Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 432 Business Trip, Junior Comes to Visit

Zhou Fengnian's son Zhou Xianyang's career has exceeded his understanding, so he can't offer much guidance anymore and can only tell him to be careful.

He always advised against doing things beyond one's own capabilities, calling it gambling.

However, this kid has been smart since he was a child, and Zhou Fengnian does know something about the digital mobile phone market.

It is unlikely that foreigners will be able to develop a similar product within the next five years. Digital mobile phones require a lot of technology, especially digital communication technology.

Maintaining a profitable market for five years allowed Motorola to temporarily become the leader in the global communications industry, with Accelink Mobile following in Motorola's footsteps.

After the technology has been developed to a newer and more advanced stage, Accelink mobile phones will then enter the global market. This was the plan that Zhou Xianyang told Zhou Fengnian. He wanted Motorola to make some money now, but he would keep the technological achievements in his own hands.

Zhou Xianyang has a history of this; he used to guard against Feiyang Electric Factory, trying to keep the MP3 music player technology under his control and then start his own business.

He plans to do it again this time, and his methods are a bit... questionable in terms of morality, but he will definitely be the one to benefit in the end.

In the end, Zhou Fengnian always listened to Zhou Xianyang's business plan. This kid now has more ideas in his mind than he does, so he can't offer any advice.

In the future, I hope you can help me with some technical issues, such as solving some smartphone-related technical problems.

By entering this market ahead of time, his son's business empire is already taking shape; in the future, let alone acquiring 8% of the Bank of Communications' shares, the Bank of Communications will be proud to have Zhou Xianyang as a shareholder.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Xianyang learned that Zhou Fengnian was going to Lu City, so he immediately asked to hitch a ride with him.

He also plans to visit a neighboring city.

He has two factories there, and they are the two most valuable factories, which makes Zhou Xianyang stay in the neighboring city for longer and longer periods of time.

His two factories have also changed the status of the neighboring city in Dongshan Province. It was originally an ordinary city, but with Zhou Xianyang's two factories, its economy may jump to second place in the province in the next few years.

The taxes paid by Fiberhome Mobile alone are a huge sum for the finances of the neighboring city; as long as Fiberhome Mobile doesn't collapse, Bai Yuhao's position will become more and more stable.

It's only been a year now, and in two more years Bai Yuhao could be a member of the Standing Committee.

The two factories he attracted through investment promotion were a large joint venture between foreign and state-owned enterprises, and the other was also built by Zhou Xianyang with a large investment.

The two factories have created thousands of jobs and will generate a large amount of tax revenue in the future, which makes Bai Yuhao's position in the neighboring city as solid as a rock. Even the top leader has to treat him with respect.

Especially since he has connections!

Recently, Guangxun Mobile Phone Factory has been busy fulfilling Motorola orders, and Zhou Xianyang has to go there to oversee things. This time, he entrusted his child to Zhou Yan because of his business trip.

Upon hearing that Zhou Fengnian was going to Lu City, they naturally thought of setting off together.

After Zhou Yan returned, Zhou Xianyang immediately told her about his business trip with Zhou Fengnian and how he wanted to entrust his son and daughter to their maternal grandparents.

After hearing this, Zhou Yan angrily poked Zhou Xianyang's forehead with her finger and said, "You really have to serve your whole family. When I was taking care of you, I didn't have to trouble your grandparents at all."

Zhou Xianyang chuckled awkwardly, "Mom, there's no other way. I don't trust outsiders with this, and I can't find anyone suitable."

Why don't you ask Aunt Gong? If Aunt Gong is taking care of them, I'll definitely feel at ease. How about I give Aunt Gong 300 yuan a month to take care of the two children?

Gong Lin was assigned to Zhou Fengnian as a nanny, and was considered a government-sponsored employee. She had been working in Zhou Fengnian's home for almost ten years.

When Zhou Xianyang was a child, Gong Lin took care of him, so he would definitely feel at ease with someone he knew so well.

Zhou Fengnian said from the side, "It's possible to hand it over to Gong Lin, but she's not young anymore and might not be able to handle it. If she doesn't want to, don't force her."

However, if it were 300 yuan a month, Gong Lin would probably be willing.

Gong Lin was assigned to Zhou Fengnian's home as a nanny, and her salary must have been quite high, over 130 yuan.

However, if one wants to save more for future generations, then one would probably agree to Zhou Xianyang's request, since it would only mean arriving a little earlier and having more tasks each day.

Three hundred yuan—even among the senior workers at the Shenzhou Computer Factory, only one-third of the workers could earn that wage.

After finishing talking about his grandson, Zhou Fengnian suddenly remembered and asked, "By the way, what does that girl think of Jianye?"

