Chapter 790 Unexpected Visitor
The dinner lasted until midnight. Shao Haoqiang and Qiu Jianjun talked a lot, describing to him the beautiful scene once the factory was up and running.
Maybe it was the brotherhood, or maybe it was the alcohol, but Qiu Jianjun's heart was warmed by what he said, and with Shao Haoqiang's encouragement, he was excited about the future.
When he woke up the next day, Qiu Jianjun's mind was still filled with the words Shao Haoqiang had said to him. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head .
His personality was very stable just as Shao Haoqiang said, which was why he had never agreed to let others leave the factory. But this time was different, because the one who invited him was Shao Haoqiang, Qiu Jianjun's long-time friend, and their relationship was closer than that of brothers. Now Shao Haoqiang had invested all his wealth in setting up the factory, taking a huge risk, so as a brother, could he just sit back and watch?
Besides, he had already promised Shao Haoqiang yesterday, even though he was impulsive due to drinking, but a promise is a promise. Qiu Jianjun is a practical man and he will definitely do what he promised to others, especially since it is his brother's business.
After washing his face to get rid of the remaining smell of alcohol, Qiu Jianjun put on his coat, went out, and rode his bicycle to work at the factory as usual.
However, his mood at work today was different from usual. Along the way, Qiu Jianjun was thinking about how to bring this up to his boss.
According to his idea, it is too risky to resign directly from the factory, so it is better to take a long sick leave or take unpaid leave. As for which one to use, he will communicate with the leader after arriving at the factory and then decide.
They soon arrived at the factory. As usual, Qiu Jianjun parked his bicycle, went to the technical department, took off his coat and changed into work clothes, and then took a walk around the workshop.
This is a habit he has developed over the years. The first thing he does when he arrives at the company every day is to inspect the workshop to see the situation in the workshop and to discover any problems on site in a timely manner.
After completing the round, more than half an hour had passed before Qiu Jianjun returned to the office.
He made himself a cup of tea, lit a cigarette and smoked it. When he finished the cigarette, he looked up at the clock hanging on the wall and stood up.
After leaving the office, Qiu Jianjun walked towards the factory director's office.
The factory director's office was at the other end of the corridor, not far from Qiu Jianjun's technical department. Qiu Jianjun soon arrived there, knocked on the door, and then pushed it open and walked in.
"Senior brother, I want to tell you something..." Qiu Jianjun said directly after entering the door. The factory director Lao Wang was the apprentice of Qiu Jianjun's father, which made him his senior brother. The two of them were usually very casual, so Qiu Jianjun did not consider himself an outsider.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he pushed the door open today, before he could finish his sentence, Qiu Jianjun suddenly discovered that there was a guest at Lao Wang's place. A man in his thirties was sitting on the sofa and talking to Lao Wang. Qiu Jianjun suddenly came in, and both of them looked up at him at the same time.
His face flushed immediately, and Qiu Jianjun said hurriedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a guest, you guys chat first, I'll come over later..."
Having said that, Qiu Jianjun was about to leave.
“Who is…?”
"This is Qiu Jianjun, the technical section chief of our factory."
"Oh, since you're the technical section chief, why don't we chat for a while?" Lao Wang's guest spoke with an accent that was obviously different from the local accent, with a hint of Beijing dialect.
He said to Old Wang with a smile, and at the same time stood up and greeted Qiu Jianjun: "Chief Qiu, come on, come on, sit down with me. By the way, let me introduce myself. My last name is Lin, you can call me Old Lin or Comrade Lin."
Qiu Jianjun was stunned and subconsciously stopped. At the same time, he looked towards Lao Wang, his eyes seemed to be asking who this Comrade Lin was.
Lao Wang did not introduce Lin Yuhang's identity to Qiu Jianjun. He walked quickly to Qiu Jianjun and dragged him to the sofa, saying as he walked, "Sit down and chat. You are the technical section chief, so you are here just in time."
Qiu Jianjun was confused as he was pulled to the sofa and then sat down.
"How many years has Section Chief Qiu been working in our factory?" Lin Yuhang asked politely, handing him a cigarette.
"I was demobilized in 1975 and joined the factory right after demobilization. It has been 12 years..."
"Oh, Section Chief Qiu also served in the army?" Lin Yuhang asked happily.
"I served in the 13th Army for three years."
"13th Army? Brother troops! I'm from the 50th Army!" Lin Yuhang said happily. The 13th Army and the 50th Army are in the same military region. They are indeed brother troops. Moreover, judging from the time of enlistment, Qiu Jianjun and Lin Yuhang's enlistment time are almost the same, but Qiu Jianjun is an ordinary soldier and was demobilized after serving for three years.
"Are you from the 50th Army?" Qiu Jianjun was stunned, and suddenly felt a little closer to Lin Yuhang. He looked at Lin Yuhang carefully and not only felt the familiar military temperament in him, but also found that Lin Yuhang was actually disabled.
