Chapter 117 Shanghai Market (Part 2) His beloved Yingzi must be...

Han Qun only stayed for a few seconds before he began to answer Director Xiang's questions one by one. Zhou Qianjin held a small notebook in his hand and wrote down the key points of Han Qun's words.

After answering all the questions, Han Qun looked at Director Xiang with a cautious look in his eyes and asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

Director Xiang was fine, and he glanced at Wang Ying.

Wang Ying said: "We have no problems with the machine itself for now, but it is a new machine after all, so we are still unsure about its stability."

"Don't worry about this. The machine is still in its initial stage. We will definitely continue to improve and adjust it according to the usage of each factory. If the machine needs to be upgraded or repaired in the future, we will send people to the factory for upgrade and repair free of charge." Han Qun said.

Xiang Huaimin said: "Based on the usage of each factory, it is equivalent to providing your factory with experimental data."

Wang Ying wanted to applaud Director Xiang again, he was indeed a top student in science.

Han Qun laughed: "You can say that."

Wang Ying said, "I wonder if Comrade Han could take us to a food factory in Shanghai that uses your product to see how the machine is actually being used."

Han Qun was a little embarrassed for a moment, and Zhou Qianjin said, "Comrade, it's not easy for us to come here, please help us communicate."

"Okay, I'll go and ask. It's not easy for you to come here, and you're the first group to come here after reading the newspaper. I'll help you with this." Han Qun said. In fact, they had already agreed with the food manufacturers to bring people to see it, and now these are just for show.

"Thank you very much, Comrade Han," said Wang Ying.

"You're welcome." Han Qun smiled, "Let's go back to the meeting room first."

After Han Qun and Tao Juan escorted them back to the conference room, Han Qun said, "I'm going to ask the leader for instructions. Comrades, please wait a moment."

"Thank you." Wang Ying said.

Tao Juan added hot water to their cups and stayed to keep them company.

On the table were products from the Beichong Food Factory that they had brought. Wang Ying said, "Comrade Tao, please try some of our cakes."

Tao Juan didn't hesitate and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm a little hungry."

Wang Ying opened the package of Shaqi Ma and Tao Juan took a piece. Wang Ying and the others were tired of it and didn't eat any.

"Hmm? Delicious!" Tao Juan originally thought that she was just giving face to the guests who came from afar, but she didn't expect that the taste was much better than she imagined. It was not worse than what they sell here, and it was even better.

After eating a piece, Tao Juan praised it again: "It's delicious, not worse than the ones we have here."

"Try the peach cake again." Wang Ying said.

"Haha, then I'll try another piece." Tao Juan smiled and took a piece of peach cake.

Wang Ying and his team's peach pastries have been repeatedly improved, and with the precisely calculated recipe from Director Xiang, they have a very good reputation in Beichong and Nanchong. Now, people from other places who go to Beichong on business trips basically buy some to take back.

Tao Juan often eats peach cakes from Shanghai. She has a picky taste. If she hadn't tried the shaqi ma and found it delicious, she wouldn't want to eat their peach cakes.

Tao Juan took a piece of peach cake and took a bite. It was crispy and fragrant, sweet but not greasy. It must have been freshly made, without any greasy smell. Sometimes she would buy peach cakes with greasy smell, but she would not eat a single bite.

"Delicious!" Tao Juan's eyes lit up and she quickly praised it, then took another bite.

"Why are you eating it now?" Han Qun came back and said with a smile.

"Han Qun, you should try it too. The snacks in their factory are really good!" Tao Juan said quickly.

Han Qun said: "Even you said it was delicious, so it must taste good."

"Comrade Han, please try it." Wang Ying didn't rush to ask Han Qun if he could go, because she knew he could definitely go.

After Han Qun sat down, he saw Tao Juan eating a peach cake and took a piece as well. After taking a bite, Han Qun was also a little surprised: "It's really delicious! I think it tastes just as good as the ones here in Shanghai!"

