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[vehicle passing on highway]

Everyone get close to everyone
so you can touch someone.

This is very serious.
It's more serious than you can imagine.

Let's pray.

Father, we thank you for...

just being our God,
and for all that you do.

We thank you for this day, and...

we thank you for the chill
in this air, Father.

Because we thank you for the sunshine,

because you create the chill
and you create the sunshine.

And you know
these are tough times, Father.

We're asking this morning
for your guidance.

- [man] Amen.
- [soft murmurs] Amen.

We stand here today, uh,
with a plant that's closing,

with a... a deep, rich history,

and, uh, it's sad for me and, I'm sure,
everybody else in there to see it go,

but I will say this:

I'm extremely proud of the people
that work in this plant here.

There's none better.

They know how to get the job done.

[tools clanging]

[machine squeaking]

[low rumbling]

[metal clanging]

[man singing in Chinese]

- [in Chinese] How old are these houses?
- Two hundred years?

No way!
America was founded only 200 years ago.

- [woman] Oh.
- [chuckling]

- Then at least several decades.
- Yeah, maybe.

- [man] Cold?
- [woman] Yeah.

- [both laugh]
- [woman] But this is really beautiful.

[man] Yeah, gorgeous.

See, America's airspace is really busy.

There's one.

- And there.
- [woman] Mmm.

[low chatter]

[man in English] When you take a look
at an automobile,

you see glass all around it.

That's what we do.

We have about 70% of the market.

Okay? Which is pretty extensive.

We have facilities around the world,

throughout China, United States now,
with our plant here.

What we're doing is we're melding
two cultures together:

the Chinese culture and the US culture.

So we are truly a global organization.

So, we do have three different shifts
right now that we are working with.

A first, second, and a third.
Pretty traditional.

You'll also have a 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Plus, there's two 15-minute paid breaks.

Plenty of opportunities,
ladies and gentlemen.

Plenty of opportunities.

[man 2] Is this a union shop?

[man 1] We are not.

It is our desire to not be.

But we recognize that, one,
we need to do things right by employees.

Okay? We recognize that.

[crowd murmuring]

- I have, actually, 28 years experience.
- Very good.

Payroll, human resources,
operations, things like that.

I have a master's

- in mechanical engineering too, so...
- Okay, good. Super.

- Sounds like you got a lot of good skills.
- Well, I... Actually, I've worked

- in all kinds of different levels of...
- Yeah? Okay, good.

What we'll do is we'll take a look
at your résumé. All right?

[audience cheering, applauding]

[man] Where you sit today
used to be a General Motors plant.

This plant closed,

leaving 2,000 families unemployed.

And now, there are over 1,000 employees
working here,

with still more to be hired.

[cheers and applause]

It was a little over two years ago
that this facility was a very dark

and very stark reminder
of the greatest economic downturn

in American history
since the Great Depression.

And with that, you understand the...
the personal impact that that has,

individually and for the families
of all those involved.

[man 2] It's been a very fast process
from the very beginning.

When I hired in,
there was nothing in the plant.

And since that time, you can see,
in the last six months,

the amount of people
and equipment that have come in.

And it's, uh, exciting.

The commitment everybody's put in,
hard work.

Uh, we're looking forward
to starting production.

[vehicles beeping]

[indistinct chatter]

[low chatter]

[man in Chinese]
Since you've arrived in America,

I believe you've found
many things different

from life in China.

We need to get to know Americans.

America is a place
to let your personality run free.

As long as you're not doing
anything illegal,

you're free to follow your heart.

You can even joke about the president.

Nobody will do anything to you.

Americans' cars are big and huge,
very comfortable.

This represents
the American sense of casualness.

They don't place a heavy importance
on outfits and attire.

If you travel in Europe in the summertime,

and you see someone walking
in front of you,

if he's wearing shorts,
vests, and sports shoes,

they must be an American.

Americans say
what they are thinking directly.

They don't hide anything.

They are very obvious.

Everything is practical and realistic.

They dislike abstractions and theory
in their daily lives.

Time is limited today,
so I won't keep going.

The list here is really long.

- [applause]
- [man 2 in English] Wow, thank you.

[man 2 in Chinese]
As required by Chairman,

we will have an opening celebration
on October 7th.

From now on,

I ask you to keep October 7th in mind

and work hard
towards this grand celebration.

[speaking Chinese]

[man in English]
Welcome, Chairman. Good to see you.

[woman speaks Chinese]

[people laughing]

[in Chinese]
This one is the Chevrolet S-10.

It was made in 1982.

[man in English]
That's the first one they made.

[in Chinese]
The first car from the GM plant.

Wow, Dayton was very well developed
back then?

Exactly. A very well developed area.

[applause]

[speaking Chinese]

[interprets] "I have a secret to share,
and from the bottom of my heart,

I love Ohio, and I love the place

where I invest significantly,
here in Dayton."

[crowd applauds]

[in English] This is a historic project
that is gonna help grow this community,

give people jobs, and give a future
to your kids and my kids

that did for those trucks back there
when our parents

and grandparents worked on refrigerators
and cars.

And the future is bright, folks.
The future is bright.

[woman] Please join me in acknowledging
the newly-named Fuyao Avenue.

[applause]

[people cheering]

[applause]

[speaking Chinese]

[interprets] "Good morning, everyone.
And we meet again today."

[in Chinese] Every time I visit
this plant, I see a lot of changes.

[interprets] "Every time when I visit,
I see great progress."

[in Chinese] You see there's still
empty space for more equipment.

It will all be installed within a year.

[continues speaking Chinese]

[interprets] "If we can follow through
with our plan and become successful here,

this will be a great example

of the US successfully attracting
foreign investment."

[in Chinese] Thank you very much.

[in English] "Thank you very much."

[Rebecca in Chinese] He says that a lot
of people lost their jobs in this area,

and he thanks you for the opportunity.

[in English] And tell him, one time,
he has to come down here

and eat some barbecue with us.

[speaking Chinese]

[Cao chuckles]

- Okay.
- Thank you.

[Cao in Chinese]
So the clients are satisfied?

[man in Chinese] Yes, very satisfied.
Especially Chrysler.

I am pairing an American with a Chinese.

The American is the main operator,
with a Chinese supervisor by their side.

They're pretty slow.

They have fat fingers.

We keep training them over and over.

[in English] How you doing?

The chairman has said from the beginning
this is an American company.

It's Fuyao Glass America.
It needs to be an American company,

we need to treat it
like an American company,

but we need to be successful just like
all our plants throughout the world.

[Rebecca in English] So, basically,
this line, that's the stage.

[Dave in English]
So from there back to the stage,

- and then people out that way.
- Facing that way.

- Yeah.
- We're talking, like,

a concert stage without cover

and potentially a overhang for weather.

We're gonna have to plan for that.

[speaking Chinese]

[Dave]
You know what I mean? Like, a concert...

- [speaking Chinese]
- [speaks Chinese]

[Rebecca in English] Chairman thinks
we're okay with October weather,

- so you don't need any hang.
- [speaks Chinese]

- No hang.
- What if it rains?

