A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1226: Counterattack, decisive kill! (Please subscribe!)

After the transfer order was issued, the relevant leaders of the Second Light Industry Bureau talked to Hua Twelve:
"Comrade Bingkun, due to your outstanding work ability and the remarkable achievements you have made in the past year or so, the bureau leaders have decided to transfer you from the position of acting director of the Red Star Timber Factory to the position of director of the Soy Sauce Factory. Congratulations!"

What is an open conspiracy? It means that you know clearly that he is plotting against you, but you still have nothing to say.

Just like Hua Shier's transfer this time, on the surface it was a promotion for you. The acting director of the Red Star Timber Factory was at the deputy section level, and he was transferred to the soy sauce factory as the director, which was at the section level. You were promoted because you did a good job. What else can you say?
But in reality, how much is the annual output value of a soy sauce factory?
The lumber mill made more than three million US dollars last year!

Hua Twelve smiled at the leader's congratulations:

“Thank you for your trust, leaders!”

I originally thought that Hua Twelve would slam the table, argue with reason, or even make a scene. After all, everyone knows that the timber factory is now a cash cow, and the soy sauce factory? Ha, its annual output value is not even a fraction of the timber factory.

The leaders had thought of all the words to appease him, but no one expected that Hua Twelve would actually agree to it?
The deputy director who was talking to Hua Shier didn't know what to say for a moment. He smiled awkwardly:
"Comrade Bingkun, you are not speaking sarcastically, are you? You cannot have any objections to the arrangements made by the bureau!"

"We are all bricks of the revolution. We will move wherever we are needed. You did a good job at the timber factory, but there is no distinction between high and low in revolutionary work. The soy sauce factory is an important enterprise related to the daily lives of the masses. The bureau handed the soy sauce factory over to you, which shows its trust and respect for you!"

Hua Twelve nodded with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your trust, I will follow the organization's arrangements and report to the soy sauce factory tomorrow!"

When he said this, his eyes were meaningful:

"But I have a request!"

When the leaders in the bureau heard that he had a request, they didn't care, because this was all within their expectations. It was normal to have some demands after suffering a loss.

The bureau leader who was talking to Hua Twelve nodded.

"Just tell us what you want. As long as it's within a reasonable range, we can agree to it!"

This is a very artistic way of saying "within a reasonable range". What is reasonable and what is unreasonable is up to the bureau to decide.

Hua Twelve did not make any excessive demands, but said calmly:

"My request is very simple. Since the organization has decided to transfer me to the soy sauce factory, then from tomorrow on, all matters of the timber factory will have nothing to do with me, Zhou Bingkun."

He glanced at every leader present and continued:
“Whether it’s a production problem, a technical problem, or a problem with export orders, please find the new factory manager to solve it.”

The bureau leader smiled:

"If this is your request, we can agree to it now!"

Hua Shier stood up and said, "Those leaders, I will go back first!"

After he finished speaking, he shook hands with several leaders and said goodbye. After leaving the office, he could be heard humming a little tune in the corridor, and it could be heard that he was in a very good mood.

In the director's office, several leaders looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads, and one of them said:
"This Xiao Zhou is still too young. What he meant just now was nothing more than trying to threaten us with the order from Hong Kong Island. But Hong Kong Island abides by the law. The agreement signed in black and white is not something that a small factory manager like him can influence!"

Another leader said:
"I heard that Zhou Bingkun has a good personal relationship with Mr. Dracula. It seems that Dracula asked someone from the foreign government to help him get his godsister Qiao Chunyan's approval to marry a Hong Konger!"

The deputy director who was talking to Hua Twelve smiled and waved his hand:

"Businessmen pursue profits. Dracula's personal relationship with Zhou Bingkun is nothing more than the latter can bring him benefits. Now Zhou Bingkun is no longer the director of the timber factory, so his interest relationship with Hong Kong businessmen naturally no longer exists!"

Several people in the office nodded.

One female cadre felt a little sorry: "Isn't it a bit cruel of the higher-ups? After all, Zhou Bingkun has made great contributions to the development of the timber mill!"

The deputy director waved his hand;

"You are wrong. The timber mill is collectively owned by the Guo family, not Zhou Bingkun. As a cadre of the Guo family, he only needs to obey the organization's arrangements. Besides, the timber mill made a profit of more than 3 million US dollars that year. This is a huge political achievement. Many people are jealous of it. It may not be a good thing for him to be at the center of this storm!"

