"Are there any specific plans? I am very interested in alliances and cooperation, but I also hope to have a deeper understanding first." Jeffrey was the first to clearly express his intention to cooperate.
"Of course, I have prepared seven proposals for alliance and cooperation." As he said, Winston distributed the proposals he brought to the seven factory owners. "We will give everyone enough time to consider, and we will also
You are welcome to give us your opinions at any time.”
The seven factory owners began to read through it.
Verak, Winston, and Andre waited patiently.
After a while, Rodney, the owner of Rodney Weaving Factory, asked tentatively: "Can I give you a reply in a few days?"
"Yes, we will give everyone a week to consider and discuss improvement plans with us. After one week, that is, at 11:59 pm on June 5th, we will close the application to join the alliance and cooperation
." Winston said.
"In other words, if you don't choose to join the alliance to cooperate within these seven days, will you not be able to join again in the future?" someone asked.
"At least we won't be able to join for quite some time." Winston didn't say too harshly, "Because alliances, cooperation and other matters need to be carefully formulated, and every time a new member joins, it will more or less disrupt the original plan.
, we can’t always be on the road to adjustment.”
In fact, Winston's explanation is only one of the reasons for doing this.
The real reason they give a one-week time limit is human weakness.
If you can join the alliance for cooperation at any time, it is very likely that a few of these seven factory owners will drag their feet and wait for half a month, a month, or even longer to see others doing well.
People who will come in.
Winston didn't want to wait for them, or someone didn't come in right away, which was also a problem for the promotion.
Therefore, they decided to give a time limit and not wait until after the deadline. Only in this way will those wavering factory owners get rid of their bad habits. As long as one factory takes the lead, everyone will fight to be the second.
"It's getting late today, can we go back first?" Wilfred planned to discuss it with several factory owners in private before making a final decision.
"Yes, we have prepared seven cars in front of the factory gate. You can take the car back to the mansion safely at any time. You are always welcome to come and continue to communicate and understand the situation." Andre kept smiling.
During this meeting, the representatives of Nak Weaving Factory behaved calmly from beginning to end, as if they only wanted to say what they wanted to say and did not force anything.
This feeling of freedom given to everyone actually made everyone more interested and increased their intention to cooperate.
"Then I'll go back first. What happened today is too sudden. I'm worried that my family will be worried. Regarding the alliance and cooperation, I will make a special trip to have a chat with Mr. Andre and Mr. Winston from the Nack Weaving Factory tomorrow.
Let’s discuss it.” A factory owner who was arrested before he could greet his family was worried about what would happen to his family, so he decided to take the first step.
"It's a bit late today, and I will come over tomorrow to have a good chat with a few of them." Jeffrey, who clearly expressed his interest in alliances and cooperation, also decided to have a good chat tomorrow.
With these two at the beginning, the other five people either wanted to chat with each other in private, or were afraid that their families would be worried, so they also got up and left.
Andre and Winston warmly and politely sent the seven people to the gate of the factory and watched the seven cars leave one after another.
"How many of them do you think are willing to form an alliance and cooperate with us?" Andre put his hands in his pockets and stood at the door blowing the wind.
"I thought you would ask them if anyone would ally with us and cooperate." Winston smiled.
"I'm very optimistic." Andre really didn't worry too much about Verak and Winston's work. Each of these people was more reliable than the other, and there was no comparison with them in the government.
Sometimes Andre would also feel very emotional, what would happen if the government were all people who believed in equality?
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about this, they are working hard to make it happen.
"They will all cooperate with us." Winston said with certainty.
"Why are you so sure?"
"Profits dictate." Winston's eyes were sharp. "I have minimized the risk of their participation. There is no price for failure. If you succeed, you can make more money. No one can refuse."
"Profit... always sounds disgusting." Andre breathed out, with mixed emotions.
Winston's adaptability and ability to see things are much better than Andre's: "Do you think that interests are not what we are pursuing, and it's a bit awkward to use interests to unite everyone, don't you?"
"It can't be said that interests are not what we are pursuing. Interests are too broad, but I do feel a little awkward, indescribably awkward." It's hard for Andre to describe his feelings. He knows that these actions are all right, but he
dislike.
"It's normal." Winston opened his mouth repeatedly, but he didn't know what to say or what to say, "...let's go back, Verak and the others are probably still waiting for us."
"Yeah." Andre looked up at the stars in the night sky.
When the two returned to the factory, Verak and Benedick were dismantling the temporary rooms and torture instruments with their comrades at the sub-station.
"Everyone has been sent away?" Verak packed up the torture tools.
"Well." Winston stepped forward to help, "I have several appointments for interviews tomorrow."
"They probably want to talk privately tonight." Verak guessed the factory owners' plan.
Winston also thought about this, but he was not worried: "Let's talk as much as we want. This won't stop them in the first place, and I'm also looking forward to what new things they can talk about. What they can give us
The more trouble we have, the better we can polish this model from the beginning and reduce the obstacles we encounter in future promotion."
"This attitude is good. We are not afraid of any challenge. Those who cannot defeat us will only make us stronger." Verak admired this very much about Winston.
Winston is never afraid of trouble or facing difficulties. He can see the other side of these things.
"Now we have solved a lot of problems." Andre also helped dismantle the small room.
"Yeah..." Verak breathed a sigh of relief, his body that had been tense all day was washed away by waves of fatigue, "At the same time, the scale of the experiment has also been expanded. In the next month, we will not only see Nak
How high the weaving factory can go depends on how well it promotes it."
"I have a strong feeling that what we have done in the past two months will be recorded in history." Winston half-joked.
Verak deliberately widened his eyes and said with a surprised smile: "Wouldn't it mean that we will also be remembered by many people?"
