Proletarian internationalism is built on the notion of seeking truth from facts.
Only when you stand firmly,
insisting on seeking the truth from facts
can socialist modernization
move forward.
We can now enter university!
What has been undergoing, as a practice, is the only discussion we will have to examine the truth.
More practically, the core argument is to emancipate the mind.
Whether or not...
Like a Flowing River
~Episode 40~
Dad! Mom! We're late! It's all Xiao Hui's fault—
- You're back. - Our daughter is back.
- Secretary Shui. - Uncle Shui is here.
You're already an adult yet you still act like a kid.
- Go to the kitchen and help out. - Yes.
Looks like Kaiyan is here to file a complaint.
As her father, you're not giving her justice.
Aren't you scared that your daughter will be bullied by Little Song?
No, he didn't bully me. I'm only blaming him for sleeping late last night.
He stayed up all night to work, and only went to bed in the morning.
Have you come up with a plan on how to lower the parameters of the equipment?
Secretary Shui, decreasing the parameters will damage the equipment.
Also, the new workshop has good equipment and products,
but unable to be sold at a higher price. I don't think that decreasing the machine parameters will be the best method to solve this.
What other good plans do you have to for Jinzhou to shift its losses to profit?
Last night, I suddenly remember an article I've read from the Shanghai Journal of Economics during the start of year.
The title was "Export Expansion: Dare to Compete".
It claimed that the main reason why our export trade has been stagnant for the past years
is because we lacked high quality products that can fulfill international market need.
For a large scale state-run enterprise like us who is equipped to produce outstanding products,
we should actively strive for management autonomy in foreign deals..
Additionally, helping the country expand its export trade.
This idea is very inspiring.
Since locally, our product can be likened to selling an egg as a potato,
let us then think of every means to sell it abroad.
And better not let any foreign distributor to purchase them at a lower price. Let us sell it directly and earn foreign exchange.
Let's sell it based on international standard prices.
The quality of our products are on par with international standards after all.
But this was just an article.
The ministry still hasn't provided a clear approval
regarding autonomous setting of prices for export sales.
These past years, a lot of people in the government are thinking of ways to expand our exports.
The ministry puts a lot of importance regarding the problems in the economic field.
Or else, they wouldn't have especially called me to go to Beijing
just because of the losses of the new workshop.
Let's follow this idea and discuss it with them.
Do our best to get the chance of selling our products internationally.
That's also what I want to suggest.
I came up with a proposal overnight with this idea in mind.
Have a look.
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Very good.
The ideas of young people are really great.
Shanghai is currently testing import-export agency systems.
Allowing enterprises to find their own foreign clients and to set their own price.
Settling the exchange by themselves. Shouldering any profit or losses by themselves. If we can also do that,
we'll be alive.
When we were discussing the equipment last year, even the foreigners told me
that if we use the low labor cost locally
plus a very advanced equipment, our Jinzhou products
will surely be competitive.
I'll go the ministry now to ask for a policy. If they don't give me one,
don't they dare scold me next time.
- Food is ready. - Yes.
I will go in and help.
Old Cheng.
Your son-in-law is better at
management than engineering.
He has a very good understanding of policies,
Too bad, he has good technical skills.
I couldn't bear to transfer him away from a technical post.
I actually want to suggest that he work in a technical post for a few more years.
Let him be more familiar with it before doing other things. Or else, he wouldn't be able to assess problems in a more complete picture.
You've only work with equipments, so your thinking is too conservative.
Young men are lacking in experience so they are somewhat immature in considering problems,
but they have the drive and enthusiasm.
What we need are young men like that to be the vanguards in the front line,
while we stir the ship behind them.
From what I can see, among the new college graduates these two years,
there's a couple that has potential.
That Xiao Yu has a personality that is quite flexible.
He's quite outstanding in doing mediating tasks.
I am planning on bringing him with me when I go to Beijing this time.
Okay. Okay. Come.
We can chat while we eat.
Let's eat.
Factory Manager Min, why are you here?
I am here to talk to your director.
- Busy? - Factory Manager Min.
Little Song, did you read the financial report for this month?
I still haven't gotten the time to read it? Is there any urgent situation?
