Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

His background destined him to be the subject of countless unwavering scrutiny.

“Brother-in-law, I can handle the business, and I can get the goods he needs, but his safety is a concern…”

Li Aimin can guarantee everything else, but he can't guarantee this one.

People aren't his sons; he can't just do whatever he says, even if he says east or west. Adults can't just listen to themselves.

If anything goes wrong, I'll take the blame myself.

Li Aimin was wronged so much!

"Help if you can, just keep an eye on things."

Yang Jianguo took a puff of his cigarette and said with a hazy expression, "He's not the kind of person who acts recklessly."

Knowing that he had retired from the front lines, Li Aimin felt more at ease.

Having been on the battlefield and experienced danger, they are undoubtedly cautious.

The worst thing is that naive young man who has never been out in the world.

They think they're the only one who matters, and they'll die without even knowing how they died.

These days, the law is not sound, and there are plenty of ruthless and cunning people everywhere.

If you really run into a tough nut to crack, I don't care who you are, I'll just grab my weapon and go for it, and we'll talk about it later.

Once the knife goes in, it's too late to say anything.

Moreover, it's happening on someone else's turf.

If I really did it for you, what could you possibly do but fly to the sky?

After finishing his formal explanation, Li Aimin started thinking about the car he had promised.

"Brother-in-law, tell me what kind of car it is, and whether King Long can procure it."

Upon hearing him mention those two words, Yang Jianguo just laughed and cursed, "Get lost, even if you get it, you'd better dare to drive it."

"Don't rush about the car, let me think about it some more."

The reason Yang Jianguo told Li Aimin not to rush was because he had another thought: the public.

If I remember correctly, we should already be in contact with them by now, and they should officially enter the market next year.

It was priced at 6, but was resold for 20.

Once the reforms were officially implemented and the people became wealthier after the constitution was established, prices were raised in every way imaginable, almost like people went crazy.

Can we get a piece of the profits here?

At the very least, foreigners shouldn't be the ones making all the profits.

If we could have made it a joint venture from the beginning, we could have learned some technology, right?

"It's better to buy than to build, and better to rent than to buy." This saying was true forty years ago because of the limitations imposed by the environment at that time.

But now it's not about conquering the world, it's about maintaining it.

You need to focus on development, not just hit-and-run tactics.

To reuse outdated theories is simply being irresponsible.

The old saying goes, "This person's intentions are not pure."

Now the saying should be reversed: renting is not as good as buying, and buying is not as good as building.

Moreover, you need to be skillful and thoughtful when buying.

We absolutely cannot do business like the Ansteel rolling mill line deal where they didn't even ask for a blueprint.

If we're going to buy, we have to buy the technology and engage in joint manufacturing.

Wanting to make money is fine, but you have to show your skills. We need to learn some real skills from this business.

They spend money to treat people like royalty.

hetui~

How shameless is that?!

Chapter 357 The Steel Nails Couldn't Bend, Two Frenzied Outbursts

Buy, buy, buy! And it's not just about buying industrial equipment and production lines.

We also need to buy the technology and develop and research it extensively.

We'll copy it if we want, and it won't sound good if it doesn't. As long as someone's willing to sell it, we're willing to buy it.

Does sound good actually matter?!

You build a good reputation, and now we're starting from scratch, focusing on developing basic industries.

It would be fine if the country hadn't opened its doors yet, but now that it has, this is happening again.

Ultimately, the high-end market and the power of discourse will all fall into the hands of foreigners. If they tell you to go east, you have to go east; if they tell you to go west, you have to go west.

If someone says, "Stop it, don't do it anymore," everyone's completely clueless!

Therefore, imitate if you can, and create if you can.

Some people talk about face, influence, and the impression they leave on people around the world.

Yang Jianguo then launched into a tirade of abuse at the meeting.

He's really going to yell this time!

They showed no politeness whatsoever, nor any restraint whatsoever.

This is no small matter; it affects future development strategies and is a major issue that determines whether the country can stand up and whether 400 million compatriots can stand tall.

There is nothing bigger in the world than this.

All you care about is saving face, and then you'll end up being someone else's lackey. Go ask around and see who'd be willing to do that!

Damn it, those foreigners are treating you like an idiot and trying to fool you, and you think you're so smart.

Let me flatter you a bit. It's great to be in the inland area. You guys are good friends. Let's make money together.

We'll turn around and block all mid-to-high-end technologies, turning you into nothing more than a slave factory. Keep up the good work!

It will be too late to regret it then!