[speaks Chinese]

[in Chinese] It won't.

[Rebecca in English] It won't.

[in Chinese] In October,
the weather will be like it is today.

[in English] Chairman thinks, in October,
the weather will be similar

- to... today.
- Today?

[low murmurs]

[Rebecca] Also, Chairman says
that door can't face this way.

- What door?
- Face... You know, the opening right there.

Well, we just signed a contract, so...

- What?
- That's a big...

You gotta talk to Jimmy about...
I don't know.

- I think it's...
- Jimmy, do you understand what he means?

We just did a purchase order
and ordered a garage door and stuff.

[Rebecca] So, you gotta face
some other direction, I think.

- [man] So...
- They already put the door in.

So we're gonna have to change it.
Is that okay?

- Yeah, we need to change it.
- Okay.

Yeah, Z, just change it.

That's gonna cost us $35,000.

[sighs]

[in Chinese] I have an idea,
but I am not sure it's a good one.

We hang two artworks here.

One is something iconic of China,

like the Great Wall.

- The other one is from the US.
- No. Only American ones.

Only American ones.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Don't upset them.

[Rebecca in English] American, just...

[in Chinese] They haven't done
good decorative work here.

This can't be here.
It should be moved to the side.

[Dave] There are... It's required by law

to have one in here,
and it has to be that height.

[in English] They're just saying

- that it should be moved to the side.
- We can move it, yeah.

Huh?

[in Chinese]
David says that is the required height.

[Rebecca in Chinese] We can't place it
down there. It has to be that high.

We can move it to that corner.

Then up there.

[in English]
It's a legal requirement. I'll ask him.

[in Chinese] He has to ask and see.
He knows this is the right height.

[speaks Chinese]

[interprets] But sometimes,
you have to think, uh, before you do,

so then we don't have to redo the work,

because it costs money.

Yeah, I've... That was done...

I wouldn't have necessarily moved,
but that was done way before I got here.

[speaks Chinese]

[chuckles]

[in Chinese] Catch another big fish!

[man 2 in Chinese]
Did you all set the bait this way?

- [man 1] Looks fucking cool!
- [man 2] How do you set it?

[in English] You got the Fuyao employees
down here doing it.

- Oh, yeah?
- They all work at Fuyao.

- Fuyao or Fiyao?
- Fuyao.

Fiyao? Is that how it's pronounced?

Fuyao. F-U-Y-A-O.

- Fuyao, Inc.
- Fuyao?

- Yes, Fuyao Company.
- What type of company is that?

Uh...

- Automotive glass. They make the glass...
- Yes, make glass.

- Oh, nice. Okay.
- The car glass.

- Okay, wow, glass.
- Yes.

[giggles]

- Ooh, that's a big one right there.
- Big, yes.

Very big.

- How speak English?
- Carp.

- Carp.
- Carp.

C-A-R-P. Carp.

- C-A-R-P. Carp. Carp.
- Yep. Those are carp.

Now, the carp that you're catching

- likes corn and Wheaties.
- Uh-huh.

Have you heard of Wheaties cereal?

- I don't know. Wheaty...
- Never heard of Wheaties?

- Wheaties? I don't know.
- Wheaties.

- Wheaties.
- Wheaties.

Yeah, buddy. You'd be surprised
how good Wheaties works.

Wheaties? W-E-D-S?

W-E-E-T-E-S.

- No. I don't know that.
- Okay. Yup, it does the best.

Looks like
they're getting ready to go, huh?

[Leon speaks Chinese]

[in Chinese] We're going home
to gut the fish, and we'll come back.

All right, Leon.
I'mma go home and get me something to eat.

- I'll be back down.
- Okay, okay.

- I'll be back down.
- Nice to meet you.

All right, Leon.

[indistinct TV chatter]

- Patty?
- [Patty] Yes?

- I'm getting ready to leave.
- Okay. Mmm.

- All right.
- Have a good day.

[Bobby] For a year and a half,
I didn't have anything.

When I started at Fuyao,

I was thankful, I was blessed, I was...

just on my knees,
thanking God that I had something.

- Hey, what's up, man?
- Hey, what's going on?

Going good.

- All right?
- Yeah.

[Bobby]
This is the best game in town right now.

Going back in there for the first time,

I kind of welled up because...

I could see the post locations...

you know, on the columns, you know?

Which actually tells you
where you are in the plant.

People still get lost.
I said, "I don't get lost."

[woman]
At General Motors, I was making $29

and some change an hour.

At Fuyao, I make 12.84.

Back then, if my kids wanted
a pair of new gym shoes,

I could just go get them.
I can't just do that now.

We lost our home, we lost a vehicle.

- [man] Have a good weekend.
- All right, you too.

[woman]
When GM closed, I foreclosed on my house.

Ever since then,

I have struggled to try to get back
to middle class again.

I've been living in my sister's basement.

I am fortunate enough to have a bedroom.

And the only thing in here
is my end tables and my TV.

The bed isn't mine. The bed is theirs.

You know? So, yeah.

We've been down about...
I don't know, 45 minutes or so.

Water spots, I guess.

[indistinct conversation]

[speaks Chinese]

[in English] Thank you.

[speaks Chinese]

[in English] They've drained the washer.
They're slowing it down.

[man speaks Chinese]

[Gerald in English] They get upset when
we're all trying to figure something out.

Everybody gets upset,
and then everybody's upset

in their own language,

and then everybody just walks
their own way, and...

meet back here in five minutes.

[in Chinese]
Set the water temperature to 60°.

Because it has high alkalinity.

[in English] Okay. Later on,
we're going to try to lower the...

[in English] Okay.

[metal clanging]

Be careful!

Beautiful! Beautiful!

Down a little.

Down a little bit!

[in Chinese] This damn thing...

- Allen wrench.
- [man] Allen. Allen.

Allen wrench.

- Allen wrench.
- [man] Allen wrench.

[sizzling]

[Wong in Chinese] My first impression
of Ohio was how flat it is.

My family's in China.

Two lovely children

and a beautiful wife.

Fuyao offered me my first job at 18.

I've worked in the furnace
for more than 20 years.

It's a hard job, but I love it.

Because of the language barrier
and cultural differences,

it's hard to quickly integrate
everyone's ideas.

[Wong in Chinese]
I don't have much time to eat every day.

So every week, I bring a box of Twinkies.

This is my lunch.

I eat two at a time.

Look at the red sticks.
This one is broken.

We have to pull it out by ourselves.

Look at the scars on my arm.

These are all scalds.

I got burned.

- [in Chinese] Air.
- [repeats in Chinese]

[Rob in English] Uh, Wong and I have spent
a lot of time together

with him teaching me everything...

[speaks indistinctly]

[Rob] Mother's Day, we spent
the whole weekend working together

with our little translators,
talking back and forth.

Uh...

That's when they told me
that they had to be here two years,

away from their family, no extra pay.

That really made me start thinking

and appreciating
what they're doing for us more and more.

[chattering indistinctly]

[Rob] I've ate at their house,
they've ate at my home.

We've just bonded.

And we've tried to learn
each other's culture.

