The next day, as soon as the two reports were delivered to the Ministry of Machinery, Minister Li glanced at them briefly, signed his name, and then urgently sent them to the General Office.
As for the General Office, it was handled as a special case, and the report was submitted to General Manager Lai immediately. You can imagine how fast it was done.
As expected, the research institute received approval before lunch, with both levels of government agreeing to expand the factory as originally planned.
"Hahaha! This efficiency is beyond just fast, it's practically lightning fast."
The moment Sun Zhengguo saw the approval document, he couldn't help but laugh out loud and made a self-deprecating joke.
Now that he had obtained the approval, there was no need to hesitate any longer, so he immediately handed over the task.
Following this, the group embarked on a new round of expansion, each with their own assigned roles.
Everything is proceeding smoothly...
A few days later, a sudden visitor interrupted Sun Zhengguo, who was working.
This person was none other than Director Qin of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce.
Looking at the gentle and refined middle-aged man in front of him, one could immediately feel a sense of goodwill. Sun Zhengguo warmly welcomed him into the office.
"Director Qin, please have a seat."
"Thank you, Director Sun."
Director Qin nodded in acknowledgment, then sat down. Zhang Yucheng then brought over a cup of tea, and the two began their formal conversation.
"Director Sun, I have heard so much about you. Meeting you today, I can see that you are indeed a young hero."
"Director Qin, you flatter me. I am no match for you. You have made outstanding contributions to our country's import and export industry. I must learn from you!"
...
After exchanging pleasantries, Director Qin slowly began to explain the purpose of his trip.
It turns out that the antennas for Hong Kong Island are almost out of stock, and the Ministry of Commerce is very concerned about this.
This is a massive amount of foreign exchange, a golden goose that lays golden eggs, and it absolutely cannot be stopped.
Therefore, Director Qin's purpose today is very simple: to expedite the delivery.
Hearing that it was another urgent order, Sun Zhengguo felt a chill run down his spine.
When you have stock, you're afraid you won't be able to sell it; when it's selling well, you're out of stock again. This feeling is really frustrating.
In the end, he had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Director Qin, let me be frank! You should know that our factory is newly built, and we simply can't keep up with production. We also have no stock!"
"There can't be none at all, can there?" Director Qin asked, his face full of worry.
He really didn't expect that he would have a sales channel but then run out of stock. Isn't that worrying?
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengguo shook his head and quickly offered an explanation.
"That's not the case. We had 50,000 units a while ago, but news came from Hong Kong that they weren't selling well, so we shipped another batch to the mainland. I don't know how many we have now."
After saying that, Sun Zhengguo picked up the phone and called the factory next door, asking Zhou Weimin to come over right away.
After all, he is in charge of production, and we can only find out how much inventory we have when he arrives.
Soon after receiving the message, Zhou Weimin hurriedly entered his office.
"Chief, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
"Weimin, this is Director Qin from the Foreign Trade Department. He's here today to urge us to ship the goods. I wonder how much inventory we currently have?"
After listening to the introductions, the two shook hands and exchanged greetings, and then Zhou Weimin began his report.
"Director, we currently have about 130,000 units in stock. If we work hard for the next few days, we should be able to get 150,000 units."
"What?" Sun Zhengguo looked incredulous.
"Really?" Director Qin's face lit up with surprise.
The reason for his surprise was simple: the goods were available.
The reason why Sun Zhengguo found it unbelievable was quite simple: it was a bit unexpected.
Since there was only 50,000 units of inventory a while ago, where did all of this come from?
"Weimin, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? This is no joke." Sun Zhengguo confirmed again.
After all, Zhou Weimin was his brother-in-law, so he had to tell the truth; he couldn't do anything like lying.
Otherwise, no one could protect him.
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Weimin said with certainty, "Don't worry, Director. I personally checked the warehouse. How could it be fake? I guarantee it's correct."
Seeing that Zhou Weimin spoke very solemnly, Director Qin was finally relieved.
"Deputy Factory Director Zhou, we'll give you three more days. I wonder if you can gather 150,000 pieces? We need them urgently."
"No problem, Director Qin can just send a car over."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
...
After finishing his business, Director Qin took his leave, and Sun Zhengguo and Zhou Weimin escorted him downstairs.
After Director Qin left, Sun Zhengguo turned around and called out to Zhou Weimin, "Don't rush off, come with me."
The two returned to the office, and as soon as they sat down, Sun Zhengguo asked a question.
"Weimin, Director Qin was here just now, so I didn't have the nerve to ask where all these antennas came from. How come I didn't know about them?"
Zhou Weimin also felt wronged when questioned by Sun Zhengguo.
"Director, I've been working overtime following your instructions. In addition, the machine factory's subcontracting has never stopped. That's how we managed to accumulate so much stock. Why are you blaming me now?"
Upon hearing this explanation, Sun Zhengguo suddenly understood.
Antenna sales were poor recently, so logically, production should have been slowed down.
But Zhou Weimin seems to have done that; he continues to produce at full speed, which is why there is so much inventory.
Could this be considered a lucky accident?
At the same time, he must have unknowingly made a great contribution, right?
Sun Zhengguo was naturally not going to let go of the credit that was offered to him.
“Weimin, I don’t blame you. On the contrary, I’m going to help you get credit this time, since it involves millions of foreign exchange, which is enough to promote you to another level.”
"Thank you, Director."
"Don't be so polite. Those who have done wrong deserve punishment, and those who have done good deserve reward. Go ahead and get busy! You'll get your credit for this."
"Yes, Director."
After Zhou Weimin left, Sun Zhengguo fell into deep thought again.
Although the problem has been solved this time, we may not be so fortunate next time.
Based on the current sales situation, these 150,000 units probably won't last long after they're shipped out.
It's clearly too late to wait for the factory to expand.
Sun Zhengguo's current concern is no longer about expanding the factory, but about finding a factory to process the products.
After thinking for a moment, Sun Zhengguo called Zhang Yucheng over.
"Yu Cheng, I'm giving you a task. Go and find out which factories in Beijing are suitable for manufacturing our antennas."
"Director, it's definitely impossible to find another factory to do the manufacturing. Each factory has its own production tasks. Unlike the machine factory, which doesn't focus on its main business, unless...?"
“Unless what?” Sun Zhengguo pressed.
Zhang Yucheng was very familiar with these things and answered them off the top of his head.
"Unless pressure comes from higher authorities, we simply cannot find it on our own."
"Put pressure on me if you want! Go check and see which factories are suitable, and I'll call Minister Li later." Sun Zhengguo had no other choice.
Earning foreign exchange is the top priority now; everything else has to take a backseat.
I believe these factories will understand, and the higher authorities will certainly support them!
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