Xingyao Winery has also officially announced a holiday.
Jianghe County is not far from Yongning, so Chu Tianyao did not rush back, but first visited Chu Weiguo with gifts.
This new director, who has only been with Yongning Winery for a year, is probably about to end his duties at Yongning Winery.
Chu Weiguo's home in Yongning was a small independent house. In the 1990s, there were many such self-built houses even in the county.
The house was rented by Chu Weiguo, and it was not far from Yongning Winery.
Logically speaking, as the director of the factory, it would be no problem to live in a separate apartment in the family building, but Chu Weiguo did not do so.
In the living room.
The two drank and talked happily.
"I have heard about your acquisition of Rongcheng Brewery. It seems that the attitude of the superiors towards the privatization of state-owned enterprises has been very clear."
With just a few plates of food and drinks, Chu Tianyao picked up a glass of white wine and asked Chu Weiguo:
"Lao Chu, the higher-ups should have some ideas about the Yongning Winery, right?"
In today's domestic context, facing reform is something that almost 80% of state-owned enterprises cannot avoid, even for liquor companies like Yongning Distillery.
Therefore, even Chu Tianyao is a little surprised that Yongning Winery can persist until now.
After drinking a glass of wine, Chu Weiguo shook his head: "The attitude is clear, but the decision has not been made yet. Recently, the production in the factory has been increased, and the efficiency is better than before. It is estimated that it can last for a while.
"
Naturally, Chu Weiguo still felt a little regretful about Yongning Winery.
Yongning Winery suffers from the common problems of all state-owned enterprises: low production enthusiasm, loose management, and poor management.
Not only that, the previous factory leaders were even more passive and sabotaged, only knowing how to line their own pockets. No matter how capable Chu Weiguo was, just one year would not be enough to pick up this mess.
Moreover, this is a state-owned enterprise, unlike a private enterprise like Xingyao Winery. Sometimes the decisions made by Chu Weiguo require the approval of the superiors.
"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious. After all, you, Lao Chu, are considered a descendant of high-ranking officials in the north. Why did you end up in a small place like Yongning?"
Chu Weiguo picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth. He chewed it crunchily and squinted his eyes slightly to look at Chu Weiguo who was sitting in front of him.
Although Chu Weiguo never mentioned his background from the beginning to the end, after getting along with him many times, Chu Tianyao's ability to recognize people can naturally reveal a lot of clues.
"You're quite a man!"
Chu Weiguo did not shy away from laughing and scolding Chu Tianyao, and said over wine:
"There is actually another reason why I came to Yongning, and that is to find someone, a woman!"
"Looking for someone? Or a woman?" Chu Tianyao was also surprised when he heard this, "Old Chu, are you like those cadres' children who went to the countryside to become an educated youth when you were young and made a mistake?"
Seeing the change in Chu Weiguo's expression, Chu Tianyao was also stunned.
Based on his understanding of Chu Weiguo, this person doesn't seem to be someone who can't control himself.
"What are you talking about? I was an educated youth in Beidahuang back then."
Chu Weiguo glared at Chu Tianyao and said, then stood up and took out a photo from the drawer of the desk beside him.
"This is?"
Taking the photo from Chu Weiguo's hand, Chu Tianyao just glanced at it. His eyes stayed on the two figures in the photo and could not move away for a long time.
"The man in the photo is my eldest brother. As for the woman, her name is Liu Qimeng. She is a girl my eldest brother met when he was jumping in the queue in Yongning."
Chu Weiguo pointed to the woman in the photo.
"This time I was entrusted by my elder brother to come to Yongning to inquire about her. Unfortunately, it has been more than 20 years since the incident, and this person is no longer in Yongning."
Chu Weiguo didn't say what happened that year, but Chu Tianyao could probably guess it.
After all, this kind of bloody plot often appeared in TV dramas thirty years later, and it was even more common in the real seventies.
The educated youths who jumped in the queue were young boys and girls of their right age. They went to remote rural areas such as the frontiers with enthusiasm. Yongning was also a red area left by the four crossings of Chishui. There were many educated youth men and women who signed up to join the queue.
Chu Tianyao just took a look at the clothes of the two young people in the photo and could tell that they were probably highly educated intellectuals.
When two passionate young intellectuals meet in a place like Yongning, it's hard not to feel a spark of love.
According to the script of the TV series thirty years later.
It should be that Chu Weiguo's eldest brother became a scumbag and left Yongning. Now he wants to go back and find his true love, but he finds that his true love has disappeared long ago.
"You are also a talkative person in Yongning now. If you have a chance, you might as well help me to inquire." Chu Weiguo said.
Chu Tianyao returned the photo and naturally agreed to the matter casually.
However, even Chu Weiguo could not be found. It is estimated that this female educated youth named Liu Qimeng should have returned to her hometown long ago.
"I would like to ask, is your eldest brother married?"
Chu Tianyao chewed peanuts and asked Chu Weiguo again.
Upon hearing this, Chu Weiguo's face froze and he did not answer.
"Dele, he is really just like on TV, he is an old scumbag."
Seeing Chu Weiguo's reaction, he couldn't guess why.
This scene is exactly the same as those bad TV dramas that Chu Tianyao once watched.
"I've only been in the provincial capital for a few days. What new terms are you talking about..."
He raised his glass and touched it with Chu Tianyao. Although Chu Weiguo didn't know what the word "scumbag" meant, he could guess from Chu Tianyao's expression that it probably wasn't a good word.
"Speaking of which, when I first met you, I had a special feeling. I always felt that you didn't look like an ordinary person."
After Chu Weiguo drank a glass of wine, he looked at Chu Tianyao and said.
These words scared Chu Tianyao quite a bit.
Could it be that my secret was discovered by this guy?
"Later I found out that you are really extraordinary. In just one year, you were able to build Xingyao Winery to where it is today. Even I have to admire you."
The wine glass he had just put down was raised again. Chu Tianyao took a look and realized that Chu Weiguo was really a little over the top. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old Chu, doing business requires brains. It's okay for you to be an official. If you really want to talk about doing business, you still have to learn from me."
Chu Tianyao raised his glass and said loudly.
Although the two of them are a generation apart, they have developed a vague sense of being friends since they got to know each other.
Chu Weiguo never cared about Chu Tianyao's impoliteness. Instead, he smiled and said: "Director Chu, please tell me how you can save the Yongning Winery if it is left to you.
live."
"This is no small matter!"
Maybe he was also in the mood for wine. After all, the 53-degree Yongning Daqu was not something to be fooled into. Chu Tianyao opened his mouth and talked about many classic liquor marketing plans of later generations.
On the side, Chu Weiguo was naturally stunned as he listened, his eyes shining from time to time.