Chapter 309: Changes in Two Years (I) Liu Hongmin stayed in Pengcheng for two days. He took Li Lizhen to visit the factories in Pengcheng and took a look at the family quarters. This is his first time here since the construction of Pengcheng started. The factory in Pengcheng was running very well. There were still a lot of idealists in this era. Liu Hongmin believed in these people very much and gradually promoted them to key personnel. Under the leadership of these people, the spiritual atmosphere of the toy factory was different from that of other factories. These days, people are enjoying the demographic dividend, and long hours of overtime work have gradually emerged. The toy factory also had this phenomenon at the beginning, but after it got on track, Liu Hongmin established a four-shift work system: 9am to 5pm, 5pm to 1pm, 1pm to 9am, and one shift off. Although labor costs have increased, the happiness of employees in the toy factory has increased. When they are free, they can take care of their families, spend time with the elderly and children, get together with friends to eat and drink, or go shopping. Over time, the birth rate in toy factories increased, resulting in many people having second and third children, which caused a lot of headaches for Pengcheng. The toy factory came forward and negotiated with Pengcheng to deal with it according to the actual situation. They only gave quotas to those with only one girl, but if they wanted to have a third child, they would have to pay a fine. The first fine was 5,000 yuan, which was roughly equivalent to half a year's salary at the toy factory. Most families can still afford this amount, but when it comes to paying the fine for the second time, it will increase to 20,000 yuan. This amount is huge, even for toy factory workers, it is a huge sum of money, so many families are reluctant to pay it. But there are still many people who grit their teeth and are prepared to take out the money.
Liu Hongmin was also ashamed of this situation. However, as a leader with no integrity, he could not expect his employees to follow his lead. The toy factory employees had high salaries and good benefits, and two people could support a whole family. So, soon the family building was filled with people of all ages. The employees brought their parents over to enjoy the benefits with them. Plus, if they had two or three children, there would not be enough space for one family. In order to solve this problem, the toy factory and Jinpeng Construction Company reached a cooperation to build a new residential area inside the residential area. Only employees of the toy factory can apply to buy it, and the price is based on the commercial housing price. You can take care of the elderly and children, but you have to pay for it yourself. At present, the price of a house in Shenzhen is about RMB 1,000 per square meter. If you add decoration, the price will exceed RMB 2,000. This is the discount given by Jinpeng Construction Company. If it is a commercial house outside, it will cost at least RMB 3,000 to 4,000 per square meter. The houses in the family quarters are basically around 80 square meters, and after renovation, it costs 360 to 30 yuan. If two employees can save about to yuan per month, it will take months, or years, to save up the money. Of course, this situation only applies to toy factories. The situation in other factories is even worse. The average salary in Pengcheng is only more than 400 yuan. If you want to buy a house with an annual income of 3,000 to 4,000 yuan per square meter, you need to save for 60 to 70 years without eating or drinking. With comparison, there is happiness. The employees of the toy factory are very grateful to the toy factory. After all, their good life is given by the toy factory. It doesn't matter if you can't afford a house. If you squeeze in, 80 square meters can still accommodate six to eight people. In reality, the situation of the toy factory is much better than in theory, because many employees' families rent stalls in Jinpeng Shopping Mall to sell goods, or rent shops on the commercial street to open restaurants. The commercial street is the financial center of Pengcheng, and people from the whole city want to come here to buy things. Therefore, unless they are really not suitable for small business, they can accumulate a lot of wealth from the stalls and shops. As soon as the application for the new family community started, some people began to sign up and said that they could pay the full amount without having to pay in installments. In this regard, Liu Hongmin expressed his pleasure in seeing this happen. After two days, Liu Hongmin immediately flew back to Beijing. After two years, Beijing had undergone tremendous changes. Especially on the main streets, many high-rise buildings had been built, replacing the original courtyard houses. As demolition and high-rise buildings are being built, Siheyuans are becoming rare. The weight of history is gradually fading, which is inevitable for the development of the capital. Before Siheyuans were built, there must have been other buildings. Those buildings can be replaced by Siheyuans, so why can't Siheyuans be replaced by high-rise buildings? Just after I got home, a group of friends rushed over. Father and Mother Liu had already asked people to prepare wine and food, and after everyone exchanged some greetings, they all sat down at the table and started eating. Chen Jiangong and others urged people to drink and wanted to punish Liu Hongmin. "You've been gone for two years. Don't you want us old brothers anymore?" "That's right, you are so mean. You just go out and enjoy yourself, and don't even think of taking us with you." Liu Hongmin smiled and drank the wine in his glass. These people were either in high positions or were the backbone of various units. Their future prospects were limitless. If they were really called, it would harm them. Even if Liu Hongmin called them, they would not go. We have been friends for many years, so naturally we won’t take these jokes seriously. "My bad, my bad!"
After watching Liu Hongmin finish drinking, everyone nodded in satisfaction, "That's pretty good!" Everyone spared Liu Hongmin and began to tell him about the changes in the capital over the past two years. Who got promoted, who made a lot of money, who got married or divorced, after a few glasses of wine, Liu Hongmin knew almost everything. Finally, Chen Jiangong said: "The one who has changed the most is our boss Ma." Ma Weidu quickly said: "Jian Gong, what are you talking about? How dare I call myself the boss in front of Hongmin!" Everyone laughed, and Liu Hongmin asked curiously, "What's the boss method?" Ma Weidu waved his hands quickly, "We just started the Seahorse Studio and now we have opened a film and television company." Liu Hongmin nodded, "Then you really have to call me boss." "It's all thanks to your support!" Ma Weidu was very modest. He knew exactly how the Seahorse Film Company was established. Given the lazy personalities of his friends, if it weren't for the resources of the Beijing branch of Tomorrow Film Company, the studio might have failed, let alone opening a company. Therefore, no matter who he was, he didn't dare to call himself the boss in front of Liu Hongmin, even if it was a joke. Chen Jiangong smiled and said, "Of course I helped, but Haima is doing a great job. They have shot a lot of good movies and TV series in the past two years." (End of this chapter)