487: Working day and night

At the same time, villagers near Xiaoche Village also commented under his video: “Same here, I woke up today completely bewildered!”

“I don't follow Feihuang Group's official website, so I had no idea this was happening.”

“A company actually paid out of its own pocket to clean up our river. All I can say is, Feihuang Group is amazing, Qian Ziyong is amazing, I love you to death!”

Li Jian could feel their joy and excitement from these comments.

It's hard for people to empathize unless they've experienced the same pain.

The stinking ditch that had plagued them for years was finally going to turn into green water.

“I want to work for Feihuang Group!”

“I'll risk everything to work for Feihuang Group!”

“Even working on a construction site is fine!”

Thinking of this, Li Jian's heart surged with emotion.

It was like an ancient soldier going off to war to defend his homeland.

He mounted his small motorcycle and sped towards the Feihuang Group's recruitment office.

He had previously applied to be a Phoenix Restaurant Takeout delivery driver for Feihuang Group, but all the positions were filled, and countless people were queuing up, waiting to get into Feihuang.

He had no relatives working at Feihuang Group, so it was difficult to get into Feihuang Supermarket or Feihuang Restaurant.

Later, he heard that Feihuang Construction Company was hiring construction workers.

As soon as he heard “construction worker,” he felt a strong internal resistance.

Which young person wants to work on a construction site? It's hard, tiring, and embarrassing.

Saying that he worked on a construction site moving bricks made him feel inferior.

But at this moment, Li Jian felt it didn't matter; he just wanted to do something meaningful and no longer drift aimlessly.

He recognized Feihuang Group and wanted to be a part of it, even if it meant becoming a construction worker, even if it was embarrassing, it didn't matter.

Soon, he arrived at the construction site and saw many people queuing up.

Most were middle-aged, but there were also quite a few young people.

“So many young people!” Li Jian became happy.

It seemed that becoming a worker for Feihuang Group wasn't such an embarrassing thing after all.

...

Inside the boss's office at Feihuang Industrial Park.

Qian Ziyong was assigning tasks.

There were so many projects to build that Pang Chengye was already overwhelmed, so he, as the boss, had no choice but to work hard himself.

As he was concentrating on his work, General Manager Nong Kangle walked in and whispered in his ear: “Boss, someone has come to present you with a banner.”

“There are many people, with gongs and drums.”

Qian Ziyong quickly walked out.

He saw several elderly people holding banners, and upon seeing Qian Ziyong emerge, they approached him with faces full of gratitude.

Many people followed behind them, all looking at Qian Ziyong.

“Boss Qian!” An elderly man with white hair grabbed Qian Ziyong's hand, “Thank you for helping us manage the river.”

“Please, have a seat.” Qian Ziyong quickly ushered the elderly man to sit down.

The elderly man wasn't very articulate, constantly repeating words of gratitude.

Qian Ziyong listened with a smile, personally pouring them tea.

“I am also from Han City; these are things I should do,” Qian Ziyong said, “I will accept the banner.”

Knowing that Qian Ziyong was busy, they handed the banner to him and then left.

Although they didn't say much throughout, Qian Ziyong saw the warmth in their eyes.

Qian Ziyong smiled, preparing to go back to work.

General Manager Nong Kangle whispered: “Boss, there are too many workers; some cannot be accommodated.”

Qian Ziyong frowned: “Cannot be accommodated?”

“What difficulties are there?”

“Can't money solve it?”

Difficulties that money can solve are not difficulties.

If money can't solve it, how great must the difficulty be?

“They have no place to live,” General Manager Nong Kangle said, “There are simply too many workers coming.”

“Even though we've been desperately building temporary shelters, we still can't accommodate so many people.”

When they first had 100,000 workers, they could still arrange housing, but with over 300,000 workers, arranging accommodation became very difficult.

Hearing this, Qian Ziyong became anxious.

They couldn't just let the workers sleep on the streets, could they?

Qian Ziyong hurriedly said: “What about hotels? Book hotels for the workers!”

General Manager Nong Kangle said: “Boss, every single hotel in Han City, every single one, has been booked by us!”

“With hundreds of thousands of workers, how many people can Han City's hotels accommodate?”

Qian Ziyong said: “Rent houses, rent all the...”

At this point, Qian Ziyong stopped.

This method had already been used.

All vacant houses in Han City had already been rented by them.

And the workers were squeezing in as much as possible; a single room now housed six people.

What to do?

Should they stop recruiting?

Qian Ziyong looked outside, seeing countless workers carrying large and small bags, their faces beaming with anticipation.

How disappointed would they be if they stopped recruiting now?

Just then, Pang Chengye jogged over.

“Boss!” Pang Chengye saw Qian Ziyong standing outside and quickly ran forward.

Qian Ziyong asked: “The workers have no place to live. Do you have any solutions?”

Pang Chengye had been on the construction site, organizing the workers.

And he was in charge of logistics.

Pang Chengye excitedly said: “Boss, I have good news for you.”

“Many citizens have offered their homes to the workers, and they themselves are staying with friends and relatives!”

“Ah?” Qian Ziyong was very surprised, “They are offering their homes to the workers and staying with relatives and friends themselves?”

Pang Chengye excitedly said: “Many people in Han City support us. Besides offering their homes, they are also spontaneously sending us supplies.”

“The number of workers is too large, and Feihuang Restaurant Takeout delivery drivers are overwhelmed, so a large number of Han City citizens are delivering meals to the workers!”

Qian Ziyong said: “Give them money! Whether it's for housing or for helping us, they must be paid!”

“Don't let them help for free!”

Pang Chengye shook his head: “President Qian, we tried to give them money, but they refused!”

“They said that Feihuang Group is building for us for free, investing countless money in Han City. If they take money, their ancestors would not approve!”

Qian Ziyong: “...”

Pang Chengye said: “Although the number of workers is increasing, with citizens spontaneously offering their homes, there is enough space for the workers now!”

“Whether it's transportation or the workers' living issues, with their concerted efforts, although it's a bit difficult, everything is progressing in an orderly manner.”

“The project is progressing very quickly, even faster than I expected!”

Qian Ziyong sighed in his heart.

Who said people's hearts have changed for the worse?

The people of Han City are very enthusiastic!

...

The construction in Han City was in full swing.

What was happening here attracted countless reporters.

They interviewed citizens and reported on the events here.

On a bustling street in Han City.

A beautiful female reporter saw a short-haired young man, about twenty-four or twenty-five, busy at work, and quickly went to interview him.

The female reporter asked: “Hello, I'm a reporter from Shen City's New Youth Daily. I'd like to interview you.”

“Are you an employee of Feihuang Group?”

The short-haired young man shook his head: “No, I am not an employee.”

It was his first time being interviewed, and he was a bit nervous. Realizing his logic was flawed, he quickly corrected himself: “Um... I'm an employee of a company, just not an employee of Feihuang Group!”