Chapter 241
Standing by the noisy road, Ye Manzhi and Qian Qingsong looked at each other in silence.
After a long while, Qian Qingsong said with a puzzled look: "What kind of thing is this?"
Yes, Ye Manzhi also wanted to ask, what is this?
Before she came to Beijing, she was full of confidence.
This technology has just been developed, so there should be no difficulty in applying for technical transformation funds from the Ministry of Light Industry.
Because she was 80% sure, she was able to bring her family to Beijing for a trip with ease.
Who would have thought that there would be two more competitors for no reason!
She really wanted to run back to Binjiang to ask, how could such a good exclusive technology be shared by the whole country?
Qian Qingsong was worried that Ye Manzhi might give up, so he said gently, "This can't be blamed entirely on the research institute. They're not part of the same system as us, so we definitely need to publish our findings."
Nowadays, except for confidential units, the technology of other units can be shared.
The research institute is neither a company nor a government agency. Publishing the research results as soon as possible can be considered a real achievement.
Even if they were unhappy, they could not blame the institute.
You have to know that the production technology they are going to use to build the factory was also taken for free from the research institute, so there is really no right to blame them.
Qian Qingsong suppressed his grumbling and asked in a gentle tone, "Director Ye, what should we do next? We need to come up with a plan as soon as possible."
Although the food industrial park project is located in Tonglan County, there are only three food factories in the entire park. Moreover, due to various conflicts during the relocation process, only Lihua Food Factory can move in on time.
If there is only one factory in the community, can it still be called a community?
Therefore, Qian Qingsong took the initiative to fight for the dairy factory project and tried his best to save face.
Ye Manzhi couldn't think of any solution for a while, so he could only stand on the side of the road and analyze their respective advantages with Director Qian.
"Our livestock industry is developing quite well, but the other two companies are obviously not doing badly either, otherwise they wouldn't have submitted their applications at the same time as us."
Their reaction speed was even faster, a few days earlier than Binjiang.
The fact that they can respond quickly after seeing the information in the journal shows that they are very concerned about the development of animal husbandry and dairy industry.
"Well," Qian Qingsong frowned and nodded, "the milk sources of the three of us should be fine, so we can tie in this regard."
Ye Manzhi continued, "From the perspective of production technology, this technology is the first of its kind in our provincial research institute. It reduces the experimental verification process and can buy us some time."
"But compared to long-term development, this amount of time is actually nothing," Qian Qingsong worried. "I don't think the department leaders will care who developed this technology."
"Let's try everything. We don't have any other obvious advantages right now, so we have to try everything we can."
"That's fine, it's already like this anyway."
Next, the two of them went their separate ways to various bookstores and post offices to look for Dairy Science and Technology Information.
When they submit the materials, they have to submit that issue of the magazine together to prove that the technology comes from Binjiang.
However, this "Dairy Science and Technology Information" is so unpopular that it is almost niche, and only relevant units in the industry will subscribe to it.
There is no such book in bookstores or post offices.
Ye Manzhi asked her sister-in-law Wu Xiulan for help and finally found that issue of the magazine in the library of the Academy of Sciences.
"Hey Ya, how's your job going?"
Chang Yue'e has been wandering around Beijing these two days, feeling very energetic. Today she went to a restaurant to eat braised pork, which she found quite delicious. She also brought back a lunch box for her daughter.
"It's okay," Ye Manzhi said without hiding anything. "With two other companies competing with us, things might be difficult."
"We're going to climb the Great Wall tomorrow," Old Ye said. "I was thinking of taking you with us, but you should focus on your work."
Ye Manzhi has been to Beijing several times, but mostly visited the city and has never climbed the Great Wall.
She wanted to go with her parents, but thinking about the current situation, she had to give up the idea for the time being.
The stew was still hot, and she picked up her chopsticks while chatting with the two of them.
"Mom, you used to be the deputy director of a food factory. What do you think we should do now?"
Chang Yue'e thought about it seriously and said, "No one family can take all the benefits. You should try your best to get them. If you can't get them, there's nothing you can do. You should also let others get some benefits occasionally."
