That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1344 Li Ye Isn't Hungry (Part 2)

People often say that all good things must come to an end, just as all good things must come to an end.

No matter how prestigious the person presiding over the meeting is, if they spout nonsense and their voice is unbearable, and the people in the audience dare not speak out, it will eventually come to an end.

Putting everything else aside, everyone has to relieve themselves eventually. If you don't stop now, how long are you going to hold it in?
However, Li Ye was young and always felt he could hold back.

Therefore, in response to the international situation in 1992, Li Ye conveyed more than a dozen instructions in one go, and provided detailed explanations for each one. It can be said to be the most dedicated annual work meeting in recent years.

Pei Wencong, who was intently taking notes, was sweating profusely. He didn't dare to relax even for a moment, afraid of missing a single word Li Ye said. Li Ye felt quite accomplished.

Pei Wencong has known Li Ye for almost ten years. During these ten years, he has witnessed Li Ye's amazing abilities firsthand. Even many of the things Li Ye said unintentionally have been verified as golden prophecies that reveal the secrets of heaven.

So at first, Luo Runbo was the one who "made a mountain out of a molehill" by recording every word Li Ye said. Now, Pei Wencong is no exception. Today, Luo Runbo is not here again, and if Pei Wencong doesn't record, he won't have anywhere to copy the class notes.

Hao Jian has been following suit for years, writing and drawing in a notebook, but he only records the key points, and the whole thing doesn't even fill a single page.

As for Jin Peng and Fu Guiru, forget about them. One is Li Ye's brother, and the other is Li Ye's biological mother. If there's anything they can't remember or don't understand, they can call Li Ye anytime. It would be too embarrassing to make them take notes like elementary school students.

So Pei Wencong was writing so fast his wrist was aching, while Fu Guiru was looking at Li Ye with a half-smile, making Li Ye feel uneasy.

No, I need to hide.

Li Ye felt that he couldn't outlast his mother because of his youth, but after looking at Pei Wencong's notebook, an idea suddenly came to him.

"Old Pei, it's 1992 already, why are you still using a fountain pen? And your fountain pen is pure gold, does it make you look rich?"

"what?"

Pei Wencong was stunned for a moment, looked at the Montblanc pen in his hand, and thought to himself, "I'm not being extravagant at all! Other people's pens are limited editions, mine is just a common one, I'm already being very frugal, okay?"

However, Li Ye said confidently, "Old Pei, you are a successful businessman, and your business acumen should keep up with the times. Toshiba released portable computers seven years ago; you should learn to use a computer to type and take notes."

Pei Wencong immediately replied, "Okay, okay, I understand, Mr. Li. My secretary has a laptop; I'll learn from her later."

However, Li Ye still said seriously, "I'm not asking you to simply learn how to use it, but rather to discover the product's shortcomings and understand the user's needs through use."
Don't underestimate this; I believe portable computers will be a completely new area of ​​profit growth, with a future market size exceeding trillions.
Although the semiconductor industry in Suzhou is generally lagging behind, some of their technical staff are very talented. Well, this problem is a bit complicated to analyze. Let's find a place; you connect me to the chief engineer of Hong Kong Windwhisper Computer, and we'll have a conference call.”

Li Ye's words were very "true," because at that time, laptops were just entering their golden age.

After Toshiba released its first portable computer, it released the Toshiba T4900CT in 94, thus ushering in the Pentium era for laptops.

Then IBM also released the IBM ThinkPad 560 laptop, which weighs only about 1.9Kg and is 31mm thick. It can be called the pioneer of ultra-portable laptops and gradually left many other competitors behind.

Upon hearing the phrase "trillion-dollar market," Pei Wencong immediately stood up.

"Okay, okay, I brought several computer professionals with me this time. You can have professional discussions and arrangements with them."

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Li Ye was very happy.

Old Pei really knows how to play the game; he knows when to cooperate.

However, seeing that Li Ye was about to leave with Pei Wencong's help, Fu Guiru, who had been watching him, couldn't help but laugh.

Then, without even opening her mouth, she used only her palate and throat to produce two extremely threatening sounds.

“eng~eng~”

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Upon hearing the "eng eng" sound, Pei Wencong's legs immediately froze on the spot as if petrified.

