Chapter 277 "Factory Director Qin Outwits Liu Manfu" This lousy factory is...
Li Jianzhi used the simple raw materials of this era to try to make "Tiramisu", and he actually succeeded. Of course, it wasn't difficult to make to begin with; eggs, cheese... these things together are never bad.
The only downside is that it's too sweet, too cloying, and too rich.
Moreover, the cost is too high.
Qin Xiangxiang: "You man...you, well, you might have some cooking skills."
Li Xiaopang: "Then we can add new dishes to our family's ancestral 'Li-style Recipes'."
Qin Xiangxiang tasted it and said, "How about making some improvements and replacing some of the cocoa powder with cocoa powder and seaweed powder?"
After several chefs made improvements, the tiramisu with added seaweed powder turned out surprisingly delicious with a sweet and savory flavor, making it even more suitable for this occasion.
Have a cup of coffee and a slice of savory-sweet tiramisu, listen to storytelling, and spend a pleasant and relaxing afternoon.
Li Jianzhi: "You can also try making tea-flavored cakes, incorporating the aroma of tea into the cake. In fact, you can also make green tea-flavored melon seeds."
"You can add milk to coffee, or tea to make tea-flavored coffee, or coconut juice to make coconut milk coffee."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
"Your idea is very creative, but apart from this seaweed cake, none of the others will be adopted."
Qin Xiangxiang added a coffee corner to Feiyan No. 2 Factory, reasoning that the workers on the night shift, like the intellectuals, needed coffee to stay awake, and that coffee would be paired with cakes and other desserts served in the afternoon.
Including tiramisu cake, cream cake, seaweed bread, and children's favorites like shrimp chips, rice crackers, and seaweed chips...
“The students we found at the school, Zeng Min is too persistent. We need to find them something to do. Let’s set up a ‘pig-raising class’ at Feiyan No. 2 Factory and have the students teach cultural classes to the workers.”
Qin Xiangxiang felt flustered when Zeng Min, a fangirl, stared at her with an "eager" look. So she decided to restart her pig-raising class to give the college students something to do.
Zeng Min, who believed in academic authority, was indeed suited to "giving lessons" and immediately became "Teacher Zeng" in the factory.
Since they were still students, the factory couldn't pay them wages, so they were given factory welfare vouchers during class, which could be used to redeem coffee at the factory's coffee corner and various cakes at the cake window.
Students at East China Textile University went crazy... They all eagerly signed up to attend classes at the textile factory.
Even students from Jiaotong University, Fudan University, and Tongji University wanted to attend the class.
"Giving out cakes during class—why don't I get to have such a good thing?"
"There are golden houses in books, and there are delicious little cakes in books."
"Teacher Zeng's classes are still the best and most interesting!"
...
The workers' favorite things are the newly added coffee corner and the afternoon cake window, which greatly enhance the happiness of the factory workers.
"I'm looking forward to coffee and cakes starting at 4 p.m., so I can eat them before my night shift and feel more comfortable."
"I don't like coffee. I prefer to eat cake and listen to Lao Gu tell stories about the Three Kingdoms."
"The stories of the Three Kingdoms are not as interesting as the stories of Factory Director Qin. Why don't we have Old Gu make up some stories about the factory director? I heard from people at Factory No. 1 that the stories of the factory director in the past could be told for three days and three nights and still not be finished. In 1972 or 1973, people from Factory No. 1 went to Mawangdui for on-site investigation. Have you heard about this? It was even in the newspaper!"
"I know, our Factory Director Qin went there personally, skillfully protecting national treasures? Last time I heard someone from Factory One say that when they went there, the custodians ignored them... A junior assistant scratched the artifact while moving it, and then our Factory Director Qin stepped in..."
"Later at the Canton Fair, not only our factory had the Mawangdui pattern, but the Shanghai Silk Printing Factory also had a replica of the Mawangdui pattern. And at that crucial moment, Factory Director Zheng, the 'lucky charm' of Factory No. 1, stepped forward."
"Director Zheng? Who is this? Why is he our factory's lucky charm?"
"And that year there was a typhoon, and a film crew happened to be filming the movie 'The Blue Sea and the Silver Shuttle' at Feiyan Studio No. 1."
"The Blue Sea and the Silver Shuttle? I remember that!"
...
Every afternoon around four or five o'clock, the workers who had finished get off work did not rush to leave the factory. They sat in groups of three or five in the factory courtyard, or leaned against the bicycle shed, or in front of the canteen's food window, listening to Gu Zhihuai's melodious and vivid storytelling voice coming from the loudspeaker.
"After finishing the story of the Three Kingdoms today, I'll add an extra story. This is a story written by Grandpa Sun from the factory called 'Factory Director Qin's Clever Battle Against Liu Manfu.' I've polished it up a bit, so let all the workers in the factory take a look."
"Good, good, good, this story is great. Did Grandpa Sun write it? We were having a really good chat about it earlier."
