Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 340: An acquaintance opens the back door
"I have said since the establishment of the wireless communication factory that making money is secondary. At that time, the department had no money, and the factory had to solve the financial problem on its own.
We also gave them three years. After three years, the factory's financial funds will be relaxed, and they will be responsible for the important task of communication layout. But now it seems that they are not qualified at all."

The fact that Zhou Fengnian could decisively say the three words "unqualified" made the other people in the meeting room know to what extent Director Zhao had pissed off Zhou Fengnian.

I heard that last fall, Director Zhao was scolded for a long time by a phone caller. It seems that this is not groundless.

Sun Gongran said, "Comrade Fengnian, you can't just kill people with one blow. No one is perfect, so you have to give comrades a chance."

"Comrade Gong Ran, I gave him three chances. He is no longer a child and cannot be unclear about what he should do.

And the factory's benefits are more like the pager's, and his ability can only be said to be a coincidence."

Zhou Fengnian continued to speak, saying that his patience with this Zhao guy had reached its limit, and he would not normally say such things.

It doesn't matter if you have a little less ability. Take Liang Yongsheng from the Shenzhou Computer Factory for example. He didn't have good ability at the beginning, but he had an advantage which was that he was very obedient and knew how to implement the policies from above.

So, is it the pager's credit or Director Zhao's own credit that enabled the wireless communications factory to develop to its current state? Can't you tell?

Zhou Fengnian seldom said harsh words, but when he did, it basically meant that he had reached the limit of his patience.

"I still hold the same opinion. Digital communication is very important in the future. I don't have the energy to keep staring at them and urging them to make changes every day."

Hearing this, Gu Wenjie nodded and said, "In that case, let's follow Comrade Fengnian's advice. Digital communications are indeed very important. Comrade Fengnian mentioned this to me two years ago, but I didn't expect it hasn't been promoted yet."

Zhou Fengnian knocked on the table and said angrily: "I haven't seen the finished product yet, and I'm almost fed by hand. The last time I called was four months ago, and I haven't received the report yet.
I really want to slap them all. It has delayed the process for more than a year. From the Party Secretary to the Technical Section Chief of the Wireless Communications Factory, everyone is responsible!"

"Hey, Comrade Fengnian, calm down, calm down."

"Yes, that's not necessary."

Gu Wenjie and Luo Yifeng hurriedly advised him, they knew Zhou Fengnian could really do it, it was not like he had not scolded people in the past few years.

Honestly speaking, what Director Zhao did was a serious violation of discipline. Not to mention replacing him, he could be fired directly.

Zhou Fengnian was Director Zhao's direct superior before. He didn't even listen to his superior's orders. He really should be transferred to another position to reflect on himself.

After a few seconds, Gu Wenjie changed the subject and asked, "Comrade Fengnian, do you have any recommendations?"

Zhou Fengnian said: "Pan Heng, the deputy director of Shenzhou Computer Factory, is capable in all aspects. Let him be in charge of the wireless communication factory. He will definitely be able to complete the task of promoting digital communications."

After hearing this, the others quickly remembered who Pan Heng was.

The Shenzhou Computer Factory is a focus of attention across the country. It is the first billion-dollar factory in the country and currently employs more than 50,000 people.

Pan Heng, the deputy director of Shenzhou Computer Factory, will definitely attract a lot of attention.

"Deputy Director Pan, you are doing a great job in the computer factory. Does anyone else have a different opinion? If you have any opinions, please vote."

Gu Wenjie nodded after hearing this, then looked around and continued, "If there are no other opinions, then let's decide on Pan Heng?"

Luo Yifeng said, "No problem. Deputy Director Pan is quite capable. He will definitely be able to hold up the wireless communication factory if he is transferred to it."

Sun Gongran glanced at him and said, "I reserve my opinion. I still think that Director Zhao has worked so hard for so many years and should not be transferred just like that."

"I have no objection. Deputy Director Pan is indeed capable enough."

"I agree with what Leader Zhou said."

The directors of other departments also vote and express their opinions in turn. Once they all agree, the appointment can be made directly.

Those who can come to the meeting are at least level 10 cadres, much higher than Pan Heng, the deputy factory director who is at level 14.

If they pass it in the meeting, the personnel changes will be issued in the afternoon after the meeting.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian had already told Pan Heng about this matter in advance, and he was already prepared to take over the wireless communications factory.

