Chapter 102 119 Factory 2: This is my little brother

He Hongyuan's transfer order came in early 1989. After handing over his work in the Capital Military Region, the family packed their luggage in the building allocated to them in the family compound.

I've lived in the capital for eleven years and have developed some feelings for it. It's hard not to feel sad to leave it all of a sudden.

The family of four packed their clothes into suitcases, and placed their bed sheets and quilts in woven bags, filling up six large bags. He Hongyuan took the large items to the post office to mail them, so they only needed to take two suitcases with them when they traveled. As for the TV and other large furniture, they were sold at a discount to neighbors with whom they had good relationships, and the other miscellaneous items were given away to those who needed them.

On the one hand, He Guifang was reluctant to leave the capital as she had good relations with her neighbors; on the other hand, she missed her relatives and friends on the island and looked forward to a reunion. She couldn't really explain her feelings.

He Lin was the most spontaneous. She was sad for a while about parting with her teachers, classmates and good friends, but then she began to look forward to going to the island to eat seafood, watch the sea, swim and pick coconuts.

The house in the military district was filled up as time went by. Furniture, home appliances, pots and pans, clothes... decorated this home, but now it has become empty again.

Before leaving, He Guifang led her granddaughter, and the old and the young said goodbye to their neighbors. He Hongyuan carried two suitcases, and he and Lin Xiang took one last look at their home in the capital before leaving.

The roar of the green train sounded, and He Lin took off her shoes and got on the lower bunk bed with ease. The little girl, who would be fourteen in two months, had a beautiful ponytail tied up in her hair, which she had wrapped three times with a goose-yellow chiffon flower hairband.

Her watery eyes were full of joy for riding the train. She looked around here and there. Her oval face had delicate features and she looked like a cut above her mother, except that she was a little more mischievous and lively, which was completely different from her mother's mature, elegant temperament.

"Mom, are we going to catch fish and shrimp when we go back? I also want to go swimming." He Lin lived on an island before she was three years old. Later, she moved to the capital with her family. In her spare time, the family would go back to the island for vacation. In her heart, she has two homes, one in the capital and one on the island.

It's a different scenery.

The capital has snow every winter, hot summers and cold winters.

The temperature difference on the island is not that big, it is always warm, and there is a seemingly endless sea.

He Hongyuan came back with a military kettle filled with hot water. Lin Xiang took it and poured a small cup of hot water for the lady: "It's winter now, let's see if there are many fish. As for swimming, you are not afraid of the cold, right?"

He Lin held the enamel cup and sipped the water, not caring at all: "I'm not afraid. I'm a great swimmer."

He Lin learned how to swim at the Children's Palace in the capital, so now she can swim freely on the island.

He Hongyuan, who was born in the Navy, raised his eyebrows when he heard the lady's proud words: "Okay, you are promising. Dad will time you and see if you can break the record."

When Lin Xiang and her mother-in-law heard this, they knew that the father and daughter were eager to win. They wanted to see if the child had made any progress and whether she could break her previous best swimming record.

"Okay!" He Lin happily swung her two little legs down.

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With the advancement of technology, trains have become faster. After four days and three nights, we finally arrived in Phnom Penh, boarded a ship at the North Shore Pier, and sailed on the sea.

After many years, they returned to the island again.

He Hongyuan reported to the troops and officially became the youngest brigade commander of the 119th Army. The previous old leaders had retired, and most of the organizational structure of the troops were "young people" in their thirties and forties.

Times have changed dramatically, and so have the troops.

Many of the familiar neighbors in the former family compound have moved away as their husbands retired from the army, including Jiang Wenfang's family.

When Instructor Sun retired from the army, his parents were very worried. Fortunately, the army gave him good demobilization treatment. Since Jiang Wenfang had already been promoted to the position of workshop director in Factory 119 No. 2 and had good abilities, the factory allocated a dormitory for him. After Instructor Sun retired from the army, he was arranged to work in the Public Security Bureau in Phnom Penh. The family now lives in Factory 119, which is not too far from the army's family compound.

