My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 75 Who Are You?

After letting Weidong boast, he was frightened by the reporter Yu's excitement: "I just said it casually, don't write it in an article or give me a reader's letter!"

Yu Songhai actually pulled out his interview book: "If there's such a possibility, then it's worth being on guard. There are already voices saying that exchanging pandas for aid is beneath national dignity..."

Rang Weidong said, "What the hell is aid? You can't take other people's good things for free. Aren't all the good things in this world traded? It all comes down to whether you have enough money. If the economy is revitalized, you can afford all the research and conservation work yourself. Why would you need to flatter pandas and offer them to buy friendship? Poverty brings sorrow. Ultimately, this panda crisis is caused by poverty!"

Yu Songhai struggled to write the last few words, then poured himself a large glass of wine and said to Rang Weidong, "Come, I toast you for saying this!"

Let Weidong drink with him. "What I said may be a little inappropriate at this time, including the fact that I'm making money, but it's absolutely not illegal. I'm really afraid of saying or doing something wrong and getting caught, so I'm anonymously donating all the money I earn. I believe that as the situation becomes more and more open to commercial trade, the money I earn will not decrease in the future. Please don't involve my name in this, okay?"

Yu Songhai put down his glass. "Why do I say this donation deserves special mention? It's because we need to break the mindset of some comrades who are obsessed with obtaining foreign aid. They always think that everything is best in developed countries. There are also some voices that always say that it's okay to be poor and suffer a little. The key is not to be swayed, right? This includes you from Shangzhou. So, this donation can be seen as a clear new idea. Only by developing our economy can we have the strength to ensure the implementation of various projects. Whether it's protecting pandas, launching satellites, or building the four modernizations, everything must be based on the economy!"

Weidong would even tease him: "Haha, this is called putting the economy first, you will also be criticized."

Yu Songhai took a deep breath. "Someone always has to say these things. The simple truth of repeatedly demanding that all regions of the country vigorously develop their economies in order to live and work in peace and contentment is always rejected by various... You don't want to say anything, so I'll say it. You won't blame me for plagiarizing your ideas, right?"

Let Weidong offer it with both hands: "Feel free to go whoring! I know that you, Lao Yu, are a person with convictions and ideals, unlike Lao Jin, but I am just an ordinary citizen. I believe in doing things steadily and judging the situation to do what I should do and make the money I should earn at this stage. But I admire and respect those men who dare to stand up and speak out loudly without any personal gain. Well, to put it bluntly, if you really want to do this kind of thing, I will take care of all the worries at home."

Yu Songhai stopped talking, smiled and poured some wine for Weidong to drink with.

Let Weidong explain: "Let me explain this panda thing to you first. I didn't give you money for nothing. I used pandas for advertising five times. Just imagine the effect..."

Perhaps because he'd been drinking, he leaned in closer and gestured quietly, "Don't tell anyone. Look, there's a giant panda wearing its mother's clothes, sitting in the back looking puffy. And in the front, there's a little panda holding a tape recorder and speaking in a child's voice. It listens to whatever it doesn't understand. Mom doesn't have to worry about me learning a foreign language anymore! Don't you think this commercial is impressive?"

This is a classic line that will be passed down forever. This slogan should have appeared on a tape recorder or something, and it seems to have been a huge hit.

Actually, isn’t that just a tape recorder?

The two men came closer and asked Weidong to spread his hands and gesture with his fingers to draw the screen, which happened to frame Zhang Lanzhi opposite. She heard the sound of Weidong's clip and looked up in surprise. Her dignity was mixed with a bit of coquettishness, and she was gentle but also a little sly, which was very beautiful.

The main reason is that she looked so elegant during the day, but now she looks confused in her woolen cardigan buttoned to the collar, with a little bit of the floral pajamas edge showing.

You can even play a panda mother.

Yu Songhai laughed and completely relaxed. "Yes! Very good, very good, very good. Now I can explain it to Lao Feng, and he will agree to it. Let's go and finalize the tape recorder deal today, okay?"

Tianliang's preparations to return to Jiangzhou surprised Weidong: "So urgent?"

Yu Songhai nodded confidently: "I need this result to prove the correctness of donating the pandas. Even if it's just relying on the pandas themselves, they can still develop the economy on their own and change the situation!"

This was indeed true. Having witnessed the pandas' ability to earn money around the world, Weidong had to nod in agreement: "This is essentially begging for food while holding onto a golden rice bowl. Okay, I'll stay one more day."

I will then explain in detail how I screened these electronics factories in Chengdu.

There were two television factories and water heater factories that were in short supply, so they decided not to go after them. And everyone knows that the domestic color TV king later turned out to be another military-industrial converted enterprise more than 100 kilometers away from Chengdu.

This also seems to indicate that military-to-civilian conversion is not impossible. At least in the 1980s and 1990s, the key was whether there was someone who could take the lead in the right direction.

For every enterprise in this era, leaders and capable talents are key.

