Chapter 585 The food that came (Third update, please subscribe)
In the early morning, after getting up from the room, the first thing Sun Dechang did was to light a cigarette and smoke while coming to the restaurant and dining table. Porridge and pickles are placed on it.
At nine o'clock in the morning, my wife has gone to work, and the children have also gone to school. He is the only one who is still at home. Even the community is quiet, with only some pregnant women or women who have just given birth. It is almost impossible to find idle adult men in this hourly community.
However, there are exceptions to everything. Sun Dechang, who has been unemployed for a month, is an exception. But he didn't care about this. He was a person with big things in mind. When he picked up the newspaper on the table and looked at the news, a sudden piece of news caught his attention.
"Be in the future world"
"It's Li Jie's article, I need to read it carefully."
When I saw my friend's article, of course I had to appreciate it, but after just a few glances, Sun Dechang sneered.
"Humph, I haven't seen you for a few months. I never thought that Li Jie would become a royal scholar and speak out for the capitalists. Does he still have ordinary people in his heart?"
The reason for this is because The description in the article is all about bragging, about how Yangfeng Chemical takes care of its employees, and how happy their employees and their families are in the resort. In short, life is beautiful and full of hope.
The boastful words in the article made Sun Dechang look down on his former friend.
"You have no character at all, but you are so shameless for a few taels of silver. How can we eat for a few taels of silver?"
While sneering, I was about to write an article to refute it! At this time, Tu's face was filled with helplessness. You cannot publish articles at will here. So what if I write it?
Even if I write it, I can’t send it out, and no one will read it.
After all, Sun Dechang turned his attention to newspapers and tried to find a part-time job in the job advertisements. There are two types of jobs in Nanyang, one is the long-term job introduced by the employment agency, and the other is the employer's job in the newspaper. , Temporary workers or part-time workers posted on the bulletin board may become permanent employees, but there is only a chance, and many of them are handymen.
“That’s it…”
Finally, in the corner of the newspaper, Sun Dechang found a part-time job in an office building.
Although it is a part-time job, it is somewhat respectable.
"Hey, I thought that my dignified stylus was reduced to this, really..."
While sighing, Sun Dechang knew that he had no room to refuse at all. As early as two years ago, Nanyang passed Relevant laws - those who have been unemployed for two consecutive months and have not found a job will be forced to work by the government. This is not only because Nanyang's labor force is limited, but also in order to maximize the utilization of labor force. It is also based on the principle "he who does not work shall not eat."
Although it seems a bit extreme, for Nanyang, it guarantees one thing to the greatest extent-all people of working age have jobs, and of course, there are also social security-pension insurance, Medical insurance and unemployment insurance.
Even some rich ladies have to work in their own or friends' businesses, or work part-time in nursery-level institutions.
"Forced labor... is really unreasonable!"
Although he was quite dissatisfied with this kind of forced labor, Sun Dechang didn't have many choices here.
Ordinary companies do not have many requirements for handymen. They just collect documents and materials in the office. The work is simple and it is just a part-time job. Of course the income is also low. Usually this kind of work is done by middle school students who work part-time. There are few middle-aged people like him.
Walking the cart in the office area, Sun Dechang looked at the people around him. Most of these people were young. They most likely received junior high school and high school education in Tangshan and graduated from Nanyang majors. Schools. In Nanyang, there are many vocational schools. Because there is a huge talent gap, they will enter companies just after graduation.
While pushing the cart to deliver the incoming letters to various offices, Sun Dechang looked at this company with an appraising look - this is a company that produces toys. It seems that there are only more than a hundred employees here, but in the industrial area there are There are thousands of employees producing various toys. The toys they produce are not only best-selling domestically, but also exported to Europe and the United States.
The office seemed very busy. Some people were busy designing, some were answering phone calls, and some were busy with desk work.
“It’s just a production of children’s toys, but it can actually employ so many people? Are children’s toys really so profitable?”
To a certain extent, for Sun Dechang, this kind of The factory that produces toys is even a bit unprofessional. But the business of such factories is still very good. There are factories in Nanyang that produce toys, children's clothing, and infant products. Their business is generally very good, and their products are not only sold abroad, but also very popular in Nanyang. After all, more and more children are born in Nanyang every year in recent years.
But what is the use of such a factory anyway?
Sun Dechang, who was full of confusion, continued to walk forward. As he walked, he placed stacks of letters in various office areas. When he passed a desk, the clerk was typing and he just glanced at him. Sun Dechang was stunned for a moment.