On the day Lin Xiang came back, Jiang Wenfang and his wife and their four daughters all came to visit. The grandparents saw that their daughter-in-law's work was getting better and better, from an ordinary worker to a workshop manager, and her salary was getting higher and higher. Now they can no longer say anything to her. On the contrary, as they are old, they don't understand many things and have to let their daughter-in-law make the decisions and do whatever she tells them to do.

Jiang Wenfang lived a comfortable life. Her second daughter Yingzi was already in college. When she saw Lin Xiang, she was still as close to her as when they were children, calling her Aunt Xiangxiang. When she saw He Lin, the first thing she said was, "Linlin, remember, I held you in my arms when you were a child."

He Lin certainly didn't remember anything about when she was two or three years old, but she was cheerful and went over to hug her sister's waist: "Sister Yingzi, can you hold me now? I've grown taller and bigger. Otherwise, I'll hold you, I'm very strong."

Lin Xiang and Jiang Wenfang looked at the two children who were very close and tried to hug each other, and they both smiled.

However, the two brothers with whom He Hongyuan had the best relationship were different. Zhang Huafeng was promoted and remained in the family compound with Yan Min and their children. He was very excited when he heard that He Hongyuan and Lin Xiang's family had returned. Jiang Weijun was discharged from the army two years ago. He returned to his hometown with the subsidy and ran a small restaurant with Song Qingya. He had a good income and bought a house in the local area at Lin Xiang's suggestion.

The small building that Zhou Yuezhu and Shen Jianming shared was not too far from her cousin's and his wife's house, where Zhou's parents also lived. On the day that Lin Xiang's family arrived on the island, all five members of the family came to visit and help clean up their new home.

Many familiar faces from the past are long gone, but fortunately I still have some old friends to keep me company, and I also got to know some new faces who came later to live in the hospital with the troops, and we get along pretty well.

The house that the army allocated to Brigade Commander He was still a two-story building, but it was not the same house as before. It had a better location and layout, and was fully furnished. The family only needed to purchase additional household appliances.

Black and white TV, washing machine, refrigerator...They had abundant savings and were willing to spend money, so they bought all kinds of large household appliances into their homes.

The two-story building on the island was much more spacious than the buildings in the capital. He Lin ran up and down the stairs, visited her own large room, and looked out at the sea from the balcony, as happy as a little butterfly. After going downstairs, she sneaked a bite of a shrimp in the kitchen, then hurried past the dining room and ran to the yard to help her grandmother weed the land and plant vegetables.

He Guifang had no land to work with in the capital before, so the first thing she did after settling down on the island was to farm. She renovated the land and planted vegetable seedlings, and she was very busy.

He Lin pressed the soil around the seedlings tightly with her small leather shoes, then turned around and asked her grandmother, "Grandma, when can we eat the vegetables?"

"That'll take two months."

"Oh, it's going to take a long time." He Lin squatted down to inspect the land she had created, and talked seriously to the seedlings in the soil, "You have to grow well, so I can eat more when the time comes."

The two were busy for a while. He Lin waited for a long time but her parents didn't show up. She asked again, "Grandma, where are Dad and Mom?"

"Your father joined the army, and your mother went to work at Factory 119."

He Hongyuan had just taken office as brigade commander and had a lot of work to hand over, so he was very busy recently. Lin Xiang went to Factory 119 to see what was going on at the factory that Kong Zhenzhen had mentioned had a big problem.

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After the separation of the 119 Food Factory, Factory One and Factory Two operated independently without interfering with each other, except that they both used the 119 brand. Three years ago, the 119 Food Factory completely severed ties with the 119 Force. After the retirement of former factory director Huang, director Qin and other leaders, the relationship between Factory One and Factory Two also became a little distant.

After the new factory director took office, a group of leadership teams were replaced one after another. The elderly Secretary Tang gradually lost his voice and could not make decisions on many things in the factory. In particular, when he saw the new factory director pulling small groups everywhere and making stupid moves, Secretary Tang was very angry and often quarreled with others.

