Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Brother Yang, do you really not need my help?" As Qin Yang walked out of the office building, Nie Xiaoqian greeted him.

"No need, such a small matter doesn't require the Old Master to bother. I just need to wave his banner. How is that Wang Hai doing?"

"He's hospitalized at the Army General Hospital. I heard the best doctors performed the surgery, but they could only remove the eyeball." Nie Xiaoqian said, "Brother Yang, how about I go visit him myself? You shouldn't go in, to avoid conflict."

"How could that be? I'm the Deputy Director of Factory 960. Wang Hai's entry into our Factory 960 was approved by me. Now that he's had an accident, how can I not visit him? Don't worry, I won't fight with him." Qin Yang said, getting into a 212 parked outside.

"Xiao Yang, did things go smoothly?" Lin Heping, who was in the driver's seat, asked.

Lin Heping had a fiery temper. Being a soldier, he preferred action over words. If he were at a meeting in the factory, he'd probably beat up the Wang leader on the spot. So, he was sent to pick up Qin Yang, taking Qin Yang and Nie Xiaoqian from the airport as their full-time driver.

"A trivial matter, after all, it's not our responsibility." Qin Yang said.

"The Wang family has a lot of power. They want to use this opportunity to get you removed and replace you with their own people to lead Factory 960. If they can't do that, they'll try to dismantle our factory."

"They're too vicious!" Nie Xiaoqian said coldly, "They can't control everything. My family isn't to be trifled with either!"

"It's okay, don't worry, I've already resolved it."

"Resolved it? How did you resolve it?"

The two in the car widened their eyes.

Qin Yang smiled, and the scenes in Secretary Song's office flashed in his mind.

"Secretary Song, now we're constantly talking about breaking the iron rice bowl, but in reality, many people are still clinging to old ideas, which is seriously hindering our economic development. We must change further!"

Hearing Qin Yang's words, Secretary Song was stunned. He knew that the accident at Factory 960 could be big or small, and some people would take the opportunity to make a fuss. It was a crisis for Factory 960. So, when Qin Yang came to him, he instinctively thought it was about Wang Hai's injury, but he didn't expect Qin Yang to come up with a new suggestion.

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"Of course, I was inspired by the advanced system I saw during my visit to the United States." Qin Yang said, "Although I had to end my inspection early and return because of Wang Hai's matter, this matter is, after all, a small one. I should report the important matters to the leader first."

Secretary Song nodded, "Okay, continue."

In the planned economy of that year, distribution according to work was not implemented. Whether you worked hard or not, everyone was the same. Production efficiency was low, and the iron rice bowl wasn't enough to feed people. Everyone starved together. All materials were uniformly allocated by the government, and enterprises had no autonomy. The separation of government and enterprises was unclear, the system was rigid, and the phenomenon of employees eating from the enterprise's iron rice bowl and enterprises eating from the state's iron rice bowl was widespread.

Therefore, the higher-level leaders called for breaking the iron rice bowl. However, how easy was it to truly break the iron rice bowl?

"I believe that breaking the iron rice bowl is not only about changing the distribution system, but also about changing the employment system! Enterprises need to have greater autonomy. Relevant government departments should not interfere in the business activities of enterprises through administrative means. Only by boldly delegating power and giving enterprises more autonomy in operation and management can we better develop our socialist market economy. I request that we use our Factory 960 as a pilot to carry out a bold reform. Anyway, we haven't spent a penny of the state's money. Even if our reform fails, it won't affect the overall situation."

"How do you want to reform?"

"Separation of government and enterprise, factory director directly responsible system, all business activities of the factory are the responsibility of the factory director, and government departments have no right to interfere." Qin Yang introduced his vision in great detail.

Secretary Song widened his eyes. This Qin Yang was too bold! However, these statements also made sense. So, Secretary Song wrote Qin Yang's suggestion into a document and sent it directly to the Old Leader. A dozen minutes later, the Old Leader signed his name on the document: Agreed!

"That's not the case." Qin Yang said, "We need electricity, we need water, we need transportation. There are still many government departments that can restrain us. But if they want to openly pick the fruit, that is absolutely impossible."

Lin Heping nodded.

"Xiao Yang, you're really amazing, you predicted the other party's actions in advance. Now, they're going to be completely disappointed. How we run our factory is no one else's business."

Nie Xiaoqian's watery eyes looked at Qin Yang, full of admiration. How did Brother Yang predict that? After getting off the plane, the two of them came to see Secretary Song. They didn't pay attention to the factory's affairs at all. They didn't know that someone wanted to pick the fruit!

"Just a coincidence." Qin Yang smiled.

In fact, this was a coincidence, but also inevitable.

On the way, Qin Yang had already considered: As the enterprise develops and grows, someone will always come up with ideas. If someone is really offended to death, then the other party may tear off the mask. So, it's better to simply put forward this set of 1984 theory. He's not afraid of not getting it passed. The Old Leader said to liberate the mind, but how many people in the country dare to truly liberate the mind? Qin Yang's suggestion will definitely appeal to the Old Leader.

Now, Factory 960 is completely separated from the government. They only need to pay taxes to the state. Other things are beyond the reach of various departments.

"Okay, we're at the hospital." Lin Heping stopped the car and said to the two, "Should I go up with you?"

God knows what might happen. Lin Heping, after all, came from the front line. He was agile, and it would be convenient to help if something happened.

"This is a hospital. We're visiting patients. What could happen?" Qin Yang said, looking around, "Go to that store and buy two cans. Let's go up and take a look. Don't buy too much, just show our sincerity."

Nie Xiaoqian was a little helpless.

Hospital room.

"Mom, it's all Factory 960's fault, it's all that Qin Yang! He stole Xiaoqian, and now he's turned me into... I won't let him have an easy time either, I, I..."

An angry voice rang out in the room.

"Xiao Hai, don't worry, your dad is out of town and it's not convenient for him to come forward now, but your uncle will get justice for you. He has already gone to Factory 960. When the time comes, the entire factory will be..." The woman looked at her son with concern, feeling extremely distressed and anxious.

Knock knock!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. The woman turned her head and saw two people standing at the door, one of whom she recognized.

"Auntie, I heard that Xiao Hai was injured, so Brother Yang and I came to see him." Nie Xiaoqian said.

Brother Yang?

Wang Hai suddenly sat up from the hospital bed and looked at Qin Yang with one eye, "Qin Yang, what are you doing here?"

"Me? As the factory leader of Factory 960, I'm here to see a subordinate who was injured on duty." Qin Yang said, "What, you don't welcome me?"