Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

After using the relationship between men and women to beat Cao Zhiqiang and asking him to pay more attention to his personal impact, Director Li began to discuss the convenience kiosk project.

In fact, Director Li was certainly the first to know about this convenience kiosk chain project. After all, he had to make the final decision on many things.

For example, if you use your own workshop, your own equipment, your own raw materials, and your own workers to produce prefabricated houses, it would never be possible without the personal order of Director Li.

This period is not a later one, any small factory can produce prefabricated houses.

During this period, most manufacturing enterprises operated under a planned economy. It didn't matter that there were no bills. You couldn't even buy a steel bar, let alone a high-tech thing like a prefabricated house.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about that kind of sandwich panel. If you are not a state-owned enterprise, you can’t produce it yourself, or if you produce it, you can’t sell it casually.

In addition, there is glass, which is not something that can be easily purchased in large quantities.

It can be said that don't underestimate a boxy and simple prefabricated house. If you are not a regular state-owned enterprise at this time, you really can't make it.

Only state-owned enterprises can freely obtain raw materials such as iron sheets, glass, wood boards, plastic foam, etc., as well as production tools such as welding guns and lathes.

Another thing is, even if prefab houses like convenience kiosks are built, if you want to operate this thing, you must be a state-owned enterprise.

Neither can ordinary state-owned enterprises. You must be a high-level state-owned enterprise like Hongguang Machinery Factory before you can freely set up subsidiaries and then use such subsidiaries to operate convenience kiosk chain projects.

Even if these are easy to do, there is still the most critical issue, which is policy!

Because convenience kiosks are, to put it bluntly, prefabricated houses, and you must place these prefab houses in places with a lot of traffic to be successful.

Places with a large flow of people are usually near public places such as schools, hospitals, parks, train stations, or places with relatively concentrated residential areas, and these places involve municipal issues.

To place unified planned and unified prefabricated houses like convenience kiosks in various places with a large flow of people, you must have good dealings with the government and relevant government personnel will approve your construction there, only then can it be successful.

Secondly, you have to deal with the electricity department and the post and telecommunications department, because you need to have access to electricity and telephone, otherwise the convenience will be greatly reduced.

Then, the traffic department, fire department and other departments must agree, and there must be no traffic hazards or fire hazards.

In the final analysis, you have to deal with the city government and get the local government to agree to build this chain of convenience kiosks. Otherwise, everything will be in vain.

Why did Cao Zhiqiang drink and eat with others all day long a few days ago?

Is it just about the internship transfer of two college students, Xiang Dongfang and Xu Jingli?

of course not.

In fact, the transfer of Xiang Dongfang and Xu Jingli was just the most trivial matter.

The real purpose of having a meal with the leaders is, of course, to get to know the leaders more, and the real big thing to talk about when having a meal with those leaders is this convenience kiosk project.

However, the leaders during this period were not freeloaders. They also had many doubts about the new convenience kiosk project.

After all, if you do too much, you will be wrong; if you don't do anything, it will be good.

Therefore, the final result of the discussion was that a pilot project could be conducted in Chongwen District first.

As for Chongwen District, it happens to be the district that Yu Deshui is responsible for.

Chongwen District is the smallest district in Beijing, but its location is pretty good, so it’s no problem to serve as a pilot area.

The key is that Yu Deshui is the secretary to the district chief of this district, and the district chief already has a good relationship with Cao Zhiqiang, so there should be no problem in conducting a pilot here.

But this is just an intention at the leadership level. Whether it can be truly implemented depends on seeing the actual object first, that is, first seeing the convenience kiosk.

In addition, Yu Deshui also said that the district can only agree to approve the site, but the specific construction costs, electricity and phone calls, etc. must be dealt with in a formal manner, that is, money must be paid.

Considering that the essence of this business is to find a job for the majority of workers and support the majority of factory workers, there is no need to pay industrial and commercial taxes. You only need to pay a venue fee, which is fine.

The venue fee is not much. One kiosk costs ten yuan a month, and the money goes directly to the district mayor's office. How it is divided is up to them.

"Xiao Cao, you've been working hard recently." Factory Manager Li sighed, clasping his hands behind his back and looking at the convenience kiosk, "With this gadget, we can at least solve the income problem of a quarter of the tertiary industry workers in our factory.