After struggling for several years, the factory's situation became worse year by year. Not only did it not stop the losses, but the hole it made became bigger and bigger. Gradually, it even became difficult to pay the workers' wages, bonuses and benefits.

Starting from the second half of last year, the situation became increasingly difficult and the financial strain was worrying. At this time, someone proposed to acquire a factory.

Lin Xiang knew clearly that after the reform and opening up, self-employed individuals and the private economy developed rapidly, but the state-owned factories that were regarded as respectable and secure jobs became increasingly difficult. Under the reform and restructuring, many state-owned factories still could not escape the fate of bankruptcy and liquidation, triggering a large-scale wave of layoffs. At the same time, they were acquired by private or other enterprises and were no longer as glorious as they once were.

A well-known factory with decades of history is going to be acquired, and the conditions for the acquisition are that half of the workers must be laid off and the production of canned seafood sauce must be reduced. The acquirer is a local tycoon who doesn't care about the products of 119 or the workers inside. He just likes this old brand name and plans to use it to build his reputation, take advantage of these mature equipment and workers, and sell his own sauces after the transition.

It is almost equivalent to completely destroying the real 119 Factory after the acquisition.

Secretary Tang was furious, and naturally did not want the 119 seafood sauce to be wasted like this. Most of the old people in the factory were strong-willed and proud. They always regarded 119 as their home and regarded canned seafood sauce as pride. How could they accept this!

However, the newly appointed factory director Zhang and some of the new leadership team believed that the factory was now in financial difficulty and if it continued to operate, it would be difficult to pay the workers' wages, so they had to sell whatever they could.

The two sides kept arguing, and the matter was delayed.

After struggling for a few more months, the factory's situation became increasingly serious. Director Zhang once again contacted a local tycoon who had made his fortune by reselling products in the south and suggested that the factory be bought out. In the past few days, there was a commotion inside the factory with two factions in opposition.

How could the workers in the second factory next door not sigh? Even through a wall they could hear the chaotic noise from the other end.

Lin Xiang came over to reminisce with her colleagues and talked about the situation at the soda factory with Director Zhao, Kong Zhenzhen, Ma Defa who returned to the factory to work after graduation, and Yang Tian and Qiu Hongxia who were also approaching retirement age.

Everyone was shocked to learn that Lin Xiang had quit her stable job, but after the surprise, they were immediately filled with secret joy that they were too embarrassed to show.

Even with her mouth covered, Qiu Hongxia could still see joy from her crooked eyes: "Oh, Xiaolin, logically we shouldn't be happy about your resignation. It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it, but I really can't hold it back..."

Sister Guazi couldn't hide her joy and laughter: "Are you coming back or not? I'm being honest. We are definitely looking forward to seeing you. But if you want to go out and do something else, we support you."

This is the voice of everyone in the room.

Back then, everyone worked side by side to build the 119 Factory 2 from a small factory that was despised by everyone and on the verge of bankruptcy to its current size. Who wouldn't be looking forward to Lin Xiang's return?

If we talk about the mother of 119 Juice, who else could it be but Lin Xiang!

Kong Zhenzhen was about the same age as Lin Xiang, and she went straight to her, shaking her arm: "Xiangxiang, are you coming back? Come back!"

Before Lin Xiang opened her mouth, Zhao Jianjun raised his hand and touched his sparse hair. "I'm about to retire, and I'm worried about other people taking over. Xiaolin, do you want to lead the second factory?"

Originally, Lin Xiang resigned to start her own business. She had the advantage of being the first-mover and knew the future development trend. She had to win at the starting line. She had to either sell something or take over a factory with potential and good product quality, but it died due to backward management system, backward management methods, redundant personnel and chronic problems.

Unexpectedly, Factory 1 failed first.

Thinking back to more than ten years ago when I first arrived on the island, I saw the workers working busily at Factory 119, and it was so glorious.

Now, there is a lot of noise and it is really sad.

