My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 406 Gathering from All Directions: Talented Individuals Utilized

Damn, the Hong Kong girl intentionally or unintentionally kept Li Erfeng in Shanghai, saying that she wanted to learn to work independently and manage the factory as her assistant.

Is this just creating opportunities for the sister-in-law?
Wei Dong even saw a seductive figure hiding in a corner, secretly laughing.

But this is my sister-in-law, whom I can't hit or scold.

In the end, they had no choice but to sleep on the floor outside the cargo hold.

Dong Xueqing was a grown woman, yet she couldn't believe that Wei Dong and his two younger brothers could simply lay down on a newspaper and sleep on the dirty, rusty floor. They tried several times but still couldn't get down.

Wei Dong was overjoyed. When they stopped along the way, they would buy some roast chicken and liquor to eat and drink, which made them quite happy.

It seems like there's no difference compared to taking the train to Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Gou Dan two years ago.

Mao only drinks tea and doesn't drink alcohol. Shi Tou keeps his brother company and passes on a message, saying that Gou Dan is dating a girl from the spicy hot pot shop, and Third Sister tells them to get married if they want to have a baby.

They now live in shantytowns near the old factory.

Last year, nearly two hundred families moved into new homes outside the former sanitary napkin factory that was converted from a pharmaceutical factory. This freed up a lot of old, dilapidated space, and people moved in. Now they are waiting for the new factory's dormitory buildings to go on sale, and many families have saved up money to wait.

This prompted Wei Dong to decide to speed up the residential construction in the Xishan Building area.

Because many families of R&D personnel who were withdrawn from other third-tier factories had nowhere to live.

The key issue is that they haven't yet developed an industry scale that allows them to make money through scientific research, so they don't have the income to buy a house.

What Wei Dong was thinking about was how to properly manage and assist this scientific research situation without turning the science park into a place where everyone could take advantage of others' work.

Anyway, this trip to Shanghai, where he dealt with a bunch of electronics and component factories, left a deep impression on Wei Dong. The deeply ingrained "iron rice bowl" mentality and the state-owned R&D model of the past two or three decades were indeed incredibly inefficient.

We need to establish a reward and punishment system and a competitive model that weeds out the weak.

So, after a 50-hour drive back to Jiangzhou, Wei Dong immediately shifted his focus to the brand-new computer research and development center.

However, it was almost midnight when I got off the bus, and all I could think about was work. I made a phone call to arrange for the truck to come to the designated platform to unload the goods.

Seeing the young woman sliding out of the van that Gou Dan had driven over, the twenty-year-old couldn't help but lean closer.

Mao'er, you guys help Brother Gou Dan arrange the transfer and unloading of the goods. Go home, go home...

Dong Xueqing did indeed change. She stopped clinging to her brother-in-law and complaining that she was superfluous. She even took the sleeping baby to sit behind her and quietly observed the details of her sister and brother-in-law's conversation.

I immediately noticed many subtle behaviors that I hadn't noticed before!

Are you an oil exploration team, wandering all over the mountains and fields?

Dong Xueying had to indulge her sister's relaxed shirts and skirts while simultaneously covering up her own crotch and trying to find out if her sister had gained anything from her trip to Shanghai.

I noticed my younger sister craning her neck to watch, and I was both trying to demonstrate and was so excited that I didn't know what to do.

Wei Dong was able to avoid a car accident thanks to the fact that there were few cars on the road after midnight.

So I parked the car downstairs at home. We had just moved after May Day, and Weidong went to Shangzhou and then to Shanghai.

After almost two months of neglect, I was burning with desire. I grabbed her and rushed upstairs: "Xiao Qing, take the keys and lock the car..."

The last notes of the voice reached into the stairwell.

Fengchu didn't rush upstairs now. Instead, she sat in the back row with the baby in her arms, listening to the hurried footsteps going upstairs, opening doors, and slamming them shut, making a noise like a house being ransacked.

Then, with a bang, the bedroom door was closed and locked from the inside.

Then it seemed to quiet down, but the faint rhythm seemed to keep echoing in Dong Xueqing's ears.