I got the big idea, Thanksgiving, to...

invite my close friends,

which should have been
about four or five of them.

It ended up being, I think, 13.

Bought a 25-pound turkey,
the biggest honey-baked ham I could get,

and all of the traditional trimmings.

I know that in China
they're not allowed to have guns.

We had my 12-gauge shotgun out there,
pistols.

Couple of the very brave ones wanted
to go up and down the road with me

on my Harley.

They talked about it forever.

That made me happy.

[man 1] That's the front page
of The Washington Post, fellas.

That's big-time.

[man 2 speaks Chinese]

[man 1] The only negative thing
that I can see from this article

is that, out of our 2,000 people,

they picked the number one UAW...
[chuckles]

uh, organizer and sympathizer to talk to.

Number one.

[man speaks Chinese]

- [John] Anyway, um, it's a big deal.
- [Dave] That's a big deal.

With all of this scrutiny

and with all of this visibility comes
even more responsibility on us

to do things right.

Now the whole world is watching.

[man 3 in Chinese]
Now the whole world is watching us.

[engine starts]

[wood crashing]

[indistinct chatter]

It should say have "to be the world."

Yeah, they said they had an S.

[Dave in Chinese] Good afternoon.

- Right?
- Good afternoon!

Good afternoon. [repeats in Chinese]

[Dave in English]
Thank you guys very much.

You don't know how important this is
to Fuyao

and to the chairman.

The plant looks great.

These people are coming here

to see something that they never
in their lifetime thought would happen.

You have given hope
and you have given life to a community

that was desolate.

This is one of the greatest projects
in the history of the United States.

So, be proud, and most importantly,

have fun.

Two lands,

- the bridge is what brings us together.
- Yeah.

And the... [says word in Chinese]
How do you say in English?

- The bond.
- Bond. Yeah, bond. Bond.

Yes, bond.

[upbeat instrumental music playing]

[man speaks Chinese]

Welcome.

[overlapping chatter]

- Welcome to the US!
- [shouting]

[shouts continue]

[in English] Today the chairman's vision
has been fulfilled.

Fuyao has invested close to 500 million.

[crowd chattering]

- [Dave] Ni hao.
- [man speaks Chinese]

[Dave in English]
Really good seeing you guys. Thank you.

Thanks for having us out here.
We really appreciate it.

- It's a big deal.
- Absolutely.

This is big. A lot of people.

- Nice weather, man.
- Oh, my gosh.

Chairman ordered the weather.

- Oh, I mean, it couldn't be better.
- Right.

Hang in there.

[laughing]

- How you doing, Dave?
- Good to see you.

Yeah, all right.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [music playing over speakers]

[Cao speaking Chinese]

[interprets] "My dear guests
and friends, good morning."

[in Chinese]
Today, we hold the opening ceremony

of Fuyao Glass America.

[in English] We've heard both candidates
for president

refer to Ohio as the Rust Belt.

And, you know, you look at...
look at this today,

and we reject that term.

With Chairman Cao, we know
how to make everything in this state.

And, uh, this is a terrific example.

One last point: I know many workers here
are trying to form a union

to strengthen their voice
in this great company.

Ohio has a rich... a rich, rich history

of unions and management working together.

I support those in this community,
in this plant, in this crowd

that want to vote
on whether or not to join a union.

I hope Fuyao looks at it the same way.
Thank you all so much.

[scattered applause]

[softly] Who the fuck does he think he is?

Out of place, totally out of place.

Fuck him.

Three, two, one!

[applause, cheering]

[in English]
Our glass is totally made in USA.

Ladies, you're doing a beautiful job.
[chuckling]

Create good glass and transfer good glass.

[man in Chinese] The senator mentioned
the workers union in his speech.

Does Fuyao have any good strategies
for avoiding these risks?

[in English]
Hey, Charles. How you doing, man?

Dave, there's one thing
I gotta talk to you about.

- Mm-hmm.
- Regarding Sherrod Brown's comments...

- Yes.
- Uh...

You know,
that's obviously not beneficial to us.

Absolutely right.

- Don't wanna talk about certain topics.
- Correct.

So I think, at this point,
Chairman, you know,

will definitely ask about

- what we're gonna do about it.
- It's okay. Yeah. Yeah.

I'm gonna have to kill a senator.

I'm gonna take those big scissors
and cut the... Senator Brown's head.

He...

- It's big.
- He didn't tell us he was gonna do that.

He did that on purpose,
so they're cut off.

They'll never be allowed
in the plant again.

[in Chinese]
You all know our stand on this.

We don't want to see the union
developing here.

[in English]
"First, you all know our stand on this,

that we want to avoid unions."

[Cao in Chinese] If we have a union,
it will impact our efficiency,

thus hurting our company.

It will create loss for us.

If a union comes in, I'm shutting down.

They keep interfering with my production.

Slowly bleeding money is even worse
than a union.

[in English] "Uh, right now,

if they're creating extreme inefficiency
in my production,

I'm just bleeding money."

[Cao in Chinese] John, if you want
to continue to be president,

you have to listen to my advice.

[John in English]
Every piece of glass counts.

Every piece that goes down that line
and goes... gets on that customer truck,

it matters.

Our customers are counting on us.

General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda.

Whether it's coming from China
or whether it's coming from Dayton,

it's the same... it's the same thing.

We have to be able to provide them glass

at the same level of efficiency,

the same level of cost and quality.

[Wong in Chinese] It's audit day.

We don't have glass to show them.

We should have some ready

for the customers to check.

[Rob] The glass is gonna
run through the furnace,

basically the same
as the other furnace over here.

This one's just a little bit faster.

So it comes down the line,
it comes in here.

Down in here is another one
of those free-liners

that puts the glass into position.

This is an automatic...

[glass shards crackling]

Keep it or throw it out?

- Throw out.
- Throw it...? Okay.

[in Chinese] There must be some flaws
if the glass exploded.

The overall quality of the glass
is not good enough,

but there's no way to improve it now.
We still want to achieve our targets.

One is output. The second is speed.

We need one more person.

Transfer someone from China here.

You have the Chinese,
who want numbers on this side.

You have Quality, who wants
customer satisfaction on this side.

And we're in the middle.

Today was a shitshow, totally a shitshow.

Any little microscopic chip
can cause a breakage.

As soon as it hits the press,
it begins to cool.

- If there's a...
- [glass shattering]

[man] Got it?

[man] Four hundred-and-something degrees.

And they're six feet away from it?

We need to find some solutions,

whether it's them
stepping into a colder room

as soon as they leave there...

We've gotta get them some relief.

How much time do you spend in there?

About ten minutes or so.

- Ten minutes an hour, a day, a...?
- Uh...

Sometimes every hour.

So every hour? So you go in there,
it's about 200 degrees,

and you clean up in there
for about two hours... All right.

[Bobby] The conditions...

are not favorable.

Doing the same thing over and over again.

That wears on you.

Body, mind...

You're so... It's...

Sometimes you think...

"Why am I doing this?"

You think about
whether you have the stamina

and the will to do this type of job.

[Cao in Chinese]
Anything they're not happy about?

