Chapter 240 Privileges
The quality of telephones in this era was not as good as that of later generations. The microphone of the telephone was very loud, and the angry rebukes coming from the microphone while the leader was answering the phone could be heard clearly by others.
Although I couldn't understand what Xu Hui meant by the long string of English words, I could still understand her Mandarin with a stiff Hong Kong accent.
Xu Hui was extremely angry on the phone and directly asked the leader's name, department and position.
Xiangjiang Shenghua Company expressed strong dissatisfaction with this brutal behavior of directly interfering with Xiangjiang Company's investment in the Mainland, meddling in normal business activities and intending to disrupt the normal production of orders, and warned that it would complain to higher-level authorities.
There is no trivial matter in diplomacy; this was a famous saying of the Prime Minister at that time.
Now, with the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, export and foreign exchange earnings have become the top priority. This leader originally thought that he could take control of a small collective enterprise, take the export order away from the other party, and use it as a bargaining chip to give it to an enterprise he personally thinks is suitable, and use the export order as a color to add to his political achievements.
But he never expected that his approach was not advisable. A small matter that he thought was a sure thing ended up with him facing a huge setback.
After being scolded by Xu Hui on the phone, the leader was so angry that he didn't even eat and never mentioned the order again. After the leader left, Li Daqi, who was worried, called Yanjing again and reported the matter directly to Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao had not anticipated this unexpected event. After learning the news, he agreed with Li Daqi's move to directly inform Hong Kong and let Xu Hui contact the leader.
Now foreign businessmen (including those from the three places) still have some "privileges" in China. Such communication is much better than Li Daqi coming forward to explain and communicate. What's more, Xu Hui's reaction was exactly what Song Yuanchao wanted. There is no need to give face to such a leader. If Song Yuanchao was Xu Hui, he would probably have scolded her even more harshly on the phone.
Although this matter seemed to have passed, Song Yuanchao also saw the imperfections and problems of many systems in the mainland through this incident. For this reason, Song Yuanchao did not let the matter go as Li Daqi had imagined.
After communicating with Li Daqi, he did two things directly. One was to notify Xiangjiang Shenghua Company to complain to the higher authorities about this behavior. This was not as simple as Xu Hui talking on the phone, but a direct formal complaint and asking a professional lawyer from Xiangjiang to handle it.
This must be done. The purpose of doing so is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. If you don't show the other party a little bit of your power, even if you escape this time, God knows whether this leader will hold a grudge and do something small next time.
Besides, since he has offended someone, he might as well kill him with one blow, so as to avoid being attacked from behind. This leader is not a big leader anyway, just a small deputy section chief, and it is not difficult to move him. Judging from the current overall situation, such a leader who ignores the overall situation and sits in such a position is unqualified, and is more likely to bring counterproductive results to future investment attraction and export earnings.
In addition to making a formal complaint and feedback through Xiangjiang Shenghua Company, Song Yuanchao also asked Xiangjiang Shenghua Company to find mainland reporters to inform them of the matter, and through the reporters published an article commenting on the problems arising in the current reform and opening up process, especially the behavior of individuals interfering with normal business practices.
Journalists of this era are different from those of later generations. Journalists of later generations were just a profession. They became journalists to make money and gain fame, in addition to supporting their families. But today's journalists are different. They have a strong sense of professional responsibility and strong social supervision ability. They dare to comment on and write about anything in the newspaper, not to mention such sensitive topics.
Soon, comments on this matter appeared in the newspapers, and the matter became a big deal. Within a few days, the leader who talked to himself and made his own plans was sent from his original position to a lonely office. He worked from nine to five every day, and his job was just to drink tea and read newspapers, and he no longer had to worry about these national affairs.
Song Yuanchao's series of punches immediately helped Shenghua Company and Tengfei Factory to become famous, and played an extremely good effect. Then, Qin Zhengguo in Pengcheng was also very angry after learning about this matter, and he directly reported it to the relevant departments in Pengcheng. As this matter fermented, everyone in Shanghai knew that Tengfei Factory and Xiangjiang Shenghua Company behind them were not easy to mess with, and instead let Tengfei Factory solve many problems while being in the limelight.
It has been a while since this incident happened. As it gradually came to an end, Tengfei Factory had fewer worries. In addition, with the subsequent compensation measures taken by Shanghai to Xiangjiang Shenghua Company and Tengfei Factory, the raw material quota of Tengfei Factory was largely met, which was an unexpected surprise.
Today is Monday. Li Daqi arrived at the factory early in the morning and went directly to the washing pool to check the production situation.
Originally, Li Daqi thought that it would take a few years to use this washing pool, but with the emergence of export orders, the washing pool that Song Yuanchao originally asked Li Daqi to prepare now has its place. The jeans for export are not the same as those sold domestically. The order contract in Hong Kong stipulates that they must be washed, and the degree of washing and the process are also described in great detail. In order to achieve this step, several old masters in the factory worked hard for a while some time ago, and after repeated experiments many times, they finally determined the standard steps and time.