Because the typewriter used by the staff typed not English, but Chinese characters.
"Here, is this a typewriter?"
Sun Dechang, who once worked in a newspaper office, has certainly seen a typewriter. The typewriter relies on a type tray that is half the size of a desk. The characters in are typed. But the typewriter used by this employee seems to be similar to an English typewriter. Use the same keys to type.
“Yes, on the Mingkwai typewriter produced by Yangguang Company, as long as you type two keys, you will see eight similar upper and lower characters appear on the window pane, and then select the character you want to type..."
The clerk who was typing on the typewriter said proudly. "There are only two in the whole company. They are the latest products of Yangguang Company. They used to specialize in producing English typewriters. The Mingkuai typewriter was put into production last month. It is the latest invention. Apart from being a little more expensive, it has almost no defects."
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As if remembering something, the clerk emphasized it again.
“I heard that it was the invention of Dr. Lin Yutang.”
The clerk’s explanation surprised Sun Dechang. Of course he had heard of Lin Yutang, but he had never thought that Lin Yutang, a scholar, could actually Invented the typewriter.
"This, is this really Mr. Lin's invention?"
The answer is yes.
For many years, Lin Yutang has dreamed of inventing a Chinese typewriter that can type without any training like an English typewriter. To this end, he invested 16 years of hard work and almost all his savings to create The mechanical typewriter based on the three-stage drum structure and the up-and-down character detection method perfectly solves the problem of a large number of Chinese characters that are not suitable for storage and retrieval, improves the typing speed of Chinese characters, and lowers the learning threshold.
After the prototype of this typewriter was built three years ago, Lin Yutang, who is in the United States, has contacted, publicized and promoted his invention in many ways. What is slightly different from the other world is that the manufacturer he preferred to display It was not Remington Company, but Zhenhua Company, which conducted a demonstration in its Manhattan office. Although the demonstration was somewhat unsatisfactory, the office manager still saw its potential, so he took the initiative to invite him to perform repairs before performing a demonstration. .
The second demonstration was successful, so Zhenhua Company negotiated to buy the permanent patent rights of the "Mingkuai Typewriter" for US$130,000. Although it was only a small amount compared to Lin Yutang's investment of about US$120,000, There was a small profit, but in history, the Morgensola Typesetter Company only spent a measly $20,000 to buy the permanent patent rights to the "Ming Kuai Typewriter".
"After a typist becomes familiar with the keyboard, he can type without looking at it, without referring to the words displayed in the pane..."
Watching the staff quickly typing Chinese characters without looking at the pane, staring at the words on the paper Chinese characters, in a trance, Sun Dechang even felt like he was in a dream. After all, as a writer, for many years, he has also longed to own a Chinese character typewriter that is as convenient as an English typewriter. However, Chinese characters are different from English. Chinese characters with tens of thousands of strokes and different structures are destined to be different from those with only a few dozen letters. English that can be easily typed on a typewriter.
But now?
Someone actually invented a real Chinese character typewriter!
Astonished, Sun Dechang asked.
"How many Chinese characters can it type?"
"It supports the input of 90,000 Chinese characters, and it can also type English, numbers, punctuation marks and special characters."
Sun Dechang stared at the typewriter, Then he asked
"How much does it cost to buy a typewriter?"
The clerk's answer made Sun Dechang instantly stunned.
"346 yuan!"
This typewriter is really expensive!
But looking at the Chinese characters typed by the typewriter, Sun Dechang was really moved. He thought that he was also a literati. Since he was a literati, he should naturally have a typewriter like this.
Like those foreign writers, they all have a typewriter of their own.
But...a typewriter costs more than 300 yuan, and 50 yuan is too expensive.
But when he looked at it, Sun Dechang's heart was moved, and he really couldn't hold back his yearning for this typewriter.
With him, how many more articles will he write...With him...
Almost instantly, Sun Dechang found what he should work hard for - a typewriter.
So, Sun Dechang subconsciously wanted to find a long-term job. After all, only a long-term and decent job could allow him to have money to buy his own typewriter.
After completing the registration at the employment agency registration office a few hours later, Sun Dechang still emphasized to himself repeatedly.
"I'm not eating what I asked for. I'm just enduring the humiliation for a greater goal. Yes, that's right. That's it..."
Thinking about this, Sun Dechang suddenly felt relieved. After all, he now has him. The thing you long for, the kind of thing you can buy with money...it's just a typewriter.
(End of this chapter)