Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

However, while everyone was celebrating here, the technical backbones on the other side felt very distressed.

Jiang Jiefang said dissatisfiedly: "Director, we are already short of manpower. Doing this will affect the research progress. When can we really build an airplane?"

Another technical backbone also complained: "That's right, the current progress is very slow. Because we are short of staff, we can't even complete basic data modeling. Now you are going to take away these people who have been hard to gather. How can we still complete the work?"

"Director, if you don't send more people to support us, we really can't go on."

Everyone was complaining. Su Chen realized their dissatisfaction and quickly comforted them: "Don't worry, everyone. There will be enough manpower. I also know the importance of this research. I will soon dispatch a group of college students to help."

Hearing this, everyone was confused. Jiang Jiefang asked, "Director, are newly graduated college students really useful?"

The other technical backbones did not show any joy, but instead looked worried.

This is not because they discriminate against recent college graduates - many of them have also attended college, and some are even top students who graduated from first-tier universities. But everyone knows that modern college graduates are different from those of their time. Although modern college students have a good theoretical foundation, they often encounter problems when they really start to practice.

For example, some university graduates were introduced as employees when the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill expanded its recruitment, but they were not competent in actual operations.

Some of them don’t even know how to operate the most basic machines.

Therefore, when everyone heard that Su Chen wanted to assign the newly graduated college students to them, they felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing the workers' concerns, Su Chen asked in confusion: "How could this happen? I assigned some assistant-level college students to you, and you're not happy?"

Jiang Jiefang shook his head and explained: "Director, you don't know the situation. College students nowadays are both valuable and capable of doing few practical things. If you bring them here, I'm afraid they will hinder our production work."

After hearing the factory director's assurance, everyone had no choice but to agree, even though they still had some doubts.

After all, this was Su Chen's decision and they couldn't resist.

The news that the technical backbone of the drone manufacturing department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had won a bonus of 100,000 yuan spread quickly.

There is no way this message can be hidden.

More importantly, the employees in the steel mill did not intend to keep this a secret. After all, it was 100,000 yuan!

When the outsiders who were looking forward to joining the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill heard the news, they were all very excited. They said, "This is more impressive than becoming a millionaire."

"Why don't you hurry up and get in line! The steel mill is hiring today, so let's go over for the interview as soon as possible. I heard that if you perform well, everyone can get a bonus."

"Why are you still hesitating? Stop dawdling and get in line, or you'll miss it." "Don't go eat first, just get in line!"

After hearing the news, the laid-off people could not sit still. They had originally planned to have breakfast before queuing up, but now many people did not even bother to have breakfast and ran to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, hoping to get a job early.

The news of the huge bonus spread like wildfire throughout the four districts of Beijing. The name of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill once again became deeply rooted in everyone's mind.

Everyone was extremely surprised to learn that Su Chen had distributed the 100,000 yuan bonus to the technical backbone without delay. Even some workers from other factories were no longer at ease in their original positions after hearing the news.

Under the current poor economic situation, compared with Suchen, other factories are unable to earn much foreign exchange, and even paying wages seems difficult, let alone bonuses.

Therefore, the factory workers and management were all envious when they heard about this. These employees started to have some thoughts. The news spread so quickly that it was soon discovered by the TV station.

A reporter who was on an outside interview mission opened his eyes wide when he heard the news provided by his informant.

"Are you serious? The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill actually gave each of its technical backbones a bonus of 100,000 yuan?!"

In such a situation, offering a reward of 100,000 yuan was a rare and courageous act in that era. Even the reporter who knew the background of the Red Star Steel Mill, which always created miracles, was still surprised by this.

The whistleblower nodded and responded: "It's absolutely true. This news was told to me by my fellow villager who works at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Not only the core technical experts in the R&D department received the 1 yuan bonus, but also the front-line staff who assisted them also received yuan each."

After hearing this, the reporter's eyes flashed with a strange look. He knew the value of this kind of news, and the fact that there was such a generous reward for skilled workers made people look at it with new eyes. So, the reporter immediately paid the informant and took the camera crew to the factory site for further interviews and reporting.

