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Chapter 218, Year-end Summary, Wedding Date Approaching

January 15, 1983, the second day of the twelfth lunar month, is a good day because the sky is clear and the sun is shining.

However, the warm winter sun in the ice city is not very warm, because the temperature is more than 30 degrees below zero, which is terrible.

Near Harbin Institute of Technology, in the conference room of Want Want Group’s headquarters, this year is the first year that the so-called summary meeting is held.

At this point in time, there are actually still more than 20 days until New Year's Eve, so it's still relatively early.

Wang Duoyu sat in the main seat in the conference room, flipping through last year's financial report while listening to Wang Jianchao's work report.

Zheng Baoyin did not come back. He was still in charge of the situation in the United States.

Youma Clothing Brand Company went overseas in early January.

Zheng Baoyin and his team had been in the United States for more than ten days before, not just for a simple inspection, but also to find an agent and distributor.

After returning to China, Zheng Baoyin quickly made a plan and began to implement it after Wang Duoyu reviewed it.

Next, Uma will take two paths when going overseas. One is to help sell clothing through agents and distributors, and the other is to establish its own stores.

The path of being an agent and distributor is not that easy. Now you can only make a little profit, and the profit is not that high.

This is a contract signed directly with the domestic Uma company, and then exported to the United States for sale. The profit level will certainly not be very high.

However, the price is definitely much higher than that of Balduk, the American clothing company owner who came to Ice City before.

After all, this was a connection that Zheng Baoyin and his team had found in the United States, and the clothing samples had already been brought there, so it was easy to negotiate such a cooperation.

But in the early stages, there are only small orders, so it will take a long time to get started.

And self-operated stores are also a necessary path to take, so the three million US dollars can only be spent on this.

This can be regarded as an initial investment by Uma America. When the foreign exchange is earned, Wang Duoyu will get a larger share.

It is equivalent to Uma America establishing a cooperative relationship with Uma China. The former is responsible for sales and the latter is responsible for production. In terms of profit, the latter will definitely make more.

Wang Duoyu suffered a little loss in this regard, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Why do you say this way?
Wang Duoyu holds the majority stake in the domestic Youma company, and Zheng Baoyin and others also hold a portion of the shares.

Wang Duoyu invested 3 million US dollars in Uma America, holding 100% of the shares, and will also pay taxes to the United States in the future.

So when it comes to profits, domestic companies take the lion's share, and when it comes to taxes, they pay more domestically, while they pay less in the United States, or even no taxes.

Because the operating costs of Uma America are relatively high, and it is a self-operated store, it will rent a store in the early stage, but will gradually purchase real estate in the later stage to offset part of the tax.

There are also some expenses such as purchasing cars, clothing materials, etc., which are regarded as operating costs.

In fact, these cars and other goods will be sold at lower prices or donated to fund companies, and then other channels will ship these cars and other goods out of the United States in the form of "welfare donations."

Eventually I will return to my country.

In short, these are the games that big capitalists like to play the most. Since Wang Duoyu has also participated in this so-called capital game, of course he will play it.

Zheng Baoyin is now in charge of these two parts of the business in the United States. Occasionally he needs to maintain the relationship with the agents and distributors, but more often he helps Wang Duoyu take care of the affairs of Uma America.

"Uncle Jiu, the total revenue of the Brabus Watch Factory this year is 13 million RMB, and the profit is 20,000 RMB short of 9 million."

The watch factory's performance in the first half of the year was relatively poor, with an average revenue of around 750,000. Since the beginning of August, due to the hard advertising on trains, the revenue soared to around 1.9 million.

This number has been increasing steadily, so it's about the same.

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly, and then listened to his nephew Wang Jianchao continue:
"Youma Clothing Brand Company's total revenue was 18 million RMB, and its profit was 10.89 million RMB."

Looking at the financial statements, the data is very impressive, but the expenses are also considerable, and the money still needs to be repaid.

Because profit is just profit, it does not include equipment purchases, etc., as well as the funds used to purchase those equipment when adding production lines before.

After all the deductions, there is still nearly 10 million RMB in funds on the books, but this money cannot be moved because the Spring Festival Gala is coming soon.

Part of this money needs to be reserved for emergencies, and stocks need to be stocked up to prevent the huge market demand from increasing sharply after the Spring Festival Gala and being unable to be met in a timely manner.

