Chapter 304 is over
After cursing his mother a few times, Huang Baogui seemed to have found an outlet to vent a lot of the anger in his heart.
After he sat down, he picked up the cigarette box on the table and was about to take out a cigarette, but when he touched the cigarette, he found that it was already finished. Huang Baogui was so angry that he crumpled the cigarette box into a ball and threw it on the ground.
"You can have mine..." Liu Xinhong quickly took out her own cigarette and handed it over, then struck a match to help Huang Baogui light it.
After taking a puff of cigarette, Huang Baogui's emotions gradually stabilized. He sighed and said, "I originally wanted to take this opportunity to do something big, but who would have thought it would turn out like this? I..."
"Director, this is not your fault. It's all because of those factories' reckless behavior. If it weren't for them, how could things have turned out like this?" Seeing Huang Baogui say this, Jiang Guoxun quickly comforted him.
"Old Jiang, that's true, but given the current situation... I'm the factory director after all, so the responsibility lies with me!"
Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong shook their heads at the same time and comforted Huang Baogui not to think like that. After all, no one wants to see such a thing happen, and the decision was made at a factory meeting with a democratic vote, where everyone raised their hands in agreement, so it was unfair for Huang Baogui to bear the responsibility.
Hearing them say this, Huang Baogui nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that Lao Jiang and Liu Xinhong were still reliable. The former was his best partner, and they had worked together for so many years. As for the latter, it was even more so. His junior brother had always been his confidant.
Huang Baogui was very worried about the current situation, but the problem was not only this. As the factory director, he also had to consider the issue of subsequent responsibilities. If the situation continued to deteriorate, what if the higher authorities held him responsible for the decision? The real purpose of Huang Baogui's words just now was to test Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong.
"I've thought about it. We can't go on like this. The situation must be changed." Huang Baogui said. Seeing that Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong were listening attentively, he raised his right hand holding the cigarette and drew a circle in front of him.
"The cake is so small, and now a group of hungry wolves have jumped in to eat it, and they have made such a mess. It seems that we can't enjoy it properly. If we continue, not only will there be no effect, but all the funds and resources of the factory will be pressed into it. There are already signs of this now."
"I think it's time to shrink the defense line now. Temporarily close the channels with poor sales and collect the payment as soon as possible. At the same time, the factory should stop producing this kind of products. There is no need to continue producing them..."
"But Director, we have ordered a lot of raw materials before. What should we do with these raw materials? Also, don't forget that loquats will be on the market in large quantities in two months, and several farms have signed purchasing contracts." Liu Xinhong couldn't help asking.
"This is a small matter. Aren't there still two months left? This time is enough for us to find a way to solve this problem. Besides, what we are doing now is to adjust the preparations for production and sales?" Huang Baogui said with a wave of his hand.
Liu Xinhong nodded silently, but she didn't agree in her heart. After all, they were prepared to do a big job. Considering the subsequent production, the number of raw material contracts signed by the third factory was not small, especially the contract with the farm, which almost covered all the loquats of the farm this year. This was not a small amount. If the contract could not be fulfilled, the farm would make a fuss.
However, as the production manager, he has already reminded Huang Baogui and fulfilled his responsibilities. As for how to deal with the follow-up, since Huang Baogui is so confident, Liu Xinhong will not say anything more.
"Old Liu, please come up with a plan for the production adjustment as soon as possible and try to..." He glanced at the calendar on the table. Today is Thursday. Calculating the time, tomorrow is Friday, the day after tomorrow is Saturday, and Sunday is a day off: "Next Monday, make a plan before Saturday, and officially adjust next Monday and resume normal production. Stop the production of loquat paste and cough syrup."
"Okay, I'll ask the statistician to make a plan later." Liu Xinhong took a pen and made a note in the work manual, and deliberately drew two lines under the recorded line to mark the key points.
"Old Jiang, you have a tough job here." After talking about production, Huang Baogui turned his gaze to Jiang Guoxun: "Take the office staff to sort out the data these days, including newly signed contracts and sales amounts , and then communicate with the Finance Department to collect the payment as soon as possible."
"That's no problem, but does the collection of payment require the cooperation of the Supply and Marketing Department?" Jiang Guoxun nodded and reminded.
"Of course. I will personally monitor the supply and marketing department, but the department is definitely understaffed right now. The market is so large, so we need to transfer people from the office and the finance department to provide support. This task is now handed over to you."
"Understood. I will complete the mission!" Jiang Guoxun replied with the same words he said when he was in the army. His answer made Huang Baogui very satisfied.
Then, Huang Baogui went on to talk about how to shrink the market, proactively give up some channels, and return the production and sales of the third factory to the original regular arrangements. Just as Huang Baogui was speaking eloquently and Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong were listening and nodding their heads like chicks pecking at rice, the closed office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
“Master!”
The head of the Supply and Marketing Department, Lao Liu, rushed in in a panic. When he saw Lao Liu Huang Baogui, he became furious and glared at this guy.
"What master? What father? Who is your master here? You better figure it out. This is the factory director's office!"