"Well, Mr. Li, I have an appointment with a friend today. How about we discuss this further tomorrow?"

Li Ye's eyes widened, and he asked through gritted teeth, "You made plans with a friend? What friend?"

Pei Wencong swallowed hard and said awkwardly, "Irina Alfilova, a famous actress from Su'e."

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You damn pervert.

Li Ye was taken aback for a moment, then said angrily, "You've only been here for one day, how did you manage to contact actress Su E? Besides, she's already forty years old, isn't she?"

"A-Qiang helped me get in touch with her by chance. She's not doing well right now, and I admired her a lot when I was younger, so it's just pure friendship, not romantic love."

Pei Wencong chuckled, speaking as he retreated to the doorway, then quickly opened it and ran away.

Then, Fu Guiru slowly turned her head and looked at Hao Jian.

Who is Hao Jian?

When speculation and profiteering can be punished as a criminal offense, how could someone who is quick to change course and engage in small-scale trading not see the situation clearly?

He immediately smiled and said to Jin Peng, "Brother, how about we go out for a drink? I'll make you apologize properly."

Jin Peng pursed his lips, glanced at his good brother Li Ye, and could only give a helpless smile before leaving with Hao Jian.

A few years ago, neither of them knew Fu Guiru's true background. But nothing stays hidden forever. As Fu Guiru has been exposed repeatedly in recent years, they have secretly confirmed the mother-son relationship between Fu Guiru and Li Ye.

To get involved at a time like this is incredibly tactless.

[Damn it, they're sworn brothers! They have absolutely no loyalty.]

Li Ye could only watch helplessly as the two ungrateful guys left, forcing a smile as he faced Fu Guiru.

However, once there were no outsiders present, Fu Guiru revealed her true colors. Without saying a word, she stood up, approached Li Ye, and slapped him across the face.

Li Ye instinctively wanted to hide, but in the end he managed to stop himself from doing so.

Fine! Consider it something I owe you. A slap is nothing.

Well, you know what, this female militia company commander, who's in her forties or fifties, seems to have quite a strong grip.

However, Fu Guiru, who had a strong arm, swung her arm in a wide arc at the beginning, but when she was about to slap Li Ye on the forehead, she clearly reduced her strength, leaving only a very, very light force.

Li Ye felt a warmth in his heart, thinking that all mothers in the world love their sons. Back then, he gave the opportunity for the leader's inspection to Hao Jian, which made Fu Guiru furious on the phone. Now that they met, she only gave him a light slap to vent her anger.

But then Li Ye realized something was wrong, because after Fu Guiru slapped him, she didn't stop, but instead grabbed his ear and twisted it.

Isn't this a classic case of "not much harm, but extremely insulting"?

Li Ye immediately responded: "Hey, Mom, don't twist your ear. It's cold here in Su'e. I got frostbite on my ear a few days ago, and it's only just recovered."

Fu Guiru immediately let go, grabbed Li Ye's hair and pulled his head close, looking at Li Ye's ears from left to right, her eyes full of worry.

Winters in the north are no joke; if your ears get frostbite, it's quite normal for one to be bigger than the other.

After looking at Li Ye's ear for a long time and confirming that it was "truly healed," Fu Guiru reluctantly let go of Li Ye's hair.

Then she asked sternly, "Do you feel that Hao Jian has become too powerful lately and are worried that he is difficult to control, so you gave him this opportunity to inspect the leadership?"

But let me tell you, you can't just appeal to your emotions when dealing with your subordinates, nor can you always try to win them over.

“Mother, I’m not worried that Hao Jian will become too independent and start his own family. It’s just that compared to our family, Hao Jian needs this opportunity more.” Fu Guiru’s eyebrows furrowed, and she immediately became angry again: “Then I don’t need this opportunity? How old am I? Will I have such an opportunity again in the future?”

Li Ye quickly grabbed Fu Guiru's arm and said sincerely, "Mother, I believe you already know the content of the leader's speech this time, so the spring for private enterprises in the mainland is about to arrive."
But Fenghua Clothing, which Hao Jian controls, isn't a wholly private enterprise! Therefore, he needs to seize this opportunity to become a pioneer in the reform.”

1992 was hailed by many private business leaders as the "founding year of private enterprises".

