Reborn in 1977

Chapter 549: A Win-Win

Lujiawan Village is small.

Chen Fan's second public lesson finally began.

Besides the students and teachers from the school, there were also several team leaders who had heard the news, as well as sixteen educated youth.

This was Chen Fan's second meeting with them.

The first time was in the rapeseed flower fields, when Chen Fan passed by on a small yacht and saw that group of "tourists."

Some even brought cameras, proving that none of these educated youths were simple.

Chen Fan ignored them, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and began his lecture, "A major event has occurred in our production team these past few days. Little Gao's great-grandfather came to take him back. Have any of you seen Little Gao's great-grandfather?"

A group of children nodded or shook their heads, confused.

"I saw him."

"I didn't see him."

"I saw the car."

Chen Fan smiled and gestured for silence, and the classroom instantly fell silent.

He leaned on the podium, smiling, and asked, "Then let me ask those who saw him, what did you think when you saw him?"

No one answered.

Chen Fan looked around and prompted, "Su Yong, you said you saw him, what did you think when you saw the clothes he was wearing and the car he was riding in?"

A child of about ten years old stood up, his eyes darting around nervously, "Emmm, his clothes were very nice, and riding in a car was very impressive."

Chen Fan gestured for him to sit down, "Yes, nice clothes and an impressive car. Good, that's one impression."

Then he asked, "So, when you see him wearing nice clothes and riding in an impressive car, how would you guess the appearance of other Little Japanese?"

Su Yong rolled his eyes, "Probably similar to him."

Chen Fan looked at Su Yujun and asked, "Team Leader Su, what do you think?"

Su Yujun didn't expect to be asked, and was stunned for a moment before laughing awkwardly, "Also, also about the same, I guess."

Chen Fan nodded and looked at the audience again, saying seriously, "See, this is using one person's image to associate with a group. But, the nice clothes and the impressive car you saw are just appearances.

Mr. Li said that there is no right to speak without investigation, and specific problems must be analyzed specifically.

Little Gao's great-grandfather wears nice clothes and rides in a car, so many people will think that all Little Japanese are like this. But is that really the case? Not necessarily.

Furthermore, we need to think more deeply, who made these clothes? How is the car produced?

Here, we can divide it into two. First, to what extent is their technology capable of producing such beautiful fabrics and comfortable cars? Can our country do it? Can we do some of it? Can't we? Where is the gap?

Second, can the workers involved in the production process enjoy the benefits brought about by the value creation? Tracing back further, can the farmers who till the land and the workers who mine wear clothes like Little Gao's great-grandfather and ride in impressive cars?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom was filled with buzzing discussions.

"What Teacher Chen said makes sense, one person being good doesn't mean everyone is good."

"I'd say it's definitely different. The value created by farmers and workers is all taken away by the capitalists, otherwise why would the capitalists be so impressive?"

"I said yesterday that Old Gao's uncle is a capitalist, so his life must be good, while the common people are probably suffering."

The implication was, "My views are similar to Teacher Chen's."

These discussions were naturally from adults like Principal Xiao and Team Leader Su, and the dozen or so educated youth students were also discussing quietly at the back of the classroom.

The students listening to the lecture were basically confused and didn't know what they were talking about.

However, they did understand some of what Chen Fan was saying.

Little Gao's great-grandfather seems to be living a good life, but that doesn't mean that all Little Japanese are living well. Maybe they are suffering right now.

So we must remember Mr. Li's teaching: Liberate all mankind!

And then they became excited.

This was also the meaning of Chen Fan's example of Takahashi Hideo.

In a few years, many people would be rushing to go abroad. When those people went abroad and saw tall buildings and heavy traffic, the psychological impact was unimaginable for young people after 2000.

At that time, many people envied and yearned for foreign countries, including a large proportion of government-sponsored students.

There wasn't much Chen Fan could do now, but he could plant a seed and give the students in Lujiawan a vaccination.

