Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 258 The secrets are all in the little notebook

"I agree! I fully support it." Chen Luyang answered without hesitation.

At that time, he specially compiled this set of materials so that Yu Zhenchuan could successfully pass the language test for his government-sponsored study abroad.

Originally, he wanted to record a tape and let Yu Zhenchuan listen to and learn together with the audio.

But unfortunately, the tape recorder is too expensive.

He was too embarrassed to use the machines in the factory, so the audio recording plan had to be put on hold.

Now that Peking University is willing to publish the audio, he couldn't agree more!

Gao Hongming didn't expect Chen Luyang to agree so readily.

"Director Chen, it's great that you agreed."

"I'm going back to school now to report the situation to them. I'll come back and let you know if there's any news in the next couple of days."

Pianercheng is not close to the provincial capital!

Not only does the round trip waste time, but it also makes communication inconvenient.

Gao Hongming decided to strike while the iron was hot.

While Chen Luyang is in Pianer City now, let’s cut the Gordian knot and settle this matter first!
Looking at Gao Hongming's hurriedly leaving figure, Wang Qingzhou smiled and said:
"Our Director Chen is about to enter Peking University!"

He does not mean that.

Chen Luyang's scalp tingled, and he smiled as if nothing had happened.
"Whether I get in or not, I have to get in to count! ...By the way, Director, I've written down all the information about the cars that will be exhibiting these past two days. Take a look."

Chen Luyang took out a small notebook at the right time.

Sure enough, the attention of Wang Qingzhou and others was all attracted.

"This Jiantian Machinery Factory car is interesting! American front end, Soviet chassis... How did they manage to combine them?"

"There's also the Changping Machinery Factory. They assemble their own engines, and their vehicles incorporate jeep technology, making them quieter and suitable for use in both urban and rural areas. This will be a valuable reference for the next step in improving our cars."

"This Qiling Machinery Factory is also quite impressive. You see, although they also use Japanese technology, they use a sliding column linkage front suspension mechanism. We can study it when we go back..."

"Xiao Chen'er, this notebook of yours is worth a lot of money!"

……

Chen Luyang looked at several people flipping through their notebooks and let out a sigh of relief.

The foreign representatives' participation in the exhibition over the past two days has achieved very good results.

In addition to the initial cooperation intention between the Provincial Machinery Factory and Italy,

Huahai Automobile Manufacturing Plant, Angshou Automobile Manufacturing Plant and others have reached cooperation agreements with German representatives.

Although there is no definite news about other factories at present, they are also actively communicating with foreign representatives to seek opportunities for cooperation and learning.

The fourth day of the exhibition was relatively relaxing.

According to the daily schedule of the exhibition, after interviews with reporters and exchanges with foreign guests, the public will finally be able to view the exhibition.

At this time, serious auto shows are a rare thing for everyone.

Many people got the news and lined up to buy tickets to visit the exhibition.

Originally, Chen Luyang thought that the last two days of the trade fair would be very quiet.

After all, the provincial machinery factory held a nationwide large-scale mechanical and electrical company exhibition a few years ago, and invited reporters from all over the country to report on the car.

Everyone should be familiar with the cars and trucks produced by the Provincial Machinery Factory.

But what he didn't expect was that there were quite a lot of people coming!
"So this is the car the Provincial Machinery Factory built a while ago. It's even prettier than the one in the newspaper..."

"Yes! I heard that their cars were exhibited this time, so I came here specially to see them."

"I don't know what it's like to sit on it... Comrade, can I get on your car?"

……

"Sure! Of course."

Yu Anshan enthusiastically led the comrades who inquired about the exhibition to get on the bus for a tour.

The lengths of the cars on display were pretty much the same.

Coupled with preconceived impressions,

No matter how you look at it, everyone thinks the cars from the Provincial Machinery Factory are the best looking.

During the entire auto show, the most people came to the front of the Provincial Machinery Factory's cars.

Today is the weekend, and the citizens of Pianer City and the surrounding areas heard that there was a car show and ran to see it happily.

All morning,

Not only ordinary people came to see the cars, but also many technicians from other factories came to learn.

If there are any technical problems, Cao Qinghang will be responsible for solving them.

When he met the young wife, Chen Luyang went up to invite her.

When he met the old lady, Hao Fengchun went up to invite her.
When they met older brothers, Wang Qingzhou and Yu Anshan would offer them cigarettes and invite them to chat.

The five people were busy talking all afternoon.

The Dajiang Machinery Factory next door is jealous.

"You are such a good fellow, Wang Qingzhou. You came to Pianer City without saying a word."

Among the crowd of exhibitors, a middle-aged man in military uniform walked over, cursing and laughing.

