After the news spread that the electric furnace factory was recruiting, strong laborers from several nearby towns flocked to the factory.

Working as a worker in a factory is definitely more profitable than farming. In rural areas, if someone works in a factory in the town, even if it is just a small rural enterprise, it is a very honorable thing to tell people.

A disguised Chuichiro Noda was among the registration team, waiting to fill out the registration form.

For this undercover mission, Noda Chuichiro went on a diet for two weeks to make himself look thinner. In addition, before coming to China, he went to a "tanning" salon to tan his skin to make him look more like the outdoors.

laborers.

Then Chuichiro Noda bought another set of old clothes and put them on, then he grabbed a handful of loess and sprinkled it on his face and body, making himself look ashen as if he had just been dug out of the ground.

In this way, Chuichiro Noda blended in among the crowd of applicants and did not stand out.

"Get in line, and ten more come in!" someone from the front shouted.

The queue began to move forward, and Noda Chuichiro was very lucky and happened to be the tenth person.

Walking into the electric furnace factory, there were three long tables at the door, and pencils were placed on the long tables.

Looking not far away, I saw Li Weidong and Watanabe Xiong standing there observing the situation here.

After seeing Watanabe Yu, Noda Chuichiro was convinced, and he and nine other people stepped forward.

"One registration form per person, fill it out first. There is a table next to you and there is a pen on the table!" Someone held a stack of registration forms and distributed them to everyone.

Noda Chuichiro took the registration form, sat at the table, picked up a pencil and started writing.

"Name, Li Fugui, age, 25 years old, date of birth, February 26, 1965, home address..."

Chuichiro Noda filled in the identity information of his cousin Li Fugui. Before that, he had memorized the relevant information about Li Fugui by heart.

Not far away, Li Weidong introduced to Watanabe Ou: "From the moment we fill out the application form, our recruitment assessment has begun. At least we can screen out those who are illiterate! In rural areas, illiterate people under the age of forty are not

There are many, but there are always people from poor families who are completely uneducated.”

Watanabe Yu nodded. He didn't care about how many illiterates there were in rural areas of China. He now wanted to know whether Noda Chuichiro could pass the subsequent assessment and successfully enter the factory.

Noda Chuichiro's educational level must be much higher than that of the surrounding farmers. He quickly filled out the form and handed it in.

The person who collected the form looked at the information on it. When he saw Chuichiro Noda filling in his home address, he frowned and asked, "Are you not from Qinghe?"

"No." Noda Chuichiro shook his head and said: "There are many people in my family but little land, so I came out to find some work! When I walked to Qinghe, I spent all the money I brought with me, and I happened to see that you were recruiting people and there were dormitories.

, just come over and give it a try.”

This is the rhetoric that Chuichiro Noda had thought of for a long time.

The person who collected the form looked at Chuichiro Noda with suspicion, obviously not quite believing what this foreigner said.

Migrant workers in the 1990s did not have the same mobility as later generations. Even those with more forward-thinking ideas were willing to go out to work but were not willing to leave their homes too far. Unless they went to some big cities and the wages were relatively high, migrant workers would be forced to leave their hometowns.

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Qinghe is not a big city, and its economy is relatively backward. Its per capita GDP is lower than the national average, making it unattractive for workers from other places.

Nowadays, when a migrant worker from other places appears here, it is difficult not to make people suspicious.

Not far away, Watanabe saw this scene and immediately realized that Noda Chuichiro was in trouble.

Watanabe Xiong immediately walked over and deliberately showed a puzzled expression.

Li Weidong could only follow him and asked: "What's going on?"

"Director, this person is not from our local area."

Li Weidong took the registration form and looked at the home address on it.

"What's going on? Why is a foreigner here? This is the first time! Our wages here are not high, so if you want to work, you should go to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou!" Li Weidong also felt very confused.

Noda Chuichiro quickly took the initiative to explain: "My family has a lot of people but little land, so I went out to find some work! When I walked to this place, I spent all the money I brought with me. I happened to see that your factory was recruiting people and there was a dormitory to live in, so I came here.

Signed up!”

"So that's it!" Li Weidong nodded.

At this time, Watanabe's voice sounded from the side: "Mr. Li, what happened? Is there something wrong with this person?"

"He is not a native of Qinghe, so I asked a few more questions to learn about his situation." Li Weidong answered truthfully.

Watanabe Xiong immediately put on a stern expression, and then said: "Mr. Li, don't you recruit openly, do you still need to distinguish regions? I think this is unfair behavior."

