Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 284 They Insulted the Leader (Subscription Request)

"Aunt, is there any room left?"

After arriving at the No. 1 Restaurant, Zhou Xianyang saw that all the seats were occupied. He wondered if there were any seats available in the small private rooms inside, so he went straight to ask his aunt Qu Ying.

"Xian Yang? Are you bringing your classmates here for dinner? Oh, our seats are full."

When Qu Ying saw Zhou Xianyang, she first showed joy on her face, and then said with embarrassment; if she had told him in advance, she would definitely have to stay, and now she couldn't chase away a customer who had finished his meal halfway.

"It's okay, auntie, we'll wait outside for a while and talk when we have a seat."

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, he turned around and said to the people he brought with him: "Classmates, we have to wait for a while, but it is definitely worth the wait. My uncle's cooking skills must be a famous chef, at least at the level of the chef of Fengzeyuan."

Just after Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, before his classmates could say anything, a guest at a nearby table said, "This little brother is right. I've been to Fengze Garden before. The chefs here are really good at cooking. I just never heard of them before."

This kind of skill requires at least decades of immersion in stir-frying and sautéing. It should have been famous before the public-private partnership, but this old gourmet had never heard of it.

He is also good at various cuisines, and he knows almost all of the cuisines from Sichuan, Shandong, Huaibei and Guangdong, which is really rare.

Zhou Xianyang smiled and replied, "My uncle is very smart. He has learned this skill after more than ten years of study."

The old glutton was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "After studying for more than ten years, your culinary talent is quite good."

More than a decade ago before the public-private partnership, it was just at the level of a second kitchen. The fact that the chef here has such skills can only mean that his master has done nothing to hide.

Zhou Xianyang didn’t chat much with the diners and went outside to wait.

Now Qu Ying has placed a few benches outside for waiting guests to rest. Since they are long and heavy enough, there is no need to worry about guests taking them away.

The classmates who came with him had no objection to Zhou Xianyang choosing their family's restaurant. After all, it was Zhou Xianyang who was treating them, and the aroma of the dishes just now had made them eager to try them.

Now the No. 1 restaurant is becoming more and more popular. Zhou Weitian also asked Zhou Fengnian if they can open a second store after the new year.

Call all the remaining apprentices from the machine tool factory over.

When Zhou Weitian's disciples who didn't come heard that other fellow disciples could earn 150 yuan a month in their master's restaurant, their eyes became red with envy.

They are only in their thirties or forties working in the factory, and even with subsidies they make less than fifty.

But when it comes out, it triples!
Several disciples have already gone to Zhou Weitian with gifts, patting their chests to express their loyalty and saying they want to work for their master.

Although a stable job is good, you can get enough from a private job, so why do you insist on having a stable job?
Zhou Weitian had no choice but to comfort these apprentices one by one and promised to ask them to help when a branch store opened next year. Only then did he persuade them to come back.

He did not hide anything from his apprentices, so the apprentices he took in at the machine tool factory were all considered filial and could be used in the future.

During this time at the No. 1 Restaurant, Zhou Weitian has continued to teach cooking skills. When more branches are opened in the future, these apprentices can be sent out to support the business.

Although he made a lot of money, Zhou Weitian was really busy. He basically worked around the clock and also used the ointment prescribed by Zhou Fengnian, otherwise his shoulder would have been numb long ago.

While waiting for an empty seat, Zhou Xianyang was also outside discussing the next steps with other students.

".We are now just a research group within the School of Computer Science at Tsinghua University. We solve problems for government agencies and receive some compensation, but we are not considered an individual business.

So two to three a month is enough, and most of us have to go to school, so two a month is enough, the most important thing is the future."

Zhou Xianyang thought about what his father had said to him, and now he gradually understood the potential of the Internet.

"As far as I know, Shenzhou Computer Factory mainly manufactures computers, operating systems and program function development. According to the status classification, it can even be ranked third. It is a department that accepts tasks but is not very valued.
So we can find an opportunity to replace this department. After all, Shenzhou Computer Factory cannot increase its investment for the time being. Even if there is a plan in the future, it will probably be very slow."

The others nodded silently after hearing this, but someone asked, "Xian Yang, how did you know about the Shenzhou Computer Factory?"

Zhou Xianyang smiled awkwardly and said, "During the time I took leave, I went to the Shenzhou Computer Factory to study. Don't look at me like that, you will definitely go there in the future."

He benefited a little from his father's help, but at most he was a little ahead of schedule.

Moreover, it was when Zhou Xianyang was in the Third Technical Department of Shenzhou Computer Factory that he learned a lot of inside information.

For example, when his father Zhou Fengnian was alive, he attached great importance to the three subjects, or in other words, he treated the five technical subjects equally and took them all seriously.

But after Zhou Fengnian left, their three technical subjects were gradually neglected.

Although it is not very obvious, there are already signs of this.

Another junior student asked, "Xianyang, what are you going to do?"

"I will study hard now, but after graduation I will definitely do computer-related development services, probably program development and the Internet."

Zhou Xianyang said with certainty: "There is great potential in these two areas, and they are definitely the main direction of future development."

