Chapter 1357
: One-Star General, Field Surgical Vehicle, Hextech Playground in Full Swing
"The border corps has been making good progress lately, and I haven't heard of any changes happening at the front."
"Furthermore, the orders for air transport aircraft are being delivered in an orderly manner, and the aviation department is currently responsible for handling this matter."
"Why did Junwei suddenly call me over?"
Although Li Aiguo looked bewildered, he still drove Zhou Ke in a large SUV to the Junwei compound.
Li Aiguo's SUV had a military pass and its license plate number was on the list. The security officer at the gate saw it and saluted.
The car window rolled down, and the security officer reported with a smile.
"Are you Comrade Aiguo? Several leaders are already waiting for you in the large conference room on the first floor of the office building."
Following the direction the clerk pointed, Li Aiguo looked at the familiar office building.
He had held several meetings here before, so he parked his car and walked over with Zhou Ke.
Before I even reached the door, I saw that the conference room door was open and several leaders were sitting on the sofa chatting and laughing inside.
These leaders are all of high rank, and two of them could even be called big shots.
"Reporting to the leader, Li Aiguo is here to report for duty!" Li Aiguo did not dare to delay, quickly walked into the conference room, stood at attention with his legs together, and gave a very standard military salute.
Zhou Ke, who was following behind, was also taken aback by the large commotion and quickly followed suit with a salute.
The top leader stood up with a warm expression, smiled and waved: "Comrade Patriot, relax. We didn't call you here for a war meeting, so there's no need to be so tense."
As he spoke, the senior leader gave a wink to one of his staff officers.
The staff officer immediately came over with a brand-new uniform in his hands.
Li Aiguo's gaze was instantly drawn to the epaulets on his uniform.
The entire piece is made of gold with a striking blue trim, and a dazzling gold star is prominently displayed on it!
Even though Li Aiguo had a vague idea that he was going to be promoted, seeing that golden star with his own eyes at this moment still made his heart pound with excitement.
The senior leader solemnly took the general's uniform from the staff officer and handed it to Li Aiguo, his tone becoming serious:
"Comrade Patriot, in view of the airborne tactics you spearheaded, which have provided theoretical support for the future development of the air force."
At the same time, the heavy transport aircraft you personally developed has completely reversed our long-standing passive situation of lacking large-scale airlift capabilities.
Now, on behalf of the Central Military Commission, I formally commend you!
"Please rest assured, leader, I will definitely continue to work hard and never let down the organization's trust!" Li Aiguo accepted the uniform with both hands and saluted again.
Zhou Ke was speechless with astonishment; his patriotic brother had become a leader!
Following the standard medal-awarding ceremony, Li Aiguo took an oath before the flag.
Although it's an office job, I received all the benefits I was entitled to.
After the awarding of the medal, the staff officer helped Li Aiguo complete the relevant procedures.
Li Aiguo's current administrative rank is level 9, with a monthly salary of 180 yuan.
According to regulations, he could be equipped with two guards, two sentries, and one orderly, but Li Aiguo didn't need them.
For business trips, you can travel in a soft sleeper compartment, and airfare is given priority.
Li Aiguo now prefers to travel in campervans; he no longer needs to travel by transport plane.
What interests Li Aiguo most is the ability to read high-level official documents.
Watching Li Aiguo complete the formalities, Zhou Ke was nothing but shocked.
But Li Aiguo felt a sense of relief.
In the original timeline, the current system would be temporarily abolished around May of this year, and all personnel would change uniforms, removing their shoulder and collar insignia.
This situation will continue until 1988 when things will return to normal.
Although the job title, salary, housing, car, and security benefits were all retained, it still lacked a certain sense of ceremony.
"In that sense, I might be considered one of the last groups to be promoted before the system was abolished in 65..."
Li Aiguo touched his shoulder insignia and sighed inwardly.
Even after completing all the formalities, today's work is not yet over.
As is customary at Junwei, the leaders specially hosted a celebratory banquet in the small dining room of the internal canteen.
Besides the top leaders of the military, several frontline leaders who had just returned from rotating through the front lines of the border corps also attended the banquet.
As a rising star, Li Aiguo is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
Before long, several leaders came over with wine glasses.
Li Aiguo naturally embraced the Dionysian spirit, accepting all drinks offered. After a few rounds, his generous manner won over the leaders.