No. 1 and No. 2 Workshops have worked their ass off for a month
and was finally able to maintain the past level of profit of No. 1 Factory.
But if we're going to isolate the new workshop, it's still at a loss.
If we continue with the current price for our products,
the new workshop will surely suffer losses.
This is the reason why I came here, to find a solution to this problem.
This month is already under the fourth quarter.
Our No. 1 Factory mustn't sill be losing money
once we do the annual assessment.
Secretary Shui is currently in Beijing lobbying autonomy for pricing and rights to export our goods.
As long as we're allowed to sell the eggs according to its proper price,
the new workshop will not be losing money any more.
I heard that there is a huge resistance from the ministry.
Secretary Shui's progress isn't going smoothly.
Before I came here, I'd talked this over with Vice Factory Manager Cheng.
At this moment, we can only lower the technical parameters.
Just try to maintain a similar product quality with No. 1 Workshop.
Secretary Shui didn't ask me to decrease the parameters.
This is a big issue. Why don't we wait until Secretary Shui is back to discuss this?
In the meeting before Secretary Shui left,
he instructed us to put importance on production efficiency.
We cannot let him down.
You must know what the financial report for the fourth quarter
means for Jinzhou and Secretary Shui.
This is a huge matter that will dictate if we're going to break even.
We should still call Secretary Shui and ask for
his suggestions before we do anything.
We indeed will do the phone call, but you still must ready yourself to decrease the parameters.
Don't wait once Secretary Shui gives the order
and you're still going to prepare things, make adjustments and do tests.
After doing so many, one month would would have passed.
What if I decreased the parameters here,
and then Secretary Shui comes to set the price.
We then are unable to provide enough high quality products to be sold internationally, what then?
The ministry usually won't make important decisions by the end of the year.
That has been the practice here in our system.
Factory General Min.
- Have some tea. - Thank you.
Little Song, you must also try to take care
of your brothers in the New Workshop.
If we continue to incur losses during the fourth quarter, they won't have any year end bonus then.
You can't really let these colleagues of yours that had worked through overtime with you
to not have a good new year too, right?
Factory Manager Min, the equipment of the the new workshop
is among the most advanced whether locally or internationally.
We all know that.
The circulation of the new products from the new workshop is currently suffering from policy limitation,
hence, it can't be sold at its rightful price.
You mustn't pass the responsibility to this to our workshop.
Of course, it is also unfair to blame it on Jinzhou.
But we must look at the trend of the policies
wherein there are less and less restrictions on enterprises. Businesses are getting more autonomous.
The future of the new workshop is still a bright one.
Currently, the new workshop is at the darkest moment before dawn.
This is the time when everyone should be more united
to work hard together in resolving this difficulty.
Little Song, decreasing the technical parameters wasn't decided just by me.
Do you need Deputy Factory Manager Cheng to personally issue you the order before you're going to do it?
After the suggestion of decreasing equipment parameters was raised in the last factory assembly meeting, I calculated the data.
Based on my calculations, if we are to decrease the parameters,
it might cause a large area coking in the reactor.
You haven't tested it, so how sure are you that coking will occur?
The entire facility of the new workshop has used up several millions of US dollars of state fund.
I don't dare take any responsibility in doing tests on such a very expensive equipment.
Come in.
Factory Manager Min, you're looking for me?
Come in.
It's your day off today. Did I disturb your sleep?
It's fine. I should be up already.
Sit.
You are the youngest technician in the workshop.
You probably know the newly imported German equipment than people from my generation, right?
You said it right. I'm indeed the youngest technician in the new workshop.
But regarding the German equipment, Director Song knows it better than me.
Will there be coking if we decrease the parameters of the new equipment?
That will depend on what specific parameters would be decreased. For the detailed situation, it's better that we ask Director Song.
I'm asking you.
I think it will.
Okay already. There's nothing more. You can go.
Engineer Cheng, aren't you on day shift today?
Why are you here and not in the control room?
I need to do something.
Factory Manager Min is looking for you, right? He also asked me to see him.
It probably is the same matter. Go now.
Okay. See you next time.
