Chapter 1533: Secret Collusion

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"You should put the potatoes in first, then the meat."

Zhou Xiaoling stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the kitchen doorway, giving blind instructions to Bang Geng.

Bang Geng didn't listen to her at all, treating her words as nothing more than background noise.

"Hmph—if you don't listen to the advice of your elders, you'll suffer for it right before your eyes." Zhou Xiaoling gave Bang Geng a very certain critique, even emphasizing, "You definitely put them in the wrong order."

"Then don't eat it—"

Bang Geng was annoyed by the noise, but he only retorted with a single sentence; he would never use the spatula in his hand to shoo her out, because this wasn't his home either.

Sometimes he thought about it and truly regretted not going to his second uncle's place to raise chickens; that was what he was actually good at.

However, cooking and preparing meals seemed to arrive for boys just like puberty—a skill that would naturally awaken one day.

It was truly magical—

"I've eaten more rice than you've eaten salt." Zhou Xiaoling just liked to tease him. She didn't know why, but the more annoyed Bang Geng was, the more of a sense of accomplishment she felt.

"Nonsense—" Bang Geng glanced at her with a look like she was mentally challenged and said, "Who hasn't eaten more rice than the other person has eaten salt?"

"Ah!" Only then did Zhou Xiaoling realize she had gotten the order wrong.

Before she could think of how to regain her footing, the sound of a car came from outside the window.

"That must be your Wu Shu back." Zhou Xiaoling triumphantly raised her eyebrows and said, "Let him be the judge; you were definitely wrong."

"Heh—" Bang Geng ignored her words completely, the spatula in his hand flying with great rhythm.

It had to be said, in the year Bang Geng had lived independently, he hadn't just learned to do chores; his culinary skills had grown rapidly. He had fully absorbed the theoretical knowledge He Yuzhu had taught him, and he had even mastered tossing the wok without a teacher.

"Second Brother, you're back."

Zhou Xiaoling was wearing her off-white pajamas, standing slimly at the doorway waiting for Li Xuewu to enter the room.

She not only provided the service of taking his briefcase and handing him slippers, but also took the initiative to help Li Xuewu take off his overcoat.

"What time did you arrive? Did you let yourself in?"

"No, Bang Geng was home."

Zhou Xiaoling gave a sweet smile and explained, "He was just about to go buy groceries when I arrived, around four o'clock."

"Wu Shu—"

Bang Geng stood at the kitchen doorway and greeted Li Xuewu, who was looking at him. He looked a bit more mature than before Li Xuewu had left.

Was it just an illusion?

"Mm, what are we having for dinner?"

Li Xuewu walked into the living room, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and asked, "Did you receive the luggage Yu Zhe sent back?"

"I put your luggage upstairs."

Seeing him go to the bathroom to wash his hands, Bang Geng explained before going back to busy himself in the kitchen. He preferred using the firewood stove; the heat was more intense.

There was just one thing: this fire wasn't something you could just have on demand.

"Stir-fried potato slices with meat, or stir-fried meat with potato slices?"

Zhou Xiaoling smiled and shook her finger, excitedly telling Li Xuewu about the steps Bang Geng had gotten wrong while cooking.

"Haven't you heard an old saying?"

Li Xuewu came out after washing his hands, smiled, tapped her forehead, and said, "Don't provoke the cook, unless you want to do the cooking yourself."

"Hee hee—" Zhou Xiaoling followed behind him and said with a light laugh, "He's annoyed me to death."

"If that counts as an achievement." Li Xuewu looked back at her with amusement and asked, "Does Wang Yajuan know you've come to Steel City?"

"Don't tell her I'm staying at your place, or she'll kill me." Zhou Xiaoling made a terrifying expression, which even amused herself.

"I heard you were the one who sent her home last time." Her eyes brightened as she looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Are you two planning to reconcile and get back together?"

"Who told you that? Wang Yajuan?" Li Xuewu smiled and asked, "Did she tell you why I had to send her back?"