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"A quarter?" Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, "Director Li, you are too conservative. In fact, let me say, this thing may not be inconspicuous, but it is flexible and low-cost. It does not necessarily have to be in the city center or in some remote areas.

The same can be arranged.

It can even be rolled out in other cities.

For example, we can roll it out to Tianjin, Baoding, SJZ and other provincial capital cities in other regions."

"Isn't this too far?" Director Li frowned, "As you said, this thing itself is not a problem, the key is the local government's policy.

Other cities may not be as easy to talk to as here."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said: "What's the problem? We are a state-owned enterprise in the capital, and we are building several branches in other cities. What's the problem?"

Even if there is local protectionism, we can’t be rejected outright, right?

At worst, we can cooperate with the local government and just pay a share of the money."

Director Li shook his head: "That's still too far away. Let's work steadily in the capital first. It's enough to arrange all the employees in the machinery factory."

Immediately afterwards, Director Li patted Cao Zhiqiang on the shoulder: "Xiao Cao, I can't work in this machinery factory for a few more years. The future will eventually be handed over to you young people.

I'm just picking up the burden for you now, so you have to work hard and don't live up to my expectations of you."

"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang said quickly, "I will never forget your teachings to me, and..."

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang lowered his voice and said: "Director Li, I have prepared the cash for you and Secretary Dong. You can pick it up at any time when it is convenient for you."

"Ahem." Director Li coughed twice quickly and then looked back subconsciously.

After realizing that Director Xiao and Xiang Dongfang were still far away from each other and could not hear the conversation here, he lowered his voice and said: "Don't rush that now, you can postpone it for a while. What I'm most worried about now is next month's appointment."

Employee salaries.”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Director Li, don't worry, the subsidy has been prepared and can be transferred to the machine factory's account at any time."

"What about next month?" Director Li asked.

"Don't talk about next month." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "It will definitely be enough until the end of the year. Even if the government changes its mind and doesn't even give half of the subsidy, it's all up to me. It's enough to advance us."

The wages of all employees in the machinery factory."

"Yeah, that's good." Director Li nodded, "I just feel wronged by you."

"No grievance." Cao Zhiqiang said sternly, "Although I am young, I am also sensible.

If you hadn't taken me into the factory, I wouldn't be where I am today, and I would have died on the streets long ago.

Furthermore, my father and mother are both from this factory. I have been a part of this factory since I was born.

So, my feelings for our factory are nothing short of amazing.

And I have always believed that our factory is only experiencing temporary difficulties, but its fundamentals are very good.

As long as we work hard, we can definitely turn losses into profits.”

Factory Director Li sighed and patted Cao Zhiqiang's shoulder again: "Okay, okay, I saw you right, you are indeed an old man from our factory.

In fact, I don't expect to turn losses into profits. I just hope that this factory will not disappear in my hands. I hope that everyone can continue to have something to eat.

As for my own personal gains and losses...forget it, let’s not mention it, it’s not important!”

Cao Zhiqiang laughed in his heart, but his expression was solemn: "Director Li, your high-spirited and honest spirit of taking the factory as your home is really admirable and respectable. You are worthy of being a role model for us!"

"Hahaha." Director Li smiled, "You little naughty boy, don't talk about this. I don't know you yet."

After a pause, Director Li frowned and thought for a moment: "Xiao Cao, there are no outsiders here, tell me the truth, why are you so interested in the director of this machinery factory?

You know, with your ability, you can still live a good life even without this factory.

To be honest, our factory has been losing money every year until now, and there is no possibility of making a profit at all.

And there are more than 8,000 people, which means more than 8,000 mouths.

In the past, it was okay to have government subsidies, but if the government subsidies disappear, you will have to bear the burden of feeding these 8,000 people.

This is a huge burden!

So I'm wondering, why do you want to stay and why do you want to take the initiative to shoulder this burden?

It's better to tell me that you love this factory than to tell me that you have to repay these vain people for taking you in in the first place.

You little naughty boy is definitely someone who can't bear to do anything without benefits, and you are definitely not someone who gives up benefits just to repay a favor.

Anyway, my goal is very clear, which is to keep this factory before I retire.

But what about you, why do you stay here even though you know I'm using you, and are you willing to be used by me?"

"I……"

"Why!"

Factory Director Li waved his hand and interrupted Cao Zhiqiang: "Don't rush to say it, think about it carefully and think about it before you speak.