[Jimmy in Chinese]
It gets really hot in here.

Our American colleagues
are very afraid of heat.

We try to give them
the environment they want,

as long as it's within
a reasonable budget.

The spaces between the production lines
are pretty narrow.

The Occupational Safety
& Health Administration (OSHA)

thinks it's too dense.

"A tall tree catches the wind."

Yes, it's a huge tree.

[people murmuring]

[man in Chinese] Let's welcome Chairman!

[in Chinese] Dear staff,

good morning.

We haven't reached our goals.

This is a very tough challenge for us.

We are all Chinese.

We were born

of Chinese mothers.

No matter where you die or are buried,
you will always be Chinese.

The motherland is like a mother.

This is eternal.

Today, Chinese come to the US
to operate factories.

The most important thing
is not how much money we earn,

but how this will change
Americans' views of the Chinese

and towards China.

Every Chinese person should do things
for our country and our people.

It's down to every one of you here.

[Cao] American workers are not efficient,
and output is low.

I can't manage them.

When we try to manage them,
they threaten to get help from the union.

How can we make Americans understand

that the Chinese can open factories
in America?

This is a big problem.

[horn honking]

[woman over PA speaking Chinese]

- [in English] Hey. Welcome. Thank you.
- Welcome. Nice to see you again.

- How are you? Good?
- Good.

- How are you?
- Hi. Welcome.

[choral music plays]

[choral music continues]

♪ Noble sentiments ♪

♪ Are transparent ♪

♪ For the sake of transparency ♪

♪ We've gone through difficulties ♪

♪ For the sake of transparency ♪

♪ We've struggled every bit ♪

♪ Fuyao holds up ♪

♪ A transparent world ♪

♪ China is filled with spring ♪

♪ And happiness is everywhere ♪

♪ All the blessings from Fuyao ♪

♪ Are transparent ♪

[indistinct chatter]

- Ni hao.
- [indistinct greetings]

- Ni hao.
- Pleasure.

Ni hao. Good morning.
Pleasure to meet you.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Ni hao.
- Nice to meet you.

- Thank you.
- Good morning.

Nice to meet you.

- Ni hao.
- Ni hao.

Ni hao.

Good morning, my name is John Withrow.
I'm supervisor in Lamination.

Uh, good morning. I'm Austin Cole.

I'm a tempering backlight
production supervisor.

Uh, Jon Helton,
the continuous improvement supervisor.

Good morning, Darren Noble.
Lead supervisor, ARG packaging assembly.

Welcome, everybody.

Welcome home.

[man] The whole world is looking at FGA
and you guys are the top guns.

[applause]

We are investing in the US.

We love the country,
and we want to be part of the country

and provide benefits to the country.

And we hope that FGA
will be profitable soon

and to let our customers know
that we are a strong company.

This is a very valuable time
and also a special time.

Tonight we'll have you join
our year-end group party,

and, uh, we also hope you can, uh,
get some time to taste local cuisines.

Thank you for putting us up
in a nice hotel.

Yes.

[John] I think that we are also anxious
to see how your process runs

and look forward to taking back new ideas

and implementations
to help us run better as well.

I can't breathe in that.

[man] Nonstop.

[speaking indistinctly]

- Okay.
- Okay.

This is the line they'll run 7,000 on?

We hope someday to get this good.

[man in Chinese] Attention!

Dress right!

Keep an eye on the distance

between yourself and others.

Eyes front!

Straddle.

Hello, everyone!

[workers shouting] Good! We are good.

[man] Number off!

- One.
- Two.

- Three.
- Four.

- Five.
- Six.

- Seven.
- Eight.

- Nine.
- Ten.

Eleven.

- Twelve.
- Thirteen.

- Fourteen.
- Fifteen.

- Sixteen.
- Seventeen.

Eighteen.

Nineteen. Report!

There should be 19 people in this team,
and all 19 people are here.

Over!

[man] Good afternoon.

[all] Good afternoon.

- [man] Sorry.
- [all] Sorry! Sorry!

- [man] Please.
- [all] Please. Please.

- [man] Thank you.
- [all] Thank you. Thank you.

[man] Attention.

- Our team name is?
- [all] Improvement!

[man] Our slogan is?

[all] To stand still is to move back!

[man] Attention!

The preparation meeting is over.

Dismissed.

[man in Chinese] I heard things
are not going too well over there.

[in Chinese] Right. That's true.
That's why we're doing training here.

You guys have eight days off
every month.

You have all the weekends.

Only eight hours a day.
That's an easy life.

Yes.

These workers only have
one or two days off per month.

They're not too happy about that.

That's why I told you
American workers are too lazy.

It's just your nature. But you're not bad.

- Every person can be changed.
- We have some extremely diligent workers.

Very motivated, very ambitious.

They're great.

But most workers are there
just to make money,

not to make glass.

How many hours a day do they work?

Eight hours per shift.

Eight hours. So about 100 dollars a day.

Here we say you have to be worthy
of your salary.

You need to prove you deserve it.
You understand, right?

Yes, I understand.

I heard that your workers like
to joke around and talk a lot.

The best tool we can use is duct tape.

Put it over their mouths.
They will perform better.

- Tape?
- Tape on their mouths.

Can you do that there?

No, we can't. But if we could do that,
we'd have improved production.

Because they're too chatty now.

Well, the most important thing

is thatyou all should be united
and concentrate your efforts.

[woman in Chinese]
It's not bad working here.

I'm married.

My child is in my hometown.

We don't have many holidays,
so I don't have much time to go back home.

Only during the Spring Festival,
once a year.

We work 12 hours a shift.

I'm tired, but I have no choice.

[man in Chinese] We work
whenever we're asked by our leader.

I have two kids now.

One is six months old,
the other is four years old.

They're pretty young.

If we're too busy, we may not be able
to take days off.

I only go home once or twice a year.

[woman 2 in Chinese] My older kid is 11,
and the younger one is eight.

I work long hours
and I spend very little time with them.

[in English] Holy shit.

They don't have any safety glasses on,
nothing. Unbelievable.

Those aren't even cut-resistant gloves.

Man, that is nuts.

You gotta be kidding me.

[speaking Chinese]

[in Chinese] The glass in our factory...

Different glass colors
have different values for recycling.

- So they have to sort the colors.
- [woman speaks Chinese]

[man in English] These people sit there
all day long doing that.

That's fucking crazy.
Picking through fucking glass like that.

- [people shout in unison in Chinese]
- [man speaks Chinese]

- [man speaks Chinese]
- [workers shout in unison in Chinese]

[workers clapping in unison]

[all shout in unison]

[man in Chinese]
We are energetic at Fuyao.

All of us are energetic
and happy to work here.

All of our workers
are members of the workers union.

Mao Zedong,

and this is Deng Xiaoping,

Jiang Zemin,

Hu Jintao,

Xi Jinping.

These are the five leaders
since China was established.

Without backing from the government,
the company wouldn't get too far.

Our workers union and the company

are closely related to each other.

They are like two gears rotating together.

We need our workers
to fight for Fuyao's success.

We are all in the same boat.