Tao Juan said: "It should be freshly made. Sometimes we buy ones that have been stored for a long time, and they are far inferior to this."

"It's newly made." Wang Ying said with a smile.

After Tao Juan and Han Qun finished their peach cakes, Tao Juan said with a smile, "It feels like we're just guests eating here, just the two of us." She then asked Han Qun, "What did the leader say?"

"The leader is communicating with them and there will be news soon," said Han Qun.

Wang Yingxin thought that their factories in Shanghai should all have telephones, making communication much more convenient.

They continued talking about the packaging machine. Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Han Qun went to open it and said a few words to the person knocking. Then he said to Wang Ying and the others in the conference room, "The leadership has communicated with them, and they agree to your visit."

"It's really troublesome!" Wang Ying laughed.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Han Qun said, "Comrades, how about this arrangement? Have lunch in our factory cafeteria at noon, and I'll take you to the food factory in the afternoon."

Of course Wang Ying and the others agreed.

Han Qun added, "It's still a while before lunch. How about I take you around our factory?"

"Thank you for your help, Comrade Han." Wang Ying said.

"Of course you do. Please come in, everyone," said Han Qun.

Han Qun and Tao Juan took Wang Ying and three others to visit the equipment factory.

Even in her previous life, Wang Ying had never visited an equipment factory. She had only been to various clothing factories. It still seemed a bit novel to her now.

After touring the equipment factory, it was almost lunchtime. Han Qun took them to the cafeteria. After all, it was in Shanghai, and the cafeteria was spacious and bright, larger than their factory's, and the food was better than Beichong's. The employees of the equipment factory all wore the same blue uniforms and looked very energetic.

Wang Ying and the other strangers attracted a lot of attention. Han Qun would tell acquaintances about Wang Ying and his group's origins. Hearing that Wang Ying and his group had come to him after reading about them in the newspaper, everyone welcomed them. Wang Ying was delighted. In her past life, she had been a businessman, visiting factories and suffering many losses. She felt that people nowadays were more down-to-earth.

After lunch, around one o'clock, Han Qun took Wang Ying and the others back to the conference room to rest.

"Please take a rest here. I will come to take you there at two o'clock in the afternoon." Han Qun said with a smile.

After Han Qun and Tao Juan left, Zhou Qianjin immediately asked, "Director Xiang, Director Wang, how is it?"

Xiang Huaimin glanced at him and said, "What's the matter?" Xiang Huaimin didn't have a good impression of Zhou Qianjin. He thought he looked cunning and didn't look like an honest man. He didn't understand why Wang Ying brought him on the business trip and didn't say a few words to him along the way.

Zhou Qianjin certainly wouldn't argue with the director. He smiled and said, "Food vacuum packaging machine, our factory should be able to import it, right? I wonder how much it costs, but the machine doesn't look that big, so it shouldn't be too expensive."

"We still need to provide them with experimental data, so the price of the machine should be negotiable." Wang Ying glanced at Director Xiang and said with a smile, "This is all thanks to Director Xiang. Many of the issues Director Xiang raised can only be clarified after long-term use. We can bring them up when the time comes to discuss the price of the machine."

Xiang Huaimin remained silent. Don't think he didn't see Wang Ying's previous look. She must have felt that she was useless! If he didn't show her his skills, she would really look down on him!

Feng Yun said, "That machine isn't very big, and it can only seal a few products at a time. How many should we buy?"

Wang Ying said: "Not all products use this packaging. As for how much you buy, it still depends on the amount."

Xiang Huaimin said calmly, "Don't be too happy. We still have to consider the cost of electricity and vacuum packaging bags. If the cost is too high, I'm afraid the factory won't agree."

Wang Ying said, "We'll go to the food factory this afternoon and ask about it."

