Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 424 The old man is young, his former secretary seeks help.
The donation of 20 million yuan immediately brought Zhou Xianyang extremely high social honors. Even the highest-ranking leaders praised him in the newspapers, calling him a model of contemporary entrepreneurs.

Moreover, Zhou Xianyang's series of deeds were reported by many newspapers, but this time it was all good news.

This report covers all the welfare benefits of the factories managed by Zhou Xianyang, and includes several interviews with workers.

Every worker interviewed praised Zhou Xianyang for treating them well.

The wages far exceed those of other factories; even cleaners can earn over 900 yuan a year, which is less than what many government employees earn.

Twenty years ago, a cleaner in the factory could support a family of five, and now a cleaner can still support a family of five.

However, he would have to work as a cleaner in the factory managed by Zhou Xianyang, and not only would he be able to support his whole family, but he would also have the opportunity to be allocated a house.

Nowadays, most factories across the country have abolished welfare housing. Zhou Xianyang's factory is one of the few that has not abolished the welfare housing plan, and it is a private enterprise.

This huge donation has brought Zhou Xianyang's good reputation to a new peak.

From then on, no one dared to openly make things difficult for him, no matter where he was.

Zhou Fengnian was also disturbed for a while because of this, and some of his friends even called to congratulate him on having an outstanding son.

Their descendants are not capable of donating 20 million, and those like Bai Yuhao are a minority; most are like Ren Zheng and Zhang Jianghe.

He can make some money by leveraging his family's resources without causing too much trouble. Ren Zheng is now following Zhou Xianyang onto the right path, but there is more than one 'Ren Zheng' in Beijing.

Zhou Fengnian responded to each of the incoming calls with a few humble words before hanging up.

He'd heard a lot of polite words lately, and while they were pleasant to hear, he had other things to do.

If he had enough time, Zhou Fengnian could listen for a whole morning.

"Qian Zhi, come here for a moment."

After Zhou Fengnian called Qian Zhi over by phone, he said to him, "Please correct these for me, and then tell the driver to wait for me downstairs. I'm going to the Institute of Biological Cells this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Qian Zhi quickly said, "Sir, are you going out? But you arranged for Director Wang Mingjie to give a report this afternoon, should we cancel it?"

“Wang Mingjie, yes, there’s also this matter, I almost forgot.”

Zhou Fengnian clicked his tongue, but it was an urgent matter over there. He planned to inject his father with the second-generation cell evolution serum today, and all the preparations were complete.

"Here's what you're going to do: call Wang Mingjie and ask him if this is important. I'll invite him to dinner tonight, and we can talk then. Go ask him now."

"I understand, boss."

After Qian Zhi finished speaking, he went to make a phone call to inquire.

Speaking of Wang Mingjie, Zhou Fengnian hadn't seen him for a long time. After he went to manage the communications business in East China, he hadn't returned for a long time.

Last time, he suddenly called to say that he needed to go back to Beijing and wanted to report to Zhou Fengnian. Zhou Fengnian then arranged a time for Wang Mingjie to come to his office.

Although Zhou Fengnian and Wang Mingjie no longer have a direct superior-subordinate relationship, Wang Mingjie was, after all, his secretary. If they encounter a problem that they cannot solve, their first choice is to ask Zhou Fengnian for help.

After Gu Wenjie of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building stepped down, he was not very familiar with the new head, Zhou Fengnian, who had been transferred from the local government and they had not had much contact before.

I wonder if Wang Mingjie's visit to him is related to this matter.

A short while later, Qian Zhi knocked on the door and entered the room, reporting to Zhou Fengnian: "Leader, Comrade Liu is already waiting for you downstairs. I also just spoke with Director Wang Mingjie on the phone."

Director Wang said it's possible anytime, and you can report to your superiors even while at the restaurant.

As Zhou Fengnian picked up his briefcase, he said, "Then please book a private room for me at the Imperial Kitchen for 7:30. It might be a little late. Tell Wang Mingjie after you've booked it."

Qian Zhi nodded and said, "I understand, sir."

Zhou Fengnian then went downstairs, got into the car, and told the driver to go home first so he could pick up his father before going to the Institute of Biological Cells.

I've already had the second-generation cell evolution serum injected several times, and the side effects are much less than those of the first-generation cell evolution serum.

Zhou Fengnian estimates that he can still produce a third-generation cell evolution serum, but the improvement effect will be even smaller, possibly only 68% of the efficacy of the first-generation serum.

It's enough to improve physical health and extend lifespan, but it probably wouldn't be enough for special forces squads in the military.

Zhou Fengnian also wanted to try it on white and black people to see what the differences were in the first-generation cell evolution serum extracted from their deep mountains.

After all, the effectiveness of the first-generation cell evolution serum is closely related to the 'culture dish'.

Unfortunately, Tian Shaoxing cannot do that for the time being. It would require bringing back a group of people from outside. If they were discovered to be plundering people, it would definitely have a significant impact.

Tian Shaoxing could only say that he would try to find a way this year, since other races were not so easy to capture.

Upon returning home and picking up his father, Zhou Fengnian instructed the driver to head to the Institute of Biological Cells.