This was one of the original intentions of his public lectures.

As for how much it would help?

It was better than not saying anything at all, right? Even if only one person didn't blindly follow suit after going abroad because of his words, it wouldn't be in vain.

Chen Fan babbled on for a while, and looked at the time. A class had already passed… Don't even think about the bell ringing, that iron sheet was being held by Principal Xiao, who was so engrossed in listening that he forgot to ring the bell.

So he could only wave his hand and announce the end of class.

Then he pointed to the educated youth at the back and said, "Educated youth students, please stay behind."

Under the curious gazes of many, the sixteen educated youth obediently sat in place, looking at Chen Fan nervously.

The educated youth who came here only knew that Teacher Chen was very capable.

He understood medicine, could write, was a cadre of the Provincial Writers Association, but was willing to take root in the countryside, on the one hand leading Lujiawan to develop and become rich, building a new countryside, and on the other hand, cultivating talents, turning rural students with weak foundations into college students.

That's why their families tried every means to send them to the countryside here.

Whether they followed Teacher Chen to study and get into a good university, or were able to build a relationship with Teacher Chen, like his students, they would have some face no matter which unit they went to, so they could all get great benefits.

But they didn't expect that after coming to Lujiawan, they didn't even see Teacher Chen, and even few people were willing to talk to them.

There was only a small study room in the Educated Youth Courtyard for them to read the materials themselves.

Which of these people didn't come from cadre families? When had they suffered such grievances?

At that time, many people wanted to give up and wrote letters to their families one after another.

However, the replies from their families invariably asked them to calm down, take root in the countryside, take Teacher Chen as an example, work honestly, and study hard.

Several parents even came in person to give instructions.

Sure enough, old ginger is spicier. They followed their parents' advice, working hard during the day and studying hard at night, and soon gained the recognition of the commune members.

Then, Teacher Chen's three students who were admitted to key universities were also willing to come and guide them with their studies.

When they saw that the three girls, who were even younger than them, could easily answer all their questions, they realized for the first time the gap between themselves and the outstanding students who were admitted to key universities.

It turned out that they were really relying on their true abilities to get into key universities, and they themselves didn't get in because their foundations were too weak.

As a result, they became even more awed and interested in Teacher Chen, who Yang Ju and the others praised so highly.

At the same time, they worked harder and studied more diligently.

It wasn't until today that they met Teacher Chen for the first time.

But they didn't expect to be kept behind, and they didn't know what Teacher Chen wanted to say to them?

Under the sixteen pairs of nervous eyes, Chen Fan walked straight to the back of the classroom, pulled a stool at random and sat down, looked at them, and smiled, "Did you go on a spring outing a few days ago?"

The sixteen people looked at each other.

Finally, a big sister smiled awkwardly and said softly, "Just, just that afternoon, Team Leader Yang announced that we didn't have to work, so we took a boat to the rapeseed fields in Qingshan Commune for a while."

Then she asked softly, "You, did you see it?"

Chen Fan laughed and waved his hand, saying, "No need to be like this, it's a spring outing, the Qingming season is the time to enjoy rapeseed flowers, if I wasn't busy with work, I would definitely have gone to see it."

Before the educated youth's expressions could improve, he changed the subject and said seriously, "However, you are different from ordinary tourists. Tourists play and have fun, that's all. You are students preparing to take the college entrance examination…"

He paused for two seconds, looking at everyone meaningfully, "Don't tell me you don't plan to take this year's college entrance examination?"

The educated youth looked at each other, laughing dryly and not daring to say anything.

Chen Fan smiled, "I understand, it's all for ideals. However, since it's for ideals, you can't relax easily. So, I'll give you a question.

You went to the rapeseed fields and saw the rapeseed flowers, so use that as the topic and write an essay each."

He pointed to everyone, "Each of you write your own, no discussion, and no plagiarism or borrowing. The subject matter is not limited, you can write whatever you want, but you must write seriously, the number of words must not be less than 500 words, and not more than 600 words, is there a problem?"

