Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 172 Exchange between factory director and secretary
"Director Yang, you are a master of cutting wood. With better materials, this car will be even more powerful. Besides, the research on the engine will not stop."

Finally, the leaders expressed that they should consider it carefully. Although the steel rolling mill has some convenient conditions, a new research project still requires a lot of investment, and it is impossible to make up its mind just after Zhu Xuefeng's introduction.

Zhu Xuefeng is confident in pushing forward. He has backup, which will definitely attract the attention of the leaders. As long as the leaders pay attention, the matter will probably be settled. This kind of decision does not require approval from the superiors.

"Xiao Zhu, wait a moment."

Director Yang and Secretary Chen followed downstairs, while Zhu Xuefeng was waiting downstairs.

Secretary Chen stared at Zhu Xuefeng and asked very seriously.

"Comrade Xiao Zhu, let me ask you seriously now, is this project really necessary? Do you have confidence that the steel rolling mill can be successful?"

"Leader, I also reply to you very seriously. It is very necessary. If foreign countries can succeed, we will definitely succeed!"

The leader walked away thoughtfully. I don't know if this was a shot in the arm. Only later can we know.

Speaking of motorcycle production at the steel rolling mill, it is in full swing now. The factory is determined to complete [-] sets before the end of September, and is now working overtime every day.

Zhu Xuefeng guessed that the steel rolling mill was trying to catch up with the National Day gift, so he couldn't pick up the remaining cars for the time being, which was inappropriate.

"Old Chen, you really believe what Xiao Zhu said and you want to launch this project. I think it's very risky."

Secretary Chen and Director Yang were returning to the building together. They had been partners for many years. As soon as Secretary Chen asked, Director Yang knew that Secretary Chen was interested. Zhu Xuefeng's answer should have strengthened the confidence of his old partner.

"Aren't you tempted? How much benefit can it bring to our factory and how much benefit can it bring to the entire country by replacing steel with iron?"

Director Yang scratched his head. The benefits were considerable and the benefits were numerous, but the investment and risks were also considerable.

"But I just read his information and draft. The investment in equipment modification alone is indispensable, not to mention materials and other things."

"Hello, factory director, hello secretary."

In the corridor, employees greeted each other, but Director Yang didn't even turn his head. He looked at Secretary Chen and replied smoothly.

"Hello."

The secretary responded cordially to the employees who met him.

The two came to Secretary Chen's office one after another.

"Lao Yang, I'm not talking about you. When employees greet you, you have to take the initiative to respond. You can't just ignore it and do it perfunctorily. You will lose public opinion."

"Okay, okay, my good secretary, I know I was wrong. Aren't you anxious to hear your further instructions?"

The more anxious Director Yang became, the more calm Secretary Chen became. He slowly rummaged through the tea leaves, made tea for the two of them, and then sat down.

"Old Yang, after all these years you still can't get rid of this old habit of being impatient."

"Come, let me talk to you carefully."

"Are you saying that our steel rolling mill is short of funds now? Not to mention the funds lying on the books, let's just say that the little motorcycle this kid tinkered with will also earn you a lot of money."

"How much does this motorcycle cost? What is your current pricing? Are the various ministries and commissions that are now interested in it and the orders they have already placed? How many intentions are there? Have you calculated how much benefit it can bring?"

Director Yang carefully recalled the report he read last time.

"Well, according to the data from the financial report, the cost of each car should be around 210. The current estimated selling price is 380. No matter how low the ex-factory price is, the price given to the ministries and commissions must be even lower. If there is no electric start, it will still have to be 38 yuan off." (For reference: a 1959 Honda 50CC sold for 250 US dollars in the beautiful country, which is about 620 yuan, the exchange rate is 1:2.46, and the Jiefang Truck sells for [-] yuan)
The production of motors has been unable to keep up with the progress of the rolling mill, so the small pedal was simply set up to have two models with two starts.

"The cost of our car is not high. The key is that the prices of the accessories provided by the various cooperative units are not high. According to the agreement at the time, everyone still has to distribute it proportionally in the end."