"Oh my, you're everywhere! Even when I'm hiding here, you still find me."

Wang Qingzhou turned around in surprise and hugged the middle-aged man in military uniform.

He Dahua patted Wang Qingzhou on the back and said, "If I hadn't received the invitation, I wouldn't have known you were coming to Pianer City. Don't make any plans tonight. I'll treat you and we'll have a good drink!"

"How dare I ask my leader to treat me! I'll treat you tonight!" Wang Qingzhou said with a smile.

"No way!" He Dahua glared. "You have no right to pay for anything in my territory!"

"Bring all your brothers with you tonight. I'll take you to a nice restaurant and we'll have a good chat together!"

Several people from the Provincial Machinery Factory had reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with the Italian representatives and were in a good mood.

They had originally planned to go out and celebrate in the evening and have a nice meal.

Now that locals are offering to treat us, that would be the perfect opportunity.

When the exhibition ended in the evening, Chen Luyang followed Wang Qingzhou out of the exhibition venue and saw a military vehicle parked outside.

He Dahua sat in the passenger seat and waved his hand for them to get in the car.

It was the first time that Chen Luyang saw this kind of car. He whispered to Hao Fengchun:

"Uncle Hao, who is this comrade?"

"His name is He Dahua, and he is the director of Shishan Machinery Factory." Hao Fengchun answered quietly.

Several people got on the car and went to a restaurant.

After lifting the thick door curtain and entering the house, the hot and fragrant steam wrapped with the aroma of mutton hit Chen Luyang's nose.

The restaurant is not big, and there is a hot pot in the middle of each small square table.

The two men near the door were gathered around the pot, each holding a piece of lamb ribs and gnawing on them.

When Chen Luyang saw the meat, his eyes instantly turned green with greed!

Director He rubbed his hands together and ushered a few people into a small private room inside the restaurant. After they sat down, they each poured a glass of baijiu. He Dahua and Wang Qingzhou chatted about their recent situations, and then shared information about old friends like Technician Song. When the lamb rib pot was served, everyone took a few bites of the lamb, and the atmosphere at the table gradually became lively.

"Qingzhou, you really are a well-established manufacturer. Last year, I saw reports about your cars in the newspapers every other day, and we were really jealous."

He Dahua held the wine glass, approached Wang Qingzhou and asked:

"I heard that the Japanese translator in your factory is very capable. Could you bring him over to us when you have time?"

Chen Luyang paused with his chopsticks, halfway through the lamb ribs in his hand, and pricked up his ears to look at He Dahua.

"Japanese translator?" Wang Qingzhou became alert.

"You don't make cars, so why do you need a Japanese translator?"

"Who says we can only cooperate with Japan if we make cars?" He Dahua said, getting back to the point:
"Our factory is interested in contacting a Japanese company to sign a production agreement for a batch of automotive motor housings, pulleys, and coil magazines."

"But the Japanese are very tricky, and we don't understand their nonsense, so we want to find a reliable translator to help us review the agreement."

"Pianer City is so big, but we can't find a reliable Japanese translator?" Wang Qingzhou was skeptical.

"It's not easy to find..." He Dahua sighed depressedly.

"We actually managed to contact a translator before."

"It's just that this comrade isn't feeling well. He's either got a headache one day or a cold the next. I heard he was even invited to the auto show this time. I don't know if he's feeling any better... Forget it!"

"Let's not talk about him anymore. Your factory makes cars quickly and well. The translation must be correct. Lend it to me for two days!"

He Dahua picked up the wine bottle attentively and filled Wang Qingzhou's glass.

"I'll return it to you right away after I'm done with it."

Wang Qingzhou glanced at He Dahua coldly.

"Lao He, why do I remember you saying this to me twelve or thirteen years ago?"

He Dahua played dumb: "Really? It happened more than ten years ago, who would still remember it?"

Wang Qingzhou looked like he was settling accounts: "At that time, you told me that you needed to make a part and asked to borrow one of our eighth-level workers for two days."

"What happened? I borrowed it for eight months!"

When this matter was mentioned, Wang Qingzhou became furious.

Every year, the machinery factory must fully or even exceed the tasks assigned by the department.

The situation was tense in those years. Factories across the country had to bear a huge workload. Workers at the provincial machinery factory worked in four shifts, racing against time every day.

He Dahua's Shishan Machinery Factory was affiliated with the Ordnance Department, and the production work it was responsible for was even more important.

That year, the Shishan Machinery Factory was developing an electric firing device for anti-aircraft guns, but there was a special component that could not be knocked out no matter how hard they tried.

Even if I knock it out, I can't install it.

