Chapter 47

The next day at work, Yu Hongru made a list of what Du Yimeng needed and asked the buyer from the purchasing department to go to the Jinshi Radio Factory to buy them.

Today’s black-and-white televisions are all produced by the Tianjin Radio Factory. Others certainly wouldn’t be able to buy them, but the director of Tianjin Radio was his comrade-in-arms, so he had to give him some face.

If you ask him why a machinery factory insists on making home appliances, why else could it be?

Of course it’s for money. No matter whether the cat is black or white, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat.

Besides, there are so many temporary workers in Workshop 4, and their livelihoods depend on him.

Now that the weather is getting cooler, the sales of fans will drop sharply soon. What will happen to these temporary workers then?

Are we going to keep them in vain?

No matter how big a machinery factory is, it cannot withstand such great pressure. If it comes to layoffs, most people have emptied their family savings to get this job.

In addition, the current situation is serious, and dismissal means cutting off those people’s livelihoods.

Every temporary worker is a strong laborer in the family and has a family to support. The lives of thousands of people depend on him. He has no way out and can only keep moving forward.

Some people said that when the sales of fans dropped sharply, the temporary workers could be fired and hired again next year. He thought that no one would do such a wicked thing. They only work for a few months each year, so what about the rest of the time?

If he could go back in time, would he regret setting up the fourth workshop? His answer is no.

Because the plastic fan is a golden goose that keeps laying eggs.

And Du Yimeng did not disappoint him. When the purchasing department bought all the things, half a month later, a 14-inch black-and-white TV came out.

From the outside, this black and white TV is no different from the previous one. The difference is that the previous one is single-frequency, while this one is multi-frequency. The previous black and white TV is just a little brother in front of this TV.

Due to the limitations of current television technology, black and white televisions can only receive one channel. This is because television signals are all single-channel analog signals, which means that each television can only receive signals from one channel.

But her TV is different, it can receive 12 channels. Compared with later generations, it is much worse, but with today’s TV technology, this TV is already a leader.

She made improvements in the camera, transmission, and display. She also made drastic changes to the four channels: public, sound, brightness, and all non-channels. She also added a signal switching decoding and recognition system.

“Congratulations to the host for successfully trial-producing a multi-channel television. Reward: 60 attribute points, 800 cash, a number of tickets, 10,000 catties of cornmeal, and 20,000 catties of sweet potatoes.”

Du Yimeng sighed helplessly after hearing the system’s broadcast. Apart from money and coarse grains, there was nothing else. It was really sad!

But she felt better when she thought about the radio ticket and bicycle ticket that she hadn’t used yet.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to use it. As soon as the system rewarded her, she wanted to use it up. It was just that she had just started working for a short time, and she took out too many things, which made people suspicious.

But now it’s different. She is the section chief, so it’s normal for her to have some good things in her hands.

When she plugged in the power and turned on the TV, images appeared on the screen. As she turned the knob, the images on the TV also changed.

Yu Hongru’s whole face was glued to the TV, as if he wanted to stick his head into the TV. His black and white TV had only one channel, and once the TV program was over, it would be gone.

But the one in front of us is different. After this program is over, we can switch to another one, so we will never be lonely.

“Chief Du, is this done?” Yu Hongru looked at Du Yimeng with sharp eyes. He just asked her to dismantle a black and white TV, and she gave him such a big surprise. What a talented person!

The key point is that this talent is from their machinery factory. Isn’t that infuriating?

“Well, it’s done!” Du Yimeng smiled and nodded. She felt a sense of accomplishment every time a product was successfully trial-produced. This sense of accomplishment was not measured by money or material things, but came from spiritual satisfaction.

“Chief Du, you have done a great job again this time. As long as this multi-channel TV appears at the Canton Fair, our machinery factory will definitely be…” Yu Hongru was stunned when he said this. Because he was too excited, he didn’t know what words of praise to use to describe their machinery factory.

“By then, our machinery factory will be the coolest guy in the entire Canton Fair.” Du Yimeng continued his words. In fact, she wanted to develop a color TV, but unfortunately the technology was not good enough.

As early as 1951, the United States had developed color television, but the screen was very small and the technology was not perfect.

That’s right. The United States still treats color television as a treasure and keeps it hidden. No matter how much money other countries spend, the technology will not be leaked.

Once television technology is perfected, she will definitely develop color television. By then, not only will she be able to surpass their technology, but the machinery factory will also be able to set up a production line.

When the whole world is filled with their Oriental Dream brand color televisions, what else will they hide?

She was going to turn their proud treasure into rubbish, and she felt very happy when she thought of this. It was really great to crush other countries with technology.