"I heard it from her younger sister, Yamei."

Zhou Xiaoling followed him into the kitchen, obediently setting the bowls and chopsticks, and even helped Bang Geng serve the dishes and clean up the kitchen.

Bang Geng didn't appreciate it, signaling to Li Xuewu, "She only acts like this when you're here. She hasn't gotten off the sofa all afternoon."

"Who says! Didn't I go upstairs to help your Wu Shu tidy up his luggage?" Zhou Xiaoling glared at Bang Geng and emphasized, "Don't provoke me, or I'll deal with you."

"Just you?" Bang Geng curled his lip and said disdainfully, "I could take on ten of you."

"Oh—you're so impressive—"

Zhou Xiaoling rolled her eyes with amusement and said, "I've never seen you take on ten of anyone."

"Do you have to see it?" Bang Geng sat opposite Li Xuewu and complained, "She doesn't close the door when she takes a bath; she's doing it on purpose to tease me."

"Hey—I knew you were peeking!"

Zhou Xiaoling brought back the pickled vegetables, pointed her finger at Bang Geng, and said, "You still won't admit it."

"Who would want to look at you, you White Bone Spirit!"

Bang Geng casually pinned a nickname on Zhou Xiaoling, picked up his rice bowl, and started eating ravenously. Eating less would be a disservice to his own labor.

"One is 15 after the New Year, the other is 21. Are you two children?" Li Xuewu looked at the two of them and said, "You're not even as good as six-year-olds."

"I'm just teasing him; he doesn't appreciate kindness." Zhou Xiaoling was still teasing Bang Geng. "I don't believe he didn't peek."

Bang Geng couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her, eating while introducing to Li Xuewu what had happened at home during the time he was away.

Actually, nothing much had happened, except that Niu Xianglan had come by twice, seemingly to inquire about news of Nie Liansheng, and then Zhou Ya Mei had come back once, and Zhang Songying had come once.

Bang Geng had almost accepted the fact that this wasn't a home, but a guesthouse. It seemed that ever since Aunt Zhou stopped living here permanently, people came in waves.

Not everyone was as annoying as Zhou Xiaoling; there was Aunt Zhang who made him delicious food, and Aunt Zhou who came back every week to test his reading insights.

Even for the annoying Zhou Xiaoling, every time she came, she would bring him gifts, either snacks from the plane or some little trinkets.

He was like a waiter running a guesthouse, cleaning up and watching over the house.

Of course, he wasn't a good boy. During the time Wu Shu was away, when these women weren't around, he would also bring his girlfriend over to spend the night.

Under the serious social atmosphere, there was bound to be a complex environment within the rules, such as young people who weren't in school, didn't have jobs, and had no opportunity to go to the countryside.

In the fifth year of the Great Learning movement and the third year of the "down to the countryside" movement, the constraints on young people were no longer so strict.

At least Bang Geng had gotten to know quite a few such children of workers—either they weren't old enough, or their families could afford to support them, and the neighborhood committee didn't want to bother with them.

And his girlfriend was a representative of this group, liking that he had money, a car, a house, a job, and even a group of little brothers who looked up to him.

Don't say otherwise, Bang Geng's conditions in Steel City really didn't make it hard to find a partner.

For the young people of this era, life nowadays was truly a sunny day.

"Wu Shu, what do you like about her?"

After dinner, Bang Geng came to the study to read as usual. One thing his girlfriend admired about him was the books in this study.

Every era is the same; even in an era where the status of scholars was at its lowest, it couldn't suppress the admiration and worship for scholars.

Don't talk about the strange talk of masters delivering food or doctors selling pork. Academic qualifications have never been proof of knowledge, but proof of academic qualifications.

That diploma can only prove what kind of education you have received, that you have passed the most basic examination procedures, and that you have the most basic learning ability.

But that piece of paper cannot prove that you have the ability to adapt to society, create high value, and obtain high returns.

Scholars and university students are not the same concept.

