Chapter 113 Report "Director, let's go to Shanghai together!" ...

In the evening, Wang Ying finished making Gu Mei's skirt. It was a light gray plaid tweed skirt that would look good with either a black or white sweater.

Wang Ying took the new skirt and stood in front of the mirror to try it out. Gu Mei was about the same height as her, so it should fit her perfectly.

"It's done. This skirt looks nice. Make one for yourself." Zhao Yunsheng turned to look at her.

"Let's talk about it when I have time. I have clothes to wear." Wang Ying had worn too many different kinds of clothes in his previous life, and now he has no pursuit of what clothes to wear.

"Do you want to go pry open the border? I'll go with you." Zhao Yunsheng put down the book and walked to Wang Ying.

"Well, let's go."

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng went downstairs. Chen Xiuqin was picking vegetables with Dongbao. Seeing Wang Ying holding a cloth bag, she said, "The skirt is done. Let me see it."

Wang Ying took it out and showed it to Chen Xiuqin, who praised it repeatedly: "It's beautiful, beautiful, Yingzi is so skillful! Go pry it off the edge, go quickly, you'll be back in time for dinner."

"Then let's go. Thank you for cooking, Mom." Wang Ying folded the skirt and put it back into the cloth pocket.

"Go, go."

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng strolled to the tailor shop. It was a crisp, clear September day, and the evening breeze felt soothing. Zhao Yunsheng whispered to Wang Ying about the book he'd read that day. Wang Ying smiled faintly, occasionally responding with a chuckle. Passersby couldn't help but glance at the two of them; they looked incredibly well-matched.

The next day, Wang Ying brought two bags of dried tofu to the unit, preparing to give them to Director Xiang and the team members to try. Director Zhao also brought a bag.

When Wang Ying gave the dried tofu to Director Xiang, Director Xiang was not moved at all and did not even show the slightest surprise.

Seeing this, Wang Ying asked, "Director, have you eaten yet? Did Gu Xuan bring it to you?"

Director Xiang saw that Wang Ying had guessed it and nodded casually.

"Then why didn't you bring me a pack? And they used new packaging, but you didn't even bring it back for me to see!" Wang Ying complained, "I always think of you when I get something good."

Director Xiang ignored Wang Ying. After all, he was the leader and could pay attention to him as he pleased.

Wang Ying didn't dwell on the matter any further and simply said, "Director, do you think this technology is mature?"

"It's usable anyway," Director Xiang said. "The technology will only become more mature if more and more manufacturers use it, and then continue to innovate."

"That's right!" Wang Ying applauded.

Xiang Huaimin looked at Wang Ying and asked, "Did you ask Director Zhao to take this to show the leaders?"

"Of course, seeing is believing. I don't believe they are not tempted at all!" Wang Ying said firmly.

Director Zhao is in Director Qian's office right now, Deputy Director Zheng is also there, and another person who was invited is the leader of the quality inspection team.

"You're so mysterious. What's going on? Everyone is here. Tell me." Qian Tongsheng looked at Director Zhao and said. He felt that Old Zhao might have been led astray by his daughter-in-law, and the usually honest man started to play tricks.

Director Zhao placed a bag of vacuum-packed five-spice dried tofu in front of Qian Tongsheng and said, "Director, look."

"This is..." Qian Tongsheng was indeed a little surprised when he saw the dried tofu that was flattened and stuck to the packaging bag.

"This is vacuum-packed five-spice dried tofu," said Director Zhao.

"This is vacuum packaging." Qian Tongsheng flipped through it and handed it to Zheng Liancheng after reading it.

Zheng Liancheng looked at it and nodded: "This does look good."

"Where did this come from?" Qian Tongsheng asked.

"This was brought back to Shanghai by Wang Ying through a friend," said Director Zhao.

It was Wang Ying again... He knew she hadn't given up, but this thing was really good. Qian Tongsheng muttered to himself.

"Mr. Zheng, you can look at the production date above." Director Zhao said again.

"Oh, this was born a month ago." Zheng Liancheng's tone was so surprised that it was even a little exaggerated.

The quality inspection team leader said at this moment: "Vacuum preservation can keep food for a long time, and food will not spoil easily without contact with air."

Director Zhao repeated Wang Ying's words to the others and said, "Old Qian, Old Zheng, the Shanghai market has already started using this type of packaging. Other places may not have caught on yet, but they will definitely adopt it in the future. We already know about this technology and there's demand for it. It doesn't make sense to directly reject it without even understanding it. By the time other places have adopted it, it will be too late for us to adopt it."

