In September 1978, the graduation ceremony was held at the 7.21 Worker's University of Wuye Machine Repair Factory.
After two years and three months of hard work, we have finally achieved success.
He had finally graduated from the Forging Department of the University of the People's Republic of China on July 21. Out of the fifty students who entered the school with us, only forty-eight of them obtained their graduation certificates. Among them, there were two students whose cultural foundation was really too poor. They had indeed tried their best, but they could not keep up with the progress of their studies. Moreover, the gap was getting wider and wider. They had no choice but to drop out halfway through their studies.
We also know that we wanted them to enter the school because they were all old Party members. The old workers were all soldiers who had been transferred to civilian jobs. Their seniority and military service added up to more than ten years. The party members were also more than ten years old. According to the class line standards of the party at that time, they were absolutely relied on. The reason why they were allowed to enter 721 University was to ensure the purity of the student team and to ensure the party's absolute leadership over 721 University. The number and proportion of Party members among the students must be guaranteed.
After graduating from the 7.21 workers 'university, I returned to the materials department of the factory department. The original Section Chief had been transferred out of the Materials Department half a year ago. The person who welcomed me was the new Section Chief of the Materials Department, who was also an old acquaintance. He used to be Company Commander Gao of the Second Company's machine processing workshop. I knew him in the past and had interacted with him many times in our work. He was the one who went to the materials department to ask my master for advice about the hardness of a batch of alloy steel pipes three years ago. I really don't get along with him unless we fight. It's really fate.
Since everyone was familiar with each other. It was quite easy to work. I had done the material planning and management business in the past, so I was familiar with it. I quickly integrated into the materials department. I'll continue to be Teacher Shang's disciple and be a materials planner. Maybe it's because I've done materials planning before, and I've also gone through the 7.21 University for Advanced Study. My professional level must have improved significantly compared to before. The leaders and comrades in the department are very satisfied with my work.
However, I've been a material planner for a long time. I often go on business trips. After working for a long time, I always feel that it's not the case. The work is hard. From time to time, I have to suffer some grievances between the factory leaders, workshop leaders, and the departments. No matter which workshop, once he can't complete the task, if he wants to find the reason, he first comes to find trouble with the materials department and beat us, the material planner and material picker. They could always say that the materials were not supplied in time, that the materials were not suitable, and so on. In any case, there were quite a number of reasons that could explain why they could not complete the mission. There's always a bone in an egg.
Every time the factory held a production meeting, the materials department would always sit in the defendant's seat, and the material planner and the material supervisor would be present. There had never been a time when he was not punished. It was no wonder. At that time, the supply of materials in China was extremely scarce. A considerable amount of the missing materials were strictly controlled by the country. Forget about having no money, even if you had money, you wouldn't be able to buy what you wanted.
For example, if our processing workshop needs a batch of steel pipes, our competent department will also allocate the material quota to you. Go to Changsha to pick up the goods. You have to go to Changsha to pick up the goods. Even if there was one in Chengdu, the steel quota allocated to you by the state was in Changsha, so you couldn't get the goods in Chengdu. They could only follow the national plan. Go to Changsha to pick up the goods. No matter how high the cost, you have to do it. In order not to affect the production of the workshop, as long as the material quota is issued, regardless of whether it's hot or cold, I will immediately take the approval and set off. It was impossible to tell when he would leave and when he would come back.
There were also times when he had to exchange things for things and make a ruckus in the middle. "For example, according to the production situation of my factory, I want to get a batch of copper rods. I know that Unit A has the copper rods I need. I find Unit A. Unit A needs aluminum. I have to first find a unit with aluminum. I have to find a unit B that can meet the specific specifications and materials of the aluminum needed by Unit A. I'll first get the aluminum from Unit B, then find Unit A and use the aluminum from Unit B to exchange for the batch of copper rods that my factory needs.
This kind of work was later nicknamed Master Dao by people in the 1980s. It was what people often called skewers. It was a person who exchanged goods between units in exchange for profits. In the 1970s, there were a lot of such things. Basically, it was a unit versus unit. An individual could only get more travel allowance when the unit claimed it. However, this matter was not easy to handle. He had to rely on others to do things.
This situation often happened. There was something you needed on the market, but because we didn't have the approval from the relevant state departments, you couldn't get the goods either. It also affected the production of the workshop. The people in the long gift box workshop wouldn't be satisfied with you, and the people in your unit would say that you were incompetent. If there was something you needed on the market and you didn't come back, you would still be criticized. The work of a materials planner was really not something a human could do. The difficulty was too great.
