China Ceramics Network News< span style="font-family:宋体,simsun; font-size:14px">(Author: Chan Can)
I would like to dedicate this article to the lovers in the world and to the construction and ceramics industry who have been owed money by unscrupulous companies The bitterness of wages for practitioners.
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01
Recently, Chen Shijian, who originally hated working overtime, fell in love with working overtime.
He doesn’t really like to work overtime, he is just afraid that he will have to face someone after coming home from get off work——him Li Qi, a college classmate and good friend of Liang Shuang's girlfriend, is also his college alumnus and former crush. In the past few days, Li Qi had been pestering him to do something very embarrassing for him.
It was around 7:30 in the evening, a long time after get off work, and Chen Shijian was still staying at the company pretending to work overtime. There are still several people in his marketing department who are pretending to work overtime, but it is not ruled out that there are real overtime workers. In fact, it is not only the ceramics company where he works that has a serious practice of overtime work, but also the entire ceramics industry.
Of course, there is a difference between Chen Shijian pretending to work overtime and others pretending to work overtime. Others often pretend to work overtime in order to show off to their leaders, and they run away as soon as the leader leaves the office; Chen Shijian only recently started pretending to work overtime in order to avoid going home.
But escaping is not an option at all. Even if Chen Shijian pretends to work overtime at the company after get off work, Li Qi can still contact him. While he was casually admiring Jian Yi's creative micro-movie "Mending Love Co., Ltd." on marble tiles promoting close joint paving on WeChat, he was thinking about how to deal with Li Qi when he went back tonight. Li Qi sent another WeChat message: < /span>
Shijian, it’s been so long since I got off work today, and Liang Shuang hasn’t come back. Anyway, you have to help me go to their company to see what he’s been up to? Why does he often go out early and come back late recently? In the past few days, he didn't go home for four consecutive days, saying that the company had important work and sent him on a short trip. Do you not want to marry me? Do you have any other ideas?
After reading the message, Chen Shijian put down his phone and couldn't help but sigh: Is this a prelude to a crisis of trust in love? Love is really like "Mending Love Is Limited" "Company" said that there are no gaps in the beginning, just like seamless tiles? In his view, the initial love is not without gaps, but the two parties in love try their best to make the best of themselves at the beginning of the love. Showing the good side to the other party, on the other hand, it naturally hides its shortcomings, just like laying tiles. If there are no gaps, thermal expansion and contraction will inevitably cause arching and cracking over time. p>
Thinking that he is still unmarried in his early thirties, and was even abandoned by his girlfriend not long ago, Chen Shijian's heart There was a sense of sadness. He picked up the small mirror on his desk and looked at it. His hair was already white, but there were still traces of acne on his face. Just as he was about to reply to Li Qi's message, his colleague Wu Zhong walked towards him with his fat body shaking.
"Jianjian, you haven't left yet? The leader asked you to attend the brand team meeting together," Wu Zhong said with a smile.
"Is there still a meeting now? I'm from the training team." Chen Shijian asked confused.
"You haven't been here for long, just get used to it. Wu Zhong suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Our leader is an overtime maniac. He likes to stay in the office no matter what. When he has something to do, he will read the news and play games on the computer. Even if he is sitting in a daze or smoking, he will not do anything." He is willing to go home on time. His wife often calls the office to urge him to go home. If his call cannot be answered, she calls the mobile phones of our colleagues. Any idea why this is? ”
Chen Shijian did not answer the call.
Wu Zhong looked furtively and found no one within two meters, so he continued in a lower voice. Said: "Because of the leadership of our leader, brand general manager Mr. He especially likes to see his subordinates work overtime, and the boss of our company also likes employees to work overtime."
"What is the meeting about?"
"Discuss how to learn Jianyi and make a poster or video to take advantage of the Chinese Valentine's Day. The meeting will take ten minutes It starts later, so be prepared and don’t be late. If you are late, we will donate 50 mosquito chickens!”
"Tomorrow is the Chinese Valentine's Day, can you make it in time?"
