Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 189 Returning to the factory to beg for money, to replace him? (Subscribe)
A car drove up to the gate of the machine tool factory and stopped, and then a member of the security department immediately came forward to inquire.

After rolling down the car window, Zhou Fengnian handed out an ID and said with a smile, "Is my ID not expired yet?"

"Deputy Director Zhou?"

The security guard at the gate was stunned, and then his teammates hurriedly said, "Of course Deputy Director Zhou's ID has not expired. We didn't recognize it just now. Sorry."

"You didn't do anything wrong, why are you apologizing? I came back today to check on the progress. Can you please open the door for me?"

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile, and two members of the security department then opened the gate and let Zhou Fengnian drive in.

After entering the factory, Zhou Fengnian did not let Zhao Qiang stop in front of the factory office building, but went directly to the integrated circuit workshop.

Not long ago, Zhou Fengnian asked the people in the integrated circuit workshop to go to the Computer Research Institute for training. With the support of parts, they finally made a medium-scale integrated computer.

This time Zhou Fengnian was invited back for inspection and also to hand in his homework.

They also wanted Zhou Fengnian to assign them new tasks, otherwise if the technical department didn't make any arrangements, they would be idle all of a sudden.

After inspecting it for a while, Zhou Fengnian looked up and praised, "You guys did a great job. You made one in such a short time. It seems you have been staying up late a lot during this period.
Have you caused trouble for the security department again? You have to work overtime at night, and the security department has to keep an eye on you and patrol nearby."

"Mr. Zhou, this time it really didn't happen. We got off work on time."

Zhou Fengnian immediately laughed, then pointed and said, "You are the only one who is stubborn. Comrade Liu Sihai, next time you should cover up the dark circles under your eyes. You are almost like a panda."

After hearing this, the others also laughed, and then they all talked about Liu Sihai's embarrassing stories, especially his several failed blind dates.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Fengnian also talked about business: "I have two ideas about your arrangement. One is to work with the technical department of the factory to improve the performance of CNC machine tools.
The second is that I will second you to the Computer Research Institute as the deputy leader of the project team to participate in the project research together."

"You are both from the semiconductor field. I'm sure Team Leader Luo wants talents like you the most."

After hearing this, the others were silent for a moment and began to think.

But they quickly made a decision and said to Zhou Fengnian, "Mr. Zhou, I'll go with you."

"Mr. Zhou, me too. I can learn a lot from you. I want to follow you."

"Mr. Zhou, and me."

"Me too!"

People in the workshop expressed their opinions one after another, and two people were willing to stay. Zhou Fengnian was relieved by these two people's choices.

After all, this integrated circuit workshop cost several million yuan, in foreign exchange. If it were to be left abandoned, Zhou Fengnian would feel that he was letting down the Ministry of First Machine Building.

As long as someone is willing to keep it, it will be fine. Then Zhou Fengnian assigned them some tasks and gave them a copy of the development summary he had previously given to the lithography process team.

And let them continue to manufacture medium-scale integrated computers while studying the process development summary he gave them.

After chatting in the integrated circuit workshop for a while, Zhou Fengnian left and planned to go to the factory office building to find Gao Zhiyuan.

Gao Zhiyuan must always be informed about the transfer, not to mention that it is a secondment. The personnel relationship remains unchanged and their salaries are still paid by the factory.

If other factories heard this news, they would definitely not agree; but Zhou Fengnian's relationship with Gao Zhiyuan would definitely convince him.

After arriving at the factory director's office, Zhou Fengnian saw Gao Zhiyuan's assistant was about to stand up to report, so he waved his hand and asked him to sit back, and went to knock on the door.

"Come in."

After hearing the voice inside the house, Zhou Fengnian pushed the door open and walked in, then greeted, "Brother Gao, long time no see."

"Fengnian!? Why did you come back suddenly?"

When Gao Zhiyuan saw that the person who came in was Zhou Fengnian, he immediately smiled and stood up to prepare tea: "You didn't even say hello. It really surprised me."

