Chapter 737 Stroll
Xiao Qiao and Junzi have already started a family in Hong Kong.
Xiao Qiao’s wife is the female clerk who works at the radio channel. She is petite, speaks softly, a typical southern girl.
When the two got married, Song Yuanchao didn't have time to come to Hong Kong to congratulate them, but he asked Luo Yang to help bring a gift.
Xiao Qiao's wife resigned from her original company after getting married and now works in Luo Yang's company.
Originally she worked as a clerk in Broadcasting Channel, so she could be considered an employee in the same industry, and her work was not much different from that of Luo Yang's company. It just so happened that Luo Yang's company was planning to develop into the film and television industry and was in need of people, so Xiao Qiao discussed with Luo Yang and decided to let her work in the company.
As for Junzi, his wife is the original Madam. After dating for a while, they were very satisfied with each other and held a wedding banquet directly. Their wedding banquet was very simple. In addition to inviting some relatives and friends in Hong Kong, there were also colleagues from the police station and the company.
Xiao Qiao and Junzi bought an apartment not far from Advertising Avenue. Although it was not as good as Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo's villa on the hillside, it was still a very good mansion in Hong Kong. Their life after marriage was very happy, and Luo Yang was very happy to see it. After all, they were all his brothers and friends who had played together since childhood.
On the contrary, Da Bing is still alone now. Because Zhang Minmin developed in the mainland before, and Da Bing was not used to the life in Hong Kong, he was transferred back to Yanjing.
Now Dabing is mainly responsible for the daily work in Yanjing. When Luo Yang is not in Yanjing, Dabing is the leader of the company. Dabing has been trained in the past few years. In addition, Yanjing is just an office, mainly responsible for communication and implementation of some practical work. With his ability, there will be no problem.
I heard that Da Bing and Zhang Qiang are getting along pretty well, which surprised Luo Yang.
After all, there is a huge age difference between the two. Da Bing is about the same age as Luo Yang, while Zhang Qiang is only 18 years old this year, a whole generation younger than them. Luo Yang asked Da Bing about this indirectly, but Da Bing hesitated and didn't say much. On the contrary, Zhang Qiang was straightforward and told Luo Yang that she thought Da Bing was good. Besides, this was their business and had nothing to do with outsiders. Love was free, which made Luo Yang laugh and cry.
On New Year's Eve, several friends came to Song Yuanchao's home with their families.
Even Xiao Qiao and Junzi brought their wives with them. It was very lively with so many people gathered together. Song Yuanchao was also very happy with this atmosphere. Everyone spent a perfect New Year's Eve together. At twelve o'clock, Qin Zhengguo specially brought the fireworks that had been prepared long ago and set them off . The beautiful fireworks soared into the sky, attracting everyone's admiration.
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Song Yuanchao returned to the mainland first. Due to the establishment of two business units at Si Te and the implementation of the drinking water project, Song Yuanchao was very busy with his work and could only bid farewell to his wife, children and friends temporarily. However, after a few days, when Lin Yan was about to give birth, Song Yuanchao would definitely come back in advance to accompany her.
After returning to the mainland, Song Yuanchao did not return to Nanjing, but went to Shanghai.
After arriving in Shanghai, he went to visit Zhang's mother and wished her and Zhang Jianguo and his wife a happy new year. Then he went to see his master and Principal Zhou separately, drank a glass of wine with the two elders, and talked about daily family matters.
On the fifth day of the New Year, Song Yuanchao went to the Shanghai factory.
Song Yuanchao planned the Shanghai factory, including the branch office, as the future headquarters from the beginning of its establishment. Now the Shanghai factory is second only to the Jinling headquarters in East China in size. After the establishment of the two business units, Song Yuanchao directly divided the original Shanghai factory into two.
In addition to the original factory area, a new factory area was set up in the southwest of the city. The new factory area mainly produces instant noodles and will be the main instant noodle production base in the future.
As for the old factory area, it is a beverage bottling plant. With the continuous increase in sales of beverages, the original output can no longer meet the market demand. Taking this opportunity to directly expand production is the direction that Sit has decided long ago. In addition, after the establishment of the two business units, the separation of the production of beverages and instant noodles products is also inevitable.
Today, Song Yuanchao went to the instant noodle factory that had just been completed. The factory is located in the southwest, not far from the beverage factory. The area it covers is more than twice that of the current beverage factory. This is mainly to reserve for future expansion.
When they arrived at the factory, the factory director from Shanghai was already waiting at the door. When he saw Song Yuanchao's car approaching, he hurried to greet it. Following him were the deputy director, the office director, and several factory managers .
Song Yuanchao personally doesn't like this kind of red tape, especially the relationship between superiors and subordinates in state-owned enterprises. In his opinion, this kind of superficial formalities has no practical effect at all. But people are so strange. If the factory director didn't greet him at the door, Song Yuanchao might have some thoughts in his mind. Seeing them, Song Yuanchao actually felt a sense of satisfaction, even though he knew in his heart that it was just a face-saving project.