Xiang Huaimin thought to himself, I can count it, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

Wang Ying then said, "After asking, we can ask Director Xiang to do the math. What's the price difference between the same batch of products in original packaging and vacuum packaging? We need to calculate the cost, labor, and loss."

Xiang Huaimin looked at Wang Ying, and Wang Ying smiled at him.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Han Qun and Tao Juan arrived at the lounge on time.

"Comrades, shall we set off now?" Han Qun said.

"Okay." Wang Ying responded, "Thank you for your help."

"It's not a big deal. The factory has a car, so it's convenient to go there."

The group took a bus from the Victory Machinery Factory to the food factory. Han Qun explained that the factory was called Meihua Food Factory, and that it primarily produced soy products and their processed forms. The five-spice dried tofu Gu Xuan had purchased earlier was from this factory; the name was on the bag, and Wang Ying had memorized it.

Wang Ying and the others were sitting in the car, looking out the window at the streets of Shanghai. Feng Yun whispered to Wang Ying, "It's much more beautiful than our Beichong."

"Needless to say." Wang Ying said with a smile. In fact, the road they were walking on was very ordinary and not very beautiful. They had not seen any really beautiful places yet.

The group arrived at the Meihua Food Factory, where a comrade came to greet them and they entered the factory smoothly.

The comrade from Meihua Food Factory first introduced himself. His name was Cheng Qi and he was the workshop director of Meihua Food Factory.

Cheng Qi did not take them directly to see the packaging of the vacuum machine, but took them to the conference room first to get to know each other.

I was a bit surprised to learn that Wang Ying's factory was actually the result of the merger of four factories. This was a reflection of the times and the local conditions, and it was definitely not conducive to the factory's long-term development. Therefore, it was later split into four factories during the enterprise reform.

After understanding the situation, Cheng Qi led Wang Ying and the others into the packaging workshop. Ten vacuum packaging machines were stationed there, and every day, a worker was at each machine, packing five-spice dried tofu. Even through masks, Wang Ying and the others could smell the rich aroma of the five-spice.

"This machine has only been in use for a short time, but the workers are already very skilled in using it," said Wang Ying.

"Well, it's easier to get started." Cheng Qi said.

Wang Ying and the others went to the machine and saw that bags of dried tofu were neatly placed in it, and when they were opened, they became deflated.

To verify the stability of the heat seal, they watched for over ten minutes, finding not a single leak. Wang Ying then examined the packaged products, confirming that the air had been evenly removed from each package. With ten machines operating simultaneously, they could pack a considerable amount of food per day. It seemed Meihua Food Factory had no shortage of sales.

"Director Cheng, how did your factory package its products before it had this packaging machine? How were the sales?" Wang Ying asked.

Cheng Qi said: "Before, it was wrapped in ordinary oil paper or placed in jars. It was easy to deteriorate and change the taste, and it could only be sold in this city. After changing to this packaging, it was quickly sold to neighboring cities, and some people from other places bought it to take back home. Naturally, sales increased significantly."

Wang Ying smiled and said, "My friend also bought it when he came to Shanghai on business, and we all ate it."

"Oh, that's a coincidence." Cheng Qi said with a smile.

After the group looked around, Wang Ying turned his head to look at Director Xiang, wanting to see if he had any other questions. Director Xiang didn't say anything, which meant there was no problem.

Cheng Qi brought them back to the conference room, and Wang Ying asked him about the cost. Cheng Qi didn't hide anything and told Wang Ying everything he could. However, Wang Ying didn't ask about the price of the machine itself. It was not appropriate to ask in front of Han Qun and the others.

Wang Ying and his team stayed in the Meihua Food Factory for two hours and saw everything they needed to see. After leaving some gifts from their factory, Wang Ying and his team left.

On the way back in the car, Han Qun asked, "How was the viewing? Any questions?"

Wang Ying said, "Very good."

Tao Juan smiled and said, "Your products are very well made. If you package them well, you can sell them in Shanghai."

