Chapter 225 This Moonlight Rabbit also represents a breakthrough in our agriculture and animal husbandry!
In the meeting room of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee.
As soon as Su Wenchen and He Zhenbang walked in, they found that there were already quite a few people sitting inside.
Su Wenchen looked around. On the right side were representatives of the import and export company. Sitting at the top was a middle-aged man wearing a Mao suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. When he saw the two people come in, there was a look of disdain in his eyes.
Then he lowered his head and wrote something on the notebook with a pen.
Sitting on the left side were people from the Foreign Trade Bureau. Sitting at the top was a middle-aged woman in a Lenin suit, who was looking at the two people who came in with great interest.
Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai were also sitting at the front row. Judging from the layer of ash on the table, Su Wenchen had been waiting for at least two cigarettes.
It is obvious that they attach great importance to this matter.
Mayor Zhai looked at his watch and spoke directly.
"The municipal office received a call from Lao He. Secretary Zhou and I, along with this large group of people, have put off a lot of work in favor of you two."
"If you don't come up with something satisfactory, I tell you, you'll be punished!"
"Secretary Zhou, what do you think?"
Obviously, Mayor Zhai said this to protect the two people. If things do not meet expectations, he will be responsible for the punishment.
After all, He Zhenbang is his man.
After hearing what Mayor Zhai said, Secretary Zhou did not comment and did not intend to do anything about it.
After all, earning foreign exchange is all for the benefit of the city. Besides, his main attention is now on the city textile industry. The city textile industry relies on its ability to bring in foreign exchange and has already ignored him several times.
If there were other industries in the city that could generate foreign exchange, would they still dare to do this? Furthermore, the resistance he faced back then wouldn't be as great as it is now.
Therefore, Secretary Zhou is now one of the people who most hopes that Lanshuichang will succeed in earning foreign exchange.
So he said it directly.
"Old Zhai, you're being too harsh by always spanking me. Earning foreign exchange isn't that easy."
"As far as I'm concerned, as long as you're not just catching a couple of rabbits and then claiming you're going to take them to the Canton Fair to earn foreign exchange, I can understand everything else."
"After all, we are comrades, and we are committed to local development!"
"If you hit people with a stick at every turn, who would dare to work voluntarily in the future?"
Then he turned to the woman in the front row from the Foreign Trade Bureau and said.
"Director Deng, when you get back, you can also inform the other state-owned enterprises in the city to bring out any good things they have. As long as they can generate foreign exchange, the city will support them!"
"Okay, Secretary Zhou, I'll send the documents to the city authorities when I get back."
Su Wenchen also understood at this time that Secretary Zhou's desire to earn foreign exchange was probably even greater than Mayor Zhai's.
Then Su Wenchen glanced at the middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses from the import and export company.
I noticed that the other party's face instantly stiffened when he heard what Secretary Zhou said.
It is obvious that if there are more state-owned enterprises earning foreign exchange in the city, the first target will probably be the city's textile industry.
By then, not only the city, but also the province may not have as many people protecting them as they do now.
Of course, Su Wenchen would definitely not have any mercy on them. Who wouldn't want to develop a relationship with him?
After hearing what Secretary Zhou said, the people from the Municipal Textile Import and Export Company were unhappy, but they still didn't dare to confront the city's top leader.
After all, he is not the director of the city's textile industry.
After looking around, he could only vent his anger on Su Wenchen. After all, he was the lowest level in the whole audience, so he would definitely pick on the weak.
"Humph, Lanshui Farm is a chicken farm. Why are they raising rabbits instead of chickens?"
"You're still thinking about going to the Canton Fair. Do you know what foreigners like about our country?"
"People like fine cotton, exquisite silk, and fine imitation woolen fabrics!"
"If the leather is easy to export, why would your little place be in the spotlight? That's just wishful thinking!"
"Secretary, I think coming here today is a waste of time. You shouldn't believe that such a small market can generate foreign exchange."
"If this kind of thing is really so easy, will it still be their turn?"
Seeing that the other party was actually coming towards him, Su Wenchen felt really speechless. This bastard really bullies the weak and fears the strong.
