Chapter 184: Big Ma, Little Ma, Leizi, Dongzi All Call Him Godfather (Minimum 1 update)

Seeing Uncle Ping'an's serious expression, Wei Ming dared to ask: "Did someone fire you?"

"Go away, it's a horizontal transfer, it's a horizontal transfer."

He told Wei Ming: "The school decided to establish a production management office, and I will serve as the director, and it is directly under the leadership of the principal."

Wei Ming was shocked: "This is a good thing. From now on, you will be on your own!"

In the past, the director of the comprehensive office of the school affairs department was a bit like a big housekeeper, but now, it can be considered a small vassal.

Ping'an Uncle was still serious: "Suddenly moving to a new nest, I'm really not used to it."

"Then what is this new position for?" Wei Ming asked again.

"It's to manage the school's industries. To put it more bluntly, it's to make money."

This was also an important reason why Ping'an Uncle was worried. Although being on his own was a sign of promotion, he hadn't done this kind of thing before.

Funding had always been a major problem facing universities. Even for top universities like Peking University and Tsinghua University, they were always shouting that money was not enough. Introducing equipment needed money, introducing talent needed money, building houses needed money, improving staff welfare needed money, and sending students abroad needed money, so money was never enough.

When Wei Ming entered Beijing for the second time in the 90s, Ping'an Uncle didn't seem to be in the production management office. I don't know if he was transferred or if it was the butterfly effect of this life.

But he knew that when Ping'an Uncle retired, he was at the deputy department level and enjoyed the treatment of the department level. Not being able to be a vice principal was his regret.

But in this life, if he could shine in this new position, maybe there would be a chance to go further.

So on this journey to Xi'an, the uncle and nephew discussed how universities could use scientific research results for civilian use to make money.

"I think computers must be the general trend of the future. I heard those international student friends mention foreign countries, especially the prosperity of the computer market in the United States."

Apple was founded in '76!

Microsoft was founded in '75!

IBM was founded in 1911, and it will launch a personal computer next year!

This market is about to enter the blue ocean!

"It can be seen that you are very optimistic about this direction. You mentioned the brain developed based on big data in 'Black Cat Detective'."

"Hmm, but it's too early to say that. It will take decades to see results. Let's talk about the present. If Teacher Wang Wang Xuan's Chinese laser phototypesetting system can be commercialized, the prospects will definitely be very good. Our current publishing efficiency is too slow, the cost is too high, and the quality is poor. There is a huge room for improvement, and it is also the profit space for laser phototypesetting technology."

In the future, Peking University Founder was started by this technology. Although this school-run enterprise eventually went bankrupt, its name was still very loud in the first ten years of its establishment. Getting it out in advance was enough to become Ping'an Uncle's stepping stone.

And although Wei Ming was not engaged in scientific research, he was also familiar with the trend of future computer and internet development. Giving some pointers from the side, maybe this school-run enterprise could be run better and better, avoiding the awkward ending in the future.

In the future, Ping'an Uncle will directly replace Liu Chuanzhi as

So next, Wei Ming mentioned the importance of "Han cards" in this era. This is the benefit of auditing many classes; although he didn't understand these things deeply enough, it was enough to bluff.

Uncle Ping'an was a computer illiterate. Laser typesetting technology was a research project led by the school, so he had at least heard of it, but he didn't understand Han cards very well. He hurriedly took out his notebook to take notes; it was all knowledge!

Of course, there isn't only one way for universities to make money. Biology, chemistry, and physics—every field of research has the possibility of commercial profitability. It's just that computers are at the forefront, can fly higher and further, are more eye-catching, and are easier to achieve results in.

Uncle Ping'an also understood this, so he listened very carefully and decided to strengthen his studies in this area when he returned to school.

He even joked: "You kid have quite a lot of insight. How about I get you into the Production Management Office later?"

"Can I take leave whenever I want then?"

"Well, then you'd better stay at the school journal office." Uncle Ping'an shook his head with a bitter smile.

It didn't matter if Wei Ming slacked off in other positions, but if he became his subordinate, it would be hard for him as an uncle to be too lenient.

Wei Ming knew he would say that.

But he suddenly thought of a question.

"Now that you're not in the General Office, won't it be harder for me to transfer jobs in the future?"

"Don't worry," Wei Ping'an laughed, "I've already greeted Curator Xie of the library. As long as you get into the correspondence class of the Library Department, I'll transfer you to the library after the semester starts. You can work and study at the same time."

There are many students in the library, and many books. Some work is actually very busy, but some work is very leisurely, such as the storage room Wei Ming went to before. Because few people go there, there is basically no workload, and most of the people received are teachers, which is very suitable for him to slack off and write novels.

As for completely leaving Peking University to be a freelancer, he wasn't considering it for the time being. Without a work unit, it's too inconvenient to be out and about.

And Wei Ming is now a golden signboard for Peking University, and Peking University also supports Wei Ming in all aspects. Everyone uses each other and achieves each other, which is quite good for now.

Wei Ming had already traveled this route from Yan Jing to Xi'an once after the New Year, so he felt a sense of familiarity at every stop, and even the staff in the dining car were familiar faces.

He also met some interesting people on the train. A foreign couple boarded the train from Taiyuan, claiming to be Americans, and they were carrying two bottles of vinegar.