"Comrade Patriot, come, let me toast you! When we were on the front lines of the border corps, I heard the people below mention your name countless times! Those special medicines you had sent over were a huge help to us on the front lines!"
The leader was somewhat agitated.
A while ago, the first batch of drugs for treating malaria and similar diseases were delivered to Namyu City by transport plane.
At that time, it happened to be the rainy season in the southern part of the country, which was hot and humid. The number of patients on the front line was increasing exponentially, and this batch of medicine was a godsend.
"Leader, you're too kind. This is all I should do from the rear. The ones who truly deserve admiration are you frontline comrades!" Li Aiguo raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, his tone sincere.
As Li Aiguo put down his wine glass, his gaze inadvertently fell on the leader's legs.
When he walked over, Li Aiguo noticed that he was walking with a limp.
When the leader saw Li Aiguo looking at his legs, he didn't shy away from it at all, laughed and patted his thigh: "It's okay, bullets don't have eyes on the battlefield!"
A while ago, when I was leading a charge, I didn't dodge properly and was hit in the calf by a stray bullet from the enemy.
"Well, because it was treated a little late, this is what left these aftereffects."
"Logically speaking, if it's just a common penetrating gunshot wound that didn't damage a major artery, as long as timely surgical intervention is received, there shouldn't be any major problems. How could it leave any sequelae? Unless..."
Halfway through his sentence, Li Aiguo realized he had overlooked something.
Even if there are field hospitals, they cannot be set up at the very front when fighting is taking place on the front lines.
By the time the battle was over and the supplies were sent to the rear, it was often several days later.
As for medics, due to the lack of necessary medical equipment, they could only perform simple bandaging and hemostasis tasks at most.
They are completely powerless to help with severe injuries that require surgery to remove shrapnel or stitches.
"I'm considered lucky; at least I survived. Some of my comrades..." The leader's smile faded, and he let out a long sigh.
Upon hearing this, another leader who had come from the front lines couldn't help but chime in.
"Yes, the front lines are short of medical supplies. If we could build field hospitals right near the front lines, even just to perform emergency surgeries nearby..."
"Old Zhao, you're just saying that out of anger. How could that be?"
A field hospital is a huge target, with all sorts of tents, equipment, and personnel.
The enemy isn't blind; once they're detected, they'll definitely call in heavy artillery bombardment immediately.
Not only will we be unable to treat the wounded, but we'll also have to pay for the medical staff's services, leading to even greater casualties!
Hearing the debate among these frontline leaders, it was as if a lightning bolt struck Li Aiguo's mind.
Field hospitals are too large to be easily accessible to the front lines...
Li Aiguo suddenly remembered that in later generations there was a field surgical vehicle that could be deployed to the front lines.
The border troops are definitely penetrating deeper and deeper into enemy territory, and their losses will increase.
Having a field surgical vehicle would be a great help.
On his way back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot workshop from Junwei, Li Aiguo kept thinking about this matter.
Huazhen Automobile Factory is now capable of manufacturing minibuses. Manufacturing large field surgical vehicles is not difficult; the key is the configuration.
We need an X-ray machine, steam sterilization equipment, negative pressure hemostat, and ideally, oxygen supply equipment as well.
Field vehicles have limited interior space and are often on bumpy roads.
The conventional hospital equipment from later generations certainly cannot be directly moved there for use.
All of these devices require special modifications to make them smaller and more shock-resistant...
As I stepped out of the military compound, it was already dark outside; it was just past the time to leave work.
Li Aiguo decided not to return to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, but instead had Zhou Ke drive him back to the courtyard house in an off-road vehicle.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, wisps of smoke rose from the front, middle, and back courtyards, filling the air with the aroma of cooking.
At this moment, Chen Xueru was already making dinner when she saw Li Aiguo return.
I was going to ask him to wash his hands, but my eyes were drawn to the bundle.
"Brother Aiguo, what's that you're holding? It's so mysterious." Chen Xueru wiped her hands curiously and came closer.
"It's good stuff, you'll see once you open it."
Li Aiguo handed the bundle to Chen Xueru, then sat down, picked up his enamel mug, and leisurely began to drink his tea.
Chen Xueru curiously unwrapped the bundle, and when she saw a brand-new military uniform inside, she didn't find it too strange at first.