To sum up, what he meant in the second half of his sentence was that the benefits were too great for Zhou Bingkun to grasp.

Hua Shier returned to the lumber mill and found many workers gathered in front of his office. He looked at Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao in the crowd:

"What's going on? What are you doing here when you're not at work? What happened?"

Sun Ganchao said:

"Well, someone told us that you were going to be transferred, and the comrades couldn't bear to let you go, so we came here to ask you what's going on!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the workers said excitedly:
"Director Zhou, you can't leave. Our factory has only been in operation for a little over a year, and we are all eager to work with you!"

Hua Twelve smiled and waved his hands:

"You guys, I was transferred to the soy sauce factory and given a promotion. What's wrong? You can't stand seeing me do well. When the new factory manager comes, he might do a better job than me. Okay, okay, hurry up and work, or your salary will be deducted!"

After much persuasion, the workers finally left and Hua Shier returned to his office to pack up his things.

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao followed in, and the former said:
"The news was spread by Lao Wang from the union. That old guy looked so happy about the misfortune!"

Sun Ganchao was a little worried: "Bingkun, if you leave, what are we going to do? We should go to the soy sauce factory with you!"

Hua Twelve said angrily: "What are you afraid of? Just stay in the factory honestly. When I leave, remember all those who danced happily, and I will settle the score with them later!"

When he was the deputy factory director, he was thinking about providing welfare for the workers. After becoming the acting factory director, he led everyone to get rich together. Not only did he start to improve the living environment of the employees, the production bonuses in the factory were almost more than the wages of other units.

In this situation, if he doesn't know how to be grateful, he would be an ungrateful person, and the benefits he brings cannot be shared with these people.

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao became excited when they heard this:

"Bingkun'er, do you mean that you can come back?"

Hua Twelve laughed and did not answer directly. Instead, he said something meaningful:
"It's mine, no one can take it away from me!"

Hua Shier packed all his personal belongings in the office into a cardboard box and took it home.

Now the Guangzi piece of land has been demolished, and his family has moved into a Western-style house through the introduction of Director Zhang from the street. Well, it is the Western-style house that Zhou Bingkun bought in the original plot.

The owner of this house went abroad and the house was taken back by the street. Hua Shier and his family only have to pay some rent to the street to live in it.

Director Zhang also asked Hua Shier whether he had any intention of purchasing the house. If he wanted to, she could give him a more favorable internal price.

Hua Shier could only smile and refuse.

Just kidding, in the original plot, the street sold the house to an individual, and later Zhou Bingkun bought the house from the individual. But after the policy changed, overseas Chinese were encouraged to return to China and promised to return the original properties of overseas Chinese. As soon as the original owner of the house came back from overseas, Zhou Bingkun's house purchase contract was immediately invalidated.

Anyone who buys this house now is a fool. It's okay to rent it for a few days.

Back at the villa, Zheng Juan was treating a patient.

The sawmill's medical room was expanded into a clinic, and Hua Shier wanted to bring Zheng Juan to the factory to work as a doctor and solve the household registration problem at the same time.

But there is a difficulty here, which is the Chinese medicine practitioner license.

During this special historical period, regular Chinese medicine schools have stopped recruiting students, but according to the policy, the "master-apprentice" method of training barefoot doctors is allowed.

Hua Shier has already asked Zheng Juan to recognize Dr. Huang from the factory's medical room as her nominal master, and then prepare to participate in Jilin Province's unique "three-in-one" assessment of traditional Chinese medicine. As long as she passes the assessment, she can obtain a medical license and become a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner recognized by the Guo family.

The three-in-one approach involves recommendation by veteran Chinese medicine practitioners, reference to public opinion, and political review.

Zheng Juan is now in the practice stage, waiting to return to take part in internship and the Chinese medicine practitioner examination.

After prescribing a prescription for the patient, Zheng Juan saw Hua Twelve coming back with a box, and asked curiously:
"Bingkun'er, why are you back so early!"

Hua Twelve smiled and said, "I've been promoted. Starting tomorrow I'll be transferred to the soy sauce factory as the factory manager!"

Zheng Juan and Zhou's mother were unaware of the twists and turns, and thought that a promotion was a good thing. Zhou's mother Li Suhua, who was kneading noodles in the kitchen, heard her son's words, wiped her hands and walked out:
"What about Juan'er's internship? Can she still go to the lumber mill?"