On the way there, Zhou Fengnian kept telling his father that he didn't need to say anything when they got there, and just follow his instructions.

Zhou's father nodded in agreement, knowing that Zhou Fengnian would never harm him. Upon arriving at the location, Zhou Fengnian led his father inside, where he instructed people to prepare for the injection of the second-generation serum.

Zhou's father was not the first. Before him, seven people had been injected with the second-generation cell evolution serum, including five soldiers in the military and two high-ranking officials.

Security is guaranteed to be foolproof, and even the amount of data collected is sufficient.

There are currently three soldiers who have been injected with the first generation of serum cells. They are already treasures in the army, but only officers of the rank of colonel and above know of their existence.

After everything was prepared, Zhou Fengnian quickly arranged for his father to receive the serum injection.

A few hours later, Zhou's father woke up and looked at his hands in disbelief.

Although his health is still relatively good, he is over seventy years old and can no longer do heavy work.

Even his spirits were somewhat low. After all, Zhou's father had done too much hard work in his early years. He raised five children on his own, and he couldn't earn enough work points to eat if he didn't work hard.

Later, although Zhou Fengnian prescribed medicine to regulate his body, it was only a matter of regulating his body and preventing him from getting sick.

However, Zhou's father now feels as if he has been reborn. His hands are full of strength, and even the aches and pains in his body that used to be gone are gone. He feels that he can go back to the countryside and farm two more acres of land without any problem.

Zhou Fengnian instructed, "Dad, eat well when you get back. Don't tell anyone about this. You could easily pass for twenty years younger, but don't even think about taking a concubine, or I'll side with Mom."

"Get lost, you brat! Is that how you talk to your father?"

Zhou Fugui laughed and scolded. The first thing he said when he arrived was to scold Zhou Fengnian. He felt great now, so he didn't bother to argue with his third son.

He never had that thought. His wife deserves a lot of credit for the family being able to support five children and send one of them to a vocational school.

How can he go looking for a mistress now that he's better? If he does that, what will become of his reputation?
"I'll take you home first. Once you're home, you can gradually feel the changes in your body. There's basically nothing you need to pay attention to, just make sure you don't go hungry in the future."

I have one more spot next year, so that Mom's health can improve by then too.

Zhou Fengnian continued, "I have to meet someone later, so I won't be going back with you."

Mr. Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get busy."

Now he feels strong and healthy, no longer the old man who needed to be taken care of.

Imperial Kitchen.

Zhou Fengnian arrived twenty minutes late. When he pushed open the door to the private room, he saw Wang Mingjie looking at the menu.

When Wang Mingjie saw Zhou Fengnian enter, he immediately stood up and said, "Boss, you've come at the perfect time. I was looking at the menu. What would you like to eat today?"

"Anything is fine with me, I'm not picky. Just order two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he sat down in the main seat, put down his briefcase, and asked, "What brings you here today? Did you run into trouble at the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building?"

"No, it's just that I'm not sure what to do and wanted to ask you for advice."

After ordering three meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a soup, Wang Mingjie asked the waiter to leave and then said to Zhou Fengnian, "Boss, there are rumors in the department that we are going to be separated. As for the current minister, it's hard to say."

"Separated? Your communications business unit is going to operate independently so soon?"

Zhou Fengnian was somewhat surprised; he really hadn't expected this.

Although Zhou Fengnian knew that the communications business unit would eventually be separated, how many years had passed? It seemed like less than three years, and it was already going to be separated into an independent department!
Wang Mingjie nodded and said, "That's true, and three more deputy directors have been added, so now there are five deputy directors in one department."

Director Pan will be back next month, and the newly arrived Deputy Director Yu Ze will take his place. The minister also wanted to move me around, but Director Pan didn't agree.

Wang Mingjie quickly told Zhou Fengnian about the recent events in the ministry. The Fourth Ministry of Machine Building had been in turmoil lately, with personnel transfers becoming increasingly frequent after the news broke.

This is also related to the development of the communications business in the past two years. Communications businesses have been developed in Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe and Aramco.

The company has nearly 3,000 overseas staff, and its domestic telecommunications business is also developing rapidly, having established a presence in 23 cities with a similar number of employees.

Digital mobile phones are so popular that it's evident from the production volumes of wireless communication manufacturers and Fiberhome's mobile phone factories. This small and lightweight communication device has everyone wanting to buy it.

The old-fashioned mobile phone, that brick-like communication device, was expensive and heavy, yet we bought such a good one; digital mobile phones are lightweight and cheap, so there's no reason why they're inferior to the old-fashioned mobile phone.

Motorola initially wanted to price its phones at $1499, the same price as the original mobile phones, but Zhou Xianyang advised them to quickly dominate the market to prevent other telecommunications companies from developing their own digital phones.

Motorola finally agreed to the price of 1,000 yuan.

The rapid development of communications services has turned the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry into a behemoth with an excessively large workforce.

In addition, the communications business is very important in the country, and many leaders have seen the future importance of this department.

This is a department that controls nationwide communications and also has a huge overseas market.

It's no longer appropriate for it to remain under the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, mainly because there are too many people involved.

(End of this chapter)