Chapter 162: New Products She felt a new era rushing towards her. …
Li Fengju saw the change in Wang Hui's expression and felt a chill in her heart. Wang Hui didn't listen to her words at all.
Wang Hui had lived two lives, and her mindset was fixed. It was impossible for Li Fengju to persuade her with just a few words. Furthermore, Wang Hui was actually living quite well in the Du family, so it was even less likely she would listen.
But Li Fengju has made up her mind this time that next time Wang Hui encounters a problem, she will definitely not help her solve it, and she must let the problem teach her a lesson.
Wang Hui actually wanted to ask her parents why they had doted on her and shown partiality to her in her past life, but were suddenly treating her like this in this life. She blamed it all on her eldest sister, believing she had deliberately taken away her parents' "favor."
Wang Hui also felt that her elder sister and her parents were simply pursuing fame and wealth, with no real family affection whatsoever. Her parents were beating and scolding her because they felt she wasn't as capable as her elder sister and that they would need her more in the future. They were only beating her to impress her, to let her vent her anger.
How hypocritical! Wang Hui cursed her parents and Wang Ying in her heart.
Zhao Yunsheng and Du Jianguo came back with the food, and Li Fengju asked Wang Hui to help Wang Ying cook.
Wang Ying was cooking in the kitchen without saying a word. Wang Hui would steal a glance at her from time to time, and then glare at her when Wang Ying wasn't paying attention.
Zhao Yunsheng and Du Jianguo brought their two children to talk to their father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Du Jianguo could clearly sense that his father-in-law and mother-in-law had different attitudes towards him and Zhao Yunsheng. They would respond to whatever Zhao Yunsheng said, but when he interrupted, he would be ignored.
Du Jianguo felt uncomfortable and felt that his father-in-law and mother-in-law looked down on him.
Zhao Yunsheng didn't care what Du Jianguo thought. He was good at talking and made the Wang couple happy. He felt that something must have happened between his father-in-law and mother-in-law and Yingzi, but Yingzi didn't say anything and he didn't ask.
Du Jianguo was unhappy, and after lunch he told Wang Hui that he was worried about his mother and wanted to go home early. Wang Hui didn't want to stay at her parents' house either, so she agreed immediately. Only Huanhuan and Yueyue, who were having a great time playing, were forcibly carried into the car and taken away.
After returning home, Du Jianguo said to Wang Hui, "Did you complain about me to your parents-in-law again?"
"No," Wang Hui said, "You haven't done anything recently, why would I complain about you?"
Du Jianguo muttered, "Then why do they treat me and my brother-in-law differently?"
Of course Wang Hui knew why, but she couldn't say it.
"It's all in the past. They're worried about their daughter. If we get along well in the future, they'll calm down." Wang Hui said gently.
Seeing that Wang Hui was so gentle and sensible, Du Jianguo felt that his father was right. Wang Hui was actually very easy to coax. As long as he gave her some money and said something nice, she would stay in the Du family and serve the elderly. She could also maintain the integrity of the Du family and Du Jianguo's dignity. They had nothing to lose, but it was just a matter of talking.
"Well, I will treat you well in the future. I will listen to you in everything and let you make decisions at home," said Du Jianguo.
Sure enough, Wang Hui smiled and said, "You must remember what you said."
Du Jianguo nodded superficially, but of course it was impossible for him to remember it in his heart. He was just listening to his father and coaxing Wang Hui.
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng stayed until evening before returning home. The old Wang couple were completely obedient after being "educated" by Wang Ying.
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After National Day, Wang Ying officially started working as the director of the Panda Biscuit Factory.
The factory currently has no deputy director; Shao Pengyu is the production director. Some of the original clerical, logistics, and security staff have been transferred, leaving a small number to continue their duties.
Wang Ying thought Shao Pengyu would be transferred after completing his mission, but she didn't expect him to stay in the factory. She couldn't help but wonder if Shao Pengyu could still become the head of the United Front Work Department in his lifetime if he stayed with her... But she couldn't care less, after all, the fate of many people in this life had been rewritten.
Since Shao Pengyu stayed, Wang Ying was not polite to him and arranged a full schedule for him every day.
Of course, Wang Ying herself was not idle either. She drafted a "Panda Biscuit Factory Reform Plan" and submitted it to her superiors, making adjustments to the factory's structure, personnel, and production.
Wang Ying's plan just happened to cater to the current leaders' desire for reform. The plan was submitted on October 6 and was approved on October 8.
First of all, the most important thing is of course the leadership team of the new factory.
Wang Ying was the factory director, and Shao Pengyu was the production manager—the two top executives. Under them were the human resources, production, quality inspection, R&D, security, logistics, and marketing departments. Except for the production department, each department had a team leader and a varying number of employees.
The former fourth workshop of the non-staple food factory is now directly divided into five major production groups, one group of digital biscuits, two groups of sandwich biscuits, three groups of peach cakes, four groups of shachima, five groups of scallion biscuits, seasonal foods, etc. Each group has a team leader.
