In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 55 Why should I give you the technology that they worked so hard to develop for free?

"Whoo~"

In the jeep that was driving away, the moment the car started, the drunk Xie Jianguo sat up straight and let out a long sigh.

Qin Bailin, who was sitting in the back seat, quickly lit a cigarette and handed it to Xie Jianguo.

Xie Jianguo rolled down the window, blew a cloud of smoke at the cold wind that was blowing into the car, then turned around and asked Qin Bailin with a smile:

"Xiao Qin, have my skills in pretending to be drunk improved?"

"It's still too blunt. If you say a few more words and slide it down, it will be more realistic."

Qin Bailin answered seriously.

Then, he asked Xie Jianguo with a worried look on his face: "Director, we have been dragging those brother units. Don't let Director Wei be unable to withstand the pressure from other units."

"If we don't drag it out, Director Wei will be even more unable to bear it! There are five or six companies that want to use our products. We are all in this together. Who should we give it to and who should we not?"

Xie Jianguo took another puff of his cigarette.

Looking at the darkness outside the car window, he sighed, "I really regret being the factory manager. It would be so comfortable to retire at home!"

"what?"

Qin Bailin was stunned.

Xie Jianguo doesn’t want to be a factory manager?

What a fuss!

His job as factory director is much easier than Xu Zhihui's back then, and his status is even higher.

After retirement, he was rehired as factory director, and the Industrial Bureau even provided him with a 212 jeep. Even Deputy Director Wei, who had promoted Xie Jianguo, spoke to Director Xie in a friendly manner.

He actually said he regretted being a factory manager!
"However, when Xie Wei left, he told me that if I didn't take over, the factory would fall into the hands of someone like Xu Zhihui and we would soon be unable to pay salaries..."

Xie Jianguo said helplessly.

When he retired and stayed at home, he always complained that if it weren't for his son, he might have become a cadre in the factory.

His son made him a factory director, but the old man began to miss his leisurely days.

Qin Bailin didn't know how to respond and could only remain silent.

Xie Jianguo also knew that no matter how much pressure he was under, he had to help his son keep a firm grip on Hongguang Factory.

When Xie Wei left, he told him very seriously: This is his retreat!
the next day.

Early in the morning, Hou Yongjun and Luo Chengye arrived at the Hongguang Machinery Factory.

The reception staff at Hongguang Factory were very enthusiastic.

Mengding Mountain tea is also delicious.

But the more they drank tea, the heavier their mood became: Xie Jianguo didn't come at all!
It was almost noon, and the two had no choice but to find Qin Bailin again.

Qin Bailin still received the two warmly.

"Ah? Director Xie? I'm afraid you drank too much last night and you're still drunk!"

Faced with the question of when Xie Jianguo would come, Qin Bailin looked helpless.

It's you who made me drink!
"Director Xie's home? I don't know. He used to live in the staff quarters, but later moved away."

"Who knows when he will come! Director Xie was appointed by Director Wei himself. The factory was developed thanks to Director Xie's son Xie Wei. You know Xie Wei, right? A professor from Harbin Institute of Technology came to the factory to pick him up and take him to school... If Director Xie doesn't come to work, no one dares to say anything! And he was rehired after retirement, taking over his son's job!"

"..."

Qin Bailin's attitude made the two men furious, but they had no place to vent.

"That's too much! He drank and pretended to be drunk, and hid from us! Director, how about we go and find out where he is and go to his house?"

Hou Yongjun finally understood his current situation.

Fortunately, he thought Xie Jianguo was honest!

"He's not prepared to talk to us. Let's go directly to Director Hu. There are thousands of factory officials and employees waiting for food to be cooked, and the superiors can't just ignore it."

Luo Chengye shook his head and said hatefully.

Although both are affiliated to the Industrial Bureau, Hongfeng Machinery Factory is larger in scale.

After completing the planned orders in the first half of the year, production came to a halt, and as of now, wages have not been paid for four months.

The two men rejected Qin Bailin's enthusiastic invitation to have lunch at the factory at noon, and went directly to the Industrial Bureau.

"Leader, you have to save our factory! The planned orders have been cut too much. The factory hasn't paid wages for half a year, and the families of five or six thousand cadres and employees are waiting for food to be cooked~"

In the afternoon, just got to work.

As soon as he entered the office of his supervisor Hu Chunlin, Luo Chengye started complaining.

"Aren't there only about 1200 cadres and workers at Hongfeng Factory?"

Hu Chunlin looked at Luo Chengye unhappily.

