Chapter 182: The Son
The two consecutive days of examinations were quite easy for Xu Qiang.

All in all, in Xu Qiang's opinion, the adult college entrance examination this year is simpler than the one he took in his previous life. He encountered almost no difficulties throughout the whole process, and Xu Qiang was the first to hand in his paper in almost every subject.

After the exam, Xu Qiang felt extremely relaxed. After returning to the factory and getting off the car, he sat down on the steps of the Workers' Cultural Palace, took out a cigarette, and smoked it comfortably.

Although the process went smoothly, Xu Qiang had no idea whether he could be admitted in the end. After all, there were too many candidates taking the adult college entrance examination this time. Some people had been preparing for it for more than ten years, just waiting for this opportunity that could change their lives. Relatively speaking, Xu Qiang only studied hard for more than a month before the exam.

But no matter what, Xu Qiang has tried his best, and as for the result, he can only leave it to fate.

"Brother Qiang, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Turns out you were squatting here." When Xiao Gangpao saw Xu Qiang, he immediately trotted over to him.

According to the previous agreement with Wang Yongsheng, Xu Qiang wanted to celebrate after the exam, and they had already booked a hotel in advance.

Speaking of which, Wang Yongsheng and others also signed up for the workers' night school, but they were self-aware and knew that with their level, they would not be able to pass the exam. They came to this night school just to find a partner and sell products. After feeling that their purpose had been achieved, these people basically stopped coming to night school.

"I just got back..."

"How did you do on the test?"

"good."

"Brother Sheng told us that if you can pass the exam, he will run around the Cultural Palace naked to celebrate for you. You can't let us down." said Xiao Gangpao.

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Xu Qiang laughed and said, "This guy does nothing all day long. Don't listen to his nonsense."

"Okay, the exam is over anyway, so the most important thing is to participate." Little Cannon smiled and said, "Let's go to the restaurant quickly. Brother Sheng has already booked a banquet for you and is waiting for you to come over."

"Let's go!" Upon hearing that, Xu Qiang immediately stood up, patted the dirt off his butt, and followed him back to the living area.

It is still the Wuqi Restaurant, but this time the restaurant has two partitions, turning it into a private room, and they charge an extra dollar for each meal.

But for Wang Yongsheng, who is now "rich and powerful", this is nothing.

"Brother, sit down!" Seeing Xu Qiang finally arrive, Wang Yongsheng immediately stood up and greeted him warmly.

"This is a bit too much and too expensive." Xu Qiang couldn't help but say when he saw all kinds of tempting chicken, duck, fish and meat and several bottles of Wuliangye on the table.

Normally, they would go to a restaurant to eat, and would have some ordinary stir-fried dishes, and drink local liquor. But today, Xu Qiang actually saw "hard dishes" like sea cucumbers and squid.

You know, Shengli Machinery Factory is located in a remote mountainous area, and material supply is somewhat difficult. Although the factory has a special logistics department that transports various vegetarian dishes and meats from all over the place every day, seafood like this is still very rare. Only during the Chinese New Year will the factory organize people to purchase a batch from outside, and it is basically not seen at other times.

"You're almost a college student, so what's that? If you become a leader in the factory in the future, I guess you might not even agree to treat me to a meal." Wang Yongsheng said with a smile.

"Haha!" Hearing Wang Yongsheng say this, the other people present also laughed.

Obviously, no one really thought Xu Qiang could get into college.

But no matter what, Xu Qiang's ability has been recognized by everyone. After all, Xu Qiang is now a prominent figure in the factory. He has continuously completed product project research and development, become a model worker, and even has a set of dancing skills. Therefore, Xu Qiang has even become an idol-like figure for many young people in the factory.

The most important thing is that Xu Qiang has become their "God of Wealth". In the past month, shampoo and soap are still selling very well. Wang Yongsheng can sell hundreds of yuan of goods every day at several "sales points" in the surrounding factory areas, so that these two products are now in short supply.

Just last week, Wang Yongsheng and Xu Qiang placed an order for soap and shampoo worth 6,000 yuan, and it was only half a month since the last order!

This also made the cash in Xu Qiang's hands exceed 10,000 yuan again!

"To be honest, in this factory, I only have a few of you as friends. We are friends now and will always be friends in the future. There is no doubt about that." Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "In addition, I think our business has been doing well recently. I hope that everyone can make a lot of money in the future, marry a beautiful girl, and live a good life!"

Xu Qiang said this and raised his glass to everyone.

"Yes! Brother Qiang is right. We must make more money and bigger money in the future!" Wang Yongsheng also raised his glass and said at this time.

Afterwards, everyone raised their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

"I think we brothers should continue to expand the market to surrounding areas in the future. Since this product is so popular, we should expand its sales." Xu Qiang paused, then said: "In addition, we have to find a way to package the product. Even if we can't mark the manufacturer, at least we have to make the product look more advanced, so that the price can be higher..." Xu Qiang is just a chemical expert. He doesn't know much about marketing. He doesn't have the time and energy to sell products himself, so he can only rely on Wang Yongsheng and his gang to help him sell them.