In addition, the scale of the wireless communications factory is getting bigger and bigger. Including employees across the country, the number now exceeds 30,000, so it is normal to increase the scale.

Normally, when a deputy factory director is transferred to become a factory director, he would be promoted one level at most, but this time Pan Heng was lucky and was promoted directly from level 14 to level 11.

No matter which direction we develop in the future, everything will be very smooth.

Several other matters were discussed at the meeting afterwards, mainly regarding the wireless communications factory. According to Zhou Fengnian's plan, the wireless communications factory would manage the nation's communications business in the future, replacing the current telephone exchange.

Many leaders in the ministry also see the importance of the wireless communications factory. In the future, it will definitely be like the supply and marketing cooperatives, spread across hundreds of cities across the country, managing everyone's communications.

As for other work, their entire department achieved a lot last year. The fact that the Shenzhou Computer Factory and the Semiconductor Center were able to maintain their development is a continuous credit.

After the meeting, Zhou Fengnian returned to the office, picked up the phone and called Pan Heng.

"Pan Heng, get ready. I think the transfer notice will be sent out tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

You are lucky this time, you may be able to level up two or three times at once."

On the other side, Pan Heng was a little surprised after hearing this and asked: "Leader, how come you got promoted so much all of a sudden?"

Zhou Fengnian said: "The wireless communication factory is very important. Its future business will definitely involve the whole country. Maybe it will be upgraded in the future. You should prepare first, take over the business quickly when you get there, and then come to me to report."

"I understand. Thank you, leader."

"Thank you, I value your ability."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he asked again: "You are leaving now. Do you have any recommendations for the position of deputy director? The department has no intention of parachuting in."

"Recommendation, leader, why don't you promote a person with a technical background? This way, the factory won't be biased in its investment in technology and scientific research in the future."

"Head of the Technical Department? Is he Guo Ruihua?"

Zhou Fengnian thought for a while and asked, "There are four technical departments in the computer factory. He really couldn't remember who the section chiefs were for a moment."

Pan Heng said: "Yes, it is Guo Ruihua. The technical department has made many breakthroughs in recent years. He can also serve as deputy director."

"Just like I did before. Okay, you talk to Liang Yongsheng, and when the organization's people come to ask you, just tell the truth."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Fengnian reminded the mother of some other things before hanging up the phone.

On the other hand, Pan Heng from the computer factory was very happy. He had been the deputy factory director for several years and he didn't expect to be promoted so quickly.

Although Pan Heng's abilities improved rapidly and he did a good job as deputy director of Shenzhou Computer, Liang Yongsheng did not do much, so he could not be transferred out of thin air to make room for himself.

Pan Heng originally thought that he would have to work for another three years before he would have the opportunity to take over, but he did not expect that the opportunity for promotion would come so soon.

He had heard of the Wireless Communications Factory, which had a great chance of becoming the next Shenzhou Computer Factory. It was also growing very fast, recruiting workers every day and then training them for dispatch.

I even heard that there are plans to build several branches.

For a new factory that has only been established for a few years, the wireless communications factory is already the one with the fastest development momentum.

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In the imperial kitchen, in the Chunzhu box.

This is the largest private restaurant that has just opened in Sijiu City. It has three floors and is luxuriously decorated.

However, the prices are also high, which is completely different from the two No. 1 restaurants Zhou Weitian had previously visited. The dishes there are affordable, but in the Imperial Kitchen, the cheapest vegetarian dish costs five yuan.

If you eat in a private room, it will cost at least a hundred yuan.

But there are still many people flocking here. After all, the restaurant has good decoration, good service, and a chef with a reputation as an imperial chef, which attracts many cadres to come here to eat.

Zhou Xianyang also invited a lot of people here today, three of whom are researchers from an electronics research institute. They agreed to come to Feiyang Electric Factory to take on external work, so they were invited here.

The other four were technicians who agreed to join Feiyang Electric's technical department and were recruited by Zhou Xianyang.

In the private room, after all the dishes were served, Zhou Xianyang raised his teacup and said, "Comrades, the development of new products for Feiyang Electric will be handed over to you. After the successful development, I will give you a bonus.

Comrade Yu Hai, I'll leave the Technical Department to you. Although our factory doesn't have a staffing plan, the bonus will definitely not disappoint you."