Wang Ying doesn’t dare to think about selling to the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the time being, but he can expand the radiation area to some surrounding places.

It was getting late, so Han Qun and his friends sent Wang Ying and his group directly back to the guesthouse.

After returning to the guesthouse, the four of them gathered in Director Xiang's room to discuss their day's gains. Director Xiang was a quiet man, so it was mostly the other three who did all the talking.

They discussed for a while, but it was more like they were lamenting what they had seen and heard that day. They didn't come up with anything substantial. Zhou Qianjin and Feng Yun were still in a state of excitement.

Wang Ying saw that Director Xiang didn't say anything, but she didn't want to leave him idle. She said to Zhou Qianjin, "Zhou Qianjin, give Director Xiang all the data you recorded today and let him calculate it."

"No need," Director Xiang said, "I've made a note of it."

"Great! Great!" Wang Ying applauded Director Xiang. This time, she finally didn't have to applaud in her heart. As soon as she clapped, Zhou Qianjin and Feng Yun followed suit.

Xiang Huaimin rolled his eyes at Wang Ying and said, "Eat first."

"Yes, let's eat!" Wang Ying was also hungry.

Several people each had a bowl of noodles at a noodle restaurant near the guesthouse. After returning, Director Xiang calculated the cost while the other three wrote work notes.

Since Zhou Qianjin joined the factory, he has been writing work notes after learning how to write from Wang Ying. As long as he is at work, he will write even if nothing happens.

Feng Yun had only just heard Wang Ying talk about this on the way here. She bit the tip of her pen, finding it difficult to write. She had something in her head, but it felt like a tangled ball of wool, with no end in sight.

Seeing that Wang Ying was writing furiously, Feng Yun felt embarrassed to disturb him, so he just wrote down whatever he thought of on the paper.

When Wang Ying finished writing and said she was going to take a shower, Feng Yun said, "Director Wang, could you teach me how to write work notes? My mind is a mess."

Wang Ying smiled. She had more and more "students".

Wang Ying first looked at Feng Yun's notes, and then explained to her in detail the process and key points of note-taking. Feng Yun felt as if she had been enlightened, and her mind suddenly became clear.

"Thank you, Director Wang. No one has ever taught me these things, and I couldn't learn them in school before." Feng Yun stood up and bowed to Wang Ying.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Wang Ying hurriedly stopped Feng Yun.

After teaching Feng Yun, Wang Ying went to take a shower. When he came back, he met Zhou Qianjin in the corridor.

Zhou Qianjin whispered, "Director Wang, Director Xiang is out! I don't know where he went, and he won't tell me even when I asked."

"Maybe he's visiting relatives." Wang Ying said, "Just pretend you don't know. You can go if you want to."

Zhou Qianjin laughed and said, "How could I have such wealthy relatives?"

"Did Director Xiang plan to leave?" Wang Ying asked.

"I don't know either. He only stayed at the desk for about five minutes, changed his clothes and left," said Zhou Qianjin.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "Five minutes is enough for our genius Director Xiang to calculate it. He must have calculated it well."

Zhou Qianjin smiled, and the two said goodbye and went back to their rooms.

Wang Ying returned to her room and lay down, still thinking about the vacuum packaging machines. With their factory's current production capacity, they didn't need too many. They could buy a few to test their performance. New products should have discounts during their promotional period. Wang Ying thought the Meihua Food Factory's machines might offer pay-later use... but that wouldn't be possible at their factory, it was so far away... Tomorrow, she'd ask Shengli Instrument Factory if they could develop a nitrogen-filled vacuum machine. That was what she wanted most...

At that moment in Beichong, Zhao Yunsheng was hugging his quilt and thinking about Wang Ying. He was convinced that his beloved Yingzi must be thinking about him too. They were thousands of miles apart, but at the same time, they missed each other. Unfortunately, Wang Ying was only thinking about work and fell asleep while thinking about it, not thinking about Zhao Yunsheng at all...