Lin Chuan hurried to the Finance Department, and when he walked into the office area, he heard Qin Mengying getting angry.
"You are all so shameless. The company's phone is for work, but you all use it as a personal phone. The high phone bill for the sales department is justified.
But the phone bill for our finance department actually costs several thousand yuan. I really want to know where you all made the calls? Why are there so many phone bills?
Since you don’t take the company’s interests seriously, I can only be tough on you. From today on, apart from the offices above middle management level that are equipped with telephones, all telephones in ordinary office areas will be removed!”
After hearing this, Lin Chuan actually understood why Qin Mengying lost her temper.
The telephone of this era was the most sought after communication tool.
In a company, it is common to install a telephone.
But in the private sector, it costs more than 3,000 yuan to install a telephone.
In an era when televisions were not yet commonplace, many people did not dare to think about luxuries such as telephones.
The most common method of communication at that time was writing letters.
Pen pal, envelope, and letterhead were the terms at that time.
Even writing letters for others is a very profitable profession.
Neighbors often ask people to write letters to each other, telling each other their thoughts and entrustments to their loved ones.
Letterheads are often used even between businesses.
For example, fax machines can only be found in large companies like Mengying.
In addition to writing letters, there were also telegrams, but telegrams at that time were charged by the word, 20 cents per word.
Compared with the pennies of stamps that cost a letter, a telegram is much more expensive.
In addition to telegraphs, there is also the more luxurious telephone.
Phone charges vary depending on the area. The phone charge in Hui City is 4 cents per minute.
This was relatively expensive at the time.
In terms of consumption ratio, for an ordinary worker with a monthly salary of less than 30 yuan, a phone call lasts only a few minutes and costs only a few yuan in phone bills.
Therefore, very few people use public telephones in this era, mainly because they cannot afford to make calls.
Unless you absolutely have to call.
So I walked for more than ten miles just to make a phone call to my relatives.
There are also people who save money to call the people they miss, to ask how they are doing, and to listen to their voices.
Some units are afraid that others will make private calls, so they lock the phones in boxes so that they can only receive calls but not make calls.
Long distance calls are even more expensive.
At that time, to make long distance calls, you had to go to the telephone exchange, pay money first, and then go to the designated phone number and have the operator connect you.
Making international long distance calls is even more complicated.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, direct telephone connections were first introduced. Even then, long-distance calls were extremely expensive.
Therefore, various phone cards were born, such as IC cards, long-distance cards, etc.
When I arrived at Mengying Company, thousands of phones were installed directly, and there were no restrictions on their use. Naturally, the phone bills were uncontrollable.
At this time, Qin Mengying was still angry and said: "I also heard that some people bring everyone at home to work to make phone calls. Don't you need to pay for the company's phone calls?"
The staff in the finance department lowered their heads and remained silent. They felt guilty and afraid. If the phone was removed, it would feel like being abandoned by the world.
Seeing Lin Chuan standing at the door and looking at her with a smile, Qin Mengying didn't want to talk about them anymore, so she followed Lin Chuan to the roof of the building to look at the scenery and relax.
Lin Chuan took her hand and said calmly: "Now the company's stall is bigger and the scale is bigger. There are some things that cannot be controlled, especially the telephone. This is the development of this era!"
Qin Mengying shook her head and said: "Even with the development of the times, we can't fight like this. If it's for work, I won't say anything, but what are they doing for?"
There is some truth in what he said. Lin Chuan then smiled and said: "Don't be angry, isn't it just to pay the phone bill? If it doesn't work, just dismantle part of the phone, or just restrict it to listening and not making calls.
There is no need to be angry over this little money, it’s not worth it!”
Qin Mengying actually felt sorry for Lin Chuan rather than money.
Why should he let those people waste his hard-earned money?
They made a few casual calls and felt that the company was not short of a few dollars.
But none of them knew how much pressure Lin Chuan had to put in every day in order to earn these few dollars.
She is Lin Chuan's wife. If others don't want her, she also wants her.
In fact, Lin Chuan also knew that she was thinking for herself.
This is also the reason why he will never and cannot betray his feelings.
Thinking of this, Lin Chuan smiled and said: "I haven't taken you out to eat for a long time. Let's find a better restaurant for lunch!"
Qin Mengying had no objection at all.
When Lin Chuan said he was looking for a restaurant, he discovered that there were so many restaurants in Hui City, and there were even many luxuriously decorated hotels.
You can also find rare southern restaurants.
Lin Chuan and Qin Mengying chose this newly opened southern restaurant, ordered some special southern dishes and wine, and started eating.
The business of the restaurant is very good, even the boss is busy working with the waiters.
Lin Chuan also discovered that most of the people who came here to eat were from the south.
You can hear it from the accents they speak.
Now Hui City is developing extremely rapidly, and more and more people are coming here to make money.
This is a good thing, and it can also make Hui City's business development more and more prosperous.
At this moment, two men in suits and briefcases walked into the restaurant. The taller one knocked on the bar hard and said loudly and boldly: "Is the boss here?"
The owner of the restaurant hurriedly walked into the bar and said very enthusiastically and seriously: "Hello, I am the boss. What can you do for me?"
The tall man glanced at the boss with disdain and said arrogantly: "We are from Mengying Company, and we are here to inform you that starting from this month, the house usage fee will increase by 20%!"
The boss became nervous on the spot.
He was very embarrassed and said: "Another increase? You have given me two increases this month. My restaurant does not make much money, and now it costs 800 yuan a month.
If you add another 20%, it will be 960 yuan. After including water and electricity expenses, my store will not be able to earn that much!"
The tall man said impatiently: "Then I have nothing to do with it. This is the company's decision. If you can make money, you can work. If you can't make money, then you can move away. There are many people waiting in line to get here."
Woolen cloth!"
The boss patiently reasoned with them.
"I spent several thousand yuan to renovate my house. How can I just say I don't want to do it? I'm just discussing with you whether we can stop raising the price. I really can't afford it!"