At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

"Come, Director Hu, and all the leaders, please have some tea. It's not very good tea, please don't mind."

Yi Zhongding brewed the tea and poured a cup for everyone.

"Thank you, that's good. Back then, we fought in the north and south, braving water and fire, and we even chewed on tree roots."

Hu Jieming accepted the tea with both hands and said with a hint of reminiscence.

"You can tell from your walk that you are a brave and skilled veteran."

"Thanks to you brave and fearless soldiers who defend our country, we are able to live in peace."

"The war continues, the mountains and rivers remain safe, and the lights are still on. You have sacrificed too many lives."

Yi Zhongding said with great respect.

"Haha, that's well said. With your words, it's all worth it."

"I heard you got into high school? Are you interested in joining the army? I can introduce you to my old leader's unit."

Upon hearing this, Hu Jieming felt an instant surge of goodwill towards him.

The child's eyes are clear, firm, and unwavering.

He is not someone who makes a living by sweet talk.

"I thought about it, but I wanted to be a doctor more. My father died in the battle against bandits. He had a penetrating wound, and there were no doctors in the area, so he didn't get treatment."

"My mother died of illness, and because there were no doctors in the area, she was left to die."

"Therefore, I am determined to save lives and heal the sick."

Yi Zhongding said honestly.

Although military doctors are also very good.

But that doesn't fit his actual situation.

Upon hearing this, Hu Jieming didn't say anything more, but patted his shoulder heavily, his eyes instantly filled with sadness.

"That's all in the past. Life is getting better every day now."

"Come on, boss, have some tea."

Yi Zhonghai quickly spoke up to break the silence.

"Yes, it's all in the past, child. Things will get better from now on."

Hu Jieming secretly wiped his eyes and smiled reassuringly.

"I believe it."

Yi Zhongding nodded simply and firmly.

The two sides chatted happily for quite a while.

"I'm a former soldier, someone who used to wield a gun. I was seriously wounded during the Korean War and retired from service, so I don't know the tricks of a businessman."

"Brother, sister-in-law, and Zhongding, I'll be frank with you."

"I was originally in Beijing on a business trip, but I saw a child playing with toys at the guesthouse."

"As the saying goes, 'If you're in a position of power, you should fulfill your duties.' I'm currently the deputy director of a toy factory, so I get curious when I see toys I've never seen before."

"After some questioning, I learned from the child's parents that all the toys her child played with were bought from you."

"So I took the liberty of visiting them."

"The original purpose was to invite toy makers to work in our factory."

"But before we came, we went to the neighborhood committee, and Director Zhang happened to be there. He told us about your situation, so we gave up the idea."

"Of course, if you're willing, we can take you in and pay you a monthly salary. You just need to focus on researching new toys."

"If you are unwilling to work in Shanghai, I hope to obtain your authorization to allow us to produce these toys."

"After our evaluation, we found that your toys are quite remarkable. If they were made with more exquisite craftsmanship and replaced with sheet metal or other materials instead of wood, they could bring in a large amount of foreign exchange revenue for the country."

"Especially that scooter, even I, a man in my forties or fifties, had a blast playing with it. Don't laugh at me, but if that kid hadn't cried, I wouldn't have wanted to return it."

Hu Jieming quickly explained his purpose for coming.

"These kids' toys can earn foreign exchange? That's foreign money?"

Yi Zhonghai asked in surprise.

No matter how deep his schemes are.

In the end, he was just a fitter who hadn't seen much of the world.

So they never imagined that these children's toys, which could be made so easily, could be sold to foreigners.

Yan Bugui also stopped eating sunflower seeds.

They stared in disbelief at the toys piled up in the corner.

He felt like he had missed out on a fortune.

This is hardly a trinket that earns a penny or two.

These are gold ingots.

I should have knelt down and begged Yi Zhongding to take my son as his apprentice.

"Yes, of course we can. Most of the toys from our factory are sold overseas to earn foreign exchange."

"That tin frog is hard to buy domestically because most of its production is exported."

Hu Jieming said with certainty.

"This... well, never mind, Ding Ya Zi, you handle it. I've lived most of my life and never seen anything like this before."

Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth, only to find that his previous schemes seemed useless at this moment, and could only shake his head with a wry smile.

"Director Hu, first of all, I'm certainly happy to contribute to the country's development, but I'm wondering what kind of toys you'd like?"

Yi Zhongding guessed their intentions, but he didn't know their true intentions.

"I only saw a scooter and a rocking horse, and what's that one you stand on and glide on with one leg called?"

"And the wooden puzzles that the kids are playing with are quite interesting too."

"I came here to see what other great inventions you have."

Hu Jieming quickly said.

"Let's take a look first, and then we'll discuss what we need."

"Let's work together to move it out and put it away. These kids are enthusiastic when they're playing, but they just leave it lying around when it's time to clean up."

"Give them more time to fix toys than to make them."

Yi Zhongding looked at the messy pile of toys and shook his head with a smile.

After arranging and placing each item carefully, I realized there were quite a few.

The most common item is building blocks.

"Brother Yi, this thing called building blocks is very popular in Western countries. There's even a big company that specializes in making these toys."

Hu Jieming pointed to the pile of building blocks and said.

"Factory manager, these building blocks are a little different. Look, the ones from overseas don't have these bumps and dents, they fall off very easily."

"This is much better. Look, it closes up when you press it right up, and it won't fall off."

Technician Wang Dafa picked up two building blocks and said with shining eyes.

Yi Zhongding certainly knew what he meant.

This is a patented technology that LEGO created in 1958: the convex coupling system.

From then on, LEGO created the iconic form of building blocks: interlocking blocks that can be securely assembled.

It has been used ever since.

But theirs is made of plastic.

Yi Zhongding: This is wood.

But plastic is something he can't afford.

In China, plastics are no longer called plastics, they are called chemicals.

A small plastic soap dish sold at the supply and marketing cooperative costs seven yuan and fifty cents.

This is the current price of chemical industrial products.

So who can deny the foundation of SHism created by this era?

"Great idea! A simple embossing technique solves a big problem. Zhongding, you should put your brilliant ideas into research and development."

"With this alone, we can take over the foreigners' building block market."

Hu Jieming took the building blocks, examined them for a while, and said with a smile.

"Sigh, I was at my wit's end with my younger siblings crying and fussing. The wooden structures were always unstable, and they would cry as soon as they fell. So I came up with a way to make them stay in place on their own."

"Besides, once this thing is sold, foreigners will definitely make copies of it."

Yi Zhongding first expressed modesty, and then gave some hints.

It's impossible to use this little bit of technology to hold someone back.

However, it is possible to get some money back from Lego.

How much can I exchange?

It all comes down to these people's business acumen.