Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

Chapter 519: You are so capable, why don’t you work on your own?

When Shen Qingran was chatting with Xu Hanqi on the phone, he already knew that Wen Xin and the others had returned to China. After returning to Jiangcheng for internship and reporting to the design institute, he went to find Xu Hanqi, trying to hint that he could come to his house.

Xu Hanqi has been busy with cash registers recently and has not been eating or sleeping well. He is very dissatisfied with the products he has developed so far, thinking that their functions are too simple and that they would be "embarrassing" if he were to display them to the government.

He wanted to upgrade the function, but was stuck on a technical difficulty. He was so anxious that he pulled his hair out at home every day.

In order to support Xu Hanqi's research and development, Xu's father specially prepared a room and asked Xu Yun to buy any equipment and materials needed.

When Shen Qingran came to find Xu Hanqi, he was frowning at a pile of machines.

Seeing Shen Qingran coming, Xu Hanqi hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Sorry, I was a little busy during this period and didn't come to see you."

Shen Qingran: "It's okay, work is important, are you having any problems?"

Xu Hanqi: "Well, I want to add receipt printing and backup functions, but the compatibility is not good at the moment and there are always errors."

Shen Qingran: "My uncle is an engineer in a radio factory. He is very good at inventing these things. He made the radio and TV at home himself. I'll take you to him. Maybe he can give you some ideas."

Xu Hanqi had no idea at the moment, so he agreed to Shen Qingran's proposal: "Thank you, we'll go over now and treat him to lunch."

Shen Qingran: "Okay."

Looking at the backs of Xu Hanqi and Shen Qingran as they walked out together, Xu's father and mother were overjoyed. They had been lamenting that such a good girl would end up in a poor family, but now it turned out that her grandson had won her over. The ancestors of the Xu family must have appeared!

A large number of educated youth returned to the cities, and survival became a big problem. They held rallies and protests, shouting for work and food.

To solve the employment problem of this group of people, the state allows them to open "individual enterprises" and systematically leases some service industries and businesses to individuals.

At the same time, it is stipulated that "self-employed individuals shall not employ more than 7 people", because Marxist theory mentions that if the number of employees reaches 8, it is no longer an ordinary individual economy, but a capitalist economy, which is exploitative and the business owner himself must also engage in labor.

Some self-employed people wanted to make quick money and big money, so they set their sights on products such as radios, electric fans, and televisions. Some of them had some technical skills, while others had none.

There are 800 million scientific and technological personnel in the country, one-third of whom are idle, while emerging township enterprises and self-employed individuals are short of talent and are in urgent need of scientific and technological talents.

So everyone "borrowed" talents. On weekends, engineers from some large factories were picked up to secretly help these township enterprises and self-employed individuals with scientific research. They were called "Sunday engineers."

Zhou Jiaguang was famous for his ability to assemble radios and televisions, so some people asked him to help solve technical problems, providing him with food, lodging and transportation expenses. The remuneration ranged from 50 to 600 yuan a day, depending on the difficulty of the problem and the other party's financial strength.

After Zhou Jiaguang became a "Sunday Engineer", he had earned more than 3000 yuan. Another person came to him because of his reputation. He had just agreed on the time and remuneration for the home service with that person when Xu Hanqi and Shen Qingran arrived.

After learning the purpose of the two people's visit, Zhou Jiaguang said: "Just listening to you, I don't know what the problem is. I'm not busy this afternoon. I'll ask for leave and then go to your laboratory to take a look."

Shen Qingran: "Thank you, uncle!"

Zhou Jiaguang said jokingly: "You're welcome. If you make money, remember to give me some."

Xu Hanqi: "No problem, I won't let my uncle suffer any loss."

Shen Qingran didn't mention that she and Xu Hanqi were dating, so when Zhou Jiaguang heard this name, he asked with interest, "Are you getting married?"

Shen Qingran said shyly: "He hasn't even come to my house yet, so we're still a long way from getting married!"

Xu Hanqi: "When I develop the cash register and reach an agreement with the government on cooperation, I will go to your house, so that your parents won't laugh at me for not having a job and not being worthy of you."

Shen Qingran thought Xu Hanqi had forgotten about coming to her house, and it turned out that he wanted to give her a surprise. She said coquettishly, "My parents are very open-minded, they are not so narrow-minded!"

Xu Hanqi: "I want to give you the best, so that everyone knows that you have the right taste in choosing a boyfriend, and your parents will also be proud when they go out."

Shen Qingran smiled happily: "Keep working hard, I will always support you."

Xu Hanqi: "With your encouragement, I am full of energy and believe that we can quickly overcome the difficulties and develop the cash register."

Zhou Jiaguang sighed, "Are you two done yet? Didn't you want to treat me to a meal? You're flirting with me here, deliberately filling my stomach so you can save money on food, right?"

Xu Hanqi smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, uncle, let's go eat now, to the best restaurant. Uncle, order whatever you want, it's my treat."

Zhou Jiaguang: "This is what you said. I won't be polite later."

Xu Hanqi: "Uncle, you don't have to be polite to me. Is aunt free? How about calling her to come with us?"

Zhou Jiaguang: "Several children have to go home for dinner after school, so we can't leave no one at home."

Xu Hanqi: "Then call everyone together. It will be more lively and enjoyable to eat with more people."

Zhou Jiaguang: "That's fine."

Zhou Jiaguang's four children are very good at pretending in front of outsiders. They all behave like well-behaved, obedient, united and harmonious. Zhou Jie even feeds Zhou Qingtao, who is often beaten by her.

Xu Hanqi kept praising Zhou Jiaguang for being so blessed.

Zhou Jiaguang laughed. If these four naughty monkeys could be so obedient at home, he would wake up with laughter even when he fell asleep...

The radio factory has been seriously overstaffed in recent years, and many employees have arranged for their children to work in the unit.

For a simple job, there are usually two or three employees working slowly. There are many engineers like Zhou Jiaguang in the factory, so it doesn't matter much whether he goes to work or not.

Zhou Jiaguang told his leader that he had some family matters and his leave was approved.

After arriving at Xu's house, Zhou Jiaguang listened to Xu Hanqi's design concept and the desired effect, then disassembled the machine, assembled and debugged it in his own way. The effect was slightly better than Xu Hanqi's previous one, but still not ideal.

Zhou Jiaguang and Xu Hanqi discussed and tried for three days and finally overcame the technical difficulties.

Xu Hanqi admired Zhou Jiaguang very much. He had always thought that the domestic economy lagged behind that of the United States and that the technical talent was definitely not as good as that of the United States. Now he realized that he was too narrow-minded.

"Uncle, you are so capable, why don't you do it on your own?"

Zhou Jiaguang: "Go it alone? You just returned to China and don't understand our system. Standing out from the crowd is not necessarily a good thing. Only by blending in with the crowd can you keep your family safe.

I only know how to do technology, not how to manage a factory. If I work alone, it will definitely be a mess. I don’t have the money to build a factory or buy equipment, so it’s more reliable to get a monthly salary.”

Xu Hanqi: "If I start a company, can my uncle come to help me?"

Zhou Jiaguang: "If you cooperate with the government, I can consider it if you have such a big backer to protect you. If you are self-employed, forget it. I don't want your company to be investigated after just a few days. I still have a wife and children to support!"

Xu Hanqi: "...Aunt Rong told me about some institutional problems in the country. I will go to the government to discuss cooperation in a few days."

Zhou Jiaguang: "Come back to me when you have reached an agreement."

Xu Hanqi: "Okay."