My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 577 Turning Waste into Treasure is a Technical Skill

The missing piece turned out to be the various models of yachts that Wu Shengyun had escorted back.

To be fair, they weren't high-end goods; most were 20 or 30 feet long, and most were over ten years old.

It can't be compared to the previous new boat, which was over fifty feet long. Moreover, compared to that yacht, which had a concealed propulsion system that allowed people to jump into the water and swim from the stern at any time, these are all outboard motors mounted at the rear.

But they are well-maintained, and each one can speed across the river.

Wei Dong certainly wouldn't want to risk bringing in such a batch of ships, only to have them become a source of profit for certain departments there, or to be monopolized and used by a few people.

So now all of them are being towed ashore at the Jiangzhou small dock for "inspection," and the bottom of the hull is being cleaned, polished, and painted again.

The logo should be uniformly made in light blue and white. By the way, once the cableway survey and construction are completed and the joint venture tourist boat company "invited" by the tourism development company is established, the yachts will be gradually handed over to our own people for use.

As a result, this small matter attracted another fiberglass manufacturing plant upstream of Jiangzhou to come to the door. The other party, which was also under the Fifth Ministry of Machinery Industry, was almost the largest fiberglass equipment manufacturer in China at present.

Its main business is the production of various military assault boats, but it is now facing a difficult situation in terms of restructuring.

They came to us through a recommendation from the Fifth Ministry of Machinery Industry to inquire whether Comrade Wei Dong could assist with the restructuring.

Strive to develop the civilian tourism ship market.

That wasn't the end of it; related ship propulsion manufacturers, and even generator manufacturers and large marine engine manufacturers, all came knocking on their door.

They rushed in like a flood bursting its banks; more than ten companies have arrived in the last few days!

Both those that were somewhat related and those that weren't, came up later.

Towel factory, tire factory, weighing instrument factory, timber processing plant...

It's not impossible to use it on a yacht.

When Wei Dong introduced these yachts under the guise of a "free donation" from Hong Kong businessmen in a joint venture, he genuinely intended to give them to domestic manufacturers to work on.

These seemingly beautiful and high-end ships are actually just like that up close.

Qin Yuye once said that they are basically models copied from European designs by the Right Bank and Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong now, there are very few people who play with original European yachts.

However, the streamlined hull design, various decorative components, and internal structure were a huge eye-opener for domestic manufacturers who previously produced shoddy and questionable quality products.

When the fiberglass equipment factory approached Wei Dong, he said it was no problem, and that they could just copy the product first, and he would pay for it as long as they could produce the product.

Then we'll look at the manufacturing process and capabilities before discussing anything else.

State-owned assets and third-tier factories have prevented Wei Dong from ever acquiring any shares in these factories.

The only things that were occupied were the vehicles of the original moving company and the old building of the Salt Industry Association.

Now he is more cautious and will never touch these state-owned assets.

They can assist with product improvement, help with sales, and even become major clients to help us weather this difficult period of restructuring.

How could I possibly get myself into this mess?

That guy from Bei Qiaofeng at Jicheng Paper Mill has already acquired dozens of factories!
Although we still frequently see his reform efforts being touted in newspapers.

Wei Dong vaguely remembered that this man had fallen from grace, so how could he possibly repeat the same mistake?

As a result, the influx of other factories that followed made him a little impatient.

Because, like this fiberglass equipment factory, they are unwilling to carry out technological upgrades on their own, and always ask Comrade Weidong to inject funds for reform.

They are simply unwilling to take risks, let alone bear the costs.

How much fiberglass raw material and how many hours of labor are needed for the hull of a yacht that is ten or twenty meters long?

They were unwilling to do it themselves and insisted on having Weidong invest before they would take action.

What era are we in? Still want to act like a big shot.

Back then, Xishan Factory didn't hesitate to develop its own low-cost cameras. Although the cost of those cameras was much lower, the entire product innovation and upgrade was done by themselves.

Generators and propulsion systems are related to yachts, so they require a lot of effort to improve and refine. Why should Weidong bear this responsibility?

He now oversees a bunch of third-tier factories, so he understands all too well the mentality of state-owned enterprises.

If such a reform fails to save itself, it constitutes the embezzlement of state-owned assets; if it fails, it results in the loss of state-owned assets.

That's like getting mud on your pants; whether you poop or not is a minor issue compared to the fact that you're either going to die or not. That's what's truly deadly.

Therefore, we declined all offers. All the imported cruise ships used for tourism in the Three Gorges are left on the shore for us to study, learn from, and imitate. We will talk again when we develop alternative products.

Others will not be accepted.

Especially when these people came to visit, some even claimed to have heard that the manager was injured and needed rest. They told a story about a recent restructuring of a third-tier factory that resulted in a new factory director. As a result, due to strict reward and punishment regulations, an employee who was not allowed to reimburse his business travel expenses came to his door and stabbed him to death.

Shen Cuiyue and Dong Xueqing were even more reluctant to let Weidong deal with these "poor relatives," so they directly arranged for the general manager's office to receive and intercept him. Shen Laosan even observed Weidong's expression: "Is what I'm doing okay?"

She should let Wei Dong look at her and try to suppress a laugh.

Because in July, the first two factory dormitory buildings were finally handed over.

Not only did the city's TV station and newspapers come to film the joyous moving of the new housing reform workers, but the factory also organized a moving team to assist all the workers who moved into their new homes.

