Reborn in 1977

Chapter 563: Pricing

Originally, Chen Fan was quite happy today. He had long seen that the doorman was no ordinary person. The smell of gunpowder on his body was exactly the same as that of Master Xiao and the others, and it hadn't completely dissipated yet. So he deliberately stirred up trouble, saying he wanted to move Jiangda's hospital over, and even carefully analyzed the pros and cons. As expected, the old man jumped into the pit himself, getting what he wanted.

When he had time later, he would find a way to stir up some trouble at the department store, saying things like providing service to the grassroots communes, and then build a department store next to the hospital. After that, he would build a fruit and vegetable market and a food station specializing in meat and fish. Well, the supporting facilities for this Literary New Village would be almost complete.

He would be living there in the future, so the supporting facilities had to be perfect.

It could be considered benefiting both himself and others.

But the news brought by He Qingsheng poured a bucket of cold water on him.

Qinglian Taoist? Noble character?

Tui, does a painting cost 200,000 yuan?!

Although converted into RMB, it was only 78,000, that was still a "sky-high price."

Chen Fan, who considered himself a vulgar person, felt like he had missed out on 100 million.

After packing up the design drawings, Chen Fan dejectedly locked the office, greeted his colleagues listlessly, and went downstairs with his head down.

Xu Qizhen looked at his back strangely, pushed open He Qingsheng's office door, and asked curiously, "What's wrong with Xiao Fan today?"

He Qingsheng raised his head, looked at the empty corridor, and pondered for two seconds, "Probably repenting for bringing trouble to Jiangda and Grandpa Xiang!"

Xu Qizhen, "???"

… …

After leaving the office building, opening the door and getting into the car, before he even reached the entrance, Grandpa Xiang was already there, waiting with a cigarette in his mouth.

When Chen Fan drove over, he immediately took out a cigarette and handed it over, his face beaming with smiles, "Director Chen, your idea is really good. I called people from several units, and everyone who heard it said it was good, and said they would do it right away. I think this hospital has a good chance!"

Chen Fan took a deep breath, and as if changing his face, when he turned his head, his face was already full of surprise, "Really? If this matter can really be accomplished, the school, the local commune, and us will all benefit!"

Grandpa Xiang smiled so wide that his molars were showing, "Such a good thing, no one loses out, who would deliberately sabotage it? I heard that Jiangda is already preparing to submit an application, I think it will definitely work!"

Chen Fan pursed his lips and nodded vigorously, "It's all thanks to you, if you hadn't called your friends, this matter wouldn't have been easy to handle."

Grandpa Xiang waved his hand, "Hey, I just reminded them, you came up with the idea, they're the ones doing the work, I'm just a messenger."

Chen Fan immediately waved his hand, "Don't say that, you deserve the credit!"

Grandpa Xiang was about to be polite with him, when a small car with an unprecedented shape, shining in the sun, stopped abruptly at the entrance, almost colliding with Chen Fan's jeep.

The old man thought, how dare you crash into a car on my territory?

Don't you know that even the provincial leaders have to stop here and listen to my arrangements?

Immediately, he pinched the unfinished cigarette in his mouth, threw it hard on the ground, glared his eyes, and strode over, "You, which unit are you from?"

The front windows on both sides of the car had already been rolled down. A head poked out from the left side, and handed over a cigarette, "Hello, grandpa, may I ask if this is the Writers Association office? We are from Yunhu Automobile Factory, here to find Director Chen Fan."

At the same time, another head poked out from the other side. It was actually Factory Director Yang. He waved to Chen Fan's car, "Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan."

Seeing Chen Fan waving to this side, Grandpa Xiang knew that they knew each other. He couldn't unleash his anger, so he could only accept the cigarette with waning interest, put it in his mouth and took two steps back, directing the two cars, "Director Chen, are you going out or in now?"

Chen Fan made a gesture, "Going out."

Grandpa Xiang immediately perked up, pushing his palms hard against the car, "Back, back, back…"

The driver could only drive the car backwards. When Chen Fan's car drove out, seeing him make a gesture to follow, he quickly followed behind.

Chen Fan originally wanted to take a half-day off and lie down at the Cultural Palace Guest House.

But now that Factory Director Yang and the others had come to his door, there must be something going on. He couldn't lie down, so he would eat something good to comfort his injured heart.

So he drove all the way at top speed, came to the riverside, and stopped in front of the "Wild Game Restaurant."

The driver's driving skills were good, and plus there were few cars on the road now. A few seconds later, the car also stopped steadily next to the jeep.

This stop was extraordinary.

Right now, it was noon, lunchtime, and there were many diners in the restaurant, and some people were preparing to enter.