To be honest, I am sincerely telling you what I say from the bottom of my heart. I hope you won’t use those lies to deal with me and tell me something honest.”

Upon hearing what Director Li said, Cao Zhiqiang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, Director Li, since you said that, I will also tell you something honest."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said seriously: "To be honest, if I just want to make some money, then with my ability, I can really get out of this factory.

If nothing else, if I go to Shenzhen, I will definitely make more money than here.

Even more, if I make up my mind to go to Xiangjiang, then with my talents in writing poems, songs and novels, the money I can make cannot be compared to what I can earn here.

But, that's it.

If I leave here and go south to Shenzhen or Xiangjiang, I may make a lot of money and live a life of a rich man who spends all his time drinking and partying every night, but that's all.

What I want is not just money, but also rights!

But I want this right, not for myself, but to realize the ideal in my heart."

"Ideal?" Director Li frowned, "What ideal do you have?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly and looked at the ceiling of the workshop, as if he was looking up at the starry sky: "Don't laugh when I tell you, my ideal is just nine words - cultivate one's morality, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world!"

Director Li immediately frowned: "Are you serious?"

"Of course I am serious!" Cao Zhiqiang lowered his head again and looked at Director Li with a serious face, "Director Li, maybe you have gone through many vicissitudes and hardships, and there is not much left of the ideals and persistence in your heart, but not

It's like me too.

Of course, maybe I didn’t have this kind of lofty sentiments about my family and country in the past, but that doesn’t mean that I will be like that now and in the future.

Perhaps you have heard that after my mother passed away, I tried to commit suicide but failed, right?"

Director Li nodded: "I've heard of it, is it true?"

"Of course it's true." Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a serious face, "I felt that life was meaningless at that time, and I wanted to die, but in the end I didn't die. Instead, it made me enlightened and made me understand a lot of things.

I think that when people live, they must have a goal, and this goal is what we call ideal.

During the war years, some people knew they could live a comfortable life, but they abandoned their comfortable life and insisted on throwing their lives and blood, just to free this country from the suffering of oppression and colonization.

Although it is now an era of peace, this country is still full of problems, still lags behind Western developed countries, and is still discriminated against and exploited by developed countries.

Without the rise of a great country, how can we have the dignity of small people?

But we are too far behind, how can we rise?

This can only happen if every citizen of this country consciously works hard.

Among them, we also need some leaders with outstanding abilities, such as me.

However, after those ten years, I found that most of us have already lost our faith and become more confused.

I have been like that before, just wandering around on the street, not knowing what will happen tomorrow or what the future will bring.

Then, at the moment of death, I woke up.

I feel that I can also do something within my ability.

For example, let’s set a small goal first, starting with saving the machinery factory!”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled and looked at the frowning Director Li: "This Hongguang Machinery Factory is where my parents have worked all their lives. They have dedicated most of their lives to this factory.

If this factory disappears so easily, who else will remember this factory and my parents?

Also, if I can't even save a small machinery factory, what qualifications do I have to rise with my country?"

Director Li narrowed his eyes: "Xiao Cao, do you really think so? Are you lying to me?"

"What can I lie to?" Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "With my ability, my backing, and my current achievements, do I need to lie to you? In this world, after all, there is such a thing as patriotism."

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Factory Director Li closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes again and said, "So, you want to use this factory as a stepping stone for you to ascend to the stage of power?"

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "If you insist on thinking so, then let it be.

No matter what, the signboard of Hongguang Machinery Factory is still very useful.

The machinery factory is short of money, but not short of signboards.

I am short of signboards but not money.

The alliance between me and the machinery factory is truly complementary.

If I can become the director of this factory, I will definitely lead this factory to create a new glory.

I have this idea and I have the ability.

Therefore, Director Li, handing over this factory to me is the best arrangement.

In this way, not only will the factory survive, but you will also be able to enjoy your old age in peace and live a luxurious life without any shortage of money.

But if the next factory manager is not me, I'm afraid you won't be able to live a comfortable retirement life.

Of course, if you are not willing to hand over this factory to me, I can also leave this factory and find another way.

Anyway, with my current abilities and connections, I have other ways to realize my ideals instead of taking the machine factory route.

Don't be afraid to say something arrogant.

Now it’s the machinery factory that can’t live without me, but it’s not that I can’t live without the machinery factory.”