Chapter 1542 - 53: Industrial Relocation

Chapter 1542: Chapter 53: Industrial Relocation

Delaine’s words are naturally not without reason; the East African Government does indeed plan to take this opportunity to alleviate domestic social conflicts, and one of the main objectives is to compress the survival space of the Labor Party organization in East Africa.

The current development of the Labor Parties in European countries has to some extent served as a wake-up call for other countries. To let the so-called "market behavior" develop in disorder and not change oneself, the Labor Party would help change things in the future.

Although Gorishon is very reluctant, he also understands this simple truth. He can only pretend to say helplessly: "Alright! I can only consider myself unlucky. After all, to support the country’s work, I have to sacrifice some interests. However, the transformation of the factory requires time. Inspector, can you grant us some leniency in time?"

For Gorishon’s request, Delaine did not immediately refuse, as Gorishon’s attitude had improved a lot than before.

So, after pondering for a moment, Delaine said to Factory Director Gorishon, "I can help you fight for it to the higher-ups, but this is your last chance. It’s impossible to repeat the facade of compliance while actually resisting like before; this time, the higher-ups are serious!"

Appreciating Delaine’s willingness to help, Gorishon seemed earnestly to promise, "That’s natural. Our factory isn’t small in scale, so transformation needs time. Within this half year, we can definitely complete the subsequent work."

Delaine interrupted: "Mr. Gorishon, I didn’t say how long to extend, but two to three months should still be feasible. You better hurry up and prepare!"

After saying that, Delaine, with his briefcase, left Gorishon Electric Factory’s office, preparing to look for the next "unlucky fellow" on the list.

And Gorishon, after seeing Delaine off, immediately changed his expression and cursed: "What nonsense, pfft!"

At this time, the office door suddenly opened, startling Gorishon, thinking Delaine, that harbinger of doom, had returned. But upon a closer look, it was his brother O’Keane who walked in. His tense body slumped onto the sofa, yet his heart was still beating vigorously. He exhaled a long breath.

At this moment, O’Keane, with a timid and crafty look, peeked outside the door and then turned his head back inside the doorframe, asking Gorishon: "Big brother, who was that guy just now? Which department does he belong to, and what is he doing in our factory?"

O’Keane is Gorishon’s third brother and also the workshop director of Gorishon Electric Factory. The factory is a family-run business, which is quite normal, considering in East Africa, a country with a relatively underdeveloped market economy, nepotism is quite common in today’s East African private enterprises.

Of course, some companies with relatively advanced concepts have already started transitioning in management. However, for a relatively low-end industry like Gorishon Electric Factory, management does not need to be too meticulous.

Gorishon did not directly answer his question but said irritably: "I told you many times, in the factory, call me Factory Director, not big brother. Also, knock on my office door before coming in; you almost scared me to death, you brat."

O’Keane completely disregarded Gorishon’s words, sitting in front of him quite carelessly, flipping through a tea leaf box on the table, and pouring himself a cup of tea.

Then, he lazily said: "I’m just coming over to check on the situation, right? That guy just now seemed pretty hard to deal with, with a strong bureaucratic air."

For the latter half, Gorishon agreed somewhat, explaining: "That guy just now was an inspector from the Market Regulation Bureau, indeed not easy to deal with."

O’Keane said: "Too hard on you, big brother?"

Gorishon said: "It’s not too hard, but recently the municipal government is making big moves. Previously, I thought it was all talk, but this time it seems like they might actually mean it."

Listening to Gorishon’s vague words, O’Keane didn’t quite understand, but his curiosity was piqued as he asked: "Big brother, you know our brains are dull, just say what the municipal government wants to do."

O’Keane is just a workshop director whose main job is to oversee workers. This is also Gorishon’s arrangement for this brother because he knows very well that O’Keane doesn’t have any special talents.

In fact, even with the simple work he’s currently doing, O’Keane doesn’t really invest much effort, frequently slacking off, going to Gorishon’s office to goof off or take naps.

So, for O’Keane, Gorishon is at his wit’s end, just hoping he doesn’t make trouble is already enough.

Gorishon’s family, like many East African families, has many members. In his generation, the entire family has more than a dozen siblings, with two biological brothers, him being the eldest, having two brothers and two sisters.

From Gorishon’s family, you can see the reason for the population boom in East Africa over the years; the older generation of East Africans are generally very fertile.

Though he has headaches over O’Keane, he still patiently explained: "Isn’t it mentioned in the Five Year Plan that the economy needs to develop in high quality nationwide? The municipal government’s inspectors believe that our factory’s current technology and equipment are outdated, so they are urging our factory to upgrade."

Hearing this, O’Keane was greatly puzzled: "We pay taxes to the municipality; they still care about our machinery issues?"

Gorishon said: "Of course, you think everyone is like you, easily replaceable? Our factory may look large in scale, but in fact, it lacks technology, lacks talent, and can only do the simplest component processing work, which I learned when I was an apprentice at the state-run factory."