Chapter 192 The Inventor's Counterattack

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On the way to the electric furnace factory, Li Weidong chatted with Lu Jianli for a few words, and Lu Jianli gradually opened the conversation.

This year, the price of things has grown very fast. Even the price of welding rods is also rising. With my salary, I can't buy a few welding rods with the money left for meals.

A few days ago, I made an electric class bell for the school. It rings automatically when I press the button. I don't have to manually ring the bell anymore. As a result, the school only gave me ten yuan as a bonus, which is not enough for the cost of materials!

In the past, when there was no Five Small Activities, it was more difficult to create inventions than it is now. Since the Five Small Activities, I have received a little subsidy. Although I still put money into it myself, I can save less money.

Those of us who are doing inventions and creations don't understand at all. Usually, if I fiddle with something, it will be said to be unprofessional! My daughter-in-law quarreled with me several times because of this matter, and went back to her parents' house several times.

Fortunately, my invention has won an award in the country. Having this award at least proves that I am not doing a good job, and my daughter-in-law doesn't have to keep arguing about going back to her parents' house.

The 25-kilometer journey from Shi No. 2 Middle School to Xiangyang Town has completely become Lu Jianli's complaint meeting.

Li Weidong originally thought that this kind of invention and creation, with stronger hands-on ability than mouth-moving ability, should be relatively dull people, but he didn't expect Lu Jianli's mouth to be opened and closed, and it was endless.

However, what Lu Jianli said is also true. Whether it is at that time or in the future, private inventors are unpopular existences. As a private inventor, the best way out is probably to package himself as an Internet celebrity. In the video Do a live broadcast on the website, or send a video.

1988 should be regarded as a relatively miserable year for private inventors. The price breakthrough led to soaring prices, and the cost of inventions and creations also increased significantly. The price of industrial products such as wires and copper pipes has doubled, and things like electronic components may not be available even with money.

Moreover, when engaging in inventions and creations, they cannot be understood by those around them. At that time, patent protection was just a matter of saying that inventions and creations could not bring economic benefits, so they were naturally regarded by relatives and friends as not doing business.

Lu Jianli, who has won an award, is better to say something. Although a country's second prize doesn't have a lot of money, it can at least justify his inventions. Those folk inventors who didn't win the award might kneel on the washboard every day. .

This Lu Jianli has some skills. After all, there are 12 national invention patents there. I don't know what other private inventors are like.

Li Weidong is wondering whether to recruit a group of private inventors to develop new products for the electric furnace factory.

Li Weidong is a rebirth after all. He knows which household appliances will be popular in the future. He can provide an idea, and then let folk inventors make and improve it, and maybe he will eventually get the product.

Seven or eight folk inventors are recruited, and even if one can make corresponding products according to Li Weidong's ideas, it will be a big profit!

This is a wild way, but for a township electric furnace factory like Li Weidong, if you want to develop rapidly, you can only take this wild way.

Li Weidong brought Lu Jianli to the electric furnace factory, and then found a vacant room for Lu Jianli.

Land in a township is worthless, and the value of a piece of land depends on how many houses are built on it.

It is also very easy to build a house in the countryside. As long as you have the money to buy materials, you don’t have to worry about building a house. There are so many redundant laborers.

Li Weidong is not short of money. When he built the electric furnace factory, he also built a lot of houses, many of which are still empty, just to be used by Lu Jianli.

Mr. Lu, our conditions here are simple. You can use it first. If you have any requirements, feel free to mention it. Li Weidong said with a smile.

Where's my welding rod? Lu Jianli was still thinking about the two welding rods.

Go and bring a box of welding rods here.

Li Weidong commanded.

When assembling household appliances, of course, things like welding rods are indispensable.

After a while, someone brought a small box of welding rods. After seeing the welding rods, Lu Jianli was overjoyed and asked excitedly, Is this box of welding rods all mine?

It's all yours. Li Weidong nodded.

Lu Jianli hurriedly held a box of welding rods in his arms, fearing that Li Weidong would regret it, and then asked, What do you want me to do?

Go get an air fryer! Li Weidong continued; Mr. Lu, take a look at my products for a while, and then listen to my thoughts.

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After all, Lu Jianli came from electrical studies, and he is also a leader among second-hand inventors. For him, it is not very difficult to add the function of temperature control and timing to the air fryer.

It happened that the school was also on summer vacation, and Lu Jianli didn't have to go to work, so he spent a few days helping Li Weidong complete the technical improvement of the air fryer.

Although the volume of the improved air fryer is slightly larger, it has added new functions of temperature control and timing. Overall, Li Weidong is very satisfied.

This second-hand inventor did not disappoint me! Li Weidong felt that he should find a way to keep Lu Jianli, or at least let him take a part-time job.

So Li Weidong asked, Mr. Lu, I think you might as well come here to study your inventions. This room is reserved for you. At least it's much bigger than your home!

Well, it's too troublesome! Lu Jianli said, but his expression was a little moved.

