79th Anniversary
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“When you think you have reached the end of your rope, there is always another way out.”
The brush filled with ink moves across the rice paper.
These two lines of poetry by Lu You fully express the mood of the person holding the pen at the moment.
"Old Xu, your handwriting is becoming more and more powerful!"
The man in his forties holding a teacup next to him adjusted his glasses with a smile, and his compliments were sincere.
Xu Liangang smiled and shook his head. Actually, he wanted to be modest, but he was really satisfied with the calligraphy he wrote today. It allowed him to express the grievances in his heart and he felt more energetic when he wrote.
"We just cleared up a big issue, and things went so smoothly. I followed my mood and wrote down what I wanted to write. I didn't expect it to be so good."
The leadership configuration of Xinzhengcheng Cotton Mill is quite high. Unlike the leadership structure of other factories, the top two leaders of Xinzhengcheng are both highly educated.
Xu Liangang, who is in his early fifties, and Du Guodong beside him are the top two leaders of the New Journey Cotton Mill.
Du Guodong tasted the tea happily and chewed the tea leaves carefully in his mouth.
"Once this order is delivered, I'll ask the office to treat me to a bit of luxury and at least get me some tea for three or four yuan per ounce."
Tea at three or four yuan per two taels?
As soon as Xu Liangang put down his brush, he couldn't help but show his teeth.
Lao Du really dares to think like that.
"Old Du, we haven't considered this matter carefully before."
"We really didn't consider that this batch of goods, originally produced for foreign companies, would be affordable for no one in China."
Du Guodong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"People say we're both nerds, and I don't think that's unfair at all."
"It's not that they can't afford it, but they are reluctant to buy it even if they have money."
"We were lucky to meet Xiao Zhang from Northeast China."
When Xu Liangang said this, his tone became a little weak.
"I'm still a little worried. The price we offered Xiao Zhang is actually quite high. Will the Construction Corps sue our factory over this?"
Du Guodong leaned his head on the sofa and sighed towards the ceiling.
"We both personally made connections in the city, and it's all written down in black and white. To be frank, we've already spent most of Xiao Zhang's money."
"Let's just argue!"
"The most important thing now is to get this batch of goods out in time."
"Then the whole factory is waiting to see the surprised expression of that foreign businessman."
"But having said that, Old Xu, I have a suggestion."
"Xiao Zhang is a good comrade, that's for sure. But when we select cadres in the future, we should carefully consider those who are too young..."
Xu Liangang nodded involuntarily.
"This is just what we're talking about internally. We'll have to ask the office director to prepare some high-end gifts to thank Xiao Zhang."
Du Guodong was about to get up and go out to make arrangements when the phone on Xu Liangang's desk rang.
"Hello, yes, I'm Xu Liangang from New Journey."
“Hello, leader!”
"We're preparing to ship that batch of cotton cloth. Have you arranged for us to have units in Beijing and Shanghai receive it?"
Xu Liangang looked at Lao Du with a smile in his eyes.
"Thank you for your concern, but our factory has already solved this problem on its own!"
"Really? I'm not lying to you!"
"It wasn't thrown away randomly. It was allocated at 80% of the price."
"How can you say that it was some prodigal son who took over our goods?"
"Young cadres are also eager for success and righteousness..."
"Don't worry, old boss. We didn't bully the youngster. It was Xiao Zhang who came to us on his own initiative to help us solve the problem."
"He's from the Northeast Construction Corps. He seems to be the director of their Shanghai Guesthouse and Huacheng Guesthouse."
"Don't worry, the money has already been delivered, and we've used it to produce a new batch of products!"
"Yes, it's almost used up."
"Could you personally give a heads-up to the Northeast Construction Corps for us?"
"Thank you so much. Lao Du and I are worried about how to explain this to the other party's parents..."
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Minister Li was completely stunned after receiving the call from Beijing.
Why can’t I understand what this old friend just said?
Are you kidding me? Who would buy such expensive cotton?
We don’t have such a prodigal son in our corps, let alone my subordinates, Old Li…
Eh?
That's not right!
It was only then that Minister Li remembered that he seemed to have been tricked into giving away a permit for purchasing cotton cloth.
You little bastard!
Do you dare to buy such expensive cloth?
It is 80% more expensive than the retail price on the market!
Needless to say, this bastard must have almost used up the balance in Shanghai.
The phone in the director's office of the Heilongjiang Province Guesthouse in Huacheng kept ringing.
Director Pan looked at Zhang Hongcheng who was tiptoeing out of his office door with a helpless smile.
You kid, do you know that you've caused a big disaster? How dare you buy such expensive cloth?
"Hey, Xiao Pan, call our bastard over here!"
"Minister Li, Comrade Xiao Zhang is not here."
"Yes, it seems that he is busy with furniture and bedding recently. I haven't seen him all day long."
"I really didn't tease you?"
Minister Li hung up the phone in annoyance. He knew that Director Xiao Pan was covering up for Zhang Hongcheng.
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