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1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 222: You are a real man

Chapter 222 You are a real man In order to motivate myself and achieve the goal of writing 10,000 words a day, I will be writing online on Douyin every day. Everyone is welcome to watch and supervise me. -------- Ning Weidong turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw Bai Fengyu coming in from outside. She put down the electric drill and called out "Sister Bai". Bai Fengyu wiped her bangs and tucked them behind her ears, smiling and saying, "Weidong just came back, have you eaten yet?" Bai Fengyu noticed Ning Weidong coming back just now. She couldn't help but look at her watch, feeling a little strange. It’s not the right time to come back. If I had come back directly after get off work, I would definitely have come back earlier than now and I must not have eaten. If I have a dinner party in the evening, I will definitely be back later than now. Bai Fengyu couldn't help but feel a little worried, so she came over immediately. But as soon as I entered the door, I saw Ning Weidong like a fool, holding a big electric drill in his hand and gesturing at the air. Ning Weidong didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said with a smile: "I saw you studying at home just now, how is your study going?"

Bai Fengyu said: "It's okay, but the basics are not good, I can't understand a lot of it." Ning Weidong said: "It's okay, write down the parts you don't understand and bring them to me so I can help you look them up." Bai Fengyu said "hmm", feeling secretly happy in her heart. She now had another legitimate excuse to come to Ning Weidong. Thinking in her heart, Bai Fengyu smoothed her bangs by her ears again and asked, "By the way, you came back at this time, you haven't eaten yet, right?" Originally, Ning Weidong was thinking about the electric drill and didn't think much of it, but when it was mentioned, he felt hungry. Without him saying anything, Bai Fengyu knew he didn't eat just by looking at his expression. She smiled and said "Wait a moment" before turning around and walking out. Ning Weidong was confused by her. Not long after, Bai Fengyu came back from her house with two square oil paper bags in her hands. Ning Weidong took a closer look and saw a pattern of a chicken and two eggs printed on the surface of the paper package. He already had a guess in his mind: "Is it instant noodles?" Bai Fengyu was stunned for a moment, and pouted: "How come you know everything!" Ning Weidong laughed, knowing that instant noodles were still a rare commodity in this era. Although instant noodles appeared in Japan as early as the 1950s and were first produced in China as early as the 1970s, they did not really become popular until the 1990s. Ning Weidong said, "So you want to use it as a gift." Then he took it and looked at it, "Where did you buy it from?" Bai Fengyu said: "Our director gave it to me today. She said her son brought it back from a business trip to Shanghai. It's fried, very nutritious, and delicious..." Ning Weidong smiled, it was really a different time now. Before he traveled through time, instant noodles, which were criticized as junk food, could actually be associated with the term "particularly nutritious". Bai Fengyu said as she ran to the thermos: "Wait a minute, I'll make it for you. It will be ready soon." Ning Weidong said: "It won't taste good if soaked, just boil it and add two eggs." Bai Fengyu was stunned: "Director Wang said that this instant noodles is made with hot water~"

Ning Weidong smiled and said, "It can be soaked or boiled, but soaking it will definitely not be as delicious as boiling it. Listen to me." Bai Fengyu said "Oh" and turned into the kitchen. Ning Weidong followed and stood by the kitchen door, watching Bai Fengyu boil water in the pot, and then tear open the instant noodles to reveal the noodles and seasoning packets inside. Instant noodles of that era were still relatively simple. Apart from the noodles, there was a seasoning packet containing salt, MSG and a small amount of dehydrated vegetables, but no sauce packet. Ning Weidong couldn't help but have an idea: How about setting up a factory to make instant noodles? Although instant noodles will be a sunset industry in a few decades, it is definitely a profitable industry with no technical barriers at the moment. In his impression, many of the first batch of township enterprises that will emerge in the next few years will start out by making instant noodles. "What are you thinking about?" Bai Fengyu turned around and saw him staring at her in a daze. Her cheeks couldn't help but blush, thinking that Ning Weidong was thinking about her. Recently, Ning Weidong was transferred to Dongyi Company. He was busy with many things and he hadn't touched her for some time. Bai Fengyu couldn't help but have some fantasies. A moment later, Bai Fengyu brought a large bowl of cooked instant noodles with two poached eggs on top and a few drops of sesame oil. It smelled quite fragrant. But Bai Fengyu was a little disappointed after taking a bite: "These noodles are too doughy, not chewy at all." Ning Weidong didn't have high hopes. He took the chopsticks and sipped the soup first, then said with a smile, "Instant noodles, instant noodles, are meant for emergencies. How can you expect them to taste good?" Bai Fengyu complained: "It's a pity that Director Wang exaggerated it so much that people who didn't know would think it was some kind of delicacy~" Ning Weidong picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, slurped it into his mouth, and didn't argue with her. But I made up my mind to set up an instant noodle factory. The reason I made this decision was mainly because the results of these two packs of instant noodles were really disappointing. I can’t say it’s terrible, but the soup is too bland and definitely not delicious. In addition to the problem with the noodles, there are also problems with the seasoning packet. If he were asked to make instant noodles, it would definitely be much better than this. But this is not what Ning Weidong is considering. What makes him more excited is that the instant noodle factory can create a large number of jobs. This is the most important. If Dongyi Company only deals with approval documents, or starts S business in the future, these are not things that can be put on the table, and will also disgust some people. Speculation and profiteering, not doing business properly... Ning Weidong didn't want to use these adjectives to describe himself, and he didn't want to be labeled. Once labeled, it is likely that you will be liquidated at some point. In order to avoid this danger, you must equip yourself with more powerful chips. Employment is this kind of bargaining chip. When a person is responsible for the jobs of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, as long as it is not a matter of principle, some minor flaws or problems are nothing at all.