The production team leaders were all Wang Ying's former subordinates: Lu Zhongming, Zhou Qianjin, Wu Haiyang, and others. Wang Ying was currently entrusting the people Tian Yulan and Xu Lili had recommended to her to Lu Zhongming and Zhou Qianjin, and would make further arrangements later.
Wang Ying didn't make any major changes to the remaining clerical staff at the factory, but Director Qian's clerk had been transferred, leaving Wang Ying without a qualified clerk. Her current clerk was a "temporary worker" transferred from the logistics department.
It would be nice if Tian Yulan were still around. Wang Ying thinks she'd be a good fit, but she's already started a wonderful university life. A few days ago, he sent her a letter explaining his situation. Or Luo Wenshu would be a good option, too. His name is Wenshu, but he's also in college.
"Liu Hang, you filled out this form incorrectly."
Wang Ying looked at the report and found that the data was wrong, so she told her clerk.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Director. I'll change it. I'll change it." Liu Hang hurried forward.
Wang Ying said, "After you fill it out, proofread it."
"Yes, yes, I understand." Liu Hang agreed repeatedly.
Then the data I submitted again was still wrong...
When Liu Hang made mistakes on the same report three times, Wang Ying asked him to return to his original position.
When Liu Hang left, although he was a little reluctant, he felt that he was really not suitable for this job. If he made a big mistake in the future, he would be in trouble.
After Liu Hang left, Wang Ying replaced him with another female comrade, but it still didn't work after two days.
In the end, Wang Ying simply transferred the female comrade introduced to her by Tian Yulan to try. If this one didn't work, she would prepare to recruit a new one from outside.
Wang Ying also knew this female comrade, her name was Dou Haiyan, but she joined the factory late, so Wang Ying was not familiar with her.
Dou Haiyan, 26, has a high school education and is still unmarried. Tian Yulan told me that she had a fiancé who, just before they were about to get married, drowned while swimming in a river. After that, she stopped dating him. Or rather, it never became a marriage. The two shared a forward-thinking attitude toward not getting married, and so became good friends.
Dou Haiyan was tall and thin, with prominent cheekbones and freckles. Her appearance alone didn't meet the standards of ordinary people. Furthermore, her previous fiancé had died, and many people considered her a jinx, making marriage difficult. She herself suffered from the cold shoulder and felt disheartened. She stood beside Wang Ying's desk, listening intently to his instructions.
"Did you write down everything I said?" Wang Ying asked.
"I've got it." Dou Haiyan nodded.
"Then go to work. If you encounter something you don't know or don't understand, ask me in time. Try not to make mistakes in copying and calculations," said Wang Ying.
"Okay." Dou Haiyan agreed.
After working under Wang Ying for a few days, Dou Haiyan was very meticulous and conscientious. She wrote every stroke of her pen, never running a single stroke at a time. She also wrote numbers neatly, which is a sign of a messy handwriting.
Wang Ying kept Dou Haiyan, and she officially transferred to become the factory director's clerk.
Another reason Wang Ying kept Dou Haiyan was because she was taciturn and reserved, which was exactly what Wang Ying wanted. During the week-long trial period, the only change in Dou Haiyan's expression Wang Ying noticed was when she heard she would be staying in the factory director's office... and that was just a fleeting smile.
From director to factory manager, Wang Ying's workload became heavier. He almost never prepared to leave work after working for a month.
It was busy until November. In previous years, the tasks of employee welfare had already been issued by this time, but this year there was no movement at all.
Wang Ying felt something was amiss. When she went to the city for a meeting, she was about to ask about it when she was told that this year's welfare products had changed: instead of food supplements, they would be giving out textiles. This meant that Wang Ying's factory would no longer benefit from the free year-end promotions that boosted sales.
Wang Ying returned to the factory with this news, and Zhou Qianjin and the others were a little unhappy.
"How could it just disappear without telling us in advance?" Zhou Qianjin said, "We were planning to launch a new product by the end of the year, so it would be a good opportunity to promote it."
"That's normal. Our factory is no longer the original non-staple food factory," said Wang Ying.
"Then we should ask the employees what they think, or give them a choice," said Lu Zhongming.
Wang Ying smiled. "Then the employees will have many different requests, which will only lead to disagreements. Besides, this year's distribution of textiles, towels, socks, and the like are daily necessities, so no one will object. Oh, except for the children."
"Forget it, what we say doesn't count anyway." Zhou Qianjin said.
Wang Ying thought, when we are responsible for our own profits and losses, we will have the final say.
"The year-end welfare task is over, but we still need to make the New Year gift package, right?" Wu Haiyang asked.
"No need." Wang Ying said.
"Why?" Zhou Qianjin couldn't help but raise his voice a little, "Why can't this be done?"
"New Year gift packages are produced by grocery stores and department stores themselves," Wang Ying said. "We are just responsible for supplying them."
Zhou Qianjin was silent for a moment and then said, "Director, is our factory being targeted?"
Shao Pengyu said: "No, why would they target our factory for no reason?"