"It is said that Mr. He forwarded this video to our leaders so that the marketing department can learn from it." said At this point, Wu Zhong lowered his voice again, "If you have conditions, you have to go up, and if you don't have conditions, you have to create conditions; as long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties. This is Mr. He's motto. So, you have to bite the bullet even if you don't have time." Ah, life and death have to do a Chinese Valentine's Day publicity and homework."
"Okay." Chen Shijian felt disgusted in his heart, but he said these two words without any expression. .
02
Chen Shijian walked out of the headquarters building of Foshan Letaotao Building Materials Co., Ltd. and looked at his mobile phone. It was already 10 p.m. Forty-five points. Except for him walking alone, there were few passers-by on Taobo Avenue. The faint blue street lights reflected the flowers, plants and trees in the green belt in the middle of the road, coupled with the occasional sound of passing vehicles, this lonely atmosphere had a unique feeling.
The meeting of the brand team actually lasted a full two hours. There is not much time left for copywriting and planning specialist Liu Jie and graphic designer Li Bo. It was Liu Jie and Li Bo who undertook the task of imitating the Qixi Festival creative video of Jianyi marble tiles.
Can these two people sleep tonight? Recalling the sad faces of Liu Jie and Li Bo during the meeting, Chen Shijian found it funny, but still Before I finished laughing, I immediately thought of my situation.
He entered the marketing department of Le Taotao Company as a training specialist. The leader trained him in other industries. The trainee has high hopes that he can improve and strengthen the company's training system from scratch, thereby providing strong support for the company to help dealers in an environment of channel fission and market cooling.
To be honest, he has little confidence in this work. He has been in the company for a while and has experienced a lot. He feels that the company's management level is low and the training system is weak. It is impossible to turn things around on his own. The most frightening thing is that the entire industry is experiencing a cold spell, and there is an atmosphere of anxiety and quick success everywhere. Even he, a newcomer in the industry, is aware of it.
He suspected that he had simply entered the wrong industry, just like when he came to Foshan from Ningbo by mistake.
Six months ago, his girlfriend gave him a final "ultimatum": If he never comes to Foshan, Just break up with him.
They are not college classmates, let alone childhood sweethearts, they are just mediocre men and women introduced by others for the purpose of getting married. Said he had no feelingsWell, we have been living apart from each other for more than a year. Occasionally we meet each other in the other's city or in our hometown. It feels pretty good. We still care about each other after we break up. We can say that we have a deep relationship, but we lack the foundation of mutual understanding and love like free love. , both parties feel that they do not have enough attraction and binding force on the other party, and the relationship running in a different place seems to be about to break up.
Under the repeated urging of his girlfriend, he had to give up his good training job in Ningbo. Came to Foshan.
The early stage was relatively smooth. He quickly found a job as a planning manager in the marketing department of a door and window company, and the salary was not bad. He also got his wish and lived with his girlfriend, officially living a life like a couple.
Unexpectedly, a month later, the situation took a turn for the worse. The company he worked for was in trouble due to poor management and was acquired by another company. Acquired companies often need major adjustments, and major adjustments often start with the organization and personnel. He was still in the probation period and naturally became the first batch of people to be laid off.
The night he was laid off, he hurriedly submitted his resume online and told his girlfriend the truth. . Not only did his girlfriend not blame him, she also comforted him and asked relatives and friends to introduce him to an interview opportunity at a well-known company, saying that as long as he performed well, it would not be a problem to apply for the job.
The question is how to perform well? He felt pretty good about himself after going to the interview, but unexpectedly he was rejected. Because of this incident, his girlfriend had an opinion about him and thought he was incompetent. The two even had a few quarrels about this.
Fortunately, he quickly found a new job, working as a planning supervisor in another door and window company, with a salary of The treatment is okay. He quickly adapted to his new job and successfully became a full-time employee within a month.
However, life always backfires and bad things often happen one after another. He had been working as a planning supervisor for less than three months, and the door and window company was unable to pay wages due to operational problems. When I inquired about it, I found that the entire home furnishing industry was in a bad situation. Working in such a small business was extremely risky. If I continued to stay, I would be afraid that I would not be able to get more wages. As a last resort, he chose to resign.