Keeping the boat safe
means everyone is safe.

If the boat sinks,
everyone loses their jobs. [chuckles]

It's quite simple.

[upbeat ballad playing]

- Chairman Cao, here is a hada for you.
- [chuckling]

Next on the red carpet will be workers
from two teams.

They have won the Excellent Team award.

[Cao in Chinese] Year 2017...

"Soaring ambitions."

"The spirit of craftsmanship
is all over China."

[woman singing ballad in Chinese]

[applause]

[woman in Chinese] Let's welcome
Chairman Cao with our warmest applause!

[dramatic orchestral music playing]

[man in Chinese] Dear Chairman,

dear colleagues,

tonight is a gathering time
for our Fuyao family.

[woman in Chinese] Everybody performing
tonight works here at Fuyao.

[woman singing upbeat song
in Chinese]

♪ We've cooked
A joyful New Year's Eve dinner ♪

♪ The family is cheerful
The family is joyful ♪

♪ We wish you radiant joy ♪

♪ Happy New Year
We wish you an auspicious New Year ♪

♪ We wish you a safe year
We wish your family a fortunate New Year ♪

♪ May you be happy and prosperous! ♪

♪ May the best come, may the worst leave ♪

♪ Always be courteous and polite ♪

♪ May you be happy and prosperous! ♪

[applause]

Come on! Two words have become
really popular recently.

What are the words?

Intelligence. Lean.

♪ Intelligent and lean manufacturing ♪

♪ All industries should adopt them ♪

♪ Finance, service, manufacturing ♪

♪ Intelligent and lean manufacturing ♪

♪ Technology is developing rapidly ♪

♪ The information age
Has already arrived... ♪

♪ Employee relations system is amazing ♪

♪ Great at resource integration
And market response ♪

♪ Waste eliminated
And revenues generated ♪

♪ Transition, upgrade
Promotion, integration ♪

♪ A corporation with lean manufacturing ♪

♪ Fuyao is creating a new future! ♪

[applause]

[dramatic music playing]

- [dance music playing]
- [applause]

[in English] Uh, we're very impressed,

everybody from the United States,
with China's operations.

Very harmonious people.

You see it and you feel it.

- [crowd cheering]
- [speaking indistinctly]

- [cheering continues]
- ["YMCA" playing]

♪ Young man
There's no need to feel down ♪

♪ I said, young man
Pick yourself off the ground ♪

♪ I said, young man
'Cause you're in a new town ♪

♪ There's no need to be unhappy ♪

♪ It's fun to stay at the YMCA ♪

♪ It's fun to stay at the YMCA ♪

♪ They have everything
For the men to enjoy ♪

♪ You can hang out with all the boys ♪

♪ It's fun to stay at the YMCA... ♪

- [song fades]
- [crowd cheering]

["Wedding March" playing]

[man in Chinese]
Please hold the hand of your bride.

From this moment on,

no matter poor or rich,

you will always care for her,

cherish her, and protect her,

until forever.

Will you?

- [man] Yes, I will.
- [woman] Yes, I will.

[crowd cheering]

[soft music playing]

[announcer speaks indistinctly
in auditorium]

[in English] We're one...

big planet.

A world...

somewhat divided.

But we're one.

And tonight is an example.

- Happy. Happy.
- Aww!

Happytears.

I'm very happy to share in your culture.

- Thanks so much.
- No, thank you.

We are one.

- Yes, we are one.
- We are one.

Yes. One tongue, one company.

Yes.

Thank you.

- [in Chinese] Aren't watermelons sweet?
- [all] Sweet!

Choose the best picture
to put on the cover

- of the next edition of Fuyao People!
- [cheering]

[fireworks continue crackling]

[woman in English]
This is my community,

um, and to see
this building come back to life,

it meant a lot to me.

[man] Fuyao is the leader,
Fuyao is changing the industry,

and I see us becoming
number one in the world next year

and number one in the world every year.

- Yes, sir. How are you doing?
- [man] I have a really good idea for you.

Why don't you film

those three microwave ovens
that have been out for two weeks

- that haven't been replaced?
- Okay.

- Why don't you film that?
- We will.

And tell me why this area
is now gonna be used for production

- and no longer a lunchroom.
- Uh...

There's signs all over that say that.
Where's the lunchroom gonna be?

- I have no clue. You're telling me...
- That's typical.

You're telling me...
telling me something new.

I just got back from vacation.

They're gonna take all the tables
and all the chairs out

and make this a production space.
Like everywhere else.

I hope they make your office
a production space.

They manage to have these things on
all the time. This is America.

We don't need Chinese children
singing and praying.

Coming back from the China trip, uh,

some of the things
I started implementing, uh...

Well, the first thing
I implemented was, uh...

At our pre-shift meeting,

we used to just kind of sit at the tables
and talk and...

watching the Chinese shift meeting,
where he had them all lined up...

I've found that that's worked out
really well for me back here.

Good morning, everybody!

Greg, I need you to stand on two,
starting off.

Uh...

Chuck, I need you standing on three.

I think that's everybody.

It's an experiment.

So, the lines are running okay today?

Uh, everybody got your glasses and boots?

We're good?

Any questions?

Okay, let's have a good day.

- They're gonna do surgery for your hand?
- They're gonna tell me tomorrow.

They'll tell you tomorrow
what your recovery's gonna be.

Yeah, they'll probably start
at four weeks,

determine what...
you know, how it's gonna be,

and then, from there,
go to the eight weeks.

I'm worried about my points.

- No, no...
- [man] No, no, no, no.

Don't worry about any of that.

Don't have to worry
about your points for missing time.

I don't wanna lose my job.

No, you're not gonna lose your job.

- What's that?
- My pay?

Yes.

It's covered?

Yes. I don't know how all of that works,

but it is.

[man] Yeah.

[John] Everybody at every level will say
we really, really, really want to be safe.

But safe doesn't pay the bills.

[Cynthia] The room that we work in,
there's only one way in,

no doors on the opposite side.

If a fire breaks out,

that's like being trapped.

[man] They're wanting us to pull one
of those big sheets off and inspect it.

Some of this float glass is so big

that I'm gonna have people
exposing their face,

and I don't... I don't need to do that.

A couple days ago,
I had to tell the Chinese fellow

that I absolutely refuse to pick up
two loads with a stand-up forklift.

It's not strong enough.

I said, "If you want to do it,
that's fine, you do it. I'm not doing it.

I'm not...
I'm not risking somebody's life."

[Bobby] Out of all my working life,

I have never ever
had a workplace injury, ever.

I mean, 15 years at General Motors,

you know, never a workplace injury.

And then my new job at Fuyao...

what happens?

I get a workplace injury.

[reporter] Right now,
I'm outside the Moraine plant here,

off of Kettering Boulevard.

There have been
11 safety complaints filed against Fuyao.

Some workers claim
unsafe working conditions

and unfair treatment.

[woman chants]
I say "people," you say "power."

- People!
- [crowd] Power!

- [woman] People!
- [crowd] Power!

[woman]
I say "people," you say "union."

- People!
- [crowd] Union!

- [woman] People!
- [all] Union!

