Reborn Industrial Tycoon

On the way to the electric furnace factory, Li Weidong chatted with Lu Jianli for a few words, and Lu Jianli gradually opened up the conversation.

"The price of goods has been rising very fast this year. Even the price of welding rods has been rising steadily. With my small salary and the money left for food, I can't buy a few welding rods."

"A few days ago, I made an electric bell for the school. It rings automatically when I press the button. I no longer have to ring the bell manually. As a result, the school only gave me a bonus of ten yuan, which was not enough for the materials!"

"In the past, when there was no "Five Small Activities", it was more difficult to invent than it is now. Since the "Five Small Activities" came into being, I have received some subsidies. Although I still contribute my own money, at least I can lose less money."

"Those of us who are inventive and creative are not understood at all. If I tinker with something, I will be said to be not doing my job properly! Because of this, my wife had quarreled with me several times and went back to her parents' home several times.

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"Fortunately, I won a national award for my invention. Having this award can at least prove that I am not neglecting my job, and my wife does not have to keep clamoring to go back to her parents' home."

The distance of about 25 kilometers from the No. 2 Middle School to Xiangyang Town turned into a meeting for Lu Jianli to complain.

Li Weidong originally thought that those who were involved in inventions and creations had stronger hands-on skills than words, so they should be relatively dull people, but he did not expect that Lu Jianli's mouth could not be closed once it was opened, and he would talk endlessly.

However, what Lu Jianli said is also true. Whether at that time or in the future, private inventors are unpopular. As a private inventor, the best way out is probably to package yourself as an Internet celebrity. In the video

Do a live broadcast on the website, or send a video.

1988 should be regarded as a relatively miserable year for private inventors. Price breakthroughs caused prices to skyrocket, and the cost of inventions and creations also increased significantly. The prices of industrial products such as wires and copper tubes have almost doubled, and the prices of electronic products have almost doubled.

Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy things like components.

Moreover, people around him did not understand his inventions and creations. At that time, patent protection was just a matter of words, and inventions and creations could not bring economic benefits, so they were naturally regarded by relatives and friends as not doing their job properly.

People like Lu Jianli who have won awards can say better. Although a country's second prize does not bring much bonus, it can at least justify its inventions. Those private inventors who have not won awards may have to kneel on the washboard every day.

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"This Lu Jianli has some skills. After all, there are twelve national invention patents there. I don't know how good other private inventors are."

Li Weidong is wondering whether to recruit a group of private inventors to develop new products for the electric furnace factory.

After all, Li Weidong is a reborn person. He knows what household appliances will be popular in the future. He can provide an idea and then let private inventors make and improve it, and maybe eventually get a product.

Recruit seven or eight private inventors, and even if one of them can make corresponding products according to Li Weidong's ideas, it will be a huge profit!

This is a wild path, but for township electric furnace factories like Li Weidong, if they want to develop rapidly, they can only follow this wild path.

Li Weidong took Lu Jianli to the electric furnace factory and found a vacant room for Lu Jianli.

Land in townships is not valuable. The value of a piece of land depends on how many houses are built on it.

Building a house in rural areas is also very easy. As long as you have money to buy materials, you don't have to worry about building a house. There is a lot of redundant labor. Sometimes you only need to take care of two meals and a pack of cigarettes, and someone will come to do the work for you.

Li Weidong was not short of money either. When he first built the electric furnace factory, he also built a lot of extra houses, many of which were still empty, just in time for Lu Jian's gift.

"Teacher Lu, the conditions here are simple, so you can make do with it for now. If you have any requests, just ask." Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Where are my welding rods?" Lu Jianli was still thinking about those two welding rods.

"Go and bring a box of welding rods." Li Weidong ordered.

When assembling household appliances, of course, welding rods are indispensable.

After a while, someone brought in a small box of welding rods. After seeing the welding rods, Lu Jianli was overjoyed and asked excitedly, "Does this box of welding rods belong to me?"

"It's all yours." Li Weidong nodded.

Lu Jianli quickly held a box of welding rods in his arms, fearing that Li Weidong would regret it, and then asked: "What do you want me to do?"

"Go get an air fryer!" Li Weidong continued; "Teacher Lu, you will take a look at my product first, and then listen to my thoughts."

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After all, Lu Jianli studied electrical engineering, and he is also a leader among second-hand inventors. For him, it is not very difficult to add a temperature control and timing function to an air fryer.

It happened that the school was on summer vacation, so Lu Jianli didn't have to go to work, so he spent a few days helping Li Weidong complete the technical improvement of the air fryer.

Although the improved air fryer is slightly larger in size, it has added new functions of temperature control and timing. Overall, Li Weidong is very satisfied.

"This second-hand inventor really did not disappoint me!" Li Weidong felt that he should find a way to keep Lu Jianli, at least let him do a part-time job.

So Li Weidong invited: "Teacher Lu, I think you might as well come here to study your inventions. This room will be reserved for you. At least the place will be much bigger than your home!"

"Well, this is too troublesome!" Lu Jianli said, with a somewhat moved expression.

