When Sun Shaoping came to the office, no one had arrived yet. He first tidied up the office, intending to leave a good impression on his colleagues.
After everything was done, he found a chair and started reading the newspaper. After a while, a middle-aged man in his forties came in. A group of people came in one after another. They were not surprised to see Sun Shaoping. They reached out their hands and said with a smile,"Aiya, you must be Comrade Shaoping. I heard that you came yesterday, but why didn't I see you? I thought you were transferred to another department. You're indeed young and promising. I'm Zhang Weiguo. We'll be colleagues in the future. We have to learn from each other.”
Sun Shaoping quickly held his hand and said,""Hello, Director Zhang. I'm Sun Shaoping. I didn't visit you in time yesterday because of some private matters of renting a house. It's really rude. I'll be the host tonight.”After saying that, he cupped his hands at the people around him.
F * ck, this dirty water was splashed. He came to show off his strength to the newcomers. This Zhang guy seemed to be really old.
Zhang Weiguo smiled and said," Well, well. The office hasn't been lively for a long time. When the time comes, everyone will go. It can also be considered a welcome for Comrade Shaoping."”
Sun Shaoping cursed in his heart,'I'm paying for my own reception. To think that this bastard would think of bullying me. Let's wait and see.'
The person next to him said something like "no problem" and "I will definitely go"
Sun Shaoping said happily," Yesterday, I found a canteen in the east of our unit. The donkey meat barbecue there is really strong. I've never eaten such good food. Let's go together tonight. Eat whatever you want with the donkey meat barbecue. Don't save me. It's settled. I'll go and make a reservation in the afternoon."”
At this time, no one spoke. There was contempt, ridicule, and pity. Sun Shaoping said blankly,"Why? Is everyone unwilling? I can afford it."
Zhang Weiguo laughed dryly and said,"It's like this…Shaoping…You just arrived, and we don't want you to spend so much money. We appreciate your kindness, but we'll talk about it after you get your salary. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future…You should familiarize yourself with our work first. Here are a few books. Take a look first. We don't usually have much to do, but we can't relax in our studies…There's no one at the table at the back now, so you can clean it yourself…If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me. You can also ask other old comrades…Work hard. The revolutionary work needs you young people."
Sun Shaoping read the documents until he ate. After lunch, he took a break and continued reading the documents until he got off work.
Sun Shaoping ate a little at the canteen outside and returned home. He took out the textbook he brought from home and read it until he heard the sound of making a baby. He closed the book and went to sleep.
The next day, Sun Shaoping was still reading materials. After work, he went back to read and closed the book to sleep when he heard the sound of making a baby. This boring and regular life lasted for nearly a month. During this time, Zhang Weiguo had already finished reading the information given to him. Most of the time, when others read the newspaper and chatted, he read the textbook and drank tea. Sun Shaoping admired his perseverance in learning during this period of time. At the same time, he admired Li Bing's health.
On Thursday, when it was noon, Zhang Weiguo came in and said with a smile,"Shaoping, how have you been recently? Are you used to it?”
Sun Shaoping stood up and smiled." I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Leader."”
Zhang Weiguo waved his hand." Don't stand on ceremony with me. If you have any problems at work, you can look for me. If you have any difficulties in life, you can also report to me…Oh, I almost forgot. Go to Secretary Wang's office later."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Sun Shaoping smiled.”
Looking at Sun Shaoping's departing figure, Zhang Weiguo thought for a moment, and the other people in the office also had different expressions.
Secretary Wang's office was on the second floor. Sun Shaoping had not seen this leader for so long.
At the door, Sun Shaoping knocked on the door, and a low voice came from inside," Come in."
After Sun Shaoping entered, he saw Secretary Wang reading documents without even raising his head. "Secretary Wang, are you looking for me?" Sun Shaoping asked softly.”
Secretary Wang raised his head and smiled.”After saying that, he started to read the documents again.
Ten minutes had passed, but Secretary Wang still ignored Sun Shaoping. Sun Shaoping cursed in his heart,'Pretentious, how many words can a piece of paper have? Are you looking at hieroglyphic characters?' Was this another test? He was still sitting upright with a smile on his face.
After about half an hour, Secretary Wang put down the document in his hand and said with a smile," Comrade Shaoping, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." However, there wasn't a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Sun Shaoping quickly stood up and said,"The Secretary is busy every day. I should wait."”
Secretary Wang reached out his hand and gestured for him to sit down. He said,"It's not as exaggerated as you say. I called you here today to ask if you have any specific thoughts on the technology and funding for Japan.”
Sun Shaoping didn't expect to talk about this issue. He thought for a moment and said,""I don't have any specific ideas. It's just an idea or guess. It's not too mature.”
Secretary Wang smiled and said,"It doesn't matter. Tell me."”