It was clearly Secretary Zhou who wanted to deal with them, but he chose to target himself.
But Su Wenchen would definitely not tolerate this, so he said directly.
"Comrade, the sign in front of you should be the Municipal Textile Import and Export Company."
"You are so short-sighted, yet you are actually in charge of the import and export business of the city's textiles. To be honest, I am really worried about the future of the city's textiles."
"And as far as I know, the city's textile order volume has been declining slightly in recent years. If it continues to decline like this, I'm afraid it won't be possible to reach the threshold for signing orders in a few years."
"You! Are you trying to discredit our city's textile factory?"
"Secretary Zhou, I think he's deliberately slandering our factory. If this kind of talk gets out, it's likely to cause psychological unrest among our employees, impacting production and further affecting our foreign exchange earnings."
"Maybe he was sent from somewhere else to deliberately sabotage our city's foreign exchange earning mission."
"I've requested that the city investigate him."
Hearing Su Wenchen exposing their scars, the other party could no longer bear it and directly put the hat of destroying foreign exchange earnings on Su Wenchen.
However, Su Wenchen was not panicked at all, because he spoke like this because he understood the situation on the scene.
It is obvious that the two current bosses in the city have little patience with the city's textile industry.
I guess they all want to give each other a beating. The reason they don't take action now is, on the one hand, they are worried about the impact on foreign exchange earnings, and on the other hand, they are worried about the pressure from the province.
After all, the bulk of the foreign exchange earned actually goes to the national treasury first. The province can generally get 30% of the usage quota, and the remaining 20% goes to the city.
Of course, the ratio is not fixed. Anyway, the majority of the revenue from their city comes from the province.
This is also the reason why the city's textile industry dares not give face.
But now it is obvious that the two bosses in the city cannot stand this, so naturally I have to stand on the side of the city.
As for whether the province will hold me back because of this matter.
Su Wenchen was not worried at all, because the province wanted foreign exchange and there was no reason to stop him from earning foreign exchange.
Even if some people cannot distinguish between public and private affairs, not all bigwigs are like this.
Besides, among those who can reach the provincial level, there is no such fool who acts on impulse every day.
So when faced with the accusation from the other side that we are destroying foreign exchange earnings.
Su Wenchen directly retorted.
"Comrade, if you ask me, your factory always uses the foreign exchange earning slogan to pressure others. No wonder your factory offends the most people."
"When they came to our factory to purchase eggs, the city clearly gave them a quota of 1,000 kilograms, but they insisted on purchasing 2,000 kilograms."
"If we don't want to, we'll use the impact on our foreign exchange earnings as pressure. It seems like in your city's textile industry, if you don't eat eggs, you won't have the energy to work, right?"
"If that's the case, I think some of your colleagues in the factory have even been corrupted by hedonism. Otherwise, why would they be unwilling to work without eating eggs?"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, the other party immediately became anxious.
"you!"
Su Wenchen pressed his hand.
"Comrade, please listen to me. You said earlier that I was deliberately slandering your factory."
"I don't know how you came to this conclusion. Isn't it true that your annual order volume is decreasing?"
"Almost all of your factory employees know this. The comrades from our Foreign Trade Bureau are here today. I'm sure they also have records of the annual import and export orders."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, the female cadre from the Foreign Trade Bureau looked at Su Wenchen meaningfully.
But still said.
"This comrade is right. The city's textile orders have indeed been declining year after year in recent years. Our Foreign Trade Bureau has indeed recorded this, and it's no secret. Although it's not open to the public, any state-owned enterprise interested in earning foreign exchange can and we will provide this basic information."
Su Wenchen spread his hands.
"Comrade, look, I didn't fabricate lies to smear you. I was just stating the facts."
"Why aren't you allowed to tell the truth?"
"Now let's go back to your original point. I really don't know what foreigners like."
"But I think a lot of beautiful things are connected. There was no leather before because our farming and leather industries were developing."
"At the first Canton Fair in our country, agricultural and sideline products and traditional handicrafts were the main products."
"Just because light industry was underdeveloped at the time, does that mean foreigners don't like our textiles and industrial products?"
