In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 486 Memories of the Past

"Sure, why not?" Yu Dawei scratched his cheek with his index finger, then pointed at Boss Liang, "Didn't you become an agent for Daohuaxiang rice?"

"Now we can set any date and say today is the anniversary sale, and that we can get a discount if we buy more than a certain number of bags of rice. Or we can do the same for the accessories we sell, and offer anniversary discounts based on our own profit margins."

"Slap!" Boss Liang slapped his thigh. "Great! I'll come up with a plan right away."

The narrator, Duan Dahai, scoffed, "Didn't you slap your thigh too? You still have the nerve to criticize me."

“Let’s finalize the details of the anniversary celebration.” Yu Dawei pointed to the factory area outside. “First of all, the style must be close to that of a flour mill in the 1960s. Putting aside everything else, at least we need to put up all kinds of banners and posters.”

“I’ll take care of this! I know a big advertising company in the county. They’re newly opened, and we can even get a discount if we go there.” Boss Liang held out his hand, indicating that he would definitely take on this task.

“Then you do it.” Yu Dawei nodded. “Besides this, it would be best if it could be paired with a song from that era.”

"Songs? What songs were they back then? 'Liuyang River'? 'Night on the Grassland'? 'My Motherland'?" Boss Liang subconsciously rattled off a few.

“No, no, no, we need to find songs that were frequently played at the flour mill back in the day. Didn’t the old flour mill have a broadcasting room that was demolished? Let’s find an empty office and recreate it, and then ask the old employees about the songs they used to hear at the flour mill,” Yu Dawei said.

“Okay, I’ll take care of the song in a bit.” Duan Dahai nodded seriously.

"Then there are issues regarding the retail and wholesale of goods. Furthermore, if small shop owners come to visit our factory, there need to be certain regulations. For example, smoking is prohibited," Yu Dawei added. "On the anniversary celebration day, the production workshop should not be used for any work; the main purpose is to promote and sell the products."

"It's best to use the ordering method, order in advance and deliver later, which can make up for the time difference."

The three then discussed it again in the office, refining the details of the flour mill's anniversary celebration to try and recreate the authentic appearance of a flour mill in the 1960s.

Not only that, Yu Dawei also invited his father over, and the four of them ate and chatted about the flour mill back in the day at the tavern.

Now, Yu Laonian also works as a consultant at Fanfan Repair Shop. Ever since the old man sent Eryan and Agui to junior high school, he has started building houses for Yu Dawei.

After the house was built, I had a lot of free time and spent my days in a state of leisure.

On New Year's Day, Yu Dawei went home to eat dumplings. Yu Laonian heard that a technical consultant had come to Fanfan's repair shop. He was almost seventy years old, which made Yu Laonian, who was over fifty, restless.

Damn it! People in their sixties and seventies can still shine in their industries, so why is he just lying down like this?

Immediately afterwards, Yu Lao Nian decided to leave the mountain and also prepared to go to Fanfan's repair shop to fix his car.

This really stumped Yu Dawei. The old man was different from Old Xu. Even though he was old, he had a good back and legs and no problems. At most, he had low blood sugar and was a little thin.

However, his father's back injury was serious, so Yu Dawei eventually arranged for his father to work as a technical consultant at Fanfan Repair Shop, a job where he could give verbal instructions but didn't need to do any actual work.

And like Mr. Xu, they specialize in handling difficult and complicated cases.

At first, Yu Laonian was unwilling, feeling that he could still handle things, but he couldn't withstand the opposition of his whole family, and in the end he could only go to Fanfan Repair Shop as a technical consultant.

At this time, Fanfan Repair Shop had three elderly people over fifty years old: one was the cook, the gatekeeper, and the security guard, Mr. Ji.

One is Old Xu, who once dominated the repair industry in Heicheng, and he also serves as a part-time legal advisor.

His eldest son is a lawyer in Harbin. Not long after Old Xu came to Fanfan's repair shop, this guy drove all the way from Harbin to Yu Dawei's place.

After various inquiries and consultations, he finally felt at ease leaving his own father with Yu Dawei to live out his retirement. He also promised that if the factory encountered any legal problems, he could go to Yu Dawei at any time.

Since his grandfather came to Fanfan's repair shop, the thing he and Old Xu have done most is train new people. Each of them takes on a few apprentices, as if they want to see who can teach the best apprentice.

Although Yu Laonian spent most of his life wandering around Luhe Town, his skills were learned from a senior master in the oil city, so it can be said that his local expertise was no less than that of Xu Lao.

Anyway, the two of them went back and forth, engaging in all sorts of heated debates for several days, without either of them winning or losing.

During dinner tonight, Yu Dawei specifically discussed the flour mill's anniversary celebration with the old man.

