Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 841 The blind man’s eyes light up when he changes his eyes!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

After Wu Aiguo finished calling Liang Jing, he saw that there was nothing to do, so he simply took a newspaper and sat on the sofa in the office to read it.

As a result, before Wu Aiguo finished reading a page of the newspaper, the phone in the office suddenly rang.

Hearing the phone ring, Wu Aiguo put down the newspaper in his hand, walked quickly to the desk, picked up the phone on the desk, and greeted politely: "Hello! I am Wu Aiguo, who is this?"

Liang Dehua, who was on the other end of the phone, heard Wu Aiguo's polite inquiry and said to him in a very friendly tone: "Aiguo! It's me! I heard from Xiaojing that your Trade Department plans to use equipment to transfer a batch of unplanned bicycles from Fei Ge Bicycle Factory. Is this true?"

Wu Aiguo, who was in the office, heard Liang Dehua asking about the bicycle and replied with a smile: "Dad! It is true!"

"Not long ago, a deputy director of our trade department obtained a procurement channel from Hong Kong. The other party proposed to exchange equipment for goods with various factories in Kyoto City. When Director Zhou of Fei Ge Bicycle Factory learned of this, he used his connections to find me and wanted to use a batch of unplanned bicycles to exchange equipment with us."

After Liang Dehua confirmed the news, he immediately asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! How many bicycles are there in total and how do you exchange them?"

Wu Aiguo heard Liang Dehua's question and vaguely guessed the purpose of Liang Dejiang's call. He then smiled and replied, "Dad! I don't know exactly how many bicycles there are. As for the exchange method, I haven't seen Director Zhou in person yet, so it has not been determined yet."

Just as Wu Aiguo guessed, when Liang Dehua learned that the Trade Bureau could get a batch of unplanned bicycles, he began to think about taking possession of them.

Facing the situation Wu Aiguo introduced, Liang Dehua immediately said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! Your Trade Department only has so many people. According to the quota of one bicycle per person, there must be extra bicycles. Can you see if you can give the extra bicycles to our People's Hospital?"

Wu Aiguo was not surprised by Liang Dehua's request. He smiled and replied, "Dad! I need to confirm this matter with Director Zhou of Feige Factory and then have a meeting with several deputies in the company before I can give you a clear answer."

Liang Dehua heard Wu Aiguo's answer, but he was not dissatisfied with it. He smiled and said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! If you have any results, remember to tell me. I am waiting for your good news."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Liang Dehua said, he smiled and replied, "Dad! If I have any results, I will call you as soon as possible."

"Director! I heard from Xiao Lin that you plan to use equipment to transfer a batch of unplanned bicycles from the Fei Ge Bicycle Factory. Is this true?" Just as Wu Aiguo was about to say goodbye to Liang Dehua, Deputy Director Qiao walked into Wu Aiguo's office from outside and asked Wu Aiguo with surprise.

"Dad! I have something else to do here, so I won't talk to you any more." Wu Aiguo heard what Deputy Director Qiao said, and first said goodbye to Liang Dehua, then put the phone on the landline, and replied with a smile: "Old Qiao! I don't know how the news that You Changzheng used equipment to exchange for goods some time ago spread to Jingu City."

"When Director Zhou of the Fei Ge Bicycle Factory in Jingu City heard the news, he used his connections to find me and wanted to exchange a batch of unplanned bicycles for a few pieces of equipment from us."

"I considered that a large number of people in our company still don't have bicycles, so I thought of taking this opportunity to help the comrades in the company get a quota for a bicycle, so I invited Director Zhou of Fei Ge Bicycle Factory and others to have dinner in our company's small canteen in the evening."

Deputy Director Qiao also has a bicycle at home, but there is only one bicycle for his family of seven. Now if he can buy another bicycle without a ticket, it will definitely be something that Deputy Director Qiao would be happy to see.

After listening to Wu Aiguo's introduction, Deputy Director Qiao replied with a smile: "Director! If the comrades in the department knew that they could buy a bicycle without a bicycle ticket, I think everyone would be very happy after knowing this news."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Deputy Director Qiao said, he replied modestly, "Old Qiao! As the leader of the Trade Department, in addition to managing the work of the department, seeking benefits for the employees is also part of our job."

When Deputy Director Qiao heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he quickly complimented him, "Director! It is a blessing for our comrades to have a good leader like you who cares about his subordinates."

At around five o'clock in the evening, two jeeps drove into the Trade Bureau compound one after the other.