Having only studied for a year, and having been delayed for a while during that time, Bang Geng already had independent thinking and logic in his speech and actions.

You could say he was still a bit childish in his actions, but you couldn't say he hadn't grown. Coupled with the experiences of this year and the changes in his family, Li Xuewu felt he had grown a lot and become much more sensible.

Take the question he just asked, for example. An ordinary child might have asked it with complaints, but there was an inquisitive meaning in Bang Geng's eyes.

Li Xuewu looked back at him and asked, "Who said I like her?"

Bang Geng had been in the study for almost an hour and a half, and he had read a small portion of the book. Because the plot involved love, he had this question.

But he never expected that the answer Wu Shu gave would be this.

"Ah? Then you—"

Bang Geng wanted to ask, if you don't like her, why do you keep her at home, or even that.

However, he still couldn't ask such things, especially when facing Wu Shu.

Li Xuewu naturally knew what he wanted to ask, smiled, and said, "She is an adult and should have judgment about her own pursuits, and so do I."

"I don't quite understand..." Bang Geng hesitated and said, "You don't like her, but she... likes you?"

"That's not necessarily true—" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "If I hadn't been disfigured, maybe I would believe such nonsense, but now..."

He smiled and said, "Everyone is an adult. We're playing the resource exchange game, just like how you use good food and drink to exchange for your brothers' loyalty."

"But... it seems a bit different." Bang Geng was in puberty, which was also the most confused stage of life, and he was eager to know the true meaning of life.

This was the study, which gave him the opportunity to bravely ask his inner doubts. It could be seen that Wu Shu was in a good mood today and willing to communicate.

"You don't like her, and she doesn't like you..." Bang Geng gestured back and forth between himself and Li Xuewu, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What resources did you exchange?"

"Sometimes resources are invisible and transparent." Li Xuewu explained with a smile, "She might need a sense of security, or work guidance at a critical moment, or even trust when she is in urgent need of money."

He listed several possibilities for Bang Geng, but none of them involved dangerous red lines. In Bang Geng's view, they didn't seem to have much value.

"And me? I need a friendship that isn't very pure, or loyalty, to give me a bit of support when I need it."

He gestured to Bang Geng to show how meager this friendship, loyalty, or bit of support was.

"Still don't understand?" Li Xuewu smiled, pointed at him, and asked, "Are you getting along well with your partner?"

"Still... okay..."

Bang Geng hesitated, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Is she after my money?"

"Why do you say that?" Li Xuewu looked at the suddenly awakened Bang Geng with amusement and asked, "Has anything happened recently?"

"I think I've figured some things out."

Bang Geng frowned and sat in the chair, unfolding a brainstorming session.

"Normally, she should like boys a bit older than her, not someone like me... a rookie."

"Mm, and then?" Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "What else did you think of?"

"If she doesn't simply like me, do I have the ability like you to make her feel secure, or even worship me?"

Bang Geng looked at Wu Shu, thought for a moment, shook his head first, and said with a gloomy face, "I probably don't either, so the answer is very simple."

"Maybe she likes your innocence."

Li Xuewu smiled and gave him a comforting answer, but Bang Geng couldn't accept it.

"You might as well just say I'm stupid."

Bang Geng shrugged and said, "But I still like her very much. She is the first girl who told me she liked me, even if she wasn't sincere."

"Who can guarantee that what the other person says is sincere?" Li Xuewu's expression became a bit more serious, "Even I can't guarantee that I see through every person I face."

"Then what about you and Aunt Xiao Ning?"

Bang Geng asked the ultimate question, actually doubting Li Xuewu's marriage.

Li Xuewu also looked at him with amusement and said, "A marriage without a foundation of trust will not have absolute sincerity, even if you keep yourselves chaste for each other, so what?"

"Your aunt disdains lying, and even more disdains facing life hypocritically, so every word I say to her is true, and I never lie."

He nodded slowly and taught Bang Geng, "When you meet a good girl worth treating sincerely, don't deceive her; you must treat her sincerely."