"According to what you, Lao Yang, said, it is estimated that there will be 50 vehicles a year, so there should be no problem. Haven't you already set a target of [-]? This year's profit will be at least [-], and this is only one year."

Factory Director Yang probably didn't calculate this account carefully, and was shocked by this figure. There are now more than 1 people in the steel rolling mill, and the monthly salary is an astronomical figure, only a few tens of thousands.Seeing that Lao Yang was silent, he probably no longer worried about the investment of funds, Secretary Chen added another sentence.

"This hasn't been calculated yet. What about the funds lying in the account, and our Director Lou, hasn't he received his own dividends for two consecutive years?"

After the liberation of the steel rolling mill, after several major mergers, it has grown from less than 2000 employees to the current scale of a large factory with [-] people. Director Lou's shares are already very small.

“Didn’t he say that he would donate all two years’ dividends to continue developing the steel rolling mill?”

Director Yang nodded, wondering what was going on. At the same time, he was a little curious and raised his head to ask.

"The secretary doesn't have any money, so why don't you think he wants it?"

The secretary smiled, took a sip of tea, took out a box of Huazi, threw one to Director Yang, and lit it himself. Director Yang also took out a match and lit it.

"These people are trying to survive by docking their tails. No matter how much money they have, it will be of no use to them. They can't get tickets, so how can they spend the money? They might as well donate it and live in peace."

"That's right. Let me tell you, this money is really a lot for an individual. Who would be willing to let it go? It turns out that the root of this lies here, secretary, but you should look further ahead."

"Hey, by the way, doesn't she want to send her daughter to the steel rolling mill? Which department does she want to work in?"

"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, you have forgotten what he asked you for. He wants to go to the technical department to learn skills. He can't send a grown-up girl to the workshop to be a worker."

"Why did you bring it up to this? Where did you talk about just now? You, you took me off track on such a good topic."

Director Yang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

"I just mentioned the issue of funding. In fact, I'm still a little worried. This thing is relatively risky. You see, we have been researching it for so long in the past ten years and finally stopped. Do you think we can make it happen?"

Secretary Chen exhaled a long puff of smoke and looked at Director Yang with complicated eyes.

"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, I have to talk to you again. Neither of us are professionals in the steel industry, but you can't ignore the development of the industry."

Factory Director Yang blushed a little. He really paid little attention to the information of his colleagues outside, let alone foreign countries. Now that the factory is bigger, he always keeps an eye on this three-acre land.

"The material Xiao Zhu just brought over, when it comes to overseas colleagues, I also learned a little bit about these some time ago, and what he said is true."

"You said that foreign colleagues can succeed in research, why can't we? If you don't say XXXX, I will say that if they can do it, we can definitely do it too."

"But haven't our colleagues in China succeeded after ten years of work?"

Factory Director Yang obviously still has some concerns.

"Old Yang, Old Yang, the older you get, the less courageous you become."

"Let me ask you something. When you were in the army, why did your commander think of you first every time he encountered a fortress that was difficult to conquer?"

Lao Yang puffed up his chest and looked proud.

"That's because the soldiers I lead have strong combat capabilities. We are good at overcoming difficulties. There is no fortress that we cannot break."

"So what your chief is interested in is your ability. As the saying goes, you must plan before planning. When you don't have a clear understanding of something, go and see the person who promoted it. This kid, I have confidence in him."

Factory Director Yang still doesn't quite understand Secretary Chen. Why is he so confident in a young man?
"I have been dealing with him for several months, and this has to do with his father's death. It left a deep impression on me at that time."

"If a young man doesn't take the initiative to take over and doesn't want to give up the opportunity to continue learning, you don't have the tenacity to learn."

Secretary Chen ignored Director Yang's embarrassment. The two had been partners for a long time and dared to say anything. He took another deep breath.

"Later, I won't talk about the benefit for our factory. That only shows his cleverness. I'll just talk about him coming to our factory to solicit sponsorship. Can you imagine this?"

(End of this chapter)