Chapter 155

There was an ordinary long table, and in front of each person was an ordinary enamel cup, steaming from it.

From Lu Qin's angle, he could just see the expressions of everyone around him. His eyes flickered, revealing his large, white teeth, still as white as ever.

When Director Ren noticed this, Yu Guang thought for a moment that he was happy to be back. He cleared his throat and began to slowly introduce the results of the discussion.

"Alright, everyone, what are your ideas? Secretary Lu rarely comes back, so you can discuss them in front of him. Finally, we can consolidate our opinions and vote."

Director Ren spoke casually and called him Secretary Lu directly.

Everyone looked at each other, and seeing the bright sunshine on Lu Qin's face, they paused and signaled to the other party to start speaking first.

Lu Qin's smile deepened.

"I think it's okay." The speaker was Zhang, the director of the factory office, who had gone out to negotiate with Lu Qin last year.

"I think so too. I have great faith in Secretary Lu's abilities."

Then three more secretaries responded.

Lu Qin smiled and exchanged glances with the female comrades who were talking. The female comrades smiled and nodded, conveying their goodwill to him.

Lu Qin thought to himself that people should be treated kindly in daily life, and it doesn’t have to be for a certain purpose. It’s useful now, for example.

Although they have long experience, their consent is useless because there are still two deputy factory directors, Director Ren and many other compatriots.

Next comes the opposition's opinion.

The deputy factory director in a gray work jacket twitched his face. He deliberately averted his eyes from Lu Qin's gaze. "I object. I have no problem with Secretary Lu himself. He's always been excellent. But we can't move our factory to Ningchuan just because he's in Ningchuan. Besides, we're doing well in our province. Our current production can just keep up with the total demand of the major supply and marketing cooperatives in the province. And if we move there, who will be able to support it? That's another matter entirely."

The smile on Lu Qin's face never disappeared. This deputy factory director had been working here since the establishment of the Life Food Factory. It must be said that as a deputy factory director, he was an old hand with experience. He immediately put forward three clear reasons for his opposition.

The originally neutral faction nodded and actually felt that he was quite right.

The expression on Director Ren's face was unclear. "Does anyone else have any comments?"

Deputy Director Zhao, another deputy director, smiled and shook his head. "As long as it's beneficial to our factory, I support it."

What he said was as good as nothing.

Then, one after another, people began to explain their reasons for opposition, which roughly overlapped with those of the deputy director in the gray coat.

Lu Qin stood up quickly. Director Ren, who was standing beside him, paused. Seeing him with his head down and his hands hanging down, he thought he was going to pick up the luggage at his feet and leave. He quickly stopped him, "Lu."

As a result, Lu Qin turned around, picked up the kettle that had been with him for more than half a year, and walked over to pour water for them.

Even the factory director Ren couldn't understand this move.

The hot water poured down, making a muffled sound. Lu Qin smiled and said, "Everyone, you've worked hard. Drink some water to moisten your throat first."

He poured the water and then returned to his seat, his face showing no anger or concern.

Lu Qin put down his cup and looked at Director Ren. He said with an innocent yet polite expression, "Is it time for me to speak now?"

Director Ren paused, and even he didn't understand what was going on. He raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

Lu Qin smiled brightly and looked at the deputy factory director, with whom he had rarely interacted before. "Leader, first of all, I have to thank you for your recognition of my abilities. I have only been working here for a short time, and my abilities and experience are not as good as yours. I also doubted myself before. Now, after resigning, I am very happy to hear your evaluation."

Lu Qin was indeed happy. Why shouldn't he be happy when someone praised him? So the smile on his face was genuine.

Deputy Factory Director:

So he had been talking for a long time, but he only heard the first half of the compliment?

Lu Qin had at least drunk half a glass of water, but he hadn't finished speaking yet. "Actually, I understand the leadership's opposition, because I also think my opinion is a bit too abrupt. After all, our Laifu Food Factory is a local industry, and our original intention was to produce local specialty products."

The deputy director raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that his opinion had convinced Secretary Lu.

"Then let me briefly explain my thoughts. Of course, they might not be right. I'll start from the beginning, from when I had this idea."

He acted as if he was just chatting, which quickly eased the tension among everyone.