Although the electric furnace factory is located in a township, in terms of environment, it is definitely much better than the noisy family home of the No. 2 Middle School, and it has a special room for inventions, which is more comfortable than being at home.

Li Weidong went on to say: Mr. Lu, don't hold back. You helped our factory solve such a big problem. We should sponsor your invention. And you made inventions in our factory, such as copper wire, wire, welding rod. Everything is ready-made for you, you can use it as you like!

The use of wires and welding rods really moved Lu Jianli. In terms of the income of Lu Jianli's middle school teacher, copper wires, wires, welding rods, iron sheets and other things are indeed a big burden. He spends most of his income to buy these things every month, and he can't do a few experiments. .

Okay, I've been here for the past two months, and I'll go back in September. Lu Jianli replied.

Why are you going back in September! Li Weidong asked with a smile.

School will start in September. Lu Jianli continued: Xiangyang Town is a little far from our school, more than 20 kilometers away. If I ride faster on the road, it will take an hour to get there.

That's it! Li Weidong smiled slightly, and continued, Mr. Lu, can you ride a motorcycle, right? I'll just give you a motorcycle, so you can come from No. 2 Middle School in thirty or forty minutes.

Motorcycle? That thing is precious, no, I can't have it. Lu Jianli quickly declined.

Mr. Lu, don't refuse. This motorcycle is not for you to ride in vain. If you have something to do in two days, I need your help! Li Weidong said with a smile.

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In 1988, everything was going up in price, and so were motorcycles. A domestic motorcycle, with a price increase of 1,000 yuan, can earn at least 500 yuan when a used car is sold for a year.

In order to keep Lu Jianli, Li Weidong also spent a lot of money. He spent an extra 1,000 yuan to bring Lu Jianli a Jincheng Suzuki motorcycle, which was the most popular in the urban-rural junction at that time.

After getting the motorcycle, Lu Jianli happily practiced the motorcycle in the yard of the electric furnace factory, and then attracted many workers to watch.

Who's that guy on the motorcycle? He looks a little raw, doesn't look like he's from our factory. Liu Liang asked.

Liu Tao next to him is obviously a well-informed person: That person was specially invited by Director Li, saying that he was here to help the factory with some technical upgrades.

No wonder, it turns out to be a capable person. I said that I was riding a motorcycle to show off in the yard. It turned out to be showing off my ability! Liu Liang said sourly.

He's not showing off. I heard that this motorcycle was specially allocated to him by the factory manager! It's more convenient for him to come to our factory. Liu Tao replied.

Assign him a motorcycle? Why! What product upgrades can he make? Liu Liang's tone became more sour.

Liu Tao smiled slightly and said, He's a teacher in the second city middle school! He still teaches high school.

Teaching a high school teacher! No wonder! He has to get a motorcycle for him. Liu Liang's expression at Lu Jianli changed instantly.

I just listened to Liu Liang continued: You look at literate people, it's different from us, the old and rough, people will ride motorcycles as soon as they come. After I go back, I have to tell the two bastards in my family, study hard, and in the future. Even if you can't get into secondary school, you have to get into high school!

Chinese people have always attached great importance to education. For the rural people in the late 1980s, many of them had not even attended junior high school. In their eyes, high school teachers were definitely out of reach.

In Liu Liang's view, Lu Jianli's identity as a high school teacher deserves his full respect. As for giving a high school teacher a motorcycle, it has become a matter of course.

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Tug tug tug ...

The engine sound of the motorcycle appeared in front of the family courtyard of No. 2 Middle School. Lu Jianli deliberately slowed down, then stopped in front of the family courtyard and looked at the uncle who was enjoying the shade.

Lu Jianli couldn't help but ask, Master, how about my new motorcycle?

Mo what? the uncle asked.

Motorcycle! Lu Jianli replied.

What car? the uncle asked.

How could I forget, this old brain is not easy to use, what nonsense am I talking to him!

Lu Jianli shook it, and the car and motorcycle walked towards the family's courtyard.

Hey, isn't this Xiao Lu? Where did you borrow a motorcycle? a good-natured elder sister asked.

Sister Zhang, this car is not borrowed, it's my own. Lu Jianli replied immediately.

It's a new car. Did you just buy it? I heard that motorcycles are expensive now, more than a thousand dollars more expensive than last year. Sister Zhang asked.

In the past two days, instead of a company looking for me, I helped them solve a few technical problems in product upgrades, and they gave me a motorcycle! Lu Jianli said quite conspicuously.

As a reward for a motorcycle? With the invention you make every day, can you still earn a motorcycle? Sister Zhang showed a surprised expression.

It's just a hobby! Lu Jianli's expression became even more triumphant.

In those days, teachers were generally poor, and teachers’ wages were lower than civil servants, and even lower than state-owned enterprise employees. For these teachers who received dead wages, motorcycles were a luxury out of reach.

At this time, Lu Jianli had a feeling of exaltation.

Sister Zhang, she used to scold me secretly, saying that my inventions were not doing my job properly. Now let's see what else she has to say!