Qian Tongsheng didn't respond. The quality inspection team leader said, "We should definitely learn about the latest technology. We can't fall behind. If the country has new technologies, we should also support them."

Qian Tongsheng looked up at the quality inspection team leader, suspecting that he had been bribed by Wang Ying, as if he did not agree and did not support the country's new technology.

Zheng Liancheng nodded and said, "I think so too, but this matter still needs approval from the higher-ups."

A few seconds later, Qian Tongsheng looked at Director Zhao and said, "Ask Wang Ying to write a report. I'll send it to the leadership."

Zhao Tongsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Lao Qian finally figured it out. Moreover, Lao Qian actually asked Yingzi to write a report. Wasn’t that exactly what he wanted?

Director Qian had no choice. Who in the factory could write a better report than Wang Ying? Since the report was going to be submitted to the leadership, he definitely wanted to show them the abilities of the employees at the food factory.

"Okay, I'll go tell her." Director Zhao smiled. "Shall we try some of this Shanghai dried tofu?"

Zheng Liancheng also smiled: "Try it, try it."

Qian Tongsheng took out a pair of scissors from the drawer and smelled a strong fragrance after cutting it open.

"The smell is locked inside," said Director Zhao.

After a few people tasted it, Director Qian said, "It's a little harder than the dried tofu we make."

"There are different ways of eating it. This one has a chewier texture and is perfect for drinking with wine," said Zheng Liancheng.

After they finished a bag of dried tofu, the aroma of five-spice lingered in the office. Qian Tongsheng was tempted. They also had a soy product factory, so they should be able to produce this kind of dried tofu, right? With this kind of packaging, it could be preserved longer and sold farther afield. Alas, he had been "infected" by Wang Ying.

Director Zhao came out of Director Qian's office and went to Wang Ying's office to find her.

When Wang Ying saw Director Zhao coming over in person, she knew something was up and quickly stood up to greet him: "Director Zhao."

Director Zhao said, "Regarding the vacuum packaging machine, the factory director asked you to write a report, and he will take it to the higher-ups for instructions."

"Okay!" Wang Ying immediately agreed with a smile.

Director Zhao and Director Xiang nodded, said hello, and left.

Wang Ying smiled and hummed a little tune happily.

"Are you so happy?" Director Xiang said.

"Of course, just like Director, if you solved a problem that has been bothering you for a long time, wouldn't you be very happy too?" Wang Ying said, "I have been mentioning this matter for a long time, and finally there is a turning point, all thanks to Gu Xuan!"

Director Xiang heard Wang Ying talking about Gu Xuan and saw that she didn't say anything else.

Wang Ying spread out the paper and began to write the report. After writing two lines, Wang Ying suddenly looked up and felt emotional. The Gu brothers and sisters really helped her a lot. She would go back and knit a sweater for Gu Mei.

Wang Ying had pondered the vacuum packaging machine for a long time, and writing the report was naturally easy. She even kept the newspaper report on the Shengli Machinery Factory, which she had cut out and included in the report.

Wang Ying finished writing the report in just one morning.

"Director, would you like to take a look?" Wang Ying asked Xiang Huaimin.

"Let's take a look." Director Xiang said.

Wang Ying handed the report to Director Xiang.

Director Xiang was amazed at Wang Ying's report. It was incredibly well-written. It was incredibly clear and coherent. She analyzed the prospects for the vacuum packaging machine, outlined its future use after introduction, and highlighted its impact on the food industry. It was incredibly comprehensive, with not a single empty statement.

Director Xiang felt he couldn't write such a report. He, and no one else in the factory, could. Wang Ying's analysis of the future of vacuum packaging machines, in particular, struck him as less a prospect analysis and more a summary of achievements. How could anyone possess such vision? How could Wang Ying, armed with nothing more than a small newspaper article and a bag of five-spice dried tofu, come up with so much?

What's wrong with her little head?

Wang Ying was still very confident in her report, so even though Director Xiang read it twice without saying anything, she didn't feel panic at all.

Director Xiang finally spoke: "It is written very maturely." Xiang Huaimin handed the report to Wang Ying.

"Hey, thanks for the compliment, Director. If you say it's good, then it must be really good!" Wang Ying took it and said with a smile, "Then I'll go give the report to the factory director."