"Of course, don't miss out on a good girl, and don't let a bad girl go either."

Li Xuewu reached out and patted Bang Geng on the shoulder, passing on a piece of life experience to him. How much he could comprehend depended on his ability.

"Why can you read those thick books?" Zhou Xiaoling lay on the quilt, supporting her chin with both hands, observing Li Xuewu, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Because I can't just go to sleep after eating." Li Xuewu was still in the habit of reading biographies before going to sleep, which made for better sleep quality.

"Listening to the radio?" Zhou Xiaoling rolled over and lay on the bed, saying, "My dad likes to listen to the radio before going to sleep, and he falls asleep while listening."

"And then? Who turns off the radio?" Li Xuewu raised his head to look at her and said, "Someone has to help, right?"

"Hehe, my mom always talks about him because of this." Zhou Xiaoling explained with a smile, "She's been talking about it for years, but my dad still has this habit."

"If there's a good program, of course it's good." Li Xuewu's gaze fell back on the book, saying, "Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to help me turn off the radio."

"You can rest assured with me here."

Zhou Xiaoling volunteered, raised her hand, and said, "You can listen to the radio and sleep; I will definitely wait until you are asleep before I sleep."

Being close to him was already a kind of happiness. If she could watch him sleep, it was even more something she was willing to do.

She didn't care if this was a blind worship, or if she was seduced by the halo on Li Xuewu and lost her direction.

She only cared about the present and didn't want to think about the future. The confusing characteristics of the era had caused the younger generation to lose their direction in life.

"Thank you, I'd better not get into the habit, otherwise it won't be easy to change."

Li Xuewu smiled, looked at the book in his hand, and said, "You can sleep first tonight, no need to wait for me."

"No, the important thing hasn't been done yet."

Zhou Xiaoling pursed her lips, endured her shyness, crawled into the quilt, obediently lay by his side, and her excited feet were dancing.

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to her excitement, turned the page, and asked, "Are you flying tomorrow?"

"Yes, the mission is tomorrow afternoon."

Zhou Xiaoling couldn't help but want to reach out and touch him, but she rationally restrained her excitement. A serious man was the most charming.

"Do you have a mission on the 17th?"

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at her and reminded, "Going to East Germany."

"Is it our plane?" Zhou Xiaoling was stunned and said, "If it's our plane, then it's very likely to be our crew."

She explained, "The service team now has four crews. Our crew is the fixed crew that undertakes important flights, and it's usually us who fly them."

"If you are flying that day, help me visit a friend at the Berlin hospital." Li Xuewu put down the book in his hand, took an envelope out of the drawer, handed it to her, and said, "Just say I wish her a speedy recovery."

"Is it a female comrade?" Zhou Xiaoling propped herself up, took the envelope, and asked, "Do you need me to bring any gifts?"

"No need, just this letter."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "If someone asks to check the letter, show it to them; it doesn't matter."

"Oh, oh, I see."

Zhou Xiaoling knew that flying international flights would involve security checks, and she would have to cooperate if she encountered them, unless she could produce an exemption certificate.

Foreign affairs postmen had this kind of exemption certificate, and no one could open or take away the mail in their hands halfway.

Of course, she didn't have such a certificate, and it would be troublesome to encounter a check.

After all, things like text were different from gifts. Gifts had value, while text had immeasurable value, which was even more troublesome.

It was also out of complete trust in Li Xuewu; otherwise, she wouldn't bring such things for people.

However, Li Xuewu's calmness also gave her a certain sense of security, especially the unsealed envelope, which was even more frank and straightforward.

In other words, if she wanted to see the content inside, she could.

"Her name is Annabelle von Hohenzollern, a secret police officer." Li Xuewu introduced, "She gave us great help during our visit to East Germany."

"She was injured because..." Zhou Xiaoling seemed to realize something.

"Mm, it was to help us."

Li Xuewu smiled, reached out and touched her hair, and said, "A good girl worthy of respect and exchanging friendship."

