After Wang Shouren went to the research building, he was supposed to go to Shen Yuanliang's place.
Pushing open the door, Shen Yuanliang was looking at documents. Hearing the sound, he looked up and smiled, "You're back? I heard that big project you were leading is almost finished? How was it? Are you confident you could pull it off?"
Shen Yuanliang was originally the chief engineer of the steel rolling mill.
There is a clear understanding of the current situation of my country's steel industry.
If it weren't for Director Yang's insistence on replacing the chief engineer with one of his own, he would never have agreed to let Wang Shouren come here.
He was naturally aware of Project 1780.
After all these years, all his connections have come from this.
Therefore, when Wang Shouren proposed to take on this job, no one else knew exactly what it entailed, except for him, and he was the first to support it. He even stated, "If I come back and the factory doesn't turn out well, I'll cut my own head off."
It was only because there was such a stabilizing force behind him that Wang Shouren dared to go about his business with peace of mind.
Shen Yuanliang, putting aside everything else, is absolutely a master at factory construction and production.
According to Li Weiguo, he originally planned to put Shen Yuanliang in charge of another factory, but Wang Shouren intercepted the job. This man was quite shrewd.
"Here, have one. It's from over there. I heard it tastes different from the ones here. The first person I thought of when I got back was you." Wang Shouren pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. There was no special design on it, just the words "Special Supply." Every place has this kind of cigarette; it symbolizes status and position. But for Wang Shouren, he could have as many as he wanted.
"Don't give me any of that stuff, just tell me if it worked or not."
"Don't worry, with me in charge, how could I fail? If Xiao Rizi wants to make money, do you think I'd let him? Let me tell you, I heard that after Xiao Rizi went back, that guy who did the construction got fired and ended up committing suicide at home as an apology. They even protested to us over there," Wang Shouren said cheerfully.
Li Weiguo had actually told him about this before. He even asked him if it was really possible to do it.
At that time, there was immense pressure from above.
After all, China still has a strong desire for technology. If they can't develop it, they might even have trouble procuring steel.
In a sense, this was a desperate gamble, but fortunately, Wang Shouren did not disappoint them.
It is said that when news of their success reached the company, the chairman of Sanlih E-Television smashed his family heirloom jade.
"That's good, that's good." Shen Yuanliang took a deep breath before picking up the cigarettes Wang Shouren had thrown at him. He lit one, threw the rest of the pack into his drawer, and then sighed, "Sometimes, life really is a cycle. Before, you were the one who messed up my cigarettes, and now it's my turn to mess up yours."
"What's wrong? Getting sentimental? You're not thinking of quitting, are you?" Wang Shouren raised an eyebrow.
"It's not that serious, just a bit of reminiscing." Shen Yuanliang waved his hand and took another puff of his cigarette. "When you get old, you always have to have some reflections, right? Do you remember back in '66, I was thinking, have they lost their minds? Why are they making such a fuss? What will our country become if they keep doing that? Later, I listened to you and watched them make their moves. Who knew that this fuss would last for ten years?"
"Ten years, but it's all worth it. I don't know how I would have gotten through it without you."
Wang Shouren was silent for a while, then said, "Things are getting better now. You shouldn't keep thinking about these things. Just focus on your work and see how far my factory can go."
"Alright." Shen Yuanliang smiled, stood up, walked to Wang Shouren's side, and patted him on the shoulder: "Your factory is amazing, how about it? When are you planning to bring Lao Zhao back too?"
"We'll come back after the New Year, the whole family will come back together," Wang Shouren said with a smile.
Zhao Wuliang, a name that hasn't appeared for a long time.
In 1966, seeing the unfavorable situation in China and considering that his children were all living abroad, he discussed it with a few people and decided to go abroad. Before leaving, he had a conversation with Wang Shouren and Shen Yuanliang. Wang Shouren wanted him to help research US patent laws, and he agreed.
Later, 76 years later, Wang Shouren began communicating with the United States.
The two sides engaged in an in-depth discussion.
In the mid-1980s, Lou Xiao'e, on behalf of Wang Shouren, personally went to the United States. After demonstrating their company's products to Zhao Wuliang, Zhao Wuliang discussed it with his family and decided that the whole family would return together.
This news also reached Li Weiguo, who reportedly told Wang Shouren to have Zhao Wuliang visit him after the New Year, as his superiors wanted to discuss something with him.
In fact, Li Weiguo had also considered poaching Zhao Wuliang directly, but after seeing the salary Wang Shouren offered, he abandoned the idea. It's a joke; a monthly salary of 10,000 US dollars isn't something the government can't afford, but rather unlikely to approve. Many people already looked down on Wang Shouren's extravagant approach. They felt that Wang Shouren was breaking industry rules.
For this reason, they even made a fuss. In the end, the higher-ups gave them a condition: if any of them could reach one million foreign exchange, then they could come and negotiate with the higher-ups.
You say they're offering a high price, that's great, but if you could even reach one percent of what they offer, I wouldn't say anything...
In the end, everyone dispersed. They were too ashamed; their foreign exchange earnings weren't even one percent of others', so naturally they had no face to continue.
"Really!" Shen Yuanliang immediately stood up: "Why didn't he tell me?"
"I guess he wanted to give you a surprise." Wang Shouren smiled. "Besides, he's not back to retire. You should know Engineer Zhao. He even dragged his son down with him. This time, he's back to make a big splash."
"Good heavens!" Shen Yuanliang paced back and forth in his office, his expression excited. He hadn't been this excited in years. Since coming to Wang Shouren's factory, however, he had been getting excited more and more often.
"Alright, alright, don't get so excited you faint."
"Go away, you're the one who fainted." Shen Yuanliang laughed and scolded, "By the way, what are your plans for this year?"
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