Wang Ying did not deliver the report directly to the factory director. She first gave it to Director Zhao to have a look. After Director Zhao finished reading it, he felt deeply moved for the umpteenth time, saying that the Zhao family was so lucky to have married such an outstanding daughter-in-law.

"Well written. Take it to the factory director to read." Director Zhao said that if Qian Tongsheng was not interested in the vacuum packaging machine after reading this report, then this person would be finished. He considered reporting to his superiors that this person was not suitable to lead the non-staple food factory anymore.

Wang Ying took the report to Director Qian's office.

"You finished it so quickly?" Qian Tongsheng saw that Wang Ying was in a complicated mood.

"Well, it's done." Wang Ying took out the report and briefing from the brown paper file bag, and took out a bag of dried tofu from his pocket.

"Director, this is the report. This is the briefing on the Victory Machinery Factory at that time. And this dried tofu. You can take it together and show it to the leader." Wang Ying said.

When Director Qian saw how well prepared she was, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Wang Ying, this young woman, had an incredible enthusiasm for work and did a great job.

"Put it there first, I'll take a look at it later." Qian Tongsheng said.

"Don't you want to take a look now? I'll wait for you to see if there's anything inappropriate and then I'll make some changes," said Wang Ying.

Qian Tongsheng had a hunch that Wang Ying's report must be very well written, and he was afraid that if he showed too much appreciation, it would make her feel proud.

"Forget it, let me take a look first." Seeing Wang Ying's serious expression, Qian Tongsheng compromised.

Qian Tongsheng began to read Wang Ying's report. The more he read, the more surprised he was. Wang Ying described the prospects of the vacuum packaging machine so well. It was not empty talk, but well-reasoned and clearly organized. When Qian Tongsheng saw Wang Ying's description of how their factory would use the machine after it was introduced, he was almost excited.

After reading it once and again, Qian Tongsheng suppressed his excitement and said to Wang Ying, "There's nothing wrong with the writing. No need to revise it."

Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good."

Qian Tongsheng really wanted to ask what was going on in Wang Ying's brain and how she could think so comprehensively, but he held back because he couldn't let her get too carried away.

Wang Ying knew the report was fine; she just wanted to see Director Qian's reaction. True to his reputation as a seasoned leader, Director Qian remained restrained, but Wang Ying could still sense his surprise.

"Director, I'll go back first and wait for your good news." Wang Ying said.

"Let's go back," Qian Tongsheng said, feeling a sense of regret. This world ultimately belonged to them, the young. Wang Ying was incredibly intelligent; simply "excellent" wasn't enough to describe her. It looked like she had no choice but to go to Shanghai.

Qian Tongsheng wanted to let someone else go, but he had to consider Director Zhao's face and the opinions of the people in the factory. He couldn't target Wang Ying so obviously. He was also afraid that others were not as smart as Wang Ying.

When Wang Ying left the factory director's office, it was already lunch time, so she went straight to the cafeteria.

After Wang Ying and her team members finished preparing the meal, she took out a bag of dried tofu.

"Hey, the team leader brought some delicious food!" said Xu Lili.

"This is the vacuum packaging that the team leader mentioned before!" said Tian Yulan.

"Yulan is smart," Wang Ying said with a smile, "This is vacuum-packed. Inside is five-spice dried tofu."

"This is the vacuum packaging the team leader wanted to introduce. It looks really good," Zhou Qianjin said with emotion. "So people are already using it. Where is this from?"

"This is from Shanghai. My friend brought it back." Wang Ying said, "Come, let's share it."

Wang Ying felt that the packaging needed improvement, as there was no tear mark on it, so she asked the kitchen staff to cut it open with scissors.

After returning to his seat, Wang Ying gave each team member a piece.

"It smells so good, much better than the dried tofu from our factory," said Luo Wenshu.

"Otherwise, how could it be called five-spice dried tofu?" Wang Ying said with a smile, "It's a secondary processing of dried tofu."

"Director Wang, what are you eating that smells so good?" A colleague who was close to them asked this question because he was embarrassed to speak.

Wang Ying simply shared the few pieces left in the bag with his colleagues who were sitting nearby.

"Thank you, Director Wang. This is quite delicious. Will our factory also produce this in the future?"

"I don't know yet." Wang Ying said with a smile, "This is from Shanghai. Our factory doesn't have the conditions yet."

"It's chewy, the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes. It goes well with rice. I think our factory should also produce it."

