Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

“Xiaoyang, you really make me feel a little scared.” Lin Heping sat on the red rocks of Cuotou Mountain, holding a blade of grass in his mouth and chewing it, while letting out a sigh.

“Brother Lin, you are a reconnaissance soldier, the kind of elite soldier who can snap an enemy’s neck in the battlefield with a crack, what is there to be afraid of?” Qin Yang sat next to him, listlessly looking at the beautiful scenery below, and said.

“Even the bravest soldier is just killing a few enemies, it’s just brute force. The way you are now, silently manipulating others between your palms, your ability to play with people’s hearts is truly frightening.” Lin Heping said.

Lin Heping’s task was to wait to receive guns and ammunition. He stayed behind just to touch those guns that could hit a coin from a thousand meters away, but inadvertently became brothers with Qin Yang, and also witnessed Qin Yang's way of doing things.

Wanting to merge the Second Factory, but the other party disagreed, so he played tricks on the staff hospital shared by the two factories, and instigated the Second Factory’s employees to make trouble with the factory. Even if the higher-ups came to investigate, he could shirk the responsibility cleanly. Those hospitalized workers unknowingly became Qin Yang’s helpers. This kind of operation is too admirable, he understands these people’s thoughts thoroughly.

“Brother Lin, can you use some complimentary words? What do you mean by playing with people’s hearts? Who am I playing with? I am helping their Second Factory. You also know that we are going to invent the 5.8mm universal cartridge, we are going to lead the Second Factory to get rich and prosperous together.”

Qin Yang did use some methods, but his conscience was clear.

“He hit someone, Director Wang hit someone! I have to stay in the hospital for two or three years this time!” Just at this moment, with the cool mountain breeze, a voice came.

“It seems it’s done.” Qin Yang said, “This Director Wang is really something, now is a society ruled by law, how can he hit someone? Such a person is not a qualified leader, it’s best to let him go down and reflect for a while.”

“Xiaoyang, these hospitalized people are not good people, if your First Factory merges with the Second Factory, these people will also be unstable factors.” Lin Heping said, “What are you going to do with them?”

“This is all market economy now, they want to eat from the big pot, how can it be so easy.” Qin Yang smiled: “Our factory will never support lazy people.”

Looking at Qin Yang's confident appearance, Lin Heping didn't say what he wanted to help. After all, he was just a passer-by, and he didn't know if there would be any intersection in the future.

The two leisurely watched the excitement on the hillside, the Second Factory was already completely in chaos.

“Director Wang, why did you hit someone?” Tang Yuchun’s mother, Zhao Jinhua, heard that her son had returned, and ran from the family compound. After arriving at the scene, she happened to see her son’s head bleeding, felt distressed, squatted down and hugged her son, and shouted angrily.

Wang Zhihe had regained his senses. Over the past day, he had accumulated a lot of anger. As a result, he was just stimulated by Tang Yuchun’s words, and his head buzzed instantly. He didn’t think much and just did it. Now he also regretted it a bit, but as the director of the factory, he absolutely couldn’t easily admit his mistake to a woman.

“He deserved to be hit!” Wang Zhihe said, “Since he entered the factory, he has often run to the hospital. If all the workers in the factory learn from him, then who will be in the workshop producing? Our factory has fallen into the current situation, and people like him have a lot to do with it!”

Zhao Jinhua was unrelenting: “Director Wang, don’t quibble, my Yuchun is hospitalized because he is tired from working for the factory. If the factory thinks it’s not good for him to be hospitalized, then you can also issue a notice and a document, why hit someone? You must give us an explanation today!”

“Hmph, everyone heard it outside just now, the First Factory is going to merge with our Second Factory, this is such a good thing, why doesn’t the factory leadership agree? Xiao Tang just said a few truths, and was beaten by Director Wang!” A fellow patient of Tang Yuchun spoke up.

“What, the First Factory is going to merge with us? The benefits of the First Factory are very good!”

“That’s right, I heard that the First Factory also negotiated a foreign trade project, and earned five million in foreign exchange for our country!”

“Following the First Factory is what we can’t ask for!”

This news, like it had grown wings, spread throughout the entire Second Factory in a matter of minutes. More and more people gathered around.

The two factories were originally brother factories, and they had frequent exchanges. In the past few months, they no longer had that brotherly feeling. When they went to the First Factory, they always felt inferior. The First Factory had already developed!

Looking at the First Factory thriving, and then looking at the Second Factory not being able to pay wages, who wouldn’t envy them?

Now, the First Factory is going to merge with the Second Factory, then in the future they will be one family, and the benefits will definitely be the same. This is a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern!

“Such a good thing, why doesn’t our factory agree?” Zhao Jinhua asked a soul-searching question: “My Yuchun speaks for our working class, and he was beaten by the factory leadership?”

“Isn’t it for their petty official positions! In the past, these factory leaders and the leaders of the First Factory were on an equal footing, but now they have become subordinates of the First Factory, and they feel unbalanced in their hearts.” The fellow patient continued to speak.

This conclusion is easy to deduce.

For ordinary workers, they don’t care whether it’s the First Factory, the Second Factory, or any other factory, as long as they can work and earn money, they don’t care at all. It’s the factory leaders who care about who is being merged by whom! They are afraid of being inferior!

“Hmph, we don’t care about the factory leaders’ thoughts. In short, we support this kind of thing if it is beneficial to our employees!”

“That’s right, that’s right, if the factory leaders don’t agree, we will go to the higher-ups to sue, we will write a letter of complaint!”

The shouts outside grew louder and louder.

Wang Zhihe looked angry: “For the sake of the factory leaders? Hmph, it’s as if I, Wang Zhihe, am doing it for myself. Okay, since you strongly demand to eat leftovers, then I won’t say anything! I won’t care about this matter!”

“Everyone, don’t worry.” Tang Wenlong stood up: “The merger of the First Factory and the Second Factory has just begun to operate. This is a major event, there are many procedures and many considerations. Next, we will continue to negotiate with the First Factory to ensure that everyone gets a satisfactory answer, please be patient and wait!”

“Hmph, unless you go now, otherwise we won’t believe it!”

“That’s right, if the factory leaders go to the First Factory to talk now, I won’t pursue Director Wang’s responsibility!” Tang Yuchun also went all out: “It’s worth it for me to be injured and bleed a little in exchange for the bright future of our factory.”

In this era, it’s really not a big deal for the factory leaders to beat the workers, and it’s likely that the factory will make a big deal into a small one. Now, Tang Yuchun is taking the opportunity to get off the donkey, and will also let the people of the whole factory remember his benefits: the Second Factory can follow the First Factory to eat and drink well, and he, Tang Yuchun, will have contributed to it!

“You won’t pursue it? You have a big tone!”

“What, Director Wang, you think you’re great because you’re the director? If you dare to touch my Yuchun again, I’ll fight you!” Zhao Jinhua said.