Masayoshi Son further advised, "Director Jiang, although your sister's factory has already started using computers for office work, it is still the first time it has been put into use, and no one knows how effective it will be."
"How about we buy one computer first, and if it's feasible, we can buy a few more? That way we won't waste any time, don't you think?"
Zhao Defu echoed and agreed with Masayoshi Son's suggestion.
Jiang Sheng wasn't particularly surprised by what he saw.
It's no wonder that everyone disagrees so much; it's simply because in this day and age, computers are considered a very rare luxury.
Just like refrigerators and televisions, having those in your household is enough to make you a rich kid, not to mention that Jiang Sheng said he wanted to buy three computers right away.
Three computers would cost at least 30,000, which would be a huge expense for any factory, so it's no wonder that Masayoshi Son felt it was inappropriate.
“I know what everyone’s concerns are,” Jiang Sheng smiled faintly, not at all angry at everyone’s dissuasion. Instead, he patiently explained, “My sister works at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Their factory has been using computers with the approval of their superiors, and they have been using them for more than half a month without any problems.”
Everyone was surprised when Jiang Sheng finished speaking.
Jiang Sheng paused briefly before continuing, "That's why I'm considering buying three computers directly. Please believe me, I won't let you regret your choice today."
After Jiang Sheng finished speaking, no one raised any further objections.
After all, everyone knows that the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is a state-owned factory.
Even state-owned factories have received approval from higher authorities to start using computers for office work, which means that doing so is feasible.
Since it's all for the good of the factory and can improve the work efficiency of the staff, why not do it?
"I never imagined this computer could be so useful; it's truly an eye-opener..."
Masayoshi Son, who had always thought that computers were only for playing games, couldn't help but sigh and immediately said, "In that case, I have no objection."
"I have no objection either!"
Zhao Defu nodded quickly, then looked at Jiang Sheng with displeasure and complained, "Since my sister's factory is already using computers for office work, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had said so earlier, we could have used computers sooner, and our work efficiency would have increased dramatically."
"Actually, I've been thinking about this for the past two days," Jiang Sheng explained helplessly. "But it's because the two young ladies in the finance department have just started working and aren't very familiar with our factory yet, so I was thinking of getting them each a computer after we finish up these last few days."
“There’s no rush,” Zhao Defu said with a smile, hooking his arm around Sun Daqiang’s shoulder. “Since you’re so good at finance and computers, when the computers arrive, you can help the two girls get familiar with them.”
"No problem, I'll take care of it!" Sun Daqiang readily agreed.
With the finance matters mostly resolved, Jiang Sheng asked Sun Daqiang to help the two girls with their work in the finance department while he took Zhao Defu to the factory to begin their busy day.
...
This is the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.
After finishing her morning's work, Zhao Nianmeng was thinking about how to submit the proposal to her superiors. She had barely sat down at her desk and hadn't even had time to warm up her chair before she quickly got up and called the office of the next higher-level manager.
The departments responsible for allocating funds to them are the finance departments in Yanjing City.
Therefore, Zhao Nianmeng's phone call was also to the finance department and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which is responsible for managing their factory.
Section Chief Zheng had just finished reviewing the reports in his hand and hadn't even had time to finish his work when he received a call from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.
"Section Chief Zheng, do you have a moment to spare? I'm Zhao Nianmeng, the factory manager of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. I have something very important I'd like to discuss with you."
"Oh, it's Factory Director Zhao. Hello, hello."
Zhao Nianmeng is the director of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, which is a very important state-owned asset in Yanjing City.
The fact that the other party is calling at this time, almost lunchtime, suggests that it must be something very important.
Section Chief Zheng then adopted a serious expression and asked, "I wonder if Director Zhao has something important to discuss with me? Would it be convenient to talk on the phone?"
Zhao Nianmeng smiled apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I think it's better to talk about this in person, it's not something that can be explained clearly over the phone."
Zhao Nianmeng's words piqued Section Chief Zheng's curiosity: "Oh, is it that important?"
That's what he said, but Section Chief Zheng had a vague idea of what was going on.
After all, the only reason Zhao Nianmeng would make such a serious phone call to him was probably about the reform of state-owned enterprises.
“That’s right,” Zhao Nianmeng nodded and said seriously, “As you know, our factory is currently facing an important stage of state-owned enterprise reform. I came to see Section Chief Zheng because of this matter.”
It was indeed because of this matter.
Section Chief Zheng didn't seem surprised, but the fact that the other party was bringing up the reform of state-owned enterprises at this time meant that they might have come up with some good reform ideas.
He pondered for a moment, then nodded: "The reform of state-owned enterprises is an important issue. Other state-owned companies have also begun to reform slowly, but the results are not particularly good, especially for your Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Financial issues and annual production volume are indeed problems."
"How about this, if Director Zhao is free at noon today, let's find a place to have lunch together and chat over the meal."
Zhao Nianmeng and Section Chief Zheng have been friends for many years, given their respective positions and the fact that they interact frequently every year.
Upon hearing what Section Chief Zhao said, Zhao Nianmeng quickly nodded.
"Alright, then let's book a private room at Xinghualou for lunch today, is that alright?"
Section Chief Zheng had no objections. After agreeing on a time and place to meet, the two hung up the phone.
What Zhao Nianmeng didn't know was that the moment he hung up the phone, Lin Jiafu, who was standing at the office door, had listened to the entire call from beginning to end.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