Wang Ying distributed a bag of dried tofu in the cafeteria, and someone in the soy products workshop got excited. They went to their workshop director and told him about it. Now that the pastry and sauce shops in the factory have new products, shouldn't their soy products workshop have something new too? While their tofu is readily available, there are several other tofu shops in Beichong, so they don't have absolute competition. Most importantly, other workshops have new products, and they want them too!

Director Xiao, who was in charge of the soy products workshop, approached Wang Ying that afternoon and asked her about the matter. Although Director Xiao had little contact with Wang Ying, he knew her well and believed in her abilities.

As soon as Wang Ying saw Director Xiao, she guessed why he came, but she didn't say it. She smiled and said, "Director Xiao, why are you here? Please take a seat."

Director Xiao and Director Xiang greeted each other and sat in the reception chair in front of Wang Ying's desk.

"Deputy Director Wang, you are still the head of the factory's R&D team, right?" Director Xiao said.

"Yes." Wang Ying said.

"I remember that Team Leader Wang is not only in charge of the development of the pastry workshop, but also the leader of the R&D team of the entire factory?" Director Xiao said.

"Yes, but the other workshops are relatively stable and there is no need for us for the time being," said Wang Ying.

"That's not true, Team Leader Wang. I've noticed the pastry workshop was quite stable before. Now that new products are coming out one after another, Team Leader Wang's focus must be on this area," Director Xiao said. "As the head of the factory's R&D team, Team Leader Wang can't just focus on developing pastries."

Xiang Huaimin, who was standing by, couldn't help but glance at Director Xiao when he heard him beating around the bush.

"Does Director Xiao have any ideas?" Wang Ying asked.

"I won't beat around the bush. I think our workshop can also make the dried tofu that Team Leader Wang brought to the cafeteria today," said Director Xiao.

Wang Ying smiled. Actually, the soy products produced by their factory and the bagged five-spice dried tofu are not the same product. Their soy products are used for cooking, while the five-spice dried tofu is a snack.

Wang Ying took out the draft report he had given to Director Qian that morning and showed it to Director Xiao, saying, "Director, please take a look at this."

After reading it, Director Xiao was also overwhelmed with emotion and said excitedly, "Director Wang, hurry up and write this report. Once you're done, give it to the factory director!"

"I submitted it this morning. This is a rough draft," Wang Ying said with a smile. "If Director Xiao has any ideas, he can talk to the factory director first and then give me instructions."

"What orders..." Factory Director Xiao waved his hands. "Most of the people in our workshop are elderly and their minds aren't very active. That's why I came to see Team Leader Wang. I'm going to ask the factory director. We'll need Team Leader Wang's help with future research and development."

"Of course I should. Of course I should. It's my job." Wang Ying said quickly.

Director Xiang was a little unhappy. What was going on? Was Wang Ying going to be snatched away by Director Xiao?

"Then I'll go find the factory director first." Director Xiao stood up and Wang Ying stood up to see him off.

Director Xiao walked around, and Wang Ying began to hum a little tune again. Today was really a day of good things. With Director Xiao's main attack, Director Qian's side was already firmly in the lead.

"Tsk tsk, what a face!" Director Xiang ridiculed Wang Ying.

Wang Ying laughed heartily: "Director, let's go to Shanghai together!"

"I don't have to go, right?" Director Xiang is a well-known lazy person in the factory. How could Director Qian let him go?

"You are an excellent student! Others definitely don't know as much about machines as you do!" Wang Ying said.

"You don't even care whether the major is suitable or not!" Xiang Huaimin rolled his eyes at her.

"That's better than anyone else," Wang Ying said. "I'm just worried you don't want to go. If you do, you can definitely go."

Xiang Huaimin was a little tempted. In this day and age, one could not go anywhere without a letter of introduction. He wanted to go to Shanghai to see his classmates.

"I'll think about it." Xiang Huaimin pretended to be reserved, already thinking about how to seize this opportunity. "The factory may not send you, right?"

"Impossible! Director Qian will definitely send me," Wang Ying said. "I wrote the report, it was my original proposal. How could he not let me go? Isn't he afraid that I'll get into trouble?"

Xiang Huaimin thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Besides, Director Zhao was still at the factory. After nagging for so long, she was really about to get nagged.

Xiang Huaimin looked at Wang Ying and said, "You have the perseverance and execution, as well as a sharp mind. You will succeed in everything you do."

"Director, you are so good at praising people. Let's succeed together. It's impossible for only one person to succeed." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Xiang Huaimin felt that Wang Ying wanted to drag him on board, but he didn't know where the ship was going, and what role he, a useless person, could play.