In 2006, the beginning of spring was on the seventh day of the first lunar month, so after the eighth day of the first lunar month, it was already considered spring.

Yuanwei Engineering Company is a newly established small engineering design company, and the first task restricting its development is to undertake design projects, followed by recruiting talents. Without a project company, there will be no income, and even if it recruits talents, it cannot afford to retain it.

During the rainy season, Geng Zhiyuan drove to Jingzhou Petrochemical alone. Small companies do not have special management personnel, and all leaders of all sizes have to run projects, otherwise the company will not survive at all.

This time he came to Jingzhou Petrochemical, Geng Zhiyuan came for the project. He heard that Jingzhou Petrochemical was preparing to build a new air compression nitrogen station, so he came to run the relationship to see if he could win the design task of the project.

Although Geng Zhiyuan knew Chen Chengtai, the general manager of Jingzhou Petrochemical, it was a pity that people didn't recognize who he was, so he first found Jingzhou Petrochemical Design Institute and asked Li Xing's sister Li Yue for news.

Because of Li Xing, Li Yue was very enthusiastic about his visit. Geng Zhiyuan explained his intentions, and Li Yue was embarrassed: "The project of the air suppression nitrogen station is indeed led by me, but the provincial hospital just came to find it a few days ago, and Mr. Chen's intention is still handed over to them." ”

"Oh, the provincial institute is also interested in such a project?" Geng Zhiyuan said curiously: "Who is here to contact?"

Li Yue said: "It's a dean surnamed Wu of the Fourth Branch, you should know him, right?"

"Knowing, just knowing, that's quite familiar. Geng Zhiyuan sneered: "No wonder the provincial institutes of such a small project can also be seen, after the change to the courtyard system, won't all the branches become small courtyards? Of course, small projects will not be let go." ”

"If you want to borrow this project, you must go through Mr. Chen's nod. Li Yue said embarrassedly: "I really can't be the master, you must not care." ”

Geng Zhiyuan smiled: "How can it be? Don't worry, I understand your difficulties and will not embarrass you." ”

Li Yue glanced at the door and said in a low voice: "If you really want to do it, the design fee should be as low as possible, Mr. Chen has a good relationship with Dean Yue, and he will consider Dean Yue's request." ”

"Well, I understand. Geng Zhiyuan nodded, stood up and was about to leave.

Li Yue hurriedly said: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, eat at my place and then leave." ”

"Nope. Geng Zhiyuan excused himself and said: "I still have something to do, and there will be more opportunities to eat in the future." ”

Li Yue saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so she had to say: "You helped my sister, I owe you a favor, you have to give me a chance to treat you to a meal." ”

"Okay. Geng Zhiyuan joked: "When I bring my family to play, you can invite me again, it is too little to invite me alone." ”

Li Yue understood that he was joking, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's make a decision, and we won't regret it." ”

After leaving Jingzhou Petrochemical, Geng Zhiyuan drove to find a hotel that looked good, and after asking for a private room, he called Liu Liqing: "Liu Gong, I'm in XX Restaurant, come here." ”

After making the phone call for a while, Liu Liqing rushed over on his bicycle. Geng Zhiyuan still had to drive, and Liu Liqing had to go back to work, so the two didn't drink, just ate and chatted.

"Geng Gong, I'm in trouble. As soon as they met, Liu Liqing complained: "I don't know which Wang Ba Lizi secretly sued the black state, saying that I was secretly selling the technology in the factory." ”

Liu Liqing helped the nitrate plant on the Haibin County fertilizer plant, and Geng Zhiyuan had long felt that he couldn't keep it secret. There are no less than dozens of people in the whole factory from top to bottom who know about this, and there are many people who are mixed and unpredictable, and it is a person who can betray him with a casual word.

"Liu Gong, you shouldn't have come forward at that time, you should have let the old man block the point for you in front. Geng Zhiyuan came as an afterthought.

Liu Liqing smiled bitterly: "I thought so at the beginning, but the factory was unwilling, so I had to come forward." ”

Geng Zhiyuan remembered that he went to the fertilizer factory last year to urge him to pay the design fee, so he asked: "Has the factory paid off the money that should be paid?"

"Phew!" Liu Liqing took a sip and said: "These people are not things, and I won't recognize people when I turn my face when I run out." I worked hard to help them build and open the device, and their faces changed immediately, and the rest of the money has not been given to me until now. ”

Geng Zhiyuan said: "They still owe the provincial institute design fees, and when I went to ask for it last year, they also complained that the absorption tower absorption effect is not good." ”

Liu Liqing sneered: "It's strange that the effect is good, the absorption tower of their factory is an old tower, and the diameter of the tower is half larger, do you say the absorption effect can be good?"

"Ah!?Can you still operate like this?" Geng Zhiyuan recalled at this time that the equipment drawings of the absorption tower given by the other party during the design were all old drawings.

"If they don't want to give it, I don't expect this to get rich. Liu Liqing said worriedly: "The key is that if the factory is really ruthless, it will be troublesome to fire me." ”

Liu Liqing has settled down in Jingzhou to marry a wife and have children, once he loses the fat difference of the director of the Jingzhou petrochemical workshop, he doesn't know what life will be like.

Geng Zhiyuan comforted: "There is no master here, there is a place to stay here, there is no master everywhere, and there is still technology." Brother Liu can be regarded as a master of technology in the nitric acid industry, and you are very familiar with the atmospheric pressure method, medium pressure method and double pressure method of nitric acid, so why worry about not finding a good job?"