- [horn honks]
- All right! Whoo!

Uh, meeting after work,
don't forget, next week.

We'll see you there. Bring your coworkers.

[man] There's a lot of information
that you're seeing on TV about Fuyao.

"Safety concerns,"

um, other things that are...
are being reported,

much of which we do not believe are true.

'Cause if you bring in a union...

this becomes illegal.

You cannot do it anymore.

[man speaking Chinese]

[in English] Instead, if I'm an employee,

I have to take my concerns
to the union rep.

[Jimmy in Chinese]
When we had this training in private,

I was horrified by this picture.

If this becomes a reality,

we wouldn't be able
to communicate directly

with our American coworkers.

Isn't that terrible?

[Cao in Chinese] If we are able to improve
our management capabilities,

it will help quell the union rebellion.

[Jennifer in English] "And if we are able
to improve our management capabilities,

it will help with our campaign
against union organizations..."

[Cao] We hired Americans to work
as our managers and supervisors.

Our expectation was
that we could trust them,

pay them a high salary,
and they would serve the company.

[speaks Chinese]

[Cao] Why didn't they?

I think they are hostile to Chinese.

The loss from January to October

is about 40 million US dollars.

We have to reverse the tide
as soon as possible.

With the new restructuring,

I believe we will see this plant
in profit very soon.

We've invited Jeff Liu
to be our new president.

[in Chinese] Uh, good morning, everyone.

I was born in 1963,
in the Year of the Rabbit.

I've spent 27 years in the US
and 26 years in China.

People always guess I am in my 40s,
but I'm actually 53.

Why is that? Because I have passion.

I have determination to do things well.

[Bobby] "A major shake-up
of the company's senior management team,

with company President John Gauthier

and Vice President Dave Burrows leaving."

Actually...

terminated.

[glass clinking]

[recording playing]
♪...We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas... ♪

[man speaking indistinctly]

- Got one.
- Got one? All right, boss.

Need a hat, Jim?

- Right here. I'll take it.
- All right.

- That's good, brother.
- Merry Christmas to you.

Merry Christmas to you.
Thanks for your work.

[Jeff in English] Hello, everybody!

I would like to use this opportunity

to thank each of you for the hard work.

And also, we need to work as a team

under one roof, one culture,

and make a great year for 2017.

We can turn the company around.

We make more money, and everybody
gonna share the piece of pie.

How's that?

[cheering]

[in Chinese] Not bad.

[in English] You want a hat, Chairman?

[man in Chinese]
He asked if you want a hat.

Of course.

[man in English] Here you go, boss.

[in Chinese] Let me wear a hat. [chuckles]

[woman] Hi.

- [man] Ni hao.
- Ni hao, ni hao, ni hao.

- Hello.
- Ni hao.

Ni hao.

[Jill] Someone from work
was kind enough to tell me

that there were these apartments.

Four hundred and eighty dollars a month.

I fell in love with it.

I can afford to live here

and have my own place
and feel independent again.

[in Chinese] Mmm. Smells good.

This is the most enjoyable moment
in a day. [chuckles]

After I finish the cigarette,
my mind just calms down.

We workers lay down tracks

so the train can run smoothly.

The only thing we have in mind
is to do our best.

That's true for everyone here.

[phone chimes, vibrates]

[in English] My wife.

[in Chinese] My toothache has gone.

I've fully recovered.

[phone chimes, vibrates]

The last time I cried, I was a teenager.

But I cried once after coming here.

I don't dare mention that to other people.

But when all is quiet
in the dead of night,

I miss my family.

[Rob] I've learned most of what I learned
from Leon and Wong.

None of us knew glass when we came there.

When you get to be my age,
not too many people wanna hire you.

They don't wanna take a chance.

[indistinct chatter]

[Rob] My brother, he's my Chinese brother.

I would have his back, just like I'd have
one of my own brothers'.

I just... I think the world of him.

[John] Are you okay?

My supervisor started yelling at me.

- When... You work at the table right there.
- I was working right here just fine.

- Now he wanna change it right over here.
- We know, the table over there.

Now, instead of here,
they want you to do it here? Okay.

He said he expects us
to do eight boxes at a time.

[John] I just want to make sure
you're not gonna get hurt.

He said he want us to push them in here.

Well, now, you... It's probably too heavy
for you to push it.

- So you need to let him know that.
- I don't understand.

Sometimes,
why she don't know to tell that?

Make sure you're communicating to them
that you need help.

I have.

He knows.

[John sighs]

Rather than trying to find resolution,
they try to find out who's wrong.

And, in this case, they're both wrong.

[Jeff in Chinese]
You need some skills to handle Americans.

How can we take advantage
of American characteristics

to make them work for Fuyao?

There's a culture in the US

where children
are showered with encouragement.

So everyone who grows up in the US
is overconfident.

They are super confident.

Americans love being flattered to death.

You will get into trouble
if you fight with them.

"Donkeys like being touched
in the direction their hair grows."

Right?

You should touch donkeys
in the direction their hair grows.

Otherwise, they'll kick you.

Do you understand what I'm saying?
You do? Okay.

We need to use our wisdom
to guide them and help them.

Because we are better than them.

[woman in English]
They refer to us as "the foreigners."

People just want... They wanna feel
like they're in America working,

not like, when they walk in the door,

that they've left America
and they're now in China.

They work nonstop.
They're in there all the time.

Around the clock, 24 hours a day.
They're in there on Sundays.

There's been some days, they don't want us
to take a break for lunch,

because they need X amount of glass out.

[man] The Chinese really
don't help us out at all.

They just walk around
and tell the Americans what to do.

"Just do this." And you're like, "Why?"

They don't tell you why at all,
and they walk away.

[woman 2] I know it's a growing company,
I know it's new.

But with the workload that comes with it,

you know,
you wanna keep your employees around,

especially your good workers.

A simple pay raise,
even if it's just a dollar.

Just show your appreciation for them
and their hard work.

[Timi] Optimism, hope.
That was what we were all going in with.

The future looked bright.

Now, it's just... It's a 180.

To me, it's like they don't respect you.

At least 3,000 people have come and gone,
either fired or quit.

Whenever you have a frustrating day,
you can go outside and...

throw your bin over.

[vehicle beeping]

Every one of our bosses were demoted.

- [man] Yeah.
- The Chinese are in control.

Have the Chinese changed their mind?

Are they not gonna turn this over to us?

Because that was one of the...
definitely that was one of the things

that intrigued me about coming here.

I love the fact that they came in here.
I love this business.

I worked at Appleton for over 20 years

and I was one of the guys
that got laid off in 2012.

I've been looking for something
for four years.

I like working
with the people on the floor.

They are working their tails off.

And they're not getting anything for it,

and I'm not talking about compensation.

They're not getting patted on the back.

[man] I've seen the Chinese
pouring chemicals down the drain

- out the back of our dock.
- Mm-hmm.

Chemicals.

There was a trail of yellow paint
going right to the sewer.

- Right out our back door.
- You couldn't miss it.

It... It's like they don't even know
what the rules are.

It's...

