Rebirth: My 80s Chapter 959: Attacking from the Outside

The housing in the workers' village was so small that even Ran Zi, a native of Hong Kong, was shocked.Each family has one room.The total area shall not exceed twenty square meters.Families founded in the 1950s and 1960s had many children, and many of them used wooden planks to make hanging beds, which was a barely adequate place for the whole family.The kitchen is even more cramped and is shared by two households.If two families cook at the same time, they can flip the spoon and the food will fall into the neighbor's pot...The house they were now entering was probably the least crowded house in the workers' village.Only the old couple of the Yu family live here.The four sons were all very rebellious. One stayed in the army, one played the trumpet at the municipal cultural center, one was in Daqing, and one was a widower who never remarried and traveled all over the country to support the Third Front.In Yu Dawei's eyes, anyone who is unwilling to stay at Factory 103 and take over his job is considered an unfilial son.But at this moment, there was no place to stay in the house.There was no empty space on the wooden sofa or next to the small dining table where people could sit.There are people poking at the places where there are no chairs.They are all gray-haired old men, veterans of Factory 103.Under the instigation of Li Jiankun, he was summoned by Yu Dawei.There were many young men and women standing on tiptoe at the door and in the corridor.Today is a working day.It is highly likely that this group of young people will not have the opportunity to work at Factory 103.But since their parents are all from Factory 103, it does not prevent them from considering themselves as people from Factory 103 and paying special attention to the affairs of the factory.At this moment, there are a group of old and a group of young.Everyone opened their eyes wide and stared at Li Jiankun who was sitting on the wooden sofa.It seemed as if he would have no chance of leaving the house today if he couldn't explain it clearly."Alarmist!""Old Yu, do you believe this?""Master, where did you get these people? They are dressed quite elegantly, but why are they talking nonsense?""Our 103 Factory is a national key enterprise and a meritorious factory!""Let's not talk about these. State-owned enterprises, you were a commune enterprise at that time. Tell me, how did it end?"...After Yu Dawei raised his hand to calm them down, the chattering stopped:"Look at this."He unfolded a small blue plastic notebook and placed it on the red lacquered coffee table in front of him.People who were nearby immediately gathered around to look at him."Hey! College student!"A man took a small notebook and carefully compared the photo on it with Li Jiankun.“It’s from Peking University.”"postgraduate!""economics?"Yu Dawei spread his hands, if it wasn’t for this.He would never bring these people to his door and call so many old friends.Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one...As soon as this information was disclosed, everyone inside and outside the room looked at Li Jiankun with different eyes.There was also a hint of worry on his face.They may not understand what it means to be a graduate student in economics at Peking University, but they can imagine that this person must be one of the smartest people in the country.Now he said that Factory 103 was going to be ruined...Yu Dawei looked at Li Jiankun:"It's true that the factory is not as prosperous as before, but to say it's all over...how can it be possible?"Li Jiankun looked at him, then looked around the room:“Let me ask you a question first:"Don't you realize that your life is getting harder and harder, and the same is true for most of the workers in other factories around you?"Everyone, look at me and I look at you.Even though I don't want to admit it.But some old people still nodded with a wry smile.Li Jiankun continued:"Have you ever wondered what the problem is?"Yu Dawei said, "What are you thinking about? There are fewer tasks to be assigned."Li Jiankun raised his hand: "Continue.""..."Yu Dawei: "Continue what?""Master Yu, your answer does not touch the essence of the problem.""Oh? Then tell me, what is the essence?"Li Jiankun raised two fingers:“It’s mainly due to two reasons:“1. Decline in domestic demand."2. External shocks."Inside and outside the room, everyone's head was covered in fog.Yu Dawei felt overwhelmed: "Can you speak in plain language?"Li Jiankun explained:“The so-called decline in domestic demand means that many units no longer need the products you produce.“Military-to-civilian transition, you must know about it."At present, all development focuses on the economy. Even military-industrial units are thinking about how to transfer their own means of production and technology to civilian use and throw them into the market to create profits.