Chapter 314 Reminder
"If you want to smoke or drink tea, there are cigarettes and tea on the table." Lin Daoyuan said casually.
Lin Yuhang was thirsty so he didn't pour himself a cup of tea. He picked up the cigarette box on Lin Daoyuan's desk, took out a cigarette and lit it.
"How's things going at Factory No. 8 now? I heard they're doing pretty well?" Lin Daoyuan asked after Lin Yuhang lit up a cigarette.
"good……"
"Not bad?" Before Lin Yuhang could finish his words, Lin Daoyuan glanced at him casually, with a half-smile on his face: "Now everyone in the country knows your reputation as Director Lin. Before, you made a big splash with your warm cup loquat paste cough syrup, and many people followed suit. Now you're making ginseng royal jelly, and the advertisements are everywhere. I heard that the people queuing up at the gate of your factory to get the goods stretched out three miles away. Do you call this okay?"
Lin Yuhang was almost choked by what Lin Daoyuan said. He couldn't catch his breath and kept coughing because of the smoke.
"Dad, please don't make a big deal out of this. I'm doing a serious business in Factory 8."
"A legitimate business? Can a legitimate business be stopped by the higher authorities in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce? You were the one who started this fire, and now this fire has burned many people to a crisp. How can you explain this?" Lin Daoyuan asked in a cold tone, but there was no emotion on his face.
Lin Yuhang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Can you blame me for this? Yes, this warm cup packaging was first developed by our Eighth Factory, but we had no choice at the time. You are also aware of the situation of the Eighth Factory. When I went there, the factory could hardly pay the wages. There are nearly a thousand employees in the factory, including those who retired. As the factory director, I have to make sure they have enough food, right? If this continues, not only will the factory go bankrupt, but how will these employees live?"
"Factory No. 8 is not as good as other factories. It has a weak foundation and no flagship products. In addition, with the current adjustment , it is no longer possible to guarantee production and sales as before. The factory needs to survive and the employees need to eat, so we can only find a way ourselves."
"As the old saying goes, when you are poor, you must think of change. If you don't change, you have no choice! For the sake of the Eighth Factory and all the employees, I came up with the idea of warm cup packaging. Of course, I personally admit that making this product is suspected of skirting the law, but there was no regulation at the time that prohibited this. From the perspective of laws and regulations, our Eighth Factory's practice . So why can't we do it?"
"Besides, Factory 8 finally survived thanks to these products, and we took the initiative to stop producing these products after turning around Factory 8's predicament. Why did we do this? Wasn't it because we considered some problems that might arise? Otherwise, why not continue to produce such good products that are selling well?"
"So, after we finished the warm cup product, we relied on the existing funds and technical strength of the Eighth Factory to develop new products, and thus made new products such as ginseng royal jelly. Facts have also proved that this new product is successful. At present, not only has the Eighth Factory transformed from the initial ordinary Chinese patent medicine production to the production of other products, but also relying on ginseng royal jelly, we have opened up the market situation, from a single hospital and pharmacy channel to an open market channel. Isn't this a good thing?"
At this point, Lin Yuhang sighed and said sincerely, "As for what happened some time ago, you can't blame me. I didn't intend to continue to work with warm cup packaging. Making this product was just a stopgap measure. But who would have thought that other factories would be jealous of the money our Eighth Factory made from these products, and they jumped in one by one. This can't be said to be my fault, right? I couldn't stop them if they wanted to do this, and even if I stopped them at that time, someone had to listen. At that time, everyone was ready to fight like a red-eyed rabbit. If I said these words, not only would they not be grateful, they might even think that I was blocking their way to wealth, and it would be good if they didn't scold me."
"As for what happened later, it has nothing to do with me. Do you think the higher authorities would listen to me? Who am I? I am just a small factory manager. There are many higher-ranking officials than me, not to mention the Ministry of Health and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. So this was a complete accident. You can't blame me, right?"
Lin Yuhang said this with a look of grievance on his face, but he was indeed right. When Factory 8 pioneered the warm cup packaging, it was indeed reasonable and legal, and at most it was just skirting the rules. Otherwise, this sales method would have been stopped at the beginning, and how could there be so many things later?
Now, the jointly issued document directly restricts the continuation of this sales method, causing many companies entering this industry to wail.
As the director of the Eighth Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory, Lin Yuhang was naturally well-informed in the same system. According to what he knew, not only several factories in Yanjing, but also a dozen factories from other places that followed suit had suffered major setbacks and suffered heavy losses.
Seeing this situation, Lin Yuhang was also afraid. Fortunately, Song Yuanchao reminded him at the beginning, and he followed Song Yuanchao's advice and withdrew this product at the most appropriate time, investing funds and energy in new products, otherwise the Eighth Factory would not have escaped this result.
Now, facts have proved what Song Yuanchao had expected. Not only did the Eighth Factory escape successfully, but it also took this opportunity to make ginseng royal jelly famous.
"These ideas were given to you by Song Yuanchao, right?" After Lin Yuhang finished speaking, Lin Daoyuan suddenly asked.
Lin Yuhang was stunned for a moment. This shouldn't be the case. Not many people knew about this matter, only Lin Yuhang, Lin Yan and Song Yuanchao.
