Chapter 2462
"No... We're not negotiating anymore?"
The factory manager was somewhat at a loss. These people were the ones who wanted to privatize the factory, and now they were also the ones telling them to stop negotiating.
Besides, he had no idea whom he should listen to. The mayor's secretary inside hadn't said they should stop. So who exactly was he supposed to obey?
In the Federation, politicians from different social classes were at least equal in terms of personal standing.
They were equal in terms of social institutions as well!
There was not much difference between ordinary people and the president. After all, the president had once been an ordinary person too—one of the few ordinary people who had made it that far.
Their rights and obligations were not all that different. Just because someone was the president did not mean others could not express their own opinions.
But Peng Joe was completely different.
Under a social structure where power came first was a strict hierarchy. The social classes formed layer upon layer of domination, with those below forbidden from resisting! People from the provincial government had more power than those in City Hall. To a certain extent, they even held greater authority than the mayor! The factory manager was conflicted. During his conversation with Lin Qi just now, he had genuinely liked some of Lin Qi's views.
He also liked Lin Qi's idea of manufacturing automobiles.
After all, they both worked in factories. Who wouldn't want to take on something more challenging? But now that the people above him wanted to call it off, he did not know how to express his dissatisfaction. He could only stand there blankly.
"Are you going to resist the Governor's Mansion's decision?" The newcomer's face showed some anger. The factory manager