" A little disappointed, but also a little disdainful. He had a particularly bad feeling.
Sure enough, on the seventh day after he resigned, his girlfriend broke up with him on the grounds that he It is difficult to support even myself, and I will even be unable to support the entire family in the future. Because he felt powerless, he did not give any explanation or make any efforts to recover. He just packed his luggage silently and prepared to quietly leave Foshan, a city that made him sad. He did not even say hello to his college classmate Liang Shuang.
Unexpectedly, he met Liang Shuang by accident while dragging his suitcase and waiting for the bus at the bus stop. Regarding his leaving without saying goodbye, Liang Shuang first blamed him and then showed sympathy; but facing Liang ShuangHe was so concerned that he almost shed tears. After Liang Shuang's persuasion, he gave up the idea of leaving Foshan. Through Liang Shuang's connections in the construction and ceramics industry, he joined Le Taotao Company and worked as a training specialist in the marketing department.
Because he was short of money and had not yet become a full-time employee, Liang Shuang asked him not to rent a house for the time being. At Liang Shuang's warm invitation, he first lived in the house rented by Liang Shuang and his girlfriend Li Qi. It is indeed a bit awkward for two men and one woman to live together. Fortunately, the three of them are college classmates and their relationship is unusual.
Days passed by, and he was about to work at Le Taotao Company for a month. Although he has little confidence in the company's ambitious training system, he feels that it is not difficult to become a regular employee. The marketing department job in the building and ceramics industry was relatively low-level in the eyes of someone who had worked in the electrical appliance industry. If you work in the construction and ceramics industry, your future may not be promising, and it should be easier to just hang around. It seems that Liang Shuang is doing well. He has only been working in this industry for five years and has become the deputy marketing manager of a large ceramics company. He also plans to buy a house. He has already paid the deposit and will sign a house purchase contract next month. Pay the down payment, and then prepare to go back to your hometown to officially get engaged to Li Qi.
But what about yourself? If you want a house, you don’t have a house, if you want a wife, you don’t have a wife, and you don’t have the person you want to pursue yet.
With such random thoughts, Chen Shijian came to Dongshui Village opposite the Huaxia Ceramics Expo City, Liang Shuang and Li Qi The location of the rental property. He walked into a five-story building and came to a room on the fifth floor. With a "bang" sound, the door suddenly opened and Li Qi came out.
“Shijian, what are you doing? He didn’t reply to my message, and he came back so late! "Li Qi said.
"I was about to reply to your message, and suddenly the leader notified me of a meeting, which lasted for two hours. I just forgot." Chen Shijian touched his forehead and said embarrassedly.
Li Qi then said: "Liang Shuang hasn't come back yet, what is he doing? He still remembers Is it Chinese Valentine’s Day tomorrow? Are there other women outside? ”
Faced with Li Qi’s questioning, Chen Shijian suddenly became confused: "This..."
03
The next day is Chinese Valentine's Day.
The construction and ceramics industry has very little rest time. Most companies have four days off per month, or even many. The company only has three or two days off per month, and of course it will not be used for such a holiday.I took a special vacation. But some companies have one advantage, that is, they can make full use of their limited rest time.
The Le Taotao company where Chen Shijian works happens to be a company that can take time off at will. In order to do what Li Qi asked him to do, he took a day off.
This matter is to follow Liang Shuang and find out why he always leaves early and stays home late recently. My girlfriend also seems to have become lukewarm and uncaring.
Actually, he really didn’t want to agree to Li Qi’s request for this matter. But after all, Li Qi was the person she had a crush on, and Liang Shuang was his good friend. He sincerely hoped that Li Qi could get rid of the grudge in her heart, and the two of them would eventually get married; not to mention that he was also worried about Liang Shuang's recent abnormal behavior. Curious, even though he believed in Liang Shuang's character.