Old Ye muttered, "You're talking nonsense! I've never been a deputy factory director, but I understand this!"
"I know why you didn't tell me?" Chang Yue'e glanced at him. "Everyone can talk about the big principles, but it's extremely difficult to put them into practice. When the food factory wanted to merge with our meat processing plant, I wanted to be the deputy director of the revolutionary committee of the branch plant, but Zhou refused to agree. I negotiated with him for a long time, and finally we both gave in and got the matter done."
She has recounted the glorious events of those years many times, and everyone in the family knows the details.
Neither Old Ye nor Qiqiu wanted to hear this, but Wu Yuzhuo was her grandmother's little friend, so she asked politely, "Grandma, how did you both take a step back at that time?"
"Director Zhou was reluctant to give up his deputy director position. If I didn't give him some benefits, the situation would remain deadlocked, which would be bad for both sides. So, I said I didn't have any big ambitions. When I have accumulated 15 years of service and can receive a pension, I will officially retire due to illness."
"He could then arrange for someone else to take my place. At the time, I was still more than two years away from retirement, so anyone could have figured it out. The food factory was eager to expand into new business, and I promised to stand by Director Zhou and support his work. In the end, we got it done."
Wu Yuzhuo hadn't heard the rest of the story yet, so she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Grandma, do you really listen to Director Zhou in everything?"
"He's the boss, so I definitely support his work!" Chang Yue'e said complacently. "However, the director and deputy director of the sausage filling workshop all listen to me. I have the final say on sausage business, so he won't have a chance to interfere."
Ye Manzhi smiled: "You are quite amazing."
"It's not bad. I also got a bit of luck," Chang Yue'e murmured. "Director Zhou wanted to place one of his own people in my place after I retired. But what happened? When I retired, he was also transferred. All his plans were in vain. In the end, the person who took over my position was the director of the enema workshop, my apprentice! So, don't just focus on the gains and losses in front of you. Who knows what great things will happen in the future!"
Ye Shouxin laughed and complained, "You are just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, it's all luck. If Director Zhou hadn't been transferred, you would be staring blankly!"
Chang Yue'e disagreed and said, "The third daughter-in-law said that luck is also a part of strength. I am lucky, which means I have strength!"
The old couple took advantage of the situation and started arguing again.
When they were young, one was busy outside and the other was busy at home, so they rarely had the opportunity to quarrel.
Now that they are both retired and face each other every day, bickering has become a daily routine.
Wu Yuzhuo tried to mediate tiredly, "Don't argue, don't argue! Grandpa, please help me look at the map. How do we get to the Great Wall tomorrow?"
Ye Shouxin's attention was indeed diverted, and he took the map and began to study it.
Seeing this, Ye Manzhi secretly gave her daughter a thumbs up.
The decision to take this girl out was a wise one!
*
Although Chang Yue'e's deeds were a bit of luck, Ye Manzhi still thought about it over and over again and learned some advanced experience from it.
The next morning, she called the Light Industry Bureau and asked Xi Yingchun to come to Beijing.
After hearing her request, Xi Yingchun agreed repeatedly, put down the phone and went to make preparations.
Ye Manzhi did not go to the Food Bureau of the Ministry of Light Industry that day, but invited Qian Qingsong to climb the Badaling Great Wall together.
The next day, he followed the main group to the Summer Palace, and it was not until the third day that Xi Yingchun arrived.
"Director, do you think this will work?" Xi Yingchun handed over several invitations. "I got them stamped by the Municipal Revolutionary Committee, and I also got a few stamped by the Provincial Industrial Bureau. I also have two with both official seals. We can pick whichever one we want."
Ye Manzhi looked through them one by one, picked out two and said, "They are quite good. Thank you for your trouble."
Xi Yingchun suppressed her excitement and waved her hands, "It's not hard, not hard!"
It’s totally worth it to take the opportunity to come to the capital to help the leader!
This is her first time in Beijing!
