Chapter 113 Chapter 113 You and I are us.
Secretary Feng of Jiangjing No. 1 Food Factory, looking at the long queues of customers waiting in front of every store to buy Liangxin brand mushroom and chicken noodle soup, he privately arranged for a salesperson to give priority to Jiangjing brand three-fresh instant noodles. As a result, customers could not buy Liangxin brand instant noodles and would rather not eat them than buy Jiangjing brand instant noodles. He was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.
Deputy Factory Manager Li nearby consoled him: "Everyone is just looking for something new. Once everyone has tasted the same flavors, everyone will be the same. Conscience instant noodles will no longer dominate the market."
Secretary Feng didn't believe it.
Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. He tried the Conscience brand instant noodles with mushroom and chicken soup flavor as soon as possible.
Both the noodles and the soup are completely different from those in the market.
The Price Bureau has unified the price at 25 cents. As long as you have tried other instant noodles, you will eventually choose the instant noodles with real conscience in the packaging.
But there was nothing he could do if he didn't believe it, so he could only look forward to what Deputy Director Li would say.
One month later.
The first batch of Liangxin instant noodles was delivered by the military district logistics department, which took orders from the instant noodle factory and helped deliver the goods to the door.
Less than half a month.
The joint ventures in various places went to the higher authorities to get invoices in advance, and took the initiative to drive the trucks to the gate of Jiangmen Farm, waiting for the new goods to come off the production line, and then immediately handed in the invoices, picked up the goods and left.
This is an experienced franchise. For inexperienced franchises, if the tickets are issued later, you will have to wait two or three more days.
Although we were fortunately able to sell out within a few days even though we pulled them back late, the total sales volume was still one or two digits short of that of smart people.
The leadership team of Jiangjing No. 1 Food Factory, which has always been concerned about conscientious instant noodles, fell into collective silence.
Deputy Factory Director Li once again comforted Secretary Feng and other leaders, saying, "It's still because of the publicity of Conscience Instant Noodles that the market is still in its infancy. But these slogans are just like the tasks assigned by the higher-ups in the past. After seeing them for a long time, no one will pay attention to them. After this period of infancy, we will ask those salespeople who have already negotiated terms to give priority to recommending Jiangjing brand instant noodles. We will definitely be able to turn things around!"
Thinking about the banners and slogans on the walls a few years ago, they really have no effect at all after a long time.
Secretary Feng felt excited again.
A week later, major newspapers once again reported on Conscience Instant Noodles: [Conscience Mushroom Chicken Soup is seeking leading roles for the Spring Festival Gala advertisement nationwide]
When stores were out of stock, a pack of Conscience brand instant noodles was given to those who passed the initial audition, which prompted families with children to send photos of their children to Jiangmen Farm.
If selected, the child will be able to appear on TV, and it will be an advertisement before the CCTV Spring Festival Gala!
It was revealed that the child who was ultimately chosen would receive a small cash reward!
Even if you can only make it to the primary election, you can still get a pack of hard-to-buy conscientious brand instant noodles. Why not?
Secretary Feng watched helplessly as his wife and daughter-in-law took their three grandchildren to a photo studio to have their photos retaken, and then sent them to the Liangxin Instant Noodle Factory in front of him. The families of other leading cadres at the Jiangjing No. 1 Food Factory all did the same thing, not taking their expressions or opinions seriously at all.
The leadership team of Jiangjing No. 1 Food Factory once again looked at Deputy Director Li.
Deputy Director Li: “….”
This time, Deputy Director Li also followed the collective silence and could no longer utter a word of comfort.
Director Liang, you are not a normal person!
Everything they do is beyond the comprehension of normal people!
“I didn’t expect so many people would send me photos.”
Zhong Xuelian looked at the photos covering the long table in the conference room and said, "I heard that a food factory wanted to find people to shoot an advertisement before, but they couldn't find so many people. Most families think this is not a proper job."
"That's because the food is not popular, so they want to advertise. It's completely different from us continuing to advertise when the food is so popular in the market."
After watching Liangxin's advertising campaign this year, Li Mao also studied foreign marketing materials. "Imagine if you were only given something with average taste as a reward, which delayed your work for a day and your child's study time, and you didn't get a penny, would you take your child to shoot this commercial?"