After all, her husband often deals with the team.
However, when her gaze swept over the epaulettes with a gold background and blue trim, especially when she saw the star on them, her breathing quickened instantly.
"This is... a general?!"
"Brother Patriot, are you... are you a leader now?!"
"I guess so. But I'm in a civilian position, belonging to the technical and research category. I can't compare to those frontline comrades who lead troops into battle. Usually, it's just a symbol of honor."
Li Aiguo smiled.
Even though Li Aiguo spoke casually, Chen Xueru's eyes were now filled with admiration.
In this day and age, what woman doesn't dream of marrying a great and upright general?
She never imagined that the man she had chosen back then would actually become the one she had only dared to dream about.
"Brother Aiguo, you're amazing!" Chen Xueru carefully put away the uniform.
Then, she turned around, her big, watery eyes looking at Li Aiguo with a seductive gaze, her face flushed: "Brother Aiguo... after we finish eating, I'll take the children to the tailor shop and let them spend the night with the shop assistant, how about that?"
Looking at Chen Xueru's alluring appearance with her flushed face and watery eyes, Li Aiguo immediately understood what this little girl was thinking.
Tonight, a fierce battle is definitely waiting for me!
What?
Of course, I agreed without hesitation!
How can a man say no at a time like this!
As for manufacturing the presidential plane and the field surgical vehicle, let's deal with that tomorrow!
Just as Li Aiguo was enjoying his wonderful life.
Far across the ocean in America, a vacant lot in the suburbs of New York was bustling with activity and noise.
Countless luxury cars and classic cars lined up in a long queue.
Capitalists, tycoons, and even political figures from New York and surrounding states flocked to the area with their families to join the fun.
For no other reason than that a large-scale amusement park, touted as the world's largest and most dreamlike, officially opened here today!
If this were just a traditional amusement park with a few roller coasters and Ferris wheels, it certainly wouldn't have caused such a sensation.
But this amusement park was entirely funded and built by Hextech!
The park not only features a life-size replica of the Dream Castle.
It also brings together a series of well-known classic IPs such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Snow White.
Each area is like stepping into a fairy tale world.
This story begins with Hextech's acquisition of Disney.
While sorting through the documents left behind by Walter, Lou Xiao'e came across a top-secret amusement park plan drafted by Willie Biof.
However, the more Lou Xiao'e looked at the plan, the stranger it seemed, and even a little unsettling.
The amusement park planned in this proposal is located on a remote private island. What's even more outrageous is that it specifically states that all the waitresses must be young girls.
It also features various hidden underground passages and so-called private VIP reception rooms.
Lou Xiao'e is a respectable businesswoman and really can't figure out whether she wants to build an amusement park or do something shady.
So he reported the contents of the plan to Li Aiguo via an overseas phone call.
Li Aiguo naturally knew that Willie Biof's goal was to create a cute island for high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
We definitely can't do that.
However, we can bring up Disneyland in advance.
However, it can no longer be called Disney; it has to be called Hextech Park!
When Lou Xiao'e learned that an amusement park was to be built, she immediately welcomed it with open arms.
This girl, although she has long been a highly skilled advertising expert and multinational female CEO in the business world.
But deep down, he's still like a child who hasn't grown up, yearning for fairytale castles.
Thanks to Hextech's exceptionally efficient infrastructure development, this amusement park, which would normally take several years to take shape, rose from the ground at an astonishing speed.
And today is the grand opening day of this dreamlike amusement park!
Henry, who was driving the car, was the owner of a company and had made a lot of money from his business in the past two years.
I had planned to rest this weekend, but my two darling daughters were making such a fuss, insisting on coming to the newly opened amusement park.
There was nothing Henry, a ruthless businessman, could do but surrender in front of his daughter and drove off early in the morning.
But before they even got close to the amusement park gates, Henry sensed something was wrong.
Even though this is the suburbs, there was a traffic jam.
"Damn it! Maybe... we should just go back?" Henry frowned and honked the horn, feeling that this was a complete waste of time.
You have to understand, as a big boss, he's someone who can easily earn tens or hundreds of dollars a minute.
"No! No! I want to watch Donald Duck! I want to play with Snow White!"
"Daddy, you promised us! You'd be a dog if you didn't keep your word!"
