Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

Although Lu Weiguo's words were harsh.

But that's just how reality is.

Lu Weiguo was still talking about the most basic issues of production.

He was too embarrassed to talk about the serious problems.

In state-owned factories, employees are laid-back; they receive stable wages and can come and go as they please, or simply give a heads-up if they don't want to.

A county town can be described as having a large population, or a small one.

However, those who were able to get into state-owned factories were more or less related to relatives or friends.

They're hard to manage, but salaries still have to be paid.

Danjiang County was at the forefront of reform and was the first to discover this problem.

In many places, this situation did not break out on a large scale until the 1990s.

Layoffs, unemployment, buyouts—life is insecure.

In addition, some singers' parents were corrupt, and several thousand people froze to death in just one winter.

This is not just a problem in one place; it's a problem for the entire Northeast.

Lu Weiguo and Zhao Kaishan were both aware of the intricacies involved.

They exchanged a glance and said nothing more. Some things are better left unsaid; they can only be understood intuitively.

"So... you mean the transformation means closing down the business and having the employees become middlemen?"

This isn't right. There are only a few sales staff; the rest of the employees are either highly skilled or just manual laborers.

They can't sell them...

Zhao Kaishan continued Lu Weiguo's words and asked.

However, he then looked enlightened and said, "Isn't this a bad idea? You mean, since we've already come up with the plan, we'll only get paid if we sell the goods, so we're forcing everyone to leave on their own?"

You...you're really inhuman! You might as well have just bought it outright.

"Pah! Shameless! You can do something like this, but I couldn't. I didn't even think about it. Fan Jiao, don't associate with Secretary Zhao anymore. He's obviously not a good person."

Lu Weiguo's words made Zhao Kaishan blush.

But apart from this method, what chance do you have to revive that shabby factory that Qian Yunshan set up, which is just a sham business?

"Spit it out if you have something to say, stop torturing people."

"Don't swear in front of my son, or you'll corrupt the child." Lu Weiguo rolled his eyes at Zhao Kaishan before slowly saying, "We don't have an advantage in upstream materials."

And to get into that kind of business, you need to invest a lot of money. Since the upstream isn't viable, why don't we go downstream? For example, steel products...

Like shelves... and those steel cabinets...

Lu Weiguo's words undoubtedly surprised the two people present.

Manufacturing downstream products?

Technically it's possible, but... who the hell could afford to lose that kind of face?

Just like those veteran technicians in the factory, they are all extremely proud and arrogant.

In this era, whatever your profession, you have to reach the top.

Even the employee technical rating system follows a similar pattern.

For example, loggers are rated and selected based on their skill level.

When evaluating fitters, they are categorized into different levels of fitter.

Moreover, the rigid mindset of collective production makes everyone only aware of the work at hand.

"We must liberate our minds, innovate, and differentiate ourselves. Those of you in leadership positions must set an example and bravely take the first step." Lu Weiguo had already anticipated this response.

Continue to guide them gradually and gently.

They brainwashed Zhao Kaishan ideologically, in his daily life, and politically.

Finally, they throw out a reason that's almost impossible to refuse.

"Just tell me, now in our county, more and more people are opening their own shops, so is the demand for shelves high?"

Wooden shelves are indeed good, but they are expensive and their safety cannot be guaranteed. If you're going to manufacture shelving, it's for the safety of ordinary people.

As for that metal cabinet, you can produce as many as you want.

Not only are they cheap, but as long as the coating doesn't peel off, one cabinet can be passed down for three generations. When wedding furniture comes around, everyone uses metal cabinets; your steel mill will be able to survive!

They can all become top figures in their respective industries. Then, as GG would say: "The love between gay men is as strong as steel!"

In his previous life, he started from the bottom and eventually became the boss.

What I've honed the best is this ability to make grand promises.

He doesn't even believe some of the things he says, but everyone loves to hear them.

For example, right now, Zhao Kaishan is practically seeing images in his mind.

The steel rolling mill was thriving; the entire county and even the whole of Northeast China used their racks and cabinets.

In the future, newlyweds can directly purchase a set of steel furniture from them.

The newlyweds beamed with joy at the saying that their love was stronger than gold.

Lu Weiguo almost vomited when he saw that lewd expression on his face.

He just said it offhand, he's just being silly, who uses a metal cabinet for a wedding?

However, if the exterior of the cabinet were made in cooperation with forestry, using a combination of iron and wood panels, that would be feasible.

But that's a story for another time.

The key is how to urge steel rolling mills to transform.

Moreover, he had follow-up plans: if the steel mill transformed, most of the Russians' machinery would become useless.

When the machinery is recycled, we can find some Russian experts to modify it and do something with it.

That's wonderful...

Abuse of power for personal gain?

That doesn't count!!

It's not like he wouldn't buy that batch of equipment.

. . . . . .

the other side.

Liu Dazhuang finally arrived home with a large sack full of good stuff.

But before he even entered the house, he heard many elderly people pointing and gossiping about him.

"Oh dear, what a fool, he didn't even react when his wife was taken advantage of."

"That's not his wife, don't talk nonsense. He has two women, why would he care about that?"

"Two women won't do either. They're my own women too. What 'fools are lucky' nonsense? This is clearly just that fools are more tolerant!"

"That widow was just for everyone to have fun with. How could he, a simpleton, possibly keep an eye on her? If nothing else happens, I'll go and have some fun with her in a few days..."

This time, no outsiders were spreading the lies; many of them were old men from the village entrance.

He used to have a good relationship with Liu Dazhuang.

After all, everyone knows he is Lu Weiguo's younger brother.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

There were too many people talking about it, and Liu Dazhuang didn't quite understand what they were saying.

With so many people talking, his head started to spin. He shook his head and excitedly went into the house.

But as soon as the door opened...

The two women inside the house not only did not greet him, but also lowered their heads, not daring to look Liu Dazhuang in the eye.

"What's wrong? Sister-in-law Huifang, Sister-in-law Liu, what are you doing? Can't you see I'm back? I brought you some delicious food."

"Hurry up and light the fire, get this..."

"Dazhuang, did you hear that?" Widow Liu asked, her head bowed, her voice barely audible.

"That's what those old men said, right? I heard it."

Liu Dazhuang replied with a silly grin.

"So, is there anything you want to say...?" Spending a lot of time with Liu Dazhuang, I gradually forgot that he was a simpleton with only one brain.

"Huh? Someone bullied you?" It wasn't until this moment that Liu Dazhuang realized what was happening.