Chapter 3129
An Unexpected Incident Occurred
Chapter 3129 An Unexpected Incident Occurred (As Expected)
Department Nine, Secretary's Office.
While Old Zhao was calculating how much he had earned with a calculator, Li Hongfeng was also holding a calculator, constantly pressing buttons on the compiled data in front of him.
Beside them, Yang Youning and Chen Gong were also focused, wanting to ask a question but unsure whether they should interrupt.
After a long silence, Li Hongfeng put down the data report, looked at the two of them and nodded solemnly. As if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders, he said earnestly, "154.8 billion, no problem!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Youning and Chen Gong stood up and clapped their hands together.
Chen Gong laughed and said, "That's great! We've already completed half of our goal in just six months. It looks like we have a good chance of achieving our year-end target!"
Yang Youning shook his head, "No, no, we need to start counting from February. That means we've already completed half of it in less than five months. We'll definitely earn even more later!"
Chen Gong nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, how could I have forgotten about that?"
As he spoke, he patted his head and then exclaimed, "Come to think of it, it's so easy for us to earn foreign exchange!"
"When you first heard about the 300 billion, your legs were trembling a little."
"But now, that's how it is!"
Li Hongfeng and Yang Youning both laughed when they heard this.
After a long silence, Li Hongfeng said, "We still shouldn't be careless. The last leg of a journey is the hardest. We shouldn't announce this to the public yet. Just the few of us should know."
"Of course, we're also afraid of being targeted!"
After saying this last sentence, the two nodded in unison.
There's no way around it; the old adage "don't flaunt your wealth" is a timeless warning!
With money comes more people wanting to take advantage!
The last time, the 50 billion yen from the Japanese islands was exposed, which attracted a group of people this time.
They're bringing in planes and rockets, and their fleets aren't even counted by the ships. They're proposing plans in the form of dozens of ships. They really don't treat us like outsiders!
After Li Hongfeng's reminder, the two nodded and then sat down together to light cigarettes.
Amidst the puffs of smoke, Yang Youning spoke first, "Can we maintain our current momentum in the second half of the year?"
Li Hongfeng nodded. "It should be possible!"
He then smiled and said, "At the last meeting, Li Rong from the foreign trade department said that the overseas computer market has just opened up, and many countries are still in contact. I estimate that they will make a move."
"By then, it won't be exactly the same as it is now, but it shouldn't be too different!"
"Printers and copiers are also in high demand, and pagers are another story; I expect they'll be bought elsewhere as well."
"By the way, I heard there's a big order coming up in the desert area. I reckon we'll all be busy soon."
Yang Youning narrowed his eyes to slits upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "It's good to be busy, because when you're busy, you can eat."
"I heard we've brought in quite a bit of grain?"
Before Li Hongfeng could speak, Chen Gong immediately nodded and said, "There's nothing valuable in Bei'an, except for the grain."
“They borrowed a lot of money from us before, and since they can’t pay it back, they can only repay the debt with things like grain and fruit.”
"As for Nan'an, they don't have anything good either, and they're currently preparing to pay compensation with grain!"
"And I heard they also bought a lot of frozen meat!"
At this point, all three of them were filled with excitement.
Li Hongfeng laughed and said, "With more grain, there will be more grain in the city, more food for the workers, and less burden on the farmers."
"This can be considered as strengthening revolutionary construction!"
After Li Hongfeng finished speaking, seeing that the topic had gone off track, he quickly continued, "Not all products can maintain this momentum; there are some things we still need to be prepared for."
He then took out a document from the drawer, saying, "This was also sent by the foreign trade department, and it explains the situation regarding calculators and game consoles."
"The number of calculators and game consoles sold to foreign buyers is now declining again, and it's a sharp decline."
"At the current rate, next year's figure will not even reach half of this year's."
Yang Youning took the document, glanced at it, and then frowned, saying, "I heard that other countries have already done it. Could this be the reason?"
