Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 293 Signs of Going South (Subscription Request)

After his thoughts of upward progress were interrupted, You Lijun left in a dejected mood.

His leader didn't kick him out, but he used work as an excuse to go back.

After You Lijun left, Zhou Fengnian also planned to leave, but was kept by his leader.

"Comrade Fengnian, since you are here, please stay a little longer. I also want to hear your views on future development. You are the only one who knows the most about computers and the website that has appeared recently."

The leader said this, and then kept Zhou Fengnian.

Zhou Fengnian had nothing much to say and just expressed all his thoughts on the development of the Internet.

His initial idea was to develop computer basics starting from high school so that high school students could get started with computers.

But this is a bit too much of a assumption. At that time, Beijing was considered the richest city, but only two high schools could afford computers, and they only bought three.

The last time Zhou Fengnian sent people to investigate, the three computers were extremely valuable and were rarely turned on. Students only had them for classes once a semester, and they were not allowed to touch them.

If Zhou Fengnian had not requested that it be for students to use, so that there would be subsidies, neither school would have allowed students to use it.

Later, Zhou Fengnian had no choice but to cancel the high school purchase subsidies and turn to developing university purchase subsidies. At that time, universities were still relatively wealthy, and many universities did want to develop computer majors.

A computer costs about three hundred yuan, which most universities can afford. Therefore, the domestic computer sales volume is several hundred or a thousand yuan almost every month, and the main buyers are universities.

Zhou Fengnian also told his leaders about the negotiations with Amei on Internet standard protocols. This year, he plans to build an Internet center in Sijiu City so that computers throughout the city can be connected through this center.

Then establishing a national window website that can be connected to other countries can also be regarded as a means of external publicity.

The current development of the Internet in Beijing is almost entirely funded by the Shenzhou Computer Factory, which was also a decision forced by Zhou Fengnian.

Otherwise, the Internet in Sijiu City had not yet taken off, and there would not even be a website, so Zhou Xianyang would not have been able to make any money from it.

If the Shenzhou Computer Factory did not spend money on these things, but distributed them to workers as welfare, one-fifth of the workers could be assigned to tube-shaped buildings at once, and they would become the highest-paid group of workers in Beijing.

It was for the sake of development that they deducted so much money from the Shenzhou Computer Factory.

After listening to Zhou Fengnian's development plan, the leader nodded in agreement and said, "You have done a great job. I also heard that someone from the Ministry of Metallurgy came to you and hoped that Comrade Fengnian would help them with technological innovation. You have worked so hard."

Zhou Fengnian had no secrets from others. Even the leaders knew that his two brothers were self-employed and that their family owned a large share of the village's collective industries.

But even if the Zhou family becomes extremely wealthy, the leaders will not say anything. On the contrary, they hope there are more people like this.

Everything is clearly traceable, the source of income is completely transparent, and even the acquisition of things outside the plan does not take advantage of the public at all. It can be said that the company is upright.

Moreover, those who got rich first led the others to get rich later. The villagers of Hongjia Village and even Sanshui Commune all became rich. The villagers of Hongjia Village were so rich that they were not even as rich as the workers in the city.

Zhou Fengnian himself has always been seeking benefits for the workers. When building the tube-shaped buildings, he did not leave any for the cadres. After leaving the Shenzhou Computer Factory, he continued to practice this principle.

When the leader saw Zhou Fengnian, he felt that his idea was exactly the same as his own: those with capabilities should be developed first, and then they would turn around and help those who have not developed.

If there were more people like this in society, he would feel at ease.

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "It's nothing. I also came from a machinery factory, so improving smelting technology is also my old trade."

The leader nodded and instructed, "If you need anything, just tell me, Comrade Fengnian."

The export of fine steel is now a considerable advantage for them. The fine steel they export can even compete with small-scale manufacturers for market share.

The quality is similar, but the cost is much lower, so the price will be slightly lower; Xiaozi is already very troubled in this regard, and they are now also conducting research and development to improve it, otherwise the export share of fine steel will be squeezed out by China.

"I will, Leader."

Zhou Fengnian nodded and then talked to him about some other things before letting Zhou Fengnian leave.

The leaders also hope that the Guangdong Special Economic Zone will also become a center for scientific and technological development. In a few years, they want to rely on high-tech factories there to drive development. From their words, it seems that they want Zhou Fengnian to take charge of it.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows exactly who the Shenzhou Computer Factory and the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory relied on for their development. Now both factories have tens of thousands of workers.