The two little girls in the back row immediately protested when they heard they had to go back, pouting and about to cry.
Seeing that his daughter was adamant in her disagreement, Henry could only sigh helplessly and patiently follow the flow of traffic, inching forward like a snail until he parked the car in the parking lot.
After finally reaching the ticket counter, Henry looked up at the price list and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"That ticket price is really expensive, fifty dollars! Why don't they just rob us!"
When Henry arrived at the ticket office and saw the ticket prices, he immediately felt that Hextech Amusement Park was even more unscrupulous than him.
However, seeing his two daughters looking at him expectantly, Henry had no choice but to take out his wallet and buy three tickets.
"Sir, here is your ticket. Please take it. The amusement park entrance is over there. Please go over and queue to have your ticket checked before entering the park."
The ticket seller was of Chinese descent and politely gave directions.
"Hmph, it's just an amusement park, how big can it be? I can finish exploring it in half a day at most, and it might even stop me from playing a round of golf in the afternoon."
Henry took the ticket and walked toward the entrance, still thinking about his leisure schedule for the day.
However, when he turned a corner and saw the scene in front of the amusement park gate, he quickly realized that he was still too naive.
In front of the towering, dreamlike castle gate, several long queues had already formed!
A quick glance revealed that there were over a thousand people, and almost all of them, like him, had families with them.
"My God... so many people, when will we ever get in?!" Sweat immediately started pouring from Henry's forehead.
"This is disrespectful to customers! This is practically murdering my time! Can't you open a few more doors?!"
Henry could no longer contain himself and found the staff maintaining order to file a complaint.
"Sir, I know you're in a hurry, but I advise you not to rush. If you don't want to wait in line, our Hextech Amusement Park can offer you a solution."
"What plan?" Henry asked instinctively, startled.
"U-Pass. If you're willing to spend $200 to buy an U-Pass ticket, you can skip the line."
"Another two hundred dollars?!"
Hearing that not only had the problem not been solved, but the other party was also going to rip him off again, Henry should have instinctively felt extremely angry.
But for some reason, when he turned his head and looked at the ordinary tourists who were struggling to queue under the scorching sun...
When he looked again at the empty, even red-carpeted, green private passageway, the anger in his heart suddenly and miraculously disappeared.
Instead, there is an indescribable feeling of comfort.
"Two hundred dollars, right? You said it yourself, no need to queue!" Henry pulled out a few Franklin bills from his wallet and slammed them on the table.
"Here's the money! But you have to issue me a $1,000 expense receipt, which I'll have to reimburse through the company!"
"Sorry, we are a law-abiding and legitimate company." The employee firmly refused.
Just kidding, Hextech doesn't want to go against those mad dogs from the IRS for two hundred dollars.
That's just plain stupid.
Although he couldn't get an invoice, Henry still bought U-Speed.
As he walked confidently down the red carpet VIP passage, hand in hand with his two daughters, amidst the envious and jealous gazes of ordinary tourists, he felt a surge of pride.
And when I was respectfully welcomed into the amusement park by the staff...
That immense sense of superiority instantly welled up within me!
"That's right! That's exactly how it feels! That damn two hundred dollars was totally worth it! It's even more satisfying than closing a million-dollar deal at the negotiating table!"
Henry nodded excitedly, feeling extremely satisfied with the money.
At this moment, in the castle office area at the highest point of the amusement park, Lou Xiao'e was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Looking at the endless stream of wealthy people below buying Yousutong, their faces were filled with surprise and disbelief.
When the amusement park was being built, Lou Xiao'e had considered the possibility of too many visitors, so she consulted Li Aiguo on whether more people should be allowed in.
Li Aiguo, however, refused outright and offered a solution.
"Forcibly reducing the daily limit on park entry by one-third! Artificially creating a sense of scarcity due to supply shortage!"
"Issue a special pass for priority entry."
When Lou Xiao'e first heard about the plan, she was somewhat incredulous and even worried.
Who would be so foolish? The tickets are already expensive, who would be willing to spend several times that amount just to get into the amusement park sooner?
Isn't this a complete misfortune?
However, she did whatever Li Aiguo said.
But she never expected that the effect would be so good.
