Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

How cold can the winter be in Beijing?

In the 1960s, the temperature could easily drop below minus ten degrees Celsius, and at its coldest it could reach minus twenty-seven degrees Celsius.

Today, the temperature is not too low, but the wind is strong in an open place like Kunming Lake, which is equivalent to adding a BUFF to the cold. Add to that the humidity, and you will know how it feels if you go there.

In winter, it is common for people to freeze to death in Beijing, just like in the Russians.

Now, one can imagine how Zeng Wangcai and Ivanski feel standing like this.

"Dear reporters, Comrade Ivanski's condition has given me an advantage." Zeng Wangcai said casually, "If he refuses to put on his clothes, I will stand for two more hours than him."

It only took Zeng Wangcai a few minutes to adapt.

Although his legs were cold, he had a hot pack and a down vest to provide warmth to his upper body, and he had also undergone rigorous training in the army, so he had no problem dealing with such a situation.

"No, you can't last more than two hours!" Ivansky still said disdainfully.

Since he dared to come to the competition, he must be fully prepared. It is impossible for him to agree without thinking. After all, this is a big scene. Losing face is a small matter, but losing face for the country is a big matter.

Ivanski himself is very cold-resistant and has experience in surviving in extreme environments in the wild.

But survival in the wild is very different from what it is now. Now there are rules and restrictions, and you are not allowed to exercise to keep warm. You can only endure it. So before coming here, Ivansky ate a lot of high-calorie foods such as chocolate.

He believed that even if Zeng Wangcai prepared as well as he did, he would not be able to hold on longer than he did.

His reason was simple. He didn't believe that Zeng Wangcai's thin vest could have a greater effect than his own fat.

Attic, second floor.

Naturally, Old Liu came in person to support the matter as he had promised. In addition to Ivankov, there were two other officials accompanying him from the Russian side.

This involves foreign trade, so in addition to Old Man Liu, there are also comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

The Ministry of Commerce had not yet been established at that time, and until 1982, it was the Ministry of Foreign Trade that was responsible for these matters.

Minister Ye of the Ministry of Foreign Trade was unable to come, so he sent Chu Fei, director of the General Office, to come.

"Minister Liu, do you think this will work?" Chu Fei, who was in his forties, stared at the two people in the pavilion below. "The temperature is very low. I asked the relevant comrades, and the lowest temperature today can reach minus 15 degrees Celsius. And you know, it will be even colder here."

"Whether he can succeed or not depends on him!" Old Liu didn't look at Zeng Wangcai, he was looking at Ivanski, "This guy is in better health than Comrade Zeng Wangcai, but I believe Zeng Wangcai can hold on.

"I don't need to tell you much about the actual situation of your department. If this thing can be accomplished, there will be another growth point. Our First Machine Industry Ministry will give him the green light to set up a factory. Your Ministry of Foreign Trade should not drag its feet. There will probably be a result after today. You can go back and talk to your Minister Ye."

"Yes..." Chu Fei quickly agreed.

As the director of the General Office, he knows the situation of the entire Ministry of Foreign Trade better than anyone else. The current situation is that the import plan is needless to say, but the achievement of the export plan is difficult to describe.

Therefore, both Old Man Liu and Old Man Ye who were unable to attend the event hoped very much that Zeng Wangcai could accomplish this task.

"Liu, this comrade is amazing!" About half an hour later, Ivankov gave a thumbs up to the people downstairs. "He has a strong will. It is very rare that he can persist in this environment for so long."

"Our soldiers have always been strong-willed!" Old Man Liu first affirmed this point, and then said, "However, I think you should focus on that piece of clothing. Look at those reporters, some of them have already started to show interest."

There is naturally no shortage of smart people among journalists. After realizing the news value of this matter, they also realized the commercial value of this matter.

Commercial value is Zeng Wangcai's confidence.

He knew very well that interests were eternal and everything else was unreliable. As long as there was profit to be made, there would always be someone who would find a way to overcome all difficulties and make money.

"It's amazing!" a reporter couldn't help but say, "I'm wearing a coat and a scarf, but I still can't keep out the cold, but they've been there for 40 minutes without moving, it's amazing."

"It's normal for the Russians to be able to do it because it's so cold over there, but for him to be able to do it... it's really amazing."

"I kind of believe what he said. That dress is very warm."

"My country also has very cold winters, I believe the businessmen in our country will like this..."

Zeng Wangcai listened to the discussions of the reporters and wanted to judge their attitude, but... he regretted not learning foreign languages ​​well. He couldn't understand anything.

Forget it, let’s start increasing the bet!

Zeng Wangcai looked up at the sky and saw that it was covered with dark clouds and small snowflakes began to float in the air.

"Comrade Ivansky, can you still hold on?" Zeng Wangcai asked.

"No problem at all!" Ivanski said with a relaxed expression. "In fact, this is not a challenge for me at all. If you can't hold on, you'd better admit defeat. If it takes longer, you will get hurt."

"I know, but I'm not afraid!" Zeng Wangcai glanced at the scale on the thermometer, which had dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius. He grinned and asked, "Do you dare to go out?"

"Go out? Where to?" Ivansky was stunned.

"Outside, outside the pavilion!" Zeng Wangcai nodded his head back, "Let's go to Kunming Lake and have some fun."

"Hiss..." Ivansky took a breath, "Are you crazy?"

He knew that being on the lake was completely different from being in the pavilion. It was no problem to stay in the pavilion for a while at this temperature, but on the lake, the temperature would not be the same, and it was snowing.

But Zeng Wangcai insisted that he didn't know Ivansky's foundation, so he could only play it big.

Zeng Wangcai asked the comrades who were maintaining order to clear the area because there were some civilians on the lake.

More than ten minutes later, an open space was cleared about ten meters from the pavilion to the lake.

"Let's go!" Zeng Wangcai stretched his arms and legs, then jumped down from the pavilion.

But he was too pretentious. Although the pavilion was not high from the lake, less than one meter, but... the ice was really slippery.

Haw!

Zeng Wangcai fell down on his butt.

"Hahaha......."

The onlookers burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at!" Zeng Wangcai scolded with a smile, "You guys are just watching the fun and don't mind the trouble. My balls were almost broken."

"Hahaha......"

The people laughed again. This laughter was not a mockery but a friendly one. They felt that Zeng Wangcai had been high and mighty just now, but now he fell into the group of their own people.

Ivansky climbed down obediently. As soon as he reached the lake, he felt that this place was completely different from the pavilion, just as he had imagined. The temperature was lower, and with the help of wind and snow, his body temperature dissipated faster.

So Ivansky didn't dare to continue to be stubborn. He waved to the pavilion and asked for the vest that he disliked not wearing.

"Oh, I'm scared, I'm scared..."

The people immediately started to make a fuss.

The weather in this city is perfect for those who are dissatisfied.