Chapter 255 Where is he? The new factory manager still hasn't arrived. ...
In the spring of 1978, several jeeps with provincial capital license plates drove into Feiyan Textile Factory. Officials from the Provincial Department of Education, along with a group of education experts and reporters from various media outlets, got out of the vehicles and stepped into the gate of Feiyan Textile Factory.
Their trip was all to visit this "magical education factory" that has produced provincial top scorers and students from prestigious universities such as Tsinghua, Peking University, and Zhejiang University.
How did they study?
"Does the factory manager place great emphasis on education?"
...
A group from the Education Department entered the "Pig Farming Study Room." An expert casually picked up Zhou Wenqing's notes and was stunned by the dense formulas and data on them. "Look at this, I can't understand this... Is this a structural diagram of a textile machine that he drew himself?"
"That's truly remarkable."
The pig farming study room still retains many studies that used mathematics to solve pig farming problems, such as optimal sow littering and optimal pig feed ratio using linear algebra...
"This actually uses mathematical matrices to calculate how to make pigs grow the fastest? This really puts applied mathematics into solving real-life problems."
"Are the pigs raised at your factory well?"
"What? Dozens of people in your factory are learning foreign languages first thing in the morning?"
Zhuang Xiaoman exclaimed, "Leader, it's not just a few dozen people anymore! Before, it was just a few dozen, but now it's hundreds of people doing morning reading together, reciting prose and poetry, reciting foreign languages—a whole huge group of them!"
The delegation from the Education Department was deeply impressed, especially the Deputy Director of the Education Department, who approached Factory Director Qin Xiangxiang and earnestly asked, "Director Qin, please tell us how Feiyan Textile Factory managed to create such an educational miracle while simultaneously focusing on production?"
Qin Xiangxiang: "It all started with raising pigs."
The deputy director and other experts: "..."
"Learning begins with the formulation of fermented pig feed."
A few days later, the provincial newspaper published a front-page report titled "An Island Wonder: A Flock of Golden Phoenixes Fly Out of a Textile Factory," accompanied by a black-and-white photo of a group of students wearing short coats gathering at the exam site on the morning of the exam.
The photo, featuring uniform navy blue overcoats from the Feiyan Textile Factory and the determined gazes of the worker-test-takers, created a powerful visual impact in the newspaper.
In no time, the name "Top Scholar's Overcoat" spread like wildfire.
"The coats from Feiyan Textile Factory have a scholarly air about them. They are the clothes personally selected by the God of Literature. Wearing them will allow you to absorb the talent of a top scholar, ensuring success in your exams and helping you get into university!"
"Are these short coats still available?"
"Good heavens, these clothes are so cheap?!"
...
The "Top Scholar's Coat" sparked a buying frenzy. Overnight, the garment workshop of Feiyan Textile Factory was inundated with purchase calls from all over the country, all inquiring about buying the "Top Scholar's Coat".
People from the island's supply and marketing cooperative lined up at the factory gate with cash in hand—they had the advantage of being close to the source.
Once a batch is produced, quickly grab another batch.
"Hurry, hurry, move it away, the customers can't wait any longer."
"The supply and marketing cooperative is surrounded by crowds every day."
"That's incredible, someone is willing to pay three times the price to buy it."
...
Director Xie saw the newspaper and heard about the buying frenzy for the short coats. He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Back then, you guys thought these coats were too cheap, but look at them now, look at them, they've become the champion's coats!"
"This Factory Director Qin is truly extraordinary."
"I knew she was someone special the moment I saw her."
Director Xie: "This time, we've hitched a ride on her coattails."
It was around this time that Xie's film "Song of Steel" was shown in major cinemas. The male lead in the film was wearing a short coat from Feiyan Textile Factory. He was as strong as steel in the cold wind, which made the "hero's coat" a symbol of strength.
"Why does this outfit look so familiar?"
"Isn't this the scholar's overcoat that came from the South?!"
"So resistant to cold and freezing?"
How do I buy these clothes?
...
The "Top Scholar's Coat" has become a sensation, and the Feiyan Textile Factory is working at breakneck speed. They can't keep up with the demand for the coats, and the workers are all exclaiming, "We're in trouble!"
"With so many orders, how long will it take to finish them?"
...
The factory is overflowing with orders, and the pig farming training room is also welcoming more people eager to learn knowledge to change their destiny.
Young people from the surrounding islands, unemployed educated youth from the county town, and even some middle school teachers all came here because of its reputation.
"I'm willing to work in the factory for free without pay! I just want to attend a pig farming class!"
"Me too!"
"Auntie, can I...can I come in and attend the class? I can pay the tuition!"
...
Yang Zhixia looked at the group of people outside who were willing to work for free and learn in the pig farming class, and she was both amused and exasperated: "Come in, everyone come in! Our factory manager said that as long as you are willing to learn, there will be a place for you!"
"That's great! That's great!"
"Director Qin is such a good person!"