And I'm thinking,
"This is all going into the sewer

and going into drinking water somewhere."

[man] I don't wanna waste your time
and I don't wanna to waste my time.

With what we say at this table,

will it make a difference?

[horn beeping]

[cheering]

I've asked security to come escort you out
if you're going to do that.

Okay.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[workers cheer, applaud]

Man, they treat these people like shit
in there.

Sometimes, you gotta be Sally Field.

[chuckles]

[in Chinese] If there are things your boss
can't fix for you, come talk to me.

Especially how to manage American workers.

[man 2]
Can we force them to work overtime?

- [man 3] Americans?
- Americans.

[man 1] From HR's perspective,

we can't force them to work overtime.

We can't say anything like that.

But in China, it's mandatory.

The Americans...
I don't give a shit what they think.

Go ahead and sue me,

but they should come the hell in
on Saturdays.

That's how I would do it.

[people chuckling]

[Wong in Chinese] I think the most
important thing is mutual understanding.

We're under enormous pressure here.

A lot more pressure than in China.

There was a guy who couldn't fall asleep
for a couple of days.

I really admire Americans.

They can work two jobs.

They can have another job
besides working here.

I always thought Americans lived
a comfortable and superior life.

I thought they didn't have
to make any sacrifices.

[man clearing throat]

Good afternoon, everyone.

[overlapping voices] Good afternoon.

[man] All the stories that you've heard
about Fuyao is true.

Just to give you an idea how things are,

my daughter does nails for a living.

Last year,
she made $13,000 more than I did.

Now, think about that.

She cleared $40,000. I made 27.

Something's wrong with that.

[murmurs of agreement]

A coworker of mine was fired

for being hospitalized for a week
and not calling off.

That could've been me. What if I got sick?

Would they fire me?

The man I was working with,

the cardboard he was sitting on
caught on fire.

And they just kept right on working.

[man] Dayton taxpayers
and the state of Ohio have committed

tens of millions of dollars to Fuyao,

and yet Fuyao management has failed
to provide the good and the safe jobs

- that this community deserves.
- [applause]

[man] Labor.

Working people and the labor movement
built America.

It is what made America great
the first time.

The working people at Fuyao right now
who don't have a...

You have a birthright that's paid for

by the sweat and blood
of people in this room

and people who have gone
before people in this room,

so that you had a right to fair life,

to a workplace that was safe.

We fought these battles 70 years ago.

We rejected 70 years ago

that management and companies
and rich people

get to pick and choose

what happens to you or what you get
or what you don't get.

Nothing in America has changed

in terms of working people working hard.

That's not what changed in America.

What changed in America
was people at the top

deciding they wanted to rewrite the rules

to take advantage of people.

- [murmurs of agreement]
- [applause]

To make it in their favor at your expense.

And you have a right and an obligation
to say no to that,

and that's what unionizing at Fuyao
is all about.

And over the course of fighting for this
all these years,

we found a way for companies to make money
and still be fair to employees,

and still pay employees a decent wage,

and still make sure that they were safe.

These two things can exist together.

As you fight this fight at Fuyao,

as UAW stands by you
and fights that fight with you,

as we show Fuyao that we do things
a little bit different in Dayton, Ohio,

I will be there every step of the way
fighting with you,

on the side of UAW,
on the side of workers,

and we will win this fight. Thank you.

[people cheering]

- [in English] Morning.
- [all] Morning.

Next Monday...

everybody already employed in this room,

whatever you're paid today,
two dollars more.

[applause]

[Jeff] Thank you.

Everybody, whatever you make today,
two dollars more next Monday.

[overlapping voices] Yeah!

- Great?
- [applause continues]

[scattered cheers]

And the people say, "Why are you
doing that? We're losing money."

The good efficiency generate
from the good employee.

How do we keep a good employee?
Better pay.

We want to be the best employer
in this town. But in return...

work hard, work longer.

Our team here,
we can do the same job as China.

Raise the bar, and I believe the future
will belong to everybody.

Thanks again.

[applause]

[protesters cheering]

[car honking]

- Victory! Whoo!
- [vehicles honking]

- We are the union!
- [all] We are the union!

- UAW!
- [all] UAW!

They don't want to have to abide
by the rules and regulations

of the United States.

They're in America,
and we want to make sure

that they abide by the laws in America.

♪ We can bring to birth a new world
From the ashes of the old ♪

♪ For the union makes us strong ♪

♪ Solidarity forever ♪

♪ Solidarity forever ♪

♪ Solidarity forever ♪

♪ 'Cause the union makes us strong ♪

♪ Solidarity forever... ♪

[Cynthia] We have a better chance
of having things done fair

if we have it written out in a contract.

That's why we need a union.

Management would listen to us
because they had to.

Every job I've ever worked on,
being a black woman,

that's the only way that we have a chance.

I understand that, at times,
there's gonna be a need for a union,

but right now, I got a man
that's given me a good job,

given me a good wage,
and allowed me to come to work every day.

I don't have any need for somebody else
to come in and get in the middle of this.

[woman] The only thing the union's
gonna do is keep the bad workers.

And the good workers, it's just gonna
go along like it is for us.

How's that work for me?

[man in Chinese] I know
there are some union activists here.

I know because I have people

who spy for me.

I have many different ways
to deal with them.

Here is one. He is pro-union.

This is him. This person here.

Look, we get along pretty well.

You won't see him here
in two weeks' time.

[overlapping chatter]

[man in English] Good afternoon.

I want to thank you so much for coming.

I know you didn't have a choice.

The union will go out of their way

to try to convince you
that it's a good thing for you

and that it is in your best interest.

The contract that you get,

if you get one,

might include better wages and benefits.

That contract might include the same wages
and benefits you have today.

And that contract finally might include
less wages and less benefits.

And the threat of a strike
is no longer scary to employers,

because today if you go on strike,
while you can't get fired,

the employer has the right
to permanently replace you.

I'll let that sink in.

You can't get fired for going on strike,
but you can get permanently replaced.

[man 2] So are you telling us
not to vote for the union?

[man 1]
I'm here to tell you to do what you want.

[man 3]
I got a question. Who do you work for?

[man 1] I work for a company called
Labor Relations Institute.

We're a labor consulting firm.

- [woman 1] Is the company paying you?
- [man 1] Yes.

Didn't I say that?
I usually say that in every meeting.

- [man 3] No.
- [woman 1] No, you didn't say that yet.

[man 1] Well, the reality is,
they pay me to consult with you here...

[woman 2] They pay you to talk to us?

[man 1] They pay me. They don't pay me
enough to stand up here and lie to you.

- [woman chuckles]
- [man 1] Okay?

He says that he was being impartial,
but he wasn't.

The UAW is free to use
everywhere else in the world.

If they want to pay our...
pay our workforce

to sit through a presentation,
to listen to the pitch,

that's their right.

But while they're on our clock,
it's our message.

[Bobby] They spent a lot of money
to bring these people in here

to make sure that every employee

goes through this session,

not once, but twice, maybe three times.

They have people walking around there
with patches and stickers on

that's saying: "Vote no.

You still have a voice."

