When Chen Xia returned from Ruili, it was almost the Chinese New Year.

According to Chinese tradition, the peak period for debt collection and repayment is before the Spring Festival. After all, we have to settle accounts with each other on how much you owe me and how much I owe you throughout the year.

If you repay the loan on time, everyone will be happy. If you don’t repay the loan, sorry, we will come to your house and sit there, or take away all the valuable things in your house.

The same is true for companies. The wages owed to employees before the New Year must be paid in full, and some benefits must also be distributed to make everyone happy and seek good luck for the new year.

But not every company is as rich as Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceutical. Even the Four Seasons Textile Factory is not doing well for the time being. After all, it has just opened not long ago and has not yet generated any benefits.

Comrade Gu Wei, the deputy mayor in charge of economy and industry, has been very worried these days. Although the burden of several textile factories has been thrown off, there are still many enterprises in the city that are crying out for support.

(On New Year's Day 1987, Yuezhou was upgraded from a region to a city, and Gu Wei also took a small step forward and became a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo.)

When Chen Xia saw his father-in-law like this, he really thought,

It was a great thing to be the boss in the People's Hospital. I had the final say, I had people and money available, and I never had to worry about anything.

As a result, he became the executive vice mayor, and he had even more worries.

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Just as I hung up the phone, the ring rang again. I picked up the receiver and heard the voice of Deputy Mayor Gu:

"Xiao Xia, haven't the factories under your name shipped their New Year's goods yet?"

"Yes, but the purchasing staff are already prepared and will soon be leaving for out-of-town purchases."

Chen Xia is still a very conscientious "capitalist" and is ready to send several teams to purchase the silly melon seeds from Huiqing Province, seafood from Zhoushan Islands, apples and pears from Dongshan Province, small walnuts from Lin'an and the like.

Pumpkin Vine and Four Seasons Textiles have a total of 6 factories and more than 30,000 workers. This is definitely a huge number and a super large order.

"Ahem, Xiaoxia, I want to discuss something with you. It's about your company's benefits. Can you purchase them locally in Yuezhou?"

Chen Xia, with a carrot on his head, was a little confused. "Dad, what can we buy in Yuezhou? Are we going to give everyone two kilograms of rice wine or stinky tofu?"

"Bullshit! You already have your own rice wine factory, so why are you distributing rice wine? Let me tell you, there are quite a few state-owned factories in Yuezhou that are struggling right now. They can't sell their products. Can you help them out?"

Chen Xia curled her lips and said, "Dad, oh no, Mayor Gu, I heard that the Yuezhou Fertilizer Plant is also in trouble, but our company doesn't need it, and we don't farm."

Gu Wei felt his blood pressure rising on the other end of the phone and felt like he was about to curse again, but his granddaughter told him not to get angry easily, so he endured it.

But he is bound to cheat. If his son-in-law doesn't help him, who will?

I can only cheat my son-in-law, who told him to be rich?

"Never mind. It's up to you whether you want to purchase it or not. Anyway, I'll have them go to Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals to look for your company tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xia was speechless. When doing business in China, this kind of thing is really unavoidable, even decades later.

Sure enough, the next day, many of the most prominent factory managers in Yuezhou came.

Yuezhou Enamel Factory specializes in producing enamel washbasins, enamel teacups, etc.

Yuezhou Ceramic Factory, the former Yue Kiln was very famous in ancient times, but now it has been replaced by JDZ, so the products of Yuezhou Ceramic Factory, such as bowls, plates, vases, etc., are only sold locally in Yuezhou.

Yuezhou Sporting Goods Factory produces various sports equipment such as basketball, volleyball, football, table tennis, badminton, etc.

Yuezhou Teaching Aids Factory produces products such as pens, rulers, notebooks, etc.

Yuezhoumei Factory produces murals, craft paintings, calendars and couplets, etc.

Other factories that came included Yuezhou Hardware Factory, Daily Chemical Factory, Food Factory, Rattan Factory, and even Yuezhou Bicycle Factory.

Chen Xia looked at the more than 20 factory managers in the conference room and felt a little confused. Please, I am distributing New Year's goods, not opening a supermarket. Why do I need products from so many companies?

Should each employee be given a set of hardware tools? Or two basketballs?

Wait, an inspiration suddenly came to Chen Xia's mind.

Most of those coming here are from the light industry sector, including ceramics, hardware, food, daily chemicals, light industrial machinery, arts and crafts, ceremonial and leisure products, and cultural, educational and sports supplies.

Opening a supermarket...

Chen Xia's eyes lit up instantly...