Originally, Ning Weidong hadn't figured out where to start, but today when he saw Bai Fengyu bringing these two packets of instant noodles, he suddenly understood something. However, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Building an instant noodle factory, from equipment to technology to workers' workshops, is far more complicated than a vodka factory that only requires filtering and diluting water. Fortunately, Ning Weidong was not in a hurry. He had already come up with an idea while eating noodles. He decided to let Hu Bayi set up the winery first to see what he was capable of. If he performs well, he will be allowed to run an instant noodle factory. …… The next morning, when Ning Weidong opened his eyes, it was already past eight o'clock. Bai Fengyu secretly went back home in the late night last night. After a night of passion, even with Ning Weidong's physique, he couldn't help but sleep in and get up late. Fortunately, he doesn’t have to punch in now, so he can get up slowly and get dressed. After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he glanced at the electric drill box placed by the door. He decided not to go to the company's courtyard and went directly to Fumin Hotel to take the electric drill over and take a look at Ning Wei's progress there. Ning Weidong currently has two things on hand, one is the winery that Hu Bayi is in charge of, and the other is the Fumin Hotel on Ning Wei's side. This is the first time that Ning Wei is solely responsible for such a large task. Coordinate with the original Fumin Hotel, find workers to do the work, allocate various materials...all of these have to be taken care of, and problems will arise if any part is not taken care of. If Ning Wei can do everything well without any major mistakes, it will be considered a success. Ning Weidong will then feel at ease to hand it over to him when there are more important things in the future. At around nine in the morning, Ning Weidong packed up and dragged his electric drill box to the Fumin Hotel. From a distance, he saw two mule-drawn carts parked at the door. Several workers nearby were unloading red bricks from a truck with their bare chests. A few meters away, next to the former Fumin Hotel, two people were smashing the wall with sledgehammers... There were a few people watching the fun, pointing and talking. When Ning Weidong came closer, Ning Wei immediately came out of the building, called out "Third Brother", and reported the current situation, whose workers were used, and which company the materials were purchased from. Ning Weidong waved his hand and said, "You don't need to tell me this. Since I've asked you to be responsible, you can do it yourself. Get the job done and sort out the accounts." Ning Wei nodded: "Don't worry, I know." Then he rushed to carry the electric drill box for Ning Weidong. Ning Weidong didn't fight with him for it. He followed behind and said, "Move to the fourth floor." Ning Wei responded without asking Ning Weidong what he wanted to do. The two came to the fourth floor. Guests who had stayed at the hotel before either checked out directly or moved to the rooms reserved by the hotel. The keys to all the rooms here were handed to Ning Wei. Ning Weidong came to the fourth floor, but instead of going to room 405, he went to the next door room 404. The layout here is roughly the same as 405.