The financial situation of the factory is difficult. The sales volume is basically stable, but facing the fierce development of self-employed and private enterprises, it is losing ground. In addition, the current leadership team is messing around, which has completely accelerated the difficulties of the factory. Under such conditions, the benefits cannot support the large number of workers, and it is difficult to even pay wages.

Secretary Tang has grown old. More than ten years ago, he was dignified and domineering, with a hot temper. Now, facing the new leadership team who have privately reached a consensus to sell a factory to a local tycoon, he is angry but helpless.

Retired Director Huang was invited to come back. He was originally enjoying his retirement, but he also sighed: "Old Tang, I have seen the situation in the past few years. Zhang Bin and his team are doing a mess! It is really difficult now..."

"I also understand that some factories can no longer survive. Workers have been laid off, factories have closed down, and some have been sold to private operators... I just can't bear to accept that." Secretary Tang has spent most of his life in 119 degrees, so he is unwilling to part with it. "Even if I sell it, I don't want to sell it to that local tycoon."

Factory Director Huang understood: "If we really sell it to him, he will sooner or later uproot our 119 and only keep the name to sell other messy things."

Secretary Tang made two requests to the factory manager Zhang, who had already defected: "Tell that person that he must keep the 119 cans of seafood sauce and that the workers must not be fired."

Director Zhang had long enjoyed the benefits of the local tycoon. Upon hearing this request, he immediately disdained it: "Secretary Tang, you are really old. Don't you understand the current situation? It is not easy for someone to come and buy our factory. How dare you make demands? It is impossible for the workers not to leave their jobs. In fact, this time it is not just half, 60% will leave their jobs! As for what the boss of Renmin University will sell after the acquisition, do you need to worry about it? Secretary Tang, listen to me, let's sign the agreement together. The big boss will not treat us unfairly. In addition, he will give us resettlement allowances. Ordinary workers don't have this treatment."

"You are such a scoundrel, Zhang Bin! You are such a loser! We would rather starve to death than sell our 119 factory to that local tycoon!" Secretary Tang was furious and slammed the door and left.

Zhang Bin was almost pissed off by this stubborn old man: "If you want to starve to death, don't drag us along!"

It was at this moment that Secretary Tang began to show some of the domineering personality he had in the past.

The two old guys comforted the anxious workers. Even the retired shrimp sauce workshop director and canned seafood sauce developer Qin Yangbo came back by train, bringing with him the formula he was still working on after retirement. He said excitedly: "Why not try this one? I have improved the formula. Our factory can't go bankrupt!"

Secretary Tang also wanted to keep the factory alive, but the current problem could not be solved by improving the formula.

Everyone was worried and anxious, facing internal and external troubles. They looked at the workers on the field and their eyes gradually fell on the second factory separated by a wall.

Although the soda business there was also affected, it was still much better than the situation at Factory 1.

Factory Director Qian Huang, Secretary Tang, and Director Qian Qin discussed the matter and went to Factory 2.

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In the office of the director of Factory 2, Zhao Jianjun heard the purpose of the people from Factory 1 and asked, "Old Huang, Old Tang, Old Qin, it's not that we don't want to help, but how can we help?"

The three people at Factory 1 also knew that it was a difficult situation. The situation at Factory 2 was better, but it was still difficult to help Factory 1 overcome the difficulties.

But there is nothing they can do about it!

Secretary Tang stared at Zhao Jianjun, pursed his thin lips, and rolled his cloudy old eyes. Finally, he picked up the thermos on the table and added half a cup of water to Zhao Jianjun's teacup: "Old Zhao, the water is cold. I'll add some for you. Our two factories are from the same mother and are brothers. We have been through ups and downs over the years. The people in your factory are smart. Help us think of a solution. Please."

Wow, Zhao Jianjun had never seen Secretary Tang like this in his life. He was shocked but also felt a little sad. Look at what he has become.