"Director Zhou, you are too polite. This is what we should do."

The researchers in the room raised their glasses and said that they all came from several other research institutes and that they all had decent abilities, but their families were relatively poor.

Economic development will certainly lead to a widening gap between the rich and the poor. Now the salaries of these researchers are almost being surpassed by the workers at the Shenzhou Computer Factory.

The cleaning team at the Shenzhou Computer Factory had a salary of 42 yuan, and the technicians in the technical department had a minimum salary of over 100 yuan. The research institute they were in was a bit poor, with limited funds and they had to complete various tasks, so the salary they received was naturally not high.

In the past, 60 or 70 yuan a month was considered good, but there is no hope of salary increase, and various expenses are increasing.
Zhou Xianyang came to them just to ask them to help develop a new electrical product and even gave them some ideas, so what was there to hesitate about?

They don't have any urgent work. When they go to the company, they just drink tea and read newspapers. They can ask for leave for ten days, and then report back and ask for more leave. As long as there is no assignment, it will generally be approved.

The time I took leave was just right for me to come to Feiyang Electric Factory to help out.

In fact, Zhou Xianyang had tried to win over these people, hoping that they would go to work at Feiyang Electric Factory, but only four people agreed.

After all, Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory had been contracted out, all cadre positions had been cancelled, and Zhou Xianyang's position as director was only that of an internal factory director.

It is now considered semi-private in nature, or it can be said to be a public-private partnership thirty years ago, and Zhou Xianyang is the representative of the private side.

Although Zhou Fengnian's identity and connections were of no use in doing these things, Zhou Xianyang, with his communication skills, persuaded so many people to come with just a few words.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Xianyang got the answer he wanted. These people will report to Feiyang Electric Factory tomorrow.

After leaving the Imperial Kitchen, he walked towards the courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang; not long after the New Year, the young couple was driven out by Zhou Fengnian.

Of course you have to live in your own home after getting married. There is no point in staying in their home. Although they have not officially separated, Zhou Xianyang has set up a separate household registration after getting the marriage certificate.

"Why did you come back?"

After Bai Qingan left the house, he happened to see Zhou Xianyang walking into the backyard, and said unhappily: "I haven't eaten yet~"

"I knew you didn't eat it, so I brought it back for you, takeout from the Imperial Kitchen."

Zhou Xianyang said while holding up the takeaway lunch box. When Bai Qingan heard the words "Imperial Kitchen", a smile immediately appeared on his face. However, when he stepped forward to take the meal, he asked with some concern:

"Is the Imperial Kitchen too expensive? Why don't we buy it at the First Restaurant from now on?"

Zhou Xianyang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you know how much money our family has, don't worry about it; and the cost price my uncle calculated for me is not expensive at all."

Bai Qingan nodded like a chicken eating rice and said, "That's right. Just now someone called to look for you. I told you that you hadn't come back, so he asked you to call him when you come back."

Zhou Xianyang was startled and asked, "Who is it?"

"He said his name was Pan Heng."

"Uncle Pan?"

Zhou Xianyang naturally knew who Pan Heng was. He was his father's former secretary assistant and now he is the deputy director of Shenzhou Computer Factory.

Why call him?
Although he was confused, Zhou Xianyang still went to the study and dialed the number.

After Zhou Fengnian moved away, the internal telephone line was also moved, but later Zhou Xianyang installed another one himself.

It is much easier to install a telephone now, but the annual payment is a bit high.

After the call was connected, Zhou Xianyang asked, "Uncle Pan, were you looking for me just now?"

Zhou Fengnian was promoted too quickly. Among his assistants, only Wang Mingjie was relatively younger, and Pan Heng was a few years older than Zhou Fengnian.

"Yes, Xianyang, I just took over the wireless communication factory today. I saw your Feiyang Electric Appliances and wanted to cooperate with the wireless communication factory?"

"Yeah. Wait, Uncle Pan, you took over the wireless communications factory? You got promoted?"

Zhou Xianyang was surprised and said, "My dad asked me to go to the wireless communication factory again to discuss cooperation during the Chinese New Year. It turns out that you, Uncle Pan, are the one who will replace Director Zhao."

Pan Heng said: "That's right, my old boss asked me to keep an eye on the wireless communication factory. Not to mention other things, you and Zhao Mingyi signed a contract for five cities before, I will change one for you.

