Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Li Weidong was not aware of the dirty things going on in the courtyard, but even if he knew, he would not care because the first batch of color TVs had already been produced.

This batch of color TVs was handed over to Beijing Department Store for sale.

In order to verify the performance of the color TV, Director Chen of Beijing Department Store brought several buyers to the steel rolling mill laboratory.

"Is this the Red Star TV you produced? It's so big?

It’s at least 17 inches, right?

Li Weidong nodded and said, "Yes, we use the world's most advanced 17-inch panel."

Director Chen's eyes lit up as he looked up and down at the color TV.

Just as he was about to give a compliment, a buyer next to him whispered, "Director, I think we should be more cautious."

Hearing this, Director Chen felt a little strange: "Xiao Wang, now that the steel mill has produced such advanced televisions, our Beijing Department Store should give strong support. What do you mean by this?"

Purchaser Wang pulled Director Chen aside and whispered, "Director, I am responsible for purchasing color TVs for our department store. I know the most about color TVs. Even the largest color TVs abroad are only 14 inches.

The steel mill has now produced a 17-inch color TV without saying anything. There may be something wrong with this TV."

Although the voice of buyer Wang seemed very small, it could be clearly heard by the laboratory and leaders of the steel mill.

Of course, it is also common for him to adopt this approach of enhancing the prestige of others and destroying his own ambition.

After all, everyone knows that domestic manufacturing technology is not as good as foreign technology these days.

Although Director Chen felt that there were some problems with what Purchaser Wang said, he had to admit that there was still a lot of truth in it.
After all, this batch of color TVs will be sold by Beijing Department Store in the future. If there are any problems with the quality of the TVs, customers will definitely cause trouble for Beijing Department Store.

However, several new products from the steel rolling mill laboratory are now being sold in Beijing Department Store, and the two parties have reached a strategic partnership, so he has no way to raise this issue directly to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong understood what was going on, and took the initiative to step forward and said with a smile: "Director Chen, do you want us to inspect the goods first?"

Director Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "Comrade Weidong, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that Xiao Wang is too meticulous and cautious."

Li Weidong waved his hand and said, "No need to apologize. How about this, you send the TV sets that your Beijing Department Store brought from abroad here, and we can compare these two TV sets on the spot.

If our TV sets are not as good as those abroad, then what happened today is equivalent to never happening, and our steel mill laboratory will no longer sell TV sets to the outside world."

Hearing this, Director Chen was shocked and quickly explained: "Comrade Weidong, you really misunderstood!"

"Director Chen, you are also considering work. Don't worry, the comparison of TV sets is not mixed with any personal feelings."

Hearing this, Director Chen sighed in his heart. What is an upright person? This is it.

He glanced at buyer Wang and said, "Xiao Wang, go back to our Jingcheng Department Store right now and get us a TV that just came back from overseas."

"Don't worry, I'll go now." Xiao Wang walked out of the laboratory and ran away.

Soon, the news that the Red Star color TV in the steel mill laboratory would be compared with foreign color TVs spread throughout the steel mill.

In the workshop, the workers were talking while working.

"What kind of TV set do you think can be born?"

"Of course it's a foreign TV. I heard that they invested tens of millions of dollars in the research and development of the TV.

Even if we sell the land of our steel mill laboratory, it is not worth that much money."

“Yes, I have a friend who has been to Hong Kong City.

In his words, abroad is heaven.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Although we are lagging behind in many areas, as long as we work hard, we will be able to surpass foreign countries. Don't you see it?

The rolling mill laboratory has now produced several products that are leading the world and are also exported overseas."

When the workshop director heard this, he immediately came over and scolded Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to slander Li Weidong a few more times, but after being scolded, he could only smile awkwardly, turned around and returned to his seat.

The workshop director waved at him and said, "Yi Zhonghai, I tell you, you must complete the production today and ensure the quality. If you don't work seriously, don't come to work in the workshop anymore."

The reason why the workshop director retained Yi Zhonghai was that he gave him a job because he was an old employee.

But he didn't expect that after Yi Zhonghai entered the workshop, he would still act sneaky like before.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai was a formal worker and a ninth-level master chef, so even if he was lazy, no one dared to say anything.

But he is just a temporary worker now, and even the workshop director can fire him directly.

Yi Zhonghai was startled and hurried to work. When he saw the workshop director leaving, he cursed in a low voice: "Damn Li Weidong, even the workshop director was bribed by you. Don't worry, I, Yi Zhonghai, will eventually turn things around."

It was almost noon when buyer Wang brought the TV from the Beijing Department Store.

He glanced outside the laboratory and made a suggestion: "Leader, I think we should move the TV sets outside and let all the workers judge the pros and cons of the two TV sets."

Purchaser Wang had his reasons for taking this approach. He knew very well that the majority of the people on the scene were from the steel mill laboratory, and that evaluating the quality of a product was very subjective. At that time, these people from the steel mill laboratory would definitely stand on Li Weidong's side.

Director Chen also knew what Wang was thinking, and was a little unhappy at the time: "Xiao Wang, what are you doing?

Don't you trust your comrades in the steel mill laboratory?"

Li Weidong smiled and waved his hand and said, "Director Chen, I think Wang's suggestion is very good. Since we want to compare, we should be fair, just and open, and let everyone judge."

After saying this, Li Weidong turned his head and looked at Qin Jingru: "Qin Jingru, take a few workers to move our TV out now. Remember, you must not touch that foreign TV later, otherwise someone will say that we tampered with it."

Li Weidong is also a person with a bad temper. Now that purchasing agent Wang has been causing trouble again and again, if he doesn't teach purchasing agent Wang a lesson, he will really be considered a man of clay.

