This Second Male Lead Has Something Special

What do old men love?

They love a good cigarette and a good cup of tea.

Su Lin possesses these two qualities, which makes him an instant friend of the old men. Knowing that he came here to do porcelain business, they immediately told them what they knew.

"Go to Jianguo Porcelain. The porcelain there is the cheapest. People who come to ask for goods are in short supply. The quantity you want is not large, but I can introduce you to a way."

"Cheap goods are not good. They will crack after a short time of use. Didn't someone come to make a scene before?"

The old man who spoke first was unhappy, "That was an accident. Jianguo Porcelain has been open for so many years, and this is the only time it happened."

The fat old man curled his lips, "That's because he didn't encounter other tough guys, otherwise this factory would have been closed long ago."

If the quality is not good, no one will want it no matter how cheap it is.

It's just that it hasn't been a big deal now. Once it is a big deal, it will definitely not be able to operate. It's not that no one has told the director of Jianguo Porcelain that the quality must be strictly controlled, but he doesn't listen at all.

They said there were too many porcelain factories in Cizhuang, and if they couldn't lower their prices, they would have no advantage.

But this advantage was a big thunderbolt, and once it backfired, the entire factory would be dragged down.

Unfortunately, the director of Jianguo Porcelain only saw the immediate benefits and didn't care about the future at all.

The fat old man continued, "Don't be greedy for that little bargain, otherwise you will have to spend money again in a few years."

"That's right."

"For the sake of tea, we remind you, don't go."

The quality of Jianguo porcelain is not good, and the patterns of the other porcelain are not good.

The old men talked about the past.

"If you want to talk about the best porcelain firing, it has to be the Liu family." An old man looked back on the past, and he shook his head, as if he was reminiscing.

Su Lin was quite curious, "Who are these Liu family members?"

"The Liu family has been making porcelain for generations, and the old ancestor came from the palace. It's a pity..." The fat old man sighed. He was not young anymore. When he was young, he had the honor of seeing Liu family porcelain. He couldn't express it in words. He only knew that the porcelain bowl made him unforgettable and beautiful.

"Which porcelain factory does the descendant of the Liu family work in now?" Su Lin asked again.

"No one." The fat old man shook his head, "No porcelain factory dares to hire him."

Su Lin added tea to the old man, "It sounds like there are some stories here?"

Old people, they like to tell stories, especially about the early years.

It's just that young people don't necessarily like to listen, and they don't say what they want to say.

But now it's different. It's rare that someone wants to listen to them talk about their early years, and there are tea and cigarettes. How can they refuse?

First, they talked about the origin of the Liu family.

They have been making porcelain for a living. It seems that the people in their family have the talent of making porcelain in their bones. They are born with more talent than others. The porcelain made by their family feels like a beautiful painting, which is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes away.

But in this era, even if you have superb craftsmanship, it will be useless if the ingredients are not good.

Because the deceased Mr. Liu reacted in time and donated all his worth before the turmoil came, it was because of this that the Liu family escaped.

In addition, Mr. Liu was particularly low-key. The family lived quietly and never participated in anything. Their life was not good, but not bad.

Even after Mr. Liu passed away, his family followed his instructions and never did anything out of the ordinary.

Unfortunately, this family did not live long, and now there is only one person in the Liu family.

Originally, after the establishment of the porcelain factory, they intended to recruit this person into the factory, and four porcelain factories were scrambling to recruit people.

As a result, at that time, the descendant of the Liu family actually married a woman with a bad background, a granddaughter of a landlord.

At this point, the person that everyone was vying for immediately became a stinky rat that everyone despised.

"Liu Shu is a loyal guy. It's not that no one promised him that as long as he divorced, he would immediately give him a formal job, but he still refused."

"What's the use of being loyal? It can't be eaten."

"If you ask me, it's the porcelain factories that are troublesome. It's not Liu Shu who has a bad background. Even if they recruit people into the factory, no one will say anything."

