Siheyuan: Heavy Industry Revitalizes the Country

Just when the real estate company was busy preparing prices and sales according to Fang Xiang's ideas.

Factory 132 has already started preparing to distribute the houses.

“The list has been drawn up according to your previous suggestion.

You, several factory leaders, and senior core scientific research personnel such as Tu and Song.

They are arranged in several three-story houses, each with four bedrooms of 130 square meters.

For the rest, there is no special care.

It is nothing more than allocating houses of more than 80 or 110 square meters according to the size of the position, contribution, and years of service. "

Fang Xiang was sitting in the office, and Director Ma sitting opposite him was holding a document in his hand.

"Well, that's good. Let's do it this way."

Fang Xiang didn't say anything about making the decision on your own about this matter.

The reason why Director Ma has been able to work closely with Fang Xiang for more than ten years is because he has a correct attitude.

Let’s not talk about trivial matters. Basically, for any important matter, Director Ma would first ask Fang Xiang for his opinion.

Just like this time we divided up houses, although it was not the first time. We had divided houses before when we were at Luoqi and Second Automobile Works.

But he still listened to Fang Xiang's opinions before starting to write the document.

Even after the document was finished, he would not continue until Fang Xiang nodded his approval.

"Why don't you pick a house first?

The furniture in the house and other things, will they be the same as last time?"

After seeing Fang Xiang nod, Director Ma pushed the document over.

I also asked by the way.

"This time, just like before, are all the furniture in the house purchased from the factory?"

Fang Xiang took the document, glanced through it briefly, picked up the pen, and signed his name on the last page.

“Not all of it, only some of it.

Now that the factory is financially well-off, we can treat it as a welfare benefit.”

Director Ma shook his head.

If you are new to Fang Xiang, you might think that he doesn't care about food and shelter.

As long as it's edible or liveable, it's fine.

Just like now, I eat big pot meals with other employees in the cafeteria every day.

I live in a small house of more than 30 square meters.

But Director Ma was different. One Chinese New Year, he went to Fang Xiang’s small courtyard in Beijing to give him gifts.

He saw with his own eyes the small courtyard that Fang Xiang owned and how luxurious and stunningly decorated it was.

Therefore, he must serve this big and thick-legged girl well within his ability.

"Did you ask about the price?"

After Fang Xiang signed, he pushed the document back.

"I've asked around, and the craftsmanship isn't much different from that in Luoyi, and the price is even cheaper.

After all, labor costs here are not that expensive.”

Director Ma put away the documents and then took out a cigarette.

"How much would it cost to equip all the employees' new houses with new furniture?"

Fang Xiang stretched out a finger and tapped the table.

This has now become his signature move; whenever he uses his brain, his hands will involuntarily do something.

"If it's a house of more than 80 square meters, two large beds, two sets of wardrobes, a set of tables, chairs and benches, etc.

If you buy directly from a local furniture factory, even if the price is cheap, it will cost around 400 yuan.”

Director Ma struck a match and lit his cigarette.

He had already inquired about Fang Xiang's question.

"We are allocating 5,000 houses this time, right?"

After listening to this, Fang Xiang silently calculated in his mind that if five thousand sets were priced at four hundred yuan, that would be almost two million yuan.

“Yes, there are more than 3,000 units of more than 80 square meters, and more than 1,000 units of more than 110 square meters.

There are also thirty-six sets of more than one hundred and thirty.”

Director Ma nodded. He was very familiar with this data.

“Put them all on.

In addition, each family will be provided with a 14-inch black-and-white TV.”

Fang Xiang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

“The furniture is fine, but this TV... isn’t it a bit expensive?

Nowadays, a 14-inch one would cost at least several hundred yuan more.”

Director Ma had actually already prepared himself mentally, and a smile just appeared on his face.

But when I heard that I had to get a 14-inch black and white TV, I was a little confused.

“Where more can it go?

It only adds up to more than four million.

You just draft up a document and I'll sign and approve the money for you.

Oh, and let’s add a few BMWs to give to the butchers, Song Gong, and the others.”

Fang Xiang put down the teacup and smiled at Director Ma.

After all, this is the country's account.

But the money is his own.

More than four million yuan, nowadays, is enough to build a J-7.

But in Fang Xiang's view, it is just a little benefit for the employees who have worked silently in the factory for so many years.

If it weren't for them, Factory 132 would have collapsed long ago.

What's more, once the J-11 is finalized, its future production and subsequent research and development will also depend on them.

It's worth the money.

"Okay, I'll do it when I get back!"

Director Ma was smart enough not to say anything more, but nodded firmly.

What I mean is that it was Fang Xiang who proposed it and it was Fang Xiang who signed it, so he was just an executor.

Isn’t this how we have been living all these years?

Moreover, what Fang wanted to say was to provide cars to the technical personnel, so how could his car be left out?

When he was at Second Automobile Works, his car was a 3 Series.

But after arriving at Factory 132, the conditions there were different, so they changed to a jeep.

It is said that it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, but Director Ma said nothing.

Now, isn't it matched again?

"How long does it take to make furniture? Will it be delayed until the second half of the year?"

Fang wanted to see Director Ma nod in agreement, and suddenly remembered that making furniture is not only a job that requires strength and skills.

It also takes considerable time.

"Indeed it is.

I contacted several furniture factories.

There is a small amount of stock available now, which can be used to equip some houses.

But the rest will have to be delivered slowly.”

Director Ma took a puff of his cigarette, then placed the cigarette on the enamel bowl that served as an ashtray and flicked the ash.

“Try to hurry up as much as possible.

I see on your document that the time for allocating the house is next month.

But don't determine the time yet.

Another test flight is expected next month.

Get the job done first, then send the document out."

Fang Xiang pondered for a moment and then said something.

“Well, I’ve taken that into consideration for the next test flight.

So the specific time is not written.

It’s just an approximate time period.”

Director Ma responded immediately.

"That's good, is there anything else?"

Fang Xiang smiled and nodded. Director Ma was indeed worthy of being an office director.

While being extremely meticulous, he can also arrange small details silently.

“Many employees have expressed their desire to visit the new house.

There has been a lot of buzz about real estate projects in the southeast recently.

Many employees in our factory went to see it in their spare time.

So I am also looking forward to the staff housing in our factory.

Well, a lot of people have mentioned this to me recently.”

As Director Ma spoke, he looked out the window at the newly built factory area and family quarters.

There was also a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"If you want to watch it, just watch it. It's no big deal.

But just don't take up working time or affect the construction on site.

If it really doesn't work, just organize a group of employee representatives on the weekend.

There are thousands of people in our factory. If there is a chaos, they will all run over there.

That’s really outrageous, isn’t it? "

Fang wanted to laugh. He could fully understand the employees' feelings regarding such a big issue as housing.

Although this house has no appeal to him, it is different for the employees.

They have already taken root here, and it is obvious that they will grow old, get sick and die here in the next few decades.

Since a house is such an important place of trust, it is inevitable to care about it.

But it can’t affect work and construction, right?

"Okay, the weekend is in two days.

I'll organize a group then.

Then you go ahead and do your work. I have to go to work too."

After Director Ma finished speaking, he took the documents and left Fang Xiang's office.

"Professor, is there one for me when we distribute the houses this time?"

When Director Ma left, Secretary Xiao Cheng began to clear the tea cups and ashtrays on the table.

Just when Fang was about to open the drawing and prepare to modify the problem he had found before.

Xiao Cheng suddenly asked.