My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 533 Not learning is a loss

Because Wei Dong has already discovered that Hong Kong's architectural experts aren't all that great.

The commercial centers of the Shanghai Electronics Industrial Park and the Xishan Computer Park are both examples of Hong Kong business leaders bringing their mature solutions directly from elsewhere.

Even Wei Dong thought it wasn't "great".

But he didn't say anything.

Anyway, they're using Hong Kong businessmen's money to conduct tests in Shanghai and Jiangzhou.

He knew that once these two shopping malls were secured, business would likely be pretty good.

The current situation in mainland China is a blank slate; any slight change would result in a complete and utter defeat.

Aside from those small storefronts, all the large shopping malls are local state-owned department stores with low ceilings and no glass or walls between the shops and brands, relying solely on shelves as dividers. You have to go through a long detour to get to each floor.

The Hong Kong businessmen brought the kind of shopping malls with independent stores, large atriums, and many escalators, all enclosed in a multi-story mall.

The sheer luxury of this temperature-controlled shopping mall alone is sure to amaze all mainland citizens.

The old security guard, forty years later, felt it was outdated.

Although he rarely goes shopping, at least in his mind, the "newest" shopping mall should be an open-air place where you can wander around like in an architectural park, rather than having to go inside a huge building.

He couldn't explain the details, didn't understand design styles, and didn't consider social developments or changes in consumer demand.

I only remember that these fully enclosed shopping malls were most common around the turn of the millennium, and then they became more and more open.

Therefore, with the mindset of getting things done in one step, we don't want to be like the Hong Kong businessmen.

He wanted to create the "newest" business model that was clearest in his mind.

At least ensure that the first modern commercial center in this bustling commercial district of Jiangzhou North District remains relevant for at least thirty years.

So the problem now is the lack of professional designers like this around us.

Even in a cosmopolitan city like Shanghai, no one can design an international community.

Architects in mainland China today can only create monotonous designs like the Khrushchev Building.

Or they're just aiming for awards, like the Xiangshan factory making SLR cameras, completely ignoring the unrealistic market demands.

Anyway, the government will pay for it.

Winning an international award would be considered the greatest achievement in one's career.

Whether they can surpass foreign counterparts or resist foreign construction industries from seizing the domestic market is not something they need to consider.

What sets Wei Dong apart from everyone else in this era is his clear understanding that after forty years of hard work, he will surpass Europe and America.

There was neither blind faith in foreign countries nor despair or confusion.

Take things one step at a time, learn what you can, and if you can't, forge your own unique path.

Old Geng heard about it and came to ask him.

Let Wei Dong not hide anything: "First, send a large number of them to the School of Architecture for further study. Regardless of their previous background, all the technical personnel among these infrastructure workers should be sent for standardized training. The key is to select those who can be further improved and send them abroad to study."

Old Geng frowned: "Once they're sent abroad, they're never coming back. I know some people pretend to be very positive and progressive, but once they go abroad, their true colors are revealed—they betray their motherland!"

The feelings will definitely be different in thirty or forty years: "It is probably this kind of thinking that has led to the fact that no one can design an international community in Shanghai. Closure will not lead to results. We have to learn from the outside world. I will think of a way. Yes, I will ask the merchants in Japan to send a letter. You should get your passport and visa first. Try to go to Japan with Lao Zhang from the foreign trade company this year. They went to Japan for tourism during the Spring Festival and came back."

Old Geng was so surprised he couldn't speak.

This will prevent Wei Dong from provoking him by asking if he will come back after going abroad.

Actually, encouraging Mr. and Mrs. Zhang to travel to Japan during the Spring Festival was a test: "Besides the huge gap in material life, I think the willingness to leave the motherland without hesitation is about whether they have found a way to release their energy and have a respected future. When we can travel abroad more freely and have a promising career in China, we won't have such a strong foreign halo. It's just a novel place where we can do business, make money, learn things, and travel. The root is still in China."

Old Geng had spent over twenty years in the mountains and with the army, and his mind was starting to go blank, but he chose to trust Wei Dong.

They quickly assembled a team of over forty technical personnel, and had Wei Dong contact the city government to open a free training course at the School of Architecture, under the guise of improving the training of technical talent.

In any case, the School of Architecture and the Municipal Architectural Design Institute are involved in every project and are cooperating well in organizing their existing faculty resources.

These technicians in their twenties and thirties spend their days at various project sites and their evenings attending classes and living in dormitories at the academy.

It doesn't matter what the training institute can teach; the point is to help these demobilized soldiers adapt to learning and select those who are still capable of learning.

Especially considering the busy and difficult circumstances, she possesses exceptional talent, personality, and focus, which allow her to diligently practice English.

Even Wei Dong himself couldn't learn it.

On the one hand, he has too many things to do, and business is always on his mind. On the other hand, whether he can speak foreign languages ​​or not is no longer important; he is just a tool, and there are plenty of tool people out there.

However, he underestimated the quality of the construction workers of that era, and overlooked the panic these outstanding guys felt after the project was halted, as well as their sense of urgency to find their way again.

What followed was a huge wave of English learning that swept through the construction team!
Whether what you learn is useful or not is not important. What's important is not to be idle. Make the most of every minute to learn. You can learn any subject you choose.

Technicians learned, family members learned, bricklayers and carpenters followed suit, and even Old Geng carried a vocabulary book and memorized a few words whenever he had free time!

So the computer R&D department, which already had a foreign language background, was infected, and finally the sanitary napkin factory was infected.

Later on, you could hear the aunties cooking in the food street greeting people with "Hello, look at this OP!..."