On the very first day of the park's opening, Lou Xiao'e received a report: "Today, 30,000 people entered the park, of which more than 10,000 purchased Yousutong (a type of online payment service). In total, our revenue is higher than if we had brought in 40,000 people."
After Aunt Mei finished her report, she was also completely bewildered: "Why are so many people buying U-Speed Pass?"
Looking at the wealthy people walking through the VIP passage, Lou Xiao'e finally understood.
"Aunt Mei, don't you think that making ordinary tourists envious is also part of the amusement park experience?"
"Huh!? Queuing is considered an amusement park experience?" Aunt Mei was stunned for a moment, still not quite understanding the intricacies involved.
Lou Xiao'e didn't explain further, but just looked out the window.
This exploitation of the human weakness of "spending money to buy privileges and enjoy the sense of superiority due to class differences" is something Li Aiguo has truly mastered!
"Brother Aiguo is truly a business genius. He can even come up with such a trick. I think our Hextech amusement park is going to be a huge hit."
As Lou Xiao'e had predicted, things unfolded exactly as she had.
Hextech Playgrounds has maintained its popularity since its opening day, with no sign of waning.
On the contrary, the number of tourists every day is always full, and tickets are hard to come by.
Soon, reporters from major media outlets flocked to the scene, and the spectacular sight of the amusement park quickly made headlines in major newspapers across the United States and even the Western world!
Incredible Money Tree! Hextech Parks May Become the World's Most Profitable Entertainment Destination!
Want to experience a real fairytale world? Go to Hextech Safari Park in New York!
Breaking news! Hextech Corporation announces plans to invest heavily in building a second mega-theme park in Los Angeles on the West Coast!
……
With the help of major mainstream media outlets, coupled with the advanced hardware facilities of Hextech amusement parks that far surpass the capabilities of this era, the hype has grown.
And the unique "U-Pass Privilege" dual psychological experience.
Soon, "going to Hextech amusement park" became the most fashionable trend among the upper and middle classes in Xiaomei's family!
Even owning a hexagonal amusement park has become a symbol of a cosmopolitan metropolis's strength and status.
Major cities such as Paris, London, and Sydney have extended invitations to Hextech, hoping that Hextech can build amusement parks.
Meanwhile, inside a heavily guarded federal prison for serious offenders.
Wearing prison clothes, Willie Biof, the founder who once dreamed of a "Lolita Island".
While out for a walk, I happened to see a full-page newspaper article about how Hextech amusement parks are a global phenomenon.
"This is theft! The idea for the amusement park was clearly mine! These damned robbers!"
He was so angry that he trembled all over and slammed his hand on the iron table.
"Old Willie, you can't even eat properly, huh? Want to try something tough?!"
Several burly black men walked over and looked at Willie Biof as if she were a little girl.
Willie Biof couldn't help but shudder.
He felt like he had become a little girl again.
Let's turn our attention back to the mainland.
Li Aiguo knew that Hextech Park would be popular, but he didn't expect it to be this popular.
According to Hextech's regulations, Li Aiguo would receive 10% of the profits, after tax.
The domestic market accounts for 25%, while Hextech accounts for 15%.
The remaining portion will be set aside as capital to continue building the amusement park and to cover necessary expenses.
There's no need to worry about profits; with Lou Xiao'e and Aunt Mei keeping an eye on things, no one dares to cause trouble.
When Li Aiguo opened the documents, he saw that in just one month, his share of the profits had reached a full one million US dollars.
This number may not seem like much, but it's important to remember that this is only the first amusement park; there will be many more to come.
We're about to build a battlefield surgical vehicle, and this money can be used to buy materials.
The remaining portion, one-third of which was converted into cash, was given to outstanding students in mountainous areas, with each student receiving a reward of two yuan per semester.
The remaining two-thirds were used to renovate the school buildings and order clothes, shoes, and school bags.
Chen Fangxuan's tailor shop also joined in, waiving labor costs and being able to make a lot more clothes.
"Patriotism, the presidential plane is basically completed. It will be delivered to France in a couple of days, and then the profits in Hong Kong can be divided up again."
"Also, we received a message from the Hextech joint venture that the John Bull family wants to order five transport planes, and the deposit has already been transferred to Hextech's account."
Section Chief Xing now felt like he didn't even care about one million dollars.
They've gotten carried away, far too much.
(End of this chapter)