Chapter 39 You are the ones who bully Lin Xiang, right? (Catching Bugs)

Facing fierce competitors, Factory 1 has indeed encountered the biggest crisis in recent years. It can be clearly felt that the share of Shiwei Shrimp Sauce Canned Food in the market is significantly higher than that of 119 Shrimp Sauce Canned Food.

The factory leaders held a meeting to discuss the issue, especially paying attention to the ideas of Qin Yangbo, the director of the shrimp sauce workshop. After all, they were in charge of management and the overall situation. When it came to the professionalism of shrimp sauce production, naturally none of them could compare to the people in the shrimp sauce workshop.

Qin Yangbo is a veteran in the factory. He single-handedly developed the ace workshop of canned shrimp sauce, which completely pushed the status of 119 Food Factory to the peak, making it a food factory known to the people in southern provinces and cities. It can be said that he worked hard and made great contributions.

This time, when formulating a strategy to deal with the Shiwei Food Factory, Director Huang hoped that the shrimp sauce workshop would discuss it with Lin Xiang, the talent that was unexpectedly discovered last time. The young man has a quick mind and has an advantage over them, the old hands with rigid thinking. Because they have to attend the Haining Province Commodity Trade Guild, he asked Secretary You to facilitate Lin Xiang's attendance to see if he can give some good suggestions to the shrimp sauce production workshop.

At the Haining Province Commodity Trade Fair, Director Huang also met for the first time Qiu Zhiyong, the director of the recently popular Shiwei Food Factory.

Qiu Zhiyong led two young men and women to wander among the core cadres of the guild. He seemed to be able to chat with anyone. He had a kind face and was cheerful and talkative. After a while, Director Huang saw the young man next to him affectionately called the vice president of the Haining Commodity Trade Guild "Uncle Hao".

Secretary You whispered: "Director, it turns out..."

Factory Director Huang waved his hand and did not let the secretary continue speaking, but he understood in his heart that this was their relationship.

Not long after, three people from the Shiwei Food Factory came over to exchange greetings, as if the recent dispute with the 119 Food Factory over territory and orders had never happened. The two old foxes were meeting for the first time and were extremely warm to each other.

"Director Huang, I've heard a lot about your name. The 119 Food Factory is the leader in Haining Province."

"Director Qiu, the Shiwei Food Factory is indeed capable. It has been very popular recently."

Secretary You listened silently, looking at the three people who were eating calmly. Factory Director Qiu Zhiyong was like a smiling tiger, the young man next to him had an arrogant look on his face, and the female comrade was looking at her side silently.

After the two masters exchanged blows and introduced each other, Secretary You learned that the young man was a new employee in the factory, named Zhou Hongfei, and seemed to have an important identity; the female comrade was named Qiu Xiuping, and was the niece of Director Qiu.

Director Qiu of Food Taste said, "Director Huang, you have been monopolizing the market for 119 shrimp sauce cans for so many years, you should share some of the soup with us. Now we are advocating common prosperity, you can't just eat all the food."

119 Director Huang responded by saying, "Director Qiu, you have such a strong appetite, why do you need us to give in? I think you are just staring at us and want to take a piece of meat."

"Director Huang, you must be joking. If 119 can't finish the food, we can help him eat a few bites. Let's be more harmonious."

Factory Director Huang was filled with rage, looking at this smiling tiger who was polite on the surface but actually slandered him with every word. He was losing ground in slandering 119, but he couldn't get angry.

After all, the canned shrimp sauce produced in our own factory is indeed facing a decline in sales.

Seeing the other three people in high spirits, Director Huang's mouth twitched, and he suddenly thought of something and changed the subject: "Indeed, what we are talking about now is common prosperity. We should help each other. The soda of our second factory is also thanks to you, hahahaha."

When mentioning the soda from Factory No. 2, Director Huang immediately burst into laughter. The Shiwei Food Factory used its connections to find various sales channels and ended up paving the way for the soda from Factory No. 2. It was really wonderful and satisfying.