The weather in Guangdong is really hot. Although the temperature rarely exceeds 38 degrees, Chen Shijian thinks it is better than in his hometown. The temperature of 40 degrees is even hotter. Guangdong Jiangzhixin Ceramics Co., Ltd., located in the China Ceramics Expo City, is only more than a thousand meters away from Dongshui Village. He was sweating after just a few steps. When he arrived at the headquarters building of Jiangzhixin Ceramics Company where Liang Shuang worked, he felt as if he had taken a shower and was soaked all over.
Entering the headquarters building of Jiangzhixin Ceramics Company, Chen Shijian felt that the air conditioning inside was not powerful enough at all. From the appearance of being reluctant to adjust the air conditioner temperature low enough, he seemed to see the essence behind it. In all likelihood, the business of Jiangzhixin Ceramics Company was in trouble and it was trying to save every penny of cost. This company is well-known in the construction and ceramics industry and has always been wealthy. If it were not for operational difficulties, how could it be possible to achieve such success in air-conditioning, which is one of the company's facades?Is this stingy?
When he came to the elevator, he found that the elevator was also out of service, so he had to take the stairs to the third floor. Marketing Department. When he walked into the marketing department, he asked someone to ask. Liang Shuang was not in the office. He had gone out an hour ago and he didn't know where he went. He also learned that Liang Shuang and his colleagues from the marketing department went to the mid-year dealer annual meeting of a hotel service guarantee company in Gaoming in the past two days. When he went to Gaoming to attend a dealer meeting, he completely believed it. He heard that some construction and ceramics companies and brands often choose locations far away from Nanzhuang in order to prevent some dealers from being hooked up by other companies and brands for meetings in Nanzhuang and surrounding towns and streets in Foshan. some places. But this dealer meeting only lasted for two days. He had not returned home for four days. Where he went for the other two days was still a question.
With doubts, Chen Shijian left the headquarters building of Jiangzhixin Ceramics Company and walked aimlessly not far away Located in the square in front of Foshan International Conference and Exhibition Center. He wanted to go to the square canteen to buy an ice cream cone. Passing under a big banyan tree, he saw a car approaching.
Isn’t this Liang Shuang’s black second-hand Santana? Liang Shuang must be in the car. Chen Shijian quickly walked away and hid behind the trunk of another big tree nearby.
I saw the door on the left side of the car opened, and a man in his early thirties stepped out. He was of medium height and Liang Shuang is neither fat nor thin, but has a melancholic and handsome temperament. Immediately afterwards, the car door on the right also opened, and a woman walked out, wearing sunglasses, an orange tight T-shirt on the upper body, and blue tight jeans on the lower body. She can be said to have a graceful figure and graceful posture. , take off the sunglasses, she must be a young beauty.
Does Liang Shuang really have another woman outside? Is it this beauty? Impossible. Absolutely impossible, he is not this kind of person!
But what is the situation? Chen Shijian was confused. He couldn't hold himself back and was about to show up to ask Liang Shuang for clarification when the situation changed dramatically——
A car stopped next to Liang Shuang's Santana. There were three sturdy young men and a skinny man. A middle-aged man like a bamboo pole stepped out of the car.
The middle-aged man who was as thin as a bamboo pole walked quickly towards Liang Shuang, and suddenly grabbed Liang Shuang's chest with his left hand He took the clothes in front of him and slapped him in the face with his right hand, and cursed loudly:
"You bastard, I finally caught you! You fucked my wife, didn't you? How dare you fuck my wife ? You're so fucking tired of living! You dare to cuckold me! I've known for a long time that you're always trying to attract bees and butterflies. I finally caught you today. Let's see how I deal with you when I get back!" /p>
Liang Shuang was suddenly beaten, his face was full of inexplicable confusion and panic, and he quickly explained: "Brother, you It’s a misunderstanding, it’s definitely a huge mistake——”
“Don’t fucking tell me about the misunderstanding! Guys, hit me! ”
Before Liang Shuang could finish saying the word "会", those sturdy young men swarmed forward, using fists and feet. , beating him randomly. Soon, blood started to appear on Liang Shuang's forehead and corners of his mouth, and more and more people were watching the excitement around him.
