Chapter 319 Difficulty
Lin Yan has been interning in the Ministry of Foreign Trade for a while. When she first arrived, Lin Yan knew nothing about the work in the department and was a little at a loss. Although she studied economics at Imperial University, the knowledge in books was not the same as reality. Compared with books, actual work was more complicated and changeable. For a while, Lin Yan was a little flustered.
However, Lin Yan is a very smart girl. She did not retreat in the face of difficulties, but faced them head-on. She checked many documents what she had learned in school, and consulted some old comrades in the department in order to familiarize herself with the work as quickly as possible.
The comrades in the ministry were very enthusiastic about Lin Yan. Firstly, Lin Yan was a college student at Imperial University. As one of the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, Lin Yan's identity was naturally shrouded in a halo. Now, with the first batch of college students about to graduate, various units, departments and enterprises were gearing up and keeping an eye on their work arrangements. Even ministries like the Ministry of Foreign Trade were the same. They welcomed college students like Lin Yan to come for internships and hoped that they could stay in the ministry after graduation.
Secondly, Lin Yan's family background also added points to her. Due to work reasons, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Planning Commission often cooperated in work, so the leaders of the department were also aware of Lin Yan's identity and gave her certain care in work and life.
Now Lin Yan is learning from an old comrade in the department. The old comrade's surname is Du, and everyone calls him Mr. Du. Although Mr. Du does not hold any actual position in the department, everyone, from the leader of the department to the ordinary clerks, respects Mr. Du very much.
After a long period of contact, Lin Yan learned about Mr. Du's identity and background. It turned out that Mr. Du had been engaged in import and export around 1939.
At that time, our party took into account the funding issue for its work and specially established enterprises directly under our organization in Shanghai and other places. These enterprises were mainly responsible for work on the economic front and used legal business methods to raise funds for our party.
The most famous of these enterprises are Guangdong Huaxing Bank and China Resources. Guangdong Huaxing Bank was established much earlier than China Resources. After liberation, the two companies merged and the former became a part of the latter. Many of its subsidiaries in the mainland were also handed over to the state and changed into state-owned enterprises.
Mr. Du worked at the headquarters of Guangda Huaxing Bank in Shanghai at that time. He was mainly responsible for import and export trade and was a capable assistant to Mr. Lu, Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhang.
In terms of import and export trade, Mr. Du has rich experience and has been engaged in similar work since liberation, making great contributions . Now, Mr. Du has retired, but considering the current policy adjustments of reform and opening up and economic construction, the leaders above specially invited Mr. Du to come out of retirement again and return to his old unit as a consultant to guide the actual work of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Lin Yan's main job in the Ministry of Foreign Trade is to be Du Lao's assistant, assisting Du Lao in checking the work of comrades in various departments and formulating the principles and policies of foreign trade. This job seems simple, but in fact the requirements are very high. The reason why the leaders of the department asked Lin Yan to be Du Lao's assistant is mainly because of Lin Yan's major and college background, of course, it also has something to do with Lin Yan's background.
Mr. Du is a very kind person. Although he is old, he is in good health and has a clear mind. He is also extremely experienced in foreign trade. After going through the initial period of feeling lost, I quickly adapted to this job with my own efforts and the help of Mr. Du. Now I am getting more and more comfortable with it.
Today, because Mr. Du felt a little tired after the meeting, he went back home to rest early, and Lin Yan got off work earlier than usual.
After sorting out the meeting materials in the office and preparing the work to be done tomorrow in advance, Lin Yan took her bag, left the unit, and rode her bike home.
On weekdays, Lin Yan basically lives in the dormitory, which is convenient for her to work and study nearby. But sometimes she goes back to live there, because her workplace is not too far from home. If she gets off work early, she goes home directly. If she needs to work overtime, she stays in the dormitory, which is also very convenient.
Half an hour later, Lin Yan arrived home, pushed the door open, carried her bicycle in, and parked the bicycle in the front yard. Lin Yan was about to walk towards the house, but as soon as she entered the backyard, she saw Lin Yuhang sitting under the grape trellis in the yard, smoking a cigarette, and wondered what he was thinking about.
“Second brother!”
Walking forward, Lin Yan greeted Lin Yuhang, but Lin Yuhang ignored her and continued to sit there in a daze.
Lin Yan was a little puzzled. She stepped forward and shouted again, and at the same time reached out and patted his shoulder. His body shook slightly, and Lin Yuhang came back to his senses.
"Oh, Yan Zi, why are you back so early?" Lin Yuhang asked with a forced smile when he looked up and saw that it was Lin Yan.
"It's almost six o'clock, is it still early? By the way, why did you come back so early today ? Where's Linlin? Is she here?" Lin Yan asked, looking around.
"I didn't come today. I went back home after get off work." Lin Yuhang replied subconsciously, while bringing the cigarette in his hand to his mouth. However, after taking a puff, he realized that the cigarette had long been burned out, leaving only a cigarette butt.
Throwing away the cigarette butt in his hand, Lin Yuhang reached out to the cigarette box beside him, took out a cigarette and lit it.
"Where's Mom?"
"Probably in the kitchen."
"Is Dad home yet?"
"This... I didn't notice..."