Li Hongfeng nodded, "That's the main reason, and then there's the market saturation!"
Chen Gong sighed, "To be honest, these calculators and game consoles played a significant role in enabling us to obtain the funds for development back then!"
Li Hongfeng nodded, but still said rationally, "President Yang has made a decision: after the end of the year, only one production line will be kept for domestic use of the calculators."
"All other staff members have been transferred to computer production."
"The same applies to the production of game consoles; surplus personnel will be put into the printer factory!"
"However, the production line for game cartridges will be maintained for the time being, and we'll see how things go later."
Chen Gong nodded, "That's good too, it can solve the computer production problem."
"What about the pager?"
Li Hongfeng shook his head. "From what I understand, General Manager Yang means that pager production will only be maintained at the current scale and will not be expanded further!"
"What?"
Yang Youning was a little confused. This was a huge order. If they didn't expand production, wouldn't that mean they wouldn't be able to make more money?
Li Hongfeng shook his head. "They didn't say the specifics, but I heard that two communication satellites will be launched in September and November, and satellite phone production will be increased at that time."
After he said this, Chen Gong and the other man's eyes lit up.
Although a lot of these pagers were sold, the price was cheap.
On the contrary, satellite phones are not cheap; one costs tens of thousands of US dollars, and one is equivalent to a hundred pagers.
"So, in the future, we might sell even more satellite phones?"
Li Hongfeng nodded. "That's possible!"
"After all, we've made so many; we can't just use them all ourselves!"
The two nodded, agreeing that this made sense.
"By the way, what has Mr. Yang been busy with lately, what was it again?"
Yang Youning rubbed his temples, but couldn't say what he wanted to say.
"panda!"
"Yes, pandas!"
Yang Youning slapped his forehead and immediately asked, "Is the panda finished?"
Li Hongfeng shook his head. "If they had made it, wouldn't they have told us already?"
Yang Youning sighed, "We've been researching this for over half a year, and it feels even harder than making a pager!"
"If it really doesn't work, just do something else!"
Chen Gong said irritably, "Alright, this is the same difficulty for all of us."
"But in Mr. Yang's eyes, it's probably a different story!"
“Since we’ve already started, I think we should continue. Otherwise, all our efforts over this period of time will be wasted.” Yang Youning didn’t speak, but just took a deep drag on his cigarette.
"Forget it, there's nothing we can do to help with this. Let's do as much of the other work as we can!"
Chen Gong nodded in agreement.
"By the way, when is Old Zhao leaving?"
The three of them suddenly started talking about Zhao Gang.
Today, Zhao Gang is not only the quality control director of the Ninth Department, but also the quality control director of the High-tech Industry Research Office.
The two of them, who are currently in charge of the publicity and logistics departments, will also be subject to supervision.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he held a high position and wielded great power.
However, neither of them had any objections to Zhao Gang.
To put it bluntly, having people like Zhao Gang around makes their work easier.
If you can gain honor without scheming and infighting, who would bother with forming factions?
"He'll probably have to wait for the kids to come back before he can leave, otherwise he'll be gone for at least half a year!"
At this point, Li Hongfeng's face showed a hint of envy.
He got married early and has one son and one daughter.
Compared to his colleagues, his son can only be described as mediocre.
Of course, mediocrity is not bad. In his view, one should do what one is capable of, and as long as one's heart is not bad, one can build a revolution wherever one is.
When you see your colleagues' children, you can't help but compare them.
Especially now, with these kids winning awards abroad before they're even adults, my sons are doing well, and I'm proud of them.
Especially Chen Gong, whose youngest son used to be hated by everyone, and would be scolded every time he drank.
But now…
They won a gold medal.
Then look at Chen Gong, he has a proud look on his face.
"Old Zhao's kid has won two championships already. If he doesn't see him, will Old Zhao leave?"
Yang Youning said with a smile, and Chen Gong nodded. Then, thinking that his son would be back soon, he wondered whether he should go to the airport to pick him up or wait at home.