Hua Twelve put the things down: "Don't worry, it will be fine!"

That night, many workers from the sawmill came to visit. Some brought eggs, others brought quilt covers, as they were all reluctant to see Hua Twelve go.

Hua Shier also comforted them one by one, saying that he was promoted and it was a good thing, and then he sent these workers away.

The next day, Hua Shier rode his bicycle to the soy sauce factory to report for work. Qu Xiuzhen personally went to the factory gate to greet him. At the general staff meeting, the old lady said in a resounding voice:

"On behalf of the factory leadership team, I would like to express our full support for Director Zhou's work and will never be a stumbling block! I hope Director Zhou can lead our soy sauce factory to a new world, just like he did at the timber factory!"

After the meeting, Hua Shier carefully inspected the production line of the soy sauce factory.

He found that the workshop was still using old equipment from the 1950s, the wooden boards of the fermentation tank had turned black and cracked, and the only product was the most common soybean sauce.

Back in the office, Hua Shier made some suggestions to Qu Xiuzhen:
"Secretary Qu, I learned about a salt-free seafood soy sauce when I was in contact with Hong Kong businessmen. Compared with traditional soy sauce, it not only has a stronger umami flavor, but also conforms to the trend of healthy eating."

Qu Xiuzhen's eyes lit up: "Are you saying that we should also develop this new formula?"

"The independent research and development cycle is too long, and the conditions are not mature at the moment." Hua Shier shook his head, "I suggest that we introduce this process through technology leasing."

“Technology rental?”

This was the first time Qu Xiuzhen heard such a statement, but she could understand the meaning. She frowned:
"Can't you just buy it out?"

Hua Twelve smiled and explained: "This core formula is like a hen that lays golden eggs. If it were you, would you be willing to kill the hen to get the eggs?"

Seeing that Qu Xiuzhen seemed to be thinking about something, Hua Twelve continued to analyze:
"We can pay the technology royalties by sharing profits. We don't need to pay any fees before we make a profit, and we also require the other party to grant us exclusive domestic authorization. As long as the product is sold, we will be the only one."

Qu Xiuzhen slammed the table and said, "Just do as you say! But," she lowered her voice, "We have to hurry up on this matter. Who knows where that Hong Kong businessman is going to hang around. Don't let other factories grab the lead."

Hua Shier immediately used the factory's phone to call Hong Kong Island and discussed the matter with Lao De. The latter said that it was no problem and since it was a partner's need, he would help with the matter.

In the afternoon, Hua Shier was in the office. He left a clone to help him process documents. He opened the door and went to Hong Kong Island, where he used the magic machine to build a soy sauce production line.

This production line will be lent to the soy sauce factory for free in the name of Hong Kong Island Company. A few days later, Dracula came to Jichun again with representatives of Hong Kong Island's 'Seafood Fresh' Group.

Well, 'Haiweixian' is a company that Hua Twelve specially registered in Hong Kong Island for the core formula. In the future, the formula of condiments will be nominally controlled by this company.

In fact, it is best to apply for a patent, but international patents are still imperfect in this era. The International Patent Cooperation Treaty did not officially take effect until 78. Hong Kong Island did not open intellectual property registration until 90, and the mainland was even later.

So before that, if there is any core formula, it is best to keep it properly and manage it strictly.

The negotiations between Haiweixian and the soy sauce factory went smoothly. Haiweixian, as Party A, provided equipment and formula, while Party B, the soy sauce factory, was responsible for production.

Party A will take 20% of the profits as the technology leasing fee. If the products produced by Party B meet the Hong Kong standards, Party A can purchase them all, and the settlement will also be made in US dollars.

The contract specifically mentioned that the technology lease period is ten years, during which time the core formula will be kept by technical personnel dispatched by the Hong Kong side.

The so-called technical personnel are Hua Shier's clones.

Both parties had no objection to the contract, and with the approval of their superiors, the cooperation was reached.

A month later, the new production line of the soy sauce factory was officially completed. As soon as the new products came out, they were all bought up by the Hong Kong side, making the first pot of gold.

Hua Shier's "Haiweixian" seasoning company in Hong Kong Island also opened up the market because of this batch of products.

The formula is far ahead of its time, and the cost is much lower, so it is extremely profitable.

After making the first pot of gold, Hua Shier came up with his second product, 'Flavored Soybean Chili Sauce', well, that is the Lao Gan Ma of later generations.

