Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1283 End-of-Month Matters, Letter from Japan (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

After finishing lunch, Fang Yan asked An Dong to see Wei Guohao off. As he left, Wei Guohao was still thinking about what they had discussed during lunch.

This trip to Peking Union Medical College Hospital felt very abnormal to him; it seemed like everything was different from what he had expected.

He'll need to digest this properly when he gets back.

Fang Yan originally planned to go to the research institute in the afternoon, but she went back first because her second sister was leaving soon and she needed to make an appearance.

When they got home, they had already eaten lunch.

My second sister is currently in the main hall, listening to her parents giving her instructions.

She should just take care of herself while studying in Shanghai, and send a telegram home if anything happens; her family will definitely find a way to help her.

My second sister is a very opinionated person, so there's no need to tell her certain things.

Seeing Fang Yan return, the second sister said to Fang Yan:

"Whenever you come to Shanghai on a business trip next time, don't forget to visit me!"

Fang Yan smiled and agreed:

"Okay, if I go on a business trip, I'll definitely come to see you."

There are definitely no business trip plans during this period, but who knows what will happen after the things I designed are manufactured.

Fang Yan knows that some production lines are located there, and they might arrange for production to be carried out there in the future. He might be asked to inspect the area.

After all, he's a designer, so this is just part of the normal procedure.

In 1978, Shanghai and its surrounding areas occupied an absolute core position in the national light industry landscape, and were well-deserved "light industry hubs". Their scale, technology level, industrial support and product influence were all at the top level in the country, making them the "leader" and "trendsetter" of China's light industry.

It is the "ballast" of light industry, and its comprehensive strength ranks first in the country. This has been reported in the newspapers.

Shanghai alone accounts for one-eighth of the total output value of the nation's light industry (PS: data source: "Shanghai Industrial Chronicle"). Where is Shanghai the most suitable place to produce products with local dialects? Shanghai is the most suitable place.

"I won't see you off. It's not far anyway, and the plane is pretty fast," Fang Yan said to his second sister.

The second sister smiled and nodded after hearing this:

"Okay, anyway, I'm not really used to these kinds of farewell scenes."

The rest of the family had no objection to Fang Yan's arrangement. His parents wouldn't say he didn't know the rules just because he didn't come to see her off. Everyone knew that Fang Yan was the one who got to fly, so it wasn't a big deal whether he saw his second sister off or not.

Moreover, the Fang couple had prepared quite a few things for the second sister.

Moreover, according to the local dialect, it really isn't that far. Airplanes are fast, and the time spent in the air might not even be as long as the time spent traveling by car on the ground.

If we consider the local dialect's usage of flying when traveling long distances, then there's absolutely nothing wrong with saying that.

Then Fang Yan said goodbye to her second sister.

I took a car to the research institute. It's already the end of the month, and it's the busiest time of the month at work.

The most important thing is the completion of the research project. In August, they did a lot of work and achieved many goals. The tasks and objectives set earlier have now been completed in stages.

In addition, there are some collaborating units that need to be connected, such as production, transportation, raw materials, warehouse management, equipment upgrades and maintenance.

Finally, there's the monthly summary, item-by-item reconciliation, which needs to be reported to the higher-level research institute and pave the way for the next month. At the same time, data statistics reports need to be compiled… this directly affects the unit's funding for the following month.

This is a very important part; we need to personally oversee the dialect.

In addition, several groups were organized to sort out the problems, and those that could be solved were resolved as soon as possible. We should never delay, otherwise the problems would only increase.

Administrative matters should be cleared up in a centralized manner.

Finally, there's attendance tracking, inventory management, expense reimbursement, issuing new notices, and assigning new tasks...

Under the planned economy, the operation of work units was "based on indicators." The superiors' assessment of the unit was directly linked to the "monthly plan completion rate." Failure to complete the task not only affected the unit's reputation but also led to resource cuts in the following month. At the same time, the "coordination efficiency" of scientific research, production, and material supply was "low" (slow communication, poor logistics, and many departmental barriers). Many problems could only be solved by "concentrating manpower and time to tackle problems at the end of the month."

For example, if we need to connect with a new factory in Guangzhou in September, we must sort out all the issues by the end of the month before we can send someone to Guangzhou to connect on-site the following month.

Simply put, the busyness at the end of the month in a company is essentially a manifestation of "resource constraints and efficiency constraints under a planned economy": it is necessary to ensure that the tasks for the month do not fall behind, and to seize resources and pave the way for the next month. Every task must be "completed before the end of the month," otherwise it may affect the operation of the entire subsequent quarter.

Of course, as a key unit supported by the research institute and the Ministry of Health, and a major source of foreign exchange, Fang Yan is naturally easy to talk to.

When Fang Yan was busy with exams, Zeng Luquan and Huang Li helped him. Now that Fang Yan has some free time, he wants to come and fulfill his duties as a leader.

He had done these things before in his past life, so he was quite adept at it now. For some data-related tasks, the dialect system even provided a boost, which made the people who specialized in data statistics question their existence.

Their speed and professionalism in speaking dialects far surpassed those of the others; they were practically seasoned veterans who had undergone years of specialized training.

Smart people are indeed quick at everything!

Thanks to the addition of Fangyan, what used to take several days to complete was almost finished in one afternoon, and some reports can now be submitted.

However, it's already past closing time, so these things will have to be handed in tomorrow.

After greeting the management team and telling them that they would be going to report to Zhao Xiwu together the next day, Fang Yan prepared to leave work.

I spent the whole afternoon working on this, and it felt even more tiring than seeing doctors all day.

After returning home with Anton, his older sister and younger sister-in-law had already started preparing dinner.

My second sister left a long time ago; she should be in her school dormitory by now.

Fang Yan walked around the main hall and found that Lao Hu had not returned yet.

After asking, I learned that Lao Hu had gone to the factory again. Although they didn't have as much work as the local business unit at the end of the month, they still needed to do some tasks.

Fang Yan then took Anton and Zhengyi to study.

Half an hour later, when they finished their lesson and came out, Lao Hu happened to return as well. Upon seeing Fang Yan, he immediately said:
"We've received news from Japan!"

Fang Yan was taken aback, only then remembering that Lao Hu had been having people in Japan monitor news about Kobayashi Pharmaceutical and Tsumura Pharmaceutical. It had been dragging on for so long, and finally there was news.

"Good news or bad news?" Fang Yan asked Lao Hu.

Lao Hu said:

"Two pieces of good news, and one piece of bad news."

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(End of this chapter)