Lu Qin observed the expressions on everyone's faces. "Well, there's a factory in Jia City that opened a branch in Ningchuan City. Jia City and Ningchuan City are two provinces apart. I did some research and found out that the factory produces sodas, like orange soda and peach soda. And their development path is quite similar to ours. They've become the face of Jiang Province, and..."

"They later opened factories in Ningchuan City, Liuhe City, and Shenzhen City."

When some people heard this, they immediately exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!" They began to whisper to each other, "So this really exists. This factory is amazing."

"Are there really three branches?" someone asked in surprise.

Lu Qin glanced at the person who was speaking and nodded slightly. "Yes, there are three. And one of their branches is almost as big as ours. I was also surprised when I got the survey results. I didn't know some factories could achieve such high standards. So I didn't sleep much that night, thinking about whether we could learn from them. As for why Ningchuan City, it's because I found that they originally built a branch factory in Ningchuan City. Our two factories have similarities. I think we can learn from them and make the factory bigger and stronger, and also use Ningchuan City as the starting point for the second time."

Director Ren was initially wondering what arguments he would use to convince them, but after he finished speaking, the first thing he thought about was why this guy hadn't told him in the first place. Even he was almost convinced.

Lu Qin, who apparently slept soundly every day, once again discreetly studied their expressions. Catching Director Ren's gaze, he tilted his head and smiled.

Sure enough, some people were eager to make a move. The enterprising spirit was motivated by the examples they had given them. They had the same starting point and similar experience. If their Jiashi factory could achieve such a level, why couldn't they?

In the past, they would not have dared to be so confident, but now they are one of the largest factories in the province. Some time ago, some factories even sent people to their company to learn.

"Okay, this is what I think. Of course, I know it's very risky, and it may not pass the review." Under their gaze, Lu Qin drank the remaining half glass of water.

At this point, although Lu Qin didn't say a word to persuade them to set up a branch factory, they were all ready to do so.

Lu Qin spoke up again, "Of course, I have another idea. If you're afraid of risks, I've thought about letting Deli Food Factory take the lead and test the waters. I heard they've always wanted to surpass us. I've even contacted them privately, and I've discovered they're quite ambitious."

Director Ren's hands trembled: He really has this idea of betraying his own people.

Everyone:

They knew Deli Food Factory, after all, even the name was so similar to theirs.

He led everyone forward.

"Well, what if they succeed?" someone suddenly asked.

Lu Qin let out a cry of surprise, a hint of confusion in his eyes. He turned to look at Director Ren, "Could it be that just because they succeeded this time, they've surpassed us? It took that Jia City factory five months to gain a foothold in Ningchuan City."

If Director Ren had a beard, he would shake it.

Everyone fell silent. Of course, this possibility could not be ruled out.

Five months, five months is nothing.

Lu Qin's attack was more than just a little bit harsh.

Everyone knew that his previous idea was good, but why was it that the one he was testing was becoming less and less reliable?

Director Ren glanced at everyone, seeing that they were all lost in thought. He said, "Let's stop here for now and continue tomorrow. Secretary Lu, go back and get some rest."

After he reminded others, they noticed the luggage at his feet. It turned out that he came here as soon as he got off the train.

Former secretary Lu Qin didn't show any reluctance. He picked up his luggage and said, "Since that's the case, boss, I'm going to rest first."

Director Ren nodded, then suddenly thought of something and stopped him, "Hey, wait a minute, where are you going to live?"

Lu Qin suppressed his laughter and put one hand in his pocket. "I'm going to squeeze in with Section Chief Zhou and the others."

It’s been a long time since we last met as old friends.

Director Ren breathed a sigh of relief. After realizing what he had done, he calmly picked up his teacup.

After Lu Qin left, the people at the table were still discussing.

Deputy Director Zhao drank a sip of water silently, observed everyone's expressions, then lowered his head and smiled silently.

The deputy director who had an opposing opinion was about to open his mouth.

Deputy Director Zhao suddenly said, "Section Chief Zhou probably doesn't have a phone number."

"Phone" Some people are confused.

"What if he calls Deli Food Factory?"

It suddenly became quiet, and the deputy director forgot what was on the tip of his tongue.

Director Ren had already considered this and said calmly, "There's no call. Don't worry, Secretary Lu is quite reliable."