industrial overlord

Chapter 331 Friend of the Capitalist

Move the Tiger factory away!
All the workers felt a chill.At this time, they seemed to have noticed that there were two yellow-skinned outsiders present. Judging from the clothes of these two Asians, they should not be from Japan or Korea, but most likely from red China.

"Hornby, do you mean China where there are no strikes?" McVeigh asked Hornby.

Hornby was noncommittal, but turned his head and smiled at Lin Zhenhua.Lin Zhenhua watched a lively scene just now, and now seeing that he has changed from an audience to an extra, he couldn't help giving Hornby a wry smile back.

"Why, did you persuade Hornby to move the factory to China?" McVeigh walked up to Lin Zhenhua and asked angrily.He has realized that Hornby's confidence should come from these uninvited guests. It is because of their existence that Hornby no longer cares about the threat of the union.

Lin Zhenhua smiled and said in English: "Sir, you overestimate our ability. We only met Mr. Hornby today. How can we change his mind?"

"It is impossible for Hornby to move the factory to your China. Your China is poor and backward. Except for a few big cities, other places don't even have electricity. What do you use to build the factory?" McVeigh said. .

Lin Zhenhua shrugged like an American, and asked, "Dear sir, who did you hear that China has no electricity except for a few big cities?"

McVeigh said seriously: "I saw this in the movie. Not long ago, you had a movie in China that won an award at the Hawaii Film Festival. There is no water to drink."

"I have also watched a movie called Yellow Earth. I have to admit that these movies show China very realistically." Another American worker also said.

"Who the fuck made this movie!" Lin Zhenhua opened his mouth with a swear word.He has watched the two films that the Americans mentioned. It is said that they are the masterpieces of the fifth or several generations of directors. When they were filmed, they were rushing to win international awards. Shot at a backward location.

Regarding this issue, Lin Zhenhua once heard people say that foreigners like to see the "real" China most now.The so-called truth is the kind of things that are so scumbag, such as red sorghum, wild heels, small feet, braids, etc., you can win awards if you shoot this kind of thing. If you go to the workshop of Hanhua Heavy Industry, foreigners will definitely Say you shot the scene in Korea.

It is precisely because China has such a group of avant-garde directors that until the end of the 90s, many foreigners still thought of China with braids and feet bound. If you tell a foreigner that you have drunk Coke in China, they will definitely regard you as a rich second generation. .

"Well, Mr. McVeigh, I don't want to explain anything. I don't know what Mr. Hornby thinks. Maybe he won't move the factory to a country with neither electricity nor water." Lin Zhenhua retreated , we Chinese are all self-deprecating, can we blame other foreigners for looking down on you?
It was also impossible for McVeigh and others to attack Lin Zhenhua. They got together and discussed with each other, but they didn't seem to come to any conclusions, so they had to yell at Hornby, and then left resentfully.Sisay was quite far-sighted. Before leaving, he repeatedly advised Hornby to think twice and not to do such things that would harm the interests of American workers.Hornby was too lazy to bother him, and waved him away as well.

Seeing McVeigh and others walking away, Lin Zhenhua said to Hornby: "Mr. Hornby, you are not enough friends. The cooperation between us is only a verbal agreement. Why did you sell us out? You Look, I've offended Mr. McVeigh, what if he's disgruntled and trips me up?"

Hornby said: "Lin, you have seen the situation just now. They have absolutely no affection for Tiger Factory. I have had enough of such workers. I don't hesitate now, I can contact my lawyer right away , and sign a cooperation agreement with you. As for the OEM fee, I can increase it to $25 per unit."

"Oh, old Hornby, you're not mad at these young people, are you?" Belinda said with a coquettish smile, "Lin has already agreed to the price of $22, and this is the first time I've seen you offer it to someone else." There's a price increase."

Hornby shook his head and said: "Seeing these people, I know where the workers are the best. I am willing to give some wages to Chinese workers."

Hornby's sudden price increase was of course a surprise for Lin Zhenhua.He couldn't figure out what Hornby's move meant, whether it was a spur of the moment impulse, or he wanted to use this attitude to strengthen cooperation with Lin Zhenhua.However, no matter what Hornby thinks, Lin Zhenhua will naturally accept the olive branch he extended.

After bidding farewell to Hornby, Lin Zhenhua and Xie Yunjuan returned to Hull Hotel in Belinda's car.Along the way, Belinda scolded Hornby helplessly, saying that the old man was too stubborn and impulsive.