Although the electric furnace factory is located in a township, in terms of environment, it is definitely much better than the chatty family home of No. 2 Middle School. Moreover, it has a dedicated room for making inventions, which is more comfortable than at home.

Li Weidong then said: "Mr. Lu, don't refuse. You have helped our factory solve such a big problem. We should sponsor your invention. And you make inventions in our factory, such as copper wire, wires, and welding rods."

Everything is ready for you, you can use it as you like!"

The ability to use wires and welding rods casually really impressed Lu Jianli. Considering the income of a teacher at Lu Jianli Middle School, copper wires, wires, welding rods, iron sheets and the like were indeed a big burden. He spent more than half of his money every month.

If you don’t have the income to buy these things, you won’t be able to do a few experiments.

"Okay, I'll be here for the past two months, and I'll go back in September." Lu Jianli replied.

"Why do you want to go back in September?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"School will start in September." Lu Jianli continued: "Your Xiangyang Town is a bit far away from our school, more than 20 kilometers away. If I ride faster on the road, it will still take an hour to get there."

"That's why!" Li Weidong smiled slightly and continued: "Teacher Lu, can you ride a motorcycle? I'll just give you a motorcycle, so you can get there in thirty or forty minutes from No. 2 Middle School.

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"Motorcycle? That thing is valuable. No, I can't have it." Lu Jianli quickly declined.

"Teacher Lu, please don't refuse. This motorcycle is not for you to ride for free. I will need your help if I have something to do in two days!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

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In 1988, the price of all commodities was rising, and the same was true for motorcycles. The price of a domestic motorcycle increased by 1,000 yuan, and if you rode a second-hand motorcycle for a year and sold it, you could make at least 500 yuan.

In order to retain Lu Jianli, Li Weidong spent a thousand dollars more to buy Lu Jianli a Jincheng Suzuki motorcycle, which was the most popular in the urban-rural fringe area at the time.

After receiving the motorcycle, Lu Jianli happily started practicing in the yard of the electric furnace factory, attracting many workers to watch.

"Who is that guy riding the motorcycle? He looks a little unfamiliar and doesn't look like he is from our factory." Liu Liang asked.

Liu Tao next to him was obviously a well-informed person: "That person was specially invited by Factory Director Li. He said he was here to help with some technical upgrades in the factory."

"No wonder, he turns out to be a capable person. I said he was riding a motorcycle in the yard to show off, but it turned out he was just showing off his abilities!" Liu Liang said sourly.

"He's not showing off. I heard that this motorcycle was specially given to him by the factory director! It makes it easier for him to come to our factory." Liu Tao replied.

"Give him a motorcycle? Why! Just because of what product upgrades he can make?" Liu Liang's tone became even more sour.

Liu Tao smiled slightly and said, "I am a teacher at the No. 2 Middle School in the city! I still teach high school."

"Teaching high school teacher! No wonder! He has to be equipped with a motorcycle." Liu Liang looked at Lu Jianli and his expression changed instantly.

Just listen to Liu Liang continue to say: "Look at the educated people, they are different from the rough guys like us. When they come, they have motorcycles to ride on. When I go back, I have to tell the two bastards at home to study hard.

Even if you can’t get into technical secondary school, you still have to get into high school!”

Chinese people have always attached great importance to education. For rural people in the late 1980s, many had never even attended junior high school. In their eyes, high school teachers were absolutely out of reach.

In Liu Liang's view, Lu Jianli's status as a high school teacher deserves his utmost respect. As for equipping the high school teacher with a motorcycle, it has become a matter of course.

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"Thud, tug, tug, tug, tug..."

The sound of the motorcycle's engine appeared in front of the family courtyard of No. 2 Middle School. Lu Jianli deliberately slowed down, then stopped in front of the family courtyard and looked at the old man enjoying the shade.

Lu Jianli couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, what do you think of my new motorcycle?"

"What are you rubbing?" the uncle asked.

"Motorcycle!" Lu Jianli replied.

"What car?" the uncle asked next.

"How could I forget? This old man has a bad mind. Why should I talk nonsense to him?"

Lu Jianli shook his head and drove the car and motorcycle towards the family's courtyard.

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Lu? Where did you borrow a motorcycle from?" asked a nice lady.

"Sister Zhang, this car is not borrowed, it is my own." Lu Jianli replied immediately.

"It's still a new car. You just bought it, right? I heard that motorcycles are very expensive now, more than a thousand yuan more than last year." Sister Zhang continued to ask.

"In the past two days, a company has approached me. I helped them solve several technical problems in product upgrades, and they gave me a motorcycle as a reward!" Lu Jianli said in a rather showy manner.

"I'll reward you with a motorcycle? With the invention you make every day, you can still earn a motorcycle?" Sister Zhang showed a surprised expression.

"It's just a hobby!" Lu Jianli's expression became more and more proud.

Teachers in those days were generally poor, and their salaries were lower than civil servants and even lower than employees of state-owned enterprises. For these teachers who received dead wages, motorcycles were an out-of-reach luxury.

At this time, Lu Jianli felt quite proud.

"This Sister Zhang, she used to always criticize me secretly, saying that I was not doing my job properly by making inventions. Let's see what she has to say now!"