"This is also part of the reform." Wang Ying said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's discuss the new products. What are your ideas?"
Shao Pengyu was the first to respond: "Now that the country has opened up, foreign products will also be imported into China, including various biscuits, cakes and snacks. I think we should increase the variety of products we produce to give people more choices."
"Indeed... they have more advanced technology, packaging and sales methods..."
The meeting continued, and Wang Ying's subordinates expressed their opinions. None of them was stupid enough to think they could just sit back and enjoy the savings.
But the discussion of new products was fruitless. Zhou Qianjin suggested developing another biscuit, while Lu Zhongming suggested refining a traditional pastry. The two argued, so Wang Ying asked them to each write a proposal. Since there were no welfare tasks this year, the year-end wouldn't be as busy as usual, so they had time to try new products.
Wang Ying felt she had many ideas, and she needed to start implementing them quickly. As the country continued to open up, more and more foreign ideas would flow in, and more and more knowledgeable people would emerge, and her own advantages would become increasingly smaller. If she couldn't seize the initiative, it would be difficult to catch up later.
I don’t know how Director Xiang’s research on nitrogen-filled packaging is going. If she can gain an advantage in this area, her future will definitely be smooth sailing. This is her secret weapon. I hope Director Xiang can give her a surprise soon.
Wang Ying was busy, and Zhao Yunsheng was also very busy. In September, Gu Xuan sent him the adapted script of "Late Autumn". After reading it, Zhao Yunsheng was not very satisfied, so he simply rewrote it and sent it back.
Gu Xuan was very fond of the script of "Late Autumn" revised by Zhao Yunsheng, and he wrote to him again, asking him to revise the scripts of "Homesickness" and "Rebirth" as well, so that he could also be credited as the screenwriter when the movie was released.
Zhao Yunsheng himself shared this sentiment, always writing for two hours after work every day. Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng continued to sit at the same table, sometimes three people. Yueyue would also pick up a pen and paper and write and draw, though it was just random doodles...
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At a morning meeting in mid-November, Lu Zhongming and Zhou Qianjin each submitted a proposal: Zhou Qianjin proposed making soda crackers, while Lu Zhongming proposed improving shortbread.
Both of them had their reasons. Lu Zhongming felt that they should carry forward the tradition; Zhou Qianjin believed that they should learn from the advanced, as soda biscuits were sold in Shanghai and would definitely be popular.
Wang Ying wanted to combine the two, but the local and Western cultures were not compatible, and the Chinese and Western cultures were not compatible, so the two things could not be combined.
Wang Ying thought Zhou Qianjin's soda crackers were a good idea, but they weren't going to make ordinary soda crackers. They were going to make sandwich crackers, the kind with three layers of filling, which wasn't available on the market yet.
"Your ideas are all good. I really want to combine your ideas to make a product." Wang Ying said with a smile.
"Isn't this a good idea?" Shao Pengyu said.
"These two are not very suitable, but the others can be combined."
"How to combine?" Zhou Qianjin asked.
"I think it's too monotonous to just make soda crackers. Have you all eaten soda crackers?" Wang Ying asked.
Some people say they have eaten it, while others say they haven’t.
Wang Ying said: "Original soda crackers are not overly sweet or fragrant. This product is like white rice; it is difficult to immediately capture people's taste buds and make them like it."
"It seems to be the case."
"People in Shanghai eat soda crackers with other things," said Wang Ying.
"What kind of combination is that that the factory director mentioned?" Zhou Qianjin adjusted his sitting position and was very interested in what Wang Ying said.
"Soda Sandwich Cookies, what do you think?"
"We already have sandwiches," Zhou Qianjin said.
"But the texture and taste are completely different," Wang Ying said. "Soda crackers are made thin, so you can have two layers of filling, and the flavors can be varied."
The few of them had no idea what it would taste like just by imagining it, but they all had surprisingly unanimous trust in Wang Ying.
Zhou Qianjin nodded and said, "We can make the soda crackers first, and then try using the ready-made filling."
"So this is what the new product will be?" Shao Pengyu still felt it was a little unreal, but Wang Ying proposed a plan as soon as he opened his mouth, and everyone agreed.
"Let's make this first. After I finish these cookies, I want to make some savory and salty snacks." Wang Ying said, "You can all give us any good suggestions. Right now, we're focusing on the research and development of soda sandwich cookies. Of course, we'll also be making seasonal pastries for the end of the year. The flavors can be more diverse, and we can still make combination packaging for the pastries..."
The biscuit factory, which hadn't released any new products in a while, finally had something new! Zhou Qianjin was full of energy. A new factory, a new look, and the employees were excited to hear about the new product.
The most motivated one is Wang Ying. She wants to make as many products as possible before foreign snacks completely occupy the domestic market. Her work plan is almost written for ten years into the future.
At the end of November, when Wang Ying was reading newspapers and watching TV news, she saw that the national leaders said that a market economy could be developed... She was extremely excited, and scenes of the prosperous scenes she had seen in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing in her previous life flashed through her mind. She felt that a new era was coming towards her.
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