Ye Manzhi let the secretary move freely and visit various tourist attractions, while he and Qian Qingsong went to the Ministry of Light Industry again.
Qian Qingsong said hesitantly, "Will this trick work? The project in our community isn't finished yet!"
"Let's try it first."
With the invitation letter and more complete application materials, Ye Manzhi walked into the Food Bureau again.
Sun Yue introduced them to Director Zhang of the Planning Department. After chatting for a few minutes, he gave her a wink and left.
Director Zhang looked through the information in front of him and sighed, "There are quite a lot of companies that want to produce infant formula recently!"
"Haha, our provincial dairy industry research institute just developed a new process that can mass-produce infant formula. We've even published the results in a journal and shared them with colleagues across the country. That means a lot of applicants!"
Director Zhang was not surprised by such things and said in a normal tone, "Put the information here for now. The bureau needs to hold a meeting to study it."
"Okay," Ye Manzhi said readily. "Domestic infant formula production has always been very low. If more companies can produce infant formula together, it will be a good thing for the people. As long as the bureau is willing to add an infant formula project to next year's budget, no matter where the technical transformation funds are ultimately allocated, we will be happy to see it happen."
Director Zhang raised an eyebrow in surprise, "You guys are quite open-minded?"
Which of the units that come to the ministries and commissions to seek funds does not brag about themselves and try their best to get the money for themselves?
Binjiang, with his branches full of leaves, is quite good and even generous and modest.
Ye Manzhi smiled and sighed, "What can I do? I work in the Light Industry Bureau, and colleagues from enterprises often come to the bureau to ask for funds. I understand the difficulties of auditing work. If I had more money, I would like to allocate a sum of money to each unit, but our funds are limited! Putting myself in their shoes, although I am anxious to get this technical renovation fund, I don't want to block the door of the leadership and make things difficult for them! We have to understand each other!"
Director Zhang, who had just been blocked at the gate, said with deep emotion: "If all local comrades could think like you, our work would be much smoother!"
Ye Manzhi thought to herself that if blocking the gate worked, she would be willing to do it.
However, the leaders of ministries and commissions are often blocked at the door, and blocking the door is no longer a new trick for them.
Apart from annoying the boss, it has no positive effect.
Besides, it is too early to compete for this funding now. The premise of the competition is that the Food Bureau is willing to include the infant formula project in the 1977 budget.
If this project doesn't even make the main list, then it will be useless for her to flatter her competitors.
Ye Manzhi gathered her thoughts, took out two invitations from her bag and handed them to Director Zhang.
"Director Zhang, our visit to the Food Bureau this time not only involves applying for funding for technological transformation, but also invites you and the bureau leaders to visit Binjiang. You may have heard that Binjiang City has planned a 'food industrial park' in Tonglan County. This is a pilot project for both the Provincial Department of Industry and the State Construction Commission."
"It's scheduled to be officially put into use on New Year's Day next year. This is the first food industrial park in our province. We don't have much experience in this area, and there may still be some shortcomings. So we'd like to invite the leaders of our Food Bureau to visit Binjiang. On the one hand, they can cut the ribbon for us, and on the other hand, they can provide guidance on the work of the industrial park."
Director Zhang took the invitation letter and glanced through it. The invitation letter looked very formal and was stamped with the official seals of the Provincial Industrial Bureau and the Binjiang Municipal Revolutionary Committee.
It looks like it was prepared a long time ago.
His expression became even warmer, and he smiled and declined, "I appreciate your kindness, but the end of the year is a busy time with work, so we may not have time to attend."
Ye Manzhi seemed not to understand his refusal and said enthusiastically, "That's okay. We can adjust the time according to the bureau leader's schedule. Let me know when you are free. I'll have someone buy the train tickets in advance."
She said this tactfully, but everyone present could understand what she meant.
When she asked someone to buy the tickets, she was implicitly indicating that the travel expenses would be borne by Binjiang.
The travel expenses of each unit are all known, especially during the year-end summary period, unnecessary travel expenses must be controlled.
Going to Binjiang to cut the ribbon and provide guidance was not that important. Even if they did not go to provide guidance, the food industrial park would have been able to start construction smoothly.
