610 The Workers on the Sea (2/2)
”Why go home? Just make this home.”
”Make this home?”
”Or what? We're a late bunch; my brother, who came with the earliest group, is working at the Phantom Helmet plant! He worked for half a year and the bonus alone was enough to buy himself a place.” He Dong glanced at Zhou Qiang, who didn't know too much about the process.
Out of all the workers, he had the most connections. Mid 2016, his brother came to Xin during the first immigration wave and was assigned to work at the Phantom Helmet plant to produce the virtual reality parts. Following the expansion of the plant, his brother became a leader of ten people who polished helmet parts.
He was ready to resign. After making enough, he planned to use the connections he made in the plant to obtain contracts for helmet shell production. A lot of the small enterprises in Xin made money through contracts related to Phantom production. With some money in his pocket, he also wanted to give it a shot.
”A place for himself… is at least one million, right?” Zhou Qiang said, dumbfounded.
Although his basic salary was around 8,000 RMB, the company also provided food and accommodation, but saving one million for a place was still a distant dream.
He Dong seemed to have read his friend's troubled mind. He laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
”Don't think that buying a place is so difficult. There are no greedy real estate developers in Xin and Future Group doesn't need the money from real estate. One million? If you want a mansion with your own backyard, just pretend I didn't say anything. But if you want an apartment with Celestial Trade's sticker, 200,000 is more than enough.”
”USD?”
”RMB! Probably around 30,000 USD? My math is pretty bad.”
Zhou Qiang's expression immediately turned into a smile. Including the stipend for being out at sea, he could make 2,000 USD a month. It would take a year and a half to save up 30,000 USD.
”But Celestial Trade's benefits for apartments is limited to one per person. It's around 80-90 square meters in size. People should have some ambition - how happy would you be if you saved one million for a seaside mansion?” He Dong chuckled.
It was only recently that he got this ambition. When he was working in Wanghai before, he worked tirelessly for two years without daring to dream of buying a place in Wanghai. It was only through coincidence that he heard about working overseas and learned about the shortage of labor in Xin, so with the mentality of giving it a shot, he followed his brother's path and came to Xin.
He no longer wanted to return home after he came.
For most of the Han, they worked for a place a stay and a family to care for.
”Stop worrying about this nonsense; do your work. An important person will drop by to conduct checks soon. I'll deduct from your bonus if you're lazy.”
The supervisor with a cigarette in his mouth operating the mechanical arm glanced over.
Seeing as the supervisor was unhappy, He Dong immediately extinguished his cigarette and dragged Qiang-zi back. The containers were transported, but there was other work to do. As for the important person, it wasn't something they should be concerned about.
After all the containers were transported, the cargo and construction boat separated and sailed in the direction of Ange Island.
At the same time, a helicopter was flying in the direction of the boat.