Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Just like the brick factory, not to mention the most basic red bricks, the processing of marble floor tiles and wall tiles alone has been loved by many people. Once launched, it quickly became the only choice for many workers to decorate their homes.

Later, it received a large number of orders from other factories in Beijing and other countries, which shows its strong development potential. Later, with Zhou Tian's guidance, it also came up with new ideas in ceramics. Ceramic flush toilets, patterned ceramic wall tiles and other ceramic utensils entered the foreign market in 1957.

It quickly gained recognition in foreign markets and, like machine tools and home appliances, became another product that generated export foreign exchange.

The same is true for lighting factories. Whether it is Chinese or Western lamps, they are unique not only in China but also abroad, making the products of Red Star Lighting Factory a symbol of trend abroad.

The furniture, combination cabinets, wardrobes, and various storage cabinets produced by the timber factory have been welcomed in foreign markets, but they are inferior to those produced by the previous factories. However, in China, the furniture produced by the Red Star Timber Factory is the best. As soon as the furniture is available, it is taken away directly and the demand exceeds the supply.

However, the most noteworthy thing is the paint factory and its Red Star No. 1 paint. Perhaps other aspects of the paint are influenced by Zhou Tian, ​​but this paint is not. This is a paint that was accidentally discovered and developed by Li Man, an expert in the chemical industry of the research institute.

This kind of paint is different from other chemical products. It is a non-toxic paint formed by combining a Chinese herbal medicine and some chemical raw materials when Li Man and Zhang Guangyue, the miracle doctor, collaborated with each other.

Later, after testing, it was found that this paint not only does not contain any harmful substances to the human body, but it even emits a fragrance all year round. According to the miracle doctor Zhang Guangyue, this fragrance can also help the human body to sleep, and can improve a person's physical fitness during sleep. Although the improvement is not much, over the years, it is no less than the effect of constant exercise.

For this reason, once this paint was developed, it was positioned as a top-secret product by the research institute, and it was subdivided and sold as three different grades of products, No. 1, 2 and 3.

Among them, the Red Star No. 1 paint is naturally the original paint, which is treated as a strictly confidential product. Except for being supplied to the higher-ups and research institutes, the rest is not sold to the outside world at all.

As for Red Star No. 2, it retained the effect of aiding sleep, but did not have the effect of improving physical fitness. Even so, it quickly became the first domestic luxury product to be popular abroad. It swept the entire world after only one year on the market.

Although the sleep-inducing effect of Red Star No. 3 is somewhat weakened, it is not as harmful as other paints. In addition, it has a unique fragrance and is four or five times more expensive than ordinary paints. It has become the first choice of everyone abroad.

For this purpose, Zhou Tian also specially rewarded Dr. Zhang Guangyue and Li Man with one ten-thousandth of the product profits as a reward for them. Of course, this was also something Zhou Tian fought for after reporting to his superiors.

It can be said that in 1958, the research institute was no longer limited to six branches, but even the supporting industries developed rapidly.

This is also the source of his confidence. After completing the basement, Zhou Tian looked at the time. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon. Without any hesitation, he drove to the suburbs of Changping.

After arriving in Changping, Zhou Tian first called the directors of several factories, informing them to have people reserve all the materials, and then began to go to each factory.

When he arrived at the paint factory, the factory manager who had been notified was already waiting there.

"Old Wang, you've worked hard. You're supposed to be on vacation. Sorry to bother you with your rest!"

Zhou Xia got out of the car, shook hands with Wang Jianjun, the director of the paint factory, and said with a smile.

"What are you talking about, Dean? The paint factory is a subsidiary of the research institute. This is what I should do!"

Wang Jianjun didn't dare to accept it at all, and quickly shook his head and smiled.

"Okay, let's stop talking. Have you reserved the materials I asked you to prepare?"

"Don't worry, Dean, it has been reserved!"

As they were talking, the two of them came to a heavily guarded warehouse. At the door of the warehouse, four soldiers were guarding on both sides of the warehouse, each of them scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, and the long spears behind them flashed a sharp cold light in the sun.

"Hello, Chief!"

Seeing the factory director and Zhou Tian walking over together, the four soldiers immediately saluted.

"You guys too, I'm here to get some paint number one!"

Zhou Tian returned the military salute seriously.

"Please register, Chief!"

Just then, a soldier came out with a notebook and said to Zhou Tiandao.

Zhou Tian nodded, picked up a pen and started writing on it. After he finished, he handed the notebook to the soldier. Under the soldier's guidance, he went into the warehouse, took out three buckets of Red Star No. 1 paint, and said goodbye and left.

As for the registration procedures, they were set by Zhou Tian himself, so he would naturally abide by them.

After saying goodbye to Wang Jianjun, Zhou Tian went to the brick factory, the lamp factory, and the timber factory. After a while, he left Changping with three trucks and arrived at the courtyard on Qianmen Street.

They were asked to take down the lamps, furniture and marble tiles, and then sent away.

Looking at everything in the yard, Zhou Tian directly put them all into the space, then locked the door and returned home. It was not that he wanted to do this in vain, but he had to do it.

Although he had to keep the renovation of the basement secret, the problem was that he would have to hire people to rebuild the courtyard. If not, where would his furniture come from?

If these things just appeared out of thin air, wouldn't that be nonsense?

After returning home, having dinner, and returning to the west wing, Shen Yulin asked after the children fell asleep, "Boss, isn't your research institute closed for the holidays? What have you been busy with these days? Why have you been leaving early and coming back late every day?"

It's no wonder that Shen Yulin was suspicious. It was because her husband left early in the morning every day for the past three days and came back at night. He was busier than when he was at work. How could she not be suspicious?

"Of course it's a good thing. Wait a little longer, and you'll know next year!"

Zhou Tian smiled and hugged his wife, smiling mysteriously. In fact, it was not that he couldn't tell Shen Yulin, but mainly because he still wanted to give him a surprise.

"All right!"

Seeing that her husband was unwilling to talk, Shen Yulin stopped forcing him and lay down on the bed and slowly fell asleep.

Since she gave birth to more and more children, Shen Yulin gradually had no time to take care of her work. Now she has already quit her job and is a housewife at home. She has no energy to take care of many of her husband's affairs.

As long as it's not illegal, she doesn't want to interfere. After all, just educating the children is enough to make her feel overwhelmed!