"Boss, you've really got a problem for me. ”

Qi Ruicang smiled exaggeratedly to hide the loneliness in his heart. The labor fee income of 200 yuan a month is difficult to refuse in the eyes of anyone. But the problem is that there are conditions for earning this money, and Qi Ruicang does not think that there is anything wrong with the theory of international cooperation, even if this theory still has some flaws, he is not willing to stand on Feng Xiaochen's side to oppose this theory.

In Qi Ruicang's view, world harmony is the highest ideal of mankind, and the reconciliation between China and the United States, coupled with the new thinking of the Soviet Union, has made this goal closer and closer. Once the day comes when the world is in harmony, China will become a part of the world, and the theory of international cooperation has been put forward for such a goal, so what reason does he have to oppose it?

He ridiculed Xie Keli for bending his waist for five buckets of rice, in fact, just now, he also had such a thought in his heart, thinking that he could find a workaround to make this money. But then he gave up on this idea, he was not yet exhausted, and the self-esteem of an intellectual was still in his heart.

"I really want to make this money. However, as you know, I have always disapproved of your heavy work, and I am an advocate of economic liberalization. Let me give up my own opinion and cheer for you, I really can't do it. Qi Ruicang said.

"Lao Qi, you are too high. Shekri said. These students in the strategy class often have conflicts of academic views on weekdays, but aside from academics, everyone's personal relationship is very good, and they can speak very casually. Sheikli persuaded:

"Lao Qi, the old man is helping us with welfare, doesn't the reloading office just want a few papers to speak for them? With your level, what's so difficult about just a few papers? If you are afraid of ruining your reputation, you can sign someone else's name, for example, sign the name of the leader of their unit, and their leaders will definitely not be able to ask for it. ”

"It doesn't have to be. Feng Xiaochen hurriedly corrected, he looked at Qi Ruicang, and said, "Old Qi, in fact, I pondered this matter on the way back from the Heavy Equipment Office today, and I know that you will definitely refuse." ”

"Well, that's what I stinky, don't you mind. Qi Ruicang said apologetically, Feng Xiaochen invited him to participate in this project out of good intentions, and he had to say something.

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said: "Everyone has their own aspirations, let alone insisting on their own academic views, it can't be said to be a problem. Lao Qi, if we change the way of cooperation, are you interested?"

"How to change?" Qi Ruicang asked curiously.

Feng Xiaochen said: "You came to be a blue army, and you specially accompanied us to train the army." The points we put forward, you refute them first, help us to sort out the logic clearly, and make the arguments solid. If you can achieve this effect, then you can also be regarded as a member of the research group, and you can get the same labor fee as us. ”

The so-called blue army is the side that plays the role of an imaginary enemy in military exercises. Feng Xiaochen asked Qi Ruicang to be the Blue Army, which was to assume him as Gao Lei, and his own side debated with him to test whether his theory could stand up to scrutiny. Such a role does not violate Qi Ruicang's principles of life, and it is also very helpful to Feng Xiaochen. It is also reasonable for Qi Ruicang to receive a labor fee in this capacity.

Qi Ruicang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Boss, if I am a Blue, I will not show mercy to my subordinates." ”

Ding Shikuan choked: "Old Qi, do you think we need your subordinates to show mercy?"

Qi Ruicang shrugged his shoulders and said, "If that's the case, your research won't be able to go on at all, because you won't be able to pass this level because of me." ”

Feng Xiaochen asked with a smile, "Old Qi, are you so sure?"

"Of course, there is a basis for the theory of international cooperation, and if you want to oppose this theory, you can only use a big hat to oppress people, and it will definitely not be tenable in theory. Qi Ruicang said confidently.

Feng Xiaochen said: "If it is theoretically untenable, I will change my position and support international cooperation." ”

"Is that true?"

"Let's testify together. ”

"Well, I'll take care of this Blues. In terms of labor fees, you just need to look at the handling, whether to give or not, or to give more or less, I have no opinion. Qi Ruicang said.

Feng Xiaochen said: "It doesn't matter. In fact, I applied for this project to help everyone find an opportunity to make money, how can I lack Lao Qi?"

"Haha, it's still intimate. Qi Ruicang laughed, "I'll take the funds you gave and beat you to the ground." ”

"You just let the horse come!" Feng Xiaochen shouted.

An academic research society aimed at demonstrating the establishment of the theory of international cooperation was finalized at this dinner table. Shekli contributed a rather foreign name to the club, called the "Blues Coffee Academic Salon". As for why it is blue instead of green and yellow, Xie Keli did not explain, this kind of name was originally conceived on the spur of the moment, and when it was explained, it seemed deliberate.

