Li Ye moved far faster than Lai Jiayi had imagined. The very next morning, he gathered all employees above the rank of team leader for a meeting.
As soon as the meeting began, Lu Zhizhang said, "Everyone's here, right? Today, we'll mainly be discussing welfare housing allocation. Before we get into that, each department and team should take down these employee housing registration forms."
Then Xiao Zhiyu from the computer room began handing out a large stack of registration forms.
"Mechanical and electrical maintenance team of Workshop One, Team Leader Wang, there are four people in your team altogether, right? Then that's correct."
"Transport team, Captain Li, you have twenty-six people altogether—twenty-six forms in total. Please take them."
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As the forms were handed out, everyone began taking the matter seriously. Printers were still precious things in those days, yet among the factory's several thousand employees, every single person had received a printed sheet of paper. It looked downright "official."
"After each department and team takes the registration forms back, make sure they are distributed to every employee and filled out carefully according to the requirements. Now, I'll explain the points that require attention when filling them out."
Li Ye had actually set up a slide projector, displaying an enlarged housing registration form on the white wall behind him.
"For this first item, you must fill in the ownership status of the home where the employee currently lives—for example, whether it belongs to your parents, your spouse, or whether you live with your children.
"All of this must be filled out truthfully! Once the housing allocation results come out, these forms will be posted publicly at the entrances of departments and workshops. If anyone points out false information, don't blame the factory for being merciless."
"For this housing allocation, our