The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Four days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the small stage in the center of the hall on the first floor has become a major feature of this Canton Fair.

Li Yuan tried to get into the same state as the first day in the following days, but unfortunately he never did so.

He carves small gifts at a rate of 4 to 5 every day, which arouses the unanimous liking of the recipients.

In the next few days, several Xiangjiang businessmen will quietly negotiate with those who have won the gifts.

I also spent tens of dollars to buy 3 works of art and returned to Xiangjiang happily.

What surprised Li Yuan the most was that the machinery factory actually received another order worth nearly US$40.

The turnover of this trade fair for such a machinery factory was as high as nearly 200 million US dollars.

A small, unknown machinery factory became the biggest winner.

This phenomenon shocked all exhibitors and triggered thinking among some factory leaders.

This year’s total transaction volume exceeded US$2.4 million, although it was nearly US$4000 million less than the previous session.

But it is related to the decrease in agricultural products this year. As for the whereabouts of agricultural products, everyone knows very well.

At the summary meeting, representatives of foreign trade committees from various places spoke one after another. When it was the turn of the Kyoto representatives, everyone asked about the situation of the First Machinery Factory.

Fortunately, this representative had made preparations in advance and specifically approached Lu Xingyu to understand the situation.

"Hello everyone, the full name of No. Machinery Factory is Jiaodaokou No. Machinery Factory. It is a subsidiary company of Kyoto Scrap Company.

The total number of employees in the factory is less than 40, and it was established less than a year ago. . . ".

When he said this, the people below started to quarrel.

The host quickly stopped it.

"It's a bit incredible. There should be many such subsidiaries all over the country.

However, the establishment of this subsidiary company is different. They received strong support from the head office at the beginning of their establishment.

Elite soldiers and generals were sent to the factory, and several technical leaders were deployed from other factories.

Their product direction focuses on universal wrenches, which can be said to be a pioneering work that is not available in other countries in the world.

At the same time, in order to facilitate everyone's use, the series of products have been packaged. A tool box with commonly used wrenches in the box.

This combination that turns decay into magic has become the reason why merchants are purchasing it one after another.

Therefore, I think the key to the success of this machinery factory is innovative design."

The Kyoto representative finished his speech, and there was warm applause in the conference room.

Representatives from all parties spoke one after another, and the summary meeting soon came to an end.

The official from the Ministry of Commerce continued: “Judging from the turnover, merchants like our agricultural products, handicrafts and raw materials.

The proportion of industrial products traded is very low, and most of the merchants purchasing goods are from relatively backward regions in Southeast Asia.

To put it bluntly, merchants from developed countries look down on our industrial products.

But this time, I saw a surprising scene. Our industrial products have been unanimously recognized by foreigners.

The biggest reason is invention, which is a wake-up call for all of us.

I hope to see more unique inventions unique to my country at future Canton Fairs.

Think about it, everyone, a wrench costs 5 US dollars, which is more than 2.42 yuan at the exchange rate of 12.

Let’s think about the current steel price, which is 600 yuan per ton and only 1 cents per kilogram.

How much steel is used in a wrench? Think about how much profit margin there is.

I also heard that they felt crazy when making quotations because they were afraid that no one would buy.”

At this point, the conference room burst into laughter.

The official from the Ministry of Commerce waited for more than ten seconds, lowered his hands and continued to speak.

“Think about the price of the industrial products we import, and then think about the price of the agricultural products we export.

It hurts to think about it.

However, if we want to develop and obtain foreign exchange, we can only sell these agricultural products that we pluck from the people's mouths.

So, here, I am calling on everyone to go back and take one thing back with them, which is to pay attention to invention and creation."

The venue immediately burst into endless applause.

The Canton Fair has ended, leaving behind a legend.

The group of people from the machinery factory returned to Kyoto and were picked up by a car at the train station and taken to Quanjude.

In a private room, there were two important leaders of the head office and a leader of the Kyoto Ministry of Commerce.

"Welcome our heroes back to Beijing."

A middle-aged man from the Ministry of Commerce stood up to raise his glass and looked at the group of people in the machinery factory.

Everyone stood up and toasted, and after some polite remarks, they took their seats.

"Your machinery factory has made a good start for us this year and has been recognized by superior leaders. Today I also congratulate you on behalf of the leaders."

It's polite again.

"Do you have any difficulties? The leader has said that for a factory like yours, the superiors will provide strong support."

The head of the head office first expressed his gratitude to his superiors, and then named Lu Xingyu to speak.

Although Lu Xingyu was a big brother, he never thought that a small platform would be valued by his superiors, and he was very excited.

Fortunately, Li Yuanzhan beside him wrote two words on the table: expansion of production, which made him regain his excitement.

"Leader, I am just a soldier who obeys the orders of my superiors. I will do whatever my superiors tell us to do.

Since you said you want us to develop well, we must implement it."

A few opening remarks made the leaders present feel comfortable. They looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

"The biggest difficulty is the lack of space and skilled workers."

"Hahaha, okay, okay," the leader of the Ministry of Commerce said with a smile.

"Since the superiors are paying attention, I think the First Machinery Department must also cooperate. I must take this opportunity to steal the wool of the First Machinery Department."

The two leaders of the head office were immediately happy.

In the past, if you wanted resources and skilled workers, you had to exchange benefits.

This time with Shang Fang's sword, that old man Zhao will definitely be heartbroken.

Both of them almost thought so.

Until the end of the celebration banquet, Chen Bing had a strange feeling, but he never dared to say it.

It wasn't until everyone dispersed and went back to their homes that he quickly walked a few steps to catch up with Li Yuan.

"Brother Yuan, why do I feel weird about today's banquet? Those big leaders always praise the leadership of our factory, but they never mention you, the biggest hero.

Even our factory director Lu didn’t mention a word.”

"Haha, you are overthinking. In such an occasion, the individual should not be highlighted, but the collective should be highlighted."

Li Yuan's expression was calm, as if there was no disturbance at all.

"Anyway, I feel something is wrong. Don't you have a good relationship with Factory Director Lu? Go ask him."

"Actually, there is nothing to ask. At any time, strengthening oneself is the way to go."

"That can't be mentioned in vain, let alone mentioned in black!"

"Don't worry, as long as we get actual benefits, it doesn't matter whether we have these reputations or not. We have to believe in Director Lu's pattern."

Seeing what Li Yuan said, Chen Bing said nothing more.

Li Yuan's return caused people in the compound to gather around and ask about the situation in Yangcheng.

Li Yuan satisfied everyone's curiosity one by one.

When he got home, he cleaned up the inside and outside of the house and sat by the fire in a daze.

During the summary meeting, he learned information about the machinery factory from officials of the Ministry of Commerce. The emergence of the universal wrench seemed to have allowed everyone to find a breakthrough point.

But thinking about the various inventions and creations reported in newspapers now, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.