That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1171 The Blade of the First Branch

In April, after joint efforts of the first branch factory and the city-based party, the merger proposal of the two parties was approved in principle. The "inspection team" of the city-based party finally arrived in Beijing and began the final contact talks.

This time, it was not only Wang Jinyu and his workers who came to the capital, but also official personnel from relevant local departments stationed in the city. It can be said that as long as the talks are concluded smoothly, the merger can be implemented.

Monday, April 9th, was the day for the scheduled meeting.

Because there were officials from the city, and even people from Dongshan Province, the capital also sent two department- and bureau-level cadres of equal rank to receive them. This standard was very high for a branch factory.

So no matter how much Li Ye hated this kind of formalism, he had to change into new clothes and wait at the factory gate early to avoid being thought of as impolite.

But the weather was not good. The howling wind mixed with grayish-yellow dust dyed the entire sky of the capital yellow.

March is supposed to be a beautiful season of renewal, but in the 1990s, sandstorms had already appeared in Beijing.
Li Ye felt unhappy when he saw that the white shirt that Wen Leyu prepared for him was soon covered with a layer of fine dust. He didn't dare to wipe it off, and couldn't shake it off.

Thinking about the fact that he would have to eat sand in Beijing for the next ten years, Li Ye couldn't help but complain: "It's only 1990, is the sandstorm so serious?"

Lu Zhizhang next to him asked curiously, "Li Ye, what did you say? What do you mean it's only the 1990s?"

Li Ye smiled softly and said, "Hey, it's nothing. I just heard from experts that this kind of weather will become more and more serious in the future, and there is no good way to deal with it for the time being."

Lu Zhizhang was surprised and asked, "It's getting worse? I thought it was just a coincidence."

Li Ye said with emotion: "How can there be so many accidental phenomena in this world? Hey, the car is coming."

A convoy of cars drove over from afar, and everyone at the door stood up immediately.

The convoy stopped at the gate and Wang Jinyu and others got off the car.

They obviously did not expect the weather in the capital to be like this. Without any precautions, they immediately tasted the taste of sand in their mouths.

However, the leader of the other side was very humorous. He spat out the sand and laughed, "Pooh, pooh, the Imperial City is the Imperial City. The sky and the ground are all yellow. It is indeed noble and extraordinary. Hahahaha~"

Director Wu from the capital also smiled and replied, "Hey, Director Chen, you don't know that in the past, whenever there were distinguished guests or relatives from afar in the capital, they would pave the road with yellow earth. This custom might have come about because of this weather!"

"Hahahaha~"

Director Chen laughed and said, "You made a good joke. We, a bunch of beggars, have become distinguished guests in the blink of an eye."

"Director Chen, what you said is not right."

Director Wu said seriously: "We are all family. If you are a beggar, then we are also beggars, right? Come on, relatives are coming to visit us. We can't eat sand outside. Let's talk inside."

Director Chen nodded and walked in while saying, "Okay, okay, but can you take us to visit the production workshop first? We have heard of the name of the first branch for a long time. If we can take a look at it in person, it will be more useful than listening to ten thousand introductions."

Director Wu said calmly: "Of course, there is already a site visit link, I guarantee you will be assured."

The group exchanged pleasantries as they entered a factory.

Director Wu first saw the office area of ​​the first branch factory, and then asked in confusion: "I heard that the profit of the first branch factory handed over to the state every year is tens of millions. I was surprised by the simplicity of this office area."

Part of the office area of ​​the first branch factory is the old bungalows that were originally allocated, and some of the newly built are two-story red brick buildings. It seems that it is not the "big unit" that Wang Jinyu boasted about.

This is the case with all units in the mainland. Not to mention the wealthy ones, even those without money have to borrow money to build a large office building. Manufacturers that invested tens of millions of dollars were definitely wealthy people in the 1980s, but they ended up working in bungalows. It was more shabby than simple.

This is just like a business owner who must buy a luxury car. If you can't even afford a luxury car, are you a liar?
Unless you are a celebrity, you can just use face scan.

Director Chen turned to look at Ma Zhaoxian and said with a smile: "Did you hear that? Director Wu is praising you for your diligence and thriftiness!"

Ma Zhaoxian chuckled, then pointed at Li Ye and said, "Our Director Li once said that we should save where we can and spend where we can, and good steel should be used where it matters most, and not a single bit should be wasted."

"Hahahaha, little comrade, then can you take us to where we should spend our money?"

"Of course, please come this way."

Li Ye led everyone to start a detailed tour, and then Director Chen and the group of people stationed in the city understood what it meant to "save where necessary and spend where necessary."

Although the office area looks a bit shabby with red bricks and red tiles, the office supplies inside are "golden and jade".
Almost every office has computers worth tens of thousands of dollars. As for why the office building only has two floors, Li Ye gave a surprising explanation.

"We don't need so many office departments. If we build a seven- or eight-story office building, it will not only be a waste, but also pose a hidden danger, because before we know it, there will be a lot of redundant and idle department staff."

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A large number of directors and bureau chiefs around him were silent. Li Ye's remarks were "bold".
There are so many big guys at the scene, who doesn't have a lot of idle department staff under them? Are you pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey?

But Director Chen from Dongshan nodded in agreement and said, "If that's the case, this is truly a rare blade!"

Li Ye shook his head slowly and said with a smile: "This is not our 'Blade'. Our managers are just the Blade's babysitters."

Director Chen was surprised and asked, "Really? Then can we go and have a look?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Okay, but the number of people must be limited."

Li Ye's words were a bit unpleasant to the ear, but Director Chen said magnanimously: "Understood, we understand."

Then the group arrived at the R&D department. After passing through two gates, Director Chen and Wang Jinyu finally saw the "blade" of the first factory.

Countless experimental equipment from home and abroad were arranged in a disorderly manner, creating a sense of déjà vu of a "science fiction movie". There were also countless researchers in uniform who just glanced at the visiting visitors and then went about their own business.

I feel like they would waste time even just looking at us for one more second, let alone saying "warm welcome".

Director Chen and Wang Jinyu were both stunned.

"Director Chen, leaders, our technical department has a fixed research plan every day. If we delay for one minute, the subsequent research process will be interrupted. Therefore, we did not arrange a welcome ceremony. We hope that everyone will understand."

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way."

Director Chen said quickly: "I have been to several large automobile factories, but I have never seen such a scene. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was a foreign country."

Director Chen was deeply moved and finally understood why Wang Jinyu was willing to risk her life to "marry" the first branch factory.

Because there is something here that the vehicle factory in the city can never catch.

Several visitors from Dongshan pointed at the modern experimental equipment on site, expressing their envy and admiration, and felt that the blades of the first factory were indeed extraordinary.

However, Director Chen and Wang Jinyu next to him both believed that the blade Li Ye was talking about was not the equipment that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the researchers who were busy and didn't even look at them.

(End of this chapter)