After 1983, economic reforms became more in-depth. Land was distributed in many parts of the country, and people went into business. Economic activities were gradually carried out in all walks of life.

People's ideas and concepts will gradually become more open, and many people will gradually have money, such as the companies near Harbin Institute of Technology, and the more than 2,000 medium and large projects established in 1979 and 1980.

At the same time, around 1984, economic construction became more in-depth, leading to a greater shortage of technical talents across the country, and technical secondary schools also began to recruit students.

This is the cycle of economic development that is gradually improving.

So everyone will have money in their hands and will naturally spend it.

In the original history, a watch factory called Combas sponsored the 1984 Spring Festival Gala. Millions of watches were sold that year, which was terrifying.

If a watch is sold at around 100 yuan, then there are millions of watches, which would amount to hundreds of millions of yuan.

Therefore, in the original time and space, Combas Watch Factory has been sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala for several years since 1984.

After Wang Jianchao finished speaking, Wang Duoyu applauded immediately, and the entire conference room was filled with thunderous applause.

After the applause, Wang Duoyu finally spoke:
"Great job, you guys have all been fantastic over the past year, well done"

"Brabos Watch Factory can't match Uma Clothing Company in terms of revenue, but that's okay. As long as we keep working hard, we'll eventually surpass Uma."

"Starting this year, the Brabus watch factory will begin recruiting a large number of its own technical apprentices. We can no longer continue the barbaric development as before."

In today's meeting, Wang Duoyu talked more about the planning of the Brabus Watch Factory.

Because Zheng Baoyin is not here, Wang Duoyu can only do this for the time being.

The business volume of the Brabus Watch Factory is about to explode, so Wang Duoyu pays special attention to Brabus.

Of course, Uma Clothing may also become a big hit, after all, Uma Clothing also sponsored the Spring Festival Gala.

But Wang Duoyu couldn't tell whether both companies were the biggest success, or just one of them was the biggest success, or whether neither of the two companies had a big business boom.

But no matter what, since the advertisement has been placed, you must be prepared.

A large number of products have been prepared in advance in the warehouse. No matter whether they are watches or clothes, there is no production date. As long as the quality of the products is not a problem, it doesn't matter whether they are stored in the warehouse for half a year or a year.

In addition to having sufficient inventory, Wang Duoyu also very specifically asked Wang Jianchao and others to place orders in advance to purchase the equipment.

We even had technicians install the equipment and debug the production line.

As soon as the business volume starts to surge, these new production lines will be started immediately, and a large amount of raw materials will be mobilized from the warehouse to start production.

Therefore, there are still more than 20 days left until the Spring Festival, so we can make preparations in advance.

Wang Jianchao and his colleagues were a little worried. After all, there was already a lot of inventory piled up in the warehouse. If the advertising effect of the Spring Festival Gala was average, wouldn’t all the money be wasted?

In response to their worries, Wang Duoyu only offered a few words of comfort, but not much more.

If there is no risk in doing business, it would be better to work in the system or in a state-owned factory and have a stable job.

Of course, no one in the conference room wanted to have the so-called iron bowl rice.

If it were in the past, they might think so, but now, no one likes to eat iron bowl rice.

Back in July, Zheng Baoqiang and Wei Shufen were planning to resign and leave. When everyone knew about this, they were all very puzzled: why would they leave when they could get several hundred yuan in salary every month?

Whether it's at the BABO watch factory or the UMA clothing company, everyone's salary is actually quite high.

Almost all workers' basic salary is RMB 100, and the rest is overtime pay.

Especially after July, that is, throughout the second half of 1982, most workers worked overtime, working at least ten hours a day.

However, if the overtime hours exceed fourteen hours, you will be forced to rest and will not be allowed to work overtime again.

Because your health is important.

Just after New Year’s Day, all employees of both Yuma and Babos underwent a full-body check-up.

Although these employees are in very good health, they are all in their twenties and thirties, and there are not many employees over forty years old.

They are young and of course strong, so they don't take it seriously even if they work overtime for more than twelve hours a day.

After all, in my hometown in the countryside, since the land was divided, they only slept five or six hours a day during the busy farming season, and the rest of the time they were busy working in the fields.

So, in the factory, working overtime for twelve hours a day is actually not a big problem.