But in his previous life, through reading newspapers, television and various books and magazines, Xu Qiang was able to learn about some advanced marketing and advertising methods of later generations. So in his opinion, the sales model of Wang Yongsheng and his group still has a lot of room for improvement.

"Brother Qiang, we actually want to sell our products in more places, but the problem is that we can't do it." Wang Yongsheng looked helpless at this time, and said, "In fact, I have many friends in other factories, but some factories are too far away from us. It takes one or two hours to get there by car, and at least five or six hours to ride a bicycle. I can't do anything else for the whole day, but the problem is that we still have to go to work..."

"Uh..." Hearing this, Xu Qiang nodded.

"Also, every time I go out, I can't carry much stuff on a bicycle. At most, I can carry 70 or 80 kilograms, and the roads are not easy to travel on... So every time I go out, I can only carry 30 to 40 kilograms of goods at most. I can't pull more than that..." said Wang Yongsheng.

Bicycles these days can only bear a maximum weight of over 100 kilograms, but in reality, due to the limitations of the body of the bicycle, this is simply not possible.

"Then... can you buy a motorcycle?" Xu Qiang asked after thinking for a while.

"motorcycle!?"

When everyone heard Xu Qiang's suggestion, they were stunned.

You know, these days bicycles are one of the three major items, and motorcycles are undoubtedly a luxury item.

In the early 1980s, among the common domestic motorcycle brands in China, Jialing and Xingfu were undoubtedly the most famous.

Among them, Jialing motorcycles are mainly light motorcycles, and the price is relatively cheap, about 50 to 80 yuan, but whether it is Jialing or Jialing . The load capacity is very low, and a tank of gas can't run far. It's OK for commuting in factories or urban areas, but it can't run too far on mountain roads.

As for Xingfu 250, its performance in all aspects is much better and it is also suitable for long-distance cargo transportation. However, this type of motorcycle is very expensive. A new car usually costs around 5000 yuan. Anyone who can afford this type of car is definitely considered a wealthy person in the local area.

Apart from domestically produced cars, Japanese brands almost monopolized the entire market. At that time, the price of a motorcycle generally ranged from 8000 to 125 yuan, and the price of the famous Honda 90 Shark was as high as more than 3 yuan in the early s. Owning such a motorcycle was a symbol of identity and status at that time.

Wang Yongsheng and his colleagues had only seen pictures of home motorcycles in newspapers, but even in the Shengli Machinery Factory, which had always had good performance, no one could afford a motorcycle.

Wang Yongsheng and his friends have indeed made a lot of money recently, but they still cannot afford such an expensive motorcycle.

"If you want to use it to transport goods, our security department has two trucks that have been in the warehouse for two years. The factory is planning to sell them..."

At this time, a young worker sitting opposite Wang Yongsheng said.

"Lei Zi, are you telling the truth?" Wang Yongsheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

Everyone has seen the "Guo Zi" in the factory security department.

The so-called "Caizi" is actually a three-wheeled motorcycle with a sidecar.

In December 1957, China successfully developed the military version of the Changjiang 12 based on the Soviet M-72 sidecar motorcycle. This thing is equivalent to the "Dongfanghong" among tractors, the "Hongqi" among cars, and the "Liberation" among heavy trucks.

After the Changjiang 750 was domestically produced, part of it was equipped to the army, and the other part was distributed to local public security departments and security departments of industrial and mining enterprises. It has a large output, is cheap, can carry three people at the same time, and has a very cool appearance.

In the early years, this type of sidecar motorcycle was not allowed to be sold to private individuals, but starting from the past two years, this type of motorcycle has become dual-use for military and civilian use, and the number of domestic manufacturers has also increased.

"It's true. My uncle told me that it's 400 yuan per car, no bargaining. But the car has been left for such a long time, they can't guarantee that it can be driven. It may need to be repaired..." Lei Zi said.

Lei Zi's real name is Lei Jun. He is also a second-generation factory worker. His parents work in a workshop and he has a relative who works in the factory's security department. Last time Xu Qiang asked Wang Yongsheng to help him make a distiller and when it was being shipped out, it was Lei Zi who informed his relative in advance, which allowed the things to be shipped out.

As for the sale of the sidecar by the Security Department this time, it was also agreed by the factory. Since last year, the Security Department has replaced a lot of equipment, including two 212 jeeps and five new sidecar motorcycles. The old sidecar that had been used for more than ten years was naturally left in the warehouse gathering dust, and it was only recently that they thought of a way to dispose of it and sell it.

"Four hundred yuan is a bit too expensive..." said Little Cannon with a frown.

"If they're 400 bucks a car, I'll take them all!"

At this time, Xu Qiang suddenly interrupted.

(End of this chapter)