“Last time I said I would come back to check the progress, so I came back today while I had some time.

The integrated circuit workshop has manufactured a medium-scale integrated computer, and the performance of our factory’s machine tools will be greatly improved in the future.”

The precision performance of CNC machine tools requires advanced computers.

Zhou Fengnian then directly stated his intention: "Brother Gao, let me second those people from the integrated circuit workshop. I will have them come back in a few months or a year."

Gao Zhiyuan was startled when he heard this and asked, "Second? Are you going to transfer them away?"

"No, he is still from the machine tool factory. He will go to where I work to do research and development."

"Oh, is that so? No wonder you came back today, Fengnian."

Gao Zhiyuan suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Okay, send an official letter when you go back, and I will take care of it for you."

Zhou Fengnian laughed and said, "Haha, I knew you were easy to talk to, Brother Gao."

"Don't be happy yet, there is one more thing I need to tell you."

Gao Zhiyuan's expression became serious as he said, "You haven't been back for several months. Although you are on leave without pay, many people think you will never come back, and now they are trying to find ways to squeeze more people into the factory!"

"Is he the deputy factory director?"

Zhou Fengnian was stunned when he heard this, and then continued to ask: "Are you also a technical talent?"

"No, you are an exception. Very few technicians have become cadres, even deputy factory managers."

Gao Zhiyuan shook his head and continued, "I also heard some rumors about this. I wanted to go to your house to talk to you about this privately, but I heard that you came back very late."

Even if Zhou Fengnian went home early now, it was already a little after nine o'clock. At that time, few people would come to visit him, and the joint defense team would start patrolling the streets.

"Fengnian, why don't you ask Deputy Leader Li?"

"Forget it. How can I ask such a thing? Besides, my position as deputy factory director is just a nominal one."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head, then smiled confidently and said, "Besides, I am definitely from the First Ministry of Machine Building. Deputy Leader Li will never let me go."

Even when he became a member of the academic department, it was because of his recommendation by the First Ministry of Machine Building, and a copy of his file is now kept in the Ministry.

So there is no need to ask about this matter, Deputy Leader Li will definitely not let Zhou Fengnian leave.

"I'm just afraid that the newcomers have bad intentions." Gao Zhiyuan sighed and said, "You know the situation of our factory. Last year, there were still a few factories that could compete with us, but this year, our factory is definitely number one in the country!"

"If a meddling deputy director comes, it's fine if he seizes power, but I'm afraid he'll destroy the good production situation and cause the same fate as the Second Machine Tool Factory."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and said, "No, our factory is still in the development stage. If the newcomers really dare to disrupt production, Deputy Leader Li and Minister Zhang will definitely not tolerate it."

How dare you destroy the signature factory of the First Ministry of Machine Building?
He will definitely be accused of being an enemy spy, or else he will be accused of sabotaging revolutionary production. Now it would be best for the Hua Xia Machine Tool Factory to maintain its current output value, even if the growth is a little slower. All the leaders of the factory must reflect collectively.

"Brother Gao, I won't waste your time today. I've asked for leave and have to go back in the afternoon."

After Zhou Fengnian chatted with Gao Zhiyuan for a while, he finished the water in the teacup and prepared to go back.

Three months ago, after the first medium-scale integrated computer was manufactured, the entire project team was rewarded.

Now the above tasks have been completed. They have improved three computers according to the requirements from other national defense projects, and all of them have been manufactured and sent away.

However, the project team did not disband after the task was completed.

Director Yan submitted a report, saying that they are researching a new generation of computers and are also working on conquering the photolithography process.

If successful, China will overtake other countries and become the world leader in computers.

Moreover, the only one who could achieve overtaking on the curve was Zhou Fengnian, and Director Yan also emphasized this point.

So the project team was retained, and the support from above was even greater.

Being the world leader in computers, this achievement sounds good, and computers are related to all walks of life, so leaders continue to support it.

Now Zhou Fengnian basically takes care of two groups. The computer side is mainly responsible for improving the compilation system, which does not take Zhou Fengnian much time, only two or three hours a day.