In addition to export, Li Daqi also plans to test-produce a batch of washed denim clothing through this export and put it into the mainland market to see how it sells. This method has a special term nowadays, that is, "export to domestic sales."
Although the domestic market currently mainly sells unwashed denim clothing, the reasons have been discussed before and will not be repeated here. However, with the continuous changes in the market, and the response of other domestic textile and clothing factories, they have also begun to produce similar products, and the market structure has gradually begun to change.
We have mentioned counterfeit products before, but in addition to counterfeit products, there are also domestic manufacturers’ own brands or “fake imported products” with incomprehensible English labels.
The emergence of these products, coupled with the huge domestic productivity, has meant that although the output of Tengfei Factory, as a collective factory, has continued to grow, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to the entire domestic production.
The market is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more manufacturers are entering this industry, which naturally leads to fierce competition. Although Tengfei Factory has brand advantages and first-mover advantages, these advantages will inevitably fade with the passage of time, so Li Daqi is ready to try in this regard. If he can lead the trend again through this washed style, then Tengfei Factory will still be at the forefront of the industry.
After staying in the washing workshop for more than an hour, until the first batch of washed products was completed and passed the quality inspection, Li Daqi left with peace of mind and handed over the on-site work to Xiaoqi.
After returning to the office, Li Daqi picked up the teacup and just took a sip of water when there was a knock on the office door.
"Daqi, are you busy?" It was Zhang Jianguo who pushed the door open and asked with a smile, holding a teacup.
"Uncle Zhang, how come you have time to come here? Come on, come in and sit down." Seeing that it was Zhang Jianguo, Li Daqi hurriedly stood up from behind the desk with a smile and invited him to come in and sit down.
The fleet and Tengfei Factory are in the same place. Currently, the fleet's office area is in a corner near the back of the Tengfei Factory. There is an open space there that serves as the fleet's parking lot. As for the office, it is even simpler. An area was directly divided from the factory office for Zhang Jianguo and others to use.
With its own fleet, Tengfei Factory's transportation worries were completely solved. In addition to its own transportation needs, the efficiency of the fleet has been very good since its establishment. Although it cannot be compared with Tengfei Factory, it is no exaggeration to say that it is making a lot of money.
Sitting on the sofa, Li Daqi handed a cigarette to Zhang Jianguo, and the two lit up and started chatting. The topic of their conversation was naturally inseparable from the fleet. As the team leader, Zhang Jianguo came to inquire about the factory's vehicle needs next week so that he could make vehicle arrangements in advance.
In addition, Zhang Jianguo also wants to discuss with Li Daqi about the purchase of a new car. Currently, the demand for vehicle transportation is in short supply, and many jobs are unable to be taken up due to insufficient vehicles. Zhang Jianguo sees this and is anxious. He has long been thinking about buying two more cars to expand the scale. Isn't this the time to discuss it?
"That's no problem. We said at the beginning that Uncle Zhang would be in charge of the fleet management. I will just send financial and administrative staff to assist. Since Uncle Zhang thinks it's imperative to buy new cars to expand the scale, then let's buy them."
"Okay! I feel relieved after hearing your words." Zhang Jianguo smiled and nodded, "I will make a budget when I get back. Just like last time, I will submit a formal report directly. Can you please sign it, and then ask the finance department to bring a check to pay?"
"Okay, no problem!" Li Daqi agreed readily.
After saying this, Zhang Jianguo did not leave. Instead, he fell silent, drinking tea and smoking, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Uncle Zhang, do you have anything else to tell me?" Li Daqi saw what Zhang Jianguo was thinking and couldn't help asking.
Zhang Jianguo nodded, looking somewhat embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he mustered up the courage to tell Li Daqi about his wife Sun Xia. After he finished speaking, Zhang Jianguo sighed, "That's the thing. She has been working in the street factory for so many years without any hope. Not only is the work tiring, but she doesn't make much money. So she is thinking about changing jobs. She originally wanted to work in the fleet, but I don't think it's appropriate. I'm the team leader. What's the point of arranging my wife to work in the fleet? Wouldn't it become a husband-and-wife business? Besides, she doesn't have a high level of education, and she can't do office work. You can't let her learn to drive a truck at her age, right? It's not practical."
Glancing at Li Daqi, Zhang Jianguo continued, "You know Aunt Sun. She's a very down-to-earth person. She's also very hardworking and can operate a sewing machine at home. She made most of my clothes, including those for my mother and my two children. Although her skills are not as good as those of the tailors in the factory, they are not bad either. So I thought about it and asked you for a favor. Can you help arrange for Aunt Sun to work in the workshop?"