With good benefits and high wages, together with the workers' families, a factory directly takes care of 40,000 to 50,000 people, and indirectly affects even more.

Although the Shenzhou Computer Factory and some home appliance factories have settled there, the snake cannot be without a head. The leaders always feel that there must be someone to lead, otherwise it will be difficult to develop.
It cannot be said that it is difficult to develop, but it should be said that it is difficult to develop into what he wants.

After listening to his leader's idea, Zhou Fengnian thought about it for a while and did not refuse, but just said that it was not appropriate now.

That place was a town originally, but now many infrastructures are not built yet, so it is of no use for him to go there.

Once the infrastructure is built, with water, electricity, roads and so on, Zhou Fengnian will consider going there.

After walking out of the leader's office, Zhou Fengnian got into the car; this trip was not just for idle chat, at least his development plan was supported, and he also solved the problem of You Lijun.

He thought that all leaders were as short-sighted as he was. Couldn't he tell which was more important, the billions in front of him or the hundreds of billions in the future?
You Lijun might be able to see it, but he only thinks about himself and wants to achieve some political achievements.

Their photolithography technology is constantly improving. Although he doesn't know how far the photolithography technology of other countries has developed, Zhou Fengnian feels that it is impossible for foreigners to catch up with them.

At least two generations behind!

Zhou Fengnian has never relaxed in this regard. Sometimes when the research and development progress is slow, he will get involved and then use simulations to repeatedly experiment and develop. If it doesn't work once, he will try again until new results are developed.

If we give them the latest photolithography technology, wouldn't it allow them to take off immediately? Even foreigners wouldn't do such a stupid thing, so why do we think they would do it?

After Zhou Fengnian came back, he began to continue developing new steel rolling equipment. His mechanical design skills had already reached level nine, which was among the best in the world.

Relying on the instilled ninth-level knowledge, Zhou Fengnian had many ideas, and he produced results after just one experiment in the simulated space.

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"Wife, how are you today?"

At the No. 1 restaurant, after seeing off the last table of guests, Zhou Weitian wiped his sweat and came to the front desk. Looking at his wife who had been counting the bills, he asked, "Business has been getting better and better recently. It's only a little after eight o'clock today, and the dishes we prepared have already been cooked."

Now they have closed the shop, and the waiters and the apprentices went home to rest after finishing their work.

I earn more in a restaurant, but I also have to work harder. Fortunately, the salary is better than in a factory.

The waiters are paid as level seven workers. Maybe their work would be easier if they worked in a factory, but could they get such a high salary?

What’s more, you can’t even get into the factory now!

Although they were a bit tired, the boss and the boss lady said good things, provided two meals, and earned more, so the employees of the First Restaurant had no complaints. "Today's profit was really high, the net profit was almost three hundred yuan, and today we made a full two hundred and seventy-four yuan!"

After Qu Ying finished speaking, she looked up and found Zhou Weitian rubbing his shoulders. She quickly took out a plaster from the drawer and put it on Zhou Weitian.

"Is your shoulder hurting again? Ask the third brother to take a look some other day. If it really doesn't work, just stop stirring. Don't you have three apprentices to help you?"

While enjoying the ointment, Zhou Weitian said, "They are still a little short. I will train them for the next two months. Once they learn the final recipe, they will be ready to become masters."
We can open a branch by then, so we can go to another restaurant and watch.”

After applying the ointment, Qu Ying sighed and said, "Are we going to open a second restaurant now? I can't believe it. We are the owners of two restaurants all of a sudden."

Zhou Weitian said, "We haven't spent all the money given by the third brother. We still make several thousand dollars a month. We should quickly make a name for ourselves while no one is competing with us for it."

They are the only self-employed restaurant now. Although there are many state-owned restaurants, the service is not good even if you go there to eat there, let alone the taste.

Their No. 1 restaurant would occasionally send out some cold dishes and put customers first, while the state-owned restaurants treated customers like their grandchildren and often scolded customers if they disagreed with them.

"I'll take a day off in a couple of days and go find out if there are any shops like this for sale nearby. Even if I can't buy one, I'll have to make one."

"Okay, go ahead. I'll tell the guests in advance that we'll have a 10% discount on our meals that day."

Qu Ying said that although the chef was not there, the taste of the signature dishes might be a little worse, but they had explained it in advance and given a discount, so the guests should be able to accept it.