It was really just from the sheer amount of oil in that spoon. Qin Yuye laughed so hard she almost died, and Wei Dong then encouraged her to teach a class that evening.

The Hong Kong girl readily accepted with great interest, and even prepared a simple lesson. In the evening, she gave an oral English lesson in the living room where everyone sat in a row watching TV.

That scene!
Thousands of people crowded there in complete silence, their eyes gleaming with eager anticipation as they studied!
Qin Yuye was definitely surprised. Wei Dong described it as the first time he had ever seen so many people in Hong Kong so eager to learn, even the older men and women had focused eyes full of curiosity.

At this moment, she finally believed what Wei Dong had been saying: this land definitely had an extraordinary future.

Wei Dong chuckled inwardly, thinking, "You probably don't know that a foreign language training program can be listed on the stock exchange these days."

But he had to keep a straight face. This beautiful young woman, who should have been on the path of a queen of romance, was actually teaching English conversation to everyone in front of the slide projector with a serious expression!

This is hilarious.

Moreover, when Dong Xueqing learned of the news, she brought the employees from Bailou to participate in the training.

She even went on stage to demonstrate and communicate with Teacher Qin in English.

This sparked a wave of English learning throughout the factory, sweeping every corner.

Nobody questions why I, who makes two or three hundred yuan a month just by washing sanitary napkins, would study English.

Manager Qin and Manager Dong are both teaching us; it would be a loss not to learn!

Only Manager Shen had the thickest skin, leisurely watching the excitement without participating.

She was still in the very back corner, talking to Wei Dong about crickets: "He's not showing much, but he should be doing okay."

Wei Dong could only thank her, because without a marriage certificate, regular hospitals at that time wouldn't register for prenatal checkups, fearing it would be an unplanned birth.

Shen Cuiyue, with her extraordinary abilities, obtained several military dependent certificates from the infrastructure team, and with Dong Xueqing at the hospital, they were approved in no time.

These days there are no online databases, no facial recognition, and not even photos for proof.

Therefore, by not having a man come forward, it was possible to successfully resolve the matter as a single military spouse.

But the next sentence was less serious: "I'll be two months pregnant soon. The doctor said we can have sex after three months of pregnancy. Are you holding back, sir?"

Wei Dong gasped, "Please, have some decency! Don't spout nonsense that Xiao Dong might hear."

Shen Cuiyue wasn't afraid to discuss it with him: "Don't you think that Sister Dong was squeezed out by me and Xiao Qin?"

Wei Dong nodded fiercely: "There is some truth to it; I've complained about it several times."

Shen Cuiyue's thinking was unique: "That means she's not worthy. If you want to do great things, you'll be surrounded by beautiful women, and the women you meet will only become more and more sophisticated. She doesn't have that kind of responsibility, so she should leave. I respect her self-awareness."

Wei Dong leaned against the corner of the steps, looking back at her helplessly.

From the first time Zhang Lanzhi left, to the later news of her going abroad, it was always Shen Laosan who offered his unique comfort.

However, the two didn't exchange many words about Dong Xueying leaving.

It seems that among Rang Weidong's people, only this extraordinary woman would definitely help him hand over the knife if he wanted to kill someone, but if she could help Rang Weidong avoid trouble, she would undoubtedly throw herself out of the mess.

So his tone became more genuine: "This has happened once or twice. Are they the ones who think I'm irresponsible? It's not my problem?"

Shen Cuiyue frowned and thought for a moment, pretending to be an expert: "Is it because you're not doing well in that area? I'll give you some pointers."

Wei Dong glared at her again, mainly because Xiao Die was still sitting on his chest. He quickly hugged her, turned around, and covered her ears, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child!"

Shen Cuiyue followed closely, saying, "We always have to find and solve problems, right? Don't shy away from the truth. Come on, while everyone's here..."

Wei Dong laughed heartily and hid in the corner: "How have Dawa and the others been these days?"

The failed honey trap was listless: "It was alright, there was no bullying or harassment of men or women. I assigned two clever boys to accompany her. She's been going to the zoo a lot lately, I wonder if she's trying to date the girls in the dance troupe. You'll have to let your first wife give the order, the zoo is her territory, I didn't interfere."

Wei Dong spat at her, "Don't talk nonsense, there are so many people watching!"

The ruthless and vicious woman retorted, "What are you looking at? I'll poke your eyes out!"

Wei Dong was amused by her words, but then he noticed that class had ended and everyone was standing up to thank the teacher.

He quickly composed himself, then covered Xiaodie's ears before the two figures approached, and mumbled without turning around, "Really... you'll leave just because I didn't perform well?"

Shen Cuiyue almost laughed out loud, but hearing his earnest and careful tone, she quickly softened her voice and said, "No, people who are devoted to you will never leave. Xiao Dong will stay with you."

Indeed, when the two teachers came over, Qin Yuye threw a somewhat exaggerated tantrum: "Seeing you two flirting here, I suddenly don't want to teach anymore. Time to go home, time to go home! What am I doing all this for?!"

Dong Xueqing smiled and first rubbed Xiaodie's pink little ears before suggesting, "Let's go eat that spicy and sour frog and eel today. It's not too spicy, and Xiaoyu likes it too."

Qin Yuye had already learned his lesson: "Fine! Master, don't come with us, lest it tarnish your glorious image!"

As he spoke, he helped the pregnant woman walk ahead.

Shen Cuiyue then gestured furtively from behind, implying that this person had a sense of responsibility.

This left Wei Dong speechless.

After watching them walk away, Xiaodie sighed deeply...

Not bad, not bad, you've managed to express emotions with a single syllable.

(End of this chapter)