Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 426 A Bountiful Harvest, You Must Share Everything You Know!

The production of cell evolution serum was low a few years ago, but it will be better in another four or five years.

After all, we can't keep having volunteer soldiers who have been injected with the first-generation serum cooperate in extracting and manufacturing serum; that would be treating them as experimental subjects as well.

It requires more manpower to allocate, but if it can create a super soldier, it's all worth it.

When Zhou Fengnian first considered this possibility, he even specifically mentioned the possibility of a wrongful conviction to his superiors.

Upon hearing this, the leader nodded and said he would address the matter at the conference. He noted that some comrades, in pursuit of efficiency, disregard procedures and regulations. While this may increase efficiency, it can also lead to wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice.

It's a double-edged sword; you have to find the right balance.

The effect was excellent. Zhou Xianyang was so envious of his grandfather's transformation that his eyes practically popped out of his head.

He, a young man who had been exercising since childhood and even learned martial arts, was actually outmatched in strength by his seventy-year-old grandfather.

Zhou Xianyang had initially believed the good news his father had told him, but he hadn't expected the results to be so remarkable.

If he were like his grandfather, he probably wouldn't be able to beat a dozen people; he'd even dare to try against those who were armed.

Now Zhou's father is planning to go back to the village to see if the fertilizer factory still needs him. He really wants to continue to contribute to the fertilizer factory.

Previously, I retired because my health was gradually deteriorating and I felt that my time was running out, so I decided to take care of my great-grandchildren.

Now that Zhou's father's health has improved and he is full of energy, he wants to save up another family business for his great-grandson, so he thought of returning to the fertilizer factory to continue working hard.

After Zhou Fengnian found out, he offered some advice. Now the fertilizer plant is on the right track, and the people they hired are managing it very well. They have even opened three branch plants.

They're doing a great job, so don't drag them down just because you, as an old man, want to strive for success.

However, if he really couldn't stay idle, Zhou Fengnian suggested that his father take over the chili sauce cannery.

A few days ago, Sanshui Commune was also dissolved, and each commune became directly under the jurisdiction of the town. However, the mushroom chili sauce factory underwent collective industry restructuring, distributing most of its shares to individuals.

The town government took less than 15%, and the Zhou family received even less, only 4%.

Initially, several villages invested in the company, and after the shares were subdivided, there were over a hundred shareholders. Moreover, the town government also got involved, resulting in the mushroom chili sauce factory being in a state of chaos in both operation and management.

The hot sauce factory, which was very popular in its early years, is now declining.

Its revenue is even lower than it was more than a decade ago, making it a prime example of a failed corporate reform.

The Zhou family saw the mushroom chili sauce factory turn into this mess and didn't really care anymore. Besides, they had no say in it anyway, because the commune leaders had ulterior motives back then.

Besides, the money invested has already been recouped, and Hongjia Village also has its own businesses, such as a fertilizer plant that generates annual dividends, which is much more comfortable than keeping an eye on the mushroom chili sauce factory.

The town government initially wanted to get involved with the fertilizer plant, but Zhou Fugui and the people of Hongjia Village realized the town government's intentions and reformed the factory early on, turning it from a village collective industry into a shareholding company.

Even if the town government had the intention, there was nothing they could do. They wouldn't dare to forcibly seize it. Hongjia Village still had a real dragon among its members. If Hongjia Village were to go after Zhou Fengnian, their entire leadership team might be dismissed.

They couldn't get their hands on the fertilizer plant, and the mushroom chili sauce factory was poorly managed; more than ten years ago, they could earn millions of yuan a month, but now they're lucky to earn three million yuan a year.

When Zhou Fugui told Zhou Fengnian that he wanted to go back to the village to work, Zhou Fengnian persuaded his father not to go back to the fertilizer factory. He told him that if he really couldn't stay idle, he should buy the mushroom chili sauce factory and run it.

It's close to Hongjia Village, and my family also has some shares in the mushroom chili sauce factory. If we buy it and manage it well, it might just develop into a national-level food processing plant.

Zhou Fugui finally listened to reason this time. He also had an attachment to the mushroom chili sauce factory, and the acquisition price wasn't too high. He could definitely buy it with eight or nine million yuan.

