That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1322 Show your sincerity and strength!
"Selling shares? They've started selling shares? Should we buy them?"

"You think they'll just sell it to you because you want to? From what they're saying, there's something fishy going on."

"Damn, they've only been in power for a few days! And they're already selling off their ancestral land without a second thought."

"Shh, got a cigarette? I'm going to try and pick a fight with someone else."

"There's alcohol in the trunk, but people are at work right now! Is that appropriate?"

"I'm home now. I'll go grab a few bottles and gather some intelligence."

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Li Ye and his team encountered a minor setback upon entering the Kamaz automobile factory, where they were questioned by the reception staff about "what kind of assistance can you provide us." In mainland China, this would be considered a very "low-class" act.

Fortunately, these Mao people were very straightforward. Sun Xianjin and his group used some tricks to quietly inquire and found out their "dilemma".

It turns out that the idea of ​​workers collectively owning shares had emerged as early as a few years ago when Gorbachev began his reforms, and after the collapse of Soviet Russia, this idea quickly became a reality.

Currently, all workers at the Kamaz automobile plant own shares in the company to varying degrees.

This is actually similar to the "capital-raising shares" that later appeared in mainland China. However, in some units in mainland China, workers still need to use their own money to buy shares of their own unit. Kamaz Automobile Factory, on the other hand, does not need to do this. Shares are distributed directly according to seniority and position.

Then, people started waving banknotes and buying up the shares held by the workers.

This left the workers in a dilemma.

Shares sound nice – if you hold shares in a company, you are the owner of the company and share the profits with the company.

The problem is that what the workers at the Kamaz car plant need most right now is not the stock certificate, but the necessities of life.

How cold are Moscow winters? How many calories of warmth could that share certificate provide for your wife and kids if you threw it into the fireplace?

Many Sugo employees live a carefree life, living for the moment and wanting to spend their wages as soon as they receive them. They exchange anything of value for a bottle of vodka first, so many workers started selling their shares.

However, the red ideology that Su E had cultivated over the years had still produced a group of upright and righteous cadres. They angrily rebuked those who were buying shares, actively explained the importance of shares to the workers, and tried their best to stop these alcoholics' short-sighted behavior.

But earnest words are no match for empty stomachs. Just like farmers who grow vegetables can never outmaneuver vegetable vendors, these private equity transfers continue to occur, and even fierce conflicts have broken out between the two sides.

When conflicts arise, management must appease them. Under intense protest from those outspoken cadres, even the Kamaz automobile plant director, Sumonkov, supported them and began urging the workers to be more patient.
However, this well-intentioned advice aroused resentment among the workers, who all demanded food, drinks, and other necessities from Sumonkov.

Given the current economic situation in Russia, these daily necessities are scarce resources, so how could they possibly meet the needs of ordinary people?
Left with no other option, Sumonkov could only paint a rosy picture of the future, telling everyone how wonderful it would be.

But the workers, who were in a frenzy, weren't buying it at all; they'd been well-fed for the past few decades.

At this critical juncture, a delegation from China arrived at their doorstep. Sumonkov quickly seized the opportunity, saying that China was about to cooperate with Kamaz Automobile Factory, which would soon bring them a large number of orders and profits.

Then the scene at the beginning unfolded, with the worker representatives immediately questioning Li Ye and his group about whether they had "come empty-handed."

After all, many people in Suzhou still have the same impression of China as they did decades ago, when "class brothers were begging for handouts," and they don't believe that Li Ye and his group could afford the price.

During the group's visit to the car factory, Sun Xianjin secretly reported the situation to Deputy Director Liang.

After understanding the situation, Deputy Commander Liang calmly asked, "Director Sumonkov, what kind of help were you referring to?" Before Sumonkov could speak, a middle-aged man beside him interjected, "Of course, it's food, liquor, or dollars, pounds, and Swiss francs. We don't need useless comforts and greetings."

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Deputy Director Liang glanced at Sumonkov, then smiled and said, "To show our sincerity, we brought some gifts today; the rest will take a while."

Upon hearing that the inspection team had brought gifts, Sumonkov breathed a sigh of relief and gave Deputy Director Liang a grateful look.

[This Sumonkov, the chair he's sitting on is a bit shaky!]

When Sun Xianjin and the others called the car over and hurriedly unloaded the gifts from the trunk, Sumonkov couldn't stop smiling.

Cigarettes, sausages, and liquor were piled together in a small heap, which caught the attention of many people around.

Sumonkov grasped Deputy Commander Liang's hand: "You will always be our friends."

Deputy Commander Liang smiled and said, "Of course, of course. My uncle visited you here thirty years ago. Our friendship is deeper than anyone can imagine."

"Oh, a friend of my grandfather's also visited China. He told me that when meeting people from China, one should ask for their name. May I ask your name?"

"My surname is Liang, Liang Furu."

"Oh, I know, I should call you Lao Liang."

Liang Furu and Sumonkov chatted happily. Li Ye, who was following behind, looked at the small pile of tobacco, alcohol and other food items, and then turned his gaze to the middle-aged man who had interrupted earlier.

The man's gaze also fell upon the cigarettes, alcohol, and snacks, but his eyes held no joy, only intense humiliation and resentment.

Li Ye couldn't help but lament the tragedy of a declining empire.

The once powerful and proud Red Su Goose has become so agitated over a little food and drink.

The visit proceeded unexpectedly smoothly. Li Ye and his group were able to visit wherever they wanted, including technical departments that Li Ye believed should not be open to the public.

Moreover, there were engineers in Li Ye's inspection team, and Li Ye observed their micro-expressions, which showed that they were also very satisfied.

Li Ye had some doubts. Would Sumonkov, a factory director, really expose the true nature of the Kamaz automobile factory just because of some food and liquor?

No, his enthusiasm must have had its purpose.

Sure enough, when it came time to discuss the substantive details, Sumonkov expressed his own thoughts.

"We are facing some difficulties now, just like you were forty years ago. So we hope that you will provide us with substantial assistance, just as we helped you back then, so that we can expand our cooperation."

What does this mean? Just tell me what this means.

We were never meant to be, it's all thanks to you spending money. Pay a deposit first, then we can talk.

(End of this chapter)