The educated youth answered with a stiff upper lip, "No problem!"

Essays were easy to write, but to write about rapeseed flowers and make Teacher Chen satisfied, that was difficult.

Chen Fan nodded with a smile, "Okay, submit it to Yang Mei by 6 pm tomorrow."

After speaking, he waved his hand, got up and left.

When he went out, he glanced back.

Hmph, let you go out and play, and you're so happy. After playing, you have to do homework, see if you dare to go out and play in the future?!

Watching Chen Fan leave, the educated youth couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then discussed in a low voice.

"Write about rapeseed flowers? How do we write that?"

"Hey, don't say that, Teacher Chen just said, no discussion."

"He doesn't know."

"Don't. Whether he knows it or not, we know it ourselves, it's better to be honest."

Then he lowered his voice, "This village is full of Teacher Chen's informants, don't even think about hiding it."

"Yes, didn't Yang Mei and the others say that Teacher Chen's most powerful skill is not knowing a lot of things, but his ability to teach people. Do you think you can hide it from him with petty tricks?"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this… But I still don't know how to write it?!"

"Think slowly, alas, headache."

"Alas, who suggested going on a spring outing that day?"

"Me! What's wrong? You were also having a lot of fun that day."

"Uh…, I mean, this is a good thing. Yes, it's a good thing, think about it, Teacher Chen is assigning us homework, is he planning to teach us knowledge?"

"Hey, that makes sense."

"So, Teacher Chen has accepted us?"

"Yes, yes, it should be, I think so too."

"Think about what, you should still think about how to write the essay."

"Ah…, headache."

…

Today is already April 14th, and Chen Fan returned home to pack his luggage, preparing to leave early tomorrow morning.

Because the day after tomorrow is April 16th, he will go to Jiangnan University to register. When that time comes, he will know who his supervisor is.

What?

The educated youth have to submit their essays tomorrow night?

What does that have to do with him registering at the university?

He only asked the educated youth to submit their essays before tomorrow night, and he didn't say when he would review them, so it wouldn't delay anything.

At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts about which supervisor he would get.

Based on the current list of professors at Jiangnan University, he has three possible candidates in mind.

This speculation is not without reason, but the result of combining various factors.

First of all, he himself is not an unknown person. Whether it is the identity of a "well-known writer" or the position of deputy director-level cadre of the Provincial Writers Association, it determines that those who can be his teachers will never be ordinary people.

Secondly, his knowledge is obvious to all. The current old professors all care about face. Those who can admit that they have the ability to teach him are probably few and far between.

Finally, the identity that can make He Qingsheng keep silent must be very unusual.

Taken together, the most respected and suitable candidate in the Chinese Department of Jiangnan University is undoubtedly the "Three Old Masters of Sinology" (fictional).

These three were all born in the late Qing Dynasty. The oldest is nearly 90 years old, and the youngest is over 80. Although they were not born into wealthy families, they were from well-to-do families, otherwise they would not be able to support their studies.

During their studies, they all had famous teachers. Even during the war years, they always studied hard and delved into their own culture, and became famous in the field of Sinology early on.

Especially in the 1950s, these three almost single-handedly shouldered the literary burden of the Jiangnan region, and were prominent in the national Sinology circle for a time.

If you want to make a comparison, each of them can steadily overwhelm Professor Ji of Peking University.

It's not that Professor Ji is not good, but that Professor Ji's main research directions are in "Sanskrit, Tocharian, ancient Central Asian languages, Indian literature and Indology, Buddhist languages", etc.

Although he also has outstanding attainments in Sinology, he cannot be regarded as a true top expert.

The Three Old Masters of Sinology at Jiangnan University all specialize in Chinese history and Chinese literature. In the field of Sinology, there is almost no one who can surpass them.

