From Taobao intern to the father of Pinduoduo

Chapter 93 Work for the Disabled

Chapter 93 Work for the Disabled

Lin Mu led his reporter friends to Three Little Bees Food Co., Ltd.

With such great promotional material, of course he had to promote it properly. Everyone knows the story of Zigong redeeming people.

If doing good deeds goes unrewarded, no one will do good deeds in the future.

This promotional plan will be coordinated by three companies. First, there's Fang Lei, a customer service representative at Three Little Bees Company; second, a mildly intellectually disabled packing worker at Brother Li's shop; and finally, a one-armed data operations specialist at Spring Diary.

In the first scene, he and his reporter friend arrive at Three Little Bees Food Company.

The camera followed the wheelchair as it moved, showing the security guard greeting Fang Lei at the company entrance and the two chatting about everyday things.

The security guard asked, "Did your mother like what you bought yesterday?" Fang Lei replied, "The eight-yuan roses were blown away by the wind, but my mother was still very happy."

Fang Lei pushed his wheelchair and entered the gate by himself without anyone's help, chatting warmly with his coworkers along the way.

The reporter asked, "What were you talking about with the security guard?" Fang Lei replied, "Yesterday I received my salary of 900 yuan, 800 yuan of which was the base salary and 100 yuan was an outstanding employee bonus. After receiving the money, I went to the supermarket and bought a lot of daily necessities, and also bought a flower for my mother, but the flower got lost. So I rolled the envelope containing the money into the shape of a flower, so that my mother could imagine that it was a flower."

This answer deeply moved the reporter, who felt that editing this footage would likely resonate with many viewers. The camera continued to follow Fang Lei to the doorway, where a ramp had been specially built for the stairs, allowing the wheelchair to be easily pushed up.

Fang Lei explained, "There was no slope here originally. The boss spent several thousand yuan to modify it for me, and I am very grateful to him."

Then, he went to his workstation and started working.

When he reached his workstation, he saw it piled high with snacks—gifts from his colleagues in return for the chocolates he'd bought the day before. Fang Lei was deeply moved. The reporter also noticed that Fang Lei's workstation was custom-made—a height-adjustable desk. Fang Lei began his workday, and the reporter only managed to capture a few dozen seconds of his work on camera.

Then comes the second scene, where Lin Mu and his reporter friend arrive at Brother Li's factory. Inside, a worker with mild intellectual disability, who looks rather simple-minded, is engrossed in packing.

The entire packing area was deserted; he was the only one working there. A reporter ran over and asked, "Why are you the only one working in the entire factory? Are you being bullied?"

The big, simple-minded guy replied, "My coworkers have all gone to eat. I'm not hungry. I want to keep working. Work is fun."

A short while later, the line manager in charge of the packaging line came over and explained to the reporter, "This big guy isn't used to group living. He works while everyone else eats, and he eats while everyone else works. He has his own unique concept of working hours. We're accommodating to this big guy; we specially save his food and put it in an insulated box so he can eat whenever he wants."

Next, the line manager led the reporter to the cafeteria. In a corner of the cafeteria, there was a specially marked area that read "Dining Seats for Disabled Employees." Some of these workstations were low, and some were high, and the food was kept warm in insulated boxes. The line manager explained, "This is because the factory not only hired one tall, clumsy person as an employee, but also people with missing legs and dwarfs, so the workstations were specially modified."

Regarding the question of whether "setting up a special dining area for them is discriminatory," the line manager added, "We also asked our disabled employees, and they were quite satisfied with it. Because they inevitably face discrimination, setting up a special dining area for them, with disabled people mixed together, is actually better than forcing them to integrate with able-bodied people." The reporter suddenly understood.

The third act begins with them visiting the factory of Spring Diary to interview the one-armed operations manager. This manager used to be a middle manager at a factory, but lost his arm in an accident. After losing his arm, he could no longer hold a management position; his physical condition also prevented him from doing manual labor. So he stayed at home, unsure of what to do.

Fortunately, Taobao gave him an opportunity to continue working in society and make a living with his own brains.

He used to manage the supply chain in the factory, so he is now very adept at handling data.

The reporter filmed a video of him at work, and the scene looked quite sophisticated. The screen displayed data from Taobao, Alibaba, JD.com, and products from distributors, including both older and newer products. It showed click-through rates, retention rates, payment rates, user dwell time, as well as age groups, user cities, rankings, and more.

Ultimately, the interview was completed.

The first, second, and third acts are pieced together, and each act has a highlight scene.

During Fang Lei's highlight scene, the reporter asked him to reshoot a scene where he was holding an envelope and having his mother pretend it was a rose.

The highlight of the second act is when the big, goofy guy grins foolishly in the sunlight and says, "Things will only get better from now on."

The third act shows the one-armed operations manager dominating the data and speaking eloquently to a group of management, as if his arm were perfectly intact.

With the support of Alibaba's resources, this documentary was successfully broadcast on Hangzhou TV and simultaneously streamed on major video websites such as Tudou and Youku.

In a residential building, Zhao San, a civil servant, had a habit of watching the news every day. That day, after watching the evening news, he switched the channel to Hangzhou TV to see if there was any local news.

Just then, the TV station was broadcasting a documentary about Taobao's charity work.

The documentary is currently showing its second act, where a reporter visits Brother Li's factory and interviews the big, simple-minded man.

A large, simple-minded man was packing packages by himself. After learning that the man had a mild intellectual disability, Zhao San, based on his experience, judged that such a disabled person would inevitably be ostracized among able-bodied people. This wasn't about whether the employees wanted to ostracize him, but rather whether they had the opportunity. As long as differences existed, the large, simple-minded man being ostracized and ridiculed was inevitable.

Next, the line manager came out to explain that the big, clumsy guy's sense of time was different from that of normal people, and then took the reporter to see the restaurant.

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In the restaurant, a separate dining area has been set up specifically for employees with disabilities.

The line manager said that he had asked the disabled employees, and they said that rather than being forced to eat with able-bodied people, the disabled employees would rather dine with their fellow disabled people.

Upon hearing this explanation, Zhao San began to admire the factory. They were genuinely doing practical and charitable work. To do something meaningful, one must consider the real and complex environment, and within that environment, try to lean towards the positive side, and then bear the consequences.

Then Zhao San witnessed a famous scene: on a sunny day, the big, simple-minded man looked up, smiled, wiped his sweat, and said, "Life will get better and better from now on." "Even fools have their day," Zhao San exclaimed.

(Gurgle)

He remembered the name "Brother Li's Shop," searched for it online, and found that the shop sold underwear.

Influenced by the inspirational documentary, his impression of Brother Li's shop improved significantly. His wife happened to ask him to buy some new underwear for their son, so he placed an order there.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Jiang Chao is the owner of a small company. Last time, he bought 100 pairs of underwear from Brother Li's shop, which he bought for himself and to give to his employees as employee benefits.

Recently, Brother Li's shop opened a flagship store on Tmall, and Tmall has launched a brand new feature called "Shopkeeper's Talk".

In "Shopkeeper's Talk", shopkeepers can post company updates in real time.

In his latest update, Brother Li asked everyone to tune in to Hangzhou TV tonight, as his company was on TV.

In the newly launched "Shopkeeper's Comments" feature, Brother Li's shop has the highest activity level among all online stores.

This post attracted a lot of attention, including from Jiang Chao.

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