Ning Weidong walked in and took a look at the wall shared with 405. From the surface there is nothing wrong with the wall, but in fact the wall is more than half a meter thick. He withdrew his gaze and asked Ning Wei to put down the electric drill box. Ning Weidong said, "Xiaowei, you should hurry up these two days and build the wall connecting to the hotel first." Ning Wei agreed without asking what Ning Weidong wanted to do with the electric drill. He knew what Ning Weidong was definitely going to do, but since he didn't tell him, it meant that it was not the right time to let him know. Although Ning Weidong took the electric drill, he was not in a hurry to start working. He planned to wait a little longer and close the wall between him and the hotel to prevent irrelevant people from coming over there. When Ning Weidong came up just now, he found someone from the hotel peeking over here. Another reason is that Ning Weidong has not yet prepared a backup plan. Although I borrowed a high-power electric drill, I still don’t know if I can drill open the safe, so I must have a backup plan. One for physics and one for chemistry. He planned to get some aqua regia and use its extremely strong corrosive properties to dissolve the lock core of the safe. Ordinary people certainly cannot buy this kind of dangerous chemical and will be kicked out if they enter a chemical store. Fortunately, Ning Weidong can write the letter of introduction himself. After leaving Fumin Hotel, he went straight back to the company and filled out two letters of introduction for purchasing concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid. Aqua regia is unstable and easily oxidized, so it must be prepared before use. After writing the letter of introduction, Ning Weidong called Duan Ming over and said, "Old Duan, please buy something for me." As he said this, he pushed the letter of introduction over. Duan Ming was stunned and blinked his eyes. He was about to ask Ning Weidong why he bought this thing. But he swallowed the words back and just agreed, "Manager, I'll go now." Coming out of the office, Duan Ming secretly thanked himself for having resisted asking too many questions. If your leader asks you to do something, just do it quickly. There is no need to worry about so many problems. Besides, Ning Weidong had written a letter of introduction in advance, and he was not asking him to buy it privately, so there was no risk at all. Duan Ming thought about it while taking his bicycle and hurried out. At the same time, Hu Bayi came out with a folder and went straight to Ning Weidong's office. "Manager, I have prepared the plan. Please see if there is anything that needs to be improved." Hu Bayi stood opposite the desk with a serious face and handed over the folder. "So soon?" Ning Weidong was slightly surprised. He noticed that Hu Bayi had dark circles under his eyes and asked, "Did you stay up late last night?"

Hu Bayi smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Ning Weidong didn't ask any more questions. He raised his hand to motion Hu Bayi to sit down, then opened the folder. Hu Bayi's handwriting is very beautiful, which is a feature of this era. It is even described that "handwriting" is a person's second face. "Old Hu, your handwriting is very good!" Ning Weidong praised. Hu Bayi is humble. Ning Weidong continued to flip through the pages, frowning and then relaxing from time to time. Objectively speaking, Hu Bayi's plan can only be said to be mediocre. After all, he is not a professional and has no experience. However, Ning Weidong did not have particularly high expectations, and there was only one day, so it was not easy to achieve this. Moreover, Hu Bayi emphasized several of the most critical issues in building a winery, such as the site and the equipment, making this simple plan somewhat feasible. About twenty minutes later, Ning Weidong raised his head and looked at Hu Bayi. His expression was calm, showing no emotion. This made Hu Bayi even more uneasy. After looking at each other for a few times, Ning Weidong suddenly smiled and said, "Not bad, let's implement it according to your plan. First determine the site and contact the equipment... Lao Hu, this winery is counting on you." Hu Bayi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before he came here, he was still worried and anxious, fearing that Ning Weidong would not be satisfied with his plan. After coming out of Ning Weidong’s office, Hu Bayi went back. Wang Kaixuan was craning his neck to look outside, and when he saw him coming back, he immediately went to greet him: "Old Hu, what did you say?" Hu Bayi's tense face broke into a smile: "The manager said to do it this way." Wang Kaixuan slapped his thigh and said, "I told you, this is great!" At this point, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan have completely grasped the real power of the "winery project". Although Ning Weidong had said before that Hu Bayi would be in charge of the winery affairs, he only asked him to make plans and gave him 10,000 yuan. If the plan is not approved, there will still be variables. Now it’s a done deal. At this time, Yu Hongmei came to Ning Weidong's office after Hu Bayi left. "Manager~" Yu Hongmei obviously came here just to see Hu Bayi leave, and poked her head out of the door with a smile: "Are you busy?" Ning Weidong glanced at her and said, "If you have something to say, just say it." Yu Hongmei stepped over the threshold and said slyly, "I didn't realize you were such a real man. How did you know Zhao Ruyu? How dare you marry that tigress~" (End of this chapter)