Chapter 145
Facing Li Daochang's doubts, Qi Zhongtang told him about his current situation.
What surprised Zhou Feng was that when facing the instigator who put him in such a situation, Qi Zhongtang was always calm, without resentment or the dejection of a loser, as if he was talking about an ordinary matter.
Wei Hongjun considered a different question from everyone else:"What will happen to Jiangnan Radio Factory after you leave?"
Qi Zhongtang sighed:"Transformation, preparing to make agricultural machinery"
"The orders were squeezed out by foreign integrated circuit factories and we couldn’t get them. The government had no money to allocate and the workers’ wages hadn’t been paid for a long time."
"When the island country project landed here, the factory was clamoring for transformation, but I suppressed it."
"I came here last time to quit the client, but after failing, there was no reason to stop me."
This answer was obviously unexpected by everyone present. An integrated circuit factory is now going to make agricultural machinery. It has to be said that this is a very sad thing.
"What a pity!"Wei Hongjun had been to the Jiangnan Radio Factory, and the factory had a good foundation. He didn't expect it to fall to this point.
Li Daochang frowned. Everyone knew that the company was short of funds, but it was too absurd to let such a company switch to agricultural machinery.
He pointed his finger upward and asked,"Isn't this just nonsense? Do the higher-ups agree?"
Qi Zhongtang drank a cup of wine by himself:"What if they don't agree? They won't pay us, and the workers have to live, too. The report has been submitted. Either they transform or they go bankrupt."
Everyone was silent. This was indeed the real situation of the state-owned enterprises.
In fact, the Jiangnan Radio Factory was not doing well before. It was ready to turn the tide with the island country project, but it was intercepted and it had nothing to rely on.
Not to mention the small Jiangnan Radio Factory now, many large projects that had previously invested huge amounts of money have been scrapped, and companies that lack their own hematopoietic ability are in great difficulty.
These things cannot be influenced by personal feelings, and they are all helpless moves made after weighing the pros and cons.
Zhou Feng raised the wine glass:"Come on, let's have a drink to welcome Lao Qi to Kaoshantun."
Everyone put aside this heavy topic and clinked their glasses.
Zhou Feng filled everyone's glasses and said with a smile:"If you fall behind, you will be beaten. When you are beaten, people will not care about your status."
"Old Qi, let me put it bluntly. Reform and opening up have come to this point. Sooner or later, we will have to open up to the outside world. Jiangnan Radio Factory is a matter of time. It doesn’t make much sense to delay it for a few years."
Qi Zhongtang was unhappy when he heard this. What do you mean by a matter of time? He was just one step behind.
"Zhou Feng, what you said is indeed a bit unpleasant. If I had won the project of the island country, would you have said this to me?"
When they saw that Qi Zhongtang was a little anxious, they spoke in a tone.
Zhou Feng laughed and said,"So what if you won it? What I said was a few years later is the result of you winning it."
Qi Zhongtang became even angrier and put his chopsticks on the table.
"You are not so mean to others. Why can Li Daochang do it but I can't?"
Li Daochang didn't expect that the anger would burn on him. He also blamed Zhou Feng. Either you don't treat me, or you should be polite. It's really ugly. He hurried to smooth things over, but Qi Zhongtang didn't appreciate it at all. He stared at Zhou Feng and wanted an answer. This is his eating skill. Even if he failed, he would not tolerate insults from others.
Zhou Feng took a bite of the dish and ate it slowly. He was not afraid of irritating Qi Zhongtang. Anyway, this guy knew him in Kaoshantun.
"Old Qi, you have already jumped out of this circle and still don't understand. It doesn't matter who is in charge. I'm going to say this today. If July 12 is still carried out according to the old way, the outcome will be the same."
Qi Zhongtang's expression eased a little after hearing this, but Li Daochang didn't want to listen.
"What does that mean? Why did July 12 also end like this?"
Zhou Feng quickly asked Li Daochang to calm down, and then said,"It's not your fault. It's caused by the limitations of the times."
"Our country has to adopt a planned economy in its current situation, otherwise it will be in chaos. We must also open up step by step, otherwise all enterprises will be bullied to death by foreign countries."
"But this situation is not conducive to the development of the semiconductor industry, just like the difference between zoo animals and wild animals."
"If I don't feed them, they will starve to death. I don't have the ability to hunt. First, I don't have the strength and my body is weak. Second, I don't have the sensitivity. I don't know which claw to stretch out first when I see the prey."
Zhou Feng's metaphor directly pierced the hearts of several people present, but they had to admit that it was the truth.
Qi Zhongtang picked up the chopsticks again, ate a bite of food, drank a sip of wine, and said:
"It's no use what you say, can you change the current situation or what?"
"There is nothing we can do about these things. Policies will not be adjusted just for one industry."
"No matter what, it all comes down to one word: money!"
"If we have money, we can build new production lines, invest in research and development, and dare to compete with those foreigners. We have no money in our pockets, and we can't decide how much money we make. It's ridiculous to want to compete with those capitalists for capital!"
Zhou Feng laughed when he heard this. Qi Zhongtang saw it very clearly. State-owned enterprises must hand in their profits. If they don't make money, they will go bankrupt. If they don't reform, the bottleneck of the development of state-owned enterprises should not be too obvious.
After hearing what Qi Zhongtang said, Li Daochang came to his senses. He and Wei Hongjun looked at each other and saw something.
Li Daochang wanted to say that Zhou Feng definitely wanted to deceive Qi Zhongtang, and now he was laying the groundwork by laying out facts and reasoning.
Zhou Feng was not in a hurry to reveal his intentions. To be honest, he was quite happy when he learned that Qi Zhongtang had left the Jiangnan Radio Factory. This guy was a real senior semiconductor practitioner..
Whether it is the professional production field or the operation of the entire semiconductor factory, he is well aware of it. If you meet such a talent, you must hold on to it.
And Qi Zhongtang is a bit black-bellied, which is also a big highlight. Good guys can't do this job well.
As they drank, the topic gradually opened up, and they also talked about some professional matters.
This matter is not something that can be kept secret, so Li Daochang talked about the implementation of the project.
When Qi Zhongtang heard that the technicians from the island country went on strike, he was so angry that his forehead was shining.
But when he heard that Zhou Feng had these people under control, the clouds and fog disappeared immediately, and he laughed and said:
"This is how we should deal with these bastards!"
The drinking party lasted for several hours. Everyone was having a great time. When it was almost time to leave, Qi Zhongtang suddenly asked:
"Lao Li, let me ask you a question.
Li Daochang's tongue was a little swollen from drinking.
"you...You say."
I thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
"How do you receive orders from that island country?"