Some of it was what Zhou Fengnian had said to him, and some of it was his own judgment.

During the half month that Zhou Xianyang spent at the Shenzhou Computer Factory, he was not learning passively. If he wanted to surpass his father, he had to study very hard.

The number of computers in China is increasing every year, and some people have changed their payment requests for computers. The number of computers in the city has exceeded 5,000. If not, the Shenzhou Computer Factory would not have established an Internet server by the end of the year.

By the time he graduates, the number of computers in the country may exceed 50,000, and there will definitely be someone who can afford a computer among them.

That will be a good opportunity for development, and if they develop well, they will have great potential not only in China but also abroad.

Listening to Zhou Xianyang's analysis and understanding of some computer data, the other students agreed, and Zhou Xianyang's meaning was also very clear, but they still did not make a decision.

College students are very valuable these days, not to mention that they are in their third year and are the first batch to be admitted to college. They are from Tsinghua University, so they are definitely guaranteed jobs after graduation.

Maybe it's a cadre position.

To be honest, they can't decide now if they give up their stable jobs and join Zhou Xianyang in developing the computer supporting industry.

Even many people still dream of a stable job.

Nowadays, no one would be willing to throw something into the sea unless they were forced to do so.

Zhou Weitian has only a few disciples, and most of them are still looking to the government for a living.

Zhou Xianyang also noticed it, but he was not in a hurry. He smiled and said, "Let's talk about this later. Let's finish the recent things first. There are still two months before the Chinese New Year. We must have a relaxed New Year, haha."

After hearing this, the other students also laughed.

Most of them come from poor families, and if they could earn over a hundred yuan before the New Year and bring it home, they would definitely have more money this year.

Some people even planned to follow Zhou Xianyang to make money and supplement their family income before graduation.

After a while, a seat became available in the restaurant, and Qu Ying invited Zhou Xianyang and his classmates to go in.

There were seventeen people sitting in the box, which was packed full and even a bit crowded; but we were all classmates, so it was okay to make do with it.

Zhou Xianyang ordered a total of fifteen dishes, eight meat and seven vegetable dishes, and the meal cost almost thirty yuan. Zhou Xianyang really spent a lot of money today.

Today's meal was considered a good one for them. There was no such delicious food in Tsinghua University. The one who ate the least only ate four steamed buns.

When he came out to pay the bill, Zhou Xianyang put thirty-two yuan directly on the table in the private room. He had looked at the bill before and could calculate the amount in his mind.

However, when Qu Ying found out, he immediately picked up the phone and chased after him, scolding Zhou Xianyang for coming to his uncle's house for dinner and paying for it.
"Aunt, if I came here to eat alone, I would definitely not pay, but I am inviting my classmates here, and they have eaten so much, I can't cause you any losses."

Zhou Xianyang said that he was present at the family meeting and knew that his father had said that most small restaurants that go bankrupt do so because they owed too many IOUs.

So it’s best for First Restaurant to avoid this situation.

"Hey, boss, you made so much money today. Business is booming. But if you don't want it, give it to me!"

Just as Zhou Xianyang and Qu Ying were pushing each other for the thirty-yuan bill, they suddenly heard someone interrupting them. Zhou Xianyang turned his head and immediately frowned.

This guy obviously looked like a street urchin. When he was in high school, he and his two cousins ​​had many conflicts with this kind of people.

However, Zhou Xianyang is now in college, and he has been warned by Zhou Fengnian for fighting, so when he sees the street urchins causing trouble, he doesn't attack them immediately.

He just warned: "Comrade, go back to where you came from and don't cause trouble for yourself!"

"Who the fuck are you? Are you looking for death? Who the fuck didn't fasten his pants properly and let you leak out?"

When the street urchin saw Zhou Xianyang's pretentious look, he immediately started to curse at him.

However, Zhou Xianyang couldn't help but give a thumbs up after listening to this street scoundrel, and said to him: "Comrade, you have guts. Remember what you just said, otherwise you will go to jail without knowing why you went to jail."

After saying that, Zhou Xianyang turned around and asked Qu Ying to go back, then signaled to his classmates to go to the police station to call for help.

This street scoundrel doesn't even deserve to know his father's name. He should go in and reflect on himself. And from his behavior just now, it's clear that he is a blackmailer.

There were such people near their school at the beginning, who specialized in blackmailing students, and Zhou Xianyang led people to fight with such people.

Fortunately, the police station was nearby and the police were quickly called over. They just happened to see the street thug with a knife drawn confronting Zhou Weitian and his gang.

After seeing the police, these people became well behaved and wanted to leave, but they were surrounded by Zhou Xianyang's group of classmates.

At this time, Zhou Xianyang stepped forward and said to the police: "Comrade, we are students from Tsinghua University. We came out for dinner today and were threatened and blackmailed by these people. They also verbally abused the reserve members of the government."

"Insulting the committee member? Who!?"

The policeman at the police station suddenly became serious. In his opinion, this matter was more serious than extortion.

Zhou Xianyang pointed at the group and said, "It was them. The person they insulted was Zhou Fengnian, a deputy director of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building."

(End of this chapter)