Chapter 2801
The Deal is Made, Mini Machine
Chapter 2801 The Deal is Made, Mini Machine
The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Nine ministries, Great Hall of the People.
Yang Xiaotao led the way, followed by Qing Lao, Da Bo, and Chen Lao.
Instantly, everyone present stood up and clapped their hands vigorously, making the entire auditorium silent.
Yang Xiaotao greeted everyone present as he walked.
Behind him, Elder Qing waved his hand from time to time, which immediately drew even louder applause.
The same was true for his uncle and Old Chen behind him.
In the crowd, Little Fatty followed beside Lu Tao. When he saw his father appear before him, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
All the past events, a pang of sadness, vanished into nothingness at this moment.
Now, he is both a researcher and a worker in Department Nine.
Now he can sit here and watch his father stand on the stage, realizing his dream.
He is very content now!
At the very front row, Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, Xu Yuanshan, and others stood in front of the stage, their expressions unusually excited.
Sun Guo, Wang Fa, and factory representatives from various places standing beside them seemed to want to slap them to pieces.
Yang Xiaotao led the three people to the front and introduced the members of the Nine Departments.
"This is Comrade Li Hongfeng!"
"This is Comrade Xu Yuanshan..."
As Yang Xiaotao introduced them, the three shook hands in turn, making the attendees feel honored.
After greeting everyone in turn, Yang Xiaotao led the group to their seats, then sat down next to his uncle and looked towards the stage.
At this moment, as everyone took their seats, the applause in the Great Hall finally subsided.
Two hosts from the performing arts troupe appeared on stage.
A man and a woman; the man was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and the woman was wearing a dress.
The two took to the stage, their eyes sweeping over the audience, trying to suppress their excitement, and then began the opening ceremony.
"Distinguished leaders, comrades."
"Fellow workers and friends."
Good morning, everyone!
Bang bang bang bang
"On this joyous occasion, we welcome the biennial Spring Festival performance of the Ninth Ministry of Machine Building."
"Over the past two years, guided by the revolution, we have achieved remarkable success on the path of revolution..."
"We, on behalf of the workers of Department Nine, are deeply proud of this!"
"In our hearts, we are grateful to those who guided us in the right direction and to their decisions that gave us a clear direction."
"We also want to thank the hardworking and dedicated researchers. It is because of their research that we are able to obtain more and better products."
"Finally, we want to thank all the workers, because it is their hands that have woven our beautiful present..."
The two hosts were clearly experienced; they spoke comprehensively and fluently, with loud and clear voices, indicating that they had been specially trained.
After a short while, the two finished speaking, and then it was Qing Lao's turn to speak on stage.
Amidst applause, Mr. Qing strode confidently onto the stage.
"Comrades, good morning!"
Papapa
The old man's face showed satisfaction as his gaze swept across the faces of the crowd. The applause only stopped a minute later at the old man's signal.
"Comrades, standing here before the upcoming Spring Festival, seeing everyone gathered together, I can't help but think of what it was like twenty years ago."
"At that time, we had just begun to take our first steps forward on the path of revolution and construction..."
"But we encountered all sorts of hardships along the way, and even now, the path we have walked still bears the marks of blood."
"But we keep moving forward, forging our own path..."
The old man's voice seemed to transport everyone back to those thorny years.
Memories flashed before my eyes.
Today, the world has changed dramatically.
Everyone listened attentively, but Yang Xiaotao heard his uncle's voice.
"Your performance was very well done."
"I heard they've prepared quite a few gifts?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded with a smile, "Yes, yes, it's just giving the comrades a little bit of welfare."
"There are just more performers participating in the show."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Chen turned his head and said, "Is this just a little bit?"
"The people in the foreign trade department said that you've spent more money than their entire budget for this year!"
"You guys are really something!"
Upon hearing what Old Chen said, Yang Xiaotao simply smiled and offered no explanation.
Unfortunately, I spent quite a lot this time.
But the main focus of the nine departments is fairness.
Each person receives a gift box; there will be no more for Yang Xiaotao, nor less for a vocational school student.
Each employee listed on the factory's roster received a gift box.
This gift box contains quite a lot.
A double bed sheet, a towel, and a cotton scarf.
A cashmere vest and a pair of rubber-soled cotton shoes.
A meat coupon that could buy three catties of pork and a national grain coupon that could buy five catties of pork.
All things considered, a gift box is worth about twenty yuan.
This is still the cost price of the purchase.
How many people are in the Nine Departments?
There are over one million registered workers.
Moreover, this time it wasn't just the registered staff of Department Nine who were included, but also those factories that had provided assistance to Department Nine over the past two years.
Based on this calculation, the number of people is approximately two million.
This one benefit alone will cost the nine departments over 40 million.
In Old Chen's eyes, this money could do so many things.
Even the eldest uncle's expression changed upon hearing this.