With more overtime, the salary is of course higher. Many workers earn more than 180 yuan or even just over 200 yuan per month.

If they are a couple together, they are a dual-income family, with a monthly salary of nearly 400 yuan. In just half a year, the couple can earn more than 2,400 yuan.

That's all, and it's just a worker.

If it is sales, the salary will be higher.

Therefore, no one understood why Zheng Baoqiang and Wei Shufen resigned.

Nowadays, even if these workers are given a chance to have a stable job, they will definitely not be willing to do it, unless it is one of the companies under Harbin Institute of Technology.

There are also factories with stable jobs in Bingcheng, such as steel mills, but the workers' wages are actually not high.

Units like steel mills are state-owned enterprises, and the salary of a level 7 or 8 worker is actually only about 100 yuan. But how many level 7 or 8 workers can a factory have?

At most, there are less than twenty workers at level seven or eight, and most of the workers are at level one, two or three.

The salary level of such workers is only 30, 40 or 50 yuan per month, which is not high.

There is no harm without comparison. The workers of Uma and Babos have such high wages that other state-owned enterprises in Bingcheng are naturally envious and cry.

"The above is my arrangement for the Brabus Watch Factory this year. Jianchao, you have to keep a close eye on it, especially on product quality. No watch of poor quality will be allowed to leave the factory."

Wang Duoyu said seriously:

"If I find out about any quality problems with a watch, I'll be the first to deduct your salary, starting from six months. Remember that?"

There was an uproar in the conference room.

As the deputy general manager, Wang Jianchao's monthly salary starts at 800 yuan, and it depends on the performance of the factory. In addition to dividends to shareholders, he will also receive a year-end bonus.

But not counting the year-end bonus, just half a year's salary is 4,800 yuan.

Therefore, the fine of half a year's salary mentioned by Wang Duoyu is really very harsh.

As for the fact that Wang Jianchao is Wang Duoyu's nephew and they have a very good relationship, maybe the latter is just acting?

Haha, how is that possible?

Did Wang Duoyu say anything when Zheng Baoqiang and Wei Shufen left?

You can leave if you want to leave, or stay if you want to stay. We don’t talk about family ties, we only talk about company systems.

Only outside the company do we talk about family affection.

"I remember!" Wang Jianchao nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.

Then he mentioned another thing:

"Uncle Jiu, should we continue the calendar business this year?"

Last year, this business made everyone a lot of money. Many people earned several thousand yuan in a short period of time. This was also the reason why relatives such as Zheng Baoqiang, Wang Yufen, and Liang Xiufen were able to invest in Want Want Group at that time.

Wang Duoyu heard this and raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Do you still want to do this business? Do you know what the market conditions are like this year?"

Last year, in the wall calendar market, because it had just emerged and many people had not discovered it yet, Wang Jianchao and others took the first bite of the profit.

Of course, there were wall calendars in the past, but there were no photos of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.

But this year is definitely different, because no one is a fool. With so many people in the country, there are always one or two smart people.

As long as smart people discover this market, they will definitely prepare in advance.

There are more than 20 days left until the Spring Festival, but in fact, the business of wall calendars has already started at the end of December.

"I've inquired, and there aren't many types of wall calendars on the market."

Wang Jianchao looked at his uncle Xue Lisheng who was standing beside him, and the latter immediately said so.

Xue Lisheng is Wang Duoyu's eighth brother-in-law, and his wife is Wang Duoyu's eighth sister Wang Meifeng.

Hearing Xue Lisheng's words, Wang Duoyu nodded and said:

"Since you've all already made inquiries, let's raid this business this year, but we're going to use a different approach."

Everyone in the conference room pricked up their ears and listened carefully:
"What kind of gameplay?"

Wall calendars are not expensive to begin with. Last year they were sold for only two or three yuan, but they sold very well.

In that case, then use it as a gift.

For example, if you buy a BABOS watch, you will get a wall calendar or calendar book for free; or if you spend more than 50 yuan on Youma clothing, you will get a wall calendar or calendar book for free.

In addition to these two methods, you can also purchase them individually, still referring to last year's prices.

However, we need to do better in image design, paper printing quality, etc. to make consumers feel that they are getting good value for money.

In other words, the cost level will be higher.

Why do this?