When Director Qiu heard the people from 119 mention the broken soda, the smile on his face froze instantly.

That crappy soda is really despicable. They printed some inexplicable words on the package, almost specifically labeling it with the name of the can of Food Taste Shrimp Sauce. As a result, wherever they set up their stores, the soda from the 119 Second Factory can also be sold there.

When people mention canned shrimp sauce, they actually say it has to be paired with soda!

The three people from Shiwei Food Factory left without a smile after being scolded by Director Huang. After walking a little further, the female comrade following Director Qiu said indignantly: "These 119 people are pretending to be ignorant even though they know the truth! I don't know who came up with such a bad idea, making the road we worked so hard to pave become their wedding dress. I heard that they couldn't sell their soda before, but now they have a lot more orders. Isn't it infuriating?"

"Oh, forget it." Director Qiu was an old hand after all, so he could keep his composure. He called out to his niece, "Xiuping, don't be so petty. They only do this kind of trick. If they have the guts, they can fight back against us with the shrimp sauce can."

"That's right." Hearing this, Qiu Xiuping was instantly happy.

Zhou Hongfei said disdainfully: "Uncle Qiu, why would our factory be afraid of them now!"

Director Qiu actually looked down on Zhou Hongfei, a playboy, but he was not a simple person, so he had to give him some face when thinking of his father: "That's right, Hongfei, it's all thanks to your family's strong connections that helped us get through a lot. If I have the chance, I will go to visit Chief Zhou."

Zhou Hongfei instantly became proud: "Uncle, my dad welcomes you."

After the provincial commodity trade association ended, Director Huang returned to the factory. On the first day, he listened to Qin Yangbo, who was in the office to report the response strategy, explaining the plan incessantly.

Factory Director Huang was skeptical about changing the formula.

For such a big manufacturer, with such a deeply rooted shrimp sauce flavor, if they really want to change the recipe, even a slight change may have a ripple effect.

However, Qin Yangbo was very determined and willing to issue a military warrant. He was very confident in his response plan.

Qin Yangbo is an old man in the factory and the backbone and leader of the shrimp sauce production workshop. Many times, his words among the workers in the shrimp sauce production workshop are more effective than those of the factory director and the secretary.

Director Huang had to consider his plan.

He asked Comrade Xiao Lin if he had any ideas, and Secretary You repeated them, but he heard Director Qin next to him sneer in disapproval.

"Director, if you really don't trust me and would rather listen to a little girl, a new worker who just joined the factory, then just listen to her. I'm willing to give her my position as the director of the shrimp sauce workshop."

Qin Yangbo was in a serious mood, and the fact that the factory director wanted to hear the opinion of a girl who had just joined the factory and knew nothing was enough to slap him in the face and make him lose face.

Factory Director Huang was silent for a moment and could only appease Qin Yangbo first. Finally, he decided to call a meeting of the factory leadership team to vote. Everyone had different opinions, and the number of people who agreed with Qin Yangbo's plan narrowly exceeded the number of those who opposed.

The matter was finalized, and Qin Yangbo issued a military warrant, vowing to resign if he could not defeat Shiwei, and strongly advocated changes to the recipe.

The canned shrimp sauce with the modified recipe was shipped to major department stores and municipal units one by one, but it didn't take long for bad news to be reported.

At that time, Lin Xiang was listening to Kong Zhenzhen and Ma Defa gossiping.

After the soda orders of the second factory soared, the production equipment was refurbished and the factory emphasized the regularization and standardization of production operations. Now everyone's production efficiency has been greatly improved. Trucks loaded with soda are delivered one after another, and the scene is very prosperous.

But the 119 Food Factory only paid attention to the soda from the Second Factory for a few days, and everyone still loved to hear gossip about the canned shrimp sauce.

"Did Director Qin really issue a military warrant? He said he would resign if he didn't win the fight?" Lin Xiang didn't expect Director Qin to be so aggressive.