If you don't agree, you can just come back another day. Anyway, they provide good service.

dong dong!

There was a sudden knock on the door of the hotel, and Zhou Weitian immediately became alert. Now it was just him and Qu Ying, so he had to be careful.

"Who?"

"Uncle, it's me, Xianyang."

Zhou Weitian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the familiar voice outside. He walked forward and pulled up the rolling door. Sure enough, he saw Zhou Xianyang carrying something and walked in after opening the door.

"Xianyang, why are you here?"

"I got engaged the day before yesterday, so I'm married. Brother Xianzhe and Brother Xianrui know about it, so I should have told you guys. But I thought I had to come and tell you, uncle, so I brought some gifts."

Zhou Xianyang gestured at the gifts in his hand, which included cigarettes, alcohol, snacks and so on.

Zhou Weitian immediately said: "You are getting married, and the elders should give you red envelopes. What are you doing with the gifts? Wife, give me a red envelope."

"No, no, uncle. In fact, besides the engagement, I have something else I want to ask of you."

"You shouldn't bring anything if you need my help. You're treating my relatives like outsiders!"

After Zhou Weitian finished speaking, he still forcefully stuffed the red envelope over.

This thick stack of money is estimated to be about one thousand. The Zhou family members are not short of money. Maybe the two younger sisters' families cannot afford so much, but giving one thousand is not a big deal for them.

It was equivalent to earning 80 yuan a month before, and I gave my nephew a red envelope of 10 yuan at his wedding, which was not much.

But there was only so much money in the store, and Qu Ying had already paid for it all.

"Then I'll take it, uncle."

Zhou Xianyang did not refuse too much. After putting the gift down, he said with a smile that he would buy it back when his cousin Xianzhe got married in the future.

"That's right, why are you being polite to me, your uncle?"

Zhou Weitian glanced at the cigarettes and alcohol as he spoke. These were all good cigarettes that he couldn't usually smoke.

Just when Zhou Weitian was about to take a pack, his hand was slapped, and then the cigarettes and alcohol were taken away by Qu Ying.

Zhou Weitian glanced at Qu Ying angrily. He was under strict control now and indeed smoked and drank less.

"Uncle, I have something to ask of you. I want to buy a house near Nanluoguxiang. Dad said you know a lot of people, so I want to ask you to help me get some information."

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, he added: "It doesn't matter if it's not in Nanluoguxiang, it can be closer. Money is not a problem. I have made a lot of money by building websites for others."

"I know. It's better to go to school. Your brother, that stupid boy, didn't study hard at all. It's really annoying."

Zhou Weitian became furious when talking about his son; if he had studied hard, it would have been great so that he could make money while going to school. His nephew earned tens of thousands of yuan in three months.

Although they worked hard and earned tens of thousands of yuan, not only was their life not as easy as others, they also did not get a university diploma.

"But Xianyang, you're planning to move out right after you get married? Will the third brother agree?"

"I don't plan to move out, but I've already bought a house. If I want to move out, it will take at least a few years."

Zhou Xianyang shook his head and said that he and Bai Qingan had decided not to move before the baby was born, and they would wait and see after the baby was born.

But no matter whether they move or not, they at least have a home.

Zhou Weitian nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. It just so happens that I also plan to inquire about the store the day after tomorrow. I will help you with it then."

"Ask about the store? Uncle, are you planning to open a branch?"

After hearing this, Zhou Xianyang smiled and said, "Congratulations, uncle. Your business is getting better and better. It will definitely be better than restaurants like Fengze Garden and Hongbinlou in the future."

These are all old restaurants, but they were temporarily closed due to the previous impact. I don’t know when they will reopen.

“Haha, as long as it can be opened.”

Zhou Weitian said with a smile that when he came to the city in the 1950s, he was thinking about when he could have a meal in these restaurants.

What I am thinking about now is when I can surpass these two restaurants.

After finishing the business, we chatted for a while with Zhou Xianyang's two cousins. They have been going out early and coming back late recently, and sometimes they even stay at the fried peanuts and snacks shop.

Now he has more than a dozen employees under him, and he has a vague title of snack king, but that title is just given by ignorant middlemen.

After hearing the news that Zhou Xianyang was getting married today, Zhou Weitian suddenly wanted to find a wife for his son, otherwise it would be inappropriate for him to be away from home every day.

(End of this chapter)