C180 (1/2)
February 15th, the sixth of the first month. That morning, as Zi Peng was eating dinner at home, he heard an article he had written on the radio:
”Farmer entrepreneur Lu Zhongye”. This was a program broadcasted by the People's Radio Station of generalization 'Farmer's Pepsi' — — Character Communication. It was broadcast at 5: 40 AM; at 11: 40 PM; and at 17: 40 PM. It was broadcast three times a day.
When Zi Peng heard this program, he felt a burst of joy in his heart. This article was published on the first page of the January 25 issue of the ”Print Mail” newspaper. He did not expect to hear from the radio about Lu Zhongzhong's deeds. How could he not be happy? He thought: Let Lu Zhongye hear the news, and let him listen to the broadcast at noon. First, let him listen to the clear and melodious voice on the radio. Second, let him listen to the article was not written in vain...
After Zi Peng finished his breakfast, he went to Refractory plant trade union to work. He took care of the work in his hands in a simple manner and went to President of the Trade Union Cui Zhongchang's office. He explained this thought to President of the Trade Union, who also agreed.
Thus, at 9 am, Zi Peng rode his bicycle towards Erdaojiang Building Materials Industry Company. At 9: 25, Zi Peng arrived at Erdaojiang Building Materials Industry Company. He walked into the building materials industry company's manager's office.
The Building Materials Industry Company was located near the Erdaojiang's grain depot, about 10 miles away from the Fire Resisting Plant of Tonggang.
Inside the office, Manager Lou was receiving two customers. When he saw that Zi Peng had arrived, he gestured for him to sit down on the sofa. After the two clients finished their business and left, Manager Lou stood up and shook hands with Zi Peng, greeting him. He poured a cup of hot tea for Zi Peng, handed it to him and said,
”Secretary Wang, there must be a reason for you to be here today, right?”
Zi Peng felt warm in his heart when he saw how polite and passionate Manager Lou was. After the Manager Lou had finished speaking, Zi Peng said:
”A few days ago, the piece I wrote for you, 'The Township Enterprise's Essay', has been published in print and you have read it. During breakfast this morning, I overheard the generalization People's Radio Station broadcasting this ”People's Newsletter”. I'm here to tell you, if you have time at noon, to listen to the radio. ”
When the Manager Lou heard Zi Peng's words, he felt a burst of surprise and joy in his heart. He smiled and asked:
”At what time of noon?”
Zi Peng was very happy to see that the Manager Lou was very concerned about this issue. So he said,
”The broadcast will be held at 11: 40 PM in the farmhouse's Hundred Items Programme. It will be broadcasted by the host, Liu Lin.”
After waiting for Zi Peng to finish speaking, Manager Lou continued to speak.
”Thank you Secretary Wang for being so concerned about me. It was only the sixth day of the first month and the first day of work for the workers. ”I'm fine, I'll definitely listen to the radio at noon.” ”
Seeing that the Manager Lou was very concerned with this matter, Zi Peng praised,
”The achievements of the Manager Lou is one of the top in our Tonghua City. I think that if we take part in the essay selection, we might even be able to win an award. ”
Manager Lou was a very modest person. After hearing Zi Peng's words, he said truthfully:
”Actually, my little achievement isn't much. There are plenty of people who can do better than me. Thank you Secretary Wang for being so concerned about me. ”
Seeing Manager Lou being so polite and modest, Zi Peng's respect towards him in his heart increased even more. So he said,
”Manager Lou is too polite. If it wasn't for Qu Xiang Chang looking for me and asking me to write a book about how you developed your own business, I really wouldn't know about the situation here.”
Manager Lou was deeply moved when he saw Zi Peng being so concerned about his affairs. He looked at Zi Peng's smiling face and said sincerely:
”Secretary Wang, don't leave this afternoon. In a while, I'll call Qu Xiang Chang and ask him to come over. ”We three will eat lunch and listen to the radio. What do you think?”
Zi Peng felt very good about Manager Lou's invitation. However, he still said humbly:
”Manager Lou, there's no need to trouble yourself to eat. You can notify Qu Xiang Chang and let him listen for a while at noon. This is necessary. ”Because he is the leader of a village, after hearing it, he will definitely advertise it throughout the entire village and also recommend it to the district.”
After Manager Lou heard Zi Peng's words, he once again urged him to stay and say:
”Secretary Wang, I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble this time. Let's not go to the hotel today and have lunch at the office. Our company has a canteen, so you shouldn't refuse if we ask them to cook a few dishes and send it over. ”
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Zi Peng could only agree. Then, Lu Zhongye called the Qu Xiang Chang.
At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Qu Xiang Chang arrived at the building materials company. When he saw Zi Peng, he warmly held his hands as they greeted each other.
Manager Lou prepared ten dishes in the company's canteen. He and Qu Xiang Chang drank white wine and Zi Peng drank beer. During the meal, he turned on the recording machine. At 11: 40 PM, the news about Lu Zhongye began to spread. The three of them listened quietly to the broadcast of Lu Zhongye's forerunner...
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