Because it needs to be distinguished from other wall calendars on the market. Only in this way can we expand the market as much as possible and make more profits.

As for now, it’s already this point in time, is it still too late?
This is not a big problem, because Harbin Institute of Technology has also entered the final exam season, and many students can actually help after finishing their final exams.

They would definitely be happy to do this kind of extra money.

Even people like Lou Jianguo, who have already graduated, would probably be very happy about it.

It’s simple, it makes so much money!
The matter was finalized. As for how to implement it, Wang Duoyu believed that Wang Jianchao and others could handle it. After all, they had experience last year.

But there is still a problem. If you buy a watch and get a calendar for free, or buy Yuma clothes worth more than 50 yuan and get one for free, how do you calculate the profit in this case?

"That's easy, isn't it? Just take out a dollar or two from the profit from watches or clothes, right?"

Wang Duoyu immediately said angrily:
"Originally, many people hadn't thought about buying watches or clothes, but now, because of the calendar, they're just paying for them. The profit margins on watches and clothes are so high, so even a couple of dollars is a lot."

"Do I need to tell you about something like this?"

"How should the profits from the calendar be distributed? Haha, whoever contributes the most will get a bigger share, but the lion's share will definitely go to our Want Want Group. I don't need to explain this, right?"

"Okay, you guys figure it out. I'm going back. If there's anything urgent, feel free to call me."

After saying that, Wang Duoyu left.

Today's annual summary meeting has finally come to an end.

Want Want Group seems to have made a lot of money, but most of it cannot be used.

After a while, when Zheng Baoyin returns from the United States, we will hold another meeting and distribute the year-end bonuses so that everyone can have some fun.

After all, we have worked hard for a year, so we should have a prosperous New Year during the Spring Festival.

In the evening, Wang Duoyu finished his work for the day, advanced his thesis a little, and then returned to the villa.

Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong were already busy in the kitchen. Because Wang Meili and Wang Meihe were pregnant, they, two grown men, were too embarrassed to sit in the living room with their legs crossed. Instead, they waited contentedly for them to cook for everyone.

On the other hand, the two sisters also told them that their ninth brother was very angry and would probably scold them today, so they had to be mentally prepared in advance.

So, when Wang Duoyu came back, he saw two grown men busy in the kitchen.

If this were Sichuan, it would be perfectly normal for grown men to work in the kitchen.

But this is the Northeast, and most people in the Northeast are responsible for cooking at home.

But Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong are not native to Northeast China. On the contrary, in their hometown, it is women who stay in the kitchen.

Take Wang Duoyu for example. He rarely stays in the kitchen. Most of the time he eats out or Liu Xiaoli and others cook.

"Dad, hug!"

The little guy opened his little hands and rushed towards his father.

Wang Duoyu picked up the child and looked at the three women sitting in the living room and said:
"What are you doing? The Spring Festival hasn't even arrived yet, and you're already celebrating, right? Especially you, Xiaohe. Have you finished your homework? Have you memorized all the English words?"

He did not mention Wang Meili's name because the lesson she had learned was not enough.

"Brother Jiu, I have already finished my homework. I just came back from the library. I don't believe your sister-in-law."

Liu Xiaoli also agreed, saying that Wang Meihe had indeed just returned.

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly when he heard this, but his sister Wang Meili could not sit still and said coquettishly:
"Brother Jiu, you don't care about me now, right? I'm pregnant now, can't you say a few nice words?"

"You still want me to say something nice? I didn't scold you, and you were so careless. You went to the United States even though you were pregnant. Luckily, nothing unexpected happened. If I didn't, I wouldn't know how I would explain it to my parents and my eldest brother."

Wang Duoyu glared at her unhappily and was about to say something when Li Yuanchao and the others had already brought out the food.

Seeing this, Wang Duoyu had no choice but to say:
"Why don't you come and help? You don't want to eat, right?"

Forget it, he is the ninth brother, and he is angry, so I won’t argue with him.

Liu Xiaoli and Wang Meihe pulled Old Twelve to the dining table. Even if Wang Meili wanted to speak, they quickly covered her mouth.

If I really make Wang Duoyu angry, I'm afraid I won't be able to have a good meal tonight.

At the dinner table, Wang Duoyu directed his firepower at Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong, especially the latter.

