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

"What's this? Why is it just a base and a handlebar? Is it pedal-operated?"

Wang Dafa pointed to a self-balancing scooter and asked.

This is also a mechanical self-balancing scooter copied by Yi Zhongding.

Nothing.

He couldn't make an electric one.

The key issue is the lack of components and batteries.

"Yes, I call this a balance bike, my brother calls it a 'fire wheel'. These two parts are foot pedals. After standing on it, you can walk by stepping on them."

"But you have to step on it once, then release it, and then step on it again."

"It also utilizes the principle of inertia in mechanical power."

Yi Zhongding explained with a smile.

Actually, this thing meets Miaomiao's requirement of being able to walk without feet.

But this little girl has a poor sense of balance.

Play this old wrestling game.

She got so angry that she stopped playing.

Yi Zhonghua, on the other hand, goes out for a stroll every day wearing this thing.

He's definitely the most handsome guy in Nanluoguxiang.

Several of these have already been sold.

Because the price is relatively high.

Yi Zhongding sells them for fifteen yuan each.

"Don't look at me, I won't step on it, I'll just press it with my hand and take a look. You don't dare to make your younger siblings cry, and neither do I, for fear of getting beaten up."

Looking at his wary eyes, Wang Dafa couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

"Hehe, it's mainly made of wood, and it's quite difficult to make."

Yi Zhongding didn't stand on ceremony.

"Great stuff, Director Hu, we've come to the right place today. If we take these toys back to our factory, we'll make a killing!"

Wang Dafa said excitedly.

"You can sell foreign exchange through this?"

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, that's absolutely possible. Foreigners love exotic things."

"Before, we didn't have our own things, so we could only imitate foreign things. Now, with all this, we guarantee that the foreign devils will be dumbfounded."

Hu Jieming was the first to interject.

"If Comrade Zhongding is willing to license these toys to our Kangyuan Toy Factory, then we will have to expand the factory and renovate or develop production lines when we get back."

Wang Dafa said from the side.

"Director Hu, I have a teacher at my school who returned from studying abroad. He said that people overseas make money by selling their technology."

"Others who use their technology have to pay them. Can we sell our technology?"

"If we can't keep up with the production, we can sell the technology and let others do the production, and we'll charge a technology fee."

Yi Zhongding is attempting to once again emphasize the importance of patents.

"Why sell technology? It's all one-off; once it's sold, it's gone. Zhongding, we can't be so short-sighted."

Upon hearing this, Hu Jieming's expression changed, and he quickly said...

He was worried that Yi Zhongding had directly sold the technology for these toys to foreigners.

"Why would foreigners dare to sell it?"

Yi Zhongding asked, feigning confusion.

"I know, I understand what Zhongding means. He's talking about foreigners' technology patent rights. As long as you apply for this patent, no matter who manufactures it, they have to pay patent fees."

Wang Dafa spoke up.

"There's such a thing?"

Hu Jieming asked in confusion.

He was a veteran who had just returned from the battlefield.

I don't really know much about business matters.

This visit to Yi Zhongding was not only a coincidence, but also largely due to his belief that one should fulfill one's responsibilities in one's position.

He just wanted to kill the enemy and serve his country on the battlefield.

Those who transfer to local factories should still strive to earn money and serve their country.

So when he saw the toys the child was playing with, his first instinct was to take them back to the factory to produce them.

If it weren't for the discipline ingrained in our very bones.

He was reminded that he should not take even a needle or thread from the common people.

The consent of the toy manufacturer must be obtained first.

He probably won't even make this trip.

of course.

If it weren't for the discipline that runs through his mind...

That would have made it impossible to discover the "gold mine" in Yi Zhongding's home.

"I'm not really sure either. I've worked in the factory for over twenty years. If I hadn't heard a few foreigners talking about these things before, I wouldn't remember."

Wang Dafa didn't make any grand promises, but spoke cautiously.

"Yes, we need to write this down and bring it up at the field meeting when we get back. If it really exists, then we need to take it seriously. We should learn from the barbarians to control them."

"Of course, we must still adhere to the principle of self-reliance. At present, the country is in dire need of reconstruction and there is a shortage of foreign exchange everywhere, so we should focus on expanding the factory buildings."

"This will not only restore productivity and create jobs, but also generate revenue from selling the products."

"If the technology patent that Zhongding just mentioned works, we should pay attention to it. Who knows, it might bring back some machinery for the country."

Hu Jieming pondered for a long time before solemnly instructing his secretary.

His accompanying secretary also took careful notes.

Then Yi Zhongding led them to see other toys.

Baby cars, rocking cars, rocking horses, toy guns, tanks, airplanes, cars, mini trains, children's tricycles, toy slides, building blocks...

There were also racing tracks for younger siblings to use for competitions, just like the circular tracks that were popular with four-wheel drive cars in later generations.

And train tracks...

You wouldn't know unless you took stock.

A review.

Yi Zhongding himself was startled.

I never realized I'd made so many toys for my younger siblings in just over half a year.

No wonder you can't find any of the common children's toys like marbles or picture cards that other kids play with at home.

Although most of them are wooden toys.

But that's still pretty awesome.

Is my hands-on skill level at the level of an eighth-grade craftsman?

cough.

Just having a laugh.

He was thinking about what would happen if this were to be rated.

How could I not rate myself as an eighth-grade carpenter?

After watching it, Hu Jieming and his group exclaimed that it was incredibly enjoyable.

This trip was definitely worthwhile.

Director Zhang of the neighborhood committee, who had accompanied them, was filled with regret.

These things are right under my nose every day.

Why didn't I think of producing it to earn foreign exchange?

it's good now.

The gold mine right under our noses was taken away by a toy factory in Shanghai.

Just wait to be criticized by your superiors.

That's incredibly short-sighted.

This was authorized by the neighborhood committee.

Let's just start a toy factory.

Political achievements come flying in like pieces of paper.

While listening to the introduction, he wished he could stuff something in Yi Zhongding's mouth.

But Director Hu's rank is higher than his.

Although there is no subordinate relationship.

But such a person has no comrades-in-arms anywhere.

He can't afford to offend him.

So we'll just have to see how it goes later.

As Director Hu just mentioned, the production capacity of Shanghai Kangyuan Toy Factory is insufficient, and the production line also needs to be restarted.

This is my opportunity.

The Yi family is located within their own jurisdiction; how could they not obtain authorization?

In the end, there wasn't anything particularly impressive.

Only then did everyone sit down to drink tea and chat.

Of course, Director Hu's intention was no longer just to chat.

Instead, they were figuring out what conditions they could offer to obtain the license for these toys from Yi Zhongding.

As for the matter of getting something for nothing...

He never even considered it.

Let's put aside the issue of whether it's shameful or not.

Discipline forbids him from seizing or plundering from the people.