"Mr. Watanabe, our recruitment of workers is absolutely fair and just, and the standards for locals and outsiders are the same." Li Weidong said immediately.

From Li Weidong's perspective, he definitely wants to recruit local workers. After all, the locals know the basics and it is much easier to manage.

However, Watanabe Watanabe was nearby at this time. Li Weidong did not want to leave a bad impression on Watanabe Watanabe, so he could only treat all applicants equally and let Noda Chuichiro move to the next step.

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Next is the physical examination.

The physical examination items are very simple. They measure your height, weight and eyesight, test whether you are color blind, listen to whether your heartbeat is normal, see if your limbs are sound, and whether your ten fingers can move freely. Then you take off your shirt and check if there are any

I haven't had any major surgery, so I can do push-ups and frog jumps on the spot to see if my legs and feet are flexible.

Basically, as long as you are not disabled, you can pass the physical examination.

Noda Chuichiro is a normal person with sound limbs, so he easily entered the next link.

Seeing Chuichiro Noda walk out of the medical examination room, Watanabe Yuu also breathed a sigh of relief. He took advantage of the situation and said to Li Weidong beside him: "Mr. Li, let's go and see the next link!"

Next is the written test.

At the beginning, Chuichiro Noda was still a little nervous.

But when he saw the test questions, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please form sentences with the following words.

Spring has arrived, and many flowers have bloomed. Spring has arrived, and many flowers have bloomed.

There are many fish in the clear river water. There are many fish in the clear river water. This is so simple!

Fill in the corresponding numbers in the brackets. 4, 8, 12, (), 20. There must be 16 in the brackets!

Divide 54 by 9 and add 16 to what is the equation. The third grade of elementary school can do it!

How many days were there in February in 1988? 1988 was a leap year and February had 29 days. Basic common sense.

When is Labor Day? China’s Labor Day should be May 1st!”

The questions were so simple that even a fifth-grade elementary school student would not get the answers wrong. Chuichiro Noda quickly completed the test questions.

At the same time, Li Weidong was also introducing this link to Watanabe Yuo.

"Considering that our workers' educational level is not high, and many of them have never even attended middle school, our test questions are not very difficult. They are basically only as difficult as the second or third grade of elementary school. The test questions include Chinese, mathematics and

Common sense." Li Weidong said holding a test paper.

As Li Weidong spoke, he caught the question "When is Labor Day?" from the corner of his eye.

"Who asked this question? There are so many holidays, why do we have to mention Labor Day! What should we do when workers clamor for a holiday?

No, this question needs to be changed and changed to National Day. That’s not okay. National Day also has to be a holiday. Let’s change it to Children’s Day. Children’s Day doesn’t have to be a holiday!”

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After the day's recruitment work was completed, Watanabe returned to the reception room.

Li Weidong asked: "Mr. Watanabe, how do you think our factory's recruitment work is done? What aspects still need to be improved!"

"Well, it's very good!" Watanabe said perfunctorily.

"Very good? That's it? That's such a half-hearted answer! But you took the initiative to ask for recruitment, so I recruited a group of workers for this purpose!" Li Weidong complained in his heart.

Watanabe said: "Mr. Li, I want to see the results of today's recruitment."

"Bring over all the information of the newly recruited personnel." Li Weidong opened the office and ordered.

After a while, a statistical table with a list of personnel appeared in Watanabe's hand.

Watanabe Xiong quickly checked the form and found the name "Li Fugui".

Watanabe Yu suddenly let out a sigh of relief: "Noda-kun has been admitted, my plan has been successful!"

…

Chuichiro Noda finally started his undercover career.

He was taken to an eight-person dormitory. The facilities in the dormitory were a bit rudimentary, with nothing else except a bed and a cabinet.

The washroom is shared, and the toilet is also shared. This is very bad news for Chuichiro Noda.

But in order to complete the undercover investigation mission, Noda Chuichiro could only do as the Romans do and force himself to get used to it all.

Among the eight people in the dormitory, seven are new employees and the other is an old employee. This old employee is their monitor.

As an old man in the factory, the monitor naturally became the leader of these eight people.

"You will start training tomorrow. During the training period, you will be paid as usual." The squad leader paused and then said:

"Our factory implements military-style management, and there are strict requirements on working hours. Tomorrow is the first day, so you can't be late. The training starts at eight o'clock. You must arrive at the training workshop before seven-thirty."

"Squad leader, what is militarized management?" someone asked.
To be continued...