After Zhou Weimin left, Sun Zhengguo immediately dialed the General Office's phone number, found Director Yu, and explained the current predicament.
"Comrade Zhengguo! Since you called me, you must have something on your mind. Tell me in detail. As long as we can help, we will definitely not stand idly by."
"That's exactly what we've been waiting for, Director Yu. Our North and South branches are planning to purchase several color TV production lines, and we urge the higher authorities to support us."
Upon hearing Sun Zhengguo's request, Director Yu on the other end of the phone couldn't help but gasp.
He knew a little about color TV production lines; large ones cost five or six million US dollars, and even smaller ones cost two or three million US dollars.
Moreover, judging from Sun Zhengguo's tone just now, the North and South branches are planning to purchase several lines. So how many lines are they exactly?
Just thinking about Director Yu gives me a headache.
But no matter how much of a headache he was having, he couldn't ignore it, because it involved the research institute, which was of paramount importance.
"Comrade Zhengguo, could you please specify exactly how many production lines you need?"
"Director Yu, I don't want to put you in a difficult position. How about this, give me ten or eight options to start with, I'll make do with them for now."
"How many?"
If Director Yu hadn't been sitting in his seat, he probably would have been startled, and his voice instantly rose several decibels.
The sound made Sun Zhengguo's ears ring.
"Keep your voice down, Director Yu. Can you please calm down? I don't need this much all at once; I'm going to increase it gradually."
"You're asking for way too much!"
“Not much, not much.” Sun Zhengguo then began to analyze the reasons.
It turns out that his purpose in having so many production lines was not entirely for producing game consoles, but rather to prepare for entering the television industry.
With the imminent arrival of reform and opening up, domestic electronic products could no longer meet the needs of the Chinese people.
Therefore, Sun Zhengguo planned a new way out for the research institute's branch factory, namely, product diversification.
This is the only way to go further.
The branch factory can now produce washing machines. If televisions are added, it will gradually supplement with refrigerators, air conditioners, and eventually cars, mobile phones, and chips.
Sun Zhengguo's goal was simple: to transform the branch factory into a well-rounded, multifaceted enterprise.
After all, his family's future was already set, and going into business was definitely out of the question, so there was no need to hold back.
Although his idea was good, Director Yu did not agree on the spot, but planned to hold a meeting to discuss it and then give him a reply.
"Okay, thank you for your support, Director Yu. I look forward to your reply."
After hanging up the phone, Sun Zhengguo grabbed some blueprints and went downstairs to the laboratory.
Meanwhile, the laboratory was still bustling with activity, with many technicians busy playing games.
After a period of careful refinement by Zhao Weiping, the tank battle game has been completed and is currently undergoing testing.
"Director, you've arrived."
"Engineer Zhao, these blueprints and documents contain the Pac-Man concept. Once the Tank Battle test is complete, we can start the new project."
"Yes, Director."
Zhao Weiping took the documents and started looking through them. Sun Zhengguo didn't disturb him and then went to play games.
One of the technicians was very observant and immediately made room for the boss, then ran over to the Great Wall block area.
Seeing that there was no one there, Sun Zhengguo shook his head.
Since the release of this two-player version of Tank Battle, Great Wall Blocks has become obsolete; unless there's no other choice, no one will play it.
This also indirectly shows that Tank Battle must not be released until the Great Wall Blocks have been fully exploited for their value.
Just as Sun Zhengguo was having a great time playing the game, the General Office convened an emergency meeting.
During the meeting, when Director Yu mentioned the institute's requirements, all the standing committee members looked rather displeased.
"Director Yu, did you hear me right? Ten color TV production lines would require at least 30 million US dollars, and that's for small production lines. If it's a large production line, the cost would double."
The person who raised this question was a deputy director surnamed Qin.
This Deputy Director Qin previously worked in the Import and Export Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, so he was very familiar with the prices of these import and export commodities.
The reason he was transferred to the General Office was to coordinate with the research institute and facilitate the import and export of its goods.
Therefore, his words have absolute authority.
“Deputy Director Qin, I’m sure I didn’t misspoke, but Comrade Zheng Guo didn’t say he wanted that much all at once, but rather that he wanted it to increase gradually.”
Next, Director Yu explained the reasons in detail, as well as the institute's future strategic plan.
The standing committee members present relaxed somewhat after hearing this.
Trusting Sun Zhengguo, Deputy Director Qin did not disagree and immediately expressed his opinion.
"Alright then! I agree in principle. Fortunately, the initial requirements aren't too high. If we achieve good results, then we can make the purchase without any objections."
I agree.
"agree."
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Seeing the Standing Committee members raise their hands, Director Yu nodded in satisfaction.
But then another member of the Standing Committee raised an opinion.
"Director Yu, although we approved it unanimously, we simply cannot approve such a large amount of funding without the approval of higher authorities."
"How much funding can we get approved?"
As Director Yu said this, his gaze turned to another deputy director.
Because this deputy director is specifically responsible for liaising with the finance department, he knows how to use funds reasonably.
"No more than twenty million US dollars." The deputy director blurted out without hesitation.
"Twenty million?"
Director Yu silently calculated that this amount of money could buy two large and two small color TV production lines, which should be enough for the time being.
"Then there's no need to alarm the higher-ups. I'll have the research institute submit a report to help them get through this difficult time. I believe the higher-ups will understand."
Seeing that Director Yu had set the tone, the other standing committee members didn't want to say anything more to avoid offending anyone; they just carried it out.
To say there's absolutely no risk involved would be utter nonsense.
If things go wrong in the end, Director Yu will be the first one to suffer.
After the meeting, Director Yu returned to his office and immediately called the research institute to inform Sun Zhengguo of the meeting's outcome, asking him to write a report and submit it as soon as possible.
"Really? Thank you, Director Yu. I'll have my secretary write the report right away."
"Um!"
Director Yu hesitated for a moment, then decided to give the reminder anyway.
"Comrade Zhengguo, although the General Office has approved this allocation, I am under tremendous pressure. I hope you will use it cautiously and use it where it is most needed."
"Please rest assured, Director Yu, I guarantee that every expenditure will be used transparently and will also generate greater profits."
"Okay, I believe you."
After the two hung up the phone, Sun Zhengguo immediately called Chen Zhonghua and asked him to write an application report and try to submit it today.
Chen Zhonghua also put in a lot of effort and finished writing the application report around 3 p.m.
After reviewing it, Sun Zhengguo concluded that there were no problems and quickly sent someone to deliver it to the General Office.
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