After a few questions and answers, Lin Yan noticed that Lin Yuhang was a little absent-minded, and couldn't help but pull over a small stool and sit down next to him.
"Brother, what happened? You look worried about something? Something about work?" Lin Yan asked curiously.
The current situation of the Eighth Factory is good. Since the ginseng royal jelly was put on the market, the Eighth Factory's performance has been getting better and better. As the factory director and secretary, shouldn't Lin Yuhang be full of confidence at the moment? Why does he look so worried?
Lin Yuhang hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"What happened? Can you tell me?" Lin Yan asked.
"What's so hard to say? It's just that this matter is a bit complicated..." Lin Yuhang frowned and thought for a while before sighing. Then he slowly told Lin Yan what happened today. After finishing his cigarette, Lin Yuhang also roughly explained the situation. After that, he said to Lin Yan, "Yanzi, you are a college student and now you are interning in a ministry. Second brother is really in trouble this time. Please help me with some advice. What should I do about this matter?"
After listening to Lin Yuhang's story, Lin Yan also frowned.
Lin Yan knew that all the Chinese medicine factories had stopped producing warm cup packaging products. After all, Lin Yan knew this when Song Yuanchao gave Lin Yuhang the idea. Later, Factory 8 stopped producing such products and switched to producing ginseng royal jelly. Lin Yan knew everything that happened.
But now, although the suspension of warm cup packaging did not affect Factory 8 itself, it did affect other factories, especially Factory 3, which suffered a big setback in this matter, which surprised Lin Yan.
This is not the final problem. The final problem is that in order to solve the problem of Factory Three, the superior leaders gave Factory Eight a difficult problem, requiring Factory Eight to find a way to support Factory Three so that Factory Three can get out of the quagmire.
The above requirements are very simple, the first one is the funding issue.
The funding gap of Factory 3 is 5 million, part of which will be solved by the Bureau, and the other part will be supported by Factory 8. In other words, Factory 8 has to solve at least half of the funding problem of 2.5 million for Factory 3.
2.5 million is a huge number that Factory 8 cannot afford. Lin Yuhang currently only agrees to give Factory 3 300,000 as an emergency measure, but what about the remaining 2.2 million?
The above means that Factory Eight should find a way to raise the 2.2 million. If that is not possible, they can apply for a bank loan in the name of Factory Three, but Factory Eight will act as the guarantor.
After all, the Third Factory is on the verge of collapse. Although it is a state-owned enterprise, it is difficult for the bank to lend such a large amount of money. If the Third Factory alone were to apply for a loan, the loan might not be approved. But it would be different with the guarantee from the Eighth Factory.
At present, the ginseng royal jelly of the Eighth Factory is in great demand and has very good benefits, so it is fully capable of repaying the loan. As long as the Eighth Factory is willing to guarantee the Third Factory, the possibility of the bank lending money is very high, which can solve the funding gap.
Why didn't the bureau come forward to provide a guarantee? The reason is simple. The bureau is an administrative unit, not an enterprise or institution. How can an administrative unit guarantee an enterprise? Moreover, guarantees are risky. Factory 8 has the ability to repay, so it is more appropriate to let Factory 8 come forward. However, if the bureau comes forward, the nature of the situation will change completely. If Factory 3 fails to pay the money in the end, the responsibility will be directly traced to the bureau leaders.
As for the second issue, it was the production problem of Factory 3. The Bureau planned to have Factory 8 support Factory 3 not only financially, but also in terms of products.
Isn’t Factory 8 preparing to expand its production? The sales of ginseng royal jelly are so good, but Factory 8’s production capacity is insufficient, and Factory 3 has made a mistake in the warm cup packaging. Now the production of the entire factory has basically come to a standstill.
As brother units, it is normal for us to lend a hand. Moreover, having Factory 3 send people and workshops to help Factory 8 produce ginseng and royal jelly can also solve the problem of insufficient production at Factory 8. From this point of view, it can be a "win-win" result.
Although Factory 3 does not have bottling equipment, it can produce ingredients and semi-finished products. Factory 8 will be responsible for the filling. In this way, Factory 3 can take a breather, first survive by relying on ginseng royal jelly products, and then slowly adjust.
Looking at Lin Yuhang, Lin Yan asked hesitantly: "Second brother, you won't agree to them, right?"
Lin Yuhang shook his head. Just when Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Yuhang said, "I agree to give you 300,000 first. As for the guaranteed loan and cooperative production, I need to think about it and give my superiors a reply in three days."
Lin Yan was stunned, and immediately said anxiously: "Brother, do you still need to consider this? You, what are you considering? Just refuse it outright! If you say so, you will be in trouble later. Are you going to tell your superiors in three days that you have considered it and can't do it? If you say so, what impression will your superiors have? Brother, you...you are so confused!"
Lin Yan had a look of disappointment. After listening to Lin Yuhang's story, she immediately realized that this was a trap set for Factory 8 and Lin Yuhang. If Lin Yuhang hesitated for a moment, it would be a big problem. But who would have thought that Lin Yuhang really hesitated and gave a deadline of one week. This one-week deadline sounded okay, but in fact it was equivalent to putting himself in an extremely embarrassing situation. Why was Lin Yuhang so stupid?