When Wu Aiguo saw Li Huaide getting off the jeep, he immediately greeted everyone enthusiastically: "Welcome! Welcome! Welcome Director Li and the comrades from Fei Ge Bicycle Factory to visit our Trade Department." When Li Huaide saw Wu Aiguo coming out of the corridor, he smiled and stretched out his hand, shook hands with Wu Aiguo, and introduced Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! Let me introduce you to Comrade Zhou Jianmin, the director of Jingu Fei Ge Bicycle Factory! This is Comrade Chen Daosheng, the deputy director! This is Comrade Zhang Lili, the chief of the Finance Department! This is Comrade Zhong Zhiguo, the chief of the Equipment Department!"

Li Huaide introduced Zhou Jianmin and others, "Director Zhou! Deputy Director Chen! Let me introduce you to the person in charge of the Trade Department, Comrade Wu Aiguo! The other two are Deputy Directors Qiao and Liu of the Trade Department!"

After hearing Li Huaide's introduction, Wu Aiguo politely extended his hand and shook hands with Zhou Jianmin, and greeted them with a smile: "Director Zhou! Deputy Director Chen! Comrades who have come all the way from Jingu City, welcome to our Trade Department as guests."

When Zhou Jianmin saw Wu Aiguo's outstretched hand, he quickly stretched out his own hands and shook hands with Wu Aiguo vigorously. He said respectfully, "Director Wu! I have heard that the director of the Trade Department is young and promising. Today I finally get to meet you in person."

When Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Jianmin's compliment, he did not feel proud of it. Instead, he replied modestly, "Director Zhou! You must not say that. We are all serving the people."

After hearing what Zhou Jianmin said, Wu Aiguo shook hands with Chen Daosheng and others. After both sides greeted each other, he invited everyone to go to the canteen.

"Director Wu! Some time ago, I heard that your Trade Department once helped several factories in Kyoto City purchase a batch of equipment by exchanging products for equipment."

"It just so happens that our factory has exceeded the production target assigned by the ministry this year and produced a batch of extra products, so we thought of coming to the Trade Department to find you and see if we can use the same method to ask you to help us purchase a few equipment?"

After Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Jianmin's words and led everyone into the private room, he said to Zhou Jianmin and others, "Director Zhou! You don't know! A few months ago, our company just transferred a deputy director. The plan of exchanging equipment for goods with the factory was proposed by this deputy director."

"During the implementation of this work plan, some problems arose. The deputy director who had just been transferred here was directly dismissed and investigated. This work has been stopped by the State Council."

Fei Ge Bicycle Factory did complete the production task assigned to them by their superiors in mid-December. At this time of year in previous years, as soon as the task was completed, Zhou Jianmin would stop production and arrange workers to maintain and repair the equipment in the workshop.

Not long ago, he heard the news that he could use his products to exchange for equipment from the Trade Bureau. In order to purchase several pieces of equipment from the Trade Bureau, Zhou Jianmin arranged for the workshop to work overtime to produce a batch of bicycles to exchange for equipment.

Zhou Jianmin came to the Trade Bureau with full confidence this time, because he believed that if he exchanged his bicycle for equipment, the Trade Bureau would definitely agree to the replacement happily. However, he never expected that this work had been stopped by the State Council. This made him feel very regretful. He regretted why he did not come to Kyoto City earlier to implement this replacement plan.

Thinking of the boast he made in front of the middle-level managers at the year-end meeting, Zhou Jianmin showed a disappointed expression on his face and asked Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! Is there no solution at all?"

Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Jianmin's question and saw the disappointed expression on his face. After pretending to ponder for a moment, he asked Zhou Jianmin, "Director Zhou! I wonder how many products you have that are beyond your plan?"

When Zhou Jianmin heard Wu Aiguo asking about the number of bicycles, he felt as if a blind man had changed his eyes and his eyes lit up! He quickly introduced to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! We have produced a total of 950 unplanned bicycles, including 350 -inch bicycles and women's bicycles!"

When Wu Aiguo heard the number of bicycles reported by Zhou Jianmin, he immediately realized that the so-called over-fulfillment of production targets was probably just an excuse by Zhou Jianmin. This batch of bicycles should have been specially produced by Fei Ge Bicycle Factory in order to exchange for equipment.

But he didn't say anything when he saw the truth! When Wu Aiguo heard the number of bicycles Zhou Jianmin reported, he asked Zhou Jianmin with a playful look on his face: "Director Zhou! You have exceeded the production target by so many bicycles at once. Aren't you worried that the Ministry of Industry will increase your production quota next year?"

When Zhou Jianmin heard Wu Aiguo's words, he immediately realized that Wu Aiguo had guessed what their so-called overproduction was all about.

Facing Wu Aiguo's question, Zhou Jianmin smiled awkwardly and said to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! The equipment in our factory are all old equipment bought from Big Brother. Now we are in urgent need of purchasing a batch of new equipment. We have submitted many applications to the ministry, but the ministry prefers factories that can earn foreign exchange. I have no choice but to do this."

(End of this chapter)