These days, other factories don't offer any kind of welfare benefits.
At most, people get their salaries in advance during the New Year, and there's also some praise for those who do well at work, along with a small reward.
It's truly unique to have a company like the Ninth Division where everyone receives benefits.
The key point is that this unique occurrence is not a one-off event; it is estimated that it will become the norm in the future.
What will people in other departments think of this approach?
In his opinion, things will be difficult for the other departments after this.
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao remained silent, Old Chen continued, "I think you guys just have too much money and don't know what to do with it!"
The uncle glanced at the two people on the stage and nodded slightly, "Diligence and thrift are still necessary!"
Yang Xiaotao quickly chuckled in a low voice, "You two are overthinking it!"
"I'm doing this for the sake of economic development."
"Now that comrades have some extra money, they'll want to buy things for their families. In the end, that money will just be converted into supplies and become the tasks for factories across the country to operate!"
"We're doing all this for the good and orderly development of the revolution!"
Old Chen looked at the stage. Things had come to this point, and the gifts had already been distributed. What else could he say?
"I hope, comrades."
"Let us not forget where we came from, hold our heads high, and build the future!"
On stage, after Mr. Qing finished his speech, applause rang out again.
The opening ceremony then officially began, with young men and women from the performing arts troupe appearing on stage and performing a dance entitled "The Motherland's Mountains and Rivers Are Magnificent" to kick off the performance.
offstage.
Yang Xiaotao and the others watched the program. After finishing the opening, Qing Lao sat back down in his original spot, still with a smile on his face.
Turning his head to look at his uncle, he asked, "I heard from Old Chen that Little Fatty is going to win an award this time too?"
The uncle smiled slightly. "Yes, yes, that's true."
"But Little Fatty doesn't know yet, I haven't told them!"
My uncle spoke with a happy expression.
Xiao Pang's current achievements are not due to any favors he may have received; he earned them all with his own hard work.
Yang Xiaotao, who was standing nearby, took the opportunity to explain, "This time, the photocopier and the game console have taken the spotlight. If key personnel don't receive rewards, then the awards will lose their fairness."
"This is the result of numerous discussions among our nine departments." "All procedures were compliant and legal!"
Old Qing nodded in agreement, then continued to joke, "Then your family will have a lively New Year this year, at least you'll have a good one."
The uncle waved his hand, "It's nothing. If you really want it to be lively, then everyone should come together. It's more lively with more people!"
Old Chen stretched his head and laughed, "Since you've said so, then we'll all go! Have you prepared the cigarettes, alcohol, candy, tea, and all that?"
Old Qing nodded, "I think that's a good idea. How about we go out on the fourth or fifth of the month?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately chimed in, "I'm available anytime, and I can even bring my own food. Of course, I can also cook for you!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone laughed. The eldest uncle even banged on the table, "Then it's the fifth day of the new year. You guys are not allowed to miss it!"
"We absolutely have to go!"
"Definitely, we'll invite two more people then!"
"Two people aren't enough. Haven't you heard that it's more fun with more people? We need to invite a few more."
The uncle waved his hand slowly, "Hey, too many people won't do, I don't have much stock left at home."
Old Chen smiled and looked at Yang Xiaotao, "What are you afraid of? Anyway, someone brought their own food."
"Besides, this guy is a local tycoon. Let's treat it as a chance to beat up a tycoon and have a good New Year!"
After saying that, Old Qing laughed along, "When it comes to fighting the local tyrants, the whole family has to pitch in!"
"That's the way to go!"
The three teased Yang Xiaotao, who quickly smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll bring more!"
The three of them burst into laughter again.
Hearing the four of them talking quietly, Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong exchanged glances and then focused their attention on the stage.
They knew this was a different circle.
They are not yet insiders.
As the singing and dancing stopped, the first award was presented.
Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, Xu Yuanshan, and Wang Guodong went on stage to present certificates and awards to fifty outstanding individuals from various industry departments across nine ministries.
As the nine departments continue to grow, this year's gala not only has more award categories, but also more winners in some categories.
Even so, the prestige of the award has not decreased, but has actually increased.
Each time an award is presented to an outstanding individual, the host will introduce the recipient's contributions.
This point can withstand scrutiny from everyone.
The Nine Rooms itself is a "monster room" for pursuing dreams, and perhaps due to the limited number of slots, there are only a handful of grand prizes.
However, when it comes to individual awards, the nine-member team never chooses to ignore others just because there are many people vying for them.
This is also Yang Xiaotao's point: we cannot ignore the hard work and dedication of our colleagues just because we have fewer awards.
If possible, Yang Xiaotao would like to give an award to everyone who has made a contribution.
Offstage, watching Xiao Pang excitedly holding his certificate and a tote bag, and listening to the host explain Xiao Pang's efforts and contributions over the past year, Yang Xiaotao felt that the uncle next to him clapped extra hard, the sound even louder than before.
