Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 337 Year-end Summary Report

Cheng Jie originally thought that it would take some time to explain, he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Zhou Fengnian not only agreed to all their requests, but also did not object to the handing over of profits.

Those who had ideas about the Electric Appliance Factory before, upon hearing the 6 million yuan in profit to be handed over, directly refused and asked for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

There was even someone who said he would hand over 20% of whatever he earned.

What nonsense! If this is the case, what are they going to reform?
Zhou Xianyang also promised that he would invest 500,000 yuan into the factory as research and development funds for new products, and that the overdue wages would be repaid within half a year, but he needed a little help from the Industrial Bureau.

Cheng Jie naturally had nothing to say after hearing this and agreed immediately; if the No. 1 Electrical Appliance Factory could successfully reform, it would also be their achievement, so naturally they had to support these factories.

Zhou Xianyang also had his own ambitions. He gave up his promising official career and instead took the trouble to contract factories in order to make the people wealthy.

After talking with Zhou Fengnian last night, he had this idea in his mind: the official career was too slow. The future was an era of economic development. He could develop the economy and lead the people to wealth faster.

Zhou Xianyang has a deep understanding of this kind of thing. When he was in primary school, he gave his stationery to poor students in his class, and when he was in middle school, he even gave them pocket money.

When he arrived at university, he directly led his classmates to make money, and even helped a dozen of the poorest students in the School of Computer Science to earn thousands of yuan.

The feeling of being appreciated and respected by others is much better than the respect he gets from others because he is Zhou Fengnian's son.

Before Bai Kang and others left, Deputy Director Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, since the letter of intent has been signed, you can go back first. Come to the Industrial Bureau to find me in three days. Then I will take you to the Electric Appliance Factory No. 1 to do the handover work.
Oh, and Director Hong."

Hong Sanqiang waved his hands quickly. He knew very well what the factory director was doing. In the early stage, he just needed to be a good tool and he could get 150 yuan every month.

"Then I'll wait for your good news, Director Cheng."

Zhou Xianyang said with a smile, and then left with Bai Kang; after leaving the Industrial Bureau, he asked Bai Kang to help find a school for Hong Sanqiang.

The Bai family has a small population and not so many problems. Zhou Xianyang, who married Bai Qing'an, is no different from Bai Kang's biological son or nephew.

On the other hand, Cheng Jie recorded the incident and prepared to hold a meeting with the bureau. Three days later, he would be able to take Zhou Xianyang to take over the No. 1 Electrical Appliance Factory.

After the contract is signed, some organizations in the factory will most likely be withdrawn, and the factory director Hong Sanqiang (Zhou Xianyang) is qualified to replace cadres below the department level and is in charge of personnel and finance.

There are only a few institutions that can be retained, such as trade unions and the Women's Federation, but their power is certainly not as great as before. After all, the purpose of contracting is to give power to the factory director.

After the contract is signed, the Industrial Bureau can only manage two things: profit submission and workers' rights.

As long as the contracted factory manager does not violate these two rules, all matters in the factory will be decided by the new manager.

The First Electrical Appliance Factory does have a solid foundation, with thirteen production workshops, factory buildings covering tens of thousands of square meters, thousands of skilled workers, production equipment, etc.

Zhou Xianyang could also rebuild a new factory himself since current policies allow it, but in that case it would take a whole year just to purchase equipment and recruit and train skilled workers.

Zhou Jiaan originally wanted to expand the garment factory himself, but after the Industrial Bureau announced the implementation of the contracting system, he set his sights on the textile and garment factory.

However, I was not sure whether the textile and garment factory was willing to take on the contract, so I was building my own factory and expanding production while making inquiries.

Zhou Fengnian had been busy outside for nearly a year and had hardly talked with the two brothers, so he was not clear about their specific situation.

However, when Zhou Fengnian finds out, he will definitely be a little surprised.

Zhou Jiaan's garment factory has grown to a considerable size. It now employs more than 50 workers and has six production lines running non-stop.

The monthly profit is more than 200,000 yuan. In addition to a clothing factory, he now has a street-side sample shop on Qianmen Street.

Zhou Weitian also bought a three-story building to open a high-end restaurant, and also a two-story hot pot restaurant.

These two places used up all the money he earned in the past two years, but they were finally opened.

He hired a descendant of an imperial chef and two master chefs to run that high-end restaurant. After it gained the reputation of being the Imperial Kitchen, it became extremely popular, with people coming and going every day, and the private rooms were always full.

The Sichuan-Chongqing Hotpot Restaurant is run by Zhou Weitian himself. He prepares the base ingredients himself and the taste is absolutely authentic.

Now Zhou Weitian seldom cooks at home. He hires famous chefs from everywhere and gradually turns to management.

Although the three restaurants and a hot pot restaurant do not earn as much as Zhou Jiaan’s garment factory, they still earn more than 100,000 yuan per month.

My two nephews got married this year. Zhou Fengnian missed their wedding and couldn’t come back, but he still sent a letter to congratulate them from the Northeast.

Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui did a good business. They were quick-witted and when they found that rural areas were gradually becoming prosperous, they started to expand their sales into rural areas.

I also opened a food factory, which was of average size, with about 30 people.

Although they cannot compare with their fathers, they can still be considered successful self-employed individuals at this time.

It’s the end of the year, and the Chinese New Year is approaching. The atmosphere of the New Year is quite festive here in the Northeast, especially since many factories have made considerable achievements after the reforms. After making money, they have paid the workers’ wages in arrears and issued many bonuses.

The whole city was in a cheerful atmosphere.

There is an important meeting today. Not only important leaders from this city will be here, but also many leaders from the province. Zhou Fengnian and the special task force will also have to rush over.

The year-end summary report is to summarize the development achievements of the past year. For this city, the most important thing is factory reform, so the special working group is the top priority.

When Zhou Fengnian was driving to the government office, he noticed that Luo Jianye was looking out the window, so he asked, "Jianye, are you missing home?"

"I kind of miss it, Uncle Zhou."

Luo Jianye scratched his head and said, "I called yesterday and grandma said my parents will have a day off tomorrow."

"Don't worry, if it's quick, we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and said, "You have learned well during this period, and you can join the Robotics Institute when you return, but it will only be in your spare time, and you still have to complete all the courses in school.

When you graduate, apply to be my graduate student, and I will arrange it for you then."

Luo Jianye is just a student now and his degree is still a bachelor's degree. Although he can directly join the research institute after graduation, there is no harm in having a higher degree.

This kid is smart and hardworking, and he will inherit some of his legacy in the future.

Zhou Fengnian also learned a lot of different things. Before, with the help of the proficiency system, he had to learn everything, which resulted in him not having many level nine skills, and his highest skill was less than half of level nine.

Now Zhou Fengnian is working hard to master capabilities related to three areas: computers and robots, as well as aerospace engines.

Apart from these three scientific research directions, he should put aside the others for the time being, otherwise he might not be able to develop a few level 10 abilities until he is sixty years old.

"Uncle Zhou, I'll listen to you."

"Don't just listen to me. You should object when you need to. If you listen to one person on academic issues, there will definitely be problems."

After listening to this, Luo Jianye scratched his head and said, "I know, but Uncle Zhou, what you said is right now, I can't refute it."

Zhou Fengnian was startled, then smiled and said, "That's right, we can't just object blindly."

After the group arrived at the government unit, they were quickly taken to a large conference room. It was called a conference room, but in fact it was more of a meeting room.

The room can accommodate hundreds of people. There is a high platform in the middle with seats and microphones.

Zhou Fengnian, Zheng Weifeng and other city and provincial leaders were on the high platform in front, and other cadres were sitting below.

After everyone arrived, the city cadres announced the start of the meeting; since it did not involve the province, the meeting was organized by the local city, and the provincial leaders only listened to the results.

"Dear leaders and comrades, today we will conduct the annual work summary report of CC City. Next, we will go to..."

The meeting will last for quite some time, and all the work of the entire city must be reported on.

However, what was mentioned before were other departments, such as birth population, crime statistics, etc. Each department takes turns to summarize and report so that everyone can have an understanding of the city's situation this year.

Only at the end did the highlight come into play, which was the effectiveness of factory reforms across the city.

"Leaders, under the guidance of the special working group, our city has completed the reform guidance work for 86% of the factories directly under the Industrial Bureau in the city over the past ten months.
There are currently 1,345 factories in the city, with a total annual output value of 13.365 billion.”

Qiu Ze from the Industry Bureau said in high spirits. Although he had been scolded by Zhou Fengnian before, he felt proud again at this time.

No matter what, he has made a contribution here, which is indispensable!
After hearing the annual total industrial output value, the city and provincial leaders on the stage couldn't help but smile, and they applauded as soon as Qiu Ze finished speaking.

A lot of harvest!
Last year, the city's industrial output value was only more than 4 billion yuan, but this year it has nearly tripled; it was previously ranked last among the three provincial cities, but now it is second.

Although they did not surpass SY this year, Zheng Weifeng and other city officials know that next year is the time for them to make their efforts.

After all, this year's car orders came relatively late. Although we are speeding up production, we will definitely not be able to catch up. The export orders of more than 600 million US dollars will have to be calculated after delivery next year.

As for whether it can become the number one in Northeast China next year, Zheng Weifeng and other cadres have absolute confidence. If they maintain the current development status and serve FAW Auto Factory well, what is impossible?
The plan of the special task force was completed perfectly. I can’t say that this answer sheet received a perfect score, but a score of 90 is not an exaggeration at all.

If there had been no special working group, and the city's leaders had been allowed to carry out the reform pilot themselves, they would certainly not have been as bold as Zhou Fengnian to implement so many measures at the same time.

Moreover, local relationships and connections are also a problem. Zhou Fengnian does not have so many concerns. When he was in charge of the reform, Zheng Weifeng had to temporarily avoid the limelight, and Qiu Ze was afraid of being scolded, let alone others.

That is why the work has been carried out so smoothly. The next task for local cadres is to maintain development.

(End of this chapter)