Our martyrs sacrificed their lives to create a bright and prosperous world, not so that future generations would become their slaves.

"Let whoever wants to be a servant be one. I have steel nails in my back, I can't bend."

The news that Yang Jianguo had slapped his back so hard during the meeting spread after the meeting ended.

All relevant units and institutions have heard about it, and even the imperial city has received the news.

Some people gloated, thinking that his good days were over.

Some people think he made the right move, but the timing wasn't quite right. We're currently on our honeymoon with the Eagles!

What you're saying is just stirring up conflict, damaging cooperative relationships, and creating tension!

Some people say that Yang Jianguo's ideas are what the people in the capital want to hear.

But no one expected that nothing would happen in the end.

The imperial city was quiet, as if no one had heard anything about it.

The discussion within the Ministry of Works quickly ceased, as if an invisible hand had silenced them.

Loud thunder, but no rain.

It hasn't rained at all since the beginning; it's just been thundering.

However, some astute individuals have already noticed that Yang Jianguo's reputation and status in the capital are likely quite different now.

Either you plummet to the bottom, or you soar to great heights.

It's still unclear which one it is, but we still have to keep working.

Of course, these discussions and speculations are confined to the industry; no one would spread them around.

Neither friends nor rivals would do that.

While everyone is focused on resolving the 'trust crisis,' the people's hearts are still not at ease!

If news of infighting were to spread at this time, it wouldn't just be Yang Jianguo who would suffer; everyone who was dependent on the capital would be questioned and implicated.

If word gets out one day, it can only mean that someone is determined to kill him.

It's a fight to the death, a situation where one of them has to fall.

At that point, it wasn't just Yang Jianguo's business anymore.

A week after the meeting, Li Aimin took Zhang Liangyu on a green-skinned special train bound for Mao's home.

Yang Jianguo also got a new job as a technical advisor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Advisors have varying degrees of power.

Some advisors have direct access to the highest levels of government, and their every word and action can have a huge impact.

Some consultants offer suggestions, but they don't even bother to look at them; they just turn around and throw them in the trash and bury them.

Yang Jianguo belongs to the third type. He cannot reach the ears of the emperor directly, but his influence should not be underestimated, whether he is above or below the emperor.

A person's abilities alone are enough to earn the admiration of most people.

His words are listened to.

For that reason alone, no one would dare to ignore him, no matter where he goes.

Even if it's just an advisor without an administrative rank, even if it's dealing with bigwigs from the Academy of Sciences.

Upon returning to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yang Jianguo displayed neither arrogance nor servility, but also a sharp edge.

They are all engaged in scientific research, and most of them have a bit of the arrogance of intellectuals.

If you act too modestly, people will just think you're a paper tiger with nothing but empty shells.

If you're too arrogant, you'll scare away these big shots who aren't good at socializing. They'll think you're troublesome to get along with and would rather stay away.

Therefore, Yang Jianguo adopted an attitude of "I respect others as well as they respect me".

Neither indifferent nor overly enthusiastic.

As for what he did at the Academy of Sciences, it all boils down to those two words—attending meetings.

To facilitate the work of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy plans to equip its subordinate institutions with computers.

But now, the question is how and where to buy this computer.

Don't underestimate the knowledge involved in buying things. Remember this: there are no small matters in the capital!

We definitely need to buy it, but we simply don't have the production capacity.

Starting from scratch, how long would that take?

By the time you develop it, you'll have already been left far behind. What's the point of talking about catching up or overtaking on a curve?

However, the opinions raised by Yang Jianguo during the previous meeting of the Ministry of Industry were also heard by the bigwigs.

Thinking about it, that makes sense. If we just buy things without the skills, isn't that just giving money away for nothing?

Let alone in the past, even now there are those frustrating situations where a machine breaks down and you have to call an old man to fix it.

What, are you planning to put up with this humiliation ten or twenty years from now?

We invited Yang Jianguo to be our consultant this time because we wanted to hear his opinion.

Since you believe that you can't just buy things, and that buying and selling should involve strategy, you should have a set of ideas in mind.

Let's share this with everyone so we can improve!

Yang Jianguo certainly had something to say; the meeting lasted for more than four hours, and Yang Jianguo spoke for two and a half hours.

Most of the time, the experts listened to his remarks, occasionally glancing down and jotting down a few lines, as if they had some thoughts or insights.

However, there was one person who argued with him very strongly.

The other party's position was exactly the opposite of his; they agreed to import mature foreign products on a large scale.