Chapter 175: Workers' Paradise
Near noon, BYD's president Uchiyama Hisahiko walked up to the big boss, bowed and said:

"Mr. Fang, it's already noon, why don't we go eat first?"

After being reminded by the Japanese devils, Fang Hexuan looked at his watch and it was already past eleven forty.

"Okay, I was so happy that I forgot the time."

"Fang Sheng's spirit of focusing on his work and forgetting to eat and sleep is worthy of learning for us subordinates."

"Jiuyan-kun, you've been in China for more than a year, and you've learned how to flatter."

"No, no, no. It's not that I'm flattering you. Your spirit is just like the focused attitude of the craftsmen in Biguo. They are the excellent genes that a company and a factory need to have. Only in this way can our products get better and better."

Fang Hexuan nodded on the surface, but he started to complain in his heart:
"Nimma, after you lost your mind for thirty years, when the cost of products made according to the so-called 'craftsman spirit' became higher and higher, didn't you also start to fake them?"

"From the spirit of a craftsman to a counterfeiter, haha!"

Fang Hexuan knew that Neon's model was not entirely suitable for BYD, and that over-emphasizing craftsmanship would sometimes weaken a company's competitiveness.

Especially when the products produced by the company are aimed at mass consumers.

According to later practical experience, achieving a balance between product quality and price is the optimal solution.

China is different from Japan. China has its own huge domestic consumer market.

Once the consumption potential of this large market is fully activated, we can live a good life without having to compete too much on exports.

But Neon is different. It has a small land area, a small population, scarce natural resources, and export income is the lifeblood of the country.

Therefore, when early Japanese products were boycotted and criticized by the Western world for being copies of European and American products,
Improving product quality and enhancing export competitiveness are the ways that the Japanese are forced to deal with the problem.

BYD will certainly pay attention to the quality of its cars, but will never go too far, causing production costs to be too high and reducing market competitiveness.

It is a newly established enterprise. Even with the support of cheap labor resources in the mainland, it still needs to control costs so as to facilitate price wars when necessary after exporting.

Fang Hexuan will take some time to write these words into the corporate philosophy so that BYD’s management can study them carefully.

"Mr. Fang, in order to welcome your inspection, we have specially booked a banquet at the best hotel in Shenzhen."

After hearing this, Fang Hexuan frowned.

A few tables of banquets mean nothing to the richest man.

However, he really didn't like to make such trouble during working hours.

BYD has been established for more than a year, but Mr. Fang has not strictly checked and cracked down on its expenses because the time is not right yet.

Therefore, even if some people in BYD’s management focus on personal enjoyment, he basically doesn’t care.

As long as it's not excessive, he will turn a blind eye to it, so as to avoid outsiders thinking that he, as the richest man, is too stingy.

"Forget it, let's eat in the staff cafeteria. I also want to try some civilian food."

Fang Hexuan's words were too modest. In fact, even though he was the richest man, not every meal at 12 Barker Road was filled with delicacies from land and sea. There were still many home-cooked dishes on the table.

Sometimes I go to various companies for inspection and occasionally try the roadside stalls. In the past, I would go to the ice house with Da Yanming, Jiu Wenlong and others to eat hot pot.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan’s real purpose was of course to see if there were any problems with the food supply of the workers at the BYD automobile factory.

As the largest foreign-invested enterprise in Shenzhen, it has received attention and recognition from all parties.

Therefore, as star companies, BYD and BMW are the first choice for many local and non-local workers.

Although the management is very strict, in the eyes of many people who have just come out of the countryside, it may be regarded as deliberate making things difficult.

However, BYD is the best in Shenzhen in terms of protecting workers’ interests. For example, the five social insurances and one housing fund were not implemented until 1998, but BYD has four of them, namely pension insurance, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance and maternity insurance.

For example, BYD’s workers’ dormitories are all four-person rooms, equipped with bathrooms and balconies, and even air conditioners.

This made many officials who came to BYD for inspection lament that they, as cadres, did not even have air conditioners at home.

Each dormitory building has a dedicated laundry room filled with washing machines.

Many workers from rural areas may have never seen air conditioners and washing machines since childhood, and BYD needs to send people to teach them how to use them.

For example, every BYD worker receives two sets of work clothes and a pair of shoes every season, which means eight sets of clothes and four pairs of shoes a year.

However, they are not issued every year, but if they are worn out, you can apply for new clothes or new shoes.

These work clothes are also specially designed, and their cut, style and color are considered first-class among factory uniforms.

Even many workers will wear BYD work clothes as their new year outfit when they go home for the New Year.

For example, BYD specially built basketball courts and badminton courts for the workers, and even a small library, all of which were requested by Fang Hexuan.

For example, BYD’s workers’ food standards are the highest in Shenzhen.

Before the factory was built, a six-story employee canteen with an area of ​​more than 3000 square meters was designed, which can allow more than 10000 people to dine at the same time.

With a good canteen, Fang Hexuan naturally would not make things difficult for his employees with regard to the quality of food.

The breakfast is basically standard Chinese breakfast, but milk is provided.

Lunch consists of three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, with no limit on the amount of food eaten, and soup is also provided.

The same is true for dinner, but other staples such as noodles are also provided.

All these meals are free, unlike many car manufacturers later that charged extra fees for orders above a certain amount.

Although it may seem average in later times, it was absolutely excellent in the early 80s, and even better than many government canteens.

Fang Hexuan was afraid that his good intentions would be distorted by those below him.

After all, BYD is not profitable yet and is spending money.

If some people are too smart and want to show off their abilities in front of the boss, they may cut the workers' meals.

Fang Hexuan believes that if a worker in a company or factory cannot even eat well, he will definitely not have any sense of belonging to this company.

The Chinese saying “food is the first necessity of the people” is definitely not just talk.

You know, in later generations, many university cafeterias were the most complained about jokes on the Internet.

It can be seen that "eating" is a very important thing in the eyes of any class and any profession.

In fact, Fang Hexuan also cares about other aspects closely related to employees, not just food.

After all, as a worker, if you can't find a bit of happiness after heavy work every day, you will suffer a mental breakdown in the long run.

Therefore, ensuring that they are well dressed, well fed and well rested, and turning BYD and BMW into a paradise, is also an important part of improving production efficiency.

As the richest man in Hong Kong, Fang Hexuan will be the richest Chinese and the richest man in the world in the future. He does not need the money he spends on his workers.

But if the workers are satisfied, the rewards they get will definitely exceed the small cost they pay.

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