"Brother, I want to find a job with more flexible working hours so that I can have time to go into the mountains and it won't affect our future cooperation.
I don’t have any requirements for salary and benefits; after all, I don’t really rely on this for a living.”
This is also the real reason why Zhang Shuguang was willing to give up an elk.
He just wanted to make the things in his space clearer, but he didn't really want to go to the factory to screw them in.
How could a time traveler with a system like me be trapped in a factory screwing screws?
"That's easy. They can't possibly keep a talent like you stuck in the office.
What they lack are talents who can bring back meat, not ordinary people who are content to go to work. They can’t even arrange for so many high school students every year.
Brother, based on your requirements and your abilities, I think the Logistics and Procurement Department is the most suitable for you.
Do you want to work in a government agency or a state-owned enterprise? I can tell you.
They all have their own quotas for unplanned purchases, but they lack truly capable people.”
Working in the office and living a nine-to-five life, not only Zhang Shuguang disagrees, but even Boss Liao cannot agree.
"Do you have any acquaintances in the machinery factory?"
Zhang Shuguang first ruled out government agencies. Those kinds of agencies had very strict political review procedures when hiring people. If he asked about the commune or production team, there was a chance that someone would tell him about his father Zhang Xiangnan.
There will only be two possible outcomes at that time: either they will reject you outright, or they will force you to stay just to get some meat.
But even if he stayed, he would not be promoted or reused. He would be the one who suffered from the work, but he would never get a promotion or a raise in salary.
They would even make a fuss about his background, and whenever they had nothing to do, they would ask him to receive ideological education and write down his thoughts and feelings.
Zhang Shuguang shuddered at the thought of this situation, but he didn't have any serious illness and wouldn't embarrass himself.
Apart from various government agencies, the rest are state-owned enterprises.
Among the many enterprises in Dongfeng County, the largest one is the machinery factory, which has more than a dozen workshops and more than 3,000 workers.
"Yes, I have a good relationship with Director Wang of the Machinery Factory's Logistics Department. Especially in the past two years, sometimes they also need to buy food on the black market."
As for why he is not called Director Wang, it is because the machinery factory is a department-level unit, and their factory director is a department-level cadre.
Talking about this, Boss Liao was quite pleased with himself. What happened to the state-owned factories? What happened to government agencies? They also had times when they couldn't eat.
Unlike me, I have no worries about food and drink every day, and I can often try rare things from other places. The only problem is that my reputation is not very good.
For a gangster like Boss Liao, whether it is dangerous or not is not something he considers at all.
Boss Liao has no parents to support him, and no brothers to help him. Everything he has now is something he has fought for himself.
Looking at Boss Liao's smug expression, Zhang Shuguang didn't point it out.
Now that the crisis is over, he feels that he is capable again and it is not the same difficult time as last night.
The existence of the black market is just a way for government agencies to leave more opportunities for the people to survive.
Small fights are fine, but if they go too far, the leader's words can determine their life or death.
"Okay, since Brother Liao and Director Wang know each other, I'll trouble you with my brother's matter.
I don't want any other positions, just a position as a buyer. I'd trade a moose for it."
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child. If you want your leader to value you, you must always let him see your strength.
“No, brother, listen to me, you must not say that you killed this elk yourself, just say that you got it from a fellow villager.
If you can avoid exposing your hunting abilities, don't expose them. If you let them know, and they ask you to carry on your style and contribute to the collective in the future, will you agree or not?
Buyers, being able to spend money to buy things is a skill. The money is collective, and they don’t have to pay individually. Do you understand what I mean?"
There was a meaningful smile on Boss Liao's face.
"I see. Brother, you mean to sell the elk to the machinery factory?"
Boss Liao has explained it so clearly, if he still doesn't understand, he would be a fool.
"Yes, and we have to sell it to them at black market prices. Unplanned purchases are always based on market conditions."
Since you want to do Zhang Shuguang a favor, you have to do it a big one. If you let Zhang Shuguang give away an elk for nothing, why bother looking for Liao Liancheng?
To put it bluntly, if Zhang Shuguang were to pull the elk to the factory gate now, the logistics department would have to welcome him in with a smile.
The current price of meat on the black market is three yuan per pound, and the kind with bones and internal organs is two yuan per pound.
An adult male elk weighs at least 400 kilograms, which means more than 800 yuan.
This is a county town, not the capital, and the number of jobs for an eight-member official will not exceed 500.
"Okay, Brother Liao, I'll do as you say."
Zhang Shuguang certainly knew that this was the most beneficial thing for him, but he had no connections, so he thought of using the elk in exchange for a job.
Once you get the job, you will have a reason to buy things from the system in the future.
"Brother, it's almost noon. Go to the state-owned restaurant and wait. I'll go to the machinery factory to find Director Wang."
Since ancient times, discussions in Longguo have always been inseparable from wine bars and tea tables.
Because food is scarce now, bars are obviously more popular than tea tables.
It is always more economical to drink some wine and eat some food than to drink a bellyful of tea.
The two men split up into two groups. Scar took Zhang Shuguang to the state-owned hotel, while Boss Liao went to the machinery factory alone.
When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, Scar asked Zhang Shuguang to wait in the private room first, while he took a chicken to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Yesterday, Boss Liao had the wild boar meat sent by Zhang Shuguang and the chickens he had painstakingly bought on the black market, which he kept for his brothers to enjoy as a snack. Today, when he was doing something, Boss Liao asked Scar to bring one over.
The chef divided a chicken into two parts. Half of the chicken was stewed with potatoes, and the other half was stewed with dried mushrooms. Four vegetarian dishes were also arranged.
Two meat dishes and four vegetable dishes were considered a top-notch meal in the 1960s.
As soon as the dishes came up, Boss Liao entered the private room with a middle-aged man wearing glasses.
He wore black-framed glasses and his sparse hair was combed to one side, covering his bald spot.
He was wearing a white shirt, a pen in his chest pocket, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine, a typical cadre outfit.
He has gained a little weight, which is rare in this famine year. It turns out that no matter what time it is, the cadres in charge of logistics will never starve.
"Brother, this is Director Wang, who is in charge of logistics at the machinery factory."
"Director Wang, this is the little brother I was talking about. He just collected a mature elk from a hunter today."
Boss Liao introduced the two people.
"Hello, Director Wang. My name is Zhang Shuguang, and I'm a friend of Boss Liao."
If nothing unexpected happens, Director Wang in front of him will be his supervisor in the future.
"Comrade Xiao Zhang, you are indeed a handsome man!"
Director Wang did not put on airs. These days, anyone who can make a living is a talent.
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