Chapter 208 Going to the Shipyard
Li Changle and Chen Yongwei held the maritime radio station and took a photo with the two leaders. While Party Secretary Wang was speaking to the leaders, they told the policeman who took the photo that they wanted a photo as a souvenir.
The little policeman asked the leader for instructions and agreed to wash it out and bring it to him.
After the leader finished speaking to Party Secretary Wang, he said a few words to them and the villagers present, and then left with Captain Zhou and three others.
Li Changle followed Party Secretary Wang and Accountant Chen and diligently sent them to the car before returning to the conference room.
The young ones of the Li family, Grandma Chen, and Jin Chan were all gathered in front of the maritime radio station. The villagers on the third floor and the outer three floors gathered around the maritime radio station, which was somewhat similar to the DVD of later generations, and talked incessantly.
Accountant Chen smiled and said to Party Secretary Wang: "This thing is worth a lot of money. Ah Le and Ah Wei are really lucky."
"Yes! I thought it would only be two pairs of thermos bottles at most, and a certificate of merit." Party Secretary Wang said, feeling a little envious of the two of them's luck, "I'll leave first, there's still a lot of work on the tidal flats!"
"You're busy!" Accountant Chen looked at Party Secretary Wang who was extremely busy. He was glad that he only secured about ten acres of tidal flat land at the beginning, and now he can't lose much by just leaving it there.
Li Changle went in with Ah Wei and heard an aunt saying: "Aunt Chen, your two families have met the God of Wealth during this time. Even the government has come to help you save money."
Grandma Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Sister-in-law Agui, my family has been unlucky for so long, it's time for us to get lucky."
After hearing this, everyone thought of the two heads of the Chen family who had left in their prime, and they all nodded, "Yes, yes, no one is always unlucky. It's your turn to be lucky."
Mother Li took it and said, "It's the same in my family. Ever since the old lady left, nothing has gone smoothly in the family. Now God finally thinks of us."
Mrs. Agui nodded, "Yes, yes!"
When Mother Li saw them coming back, she hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Ah Le, hurry up and pack your things. There is a lot going on at home!"
Chen Yongwei pushed Li Changle forward, "Brother, go get it!"
"Okay!" Li Changle put the radio into the box, said goodbye to Accountant Chen under the envious eyes of the villagers, and walked back happily holding the maritime radio in his arms.
Li Xiaozhou held his hand and said, "Abba, does this cost a lot of money?"
Li Xiaoyang tugged on his curly hair and said, "It costs a lot of money, even if I sell you, it won't be enough."
Li Xiaozhou grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Xiaoyang!"
"Sell Xiaozhouzhou!" Li Xiaoyang picked him up, and several children ran towards home, playing around.
Li Changle held the maritime radio station in his arms, thinking that he had saved another amount of money. It would be no problem to give him a down payment with the money he had.
Chen Yongwei asked excitedly: "Brother, let's go see the tin boats when we get back?"
Li Changle nodded, "Yes, just go back!"
After hearing this, Li's father hurriedly pulled him and said, "Ale, you go to Zhangjiahe Commune Shipyard and then go to the big shipyards. Buying a boat is a big deal. Look at a few more places and compare options before making a decision."
"I know!"
When the group arrived home, the children had already told Zhou Ruonan's three sisters-in-law the good news.
When they came back, they saw the radio station that Li Changle was holding, and they gathered around and watched the radio station for a while, and then they went to Chen's house and pedaled towards the town.
When we arrived at the Commune Shipyard, we saw two imposing large iron doors, and a somewhat hunchbacked old man guarding the door. As soon as he saw the two of them, he asked: "Who are you looking for?"
Li Changle got off his bicycle and said, "Let's take a look and order a fishing boat if it suits us."
"Wait, I'll call someone for you." The old grandpa shouted inside at the top of his voice: "Director Zhang, someone wants to book a boat."
The two of them waited for a while and planned to leave. Director Zhang came out of a row of bungalows, nodded to the two of them with an arrogant expression, and led them towards the dock and factory building.
Before I even got there, there were sounds of clanging and banging in the distance, and welders were carrying out welding operations with welding rods.
When I arrived at the factory, I saw the craftsmen inside busy and busy, which was completely different from the deserted boat shop in Li Changle's memory.
Director Zhang took the two of them to visit the shipyard and dock, and then took them to visit two fishing boats that were almost completed. You didn't ask him or take the initiative to introduce them during the whole process. The official was full of style.
"Director Zhang, we would like to order an 18-meter motorized iron fishing boat with a 100-horsepower engine, a large cabin and a fish cabin, and equipped with trawl and longline fishing. How much will it cost? How long will it take?
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Director Zhang's attitude immediately improved after hearing this, "Come to the office with me and sit for a while. I'll have someone do the calculations and then give you a quote."
Li Changle nodded and went to the bungalow with Chen Yongwei. Director Zhang poured a cup of tea for the two of them, "You guys sit down and I'll find someone to do the accounting for you."
"Trouble." Li Changle was polite. He came here mainly to understand the market. After seeing the director of the shipyard, he was not surprised why they closed down after only a few years of work.
"Brother, isn't he a shipbuilder? Why do you still need to find someone to calculate how much it will cost?"
