Material Empire

Qin Hai said that he would not go, but in fact it was impossible not to go. Of course, he went to Ning's house not only to give Ning a gift, but also to meet Ning Zhongying and chat with the old man about Yang Xinyu's affairs. In terms of how to behave in the world, Ning Zhongying is qualified to be Qin Hai's mentor, and Qin Hai is also used to discussing with the old man when encountering things.

As for Qin Hai's close friend Ning Mo, Qin Hai had already met him at Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant. He brought Ning Mo, Yu Haitao, and Miao Lei a pair of foreign cigarettes, a Spanish-style plaid shirt, and a Swiss watch, which made them so happy that they couldn't find their way. Pingyuan Iron and Steel Works was doing well last year, and the brothers got a lot of dividends. They have already become the new nobles in Pingyuan County. What they lack now is to get some imported products to pretend to be overseas Chinese.

Qin Hai drove Qin Shan to the Qingfeng factory in a jeep and came downstairs to Ning's house. Qin Shan was wearing new clothes, fearing that people would see her, she ran upstairs as soon as she got out of the car, and didn't even bother to help her brother get things. When Qin Hai went up to the second floor with his bag, he saw Tranquility and Qin Shan standing at the door, arm in arm, waiting for him.

"It's so grand, and there's actually a welcome lady here?" Qin Hai teased with a smile.

"Miss Yingbin! It's a gift for me, bring it quickly." Tranquility stretched out her hand to Qin Hai sullenly, but her eyes clearly showed the joyful expression of reunion after a long absence.

For some reason, when I heard that Qin Hai traveled abroad to visit, Tranquility felt an inexplicable worry. When chatting with Qin Shan on weekdays, she would always mention Qin Hai's return date and talk about various possibilities of going abroad. risks encountered. Just now, Qin Shan who came upstairs said that Qin Hai had come back and was downstairs now, Ning Ning almost couldn't help but want to run downstairs to see the returned Qin Hai with her own eyes. But fortunately, she still had a little girlish reserve, so she just stood at the door, pressing her restless heart, waiting for Qin Hai to go upstairs.

Seeing Tranquility's stretched out slender hand, Qin Hai smiled and handed over a bundle. Tranquility was taken aback by the size of the bag, she quickly reached out to catch it with both hands, and asked with a blushing face, "Is this all for me?"

"Yes." Qin Hai smiled, "Xiaoshan, Xiaoling, plus you, one share, fair and reasonable."

"It's not in vain that I recognize you as my elder brother!" Tranquility hugged the burden happily, then squinted into the room with her eyes, and said, "My dad is waiting for you in the living room, don't say you didn't bring a gift for my dad Yo."

"Haha, no, how dare I, a small worker, forget such things as flattering the leader." Qin Hai replied with a laugh.

Tranquility tugged at Qin Shan, and ran back to her room with her bundle in her arms. Qin Hai followed them into Ning's house, and saw Ning Zhongying looking at him with a smile in the living room.

"Director Ning, I'm back." Qin Hai said.

"Went to Spain?" Ning Zhongying asked, this was a symbolic greeting, because Qin Hai had reported to him before going abroad.

"Yes, I went to Spain." Qin Hai said, he took out a small bag, handed it to Ning Zhongying, and said, "I brought you something, please accept it."

"Why are you doing this?" Ning Zhongying reprimanded falsely, his expression was exactly the same as that of Yang Xinyu Qin Hai had seen before. China is originally a society of human relations, and it is not a big deal for acquaintances to send gifts to each other. If Qin Hai came back from a trip abroad without bringing a gift to Ning Zhongying, everyone would say he is ignorant. Qin Hai is Ning Zhongying's subordinate in name, but in fact he already has his own career, so Ning Zhongying doesn't have to worry about Qin Hai's gift giving for any ill intentions.

"A little gadget, and a box of cigars from a customer." Qin Hai explained. Leonardo gave him two boxes of cigars, one of which he gave to Yang Xinyu, and the other as a tribute to Ning Zhongying.

"Cigars? Let me see." Ning Zhongying opened the bag Qin Hai handed him with great interest, and took out the box of cigars. The expression of refusal he pretended just now was gone.

"I've seen this stuff in a movie. I heard it's stronger than our domestic cigarettes. I've been wanting to get some to try." Ning Zhongying held a thick cigar, looked it up and down, and said happily .

"Just smoke it, and I'll give you a few more boxes when the smoking is over." Qin Hai said loudly.

"That's not necessary. I heard that this thing is quite expensive." Ning Zhongying said, stuffed the cigar back into the box, then pointed to the sofa with her finger, motioned Qin Hai to sit down, and asked, "How about the trip to Spain?" So, is it going well?"

"It went very smoothly." Qin Hai replied, "Not only did the expected task be completed, but there were also some unexpected gains."

"Really? Tell me." Ning Zhongying took out a cigarette from her cigarette case and lit it, as if she was going to listen to Qin Hai's long speech.

Qin Hai gave Ning Zhongying a brief introduction to the trip to Spain, especially the introduction of electric furnaces in Hongyuan Iron and Steel Works. Ning Zhongying listened with gusto. After listening, he was silent for a moment and said, "Xiao Qin, what do you mean, many companies in Europe are planning to update their equipment?"