"It's probably a done deal. They'll be getting married after a few more meetings. Zhaoxue is quite satisfied with Jianye, she likes his honesty, and she doesn't even know what Jianye's parents do."

Zhou Yan said with a smile that she quite liked her "old profession". When she was the director of the Women's Federation in the machinery factory, she had brought together quite a few couples.

"I told Zhaoxue that Jianye's parents are soldiers, and I'll talk to them another day and ask them to come back and propose marriage to Zhaoxue."

Luo Jianye's parents were a plus; his father was a senior colonel and his mother a captain, and he himself was a graduate of a research fellow program.

If it weren't for his parents being too busy to take care of him, Luo Jianye would be considered a socially awkward person.

It wasn't even Zhou Yan's turn to help with introductions. If Luo Jianye were just a little more outgoing, many girls would be chasing after him. His conditions were much better than Zhou Fengnian's back then.

When asked the next day, Gong Lin readily agreed. Just as Zhou Fengnian had expected, this was like a windfall for her.

Moreover, Zhou Zeqian and Zhou Shuyu are almost two years old, and can already walk and talk, making them much easier to take care of than babies. As long as we keep an eye on them to prevent any accidents, that's fine.

In the evening, Zhou Yan would come home from get off work, and then she could take care of her grandchildren by herself.

Now Zhou Yiyi is in college and only comes home for one day a week. Zhou Linlin is also in high school. Apart from her academic performance, there's nothing else to worry about.

Two days after settling the child in, Zhou Fengnian and his son Zhou Xianyang set off together.

They bought the same car, but Zhou Xianyang got off one stop earlier.

He is now accompanied by security personnel, all of whom are retired soldiers, so there is nothing to worry about regarding his safety.

Zhou Fengnian didn't give any instructions; he just waved his hand and told his son to leave quickly.

The train continued to move, and soon arrived at his destination—Lu City.

As soon as Zhou Fengnian got off the train, he saw people from the nuclear power plant project team come to pick him up.

Moreover, there were not only personnel from the nuclear power plant project team, but also personnel sent by the local government.

Zhou Fengnian is of a very high rank, and not only in terms of rank, but also in terms of his importance; with his arrival in Lu City, the local authorities must cooperate fully, especially in terms of security.

They practically had a deputy director of the Public Security Bureau with them at all times, ready to call for help immediately in case of any unexpected incident.

"Sir, we have made all the arrangements and are just waiting for your inspection."

Li, the deputy director of the Nuclear Power Energy Committee, jogged up to Zhou Fengnian and, after welcoming him, introduced the entourage that had come to pick him up.

"This is Deputy Director Zhao, the entourage sent by Lu City. If you encounter any problems locally, Deputy Director Zhao will be happy to help you."

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand and said, "I'll leave after the inspection. What could possibly be wrong? Let's go check out the nuclear power plant first."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Zhao, who was standing nearby, quickly and respectfully said, "Sir, Vice Mayor Zhang knows you've been traveling all morning, so he's arranged a welcome lunch for you."

Before Deputy Director Zhao could finish speaking, Zhou Fengnian interrupted, saying, "Stop with all that. I'm not here to eat, drink, and have fun. Let's go straight to the nuclear power plant." Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Li quickly arranged, "Yes, sir. The car is outside. We can go out from the other side and get in directly."

Zhou Fengnian was his direct superior, and the local leaders in Lushi had to be mindful of their feelings, since they were the ones building the nuclear power plant for them.

Once it's built, we'll have to rely on them for both daily operation and maintenance.

Therefore, Deputy Director Li only needs to serve Zhou Fengnian well. He should be polite to local leaders if conditions permit, and if conditions do not permit, he should just do what he needs to do.

Zhou Fengnian had a so-so impression of Lu City. His brother-in-law had been detained there last time, and the matter hadn't been resolved even after a phone call, which made him feel quite embarrassed.

However, the construction of the nuclear power plant is a milestone in the country's energy development. Zhou Fengnian has no good feelings towards Lu City and would not do anything to it. At most, he would just avoid contact with them.

the other side.

It's a well-known hotel in Lushi, and it was also a famous Shandong cuisine restaurant thirty years ago, but it closed for a period of time.

After the reform and opening up, it reopened for business and gained considerable fame in Lushi.

"What? He didn't come?"

Zhang Dingshan waited there for a long time, but then Deputy Director Zhao called, which disappointed him greatly.

"It's alright if he didn't come. Deputy Director Zhao, you will stay by Vice President Zhou's side the whole time and make sure he doesn't make any mistakes."

"If anyone tries to make things difficult for Vice President Zhou by using his reputation, don't ask any questions, just arrest them, even if they're from the provincial level."

Last time, Zhou Fengnian's brother-in-law had an accident while they were there, and as a result, Zhang Dingshan had a bad idea and ruined this relationship that could have been maintained.