Seeing this scene, although Chen Shijian didn't understand what was going on, he still wanted to rush out and replace him. Liang Shuang responded to the injustice by explaining a few words, receiving a few punches, or dragging Liang Shuang away. However, he felt that he could not afford to embarrass this person. He was afraid that the four people who beat Liang Shuang and the spectators would give him strange mocking looks. And he had a hunch that Liang Shuang would definitely become famous and infamous in the ceramics industry because of this incident! If he comes forward at this time, he will also get a bad reputation.
After a fierce ideological struggle, Chen Shijian left the scene of the incident in tangle and pain.
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04
Chinese Valentine's Day should have been a beautiful day, but it was a torment for single Chen Shijian, and for Liang Shuang and Liang Shuang It was a disaster for Li Qi.
That night, Chen Shijian stayed out until midnight before returning to Liang Shuang and Li Qi in Dongshui Village Rented house. He really didn't have the courage to face the truth about Liang Shuang's beating, and he didn't have the courage to face Li Qi's sad look.
What is coming will eventually come, and no one can escape it.
When Chen Shijian pushed in the door, the war between Liang Shuang and Li Qi had just broken out. Because Liang Shuang also arrived home at this time, only ten minutes earlier than Chen Shijian.
Chen Shijian missed the prelude to the war, but witnessed the official start of the war. He gently closed the door to the living room and stood in the corner, quietly looking at Liang Shuang and Li Qi who were standing in the center of the living room. He didn't know how to persuade her, and he knew that it was useless to persuade her at this moment.
"Liang, look at the circle of friends, you have done a good job!" Li Qi was the first to attack, crying wantout.
"..." After a few seconds of silence, Liang Shuang explained, "Xiaoqi, don't be sad, Listen to me explain slowly, you must believe me, I was wronged!"
"What else can you men do besides explain? There are pictures and the truth, but you still have to explain nonsense!"
"That woman is just a colleague from our company's finance department. I have something to ask her, but it's not convenient for her to be there. The company asked her and invited her outside for a cup of coffee. As soon as she came back... she was discovered by her husband and the person who brought her..."
Liang Shuang's explanation not only did not calm Li Qi's anger, but seemed to add fuel to the fire.
"Do you think I am a three-year-old child?" Li Qi finally cried out and fiercely Throwing the phone on the ground, he said hysterically, "Is there something you can't ask at the company? Do you know that today is Chinese Valentine's Day? Others celebrate Valentine's Day in pairs, but what I'm waiting for is...but it's you who is embarrassing Glorious deeds! Do you remember that the Mid-Autumn Festival next month will be the day we get engaged in my hometown? Do you know the suffering I endured during this time? I didn’t dare to tell you because I lost my job. , I’m afraid you’re under a lot of pressure. My own pressure is greater than yours....It's better for you, you go out early and come back late every day, and you even stay away from home for several days in a row. What did you say you were doing? Do you still have me in your heart? Do you still want to marry me? ..."
While shedding tears, Li Qi kept beating Liang Shuang's chest with both hands. After venting her anger, her voice became hoarse. Chen Shijian, who was silent on the side, felt very distressed when he saw it.
Liang Shuang took out a small pack of tissues from his trouser pocket, pulled out one, and wanted to wipe it off for Li Qi tears. Li Qi flicked her hand and blocked Liang Shuang's right hand holding the tissue.
Liang Shuang put the tissue back into his trouser pocket, grabbed Li Qi's hand with both hands, and said, "Li Qi , I’m sorry! I’m really sorry! I didn’t expect that my selfishness would hurt you so deeply.”
As soon as Liang Shuang finished speaking, Li Qi had already broken free from his hands.
"Li Qi, please give me another chance to explain. If you still refuse to forgive me after I finish speaking, I won't bother you anymore." As he said this, Liang Shuang's nose felt sore and a tear fell from the corner of his left eye.
Seeing that Liang Shuang was also crying, Li Qi softened her heartCome on, stop interrupting him.
