The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

When entering the gate, Uncle Song stopped him and followed him into the concierge.

After sitting down, Uncle Song rummaged under the bed and found a document bag.

He walked over and threw it to Li Yuan. Li Yuan looked at the document bag without any words and looked confused.

"Open it and take a look," Uncle Song reminded.

There are only two things in it, 10 Big Black Tens and a certificate of merit.

There are cloud patterns printed around the certificate. The upper part is two red flags, then the portrait of the great man, and the lower part is wheat ears, red five-stars and ribbons.

Then there are two big words "Certificate of Award".

Here is the text:

Awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions in the *** operation

Below is the word Li Yuan written with a pen.

The signature is the *** Investigation Department, September 1969, 9.

"September 1969, 9," he repeatedly confirmed, "Uncle, when did this certificate of award arrive?"

"About a month ago, a box of Maotai was delivered at the same time. No, there is still half a bottle."

Uncle Song said as he pulled out another wooden box from under the bed with six white porcelain bottles inside.

Li Yuan immediately rushed forward and took out bottle after bottle. Except for the bottle in the lower right corner, which still had some in it, the others were all empty.

Li Yuan put down the wine bottle and turned to look at Uncle Song, "Uncle, is this wine for me?"

"I didn't say anything, I sent it together." Uncle Song looked innocent.

Looking at Li Yuan's twisted little face, "I saw you were busy at the previous stage, so I didn't call you, and I drank it all by accident.

Don’t worry, next time they bring wine to my uncle, he will definitely call you.”

"Thank you, my Uncle Song!" Li Yuan carried the document bag and walked out of the concierge angrily.

Uncle Song behind him smiled mysteriously, "They didn't seem to say who this wine was for, so it must be for me!"

Back in the office, Li Yuan sent the document bag into the space.

After sitting on the stool for a long time without reacting, I finally smiled helplessly, stood up, took out the paper, spread it on the workbench, and began to turn my grief and anger into strength.

He now needs to re-optimize the parameters of the 12-horsepower diesel engine to make it optimal.

Then there is a task to design three single-cylinder diesel engines with different horsepower.

Recall the previous manufacturing process in your mind and evaluate optimization points.

In the end, he was worried and called Yan Jiecheng over and asked him to read the notes he had taken down in person.

After confirming that everything is correct, we started today's work.

Not long after, I got the notice, made some preparations, and set off in the evening to attend the Canton Fair in Guangdong Province.

The original name of the Canton Fair was "China Export Fair". Zong Li was worried that foreigners would not remember it, so he changed it to "Canton Fair".

The first meaning is to represent the event in Guangzhou, and the second meaning is to make friends.

The "Canton Fair" is held twice a year in spring and autumn. Even in special times, it has never been interrupted.

The first Canton Fair was held at the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building, with 19 countries or regions participating, but in the autumn the number jumped to 33 countries or regions.

The annual turnover in 1957 was US$8700 million.

In 1958, the annual turnover was US$.

Transaction volume in the first half of 1959 was US$7600 million.

Compared with last year, it has dropped by more than 50% year-on-year, so the autumn trade fair must be held well.

The Canton Fair has been successfully held for three consecutive years. The most popular products among foreign merchants are ceramics, tea, silk and traditional Chinese medicine, accounting for more than 3%.

1958年4月15日，第3届广交会搬到了刚建成的侨光路2号中国出口商品陈列馆，展馆使用面积1.3万平方米。

1959年11月1日，第6届广交会搬迁到海珠广场附近的起义路1号陈列馆。

The newly built exhibition hall has a usable area of ​​3.45 square meters, which is 2.65 times that of the Qiaoguang Road Exhibition Hall.

On October 10, Li Yuan followed the large army to Yangcheng.

Compared with the mainland, there are many high-rise buildings here.

The exhibition hall at No. 1 Uprising Road has a 10-story central building and 8-story west and north wings.

In addition to displaying major export commodities, the 1st to 6th floors of the museum also have more than 70 transaction negotiation rooms.

During the opening period, there will also be service desks for banks, postal and telecommunications, insurance, and shipping, as well as sample retail offices and bars on the seventh floor.

Only when I came here did I realize that it is not easy for a machinery factory to participate in the conference.

The exhibitors are all major domestic manufacturers, and all of them are spot transactions.

Fortunately, the machinery factory has been stocking up. Three days ago, all the goods were put into a warehouse not far from here.

The machine factory's booth is in the farthest corner of the 6th floor, and the booth is less than 10 square meters.

Compared with the large booths of dozens or hundreds of square meters in the hall on the first floor, the booth of the machinery factory can be said to be extremely shabby.

And it is far away from the stairs, so many guests may not be able to come here.

The machinery factory team is led by Lu Xingyu, together with sales department director Cheng Wanbiao, finance department director Wang Hongxia, office director Ren Jia, as well as Li Yuan and Chen Bing. It can be said that the main force is all out.

Now several people were gathered together, looking bitter.

"I just went to the director of the organizer again, but he couldn't do anything. The booths have already been determined and cannot be changed," Ren Jia said with a helpless expression.

"I contacted the city government, but there was nothing I could do," Cheng Wanbiao said with a wry smile.

“I also went to find a friend from the Import and Export Corporation, and he said that this position was also squeezed out. Ordinarily, a small factory like ours would have no chance to enter the exhibition.

However, through our efforts and the support of the head office, we are here.

Being able to squeeze into the Canton Fair is a success for us.

It would be a surprise if the product sells well.

Don’t be discouraged, there will always be a way.”

Lu Xingyu saw that everyone looked beaten down, so he had to stand up and encourage everyone.

Unfortunately, a few minutes passed and everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.

Lu Xingyu noticed Li Yuan, who was looking out the window.

"Comrade Li Yuan, do you have any good ideas?"

He had no choice but to give up. Staying silent like this was not an option.

The education he received since childhood was to mobilize the masses, so he is also very confident that he will definitely find a way.

Li Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked at everyone.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Director, I think we can't just sit back and wait for customers to come to our corner. It's too difficult.

We should take the initiative. . . ".

"The preparatory committee has repeatedly mentioned that we must pay attention to discipline and international image. Let us not run around or talk nonsense. How can we take the initiative?"

“I have two methods. One is to carve some models of universal wrenches and screws, and then give them to guests at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

Another was us performing a simple pantomime in the booth using an Allen wrench.

Sending gifts reflects our hospitality; performing pantomime shows the cheerfulness and diligence of our working people."

"I think it's a good idea. It can attract traffic at the door and provide intuitive demonstrations at the booth." Cheng Wanbiao was the first to support it.

"I support it too."

"agree".

“In this way, you must obey the command in everything, otherwise problems may easily occur.

I have friends in the Ministry of Commerce. We can talk about sending gifts first.

Xiao Li, you make a sample first and I’ll bring it over for them to see.”

"Okay, I'll get the tools and wood."