What do you mean by probably? You are a technician. You must speak in an exact manner, with reason and basis.
Give me a clear answer. Can the new workshop decrease its technical parameters?
Factory Manager Min, because this equipment was never set at such low parameters,
hence, we must do very close observation while adjusting it.
Go and adjust it then. Make the parameters low for a certain amount of time.
I can't.
Look. When Director Song adjusts any parameters,
he would be at a very tensed state and would sweat a lot.
My skills are way inferior from Director Song.
I don't have the boldness to test such an expensive equipment.
Go. Go.
Okay then. Factory Manager Min, I'll go back to my work.
Hello.
Little Song, it's Old Min.
Oh, Factory Manager Min, do you need anything from me?
Are you doing anything tonight?
Come to my house for a meal. Let's talk in a more in depth manner.
What? Still angry at me?
Don't forget that I was an old superior of yours.
You won't even give me the honor of eating with you?
Okay. I'll be there.
Coming! Coming!
- Factory Manager Min. - Little Song, come in.
Do I need to change my shoes?
No need. My wife went to Beijing to visit her older brother.
We don't have anyone disturbing us tonight. I made some dishes.
Tonight, let's have a few more drinks.
My alcohol tolerance is bad. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you well in drinking. I won't drink anymore.
Call me Old Min.
While at home, there aren't too many restrictions.
Okay.
- Go inside and have a seat. - Okay.
Sit.
Little Song.
For this matter today, I didn't communicate it first with you.
I was at the wrong.
Don't say it like that. We're all just doing our job.
We're quite alike.
Really?
I also got into college from a peasant village.
I got assigned to Jinzhou when I graduated college.
When you were not yet here yet, the youngest workshop director in Jinzhou was me.
I also got married when I became a workshop director. My wife
is also a descendant of a Jinzhou worker.
We are indeed quite alike.
There's one more thing that we're alike about.
I'm the first disciple of Secretary Shui.
In terms of seniority, I'm your senior.
I understand.
Little Song, in terms of technical skills, you're better than me.
While I was in the New Workshop today, you gave me a good lecture.
I am a very straightforward person.
You even know that you talk too frankly? You totally were tactless.
You mustn't be like that again.
Okay.
Okay already. I won't make things hard on you too.
If there are problems again, let's communicate immediately.
Let's not cause any embarrassment in front of others.
Okay. I'll listen to you.
Little Song, do you know that I'm in tight spot right now?
I heard from the ministry that the losses of Jinzhou
was because we insisted importing that new German equipment.
The person backstabbing us is Factory Manager Fei.
Him?
Old Fei still has his influence inside the ministry.
In pushing for price adjustment autonomy, Teacher kept encountering obstacles
and difficulties while in Beijing right now.
As his disciples, we have to come up with ideas.
Of course, whether because of work or private reasons, I will unconditionally support Secretary Shui.
Then go personally adjust
the parameters of the New Workshop.
Old Min, I've said it today.
Decreasing the parameters will really lead to coking.
You must know that if the financial report for the fourth quarter
still shows losses, Master will then really become the public enemy.
How will he face the powerful superiors in the ministry?
They have been waiting to nitpick at our flaws from the start.
Aren't we personally handing them
Master's flaws?
Old Min,
I feel deeply honored that you could treat me as a junior.
I will then respectfully say a few things.
I insist on not lowering down the parameters
and ensuring the quality of the products of the new workshop
not only to preserve the equipment.
It's more for the long term development of Jinzhou.
The new equipment has already been imported and used for production. We won't be able to ask the money we paid back anymore.
Right now, the base cost is too high and we're suffering successive losses. The numbers on the reports indeed don't look good.
If we retreat, adjust the parameters and lower the quality of our products,
the resulting numbers in the current reports will indeed look better,
but what is the long term effect?
It's having a long stagnation of the profit margin for Jinzhou.
We won't be able to earn back the money we spent for the new equipment for more than 20 years.
But right now, Master is in Beijing.
The ministry is currently questioning the profit loss situation of Jinzhou.
Can't we temporarily lower the parameters?
At the very least, try to improve the data for these next few months.
This is helping Master get past this difficult time.
