Chapter 157 The silk scarf's singing is a bit too arrogant!
Assistant He informed the entire factory that a joint investigation team was coming to investigate the Mawangdui patterns, saying that these were old feudal patterns. Assistant He repeatedly emphasized that their Feiyan Textile Factory was "using the past to serve the present," "taking the essence and discarding the dross," and "innovating a new aesthetic for workers and peasants."
"Be careful what you say when the investigation team arrives... There's not much to be careful about, just say whatever you want."
Assistant He came to his senses at this moment. What did they have to be afraid of being reported? As soon as he stepped out, he saw the desolate and dilapidated bamboo gate of Feiyan Textile Factory. Their remote island factory was the classic place for "being sent down".
"I..." Assistant He slapped his thigh, suddenly remembering this incident. If it weren't for the fact that their factory was located in this godforsaken place, how could he have become the factory manager's assistant, and how could Qin Xiangxiang have become the factory manager?
They were already in places of hardship and struggle, and if their thinking was wrong, they would be sent down to do manual labor, even though they were already in places of hardship and struggle.
These people in the investigation team are more dangerous than they are!
"We respond to the call of the nation and the Premier, working hard on the front lines of production, striving to generate foreign exchange for the country, and promoting cultural treasures, taking the essence and discarding the dross... Our thinking is more upright than anyone else's!"
"Anyone who dares to say that we have a problem with our thinking has a serious problem with their own thinking! They should be the ones working in the factory!"
"Our Factory Director Qin is a former frontline female machine operator, with impeccable revolutionary credentials. She is both a worker and a military family member. She made a tremendous sacrifice to come to this remote island from a megacity like Shanghai to accompany the army! If anyone dares to say that she has ideological problems, they are simply going against the heavens."
Qin Xiangxiang: "??????"
Although, but, this...
"If this joint investigation team dares to say that we have ideological problems, then I will teach them a lesson in front of all the reporters!" Assistant He, this Su Peisheng, is indeed Su Peisheng. Once he feels that he has a lot of confidence and support, he is more arrogant than anyone else.
Last time the investigation team came, I was worried that I wasn't qualified enough and that someone else would steal my thunder... This time, what should I be afraid of? The ones who should be afraid are those paper tigers!
At this time, the female workers in the production workshop didn't take it seriously.
"I heard that intellectuals with incorrect ideas will be sent down to work in the factory, but we are already in the production workshop, we are front-line female workers! It's ridiculous. We were originally farmers, and now we are female workers. We have never felt wronged as farmers or female workers, so why do these intellectuals feel wronged?"
"The workshop they were assigned to is the place we dream of going to, and it's not like they don't get paid for a month, right?"
“We were originally female factory workers in a tough island textile factory. If this investigation team has the wrong ideas, they would all have to come and work in our factory.”
“If they say our thinking is incorrect, these office workers will have to come and work in our workshop for a few days first.”
Among these female workers, Gao Rong reacted the most strongly. What? Someone actually dared to report their factory director, Qin, saying that Qin had ideological problems and was poisoning the workers with feudal old patterns. These are just some vines, branches, and waves. How can these patterns not represent production? The wave-patterned yarn they produce symbolizes the bravery and struggle of the fishermen of the East China Sea!
"If anyone dares to wrong our Factory Director Qin, I will bravely stand up and argue with them!"
Gao Rong shouted, "I'm a military family member, and I'm also a frontline worker in the workshop. I work very hard every day! Who dares to say that my thinking is incorrect? We workers have our own aesthetic sense! We workers are artists too!"
"That's right!"
"When these investigation team members come, let's all wear work clothes with wheat ear and gear patterns improved from the Mawangdui patterns, and sing 'We Workers Have Strength' together!"
Gao Rong had just finished her postpartum confinement period, which was the time when she was most enthusiastic about giving birth. During her pregnancy, she stayed away from the front-line workshops, missed the Canton Fair, and did not go to the Mawangdui archaeological site... This almost made her regret it for the rest of her life.
Their factory's improved Mawangdui pattern poplin shirts have gained recognition and popularity among foreigners, securing astronomical orders. If anyone dares to say that their thinking is flawed, she would flip the table and refuse to listen!
"We actively engage in production, actively generate foreign exchange for the country, and actively protect the nation's cultural relics and property! Anyone who dares to say we have problems is a monster or demon!"
"Yes! Gao Rong, you're right! We should all wear our work clothes and sing 'We Workers Have Strength'!"
...
Qin Xiangxiang realized that the workers in her factory were incredibly arrogant, practically daring to defy the heavens! Moreover, Gao Rong's idea of inciting the workers' emotions was indeed brilliant.
"Factory manager, we've added improved Mawangdui pattern prints to the old work clothes, and we're all singing 'We Workers Have Strength.' This is our workers' innovation!"
Qin Xiangxiang nodded: "Okay, but instead of modifying the old work clothes, our factory will make a batch of new work clothes first. We'll use wave yarn to make a batch of new summer work clothes for everyone. These will be cool and refreshing to help you get through the summer!"
"Great!" All the workers were overjoyed. This was wave yarn, which was considered a medium-grade fabric. It would be very comfortable to wear in the summer when used to make work clothes.
Seersucker yarn, also known as modified seersucker yarn, was actually very popular in the 1980s because it was indeed cool and refreshing, perfect for summer.
