PEERLESS GENIUS SYSTEM I

Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Collective Strike

A collective strike?

Xiao Luo knitted his eyebrows slightly. This wasn’t good news. Striking as soon as he took office implied that the workers were already against him.

“I’ll go and take a look.”

He stood up and walked toward the factory, following Xu Guansong’s lead.

Soon after, everyone in the conference hall was informed of the strike.

“Let’s go and see.”

Chu Yunxiong was intrigued. Luo’s Workshop was presenting Xiao Luo with a tough task as soon as he took office. He wanted to see how Xiao Luo would handle the issue, so he tagged along with Ge Zhongtian.

At the same time, the various department heads as well the store managers swarmed the factory.

When Xiao Luo reached the shipping terminal, there were more than 500 protesters gathered. These were all frontline workers, and their protests echoed throughout the colossal plant.

The security personnel maintaining order let out a sigh of relief and shouted to the crowd, “Mr. Xiao is here! Tell him whatever you have to say!”

Xiao Luo moved forward with both hands behind his back and looked down at the protesting crowd with his slender, piercing eyes. An unseen pressure slammed down on the hearts of everyone present like a mountain, and voices of the heated protest came to an abrupt halt.

Xu Guansong and the senior personnel were in shock. Even without needing to contend with the strikers below, they were already feeling a considerable amount of pressure. Such invisible stress may be difficult to explain, but it does exist.

Xiao Luo’s eyes swept over everyone, left to right. Then he asked, “Why are you protesting?”

His tone was ambivalent. Nobody could tell whether he was happy or angry.

The workers looked at each other. At last, an unsightly man with a pointy mouth and monkey-like cheeks who was standing at the forefront took a step forward. He said through gritted teeth, “I heard that Luo’s Workshop has a new chairman, so we came here to have a look.”

“Have a look? Fine then. I’m standing here right now. All of you see me, right? Then you are dismissed and may return to your posts. Do not disrupt the company’s normal operations,” Xiao Luo said with an amused smile.

The man with a pointy mouth and monkey-like cheeks sneered. His expression changed as he said, “Tsk! You’re going to dismiss us just like that? Mr. Xiao, each of us has gathered here today because we feel that our efforts are not matched by our benefits. It shouldn’t be too much for us to demand a raise. Am I right, everybody?”

“Yes!” roared five hundred people together with great strength and determination.

“We make hundreds of millions in revenue for the company every year, so why are we given so little? The amount we get is barely enough to satisfy a beggar!” the voices of disharmony sounded once again, and many raised their hands in support.

Chu Yunxiong raised his eyebrows and murmured, “This truly is a tough challenge for our company. Luo’s Workshop’s financial budget is already about to bottom out. Now, with this strike, I feel like we will have even more of a headache.”

Ge Zhongtian echoed, “That’s for sure. These workers are obviously taking advantage of the fire. Why can’t they think about how, if Luo’s Workshop collapses, they will become jobless?”