However, many of these private enterprises actually have a public background and have to go through a process of public-to-private conversion. In this process, some people benefit from the public sector, while others are usurped.

Hao Jian could not possibly have taken advantage of the government. When he first came to Shenzhen, he established Pengcheng No. 7 Factory under the name of a clothing company. Later, he changed the name to Fenghua Clothing. Over the years, he has not taken a single penny from the government and has even handed over a lot of profits. Now he is a leading figure in the clothing industry in Shenzhen and even the whole country.

However, if Fenghua Garment were to be completely transformed into a 100% private enterprise, Pengcheng, which has always fully supported it, might not be willing to agree.

Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng will definitely try to make this happen, but if they can "take advantage of the general trend", the transformation process will be much smoother.

Therefore, Li Ye chose Fenghua Clothing to be the subject of inspection by the top leaders, hoping that it could still become a banner in this wave of large-scale reforms, and Hao Jian, who appeared on television and in newspapers, had to be the standard-bearer.

"Mother, Hao Jian is, after all, my sworn brother who drank blood with me. Over the years, he has been deeply involved in Fenghua Garment in Pengcheng. Fenghua Garment is his life. Now that it's time to reap the rewards, we can't afford any accidents."
Besides, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. You know how successful our family has been lately, so I think we should be more low-key in the future and let others take the lead.”

Fu Guiru listened quietly to Li Ye's explanation, and finally sighed helplessly, saying, "Xiao Ye, you're just too kind-hearted, always thinking of others. You're not young anymore, you can't always talk about brotherhood, you need to learn how to manage people, you need to learn to show authority."

Li Ye nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm learning right now! Besides, with you here, our family has already demonstrated its authority! Look at Pei Wencong, Jin Peng, and Hao Jian, who dares to doubt our family's authority?"

Fu Guiru laughed in exasperation: "How old am I? How many more years can I help you? Do you expect me to be too old to climb anymore while you're still slowly learning?"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "No, Mother, if you ever get tired and want to rest, don't you still have your daughter-in-law? As long as we have a hero in our family, no one can bully us."

"You just rely on women to back you up all day long! How did I end up with a child like you?"

"dududu~"

Fu Guiru, who was disappointed in Li Ye, was about to give him a good scolding when there was a knock on the door.

Then Wen Leyu peeked in, smiling, and said, "Mom, it's time for dinner. Let's go have a family reunion dinner together!"

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Fu Guiru glared at Li Ye, then stood up and walked out: "Let's go eat, Li Ye isn't hungry."

"Okay~"

Li Ye, who was about to go to dinner, almost tripped and fell.

It's not always a good thing when all the women in the family are strong-willed!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

After the tenth day of the first lunar month, several inspection and trade delegations from China suddenly arrived in Moscow one after another, giving the impression that animals on the grasslands had suddenly discovered a large pile of rotting flesh and all rushed over to have a full meal.

However, Li Ye was not optimistic about most of them.

Everyone received the news at the same time, so why did Li Ye's inspection team rush to Moscow as soon as possible?
Even if there is a report with Sun Xianjin's suggestions, doesn't your unit have a Sun Xianjin or a Li Xianjin?
You all stayed home for the Spring Festival before finally dragging your feet and coming over to grab some meat. How come you're all so comfortable?
Besides, you have to be capable to eat meat. Are rabbits born to like eating grass? Look at its two big front teeth, they're quite sharp, aren't they? Why don't they eat meat?

Because it can't eat.

With no money and no connections, all we can do is look at the cooperation projects that Da'e has publicly announced, but the other party is already sharpening its knives. How much benefit can a group of outsiders like us get?
Just think about how Kamas dealt with Li Ye back then, and you'll know what kind of difficult situation they're facing.

However, these people had all heard about Li Ye's "glorious achievements" and thought, "If you can do it, so can I." They were all overjoyed, thinking that this was the 1950s, and everyone was a class brother. As long as they paid a few coins, the people on Da'e's side would be practically given away for free.

Is the Su Goose of today still the same Su Goose as before?
Forget it! At this moment, Su E was more realistic than anyone else.

Last year, for example, the conservatives in Sugo opposed the dissolution of Sugo, which eventually led to the use of force. They dispatched the rapid reaction force "Taman Division" to eliminate Old Ye.

