Chapter 139 Mastering Productivity Ning Weidong didn't care what Li Yuanchao was thinking. Although the Li family is very powerful, this kind of power is not enough to ignore everything. It's not like in some novels, where a single sentence can bankrupt a company, or acquire a certain company and leave someone with nothing. No matter how powerful the Li family is, it is still within the rules. He has no way of crossing the rules to threaten the Wang family or the Zhao family. At worst, both parties won't cooperate, and there's no need to try to please each other carefully. What's more, Li Yuanchao himself cannot represent the Li family. In the Li family, among the brothers and sisters of this generation, neither Li Kangmei nor Li Yuanchao is the core figure. Therefore, even with Ning Weidong's temperament and experience, he knew that it would make Li Yuanchao unhappy, but he did not deliberately avoid it, or be more tactful. Ning Weidong did not do this just on a whim, but because he had to put both parties on a relatively equal footing before cooperating.

Because of Zhao Ruyu's personality and age, she was clearly in a weak position in front of Li Kangmei. Ning Weidong was brought by Zhao Ruyu, so naturally he would be put in this position. What's more, Ning Weidong's background is lower. If he doesn't make his position clear when necessary, he will only be pushed to a lower ecological position. That was not the result Ning Weidong wanted to see. Even if he did not cooperate with the Li siblings this time, he would not give in on this. This is also why Ning Weidong hit five ten-rings in a row when shooting just now. Tell Li Yuanchao and Li Kangmei clearly that I, Ning Weidong, will not flatter you. If we can play together, we will play. If we can't, we won't compromise. The Li siblings are both smart and received Ning Weidong's signal very accurately. The two didn't react much. They had known Ning Weidong for a long time. A man who could subdue Zhao Ruyu would certainly not be a good-for-nothing. But how much it really matters depends on what Ning Weidong can say. Ning Weidong said: "The reason why I look down on the profit from the approval document is not because there is little profit here, nor because I consider the risks in the future..." The Li siblings frowned at the same time. Ning Weidong continued, "The main reason is that there is absolutely no technical content here. In the end, what matters is connections and channels. This kind of industry without any technical threshold is destined to be a big melting pot. Once you stay in it for a long time, you will degenerate, both psychologically and physically, and will gradually lose the patience to do things steadily." At this point, Ning Weidong paused deliberately, looked at Li Yuanchao meaningfully, and then continued: "Once this happens, the situation will change in the future, and this thing can no longer be done, and the person will be completely useless." Hearing Ning Weidong say this, Li Yuanchao, although a shrewd man, couldn't help but change color. Although he felt deep down that approving documents was not a long-term solution, he had never thought about it from Ning Weidong's perspective. In a moment, he instinctively wanted to refute Ning Weidong, thinking that this was alarmist. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because Li Yuanchao suddenly realized that what Ning Weidong said was right. After experiencing the effortless earning of tens of thousands of dollars a month, would he still be willing to work in a factory for only a few dozen dollars a month? You should know that earning dozens of dollars a month is already a very high salary. Li Yuanchao took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and said in a deep voice: "So what do you think we should do in five or six years?" He understood what Ning Weidong meant. To see whether a person is really capable or just boastful, just see whether he has feasible solutions to the problems he raises. This is the key. There are many people who can find the key to a problem at a glance and can also grasp the key issues. But when it comes to solving the problem, he is completely in the dark. Ning Weidong replied: "Of course we need to master productivity! We need to master more advanced productivity as much as possible!" Li Yuanchao frowned. Ning Weidong said: "Productivity is the foundation of everything. Why was Napoleon able to sweep across Europe? Because the French Empire had the strongest productivity. Why was the United States able to win the Second World War? Because its productivity was the best in Europe. This is also the reason why America and the United States stood side by side after the war." Ning Weidong said in a deep voice: "Throughout history, China has stood at the top of the world for thousands of years, and it has only declined in modern times. But after more than a hundred years of arduous struggle, we have climbed out of the quagmire and are destined to return to our original position. If we want to revive and surpass the United States, we must master more advanced productivity than them..." Based on the present situation, it is impossible to imagine the magnificent development of Xia State in the next few decades. The Li siblings could not fully understand what Ning Weidong was thinking. Li Kangmei asked seriously, "You mean the factory?" Ning Weidong shook his head and said, "A factory is certainly a manifestation of productivity, but it is not enough to have a factory alone. We also need a huge amount of manpower, technology, and capital..." Ning Weidong didn't say anything more and just stopped there. Li Yuanchao responded: "So, the approval is just your preparation for the next step, using these years to reserve funds?" Ning Weidong didn't hide it anymore and nodded, "Yes, using the approval documents to raise start-up funds is my initial idea. As for the next step... it's too early to tell now." Li Yuanchao nodded, but didn't ask any more questions. After a brief contact, he had a certain understanding of Ning Weidong's character. Even if he continued to ask, Ning Weidong probably wouldn't reveal more. Instead, he would say something more realistic. Li Yuanchao simply stopped playing with the gun. The few of them returned to the wrought iron table and chairs, ordered a pot of tea, and talked while drinking it. Li Yuanchao said, "Speaking of which, I will tell you frankly. In fact, I have set up a small collective trading company, which is affiliated with the Material Bureau and is already preparing the approval documents." Zhao Ruyu couldn't help but reveal an expression of surprise. She had thought Ning Weidong's idea was a bit risky, but she didn't expect that Li Yuanchao had already started doing it. Ning Weidong was not surprised. Given Li Yuanchao's status, it is not surprising that such an operation took place. Ning Weidong even estimated that there should be someone who did a bigger job than Li Yuanchao. Ning Weidong asked: "How much can I get in a month?"

