1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 315 Three months

Ning Weidong immediately rushed to the front desk of the guesthouse: "Comrade, let me make a call."

After a while, the phone was connected: "Hello, Sister An, it's me. What's the situation now? OK... OK... I understand. You listen to Director Zhao... Okay..."

After finishing the call, Ning Weidong pursed his lips. The situation in Handong was more serious than he expected.

As expected, the other party started to make trouble for the injured worker.

Just this morning, the city’s Labor Bureau suddenly sent someone, claiming that the electronics factory posed a safety hazard and demanded that the factory be sealed off and rectified.

Before this, the county had not heard of it at all.

Including Director Li.

Although Director Li and Ning Weidong had been in contact in secret before, it seems that the truth can no longer be hidden and the higher-ups have finally noticed it.

At least there is a suspicion that Director Li has switched sides.

Ning Weidong returned to the room, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

He wasn't too worried about the situation in Handong.

With Director Li and Zhao Lichun around, the county magistrate is no better than the current one.

Moreover, the factory has not yet started production, so it is not a big deal even if it is temporarily closed.

In Ning Weidong's opinion, the other party was acting too hastily.

If you are more patient and wait until the factory starts production, then play this card...

Ning Weidong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, his expression became a little amused, as if he had figured something out.

If he could think of it, couldn’t the people in Handong think of it?

Now that you have thought of it, it is worth pondering why this card is played at this time.

Getting things done, but not being able to complete them? This is a warning to protect yourself.

Ning Weidong clicked his tongue. It seemed that the game he won with Zhao Lichun in Nanping County had a great impact on him.

The local area of ​​Handong is not a monolithic entity.

After the last round, many people saw the will of the capital, and it is inevitable that they would have some thoughts, at least to leave a way out for themselves.

Thinking of this, Ning Weidong felt more at ease.

His top priority now is to solve the cathode ray tube problem as quickly as possible, whether by building a joint venture factory or by other means.

The key to breaking the deadlock in this matter is that Big Ben and Kumaji have an ambiguous attitude.

Ning Weidong couldn't help but wonder, what on earth did this little Japanese mean?
At the same time, I was thinking that I couldn't hang myself on a crooked tree.

In addition to Toshiba, Japan also has Panasonic and Sony. Among these three electrical giants, Toshiba can only rank third.

But relatively speaking, Toshiba is bolder and more rugged than the other two companies, so Ning Weidong chose Toshiba as his first choice.

If Big Ben and Kuma II really don't work out, he can only change to another one.

But before that, he had to teach the other party a lesson.

It's not about revenge, but about killing the chicken to scare the monkey, to serve as a warning to future collaborators. Otherwise, if everyone treats him as a soft persimmon, things will be difficult to handle.

While Ning Weidong was thinking, Handong was in turmoil.

After a few months of calm, two invisible hands began to wrestle again over a worker who was injured by a TV explosion.

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Inside the office building of the Provincial Machinery Bureau.

Zhao Lichun walked hurriedly, his leather shoes making rapid "tapping" sounds on the terrazzo floor.

When he arrived at the door of Wu Bingjun's office, Zhao Lichun raised his hand to push the door and go in directly, but the moment his hand touched the door, he controlled his emotions and turned from pushing the door to knocking.

"Come in~" Wu Bingjun's voice came from the room.

Zhao Lichun went in with a gloomy face.

When Wu Bingjun saw that it was him, he immediately stood up and walked forward, smiling and said, "Lichun, come and sit down~"

Zhao Lichun sat on the sofa: "Uncle Wu, what do you mean?"

As he said this, he slammed the documents in his hand onto the coffee table.

Wu Bingjun smiled bitterly. He certainly knew why Zhao Lichun was so angry.

Because Ning Weidong's electronics factory was originally built under the name of the Machinery Bureau, and now this document from the Machinery Bureau is to directly take over the management rights of the factory.

Zhao Lichun said: "Uncle Wu, you don't pick peaches like this!"

Wu Bingjun said helplessly: "Lichun, don't worry."

In fact, Zhao Lichun was also trying to find the right moment. He knew, of course, that this document was not what Wu Bingjun wanted, but if he appeared too considerate, how could he put pressure on Wu Bingjun?

So, everyone is acting.

Zhao Lichun said, "Uncle Wu, how can I not be anxious! You know what's going on with that factory. If you really let me do this, how can I go back to the capital? How can I explain to Ruyi? You know who she is."

After May Day, Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu officially got married, and the relationship between Ning Weidong and Zhao Lichun was also different from before.

Everyone knew before that Ning Weidong was the son-in-law of the Zhao family, but after all, they hadn't gotten married yet, so it was just tacit knowledge. But now it can be brought up directly.

Moreover, when Zhao Lichun came, he called him Uncle Wu all the time instead of Director Wu. This was a private relationship, and he came here with the attitude of a junior. He could be serious if he wanted, or he could act unreasonable.

Wu Bingjun is an old hand, so of course he can see it clearly.

He could see it clearly, but he couldn't decipher it, and he couldn't decipher it.

In the previous round, Ning Weidong and Zhao Lichun won representing Beijing, which has already reflected who is strong and who is weak. People like Wu Bingjun should see the situation more clearly.