"Factory...factory director..."
"What factory? There are no rules! Who told you to come in without knocking? Can't you see we are in a meeting?"
"But Director, I..."
"Get out! Knock on the door!" Huang Baogui shouted at Lao Liu angrily.
Lao Liu looked embarrassed and wanted to explain but he saw that Huang Baogui looked furious. He had no choice but to hang his head and turn his hand away, closing the door when he left.
"This Old Six is becoming more and more ignorant..." Huang Baogui snorted coldly when he saw Old Six being scolded by him.
"Director, Lao Liu is still young and has some abilities, but he's a little impetuous. His merits outweigh his flaws, so don't be too angry." Jiang Guoxun said comfortingly.
"Yes, Director, you are just disappointed in him. Lao Liu is still okay. Of course, he is still not as good as you were when you were young, but no one is perfect. You can't use your own standards to demand others. If you do that, there will be few people in the world who can meet the standards." Liu Xinhong was flattering him. These words touched Huang Baogui's heart, and his gloomy face softened a lot.
Knock knock knock. There's a knock on the door.
Needless to say, it was Lao Liu knocking on the door. The smile that had just appeared on Huang Baogui's lips disappeared in an instant , and he became serious again in an instant.
"Director, are you there? I'm Lao Liu from the Supply and Marketing Department, and I have something to report to you." After knocking twice and seeing no response from the office, Lao Liu shouted from outside the door.
Feeling that he had beaten Lao Liu enough, Huang Baogui coughed, cleared his throat and said, "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Liu pushed the door open and came in. After entering the room, he turned around and closed the door. Then he walked a few steps towards Huang Baogui. When he arrived in front of Huang Baogui, he bent down and said, "Director, I have something important to report to you."
"Well... tell me... what's the matter?" Huang Baogui asked slowly in an official tone, picked up a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then struck a match to light it.
"I just received a notice from the medical department saying that in view of the current bad trend of pharmaceutical products, from now on all hospitals and pharmacies are not allowed to continue purchasing and selling non-medical normal packaging drugs, especially loquat paste, cough syrup and other drugs currently on the market in warm cup packaging..."
Before Lao Liu could finish his words, Huang Baogui, Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong were suddenly startled, especially Huang Baogui, who stood up subconsciously and the cigarette in his mouth fell on the table without him noticing.
"What! What did you say? When was the notice sent? Who sent the notice?"
"Just now... just ten minutes ago, the superior department sent a notice. Oh, this is a fax, please take a look." Lao Liu took out a piece of fax paper from his pocket and handed it over. Huang Baogui snatched it and took a look. What Lao Liu said was right. This notice was indeed issued by the superior department. And not only the superior department, but the notice also had the joint signature and official seal of the Ministry of Health and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
When Huang Baogui saw what was written on it, his face turned pale and he felt a little dazed.
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? Ah! What do you do for a living?"
"Factory...Factory Director...I came here as soon as I received the fax. I didn't dare to delay for a second! But...but..." Lao Liu felt bitter and aggrieved . His master was really difficult to serve. Could he be blamed for this?
He was shocked after reading the notice, and ran to Huang Baogui to report the news without delay. However, as soon as he entered the room, he was scolded and kicked out by Huang Baogui. He didn't even listen to his explanation until he knocked on the door and asked a lot of questions outside before he was allowed to enter.
It was Huang Baogui who insisted on asking him to go out and knock on the door again, and it was also Huang Baogui who was scolding him for not reporting it earlier. In any case, he was the one being ignored. Lao Liu felt a pang of sadness in his heart, and if he hadn't tried hard to hold it back, he really wanted to cry like a kid in his thirties.
Huang Baogui opened his mouth and swallowed the dirty words that were about to come out of his mouth. Looking at Lao Liu who looked aggrieved, he waved at him weakly.
After Lao Liu left, Huang Baogui slumped in his chair like a deflated ball. At this time, Jiang Guoxun and Liu Xinhong also turned pale and were extremely shocked.
It's over, completely over!
Before they could take the initiative to shrink and adjust their strategies, a stick from above came crashing down. As soon as this notice was issued, loquat paste and cough syrup packaged in warm cups could no longer be sold. It is easy to imagine what kind of consequences would follow.
Returns and unsold products are inevitable results, along with a large amount of capital backlog and packaging losses.
You should know that the main cost and profit of this product is not in the product itself, but in the packaging . Now that the relevant departments have stopped the sale of this kind of product, these packages will become completely waste.
Could it be that their Chinese medicine factory changed its business to sell warm cups? Even if they did, they had to sell them. Moreover, most of the warm cups had already become product packaging, mixed with loquat paste, cough syrup and other medicines, and it was not easy to separate them.
Thinking of this, Huang Baogui became more and more desperate. With his strong character, his greatest hope had always been to surpass Factory One and Factory Two. But now not only was his hope shattered, but his decision had even dragged Factory Three into the abyss. Thinking of the amount of loss Factory Three had suffered from this product, Huang Baogui felt heartbroken. His eyes went dark and he slowly slid out of the chair with exclamations.