“That makes sense.”
Zhong Xuelian rarely argued, "It must be that our instant noodles are delicious and hard to buy, plus the reward, that we can attract so many people to sign up."
Liang Xin was looking through the photos of applicants she had received one by one. There were only children, as well as families with three or five children who had sent in three or five photos. There was also a thick stack of photos, which were of students recommended by children's palaces and schools from various places.
Zhong Xuelian looked at Liang Xin for a long time without saying anything, and asked curiously, "Do you like any of them?"
“There are a few pictures of children with natural expressions facing the camera, which feels good.”
Liang Xin picked out a few and said, "You can let the staff representative meeting vote and choose. The final decision will depend on the improvisation and lines of the audition."
"If you want to see the real person, why don't you choose it at the base first?"
Li Mao said: "There are so many family members in the base, and there are so many children in our factory, can't we take pictures?"
Without waiting for Liang Xin to speak, Zhong Xuelian said, "Now that we have chosen the base and the factory, how do we advertise?"
Li Mao slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot. People should not be selfish. I think our three children are pretty and playful. They quite meet the conditions you mentioned. If they could be on TV, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. When I think about it, my brain is blocked."
Liang Xin smiled, folded the photos one by one, and carefully put them into the envelope. "Submit the results as soon as possible. We will arrange auditions later."
Feng Haiyan took the photo and waited to go with Zhong Xuelian to discuss the voting of the staff congress alone.
Zhong Xuelian said: "The staff housing is about to be completed. The reporters at the base have been waiting for this day. In addition to the reporters, the staff have also been waiting for this day. Do we need to hold a bar to celebrate the completion of the building?"
Liang Xin was stunned for a moment, "Do it, of course we have to do it, do it in a lively manner."
Everyone in the conference room couldn't help but smile happily.
Zhong Xuelian said, "I've seen other factories put up red nails on the beams of workers' houses to express their blessing. You must make time for it. Don't be so busy that we can't find you."
"You arrange it, and tell me the time when you're done."
Liang Xin stood up and walked to the window. To the right was the already completed square, solid red brick five-story staff building. "If there are any lively ceremonies, arrange them. Everyone has been allocated a house, so it's time to celebrate."
Liang Xin was trapped in the conference room again, listening to the various departments looking for her to give final opinions on major and minor issues.
When I returned home in the evening, I saw Dudu learning to walk with Sister Ji holding him under his armpits, and I thought of what Li Mao said during the day.
She also thinks that her own Dudu is very suitable to be the protagonist of a conscientious advertisement!
Whether in terms of appearance, love of laughter, or expressiveness, she is very suitable!
Unfortunately, Dudu is still drinking milk and can only utter one or two words at a time.
This stage of lines has to be eliminated.
Liang Xin was amused by her own thoughts. She squatted on the ground with her arms open, her pupils pouting and her little mouth grinning. Sister Ji helped her lift her legs and she excitedly stepped into her mother's arms.
When he was almost reaching his mother's arms, he was suddenly lifted up by a pair of big hands. His smiling face paused for a moment, and when he saw his father's face, he smiled and lay down to nibble on him.
Liang Xin threw the bag in her hand to Lu Chongfeng.
Lu Chongfeng caught it with a playful smile, and picked up his daughter, "Let's go and catch up with your mother."
As soon as Lu Chongfeng ran, Dudu kicked his legs with joy, and opened his little hands to grasp at Liang Xin's jogging back, saying the word "Mom" over and over again.
Liang Xin went to the bathroom to wash her hands first, then took her daughter and asked Lu Chongfeng to wash them.
As Lu Chongfeng entered the bathroom, he heard Sister Ji's puzzled voice from outside again.
Liang Xin walked to the door of the living room and saw two little soldiers carrying in a square cardboard box with a TV painted on the outside.
"Did you buy a TV?"
"Mom sent the money and tickets, and I went to the city to order them."
After Lu Chongfeng washed his hands and face, he came out refreshed and instructed the little soldier, "Put it on the ground first, I will take it down myself later."
Liang Xin invited the two young soldiers to have tea, but the two young soldiers quickly waved their hands and ran away.
Sister Ji also said in the yard: "You've worked hard, why don't you stay home for dinner?"