Even their academic methods are exactly the same as those of ancient Confucian scholars, such as specializing in a "Book of Rites" or "Spring and Autumn Annals", and being able to re-annotate these classics.

It is only because their academic achievements and works are too professional, and they do not have "famous students", that their reputation is not obvious outside the circle.

In fact, there are quite a few such professional scholars. Almost every academic field has them. They are "known to everyone in the circle, but unknown outside the circle."

At present, the only ones at Jiangda who can openly guide Chen Fan are probably these three. Even the top bosses in the Chinese departments of Peking University or Fudan University are at most comparable to them, and would never dare to say they surpass them.

I just don't know which one it is?

…

The next day, with doubts in his mind, Chen Fan carried his backpack and embarked on the road to study (du) and gild (jin).

But the first stop was at the prefectural committee.

Yunhu Cotton Textile Factory, the director's office.

Jiang Heng looked at Chen Fan and said with emotion, "You are really tired enough. The last time you came to me, you were going to the provincial capital. It's only been a few days, and now you say you are going to the provincial capital again. How many trips have you made?"

Chen Fan drank tea, looked up and smiled, "Not many trips, just the second trip."

After a pause, he explained, "The matter of finding relatives with the small notebook has ended, and the rest is waiting for the foreign exchange to arrive. I heard from Section Chief Zhao of the Provincial Propaganda Department that he is paying attention to the foreign exchange trends every day. At present, the money has arrived at the Bank of China in Hong Kong. The rest is waiting for the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and the Provincial Foreign Trade Company to verify the relevant information and complete the process before they can send the remittance slip.

However, the foreign exchange has been intercepted, and the remittance slip sent to me is only in RMB. If you want to apply for foreign exchange, you have to hurry up."

Shen Xueyi poured water for him while smiling and said, "We have reported this matter to the Light Industry Department and the Provincial Department. If it is a small amount of foreign exchange demand, the Provincial Department can approve it. If you want a large amount of foreign exchange, you need to get the approval of the Ministry of Textile Industry."

She said, looking at Jiang Heng, then turning to look at Chen Fan, "The problem now is that we are still sorting out the work of the cotton textile factory. Fortunately, the storms of the past few years have not affected production. There are not many problems that need to be corrected, but the aging of machinery, the shortage of senior technicians, and the shortage of senior mechanics are becoming more and more serious.

If changes are not made, it will have a great negative impact on the production of the cotton textile factory.

Another thing is that the cotton textile factory is undertaking a large part of the cotton textile task, so we want to apply for foreign exchange to purchase a batch of modern production lines."

She suddenly chuckled a few times, "But in this way, the foreign exchange you earn will not be enough. This matter cannot be rushed, and we still need to consider it in the long term."

Chen Fan nodded slowly and smiled, "The foreign exchange I earn is just a bonus. Only small units are jealous, thinking about being able to share some quotas to buy some foreign materials or small equipment. Large factories like cotton textile factories and machinery factories have almost no use for it. I haven't even told the machinery factory about this."

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's not that it's useless, it's still a little useful. I also reported and applied to the higher-level departments. They heard that it was the foreign exchange you earned back, and agreed to approve our factory for 5,000 US dollars first, for purchasing foreign books and materials.

The technical department was so happy when they heard the news. They were all clamoring to treat you to dinner."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "No need for dinner. If they can learn more new technologies, then this foreign exchange will not be wasted."

After chatting for a few words, Chen Fan asked again, "Uncle Jiang, what kind of products do you want to make if the cotton textile factory wants to import advanced foreign production lines?"

Jiang Heng said without hesitation, "The cotton textile factory undertakes the national textile task, and the most important thing is cotton, so what we are thinking about is still the direction of cotton textiles."

Chen Fan pondered for two seconds and said, "If it is cotton textiles, in fact, my country's cotton textile technology is not much behind foreign countries. Lili is now studying at the Textile Institute, and she should be more clear about this."

