Upon entering the canteen, workers were engrossed in their meals, their aluminum lunchboxes containing fish, meat, and seasonal radishes and greens.
The food here is definitely far superior to what the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the Fisheries Administration Bureau provide.
Knowing that Fu Wan and her group would arrive later, Zhang Xiaoqing and Zhou Haoran specially instructed the kitchen to prepare lunch in advance.
Only when they saw that they had arrived did they have the dishes brought to the table.
"Oh dear, Comrade Fu, we can't make an exception for ourselves." Du Jianguo glanced at the seven or eight dishes on the table and looked at Fu Wan with disapproval, saying, "Why are there so many dishes? Everyone else is getting rice. Prepare some lunchboxes for us so we can get rice too!"
Fu Wan was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this. "Boss, there's no special treatment. The food is the same as what the workers get. It's just that the canteen staff are worried that the food will get cold, so they pack it out in advance and keep it warm in the pot."
"Don't worry, our food factory never makes exceptions; everyone eats the same food!"
Upon hearing this, Du Jianguo walked over and checked the dishes that were served. They were indeed the same as those in the workers' bowls, and he was relieved.
After a morning of sightseeing, everyone was indeed hungry. After finishing their meal, Zhao Gang, Du Jianguo, and the others left first.
The reporters from the newspapers had also left, leaving only Su Ran, Su Jianshe, and a few others guarding the door. Seeing that Fu Wan finally had some free time, Su Ran couldn't wait to step forward and grab her.
"Ah Wan, you were talking about that Japanese guy earlier, how is this related to the Japanese again?"
Su Ran was one of their own, so Fu Wan didn't want to hide it from her. "More than a year ago, those Japanese also wanted to buy the food factory, but they didn't succeed. Now they've got their eyes on it again."
"I don't know if this can be published in the newspaper. You can ask the police later. Don't write anything that shouldn't be written."
Although it's almost certain that Sakata is the mastermind, they currently have no substantial evidence other than Xu Zhenbang's few words.
Moreover, Sakata is a foreigner, and if Su Ran dares to write nonsense like the Hong Kong reporters, she might get into trouble because of it.
Su Ran nodded, "Don't worry, I'm not new to this industry. I know what I can and can't write."
"Alright, we've taken all the photos and written all the notes we needed to. Let's go back now. Just wait for the clarification report in our newspaper tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow, so soon?"
Fu Wan asked in surprise, and Su Ran smiled playfully, "Normally, non-urgent reports like this might take a day or two to finish, but since we have a good relationship, I'll write the draft in the car later and send it to print by tonight at the latest."
"The longer you delay publishing the ad, the longer your business will be affected. Not only me, but my brother's will be affected too."
"Several other newspapers and radio stations also had a good impression of the food factory and said it wouldn't take too long."
In fact, news is all about speed.
If the article had been published a few days later, people would have already seen the report and wouldn't have bought any other newspapers.
So, it's definitely not just Su Ran and Su Jianshe who are rushing to finish their manuscripts on the bus today.
"Oh, right, Wan." Before leaving, Su Ran suddenly remembered something. "The editor-in-chief of Longcheng Evening News told me to apologize to you on her behalf."
Zheng Tao was a newcomer to the newspaper. He wrote that report because he received twenty yuan from Xu Zhenbang.
“She has already found out and will fire him when she gets back, but because she is in a hurry to go to another place in Longhai City to make a report, she specifically asked me to be the messenger.”
"Okay, I understand."
Fu Wan nodded. There were six or seven reporters present today. Fu Wan had seen their work badges and knew that the editor-in-chief of Longcheng Evening News had indeed come.
However, since they had already given their message, Fu Wan didn't intend to hold a grudge.
Leave yourself an out. To be able to sit in the position of editor-in-chief of a newspaper, you must have the ability. Maybe there will be times when we can cooperate in the future.
After seeing Su Ran and Su Jianshe off, Fu Wan returned to her office and breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the food factory, which was now bustling with activity again.
Fu Ming also took the opportunity to pour himself a glass of water.
"Oh dear, this morning was like a battle; it almost killed me with exhaustion."
"When I get home tonight, I'm going to tell my mom to make me something to eat to nourish myself!"
"That big yellow croaker from a few days ago was pretty good. Tsk, it's been a while since I've had yellow croaker."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan glanced at him, shook her head, and laughed, "I'm afraid when we get back, that big yellow flower will have already been sold by Mother!"
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Fu Ming sighed regretfully. The yellow croaker he mentioned was the one the baby killer whales had given him the day before yesterday. These past two days, they had been busy dealing with the food factory's affairs. The catch from the sea the day before yesterday was handled by Ye Xiaocui and Boss Fu.
Even that wild boar was assigned by Boss Fu.
Given how rare yellow croaker is, Ye Xiaocui, being so frugal, would never keep it for herself.
As the brother and sister were talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Fu Wan looked up at the sound and saw Zhang Xiaoqing with a big smile on her face, so she couldn't help but smile too.
"Sister Zhang, what good news is there?"
"Great news, factory manager! Those distributors who returned their goods a few days ago are all calling to ask for more!"
Fu Wan raised an eyebrow, "So how did you reply to them?"
Zhang Xiaoqing chuckled and said, "Tell them to wait a moment. I'll go check the warehouse first."
Fu Ming exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, Sister Zhang, you've gone bad too!"
When Zhang Xiaoqing first joined the factory, she was a hardworking and honest worker. Now, spoiled by Fu Wan, she knows how to manipulate customers.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan disagreed, saying, "Brother, how is this turning bad? This is what smart people do."
I understand that those distributors are risk-aware, but I remember it clearly that they're demanding returns just because of a news report. It's not like we're new partners; how can they have such a complete lack of trust in us?
"If you ask me, Sister Zhang's move is right. It's not like the food factory has no customers. If they want the goods, then let's just wait!"
"Yes, that's what I meant too."
Zhang Xiaoqing nodded repeatedly. It wasn't that she was petty, but those distributors were so quick to jump to conclusions that it was truly disheartening.
Moreover, without the large number of returns from distributors, the rumors about the food factory's products being unclean would not have spread so widely and exaggeratedly.
We are all partners; we share both prosperity and adversity. Without any trust, how can we continue to cooperate in the long run?
Just then, Wang Jianmin and Zhou Haoran came over. Judging from Wang Jianmin's smiling face, the distributor from the cannery probably also received news.
"Wait and wait, but don't drag it out for too long. At most, we'll give them some goods the day after tomorrow, but we'll tell them that it's almost Chinese New Year and the factory needs money for welfare payments, so they can transfer all the previous payments to the factory in advance."
After thinking for a moment, Fu Wan gave the instructions. Upon hearing this, Wang Jianmin couldn't help but give Fu Wan a thumbs up.
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