Because Lu Qingsong is a lecturer at Harbin Institute of Technology and an intellectual. Although his biology grades in junior high school may be average, he is with his girlfriend Wang Meili. Doesn't he know whether her period has come or not?
Li Yuanchao, a private, might not know what menstruation is for adult women, but how could Lu Qingsong not know?

Lu Qingsong, who was scolded harshly, was like a mute swallowing bitter herbs, unable to express his pain.

To be honest, he really didn't know whether Wang Meili had her period or not, because she was shy and didn't want to talk about it.

So there was no way he could know about this.

All in all, except for Liu Xiaoli and Wang Junhong, the other three people including Li Yuanchao had no appetite for dinner tonight.

After dinner, Wang Duoyu asked Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong when they would get their marriage certificate.
"Pick a good day to get the marriage certificate, and if you want to have a wedding, it can be before the Spring Festival."

After Lu Qingsong finished speaking, Li Yuanchao nodded immediately: "That's what I meant."

Wang Duoyu: “.”

Forget it, let’s just leave it at that. They’re already on the bus, we can’t let them get off, right?
Moreover, the four of them have been dating for almost a year each, which is not very long in this era, but definitely not short either.

Ten years ago, after a blind date, as long as the relationship was successful, the marriage would be completed within one or two months, and it rarely took a long time.

So why are there so many things to pay attention to when it comes to blind dates in this era?

In other words, there is only one thing that matters: efficiency!

In that later time and space, there were blind date corners in all major cities, with a lot of blind date information posted. People in their forties and fifties were still going on blind dates.

There are even many people of this age who have never been married and still need their parents in their sixties, seventies or eighties to help arrange blind dates.

It’s simply outrageous to open the door for outrageous things. It’s so outrageous.

In short, as long as you go to the blind date corner, you will find a lot of outrageous things that will simply refresh the three views of most ordinary people.

Wang Duoyu took out the calendar, looked through it for a while, and then said:

"The 22nd of this month, the 9th of the twelfth lunar month, the 27th, the 28th, and the 30th are all auspicious days. You can pick your own."

"Anyway, it's around this time before the New Year. Please inform your parents as soon as possible and hold a party in Bingcheng first. Once the date is chosen, I will arrange a vehicle to bring your family over."

"You two sisters can do it together to save everyone an extra trip."

Two gift money for only one meal?

This definitely won’t work. Why not just divide it into morning and afternoon sessions and just hold two sessions?

Quick victory!

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing nearby, suddenly thought of herself as she listened.

She has been with Wang Duoyu for half a year, so does she also want to have a wedding?
Of course not, she definitely won’t have a wedding, but when she gives birth to a child, she can have a full moon banquet.

In my hometown in the countryside, many people are like this. They don’t have a wedding banquet, but they will definitely have a full moon banquet.

Otherwise, they will have a wedding banquet and not a full-month banquet.

If we do both, the women in the intelligence organization at the village entrance might complain: You are so poor, you have to do it twice a year!

No family was rich, so gifts were given twice a year, although not much, especially in the rural areas of Guangdong in the south. Even in later generations, the gift money people gave was only one hundred yuan, which was not enough to pay for the food at the banquet.

After all, a banquet costs at least one or two thousand yuan, and a table can seat ten people. Moreover, they don’t just send one person from each family, but will bring a child aged three, four, five, six, seven or eight.

He took bribes and made a profit of a hundred yuan in gifts, and even made a few dozen yuan more.

Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong looked at Wang Meihe and Wang Meili for help, but they had no other ideas because they could only listen to their ninth brother.

Besides, now that I'm pregnant, getting married quickly is inevitable. I can't keep waiting, right?
The most important point is that it is freezing cold now, and Wang Duoyu is willing to send a car back to his hometown to pick up relatives to come to Ice City. The cost of transportation and accommodation is all money.

If we wait until after the Spring Festival, by which time Wang Meili and her sister will be pregnant, it would definitely be inappropriate to hold the wedding banquet at this time.

The two sisters still hope to hold a wedding banquet instead of a full moon banquet.

Because they don't know whether they are carrying a daughter or a son.

If it's a son, it's easy, but if it's a daughter, it's difficult.

Although it is now advocated that boys should not be favored over girls, how many families actually put it into practice?
In rural areas, the idea of ​​having a son has long been deeply rooted in people's minds.

