Chapter 272 Jealousy
When the bonus was announced, everyone's morale was boosted.
Next , Lin Yuhang signaled the meeting to officially begin. First, the Supply and Marketing Department reported on sales, followed by the Finance Department’s report on funding, and finally the workshop directors of the three workshops reported on production...
The meeting went on as planned, with a lot of good news and of course some bad news.
The bad news is mainly that production can no longer keep up with sales. With the hot sales of products, the products of Factory 8 are in short supply not only in the whole Yanjing, but also in the surrounding areas of Yanjing.
However, with the production capacity of Factory 8, even if they work overtime and work three shifts day and night, they still cannot meet the demand. In addition, raw materials are also a problem. Chinese patent medicines are not ordinary Western medicines. The raw materials needed are not those chemical products, but mostly plant-based medicines. These raw materials are seasonal and have different processing techniques. Due to these restrictions, the originally purchased inventory has been almost exhausted, and the purchase of new raw materials cannot keep up.
In addition to these, Mr. Lu from the Supply and Marketing Department also pointed out that with the hot sales of Factory 8's products, their products have attracted the attention of other factories.
Now, some factories have begun to follow the example of Factory Eight and start preparing similar products. Song Yuanchao had anticipated this before, so when choosing packaging, he deliberately avoided local manufacturers in Yanjing. His purpose was to use this method to create a time difference.
Since other factories do not know the source of the packaging of Factory 8, they can only contact several local factories in Yanjing and ask them about production and supply with samples of Factory 8's packaging. Although this kind of packaging is not difficult from a technical point of view, it can be produced with the capabilities of these factories in Yanjing, but because it involves processes such as mold making, it will take some time for them to imitate Factory 8 to produce the same product.
However, this trend has already begun to appear. From this point of view, similar products from other factories will probably appear in a month. By then, the advantage of Factory 8 in this regard will no longer be an advantage.
There is another problem. We learned from other sources that several Chinese medicine factories went directly to their superiors to complain about the good sales of Factory 8's products.
"Complain? How come I don't know? When did it happen? What are you suing us for?" Lin Yuhang asked with a frown.
Lao Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Director, I just found out about this. A good friend from the Sixth Factory secretly called me today and told me about it."
"The directors of the five, six, and seven factories went to the higher authorities to file a complaint against us the day before yesterday, saying that our sales and packaging methods were crooked and that we were using this method to trick people into using our drugs, and also... and..."
"What else?" Lin Yuhang asked.
Lao Lu took a deep breath and said, "They also said that what we did was poaching and that we were taking advantage of loopholes in medical reimbursement to make a fortune. Such despicable means must be stopped immediately and the relevant responsibilities must be investigated..."
"You're playing nonsense!" As soon as Lao Lu finished speaking, Gu Yongping, the deputy director in charge of production, slapped the table with such force that the cup on the table jumped.
Gu Yongping was born into a working-class family. In his early years, he worked as a team leader and workshop director in the workshop. A few years ago, he was promoted to deputy factory director.
Old Gu is a straightforward person with a loud voice and a hot temper. He has always been nicknamed "Cannon" in the factory, so everyone calls him Gu Cannon in private.
"These bastards are just jealous because they can't eat the grapes! What do you mean by poaching? The country is advocating reform and opening up, and all industries are letting a hundred flowers bloom. But they stood by and refused to help us when we were in trouble. Now that they see that our Eighth Factory has turned around, they jump out and make irresponsible remarks. They are simply shameless!"
"Old Gu, calm down." Another deputy factory manager, Old Liu, tried to smooth things over, "You can't stop As the saying goes, people are different. Don't you know what kind of people they are? Let them talk whatever they want. It won't cost them anything. Your body is your own. It's not worth it to get angry with them."
Gu Yongping cursed again angrily, hating these guys in his heart. When the performance of the Eighth Factory was not good, he, as the production director, went to several brother factories for help, but what did they say to him at that time? Anyway, they pushed the issue and refused to help him. They also deliberately complained in front of him, saying that their lives were also difficult and other nonsense.
And now, Factory Eight finally saw hope and had just had a few days of good life, but these guys didn't necessarily think Factory Eight was in the good place and were secretly doing something like this. This was simply intolerable!
Old Liu comforted Gu Yongping for a few words, then turned to Lin Yuhang and said, "Director, this matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. In fact, if you really think about it, we did play a gray area. If the higher authorities investigate, what do you think...?"