She had not been in the factory for long, but she had heard that Qin Yangbo held an extremely high position in the factory and that the workers in the shrimp sauce workshop only obeyed him.

It can be said that he was the one who built up the shrimp sauce workshop single-handedly, and he worked day and night to make it a ace.

Kong Zhenzhen nodded and said excitedly, "Director Qin is really ruthless. He said that not only will he resign, but he won't even ask for his salary this year. I don't believe that he can't get rid of his bad taste in the mouth."

Ma Defa had a collection of poems on his desk and would occasionally recite a few lines. He thought Director Qin was a man of courage: "Do you think it would work if Director Qin changed the formula?"

Kong Zhenzhen thought about it over and over again, but couldn't come up with an answer. If the two tasted similar, the 119 brand would be more delicious, so it would definitely win. But what if the people couldn't accept the sudden change in taste?

She pondered for a long time, and finally uttered a few words: "It's hard to say."

Lin Xiang was studying some documents while listening to the gossip. Hearing this, she said slowly, "I'm not optimistic."

"It's broken, it's broken!" Sister Guazi, who had gone to the restroom during a break, came back excitedly, shouting loudly, "There's something wrong with the shrimp sauce formula at Factory 1!"

Several people in the office looked at each other in bewilderment, their hearts skipped a beat, and they hurried out to see what was going on.

Qiu Hongxia was just going to the restroom when she overheard a conversation between a few workers in the next door job. It seemed that they had heard rumors today about the feedback from major department stores that the sales of shrimp sauce were poor, and many old customers complained that the taste had changed and became unpalatable, and they were clamoring to return the products and get a refund.

The workers from the second factory also joined in the fun, and after hearing what Qiu Hongxia said, they all shouted, "It's all over, it's all over."

Even Ma Defa and Kong Zhenzhen looked worried.

The atmosphere in Factory 1 was heavy. If there was a serious problem with the canned shrimp sauce, the entire factory's profit would be lost by more than half. This was a serious matter, and even the workers in other workshops became nervous.

In the shrimp sauce workshop of Factory 1, director Qin Yangbo was pacing back and forth, tasting the shrimp sauce after the formula was changed. This time, the proportion of ingredients added during the shrimp fermentation stage was slightly adjusted, and the fermentation time was extended by three hours. This made the shrimp sauce taste richer. In short, the flavor of Chaoshiwei shrimp sauce has been improved.

He has always prided himself on his exquisite craftsmanship, thinking that there was nothing he couldn't make taste like. However, the transformation of the 119 shrimp sauce unexpectedly caused trouble, and the response from outside was not good.

"Director Qin, what should we do? Chief Song from the sales department said that many department stores have reported that sales are not good. Some customers are even asking for a refund, saying that our taste has changed." The deputy director of the workshop was very anxious.

Director Qin clenched his hands into fists, confident in the taste of the shrimp sauce he personally checked: "This is a new recipe, and everyone is not used to it all at once, so wait a little longer!"

The deputy director was surprised: "Are we just going to wait like this?"

"What else can I do?" After the recipe was changed, the canned shrimp sauce had already been loaded and sold. Could this incident be treated as if it had never happened? Qin Yangbo was not a person who liked to cry and regret, so naturally he could only bear it now.

Maybe customers will be able to taste the benefits of the new recipe right away. Besides, if the food itself sells well, how can the shrimp sauce with my improved recipe not sell well?

There was no obvious movement from the factory, but there were constant rumors.

Lin Xiang basically only heard some gossip from Qiu Hongxia at the second factory. She heard that Qin Yangbo went to the factory director's office and promised that the products would sell well, but she just had to wait and give it some time.

The can of shrimp sauce with the improved formula was placed on Lin Xiang's desk. She took two sips and found that the taste became richer and saltier. It had indeed abandoned its biggest feature and leaned towards the flavor of Chao Shi.

The sudden emergence of Kewei Neng brings a sense of freshness, while 119 has damaged its own reputation. Customers will not feel that 119 is fresh, but rather that it has changed in taste and has lost its previous classic feel.