It was for this reason that Zhao Lichun had the confidence to come to Wu Bingjun to cause trouble. Otherwise, just being an "Uncle Wu" would not be enough.

Wu Bingjun had no choice. He was in a dilemma. "Lichun, I don't mean to embarrass you. It's... Director Wang Chunfeng who asked about this personally. What do you want me to do?"

Zhao Lichun frowned. When Wang Chunfeng was mentioned, he had to restrain his emotions and frowned, "Director Wang?"

Wang Chunfeng is a serious provincial governor, and his qualifications are even higher than Zhao's father.

Wu Bingjun said, "Of course not. Otherwise, where do you think this document came from?"

Zhao Lichun frowned: "Uncle Wu, this...what should we do?"

He didn't expect that Wang Chunfeng would take direct action, as he had already shown his determination in the capital last time.

What else does Wang Chunfeng want?

Wu Bingjun said: "Lichun, don't be anxious. Wang Chunfeng is an old Ge Ming. He knows how to do things and won't do anything rash."

Zhao Lichun raised his eyebrows: "Isn't this a mess?"

Wu Bingjun said: "I guess he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get some bargaining chips. It's your fault for not being discreet and giving him a handle."

Zhao Lichun knew that these words were referring to the worker who was injured in the explosion.

It was precisely because of this accident that Handong took advantage of the situation and first asked the Labor Bureau to investigate production safety.

Then, using this as an excuse, they asked the Machinery Bureau to take over the management rights of the factory.

Zhao Lichun said, "Uncle Wu, can I borrow your phone to call my dad?"

Wu Bingjun smiled and said, "No need. I talked to Lao Zhao on the phone yesterday."

Zhao Lichun was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

After all this fuss, I was getting really anxious, but it turned out to be in vain.

Wu Bingjun took out a document from the drawer: "I just received a fax this morning."

Zhao Lichun took it and took a look. It was a list of the first batch of alternative factories issued by the Ministry of Machinery for the establishment of the Machinery Equipment Corporation.

A total of twenty factories were mentioned, and the last one was the Handong Dongyi Electronics Factory.

Obviously, it should have been added last.

In principle, personnel changes will be temporarily frozen for these factories on the shortlist.

After reading it carefully, Zhao Lichun breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Wu Bingjun: "You...you have this thing, why didn't you take it out earlier!"

Wu Bingjun laughed and said, "You came in and started to question me. Did you give me a chance to get out?"

Zhao Lichun laughed dryly: "Okay, Uncle Wu, I'll apologize to you~"

Wu Bingjun smiled at first, then said seriously: "Lichun, although we have this amulet, it is not omnipotent."

Zhao Lichun nodded, the Machinery Bureau was under dual management.

Wu Bingjun continued: "This can only last for three months at most."

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"Three months~"

An hour later, Ning Weidong received a call from Zhao Lichun, explaining the situation in Handong.

After the call ended, Ning Weidong looked a little solemn.

Three months is neither a long nor a short time. He must negotiate the joint venture within three months.

Once foreign investment is involved, the problem cannot be easily controlled by local authorities, and even Wang Chunfeng has to be cautious.

And now the biggest excuse they use is the issue of production safety. As long as the problem of mismatch between cathode ray tubes and integrated circuits is solved, this problem will no longer exist.

So the key lies in building a joint venture factory.

Thinking of this, Ning Weidong couldn't help rubbing his temples, and the name of Big Ben Kumaji appeared in his mind.

This No. 4 figure in Toshiba is definitely the key to the whole thing.

"We must find a way to meet this little Japanese!" Ning Weidong thought to himself and immediately called Master Wu over.

Now Master Wu has joined Ning Weidong's group. He had two wives before liberation, but later Zhengce did not allow it, so he had to divorce.

Now Ning Weidong has found Master Wu’s two wives and two daughters, and settled them all in the capital.

Whether they are hostages or it is to let Master Wu have no worries, the four of them, mother and daughter, are all under Ning Weidong's control.

"Old Wu, please find a way to arrange a meeting between me and Big Ben Kuma II." Ning Weidong made the request, not caring about the difficulties and methods Master Wu faced.

Master Wu didn't waste any time and agreed immediately.

However, Ning Weidong did not expect that Master Wu would find him the next day and said helplessly: "Manager Ning, Big Ben Xiong Er has left Shanghai and returned to China."

Ning Weidong frowned, not expecting this situation.

He originally thought that Big Ben was just pretending to be nice and wanted to control him, and that they would definitely meet when the time was right.

Otherwise, the news of raising the price of cathode ray tubes by 30% would not have been revealed through Taro Mori's mouth.

But now, he left suddenly, which was obviously inconsistent with the previous judgment.

What does it mean?
Ning Weidong frowned, but did not blame Master Wu. Instead, he picked up the phone and called Maori Taro: "Hello, Maori-kun, it's me... Let's meet~"

The departure of Big Ben Xiong Er really caught Ning Weidong off guard.

Seeing Maori Taro, Ning Weidong still had a bad face and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Maori, please give me an explanation."

Ning Weidong certainly knew that Big Ben Kumaji's departure was not something that Maori Taro could control, but this did not prevent him from taking action to hold him accountable.

(End of this chapter)