"He must know how much it will cost. He is just showing off by saying this."
"I just hate buying things from the public. I don't care about my bad attitude, and I have so many tricks up my sleeve."
Li Changle smiled, picked up the tea and took a sip. He felt that the taste was a bit like Yangyan Gouqing, but it tasted much better than it would have been decades later.
Sure enough, Director Zhang came back after a while, "The cost is 10,000 yuan, and the ship will be delivered early next year."
"Is this price still negotiable?" Li Changle calculated and found that it was already August 6 to get the ship, so he felt that it took a long time.
"We are setting the price, there is no negotiation."
"Sorry, let's go back and discuss it!" After hearing this, Li Changle got up, took Chen Yongwei out, and rode his bicycle to the old Zhang's house.
I left the car with him, stood on the side of the road and waited for about ten minutes before catching a minibus to Haimen.
The two planned to go to Haimen to have a look first, and then go to Lao Zhang's house at the dock when they came back, because there were always people at his house no matter what time they went, but it was different at the shipyard over Haimen, where people could only be found during working hours.
"Brother, the price is so high at the commune boat shop, but it may be more expensive over there in Haimen."
"Let's take a look around first and compare the products with each other. If the price is cheaper and the quality is better, we'll order from that one."
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The minibus swayed forward. Li Changle leaned on the back of his chair and fell asleep for a while. He was woken up by Chen Yongwei in a daze. When he opened his eyes, he saw that he had arrived at the pier.
The two bought tickets and boarded the ferry to the Haimen Shipyard opposite. When they arrived, they saw that the shipyard here was much larger than the commune shipyard. The two-story high-rise ships parked in the shipyard were grand and luxurious.
Seeing this, even the gatekeeper looked at them with the same look as Director Zhang. He took them to the reception room. The man who received them heard that they wanted to order an 18-meter fishing boat, so he told them directly.
The price of the ship is 13,000, and half of the deposit must be paid in advance, and the ship will be delivered in May next year.
The same boat will cost two thousand yuan more to travel an extra hour. The only advantage is that the delivery date is nearly a year earlier.
Li Changle was unhappy when he saw him like that. He didn't even bother to say a polite word, so he stood up and left.
Chen Yongwei chased him out, took out a cigarette and handed him a cigarette, "Brother, everyone in the government is so virtuous. If it doesn't work, just find someone to buy a second-hand boat."
"Let's go to Zhang's house first." Li Changle took the cigarette from him. The two brothers went to the pier to catch the ferry and took the minibus back to Shuilu Zhang.
When they arrived at Zhang's house, Lao Zhang heard that he wanted to order a tin boat. He looked at him in surprise, then smiled and patted his shoulder, "Good guy, how long has it been? You are so lucky, right?"
"Blessed by Lord Hai Long, I encountered a large school of fish and sold it for some money."
"I know about the silver pomfret fish. I heard that the Zhou brothers in Shaji Village earned back the money of a big fishing boat in one day."
"The Zhou family is a big boss, we can't compare with them."
"You are getting rich faster than others!" Lao Zhang said as he led the two of them towards the dock in front, enthusiastically introducing the current market situation to them as they walked.
After the three people looked at the shipyard, they went to the factory to look around, from cutting materials to the processing of hull components.
Chen Yongwei felt more comfortable here. Looking at the busy craftsmen, he said: "Uncle Zhang, your business is really good!"
"The price of fish has increased in the past two years, and everyone has some extra money. If you put the money away, you will die. You need to buy a bigger boat and go to farther fishing grounds to catch more fish, so that you can earn more money.
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Lao Zhang said happily, "Since last year, my family has received more orders, and this year it has doubled. I estimate that there will be more orders in the future."
"It's an old relationship. Let me tell you all. It's best to order a better quality fishing boat as soon as possible. The price of the boat will only get higher and higher in the future."
Li Changle understood that what he said was the truth, "In the future, the price will rise, the function of the boat will definitely be better than now, and the materials will definitely be more sophisticated."
"Yes, the materials are being updated. I have a large motorized fishing boat here that is a hybrid of steel and wood and has an all-steel main structure that I ordered last year. It is stronger than a tin boat and has a larger load capacity for the same volume."
"Let's go, I'll show you."
"Okay!" Li Changle and the others followed Lao Zhang to the pier where his big boat was parked.
Lao Zhang pointed to a pointed fish boat that was almost completed and said: "This boat was also ordered by Shaji Village. It was ordered in the first month of last year and has only been completed now."
"It's been almost two years. Does it really take so long to build a fishing boat?" Chen Yongwei thought that the commune boat shop was doing a bad job and that's why it took so long. He didn't expect that it would take them so long.
"This was made by all the craftsmen in my family working overtime. It would have taken at least two and a half years to switch to a commune shipyard."
Lao Zhang said seriously, "Building a ship is different from making other big things. You can't rush it. If you make a slight mistake, something big may happen."
If something goes wrong because of the quality of the ship, someone will die if it's not good, it will cost people's lives, damage moral integrity, and harm future generations.
Li Changle nodded, "Uncle Zhang, how long is this ship? What is its load, what are its configurations, and how much did it cost?"
Chapter completed!