The hierarchy in the factory is rigid and rigid, and the shrimp sauce workshop has become arrogant due to its leading position for many years. Now no one can intervene and contribute.

After tasting the shrimp sauce, Lin Xiang held the enamel cup and drank most of the warm water. Only then did she feel that the dryness in her mouth was relieved a little.

She went to see Director Zhao with the papers she had recently studied.

Director Zhao has also been watching the excitement at Factory 1 recently. He was amazed and couldn't help but sigh: "If it were a few years ago, who would have thought that Factory 1 would be forced into this state, especially since it was canned shrimp sauce!"

It is no exaggeration to say that canned shrimp sauce is the pride of all employees of the 119 Food Factory. Who can accept its defeat?

With a slightly wrinkled face, Director Zhao leaned over and tiptoed to look at the bustling factory across the wall. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Director Zhao."

Zhao Jianjun recognized Lin Xiang's voice and immediately stepped to the ground, pretending to look around at the flowers and plants nonchalantly. He turned around and said, "Xiao Lin, what's the matter? I came out to see how the flowers and plants in our second factory are doing. I don't want to look at the flowers and plants in the first factory."

Lin Xiang did not expose Director Zhao's attempt to cover up his true intentions, but quickly got down to business.

Director Zhao was surprised when he heard what Lin Xiang said: "Making coconut soda?"

Lin Xiang nodded: "That's right. Our factory's orange soda is not as good as the Arctic Ocean, and our pear soda is not as good as the Northeast. No matter how hard we try, we can't sell them. We might as well seize the advantages of our area and make soda flavors that they can't make."

In business, having no characteristics is the biggest failure.

Especially recently, with the popularity of the canned shrimp sauce from Shiwei, the soda from the second factory has become a little famous. The launch of a new soda with a unique flavor at this time has attracted the most attention. After all, they can't always dominate the market with canned shrimp sauce. Now is the best time to make a name for themselves. What they lack is a unique soda flavor.

Director Zhao pondered Lin Xiang's words. On the one hand, he felt that there was some truth in them, but on the other hand, he was a little worried. There were indeed many coconuts in Phnom Penh, many of which grew wild. Some people would go to the trouble of picking a coconut, cutting it open and drinking the juice. He had also tried it once or twice. It tasted sweet and was indeed good, but it was laborious.

"We need to think about this matter carefully. Let me think about it first." After all, the soda line of the second factory has never been taken seriously. It has always been based on stability and has produced the most popular flavors in the country - orange and pear. If they really want to produce a coconut flavor, can they sell it?

Lin Xiangben was also planning to make a proposal to Director Zhao first. There was still plenty of time. As long as Director Zhao agreed, the second factory could produce a small batch of coconut juice to test the waters.

"Director Zhao, I think there is a way. At least it will be sold well in several nearby provinces. What we sell is a unique taste. If you are worried, you can try it on a small scale first."

Director Zhao agreed to the task and went to the workshop with a thoughtful look on his face.

The recent turmoil at the 119 Food Factory spread far and wide, and Aunt Feng even expressed her concern for Lin Xiang when she got home from get off work.

Feng Li could also hear a lot of gossip at home: "Xiangxiang, is it true that your food factory's shrimp sauce is not selling well?"

Lin Xiang was not in a position to make a hasty judgment, and only said, "It is true that it has encountered some crises, but it still has some foundation, so it will not be defeated."

"Oh, the can of shrimp sauce at 119 used to be the best-selling one. What happened now?" Aunt Feng said worriedly and turned around to lift the lid of the pot.

The pork elbow, which had been stewed for more than an hour, was bright red in color, with shiny skin and glutinous meat. You could just poke a chopstick into it, and it exuded a rich aroma.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming in a few days, and the army gave Mid-Autumn Festival subsidies to military families. Feng Li took a meat ticket and went to the food station to buy a pig's trotter to stew.