"As for last year, I looked at the information released by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. Orders for our textile products, such as cotton, silk, and woolen cloth, were all on the rise. We also saw sales in the light industry, such as bicycles, paper, stationery, ceramics, and glass products."
"Even our heavy industry is developing very rapidly now, and we have even exported our own machine tools and drilling and boring machines to some African countries."
"In recent years, only agricultural and sideline products have developed slowly. The emergence of our native Yuehua rabbit shows that our agriculture and animal husbandry are also developing."
"If the leather of this Yuehua rabbit can be exhibited at this time, it will also prove that our agriculture and animal husbandry are in no way inferior to foreign varieties."
As he spoke, Su Wenchen opened the package he had brought and spread out several pieces of tanned Moon Rabbit leather.
When the first moon-colored fur was unfolded, the sunlight outside the window just happened to slant on the fur.
The golden sunlight and the silvery-white fur reflected each hair, which had just been greased and polished, giving it a silvery sheen.
Under the sunlight, it seems as if every hair is glowing.
As Su Wenchen moved, his hair rose and fell layer by layer like flowing silver light.
A moment.
Almost everyone's attention was attracted.
The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses who had been arguing with Su Wenchen earlier.
He stood up suddenly the first time he saw it. Because he moved so quickly, his clothes knocked over the enamel teacup on the table without him noticing at all.
The tea dripped down the table, soaking the other person's clothes.
At this time, the other party didn't care about these things at all and immediately questioned.
"I've seen Rex rabbit leather in Guangshi, and they were all a bluish-gray color, never a silvery-white like yours."
"And judging by the glossiness, this is definitely not rabbit fur. It could be sable."
"No, it could also be a white fox."
Su Wenchen looked at the other person as if he were a fool.
"Do you think we can raise sables here? Or white foxes?"
"Besides, if we could raise live sables and white foxes on our farm, we could just raise them! Why do you say it's rabbit fur?"
"I said you might be a bit mentally unstable, and now it seems to be true."
"Secretary Zhou, Mayor Zhai, this is the Yuehua rabbit that we bred ourselves. It's a variant of the Rex rabbit."
"But this should be a color that currently belongs only to our country."
"Also, you can tell whether this is a rabbit by the area of the skin. Sables and white foxes are generally slightly larger than this."
"But I dare say that in terms of fur quality and color brightness, our Moonlight Rabbit is in no way inferior to the top-quality sable fur."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Director Deng of the Foreign Trade Bureau said with a look of longing in his eyes.
"Director Su, can I touch it?"
As the only woman present, Director Deng was most attracted by this kind of fur. She even wondered what it would look like if it were cut into fur.
But she only dared to think about it. If she dared to wear it now, she would probably be laid off the next day.
On the third day, I had to go to the farm to feed the rabbits myself.
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately nodded.
"Director Deng, wait a moment. We have brought several samples with us. I will let you taste them right away."
As he said that, he and He Zhenbang handed the six tickets they brought to Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai, two tickets each for the Foreign Trade Bureau and the Municipal Textile Import and Export Company.
But after getting it.
The official from the Foreign Trade Bureau who followed over was a little confused.
"Hey, why does this one of mine look different from the one in Director Deng's hand?"
"It's the same here. Both of them seem to be defective."
Su Wenchen nodded.
"Of these six samples, three are top-grade. They were bred using common medicinal herbs and special feed, so their fur is finer, denser, and more lustrous."
Then he pointed to the three pieces of leather in his hand and distributed them to the people who followed him.
"This is the leather of a Yuehua rabbit, raised purely on grass and straw. We compared it with the purple-blue Rex rabbit fur imported from abroad."
"Whether it's fur quality or hair texture, it's superior!"
After hearing Su Wenchen's words, several staff members who were originally tasting ordinary Yuehua rabbit fur skins came to the rescue.
Suddenly, I felt that the fur in my hand no longer smelled good.
Because Su Wenchen didn't say anything at the beginning, they felt that although it seemed that they could not keep up, they were not too far behind.
But after hearing about it, I now look at it again, especially at the special fur held by Director Deng and Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai above him.
This contrast instantly paled in comparison.