After getting off the car and shaking hands with everyone, Song Yuanchao did not go directly to the office or meeting room as arranged by the factory. Instead, he asked someone for a white coat to put on, then put on a hat and went to the workshop.
Walking and looking around, Song Yuanchao found that the factory here was not completed long before it was put into production. Yesterday was the first day of work after the Chinese New Year. Song Yuanchao started from the storage of raw materials and followed the procedures step by step. He was very careful during the visit and asked many professional questions. Fortunately, the accompanying factory director had already prepared well and answered fluently on the spot, which made Song Yuanchao quite satisfied.
In one morning, Song Yuanchao looked around the entire factory area, and then went to the cafeteria for lunch. After lunch, they went to the meeting room.
I spent a day in the instant noodle factory. I inspected the factory's operations in the morning and attended a meeting in the afternoon.
At the meeting, Song Yuanchao pointed out some of the current shortcomings of the factory and asked the factory to implement rectification and improvement as soon as possible. He also reiterated the group company's long-term plan to establish two business units. In the future, the instant noodle market will become larger and larger. As the largest instant noodle production base in East China, the Shanghai factory is a top priority.
In the past few years, domestic instant noodle brands have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. In addition to the earliest instant noodles produced in Shanghai, similar products have also appeared in several other cities. And because of the improvement of Sit's instant noodles and the new formula and packaging, this product has also promoted the development of this product faster than it originally had in history.
This is a good thing, but it also brings great pressure to Si Te.
Although Sit is ahead of everyone, in many cases, when it comes to fast-moving consumer goods, either moving forward or falling behind is the only way.
The strong will survive the storm, and even if Sit has an advantage, it cannot be careless. Once it underestimates its competitors and the market, it is very likely to bring a devastating blow to the company and its products.
Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates, is a powerful company, but even so, there is still a saying within Microsoft: "We are only 18 months away from bankruptcy."
Of course, the so-called 18 months is just a fictitious number, but from this sentence we can see that the survival of an enterprise is not always smooth sailing. A negligence or a decision-making error will often cause serious consequences for the enterprise.
Song Yuanchao worked in telecommunications in his previous life. As a telecommunications person, he understood this point better because he had personally experienced the rise and fall of Nokia, the leading mobile phone giant. The sudden collapse of the business empire stunned the whole world. Even they themselves could not imagine such an outcome. It also proved the correctness of Microsoft's statement.
Although instant noodles are not high-tech products, the business principles are the same.
From the mid-1980s to the 1920s in my previous life, during these thirty years or so, the domestic instant noodle market could be said to be a cycle of one product coming after another. Many products dominated the market for three to five years, but suddenly disappeared from the market for one reason or another, thus becoming a picture in the memory of some people.
Song Yuanchao doesn't want his products to be like this, so he attaches great importance to this aspect in Si Te. This time when he comes back from Hong Kong, he will not only check the situation in Shanghai, but he will also have to go to Suzhou, because the water beverage factory is located in Suzhou, and this will be one of Si Te's most important projects in the future.
In the evening, after leaving the instant noodle factory, Song Yuanchao got into his own car.
He didn't drive today. The car was transferred from the Shanghai branch . Song Yuanchao, who was a little tired, sat in the back seat and rubbed his eyebrows slightly.
A whole day, especially inspecting the factory and holding meetings, is very exhausting, even for Song Yuanchao who is now young and strong.
At get off work, the road leading to the city center was a bit congested. It was about two kilometers away from home, and the traffic ahead was even worse.
Sitting in the car, Song Yuanchao looked out the window for a moment, and suddenly asked the driver to pull over.
"Chairman, he hasn't arrived yet."
"It's okay, just pull over, we're not far away, I'll get off and walk..." Song Yuanchao said with a pleasant face. Seeing the driver hesitate, he smiled and said, "I'm the chairman and I listen to you. Besides, with the traffic jam, I don't know when we can get there. It's faster than walking. You can just turn around and go home later. Thank you for your hard work."
"Okay, Chairman." The driver agreed and pulled over to the side with his turn signal on. Song Yuanchao got out of the car, closed the door, waved to the driver and left, then walked slowly along the road with his hands in his pockets.
Just after the Chinese New Year, it still gets dark early. It is completely dark outside before six o'clock. The street lights come on, and many people riding bicycles after get off work are rushing home on the road. The buses are packed like sardines in a can. Everything is just as I remember.
Looking at this scene, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but feel emotional.
In later years, although Song Yuanchao was old, he would still watch videos. Sometimes he would come across some street scene videos from the 1980s and 1990s. He was very interested in such videos. Perhaps it was because of his age. Older people like to reminisce.
Now, Song Yuanchao had an idea in his mind that these things full of the breath of life and the times should be preserved forever. He thought about it and decided to let Luo Yang's company set up a project to make a documentary with the images of Shanghai, Yanjing, Jinling, Tianjin and even other cities in the form of a documentary.