With the promotion of Dracula, this thing became popular in Hong Kong Island in one month and became popular in Europe and the United States in three months. Not only did overseas Chinese like to eat it, but even white and black foreigners liked it.

What's even more exaggerated is that when the President of the United States entertained the royal family of England, he took out a bottle of this stuff, and it was caught on live TV. As a result, this chili sauce became extremely popular, and it was sold out as soon as it was produced. Ordinary people couldn't buy it without queuing up.

Let me explain here that the Ugly President eating this stuff was not arranged by Hua Shier to do so, because the current president is Lao Ni, and it is well known that he is committed to bringing China and the Ugly closer, so he was also willing to try this chili sauce, which is said to be a secret recipe of the Chinese court, to show his attitude.

In just a few months, the Jichun Soy Sauce Factory surpassed the timber factory and became the hottest star enterprise in the country. It is said that the soy sauce and chili sauce produced by it were directly delivered to the imperial palace and became tributes. Even parents praised their food after eating them.

The soy sauce factory was operating in full swing from top to bottom, but problems arose with the original star enterprise, Red Star Timber.

The new factory director is a smart man. After taking office, he learned from Xu Erhe's lesson and did not take action against the workers' welfare housing. That would have directly offended all the workers in the factory, which is a wise move.

So as soon as he took office, he made up his mind to reap the benefits honestly and not make any trouble. He would manage the country the same way as before and leave after getting some experience. Living in peace and harmony was better than anything else.

But although his intentions were good, things did not go as he wished.

One of the two production lines in the flooring workshop broke down, and production capacity was reduced by half.

The worst thing is that this machine has no clear working principle. The engineers invited from the state-owned factory cannot repair it at all and don’t even know where to start.

There was an engineer who had studied abroad in Dalian, who took the machine apart, hoping to figure out its working principle before repairing it. However, after taking it apart, he couldn't even put it back together, let alone repair it.

As a result, only one production line was working and delivery could not be made on time in the third quarter.

The new factory manager made a special phone call to communicate with the Hong Kong side, who were also very easy to talk to and said that as long as we could complete half of the tasks stipulated in the contract on time, it would be fine.

But less than half a month later, another production line broke down and the entire floor workshop came to a standstill.

This time the matter became a big deal. According to the contract, if the Red Star Timber Factory could not deliver the goods on time, it would not only have to pay a 10% penalty for breach of contract, but also bear all of Dracula's losses.

Because Dracula sells Red Star flooring to many countries, he also has to fulfill the contract and deliver the goods on time. If he fails to deliver, he must pay compensation to the other party. This part of the loss must be borne by Red Star Timber.

Now everyone from the factory to the Second Light Industry Bureau and even the higher-ups were getting anxious.

Later, the leader of the bureau called Hua Shier directly and ordered him to go and repair it in a domineering manner.

Hua Twelve just laughed on the phone, and then said two words: "No!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

Qu Xiuzhen also heard about the timber mill and was worried about Hua Twelve:

"You're not doing this right. I heard that if you have to pay compensation, it will be several million dollars. No one can bear this responsibility. They will definitely come after you!"

Hua Twelve smiled faintly: "What does that have to do with me!"

In the afternoon, several small cars drove into the soy sauce factory. Not only leaders from the Second Light Industry Bureau came, but also leaders from Sli and foreign trade came.

Hua Shier and Qu Xiuzhen smiled and stepped forward to welcome them: "Welcome all leaders to our factory to inspect our work!"

The bureau leader who had talked to Hua Twelve said coldly:

"Zhou Bingkun, don't give me that shit, just go and fix the machine for me!"

Hua Twelve also stopped smiling and said calmly:
"Leader, let's be reasonable. When you transferred me to the soy sauce factory, we agreed that anything in the timber factory would have nothing to do with me. I'm not in a position to interfere. I'm so sorry, but I have things to deal with here and can't leave!"

Another leader said:
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, you can't just ignore this matter. It is said that the production line of the timber factory was independently developed by you. Now the machine is broken and the order cannot be completed. We will suffer a great loss!"

Hua Twelve spread his hands:
"I am also very sad. How come the machine broke down? What a pity! When I was researching the production line, I had a flash of inspiration and completed it. If you ask me why, I don't understand. So even if I go, I can't fix it!"

No matter how these people tried to persuade him, Hua Twelve refused to listen.

In the end, he made everyone angry and left, and before leaving, he left a promise that he would teach him a lesson.

