The day before yesterday (February 2nd), on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, around 11 noon, Lin Zhigang Land Rover got off the expressway and returned to Haining.
Lin Zhigang is the general manager of Zhejiang Beilang Leather Industry Co., Ltd. From the beginning of the Lunar New Year, he, the driver and the personnel manager of the company drove southwest by car and went to remote mountain villages in Yunnan and Sichuan to pay New Year greetings to more than 30 employees’ families.
This trip covered more than 5,000 kilometers.
It is not easy for employees to come out to work.
I hope their lives will be more exciting.
On the way back to Haining, it took 31 hours because of traffic jam. In just six days, the three traveled back and forth for more than 5,000 kilometers, paying tribute to more than 30 employees’ families. Lin Zhigang said that although he was tired, he gained a lot during this New Year’s greetings.
"The mountain people are warm and hospitable, and they really treat us with the courtesy of VIPs." Lin Zhigang said that the mountains are poor in materials and monotonous in ingredients. The newly slaughtered pigs need to be smoked and dried for a whole year, but they bring out all the bowls.
In fact, in the Spring Festival of 2013, Lin Zhigang also went to the southwest to celebrate the New Year for employees’ families, which was the second time.
"After four years, I want to see if their family has changed, how their living conditions are, and most importantly, I want to make my family feel at ease, at ease and happy." Lin Zhigang said that the company has more than 100 employees, most of whom are between 25 and 30 years old, and 70% of them are from Yunnan and Sichuan. They all leave their homes to work in Haining, and it is not easy to go back once a year.
"Most of the employees’ homes are in the mountains, and many of them are rough houses. They haven’t got running water and the conditions are very poor. Young and middle-aged people come out to work, leaving the elderly with children. These left-behind children are very distressing. "
"I hope that enterprises can do better and better and make employees’ lives more exciting." To Lin Zhigang’s delight, in recent years, many employees have saved money, bought cars and can drive home for the Spring Festival, and the conditions are getting better and better.
Lin Zhigang said that Belang Leather was established in 2004. Thanks to the support of employees and providing stable technology, "employees are the precious wealth of enterprises."
"My company doesn’t have to go to the talent market to recruit people. It is brought by old employees from their hometown. It is very stable and practical." Lin Zhigang is very proud of this. "Many young employees know, get married and have children in Belang. Now there are dozens of couples. We are a big family with love."
After arriving home the afternoon before yesterday, Lin Zhigang, who felt deeply, sent a message in the company’s WeChat group: "Thank you for your hospitality in Sichuan and Yunnan! This trip made me deeply feel that it is not easy for employees in remote areas to come out to work … …”
It was already past 11 o’clock in the middle of the night when I arrived.
Had a "midnight meal" at the employee’s house.
On January 28th, at 6: 00 a.m. on the first day of the first month, Lin Zhigang filled up the car and set off from Haining with the driver and the company’s personnel manager. The employees in his company went back to their hometown on January 21st.
Lin Zhigang planned the route and decided to go to Linshui County, Guang ‘an, Sichuan, then Yibin, then Zhaotong, Yunnan, and finally Qujing.
After driving for 17 hours, they finally arrived in Linshui County, Guang ‘an. It was past 11 o’clock that night when we reached the neighboring water. Master Wen’s family has been guarding the door for a long time. Seeing the boss arrive safely, Master Wen immediately greeted him warmly, heated the meal and invited everyone to have a "midnight meal".
Master Wen is a designer of handbag technology. He has joined the company for 11 years and is definitely an old front-line employee.
Lin Zhigang praised Master Wen in front of his family. "Not only is the plate-making skill excellent, but people are also down-to-earth." He also paid a New Year call to his family. "I wish your family happiness, peace and health!"
Master Wen’s family was particularly moved. After dinner, everyone took a photo in the living room.
Neighbors came to watch the fun.
The employees feel that Beier has face.
The next morning, Lin Zhigang set out for Yibin City again. After driving for more than five hours, they came to a small mountain village. There are five or six employees here, all brought out by one of the old employees.
Lin Zhigang bought fruits and gift boxes in the town, and a family went to pay a New Year call.
Land Rover luxury cars are rarely seen in mountain villages. Neighbors are surprised to hear that Haining’s big boss is coming to pay New Year greetings to employees’ families, and they come to watch the excitement, which can make employees in Lin Zhigang feel that Beier has face.
Lin Zhigang’s third stop was a mountain village in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, where Berang’s front-line employees are most concentrated, with more than 20 households. Every family here is warmly greeted with each other, so it’s lively and warm to keep Lin Zhigang and them for dinner. Lin Zhigang sent a New Year greeting gift and gave every old man and child a red envelope.
Panshan highway is difficult to drive.
But no matter how hard it is, I have to go and see it.
On the fourth day of the first month, Lin Zhigang decided to go to a small mountain village in Huize County, Qujing.
Zhou Xiangcheng, 28 years old, has been working in Belang for more than 5 years. He is a front-line quality inspector. His home is in the mountains of Shuizishu Village, Xinjie Township, Huize County, Qujing, and it is also the last stop of Lin Zhigang’s trip.
At first, I heard that the boss was coming, and Xiao Zhou refused all the time. "The Panshan Road here is very difficult to open, with a great slope, and there is a muddy road that is potholed and afraid of danger." "It’s all nearby, no matter how hard it is." Lin Zhigang is determined to go.
When they arrived, Xiao Zhou and his parents were still doing farm work in the field: leveling the land for farming in the spring.
"At first, I told my parents that they couldn’t believe it. I was particularly moved to see the boss really coming." Xiao Zhou said that the boss ran so far to pay New Year’s greetings, which was beyond material comparison.
Xiao Zhou was introduced to Belang by her sister. She worked for more than five years and married a wife in the company. Now her daughter is over three years old and her wife is pregnant with a second child.
"The company has food and shelter, and the living conditions are many times better than those in our mountains." Xiao Zhou said that at present, he has a salary of about 4,000 yuan a month, which can save a lot. He also bought a van, and this Spring Festival brought five fellow villagers home together.
Xiao Zhou’s hometown is still a tile-roofed house. There is a 90-year-old grandmother in the world. Her parents are farming at home, and they live by growing potatoes, corn and raising some cattle and sheep. Her 13-year-old sister is still studying.
Parents are especially happy to hear that the boss recognizes their son’s work performance. "My mother kept giving them food, and I was embarrassed." Xiao Zhou said that there is no supermarket in the mountains, but they have slaughtered chickens and pigs in advance and prepared fresh vegetables in the fields.
"I hope I can take my parents down the mountain and show them the outside world." Xiao Zhou likes Haining very much and wants to take root in Haining with his wife. Then he will bring his children to school. "This is my dream."
Lin Zhigang was moved and admired. "The young man is very hardworking and filial. It is not easy to help with farming at home during the New Year."