Reporters had to act quickly, or their peers would get there first and they would miss the opportunity, thus reducing the value of their reports. At this point, before the reporters arrived, the queue for registration and recruitment in front of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had stretched a long way.

The empty scene of only two or three people waiting at the recruitment office at this time of year is no longer there. This time, before the recruitment office officially started, there were already about a hundred people waiting in an orderly manner.

Those workers who were waiting anxiously stretched their necks to look forward, hoping that the recruitment office would start recruiting as soon as possible. Some even resigned from other factories and came to the steel mill to apply for jobs.

A tall worker was holding a small stool. He was smart and knew that the waiting time was long and that a small stool could help relieve fatigue. A worker behind him asked curiously, "Isn't this the friend who works at the steel mill? Why are you applying for a job here?"

The tall worker smiled and replied, "Everyone knows that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill offers a good salary. The steel mill where I work now is almost unable to survive. If I don't come here to apply for a job now, will I be fired? Don't you see that there are many workers from other factories in front of me?"

As the two chatted, the line lengthened by several meters. Faced with the spectacular scene, the recruiters of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill were shocked. They had never expected that so many people would line up before the recruitment officially started.

This scene made the recruiters feel overwhelmed. Although the factory urgently needed a large number of workers, the scene still made them feel stressed, and they were worried that a worker in the queue would cause a dispute if he disagreed with them.

It was not until the police and security guards arrived at the scene to maintain order that the technical backbones who were recruiting workers began to prepare for recruitment in an orderly manner. When the workers saw the recruiters appear, they immediately calmed down and showed their best.

Everyone was eager to be hired by the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and thought that as long as they behaved properly while queuing, they might be given priority. The recruitment process was gradually carried out, and many people entered the next round of interviews, while some were eliminated.

In addition, some small factories come here to snatch people. Currently, most of the unemployed and young laborers in the city have gathered in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, forming a huge "talent market". Therefore, many small or newly opened private companies come here specifically to "poach" people.

These enterprises are willing to absorb those workers who failed to enter the Red Star Steel Mill with higher salaries. They did not choose these people simply because of their excellent qualifications, but because the Red Star Steel Mill has extremely high requirements.

Even if those who failed the first round of interviews and were eliminated in the second round may not be bad, it's just that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has higher requirements. Generally speaking, the recruitment requirements are not so strict, but in the face of so many job seekers, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has to raise the threshold.

No matter how demanding the requirements are, there are always a large number of people waiting in line. So the recruitment department simply adjusted the standard to the highest level. After all, experienced workers who can start work immediately can effectively reduce the workload. After all, although the salary of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is high, the workload has also increased significantly compared with the past.

If a new worker with insufficient ability is recruited, it will slow down the work progress of the entire team, resulting in a reduction in everyone's bonuses. This is obviously a problem that cannot be ignored.

In order to prevent this from happening, the technical staff of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill's recruitment department acted in unison almost tacitly. Most applicants were advised to find other opportunities, leaving only a few elites with outstanding skills.

Even with such strict screening, Red Star Steel Rolling Mill still absorbed many new employees.

In just one morning, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill recruited thousands of highly skilled workers, all of whom were the result of careful selection.

Other companies that set up stalls outside to recruit workers were even more grinning from ear to ear - although the workers they recruited were considered substandard by the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, many of them were still highly skilled talents, which were rare technical talents for other factories.

Therefore, these other manufacturers have also learned huge benefits from it.

At the same time, in this bustling scene, other people - college students from famous universities - also noticed this information.

During the lunch break, students used to focus more on their studies and GPA, but now the focus has shifted to the news of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill recruiting workers and the story of a worker receiving a 10 yuan reward.

A student shared: "Have you heard? Our college is planning to cooperate with the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

A girl continued: "I heard that a worker over there made 100,000 yuan!"

Another person exclaimed: "It can't be true? That's 100,000 yuan! That boss is really generous!"

"I also heard that our master's and doctoral students have the opportunity to intern in the R&D department there, and there are also project matching opportunities."