Secretary Tang continued, "We old bones are almost going to retire, especially the workers, who have been in the factory for half of their lives. If we really have to leave, we will starve to death... Besides, it is the result of decades of hard work by so many people. We really don't want to see canned shrimp sauce and fish disappear in the future."

"Old Tang...ah." Zhao Jianjun felt the same way. If the second factory faced the same situation today, he would not want the workers to leave their jobs, nor would he want all kinds of fruit juices and sodas to disappear. "I've also thought of a way to deal with this, but it's difficult."

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A week later, while the stalemate was still going on at Factory 1, local tycoon Qin Biao came over with a suitcase full of cash, claiming that he would give them the money as long as the other half of the leadership team headed by Secretary Tang agreed to sign.

Secretary Tang had never been humiliated like this before. Even though he was nearly seventy years old, he still had the skills he had when he was young. He slammed the conference table angrily and said, "Qin Biao, we won't sell our factory to you. Get out of here!"

Qin Biao was over thirty years old and was in high spirits. Seeing this old man being so arrogant, he sneered and said, "Tang Qiankun, who else do you think would buy your factory besides me? Don't be so arrogant!"

With a bang, Secretary Tang threw the teacup to the ground. The retired soldier was still as majestic as ever...

Just as the two were arguing, a rather frivolous voice came from the door of the conference room, with a hint of ridicule: "Oh, Old Tang, you really have such a bad temper. It's been so many years, and you still don't want to change!"

The local tycoon Qin Biao knew that the person who came was Zhao Jianjun, the director of the neighboring 119 Factory No. 2. If the factory No. 2 was not in good condition now, he would have wanted to take over the factory.

However, it's just something to think about.

"Director Zhao is a wise man." Qin Biao had a better impression of the always smiling Zhao Jianjun. He had heard that the first and second factories were not getting along. They had been arguing with each other for more than ten years, and later they separated completely. Now they were united to discredit the old man on the other side. "Secretary Tang is really worse than you. You don't know the current situation."

Zhao Jianjun looked at the hand Qin Biao extended, shook it, and then took the good cigarette that the man handed him, put it to his ear and said, "You really don't know the current situation. Factory 1 is like this now, so don't fight for it. Just sell it if it's time to sell it."

"You——" Secretary Tang never expected that Zhao Jianjun would not offer to help, but actually come to watch the fun. "Zhao Jianjun, if you want to see a joke, get down right there!"

Qin Biao laughed three times and clapped vigorously. The clear and loud voice suddenly echoed in the conference room: "The director of the second factory is still visionary and knowledgeable. Secretary Tang, you should listen more to Director Zhao's words."

Zhao Jianjun nodded: "Yes, so, I will introduce a good buyer to Factory 1 - Comrade Lin Xiang!"

Secretary Tang suspected that he had heard wrongly: "Who? Lin Xiang wants to buy it?"

"That's right." Zhao Jianjun pointed to the door and saw a tall female comrade walk in. "Lin Xiang, the deputy director of our second factory."

Secretary Tang was dumbfounded, the local tycoon Qin Biao was also dumbfounded, and the current factory director Zhang of Factory 1 was also dumbfounded.

How come another one suddenly appeared halfway through?

Lin Xiang already understood the situation, and when she was alone with Secretary Tang, who was still shocked, she said, "Secretary Tang, I am willing to keep all the products and workers of Factory 119. But the factory must obey me completely."

"You..." Secretary Tang stuttered, "Where did you get the money to buy the factory?"

Zhao Jianjun smiled and said, "Old Tang, you have been in the capital for several years. What you said is true. Besides, this money is not paid by one person. Xiaolin will pay half and the second factory will pay the other half. We will jointly hold the shares, but the management rights will be given to Xiaolin. Xiaolin is now the deputy director of our factory, and the first factory will be under the second factory in the future."

Secretary Tang: “…?”

What is going on? In the past, the first factory was the elder brother of the second factory.

But he had no choice. Compared with Qin Biao, a local tycoon who was rude and brutal and had no idea about the 119 brand, Lin Xiang, an excellent 119 worker, and the second factory, a brother factory, were the best candidates to take over.