"That's not fear."

The fat old man sneered, "It's true that they are afraid, but they are not afraid of Liu Shu's wife's bad background."

Su Lin raised his eyebrows. Hearing this, he could actually guess something.

Liu Shu's craftsmanship should be very good, otherwise the four porcelain factories would not all clamor for people. As the old man said, the porcelain factories are not worried about Liu Shu's wife's background. After all, they are not the person involved. If they really need to explain, they can explain it clearly.

What they are afraid of is that Liu Shu will join one of the factories.

Liu Shu is just one person, but there are four porcelain factories. No matter which one he joins, the other three will not be happy, so the best way is that none of the factories want Liu Shu.

In this way, the four porcelain factories can balance the confrontation.

If this is true, this Liu Shu is indeed a capable person, otherwise the four porcelain factories would not be so afraid.

Su Lin was a little moved, but did not show anything.

The fat old lady glanced at him, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, she told Liu Shu's current situation in great detail, as if she was deliberately explaining it to someone.

Su Lin noticed it, but he still said nothing. From time to time, he handed cigarettes and poured tea to the old men, listening to them talking about porcelain.

Until sunset, the old men should go home for dinner.

The fat old man stayed until the end, and before leaving, he said: "The innermost part of Changshou Lane."

An address, whose address?

Do I need to ask this?

Su Lin bowed to him and responded with a smile: "Thank you, old man."

The fat old man snorted, "I don't know if it's right or wrong, but it's a pity for him to stay here."

If you think the man in front of you is here to buy porcelain at first, but as this man leads you to talk about porcelain, you gradually realize that something is wrong.

In any case, he still thinks Liu Shu shouldn't be silent. Since the young man in front of him has come from afar to inquire, he must be more or less concerned about this craft. He just hopes to give Liu Shu a way out.

After finding out what he wanted to know and getting the address smoothly, Su Lin didn't go there immediately, but went back to the guesthouse first.

Zheng Jun came back earlier than him. The two first found a place to eat. While waiting for the dishes, they talked about what they found out today.

"I went to the two porcelain factories to take a look. To be honest, it's also thanks to the fact that there are not many factories firing porcelain, otherwise their business would not be so good now." Zheng Jun seemed a little disdainful.

The patterns are old-fashioned, they don't know how to adapt, and they are always the same. Now is different from the past. In the past, the old people only cared about practicality, and practicality and cheapness were the kingly way.

But now is different. Although life is not much better, it is better than before.

Except for some extremely remote places, who doesn't like rare things?

As long as the patterns are a little different, they can definitely defeat these old goods.

"However, it is difficult to get the method of firing porcelain from them. These four companies have more or less some relationship. They should not want others to intervene. Even if we don't plan to open a factory here, they will not give us the recipe for firing porcelain."

It is a very realistic problem, but Zheng Jun's face is not gloomy.

Su Lin said: "So you have a way?"

Zheng Jun smiled, "Brother Su also found out, right?"

Without saying it directly, the two of them tacitly understood.

As long as they have a relationship with the porcelain factory, Liu Shu will definitely be mentioned.

The two discussed Liu Shu's matter for a long time, and went to Changshou Lane the next day.

Changshou Lane is a very narrow lane, and it looks extremely messy.

The two walked to the last house and knocked on the door.

The man who opened the door looked to be about 30 years old, "Who are you?"

"Hello, Comrade Liu, I am the director of the brick factory of Liangjia Brigade." Su Lin introduced himself, but this introduction surprised Liu Shu.

There are differences between firing bricks and firing porcelain, but there are also similarities.

He was surprised that someone would come so far to find him, "Come in and talk first."

Su Lin followed him in.

This is a very small bungalow, like a small house built between the courtyard wall and the wall next door.

The house looks small, but it is very clean and tidy.

When Su Lin walked in, he found a person standing inside, but she did not come out, but kept hiding inside.