After the reform and opening up, there are more and more foreigners traveling in China, but they are basically concentrated in places like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Guilin. There certainly wouldn't be many coming to Taiyuan, and the two basically didn't understand Chinese and didn't bring an interpreter; they didn't even know where this train was taking them.

Pretty avant-garde, playing with travel blind boxes.

It wasn't until they boarded the train that Wei Ming told them the final stop was Xi'an, and introduced them to Xi'an delicacies, as well as the world-renowned Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang.

This American couple was thrilled. Hearing that Wei Ming could speak English, they insisted on dragging him to be their interpreter, and they were even willing to give him foreign exchange certificates.

Wei Ming naturally didn't have the leisure time; they had to transfer to a train to Gansu when they reached Xi'an.

However, guests are guests, and they are here to spend money, so Wei Ming wrote them some notes in both Chinese and English, which they could take out and use if they encountered communication difficulties. After arriving at the station, Wei Ming and the others didn't leave the station and bought tickets to transfer directly.

Shandan County in the Zhangye region is located in central Gansu.

There are vast grasslands here, and it is also one of the filming locations for the movie *The Herdsman*.

Lu Lu Xiaoyan had long known the news that her husband, daughter, and eldest nephew were coming to visit the set, and she shared it with Gong Xue.

This news was a bit sudden for Gong Xue. She and Wei Ming hadn't seen each other for several months. In those few months, she felt she had aged several years, very much like a married woman with children.

After filming the scenes where the heroine just meets the hero, the director asked her to try to find the feeling of being a mother, so she stopped paying attention to her skincare. Blown by the wind of the Great Northwest, she felt her skin had become rough.

But it was too late to say anything now. She was still in character and could only maintain this state.

After filming this set of shots this morning, the afternoon lighting wasn't suitable, so they finished work early and returned to the guesthouse.

Nowadays, an important factor in the slow efficiency of filming movies is that it is greatly affected by the weather. Sometimes you can't even film a usable shot in a whole day.

Another factor is the lack of a monitor; you don't know the specific effect after filming, so you often need to redo the work.

Therefore, even if Gong Xue's scenes are about to wrap up, she has to stay here for a while longer and leave only after the director confirms it's okay.

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However, because Xizi is a child, filming is too hard for him, so the director made an exception for him. After filming the last scene, he can go home with his mother to go to school.

Xizi expressed that the director didn't understand him at all!

At the guesthouse, Xizi lived with both mothers. With the last set of shots about to be filmed, Lu Lu Xiaoyan talked to Gong Xue, who was holding Xizi.

Through their time together, their relationship had become very close, and they could be said to be like sisters.

Lu Lu Xiaoyan knew that after filming this scene, Gong Xue's scenes would also wrap up. At that time, she would return to Yan Jing with the crew members; *The Herdsman* still had a large portion of scenes in Yan Jing.

"Then are you going back to your work unit after returning to Yan Jing?" Lu Lu Xiaoyan was thinking about hanging out with Xiao Xue often after returning to Yan Jing. What a pretty girl, and her personality was gentle too; it was just right to balance herself out.

Gong Xue: "Originally that should be the case, but the Shanghai Er Yingchang has invited me for another movie."

"The heroine?"

Gong Xue nodded, and there were a lot of scenes, so she would have to return to Shanghai after reporting to her work unit in Yan Jing.

Lu Lu Xiaoyan said regretfully: "Then are you transferring your relationship back to the Shanghai Er Yingchang in the future?"

Gong Xue struggled: "It's not up to me to decide this matter. It depends on whether the Shanghai Er Yingchang wants me, and whether the drama troupe is willing to let me go."

What she was struggling with wasn't that she couldn't make the decision, but that she didn't know whether she should return to Shanghai or stay in Yan Jing. She didn't know what she should do when the choice was truly handed to her.

Just as she was struggling, someone knocked on the door.

It was the crew's executive assistant director, Huang Huang Shuqin. She could be considered a disciple of Director Xie Jin, having followed him since *Ah! Cradle*.

"Comrade Lu, your husband is here and is waiting for you downstairs."

"Ah, he finally came!" Lu Lu Xiaoyan sighed. She had been waiting for two days since she received the phone call.

So she left her son and went downstairs. Gong Xue followed behind, wanting her to take her son with her, but it was already too late.

Not long after, Huang Huang Shuqin brought a little girl over and asked Gong Xue to watch her.

Gong Xue was no stranger to this little girl; she was Xizi's younger sister, Lele, and she had even held her before.

"Lele, do you still remember Auntie?"

"Where is there an Auntie? There's only you, sister, here." Lele's little mouth was quite sweet.

Gong Xue exaggeratedly covered her mouth with her hand, then brought Lele into the room as well.

Then she asked: "Why did you come up by yourself?"

Lele said: "Mom said she has something she wants to tell Dad."

Gong Xue really wanted to ask, what about the others? She remembered there should be an older brother too.

The older brother was currently looking at the storyboard script for the last scene with Director Xie Jin.

Wei Ming entered the film and television industry relatively late, and he wasn't proficient in the filming techniques and technology of the 80s, so he had to start learning from scratch.

(Wishing everyone a Happy New Year in advance! I'll make up for one chapter tomorrow. Also, there are red envelopes in the group~)

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