The old man was initially surprised, but after hearing the three people's detailed plan, he couldn't help but sigh, "The younger generation is truly surpassing the older generation; you can't deny getting old."

He then described in more detail the facilities and details of the old flour mill, trying his best to help the children recreate what the flour mill used to look like. However, Old Man Yu was cautious by nature, and after finishing his story, he couldn't help but say, "I suggest you think it over carefully. I met Director Yu a few times back then. He might be able to come back to the flour mill out of sentiment, but his wife is not someone who can be easily fooled. She is quite materialistic."

"Furthermore, if you can really handle the whole anniversary celebration, will the employees be motivated and motivated? I think a lot of things still have to be based on interests. Of course, this is just my humble opinion, and just some thoughts in my mind."

Old Yu didn't speak too definitively, because he wasn't sure if the matter was feasible. Everyone was feeling their way across the river, and as someone who was a bit older, he wanted to consider all the possibilities.

“Dad, you don’t need to worry about that,” Yu Dawei replied at the dinner table. “Most of the new employees are now on the same page as Director Duan. It’s just that some of the older employees who have been working at the flour mill for a long time may not be able to adapt to the changes at the flour mill yet.”

"We are holding this anniversary celebration to let these veteran employees know that the flour mill, like the Luhe River next to Luhe Town, is enduring and prosperous. Brother Duan will plant a dream in their hearts that, as the flour mill grows bigger and bigger, it will even develop into a pillar industry of Luhe Town."

Yu Dawei began to envision the future with the three of them: "By then, life in our town will improve along with the development of the flour mill. Isn't that what the neighboring town is like?"

“Perhaps it really could become a reality.” Boss Liang explained with a smile: “When I go out now, I usually promote the two major industries in our Luhe Town: one is the flour mill, and the other is spare parts and repair. After I say this, everyone looks at us with new respect.”

Yu Dawei and Duan Dahai both nodded in agreement.

Both of them were deeply grateful to Boss Liang for making their businesses thrive. Whether it was the flour mill or Yu Dawei's repair shop, even with their own existing resources and customers, they wouldn't have achieved such widespread recognition without Boss Liang's aggressive promotion.

Although its brand recognition is only at the prefecture-level city and county level below Sui City, the market is already quite large.

The group then chatted for a while longer, not leaving until late at night.

Nowadays, everyone is much busier than before, so we drink together less often, and when we do have the rare opportunity, we drink more.

Everyone's life path is different, and we all cherish the bond we have with each other now.

Three days later, it was market day in Luhe Town.

The news of the old flour mill's anniversary celebration has been widely discussed these past few days.

I heard that anyone from the old flour mill can take away a small bag of the newly produced noodles. Although the quantity is small, and the amount in the bag may only be enough for one person, it is still a great benefit for people in rural areas.

So whether they were from the town or the village, everyone who heard the news lined up early in the morning, since they had all been told that the quantity was limited and it was first come, first served.

Besides giving away noodles, I heard that rice and flour in 50-pound bags are also on sale, and everything from the flour mill is discounted.

Moreover, they set off firecrackers during the anniversary celebration, just like it's Chinese New Year.

When everyone arrived at the old flour mill in their four-wheeled vehicles, they saw that the entire flour mill had changed drastically. The "No Smoking" sign in front of the gate was gone, and not only the sign, but even the large iron gate was gone.

The entire gate consisted of only a long wooden railing, and inside, a large loudspeaker continuously played songs like, "We have strength, hey, our workers have strength!"

Further inside, there were rows of old tables and chairs. The factory's operating rooms remained unchanged, but some of the slogans outside had been altered.

In short, the entire flour mill didn't even achieve 70% accuracy, but it certainly reached 50%.

Even some of the older workers, when they came in from outside, felt as if they had returned to the past when they looked at the slogans and the surrounding landscape decorations.

Boss Liang and Duan Dahai invited many people with whom they had business dealings, including some friends, to come to the flour mill for a lively gathering.

Yu Dawei also gave his factory workers a day off, inviting them to come and visit if they wanted. In addition, he made a phone call to everyone he knew.

To Yu Dawei's surprise, his second and third uncles actually rushed back from the oil city after hearing about this, saying they also wanted to see the old flour mill from back then.

"Third brother, look, the wooden pole at the gate is different now, but the way it's raised and lowered feels just like when we were kids." Second uncle brought Hou Wanshan over, looking at the long wooden pole across the gate with curiosity.

The old flour mills used to have practically nothing. The machines were all stone mills specifically for grinding flour, and there was always bran in the bags at home, so it was impossible to clean them properly.

The surrounding walls were nothing but ruins and broken walls.

(End of this chapter)