Li Yuanchao did not shy away from answering, "About 20,000 or 30,000, just a small fight." Zhao Ruyu couldn't help but widen his eyes. Before, she secretly enjoyed some benefits at the factory, and felt that a few thousand yuan a year was a lot. Li Yuanchao actually made a net profit of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month! However, Ning Weidong then said calmly: "It is indeed a minor incident." When Zhao Ruyu heard this, she immediately glanced at her man and thought to herself, if you don't pretend to be a good person, you will die! But here she could only bear it, and the corners of her mouth twitched unnaturally. Ning Weidong said nonchalantly: "He is in the Material Bureau, so he should not have left the capital~" Li Yuanchao nodded. Ning Weidong said: "Since we want to do it, we must do the work carefully and not do it too roughly. With our status, it is not difficult to get the approval document. We can enjoy it with just one bite. But it is not easy to make this thing bigger and better. After all, the core of the approval document is resources. Who needs resources and where do the resources come from... Those who just want to have a sip of soup can ignore these issues, but we cannot ignore them..." …… After lunch, Ning Weidong drove Zhao Ruyu away. The Li siblings walked them to the gate, and as they watched the two walk away, Li Yuanchao asked, "Sister, what do you think of this man?" Li Kangmei said: "He has some insights and ideas, but he is too ambitious. I don't know what he wants to do." Li Yuanchao pursed his lips and said, "It doesn't matter. At the age of over 20, who doesn't have ambitions? I actually want to see how good he is. He is so arrogant." At the end, Li Yuanchao couldn't help but smile. Li Kangmei asked, "Have you thought it through?" Li Yuanchao stretched his back and said nonchalantly, "What's there to think about? How bad can I be now? I'm just eating and waiting to die. It's better to mess with him." Li Kangmei nodded: "It's up to you, you can decide the right measure yourself." Li Yuanchao said: "Don't worry, I know." …… On the other side, after Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu separated from the Li siblings, Zhao Ruyu asked to get off after riding for a few minutes. Ning Weidong knew she had something to say. The two walked along the sidewalk beside the road, and Zhao Ruyi asked, "Weidong, this approval document... is it really that profitable?" Ning Weidong had told him before that he could earn 30,000 yuan a month. Zhao Ruyu didn't take it seriously. After all, 30,000 yuan a month in that era was a concept that was simply unimaginable. But today, after meeting the Li siblings, Zhao Ruyu realized that Ning Weidong was not fooling her. Originally, according to Zhao Ruyi, she would be content if she could earn a few thousand dollars a month with the Li siblings.

Zhao Ruyu was not a particularly ambitious woman, otherwise she would not have easily agreed to a marriage proposal like Ning Weidong. "Of course~" Ning Weidong pushed his bicycle slowly and said meaningfully: "Ruyi, do you have any misunderstanding about your identity? If you were in ancient times, you would be called a son of a noble family, with hereditary titles and living with the country." Zhao Ruyi rolled her eyes and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What era is this now?" Ning Weidong said, "It's the same principle in every era... What I mean is, whether it's you or the two from the Li family, you naturally have resources that ordinary people can't get. By using these resources, as long as you don't go too far, you can make a profit without risk. The approval document is just one of them, and it's the mildest of them." Zhao Ruyu raised her eyebrows, and couldn't help but think of what Ning Weidong had mentioned to her before, that the An family had taken the initiative to come to their door hoping to get in touch with Ning Weidong about what their family was going to do. Compared to that, the approval document, which is a skirting ball that takes advantage of information asymmetry, is really nothing. Ning Weidong reached out and held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what I am doing. By the way, I plan to go to your house to see our dad next Sunday. You can go back and ask if it's convenient." - Tomorrow 8,000 words~ (End of this chapter)