When they saw this car, those who were preparing to enter naturally came over, and even some people inside the restaurant were looking out the window, and some even stopped eating and ran out to watch.

Watching, especially watching a car, is no longer common in later generations, because it seems very ignorant, and most people are afraid of being laughed at.

But now, watching is a very common social phenomenon.

Because everyone is ignorant, no one should laugh at anyone.

(Watching cars on the roadside)

As soon as Factory Director Yang got out of the car, he was stopped by a middle-aged man dressed like a cadre, who asked, "Comrade, which unit are you from? Which car factory is this car from? How much did it cost? Is it easy to drive?"

Someone next to him immediately said, "It should be, is it stable? You can't even drive!"

That person immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, is it stable?"

Factory Director Yang was also unambiguous. He turned around and stuffed his briefcase into the driver's hand, then raised one hand high and put the other on his hip, as if afraid that others would not hear him. He said loudly with a red face, "Hello everyone, we are from Yunhu Automobile Factory. This car is a product of our Yunhu Automobile Factory. It is the latest type of car that we independently designed and produced ourselves.

If you ask how this car is? Haha…"

He smiled and shook his head like he was telling a crosstalk, "Then I definitely have to say it's good!"

A voice immediately rang out from the back of the crowd, "Wang Po selling melons!"

The onlookers immediately let out a good-natured laugh.

In any case, Yunhu Automobile Factory is also a unit in this province, and it has also designed and manufactured such a beautiful car, so everyone should be proud of it, and no one will laugh at it.

Compared with other cars in this era, whether imported or domestic, this car can indeed be called "beautiful."

The streamlined body is clean and neat, and the car body is wider and thicker than ordinary cars, which looks stable and atmospheric. The car body assembled under strict quality control technology has almost no obvious gaps,…

Regardless of the quality, just looking at this appearance is enough to "dominate the country."

At this moment, in the eyes of everyone, even the famous domestic car industry's "peerless double pride" Red Flag and Shanghai brands are no longer attractive, and it seems that even imported cars are inferior?

After looking at the car for a while, the middle-aged cadre suddenly raised his head and looked at Factory Director Yang, extending his right hand and saying, "Comrade, let me introduce myself, I am Qiu Changyang, the deputy director of the Provincial Steel Factory. What is your name?"

Factory Director Yang's eyes lit up, "Hello, Deputy Director Qiu, I am Yang Kangnian, the director, secretary, and factory director of Yunhu Machinery Factory and the secretary of Yunhu Automobile Factory."

The Yunhu Automobile Factory will need a large amount of special steel in the future. If we can build a good relationship with the leaders of the Provincial Steel Factory, many things will be much easier.

Vice Factory Director Qiu was quite surprised to hear that it was the top leader of the Yunhu Automobile Factory, but his eyes lit up immediately, feeling even better. He immediately smiled and said, "So it's Director Yang, hello, hello."

After a pause, he smiled slightly embarrassedly, "Director Yang, I have a request."

He turned to look at the car, "It's like this, our factory is planning to purchase several cars for reception purposes. I think your car is very good. I wonder if it's convenient to sit in it and experience it for a few minutes?"

Director Yang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Sure, why not? Of course!"

He immediately helped him open the rear door, "Vice Factory Director Qiu, please, please, please, let's sit in and feel it now."

Although the higher-ups gave Yunhu Automobile Factory a task list of 200 vehicles, such a large automobile factory cannot be like Jiangnan Automobile Factory, relying solely on task lists to survive, right?!

We have to find some business ourselves. As the leading large enterprise in the province, the Provincial Steel Factory, a few cars are just a small matter.

Turning around and securing this major customer, whether it's a repurchase or a referral, wouldn't the orders come one after another?

With calculations running in his mind, he invited Vice Factory Director Qiu and his two companions into the car. Then, he turned to the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, and said, "Let me tell you, this car just arrived in the provincial capital. We set off from Yunhu early this morning. The journey was so comfortable..."

Amid his boasting, the driver honked the horn twice, and the crowd automatically dispersed, watching the car slowly leave.

Chen Fan leaned against the car door, silently took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, watching the departing car, and questioned from the bottom of his heart.

What did they want from me?

After finishing a cigarette, the car hadn't returned yet, and he was too lazy to wait. He went directly to the second floor and ordered a table of dishes.

Basically, he ordered all the things he hadn't eaten at the Wild Game Restaurant last time, and also ordered two bottles of Moutai.

Speaking of which, many people think that Moutai was the wine used at the founding ceremony banquet, but that was actually a story made up by Moutai later.