Secretary Zhou stroked the soft hair with his hand. The surface fur was as soft as clouds and mist. For a moment, even he felt like possessing it for himself.
But the thought only lasted a moment.
Because if you really wear this, you will be a sitting duck.
Therefore, this thing is destined to be exported only abroad, and no one in China dares to wear it.
"Not bad, very good!"
"Touching it, it feels like frost and snow falling on silk, soft, fine, comfortable and smooth."
"Old Zhai, what do you think?"
Mayor Zhai also smiled and nodded.
"I think it's good too. If this can't earn foreign exchange, I'm afraid the leather won't be attractive to those foreigners."
Then he tried to ease the tense atmosphere a little.
"I think if our troops had been sent to aid North Korea wearing this kind of leather, their high-tech night vision goggles would have been blinded."
When they heard what Mayor Zhai said, everyone burst into laughter.
Secretary Zhou was probably shocked when he thought of the scene of hundreds of thousands of soldiers wearing such luxurious coats charging forward collectively!
He shook his head and said helplessly.
"You're really bold!"
Then he spoke directly to the Foreign Trade Bureau.
"I think the Foreign Trade Bureau should hurry up and start filing applications with the provincial government. The Spring Canton Fair is only a few days away, and I'm afraid we won't be able to make it in time."
"But if everything goes well, the fall season should be fine."
"Director Deng? What did your Foreign Trade Bureau say? Are there any difficulties?"
After hearing Secretary Zhou's words, Director Deng quickly came back to his senses.
After a moment's silence, he replied.
"There's no difficulty. We will definitely cooperate, but in whose name?"
Su Wenchen said immediately after hearing this.
"Director Deng, I heard from my friends in the Foreign Trade Department that we need qualifications to export our products. So we are planning to jointly establish a leather import and export company with the county's state-owned tannery to handle this matter."
"Then declare it in the name of this import and export company."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, the other party was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Su Wenchen knew the process so clearly.
Generally speaking, although these processes are not confidential, most units are not aware of them.
Moreover, the other party was able to obtain information from the Ministry of Foreign Trade, which really surprised her.
However, it can also save her a lot of time, because it means that Su Wenchen must know the general process.
This greatly increases the probability of successful application.
Even if the other party has someone in the foreign trade department, it might be possible to successfully declare it in one go.
So after hearing Su Wenchen's words, he nodded directly.
"Yes, if it involves export, you do need to apply for qualifications from the Foreign Trade Bureau. Then you can submit the application materials to our Foreign Trade Bureau."
Then he glanced at the two leaders above.
"But, under which unit is your personnel management registered?"
Hearing this, Secretary Zhou simply waved his hand.
"It's directly registered with the city, but the staff is still managed by people sent by the Blue Water Livestock Ranch and the Blue Water Tannery."
Apparently, He Zhenbang had already discussed this before. Naturally, the city would not do the same as the city's textile industry this time and let them control the business themselves. They were afraid that another company like this would emerge that was not under the city's control and only obeyed the province's orders.
So Su Wenchen asked He Zhenbang to go to the city to discuss this matter. After several rounds of negotiations, the import and export company was registered in the city.
However, the personnel are still managed by people sent by Blue Water Livestock Farm and Blue Water Tannery, and the final profits belong to those two parties, and the city does not take a penny.
For Su Wenchen, the one from the city was worthless and was just a bonus.
However, the personnel management rights are currently in their hands.
As for registering it under his own name like the city textile factory, although he wanted to, based on the information revealed by He Zhenbang.
The city will definitely not make concessions on this issue, even Mayor Zhai will not make any concessions.
After all, as we have learned from past experience, the textile industry in one city is already a headache enough, so who will be the boss among several other cities?
However, the city also compromised, that is, Su Wenchen and his team would still send their own people to manage the personnel, and the city would not get involved unless something major happened.
After all, if it really fails, the city will be the one that suffers in the end.
After hearing what Secretary Zhou said, Mayor Zhai and his subordinates Su Wenchen and He Zhenbang had no objection at all.
Director Deng also knew about it, and it was probably communicated in advance.
"Okay, go back and wait for Director Su and the others to submit the materials. Then we can lead the team to the provincial government to apply."