Sun Shaoping sorted out his thoughts and said,"Our country's coal production capacity is very backward. As far as I know, our country's average efficiency is less than 1 ton of coal, while the Soviet Union and Ying country have more than 2 tons, West Germany and Poland have more than 3 tons, the United States has more than 8 tons, and Australia has more than 10 tons. Similarly, in open-pit mining, the efficiency of our country's staff is less than 2 tons, while foreign countries have as high as 50 tons or even 100 tons. Our country's coal reserves are among the highest in the world, but most of the coal fields are underground mines. Japan is poor in coal resources but is a big energy-consuming country. If they want to import coal, the closest resource countries to them are the Soviet Union and China. In 1972, China and Japan established diplomatic relations and became countries with normal relations. The relationship between the Soviet Union and Japan is still very delicate. In terms of coal transportation costs, our country is undoubtedly the best, but our production capacity is not high enough to meet the needs of the export. If Japan can help us, it is also helping themselves. However, Japan's coal mining technology is not that good. The best is Western Europe and the United States, but these Western capitalist countries imposed an economic blockade on us, and we did not have the money to buy it. In order to crack down on Israel and its supporters, the Organization of the Arab Petroleums announced an oil ban on countries such as the United States. At the same time, it joined forces with other oil-producing countries to raise oil prices, which led to the outbreak of the oil crisis and disrupted the economic development of Western capitalist countries."
Sun Shaoping paused for a moment. Seeing that Secretary Wang was listening seriously, he continued,"This is only one aspect. The other reason is that since 1971, when the US balance of payments deficit increased, the international foreign exchange market sold a large number of US dollars to buy gold and West German Marks. The US government was afraid that the US gold reserves would be exhausted, so they stopped exchanging gold with the US at the price of 35 US dollars per ounce of gold as stipulated by the Bretton Woods system. In December of that year, the dollar depreciated by 7.8%. In January 1973, the US dollar depreciated by another 10%. In March, Western European countries implemented floating interest rates on the US. The US-led Breton System collapsed and the world financial crisis broke out. "In December last year, the US auto industry dropped by 32%, and the Jones Average fell by half from its peak. Experts in the US estimated that the US's jobless rate would reach 9.2% this year, and the industrial output of the entire Western capitalist countries would drop by 8.1%. The Ying country's stock market also plunged sharply, and it might fall by more than 70%. Now, in the Western capitalist countries, there are about 15 million unemployed people every month. Now, the market in the Western capitalist countries is depressed, and the Western people are in deep water." Sun Shaoping sighed deeply.
Director Wang laughed." This is all the fault of the capitalist authorities. The sooner they die, the better. Comrade Shaoping, I know that you sympathize with the working people of capitalist countries, and I sympathize with them too. However, our current ability is limited, and we can't free the people of the world for the time being. But what does this have to do with our introduction of Japanese funds and technology?”
Sun Shaoping smiled and said,""The so-called economic crisis is overcapacity. The Western capitalist countries are very poor now. They are waiting to sell machinery, equipment, and technology, and their economic blockade will be relaxed a little, but we don't have the money to buy them. Japan has been hit even harder in this crisis, especially in terms of energy shortage. However, they don't lack money. As long as they spend money to help us buy machinery, equipment, and technology, we will return the coal mined to them, thus achieving a win-win situation. So as long as our country is willing to do this deal, It will definitely be done."
Secretary Wang slammed the table and smiled.""Alright, Comrade Shaoping, you're really a talent. I didn't see wrongly at all, but where did you get this information?”
Sun Shaoping had already thought of an explanation. He said shyly,"I like to listen to the radio.”
Secretary Wang understood that it was eavesdropping on the enemy's channel. This was a big crime for ordinary people, but it was a joke for people at his level, because they were the rulers themselves.
Secretary Wang smiled and pointed at Sun Shaoping with his finger, saying,""You have to pay attention to this problem. You must know English, right? Otherwise, how could you understand?"
"My English is alright," said Sun Shaoping.”
Not only did Sun Shaoping know English, but he also knew Japanese, French, German, and a little Portugal in his previous life because he had to do business all over the world.
Secretary Wang smiled and nodded."Shaoping, I think you're wasting your talent in the coal department. Do you want to work in other departments?”
" I think the coal department is pretty good," Sun Shaoping quickly said." I've never thought of going anywhere else."”
This was the truth. He read books and drank tea every day. There was no pressure at work, and the salary was not low. It was such a good job that he could not bear to part with it.
Chief Wang smiled and said," Don't be in a hurry to reject me. I'm just saying this. You're just listening. We'll talk about the rest later."”
When Sun Shaoping came out of Secretary Wang's office, he knew that his good days were coming to an end. He really regretted saying so much today. When he went downstairs, he slapped his mouth hard. He didn't want a colleague to see it, so he asked in surprise,"Shaoping, what's wrong?"
Sun Shaoping said awkwardly,"There are mosquitoes."
The colleague was puzzled. It was already September, so where would there be mosquitoes?
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