If managed well, this could be entirely their own business.

Now, Mr. Zhou is thinking about saving more money for his great-grandchildren. He comes from the older generation and his only wish is to have many descendants and a large family fortune.

If I can achieve these two goals in this lifetime, my life will be complete.

Zhou Fugui is not short of money now. Even if he were, he could easily ask his sons and sons-in-law for a large sum. However, Zhou Fengnian did not let his father go and negotiate himself. He was an old farmer, and if he went to negotiate, he would definitely be ripped off.

That town government wasn't honest; a few years ago they were interested in the fertilizer plant in Hongjia Village.

Zhou Fengnian called Zhou Xianyang over and asked his son to find those second and third generation friends so that they could talk to the town government on their behalf and buy the 15% shares held by the town government.

After acquiring the shares from the town government, the rest became much easier; we could simply negotiate with each village one by one.

This is a trivial matter for Zhou's father. If it weren't for his father, Zhou Fengnian wouldn't have bothered with such a small thing.

After the leader had put on his clothes, Zhou Fengnian stepped forward and asked, "The first-generation serum has a rather 'brutal' effect, requiring several hours of adaptation period after injection. In contrast, the second-generation serum allows for faster adaptation."

This is also for the sake of a healthy environment, which he understands and supports.

In contrast, scientists who receive this injection have no term limits and can remain in a position until retirement.

Even after retirement, scientific researchers will still have to be rehired if there are no suitable replacements.

Yan Zhengzhi was able to retire and teach at the university because Zhou Fengnian was there at the time, and there were no problems with the continued development of computers; if it weren't for Zhou Fengnian, Yan Zhengzhi would not have been allowed to retire even after submitting three reports.

"By the way, Fengnian, there's something I need to tell you. I recently discussed with the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry and other relevant comrades that the communications business department needs to be separated. Do you have any suggestions?"

"It's time to separate it. I hadn't paid attention to it before, and I didn't expect the communications business to develop so quickly."

Zhou Fengnian nodded and said that he knew he had to separate the department before he created it. The domestic population is too large. Even if only one-tenth of the population uses mobile phones after the economy develops, it will still be a huge number.

Serving this group will require more manpower, and it is completely inappropriate to cram them into the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry. There has never been such a large department or unit before.

"Yes, we owe our rapid development to you."

The deputy leader said with a smile, "You put a lot of effort into the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building back then, otherwise it would have taken at least ten years to develop to this scale today."

This is absolutely true. Xiao Rizi's business with Europe and America is closely related to Zhou Fengnian, and the business with America is directly related to Zhou Fengnian's son.

Not long ago, Zhou Xianyang donated 20 million yuan, and several leaders all knew about it.

“It can develop even without me, Deputy Leader.”

After smiling, Zhou Fengnian continued, "I think we still need to continue to expand into the overseas communications market and seize the opportunity before they develop the technology."

But we can't let our guard down in communication technology. If they catch up, we'll lose the market share we've worked so hard to gain, and they can use legislation to drive us out at any time.

"Unless our technology is unique enough to make them unable to get rid of our technological products."
However, the communications division still needs to recruit a large number of talents with overseas experience in order to expand internationally.

Zhou Fengnian said a lot, basically revealing everything he knew.

After listening, the deputy leader nodded quickly, as this was the same as what they had discussed before, and there were some additional points to add.

"Comrade Fengnian, even if you don't work in technology, you could still do well in development and construction. But we'd be missing out if you didn't do research, haha."

After smiling, the deputy leader continued, "That's what we think too. We can't put aside our external development, so we plan to transfer Comrade Tang Zhiyuan to take charge of the situation."

Zhou Fengnian quickly remembered who Tang Zhiyuan was and nodded, saying, "Comrade Tang Zhiyuan from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? He is indeed very suitable."

They have a good understanding of the situation abroad and are very experienced in their work.

“That’s right, but Comrade Zhiyuan still needs to communicate with you more about communications. Fengnian, I’ll talk to him later and let him learn from you.”

The deputy leader said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, just tell him everything you know."

(End of this chapter)