I slowly slumped into the van seat, feeling like a jackhammer, each impact hitting my heart.

So much so that the next day, Wei Dong, feeling refreshed, first took his wife to the company. When he saw his sister-in-law, who was yawning and exhausted, the couple felt guilty: "When did you get home?"

Dong Xueqing went to lie down and sleep in the back of the car as soon as she got in: "I stayed up late watching a video movie. Don't worry about me. I'm going to the computer center first this morning. More than two hundred people have gathered here in the past month or so, and I heard there are still several hundred more. Now I understand what they're up to."

There were only a dozen or so people before the May Day holiday, and they were all assigned to the auto repair shop. Now there are so many people?
Wei Dong hadn't yet established a relationship with the computer research team because the latest personal computers from all over the world were experiencing some crashes, which was very different from their understanding of supercomputers and mainframes.

There's also an adaptation process.

Dong Xueying, who was also a little sleep-deprived, quietly covered her mouth and yawned before finally remembering some business: "Old Jin has been calling you these past two days, saying that he has returned to Jiangzhou and seems very anxious."

Wei Dong knew perfectly well: "His TV series is about to air, of course he's excited. I'll just call him again and ask him to come to the factory to find me."

Wolong took the baby out of the car and said okay, and asked Weidong to kiss him again.

The older sister quickly looked behind her, but her younger sister was slumped in her seat and her face was not visible. She then hurriedly pouted.

Watching the van drive away, I felt an overwhelming sense of resentment towards my sister for not standing up for herself.

As soon as they stepped out of the guesthouse, Dong Xueqing jumped up and scrambled to the passenger seat to boast, "I didn't act all lovey-dovey in front of my sister, did I? Look how hard I've worked for you and my sister! You two were up all night, and I couldn't get any sleep!"

Wei Dong felt embarrassed: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder, please bear with me, why don't you stay at the company for the next few days?"

Fengchu shook her head: "I feel happy that you and my sister have a good relationship. I'll do whatever you want, but I want to stay at home. This is my only home."

Even the most clueless bachelor understands this longing for family, so I won't say anything more.

First, I drove to the construction site of the Liujin Building and handed over some of the film I had taken in Shanghai, even though it had already been developed, to Lao Zhang for filing and classification.

He was instructed that once the hotel and business center were completed and renovated, he could lead a team to visit and learn from them; apparently, they had invited renovation workers from Hong Kong to showcase the latest techniques. Manager Zhang reported to him that Wu Shengyun had already returned and urged them to expedite the process several times, even requesting that the infrastructure construction team be brought in to increase construction efforts.

We now guarantee that the seven-story podium will be fully topped out by the end of next month, and the interior decoration and exterior wall decoration must follow. All office areas and commercial stores must be put into operation before National Day.

The corresponding twenty-odd-story building will definitely be completed by the middle of next year, and there have already been visits and surveys by city officials and various parties.

This reminded Wei Dong: "There will be more and more of these kinds of hospitality jobs. You can talk to Xiao Wu and the zoo's performance team about putting on a show at a restaurant. That way, we can earn the hospitality expenses ourselves."

These are some large enterprises that the tax system has heard of. In fact, they receive and send off various visitors every day, incurring huge expenses.

It's better to just book a room and board all by yourself.

The catering, hotel, and dance performance businesses are all operating in a standardized manner, which not only ensures the company's image but also keeps expenses under control and creates some jobs.

Old Jin would normally be good at this, but with the TV series about to air, his ruthless nature made him indifferent to this.

Manager Zhang readily agreed and handed out safety helmets, which he then took upstairs.

The building is already taking shape, and many citizens gather around it curiously at any time.

So Wei Dong spent more than an hour going up and down several floors of the construction site, and even tried out the construction elevator that had already been installed.

It is said to improve construction efficiency significantly, and the infrastructure team has reportedly already mastered the art of using this tool.

Dong Xueqing was dressed in a white shirt, denim skirt, and leather shoes, striking a pose like a secretary or assistant, and following closely behind while wearing a safety helmet.