Now, my question to them people are:

What voice do you have?

When have you ever had a voice?

[Cynthia] Ever since they started
this job, it's been a two-man job.

When they put me out here on it,

they decided they wanted it to be
a one-person job.

When I went to talk to HR,
I told them they were targeting me.

Put me on a job to set me up
to write me up for performance issues

and fire me.

[protesters chattering]

[Jill] I got the phone call from Fuyao

that they had fired me.

I really truly feel like...
that they targeted me.

I was on the news,
I was at the city council meetings.

[protesters shouting]

It's been a pretty sad...

few days.

- [protesters chanting indistinctly]
- This sinking feeling of...

"I don't have a job."

I mean, I'm a good worker.

Workers union!

Should I have gotten so involved?

Put my whole life into it?

[protesters shouting]

[Dave] Here's old Fuyao.

Can't spell Fuyao without F-U.

When I was at Fuyao,
I didn't think we needed a union.

Move forward to today, you have no voice,
you have...

Truly, you...

From what I'm told, there really isn't
an American with authority

that they can talk to.

You know, I...

I think these employees need something.

[in Chinese] I think I need to make
only two more trips this year,

if you achieve what you planned.

Why do I need to come here?
It's not convenient for me. Right?

You think I like to come to America
every month?

[chuckles] It's tiring.

Is the union making any noise?

No, not too much.

Better than it was before.

Recently,
we fired a lot of union supporters.

We have tried different ways.
It's worked out.

- [Cao] Uh...
- [man] A lot of active ones left...

[Cao] Then you guys should hire
more excellent people.

Young people.

This is the culture I want
for our company.

- [John] Mmm.
- Then we will have a good atmosphere here.

Mmm.

A lot of things here in the US
are different from China.

Well, we've invested here already.
It's just not working that well.

- [people chuckling]
- [low murmuring]

- Ah?
- Mmm.

- [protesters shouting]
- [horns honking]

Morning, y'all.

- Fired up, ready to vote.
- Ready to win!

- Ready to vote.
- Ready to win.

- Ready to win!
- There you go.

- You ready to win.
- [man] All right, girl!

[woman] Fired up, ready to win!

[reporter] These are actually people
from the United Auto Workers Union,

and they're out here demonstrating,
trying to encourageFuyao employees

to vote "yes."

Fuyao released a statement earlier

saying that they believe
the United Workers Union is corrupted

and they hope that the workers vote "no."

More than 1,500 workers are expected...
[voice fading]

[Wong in Chinese]
We all have a psychological shadow.

Fuyao doesn't want to be controlled
by the union.

As the Chinese saying goes,

"One mountain cannot hold two tigers."

[reporter] Voting just ended an hour ago.

Now the National Labor Relations Board
is counting those votes inside the plant

with both Fuyao and UAW watching...
[voice fading]

[people cheering]

Yes!

[woman in Chinese] We won by a landslide.

We won 60%?

[woman] Right.

We're awesome!

868 noes, 444 yes.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Yeah.

I wasn't shocked...

because I know the...
the young people got scared.

Them LRI people
scared the shit out of 'em, that's all.

[woman]
Before we started having those trainings,

I felt like there was a big "yes" vote.

They spoke a lot about a strike,

and like, not being able to be paid,
unless we... You know.

So, I feel like people, you know,
are worried about their income.

'Cause I definitely was, you know? So...

There you have it. Overwhelming no.

[overlapping chatter]

[blowing]

[Jeff] Good morning, everyone.

- [man] Morning.
- [low responses]

Last night I couldn't sleep

because I feel...

even more heavier burden on my shoulder.

You guys gave me a chance

to make FGA better.

My goal is gonna work with the team
to make sure

every single issue
I cannot resolve overnight,

but give me some time.

Can we do this?

- Yeah?
- [scattered murmurs]

All right, one more thing: life is short.

We're gonna select the best ten employees
go to China.

There's some pictures.

This is Shanghai.

Shanghai is the most modern city in China.

Look like Manhattan, right?

It's like a Manhattan too.

Yeah, this is a Hyatt Hotel. Hyatt Hotel.

They have a sky pool, 55 floor.

You swim in the sky.

And I'm gonna share the good news for you.

One of you lucky guys,

you're gonna see that city.

We're one Fuyao, one family.

We create the miracle.

We need to create success forever.

Let's make American great again.

[man speaking Chinese]

[man in Chinese]
The smooth operation of our US project

has laid a solid foundation
for our global strategy.

We've achieved double-digit growth
in operation management.

Both our earnings and profits
have reached new digits.

[Cao in Chinese]
The China of my youth was poor

and undeveloped.

I feel I was happier then.

Now I live in a new era

of prosperity and modernity,

but I have a sense of loss.

I miss the croaking frogs
and chirping bugs of my childhood.

The wild flowers blooming in the field.

In the past few decades,
I have built so many factories.

Have I taken the peace away
and destroyed the environment?

I don't know if I am a contributor
or a sinner.

But...

I only think that way when I'm unhappy.

The point of living is to work.

Don't you think so?

[Rob]
Last Friday, I was terminated from Fuyao

after two and a half years.

Uh...

The excuse given was I was too slow
pulling up something on the computer.

Took me about two or three minutes.

It wasn't quick enough.

I wouldn't take away
the last two and a half years.

I met a lot of good friends

and I learned a lot from the Chinese.

[indistinct chatter]

[whistles]

[in Chinese]
I don't have any food for you.

I have some watermelon in my apartment.

[dog barks]

I don't think he can eat fruit.

[boy] He can eat grass.

[speaking Chinese]

- [woman in English] Take care, guys.
- [in English] See you later.

- [woman] Bye, Wong.
- Bye-bye.

[Wong speaks indistinctly in Chinese]

[Wong] In the old days,
all Chinese people wanted in life

was to have enough food
and to raise their kids.

That's all they wanted.

When it comes to my generation,
we want it all.

We travel wherever we want
and buy whatever we like.

[Bobby] GM afforded me a great life...

that was cut off

when they closed the doors.

We will never ever make
that type of money again.

Those days are over.

- [woman] There you go!
- [people cheering]

- [indistinct chatter]
- All right!

- Hey! [laughing]
- [woman] Yay!

- Well, I didn't even know.
- [man laughing]

[Timi] You never give up
on the American dream.

To me, that would be un-American.

I can have that white fence.

I can have that nice home.

Send my children to college
if that's what they want to do.

Get treated with common decency.

[vehicle beeping]

You have to be able to believe in it.

[man in Chinese]
We used to have one person here.

Now we don't have anyone.

Next, I'm going to get rid
of four workers here.

Two for each line.

- Automation means standardization.
- [speaks indistinctly]

After we finish this,

we will have two fewer workers
uploading on the encapsulation line.

The mechanical arms do that instead.

You have already finished that?

Yes. These are all automatic.

And you're replacing the rest
with mechanical arms too?

Yes. I will replace the ones
on side-window tempering.

This one is being tested now.

We're hoping to cancel four workers
in July or August.

I'll change that into machine work.

We can't get the work done now.
They are too slow.

[overlapping chatter]