Secretary Tang finally nodded and agreed with the old leadership team.

However, this matter was opposed by the current factory director Zhang and his subordinates, and the two factions were almost tied in the dispute.

Secretary Tang stared at these greedy guys with bloodshot eyes: "Since the leadership team has a tie, then every workshop in the factory will vote! The workers' home should be decided by the workers!"

Director Zhang was panicked, but it was of no avail. The workers in the workshop naturally would not choose Qin Biao, a local tycoon.

119 The workers at Factory 1 took charge of the project themselves and let Lin Xiang and Factory 2 take over. Qin Biao returned home with nothing, leaving behind Director Zhang and some members of the leadership team who were particularly dissatisfied and unhappy.

But no matter how unwilling they were to accept it, there was no way to stop them. The acquisition contract was signed and Factory 119 changed hands!

Lin Xiang thought about it carefully. The 119 brand was well-known and had decades of experience. The products of the factory were of excellent quality, so there was a good chance of turning the tide.

However, his own savings were not enough to fully acquire the first factory, so he took out a bank loan of 300,000 yuan, and then had the second factory invest half of the capital and jointly control the company, which was also the best strategy.

As for the position of deputy director of Factory 2, it was Director Zhao who firmly promoted him. Zhao Jianjun, who will be 70 years old in a few years, is looking forward to Lin Xiang taking over in the future. If there were not too many things to do in Factory 1 and Factory 2 now, he would have wanted to give the position of director to Lin Xiang now.

Lin Xiang spent a lot of money, even taking out a loan, but her family didn't care much. He Hongyuan knew that his wife was destined to make a big splash: "If you need money in the future, you can sell the courtyard house in the capital. It should be able to fetch tens of thousands now."

"Don't! We haven't reached that point yet." Lin Xiang hurriedly stopped her husband. After all, the price of the courtyard house could easily double to over 100 million yuan in the future. If he sold it now, he would lose a lot!

Lin Xiang was the deputy director of the second factory, but he actually went to the first factory to be the director.

The old employees in Factory 1 all knew Lin Xiang and knew that she was capable, especially since she had helped catch thieves in Factory 1 many years ago. They were very close to her.

As for the new workers who joined the factory in the past ten years or so, they have never seen Lin Xiang, but they have heard of Lin Xiang. They know that many types of fruit juices in the second factory next door were developed by Lin Xiang, and he even helped the second factory become a large factory supplying the whole country. Now that Lin Xiang has really become the director of Factory 1, everyone is curious and excited.

Only Director Zhang and his small group were very uncooperative. After all, nothing had changed since Lin Xiang came. The only one who was demoted was Director Zhang. He was promoted from the original position to the deputy, and the kickbacks promised by the local tycoon were gone. Now he has to listen to Director Lin's arrangements. It's so frustrating!

At the leadership meeting of the first factory, Lin Xiang called everyone together to propose a rectification plan: "I promised that the first factory would never lay off a single person. As long as there is no problem with the principle, we are all one factory, and we should work together to overcome the crisis at this moment! Now let me talk about the rectification plan. First, the management team will be reformed, and all systems will be overturned and reshaped. All the applications, approvals, and decisions that used to take ten days or half a month must be improved. We are all the leadership team in the factory, and we must set an example. We cannot procrastinate and not approve a project for a week. It has become a habit to procrastinate. All resolutions must not be delayed. As long as a task is issued, it must be completed on time."

Lin Xiang was well aware of the factory's decades-old problems. It was truly feudal and formalistic, and a complete waste of time.

"Second, the current situation is serious. We should focus on selling our signature products, improve production efficiency, and standardize production standards. Other workshops should fully cooperate with the shrimp sauce workshop and the black bean curd fish workshop in production tasks. The formulas of several other major sauces will be improved according to Director Qin's recipes.

Third, increase publicity, whether it is newspaper advertising or television advertising, to create a brand effect and deepen the mass base.