The two little soldiers ran faster.
"How scary are you usually in the military camp."
Liang Xin smiled and walked around the TV, "Why did mom think of giving us a color TV?"
"I guess Dad will get the ticket by the end of the year."
Lu Chongfeng took a pair of scissors and unpacked the box. "It just so happened that I was planning to buy a color TV. The ticket and money were sent to me, so I didn't refuse."
Liang Xin already knew what her mother-in-law and Lu Chongfeng were thinking, and said with a smile, "You can still see the ads on a black and white TV."
"Conscientious instant noodles will be advertised on CCTV and will also be on the Spring Festival Gala. Of course, you have to watch it on a color TV."
Lu Chongfeng picked up a color TV that was a lot larger than the black and white TV at home and placed it on the cabinet in front of the sofa.
Others, such as Lu Chongfeng and Sister Ji, thought the color TV looked fashionable.
Liang Xin feels that it is very retro when looking at it.
After Lu Chongfeng adjusted the antenna signal, he continued to fine-tune the button to optimize the signal. A full color TV picture popped out from the snow on the screen. CCTV-1 was playing "Shaolin Temple".
"Why!"
Sister Ji said excitedly: "Little monk! Beat up the little monk!"
"Shaolin Temple" has become popular all over the country this year. Although the film will also be shown in the auditorium of the Normal University, they have not found the time to watch it. Sister Ji is responsible for taking Dudu seriously, but she has not watched the entire movie. She has only seen fragmentary black and white clips on TV occasionally.
“It turns out that the words ‘Shaolin Temple’ are golden!” Sister Ji couldn’t take her eyes off the Shaolin Temple that was playing on the color screen. “It turns out that the monks’ clothes are also yellow!”
Liang Xin smiled and said, "Bring the small table over here, and let's eat while watching TV."
Lu Chongfeng moved the small table over, and Liang Xin went to the kitchen and brought back the porridge, steamed buns, hot and sour potato shreds, and stir-fried pork with green peppers that Sister Ji had prepared.
After dinner, Liang Xin coaxed Dudu to sleep, took a bath, and lay on the bed to check the schedule.
Lu Chongfeng came over with a white towel, casually wiping his hair, and took a look. "If you are really worried and need to go out, go ahead and don't worry. I'm at home."
Liang Xin raised her eyes and glanced at him, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"
Lu Chongfeng threw the towel on the sofa. "Your first concern right now is the audition of the young actors in the commercials. If you don't go to the scene and see it with your own eyes, you will always feel uneasy. After all, the commercials in the Spring Festival Gala are very important, right?"
Liang Xin raised the corner of her mouth, "No."
Lu Chongfeng threw himself on the bed and held Liang Xin down, "What's wrong?"
Liang Xin ran her hands through his damp black hair, "It's cold, go blow dry it."
Lu Chongfeng kissed Liang Xin's face, "So what are you thinking about?"
"You guessed right and wrong."
Liang Xin put the schedule on the bedside table. "Yang Tao is a professional director. I believe in her vision. I am just wondering whether to use one minor protagonist or multiple minor protagonists."
Lu Chongfeng saw that Liang Xin was indeed worried, so he turned over and sat up, holding Liang Xin's hand. "It seems that you haven't finalized your pre-war plan. I think the problem lies in the need to communicate with the filming crew in person. Such an important matter can't be communicated by phone alone. How about the children's audition? We can't send the films to you one by one, how much will it cost? The audition is mostly facing the camera. The performers think they are auditioning, but it's impossible to start the filming. It mainly depends on the children's performance and lines in front of the camera."
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng in surprise, "You know so much?"
Lu Chongfeng pinched Liang Xin's nose and said, "Comrade Liang Xin, you still don't understand your husband."
Liang Xin really didn't know that he knew all this, and asked curiously: "How do you know the details of filming?"
"I have been planning military exercises after the reform."
Lu Chongfeng explained: "When you were in Beijing, I was invited to participate in the Beijing military exercise. There were photographers on site to record the video. I also saw modern three-dimensional battle room in foreign military academies. I found that the tactical characteristics and position layout of an exercise are similar to those of filming. In the past two years, I have been watching the setting techniques of filming. I can't compare with professionals, but I know a little bit."