After the planned orders were drastically reduced, many units under the Industrial Bureau began to stop production due to insufficient orders. Stopping production meant that there would be no funding from the higher authorities, and the factory officials who had no money came to him to complain about their poverty. How could the Industrial Bureau have so much money?

My superiors are also short of money.

Hongfeng Machinery Factory produces machine tools and equipment and was originally a key enterprise under the Industrial Bureau.

Due to the poor industrial foundation and backward technology, the machine tools produced have poor precision and high failure rates. When the orders were originally planned, they were allocated to other units and had to be used even if they didn't need to.

It started to fail two years ago.

As machine tools from the north and south entered Bashu, no unit took over the machine tools from Hongfeng Factory, and tens of thousands of them were piled up in the warehouse.

Thinking of this, Hu Chunlin felt a headache.

"There are still four to five thousand family members! They all rely on their wages to survive!"

Luo Chengye hurriedly explained.

Seeing Hu Chunlin's grim expression, he quickly explained his purpose, "Leader, we don't want funding or projects, we just hope you can do us a favor and say hello."

"Ok?"

Hearing Luo Chengye's words, Hu Chunlin frowned and looked at him.

How could the leader not know the other party's character?

"Leader, the antimony pots and pressure cookers at Hongguang Factory are in short supply..."

"Stop! Don't set your sights on the Hongguang Factory!"

When he heard that the other party wanted the production technology and techniques of Hongguang Factory, Hu Chunlin hurriedly stopped them with a gloomy face, "Do you know how many companies want the production technology and techniques of Hongguang Factory?"

"what?"

Luo Chengye and Hou Yongjun were stunned.

"If you just want a production order, you can ask Deputy Director Wei to help you negotiate; if you want to go directly for the technology and process, I can't help you."

"Leader, is there a difference?"

Luo Chengye was puzzled.

"We produce spare parts according to Hongguang Factory's technical requirements, standards and quantity. Hongguang Factory pays the processing fee and they sell them uniformly..."

Without waiting for Zhao Chunlin to finish speaking, Luo Chengye interrupted his leader with dissatisfaction even though he knew it was impolite.

"Leader, Hongfeng Factory is stronger than Hongguang Factory in terms of production scale and technical strength. Why should we help them?"

"Why should they just give you the market they worked so hard to run and the technology they developed with their own money?"

Hu Chunlin was also angry.

"..."

Both of them stared blankly at Hu Chunlin who suddenly became furious.

Did you take gunpowder?

"Leader, Hongfeng and Hongguang are both subordinate to the Industrial Bureau. Hongfeng is a key unit. According to convention, it should be given priority in development."

Luo Chengye said unwillingly.

Serve as a supporting factory for Hongguang Factory?

As a factory leader, I can't afford to lose face like that.

Looking for Wei Guohan?

Pull it down.

After Wei Guobing was parachuted into the Industrial Bureau, he refused to listen to anyone. If anyone gave you a gift or invited you to dinner, he would scold you and kick you out of the office.

"You don't live up to expectations, who can you blame? In the past two years, you needed millions of dollars for technology upgrades, but where did you get the technology? Before, Red Star Factory also wanted Hongguang's process and technology, so I took them to find Xie Jianguo. Xie Jianguo, who is usually honest, asked directly, "When Hongguang Factory couldn't pay the wages, why didn't Red Star Factory give them the technology and process? I have no place to put my face!"

When it comes to this, Hu Chunlin becomes furious.

Xie Jianguo didn't give his leader any face at all.

"Wei Guobing supported Xie Jianguo, saying that Hongguang Factory was a typical example of responding to the call of the superiors, not waiting or relying on others, and relying on self-reliance. By the end of this year, he would propose that the Industrial Bureau evaluate Hongguang Factory as a key enterprise. Wei Guobing also said that once everyone waits for others to develop technology and directly grabs it for use, which unit will take the initiative to research and develop? How can science and technology progress?"

I don't know if it was because he was too frustrated by the joint attacks from Xie Jianguo and Wei Guobing.

Hu Chunlin said things that he shouldn't have said in front of the two of them.

"Leader, without the production technology of antimony pots and pressure cookers, nearly 10,000 people in our entire factory will go hungry. The superior's words have no effect on the subordinate units. It is clear that they don't take you seriously!"

Luo Chengye didn't want to give up at all.

From Hu Chunlin's words, Luo Chengye heard his dissatisfaction with Wei Guobin.

"The antimony pots and pressure cookers produced by Hongguang Factory will be exported to the Canton Fair next year to earn foreign exchange!"

(End of this chapter)