Hand-rolled noodles are put into boiling water in an iron pot. Five bowls of clean white noodles are swirled in a porcelain bowl, topped with pork elbows chopped into small pieces and bright red soup. The deep red color quickly seeps into each strand of the noodles, and finally sprinkled with tender green onions, making the dish salivate.

When Zhou Yuezhu got home from get off work and saw a bowl of braised pork elbow noodles, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva: "It smells so good! I'm starving."

Feng Li joked to the girl: "You are just greedy."

When He Hongyuan left the army and rushed to Zhou's house carrying two pig trotters he had exchanged from the chief steward of the kitchen squad, he smelled a fragrance as soon as he entered the door.

Lin Xiang looked around at the door and finally saw him: "Hongyuan, hurry up, I'm waiting for you~"

It was the first time that He Hongyuan heard Lin Xiang call him like this. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "What are we having tonight? It smells so good."

"The pork elbow braised noodles made by Aunt Feng are so delicious." Lin Xiang walked into the restaurant while talking with the man.

The hand-rolled noodles are chewy, the pork elbow is soft and melts in the mouth, and it is rich but not greasy. Several people in the room enjoy it with relish.

After dinner, Lin Xiang and He Hongyuan went out for a walk. Lin Xiang told He Hongyuan what happened in the factory recently. The man was silent for a moment and asked, "It seems that the second factory is quieter."

"Indeed, everyone used to think that one factory was the best, but as it developed, there were more people and more concerns." Lin Xiang approached He Hongyuan and whispered, "I heard from Sister Guazi that even the factory director may not be able to mobilize those senior workers."

He Hongyuan completely misunderstood the point: "Are you the sister who stuffed you with melon seeds several times before?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiang loved chatting with He Hongyuan about work, and she didn't expect that he still remembered this detail. "I called her Sister Osmanthus at first, but one time she stuffed me with melon seeds, and I casually said that I ate a lot of her seeds, so I became Sister Melon Seeds, and she said this name sounded good."

"Your factory is quite harmonious." He Hongyuan stayed in the army all day, which was an even more serious place. Whenever Lin Xiang mentioned the interesting things in the second factory, He Hongyuan's tense mood would unconsciously relax.

The two walked along the path under the coconut trees. The evening sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, stained the bluestone road. Lin Xiang raised her hand and pointed at the coconuts on the trees and said, "I suggested to Director Zhao that the factory could produce coconut juice for sale, but Director Zhao was a little hesitant."

He Hongyuan thought about it and realized that the supply and marketing cooperatives usually sold orange-flavored soda and other fruit-flavored sodas, but he had never heard of coconut-flavored sodas. "Can this be sold?"

"Of course." Lin Xiang talked about her philosophy non-stop, "Think about it, so many soda factories in the country are selling orange-flavored soda. If our factory sells a special flavor, wouldn't it be different? Besides, coconut juice is also delicious."

He Hongyuan understood: "That makes sense."

He stopped and looked at the woman in front of him, as if he was exploring or thinking, which made Lin Xiang look down at her clothes: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

He Hongyuan curled his lips and said, "I just think you are smarter than many people. The last time you changed the packaging, it helped your second factory's soda sell better. Now you are thinking of selling coconut juice."

He couldn't help but feel sorry for Lin Xiang. If only there was still a college entrance examination now, with Lin Xiang's intelligence and strength, she would definitely be able to get into university.

Lin Xiang's eyebrows curved when he was praised, and he tilted his head slightly and said, "Isn't it easy to get the praise from Captain He? I heard from Yuezhu that you are very fierce in the army."

He Hongyuan smiled helplessly: "Well, I never praise anyone easily in the army."

"Then why don't you stick to your principles now?" Lin Xiang knew He Hongyuan. This was a person with high standards and strict requirements. He was strict with others and even stricter with himself.

He Hongyuan remained calm: "If you stick to your principles, you won't find anyone."

Lin Xiang: "..."

Wow! Sweet talk!

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As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, there is finally some festive atmosphere in the 119 Food Factory.