Jiang Heng's heart moved slightly, and he looked at him and asked, "Listening to what you mean, do you seem to have other suggestions?"

Now Yunhu Automobile Factory has been officially established, and the matter of Chen Fan designing two cars for the machinery factory has completely spread in the industrial circle of the prefectural committee.

He was hoping to hear some different suggestions from Chen Fan.

However, does his future son-in-law also understand the things about textiles?

Looking at Jiang Heng, Chen Fan smiled and said, "It can't be considered a suggestion, it's just an idea."

After a pause, he changed the subject and asked, "Uncle Jiang, have you ever understood anything about down jackets?"

"Down jacket?"

Jiang Heng turned his head and glanced at Shen Xueyi, then turned back to look at him, and shook his head gently, "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it."

At this time, Shen Xueyi suddenly said, "I know a little."

Chen Fan and Jiang Heng immediately turned their attention to her.

Shen Xueyi said while thinking, "The characteristics of down jackets are light, soft, and warm. The fabric is 'coated nylon taffeta'. This fabric has the characteristics of being waterproof, breathable, and high-density.

The inside is filled with natural biological materials such as goose down and duck down, and then nylon cloth is used as the lining. After the down is sealed, other fabrics can be used as the lining.

However, even though such a fabric has a very high density, it is still difficult to completely prevent the down from escaping, so two or even multiple layers of fabric are generally used. The most seems to be able to do 6 layers."

Jiang Heng listened and thought, and when she said this, he immediately asked, "Then what are the obvious advantages of this kind of clothing compared to traditional cotton clothes?"

Shen Xueyi immediately said, "The information I read said that 200 grams of down is equivalent to 400 grams of silk floss or 600 grams of cotton. The larger the clothes, the more obvious the advantage. Moreover, down fabrics are waterproof and windproof, and are very light and breathable, making them very suitable for ice athletes, including mountaineering athletes are also a good choice."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something, "Oh, in May 1975, the female mountaineer Pan Duo and her party of 9 wore down jackets and climbed Mount Everest from the north slope.

The Shanghai Yanji Garment Factory developed the mountaineering equipment for them. The mountaineering team's equipment was produced by the down jacket fabric production line independently developed by their factory.

In addition, Jiangxi's 'Yaya' company also started producing down jackets in 1972. The earliest fabrics were imported from abroad, and it is not clear now. However, they exported down jackets to earn foreign exchange as early as 1972, and the products they produce are mainly for foreign countries, and they undertake relatively few domestic production tasks, so down jackets in shopping malls have always been in short supply."

After listening to Jiang Heng, he couldn't help but touch his head and said with a wry smile, "After burning boilers for three or four years, I am almost disconnected from these 'cutting-edge' technologies. If Xiaofan hadn't talked about it today, I really wouldn't know much about it."

Shen Xueyi smiled and comforted, "You are an expert in cotton textiles, and it's not the same as down fabrics, so it's normal if you don't understand. What I said was also what I saw when I read old materials these days."

She turned to look at Chen Fan, "If Xiaofan had come two months earlier, I would have been completely clueless."

Chen Fan was full of curiosity. He just wanted to suggest that the cotton textile factory introduce a down jacket fabric production line. He didn't expect that there was already one in China, but he didn't know if Shanghai would sell it?

Jiang Heng turned to look at him and asked, "Do you want the cotton textile factory to make down jacket fabrics?"

Chen Fan nodded and smiled, "Just now Auntie explained it in detail. Down jackets have great advantages compared to cotton clothes. Now it is only limited by the insufficient production capacity of related manufacturers that down jackets have become a hot commodity.

This is what I think. If the cotton textile factory can introduce a down jacket fabric production line, Lujiawan can rely on the rich chicken, duck and goose down resources to open a down clothing factory.

In this way, the cotton textile factory has broadened its business channels, Lujiawan has an extra source of income, and the people have more products to choose from. Isn't it a win-win situation?!"