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Although Yuan Baoguo looks big and strong, he is a serious college student.

He is one of the first batch of college students majoring in metallurgy trained in Longguo.

After graduating from university, Yuan Baoguo was assigned to work at Angang as a front-line laboratory technician.

He was promoted step by step from a technician to deputy factory director.

Working on the front line for a long time, I have to deal with workers every day.

The scholarly air of Yuan Zhenguo gradually faded away.

Unlike other factory leaders who were content with the status quo, Yuan Baoguo foresaw the various crises that Angang would face in the near future.

for a long time.

Anshan Iron and Steel's production model has always been planned production. The factory only needs to complete any steel smelting tasks assigned by the superiors.

Compared with other domestic steel companies, Angang is a well-deserved big brother.

Looking at the world, Angang has no competitiveness.

All production profits were handed over to the department. At the beginning of each year, Angang had less than one million yuan in cash on its books.

There is no retained capital, let alone the right to sell products on one's own.

Moreover, Angang is not only an old enterprise, it also has nearly 400,000 workers and its annual steel output is only 6 million tons.

Technological innovation is seriously lagging behind.

Once China fully integrates with the international standards and a large amount of foreign capital flows into the country, a series of foreign steel companies with strong technology and abundant funds will inevitably emerge.

Internally, a joint venture steel plant built with huge state investment is about to be completed and put into production.

It will pose a direct threat to Angang.

The entry of foreign steel companies and foreign steel products will make Angang's situation even worse.

"Deputy Director Yuan, what's wrong with you?"

Noticing that Yuan Baoguo was in a bad mood, Lin Kaifeng asked kindly.

"nothing……"

Yuan Zhenguo shook his head and put aside all his worries.

"Meeting is fate. You probably haven't had dinner yet, right? How about I treat you and we go out for a bite to eat and chat while we eat?"

"I appreciate Deputy Director Yuan's kindness. Unfortunately, I just came back from dinner with Director Lei."

Seeing that the other party wanted to talk to him about something, Lin Kaifeng said politely: "Wait until the Canton Fair is over, and then we can arrange a time to have a good chat?"

"Alright."

The representatives of various factories present in the exhibition hall have the same mission.

Participating in the Canton Fair and selling the products produced by the company can not only earn foreign exchange through exports, but also solve the factory's funding problems.

Yuan Baoguo could understand that Lin Kaifeng was too busy with the performance.

An hour later, Lin Kaifeng and Lei Zesheng arrived at the director's office upstairs.

Lei Zesheng handed the documents in the file cabinet to Lin Kaifeng while discussing the arrangements for tomorrow.

Economic reforms have brought about changes in many aspects.

State-owned factories, enterprises, institutions and research institutes need to change.

The Canton Fair Organizing Committee also needs to make changes.

Breaking the routine and finding ways to create sales for exhibitors is an important task for the organizing committee.

Next year, the Canton Fair Organizing Committee will be upgraded to a foreign trade center.

The powers are further expanded.

All in all, increasing the transaction volume of the Canton Fair and raising foreign exchange for national development are still Lei Zesheng's main jobs.

The next morning, the Autumn Canton Fair of 79 officially opened.

Business representatives from all over the world, foreign businessmen, and ordinary people flocked to the exhibition center.

The Canton Fair, held twice a year, not only attracts a large number of foreign and domestic companies, but also a large number of ordinary people.

In the 1960s and 1970s in Dragon Country, there were very few entertainment activities.

The Canton Fair, held twice a year, has become the largest event that attracts the most attention from ordinary people in the province.

With the help of Lei Zesheng, Lin Kaifeng's Northern Machinery Company got a good booth.

The location is in the center of the entire exhibition hall.

"Ah, Kaifeng really does what he wants."

Inside the booth, Niu Yonggui looked at the foreigners coming and going, feeling helpless.

The finance chief, Lao Qian, smiled bitterly and said, "He is our general manager. As the head of the company, we have no choice but to cooperate with him in whatever he wants to do."

"I just don't know if this method can make our company a hit."

"Who knows? Let's just do our job."

Niu Yonggui sighed.

Lin Kaifeng ignored the booth and took a large group of people to the square outside to set up a tent and show movies for free.

the other side.

A scene that puzzled everyone occurred in the square in front of the exhibition center.

A dozen young men and women were working with tools in their hands.

Under the command of a young man, everyone built a huge pergola.

Several large iron boxes were brought into the shed one after another.

"General Manager, the projector and screen have been set up."

Just then, Bai Ru came out of the shed and reported that all preparations were ready.

"Comrades, friends, guests."

"I'm sorry to take up a few minutes of your time. Please listen to me."

Lin Kaifeng took the tin horn handed to him by a staff member and stood on the stool beside him.

"Good morning, everyone. I am Lin Kaifeng, general manager of Northern Machinery Company. The air fryer that appeared at the Spring Canton Fair in the first half of this year is a product of our company."

Hearing this, everyone immediately recalled the grand occasion of the Spring Canton Fair.

In order to compete for the ordering rights of air fryers, two groups of foreigners almost came to a fight at the Canton Fair.

In the end, the air fryer was won by a businessman from England.

The other party placed an order for 100,000 units in one go.

In order to grab the air fryer order from the island merchant, Andrew paid a payment of US$10 million.

Four more production lines are used to offset the remaining order funds.

The small air fryer generated a sales volume of 30 million US dollars.

This is equivalent to more than half of the transaction volume of the Spring Canton Fair.

"Comrades, guests, in order to repay your kindness, Northern Machinery Company has set up a movie viewing spot here."

“You don’t need to buy a ticket or register, you can just go in and watch the movie.”

When they heard that they could watch movies for free, local people immediately raised their hands to sign up.

Bai Ru, who was well prepared, brought two female comrades and started distributing movie ticket cards.

The awning can only accommodate one hundred people, and the next group of people can only go in after the previous group of people have finished watching and left.

Soon, a long line formed in front of the pergola.

In the 1970s, ordinary people had a strong interest in all new and novel things that were free.

Watch movies for free without spending a penny.

Anyone would want to go in and take a look.

The people and manufacturer representatives who got the first 100 number cards walked into the shed under the guidance of the staff.

There were a lot of stools placed on the ground under the pergola, and there was a movie projector behind everyone.

“Is this a movie?”

"Whether it's a movie or not, I think it's quite interesting."

The two young men who came together looked at the curtain in front of them in disbelief.

When the screening started, the image on the screen was not a movie, but an exterior shot of a factory.

It's not a movie, but the content is very unique.

The camera shoots the factory from multiple angles from the outside.

Then, the camera slowly moved into the factory.