Chapter 180 Advertisement “It’s best if people listen to it when they are three years old, and still remember it when they are eighty…”
After a satisfying meal and a few rounds of conversation, they grew closer. Xu Lili looked at her familiar colleagues, her nose aching. She should have returned to work sooner. The longer she stayed home, surrounded by her husband and children, the more she fell into a vicious cycle.
Xu Lili's husband, Jiang Xuedong, noticed she was about to cry again. He nudged her with his arm and whispered, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just see my colleagues happy." said Xu Lili.
"Don't tell me it's because that person isn't here." Jiang Xuedong said sarcastically.
Xu Lili's face suddenly changed, and tears rolled down her cheeks. We had clearly agreed not to talk about this, but he started it again!
Wang Ying, who was sitting on the other side of her, was talking to Shao Pengyu. Shao Pengyu saw Xu Lili crying and winked at Wang Ying.
Wang Ying turned around and saw Xu Lili crying. Her husband looked annoyed and seemed to be hesitant to speak as he looked at Xu Lili.
Wang Ying took out a handkerchief to wipe Xu Lili's tears and said softly, "You were so happy to see us that you cried."
Xu Lili nodded and cried even harder: "Director, you know me best."
"Okay, don't cry. Come back to work early. The factory needs you." Wang Ying put his arm around Xu Lili's shoulders and said softly.
"Well, I will go back to work after the holiday." Xu Lili nodded while wiping her tears.
Wang Ying and Xu Lili chatted quietly for a while, calming her down. After that, Xu Lili continued to talk with Wang Ying and her colleagues, ignoring her husband.
Shao Pengyu moved to the side of Xu Lili's husband Jiang Xuedong and asked about their unit's contracting of the factory and what their leaders' attitudes were, whether they were positive or not.
They didn't disperse until people from the state-owned restaurant came to chase them away.
Before leaving, Xu Lili and Wang Ying were a little reluctant to part, and whispered, "Do I really want to say that?"
"Just put it this way, otherwise he will always use this matter to control you. Aren't you annoyed? Don't let it affect your work. I am impartial and fair. No matter how good our relationship is, I will not show leniency to you when it involves work." Wang Ying said.
"Okay, I'm going all out. I've had enough. Rain or shine, lightning or thunder, he always brings it up..." Xu Lili said with a bit of gritted teeth. These past few days, she'd always thought it was her fault, and had always been soft-hearted, but now softness wasn't enough, so she had to resort to hard tactics.
"If he has a wrong expression or wants to attack you, you'd better run away quickly," Wang Ying reminded.
"That, that shouldn't be the case..." Xu Lili said, "He's just a soft-hearted person. If he really was the type to use force, I would have fought him a long time ago. Now that he's here, I won't say anything more. Let's meet at the factory."
Everyone waved goodbye and went home with their loved ones.
On the way back, Jiang Xuedong asked Xu Lili, "What did your factory director say to you? The two of you kept whispering to each other."
"Arrange work." Xu Lili said.
"I don't think you look like you're going to arrange work, so don't be talking about that person."
"Yes, she has been talking to me about that man, saying that he is not married yet. Are you satisfied?" Xu Lili said coldly.
The handlebars of Jiang Xuedong's bicycle tilted, and the whole bicycle shook, almost causing Xu Lili to fall off.
"I knew you were talking about him!" Jiang Xuedong said gritting his teeth.
"Yeah! We were just talking about him. He's so amazing now. I really regret why I underestimated myself back then and didn't pursue him boldly. He was the moon in the sky and I was Chang'e. I was so stupid back then."
Xu Lili's words were too shocking. Jiang Xuedong tapped the ground several times to stop the car, and Xu Lili got out of the back seat.
"You finally told the truth!" Jiang Xuedong turned to look at Xu Lili.
"Yes, that's the truth. Are you satisfied?"
"You...I..."
"Do you think I should be bold for once? He's not married yet anyway." Xu Lili looked at her husband's surprised expression and felt a little relieved.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you forgotten that you are married and have children?" Jiang Xuedong lowered his voice and glared at Xu Lili fiercely.
"So what? Maybe he likes it this way. You think about him for me all day long and remind me that I haven't forgotten him. In this case, I might as well be bolder and pursue true love." Xu Lili said.
"You, you said yesterday that you haven't liked him for a long time! You..." Jiang Xuedong is a civilian in the unit and is usually a gentleman. He couldn't bring himself to swear.
"You don't believe it anyway." Xu Lili felt more and more that this was the best way. It was refreshing! Her family thought she was wrong in the first place and asked her to explain it to her husband and coax him back. But the factory director was right. She did nothing wrong! She was right when she liked him at first, and she was right to give up later and get married! Was she going to be humiliated in her husband's family for the rest of her life because of a love affair before marriage?
Jiang Xuedong looked at Xu Lili, and suddenly came to his senses. He said, "Did your factory director teach you?"
"I don't understand what you are saying. Since you think I can't forget my dream lover, I will go find him." Xu Lili continued to talk, determined to piss Jiang Xuedong off to death.
"Get in the car first and talk about it when we get home," said Jiang Xuedong.