The photolithography process consumes a lot of Zhou Fengnian's time, and he has to spend almost eight or nine hours a day.

But the effect is obvious, at least they have begun to manufacture proximity lithography technology.

And slowly accept the more advanced projection lithography process principles instilled by Zhou Fengnian; after this is completed, we will slowly research and improve it in the future.

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周末
Today Zhou Fengnian felt comfortable at home, lying on the bed to rest, with his son playing with toys next to him.

Now when it's time to rest, Zhou Yan tells Zhou Fengnian not to do anything and just rest at home.

Of course, you can also go out and relax. Since you can’t do housework or cook, you can also read books and spend time with your children.

Zhou Fengnian also gladly accepted it. He spent two consecutive days off relaxing and almost lived a life of having everything provided for him.

Just as Zhou Fengnian was holding his son down to tease him and not letting him play with toys, Zhou Yan suddenly pushed the door open and said, "Fengnian, Dad and the secretary of Sanshui Commune are here. You are messing with the child again."

Seeing that Xianyang was about to cry in anxiety, Zhou Yan took the toy from Zhou Fengnian's hand without any temper and stuffed it into Zhou Xianyang's arms, which made her son laugh immediately.

“This is exercise, not torture.”

Zhou Fengnian said with a laugh, then he got up and put on his shoes and asked, "Are they just the two of them?"

"Yeah, he also brought a lot of stuff, like bottles and jars."

After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Zhou Fengnian quickly guessed the purpose of his father and the commune secretary's visit.

After arriving in the courtyard, Zhou Fengnian said, "Dad, Secretary Wu."

"Director Zhou, excuse me, I wanted to show you the finished Sanshui mushroom sauce. We tasted it when we made this batch, and the taste was not much different."

As Wu Youhai spoke, he took out a bottle of mushroom sauce from the bag and placed it on the stone table.

"Okay, this paper is pretty good."

Zhou Fengnian took a spoon, opened it, scooped out a little and tasted it, nodded and said, "It tastes good, we will produce it according to this in the future. Secretary Wu, are you planning to sell so much with this?"

"Yes, I thought I'd go to the supply and marketing cooperative first to see if we can buy our mushrooms."

Wu Youhai quickly said that although it was made, he still felt a little uneasy because he had not sold it.

“How much does this bottle cost?”

"Even including the bottle and the mushrooms, peppers and seasonings used, the cost of one bottle is about 1.6 cents."

Wu Youhai immediately replied that the commune clerk had calculated it for him before he came out.

And this is calculated based on the mushroom price of seven cents per pound. In fact, even if they sell them at 1.6 cents, they can still make back the money they spent on growing the mushrooms.

"Then let's take 25 cents. Leave all these here with me. I'll give them to others to try. How many bottles are there in this bag?"

Zhou Fengnian asked, it tastes good, someone must like it.

It’s also convenient. Just buy a steamed bun and add it in, and it’ll be a delicious dish.

"Director Zhou, what's the point of asking you to pay? I'll give it all to you."

"No, no, Secretary Wu, I don't dare to accept it if you do this. Dad, how much did you bring?"

Zhou Fengnian interrupted directly and said that after becoming the deputy factory director, there were too many people like Wu Youhai around him.

Although it was unintentional, this habit cannot be formed, especially since Zhou Fengnian is not short of money now.

"I brought a hundred bottles, which cost sixteen dollars."

"Don't pay sixteen dollars. I'll charge twenty-five cents, a total of twenty-five."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Zhou Yan who was eavesdropping at the door. The latter immediately understood what he meant and went back into the house to get twenty-five yuan.

Seeing that Wu Youhai was a little hesitant to take it, Zhou Fengnian pushed the money over and said, "Just take it. I'm also giving it to someone else. I can't ask you to help me pay for it."
You can also go to the supply and marketing cooperative to ask. I will also help the commune to get some information. If there is any news, I will ask my brother to go back."

(End of this chapter)