Gu Zhihuai: "Speaking of the day when Director Qin first came to Shangpu Textile Factory... right there in the conference room, Sun Youdao from the factory raised all sorts of difficult questions, trying to make Director Qin back down and leave her with no way to start the reforms, making everything difficult and thorny... What should we do?"
"The factory director, Qin, wrapped in her 'top scholar's coat,' looked like she was protected by a golden shield. Faced with such a thorny problem, she didn't even flinch. Then, before anyone was prepared, she directly pointed her knife at Liu Manfu, who had just been looking smug, catching him completely off guard—'Reform begins in the canteen.'"
Those few words, spoken so casually, sounded like a bolt from the blue to Liu Manfu! Why?...
"An even more interesting situation unfolded in the cafeteria."
...
The workers at Feiyan No. 2 Factory burst into laughter and applause.
Qin Xiangxiang, who was listening to the radio in her office, spat out the mouthful of coffee in her mouth. It was as if she had been struck by lightning!
The storyteller is telling a story, isn't it about the Three Kingdoms? How did it get onto Qin Xiangxiang's mind?
Moreover, she had no strategic planning skills or any knack for striking at the heart of the matter. She went straight to the cafeteria as soon as she arrived, not to target Liu Manfu, but because she didn't even know who Liu Manfu was when she first arrived.
The words on the radio sent chills down Qin Xiangxiang's spine, almost giving her goosebumps.
"Stop, stop, stop! This program is to be stopped."
"Factory manager, everyone loves listening to this. It's adapted from our factory's story. Are these kinds of stories discouraged these days? We should adapt our own factory's story so that the workers can understand our factory's history! We should do a good job of promoting our culture among the workers and also promote it to the outside world!"
"Factory manager, everyone loves to hear this!"
"That scene where you tested the chefs in the cafeteria was absolutely amazing! I could listen to it a hundred times and never get tired of it!"
"That's wonderful!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
"This is just an internal announcement in our factory; everyone knows about it, and we're happy to hear it!"
"Factory manager, we should encourage our factory workers to create their own stories."
"Everyone is applauding it!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
I can't stand staying in this lousy factory anymore.
However, what Qin Xiangxiang didn't expect was the even more distant residential area, separated by a wall. Originally, people just came to listen to the factory's loudspeaker and hear stories about the Three Kingdoms. Although the stories of the Three Kingdoms were interesting, everyone was also familiar with the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhuge Liang...
Even if you get really into it, you can just borrow a copy of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from the city library to find out what happens next and learn more about the inside story.
However, the story of "Director Qin" is different. It is a completely new and novel story, and like "Kangxi's Private Visits," it is an incredibly enjoyable storyline.
Everyone loves to hear inside stories and wants to know the details. Hearing stories of "fighting evil and protecting the innocent, and outsmarting villains" is the most enjoyable.
"Ugh! I'm so angry!"
Someone in the alley was frantically banging on their radio, complaining about the poor signal and static on the broadcast, which made the previous listening experience unpleasant.
"Will you tell the story of this female factory manager again tomorrow? I'd like to hear it again."
"I'm so angry! This damn radio of mine!"
"It's too far away here, we can't receive the signal. The closer we get to Feiyan No. 2 Factory, the clearer the signal becomes."
In addition to "Factory Director Qin's Clever Battle Against Liu Manfu", some new chapters have been added, such as "Factory Director Qin's Skillful Hands Protect National Treasures at Mawangdui", "Factory Director Qin Eliminates Three Evils", "The Story of the Canton Fair", "Film Shooting Against a Typhoon", and so on.
These stories captivated the listeners. Some people who lived far from Feiyan No. 2 Factory would run out with their radios at the appointed time, only to find a large group of "colleagues".
More and more residents from afar learned about this wonderful factory broadcast and came to listen out of curiosity. They only regretted that the distance was too far, but it didn't matter. Everyone has "legs," so a little distance is nothing.
There was also a steamed bun seller known as "Cai Baozi" who made very delicious steamed buns. He sold them from a pushcart. He used to sell steamed buns in various places, but after he learned about the Feiyan No. 2 Factory broadcast, he started to sell steamed buns regularly near the Feiyan No. 2 Factory.
After selling all the steamed buns, I could finally listen to the factory's announcements with a sense of satisfaction.
The citizens were also happy. Cai Baozi used to be too mobile and unpredictable, but now they can often find him to buy steamed buns. After buying the buns, they can also listen to radio stories, which is very enjoyable.
As a result, more and more citizens are gathering in the vicinity.
This caught the attention of even the Shanghai Radio Management Committee and the Shanghai Radio Station.
— Citizens left their homes to collectively listen to an "underground radio station."
"Feiyan Textile Factory No. 2, you are suspected of setting up a radio station without approval."
Qin Xiangxiang was dumbfounded: "This is our factory's public address system, used for internal communication and command among factory personnel, as well as for promoting cultural production."
"Comrade Qin, do you know how many people are listening to your radio broadcast right now?"
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