“The nature of the factories in Tiexi District seems a bit ambiguous. They are neither military nor civilian."If I were to define the nature of... for example, your Factory 103, I would call it 'a supporting factory for military units'——""Yeah!"Yu Dawei echoed: "That's the nature of it."Li Jiankun changed the subject: "But now the military industry has greatly reduced its demand for the products you make, and the products you make don't have the properties of market circulation--"Yu Dawei interrupted, “That’s not the case. We also manufacture some in-demand equipment for key projects."For example, two years ago, the government planned to produce color TV sets. The scientific research unit sent us the blueprints, and our factory manufactured several sets of semi-automatic equipment for a company in Sichuan and Chongqing."Li Jiankun nodded, indicating that he understood:“Then comes the second point:“External shock.”He looked at Yu Dawei and asked:"The equipment you manufactured for that TV company should only be auxiliary equipment, right?"Yu Dawei laughed awkwardly: "Yeah."Li Jiankun was not afraid of embarrassing him: "Where did they get their main equipment?"Yu Dawei's face flushed: "Imported."Li Jiankun shrugged: “So you see, this is the external shock."Looking at the whole country, Factory 103 is one of the best precision manufacturing units. You must have the technology..."These words made everyone inside and outside the room subconsciously straighten their chests."But you have no experience in manufacturing color TV production lines, which are the most in-demand materials in the current market."I heard sighs.That's exactly the truth.The other unit can't wait to let them explore.Even if they can figure it out, the other party will probably trust the technology of old foreign brands more.It is difficult for them to do this kind of business anyway.Li Jiankun continued:"As the degree of openness gradually deepens, this external shock will become increasingly stronger. This will further reduce internal demand."If this continues, everyone, where will Factory 103 go?"The air seemed to freeze.It was terribly quiet.Many people were secretly sweating.Li Jiankun's analysis gave most people a sense of enlightenment.Of course, there were also some people who, after a moment of silence, shook their heads and came back to their senses."We are a state-owned enterprise!" came a voice from the door.Li Jiankun looked sideways:“Do you think that state-owned enterprises will never be finished?”"You, you, you!" The other person pointed at Li Jiankun with a horrified expression, "What kind of bullshit are you talking about!"It's not just him.Li Jiankun had only said before that Factory 103 would be finished.Now people are openly saying that state-owned enterprises are doomed.Still very different.In this day and age, it is simply... treasonous.There were many angry glances from inside and outside the room.“I’m not being alarmist."As you all know, I work in economics."Li Jiankun revealed this identity again.Sure enough, those angry gazes that were ten meters wide shortened slightly."Now the newspapers are always talking about the issue of whether we are capitalist or socialist after the influx of Western things after the opening up."Some young men outside the door nodded vigorously.What newspaper?There are people talking about it around them every day.“In fact, this conclusion was reached at the 12th National Congress in 1982."Well, that's a far-sighted conclusion."Li Jiankun paused and said, "So if the current situation continues, we will have a diversified society in the future.“And you have to understand that in foreign countries, even governments can go bankrupt.”"what?!"Many people were shocked.They really don't understand this.Yu Dawei's eyes widened. "You mean to say that our 103 factory will go bankrupt and close down one day?""If this continues."Li Jiankun nodded: "As far as I know, Factory 103 hasn't received any manufacturing tasks for half a year. The country is constantly reforming, so it's unlikely that they will continue to subsidize you."“It’s impossible for that to go bankrupt!”Yu Dawei waved his hand, furious."that is!"Someone echoed: "Our factory barely handles money and doesn't subsidize us. We can't even pay our wages. Are we going to starve to death with our families?"Li Jiankun looked at this person:"There have been examples of layoffs in our country for a long time. In such cases, people usually pay a sum of money to buy out their years of service.“But this amount of money is definitely not enough for you to live on for a lifetime."From now on, everyone will have to find another way out and be self-reliant."Someone else widened his eyes and said, "Are you saying that all the workers in Factory 103 will be laid off?"What a joke!“We are a big technology company!”Yu Dawei stared at Li Jiankun and said, "No matter what, I absolutely don't believe you when you say our factory will close down. There has never been such a precedent."Many people agreed.Li Jiankun sighed secretly, and after thinking about it, he felt relieved.In this day and age, it is so difficult to convince people that state-owned enterprises can also go bankrupt...By the way, what was the name of the first state-owned enterprise to go bankrupt in our country?In which year did it go bankrupt?Li Jiankun searched his mind but couldn't find the information."Okay, let's not discuss this.“But the situation of your factory is not optimistic, this is always the fact."There is no work to do. As for the above, do you think:"Since there is no work to do, we might as well merge Factory 103 into a factory with work to do."Everyone at Factory 103: “!!!”There are many examples of such mergers of state-owned enterprises.Li Jiankun added: "By then, Factory 103 will probably become history."shhhhhh...Inside and outside the room, there was the sound of wiping sweat.For the people from Factory 103.This factory carries too much.Their growth, their youth, their pride, their glory... and even their entire life.Yu Dawei wiped his sweat and looked at Li Jiankun:"Do you have any idea?"Finally someone asked...Li Jiankun raised the corner of his mouth: "Of course."