The core problem of this matter
is that the products of the New Workshop has high quality, but very low price. An egg being sold as a potato.
The ministry will surely come to our factory to investigate.
By then, if they see that the parameters of the New Workshop has been decreased,
that the product quality doesn't really surpass those internationally,
won't that make Secretary Shui be in a tighter spot?
If the ministry approves the pricing autonomy,
then everyone is happy. But what if they don't?
No one can guarantee policy matters.
By then, Jinzhou Factory will report its first profit loss throughout its history.
And it happened during our time.
Secretary Shui will be retiring soon. He can risk fighting the battle with his back against the wall.
But we both are still young.
We still have a long future ahead of us.
I don't think that a decision that's beneficial to the long term future of Jinzhou
will cause me any damages.
Also, I firmly believe that if Secretary Shui is at our age,
he surely will not care about momentary gains and losses.
I'm doing this for your sake. Jinzhou is an important enterprise of the ministry.
The New Workshop involves the whole chemical engineering system.
If the New Workshop, or even the whole Jinzhou suffer losses because of you,
I can only clearly specify the person to blame during my annual report.
This is part of your job. I have no objection.
I surely will bear the responsibility that I must bear.
Little Song, today, I finally know what kind of person you truly are.
Come in!
Thank you, Deputy Factory Manager.
Come in.
Dad.
You're here. Come sit.
Say it. What's going on between you and Min Zhongsheng?
Dad, the parameters can't be decreased.
This is a technical problem.
I can't put an expensive equipment to such risk.
Also, if we lower the parameters,
the profit per unit of the New Workshop will be worse than that of the No. 1 Workshop.
You are using the deadweight of technology to go against Min Zhongsheng.
You must understand your position. As a cadre, you mustn't act rashly.
It was me who gave the order that profit must be increased.
You mustn't embarrass me in front of the whole factory.
Dad, I'm not fighting with anyone, nor have any intentions of disobeying you.
But these parameters can't be decreased. Even if Secretary Shui gives the order, I can only tell him the same thing.
You can disobey the orders of Secretary Shui, but not Min Zhongsheng.
Why?
Come. Sit.
How old is Secretary Shui now? How long can he still work here in Jinzhou?
If he's retiring, guess who will replace him.
You're saying...Min Zhongsheng?
Min Zhongsheng's ability, educational attainment, and age
all fit the current qualifications for young cadre promotions.
His future is very bright.
His uncle just got transferred inside the ministry last year. I heard that he's holding a very important position.
In the past few times that Old Shui went to Beijing, it was his uncle who welcomed him.
Just for an unsure coking problem,
is it worth it to offend a person like Min Zhongsheng?
Dad,
I also don't want to offend him.
But I really couldn't work according to his rules.
You child, why are you still saying things like that?
Equipment coking...
Is that equipment ours?
Min Zhongsheng is about to get promoted.
Will you have any good fruit to eat by then?
Even if he hates me for this,
I can only persist with my principle of technology being above all else.
Okay already, dad. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to work.
[ Safe production. Stable operation. ]
- That one there is our construction. - Right.
This is the resting center here in Xiaoleijia.
- Ladies, hello. - Welcome!
County Governor, hello!
Don't know if we'll fit inside.
Go and entertain the other team members.
- Leader, please come inside. - Come, leaders, let's go inside.
Please go inside.
- Leader, here. - Superior, please go in.
Come, please sit.
- Everyone, sit down. - Okay.
- Four-eyed, make some tea and give them water. - Okay.
Leaders, sit down first, drink some water, and rest.
Don't leave this noon anymore.
Just stay here for lunch. I especially
slaughtered two piglets for everyone.
Okay already. Don't busy yourself with our lunch.
How many piglets do your Xiaoleijia have that it can accommodate you doing that?
We are a thousand pigs piggery. We have so many piglets.
Not only county officials, but even if the provincial officials or state officials come,
we would never get broke in providing them pork for food.
- You're getting a bit giddy. You just achieved a little and your mouth is already talking nonstop. - Yes.
County Governor is right to criticize me. I humbly accept it.
Secretary Lei, how were you able to
expand the piggery in this scale within just 6 months?
