Material Empire

Less than five minutes after the phone call, there was only the sound of engines roaring from far to near in the factory area. Before everyone came back to their senses, three motorcycles spewed black smoke and rushed towards them like lightning, barely stopping in front of Qin Hai's truck.

"Hi, Seryozha!" the rider in one of the cars greeted Seryozha with his hands raised.

"Hi, Tolia, Marfa, you are all here." Seryozha stepped forward, grinning and patting each other's shoulders with the three riders. These three riders are all about the same age as Seryozha, so they must be all friends of Seryozha.

"What's the matter? Is anyone embarrassing you, Seryozha?" asked Tolya, who glanced at the truck and then at Stepanov.

Seryozha said: "I made some Chinese friends, got some food, and Chinese Erguotou, the kind of Erguotou you like to drink the most. I told you, the doorman, that it was for your father. Something, he won't let us in."

"Erguotou?" Tolia's eyes lit up all of a sudden, he was riding on a motorcycle, turned around, faced Stepanov, and asked coldly: "Stepanov Husband, were you blocking this truck from going in just now?"

"Tolya, it's not like this..." Stepanov obviously knew Tolya, knowing that he and the other two riders were the children of middle-level cadres in the factory, and now they were jobless and belonged to the lawless second generation . Seryozha called them out to help out, but Stepanov really didn't dare to mess around.

"What's not like this?" Tolia jumped out of the car, supported the motorcycle, then pushed Stepanov's chest with his hand, pointed to his nose and said, "Don't think that I don't know, it's clear that you saw someone delivering something to my house and wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail you. Haven't you done this kind of thing less in the past? Seryozha is my friend, and you dare to pull the dog out to scare him? Don't you believe that I slaughtered your dog for meat?"

"Tolia, don't get me wrong. I really didn't know they were here to find Mr. Jabayev. You see, there are all Chinese people in the car..." Stepanov hesitated. The status of security guards in the factory was very low, and Tolia's father, Jabayev, was the workshop director and had certain powers. How dare Stepanov dare to challenge him.

"These Chinese are my father's friends, why don't you open the door soon?" Tolia scolded.

At this time, Stepanov could only let go of his personal enmity with the Chinese. He commanded his security guards to open the big iron gate and let Qin Hai and his trucks in. Tolia stood aside and stared at the truck slowly passing by. After the car entered the factory, he nodded and put a bottle of Chinese-made Erguotou that he had just received from Seryosha into Stepanov's hand. Throwing it away, he said, "This is for you. When my friends come in the future, don't embarrass them."

"Got it, got it." Stepanov held the bottle of wine with a smile on his face. Chinese baijiu is considered a luxury in Chita. How could the revenge 20 years ago be as good as the bottle of good wine in front of you?

"Tolia, it's really yours." Seryozha followed Tolia and others into the factory behind the truck, and said to Tolia with a smile.

"These Chinese friends of yours don't really come to visit my father, do they? He has nothing to do with the Chinese." Tolia pointed to the people in the car and said.

"Of course not." Seryozha said unabashedly, "However, there are several boxes of food and Erguotou wine in the car. Each of you will take a share. Thank you for your help. In addition, let me inquire about your Is the name of the chief engineer Shubnikov? Where does he live?"

"Are you looking for Shubnikov? I'll take you there." Tolia became more enthusiastic when she heard that she could earn food and wine, and offered to lead Qin Hai and the others.

Shubnikov's residence is also an independent small western-style building, which is similar to the Rajimov's house that Qin Hai visited before. Tolia and the others took Qin Hai and the others outside the building, and said, "Go and knock on the door yourself, Shubnikov is an old Bolshevik, and he dislikes us the most, so we'd better go back first." .”

"Thank you for your help." Qin Hai jumped off the truck and nodded to them. Seryozha had already removed a few boxes from the car and gave them to several friends respectively, in exchange for a burst of joyful exclamations from them.

Sending away a few gangsters, Qin Hai took Xiao Weihao and Liu Hang to Shubnikov's house, but Xie Liaosha did not follow, and stayed in the car with Xie Qijin. Xie Qijin took advantage of this time to discuss with him. Qin Hai is acting as an agent.

"Tu Tut Tuk, Tuk Tuk Tuk!" Xiao Weihao walked ahead and knocked on Shubnikov's door.

The door opened, and a balding middle-aged man appeared at the door. He looked at the three strangers in front of him and asked in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"

"Excuse me, is Mr. Shubnikov at home?" Xiao Weihao asked.

"I am." The other party replied.