"Then what about me?" Zhou Xiaoling nudged his big hand with her head like a kitten, looking at him expectantly, waiting for his evaluation.

"You?" Li Xuewu pretended to hesitate and thought for a moment, and only said when the flame in Zhou Xiaoling's eyes was about to go out, "You are of course my good girl."

"Mm—" Zhou Xiaoling was so anxious that tears came down. She sobbed and crawled into his arms, pouting, "You scared me—"

"Speaking of which, it seems like boasting."

Bi Yuding of Red Star Electronics smiled embarrassedly and said, "The production capacity this year is indeed quite surprising to me, especially in the fourth quarter. The workers themselves didn't believe the data when it was released."

"Which brand is it mainly reflected in?"

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked at the report in his hand, "Yazhi Appliances?"

"Of course, the export end is still the most urgent production task for Red Star Electronics."

Bi Yuding straightened his attitude, sat up straight, looked at Li Xuewu behind the desk, and introduced, "If we follow the current progress, without the introduction of new technology, we will be able to complete the compensation trade debt in another year."

"But the group wants new technology."

Li Xuewu put the document in his hand aside, looked at Bi Yuding opposite him, and said, "Don't feel that compensation trade is a kind of pressure."

"This kind of pressure is normal. Even without the form of compensation trade, Red Star Electronics, as a tertiary industry, would not be allocated production tasks according to a planned economy; it will always pursue production capacity."

"I know this." Bi Yuding nodded and said cautiously, "I heard that the research institute is working on television production technology?"

"Don't put all your hope on the research institute." Li Xuewu shook his head slightly to remind him, "At present, the research progress of the research institute still has a certain gap from the world's advanced electrical appliance production technology. We are still on the road of catching up."

"Didn't this trip to East Germany fail to introduce electronic industry projects?" Bi Yuding asked suspiciously, "Is East Germany's electrical appliance manufacturing level not good?"

"It's definitely stronger than ours, and quite a bit stronger." Li Xuewu looked at him and explained, "But it's still a bit worse than Japan, so it's not necessary."

He pointed to the map on the wall with his finger and explained, "Introducing technology from Germany has to go by sea, and many places are sensitive areas."

"The electronic industry will be blocked very strictly, even household appliances won't work. When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain clearly."

"At that time, I had communication with Director Li, and it was after seriously investigating East Germany's electronic industry that we made the decision not to introduce it."

He pursed his lips and said, "Including the inspection team of the Red Steel Group, units with an electronic industry background didn't introduce these technologies either."

"So that's how it is—"

Bi Yuding understood the key points here, nodded, and asked, "Then we are still cooperating with Japan's Sanhe Corporation?"

"Yes, still cooperating with Sanhe."

Li Xuewu played with the fountain pen in his hand and introduced, "However, regarding the electronic industry, we are not without gains in East Germany."

He looked at Bi Yuding and introduced, "I believe that in less than three years, we won't need to import circuit boards and chips from Japan."

"Unless Sanhe Corporation can come up with products that are a generation ahead of ours, otherwise..."

"Really!" Bi Yuding previously worked in the dispatch department and is now in charge of the Red Star Electronics Factory.

He is not from the electronic industry, but he has a certain learning ability.

This point is fully reflected in the middle-level cadres of the Red Star Factory.

It seems that people of this era find it easy to learn anything, and they can even learn profound knowledge by self-study.

Unlike later generations, where there are clearly resources for professors to give lectures on short videos, very few people can really listen to them, not as many as those watching the big pendulum.

Especially the sentence "No matter how stupid a person is, they can always learn calculus by the age of 14" is repeatedly mentioned, as if they are willing to become ordinary people.

How many of the people who say this have really settled down to pick up the knowledge of calculus again?

Anyway, Li Xuewu doesn't have any arrogance when facing people of this era, especially since there is a sister-in-law at home who finds it easy to learn anything.

When he first came to Liaodong, he discovered that Bi Yuding understood some electronic industry knowledge.