Moutai advertised, touching porcelain with two kinds of wine at once. One was Fenjiu, which was used at the state banquet of the founding ceremony. According to the staff of Beijing Hotel who was responsible for serving wine that year, there were four kinds of wine at the banquet, namely Fenjiu, Bamboo Leaf Green Wine, Shaoxing Rice Wine and Tonghua Red Wine. There was no Moutai in it.

It just so happened that Fenjiu ruined itself later, and its reputation was so bad. So Moutai took the opportunity to take the position, making up stories and squeezing out Fenjiu's position.

The other is Laobaigan, which won the award in Panama. Laobaigan is a strong-flavor liquor, and the aroma of wine overflows as soon as it is opened. In this regard, the sauce-flavor type is indeed slightly inferior. But who told Laobaigan not to advertise at that time, this award was topped by Moutai.

Even so, it does not mean that Moutai is not good. On the contrary, Moutai has been brilliant for a hundred years and opened a specialty store in Hong Kong very early.

It's just that when the founding ceremony was held, Moutai was still in the hands of the Blue Party. Where could they transport Moutai?

Moreover, at that time, it was the most declining time for Moutai. Only three wineries were still insisting on brewing, and the output was pitifully small, and it was impossible to supply such a large-scale banquet.

But it was on the basis of these three small wineries that they were reorganized and merged, which led to the later state-owned Moutai Distillery, and then restarted.

However, after all, there was a foundation, and in a few years, Moutai overshadowed Fenjiu.

Want to ask for evidence? Hehe, one of the "Fenjiu Eight Greats", the export-supplied "Gujingting" 65 degrees, retails for 3 yuan 3.

Moutai? 8 yuan!

Yes, this is Chen Fan's reason for ordering Moutai.

Don't choose the right one, just order the expensive one!

Although I don't like to drink sauce-flavored wine, I order it just because it's the most expensive!

When the wine and dishes were served, Director Yang and the others finally returned.

Entering the door under the guidance of the waiter, Director Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, grinning non-stop, "Oh, today is really lucky, I met a benefactor as soon as I went out, let me tell you..."

While he was talking, he suddenly stopped, pointed to the dozen or so dishes on the table, his fingers trembling a little, "Xiao Fan, are there other people coming?"

Chen Fan looked at him, then looked at the door, "The benefactor you met, isn't he coming?"

Director Yang pursed his lips, pulled out a chair and sat down helplessly, "People are also here to socialize, how can they eat at the same table? They are sitting downstairs..."

Speaking of which, he was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Hey, there are private rooms upstairs, why didn't they come up?"

As soon as Chen Fan heard that no guests were coming, he immediately picked up the wine bottle and unscrewed the cap, pouring wine while saying, "Oh, because it's expensive upstairs."

"Expensive?"

Director Yang looked at the dishes on the table, which looked really tempting, bear paws, pheasant, pigeons... The types are different, and he couldn't help swallowing, and asked in a low voice, "How expensive is it?"

Chen Fan said without looking back, "This table, more than two hundred, right."

The driver who was helping to pour wine next to him suddenly raised his head, and the hand holding the wine bottle trembled instantly, and quickly held it with both hands.

Then he turned to look at the dishes on the table, "Oh my god, a table of food is worth three months of my salary?!"

Even Director Yang's legs became a little weak, his eyes swept over the dishes one by one, "Can we, can we return it?"

Chen Fan immediately said sternly, "Of course not, how can there be dishes that have been served on the table and have to be returned? Besides, this is a foreign-related hotel, and it is generally used to entertain foreign guests. If I hadn't seen you talking so happily with Vice Factory Director Qiu just now, I wouldn't have dared to come up to order food."

Then he sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that people didn't come."

But he was secretly happy in his heart, this excuse was well found, otherwise it would not be easy to directly shear the wool.

Of course, Director Yang must pay for this meal. They are obviously here to ask him for help, so they have to eat a good meal.

Besides, I have made a lot of contributions to the machinery factory, and I have only received a little welfare. It is not too much to have a big meal.

Seeing that things had come to this, Director Yang could only wave his hand, "Okay, then let's do this."

Chen Fan filled the wine glass in front of him, and smiled, "That's right, when you are at the wine table, you should eat and drink."

After sitting down, he wiped his hands with a towel, picked up his wine glass and clinked it with him, and asked, "Do you have important things to do this time?"

Director Yang took a sip of wine and nodded lightly, "This time, there are mainly two things. One is that the automobile factory has taken initial shape and needs a large number of workers, technicians and engineers. We are here to ask for people.

The other is that both models have been offline, but the ex-factory price has not yet been determined. We are also here to discuss with the higher-level departments and listen to their opinions. This price still needs their consent."

After a pause, he looked at Chen Fan and asked with a smile, "Xiao Fan, you are also considered knowledgeable, do you have any suggestions?"