Xu Lili didn't want to fight with Jiang Xuedong on the street, so she got in the car and went back with him.
When Xu Lili got home, she went to see her child first. Her mother-in-law still looked unhappy, and Xu Lili didn't want to pay any attention to her. She took the child back to her room.
"What's wrong with her? She's in a bad mood after going out." The mother-in-law said to Jiang Xuedong.
"Nothing." Jiang Xuedong followed Xu Lili back to the room.
Back in the room, Xu Lili ignored Jiang Xuedong and held the child in her arms, teaching him to speak.
Jiang Xuedong sat down next to Xu Lili, coughed lightly, and said, "When you return to the factory, what kind of work will your factory director assign you?"
"Team leader, what else? But being a team leader at our Panda Biscuit Factory isn't easy either." Xu Lili recalled how she and the factory director first entered the factory together. Now he's the factory director, and she's always arguing with him over trivial matters! The factory director's man wouldn't be like Jiang Xuedong!
"You haven't been to work for so long, can you still be a team leader when you go back?" Jiang Xuedong said.
"So what? I was brought up by our factory director. It's only a matter of time before I become a workshop director. Our factory will open a branch in the future, and maybe I can even become the director of that branch."
"Just you..."
"Yes, it's me!" Xu Lili looked at Jiang Xuedong. "Our factory director said I can do it. Do you have any objections?"
Jiang Xuedong snorted: "Your factory director is quite capable. You talked to her for a while, and then you came back and treated me like this."
"Our factory director is very capable. She is a provincial model worker. She built the Panda Biscuit Factory single-handedly. She is the youngest factory director in the province, and her products are sold all over the country," said Xu Lili.
"No matter how powerful she is, she can't interfere in the family affairs of her employees. If she teaches you like this, I... I don't agree with you going back to work." Jiang Xuedong said.
Xu Lili looked at Jiang Xuedong and said calmly, "Then let's get a divorce."
"You, what did you say? Divorce?" Jiang Xuedong was dumbfounded.
"Well, divorce. It's better to divorce than to live my whole life with shame in your house." Xu Lili put the child on the bed.
Jiang Xuedong's face turned red with anger: "It was you..."
"Yes, it's my fault! I deserve to die for having a crush on someone before I got married! I shouldn't have gotten married, okay? Since you can't let go, let's get a divorce." Xu Lili argued with Jiang Xuedong like this, and she really felt like getting a divorce.
"What do you mean I can't let go? It's obviously you..." Jiang Xuedong said as he met Xu Lili's disappointed eyes and didn't continue.
"Why don't you say anything? What's wrong with me? After I got married, did I show any attachment to that man? If you hadn't talked about it every day, I would have forgotten what he looked like. I've told you so many times... forget it." Xu Lili said, "Let's get a divorce. I've had enough." The factory director didn't teach her to threaten with divorce. It was an idea that came from the bottom of Xu Lili's heart when she saw Jiang Xuedong looking down on her.
"No! I won't leave!" Jiang Xuedong said quickly.
"Why bother? You don't trust me anyway. Let it be. I'm tired too." Xu Lili said.
Jiang Xuedong knew that this was all taught to Xu Lili by her factory manager, but he still felt very upset.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I'm petty, okay? I won't say it again." Jiang Xuedong knew that if he didn't give in this time, Xu Lili would probably make a big fuss. Their factory director was also very powerful. Xu Lili had been under his control for so long, and she became so strong after just being with her for half a day. "I just care about you too much, that's why I'm like this."
Xu Lili ignored Jiang Xuedong and started packing her clothes.
Jiang Xuedong was really a little scared and started to coax Xu Lili... As he coaxed her, Xu Lili felt more and more that she had really walked into a dead end.
Xu Lili made a fuss at home for two days. Finally, Jiang Xuedong promised not to mention that matter again, and Xu Lili reluctantly agreed not to divorce.
The National Day holiday just ended and Xu Lili returned to the factory to report.
After completing the formalities, Xu Lili went to find Wang Ying. Wang Ying was talking to Dou Haiyan. Seeing her coming, he smiled and said, "Come and sit down."
Xu Lili looked at Dou Haiyan and felt envious. If she hadn't gone home to get married and have children, she might have been able to work as a secretary for the factory director.
"Have all the procedures been completed?" Wang Ying asked.
"It's done," Xu Lili said. "The factory has changed so much! There are a lot of new workshops and warehouses, and there are more trucks. It's great!"
"It will be better in the future." Wang Ying said with a smile, "Have you dealt with the family affairs?"
Xu Lili was a little embarrassed: "Well, it's handled. Don't worry, Director, I can really handle it myself in the future."
"The things you were responsible for before are now being done by others. What do you think about me finding you something new to do?" Wang Ying asked.
"I listen to the factory manager," said Xu Lili.
"I want to reorganize the R&D department and let Lu Zhongming and you be in charge. Our factory will speed up the launch of new products in the future. The R&D department is very important." Wang Ying said.
"Okay!" Xu Lili agreed without thinking.
"You will be Lu Zhongming's deputy for the time being." Wang Ying said again.