There was no other way, so Shishan Machinery Factory could only contact the Ministry of Industry and ask the Ministry of Industry to help borrow a few good masters from machinery factories across the country.

Due to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Qingzhou had to agree to lend out the factory's precious master.

We clearly agreed before borrowing it that it would only be for two days.

But when the time came for the borrower to borrow the money, Wang Qingzhou waited from two days to two weeks, from two weeks to two months, and from two months to half a year.

It's almost the end of the year, and there's still a lot of work waiting to be done in the factory.
Wang Qingzhou could no longer bear it, so he drove to the department and made a big fuss, and only then did they bring the person back.

Wang Qingzhou gets angry when this matter is mentioned.

"Haha, Director Wang has a lot of talented people under him. No one else can knock out that part except Dazhi. He really helped us solve a lot of problems after he came to Xishan."

He Dahua took out a cigarette for Wang Qingzhou.

"Besides, although I borrowed your capable man, I also gave you a set of machine tools in return. Isn't this a give-and-take kind of exchange?"

Wang Qingzhou took a puff of his cigarette and snorted coldly.

Seeing that Wang Qingzhou's attitude was unclear, He Dahua decisively changed the subject to ease the atmosphere.

"I haven't seen these two young comrades before. Are they new here?"

Yu Anshan introduced them with a smile: "Director He, this is Cao Qinghang, and this is Chen Luyang."

"They are both the workshop director and engineer in the factory, the souls of car production. Neither of them can be missing!"

He Dahua looked at Chen Luyang in great surprise.

At first, he thought Chen Luyang was smart and young.

I always thought of him as a small clerk who accompanied the leader on a business trip and was responsible for communication, buying tickets, and handling miscellaneous tasks.

But Yu Anshan actually said that he was the workshop director and engineer of the Provincial Machinery Factory?!
Wang Qingzhou added at the right moment: "Don't you want to ask our factory's Japanese translator for help? Xiao Chen is our factory's Japanese translator!"

"Um?!!!"

He Dahua slapped his thigh and said happily, "What a coincidence!"

"Originally, I was thinking of going to the provincial capital to hire someone, but now's the perfect time! Lend me the person for two days, and I'll return him to you immediately after the production agreement is signed!"

Wang Qingzhou extinguished his cigarette butt in the ashtray. "You borrowed Chen Dazhi for eight months, and now you want to borrow his son? I'm telling you! Don't even think about it!"

"Chen Dazhi's son?" He Dahua's expression softened instantly.

"Dazhi's son has grown up so much! How is your father? Is he in good health?"

Chen Luyang smiled and said, "My dad is doing fine! He was recently named a National Model Worker, and he even cleaned up our vegetable cellar and chicken coop during the Lunar New Year holidays."

He Dahua: "Old Wang, look at how quickly the days have passed!"

"Nephew, you've finally made it to Pian'er City, don't leave! Have fun here for a few days! You don't have to worry about food or drinks..."

"That won't do!" Seeing the shameless He Dahua playing the emotional card, Wang Qingzhou immediately refused:

"Xiao Chen is responsible for technical exchanges and agreement communication between the factory and the Italian representatives. He has to rush back to the factory after finishing his work here. He has no time to play here."

The tone was quite firm and crisp.

How can a production agreement be negotiated in just one or two days?!

Any agreement involving money, especially a cross-border one, will take several months to complete!

It's said to be borrowed for two days, but it might take another half a year or eight months to get it back.

Not to mention that Chen Luyang is now the director of the rubber workshop, and his every move involves the manufacturing of shock absorbers in the fusion workshop and the ascension workshop.

If the Provincial Machinery Factory can reach a cooperation agreement with the Italian representatives,

Then Chen Luyang will also be responsible for technical communication with the Italian representatives,
Even if Wang Qingzhou was old and confused, he would not let Chen Luyang go at this time.

Next, no matter how He Dahua coaxed and persuaded Wang Qingzhou, he remained unmoved.

It is clear that they refuse to let him go!

Regardless of whether Wang Qingzhou was full during this meal, Chen Luyang was definitely quite full.

"It feels really good to have the factory director's support and help me deal with things..."

Chen Luyang finished the last sip of soda in the bottle and burped with a full belly.
Although Chen Luyang is always out and about, he is actually a very homely person.

The college entrance examination is only half a year away.

He has a father, a mother, an older sister, a younger sister, a brother-in-law, and a little nephew at home. There is also a beautiful female manager waiting for him on Dongfang Street.

He was unwilling to leave his hometown and run to a small town to work as an interpreter for others day and night.

Where else can be as comfortable as staying in a factory?

(End of this chapter)