Back to the golden age

"Master, don't be angry." Song Yuanchao quickly smoothed things over and said from the side: "I mean this is a bit obvious, otherwise it would be more appropriate to change it."

"Another way, what better way do you have?" Director Ma asked back.

"This..." Song Yuanchao couldn't say that he had any solution, and immediately looked at Qin Zhengguo with a look of embarrassment: "Zhengguo, why don't you see if there is any other way?"

"Other ways...?"

Qin Zhengguo asked back, then pretended to think for a while, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "Yes!"

Seeing everyone's eye contact, Qin Zhengguo said: "How about this, Uncle Ma, don't talk about renting for nothing, you can pay as much as you want, and the paper and ink, including labor, will still be calculated according to the original..."

Seeing that Factory Director Ma was about to speak and refuse, Qin Zhengguo said again: "Uncle Ma, I am not trying to take advantage of you. Listen to me."

Seeing that Factory Director Ma opened his mouth but did not speak, Qin Zhengguo continued: "Do you think this is okay? Everything will be done as originally agreed. I will also provide what the school wants for free, but I have three small requirements."

Seeing the inquiring look from the factory manager Ma, Qin Zhengguo smiled: "The first request is whether the teachers in the school can help and hurry up to sort out these materials. You know that time is very tight, so you can print them out sooner. Students can get these things earlier, which is good for having enough time to review and prepare for the exam.”

"It's no problem. This is what the school should do. I'll talk about it." After hearing this, the director Ma agreed without thinking.

"The second requirement is to be able to print the stamp of the No. [-] Middle School to tell everyone that these materials come from the No. [-] Middle School. Therefore, the reliability and authenticity of the source of the materials is absolutely not a problem."

"That's okay, it's the truth." Factory Manager Ma still gave a straightforward answer to this.

"The last one is to hope that the school can cooperate?"

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation method?" Director Ma didn't understand what Qin Zhengguo meant.

Qin Zhengguo smiled: "Since I have made sacrifices to support the school, will the school help me accordingly? This is what I think. No. [-] Middle School has a great reputation in Shanghai and is also one of the best in the education system. It conducts the college entrance examination. Reviewing materials is a good thing, but such a good thing can’t be unique to the No. [-] Middle School, what about other schools? It can’t be without it, right? If it spreads out, it won’t be good for the leaders of the No. [-] Middle School.”

"Since this is the case, it is better to ask the school to recommend it to other schools, but at that time, they can no longer give it away for free, and they have to pay for it. In this way, the money will come back after selling a few more sets of these materials that the school requires. If you sell more, Uncle Ma, you can earn some hard money, what do you think?"

"Selling to other schools... this..." Factory Manager Ma never expected Qin Zhengguo to propose such a condition, subconsciously just wanted to refuse, but then he thought that Qin Zhengguo's words were indeed true, if these materials were printed in the Second Middle School Once the students of this school use other schools, they must know that when the principals of other schools come to Principal Zhou to ask for information, will the school give it or not?

If given, one school has hundreds of students waiting for the exam, and ten schools have thousands. With so many students, the required review materials are at least tens of thousands of volumes.

No. [-] Middle School's funds are tight, and they can't even satisfy the students of their own school. They have to find a way to win the autumn wind from Qin Zhengguo. It is definitely impossible to give it for nothing, let alone afford it.

If they don't, other schools will definitely be dissatisfied with No. [-] Middle School, thinking that the school leaders of No. [-] Middle School have no sense of the overall situation, and it will not be a good thing for No. [-] Middle School if they go to the Education Bureau.

However, according to Qin Zhengguo's suggestion, Director Ma felt that it was a little inappropriate to sell the materials to other schools with money, wouldn't this become a business?A good thing changed when it was involved in business. As for what Qin Zhengguo said about earning some hard money for the factory at the same time, he never even thought about it.

Immediately, Factory Manager Ma shook his head like a rattle drum to express his objection. When Qin Zhengguo wondered why Factory Manager Ma objected, he directly expressed his concerns.