"It's his duty. He is much more capable than me." Xu Lili had no objection at all.
"You are also very good." Wang Ying smiled at her.
Xu Lili felt that she was lucky to have joined the company with Wang Ying and to have a good relationship with her. In fact, she had no skills at all and was far inferior to Sister Yulan. But when Xu Lili thought about the fact that even so, the factory director still cared about her and arranged a good position for her, she was determined not to let this friendship down.
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The Panda Biscuit Factory's joint application for contracting the factory continued. Shao Pengyu eventually persuaded four other companies to apply to the leadership for contracting the factory, along with his factory.
Wang Ying met twice with the leaders of the four factories and had a meal together to finalize the details and timing of the "joint petition." She set the date at the end of October. She couldn't remember the exact date, but it was probably around this time that the state issued an important document promoting the enterprise contracting system.
Coincidentally, three days after Wang Ying and his colleagues submitted the petition, a document about the enterprise contracting system was published in the newspaper.
Shao Pengyu went to Wang Ying with the newspaper and said, "Director, take a look at this!"
"I saw it." Wang Ying said with a smile, "What a coincidence."
Shao Pengyu whispered, "Director, is this really a coincidence? Did a senior leader in Beijing tell you about this in advance?"
Wang Ying laughed: "How is that possible! What a powerful leader this person must be, with connections everywhere! I don't have that ability, it's just a coincidence, don't talk nonsense."
Shao Pengyu still didn't quite believe it. After all, the factory director had just been to Beijing... He brought up this matter when he came back, and then the document came out...
Not only Shao Pengyu thought so, even the leaders of Beichong City suspected that Wang Ying had obtained inside information in advance in Beijing.
Whether it was a coincidence or someone else's revelation, at this critical juncture, the leadership agreed to Wang Ying and his group's petition.
The Panda Biscuit Factory began implementing the contracting system in January 1982.
The factory is about to undergo changes, which has caused quite a stir among the employees of the Panda Biscuit Factory. Many people don't know what this contracting system is all about.
"I heard they set their own prices and are responsible for their own profits and losses. Once they meet their annual targets, any excess will be considered the factory's profit and they keep it for themselves."
"Then the indicator must be even more frightening, right?"
"Yeah, it must be a lot more!"
"Who will pay our wages then?"
"Yes, if we lose money, will we still be able to pay our salaries?"
"Our factory is doing so well, how could we possibly be losing money? We should be asking if we can get a share of the extra money, right?"
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When people were feeling uneasy, Wang Ying held a radio meeting for all employees to explain the contract responsibility system. When the employees heard that after the factory met its targets, any excess profits would be distributed according to their contributions and would definitely not be less than their previous wages, they were excited.
No one thinks that Director Wang is just making empty promises. The employees all see his abilities.
The Panda Biscuit Factory transitioned to the contracting system very smoothly and officially entered the next chapter.
Two days after New Year's Day, Wang Ying received a call from Gu Xuan, saying that he wanted to pick up Huanhuan and Yueyue to continue filming the winter scenes.
"It's cold, you must remember to keep the child warm! Huanhuan's face was sunburned in the summer." Wang Ying complained to Gu Xuan.
"Got it. We will pay attention to it. By the way, Yingzi, didn't we say before that we wanted to shoot an advertisement for your factory? How about asking Huanhuan and Yueyue to shoot this advertisement?" Gu Xuan said.
"Let them take pictures?" Wang Ying thought about it and understood what Gu Xuan meant.
"Yes, let them shoot. This movie is not suitable for product placement, but we can let them shoot the commercials directly. When the movie is released, we will directly put the commercials on TV, and the effect will definitely be good." Gu Xuan said.
"Okay!" Wang Ying agreed immediately.
"I asked Yunsheng to write the script for the commercial before, but I don't know if he finished it yet. Anyway, there's still some time left. Once the two movies are finished, I'll shoot this commercial."
"I'll tell him when I get back," Wang Ying said, "about the cost..."
"Why are you talking about this?" Gu Xuan interrupted her, "I'll probably go back as well after Yunsheng and the others go back."
"Then let's talk about it when we meet."
The two chatted for a few more minutes and then hung up the phone.
After returning home, Wang Ying told Zhao Yunsheng about this. Zhao Yunsheng thought Gu Xuan's idea was great, but Zhao Yunsheng didn't know how to write the script for this advertisement.
Wang Ying had seen many TV commercials in his past life, so he said, "I think this commercial should first have positive and cheerful background music, then have impactful visuals, and most importantly, have catchy slogans."
"Hiss, it's a bit difficult. I saw that watch advertisement on TV before, it was just average..." said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Then we have to be innovative!" Wang Ying said. "This slogan can also be made into a children's song, or adapted from an existing children's song. In short, it should be catchy and memorable! Ideally, people can hear it at age three and still remember it at age eighty."
Zhao Yunsheng laughed heartily: "This is really going to test me! I'm good at writing lyrics, but I'll have to find someone else to compose the music."
"We have Gu Xuan. He's the director, so he must be the one to find these. He will definitely make a refreshing and memorable advertisement!" Wang Ying still remembers some advertisements from his previous life!
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