So when Wei Dong arrived at the new factory area with his sister-in-law around 10 o'clock, Jin Zhuoqun was already there waiting.

He brought a team of three or four people carrying cameras, and drove a 212 jeep with military license plates: "Haha, this is my old profession, I can make a promotional video for your company."

Wei Dong parked the car next to him: "Take pictures as you like, but it's not necessary right now. It's not the complete factory area yet. The most worthwhile stage for filming and promotion is when our entire factory area, including the electronics R&D building and the surrounding streets, is completed in the next two years. We'll see if you still think much of my little place then."

Old Jin affectionately put his arm around his shoulder: "You're teasing me again. I always tell you you're my good brother, and one of the most promising young entrepreneurs since the reform and opening up. I brought you two guns, keep them for yourself..."

To Wei Dong's astonishment, what was presented was a high-end air rifle, the kind with a folding stock that looked like a high-class competition air rifle.

This doesn't count as illegal possession at this point.

The entire factory area, including the base construction team, could probably gather two or three hundred military firearms, making its firepower density among the top three in the entire Jiangzhou militia.

Of course, he wouldn't dare call himself the regional leader, because Jin Zhuoqun said that he had just gone to a military factory across the river that produces hundreds of thousands of guns a year to solicit sponsorships, and as a result, he was given a bunch of air rifles and several motorcycles.

Is this how you treat a beggar?

He was quite annoyed: "Once the TV series airs, I'll make them all come begging for sponsorship!"

Wei Dong had already seen Shen Cuiyue standing in front of the building, dressed simply in a white shirt and jeans, striking a pose as if welcoming a master returning to the palace.

Instead of going her way, they turned around and went to the computer research center, which was also a car repair shop.

In the distance, an eight-story tenement building has been completed and is currently being painted.

The two adjacent buildings of the same design are also more than halfway complete and will soon be ready for use.

This type of brick-concrete structure building, with a long corridor on each floor, was also the dormitory building most favored by Third Front factories. The craftsmanship was skilled, the cost was extremely low, and the construction team could build one in two or three months!
Originally, Wei Dong was supposed to provide the internal welfare housing to the moving company, which could be exchanged for the salt industry guild building over there.

However, since the decision was made in April to promote the research and development and production of electronic computers, priority has been given to this area, and three buildings have been put aside to solve the housing problem for computer research and development personnel.

The moving company will move in one go while waiting for the high-rise building with elevators to be built next door.

So every day there was a huge amount of construction work, leaving Weidong with no extra money to spare. All the money that flashed in the account was immediately poured into the reinforced concrete everywhere.

"Don't even think about me getting filming sponsorship anytime soon. At least by the end of the year, after one or two buildings are completed, we'll recoup some of the investment... Holy crap!"

Jin Zhuoqun was also protesting: "I never came to you to beg for money. If I really needed funds, I would only come to you internally... Oh, how spectacular!"

They entered the auto repair shop through the back door, which was guarded by plainclothes soldiers.

This car maintenance workshop, built to the scale of a medium-to-large-sized repair shop, is about ten meters high enough to be supported by a gantry crane.

The long strip of land, capable of accommodating and repairing twenty to thirty trucks at the same time, covers an area of ​​six to seven hundred square meters.

Wei Dong felt that he should build the first auto repair shop open to the public with the characteristics of a 4S store.

The floor was painted green, and the walls were spotless and beautiful. Most importantly, it was filled with neatly hung industrial and mining lamps, a feature that was ahead of its time.

The workshop is brightly lit day and night.

It's beautiful and advanced, isn't it?

But now there are hundreds of people scattered inside, which is quite different from the work environment in sanitary napkin factories and clothing factories where everyone is basically wearing work clothes.

This is a jumbled mess of vests, military uniforms, Zhongshan suits, and shirts.

It was exactly the kind of scene where a 4S store should be filled with Maybachs, Mercedes-Benzes, and BMWs for repairs.

Looking at them now, they are all crooked, broken, and dilapidated World War II trucks.

There was not a trace of laxity or procrastination, only a fervent and enthusiastic spirit.

(End of this chapter)