"Hello, Mr. Shubnikov, I am from China National Machinery and Electronics Import and Export Corporation, and my surname is Xiao. We came to visit you out of curiosity, can you let us in?" Xiao Weihao said.

Shubnikov nodded, gestured, and said, "Come in, please."

A group of people entered Shubnikov's house, came to the living room, and sat down separately. The hostess came out to take a look, and Shubnikov gave her some instructions, and she brought tea and some snacks for everyone, and then retreated to her room.

"What do you want from me?" Shubnikov asked straight to the point.

"We learned that Mr. Shubnikov is an authority on high-temperature alloy materials. We are currently researching several high-temperature alloy materials and have encountered some technical difficulties. I would like to ask you to provide us with some guidance. I wonder if you are interested. .” Liu Hang said. Qin Hai found out that Liu Hang also spoke Russian well, even more fluent than Xiao Weihao. Thinking about it, he was right. If he didn't understand Russian, the Science and Industry Committee would not have sent him to carry out this task.

"What kind of material?" Shubnikov asked.

"For example, 14-14-2 austenitic heat-resistant steel, you should have extensive experience in this area." Liu Hang said.

"Are you from the military?" Shubnikov said sharply. The material Liu Hang mentioned is generally used to manufacture aero-engine turbines, blades, and high-temperature fasteners. China’s aviation industry is mainly operated by the military. Shubnikov, as an expert in this field, can’t guess The origin of Liu Hang cannot be revealed.

"Yes." Liu Hang didn't intend to hide anything. The so-called electromechanical import and export company's guise was used to deal with people like guards. It couldn't be hidden from insiders like Shubnikov. .

"Sure enough, you are here," Shubnikov said lightly.

Although the Chinese military went to the Soviet Union to recruit talents, although it was not publicized on the surface, it was no secret in the circle. Some of Shubnikov's colleagues have accepted China's invitation to work in Chinese military enterprises. Shubnikov knew that with his own status, the Chinese would definitely come to dig him, but it was only a matter of time. The appearance of Xiao Weihao and Liu Hang in front of him did not surprise him.

Xiao Weihao also knew that Shubnikov had been mentally prepared for a long time, and he said bluntly: "Yes, as far as we know, the aviation industry enterprises in the Far East have now stopped production, and a large number of workers have lost their jobs. The situation is not optimistic. Given the current situation in the Soviet Union, it is estimated that in the next few years, it is impossible to resume the production of these military enterprises. What we mean is that it is the biggest waste for an expert like you to be idle. Since the Soviet Union We don’t need you for the time being, why don’t you go to China to help us with something?”

Shubnikov smiled slightly, Xiao Weihao's remarks were actually meaningless. The Soviet Union failed, so the Chinese came to the Soviet Union to recruit people. This is a very simple matter. People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Unless those people are particularly stubborn, they don't care who they do things for. Shubnikov has been thinking about this matter for a long time. At this time, he doesn't need to pretend to be confused anymore, he just needs to discuss the conditions with the other party.

"What do you need from me, and what kind of treatment can you provide me?" Shubnikov asked.

"Your salary standard is..." Liu Hang took out a piece of paper and began to introduce to Shubnikov the conditions that the Chinese side is willing to give, these conditions include salary, funds, housing, car allocation, etc. Generally speaking, it is very generous. For this action to attract talents, the military has made great determination, and the treatment provided to experts is more than 10 times higher than that of domestic engineers.

"Is this your final condition?" Shubnikov asked coldly after listening to Liu Hang's introduction.

"Of course not. If you have any dissatisfaction with this condition, you can bring it up, and we can reconsider it as appropriate." Xiao Weihao replied, there is no difference between poaching talents and doing business, both have to be bargained. The conditions set out by Liu Hang are the general standards for the introduction of talents. For special talents, some standards can be raised appropriately, and the restrictions will not be too rigid.

Shubnikov said: "With all due respect, if these conditions of yours are used to hire ordinary engineers, they are indeed very generous. However, I am the chief engineer of the Chita Aviation Industry Complex. I think my resume You have also studied it, and such conditions are not very attractive to me."

Hearing such a blunt answer, Liu Hang was a little confused. He turned his head to look at Xiao Weihao, and seeing Xiao Weihao's face was also a little embarrassed. As Shubnikov said, they have indeed studied his resume, and the conditions they are offering now are also tailor-made for him. If it were an ordinary engineer, it would be impossible for the Chinese side to offer such a condition. But now it seems that Shubnikov is not optimistic about this condition, which is a bit troublesome.