Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

After Qin Huairu was confirmed to be pregnant, Jia Zhang became a hard worker again, but this time, she was willing to do it and did not cause any trouble.

When Jia Dongxu goes to work, his waist pain and leg soreness are gone, and he feels particularly energetic.

The food in the steel mill canteen has been terrible since He Daqing was arrested. If the canteen director was not a relative of Lou Bancheng, he would have packed up and left long ago.

A few years ago, Lou Bancheng paid a high price to hire a Sichuan cuisine master from Hongbinlou, and the food in the cafeteria began to improve.

This Sichuan cuisine master is named Liu Dachuan, the Sichuan cuisine master of Hongbinlou, a good friend of He Daqing, and the master of Sha Zhu.

Liu Dachuan had no other requests, but wanted to take Sha Zhu with him, because if he left, Sha Zhu probably wouldn't be able to work. Lou Bancheng thought about it and agreed, thinking that he was just a temporary worker anyway.

Just like that, after many twists and turns, Sha Zhu miraculously returned to the steel mill.

After hearing the news, Sun Zhengguo couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of the protagonist! In the end, he ended up at the steel mill. What a miraculous fate."

Lou Bancheng has been very worried recently. Some time ago, when several friends got together, a piece of news came out that the country was preparing for public-private partnership, and it was said that it had already been approved. He was very panicked.

Today, Lou Bancheng is going to entertain some leaders at the factory, including a deputy minister and two directors of the Ministry of Metallurgy, to find out what the rules are for public-private partnerships, otherwise he will be unsure!

At noon, several leaders arrived at the steel mill on time. Lou Bancheng held a small welcome ceremony and then led them to the steel mill workshop for a quick look. Then, the group went straight to the cafeteria private room.

After everyone was seated, the dishes began to be served. The delicious dishes had already been prepared, just waiting for the guests to arrive. The secretary next to them saw that the dishes were almost served, so he started pouring wine. After Lou Bancheng gave a welcome speech, today's lunch began.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Lou Bancheng began today's conversation.

"Minister Liu, Director Qin, Director Qian, I am sorry to have you come to inspect today. I wonder if the dishes are to your taste. If they are not, I will criticize them later."

The two directors smiled without saying anything and looked at Minister Liu at the same time.

"Old Lou! We have known each other for many years. You are hosting a Hongmen Banquet today. It seems that you can't leave unless you come up with some useful information. Haha..."

The man whom Lou Bancheng called Minister Liu answered with a smile in a thick Sichuan accent.

"My boss's words are serious. I can't do anything about it. If I don't figure it out, I'll be unable to sleep or eat."

"Public-private partnership means that capitalist industry and commerce will gradually transform into socialist public ownership. This is the general trend and no one can change it. However, the country will not let you suffer any loss. Since it is a partnership, the scale will definitely be expanded. This will benefit both the country and individuals. However, the organization will send people to participate in management at that time."

Minister Liu stopped here and let Lou Bancheng digest it.

After listening to it, Lou Bancheng roughly understood what it meant.

After the joint venture, the Gadolinium Steel Plant belongs to the state, and the state will invest in shares to expand its scale. I can only be a shareholder in the future, only receiving dividends and not participating in management.

Although I understood it, I just couldn't feel happy, especially when Minister Liu said that this was the trend of the times and no one could change it. This sentence was too destructive.

"Of course, don't worry about it. This process is slow and won't be accomplished overnight. Director Qian will be in charge of the specific situation. If you have any opinions, can both parties raise them at that time?"

The few of them talked for a while, testing the bottom line of both sides, but seeing that Lou Bancheng seemed absent-minded, they ended the conversation hastily and agreed to send a working group down in a week to liquidate the assets.

After bidding farewell to Minister Liu and his party, Lou Bancheng stood at the factory gate, looking at the big words "Red Star Steel Rolling Mill", unwilling to move for a long time, as if he was recalling his past glory.

A week later, a working group from the Ministry of Metallurgy came. Lou Bancheng did not make any trouble and directly arranged the subordinates to cooperate with the work.

Three months later, the assets of the steel mill had long been liquidated and the negotiations were now coming to an end. Because Lou Bancheng had given up various rights and interests, the negotiations were able to proceed so quickly.

It was finally decided that the state would invest and expand the steel rolling mill from 3 employees to 5 employees. At that time, the state would hold a 39.5% stake, while Lou Bancheng would hold a 60.5% stake. The factory would be taken over by people sent by the state, and Lou Bancheng would be the private manager.

Lou Bancheng was quite courageous and he immediately stated that he would donate 11.5% to the country and he would only hold 49%, indicating that he would completely delegate power.

After the Ministry of Metallurgy learned the news, it reported it to the central government, which decided to set an example and give Lou Bancheng the title of "patriotic businessman."

Next, the Ministry of Metallurgy sent people to take over the steel rolling mill, and Lou Bancheng also evacuated all his people to make room for others.

It took half a year for the steel mill to be successfully operated, marking the mill as one of the first state-owned units. (The earliest public-private partnership was completed when the People's Republic of China was founded, and the latest was completed in 56.)

After the public-private partnership, Sun Dajiang and his wife became the direct beneficiaries.

The first one was Lin Wencui. Because of her high education and the shortage of staff in the Women's Federation of the Trade Union, she was promoted from a level 3 clerk to a level 1 clerk.

Sun Dajiang's previous electrician group was changed to the electrician section, with Sun Dajiang as the section chief. At the same time, Sun Dajiang was also given a quota for the electrician section.

When Sun Dajiang got home from get off work in the evening, he talked about this matter and wanted to discuss with Lin Wencui who should be allocated the quota.

"Dad, can you give me this spot?"

Sun Zhengguo asked anxiously.

"No, it's hard to keep this quota. You have to use it now. You can't continue studying. Besides, the job you will be assigned after graduation won't be better than this."

"No, Dad, you misunderstood. I don't want it myself. I'm asking for it on behalf of someone else."

"You bastard, you don't know, or you are stupid, how precious a start-up job quota is, and you are asking for it for others."

Sun Dajiang was so angry that he laughed.

"Believe it or not, if I let it out today that I have a job offer, our doorstep will be broken down even before tomorrow."

"What are you thinking, Dad? The others I'm talking about are not outsiders. My cousin Lin Jiguo turned 17 this afternoon. He has been doing nothing since he graduated from junior high school. This has worried his uncle a lot. This job is perfect for my cousin."

After hearing what her son said, Lin Wencui's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Yes! Everyone has forgotten about the eldest brother's children, and among these relatives, only Ji Guo is the most suitable."

After Lin Wencui finished speaking, she looked at Sun Dajiang. After all, Sun Dajiang was the head of the family, and it was Sun Dajiang who had to make the decision.

"Why are you all looking at me? Since Ji Guo is suitable, just give him to him."

After hearing what Sun Dajiang said, Sun Zhengguo breathed a sigh of relief. He always remembered how good his grandfather had been to him.

Lin Wencui was also very happy because they were her family, but her husband still agreed.