The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

At the end of February, winter is gone and spring is here, and the temperature is rising.

Although there is still no green on the willow branches on the street, most of the ice in Houhai Lake has melted.

The old men basking in the sun in the alleys of Dongcheng and Xicheng are still wearing thick down jackets, but in commercial areas such as Guomao, you can already see white-collar women wearing high heels and black silk dresses walking around like the wind.

When the sun is shining during the day, you can often hear the melodious sound of the erhu and the humming Peking Opera singing in a corner of the park. At night in Sanlitun, all the major discotheques are filled with strong rhythmic electronic music.

In the new century in Yanjing, the two concepts of tradition and modernity are engaging in an unprecedented collision in this city.

The ancient city, which has stood at the foot of Mount Yanshan for three thousand years, ushered in the first spring of the new century.

A major event happened in February. Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan believed that the Internet bubble was too large and the Nasdaq's price-to-earnings ratio had reached an astonishing 2 times, and announced a substantial interest rate hike.

After receiving the news, Li Changan called Lin Zhiyuan immediately. The two had previously agreed that once the Fed raised interest rates, it would mean that the Nasdaq index would soon come to an end.

Lin Zhiyuan told Li Changan to speed up the sale of the technology stocks in his hands. At the same time, he also called Ye Helena and urged her to clear her position as soon as possible.

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After the Dragon Boat Festival, the usually quiet Jiuxianqiao old electronics industrial zone suddenly became much busier. Many factories that had been closed for a long time became popular again, and the noise of various machines in the factories began to sound again.

Many workers who had been laid off for a long time received notices saying that a big project had been launched and they could earn a lot of money if they did a good job. Several factories asked skilled workers to return to their posts and be on standby at all times, and production lines that had not been started for several years also began to inspect and maintain equipment.

On February 25, several cars suddenly drove into the Oriental Electronics factory, and out of the cars came senior leaders with impressive appearances.

The laid-off workers who were temporarily called back to the factory to wait stood timidly on both sides of the factory road, looking at these unfamiliar leaders and talking about them behind their backs.

"Is the one walking in front our minister?"

"Yes, he is Minister Wu."

"Who is that tall and handsome young man next to Minister Wu? Is he his secretary?"

"Don't talk nonsense. That person is also a leader. I heard he is the assistant director of a large-scale working committee. His last name is Lin."

"Good boy, you are a leader at such a young age."

"Let me tell you, this leader named Lin is no ordinary person. I heard that this music garden project was established by him."

"I also heard that Assistant Lin brought us a 30 million investment and even went to Citigroup to discuss the project in person."

"Oh my god, thirty million? What if I lose money?"

"That's not something we little workers should worry about. We just need to do our job well."

"Old Liu, do you think the factory can really make money in the future? Will we not be laid off?" The voice of the laid-off worker who asked this question was trembling. A few years ago, the factory was not doing well. After he was laid off, he did all kinds of jobs, such as washing dishes in restaurants and shining shoes on the street. He was fed up with the cold eyes of the world and experienced the ups and downs of life. He dreamed of returning to the glorious days when he held his head high and was the master of the country.

The person who answered him was obviously hesitant and said in an uncertain tone: "I don't know either, but I sincerely hope that the factory will get better and we won't have to do odd jobs like stray dogs to make money."

Suddenly, a shout came, "Everyone go back and change into work clothes, go back to the workshop and prepare for work."

This long-awaited call awakened the long-hidden memories of these laid-off workers. Everyone returned to the locker room, changed into work clothes, and lined up to enter the workshop.

The workshop standards for electronic components are very high, and some even require dust-free operation. After going through several tedious procedures, the workers returned to the familiar assembly line. The conveyor belt began to turn, and electronic components appeared in front of everyone one by one. Everyone began to assemble the products in an orderly manner according to the steps of the training in the previous few days.

A huge glass window divides the workshop into two parts.

Minister Wu, Lin Zhiyuan and some other leaders, accompanied by Yuan Zhilong, stood in front of the glass window and looked at the work scene inside.

Yuan Zhilong was sitting next to him and introduced, "Minister Wu, Assistant Lin, now all the parts for the Music Garden have arrived, and we will officially start production today. We have gathered more than 700 skilled workers from eight factories, and set up assembly lines in three factories. We will strive to complete the assembly of 10,000 Music Garden products within a week. We have already contacted the Tianjin Port. Once the products are produced here, they will be shipped to the United States immediately, and we will strive to officially launch them in April."

Minister Wu nodded repeatedly.

The Music Garden product has cost more than 27 million yuan so far, involving eight subordinate enterprises and more than 1,800 cadres and employees.

From the day this project was launched, he had no way out.

So now he can only hope that this product will be a great success.

"Assistant Lin, on behalf of all the cadres and employees of the subordinate enterprises, I would like to express my gratitude to you. When we succeed, I will personally toast you with a glass of wine."

Lin Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Minister Wu, if the Music Garden product really makes money, I hope you can agree to one of my requests."

"Not to mention one request, I will agree to ten of them." Minister Wu nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Lin Zhiyuan looked around and said jokingly, "You all heard it, so you have to testify for me when the time comes."

Everyone stood by the production line for a while, and then walked out of the workshop together.

"Minister Wu, I have a suggestion. Didn't we just sell two plots of land? While we have the money, we should quickly build a modern electronics industrial park in the suburbs."

"Assistant Lin, I'm already writing a report. The higher-ups are aware of this matter. Now we're just waiting to see how the Music Garden product performs."

The two walked out of the workshop side by side.

The wind blew past, shaking the branches of the tall poplar trees in the factory area. In another month, the bare branches will be covered with new green leaves.

Everyone is looking forward to that day.

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In early March, the joint inspection team assembled again, and this time their destination was the Gannan area of ​​western Jiangxi Province.

The team was still led by Wang Deyi, the National Committee member, and the team was still the same. The only change was that the contact person was no longer Griff, but another deputy director, Wan Wenzhe.

The group took a plane from Yanjing to Hongdu, the capital of western Jiangxi Province.

The main leaders of Ganxi Province went to the airport to greet them. After a brief welcoming ceremony, the members of the joint inspection team got on the bus one by one and rushed to the hotel.

That evening, Ganxi Province arranged a welcome dinner, and all the leaders of the provincial party committee and government showed up.

The next day, Wang Deyi politely declined the enthusiastic retention of the leaders of western Jiangxi Province and drove to southern Jiangxi with the members of the joint inspection team.

The rare earth resources in southern Jiangxi are extremely rich, mainly including light rare earth minerals such as neodymium, praseodymium, neodymium and other elements. These rare earth deposits are characterized by high purity and high content. It is one of the most important regions in the national rare earth strategy, comparable to the white clouds in the grassland.

Baiyun in the north and southern Jiangxi in the south. If the problems in these two regions are solved, China's rare earth strategy will be half successful.