Chapter 699 (2/2)
”Remember when you produced the first Volga?” Xie liaosha asked again
”Of course, I remember that we dedicated our car to Comrade Stalin. Later, our car won the gold medal at the World Expo in Brussels. We were all very happy at that time...” lavrinenko said excitedly.
”Comrade Kuo RI Du Bu, do you like Volga?” Xie liaosha suddenly asked the young worker.
”Yes, of course. After all, we assembled it ourselves!”
”What if it's compared with Volkswagen's cars?”
”Well, Volga is still very good...” Kuo RI Du Bu said with some formality.
”To tell you the truth!” Xie liaosha smiles and encourages Kuo RI Du Bu to speak out his true thoughts.
”I prefer the public!” Kuo RI Du Bu replied honestly.
The dialogue between Xie liaosha and the two workers was heard by all the people present. The leaders of Gorky factory have noticed Xie liaosha's dissatisfaction with Gorky factory. But they still don't quite understand whether they are satisfied.
”Do you know why the first batch of cars produced by Golgi factory at the beginning of its construction will win the gold medal of the international industrial exposition, and after decades, our own workers even look down upon our products?” Xie liaosha suddenly asked the managers of Gorky factory.
”We didn't do a good job, Secretary ulyanov!” The person in charge of Gorky plant quickly admitted his mistake.
”This is just one aspect, my comrade. You should know how many countries could produce automobiles in 1935, and how many countries can produce automobiles now? In the final analysis, the environment has changed, but we have not. Do you know the consequences of going on like this? Our Volga will withdraw from the market one day. Comrades of Gorky factory, don't think that if you live well with the joint venture car, you can forget to make progress. I would like to tell you that the refrigerator factories, washing machine factories and TV factories that can't pay their wages think so. They think that as long as things are produced and there is no quality problem, everything will be fine. It is this kind of thinking that makes them lose their jobs. If you produce products that even your workers don't like, you are wasting resources and making garbage... ”