"Over at the Blue Water Field, you need to prepare your product descriptions and samples in advance. Oh, and also go to the exhibition to promote them."
"The current foreign trade policy in this area reflects our country's self-reliance, so the propaganda cannot be oriented towards luxury."
"It has to reflect our hard-working spirit, otherwise the Ministry of Foreign Trade will have a hard time."
Su Wenchen nodded.
"Alright, Director Deng, our marketing pitch has always been focused on the breakthrough and overtaking of the localized Rex Rabbit."
"It mainly explains why this unique color was cultivated here, which fully demonstrates the advantages of our advanced socialist system."
Anyway, for Su Wenchen, this kind of publicity plan is for internal use only.
At the Canton Fair, the main focus will still be on communication.
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Director Deng from the Foreign Trade Bureau looked at Su Wenchen in surprise.
She didn't expect that Su Wenchen was so sensible.
Anyway, she doesn't know whether it is true or not, but it is true that this kind of publicity plan is the easiest to successfully apply for.
Secretary Zhou also nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay then, since everyone has no objection, then it's settled."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people from the import and export company stood up and made a final effort.
"Secretary, I think setting up a new import and export company is too complicated and will take up more staff. I think we can just apply directly in the name of our unit."
"We have had a successful application before, and I guarantee that we will be successful, which will bring more foreign exchange to our city."
Obviously, he himself understood that if the Blue Water Field really succeeded, their good days in Lan City would probably not last long.
So after thinking for a long time, he felt that the best way was to take this matter into their own hands.
Not only can it bring more profits, but it can also give your unit more say.
Hearing this, Su Wenchen rolled his eyes. He didn't want to refute the other party at all.
Because of this matter, not to mention him, the two people in the city can't get over it.
I was already planning to deal with you, so how could I possibly let you gain more bargaining chips?
Su Wenchen felt that the wisest choice for the city textile company at this time was to separate the import and export companies under the city textile company.
Then, restrain your own strength. If you know what's good for you, you might have a chance of survival.
Of course, it is also possible that he will be dealt with even worse because he has lost his biggest bargaining chip.
Who knows!
Otherwise, looking at the current situation, Su Wenchen felt that even if their market did not have the problem of earning foreign exchange, the good days of the city's textile industry would not last long.
After all, Secretary Zhou's working style was different from that of his predecessor Secretary Li from the very beginning.
They are much tougher on this side. If the confrontation continues, the city textile industry will have little chance of winning. After all, the province is far away and sometimes it is impossible for it to come to the rescue every time.
The fact was indeed as Su Wenchen expected. Upon hearing this, Secretary Zhou snorted coldly.
"As for the city's textile industry, let's first get our own orders in before we worry about anything else."
"If the foreign exchange earning quota is reduced further, even if our city has no objection, the provincial government will probably have objections."
He said and looked at his watch.
"It's getting late. I have a meeting with the Light Industry Bureau soon. You can just go back and discuss it among yourselves. If there are any new incidents, you can come directly to me."
"As long as it helps earn foreign exchange, the city will give priority to building roads."
Then he walked out of the meeting room first.
As soon as Secretary Zhou leaves.
The leader of the city's textile import and export company also clenched his fists with an unpleasant look on his face.
Today he came with the intention of seeing a joke.
As it turns out, not only will the joke fail, but the city's textile industry itself will gradually become a joke. In the end, he also knows that it is unlikely that the city will agree.
But what if, what if Secretary Zhou agrees!
And this can also be used to see if the situation with Secretary Zhou can be eased.
Now it seems that I was overthinking it. Given the other party's temper, the day that Lanshuichang gets the foreign exchange order will probably be the day that their city's textile industry will be in trouble.
Workers' protests and provincial pressure won't always work.
"Zhai Shi, if everything is fine, we will go back first."
As Secretary Zhou left, Mayor Zhai stood up and nodded.
"Everyone, get busy! If you have any questions, you can communicate with the city."
Then he spoke to Su Wenchen and He Zhenbang.
"Come on, both of you go to my office and talk! I'm really curious about your field!"
(End of this chapter)
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