Liang Xin put the pillow in place, lay on her side and looked at him, "You want to hold a simulated military exercise against foreign troops?"
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin in surprise, "I never mentioned this to you, how did you know?"
"You have so much foreign military information on your desk. The hurdle you almost failed to cross when you were promoted from battalion commander to deputy regiment commander, and the reforms you have made over the years, aren't they all meant to wake up those who are pretending to be asleep or are actually asleep?"
Liang Xin said: "You have always been very clear about the current difference between us and foreign armies. The sound of artillery and failure in military exercises can not only hit you hard, but also make you feel the gap. Whether it is improving combat effectiveness or exposing problems, actual combat training is what you want to see, isn't it?"
Lu Chongfeng excitedly held Liang Xin's hand and kissed her loudly, "I have a confidant, my wife!"
Liang Xin smiled silently, and suddenly remembered that the Chinese New Year was coming soon. After this year, there would be another war next year. The 11th Division, which was strongly supported by the military region and the headquarters to carry out many reforms, would most likely serve as the first wave of main attack or defense force to participate in the war for testing. His smile paused again.
Lu Chongfeng: "Are you still thinking about filming the commercial? If you are really worried, go there."
Liang Xin pulled him over and leaned against his chest. "I'm just thinking about the core selling point of the theme. Yang Tao is a professional director, and this is her first real commercial work. She cares about who can get the best effect in her script. She's no less concerned than I am about who can get the best effect in her script. The factory gate is full of trucks coming to pick up goods. Didn't you see that if I go a little late, the phone at home will keep ringing. How can I leave the factory and run to Beijing for such a small matter?"
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin's waist and said, "I'll be happier if you don't go."
Liang Xin touched his wet hair and said, "Go blow dry it, don't catch a cold."
Lu Chongfeng's hands began to become dishonest. He touched Liang Xin and held her to sit on his body. He quickly lifted the hem of her pajamas and put his face inside.
"Try it another way."
During the drying process, Liang Xin came up with the final plan for the advertising theme.
The next day, I called Yang Tao for the final discussion and gave her full authority to audition for the leading role in the advertisement.
Amid the busy production and R&D at the family factory, before the cold winter came, the Administrative Logistics Department selected an auspicious day for the beam raising of the staff houses.
Liang Xin changed into the staff uniform of the family factory and used a red hairband to tie a small bun for Dudu.
This morning the whole factory took a half-day break to celebrate the day of raising the roof beam and moving to a new house.
In addition to the cadres and workers of the family factory, municipal leaders, cadres of the Double Support Office, leaders of the 11th Division Headquarters and leaders of the three regiments will all come to participate in the beam-raising ceremony.
When Lu Chongfeng drove into Jiangmen Farm in his military vehicle, the gate was already waving red flags, decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, gongs and drums were beating, and celebratory banners were put up:
"We are pleased to welcome the workers to settle down and build a safe and secure home, and we will work harder to build the four modernizations."
"Red songs praise the Party's kindness, and our original aspiration is as firm as a rock to follow the Party."
......
As we walked further in, the sound of gongs and drums became more and more deafening.
Liang Xin covered Dudu's ears.
As soon as the car stopped, Li Mao, who had smooth short hair yesterday but suddenly changed into a ramen-like hairdo today, came up to us with his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
"Dudu is here too!"
Li Mao opened his arms and said, "Come, Aunt Li will hold you!"
"You'll have to take care of everything today. I'll just hold you."
As soon as Liang Xin finished speaking, Lu Chongfeng got out of the car, walked around and picked up Dudu.
"That's okay too."
Li Mao held Liang Xin's hand and pointed to the five-story staff building in the distance with a row of red flags on the roof, where workers and children were coming and going with smiles on their faces: "Director Zhong's preparations are really good this time. Before the beam-raising ceremony, he arranged an activity for mutual help in moving to new homes. This morning, the workers who were assigned houses can settle down in their homes!"
Liang Xin looked at the propaganda team in the distance, holding gongs and drums and walking on stilts, "Arranged by the local authorities?"
Li Mao explained: "Yes! It was not arranged by the Double Support Office. Several local communes agreed to form a propaganda team to help us celebrate!"