However, if Binjiang sincerely invites you and even covers the round-trip travel expenses, then there is still room for negotiation.
Director Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "Leave the invitation with me for now. I'll ask the bureau leaders for their opinion later."
"No problem," Ye Manzhi said cheerfully, "I'll go back and wait for your good news."
She felt that there was still great hope of a successful invitation.
Bureau leaders may not be willing to travel on business, but these directors and deputy directors actually like to visit local areas.
She had heard from Sun Yue two years ago that the directors of ministries and commissions only had a glamorous appearance. They had to stay in the office most of the time and rarely had the opportunity to travel to local areas.
Therefore, Sun Yue rushes to go to the Canton Fair every year to get some information.
If he didn't have to bear the travel expenses, Director Zhang would probably make a trip to Binjiang.
Maybe I can even help persuade a deputy director.
*
All units were busy at the end of the year. After waiting in Beijing for a few days, Ye Manzhi did not get any definite news, so he could only return to Binjiang with the family tour group who were still reluctant to leave.
Old Ye and Chang Yue'e were so happy that they held a tea party as soon as they returned home to share their experiences in Beijing with everyone.
He even showed off his pilling in front of his classmates, pointing to his Warrior shoes and saying, "I bought them in Wangfujing, Beijing!"
Wu Yuzhuo is a very busy person. She shot several boxes of film in Beijing this time, and her grandparents are still waiting to see the photos.
So, after returning home, Wu Yuzhuo set up a darkroom and asked her father to teach her how to develop photos.
Wu Zhengrong explained the key points to his daughter, let her figure it out on her own, and then took out a letter and gave it to her.
"The taxi sent it when you were not home."
Wu Yuzhuo opened the envelope and scanned the contents at a glance. He exclaimed in surprise, then looked up and said to his parents, "My third aunt wants my brother Che to repeat a grade!"
Wu Zhengrong frowned and said, "Isn't learning taxi a good thing? Why would you repeat a grade in high school?"
Taxi is one year older than Youyan, but in order to go to a third-tier city, he postponed starting elementary school for a year and is now in the same grade as Youyan.
Under normal circumstances, Youyan, Qiqiu and Taxi would all graduate in 1976.
"I don't know. I heard that my third aunt thinks Che Ge's studies are not solid and wants him to stay in school for another year."
Ye Manzhi asked doubtfully, "Isn't she trying to get the taxi to avoid going to the countryside?"
After Huang Daxian arrived in the third line, he and his third brother had a little girl. Taxi drivers were not only children, so according to the policy, they had to go to the countryside.
But she has never heard of any child repeating a grade in high school. High school tuition is not low, and there is no pressure to continue to study. So what is the point of repeating a grade in high school?
If the taxi driver fails a grade, isn't that a clear sign of avoiding going to the countryside?
Wu Yuzhuo shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be to avoid going to the countryside. Lele is only in elementary school. You can give the city stay quota to my brother Che first, and then worry about Lele's affairs ten years later."
The three members of the family were all confused by Huang Li's actions.
Ye Manzhi suddenly remembered that this was not the first time she wanted her son to repeat a grade.
A few years ago, there was a similar incident when a taxi driver was driving to an elementary school.
But the taxi driver was young and concerned about his reputation, and he felt it would be embarrassing to repeat a grade, so the matter was left unresolved.
What’s going on with Wong Tai Sin?
Her son's academic performance isn't terrible, so why is she so keen on letting him repeat a grade?
Ye Manzhi secretly criticized her third sister-in-law, but couldn't help but doubt her motives for doing so.
A mother would never harm her own son.
As she was thinking about it, she said to her daughter, "Youyan, why don't you accompany your brother Che and also repeat a year?"
Wu Zhengrong and Wu Yuzhuo: "::::::"
Is there anyone who can accompany you for repeating a grade?
Wu Yuzhuo reported his grades again. "In the midterm exam, I got full marks in everything except Chinese and Politics! Why should I be held back?"
