Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

Ever since the appearance of an anomaly like the Orange Phone Factory, many factory owners had been under immense mental stress.

Raising wages for workers was painful.

Not raising wages was a headache.

”Can’t Secretary Shi from the Central Bureau handle it?” Chen Yansen frowned and asked in a cold voice.

The Orange Phone Factory provided over ten thousand jobs that included social security contributions, with an annual industrial output value of over twenty billion yuan. If he couldn’t rely on Shencheng City, he might as well move the factory to East China or shift production capacity to Luzhou.

”Secretary Shi takes good care of the Orange Phone Factory.”

Cao Dahua’s answer was concise, and he glanced at the driver and bodyguard in the front.

”Did Secretary Shi introduce them?” Chen Yansen asked.

He saw in these two men a demeanor similar to Xiaoli’s and guessed they were most likely retired military personnel.

Cao Dahua smiled and nodded. ”Secretary Shi put in a word. These security personnel can, on one hand, guard the factory’s security, and on the other, prevent some people from taking desperate measures.”

The equipment in the factory was worth billions. If anything got bumped or damaged, the losses would be huge.

Originally, the Zhongsha Village industrial park didn’t have an inspection station, but after the Orange Phone Factory’s production capacity exceeded 3 million units, the Central Bureau added one to the park in the shortest possible time.

Chen Yansen grunted in acknowledgment, feeling reassured.

The convoy sped along Binhai Avenue, passing the Shencheng Convention and Exhibition Center and Tian’an Digital City before finally reaching their destination.

From a distance, a massive Orange Technology logo could be seen on the factory’s facade.

Cao Dahua took Chen Yansen on a tour of Factories 1 through 3. It took them over an hour, riding in a shuttle cart.

Chen Yansen had only visited once before, when he was leasing the factory. This time, he felt that under Cao Dahua’s management, the Orange Phone Factory was truly well-organized and appeared to be thriving.

Workers they passed would occasionally greet Old Cao warmly and eye Chen Yansen with curiosity.

The factory’s pay was high and the benefits were good; these workers practically wanted to worship Cao Dahua as their godfather.

”The annual meeting here at the factory is pretty simple. We just hired some local village chefs. The food is just as good as what you’d get at a five-star hotel.”

Cao Dahua said, pointing to the team of chefs bustling about in the plaza.

”The quarterly bonus systems for Cloud Speed and Kuai Pao have been adjusted. Starting in 2012, the Orange Phone Factory needs to align with headquarters.”

Chen Yansen said.

”I understand. We’ll just issue the year-end bonus this one last time, along with the January salary.”

Cao Dahua nodded in response.

To be honest, the base monthly salary for an ordinary worker was only 2,640 yuan, so most people’s year-end bonuses were only three or four thousand.

Once the quarterly bonuses were announced, guaranteeing an extra ten thousand yuan in income per year, it was likely the employees would start worshipping Cao Dahua as their own father.

The sky gradually darkened. Bright floodlights were switched on in the plaza, illuminating the dining area and stage as if it were daytime.

As the factory manager, Cao Dahua announced at 6:00 PM sharp: The Orange Phone Factory annual meeting has officially begun.

After a few brief New Year’s remarks, he handed the microphone to Chen Yansen.

Chen Yansen walked onto the stage and looked out at the massive crowd of workers seated below.

”So that’s the big boss? He’s so young!”

Li Yunzhu remarked, looking up at Chen Yansen on the stage.

Chen Yansen knew what the people below cared about most: what prizes were in tonight’s raffle and when they could start eating.

So, he didn’t give a long speech. Instead, he directly announced that starting from Q1 2012, the Orange Phone Factory, just like the employees at Orange Technology headquarters, would have four quarterly bonus reviews per year.

Chen Yansen’s words were simple, but the response from the audience was incredibly strong.

In that moment, more than ten thousand people committed Chen Yansen’s name to memory.

An extra 10,000 to 40,000 yuan in bonuses each year—it was hard not to get excited.

Ten minutes later, Chen Yansen came down from the stage and sat at a table near the front, joined by Song Yuncheng, Cao Dahua, Zuo Hongyu, Zhang Jing, and others.