A year has passed, and Bi Yuding understands more, and can even report to him on certain technologies and explain specific process descriptions.

Who dares to say that people of this era are stupid?

Stop it, are you afraid of hand-making poached eggs!

In this era, there are no computers, let alone calculators, relying purely on abacuses and manual calculation.

"Three years is my personal estimate."

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and explained to Bi Yuding, "It might be ahead of schedule, but it won't be delayed too much, unless an accident occurs."

He put down the teacup, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Do you believe that Sanhe Corporation will come to the door soon? They are very well-informed."

"Sanhe... will they blockade us?" Also frightened by the move by the Maozi in '58, Bi Yuding asked cautiously, "Should we strengthen confidentiality work and severely crack down on leaks?"

"Confidentiality work must be normalized, not a gust of wind." Li Xuewu reminded him with a very serious attitude, "Don't give the grassroots the opportunity to handle cases based on emotion, and don't give them the conditions for volatile work. This string must be kept tight at all times, without any slack."

"Understood, then what about chip technology?"

Bi Yuding asked hesitantly, "Is it the key to our negotiation with Sanhe Corporation this time?"

"No, we have other preparations."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Sanhe is preparing to launch a sniper action in Japan against other electronic product industrial enterprises."

"They have made up their minds to take the path of light production and heavy marketing, so they are ruthless enough to beat their own people, and they don't intend to give their peers a way to live."

"What do you mean?" Bi Yuding asked suspiciously, "Are they going to increase the dumping of Yazhi Appliances?"

"This time, they may open up some mid-to-high-end electrical appliance production technology to us."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "First of all, it's you. Don't have the pressure of compensation trade."

"This is a normal means of cooperation. We didn't make high profits from the electronic industry, but we also cultivated enough workers and technical talents."

He emphasized, "Eventually, one day, these technical workers will become an important asset."

"You should have seen and heard my speech at the technology development work conference."

"Three steps, right? I remember."

Bi Yuding might not remember what Old Li said, because Old Li's speeches were full of nonsense.

But he had to remember Li Xuewu's speeches at important work conferences, because they were all dry goods.

"Yes, three steps." Li Xuewu tapped the table with his finger, "From introducing technology to learning technology, and then to researching and upgrading technology, the group will increase investment and input level by level in each stage."

"At present, the electronic industry must ensure sufficient production conditions and workers who have mastered production technology."

He said straightforwardly, "I can say this: compared with Red Star Electronics, a team of technical workers brought from Japan has a big gap. This is a fact, a fact we need to catch up with."

"Their workers' education level is generally much higher than ours, and their technical obedience is excellent. This point needs to be learned from."

Li Xuewu pointed to the desktop and said, "The Vocational and Technical College can provide excellent technical workers to various enterprises this year. This is our opportunity to catch up."

"As long as the quality of workers in the factory is raised to a level, the production capacity of the entire factory will undergo a qualitative change."

"This will probably take many years."

Bi Yuding nodded understandingly and said, "After all, the Vocational and Technical College can only provide a small number of technical workers each year, and they are all treasures."

"The more we need these treasures, the more it shows that we lack this part of the ability." Li Xuewu looked at him and emphasized, "If one day university students can't even be assigned jobs, it means our production capacity can compete with other advanced enterprises in the world."

"Stop joking—"

Bi Yuding shook his head with amusement and said, "I don't believe there will be a day when precious university students can't be assigned jobs."

"Hehehe—" Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I'm just making an analogy."

"I understand what you mean."

Bi Yuding nodded knowingly and said, "I will pay attention to the cultivation of technical workers and strive to cultivate a few more eighth-level workers."

"Hey, you mentioned it."

Li Xuewu found a material from the pile of documents and handed it to him to introduce, "The Vocational and Technical College is preparing to open a technician class this year, preparing to select skilled workers with potential for cultivation from various enterprises and advanced production units for off-the-job training, specializing in high-level technical talents."

"What? Are you going to cultivate eighth-level workers in batches?"

