Su Cheng smiled slightly, thinking to himself: You little rascal, I knew you liked money. Otherwise, why would you compile such a thick textbook and price it so expensively? In two years of college, can anyone finish reading 600 pages of mechanics of materials? Can they? Is that something a normal person can do?!

  Chen Liang smiled and said, "You are a university graduate. According to national regulations, the salary of newly graduated university students is about 58 yuan. Including subsidies, it should be around 65 yuan. If you enter San Ci Oil Extraction Plant, it will probably be around that amount, right, Manager Shang?"

  Shang You nodded and said: "We also have other benefits, and we pay 13 months' salary, plus bonuses. By the end of the year, you can get an extra 100 yuan. That's an average of 75 yuan per month."

  He didn't feel at ease even after saying so.

  Chen Liang, although a good person, was in a state of snatching people at this time and had to strike hard: "That's right, if you join the three oil extraction plants, it's 65 plus bonus, about 75 yuan on average. If you leave your position in Dahua Industry, your salary will be around 200 yuan plus bonus. If you leave your position in Power Machinery Factory, your salary will be around 300 yuan plus bonus. Of course, the work location is all research rooms, and the nature of the work is similar."

  Shang You first took a deep breath of cool air.

  He finally knew what Su Cheng wanted to do, and this guy still wanted to poach people from Sancai Oil Extraction.

  The students were even more surprised.

  Even for urban workers, 200 yuan is a huge sum of money, equivalent to more than three months' salary.

  If it's a child from the countryside, 200 yuan means even more, equivalent to the family's annual cash income. 300 yuan is almost enough for the entire cost of a wedding... University graduates in '88 absolutely didn't have to worry about finding work, no matter how bad the university was, Chinese enterprises and institutions would fight over them. At worst, they could return to their hometown and become a civil servant at the county government, probably the only university graduate that year, and still get a good reputation for serving their hometown.

  However, when it comes to benefits and treatment, university students have a lot of choices. Although the central ministries are good, they require excellent grades from top universities; Central enterprises are second-rate choices, but you must stay in the headquarters; Supply and Marketing Cooperatives and Grain Bureaus have been declining... Provincial-level agencies are not bad, but it's a gamble for the future, and it's hard to find any practical benefits. Anyway, no matter how you choose, if you don't take bribes or embezzle funds, you can't get more than 200 yuan per month in salary, let alone 300 yuan.

  The most important thing is that I can get a high salary and still do research work that I love, rather than going to do some completely unrelated administrative tasks.

  Looking again at the newspaper hanging on the laboratory wall, the big-bearded researchers laughed so happily.

  Sun Lixian was moved first and thought: having both money and fame, and being able to continue doing research, what more could one ask for!

  He asked Chen Liang, "Chairman Chen, you mentioned three units, why is there such a big difference in salaries?"

  "Just in the making. You want a stable job, that is, three times the oil extraction, we will help you contact the oil field to receive, file transfer to Shengli Oilfield, so you are first and foremost people of the oil field, then we will second you to our newly built laboratory to work. Dahua Industry is an enterprise, counted as half a person in the oil field, also seconded to the new laboratory to work. Jinan Power Machinery Factory is a private enterprise, which is the location of the laboratory, you are all belonging to the laboratory, naturally taking the highest salary." Chen Liang, although he is a Dahua Industry man, but because he is a leader, has already jumped out of the separate enterprise, equivalent to serving Suzhou City, subsidies have long been higher than wages.

  Sun Lixian rubbed his head and said, "Then if I want to enter these three companies, what are the requirements?"

  "Resume review, written test, on-site experiment, interview, and then another interview, can join." Such a troublesome recruitment process is required by Su City.

  He was once a master of interviews, having gone through the recruitment processes of countless companies. He had to admit that the more formal and larger the company, the more complicated the recruitment process became. Apart from the necessary assessments, there were inevitably some psychological shadows involved.

  The more people go through this recruitment process, the less likely they are to give up easily. Jinan Power Machinery Factory is a private enterprise, and the most important thing to solve is the stability of personnel.

  "Your resume screening is over, if you are willing to join the company, start with a written test. No matter which unit you choose, the recruitment process is the same. In addition, laboratory subsidies are treated equally among the three units, and there are also hundreds of yuan per month."

  Shang Yao changed color again.

  At this moment, a cigarette was suddenly handed in front of him.

  Su Cheng smiled and said, "Old Shang, let's go outside for a while. The students have many questions, if we stay here, they will feel embarrassed."

  Shang You hesitated, but still followed him out.

  Su Cheng immediately stuffed a pack of Chinese cigarettes into his pocket, then tore open another pack and lit one for him.

  The merchant's humble and cautious next move.

  Su Cheng laughed and said: "I'm not poaching your talent, but we're doing oil research, and the money we make isn't as much as what gas stations make selling soda, do you think that's normal?"

  Shang You himself was a researcher, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and remained silent.

  Su Cheng patted his back and said with a smile: "If you're willing to come to Dahua, I'll keep a position for you. Although the enterprise's staffing is not as stable as the institutional staffing, but three or four times the salary is definitely available. When you want to return to the oil field, you can still come back. Like Old Gu and others who are older, I think they won't be willing to move their nest, but for other young people, let them have the right to choose freely, okay?"

  What is so-called free choice, nine out of ten would choose to go to Dahua Industry. Shang You thought so, suddenly remembering the two bottles of Maotai that Su Cheng gave him last week. At that time, he was delighted, but now it seems that the price of Maotai has risen to over 20 yuan, and two bottles are worth 50 yuan, plus this pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, which is a small item worth over 100 yuan.

  At this point, Shang Xiao suddenly calmed down. The other party had already made their move and it wasn't a forced transaction, so what else could he say? He nodded slightly while taking a drag on his cigarette.

  At this time, fierce bidding had already begun in the room.

  When a student sits on the plane of the recruiter, arrives at the company, sees all sorts of advanced equipment, hears about the generous treatment, and is surrounded by the group behavior of others, it's already very hard to stop him from signing up.

  Su Cheng gazed at the groups of future scholars and thought to himself: Maybe in the future, I can set up a publishing house that specializes in publishing textbooks and professional guidance books...

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