Your question is a good one.
We relied on the allocation system reform that we made ourselves.
Of course, we also have to thank the extreme support given by the county government.
The managers of several enterprises have gotten rich. Their laborers too.
Think about it. Won't their drive to work get better?
For the detailed situation, it will be explained by our village chief, Comrade Lei Shigen.
It's like this. For half a year,
the profit of all our enterprises have been stably increasing.
The profit margin is about 50% of that of last year.
Hence, the expansion fund for our piggery
was obtained from the profit submitted by the different enterprises.
Actually, I'm sure everyone have seen
the recent work achievement of Comrade Lei Dongbao.
Especially on the revenue system reform that he recently suggested,
I feel that it's very effective. Hence, we've decided
to take this topic back and re-discuss it further.
If plausible, we can promote it to all the enterprises in the county.
County Governor, you promised me that as long as I make an achievement,
you still will give me a loan.
Haven't you already expanded your piggery? Why do you still need a loan?
If I'm able to make the piggery number one in the province,
I also can make the same thing in our electric cable factory.
Do you believe me?
Did you all see that? Comrade Lei Dongbao is a man with grand ambitions.
But we're not talking about this matter today.
Does anyone here still have anything to bring up? I think we should just end it here for today. Okay?
Let's talk about what you mentioned some other day. Let's go.
Let's not discuss it again.
You only need to give me a loan and I can also make our electric cable factory bigger, stronger, and better.
Won't this be able to drive the county economy too?
The electric cable factory is different from the piggery. The funding required is larger.
I can't agree with you on this.
- No, you— - Okay already, Dongbao.
Food must be eaten mouth by mouth. A path must be walked step by step.
You mustn't advance prematurely. Think about it.
With the current scale of your electric cable factory, it's already not small for a village-run enterprise.
It's already not easy that you're able to do good and manage it well.
If you want to ask my opinion, it's very simple. For the meantime,
don't expand anymore.
- I'm going now. - I'll walk you out.
Thank you.
- Okay. - Goodbye, County Governor!
- Village Chief, then we'll— - Okay. You go back first.
Dongbao, you want to expand the electric cable factory again?
Don't dissuade me. I won't listen.
Shigen, all our enterprises need to be ex—
Look at how arrogant you've become!
I haven't finished yet and you just turned around and left. Who are you giving that attitude to?
Lei Shigen, am I still the secretary of Xiaoleijia Village?
Was Xiaoleijia able to reach where it is now all because I followed my ideas in hewing out our path?
When did you guys not object my ideas? But isn't it because I persist with them every time
that's why things turn out successful. You tell me.
You say it.
Is this Jinzhou Factory?
That...I want to look for Song Yunhui.
So, you're capable now?
You even know now to tell on me.
You think I'm afraid of Song Yunhui?
If you're not afraid, let Section Chief Song be the judge.
- Let's see who he will support. - Sit down!
Sit down!
Lei Shigen...
I want to get a loan...
not just because I want to expand the electric cable factory.
All our enterprises had to be expanded and developed. Which one won't need money?
We've given all the profits we got for the past 6 months to the piggery.
Hongwei and Zhengming came here to complain not just once or twice now, right?
Dongbao, it's not that I want to keep contradicting you.
You said that you want to turn our electric cable factory the number one factory in the province.
Have you considered how many funds you will need?
Even if County Governor Chen approves it,
can the county seat give us that much loan? Does he have that much money to loan?
If we really got it, how are we going to pay for it?
- I'm talking to you. You— - I heard you.
Shigen. When we returned from Jinzhou last time,
where did you place the house plan for the house that Xiao Hui wants to build for his parents?
It's with the construction t—
No, I'm talking with you about some other thing.
I've thought of a good idea.
I've thought of a good idea on how to get the loan from Chen Pingyuan.
Everyone, be silent! Secretary Shui is here to give us a good news!
I didn't disappoint everyone.
The Ministry has approved our request for the right to do foreign sales and pricing autonomy.
Good!
The Commission of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has also allowed our Jinzhou to look for our own foreign client,
to settle the exchange by ourselves, and to bear the profit or losses by ourselves.