"Alright, go back and discuss this among yourselves. If you have time, read more books and learn more about pregnancy, childcare, and other aspects."

After settling the matter, Wang Duoyu asked Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong to go back. Before leaving, he reminded them to read more books.

The next day, Wang Duoyu returned to the office. After he finished writing the two and a half papers and put them on the bookshelf, the phone on his desk rang.

The caller was Lin Dehong, who told him that his younger brother Wang Duoshi wanted to go home for the Spring Festival.

Before the Spring Festival in 1982, Wang Duoshi got into a fight with someone and stayed in the Beijing Union Hospital for a long time. He only returned to Bingcheng after the Spring Festival.

At that time, Wang Duoyu told his younger brother that he would send him to the army to serve as a soldier, and he kept his word.

Anyway, just ask Lin Dehong to help arrange it. He doesn’t need to worry about such a small matter.

But no one expected that Wang Duoshi was so fearless and actually caused trouble again.

"Leader, don't worry about me. Even though he's my brother, I've already told you that as long as he's still alive, you'll train him to death and temper his temper."

On the phone, Wang Duoyu said coldly:
"Besides, you're the leader. You don't need to worry about such trivial matters. Which soldier can just go home casually? How can you give him special treatment?"

“He didn’t contribute anything.”

Lin Dehong suddenly interrupted:
"You know what? He won a third-class merit. It was an individual third-class merit, not a collective one."

In other words, is Wang Duoshi really eligible to apply to go home for the Spring Festival?

Wang Duoyu was stunned for a moment and said:
"That's even better, Commander. Send someone to tell him that as long as he works hard and makes more contributions, as long as he meets the standards, he can join those special forces or something."

"Isn't he awesome? Why is he coming back to celebrate the Spring Festival? Let him stay in the army. I look down on him for not being a company commander or something."

Lin Dehong on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but say, "Duoyu, is he your biological brother? Why are you like this?"

This is not a biological brother, but more like an enemy.

After all, who doesn’t want their family to be together during the Spring Festival?

"He is my brother, yes, but you, the leader, are well aware of the troubles he has caused. I don't want a brother like him."

Wang Duoyu really doesn't like a younger brother who likes to cause trouble.

Not to mention his own brother, if Wang Junhong is so disobedient in the future, Wang Duoyu will only use more cruel methods.

However, Wang Junhong will definitely grow up under his supervision, and he will definitely educate this child well.

In addition to this incident, Lin Dehong talked about several other things.

The entire call lasted about ten minutes, which was not very long, but not short either.

Time flies, and it is the next day. Today is the 17th, another ordinary day.

Both Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong's families have been notified. They have packed their luggage and will come to Bingcheng in a few days to discuss the marriage.

According to the current situation, it is very likely that no relatives from Li Yuanchao and Lu Qingsong's families will come to visit. They will just go back to their hometown to hold the full moon banquet when the time comes.

Since the two younger sisters had no objections, Wang Duoyu certainly wouldn't have any other objections either.

So when the Li and Lu family’s parents arrive, they will discuss the specific wedding date, and then Wang Duoyu will send a car back to his hometown.

Anyway, a few days ago, Want Want Group purchased 30 Jiefang brand trucks from the First Automobile Works in Changchun. When the time comes, we can allocate a few trucks and go back to my hometown to pick up people. There will be no problem.

Large trucks of this era are not cheap. For example, the Jiefang CA141 costs yuan.

Therefore, thirty large trucks cost a total of 1.155 million RMB.

Since the marriages of his two younger sisters were progressing steadily, Wang Duoyu felt relieved.

However, he still needs to keep an eye on the academic performance of the two sisters. Although he is still angry with the twelfth sister, she has been working very hard these days.

Whether to give her a chance or not depends on whether she can reform herself.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 18th. Today was the time for Harbin Institute of Technology's year-end summary meeting, but at eight o'clock in the morning, Wang Duoyu received a telegram.

The invitation came by telegram from Harvard University in the United States, an invitation to give a speech, and the appearance fee was not low, directly 150,000 US dollars.

Wang Duoyu took a look and then threw it in the trash can.

He didn't believe that Harvard University didn't know that John Stilwell had been sentenced some time ago and was forced to pay a fine of 10 million US dollars.

