Chapter 412: Old Song is no longer lame
"Is this Zhongying Street? Why is it the same as the big market in our county?"
"With more people, of course the goods are better! Please keep an eye on it for me later! I'm going to buy some good stuff."
"What good things do you want to buy?"
"Don't tell me, don't tell me. My wife asked me to buy it. Don't ask me about women's affairs."
"Bullshit, I can guess even without you telling me, it's either stockings or underwear, she's thirty-four or thirty-five and still wearing such fancy clothes."
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"It's so good, I'll buy a few for my wife too"
"Your special brew is thirty-nine, don't you think it's too expensive?"
"A man is in his prime at 41, it would be strange if I didn't spend some time with him!"
On the fourth day of the visiting group's visit to Pengcheng, Li Ye, at the request of Li Zhongfa and others, asked Hao Jian to handle the procedures for them to travel to Zhongying Street and took them here for a spin to enjoy themselves.
The Zhongying Street is now more famous than it was two years ago. Many people feel that a trip to Zhongying Street is like a trip abroad. It is not easy for everyone to come to Shenzhen, and it always feels a bit incomplete if they don’t go and see it.
When people first arrived at Zhongying Street, they didn't think much of anything, but once they saw the goods and asked the prices, they couldn't control themselves anymore. Everything seemed good and cheap.
However, there were a few fewer people coming to Zhongying Street today. Director Wang and a few of his followers went back early last night.
The reason was that the technical reform team of Changbei Machinery Company had made a "major technological breakthrough" and called Director Wang to report the good news. Director Wang then rushed back with his men to take charge of the situation.
After arriving at Zhongying Street, Li Zhongfa found an opportunity when no one was around to ask Li Ye: "Xiao Ye, do you think that major technological breakthrough is true or false?"
"That must be fake," Li Ye said firmly, "Grandpa, you have also seen the technical reform team set up by Director Wang. I don't believe that you can't tell how good it is with your eyesight."
A few days ago, Li Zhongfa led a delegation from Qingshui Food Company to visit Changbei. Director Wang also showed everyone the technical reform team.
There were some spare parts scattered around half of the workshop, and the hands, feet and clothes of several technical personnel were all clean, which made it look like a face-saving project.
"Well, although I don't know much about mechanics, I also feel that things are a bit sloppy. It's obvious that those technicians are not the kind of people who study hard.
But Wang Qinshan is not a man of empty words. Since the technological breakthrough is fake, it is probably purchased ready-made and cooperated with that Zhongai company. "
Li Zhongfa looked at Li Ye and suddenly smiled and said, "But it's strange. The day before yesterday, Tang Mingtai heard that the Japanese were going to cooperate and he was very angry and quarreled with Wang Qinshan. But after receiving the news last night, he stopped quarreling and acted like a good wife. Did you guys come up with some tricks?"
Li Ye asked in surprise: "Grandpa, you can see all this?"
Li Zhongfa glared and scolded with a smile: "I didn't even need to look, I guessed it. Have you ever been willing to suffer a loss in the past two years? The calmer you are, the more evil you are holding back."
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"Grandpa, you are really amazing. You guessed half of it right."
Li Ye said this half-complimentarily, and then said: "We are not holding back this time. We are preparing to compete with the Zhongai Machinery Company in technology."
"You guys want to compete head-on with Xiao Ri Zi?"
Li Zhongfa suddenly became serious and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not afraid of them on the battlefield, when it comes to machinery and technology, they are really good. You have to be careful."
Li Ye looked at Li Zhongfa with great admiration in his heart.
He did not make empty promises like "victory will surely come if difficulties are overcome" or discouraged remarks like "can you make it?" He just said "be careful".
In other words, Li Zhongfa had no hesitation in his heart, and subconsciously felt that he should compete head-on with Zhongai Company and fight it.
Li Ye said calmly: "Grandpa, you don't need to remind me. I know the gap between our mainland and Fuso in precision processing. They are ahead of us by more than ten years or even decades.
If this is a competition of all imported products like the 2188 TV, then we can’t compete, we really can’t compete, after all, their multi-axis machine tools are much more advanced than ours. "
Li Ye paused, then suddenly smiled and said, "But Zhongai Machinery Company is in Pengcheng! So what are we afraid of?"
Li Zhongfa didn't quite understand, so he asked: "What happened to them in Pengcheng? Can you still let Hao Jian trip them up? Some methods are not acceptable."
"We didn't resort to any tricks. They tripped themselves up. Zhong Ai is in Pengcheng, so it's on the same starting line as us."
Li Ye explained: "We have to import mechanical materials that we don't have in the mainland at a high price, but they also have to import them."
"If their core components are processed overseas, then we can also process them overseas through Hong Kong Island. The cost may seem a bit high now, but people are very smart in their daily lives. Sooner or later, the price will increase. Let's see who can outlast the other."
"If they want to process locally, they can get advanced machine tools from Pengcheng. We can also get them if we are ruthless and spend a lot of money,"
"Even if they invite some craftsmen from Japan, the skills of our mainland masters are not bad!"
"So what's next? Isn't it just a comparison of skills?"