This should be Liu Shu's wife, a woman with a bad class background.

The two words "class background" represent too much. In some places, people with bad class backgrounds are not willing to lend a hand even if they are abused and abused by others.

But Liu Shu married her, and he had to marry her back even if he had to give up a stable job.

Apart from other things, he really values ​​friendship.

Su Lin did not beat around the bush and directly explained his purpose, "I heard that Comrade Liu can make porcelain. I wonder if he is interested in joining our brick factory?"

"You should have asked about my situation when you came." Liu Shu asked calmly, "If you want me to join, I have only two conditions. The first is to bring my family with you, and the second is that I want to get a monthly salary of 60 yuan."

Liu Shu is nearly 30 years old. In fact, he has not fired a kiln many times. When he was very young, he opened a kiln with his family, but he was too young at that time. Apart from watching with his family, he had not tried it.

Later, when he grew up, and because of the special period, the family honestly never mentioned the matter of making porcelain outside.

However, after all, it is a skill passed down from the ancestors. Even if it is not mentioned outside, it has been taught by the elders at home.

Teach him the skill of making porcelain, and also teach him how to hide his shortcomings.

Why did the four porcelain factories give up on him?

First, they didn't want him to join other porcelain factories. Second, because the porcelain he made was ordinary, technical talents like him were dispensable to the porcelain factory, so they rejected him because of the issue of his wife's background.

Liu Shu didn't want to join either. His wife was one of the reasons. He didn't have a good impression of the four porcelain factories. Before his elders died, they told him that the current situation was unstable. If he couldn't find a satisfactory factory, he would rather be an ordinary person than stand out.

In addition to the four porcelain factories, Su Lin was not the first person to come to the door.

Some minded his wife's identity, and some gave him a very low salary. They were not particularly sincere, but seemed to want to take advantage of the reputation of the Liu family.

He didn't regret rejecting such a factory.

The old man once said that the situation would get better and better in the future. As long as you have the ability, you don't have to be afraid of the day when you don't stand out. Just wait patiently.

"Okay."

Liu Shu was stunned, as if he didn't hear clearly, "What?"

Su Lin said: "I agree to both of your conditions."

"...Are you serious?" Liu Shu was a little bit unbelievable. The general salary is only more than 30 yuan now. Only some technical workers who have worked for many years will have a higher salary. They actually gave him such a high salary all at once? If he works for a few years and gets promoted, it will be more than 100 yuan a month?

"If you come, the porcelain firing group will be handed over to you. 60 yuan will be the minimum salary. You may get higher." Su Lin said the truth, "But you have to prove whether you have the ability. As long as you can prove it, these two requirements are not a problem."

If you have real ability, he is happy to serve.

If you don't have real ability, then I don't have time to accompany you.

Liu Shu hesitated for a while, "Wait for me for a few minutes."

He walked into the inner room and discussed with his wife for a long time before he turned out a wooden box from the innermost part under the bed.

He walked out with the wooden box in his hand and said, "This is the first porcelain I fired when I was fifteen years old. You can take a look and see if you are satisfied."

Although he said so, his words were full of confidence.

The box was opened, and inside was a small bowl of white-ground blue-and-white porcelain.

As bright as a mirror, as white as jade, Su Lin finally understood the amazing expression that the fat old man showed when he recalled, which was really beautiful.

Sixty yuan a month's salary can recruit such a powerful technician.

I have to say, it's worth it.

It was a bit difficult to transfer Liu Shu and his wife to Liangjia Brigade. Fortunately, after a phone call, Captain Liang went to the town several times in a row, and finally the town came forward to dispatch.

Half a month later, the four of them took the green train back.

It took almost a month to go back and forth.

Back to Liangjia Brigade, it seemed that there was no difference from when he left. Su Lin took the new employees into the factory. After a month of preparation, a porcelain factory was built next to the brick factory and workers were recruited again.