The more Chen Gong thought about it, the wider his smile became.
Just then, they heard hurried footsteps outside.
Then I heard the door to the office across the street being suddenly pushed open, and I could vaguely hear shouts coming from inside.
The three of them were stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and ran out of the office.
Then they saw the door to Yang Xiaotao's office being pushed open, and then they heard Liang Zuoxin's voice coming from inside.
The three of them rushed over to check on the situation.
Inside the room, Yang Xiaotao was startled by Liang Zuoxin rushing in. Before he could ask anything, Liang Zuoxin shouted, "Mr. Yang, something has happened to the children at the Federal Republic of Germany!"
In an instant, Yang Xiaotao's first impression was of Duanwu and his group. He then suddenly stood up, bending the pen in his hand, his expression becoming even more ferocious. "Explain yourself! What happened?"
"What happened?"
Liang Zuoxin quickly spoke up, "I just received a call from the foreign trade department saying that an attack has occurred outside a stadium in West Germany!"
"The children's vehicle was affected by the blast wave, and many of them were injured."
“The scene was chaotic. I immediately tried to contact Li Shengli, Wang Guodong, and Chen Mingli, but I couldn’t reach them.”
At this point, Liang Zuoxin's expression turned annoyed. He regretted letting these guys come back earlier; what a waste of time watching the game!
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao felt his heart stop beating, and his mind went completely blank.
"President Yang, President Yang."
Seeing Yang Xiaotao swaying, Liang Zuoxin quickly went forward to support him.
crunch~
bang~
Lou Xiao'e bumped into a chair and sat down on the floor with a thud. Liu Lixue was a little stronger; she held onto the table tightly, her face pale.
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"Old Chen, Old Chen."
Yang Youning helped Chen Gong up, his hands trembling as well.
A group of people arrived outside the house. Old Hong and his companions quickly walked in and were shocked to see the scene inside. "What happened? What's going on?"
Yang Xiaotao forced himself to calm down, then gestured to Liang Zuoxin that it was alright, nodded to Lao Hong, and slowly sat down.
Old Hong glanced at Liang Zuoxin, who quickly stepped forward and repeated what had happened.
In an instant, Old Hong's expression turned serious.
"Don't panic!"
Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao's voice rang out, and everyone saw Yang Xiaotao sitting in a chair, taking deep breaths, with a calm expression on his face.
At that moment, as if they had found their backbone, Lou Xiao'e stood up from the ground, Liu Lixue slowly sat down, Yang Youning helped Chen Gong sit down, Li Hongfeng exchanged glances with Lao Hong, then dismissed the people outside and closed the door.
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao gradually calmed down, but then he thought of Xiaowei.
With Xiaowei around, things shouldn't be too bad.
"Don't panic, let's figure things out first."
Yang Xiaotao looked at everyone and then picked up the phone, but his fingers trembled slightly as he tapped the phone.
The phone rang, but there was no answer.
The hearts of everyone in the room sank.
Generally, when people are away from home, someone will be assigned to keep an eye on the phone.
This situation can only mean that things are very serious.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao immediately called Li Rong.
When the call was answered, Yang Xiaotao could hear the urgency in Li Rong's voice.
"Xiao Tao, I know you're very anxious and worried, but please calm down. I'll contact people right away to go to the scene and check the situation."
"Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as I have any news!"
Before Yang Xiaotao could ask any questions, Li Rong immediately finished speaking.
"Okay, I'll be in my office, waiting for your message."
He hung up the phone after saying that.
The office was quiet. Lou Xiao'e's eyes were already red, and Liu Lixue was comforting her. Chen Gong clenched his fists, feeling uneasy. Yang Youning held a cigarette in his mouth, unable to light it.
Yang Xiaotao sat back in his chair, feeling conflicted and unable to concentrate on his work. He picked up a cigarette, lit it, and smoked silently.