Ye Manzhi: “…”
That’s true.
Forget it, Wong Tai Sin has always been mysterious, and many of his decisions are not something that a mortal like her can understand.
Ye Manzhi no longer persuaded her daughter to accompany her brother Che, but there was really no need to let the boy repeat a grade in high school.
She wrote a letter to her third sister-in-law, advising her to try her best to save the adolescent boy's face and to pay attention to the impact so that outsiders would not think that the taxi driver had to repeat a grade to avoid going to the countryside, otherwise it would affect the child's future development.
Blah blah blah, he wrote two pages of manuscript paper, and said that the green facial mask she sent him was very effective. He praised it for half a page and hinted that he could send some more.
Only after she sent the letter along with the package Youyan had prepared did she put her mind at ease.
…
The bureau began to compile statistics for 1975. Ye Manzhi had done a lot of work in the past six months, but several projects had not yet been officially put into production. She felt that this year's results might not be so ideal.
Several other deputy directors also did not have high hopes for this year's data.
According to everyone, this year is the first year, and it is just a period of accumulating strength. Next year will be the time to really make an effort and see the results.
Despite this, Ye Manzhi still urged each department to compile this year's data as soon as possible.
No matter how much, she has to know it.
In mid-December, she received a call from Director Zhang.
The bureau will organize a research team to come to Binjiang to inspect the food industrial park project.
There were three people in the group, including a deputy director and two directors.
Ye Manzhi welcomed the research team with a warm tone and obvious joy, then hung up the phone and went to the Municipal Revolutionary Committee.
She had to talk to Peng Jingyun about the Food Bureau and dairy factory projects.
Being able to invite a ministry leader to cut the ribbon, even if he is just a deputy director, has a different meaning.
Peng Jingyun praised Ye Manzhi for his good work and urged him to do a good job in reception.
Ye Manzhi listened patiently and said with a smile, "Actually, the main reason we invited the ministerial leaders to come to Binjiang for an inspection is to get funding for the technological transformation of the dairy factory."
"Well, did you get any results from your last trip to Beijing?"
"Next year's budget includes 3.8 million yuan for technological upgrades in infant formula, but we haven't yet decided which company will receive the funds," Ye Manzhi explained. "These three companies have similar milk sources, geographical locations, and production processes, so we're all on the same starting line..."
Peng Jingyun interrupted, "I heard that the technology was provided by our province?"
"Yes, but the institute has already generously shared it with colleagues across the country. So, apart from a little impression, we have almost no outstanding advantages."
As long as there is no leading advantage, it is difficult to say who will pocket the 3.8 million yuan.
Peng Jingyun thought about the current situation and asked, "What are your plans, Light Industry Bureau?"
If she needs to come forward and negotiate with the leaders of the Ministry of Light Industry, that's not impossible.
Ye Manzhi didn't want her to come forward, mainly because Peng Jingyun was in charge of agriculture before and had been in charge of industry for less than a year. He might not have a say in the Ministry of Light Industry.
She didn't mention asking her superiors for help. Instead, she said, "There are many dairy factories across the country, and some can produce premium milk powder for infants on a sporadic basis, but there haven't been any companies that specialize in premium milk powder. If we build this factory, it will be the largest infant milk powder factory in the country."
"Um."
"For such a large project, built in a food industry park, I think we should cooperate with the Food Bureau of the Ministry of Light Industry to build a factory. The 3.8 million yuan in technical renovation funds are equivalent to the Food Bureau's equity investment."
As Chang Yue'e said, no one can take all the benefits, and some must be left for others.
But instead of leaving this benefit to other provinces and cities, it is better to leave it to the Food Bureau.
At that time, the Food Bureau and Binjiang City Finance will jointly invest in building the factory.
Seeing Peng Jingyun still frowning in thought, Ye Manzhi continued, "Even if the Food Bureau becomes a shareholder, the output value will still be included in Binjiang's accounts. And although we're currently cooperating, the central government transfers a number of enterprises to local governments every year. Who knows, one day they might even transfer the dairy factory to us..."
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