Lin Yuhang himself would definitely not tell it. As for Song Yuanchao, he went to Shanghai last month and has not returned yet. Could it be that Lin Yan said it? But this seems impossible. As the second brother, Lin Yuhang knows Lin Yan very well. Lin Yan is not the kind of person who likes to gossip. Besides, there is no need to tell Lin Daoyuan about this.
"What? Are you surprised?" Looking at Lin Yuhang's stunned expression, if Lin Daoyuan was just suspicious before, he is now certain of it.
"I'm your father. If you say you're brave enough to fight, I believe you, but if you want to figure out these twists and turns, I don't believe you. Don't I know how capable you are? You've been in the army for so many years, and you've never been exposed to these things. What? You've learned everything by yourself just because you're a factory director? Isn't that nonsense?"
Taking a puff of cigarette, Lin Daoyuan glanced at Lin Yuhang with a mocking smile on his face, "I've been thinking about it, and only Song Yuanchao, this brat, would have such an idea. Your brother-in-law has never been a quiet person. He has a flexible mind and many ideas, especially in business. Before he was admitted to university, he was in Shanghai for a long time and got into a lot of trouble. Although he seems to be law-abiding on the surface in the past two years, he must be restless in secret. In addition, with Yan Zi's relationship, it would be strange if he didn't have a shadow behind the Eighth Factory's affairs."
"I still can't hide it from the old man..." Lin Yuhang sighed. The old man had sharp eyes and had eaten more salt than he had eaten rice. As long as there was a little clue, he could find out the truth like peeling off the cocoon and pulling out the silk. Fortunately, the old man didn't work in the police, otherwise, with his analytical ability, all the criminals in the world would have been caught by him long ago.
"Haha... Actually, Dad, this matter is not Yuan Chao's fault. It was me... I asked him for help myself..."
"You are good at speaking up for others, but to be honest, I can't blame you. Your original intention was good. You stopped selling warm cup packaging early and didn't get into trouble. It's a blessing in disguise."
Lin Yuhang nodded and said that he was a little scared about this matter. If it were not for Song Yuanchao's persistence and his confidence in Song Yuanchao, the Eighth Factory would not be able to have such a comfortable life now.
Just when Lin Yuhang thought that the matter was over, Lin Daoyuan's sudden words made him worried again.
"A blessing in disguise. Although it's not a bad thing for you or Factory 8, Factory 8 is now in the limelight, while other factories have suffered heavy losses in the cup warming packaging. Don't you worry about other things?"
"Dad, do you mean... someone is jealous? Or...?"
Lin Daoyuan nodded silently.
Seeing Lin Daoyuan's action, Lin Yuhang stood up at once: "Why? What does their loss have to do with our Eighth Factory? It was because they didn't see the situation clearly and were greedy. Now the Eighth Factory has already switched production. Ginseng royal jelly is developed by us. Whether it sells well or not is also our own ability. Why are they jealous of us?"
"sit down!"
"dad……"
"sit down!"
Lin Daoyuan's low shout calmed down the emotional Lin Yuhang. He glanced at his father and sat back helplessly.
"What? Are you still feeling aggrieved? There is a cause and an effect. If Factory 8 hadn't come up with the cup warming packaging first, how could there have been all these messes later? Do you think that Factory 8's early withdrawal has nothing to do with you? How naive!"
Lin Daoyuan said with a serious expression: "If we really investigate, Factory 8, as the initiator, will not be able to escape joint responsibility. If it were in the past, you, the factory director, would have been accused of this. Although it is different now, other factories have suffered such huge losses, but only Factory 8 has been spared. Don't you want others to scold you? Say a few words?"
"Also, the ginseng royal jelly from your eighth factory is selling so well, what will people think? Use your brains, please! Running a business is not about conquering mountains, the overall situation of the industry is more important, will the higher authorities not take this into consideration?"
Lin Yuhang was speechless after hearing what Lin Daoyuan said, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment. What Lin Daoyuan said was indeed true, especially in the current situation, rumors against Factory 8 were inevitable, but Lin Yuhang was not convinced. Why should Factory 8 bear the responsibility for other people's mistakes? Factory 8 didn't force them to do it with knives or guns at the beginning.
"Someone will look for you in the next few days, so you should prepare yourself." Before Lin Yuhang could continue thinking, Lin Daoyuan said another sentence.
"Looking for me? Why are you looking for me? Dad, what does it mean?" Lin Yuhang was stunned and asked hurriedly.
Lin Daoyuan hesitated for a moment. He originally didn't intend to say it, but looking at his son, he finally revealed something to him to prevent him from being caught off guard.
The suspension of the sale of warm cup packaging has caused many manufacturers to suffer heavy losses. Now several factories have almost lost their normal production because they have put all their funds into these products. Although the higher authorities know that this matter has little to do with Factory 8, after all, Factory 8 is the initiator. In addition, Factory 8 is now so popular thanks to ginseng and royal jelly, so they can't help but target Factory 8.
The purpose is very simple, that is, to ask Factory 8 to lend a hand to these factories for the sake of the overall situation. After all, they are all state-owned enterprises and brother enterprises in the same industry. They can't just stand by and watch them die, right? It's OK that Factory 8 didn't have the ability before, but now Factory 8 is rich and powerful and has the ability to do so. It's natural to help the leaders and help the brother factories.