Bi Yuding took the material and read it carefully, saying, "It would be great if it were really like this, but can the skilled workers who are transferred away come back?"

"Just this little bit of careful thought?" Li Xuewu pointed at him with amusement and said, "The opinion I signed is that all skilled workers must return to their original units after the training is over, and no unit or department is allowed to intercept them."

"That's fine, otherwise who would be willing."

Bi Yuding raised his head and smiled, saying, "If it's really off-the-job training for a year or a half, the one affected will still be the production line."

He explained, "You also know that what supports the production capacity of the front line are these high-level workers."

"They are like the Dinghai Shenzhen (stabilizing force), ensuring the normal operation of the entire production line."

"In the future, there will be more and more such Dinghai Shenzhen, I promise."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile, "The scarcity of eighth-level workers is also due to the generally low education level of workers. Many workers lack the opportunity for off-the-job learning and have no opportunity to summarize their experience."

"This is a good thing, I support it."

Bi Yuding put down the document and stated, "If it can really be arranged with the most authoritative professors and the best learning environment for these technicians as stated in the material, what does off-the-job training for a year or two count for."

"Let me think—" Li Xuewu looked out the window and thought for a moment, then turned back to introduce to him, "The teaching team responsible for the technical cultivation of the electronic industry should have engineers invited from Japan."

"Our research institute will also provide part of the teaching staff to conduct comprehensive directional cultivation."

Speaking of this, Li Xuewu took back the material and said, "The project should start in September this year. At that time, you should pay attention to it and try to send good seedlings up, especially your electronic industry."

"The factory has been built for less than three years, without the support of high-level technical workers, and even more lacking in backbone strength."

He looked at Bi Yuding and emphasized, "This technician class is nothing for the metallurgical and rolling steel industries, but for your newly built tertiary industries, it is a rare good opportunity."

"I understand, I will take it seriously."

Bi Yuding stated seriously, "We will definitely select the most potential technical workers to participate in the training and strive to harvest a few more eighth-level workers."

"Mm, the two brands of Jiayue and Jiamei Appliances also have to make an effort this year."

Li Xuewu stood up and sent him out the door, exhorting him, "The domestic economic situation has been improving in recent years, and the demand for household appliances is gradually increasing. We cannot miss this wave of market."

"We have entrusted the research institute to carry out technical transformation and upgrading for Yazhi Appliances."

Bi Yuding introduced, "It almost covers all appliance categories. After technical transformation, it will be produced and sold under the Jiamei brand."

"However, based on the current production technology, the products may be at the low end, and the price is acceptable."

"Occupy the market first, then improve quality."

Li Xuewu gave instructions, "Don't worry about low-end or high-end first, just use electrical appliances."

"I can also feel that the economy has improved in the past two years, at least there are more people buying electrical appliances in our factory."

Bi Yuding stood at the door and said with a smile, "The sales volume of the service departments in each factory area will speak for itself."

"The future will be better."

Li Xuewu smiled and shook hands with him, saying, "I have to go back to the group again this month to preside over the commendation meeting. Keep in touch if there is anything."

"Understood, Secretary-General." Bi Yuding shook his hand and nodded, "Then I'll go back first."

Bi Yuding couldn't stay in Li Xuewu's office for long, because he knew there were people queuing behind him.

The people queuing were in the reception room, and they were chatting very lively, as if it were a New Year's tea party.

After he left, when Zhang Enyuan arranged for the next person to report to Li Xuewu, there was a brief silence in the reception room, and then it became lively again.

"If you can use it, use it. Why consider the impact?" Li Xuewu looked at Lu Yuanshen and asked, "Tell me, what impact will using local graduates have?"

"This—" Lu Yuanshen looked at Li Xuewu and explained softly, "I'm afraid that if this opening is made, it will involve the issue of returning to the city."

"We are selecting talents, technical workers, not destroying policies or opening back doors for anyone."