After all, almost all the employees of the moving company were "lucky" enough to be selected for the first two buildings. The few who were not selected were able to move along the tenement buildings and move there temporarily.

Therefore, the Salt Industry Association building was completely vacated and handed over.

Seeing the bustling activity of people moving in and busy looking at their new homes, Wei Dong quietly went over to take possession of the property.

After three years of crackdowns on fraud, the girl was finally able to go back home. So she put a lot of effort into her appearance, wearing glasses, cutting her hair short, applying whitening cream, and even adding a mole to her cheek before carefully getting on the bus.

Ram clearly had no idea what kind of act this older sister was putting on, and secretly used her bright eyes to look at the stone.

This person, relying on the fact that a three-year-old child can grow up quickly, simply changed her clothes and shook her head nonchalantly, meaning to ignore her.

Wei Dong couldn't stand the matchmaker's mole dangling in front of him: "Sit still, it's better to be safe than sorry. Many of these factories actually have guns, some even have experience in weapons production. Those factory names are just a cover. I definitely don't want to get involved in this mess. Doing the few businesses I'm in right now is enough."

The main problem was that Xiaodie's titanium alloy safety cage occupied the passenger seat, so Shen Laosan could only sit in the back. He reached out and hooked the child's chin with dissatisfaction before sitting back down: "Are you afraid of tiring Erwa's mother out? Taking over this kind of factory costs money, but the main thing is that it consumes all kinds of energy. You've finally stayed at home for half a year without going out much, and you're taking care of her too meticulously every day."

Wei Dong wasn't bothered by the teasing tone: "Pregnancy is still very painful, so it's good to take good care of her."

Shen Cuiyue puffed out her cheeks several times, mainly because she found it difficult to speak when she saw the beady green eyes staring at her from the seats in front of her.

Turning to her younger siblings, she complained, "I won't bring you two next time, you're getting in the way!"

Ram clearly often suffers mistreatment, immediately lowering her head and accepting it meekly, but the fingers that secretly scratch the stone are clearly smiling.

Shi Tou looked at his third sister helplessly: "I was walking the dog with Mao'er, and you insisted on calling us over. Fine, fine, it's my fault, it's my fault."

It's clear that he has a longevity-oriented mindset of not arguing with women.

Wei Dong laughed and pulled the car over to the side of the road, parking it properly.

This old road along the river was built during the Republic of China era. Now it is full of old houses, and there is a small road running parallel to it on the river side.

He met Shi Tou and Mao Er at the medicinal herb market, which was two or three hundred meters ahead of this parallel side road, and then ran into the absurd "fairy trap" during his retreat.

Now, when Wei Dong reached out and took the child out, Shen Laosan took several deep breaths, messed up his hair to cover his face, and then pushed the door open and came down.

The stone was still making faces behind them.

Let's walk into the courtyard together.

These old buildings have the characteristics of that era.

It is not a standard walled courtyard house, but a three-story building in the front, with a doorway in the center of the bottom, and buildings on both sides forming a narrow courtyard.

Crowded, but grand.

The front is a two-story brick and wood structure, which has the same fashionable feel as the buildings on West Second Street.

Wei Dong couldn't quite put his finger on the style, but it was characterized by winding, orderly corridors, symmetrical architecture, ornate craftsmanship, and a dignified presence.

The building's exterior and the carvings on its columns alone reveal its high-class status.

All the doors, windows, and pillars are decorated with exquisite reliefs, featuring both traditional Chinese flowers, birds, and animals, as well as patterns with European style.

There's a platoon leader from the infrastructure battalion here, leading a few people to do the final maintenance, supervision, and cleaning to prevent damage during the move.

He quickly ran down a few steps, saluted, and explained the situation.

Wei Dong had long requested that the area be prepared and handed over to Shangzhou Tourism Development Corporation, initially serving as the "tourism company's" headquarters on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

After all, now you have to transfer through Jiangzhou to get to Shangzhou, Kuizhou, and Xiakou County.

"The main building has twelve rooms and an attic. They previously divided it into seventeen rooms, mainly keeping the main hall as a meeting room. The second floor also has a finance office and a manager's office, so the damage was relatively minor. However, the buildings on both sides and in front were divided into many small rooms, and the later buildings had a significant impact. This third floor of the building even has safety hazards."

Just kidding, there were over two hundred employees and their families living there at the time, it was packed like sardines, there were originally only thirty-seven rooms.

Wei Dong followed them to inspect the site with satisfaction: "Now we need to select some skilled individuals from the infrastructure team, Manager Zhang's team, and the decoration company to form a team for repairing these old buildings. We'll use this building as practice. In the future, we want to develop in the direction of protecting historical sites. The tourism company will have many similar projects in Kuizhou and Xiakou Ancient Town..."

This platoon leader was good at meticulous work, and Lao Geng picked him out to be in charge of this kind of work. He was a little overjoyed and saluted with his chest out.

Actually, there was no one else in the courtyard. Shen Cuiyue was still as quiet as a female ghost, following Wei Dong upstairs along the wall, while she peeked through the doors, windows and corridors.

Finally, at a corner, looking at the courtyard in the distance, I couldn't hold back my tears.

He deserved to be kicked by Wei Dong when he passed by!
It's time to reform you too.

(End of this chapter)