"Xiao Lin, I just saw Hornby arguing with his workers, and I always felt that something was wrong." Xie Yunjuan sat in the car, and after a moment of silence, she said to Lin Zhenhua in Chinese. She didn't want to let these words Belinda understood.

Lin Zhenhua also asked in Chinese: "Sister Xie, what do you think is wrong?"

Xie Yunjuan said: "That McVeigh just now is a union leader, right? And Hornby is a capitalist. Why do I feel that we are on the side with Hornby, and we are enemies with McVeigh instead."

Lin Zhenhua said: "That's right, we have cooperated with Hornby, of course we are on the side. As for McVeigh, it cannot be said to be an enemy. They went on strike, which led to our cooperation with Hornby. I thank him for his support." It's too late. Of course, he must regard me as an enemy."

Xie Yunjuan said: "That's the problem. We are members of the Communist Party. How can we side with the capitalists and become enemies with the workers?"

Xie Yunjuan's words made Lin Zhenhua choke.He only thought about cooperating with Hornby, and he was able to get a processing order of 30 refrigerators. He never thought about the problems of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.But what Xie Yunjuan said is absolutely true. They are both members of the Communist Party and the vanguard of the proletariat. How could they stand with Hornby, a capitalist?
"Sister Xie, your question really caught me. I really haven't thought about my own class position. In your opinion, we should stand with McVeigh and protest Hornby's brutal exploitation of workers. conduct a resolute struggle?" Lin Zhenhua asked hesitantly.

Xie Yunjuan said: "Of course it is impossible. We were able to persuade Hornby to move the factory to China, but it is a great thing. 30 refrigerators, with a processing cost of 750 million, is another big export order."

"Sister Xie, can we understand that our cooperation with Hornby is to create employment opportunities for our Chinese proletariat, so it cannot be regarded as a betrayal of the interests of the proletariat." Lin Zhenhua found a political reason for his behavior. To be honest, he is really insensitive to politics, and he doesn't know how to explain it.

Xie Yunjuan shook her head and said, "There is still a problem. Hornby is a capitalist, and his nature is to exploit workers. Isn't it that we have created opportunities for him to exploit our Chinese workers by taking his orders?"

"Why don't we Chinese workers want him to exploit? I rejected his order?" Lin Zhenhua was angry and funny, and couldn't help joking.

"That's okay, people can't get export orders, how can this kind of door-to-door orders be pushed out?" Xie Yunjuan said. At this moment, she suddenly no longer felt that she was a party member, but just a party member. Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

Lin Zhenhua felt a little dizzy. He thought about it seriously, nodded and said, "Sister Xie, I think that's the case. In fact, it's a good thing for someone to exploit you. Let's say McVeigh, he is the leader of the labor union." , but when he heard that Hornby was planning to close the factory and stop exploiting them, didn't he get anxious? We have so many unemployed young people, in fact, we are looking forward to someone exploiting them every day, no one exploits them, they You're unemployed, right?"

Xie Yunjuan glared at Lin Zhenhua and said, "Xiaolin, how can you explain things like this. Forget it, let's stop discussing this issue. We will make a political mistake if we continue to discuss it. Anyway, the central government encourages the development of foreign trade. We can start from Hornby got an order here, which is our achievement, as for who exploits whom, let's not get entangled any more."

"Thank you, Sister Shengming." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile on his face.

It is no wonder that Xie Yunjuan has doubts. Many Chinese people had such doubts back then.It has been more than 30 years since Liberation. Suddenly there are private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises. The workers have suddenly changed from the leadership class to the hired ones. They have to work for private bosses and foreign bosses. Xie Yunjuan is not the only one who can't figure it out .Some people made this situation into a ballad, saying, "After decades of hard work, I returned to before liberation overnight."

This ideological contradiction was not gradually resolved until Deng Xiaoping's speech on the southern tour.Comrade Xiaoping's answer to this question is only one sentence: don't ask the surname of Zi and surname society.

"Xiao Lin, I found that you are really capable. We only came to Tiger Factory to buy refrigerators, but you got a big order of 750 million US dollars. You are really good." Xie Yunjuan laughed.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Isn't this all thanks to Sister Xie? If Sister Xie hadn't provided me with this information, how would I have thought of meeting Hornby?"

Xie Yunjuan smiled and said: "Okay, Tiger refrigerators will be produced in your Hanhua factory in the future, don't forget to get me some at the ex-factory price."

(End of this chapter)