"I said, Uncle Ma, you are really thinking too much." Qin Zhengguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are the factory manager, how can the workers support the factory if it doesn't make money? Everyone is as selfless as you, how do you pay the monthly salary? Don't tell me that everything produced in your factory is sold at cost every day, and you don't earn a penny when you sell it."

"How can this be the same? These are two different things!" Factory Manager Ma was stunned for a moment, and immediately blushed.

"Uncle Ma, Uncle Ma, why are these two different things? It's obviously the same thing!" Qin Zhengguo wrung his fingers to calculate for the director of Ma: "Uncle Ma, do you need money for this equipment? Does it cost money for the rent? This data collation and production Does the letterpress need money? The teachers who help and the workers in the factory need money for their work? Ink, paper, printing, binding, the purchase and work of these things also need money? The labor of the workers is also the cost? The factory’s water, electricity, etc. expenses? Isn’t that money? You are an old man, and you know more about the big pot of rice in the commune than me, a junior.”

"Although that's what I said, this thing is different from the products in the factory after all."

"What's the difference? Aren't they all products?" Qin Zhengguo stretched his hand forward, and then drew a circle: "You have been the factory director for many years, and you are also the factory director of a school-run factory. This knowledge is power. You don’t understand the truth. In other words, since knowledge is power, knowledge is also wealth. Isn’t it reasonable for us to give money, people, and effort in exchange for the value and reward we deserve?”

"This..." Factory Manager Ma hesitated for a while, he had to admit that Qin Zhengguo's words moved him, and after thinking about it carefully, if he could operate in this way, the problems discussed before would no longer be problems.

Not only the materials needed by the school itself have been satisfactorily resolved, but also the follow-up problems of other schools have been solved.In addition, if these materials are sold, the schools and factories can also make profits, and maybe they can also subsidize the teachers and factory comrades who help collect and organize the materials.

Although life is much better now than it was in the past few years, everyone is really tight. Otherwise, Principal Zhou would not have the cheek to make this request to Director Ma. It is not because of lack of money. Are you making trouble?

"But what if other schools don't buy it? Now that the schools are not rich, I'm afraid they won't be able to afford the money." Director Ma asked Chi Chi.

"I didn't say sell it to other schools!" Qin Zhengguo said in surprise: "I just said to recommend it to other schools. This material is not for students to use in the end. Since it is given to students, it is an extracurricular tutoring material. It should not be used by students themselves. Do you pay for it?"

"That's okay... But what if some students are poor and cannot afford it? It's not fair to these students!" Director Ma thought of another possibility.

Qin Zhengguo laughed loudly, and shook his head while laughing: "I said, Uncle Ma, you are thinking too far. If you can afford it, buy it. If you can't afford it, can't you borrow students' copies? So many students copy each other to learn from each other. It’s not that there are no materials, they are not as stupid as you imagine. Besides, if these schools pay more attention, they can buy a few sets of materials and engrave stencils on their own, and we don’t prohibit this.”

"That's right, that's right, why didn't I think of this." Qin Zhengguo's words made Mao Sai, the director of Ma Factory, suddenly enlightened, and the worries he had just now disappeared.

If this is the case, it is not impossible to operate like this, but the director Ma can't decide this matter, he must report to Principal Zhou.

Qin Zhengguo agreed to this, but he hoped to have a result as soon as possible, after all, there is not much time left for everyone.

Director Ma expressed his understanding, and immediately got up and went to Song Yuanchao to entertain Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie for him first, and he wanted to go to the principal's office to discuss this matter with Principal Zhou immediately.

Leaving the school-run factory in a hurry, Factory Manager Ma walked quickly towards the school, but after walking a few steps, Factory Manager Ma suddenly stopped and turned around suddenly. Unknowingly, he followed Qin Zhengguo's train of thought step by step to come up with such a result, which is somewhat different from his original intention!

"This little trick, Zena!"

When he came back to his senses, Factory Manager Ma couldn't help laughing and cursing, but he didn't go back to find Qin Zhengguo. Although this matter was different from what he had originally imagined, it was considered a better result, and he followed Qin Zhengguo's idea. Neither Qin Zhengguo, the school nor the factory suffered a loss. It can be said to be a win-win situation.