death of hope

Chapter 10 "Flying Windfall" (10) Trade Union

The next day, the operator Roy showed up at the Spike Fuel Cell Factory station on time.
The workers looked at him in amazement, as if seeing a stranger;

Roy was dressed in new, plain clothes,
Striped pullover sweater and washed jeans, a pair of maroon work boots, hands in trouser pockets, pouted and humming a little song, looking like a carefree swinger.

Bart came over and patted him on the shoulder:

"Why are you so happy? Boy, did you win the lottery?"

Roy smiled and said, "Brother Bart, you really know how to joke. If I really won the lottery, I'd still be in a fucking job! I've been hugging left and right in the nightclub for a long time!"

"Hey, that makes sense! I'll go have breakfast first, and we'll talk later on the production line."

Entering the third factory area, Anna jumped up and hugged him.Tears soaked Roy's chest:
"I thought...you...what happened..."

Roy hugged her and turned around: "Don't worry, look at my arms and legs, they are neat, nothing is missing."

"You've been missing all day! I went out to do errands in the afternoon, and when I got home at night and found that you hadn't come back, I started to panic, and no one cared if I went to the police station!

Tell me the truth, Roy, what the hell did you do yesterday?Not even a phone call! "

"To tell you the truth," Roy made a grimace, "I'm going to find Xiaomi to steal it."

"roll!"

"Really, I actually gave birth to seven or eight illegitimate children outside."

"Idiot!" Anna clenched her snow-white fist and hammered his chest:

"Don't be kidding! Be serious, I'm in a hurry!"

"Okay, honey, just kidding, don't be mad.

I went to drink with my friends yesterday, passed out, and slept at my buddy's house all day, and forgot to call to report my safety, sorry. "

"Really?" Anna flashed a pair of innocent big blue eyes.

"Okay, I'm not coming back now, and I bought new clothes, do they look good?"

"It's pretty handsome...but we both have to save money recently. I went home yesterday to ask for money, and it happened that my brother also came back to borrow money. Now everyone is having a hard time... Anyway... the atmosphere is quite awkward."

"Didn't you give it?"

"It's coming, I went to the low-rent housing management office yesterday, and I have paid off the outstanding rent and management fees, and there will be no more annoying calls and threatening letters. Of course, the premise is that we pay the rent on time. "

"That's good," Roy kissed her: "Thank you, dear, I will pay back the money right away, with interest."

"Listen to me, Roy,
I really don't have the face to ask my parents for money anymore. The old couple lives on a meager subsidy, and every penny is saved by tightening their belts.
If we want to get married, we have to start living a hard life from now on and make up our minds to save money! "

Roy looked at Anna, feeling extremely distressed.

How much he wants to tell his lover loudly that we are rich!
But he can't do that, it's not safe yet, and he can't let her know the truth.

So he lowered his head: "I decided to quit smoking, drink less alcohol, patch clothes when they can be mended, and put sleeves on when sleeves are worn out. In short... I will work hard, and we will work hard to save money together. survived."

"I knew... I didn't follow the wrong person." Anna was a sentimental girl, and wiped her tears again.

"Come on, let's go to the locker room, we're going to be late,
I love you Darling. "

"I love you too."

As always, the workers lined up like a group of walking dead to get time cards, change clothes, put on protective gear, and enter the third factory area after being disinfected.

People's eyes are attracted by two people,

A pair of deadly rivals gathered together, and the president of the company and the leader of the guild were standing in front of a new production line for a tour.

The tall man with a hooked nose and a bald head is a famous entrepreneur, Mr. Spike Einfurt, the owner of the fuel cell factory,

The medium-sized man with a gloomy expression, dead fish eyes and dark circles is Mr. Jimmy Brown, the leader of the guild.

The two who had always been tit-for-tat stood together. The workers didn't know what happened, and they talked a lot. After being scolded by the supervisor of the production line, they returned to their respective jobs.

A senior engineer is explaining intelligent processing equipment to two big figures;
"Gentlemen, in front of you is the latest ASKH-2000 robotic arm,

This big baby is equipped with 12 sets of zoom probes, 16-core 32-thread high-frequency processor, and the most advanced IQMAX5000 artificial intelligence AI driver software.

It can weld 40 pieces of fuel cell casings per minute, easily twice the efficiency of skilled workers,

And this baby does not need to eat or rest, it can be produced 24 hours a day, and only needs to be inspected once a week. "

Mr. Spark proudly took a sip of his cigar, which was a serious violation of safety production regulations. However, he is the factory owner, so of course no one dared to control him, so the ash fell on the bright black high-end leather shoes;
"Look at this production line, it's full of smart devices, and soon there will be even more exciting things coming in, robots and genetically modified humans that can walk freely,

At that time, the entire plant will only need 5 engineers and 20 operators to maintain production. By then...hehe...

Your union will probably have to call out robots for a strike march, it's so much fun...hahaha! "

Spike's hoarse mocking sound echoed in the factory building, it was as ugly as a duck calling,

The union leader, Jimmy Brown, still had his trademark bitter face, as if he had never been happy or desperate, and he didn't speak until the other party's laughter was over;
"Tell me, Mr. Spike Einfurt,

If the union is dissolved and the workers are laid off, who will buy your product?Are you going to let the robot pay for the battery out of its own pocket? "

"Uh... this is..."

Spike was speechless for a moment, but he quickly figured out a way to save himself some face:

"We have a federal government procurement program that is not particularly dependent on the consumer market."

"Oh, that's it, it's really amazing."

Jimmy Brown sneered and clapped his hands;

"Thank you for showing me around the factory. I still have some important matters to deal with urgently. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you for dinner. I can only leave immediately."

After the union leader left, Spark Einfurt put away his hypocritical smile, became furious, stomped his feet and cursed:
"Damn it! Jimmy Brown...this hypocritical bastard! How dare you make things difficult for me!"

He took it out on the poor engineer, and threw his paper-bag over his head;

"Go! Notify all departments and go upstairs for a meeting!"

The production line where Roy was located happened to be not far from where they were talking, so they could hear it clearly.

Bart turned his head and said:
"Hey, Spike is a silly bastard who knows how to squeeze workers. This time he meets a powerful character, so he's going to be crushed! He deserves it!"

(End of this chapter)