Ding Shikuan and Qi Ruicang didn't have much opinion on the name of the club, they were both holding back their strength, wanting to come up with some solid results immediately to defeat each other. They told Feng Xiaochen that they could also bring some like-minded classmates over, whether they were playing the Red Army side or the Blue Army side, in short, everyone would do it seriously.

Feng Xiaochen raised his hands in favor of having more people participate in this project. However, he said that for the time being, he could not openly pay labor fees to students in other classes, and could only invite everyone to a meal occasionally in the name of the blues coffee salon, or reimburse everyone for a little book and newspaper expenses. The reason why he did this was that he didn't want to make too much of a fuss about the matter of the Heavy Equipment Office inviting people to conduct research, otherwise it would easily attract some criticism.

In fact, it is easy to form an academic group among graduate students of the Academy of Social Sciences, even without labor fees. Most of the graduate students have some sense of responsibility for the world, or a kind of conceit. The question of how China's economy should develop is the most concerning issue at the moment, and it is often the topic of "sleeping" in the dorm room for graduate students. Someone is willing to come forward and organize an academic society to study this issue, and of course everyone is willing to participate. It would be even better if you could get some opportunities to fight tooth sacrifices by participating in this club.

A few people did what they said, and when they returned to the research institute from the small restaurant, Ding Shikuan and Qi Ruicang went to lobby from dormitory to dormitory. After turning around, the two of them ran downstairs to the duty room, picked up the phone and began to contact some other students in the institute. The two of them are the leaders of the red and blue teams, respectively, and each organizes their own teams. Some of the graduate students supported the theory of international collaboration, while others were skeptical, and they joined one after another according to their own inclinations.

In less than two days, Blues Coffee has more than 30 core members, and many more students have expressed their willingness to participate in some of these activities. What made Feng Xiaochen feel relieved was that Ding Shikuan's red side was not a small number, and even a few more than the blue side. At this time, the theory of international collaboration is at its most popular, and it is very rare that there are so many people who question this theory among graduate students, or this is the so-called heroes who see it in the same way.

A large number of materials were turned out of the reading room, many of them in English, Japanese, German, and French, and some people patiently translated them as evidence to support their opinions. Graduate students initially started from an economic point of view, and then expanded into fields such as political science, sociology, history, military science, and so on. The broader everyone's horizons were, the more they felt that there were endless issues worth discussing, and at first they were discussing in twos and threes, and then they were ten or eight of them gathered together and quarreled happily.

This was at this time when Shekli's vision came to the fore. He called this academic group an academic salon, originally just wanted to get a little foreign atmosphere, but as a result, Feng Xiaochen simply made the salon an entity. He took Aunt Miao's small restaurant down every Saturday night, bought a batch of coffee, pastries, bread, ham and meat and other things out of his own pocket, and put them in the restaurant for everyone to enjoy, and really set up a salon. Students ate and drank here, exchanged their research ideas from the past week, and debated with each other, often until one or two o'clock in the morning. Many years later, these graduate students, who had already achieved fame, occasionally talked about the coffee salon in Beixiao Street, always with deep nostalgia.

Feng Xiaochen's attainments in economics are far inferior to those of Ding Shikuan and Qi Ruicang, who were born in academic classes, and he only put forward the topic, but did not try to solve it by himself. He believes that this kind of exchange between his classmates will definitely produce some insights, and he only needs to examine these views from the perspective of future generations.

When the academic salon was in full swing, Feng Xiaochen was not idle. Feng Fei, the second uncle who was far away in Qingdong Province, came to the capital again, and this time, he specifically asked Feng Xiaochen for help.

"Looking for my help?" Feng Xiaochen received Feng Fei in the small courtyard where he lived, and asked in surprise, "Second uncle, you are such a big military enterprise, and there is the Science and Technology Industry Commission to support you, what else do you need to let me help as a student?"

"Xiaochen, I'm also sick and rushed to the doctor. Now our factory mobilizes all the employees who have relationships to find their own relationships and find a way out for the factory. I thought about it for a while, and I think you can toss a lot in the past few years, maybe there is some way to help our factory solve a little difficulty. Alas, it's really a shame to say, I, who was an uncle, couldn't help my nephew, but I had to bother your nephew. ”

Feng Fei said to Feng Xiaochen with a look of shame.

Feng Xiaochen said: "Second uncle, look at what you said, your own nephew, what else do you bother to bother about." What is going on in your factory that requires all the workers to find a relationship? Tell me about it. ”