Qin Jingru understood what Li Weidong meant, nodded and said, "Director Li, don't worry, our TV is the best in the world, there is no need to do anything. There are some people who look like men, but why are they more effeminate than us women?"

Purchaser Wang's face suddenly turned red and he wanted to get angry.

Director Chen glared at him and said, "Xiao Wang, what are you doing?

Didn't you hear what the comrades in the steel mill laboratory said? Hurry and move the TV out."

Are you kidding me? You've been so aggressive to me time and again, and you can't allow me to vent my anger? Wang, the buyer, had no choice but to grit his teeth and turn around to get busy. But he was not in a hurry. He would let Li Weidong see what a real color TV was in a little while.

Two televisions were moved in front of the canteen door and immediately attracted the attention of the workers.

"Oh my, what's going on? Who would move a TV here in broad daylight?"

"You haven't figured it out yet, they're comparing televisions."

"see it?
The larger one is the Red Star TV produced in our steel mill laboratory, and the smaller one is a foreign TV."

"Our TV seems to be a lot bigger."

"You know what? It's not just about size. What's more important is clarity."

Yi Zhonghai found out the truth of the matter in the crowd and immediately started shouting. He had already made up his mind to slap Li Weidong hard in the face later.

The two TV sets were quickly put in place. Director Yang said to the workers, "Dear workers, today we are going to have a TV competition.

I tell you guys, you must be fair when you evaluate later, and you must not give an even score because of personal feelings."

The workers nodded.

Wang, the buyer, didn't care about these words at all. In fact, he was prepared for the workers to give emotional scores. After all, in his opinion, this foreign TV was far superior to the TV in the steel mill, and it was impossible for it to lose.

"Director Li, can we start now?" Purchaser Wang said impatiently.

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Of course."

Purchaser Wang turned on the foreign TV himself, and soon a clear picture appeared on the screen, which made the workers gasp.

"Hey, this TV is much prettier than the one I have at home."

"Look at what you said. They are foreign color TVs. The price of one can buy dozens of yours."

"Now the television in our steel mill laboratory is going to fail."

At that time, there were not many televisions imported from abroad, and even fewer shipped into China, so not many people had ever watched them.

Now seeing the clarity of the TV, the workers' faces changed slightly.

Amid the workers' discussions, Purchaser Wang raised his head proudly.

Li Weidong just glanced at him and shouted at Qin Jingru: "Comrade Qin Jingru, please turn on our TV."

Qin Jingru nodded, pressed the switch, and the picture soon appeared on the TV screen.

"So clear? It's like I'm seeing the real person."

"Yes, yes, how come this TV is flat? The characters are not deformed at all."

"Oh my god, I never thought I would be able to watch such clear TV in my lifetime."

Purchaser Wang was feeling proud, but after hearing the workers' discussions, he turned his head to look at the TV. After just one look, he was stunned where he was.

If the picture on the foreign TV just now could be described as clear, then the picture on this TV is simply immersive.

"You, how did you make such a clear TV?"

Purchaser Wang's face flushed instantly. He knew very well that the winner could be determined even without scoring, but the winner was the steel mill laboratory.

Li Weidong walked up to Purchaser Wang with his hands behind his back and said in a cold voice: "Little comrade, do you know what mistake you made?

You overestimate the enemy and underestimate yourself. It is true that we are not as developed as foreign countries, but that is caused by objective factors. We are not worse than those foreigners. I believe that as long as we can work together, we will surpass foreign countries one day. "

As soon as these words were spoken, warm applause broke out at the scene.

"It's so refreshing. Director Li's words are so refreshing."

"That's right, we all have one nose and two eyes. We are not much worse than foreigners. Why should we be inferior to them?"

"I think some people are just short-sighted."

Yi Zhonghai did not expect such an outcome. He had already prepared himself mentally and thought about how to teach Li Weidong a lesson, but now he could only swallow all those words back into his stomach.

Director Chen of Jingcheng Department Store walked up to Li Weidong and said apologetically, "Comrade Weidong, I'm really sorry for making such a big joke today.

I apologize to you on behalf of Jingcheng Department Store. I hope it will not affect our future cooperation relationship."

Li Weidong smiled and patted Director Chen on the shoulder and said, "Director Chen, you worry too much. After all, facts are facts and cannot be changed.

Only when we make the facts clear and understand them can we distinguish between the good and the bad."

Seeing Li Weidong being so magnanimous, Director Chen was also somewhat moved.

He turned his head and saw that Purchaser Wang was hiding far away. His face suddenly darkened: "Purchaser Wang, get over here right now."

Purchaser Wang knew that he was in trouble and had already thought about how to escape. But now that he was stopped, he could only turn around and run back.

Director Chen pointed at Li Weidong and said to Purchaser Wang: "Purchaser Wang, you must apologize to Director Li right now."

Although Wang the buyer was reluctant, he still had to nod and say to Li Weidong: "Director Li, I'm really sorry. I made an empiricist mistake. I apologize to you now."

Li Weidong saw that he had no sincerity, so he said in a more serious tone: "Purchaser Wang, as a purchaser of Jingcheng Department Store, you have a heavy responsibility. I hope you can treat all products equally in the future and don't make similar mistakes again."

This statement seems to be a warning to Purchaser Wang, but in fact it is a reminder to Director Chen that purchasers like Purchaser Wang are not trustworthy at all.

Director Chen also understood this, but there were several old leaders behind Purchaser Wang, so Purchaser Wang could not be touched before coordination was completed.

"Comrade Weidong, your reminder is correct. Don't worry, I will definitely make them study harder in the future."

After hearing this, although Li Weidong didn't understand what happened in the Beijing Department Store, he had done what he could and didn't say anything more.

(End of this chapter)