Feiyan Textile Factory was also hosting a prince from the Khmer Empire. Although it didn't have a grand entrance, at least the workers were given a new set of work clothes and sang "We Workers Have Strength" together.
This is definitely more impressive than any storefront!
Qin Xiangxiang: "The work clothes are modified with a small patch of Mawangdui pattern on the arms. Female workers use colored gauze to modify the pattern, and the vines and leaves on the pattern are changed to ears of wheat and gears. Male workers use cloud embroidery to modify the pattern, and add high voltage symbols under the clouds. The gears and high voltage represent that we have entered the industrialization stage."
Because it was to make new uniforms for all the workers in the factory, all the workers were highly motivated to produce. Everyone did their best, and the yarn was flawless. The finished products were immediately sent to the garment workshop, and batches of new uniforms were made and worn by every worker.
"This wave-like fabric is so comfortable to wear!"
"Cool and breathable, even better than Dacron."
"New work clothes, so impressive! We workers are powerful!"
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Xue Haiyang, Li Jinling, and other members of the factory's amateur arts troupe led everyone in a group rehearsal for a chorus, and everyone was in high spirits.
Meng Qiaoyun, who loves to come up with creative ideas, is thinking about designing exclusive gifts for the Prince and Princess of Cambodia, which she finds incredibly challenging.
Master Meng remarked to Master Li, "No wonder people say that going to the countryside, to remote and impoverished areas, is a great opportunity! I never would have dared to imagine that I could design a gift-giving ceremony."
Master Li: "You have the ability! You have to believe in yourself."
“They all call me Dream Bold, but I’m not that bold. I can’t believe it’s my turn.”
Meng Qiaoyun sighed, "It's already amazing to have such an opportunity in this lifetime. I have to thank Master Li for calling me along."
"We need to use the technology from our factory, but also incorporate the characteristics of the province... I plan to design a silk scarf and a tea flag made of boudoir silk, with the tea flag featuring the willow wave pattern of West Lake and the fishing net pattern of the island."
"but……"
Master Mengdan secretly told Qin Xiangxiang that he wanted to add pearl powder to the silk scarf to create a pearly effect reminiscent of a blue moon over an island.
Meng Qiaoyun said, "We can also add shell powder, but I think pearl powder is more appropriate as a gift to save money."
Qin Xiangxiang made the decision: "Let's add pearl powder."
Adding shell powder is too stingy for a provincial gift; only adding pearl powder can achieve the luster of a blue moon pearl.
Factory Director Qin said he wanted to get one of these blue moon pearl silk scarves too.
So the gift set was set as "Blue Moon Pearl Silk Scarf" and "Popular Silk Tea Flag". Of course, they can also order popular silk shirts and flowing gauze dresses, which also need to be tailored to fit the person's height and size.
As provincial gifts, silk scarves and tea flags are very appropriate, with designs that represent local characteristics.
Qin Xiang managed to obtain pearl powder, while Master Meng and Quality Inspector Rong led the workers to try making Blue Moon Pearl Silk Scarves. Before long, the samples were produced, causing a sensation throughout the factory.
"It's so beautiful. This silk scarf reminds me of the bright moon over the sea. The pearly sheen is like the shimmering waves of the ocean. Looking at it makes me a little homesick."
"This pearlescent sheen is truly captivating."
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Qin Xiangxiang took a pearly blue silk scarf home and proudly tied it around her neck. When Li Jianzhi came back and saw the scarf around her neck, he couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Xiangxiang glared at him: "What are you laughing at?"
Li Jianzhi: "Every woman in China needs a silk scarf in her life!"
Auntie's three-piece photo set: leaning against a tree, smelling flowers, and letting the gauze fly.
"Imagine, you wear a silk scarf, let's go to the beach for photos. I'll take pictures of you with the silk scarf, you'll look good in any pose." Li Jianzhi thought to himself, my mind is full of silk scarf posing ideas.
"Prepare two of these scarves for your mother-in-law and your mother-in-law as well. Hmm, they're very pretty."
Qin Xiangxiang said suspiciously, "I have a feeling you have ulterior motives."
"That's not true." Li Jianzhi said with a straight expression.
The investigation team was about to land on the island, and Zheng Jianguo also came to the island by boat. He wanted to go to Feiyan Textile Factory and see Qin Xiangxiang and the others looking anxious.
Even if this report doesn't stop Feiyan Textile Factory from producing poplin and wave yarn, it should at least dampen Feiyan Textile Factory's arrogance and make Qin Xiangxiang suffer a bit and write a self-criticism!
He knew that the joint investigation team included Shen Junru, a leading figure at the Shanghai Textile Research Institute and a technical authority who had returned from studying in the Soviet Union. Shen Junru believed that the domestic textile industry should pursue rigorous industrialization and that using substandard dyes was haphazard and unscientific. As for the pure natural dyes of our ancestors, he considered them to be rudimentary and unscientific. Using patterns from the Mawangdui tombs was even more ridiculous and would make him a laughingstock on the international stage.
Zheng Jianguo was waiting for Shen Junru to give Feiyan Textile Factory a thorough critique in front of all the newspaper reporters.
When he arrived at the entrance of Feiyan Textile Factory, he was first stunned by the simple and dilapidated gate, and then he was even more dumbfounded when he saw the workers going in and out, each one walking with their heads held high and more imposing than the militiamen: "???"
Not only that, they also sang "We Workers Have Strength" loudly.
That's an incredibly arrogant way to sing!
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