Chapter 62 Killing Chicken
Although Principal Zhou is a senior intellectual, he is not pedantic. In fact, in this era, intellectuals tend to be more open-minded than ordinary people.
When he was young, President Zhou studied at St. John's University, an institution of higher learning established by Westerners in Shanghai. Many of his teachers were Westerners, and the school's teaching methods, including textbooks, were all in English. Therefore, in their minds, their recognition of things like economy, market, and openness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
After listening to Director Ma’s report, Principal Zhou understood the whole thing after a little thought and immediately laughed.
"It's not simple for little Qin to have such an idea!" Principal Zhou said with a smile. In his opinion, Qin Zhengguo was clearly playing the trick of using chickens to lay eggs, and he also cleverly pulled No. 2 Middle School into this business, making No. 2 Middle School and Qin Zhengguo have common interests.
In addition, because the direct participation of No. 2 Middle School has changed from simply cooperating with the school-run factory to cooperating among No. 2 Middle School, the school-run factory and Qin Zhengguo, coupled with No. 2 Middle School's channels within the education system and its reputation in society, this will greatly facilitate Qin Zhengguo's subsequent data transfer.
"Mr. Zhou, if you feel this is really inappropriate, I can refuse it..." Seeing Principal Zhou's thoughtful expression, Director Ma, who was worried, spoke.
Waving his hands, Principal Zhou said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Just do as you agreed. I agree with this matter. It's not a bad thing. It's good for students, society, and even the country."
At this point, Principal Zhou smiled and said, "And speaking of which, if Xiao Qin and his friends can really achieve some results this year, then our No. 2 Middle School can also make some contributions in this area in the future. It will also be a way for the school and the factory."
Director Ma was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that Principal Zhou had the same idea. No wonder people say that intellectuals are very cunning. But you know what, Principal Zhou's suggestion is not wrong. If this matter can be handled well, No. 2 Middle School can do it on its own next year.
"Okay, then I'll go back first. I need your help to coordinate with the teachers at school. There's not much time left before the college entrance examination, and time is tight." Director Ma stood up and said.
Principal Zhou nodded and told him not to worry about the school.
After leaving the principal's office, Director Ma returned to the factory and told Qin Zhengguo and others that Principal Zhou had agreed to this matter.
Qin Zhengguo was very happy to receive the official reply from Director Ma. Since there were no problems, they could officially start the cooperation. The two parties immediately drafted an agreement, the content of which was nothing more than what they had agreed on. After reading it, they signed it without objection.
After signing, Gu Jie took out the 2,000 yuan he had prepared long ago. This money was considered the initial equipment rental and data costs plus raw materials and labor costs. As for the subsequent expenses, they were settled according to the actual amount agreed upon. Director Ma handed over the cashier next door to receive the money and then issued a receipt to Qin Zhengguo.
"Uncle Ma, I'm sorry to bother you with this. This is my buddy Gu Jie. He has a lot of things to do next. He will come over from the factory. I hope you can take care of him."
"Xiao Gu is in charge of coordination, right? Since you and Yuan Chao are friends, how about letting Yuan Chao connect with Xiao Gu?" Director Ma asked readily.
"No problem, no problem. Thank you so much, Uncle Ma."
"What are you thanking me for? Isn't this what we should do?"
The two sides exchanged some pleasantries, and Director Ma personally saw Qin Zhengguo and his party out. When they reached the door, they exchanged a few more words before waving goodbye.
After seeing Qin Zhengguo off, Director Ma immediately made some arrangements. Song Yuanchao would be in charge of the workshop, while he would be in charge of the relief printing and the school. After a brief division of labor, Song Yuanchao returned to the workshop and began to make preliminary preparations.
After being busy until the end of the get off work day, Song Yuanchao was still the last one to leave. When he got home and just went upstairs, he heard Qin Zhengguo's hearty laughter coming from the third floor.
"They're all here." After going upstairs and opening the door, he saw Qin Zhengguo, Li Daqi and Gu Jie smoking and chatting enthusiastically.