Hua Twelve said calmly: "I know I'm good-looking, you don't need to tell me!"

After these people left, Qu Xiuzhen said anxiously:

"You really don't care? You don't care about their face, but we can't let the Guo family suffer losses!"

Hua Twelve knew that Qu Xiuzhen was an upright person and an old comrade, so he immediately smiled and said;

"Don't worry, I just want those people who picked peaches to give in and admit their mistakes, and then the matter will be over. It won't come to the point you mentioned!"

Qu Xiuzhen felt relieved after hearing this, but she still advised:
"Bingkun'er, you're going to offend a lot of people by doing this. If you want to be an official and move up, this won't work. You have to be round on the outside and square on the inside, upright on the inside, and tactful in your dealings. It's okay to give them a way out now. If you fix the machine, they will realize your importance. Even if you want to go back to the lumber mill, it's possible!"

Hua Twelve waved his hand:
"I'm not obsessed with being an official. If I have to endure humiliation to climb up, then being an official is meaningless. I want to make myself feel happy when I do things. If I have to hold my breath to be an official, then I don't want to be an official!"

Seeing that he was determined to do so, Qu Xiuzhen stopped trying to persuade him. She picked up the phone and called a few old friends to convey Hua Twelve's intention, hoping that those people would give in, and the matter would be resolved.

But something unexpected happened. Before the end of the get off work day, the uncle in the hat came to the factory and wanted to take Hua Twelve away.

Qu Xiuzhen hurriedly tried to stop them. The person who came said that there was evidence that Hua Shier was suspected of sabotaging production and that he would be taken back for investigation.

Hua Shier is laughing, so this is how you play it, right? Then just fight to the end.

Qu Xiuzhen was worried, so she followed Hua Shier. When they arrived at Uncle Hat's place, they found that all the people who had come in the morning were still there.

These people didn't say anything, just looked at him with a gloating expression.

Uncle Hat started questioning Hua Twelve, asking if he was dissatisfied with his transfer and damaged the production line when he left the factory, so that the production line could no longer work a few months after he left.

Hua Twelve would definitely not admit it, but then Uncle Hat took out a spare part;

"When you left the lumber mill, you packed your personal belongings into a cardboard box and took it home. This part was found in that cardboard box. After comparison by the technicians, it was confirmed to be a part from those machines. How do you explain this?"

Under the gloating gazes of many people, Hua Twelve laughed:
"I assembled the machine myself, and there is one part left. Is there a problem?"

His smile turned cold: "Speaking of this, I have something to tell you!"

Hua Shier took out a bunch of receipts from his shirt pocket:

"I made that production line at home using materials I bought from a scrap yard. I spent my own money on it. The receipts are all here. This means that the production line at the lumber mill is my personal property!"

He showed the receipt to Uncle Hat, who immediately asked his comrades to investigate. An hour later, it was proved that what Hua Twelve said was completely true.

What is a counterattack and what is a decisive kill?
This is it!

At this time, the leaders also realized the seriousness of the problem. Deputy Director J, who had talked with Hua Shier before, asked:
"Then why didn't you tell me before?"

Hua Twelve just laughed:

"I didn't say it before because I put the collective first and didn't care about the details. I gave it to the factory for free. You brought me here in the name of destroying the machine, but there is no legal basis at all. Even if I smashed the machine, it was my own thing. What can you do to me?"

He stood up:

"Now that I am innocent, I announce my decision to take back my property!"

"I'll hire a car to take the lumber mill's production line away, dismantle it and sell it as scrap metal to supplement my family income!"

Hua Shier did what he said, took the invoice and went to the sawmill to unload the machine.

Those people who had been bossing him around and gloating over his misfortune couldn't stop Hua Twelve, and as soon as he left, they were so anxious that they cried. This was a serious matter. Without the production line, no domestic manufacturer could produce laminate flooring. They couldn't deliver the goods, and who would make up for the huge loss?

The merits that these people had longed for before have now turned into a suppressive seal that is about to crush them to pieces.

They looked at Qu Xiuzhen, who laughed and said, "Don't look at me, look at the shit you guys did."

Several people looked as pale as death. They knew that the problem might be solved, but they would definitely lose the veils on their heads.

Thanks: 08a, Brother Xiaoxiaohu from the Demon World for the reward, and thanks to the brothers who voted for the monthly ticket and the recommendation ticket, thank you very much.

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