Now that Zhou Fengnian himself has come here, he dares not let anything happen to Zhou Fengnian again.

So he gave Deputy Director Zhao a heads-up beforehand, telling him that if anyone tried to make things difficult for Zhou Fengnian under the guise of the province or other places, they should all be arrested.

No investigation is needed; it's definitely fake!
Hearing Deputy Director Zhao's pledge over the phone, Zhang Dingshan felt somewhat relieved.

It's just a bit of a pity, as this relationship is quite difficult to repair.

"By the way, Vice Mayor Bai is coming to the provincial capital for a meeting in two weeks."

Zhang Dingshan suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly asked his secretary to contact Bai Yuhao. If he could persuade him, he might be able to pass on a message to Zhou Fengnian to apologize.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to apologize, and Zhang Dingshan couldn't sleep well at night.

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"Okay, no problem, we can try operating it now."

After completing the last inspection, Zhou Fengnian nodded and said to the person in charge here.

He had inspected the construction site before, and this time he came again to check all the equipment and system debugging, and also simulated the trial operation.

Zhou Fengnian turned to the person next to him and said, "Engineer Zhang, the next step is operation, so you need to be extremely careful in this regard."

Engineer Zhang quickly replied, "Don't worry, boss. I personally inspect this place every day to ensure there are absolutely no mistakes."

"Yes, our nuclear power plant does not rely on foreign core technologies; 60% of it is domestically produced technology. Therefore, operation and maintenance are of paramount importance, and we must not make any mistakes."

If even the slightest mistake is made, it won't just be a matter of losing face.

Upon hearing Zhou Fengnian's words, the people around him all agreed.

The next step is to start generating electricity and connect it to the local system, which has little to do with Zhou Fengnian.

After it's running, he can stay for a few more days and then return to Beijing.

In the future, when building nuclear power plants, they will no longer be built without any experience; they will have a certain understanding of construction, operation, and maintenance.

After finishing his work for the day, Zhou Fengnian was just about to grab something to eat and go back to rest when his phone rang.

Upon answering, it was Bai Yuhao calling: "Uncle Zhou, Xianyang and I just arrived in Lu City. The deputy secretary here, Zhang Dingshan, wants to invite you out for dinner through me."

"Deputy Secretary? He got promoted?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Fengnian said, "Let's not bring him. Just the three of us. Tell him it's a family dinner today, and we can eat another day."

Bai Yuhao on the other end of the phone said, "Okay, Uncle Zhou, how about Lu Family Restaurant? If it's inconvenient for you, we can go somewhere else."

"No need, it's right there. I'll take a car there now."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Fengnian asked his driver to take him to Lufu Restaurant.

I've been busy for almost a month now. This business trip has exceeded my expectations, and Zhou Fengnian has even had to work here.

Qian Zhi had to make several trips.

However, it's almost over now. After the first few days of operation go smoothly, Zhou Fengnian will head back to Beijing.

It's almost the end of the year, and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. After he goes back, he has no business trip plans for the period before the New Year.

Before long, Zhou Fengnian's car arrived at Lu Fu Restaurant. Before the car even stopped, Zhou Fengnian saw his son and Bai Yuhao waiting for him by the roadside.

After getting off the bus, Zhou Fengnian stepped forward and said, "It's getting colder, what are you waiting down there for? Why don't you go up?"

Zhou Xianyang turned his head and said, "It's quite a maze in here. You won't be able to find it without someone to guide you. But you've come at the right time. I guessed you were coming soon and had the kitchen prepare. Let's go in quickly."

"Let's go, let's go inside quickly."

Zhou Fengnian urged them on, and the three of them quickly headed into the restaurant.

There are several famous restaurants in Beijing, such as Fengzeyuan and Hongbinlou. The status of Lufu Restaurant in Beijing is equivalent to that of Fengzeyuan in Beijing.

The Shandong cuisine was very authentic. As soon as the dishes were served, Zhou Fengnian picked up his chopsticks and tasted a few bites. He nodded and said, "Not bad, this dish is not bad. In terms of Shandong cuisine alone, it is better than your uncle's, but it is still a bit inferior to mine."

Zhou Xianyang said, "You're not cooking now, Dad. Can you cook for three days straight during the New Year?"

"Dream on! Do you know what price I'd charge for this? Come talk to me again when you become the world's richest person."

"If you don't want to do it, you don't need to come up with such a lame excuse."

Bai Yuhao, who was standing to the side, smiled when he heard this. He had also tasted Zhou Fengnian's cooking, and it was indeed excellent. At least he had never encountered a better cook than Zhou Fengnian.

After eating for a while, Bai Yuhao wiped his mouth before getting down to business, saying, "Uncle Zhou, what's my approach to replying to Zhang Dingshan? Should I just refuse him outright?"

(End of this chapter)