"Wh...what?" Qin Tian was a little puzzled. Was his idea ridiculous?
"Do you think it's possible? There are so many people in our country who are eager to go abroad right now."
"And those who paid the fees..."
"Don't give me that nonsense." Wang Shouren waved his hand. "If you want to stay, there are a million reasons to stay. Putting everything else aside, just look at our two factories. Which factory would the researchers prefer to go to? Put yourself in their shoes. My factory is like the United States, and your factory is like China."
“You’re wrong. We’re all from the same country, but countries are different.”
"Ha." Wang Shouren chuckled: "Are you genuinely confused, or are you pretending to be ignorant?"
"Right now, my salary here is high enough, but how many people are still trying to find ways to go to Xiao Ri Zi (a place name)? The salary there is even higher, ridiculously higher. You can easily earn in a year what you'd earn in ten or more years here. I'm not saying anything else, I'd just go work there for a year and then come back. What do you think? If you were in that situation, wouldn't you be tempted?"
Qin Tian was about to speak when Wang Shouren interrupted him.
"Don't bring this up to the level of patriotism. It doesn't even come to that level. They're just going out to work, not betraying the country. Your parents' generation is considered the first generation of our country, and you and I are the second generation. We know the difficulties that our country faced when it was founded, and we also know just how despicable those wolves abroad really are."
"But what about the next generation? Our generation can witness war and know how hard-won peace is. The next generation will only know what we tell each other through oral tradition. You can't rely on oral traditions that haven't been tested by life and death. No matter how eloquent you are or how grand your descriptions are, what good will they do? You'll never know how much it hurts until you're hit by a bullet."
"I think your thinking is starting to lean towards capitalism," Qin Tian said after a long pause.
"Ha, have you forgotten about Dafeng Factory?" Wang Shouren scoffed. "Over the years, I've encountered many things. Among them, I've only seen one thing: no matter what we do, we can't achieve absolute fairness. Since we can't achieve absolute fairness, then our hearts and beliefs are valuable."
Qin Tian sighed when he heard Wang Shouren mention Dafeng Factory.
He actually knew about this.
That was 1978. A high-ranking official sent Wang Shouren to help some factories increase production. Nothing unusual there; he went to the factories, conducted investigations, made plans, and after that, Wang Shouren returned. But who knew that a few months later, the Dafeng Factory reported that they had invented a way to increase production—yes, this method was Wang Shouren's "Five-Star Management System."
The entire department was speechless at the time...
I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone this stupid.
If this kind of behavior were written into a book, readers would be furious, because nobody would believe that someone could be so stupid. Yet, this thing, step by step, went from the factory directly to the ministry. Who can you complain to?
Of course, in the end, what needed to be dealt with was dealt with.
This incident became a topic of conversation among everyone.
"You're afraid that after people come back, some people will take some things for themselves."
“No, it’s not that I’m afraid,” Wang Shouren waved his hand. “It’s a fact. Besides, you know what the domestic research environment is like right now. Research requires investment. It’s not worth it to mess around with these things now, unless you have a solid financial backing like me.”
Wang Shouren's words were already the epitome of benevolence and righteousness.
In later generations, many people said that some college graduates who went abroad and never returned were committing an act of betrayal against the country.
In reality, there's no such thing as betrayal. Is it because the country perished after others left? That's nonsense. In peacetime, where do all these questions of betrayal come from?
Think of the two countries as two companies.
A good company environment, a relaxed work atmosphere, and high salaries.
The other company had a mediocre work environment, a tense work atmosphere, and low wages.
Which one to choose?
Unless someone is ambitious and wants to venture out into the world, 99% of people would choose the first option. Most people aren't that noble; they're not saviors, and they can't do what saints do. That's all.
Qin Tian sighed again. He did not agree with Wang Shouren's statement, but he really couldn't afford to waste any more time on the research institute.
"Then what do you think is the best way to develop my factory?" Qin Tian still wanted to know where his future development path should lead.
The motorcycle factory is quite stable now. The recent scandals were all over the place, but they weren't a major problem for Qin Tian. Besides, news doesn't spread that fast these days. Just changing the name isn't a big issue. Unlike later generations, where everything can be dug up once something goes wrong.
But now that the problem has been solved, how should the motorcycle factory develop?
"You don't need to worry too much. Exporting is one way, and domestic sales are another. Once the domestic economy picks up, motorcycle sales will naturally increase. Back in the 1980s, we only sold a few tens of thousands of motorcycles a year at most, but now we've probably sold over 200,000. We have a large population in China, so sales are bound to go up. Why don't you change your thinking and consider expanding nationwide?"
"A nationwide layout?" Qin Tian pondered for a moment. "You mean, try to focus on the domestic market as much as possible? But that doesn't really make much sense, does it?"
"That depends on how you define this meaning. If you only consider it from the perspective of foreign exchange goals, then it will be very difficult, but if you prioritize the economy, the difficulty will drop significantly."
To put it simply, it's just a difference between domestic sales and export sales.
To be honest, it's very difficult for domestic companies to export their products these days.
Without joining the WTO, we were essentially illegal in the international arena. We had to go through middlemen, and Wang Shouren had experienced firsthand how ruthless these middlemen could be. They would even drive down prices to a point where you could do it, but you wouldn't really want to. They took all the profits, while you, for the sake of foreign exchange, had no choice but to grit your teeth and do it.
Wang Shouren was unwilling to engage in this kind of export business.
Therefore, he made connections in Hong Kong, and his condition gradually improved.
However, this was based on the fact that both the Huo and Lou families gave face to the mainland leaders.
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