"Alas!" Liu Liqing sighed and said, "I also know that it is not difficult to find another job, but my wife and children are all in Jingzhou, and I feel a little uncomfortable." ”

"I know, what do we old men earn money for? not for their wives and children at home. It's not forced to do that, who wants to leave the old and young at home. Geng Zhiyuan said boldly: "If Brother Liu really doesn't want to leave his wife and children, if he can't, he will go back to our hometown and go to my plastic weaving factory to condescend?"

Liu Liqing said gratefully: "Thank you, brother! My father has already troubled you, how can I trouble you again? The grandfather and son can't dig food in a pit, so I'd better find another way." ”

Liu Liqing was unwilling, and Geng Zhiyuan was not reluctant, so he had to be relieved: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, Brother Liu looks a little away, maybe Lao Chen will not remove you from your post." ”

"Mr. Chen has always been strict in governing the army, and if my situation is implemented, he will definitely cry and kill the horse. Liu Liqing shook his head and said, "I don't want to think about it." It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided, fuck it. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Liqing saw that it was not early, and then got up to say goodbye and leave. Geng Zhiyuan sat aside and pondered for a while, and then took out his mobile phone and reported the situation to Yue Weiben.

Yue Weiben paused for a while before saying, "Don't come back yet, I'll contact Mr. Chen to see if people give me this face." ”

After making a phone call, he slipped to the beach and wandered around. Looking at the skyline of the water and sky, Geng Zhiyuan recalled all kinds of memories of previous years, and suddenly had a sense of vicissitudes of life in the twilight years of the martyrs.

"I'm only thirty-two years old, I'm still far from old age, how can I have such feelings?" Geng Zhiyuan secretly sighed: "Isn't my mentality already old?"

After wandering along the beach for a while, Yue Weiben called and said, "I said hello to Mr. Chen, you can go to Dean Li to talk about the project again, and strive to take the project forward." ”

Geng Zhiyuan hurriedly asked, "How much do we need for the design fee?"

Yue Weiben hesitated and said: "It's not good to have more, and you can't do it if you have less...... In this way, 100,000 is the bottom, 150,000 is the top, you can deal with it flexibly. ”

"Okay, I see. With Yue Weiben's instructions, Geng Zhiyuan had a number in his heart, turned around and went straight to the parking lot.

Came to Jingzhou Petrochemical Design Institute again, just climbed to the floor where Li Yue was, and a group of people came to meet him, Geng Zhiyuan looked at it fixedly, it was not that the enemies did not get together, but it was Wu Yan who came to meet him.

Wu Yan was furious when she saw Geng Zhiyuan, pointed at him and shouted angrily: "Geng Zhiyuan, you dare to be unorganized and undisciplined, who asked you to come here? Why don't you hurry back to the courtyard to accept punishment?"

Wu Yan's roar seemed very ridiculous to Geng Zhiyuan, and he snorted contemptuously: "Dean Wu, I'm not your subordinate, do you care about me?"

Seeing that he didn't take himself seriously, Wu Yan was immediately furious, and scolded loudly: "Don't be too proud!"

Geng Zhiyuan said-for-tat: "Don't be too rampant!"

Wu Yan was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but splash: "You dare to be leaderless, I'm not done with you!"

"No problem, I will accompany you to the end!" Geng Zhiyuan said calmly.

The people brought by Wu Yan were all former colleagues of Geng Zhiyuan, and when they saw that the leader was about to enter a state of rage, they immediately surrounded and persuaded and coaxed, and dragged Wu Yan away.

Li Yue also walked out of the office to watch the excitement, she saw that Geng Zhiyuan was silent and swept Wu Yan away, as her sister said, she was not surprised and had the demeanor of a general, and said to herself: "Geng Gong is really an alternative among the designers, very different, no wonder Xiaoxing admires him so much." ”

Seeing the group of people from the provincial courtyard disappear at the staircase, Li Yue made a gesture of invitation, and Ying Ying smiled and said, "Geng Gong, please come inside." ”

Geng Zhiyuan smiled and followed her into the dean's office.

"You can do it, even women can quarrel. Li Yue poured him a cup of tea and brought it over.

Geng Zhiyuan took the teacup and smiled indifferently: "I didn't quarrel, it was her own nonsense, I just reminded a few words, you don't blame the wrong person." ”

Li Yuewan smiled, shook her head and said, "Geng Gong, Geng Gong, I think you are getting more and more interesting." Really, it's interesting. ”

Geng Zhiyuan saw that she was always pulling at his body, and hurriedly returned to the topic: "Did Mr. Chen tell you? ”

"Well, I said. Li Yue said secretly: "Wu Yan's price of 260,000 just now is indeed a bit high, if Geng Zhiyuan's price can be below 150,000, then choose their family to do it." ”

Geng Zhiyuan then asked, "Can I make an offer now?"

"Yes, if the price you said is right, we can set it today. Li Yue said briskly.

Geng Zhiyuan responded: "Okay! Since Dean Li is interesting enough, we can't help but give face, so let's do it, how about this project cost 140,000 yuan?"

140,000 is indeed very affordable, but Li Yue frowned and said in line with the principle of not suppressing white and not pressing: "140,000 is a bit much, can you drop it more?"

Geng Zhiyuan smiled slyly: "140,000 is not low, I estimate that Wu Yan's offer is at least 250,000 or more, and we are almost half the price, which is very interesting." ”

Geng Zhiyuan deserved to have stayed in the provincial courtyard, and easily guessed Wu Yan's details, Li Yue hesitated slightly, and finally agreed: "Okay, 140,000 is 140,000!"