From now on, all wireless communication factories with counters will help your factory sell portable music players."

"Oh, thank you Uncle Pan. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Zhou Xianyang smiled happily upon hearing this and said, "With your help, Uncle Pan, Feiyang Electric Factory will surely be able to come back to life. We will have new products in the future, and I will show them to you, Uncle Pan, when the time comes."

Pan Heng said: "Okay, this is just a small matter, just come to me when the time comes."

Helping to sell portable music players is nothing more than squeezing out some transportation channels and sales space, not to mention that Feiyang Electric also gives a share of the profits to the wireless communication manufacturers.

"Uncle Pan, it's easier to talk to someone you know. I wanted to talk to the supply and marketing cooperative before, but they were so arrogant that they not only refused to give us the counter, but also demanded extra money or they would take everything off the shelves."

Zhou Xianyang complained angrily: "A supply and marketing cooperative like this will close down and undergo reform sooner or later."

"Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Xianyang, I know a few directors of supply and marketing cooperatives. How about I help you make an appointment?"

"Forget it, Uncle Pan. I don't want to cooperate with them anymore. Your help is enough. I will figure out the rest myself."

Zhou Xianyang said: "I will come to see you tomorrow and bring you some good tea."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Xianyang's face suddenly showed joy.

Although the wireless communication factory's distribution capacity is not as good as that of the national supply and marketing cooperatives, it has also developed offline operations in more than a dozen cities, which is enough for them to sell.

He also planned to follow his second uncle's example and find more powerful middlemen to sell the products to cities in the south.

There is no shortage of timid people in this era, but there is a shortage of people without channels. Feiyang Electric Appliances controls the source of production, so no matter what, they will not lose money.

What’s more, the most important thing about Feiyang Electric is its new electrical product, a music player that is more convenient than a portable player.

"What are you so happy about? Why don't you come out after the phone call?"

After finishing his meal, Bai Qing'an walked into the study and saw Zhou Xianyang sitting alone on a chair, grinning foolishly.

"The factory is going to make money, so of course we have to smile."

Zhou Xianyang said with a smile: "Qing'an, I'll go buy a car as soon as possible. I'll see if I can queue up at the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory and pick one up when the time comes."

The Huaxia Machine Tool Factory is now almost developing its automobile production workshop into a small branch. All the important cars in Sijiucheng and even Yanhe provinces are produced by the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory.

In recent years, China Machine Tool Factory has made a lot of money relying on its automobile production workshop.

Bai Qingan asked doubtfully: "Do you have a driver's license?"

Zhou Xianyang immediately said, "Driving is not that easy. I will pass the test in one try. Just wait and see."

He didn’t buy a car before because he was a private individual and it would be difficult for him to get gas coupons if he bought one; but now it is different, he can register the car under the name of Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory.

"If you can drive one, buy one. It's too cold to ride a bicycle in winter. I feel like my face is almost frozen."

Bai Qingan complained, "And I feel like my appetite has been poor recently. Can you bring me some hawthorn when you come back tomorrow?"

"Eating hawthorn again? Qing'an, you've eaten three or four kilograms of hawthorn in the past few days. I've never seen you like eating hawthorn so much before?"

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and asked quickly, "Are you pregnant?"

"Well, now that you mention it..."

When Bai Qing'an heard what Zhou Xianyang said, she suddenly remembered what her mother had reminded her about the signs of pregnancy.

However, although Bai Qing'an looks literary, she did not inherit her mother's character at all. Instead, she is carefree and for a moment she could not remember what signs of pregnancy would appear.

Bai Qingan scratched his head and said, "It seems like it takes a woman a long time to come, but I forgot how long my mother said."

Zhou Xianyang immediately said: "Forget it, let's go to the hospital for a check-up."

"Now? I just finished dinner, maybe tomorrow."

Bai Qing'an shook her head and said that she heard that pregnancy would make one feel like vomiting, but she just ate less and felt that there was little hope.

However, she and Zhou Xianyang are indeed planning to have a child recently. After all, she is much older than Zhou Xianyang, and it is time to have a child after getting the marriage certificate.

"What are you waiting for? Tomorrow. Put on more clothes and I'll ride my bike to take you there."

Zhou Xianyang urged, then put some more clothes on Bai Qingan, got on his bicycle and rushed to the hospital.

(End of this chapter)