Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 754 - 562: The Changes in Little Soldier Company

Chapter 754 -562: The Changes in Little Soldier Company

Hengdian, a certain filming base.

Chen An’an and Er Piya from the Little Soldier Company had already been here for nearly a month.

Over time, they experienced major historical moments such as the eight-year War of Resistance, the founding ceremony of the nation, and the sent-down youth movement.

To accommodate their unprecedented educational experiment, Tengying Group deployed nearly three thousand extras.

They also built countless structures tied closely to that era, ensuring everyone could fully immerse themselves in the experience.

Only by walking through those historical moments could they understand the sacrifices and profound legacy of those who came before.

After a month, they had journeyed from the wartime chaos of the era to the Reform and Opening-Up period.

This was the launch of Huaxia’s Big Era – from the return of sent-down youth to cities in 1978, the reopening of universities, state-owned enterprise reforms, individual entrepreneurs, and other significant events in time.

For this, Tengying Group even specially acquired an old-fashioned major factory.

Employing over a thousand people to tell the stories of workers in state-owned enterprises during that era.

Er Piya had lost a bit of weight and was now just a Level-3 junior worker in the state-owned factory.

As for Chen An’an, she was already at Level-5.

Little Third Chen Lu was assigned to clean the cafeteria, Hu Qilin helped with cooking, and Song Chaoqun – the son of their aunt – along with Chang Fu’s family’s “Little Fatty” Chang Dalin were all there as well.

Their current task was to utilize modern knowledge brought from their “time travel” to help this near-bankrupt state-owned enterprise complete its market-oriented reforms.

When Chen Pingsheng arrived, he sat in the lobby, observing every move of the Little Soldier Company through the all-around cameras.

His sister Chen Qi, along with their aunt, were also here, and their aunt held her second son in her arms.

As for Song Yanxi, she had already gone ahead to play the role of the factory director, with Liu Fen portraying the factory’s Communist Party secretary.

This particular factory specialized in canned food production.

Chen Pingsheng sat there, nibbling on sunflower seeds. “Little Sis, your Hu Qilin really takes after you – all energy and no brains.”

“What do you mean like me? When I was a kid, I was clever, not stupid like him!”

Hu Qilin was indeed something – he snacked on half the food he cooked before even serving it.

“Let me ask, Brother, didn’t you say you’d be back in a few days? Why were you gone so long?”

“Do you think everyone’s like you, having nothing to do? I have to go make money, you know.”

Elsewhere, Chen An’an had already figured out a way to sell canned food. She planned to report it to Factory Director Song, but her plan leaked early, and someone else beat her to it.

That so-called scheming in the workplace can be plain and straightforward – if someone even has the slightest chance of advancing, they’ll grab at it with everything they’ve got.

So there it was – the plan she meticulously researched alongside countless people was stolen, and the thief even received accolades on the factory’s bulletin board alongside a public announcement.

Chen An’an now had to lead the Little Soldier Company to devise another solution.

State-owned enterprise reforms went through three phases. Primarily, the focus was to make these enterprises fit into a market-oriented economy.

Mass layoffs of workers from state-owned enterprises also began with these reforms.

It was arguably the most unmissable major event of the time. Although Chen An’an and Er Piya were still battling wits and courage within, the more important takeaway was for them to understand the impact of policies on an entire nation, or even a single enterprise.

Accompanying these reforms were individual entrepreneurs. Private ownership hadn’t fully emerged yet; private businesses of the time were typically affiliated with government units.

The true “state’s retreat and private advance” marked the post-reform era of state-owned enterprises.

That was when policies gradually loosened, allowing private companies to form or acquire small-to-medium-sized state-owned enterprises.

This was the country’s earliest wave of opportunities for sudden wealth.

State-owned enterprises of that time were sold at astonishingly low prices.

Factories were discarded, but even the factory dormitories and the lands they occupied were highly valuable assets.

And this – was the path the Little Soldier Company had to traverse step by step.

It wouldn’t be until the southern tour speech in 1992 that they would truly step into the entrepreneurial era.

By then, a particularly inspirational figure would emerge.

Xu Banxia.

Xu Banxia’s experiences resonated with the era’s major events – from the dissolution of the Soviet Union, where many Chinese boarded trains to engage in trade and exchange goods.

Among the most famous stories of the 1990s was “canned goods for airplanes,” which happened during that time.

Xu Banxia stockpiled steel, only to face market downturns as steel prices plummeted, leading her into a series of crises.

But everything changed during the major real estate reforms of 1998. Overnight, steel prices soared like a sudden spring breeze.

This exemplifies the power of policy. As the spirited 1990s progressed, the Little Soldier Company would witness the waves of fortunes in post-1992, the Soviet Union’s dissolution, real estate reforms.

And eventually the next steel era.

The steel era, without question, was driven by the massive real estate development boom.

And after 2008, with the release of the iPhone 4, the mobile internet era began.

It could be said that this summer, Chen Pingsheng spent ten billion to orchestrate a meticulously crafted Big Era lesson for them.

The most pivotal influence among it all was policy. Nearly every arrival of a Big Era was propelled by policy changes.

This was the message Chen Pingsheng wanted to impart – the domestic economy isn’t driven by markets, but rather by policy-led planning.

Only by deeply understanding the role of policy could they gain further insight into the differences between a market economy and a planned economy.

Whether it’s Chen An’an, Er Piya, or Little Third Chen Lu, their futures wouldn’t be ordinary.

They needed to hold a profound sense of reverence – not for the market, but for the word “policy.”

When momentum surges, even pigs can soar.

But when momentum fades, even the smartest mind must be buried under its decline.

For the country, that momentum is always encapsulated in two words: policy.

After this summer, Chen Pingsheng believed the Little Soldier Company would have a clear understanding of policy’s immense power.

Chen Pingsheng stayed for three days, during which he also participated in their studies and discussions.

Until three days later, as the wave of mass layoffs hit, the none-too-small canned food factory remained intact.

Then they moved to the next phase – the torrents of collective system reforms.

The relatives of Old Chen Family watched in stunned disbelief, as if they’d never imagined children could be raised through methods like this.

Even if they had imagined it, executing such a plan would have been impossible.

Because the sheer manpower, resources, and effort to reconstruct the era and its figures required immense funding.

This was something ordinary people couldn’t pull off. It was merely the unique adult rite Chen Pingsheng had prepared for his daughter.

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With elementary school graduation, Chen An’an had left childhood behind; it was time for her to grow up.

Even Er Piya, with all her childish antics, had reached this age.

In September, she’d transfer to a public school, where she’d study alongside children from all social classes – perhaps the only way to bridge her incomprehension of the struggles of the poor.

Little Third was different. Already two-and-a-half years old, it was time for him to start kindergarten.

Day by day, time passed, and the children continued to grow.

As their father, perhaps only when they turned eighteen could he finally set aside the weight of parenthood.