Reporters who had been waiting at the scene came up with their cameras and took pictures.
After Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng arrived, other leaders also arrived one after another.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the beam-raising ceremony officially began.
The sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers was deafening.
The five-story staff building is a brick-concrete structure and does not have large wooden beams in the traditional sense.
The administrative logistics department prepared a wooden pole to replace the traditional large wooden beam, pasted red paper with the words "good luck in raising the beam" written on it, and then asked the factory director and the first batch of cash model workers to paint a vertical line with red paint to replace the traditional factory staff housing. The factory director nailed a red cloth nail to express his auspiciousness.
After Liang Xin finished applying the red paint, Zhong Xuelian handed her a thick stack of red envelopes.
Liang Xin sat in front of the microphone and said, "Today is the day for everyone to move into their new home. Thank you for your hard work, which has made me a trustworthy person. Congratulations to everyone for moving into your own new home. From today on, you all have your own home. I sincerely hope that your new home can bring you endless warmth, happiness, security and your own confidence!"
The applause was thunderous.
The martyrs' families were moved to tears by Liang Xin's words, and their applause almost exceeded the sound of firecrackers that had just been set off.
Looking at this scene, Lu Chongfeng looked towards Liang Xin with eyes full of pride and appreciation.
The other leading cadres looked at Lu Chongfeng with envy in their eyes.
After Liang Xin personally distributed red envelopes to every employee who was assigned a house, thousands of firecrackers were set off.
Colorful candies, red-dyed peanuts, apples with wedding characters on them, and coins were scattered from the top floor windows of the staff housing.
The children at the scene were immersed in a sea of joy, and from time to time they could hear their surprised laughter when they grabbed coins and candies.
Liang Xin walked to Lu Chongfeng, who was ready to make a move but had to keep a serious face, and opened her palms.
Looking at the coins, peanuts and candies in his tender white palms, Lu Chongfeng tightened the corners of his mouth that were trying to rise, and opened the pocket of his military uniform away from everyone's sight.
As soon as Liang Xin put the candies in, the local leaders and base leaders came over with smiles and said some compliments to them.
Liang Xin accompanied the leaders up the stairs, watching the children happily running up and down. The newly painted green stair railings were covered with children's fingerprints. They visited every floor and every newly moved home.
The leaders did not stay for dinner. Instead, the family factory invited the expanding study group from the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment, which was the engineering team that was building the staff housing, to sit at the table.
The engineering team of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment also happily said a lot of auspicious words of blessing in accordance with local customs.
"Comrade Liang Xin, well done!"
On the way back, Lu Chongfeng suddenly imitated the tone of those leading cadres praising Liang Xin and spoke out suddenly.
Liang Xin hugged Dudu, who was already asleep from laughing so hard, and said, "We are done being happy, you guys should be happy now."
Lu Chongfeng immediately corrected him seriously, "How can I be you? They are you, and you and I are us!"
Liang Xin lowered her head and wrapped Dudu in the blanket, with a smile on her face.
"They all benefited from the fact that I married a good wife."
Lu Chongfeng put one hand on the steering wheel and held Liang Xin's hand with the other. "Look at them, they are all smiling, their teeth are showing, and they are still smiling. Has the project payment been paid into the account of the 2nd Battalion?"
Liang Xin thought of the happy look of the soldiers in the 2nd Battalion in the cafeteria just now, and couldn't help laughing again: "It's settled. The 2nd Battalion's quotation is half lower than the market price, but it's still over 30,000 yuan in project payment, which is one more zero than the result of the 6th Company of the 22nd Regiment last year."
Lu Chongfeng made a few "tsk tsk tsk" sounds, his eyes full of laughter, "It's just like what they said, I married a god of wealth for the 11th Division, and everyone in the division has become rich!"
“Don’t be poor.”
Liang Xin pinched the back of his hand and said, "Do you think I can't hear you? Are you so happy for the 11th Division?"
"I didn't say I wasn't happy. Of course I was happy. Who could be happier than me?"
Lu Chongfeng put the back of Liang Xin's hand to her mouth and leaned forward to kiss her. "I am the only one who has a wife, but they are all the same!"
Liang Xin imitated him and said, "Your mouth is really..."
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