The two immediately started chatting about their old unit. Although Qiu Jianjun had left the army for a long time, he still remembered his military experience clearly. Especially when talking about the military district competition, the two had more topics to talk about because they had experienced that competition together.
As they talked, they talked about the later demobilization and leaving the army, and they couldn't help but sigh and sigh. At this time, Qiu Jianjun also knew that Lin Yuhang had participated in the Southwest War. Because he left the army after being injured and disabled on the battlefield, he admired Lin Yuhang in his heart.
"I didn't expect that after leaving the army for so many years, I would still meet the leader of a brother unit..."
"Hahaha, what's the matter with being a leader or not? I just got lucky and was promoted. You are still the old squad leader, but now we are all ordinary people, the same." Lin Yuhang smiled and waved his hand.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Lin Yuhang turned the topic back to the factory and asked about Qiu Jianjun. At this time, the factory director Lao Wang, who had no chance to interrupt, introduced that Qiu Jianjun's family had three generations working in the tannery. This surprised Lin Yuhang even more and made him more interested in Qiu Jianjun.
"Qiu...I'd better call you Jianjun? Is that okay?"
"No problem, my senior brother calls me that too." Qiu Jianjun said with a smile.
Lin Yuhang asked: "As the technical section chief, what do you think of our tannery's technology?"
"Haha, this question is too broad and difficult to answer." Qiu Jianjun answered honestly.
"It's okay, just chat casually. I'm a layman in leather making technology, and you're an expert, so why don't you tell me something casually?"
"Okay, I'll just talk about it..." Qiu Jianjun replied, and after thinking for a while, he organized his words and introduced it to Lin Yuhang. He started with the traditional leather making process, and then talked about the advantages and disadvantages and differences of several leather making processes, including the current processes used by tanneries. In addition, Qiu Jianjun also talked about the gap between the current domestic leather making process and the international advanced leather making level, and pointed out some of the shortcomings.
Although Lin Yuhang didn't understand these technologies, he listened very carefully and took out a notebook from his pocket to take notes while listening.
After Qiu Jianjun finished speaking, he closed the notebook in his hand and asked, "So, from the perspective of process structure, our leather making process is still good? What is lacking is just some equipment gaps and consideration of details, right?"
"It's about the same. The principle of leather making will not change. The key lies in the control of details and equipment. There is no problem with our factory's technology, but the equipment has been out of date for so many years. If we have advanced equipment to assist, we can also make good leather like those from abroad. I can guarantee this."
"So what do you think about the leather market?" Lin Yuhang continued to ask.
"I'm a technician, this market..."
"Let's just chat casually and say whatever comes to mind. Just treat it as a casual talk." Lin Yuhang encouraged with a smile.
Qiu Jianjun thought for a moment and said, "The leather products market has always been a high-end market, because the cost of raw materials is there. Since the old days, those who can wear and use leather are basically rich people. Everyone knows this."
"In the past few years, due to economic constraints, the leather products market was not very optimistic, but the situation has improved a lot in recent years, and the market demand for leather products is growing. I personally think that this market will still be good in the future. When people have money, they will always pursue good things. Just like in the past, when we could not eat meat all year round, in recent years, we have more opportunities to eat meat at home, so naturally things have changed."
"Haha, I told you, I'm a technician, I only have a vague understanding of this market and so on, I don't know if what I said is right or not."
"I think what you said is right, it is indeed true." Lin Yuhang said with a smile: "After the reform opening up, the economy has been getting better day by day. Didn't the newspaper also say that at this stage, the main contradiction in our country is the contradiction between the people's growing material and cultural needs and the backward social production. Based on the basic national conditions, in the face of this contradiction, the fundamental task of the country is to focus on economic construction and vigorously develop productivity!"
"Since the material culture is growing, it reflects people's needs and also leads to changes and development in the market. The leather products market has been gradually improving over the years, and people's demand for leather products has become more and more urgent. This is a good thing for us, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes, you are right!" Old Wang nodded repeatedly on the side.
Lin Yuhang continued to chat with Qiu Jianjun and Lao Wang about leather products, and talked about issues such as market structure and product structure. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Yuhang stood up and said that they would stop here today, as he had something else to do and had to leave first. Lao Wang quickly offered to send Lin Yuhang off, but Lin Yuhang smiled and waved his hand to refuse, saying that it was only a few steps away and there was no need to send him off. However, Lao Wang still personally sent Lin Yuhang downstairs, and when he left, Qiu Jianjun also followed him in a daze. The two of them sent Lin Yuhang downstairs directly and watched him get into a car and leave.
"Brother, is this Comrade Lin the new factory leader?" Watching Lin Yuhang's car drive out of the factory gate, Qiu Jianjun couldn't help but ask Lao Wang.
"What new factory leader?" Old Wang rolled his eyes at him and lowered his voice, "It was inconvenient to say just now. Let me tell you, this is County Magistrate Lin!"
"What?!" Qiu Jianjun was stunned.