As a result, the Taman Division delayed the matter on the grounds that it was "unconstitutional," and the matter was eventually dropped.

But after some time, when Old Ye turned around and wanted to attack the parliament building, it was the same Taman Division that opened fire, bombarding the building and killing or wounding nearly a thousand people.
The public, holding signs that read "unconstitutional," tried to stop the tragedy, but the Taman Division opened fire.

Why do the same troops have two different faces?

Because Lao Ye had previously promised the soldiers in Su'e that he would provide 120,000 houses for grassroots soldiers within a year.
It's that simple, that practical, that straightforward.

You live in a luxurious villa upstairs, surrounded by women of extravagance; downstairs you live in a drafty dormitory, struggling to get enough to eat, and even the sows are more beautiful than Diao Chan (a legendary beauty).
Who are your brothers?
No matter how nicely you speak, nothing is more practical than getting housing; no matter how noble your words are, you still won't have enough to eat without bread.

So if you want to buy at the bottom, but you have no money or connections, it's all for nothing.

Li Ye had been planning for these two things for several years. The reason why Liang Furu was so comfortable as the regimental commander was not because Su Eren was a fool.

After these people encountered setbacks one after another, they all came to Liang Furu to "learn from his experience".

"Director Liang, we help each other out when we're out and about. How did you manage to secure so many projects? You must share your experience with us!"

"Hey Lao Liang, we're all family. You can't just think about eating meat yourself; you have to let us have some soup too!"

"Exactly! I heard you negotiated nearly ten projects in one go. How did you manage to handle all of them? Give us one first, and we'll pay you back later."

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At this point, Liang Furu's abilities as the head of the inspection team became apparent.

He pushed and blocked left and right, neutralizing and striking simultaneously, laughing and joking as he deftly deflected everyone's attacks.

Just kidding. The people in the inspection team have been working like they're on drugs these past few days. Every project is a stepping stone for their future career advancement. Now they're giving it to you guys?
Want to eat fart!

Unless it was a project involving military industry, Liang Furu wouldn't allow it at all, and he even specially arranged for two of his comrades to "protect" Li Ye and Sun Xianjin.

"These two young people are inexperienced and shy; we can't let others take advantage of them."

"Don't worry, Director Liang, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Because of the examples of these people encountering setbacks, everyone in Li Ye's inspection team now understands the importance of Li Ye and Sun Xianjin.
Without the ample supplies brought in by Li Ye and Sun Xianjin, and without Sophia's full cooperation, they would be in the same predicament as these newcomers, struggling to negotiate a project!
Therefore, Li Ye and Sun Xianjin are now like the most promising talents in a sect, and they absolutely cannot let others snatch them away.

However, despite all the precautions, a slight oversight still occurred. But this oversight was not the fault of the two veteran comrades; it was entirely due to Li Ye.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Ye received a phone call from his classmate Fu Yingjie.

As soon as the call connected, Fu Yingjie said dejectedly, "Hey, Li Ye, I can't go to Su'e this time. Sigh."

"Huh? Why?"

Fu Yingjie was one of the eight people in the group at the Second Grain Store, so Li Ye had told Fu Yingjie in advance to seize this opportunity to come along.

A few days ago, Fu Yingjie called Li Ye and said that Dongshan Province had also formed an inspection team, and he, as a professional representative of the Heavy Industry Department, had been included in the inspection team's list. How come something went wrong now?
Fu Yingjie said helplessly, "Don't even mention it. I was squeezed out before they left. The inspection team has already gone to Beijing; their flight is this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye said nonchalantly, "It's alright if you don't come. Recently, Brother Peng has been thinking about starting an electrolytic aluminum project, and Su'e happens to have a complete set of conditions ready. You can report to your department and ask if it can be implemented in Qingshui County."

Fu Yingjie was taken aback, then asked with great joy, "What? Brother Peng is going to get into heavy industry? I talked to Brother Peng on the phone during the Spring Festival this year, and he really knows how to keep secrets; he didn't tell me anything!"

"Hmph, he wasn't keeping it a secret, he just didn't expect his wife to find Su E."

"What?"

"It's nothing, just starting a project to appease my wife!"

(End of this chapter)