The factory set up a separate workshop to make thousands of mooncakes for distribution, and all factory employees could receive a mooncake.

When we were queuing up to distribute mooncakes, everyone was very happy, but we saw the sales clerk coming back in a hurry, looking unhappy.

Lin Xiang and the workers from the second factory also went to the first factory to collect mooncakes. Seeing this, Kong Zhenzhen looked at her and said, "It must be the same thing again."

After receiving the mooncakes, Lin Xiang took this precious factory employee benefit back to the office. The five-nut mooncakes with plenty of sugar and oil were wrapped in white paper, and there was a hint of oil seeping through the paper. The mooncakes of this era can be said to be large and full, almost as big as the palm of a hand, and exuding an alluring sweetness.

Town residents have mooncake tickets every Mid-Autumn Festival, and can use the tickets to buy mooncakes at the supply and marketing cooperatives. Usually, there is a quota for two people, and no more, even if you have money, you can't buy it. For example, state-owned factories have good welfare, and everyone can get a mooncake.

In this age of sugar, oil and water shortage, mooncakes are undoubtedly the top-quality mixture of sugar and oil, which is particularly effective in satisfying cravings.

Lin Xiang thought about taking the mooncakes back home and keeping them there, and then watching the moon and eating mooncakes at Zhou's house during the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days.

At the same time, in the office of a factory director, mooncakes were being distributed in full swing in the factory area, but a gloomy atmosphere was settling in the office.

The sales department reported the declining sales of canned shrimp sauce. The factory director looked solemn, and Qin Yangbo, the director of the shrimp sauce workshop, had a sullen look on his face.

"Old Qin." Director Huang respected the old people in the factory, but the situation became worse and worse after he repeatedly gave them opportunities. "We can't go on like this."

The sales department just received news that the sales of shrimp sauce have further declined in recent days after the formula was changed, and it is even more exaggerated than before the change, which is almost like cutting off one's own arm.

In this case, no one can sit still.

Qin Yangbo frowned, and upon closer inspection, his muscles seemed to be trembling: "Director, I am confident in our modified taste, it will definitely sell well!"

Factory Manager Huang acted decisively and realized that things couldn't go on like this. However, things had almost reached a dead end at this point, and the 119 Shrimp Sauce Cans were about to ruin their reputation!

What should I do with the 2,000 cans of shrimp sauce that have been loaded onto the truck, and the 1,000 bottles that will be loaded onto the truck in a few days?

Factory Director Huang has never encountered such a difficult situation.

"Xiao You." In a flash, Director Huang suddenly thought of something, "The one at Factory 2 last time..."

Secretary You was very thoughtful and immediately replied, "Xiao Lin, Comrade Lin Xiang."

"Yes, Comrade Xiaolin has suggested some ideas." Director Huang thought that this young man had a quick mind, "Call her over and help us come up with some ideas."

Qin Yangbo was slapped in the face when he heard this: "Director, you can question my methods, but you can't just listen to a little girl, right?"

Factory Director Huang said in a muffled voice: "Old Qin, you are just too stubborn!"

Qin Yangbo still insisted: "Director, if you really want to listen to that girl, I will not be the director of the shrimp sauce workshop, let her take charge!"

When Lin Xiang was invited by Secretary You to the office of the factory director, Qin Yangbo was no longer in the room, only the factory director Huang, who looked uneasy. She had already guessed about 70% of the situation, and when she heard the factory director Huang mention the idea she had proposed, she said decisively: "Factory director, the current situation is different from that time, and those methods are not feasible."

The factory manager was worried: "It's really difficult now, but I heard you talk about it very clearly last time, which shows that you have studied it. Xiaolin, let me tell you, Director Qin from the shrimp sauce workshop is about to quit his job just now. If you can help the factory get through the difficult times, I can make an exception and promote you!"

The implicit meaning is obvious.