We will let a foreign trade corporation with the permit to import and export goods be our export agent.
It's just that...the request for a double-track pricing system wasn't approved.
Letting us independently manage our foreign sales is already a big victory!
Right!
Song Yunhui didn't come?
The operation of the New Workshop lately hasn't been stable. I didn't inform him to come.
Okay. Everyone, please sit down. Let's start the meeting.
He must leave his work at the New Workshop for now.
Our plant company needs to establish an export section.
Temporarily place it under the Department of Distribution and Sales.
For the chief of the Export Section,
I think Song Yunhui is the best choice.
He has always been doing technical stuff and is a newbie when it come to sales.
I'm afraid that he's unable to bear such a heavy task.
So you're someone who avoids family or relatives in suggesting for talents.
Little Song has went abroad and he understands English.
He knows the new equipment well and the products created from it.
More importantly, he's young and driven.
I'm at ease in giving him the Export Section.
I agree with Secretary Shui's decision.
Song Yunhui managing export is indeed the best choice for our company.
Okay. Next, I'm going to communicate the document from the ministry.
This is regarding the reply on Jinzhou Chemical Industry's
request on the right for foreign marketing and autonomy on setting the price...
Come in.
- County Governor Chen. - From now on, you should call him Secretary Chen.
You've been promoted that fast?
Congratulations, County Governor—
Congratulations, Secretary Chen.
You guys came just in time. Look.
Look at how your Xiaoleijia was introduced.
[ Xiaoleijia Village Boldly Made Reforms and Built the Largest Piggery in the Province ]
You...weren't you bragging too much?
I instead think that this part about your Xiaoleijia
is quite the truth based on facts.
It just that the part about me is a bit exaggerated.
Not exaggerated at all. Everything I said was real.
I said that the reform proposal was your idea.
Our village-run enterprises have always been highly supported by you.
That maybe true,
but you shouldn't have said it in such bare manner.
In writing things for other people to see, you should try to soften it. That will be better.
No way. I'm a crude person.
If you're going to make me recite it as what's written on the newspaper, not only will people find it too fake,
I also won't be able to recite it. Aren't you asking me to die?
A rustic style is more believable.
Really? That's right too.
- County Governor Chen. - Why did you come see me?
Secretary Chen...
I'm thinking of asking you for more loans.
Was it about the expansion of the electric cable factory again? I've clearly expressed my stand last time.
Shigen and I came up with a good idea.
An idea that can bring you more prestige.
Say it. What idea?
- Let Secretary Chen see it. - That...Secretary Chen,
please take a look. Our Xiaoleijia has gotten richer thanks to the policies of the party.
Everyone indeed has some improvement in economy, but the image of the village didn't change much.
Hence, Secretary Dongbao and I discussed
if we can do proposal on renovating the village.
Say, the design of these houses
are quite new.
This road...
...isn't it too wide? It feels wider than the ones in the county.
- No... - Take out the other drawings.
Come. Come.
Look at this.
Okay. Look at this.
You'll understand it with one look.
This design drawing of yours is quite interesting.
Did you ask the County Design Institute to design this for you? How come I never heard of it?
We designed it ourselves. We didn't ask their help.
Can they design it better than us?
We looked West Germany houses.
My brother-in-law drew the general drawing.
Our construction team drew the construction plan.
Go explain the answer to the questions that Secretary Chen mentioned earlier.
That, Secretary Chen, it's like this. Didn't you say that the road is wide?
We now have a 130 truck in our village,
and a lot of tractors.
That road going north and south was designed according to the width of the tractors.
Mainly to make it convenient if they would be facing each other on the road.
Other than tractors, our village now has
a lot of motorcycles, and of course, bicycles.
As the policies got better,
the condition of Xiaoleijia will also get better, hence, more motorcycles.
Hence, for safety reasons, we have to build pedestrian sidewalks.
Your design plan is very interesting.
This indeed is very advanced, but insightful.
The more advanced one is here.
Look. This one is the sewage canal.
All daily water use and rainwater
would be channeled to this canal. From then on, our Xiaoleijia won't have any cesspool anymore.
Urine or feces would all get eliminated through this sewer system.