"You're finally back. We've all been waiting for you." Qin Zhengguo greeted Song Yuanchao when he saw him. After he sat down, he asked with a smile, "How was my performance today? Was it okay?"
Song Yuanchao gave him a thumbs up without saying a word.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Zhengguo, I didn't expect you to have such a skill. No wonder Yuan Chao said you are quick-witted and eloquent." Li Daqi put his arm around Qin Zhengguo's shoulder and said admiringly, "It's a pity that I wasn't there today, otherwise I could have seen your style."
"Daqi is right. It's a good thing that Brother Song asked Zhengguo to go for the talk today. If it were me, the result would not be like this." Gu Jie on the side was convinced. Today it was entirely Qin Zhengguo's performance. It could be said that Gu Jie did not help at all and just served as a background board.
Compared to his own poor speaking skills, Gu Jie envied Qin Zhengguo's ease in front of Director Ma, and he also secretly admired him.
"It's all thanks to my brothers, no problem." Qin Zhengguo said modestly, but his face showed a smug look.
Everyone laughed for a while, and then Song Yuanchao got down to business.
Although the matter has been settled today, it is only the first step in a long journey. There is still a lot to do next.
Song Yuanchao divided the work among everyone. Among them, Li Daqi was mainly responsible for the preparation, warehousing and later transportation of raw materials. He would specifically designate Li Daqi to be in charge of this matter as the workshop director. These tasks may seem insignificant, but they are very important. In other words, what Li Daqi did was actually supply chain work, especially the subsequent logistics.
Although people of this era were relatively simple, they still had various problems, especially treating things in the factory as if they were their own, and there were many cases of taking advantage of others on a daily basis.
These review materials must not be leaked before the official sale, because their importance lies in their uniqueness. Once leaked in advance, it will have a great impact on the later arrangements. In order to avoid this situation, there must be someone who can be absolutely trusted to keep an eye on it, so Li Daqi must be responsible for it.
"Daqi, you have to help me keep an eye on every step from printing to binding to storage and delivery. Not a single page can be leaked out, not even waste paper!"
Li Daqi nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I promise not a single piece of paper will get out!"
"Okay!" Song Yuanchao was of course confident in Li Daqi, otherwise he would not have entrusted such an important matter to him. At the same time, Song Yuanchao also told Li Daqi to report directly to him if anyone in the factory violated this rule. As the workshop director, he still had the right to punish people. It didn't need to be too much. Just a fine of one month's bonus would be enough to make people understand what they can and cannot do.
"Aiding North Korea, if this is the case, we might as well kill a chicken first to show these monkeys." Li Daqi came up with an idea after a moment's attention.
"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey? This is a good idea, but we have to find a chicken first. Also, it would be bad if this gets popular and the other party makes a fuss and affects our business." Gu Jie frowned and reminded him.
Li Daqi grinned, "It's easy. There's no need to look for chickens. There are ready-made ones. Xiaoqi from the factory has a good relationship with me. He is loyal and tight-lipped. When the time comes, I will ask him to cooperate in a play. I will openly ask Yuan Chao to directly deduct his bonus, and then secretly give it back to him. Isn't that right?"
"Damn it!" Qin Zhengguo exclaimed, looking at Li Daqi: "I didn't realize that you, a boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are full of bad intentions. You can even figure out this trick?"
"I'm doing this to prevent any possible harm, do you understand? Go away, you uneducated people." Although Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo had known each other for only a short time, they had similar personalities as if they were old friends. She rolled her eyes at him and laughed back at him without any hesitation.
Song Yuanchao thought that Li Daqi's idea was good, as it could achieve the goal without damaging the harmony among colleagues. However, after thinking about it, he asked Li Daqi and Xiaoqi to make things clear. In addition, he should not only return the deducted bonus privately, but also give him some compensation.
As for how much compensation to give, 10 yuan is just right.
Moreover, once Xiao Qi takes the money, he will be Li Daqi's person. He can then help Li Daqi keep an eye on the matter privately. After all, Li Daqi is just one person with one pair of eyes, and it is impossible for him to take care of everything. It never hurts to have more people helping him secretly.