“Yes…the most handsome guy, haha…” Yu Hongru was very happy. All the things he was worried about were solved by her.

Solving the problem of all temporary workers in Workshop 4 will also make their machinery factory shine at the Canton Fair.

“When the time comes at the Canton Fair, we will power on the TV and you can just turn the knob and have fun with it. There is no need to advertise at all. The TV itself is the best advertisement.” Du Yimeng said happily. With the sound of turning the knob, the picture kept changing. The scene was absolutely eye-catching.

“Good idea, let’s do it then.” Yu Hongru smiled and nodded in agreement. As for the most important part of the television, the cathode ray tube, they can buy it directly from the Jinshi Radio Factory.

“My only worry is that there are too many orders. We still can’t finish them by next year or the year after. What should we do?” Du Yimeng has already begun to imagine a large number of orders coming to the machinery factory. Who says that machinery factories can’t make home appliances? They insist on making them, so what?

What she said was a bit rude. If someone else heard it, they would definitely roll their eyes at her.

“I also think that we should set up the production line as soon as possible, so that we won’t be unable to keep up with too many orders. Every extra day is wasted, and that’s all money!” Yu Hongru said with a smile. He liked to hear her words.

“I feel that our machinery factory is still too small. We should build a few more large workshops,” Yu Hongru continued.

“When our machinery factory becomes a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, it will be difficult for you, a county-level factory leader, not to be promoted. You will be pushed to climb up!” Du Yimeng’s words touched Yu Hongru’s sore spot, causing him to laugh continuously.

The two of them huddled in front of the TV, talking to each other and laughing. The entire R&D department was filled with their laughter.

Yu Lang saw this scene as soon as he walked to the door. At this moment, he felt that Du Yimeng was his father’s biological daughter, and he seemed to be the one who was picked up by accident.

“Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come and take a look. This is our very own multi-channel TV.” Yu Hongru saw a large black shadow blocking his light. He looked up and quickly called out to Yu Lang.

At this moment, he was like a child who had obtained a great treasure and wanted to show off to everyone he met.

Mainly because of what he had just imagined with Du Yimeng, he felt that it would become a reality in no time. He didn’t need to change jobs to get promoted, he could become a provincial factory leader by relying on the machinery factory.

The most important thing is that their CNC machine tools have not yet been put into production, mainly because they are too expensive.

Let them make some money first, and then build a few large workshops. All the machine tools in them will be CNC machine tools. Wow, the thought of that scene makes his blood boil.

As Yu Hongru kept turning the knob, the images on the TV also changed. Yu Lang’s face was full of shock. She actually succeeded!

No wonder his father risked his life to break the TV at home. It turned out that his father believed in her ability, and she never let anyone down.

He now had only one thought in his mind: if he gave this TV to his mother, she would definitely not complain about being bored every day anymore.

“Section Chief Du is amazing!” Yu Lang looked at Du Yimeng with admiration, his tone full of praise.

“Thank you for the compliment, Section Chief Yu. It’s just so-so!” Du Yimeng couldn’t help showing her eight big white teeth. In the past, when she smiled, her smile was always faint, no matter how happy she was.

Because she felt that grinning would affect her image as a lady, but just now when she was imagining the future with Yu Hongru, she couldn’t help but expose her true nature.

Looking at her bright and confident smile, Yu Lang couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth. The smile on his face was very light at first, but it gradually grew bigger.

Yu Hongru, who was showing off, was suddenly stunned. Why was this guy looking at Du Yimeng like a pervert?

He followed Yu Lang’s gaze to look at Du Yimeng. Her face was filled with a radiant smile, well… very contagious.

No, this brat’s eyes were almost thread-like. He was very familiar with this kind of eyes, when he was young…

Ahem… the topic has gone a bit off topic…

Good god, no wonder this brat said that day that he didn’t want Du Yimeng to call him cousin, it turns out he had other thoughts. How long has it been since he was transferred back that he already knew how to take advantage of others?

Then he was full of confusion and asked himself, he felt that Du Yimeng would not like someone like Yu Lang. His personality was like a taciturn person. How would he become if he lived with such a person for a lifetime?

If he were a lesbian, and a gay like him had a crush on him, he would definitely slap him in the face. Then he would yell at the guy, “Who are you harming?”

But he also hoped that this would succeed. After all, he had always been optimistic about Du Yimeng. It should be said that apart from her, he had never seen another young female comrade as outstanding as her.

Finally, he sighed silently in his heart. He would not get involved in this matter. If these two people really got together, his old Yu family would be very lucky and their ancestors would be very happy.

If it fails, he will pretend that he knows nothing, and it will not affect the relationship between him and Du Yimeng as a superior and subordinate.