Li Xuewu said straightforwardly, "I have already talked to the relevant leaders in Liaodong Industry. They will coordinate with various industrial colleges and do a good job in the census of graduate distribution. They should give us a list this year."

"How to handle the organization and personnel relations of these assigned university students?"

Lu Yuanshen twisted his body, put his arm on Li Xuewu's desk, and said, "We can't just make a muddled account, right?"

"There will always be situations where they are assigned but cannot be used. Let's see if it's a personal problem or an enterprise problem." Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "Liaodong Industry will cover us in this regard."

"You don't have to worry about the organization and personnel issues you mentioned. As long as Liaodong Industry and relevant industrial colleges provide distribution letters and certificates, we can use them boldly. Are you afraid that the other party will come to the door to ask for people?"

He picked up his teacup with amusement, took a sip, and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as they are technical talents, if someone comes to grab people, just call me."

"I didn't mean that—"

Lu Yuanshen smiled awkwardly, looked at him, and explained softly, "Some leaders in the group have made explanations and emphasis on related work..."

"Who emphasized it?" Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Organization and personnel work has always been cared for by Director Li and responsible by Deputy Director Gu."

"I haven't heard Director Li and Deputy Director Gu talk about changes in talent introduction policies. You don't need to worry about other people's words, and they can't control this area either."

He put down the teacup with some dissatisfaction and said, "They can't even manage their own work well, yet they still come to interfere with other people's work. What is this called?"

Of course, he wouldn't say harsher words in front of Lu Yuanshen. Saying so was also to let Lu Yuanshen convey his attitude to the other party.

This was a test and a contest, just under the table.

Of course, he had to express dissatisfaction and even make a statement to support Lu Yuanshen.

Did Li Xuewu not know that some people in Liaodong Industry were flirting and colluding with some leaders in the group?

Of course he knew, he was well aware of it.

Zhang Enyuan didn't have much influence in the group, nor did he have much relationship, but that didn't mean Li Xuewu was deaf or blind in this area of Steel City.

Seeing that his position in the group was becoming more and more important and his status in Liaodong Industry was becoming more and more stable, there were countless people who took the initiative to express their stance.

Even if there were those who didn't express their stance openly, there were those who passed news to Zhang Enyuan privately.

These fence-sitters were not important; what was important was that Li Xuewu also had his own eyes and ears in the group.

If he couldn't even master this situation, how could he control the industrial units of the group in Liaodong?

"The bus production line introduced from East Germany in March should be able to be loaded on the ship. You can calculate the time on the road yourself."

Li Xuewu said lightly, "I don't care when you start construction of the factory area, but you must guarantee that the equipment arrives at the port and at Steel City. You must have a factory building to accommodate these production equipment."

"Will East Germany be equipped with technical workers? Are there installation engineers following?"

Lu Yuanshen tried to ask, "It won't be us fumbling to assemble the production line, right?"

"Is this your first time presiding over the installation of a production line?" Li Xuewu stared at him and said, "I have already contacted the Beijing Second Machinery Factory. They will arrange an engineering team to go to East Germany to receive the mechanical equipment."

"East Germany will not arrange many engineers to guide, because the factory that was dismantled is going to close."

He pointed to the desk and emphasized, "It's not because of production technology and products that caused the bankruptcy, but policies and other complex factors."

"I don't care about other complex elements."

Lu Yuanshen heard that his factory was going to continue to expand, nodded with a smile, and said, "Our factory will also organize an engineering team, don't worry."

"Must have strong political quality."

Li Xuewu looked at him and emphasized, "East Germany is very complex at present, don't make any trouble."

"Understood!" Lu Yuanshen leaned forward and said softly, "We have all heard about your encounters in East Germany, really—tsk tsk tsk—"

PS: I don't know if it's a severe cold or the flu. It's so uncomfortable. I didn't go out to play, but I still couldn't avoid it. ===== CHAPTER 1534 =====

PS: I don't know if it's a severe cold or the flu, but I feel terrible. I haven't even been out having fun, yet I still couldn't avoid it.