Lin Xiang shook her head: "The situation is very difficult now. The shrimp sauce with the changed formula has been sold out, and even the old customers are not satisfied. It is very difficult to deal with. Besides, Director, the shrimp sauce workshop has always been united and exclusive. Except for Director Qin who has the ability to mobilize the workers in the shrimp sauce workshop, you probably won't be able to say anything if you arrange for others to go, let alone someone like me who has no qualifications."

Lin Xiang saw it clearly. If she really took over this rotten stall now, even if Director Qin left, he would still have some influence. How could she possibly mobilize the people in the shrimp sauce workshop? This would be tantamount to asking for trouble.

unless...

Director Huang pondered for a moment. As he looked at this young comrade Lin Xiang, he saw that she must have an idea, but the difficulties in front of her made her hesitate: "Xiao Lin, Factory 1 and Factory 2 are interdependent. If Factory 1 really goes bankrupt, Factory 2 will also be in trouble. If you really have a way to help Factory 1 survive this hurdle, you can return to Factory 1 and I will find you a position that will not bury your talent. Even though you are young, you can still become a team leader beyond your qualifications."

It is truly remarkable if a new employee can be promoted to a team leader position within a few months. Not only will his salary and benefits be improved, it also shows that this person has a bright future.

Lin Xiang naturally understood the relationship between Factory 1 and Factory 2. Factory 2's ability to operate smoothly over the years was inseparable from the prosperity of Factory 1. Lin Xiang absolutely did not want to see Factory 1 decline.

But the situation is indeed tricky and full of difficulties.

She bargained with the factory manager: "Manager, we have so many problems right now. If we really spend a lot of time and energy to figure out a solution, it will take a lot of time and energy. I can't take care of Factory 2. It would be great if Factory 1 could approve the funds to buy some new equipment for Factory 2."

Factory Director Huang's face froze. It turned out that this girl was waiting for him here!

Replacing equipment would easily cost tens of thousands of dollars, yet she dared to ask for it!

"Director, the increase in soda sales at our second factory can also create more benefits for the factory. Even if the new equipment requires a large investment, the return in the future will also be great. In the long run, we will definitely make more money." Lin Xiang seized the opportunity to seek benefits for the second factory.

Factory Director Huang knew that what Lin Xiang said made sense, but in the past the factory only replaced equipment for the workshops in Factory 1 and never took Factory 2 into consideration. Naturally, they didn't care what equipment they used, and they could still operate it no matter how old or damaged it was.

The situation is different now. Director Huang pondered the situation of Factory 1 and the upward trend of Factory 2, and finally made a decision: "Okay, if you can really help Factory 1 overcome this difficulty, I will approve equipment for Factory 2! I will also give you processing fees and bonuses!"

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The news that Qin Yangbo, the director of the shrimp sauce canning workshop of a factory, was unwell and went home to rest spread like wildfire. And the fact that Lin Xiang became the new boss of the shrimp sauce canning factory caused an uproar.

In Factory 1, Lin Xiang met someone who was curious about her, but she just said that she was just there to help temporarily, and the workshop director was naturally Director Qin, as she was from Factory 2.

In response to the current situation of a canned shrimp sauce factory, especially the stupid move of changing the classic taste for many years and encountering more setbacks, Lin Xiang pondered and formulated a plan.

The plan was made, but the external battle had not yet begun, and the internal battle had already begun. As an airborne soldier, she could not control the people in the shrimp sauce workshop at all.

The people in the shrimp sauce workshop are arrogant and united. They look down on the workers in other workshops. They always feel that their workshop supports the people in the entire factory, not to mention the rotten fish and shrimp in Factory 2.

Especially since Director Qin left and was replaced by a young girl, naturally everyone in the workshop was dissatisfied.

Even when the factory director came to do ideological work a few times, he only got perfunctory responses from the workers. As soon as the factory director left, everyone secretly pretended to be deaf and dumb to Lin Xiang's words and insisted on not cooperating.

Lin Xiang had anticipated this, and while patiently waiting for the opportunity, she couldn't help but sigh that all workplaces are the same, with a lot of little tricks going on behind the scenes.

