Lu Wanling told Feng Haidong that she was skeptical about his suggestion to the food stall owner, and even thought that her husband was joking on purpose.

But in reality, the snacks that Feng Haidong ordered for the food stall owner were carefully noted down by the owner.

The following evening, the boss tried it out according to the method taught by Feng Haidong.

This one try immediately garnered unanimous praise from diners.

"Boss, your cold dish platter is really good. It has cucumber, radish, mung bean noodles, and peanuts. And the seasoning is really good. It's sour, salty, spicy, and a little bit sweet. It's delicious and perfect for having with drinks."

After the first table gave it a good review, it naturally inspired the other guests to follow suit and order it.

One evening, all the customers who ordered the cold vegetarian platter said it tasted great and was absolutely perfect as a snack with drinks.

The couple who owned the stall worked until late at night, and on their way home after packing up, they were still thinking about the guidance Feng Haidong had given them.

"Honey, do you think that family of three came to do business last night?"

"Judging from their clothes, the three of them don't look like people who know how to do business."

“I also think that the family of three looks like they are not bad off.”

At this point, the husband remembered Feng Haidong's advice on making cold dishes that evening, and changed his tune, saying, "But you never know. Most companies aren't doing well these days. We only started running a food stall at night because our factory was struggling, right? Maybe someone else will do it too."

Hearing her husband say this, the wife asked with some concern, "Honey, do you think if they come and do it, won't they steal our business?"

The husband laughed and said, "What's this about stealing business? Our area is full of food stalls. If they don't come, other places will take their business away."

The wife said, "But I always felt that man was not simple, and things might be different if he came."

The husband said, "I also think that man is not simple. How many of those cold dish platters did we sell tonight?"

The wife thought for a moment and said, "I didn't keep a detailed record, but almost every table that came later tonight ordered it."

The husband said, "I did a rough calculation. According to the method that man taught us, we actually put far fewer items in each platter than before. It looks like a big platter, but in reality, we don't put much of each item."

Upon hearing this, the wife asked, "So, that cold dish is quite profitable?"

The husband nodded and said, "It's definitely worth it. Before, one cucumber could only make one plate of salad, but now one cucumber can make two or three plates."

After doing the math, the couple immediately realized that Feng Haidong's idea of ​​a cold vegetable platter was a really good one.

Meanwhile, Feng Haidong, who gave others good ideas, has been busy preparing for his own business these past few days.

In order to finish making the cart as soon as possible, Feng Haidong stopped being late and leaving early, and arrived at the factory early every day.

The workers in the machine factory noticed that Feng Haidong arrived earlier than them every day and left later than them. Some people joked that he was trying to perform well in preparation for competing for the position of workshop director.

Faced with such teasing, Feng Haidong responded with a laugh: "I'm planning to compete for the factory director position. If I become the factory director, I'll fire all of you who aren't working properly."

The workers naturally didn't take these jokes seriously.

Of course, the factory didn't get any work just because Feng Haidong stopped being late or leaving early.

So when Feng Haidong arrived at the factory, after checking in at his own workshop, he slipped away to the welding workshop to find Tang Anguo.

This led many of his fellow workers to misunderstand, thinking that Feng Haidong was out of work and wanted to take the opportunity to learn welding from his senior apprentice, Tang Anguo, in order to secure a future for himself.

In 1996, the workers in the machinery factory, who had been without work for four or five months, were increasingly worried about the factory's future.

While assembling the welding cart, Tang Anguo chatted with Feng Haidong.

"Haidong, do you think our factory can ever recover?"

After hearing Tang Anguo's words, Feng Haidong looked up at Tang Anguo and gazed at his senior brother's weathered and honest face.

He thought of the helplessness Tang Anguo felt in his previous life when he lost his job and faced difficult family circumstances.

Feng Haidong said in a deep voice, "Brother Tang, you are my senior brother. When I entered the factory, you took care of me for more than half a year. I won't hide anything from you, and I'll tell you the truth. I'm afraid the factory won't last much longer."

Although Tang Anguo had already suspected it, he was still surprised to hear Feng Haidong's words.

"Haidong, is the factory really on the verge of collapse? Is there no other way?"

Feng Haidong sighed and said, "Senior Brother, you've worked in the factory longer than me. You should understand that the machine tools in the factory are too outdated now. Our machine tools should have been phased out long ago. Our factory looks big, but it's precisely because of its size that it's not easy to make changes."

Our machine tools are outdated, and our factory doesn't have any competitive products. In the current and future market trends, we are virtually uncompetitive.

After hearing Feng Haidong's words, Tang Anguo immediately became somewhat unconvinced and said, "How can we not be competitive? We all have technical skills. Even if our machine tools are outdated, our basic technical skills are solid."

At this point, Tang Anguo gave an example: "I've taken on several private jobs this year. When people heard that our factory was taking on the job, they all gave us high prices. They trust our technology."

Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Brother Tang, you're right. We have the skills, and we are all truly skilled workers with excellent technical expertise."

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