booktalesy Chapter 101 It Seems Like an Old Friend Has Arrived
Chapter 101 It Seems Like an Old Friend Has Arrived
Chapter 101 It Seems Like an Old Friend Has Arrived
Lu Dajiang glanced at Zhou Haifeng, who was meekly following behind, and said irritably.
"No need to see me off, go back now. Treat this as a serious matter! Try to see a solution within two days."
Zhou Haifeng nodded vigorously, "Okay, I'll definitely do it."
After watching Lu Dajiang leave, he turned around and walked up to Zhang Beichuan, asking curiously.
"Comrade Zhang Beichuan, what did you just say to Mayor Lu?"
"What did you say...?"
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Zhang Beichuan muttered to himself, recalling the scene in the conference room just now.
When Lu Dajiang asked him what he was going to do with all that money, he bluntly stated that he wanted to expand his lighter business overseas, especially to the United States.
At this stage, it's not just our own people who are short of fire, but the people of the US are also short of fire, especially these cheap disposable lighters.
Once production capacity is stable and technology is relatively proficient, it is entirely possible to find a way to sell them abroad at a price of $2 to earn foreign exchange.
When the time comes, with the foreign exchange earned from the West, we can take advantage of the current good relations with the United States to buy things, and also generate foreign exchange for the country to use for other research.
Lu Dajiang was dumbfounded when he heard about this operation.
But then I thought, isn't this exactly what our predecessors did when they were short of supplies?
In addition, Zhang Beichuan personally guaranteed that he would provide at least 20,000 yuan in working capital on the day the contract was signed, and he also brought up the halo of being an advanced individual for his courageous act.
He had to change his mind and agree to let Zhang Beichuan give it a try.
At the same time, Lu Dajiang also reminded him that if he failed, he would have to bear the consequences himself, and asked him to think it over carefully.
Zhang Beichuan smiled. With just 64 workers at the Dongfeng factory, even if the factory did nothing, he had plenty of ways to support them.
Moreover, he has the support of mature technology from 2026. There may be some setbacks at the beginning, but he is very confident that he can make it happen.
He immediately rejected Lu Dajiang's suggestion, saying the sooner the better.
"He didn't say anything much. Maybe Mayor Lu is more understanding. I just explained the follow-up plans in detail."
Reasonable?
Zhou Haifeng looked at him with disbelief, but there was nothing he could do.
"Alright then, since Mayor Lu has already given his consent, you can go back and wait for news. We should be able to have a formal meeting with you soon to finalize the contract."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Director Zhou."
After Zhou Haifeng left, Liu Jianguo and Chen Mingyuan immediately approached him.
Both of them looked at him in disbelief and asked in unison.
"Comrade Zhang, has Mayor Lu really agreed?"
"Yes, I agree." Zhang Beichuan looked at them with a smile, reassuring them.
Liu Jianguo didn't think too much about it. As long as the factory could be contracted out, he would have an explanation to give to his brothers and sisters in the factory.
"That's wonderful!"
After leaving the Second Light Industry Bureau, Zhang Beichuan went straight back to the county town.
Just as he reached Jiefang Road, he ran into Lan Baojun, who was walking back after finishing his business.
"Xiao Chuan, how's things going in the city?"
"Mayor Lu has personally agreed to contract the operation rights of the Dongfeng factory to me," Zhang Beichuan said with a smile.
"And you, did you deliver the things to them?"
Upon hearing that the mayor had personally made the decision, Lan Baojun was taken aback for a moment, and then spoke.
"Don't worry, everything's taken care of. I've also informed the bureau and the office; if anyone needs to buy anything for their home, as long as it's available at Beichuan Department Store, they'll get an internal discount!"
"Okay, that's all done."
Lan Baojun couldn't contain his curiosity any longer. Why did the mayor have to come in person for this?
Considering that if he said some things, Lan Baojun would definitely be exposed when he met Lu Ya in the future, he gave a few vague words to get by.
"Perhaps... Mayor Lu is more concerned about Dongfeng Factory. He just happened to hear about it, so he came."
Lan Baojun nodded, and the two returned to Beichuan Department Store together.
Just as they reached the entrance of Beichuan Department Store, the two ran into Lan Baohong and his group of boys who had returned from collecting chickens that morning.
"Brother Xiao Chuan!" everyone shouted in unison.
"How was your morning?" Zhang Beichuan took out cigarettes from his pocket and offered them to them.
"We had a good harvest today. This morning, the eight of us collected about sixty. We should be able to collect some more if we make another trip this afternoon."
Zhang Beichuan nodded. Given Lan Baohong and his team's current acquisition speed, plus the efforts of his grandparents in organizing things in the village, he agreed.
The number of free-range chickens purchased per day can reach about one hundred, which is more than enough to supply Ma Ben and his team. The rest can be sold at the Baijia Market.
"Okay, then you guys take a rest."
Lan Baohong nodded, watching Zhang Beichuan walk towards the backyard, before turning to look at Baoqiang.
"Brother, I asked you to get some chicken coops to put in the warehouse for the chickens, did you get them?"
Lan Baoqiang, sitting at the counter, nodded. "I told them it should be delivered to the store later. I'll take it to the warehouse for you this afternoon when I have some free time."
Back in the backyard, Zhang Beichuan pondered that when he agreed to Lu Dajiang's request to sign the contract, he would need to provide at least 0 yuan.
Including today's projected revenue and deducting daily acquisition expenses, I have about 13,000 on hand, leaving a shortfall of 7,000.
Considering the things Baojun went to do today, people from the county bureau will likely come to buy products at internal discount prices, so I need to go back to 2026 to prepare some goods in advance.
Large items, especially televisions and radios, are particularly popular.
It's almost the end of September, and according to his estimate, if everything goes smoothly, the contract signing will most likely take place after the National Day holiday.
Based on this calculation, the 20,000 yuan should be ready by the time the contract is signed.
Even if things fall short by then, he can still spend money in 2026 to buy the third set of collectible coins that circulated in the 80s and bring them over to temporarily fill the gap. It shouldn't be a big problem!
Just as he was about to go back inside and make a trip to 2026, a boy's voice came from behind him.
"Uncle, where should we put the cage in the backyard?"
At the backyard gate, there was a boy who looked about ten years old. His hair was long like a monkey's, he wore straw sandals, and his clothes had several holes in them.
With several cages woven from bamboo strips slung over his shoulder, he wiped the sweat from his brow and asked.
Zhang Beichuan turned around and looked at the boy, then froze on the spot.
"Uncle?" the little boy called out again.
"Oh, put it in that storage room over there."
Coming to his senses, Zhang Beichuan responded and continued to look the familiar-looking little boy up and down.
Suddenly, a figure flashed through his mind.
"Uncle, the things are all put away."
Zhang Beichuan waved to him, signaling him to come over.
The little boy didn't know why he was being called over, but he still subconsciously took a few steps toward Zhang Beichuan.
Seeing his nervous expression, Zhang Beichuan squatted down and tentatively asked a question.
"What's your name?"
"Zhou... Zhou Qiang, Uncle, what's wrong?"
Upon hearing the name and seeing how the child resembled his father in appearance, Zhang Beichuan was struck dumb, frozen in place.