However, Weidong didn't want to get involved in the enterprise. He felt that things like cameras and tape recorders would be eliminated sooner or later, and even televisions would not be very good in the future, so he just wanted to make some quick money at this stage.

The ultimate goal is to exchange the plane... In fact, while drinking some wine, Wei Dong suddenly thought, is it necessary to exchange canned food for the plane?
What you are doing now is preparation. You can frequently touch things like tape recorders, cameras, and even televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines at this stage to build good relationships with them.

The key is to achieve some impressive results like the camera, and then establish some cooperation with other electrical appliances to make some money.

If we use these things to exchange for airplanes, they might be more effective than canned food.

So in the end he chose a not-so-powerful electrical appliance factory in the suburbs as his proposed partner.

Yu Songhai finally connected the donation incident with the military-civilian integration project of military-industrial enterprises producing civilian electrical appliances.

Naturally, he was very happy. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he went back to the press station and decided to write the manuscript overnight.

They often work late into the night, preparing, reviewing, and publishing manuscripts. This is how these small, late-night snail shops have thrived, fueled by employees from nearby TV stations and radio stations who often work late and have relatively more money on their hands. These late-night eateries are a rare sight in Chengdu.

But Weidong felt that it was just an upgraded version of the small vendor's experience when he ran out of the county hospital and had a bowl of Dandan noodles.

There must be all kinds of business like this to give life hope.

For example, taxis are not well-developed at night, which is really inconvenient.

It was already past midnight when the two of them finished eating and drinking. When they walked out of the shabby restaurant in the alley, they found that even the nosy woman was gone.

However, the secretary, who was obviously a little full, took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't we walk back? It's a good time to digest it."

Weidong nodded as he had eaten and drunk a lot.

In the quiet early morning on the first ring road of the provincial capital, the two of them walked side by side at a distance.

It’s probably about five or six kilometers away.

Apart from encountering two joint defense patrols, there are not many robbers in the provincial capital.

Let Weidong’s military enterprise work permit and Zhang Lanzhi’s notebook be respected with the words “pay attention to safety and take care”.

But the two remained silent throughout.

Weidong wanted to say something, but he couldn't find the words. He was a little dizzy from drinking, so he simply said nothing.

Zhang Lanzhi seemed more relaxed and comfortable as she walked quietly, her temperament like that of orchid.

In the late spring night, it felt like I had been walking like this for a long time.

An hour's walk was obviously not a big problem for either of them, as young people these days often walk this distance.

After they all walked into the guesthouse, Rang Weidong, completely sober and sweating, said to his secretary, "You heard today too. I donated the 300,000 yuan I saved from selling cameras and other businesses to Panda. From now on, you should make good contacts and find a job in Chengdu, otherwise this company will go bankrupt."

Zhang Lanzhi began to show her stubborn side. "But Director Cheng wants me to help you with your work. For example, I have no idea what's going on with this donation to the pandas. Of course, I'm very proud of your selflessness, but you didn't let me participate. Is there something I haven't done well enough?"

Rang Weidong was also considered a seasoned workplace expert: "Well, then you should think carefully about whether you are my secretary or a military representative sent by Xishan Factory. Do you want to receive a salary from me? How much do you want to receive? This will help you figure out who you should listen to. Especially if I have a conflict with Xishan Factory, which side will you stand on?"

The workload for female soldiers was obviously a bit excessive. They were no longer required to do specific tasks as she was used to, but had to make their own decisions. This was definitely the most difficult thing for those with iron rice bowls in the 1980s to get used to.

They have become accustomed to a stable and routine life.

Standing under the eaves, I felt a little frozen.

Weidong waved his hand and went back to the truck to sleep.

But not long after, just as the sky was getting light, Dong Xueqing came over in surprise and jumped and peeked out from the tailgate.

When she found that Rang Weidong was still sleeping, she climbed up quietly, drove away Goudan and the others, squeezed next to the haystack, touched his hair affectionately, and then quietly picked up the clothes next to him and sniffed them everywhere.

She really should go to a training course at the police dog school.

Weidong was shocked when he woke up with his eyes open!
But Feng Chu didn't dwell on the friction smell: "I couldn't sleep most of the night, and I didn't want to go to the job unit assigned by the school. I wanted to follow you to work everywhere right away."

She told Weidong to roll away wrapped in a towel, yawning non-stop. "I can't make a decision for you on this matter, but I suggest you discuss it with your sister. She's the one who gave so much to support you in attending the Post and Telecommunications School. You have to consider her feelings. And if you insist on asking me, I actually think it's best to try working. You've come this far in this long journey, so why not persevere to the end? It's also a way to give yourself an explanation. If you really want to quit and work, you can do it anytime. But I've heard a saying that nothing you've experienced will be in vain, and now I think it makes a lot of sense."

Feng Chu immediately agreed and completely gave her life to Wei Dong's trust.

This made the secretary, who had originally wanted to give a detailed report on the way to the electronics factory, remain silent throughout the whole process.

She was particularly surprised to see the technical secondary school students interrogating the driver in Russian.

(End of this chapter)