Many people have seen Lin Xiang's embarrassing situation in the shrimp sauce workshop. The workers in the shrimp sauce workshop treated her as invisible and often said something sarcastic to her. Many workers no longer envied Lin Xiang and felt that the girl was quite pitiful.

The rumors gradually spread from Factory One to Factory Two.

Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Xiang went to the shrimp sauce workshop again to talk to a few team leaders about the adjustment of the next batch of canned shrimp sauce, and was ridiculed.

"Hey, should we call Director Lin? Is he really giving us a task? What ability do I have? Now I have to sell canned shrimp sauce with the improved formula that Director Qin decided on when he was here." The one who made the sarcastic remarks was the head of the fermentation group in the workshop.

Lin Xiang saw that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching and the canned shrimp sauce with the modified formula was about to be shipped out. She knew that the time had come. She changed her nonchalant attitude when facing the indifference and even ridicule of the people in the shrimp sauce workshop a few days ago, and said with a serious look: "If everyone wants to watch 119 canned shrimp sauce being defeated and eaten up step by step by the canned shrimp sauce that has tasted it, then I have no objection. Anyway, I am from the second factory. Our soda is selling very well now, and the orders have increased. If the canned shrimp sauce cannot be sold in the future, it will not affect me."

"You!" The workers in the shrimp sauce workshop were all angry when they heard Lin Xiang's words. It was so harsh. The shrimp sauce cans they worked so hard to protect were being disparaged like this. They were all very excited. "Lin Xiang, don't think that you can act tyrannically here just because Director Qin is gone. What qualifications do you have to manage our workshop?"

Lin Xiang said calmly, "I am not experienced enough, but do you have any other way to stop the odor? Or are you going to let our canned shrimp sauce die? The factory manager has seen the method I proposed and thinks it is feasible. If you just want to watch the 119 canned shrimp sauce that you have worked hard for many years being eaten by silkworms, then it is better not to cooperate with me."

Lin Xiang looks young, but speaks in a calm and sophisticated manner. Compared with a group of workers who are red-faced, excited and angry, she is the more reassuring one.

Her few simple words also touched the hearts of some ordinary workers. Ordinary workers were not so determined. They did not want to see the shrimp paste canned food go downhill and were more concerned about their wages and bonuses. Now that they were facing a dead end, the balance in many people's hearts tilted and they whispered to each other that they might as well give it a try.

The head of the fermentation group didn't care. He had followed Director Qin for many years and looked down on young female comrades like Lin Xiang who had no experience: "Don't scare me! I just don't believe that our old brand can be ruined by a foodie!"

Lin Xiang knew that there were some stubborn old men in the shrimp sauce workshop who were complacent and thought highly of themselves. She was about to speak again when she suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the door of the workshop.

"He Jiangang, you shameless old man! Hey, you people from the shrimp sauce workshop, what are you doing?" Qiu Hongxia, the melon seed lady from the second factory, and a group of male and female workers from the second factory rushed into the shrimp sauce workshop of the first factory with a heroic and loud voice, "Are you going to bully the people in our factory?"

There were about 20 to 30 people from Factory 2. As soon as they entered the factory, they saw the skinny Kobayashi from their own office facing dozens of ferocious-looking men from Factory 1's shrimp sauce workshop. They were so angry!

Qiu Hongxia took the lead: "Do you have any shame? Are you bullying our Xiaolin? Bah! We are here to help you. You can't even take care of our second factory, but you are still crowding people! You are a bunch of shameless people. If you want to close your workshop, do it quickly. Then I will set off firecrackers at the door!"

The people in the second factory echoed the call, and the noise was so loud that those who didn't know would think they were here to have a fight. Seeing that the workers in the shrimp sauce workshop were still unconvinced, the people rolled up their sleeves and said, "If you are not convinced, come and fight!"

Anyway, the reputation of the second factory has been buried, so I don’t mind if it’s a little worse.

Lin Xiang: “…?”

But my heart is warm.