Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....
Wan Feng would not advise people on what to buy. He would ask about how the food and accommodation were, and what requirements and suggestions they had for the factory.
When these questions arose, the female workers were at a loss. However, after discussing with each other, they actually felt very good and had no demands.
Yes, what are the requirements?
The food is better than at home, the accommodation is okay, it's not hot in the summer and not cold in the winter. The factory has TV, library, volleyball, badminton and other facilities, as well as many sisters. It is much more interesting than at home, and it seems that there is really nothing unsatisfactory.
This made Wan Feng very disappointed.
Oh! Why is it so difficult to do good things?
The bell for the end of get off work rang, and Luan Feng walked out of the workshop with the workers, pushing the motorcycle and walking home with Wan Feng.
"Didn't I tell you that you don't have to go into the workshop anymore?" Wan Feng said dissatisfiedly.
"But it's boring to sit in the office by myself if I don't go into the workshop."
But it is also true that sales are handled by logistics personnel such as Jiang Min, and Luan Feng really has nothing to do in the office. Instead, she looks like a vase.
"Tell Jiang Min tomorrow that she doesn't have to leave the workshop anymore. Let her focus on managing logistics. A person's energy is limited and they can't do this and that all the time. She hasn't even started a family yet, so don't exhaust herself."
"good!"
"Also, I'm going on a long trip these two days."
"Ah! We have to leave again!"
"This time we're not going to Linji, but to Beihe and Dongshan provinces. The main goal is to find an engine partner for the machinery factory, and then go to Qindao to find a radio factory to order a batch of goods."
"How long will it take to be back?"
"If everything goes well, it will take about ten days or eight days. If things don't go well, it will take more than half a month."
"It's so hard to come back, but now I have to go out for ten or eight days. I want to go too!"
"You going? Okay! I'll sell you out once we get to Qin Island."
"You dare!"
When passing by the shoe factory, Wan Feng went in to find his second uncle Wu Qing and asked him if he had any ideas about starting a cardboard factory. Unfortunately, the shoe factory had already closed.
When he returned home, Zhu Yong had already injection-molded the fan shell that Wan Feng had designed during the day. Wan Feng installed the shell on the fan, and the fan worked properly.
It doesn't shake its head and the wind doesn't change in speed, it just spins at a constant humming speed.
Luan Feng put her head under the fan with a look of enjoyment on her face.
“I should get one for my office.”
There is a ceiling fan in the workshop, but there is not one in Luan Feng’s office, so she really should get one.
"I'll have the machine shop make one for you tomorrow."
I wonder if the technicians in the machinery factory have developed the shaking head device?
Today's electric fans are all very heavy iron fans, almost all made of iron, and one fan weighs thirty to forty kilograms.
In later generations, almost two-thirds of the components of fans were made of plastic, which greatly reduced manufacturing costs.
This is also a relatively promising project and will be launched in the future.
Future projects are not something he should consider right now. What Wan Feng is considering now is seeking reinforcements from the County Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
After the implementation of the contract responsibility system in rural areas was almost settled, Hongya County also began to implement the enterprise contract system. Originally, this contract system was carried out simultaneously in industry and agriculture.
However, in the small county of Hongya, the enterprise contracting lagged behind for some reason and has only now been officially implemented.
Some state-owned units that lost state orders fell into a panic, and also some collective and street enterprises whose products were not selling well were caught in this situation.
Wan Feng only learned about this news when he arrived at the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Some writers in the Federation, whose authenticity was unknown, were conceiving a reportage on the reform, reporting on the new atmosphere of the reform.
Wan Feng found the person in charge of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and told him the purpose of his visit.
This man, who was said to be a famous writer, did not show any interest in Wan Feng's proposal.
"You're holding an essay contest about the Inna River and launching a regional publication?"
Wan Feng nodded: "Yes."
"Do you know how many procedures are required to publish a publication?"
Wan Feng was confused about this, and as soon as this person explained, Wan Feng immediately felt overwhelmed.
Holy crap! Is it that complicated? There are more than a dozen steps involved in the application process alone. And while it’s easier to apply for a public institution, it’s incredibly difficult for a business.
"What if it's an internal publication?" Originally it was just something for his own entertainment, so Wan Feng had to settle for publishing an internal publication.
If it really doesn't work, you can just release him within the range of your power.
"That's much simpler. Internal publications don't need to be registered. If you want to publish, you just need to go to the Press and Publication Bureau to get a publication number."
It is still simpler to publish internal publications. If it is published in Jiangwei area, there is no point in getting a publication number.
"You need someone to help you review manuscripts. We're all very busy right now, and there's no one available. I have a young man who's just been assigned here, and he's not busy right now. I wonder if he can help?"
Anyone who can be assigned to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles is definitely better than Jiang Min no matter how poor his level is.
"Okay, as long as there's someone."
Then, Wan Feng saw this gentle and refined young man wearing glasses, who had a bit of scholarly air.
It was very easy for the young man to gain Wan Feng's favor. He did not show any disappointment or decadence at being transferred to the countryside to help. Instead, he looked eager to try.
This made Wan Feng very satisfied.
The young man is called Yan Ling, a young author who was transferred to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles after publishing several works in Bohai Daily and several provincial newspapers and magazines.
"Are you people from the Federation of Literary and Art Circles busy? Don't you just sit around and write all day? What's there to be busy about?"
"Now some of the county's less profitable enterprises are implementing the factory director contract responsibility system. People from the Federation of Literary and Art Circles are going there to collect folk songs and write reportage and novels, hoping to produce another work like 'The Record of Director Qiao's Inauguration.'"
Director Qiao took office? What year was that?
Director Qiao's Taking Office is a short story published by writer Jiang Zilon in 1979. It caused a huge response as soon as it was published.
Large cities began to implement the enterprise contracting system in 1979, but the small county town of Hongya only officially began to implement enterprise contracting four years later.
I wonder if the diesel engine factory is struggling to make ends meet. If the contract...
The diesel engine factory is a very useful enterprise. Although the 2100 and 4100 engines they produce are not very popular with Wan Feng, they have many years of technical reserves, which is what the Wahou Machinery Factory needs.
But forget it. Even if the contract is signed now, it cannot be taken under his name. Even if the contract is signed, it will only be given to people in the factory. How can it be the turn of an outsider like him to make decisions?
As far as I can remember, the diesel engine factory didn't declare bankruptcy until around 1992, so they still had nearly ten years to survive.
However, they have registered their engine brand themselves. If I don't allow them to use this brand, I wonder if they can survive?