"Yes." Qin Hai said, "Western technology is progressing too fast. If they don't update their equipment in time, they will inevitably face the fate of being eliminated."

"But, if we don't update our equipment, why won't we be eliminated?" Ning Zhongying asked.

"This..." Qin Hai was immediately stopped by Ning Zhongying's question, and after thinking for a few seconds, he replied: "The situation in our country is still different from that in Europe. Europe is overproduction, while we are underproduction If European companies do not update their equipment, they will not be able to provide high-end products that customers need, and will be eliminated by the market. In our case, as long as the company can produce products with decent quality, it will not worry about sales, so the equipment update There's not much pressure."

"You're right." Ning Zhongying nodded and said, "Equipment that Europeans think is outdated is considered advanced when we take it over. This is our shame."

Qin Haidao: "There is no way. We are a developing country. We have been weak and poor for so many years. It is impossible to compare with the old imperialism. What is needed now is to face up to this gap instead of denying it with blind self-esteem. gap."

Ning Zhongying nodded again, and then suddenly asked: "In this case, Xiao Qin, have you ever thought about helping Qingfeng Factory to purchase some second-hand equipment in Europe? Our current equipment was purchased in the 1960s and 1970s , and the equipment was already relatively backward in the world when we purchased it, we also need to update the equipment now."

"Director Ning's thinking is so active." Qin Hai smiled, "Why didn't I think of this when I was in Europe? Do they have any equipment that is facing obsolescence."

Ning Zhongying reprimanded: "You Xiaoqin's wings are hardened, and he doesn't regard himself as a person from Qingfeng Factory. Let me tell you, no matter how fierce you are outside, your relationship is still in Qingfeng Factory Woolen cloth."

For people in the system, relationship is a very important thing. The relationship Ning Zhongying mentioned refers to Qin Hai's files, household registration, qualifications, etc., which are all the identity information of a staff member. In the era of planned economy, if a person in the system leaves these "relationships", he will have nothing and become a so-called "black".

Of course, Qin Hai would not be afraid of Ning Zhongying's warning, and Ning Zhongying's words were just a reminder. Hearing Ning Zhongying talk about the relationship, Qin Hai remembered the main purpose of his trip, and he said to Ning Zhongying: "By the way, Director Ning, I came back this time and passed by the Pujiang River to meet the local production team." Director Yang."

"Yang Xinyu?" Ning Zhongying said, "I remembered, some time ago he asked someone to find out about your situation. Why, he wants to transfer you?"

Yang Xinyu wanted to hire a person, of course he would not directly recruit him because he was fancy. He needed to investigate all aspects of this person first, including political status, family status, performance in the work unit, and so on. This kind of investigation is called "outside transfer" within the system, and it is generally an important step before higher-level units transfer personnel from lower-level units. When Qin Hai was still in Spain, Yang Xinyu arranged for someone to go to Qingfeng Factory to transfer Qin Hai. As a leader of an old company, Ning Zhongying didn't know what this meant.

"He wants to borrow me for a while." Qin Hai explained.

"What kind of work are you going to do?" Ning Zhongying asked.

"Coordinate the material research work of relevant enterprises across the country in the localization of auto parts." Qin Hai said a sentence with a very complicated structure.

Ning Zhongying pondered for a while, and said, "This is a very important job, Director Yang actually believes you like this?"

Qin Hai smiled and said: "There may be many people who are more capable than me, but there are probably not many people who are more capable than me but are willing to listen to Director Yang's orders, so he can only find me."

Ning Zhongying said: "What you said is not comprehensive. It is one thing that you are capable, and another is that you are willing to listen to Director Yang. What is more important is that you have a sense of the overall situation and will not sacrifice the overall situation for the benefit of a small group. , should be Yang Xinyu's most important thing."

"It's true that the hero sees the same thing. Director Yang did say the same thing." Qin Hai said in surprise.

Ning Zhongying smiled and said: "It's not surprising. Although Director Yang and I are ten years apart in age, we are both of the older generation. People of our generation are the ones who pay the most attention to dedication and the overall situation. The word dedication , it’s not very fashionable now, but people like me and Director Yang can still talk about dedication. When we were in Pujiang last year, I chatted with Director Yang for a few words, and I could feel that we are the same kind of people , can understand each other.”

Qin Hai also said with a smile: "Director Ning, I don't like to hear your words. What does it mean that your generation is the most dedicated? Can't our generation be able to talk about dedication?"

"That's right, Qin Hai has contributed so much to our Qingfeng factory, Dad, you talk like that is too depressing to people's enthusiasm." Ning Jing, who had been lying behind the door of her room to eavesdrop on the chat between the two, opened the door and left. came out and protested to his father.

"What kind of clothes are you wearing?" Ning Zhongying looked up at her daughter and scolded dissatisfiedly. Just a moment ago, Tranquility had already changed into the summer dress Qin Hai bought for her from Spain. With her slender neck and fair arms exposed, she looked like a white lotus out of water.

"This is the dress Qin Hai gave me, the most popular casual summer dress in Spain! Dad, look, Qin Shan is also wearing it." Tranquility pulled Qin Shan who was hiding behind her out, two bright eyebrows The white-toothed girls stood side by side, smiling so sweetly that Ning Zhongying couldn't say anything even if she wanted to criticize her.