The rehearsal hall, once converted from spruce wood, was filled with people studying, and the twists and turns of their future destinies constantly took place here.
The admission notices have arrived, and the day of parting is also approaching. Although Qin Xiangxiang is also going to Shanghai, she will depart a few days later than the workers. She, along with Assistant He and Yang Zhixia, went to the port to see off the departing people.
"Factory manager, when I come back from my vacation, I will participate in the improvement of the loom. I will definitely come up with a better algorithm."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..." You've already gotten into Tsinghua University, and you're still entangled with your loom.
Zhao Hongmei stepped forward and hugged Qin Xiangxiang, "Factory Director, I have copied all your tapestry notes. When I come back, I will definitely be able to hand in a perfect assignment."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
This is insane! This math genius is entangled with my lazy shadow tapestry method. Hasn't this guy realized that my shadow tapestry method is purely for laziness?
With red eyes, Zhang Dayong shook hands tightly with every familiar coworker in the factory. Finally, he walked up to Qin Xiangxiang and bowed deeply.
"Factory Director, without you, without Feiyan Textile Factory, my daughter Haiyan would be a clueless child, and I, Zhang Dayong, would be nothing more than a rough boiler operator all my life, I..."
He choked up and couldn't speak, "I will be grateful for your great kindness for the rest of my life."
Qin Xiangxiang felt a chill run down his spine: "There's no need to say any more of this. A grown man shouldn't be so indecisive. Go to school and study hard. Don't embarrass our factory."
Those leaving boarded the ship together, and with a long blast of the ship's horn, the ship gradually disappeared from the view of the people on the shore. Familiar faces crowded on the deck, waving vigorously to those on the shore until their figures could no longer be seen, blurring into the sea and sky.
The sea was vast and the sky was filled with the sight of several seabirds flying overhead. A gentle sea breeze lifted the hems of everyone's clothes.
As Qin Xiangxiang watched the departing ship, she suddenly thought back to when she first arrived on the island, and eight years had already passed.
In those eight years, she went from being a spinning machine operator in the fine yarn workshop to becoming the manager of a textile factory, doing a remarkable job. The factory also produced so many students who went on to study at top universities.
Thinking about it carefully, it feels like a dream.
The future is unpredictable, and it seems as if a brand new era awaits them.
The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy scent, quietly stirs the giant waves, heralding the arrival of a new era.
Qin Xiangxiang and her husband packed their bags with their children, preparing to move their entire family to Shanghai. Li Jianzhi said, "The school has assigned me a house, but it's not big, just a two-bedroom apartment."
"Let's stay at home for now. I miss the room I've lived in since I was a child. The old apartment building... I should still be able to apply for a separate apartment? If I take several children back, there definitely won't be enough room at home. It's good that we can expand our house upwards."
Li Jianzhi reminded her, "You're going back with your husband and children!"
"You're the devil in Xu's mother's eyes!"
Li Jianzhi: "...That's because you have a really awful neighbor living next door."
...
The family boarded the ship, including her mother-in-law Wu Xueyan, who also traveled to Shanghai. Qin Xiangxiang stood on the deck, looking at the sea before her, and suddenly felt inspired to write a poem:
"I left home young and returned old, my accent unchanged but my hair gray!"
Li Xiaopang: "Mom, this is the poem I should recite!"
Li Jianzhi said to himself: This is also a poem I should recite!
Qin Xiangxiang leisurely made her way to Shanghai, and planned to rest at home for a while to discuss expanding her house.
Meanwhile, the Shangpu Textile Factory on the other side was eagerly anticipating the arrival of their customers, practically going crazy with anticipation.
Previously, the Light Industry Bureau issued a notice requiring Shangpu Textile Factory and Feiyan Textile Factory to form a joint factory, and Shangpu Textile Factory was renamed Feiyan No. 2 Factory.
The original factory manager was ousted, the factory's name was lost, and a new factory manager was about to take over. For the old employees of Shangpu Textile Factory, this was an utter disgrace.
Several leaders rallied the workers, shouting, "Resolutely resist the new factory director! Oppose the name change!"
At first, they gathered a large group of people with great fanfare, and everyone was excited, just waiting for the new factory director to arrive so they could give him a hard time.
However--
The new factory manager still hasn't arrived.
The people at Shangpu Textile Factory were getting tired of waiting.
One must press on with one's might, for the second attempt will be less vigorous, and the third will be exhausted.
Everyone at the textile factory was waiting to give the new factory manager a hard time – where was he? Where was he?
The people didn't show up, and the people who had finally gathered together lost their spirit.
To make matters worse, Feiyan Textile Factory's "Top Scholar Overcoat" became an instant hit, making them incredibly wealthy.
More relatives and friends came to inquire:
"Isn't your factory going to be called Flying Swallow Factory No. 2? Do you have any top scholar overcoats?"
Why haven't you changed your name yet?
Many people were thinking to themselves: "I hope this new factory manager will come and take over soon!"
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