Fourth, promote cooperation. Nowadays, the competition for selling products alone is too great. In addition, our seafood sauce is not suitable for snacks or main dishes to be eaten alone. It is usually used to mix noodles, scrambled eggs, rice, and stir-fried vegetables. In this case, the first goal is to cooperate with major noodle factories and flour mills to sell them together for mutual benefit. Using seafood sauce with noodles as a sales gimmick will also increase the convenience of ordinary people's purchase. At the same time, we will contact major vegetable markets, supply and marketing cooperatives, and department stores that sell noodles and flour, and strive to sell our products together with these. "

If conditions were not so limited nowadays, Lin Xiang would have thought of producing noodles and rice vermicelli by herself and selling them together with sauce packets. Unfortunately, she has to take her time.

"Finally, the 119 main factory will use the national soda sales and distribution chains that have been established in recent years to provide a shortcut for canned seafood sauce and help the first factory open up new markets."

The national distribution chain that the second soda factory had operated for many years was a huge asset. Now using it to help the first factory was a crucial step in its revival.

Of course, others cannot succeed quickly using this method, because various application procedures must be approved by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the grain and oil companies.

But she is different. Having worked in the Development Bureau for seven years, her personal connections have already spread out like a huge and complex network. Only by taking this two-pronged approach can she seize more markets in unsupplied areas for the factory.

Secretary Tang became more and more excited as he listened. The embarrassment of being led by a junior was also relieved a lot. A look of joy appeared on his face. This Xiao Lin is much better than Qin Biao.

Every move gives people hope!

"If everyone has no objection, they will each take up their own tasks, rectify and optimize the internal structure and procedures, contact major cooperative manufacturers, go to different sales points to discuss sales, connect with the second factory to confirm sales, and everyone will take action..."

"Director Lin, we can't do this." Deputy Director Zhang obviously didn't want to cooperate. He was upset because he didn't get his kickback. "Besides, these little things don't sound that interesting..."

"Yes, Director Lin, you are young and don't understand much. Selling seafood sauce is not that easy."

"Director Lin, we think these methods won't work. We can't do it... What if we waste a lot of effort and the situation gets worse?"

Six or seven people, led by Deputy Director Zhang, clearly hated Lin Xiang because the factory was not sold to Qin Biao. They had no intention of cooperating with her and tried to undermine the newly appointed Director Lin. After all, Lin Xiang was new, and they didn't believe that she could control anyone.

They were a group of people who had been rooted in the factory for many years. Their words were heard by everyone, their subordinates had complicated relationships, and they had cronies in various workshops. Apart from other things, it would be easy for them to put a snag on Director Lin's reform fire.

At this moment, they are ready to respond passively, find fault everywhere, and simply refuse to cooperate!

They wanted to see what the new factory manager Lin would do. If he was mad at this group of people and started crying, throwing cups, and just running away, that would be a big fuss.

If Director Lin wants to reason with them and offer them benefits, it's not impossible to consider it a little. In short, everything depends on her performance!

But in the conference room, Secretary Tang got angry first. He slammed the conference table and shouted, "What are you guys talking about? You have such stupid ideas! I think you are just thinking about that local tycoon! Bah! Are you looking for trouble?"

"Secretary Tang, what are you talking about!" Deputy Director Zhang was demoted and was already feeling aggrieved. Now he was hit in the sore spot and said angrily, "You want to cause division? We can't tolerate you! Don't think you can show off by supporting Director Lin. Do you really think you are a big shot?"

Seeing that a war was about to break out and both sides were about to start cursing, Lin Xiang suddenly raised her hand and knocked on the conference table: "Quiet."

Lin Xiang glanced at Deputy Factory Director Zhang Bin and his group and smiled: "Do you have any opinions?"

Lin Xiang spoke softly, without any anger. She leaned back in her office chair, her posture relaxed, and casually turned a silver-gray fountain pen in her hand. With a sense of ease and domineering, she spoke lightly:

"If you really have any opinions, you can leave now. I won't keep you. Remember, I have the final say over Factory 119 now."