"Do you want to be remembered?" Winston asked with a grin.
"Anyway, I want to be remembered!" Benedick said first.
"I..." This is another question that Verak has never thought about before, "I really don't know whether it is better to be remembered or not to be remembered."
"What? You've done so much, and you'd rather be forgotten?" Benedick couldn't understand Verak's confusion.
"I'm not here for this. In contrast, I hope that those who sacrificed their lives will be remembered. Someone will always remember them and remember what they did. It's as if they will always be there." Verak thought.
Those who died are those who died.
Benedick felt that there was no need to be so arrogant: "It is a new world we created together, then everyone can be remembered."
"That's OK."
"Why are you still so reluctant..."
"Okay, the more you talk, the more enthusiastic you are. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Andre reluctantly ended their fantasy discussion.
"Yes, things went very smoothly today. Thank you all for your hard work. Hurry up and pack these things up and go back to rest." Verak's speed increased a lot.
"Aren't you going to have a meeting later?" Winston felt that they needed to have a summary meeting.
Verak had been worried all day today and was under great psychological pressure. Now that the heavy burden was taken away, he suddenly couldn't hold on any longer and was very tired: "No, please call Mr. Keating for the specific situation. Uncle
Let them report it. We will talk about the rest tomorrow."
This was the first time that Winston saw Verac refuse his work arrangements. In the past, no matter how late or tired he was, as long as he said he needed to have a meeting or deal with work, Verac would always nod and stand by his side.
He realized that Verak was really tired. If he hadn't been extremely tired, he wouldn't have said something like this: "Okay, I'll just go and talk to them later."
"Um."
Half an hour later, the room was dismantled and all torture instruments and other items were put away.
Verak didn't stay long and said goodbye to everyone. He forced himself back to the room and fell on the bed.
"What's wrong with him? Is he tired?" Benedick was a little confused. "It seems that he didn't do much heavy work today. Could he be sick..."
"I'm just tired, but it's more of a mental tiredness." Winston could feel Verac's pressure to some extent, "Do you know what will happen if there is even the slightest unexpected situation today?"
"This..." Benedick thought of something related to his mission. If something goes wrong when he arrests the factory owner, it will lead to a series of problems, "It will be very troublesome..."
"So as the person in charge, he has been worried about this. How can he not be tired after working hard all day?" Winston pinched the bridge of his nose, "You should go and have a rest."
"And you?"
"Comrade Andre and I will summarize the situation and report the situation to President Boyne, Comrade Keating, and Comrade Mellen."
"Okay, I'm going to rest first. Call me if you need anything."
"Hmm." Winston watched Benedick leave.
Andre yawned and lit a cigarette to refresh himself: "Would you like one?"
"No, let's go."
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May 30th, early morning
Verak woke up.
This time he slept for eight or nine hours in a row, which was the longest he had slept in recently.
"Hmm..." After stretching and groaning, Verak dressed, washed and went out. He went to the canteen to get a pie and ate it while walking.
In the office, Winston, who worked until early in the morning, and Andre had already started a new day's work.
"Good morning, where's Andre?" When he arrived at the office, Verak had just finished eating the pie, so he went in and poured a glass of water and drank it all.
"He's in the factory. How are you resting?"
"It's good. I think you are all the same. Don't be so tired every day. Reward yourself from time to time and sleep a little longer. You will be more energetic and easier to work." Verak sat on the sofa nearby, "Yesterday and uncle
Because, did Mr. Keating and the others report it?"
"I've said it all. Comrade Keating didn't say anything, but President Boyne praised you a lot." Winston shared the documents and took off his glasses to wipe them while chatting with Verak.
Verak became humble again: "This is all something we discussed together, and it is not my fault alone."
"There's one more thing." Winston chuckled, not taking these little things to heart, "President Boyne said he would send two people over to let you have more contact with them."
"Send someone? Do you want me to have more contact with them?" Verak didn't understand what he was doing, and it didn't sound like he was assisting.
"They are revolutionaries from Bash. They came here to ask for help at first, but after contact, President Boyne and others decided to absorb these revolutionaries into the Bash branch to unite their forces and take advantage of the war in Bash.
Strengthen development.”
"What are the revolutionaries from Bash... sent here to give me more contact with?" Verak's doubts deepened.
Winston put the cleaned glasses back on: "President Boyne told you that after the Pingding Association is busy with the next major tasks, he will arrange for you to go outside and be responsible for awakening the people of other countries and leading revolutions around the world.
Do you want to fight?"
"Did you say it was related to this matter?"
"Bash is a good opportunity. The strength of these revolutionaries will be greatly enhanced by merging with the sub-station, and Bash is about to go to war with Welland, which will distract our attention. Furthermore, it is far away from us, and we need
There is a strong force that continues to influence..."
"In short, I will arrange for me to go to Bash to take charge of the work there. Now I am sending two Bash revolutionaries here to let me understand the situation there and learn the Bash language by the way.
." At this point, Verak already understood Boyin's intention.
"...Basically, it's like this. You need to open up the situation in Bash first, and then connect revolutionaries from all over the world." Winston nodded.
Verak said no more.
"Don't you...don't want to?" Winston realized that Verak was not looking forward to it that much.
"No." Verak answered simply, and then added after a period of silence, "...Maybe it's a bit reluctant to leave. It will take at least several years for me to go out this time."
"What are you not giving up? Us?"
"Well... I feel like I'm back to the days when I was fighting alone. Of course, it's not the case. There are so many revolutionaries working together. Anyway... it's nothing. I will do whatever Boyin arranges. It's such an arduous task.
Giving it to me is recognition of me." Verak tried to force out a smile and wanted to look forward to the next trip, but after trying for a long time, he just shook his head helplessly.