With such a large sum of money, Wang Duoyu must have gotten a share. Harvard University couldn't have been unaware of it, right?

Since you know he's not short of money, why do you still want to lure him over with $150,000?
Want to eat fart!

At 9:30 in the morning, the leadership of Harbin Institute of Technology, the deans of various colleges and departments, the heads of various project departments, the heads of various enterprises, etc., were all present in the conference room of the administrative building of Harbin Institute of Technology.

Wang Duoyu was the last person to enter the meeting room together with Liu Deben and Lu Gongliang.

The three of them were privately called the Three Giants of Harbin Institute of Technology, and Wang Duoyu was even called the local emperor.

After all, Liu Deben and Lu Gongliang may be transferred or promoted, but Wang Duoyu is the only one who will most likely stay in Harbin Institute of Technology for the rest of his life.

You know, when he took the college entrance examination, Wang Duoyu had the opportunity to go to Peking University, but he refused.

Now his status is even higher, and he will definitely be warmly welcomed by any university or research institution in the world.

But he stayed in Harbin Institute of Technology, running his business seriously, and even established the Ice City Institute for Advanced Studies, so the probability of him leaving Harbin Institute of Technology is almost zero.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "No matter how good your home is, it's better to have your own doghouse."

No matter how good the outside world is, it is definitely not as good as Harbin Institute of Technology. Wang Duoyu is still working so hard to manage his "doghouse", and it is even more impossible for him to leave Harbin Institute of Technology.

Therefore, privately calling him a local emperor seems to be quite accurate.

Of course, no one would say anything carelessly. If Wang Duoyu heard it, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

"Respected Secretary, President, Vice Presidents, Directors, Professors, and our most beloved Professor Wang, good morning! Welcome to the 1982 Annual Summary Conference of Harbin Institute of Technology."

Today's host is still the office director Jin Lirong, but unlike last year, there are several new people in this year's conference room, and Jin Lirong's voice is more passionate.

Last year, he was promoted to office director, and he spoke with excitement but also a little nervousness.

But after more than a year of experience, he has become more calm and mature, his words are more sonorous and powerful, and he shows the style of a great general.

Just like last year, Wang Duoyu was writing and drawing with his head down, because he was still thinking about the third proof paper of the geometric Langlands conjecture.

The third proof paper is to prove the compatibility of the geometric Langlands conjecture under reducible spectral parameters.

However, he had only deduced half of it so far, and he still had no idea about the second half, which was the proof of Katzmudi's localization technology.

In the conference room, after Jin Lirong's opening remarks, the heads of various companies began to report on their performance in the past year.

The most important thing is how much money you make.

In fact, everyone in the conference room had heard something about how much money was earned, but it was not accurate.

Moreover, there was a half-year summary in 1981, but there was no half-year summary in 1982.

However, everyone can still see the data from the US Nielsen Business Survey Report, and through these data, everyone can roughly understand the situation.

Of course, companies like Diao Pai sell electric bicycles and lead-acid batteries to major developed regions such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, so we certainly cannot just look at the data from the US market.

The first corporate leader to speak was Liu Qigang, head of Huayun Company's US Azure subsidiary.

Liu Qigang reported on the business in the United States. Of course, the heads of the European and Japanese branches had not returned, so he also reported.

"In September of this year, our Azure revenue totaled $60 million, but in the following months, we added another 107 companies, so our current annual revenue for this year is $71 million."

"The European branch currently has 227 partners, so its revenue is only $22.7 million. The Japanese branch has 89 partners, with revenue of $8.9 million."

"In addition, there are also Southeast Asian companies in Singapore, India, and other places, totaling 52. Therefore, the total annual revenue of overseas companies is US$107.8 million."

When Liu Qigang finished his report, the conference room suddenly erupted in applause, and everyone's faces looked very happy.

Azure earns foreign exchange, and its profits are really strong.

Although we had been investing since the year before last, we were able to give back to the domestic market starting from the second half of 1982.

You know, computational fluid dynamics simulation software is really expensive. Technological advancement requires talent and updated software and hardware. The equipment alone requires a lot of money.

With annual revenue exceeding 100 million US dollars, Azure can finally make a profit.

This is really good.

This also means that there will most likely be no need to continue investing in Azure in the future.

"The next thing to report is..."

(End of this chapter)