There was also the case where you were away on business trips all year round. If your acquaintances at work wanted you to bring something for them, you would bring it for this person and forget to bring it for that person. That person would be unhappy. There were often some people who wanted you to bring something, but you didn't pay them intentionally or unintentionally. After you brought the thing to them, you were too embarrassed to mention money, especially when you didn't spend much money. As time passed, he would suffer a huge loss. In addition to the fact that my work was not going well, deep in my heart, I had long thought of changing careers.
One day, when I got home from work, my father suddenly told me something."I see that you're really too tired from doing material work. Do you want to change your profession and do something else? Someone is asking me about you. I hope you can do the budget. It depends on whether you are willing to do it or not.”
When I heard this, my eyes lit up. I asked Dad,"What is a budget?" His father thought for a moment and replied seriously,"You asked me to explain what a budget is, but I don't understand it in a few sentences. It's probably like how much money is needed to build a house, what materials are needed, and how many materials are needed. Before starting work, someone has to calculate the accounts, make a report, prepare a construction project plan, and so on. Anyway, this is someone else asking me if you are willing to do it. Regardless of whether you are willing to do it or not, you have to express your attitude so that I can reply to them.”
I've never done this before, so I don't understand. Anyway, I think it's quite mysterious. I can't imagine what kind of work it will be, and I can't tell you clearly. He wasn't sure if he could do it well. Anyway, I've been working as a materials planner for the past few years, and I've often been on business trips. In other words, I'm already scared of going on a business trip. Thinking of this, I asked my father,"Do those who work in the budget department often go out on business trips like the material staff?"”
"From what I've observed, they also go on business trips, but they don't seem to go on business trips often," his father replied.”
Hearing his father's answer, he immediately made up his mind.
I immediately told my father,"Help me reply to that person tomorrow. As long as it's not a constant business trip, I'm willing to make a budget."”
Dad replied,"Alright, it's settled then. I'll give them a reply tomorrow morning."”
In the days to come, I began to keep this matter in my heart. He didn't know who to ask. In the office of the Materials Department, under the arrangement of Master Shang and the new Section Chief, I continued to be the materials planner. Every day, I had to run around like a rabbit, living day after day in a hurry. I can't remember how many days have passed since I was so busy.
Late October 1978. Someone from the Labor and Wages Department of the machine repair factory came to inform me with a transfer order and asked me to report to the Planning Department of the Wuye Corporation's office building on North People's Road immediately. I immediately understood that this was the budget work that I had been looking forward to every day. Today, it had finally been fully implemented. I took the transfer order form and turned around to look for Section Chief Gao of our materials department. I explained my work and made a simple farewell. I bid farewell to my Master Shang and all my colleagues in the department. He rode his bicycle alone and happily arrived at the office building directly under the Wuye Corporation on North Road of the People. He went straight to the third floor and reported to the Planning Department.
At that time, the Wuye Planning Department had not yet established a budget department. There were only two people who edited and reviewed the budget, which was called the preparation team. When I came to report to the establishment team, one of these two people was on a business trip. Teacher Mou Shijun gave me the key to the office.
One afternoon after a few days of rain, I came back from work and used the key to open the office door. I found that there were several people I didn't know in my office. They were gathered there for a meeting. One of them was very capable. He stood up and asked me,"Comrade, who are you looking for? What's the matter?"
I walked to my desk and said to him unhurriedly,"I'm not looking for anyone. I'm from this office.”The lean man immediately reacted in his mind. He pointed at me and said to the others in the office,"Let me introduce everyone. This is Xiao Shi, the new member of our team. Everyone, please support me in the future. We finally know each other. They would be working together for a long time in the future.”
My experience in budget work began here. At the beginning, there were not many things to do. At that time, I followed Mou Shijun and Zheng Hongli every day. I often went to the Sichuan Province Construction Company to observe and learn the budget management experience of other units.
From the end of October to the beginning of November, 1978, the head office of the Fifth Metal Company held the first economic activity analysis meeting after the cultural revolution. At the meeting, the grass-roots engineering team, the head of the engineering company, the relevant departments of the head office, and the leaders of the head office all discussed the various problems existing in the construction, production, and economic activities of the enterprise.
Please refer to the next section," The transition from the establishment team to the Contract and budget department."
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