After Xiao Liang said that, the two of them understood:
"There's no reason to stop these businesses from making progress, is there? Give them as much as they want. You can never have too much grain; take as much as you want."
"Let's look at the prices from previous years. If it's really not feasible, we can just allocate some travel expenses and travel further afield."
But not everyone in the grain bureau was on Xiao Liang's side:
"Gentlemen, our grain bureau wasn't originally in this business. Now we're just working for someone else?"
“I heard that a food factory has emptied our warehouses. They are still expanding and adding more factories. Can we keep our food supplies going indefinitely?”
“Okay, even if we expand our granaries and reserves as well, what if they just turn their backs and say they don’t need our grain anymore?”
"So are we just going to be clueless? Grain is different from raw materials. It needs to be managed, protected against pests, moisture, and fire. If it's left for a year, it becomes stale grain, and then we'll be stuck with it all."
Although he didn't get along with Xiao Liang, he also disapproved of the way his two superiors acted for their own selfish interests, completely disregarding the consequences.
The fact that Director Hong and Director Wang were able to rise to their positions is not entirely due to their greed for money.
Hearing the different voice, he wasn't annoyed. Instead, he pondered it seriously and asked Xiao Liang:
"What percentage of our reserves are being ordered from Lu's Food Factory?"
Xiao Liang showed the data to the two of them:
"Based on the reserves of previous years, Lu's Food Factory could be emptied out in three months."
In other words, once Lu's Food Factory stops purchasing grain from the Grain Bureau...
So any extra grain stockpiled for this business line will just become a burden.
This is a very dangerous sign.
The grain bureau now faces two choices.
One approach is to follow in the footsteps of Lu's Food Factory and increase reserves.
Secondly, they tended to be conservative, selling only a portion of their grain to Lu's Food Factory each year. For the remaining shortfall, they would purchase from other grain bureaus or manufacturers.
But the fat meat that was already delivered to their mouths was taken away right before their eyes.
Even those who voiced opposition felt like they were about to become the public enemy of the entire department.
That's all money.
While the two people above were thinking and discussing, the others were not idle either, muttering their own opinions.
Some want to continue earning money, while others worry that taking a slice of this pie will make the next few years even more difficult.
Ultimately, neither of them could convince the other.
Ultimately, Director Wang realized the meeting was going on for too long, even preventing him from going out to play cards, so he made the final decision:
“In that case, I’ll go to the Lu family’s place with Director Hong tomorrow.”
"If we can persuade them to agree to a three- or five-year purchase contract, then what do we have to worry about?"
When the time comes, we'll expand our storage capacity as needed; why worry about not having a place to sell our grain?!
Everyone thought about it and realized: "That's true. As long as the Lu family's demand for goods remains stable, what else do they have to worry about?"
If the other party's business really goes downhill, they can demand compensation for breach of contract according to the contract.
And so the already hastily started meeting ended just as hastily.
Director Hong and Director Wang made arrangements to go out for a meal and then play cards.
As I was walking out, I saw Xiao Liang from the warehouse department talking to someone at the gate.
Seeing the two of them coming together, he greeted them:
"Director Wang, Director Hong, there is a director from Shengjing Company who wants to speak with you two."
The director of Shengjing Company?
Director Hong and Director Wang exchanged a glance, raising their eyebrows, knowing that their lunch plans for today were now in place.
He immediately greeted her with a smile.
No matter what company or enterprise you're from, when it's mealtime, you have to eat first before you can talk about anything.
Zhao Jinshui hadn't expected his meeting with the two leaders from the Grain Bureau to go so smoothly. The car drove to a famous, expensive restaurant in Nanshan City, where they ate, drank, and smoked.
The two seasoned veterans quickly figured out who Zhao Jinshui was and what his purpose was in coming.
It turns out this guy came to challenge them, wanting their grain bureau to "abandon the darkness and embrace the light" and give their annual grain sales quota to Shengjing Company.
"That's right, our Shengjing Company is a globally renowned large enterprise and group."
"Now, our cooperation with the former raw material suppliers has expired."
"I was thinking of finding a few more suppliers, but that would mean you can't do business with Lu's Food Factory anymore."
Director Wang and Director Hong are willing to cooperate with Lu's Food Factory.
That was because Wang Mingtang acted as a go-between, and Lu Fan, the boss of Lu's Food Factory, was also a straightforward person.
Wang Mingtang is now the leader of Nanshan City. Even the leisurely days that the grain bureau can enjoy by playing cards all the time depend on whether the higher-ups are willing to allow them to.
This shows how clueless this guy surnamed Zhao is, thinking he can buy off the grain bureau with just one meal.
Such a lack of manners, coupled with their outspokenness, is enough to show how utterly irresponsible Shengjing Company behind them is.
The business was going well, and neither Director Wang nor Director Hong had any intention of changing course midway.
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