Perhaps this is how a father feels when he hopes his son will become successful.
Awards ceremony, singing and dancing, then more awards ceremony.
The usual procedure, however, kept everyone present engrossed.
Soon, before lunchtime, the final grand prize will be revealed.
Unsurprisingly, the Best Team Improvement Award went to the Photocopier Research Institute and the Red Star Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.
The Outstanding Group Award was given to the Game Machine Research Institute and the Ninth People's Hospital.
Two major awards, four groups.
Yang Xiaotao and the other three elders went on stage together to present the banner.
Then, the beautiful moments were captured in a series of photographs.
The video recorder below the stage recorded the entire Spring Festival performance of the nine productions, creating a beautiful memory on the revolutionary path.
At noon, after having lunch with Qing Lao and the other two, Yang Xiaotao saw them off.
He then told Li Hongfeng and drove to the Minzu Hotel.
When Liu Lixue greeted Qing Lao and his two companions in the morning, she had approached Yang Xiaotao and said that she had received a phone call from the Minzu Grand Hotel, asking Yang Xiaotao to go there when he had some free time.
Yang Xiaotao knew in his heart that the other party must have made a decision.
I was also thinking of finishing up as soon as possible so I could focus on the New Year.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Yang Xiaotao knocked on the door, and Dawson warmly came out to greet him.
Seeing the other person's expression, Yang Xiaotao smiled as well, but in his mind he was recalling the guy's disdainful words on the phone.
He really is a businessman.
See people talking, see ghosts talking.
"Yang, I have good news for you!"
The two sat down, and Dawson somehow produced a bottle of wine, poured Yang Xiaotao a glass, and then said happily.
"Good news? Does that mean they've both agreed?"
Yang Xiaotao said, feigning delight.
Dawson wanted to continue building the atmosphere, but Yang Xiaotao shut him down with just one sentence, so he could only smile and sit down to the side and say, "No, no, no, those two are too difficult to deal with."
"I exhausted all my strength, said countless kind words to countless people, and still only managed to win over one person!"
Speaking of which, Dawson originally wanted to come up with something humorous and let Yang Xiaotao guess.
But considering the other party's unexpectedness, I decided to give up.
He went straight to the point, saying, "Through my efforts, we are willing to show our sincerity and sell ten PDP-8 electronic computers to you!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao remained expressionless, but inwardly he was extremely excited.
He had heard of the PDP-8 electronic computer back in the day.
The reason it left such a deep impression was that in my past life, in order to save money, I went to the computer mall to find computer parts and assembled my own computer.
Yang Xiaotao did some research on this for a while.
Of course, this is just for informational purposes; when it comes to actually needing the accessories, you still have to use the prepared guide to buy them one by one.
At the very least, it should be able to play games!
Now that the other party has brought out this computer, Yang Xiaotao knows that what they can offer is definitely not the best.
But for Yang Xiaotao, this is probably the most suitable option.
Once they have a prototype, they can try to manufacture their own computers.
After all, today's computers are still far from the kind of computers we will have in the future.
It can be said that both sides are running forward on the same road, and neither has reached the finish line yet.
The difference is that the other side has already run a certain distance, while they have only just started.
"That's great!"
Yang Xiaotao responded with a smile, without saying anything more.
Dawson looked puzzled. "Mr. Yang, I've always had a question!"
“I am aware of your investment in mainframe computers and the remarkable achievements you have made.”
"But in my opinion, your focus should be on improving the computing speed of large, supercomputers."
Why focus on such a small computer?
"You should know that the technology of this small computer is not perfect, and there are still many areas that need to be developed. In fact, it only has a few functions."
"I don't understand this at all!"
Dawson spoke very seriously, and if Yang Xiaotao hadn't known about the future development of computers, he would have actually believed him.
Moreover, this guy has ill intentions.
Is it still not perfect?
Damn it, your United States made a "mini-computer" years ago, secretly calling it a miniaturization revolution in the computer market, and made tens of millions of dollars in just one year.
What are you thinking, telling me this is bad and that is bad?
However, Yang Xiaotao wouldn't show it; at least until he got his hands on it, he would have to play along.
"Oh, you're absolutely right!"
"The main direction of future development will still be mainframe computers."
"This is irreplaceable in fields such as military, technology, and medicine!"
"But that's not why we bought the minicomputer!"
After a moment's thought, Yang Xiaotao said seriously, "We are researching the connection function between computers and printers. As you know, we have reached a certain point in the research on copiers. If we want to make a breakthrough, we need to find another way."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and spread his hands, saying, "The path we're looking for is to integrate printers and copiers, controlling them through computers to make office work simpler!"
At this point, Yang Xiaotao pretended to whisper, "Mr. Dawson, this is a trade secret, you can't tell anyone."