"Actually, I...I'm about to lose my job," Liang Shuang said sadly, "We The company has been unable to pay wages for four consecutive months. We need to pay the down payment for a house at the end of this month, and next month we will go home and get engaged, which will cost a lot of money. There is still a gap of at least 100,000 yuan. In order to earn enough money, I have been working part-time outside every day in my spare time or off time, writing articles for others, going out for Didi, helping friends buy ceramic tiles, and also picking up several terminals held by other companies in nearby cities. Promotional activities... But the current environment is so bad, it is really difficult to make money, and I have only made a little money after working hard for so long. The current ceramic industry is very bad. I often hear that companies owe employees wages and suppliers. And the news of bankruptcy. The company has not paid wages for so long. I don’t know if it will go bankrupt. If it does, it will be an extra day of work and an unearned salary. I know what's the point, it's better to resign as soon as possible and find another job. In order to learn more about the company's situation, I wanted to ask the company's finance...that is, the female colleague I invited to have coffee. Unexpectedly, she said. I told her after I invited her to drink coffee. I said in my heart that I just wanted to drink coffee, so I didn't think much about it. I drove her to Starbucks in Geely Shopping Plaza. After drinking the coffee, I didn't tell her anything about the company's situation. After I came back. But... you probably know what happened next. The husband of that female colleague is a... a... bastard, no, the devil, impulsiveness is the devil... Later I found out that it was a misunderstanding, but the people watching the fun had already taken the picture. The photo was posted on WeChat Moments. I can guarantee that what I said is true. If there is any lie, I will be struck by lightning and you will die! I won’t lie to you.”
"Li Qi, Liang Shuang didn't lie to you."Chen Shijian, who had been silent for a long time in the corner, spoke up, "Look at this circle of friends, there are already messages from insiders explaining, and there's more than one person. ”
Li Qi took the mobile phone handed over by Chen Shijian, only glanced at it, and prepared to return the phone to Chen Shijian , but I thought about it and looked at it carefully for a while before returning it to him.
From her movements and expressions, Liang Shuang believed, and so did Li Qi. The storm is about to pass, but it's not over yet.
"Why didn't you tell me that you didn't get paid for four months?" Li Qi asked next.
"To be honest, on the one hand, I am afraid that you will worry, and on the other hand, I am afraid that you will break up with me." As he said this, Liang Shuang glanced at Li Qi, his eyes full of innocence.
Li Qi felt distressed for a few seconds and said: "How could it be? Am I that kind of woman? You Do you have so little confidence in yourself? ”
"The reality is cruel. As far as I know, there have been at least three cases in our industry because the man's company has been illegal for many months. Among them, there are two cases where the woman was abandoned because she could not pay her wages.One pair is unmarried, one pair is married, and one pair is unmarried in our company. Your parents said last time that they must give your family a certain amount of betrothal gifts, and if you can't pay them, they won't let you marry me. Do you think I dare to tell you the truth? ..."
"Fool, don't worry, I'm here, don't be afraid!"
At this point, the storm completely dissipated, and Liang Shuang and Li Qi gently hugged each other.
"Take it easy, take it easy, there is a one-handed dog next to him, and he is still lying on the ground and was thrown by Li Qi There's a cell phone on the ground!" Chen Shijian said pretending to be dissatisfied.
Liang Shuang let go of Li Qi and said: "Li Qi, Shijian, I plan to resign, or find a job New job, or do something on my own. In addition, I also plan to get back the nearly five months of wages and garnished deposits that the company owes me, even if it means filing a lawsuit.”
"Well, I support you!" Li Qi said, while clenching her right hand into a fist and raising it, and then He bent down and picked up the phone, "My phone is broken, I'm depressed."
"We fully support Liang Shuang in asking for his salary! We verbally support Liang Shuang in buying a new mobile phone for Li Qi!" After Chen Shijian finished speaking, he suddenly felt confused.
Will his Le Taotao company fall into operating difficulties and be unable to pay wages?
How the future should go, we can only take one step at a time.
✎ The original title of this article is "Salary and Love". The stories contained therein are purely fictitious and any similarities are purely coincidental.
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