It was already August at this time, and the Mid-Autumn Festival would be in another month. Section Chief Chen had to contact people about the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits again.
In response to the requests of the majority of employees, tropical fruits were chosen as the benefits for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.
Of course, we don’t care who the masses are, because Section Chief Chen must go to Nanyun Province again.
However, this time the target is Tengchong. As for Ruili, he plundered it like a swarm of locusts last year, and there is not much jade left to collect for the time being.
Since I have decided to open a jade jewelry store in Hong Kong, the more jade the better.
It is already 1982, and it won't be long before the whole society will be open to free trade. By then, there will definitely be many people who are interested in jadeite.
Chen Xia doesn't dare to underestimate the people of this era. There are too many people who are smarter than him.
Therefore, he had to seize as much jadeite as possible from Nanyun Province while the country was still isolated. As for the jadeite from abroad, there was no other way. The warlords had mountains of it in their hands.
Moreover, this was his last chance to buy jadeite at a bargain price. Once 1984 came, jadeite would start to become more valuable.
Another important thing is that if he wants to set up a jade processing factory, the master craftsmen are almost all in state-owned jade shops. It is possible for these people to work part-time, but it is almost impossible to recruit them.
The best way for Chen Xia to hire jade carving masters now is to recruit them from traditional jade processing areas such as Ruili and Tengchong.
This matter should be done as soon as possible.
Using the name of purchasing Mid-Autumn Festival benefits is the best excuse, and no one can suspect him.
Dean Gu was aware of his beloved son-in-law's plan, so he supported the suggestion of distributing tropical fruits as a Mid-Autumn Festival welfare at the hospital meeting.
As for the other leaders of the hospital, of course they agreed. The fruits distributed during the Dragon Boat Festival last year made them feel very proud among their relatives and friends. Moreover, the taste was so good that they couldn't help but want to eat it.
Therefore, at the academic meeting, the proposal was passed unanimously, a rare occurrence.
However, this time Chen Xia had only less than a month to go because of the tight time schedule and heavy workload, so he couldn't treat patients and collect jadeite like he did last year.
But last year's trip to Nanyun Province also made him realize one thing: the popularity of "Yuezhou cloth" there can only be described as crazy. So this time, bartering should work.
Exchanging cloth for jade is something that can only happen in this strange era.
In Hukou Textile Factory.
Director He was very surprised to see this old acquaintance in front of him.
"Section Chief Chen, you still want to buy cloth? Didn't you say you lost a lot of money on that batch of cloth last year? Why don't you give up?"
Chen Xia showed his dandy and stubborn side and said excitedly:
"No, I lost a lot of money last year, and I have to make it back this year. I don't believe I don't have a talent for business!"
Director He wanted to say something to persuade him, but Chen Xia took out 5 bottles of Sanliu Weitai and put them in his drawer, so he wisely kept his mouth shut.
"He's a fool, so just let him continue to be a fool."
The performance of the Hukou Factory has been getting worse over the past year. With the rise of private cloth factories in various places, the survival space of these state-owned textile and collective textile factories has become smaller and smaller.
Although there was an economic stimulus at the beginning of the year, it targeted small business owners.
There are several textile machines at home, but the family workshop where the family produces and sells their own products is not within the scope of ZS. This has led to a large amount of white grey cloth being produced continuously. The same goods are cheaper, so only a fool would choose a textile factory.
Therefore, the amount of cloth produced in the warehouse of Hukou Textile Factory not only did not decrease, but instead accumulated more and more, almost becoming a paradise for rats.
Director He was very anxious. His blood pressure and stomach problems would never get better.
Look, the sucker has come again. Who doesn't know the famous "Five Bowls of Meat" in Ke Town? He is the biggest spendthrift.
He Changchang thought to himself, if his son was as profligate as Section Chief Chen, he would break his legs. How could business be so easy? If it were so easy, how could their cloth not sell?
Poor Chen Xia, he gave gifts and treated guests, but was still called a spendthrift. This is really fucked up.
There are now more than 4,000 pieces of cloth in the warehouse, piled up like small mountains. Chen Xia checked some of them and found that they were all cotton cloth. The colors and patterns of printing and dyeing were very old-fashioned and there was no improvement at all. No wonder they couldn't be sold.
As usual, the 50,000 yuan was all packed up and taken away. Director He only charged for the raw materials, and waived all labor costs, machine depreciation costs, warehouse storage fees, etc.
Chen Xia prepared everything and asked someone from the regional office logistics support bureau to buy a direct flight ticket from Lin'an to Kunming.
He was at least a section-level cadre, and since he was on a business trip, he was still barely qualified to fly. Besides, it was 1982, and some things had begun to loosen up.
Three days later, Chen Xia first purchased 50,000 kilograms of honey in Dali, and then immediately rushed to Ruili.
He was here on "business", so when he found old man Yan Wenhan selling fruit on Ruili Street, the old man was so happy that he almost jumped for joy.
"Young man, great! Why are you here to play with us again?"
"Uncle Yan Wenhan, I'm here again on behalf of my company to buy fruit. Everyone was very satisfied with the last batch of goods, so I came to ask for your help."
"It's not me who's helping you, it's you who's helping us poor people. Haha, let's go to uncle's house for dinner."
Chen Xia quickly waved his hand, "Uncle, I'm very busy this time and it's too late. So, you go back to the village and tell the villagers who have fruit. This time, I still want a total of 20,000 kilograms of mangoes, pineapples, and papayas. Also, give me some jackfruit, which I want to eat for myself."
Yan Wenhan rubbed his hands happily: "Then hurry up, no problem, when do you want it?"
"Let's meet tomorrow night, still in the open space outside the village. I'll raise the price a bit this time, to 3 cents per pound. What do you think?"
Yan Wenhan packed up his fruit stall as quickly as possible. "What else can I do? It's absolutely no problem. Don't worry, uncle will definitely buy it for you in full with guaranteed quality and quantity."
Chen Xia stuffed a pack of Hongtashan into his hand and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, uncle. I have to go to Yunha Village now. I'll come find you tomorrow night."
Yan Wenhan held the high-end cigarette and didn't react for a long time. He thought that this young man from another place was so kind. He helped them, the ethnic minority, sell fruits and gave him such high-end cigarettes.
This time, we must be more careful when purchasing fruits, and the quantity must be substantial.
People in the 1980s were so pure and lovely. If it had happened a few decades later, if Chen Xia didn't keep an eye on it, people would have dared to sell all the rotten and bad fruits to him.
When people have money, their hearts become evil.
This time when Chen Xia came to YN Province, he also brought the 212 jeep with license plate 5566 from the Space Hospital.
After discussing the fruits with old man Yan Wenhan, he took some of the fruits the old man gave him, ate bananas, and drove towards Jiegao Yunha Village.
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