Lin Yuhang understood what Lao Liu didn't say. In fact, it cannot be said that the complaints from those brother factories were groundless. Since Lin Yuhang decided to do this, he had actually considered this point. After all, the products they are selling now can be said to be medicine, but in fact the biggest highlight is not the medicine, but the outer packaging of the medicine.
By using a warm cup as packaging and taking advantage of loopholes in the current medical reimbursement system, a slow-selling product can suddenly become a hot-selling product.
Everyone present was smart, including Lin Yuhang. They knew that very few people would take these medicines for the sake of the medicines themselves, and most people only took these medicines for the sake of the nice warm cup included in the outer packaging.
Otherwise, how could Factory 8 sell so many products in just half a month? Not to mention the "patients " in hospitals and pharmacies who ordered several bottles at a time.
Even if you eat a bottle of loquat paste every day, you will have to take it for one or two months. If you eat it every few days, it will be fine for half a year. But now it is common for some people to open five or six bottles at a time, and some even open more.
Could it be that the loquat paste and cough syrup from Factory 8 were made from the peaches of the Queen Mother or the ginseng fruit of the immortal Zhen Yuanzi? Or could they be eaten as food? This was simply impossible! There was only one reason, that their real purpose was not the loquat paste and cough syrup, but the warm cup.
From this point of view, if we exaggerate it, it is indeed a bit exaggerated, but for Lin Yuhang, he has to do it even if it means so, because only in this way can the fate of Factory 8 be saved and Factory 8, which is already on the brink of life and death, be rescued.
After a moment's silence, Lin Yuhang put the matter aside for the time being and comforted everyone that it was just a small matter, and that he would communicate with the higher authorities as soon as possible to avoid any impact on Factory 8.
Everyone felt relieved by
The meeting continued and lasted for more than two hours. Many issues were raised, and some were discussed and resolved on the spot. As for the other issues, they will be considered and dealt with in a targeted manner after the meeting.
After the meeting, Lin Yuhang returned to his office, drank a sip of tea, and sat on the chair, frowning.
Today's meeting was generally good, but there are two issues that must be resolved. One of them is about complaints, and the other is the problem that production or raw materials can no longer keep up with sales.
Lin Yuhang told everyone at the meeting that he would solve the first of these two problems, but in fact, Lin Yuhang was not sure. Because he did not know what conclusion the higher authorities would reach on this situation, his words of comfort were just consolation.
As for the second problem, it is imminent. If sales are not met quickly, then in a week or so at most, Factory 8 will have no products to sell.
It's funny to say that not long ago, Lin Yuhang was worried about the full warehouse of products, but now he is worried about the lack of inventory in the warehouse. Thinking of this, Lin Yuhang couldn't help but laugh and cry.
He lit a cigarette and thought silently. After a long time, Lin Yuhang was brought back to reality by a knock on the door.
It turned out to be the factory office director, who asked Lin Yuhang if he had any plans for today. If he had no plans for today , he would go off work first. Only then did Lin Yuhang realize that it was already time to get off work.
After letting the factory director go off work first, Lin Yuhang got up and went to the workshop to take a look at the current production. After leaving the workshop, he returned to the office to change clothes. Lin Yuhang left work early today for the first time.
You know, because the factory works in three shifts these days, Lin Yuhang, as the factory director, has to stay until eight or nine o'clock in the evening every day, but today he left before six o'clock.
After leaving Factory No. 8 by bike, Lin Yuhang did not go home, but went straight to Song Yuanchao's courtyard.
When he arrived at the courtyard, as expected, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan had just finished dinner. They were about to eat. When they saw Lin Yuhang, they came directly to him and quickly let him in, asking him if he had eaten.
"I haven't eaten yet. I came directly from the factory."
"Okay, let's eat here today. Yan Zi, get a set of bowls and chopsticks for my second brother." Song Yuanchao invited Lin Yuhang to the table, and after he sat down, he asked, "Second brother, would you like to drink something?"
"Forget it, I won't drink anymore. Let's eat first. After that, I have something to talk to you about." Lin Yuhang waved his hand. Since he didn't want to drink, he would just eat directly. He finished eating in a short while.
After dinner, Lin Yan knew that Lin Yuhang had something to talk to Song Yuanchao about, so she immediately took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Song Yuanchao whispered to Lin Yan, thanked her for her hard work, and then went into the west wing with Lin Yuhang. After making tea, he handed Lin Yuhang a cigarette, and waited for him to light it up before asking what happened.