If it gets build, our new village would be cleaner than the city.
Then based on your plan,
do you plan to build these new houses in one go, or in batches?
If the fund given by the county would be large enough, I can build that in one go.
Where will you two build your houses? Is it this one?
No...
This is a bit large. Our plan is to start the demolition from the west part of the village.
Whoever's house gets demolished first, they have to move first. Based on the plan,
Shigen's house will be in the second batch. Ours will be a bit later.
Based on your plan, how much will you need
to finish building the first batch of houses?
We've meticulously calculated it.
It will be at least ¥1,5 million.
Yes.
If I give you ¥1,7 million,
can you build the road until the provincial road?
- Of course. - No problem.
Secretary Chen, you really plan to give us this loan?
I've told you before
that as long as your request is reasonable, I'll help you communicate no matter how much you need.
With your words, we are at ease.
Secretary Chen, you're truly capable.
If you ever get transferred to the city or provincial government, our village will need your care.
- Yes. - As they say, a fish can't leave the water, a melon can't leave its vine.
- Your mouth. - The public can't survive without the communist party.
- Right. Right. - You've learned from him.
Explain it more to me.
- Wishing you success. - Thanks.
- Boss Yang, you're back. - I'm back.
Boss Yang, you're back.
- Old Zhou. - You're back.
Help me find these stocks.
- Brother Wu, let me help you. - It's fine. It's fine.
It's fine. It's fine. Move aside.
Quickly sit there.
Enough. Enough. Quickly sit over here.
Rest for a while.
- I'm not tired. - You're still not tired?
You've been working your ass off everyday. Don't you want your arm
to get better? Always roaming around.
Riding a bike to deliver these goods won't affect my arm. I just need to recuperate for a few days more.
You can say that.
Once I leave, you have to do so much work.
I'm a bit worried.
Where are you going, Brother Wu?
The village called.
They said that Brother Dongbao got a huge loan from the county.
They want to expand the electric cable factory further.
They want me to go back.
No...
Didn't Brother Lei say that you re to sell goods with me?
Yes, I also told him that.
Then... But...
When the electric cable factory start its expansion, there won't be enough people left in the village.
I told him that you're the only one here, so I can't leave you behind.
But...
How about this?
I'll talk with Brother Lei
- and tell him to just let another person manage the expansion. - Don't...
Brother Wu, I need you here.
Yang Xun.
I feel that I should go back.
I looked around.
The market situation seems to be going smoothly now. I don't need to stay here anymore.
Brother Wu,
did I do anything wrong and offended you?
No, what are you thinking?
Look, since I came, you have entertained me well. You asked me to sleep on a bed,
while you sleep in the warehouse. Xiaoleijia is giving me salary,
but you still give me some. I don't have anything to complain.
It's just that I...
...am not good in business.
Also...
My wife hasn't seen me for a long time.
- She's a little... - Look at this brain of mine.
I was too focused on doing business. Sorry, Brother Wu.
- It's fine. - I've caused you to become a fake single man like me.
No such thing.
Yang Xun, we can only say words like this
- to people close to us. - Close people.
Yang Xun, don't worry.
If anyone bullies you, just call me.
I'll immediately charge back here.
Who else dares to bully me in this market?
- It's fine. - Then...
How about this?
Can you give Brother Dongbao a call?
Because I called him at the start of the year,
but he scolded me and said that I'm useless.
Sure.
- I'll call him now. - Okay.
- Are you almost done? - Almost done, Brother Wu.
It's complete, Brother Wu.
Okay. Here.
He agreed.
- That fast? - Yes.
Brother Dongbao didn't curse me?
He didn't. This is what I told him.
I said that since Xiaoleijia is introducing a new product,
you are to go back and understand the situation, so you could sell it when you return.
You're really the smart one.
I'll pack my things and leave tomorrow.
You're in such a hurry?
It's fine. If you still need me, I'll stay a few more days.
I'm okay. Quickly go back and reunite with your wife.
That... How about this? I'll buy some food and drinks tonight.
- We'll give you a send off. - Sure.
- Bike slowly. - Okay.
I'm going now, Brother Wu.
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