Fu Wan had emphasized to them many times before that they were in the food processing business, which involved food, so they had to pay attention to hygiene.
Not to brag, but in the entire Longhai City, there probably isn't any factory cleaner than theirs and the cannery.
"Factory manager, I've posted the results of the Industry and Commerce Bureau's inspection at the door with Comrade Zhou, and we've also shown them to the distributors."
Zhang Xiaoqing's usually clear voice was noticeably hoarse at this moment.
"But they don't believe it at all. Now everyone in Longhai City is saying that we are a black-hearted manufacturer, using rotten fish and shrimp, and adding some kind of chemical drugs."
This only broke yesterday morning. We received a huge number of returns yesterday, and our warehouse is almost overflowing.
Wang Jianmin sighed upon hearing this, "It's not just food factories; canneries also had a lot of returns yesterday. Several of our county's long-term customers, although they didn't say they were returning goods, specifically called me and told me to stop the orders I was still processing."
At this point, Wang Jianmin also became somewhat indignant.
"These bastards, they usually beg me to put their orders in the queue so they can get their goods sooner, but now they'd rather pay the penalty for breach of contract than take our goods!"
Fu Wan wasn't surprised by the seller's attitude. Everyone in the world is driven by profit, and if there's a problem with the goods, they certainly wouldn't take the risk of placing another order.
"It's alright, these are minor matters. Here's what we'll do, Uncle Wang, you and Comrade Zhou can take our retained samples to the food safety department again and ask them to check them again and help us issue an inspection report."
"Make the report as detailed as possible, get it stamped and signed by the food safety department, and show it to reporters from major newspapers tomorrow," Fu Wan said calmly, then looked at Zhang Xiaoqing.
"Sister Zhang, please organize all the records for this batch of goods you are in charge of, from the records of raw materials entering the factory to the records of finished products leaving the warehouse. I need them for tomorrow."
Zhang Xiaoqing and the others nodded repeatedly. Wang Jianmin stood up and asked, "Factory Director, do we have any big plans for tomorrow? Also, should we have the newspaper issue a clarification statement first?"
Fu Wan shook her head, "No need. A simple clarification statement won't convince the public now. If we're going to clarify, we need to do something big."
I'll call the major newspapers in the city later, as well as the officials from the industry and commerce bureau and the food safety department, and ask them to come and visit our factory again tomorrow morning at 10:00.
By the way, you could put up a notice at the factory gate, welcoming citizens to come in and see how our products are made.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Haoran was the first to stand up and object.
"Factory manager, letting the public come in for a tour? That's too risky. Our production process is complex. What if some oversight is seen or photographed by reporters? Wouldn't our factory be in trouble...?"
Fu Wan looked straight at him, her tone tinged with anger.
"Then let's avoid any oversights. This isn't the first time the factory has invited reporters. I thought I had made myself clear to you. The workshop must be clean enough to be ready for inspections at any time. As long as our workers follow the rules, there's absolutely no way anything could go wrong!"
"Yes, I don't think our factory is afraid of anyone coming to visit!"
Zhang Xiaoqing stood up. "I agree with the factory director's decision. If we are worried about others coming to see and keep things hidden, outsiders will definitely think there is something wrong with our factory. We must have confidence. Our factory can withstand the test!"
These words left Zhou Haoran speechless. He knew how clean the workshop was, but he had hired dozens more people this year. He was afraid that if a worker accidentally made a mistake, or if a citizen who came to visit caused trouble, it would push the food factory, which had worked so hard to build, back into the abyss.
Fu Wan understood Zhou Haoran's concerns. She softened her tone and said gently, "I know you are all thinking about the factory. In the past two years, both the food factory and the cannery have grown from small factories that were about to close down to well-known large factories in the county, city, and even province."
We must have enough confidence in our factory. The reason we invited the public and newspaper staff to visit is to show them that our Five-Star Food Factory can absolutely withstand any investigation!
"If anyone tries to smear us, we'll prove to them that even if they throw mud at us, we'll make it turn white!"
Zhang Xiaoqing nodded frantically. She shared Fu Wan's view that this incident, though seemingly a crisis, could be turned into an opportunity if handled well, allowing the food factory and cannery to reach new heights!
"I agree with Awan... Factory Manager's opinion. Awan, tell me, what do you need me to do?"
Fu Ming clenched his fists and said with a serious face, "When Brother Liang comes, let's go to the hospital together and see how the child is." Fu Wan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the hospital together when Brother Liang comes and see how the child is doing."
Ultimately, she is the owner of a food factory. Since those people say that the child's illness was caused by eating food from the factory, she definitely has to go and "consolate" them again.
Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the meeting room. Fu Wan called out, "Come in," and Ye Lin peeked in from outside.
"Awan, someone has come to the factory gate. He says his name is Xu Zhenbang and he wants to talk to you."
"Xu Zhenbang?"
Fu Wan felt completely unfamiliar with the name.
Zhou Haoran, standing to the side, immediately turned pale. "Xu Zhenbang? What's he doing here!"
Seeing Zhou Haoran's reaction, in a flash, Fu Wan suddenly remembered who Xu Zhenbang was.
When she came to buy the food factory, it seems that it was this Xu Zhenbang who wanted to buy the food factory for the Japanese.
Unfortunately, Fu Wan offered a higher price at that time, and Wang Jianmin and Zhou Haoran persuaded Xu Jianguo, the factory director at the time, which prevented him from succeeding.
Having not seen him for a year, Fu Wan had almost forgotten he existed. His sudden appearance at this crucial moment was definitely a case of a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—he had no good intentions.
"Look, the fox's tail is peeking out."
Fu Wan clicked her tongue and said to Ye Lin, "Brother Lin, take him to the reception room to wait for a while."
After saying that, she looked at Zhou Haoran and the others, "Don't worry about what this person is here for now. Remember my instructions. Now, get to work!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoqing got up first to organize the recent inbound and outbound data. Zhou Haoran wanted to say something more, but Wang Jianmin grabbed him and gestured for him to come out with him.
After everyone left, Fu Ming sat down next to Fu Wan.
"Ah Wan, could this be related to that Xu guy?"
Fu Wan sneered, "Most likely. Let's go, we'll go see him!"
She was also very curious about what role Xu Zhenbang played in the food factory incident, and what their purpose was in all this trouble!
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