Li Ye said confidently: "Grandpa, we are indeed lagging behind others now, but we have the tradition of concentrating our efforts on major tasks.
His Zhongai Company is not a super large enterprise. How many doctors can he afford to hire? How many professors can he afford to hire? "
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Li Ye took a breath and said calmly but firmly, "Pei Wencong has gone back to Hong Kong Island today to inspect the new machine tools, and Tang Mingtai has also returned to Beijing to recruit people. From now on, it all depends on your ability."
"That group of Japanese didn't just contact the Changbei Machinery Factory. They wanted to use a little bit of advanced technology to win big with a small investment. We'll let them fly for a while, and when the time is right, we'll confront them with bayonets."
"We won, let's be proud and have a drink to celebrate."
"If you lose, it's just because you're not as skilled as your opponent. Just stand back and fight another round."
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Li Zhongfa, who had experienced a lot of hardships, was stunned for a long time without saying a word, and his teeth were clenched.
Of course he understood what Li Ye said, and he also agreed to compete with the other party, but the key to the problem was "money"!
Which of these things Li Ye said doesn't cost money?
If you have money, then everything you said makes sense. If you don't have money, then you are just talking nonsense. How can so many people be more capable than you?
If they want to introduce an advanced production line, they need to use a lot of foreign exchange. What else can you say if you don’t have foreign exchange?
You have foreign exchange
[My grandson, let's focus our efforts on big things, and that's using public money to do it. You're talking to people based on your ability, but you're using your own money. Don't you feel bad?]
[I'm definitely heartbroken, but why does it sound a bit satisfying? ]
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"Xiao Ye! Although I don't really understand what you're doing, it sounds like you're very exciting. Just go for it! Even if you lose your pants, I'll still support you."
Li Zhongfa was not the kind of person who would fuss. Even though he was gnashing his teeth, he still encouraged Li Ye with a righteous face.
We have to support what our grandson does.
Li Ye also smiled and said, "Grandpa, what you said sounds very interesting, huh?"
Li Ye was halfway through his words when he was suddenly stunned, because he looked over Li Zhongfa's shoulder and suddenly saw a "powerful" person in the crowd.
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In 1984, the streets of Zhongying were crowded with people, including businessmen carrying large bags to purchase goods and fashionable tourists holding cameras and looking around.
There are also pickpockets and swindlers who make money through illegal means, so it is not surprising no matter who shows up.
Old Song was wearing a sun hat that looked expensive, a pair of sunglasses that looked expensive, and he had two iron balls in his hands, which were spinning non-stop with a clanking sound.
If it was just his attire, it wouldn't be too surprising, and Li Ye wouldn't have looked at him twice in the crowd, thus recognizing this guy with most of his face covered.
The thing about Old Song is that he walks slowly.
Most people who come to Zhongying Street walk briskly around this store and that shop, but Old Song walks in a square step, taking one steady step at a time, as leisurely as an old cadre taking a stroll.
This kind of people are rare on the streets of China and Britain.
But everyone who didn't know him couldn't tell that he was a cripple.
Li Ye, who was following behind, had been observing Lao Song for a while. Through his keen observation, he could determine that Lao Song was actually walking with great difficulty.
Wouldn't it be hard for a cripple to pretend to be an ordinary person?
So why did he try to hide the fact that he was a cripple? He had been crippled for so many years, and it was not shameful.
Li Ye followed for a while and didn't find out who Lao Song was hiding the fact of his lameness from, but since he knew Lao Song's background, there must be something fishy.
After careful observation, identification and comparison, Li Ye finally locked on a person.
He was a very tall man, probably in his fifties, also walking and stopping on the street, without buying anything.
Old Song's eyes kept looking around casually, not focusing on anyone, but he always kept a distance from the man.
Li Ye looked at the other person's face carefully, as if he understood something.
The man looked somewhat like Guan Ciying, the second uncle of Guan family. Thinking about what Lao Song had told him, Li Ye guessed that the man might be Guan Ciying's elder brother Guan Cihui.
Guan Cihui's younger brother Guan Ciying knows Lao Song. Is he avoiding him?
In the summer in Pengcheng, the sun was fierce. Li Ye followed Lao Song and the man who looked like Guan Cihui and walked around for a long time.
Just when he was wondering whether he should quietly go up and drag Old Song aside to ask him about it, Guan Cihui, who was at the front, stopped.
And Old Song seemed to be suddenly under a spell, standing on the side of the road without the leisurely and calm look he had just had.
Li Ye followed the gazes of Lao Song and Guan Cihui and saw an old man at the intersection of the four gazes.
The old man's hair had turned a lot whiter, and there were age spots on his face, but his body was very straight, and his eyes were very sharp, without any of the dullness and cloudiness that usually characterizes old age.
He was standing on the Hong Kong Island side of Chung Ying Street, quietly looking at Guan Cihui, but did not notice Old Song behind him.
“Ding ding ding ding~”
The pair of iron balls in Old Song's hands made a slight sound when they collided because of his trembling wrists, indicating his inner excitement at the moment.
(End of this chapter)
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