Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The conference room in a certain compound in the capital was becoming increasingly crowded, and Zhuang Shuren's face grew increasingly grim. Was he really going to apologize in front of so many people? How would he ever show his face in the system again? But if he didn't apologize, would General Qin let him off the hook? No matter who dug the pit, he had jumped into it, and he had to own up to it.

There were more than a dozen seats on the stage, indicating that many leaders were attending, but Zhuang Shuren was anxious, wondering what level they were.

Above the stage hung a banner with golden characters on a red background, very festive: "Warmly celebrate the opening of Fangbei Company's first foreign trade bidding conference!"

"Engineer Zhuang, I heard that you already bid in advance?" At that moment, a middle-aged man said to Zhuang Shuren.

"Yes, oh, no…" Zhuang Shuren didn't know how to answer. Just then, a voice rang out from the stage: "Please be quiet, everyone. Now let us welcome the leaders!"

The voice was crisp, melodious, and pleasant to hear. It was Nie Xiaoqian, the secretary of Fangbei Company, who was making her official debut in front of everyone.

One by one, the leaders walked onto the stage, Leader Han, Leader Fang… even Director Dong of Fangbei Industrial Company became a mere accessory, and Qin Yang was seated on the outermost seat.

"Now, let's have Leader Han say a few words."

Leader Han had the highest rank present, so naturally, he would give the opening speech.

"Comrades, the old leaders heard that our system was going to conduct bidding and were very interested. Originally, he planned to come in person, but he was tied up with other matters, so he repeatedly instructed me to attend and report back to him. This is a brand-new approach and an innovative solution to address the current situation of too many monks and not enough porridge. We attach great importance to this conference."

Zhuang Shuren's face was extremely ugly. He was about to lose a lot of face!

That damned Liu Qing had really harmed him. Fortunately, he heard that Liu Qing had been arrested. That kind of person should be locked up and not allowed to come out and harm people.

The leader's speech was not long, and it was time for the official content of the meeting.

"First, we will conduct bidding for the tank gun and its fire control system. This time, the products we are exporting will use the 105mm tank gun, which will be our main tank gun in the future." Qin Yang said, "At the last meeting, Engineer Zhuang of Factory 447 conducted a simulated bidding, allowing everyone to experience the atmosphere of bidding in advance. Now, we will officially begin…"

It was a pity that he had been hotheaded at the beginning and actually wanted to compete with Engineer Qin!

Now that he had muddled through like this, there would definitely be all kinds of rumors in the future. He absolutely couldn't let Engineer Qin be harassed by rumors!

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and decided to stand up and tell everyone the cause and effect of the matter. However, before he could stand up completely, Qin Yang continued, "Engineer Zhuang, don't be anxious. If you want to bid, you don't need to stand up. Just raise the sign next to you and report the price. Last time, our simulated bidding was not formal, but this time, we can't be so casual, lest outsiders laugh at us."

Everyone had already realized that there was something going on here! Didn't Engineer Zhuang publicly refute General Qin's face last time? Why the change of tune this time?

"After the quotation, samples must be submitted within half a month. If they are unqualified, then there will be another half-month grace period. But if it is still not done well, then there will be a penalty, and the fine will be twice the quotation. With so many leaders watching, don't even think about reneging on the debt afterward." Qin Yang said, "Our first project has a bidding floor price of 450,000 yuan per set. Now, the bidding begins."

Qin Baoguo raised his sign below: "450,000!"

"Factory 960 bids 450,000 yuan. Is there anyone with a lower price?" Nie Xiaoqian's voice rang out.

Everyone's eyes turned to Zhuang Shuren. Didn't you bid 300,000 yuan last time? What about this time? Why aren't you bidding? Didn't you say you would sign a contract last time? Why doesn't it count now? Strange, very strange.

Being stared at by so many eyes, Zhuang Shuren couldn't sit still any longer and stood up directly: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. As a cannon-making engineer, I ignored some costs, which led to a very low price being quoted during the simulated bidding last time, causing everyone to misunderstand Factory 960 and General Qin. In fact, the price quoted by Factory 960 is the most appropriate. Any lower and we would lose money. I, Zhuang Shuren, apologize for this. I am completely convinced that Factory 960 will undertake this task!"

Everyone's eyes became complicated. There was something going on, definitely something going on! Engineer Zhuang actually admitted his mistake in front of so many people?

Last time, Engineer Zhuang quoted 300,000 yuan, making everyone sigh that Factory 960 was too black-hearted, and General Qin made 150,000 yuan directly by transferring money from his left hand to his right! Everyone was extremely jealous, but now they finally understood: it wasn't that General Qin was engaging in favoritism, but that the cost was originally not low!

"Factory 960 has the technology and the responsibility. It is an honor for our military industry to have a factory like Factory 960 in our country's cannon-making industry." Zhuang Shuren continued, "Of course, we will not admit defeat. We and Factory 960 will make progress together in the competition and make greater contributions to our motherland's military industry, providing our troops with more advanced equipment!"

Leader Han looked on with some curiosity. It wasn't until Leader Fang next to him came over to introduce the situation that he reacted and nodded frequently. General Qin had done a good job in this matter! He had maintained the face of Factory 447, and Engineer Zhuang was also good for being able to admit his mistake in public and propose the idea of making progress together through competition. What was the purpose of competition? It was still for better development! This matter must be reported to the old leader, our bidding conference was a great success!

Factory 447 publicly admitted defeat, and this project was considered to have been taken over by Factory 960. This time, no one dared to say that General Qin was manipulating things behind the scenes. If you have the ability, come and bid; if you don't have the ability, get out!

"The second item, the 69 tank chassis, also has a floor price of 450,000 yuan."

The second item began.

Wang Lin raised the sign in his hand: "Our Factory 617 bids 450,000 yuan!"

This business was originally supposed to be theirs, Factory 617's. Now, they had made a private deal with Yituo, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Thinking this, Wang Lin looked in the direction of Yituo. Lu Laifu sat there motionless, obviously abiding by the original agreement.

"What, only one bid for the tank chassis? This is no fun. Isn't this supposed to be a bidding process?" Leader Han said, "Since it's a bidding process, how come there aren't even any opponents?"

After the quotation was lowered, the extra money would go directly into the national treasury. Leader Han was still full of expectations, but in the end, after working on it for so long, was he just going to end up empty-handed?