Factory Director Du had Xu Keke summoned to the factory. Seeing his troubled expression, Xu Keke knew something was wrong again.
She sat down at his desk and said, "Alright, what's wrong?"
Factory Director Du hesitated to speak, "You mentioned last time that you wanted to order a batch of shoes from the factory for the retail store. Do you think we could postpone that?"
Xu Keke was taken aback. "Didn't we agree that once the shoes we made for Xinda were finished, we'd make them for the retail store? I've already asked about the quantity of the new orders, and the first batch isn't very large."
“His business isn’t large, but Xinda asked us to help them process another batch of shoes. The bureau said they are a key enterprise in the city and asked us to help them.”
Xu Keke didn't mind; delaying it for a few days wasn't a problem. "What about that thing I told you about?"
Factory Director Du's face turned ashen. "This is unprecedented. I discussed it with Director Fang, and he said he was worried about crossing the line."
Xu Keke understood that this was the main point of today's conversation. Fortunately, she had already thought of a second plan.
"Then why don't you discuss it with Director Fang? We could open a branch in another province or city, that would be fine, wouldn't it?"
“This…” Thinking of the setback he encountered at the bureau a few days ago, Director Du became somewhat cautious. “I’ll go and report to the bureau leaders. In any case, we must follow the regulations.”
Xu Keke was more confident than him. Her initial suggestion was something they had never heard of before. They dared not act rashly. Xu Keke probably understood this.
They can open branches in other provinces; if they want to, it's a piece of cake.
Once she opened one store, she dared to open several more, just like chain stores in later generations.
Department stores wouldn't stock their goods, so she sold them herself. Back in her school days, when her teacher was explaining history to her, he mentioned many of the business models that had been used in later generations.
It contained information on how to operate a chain store and its marketing methods, which she still remembers.
With Du Yi, that big mouth, around, Xu Keke had already heard that the factory manager of Xinda Shoe Factory was a close associate of another deputy director. She was very resentful of Deputy Director Fang, who was now in charge of business operations.
Therefore, Deputy Director Fang will definitely support their factory.
As long as it helps transform their factory into a leading enterprise, Deputy Director Fang will support it, as long as it doesn't go too far.
Factory Director Du suddenly received a phone call and had to go to a meeting at the bureau. He asked Xu Keke to help him entertain their important client.
He threatened her with the prospect of opening a branch in another province, and Xu Keke couldn't refuse directly, so she reluctantly agreed.
During this period, when people sought favors from others, they began to give gifts and go out to eat and drink with them.
The purchasing agent from the west was named Liu Yuan. He was in his thirties, with a long face and narrow eyes. Unfortunately, his eyesight wasn't very good; he tended to squint when looking at people.
After touring the factory in the morning, Wei Guodong gave him some local specialties. He also gave him two pairs of men's leather shoes.
Then, as is customary, I should invite people out for a meal.
Since Director Du was not present, Xu Keke, as the acting head of the sales department, was considered a leader in a way, so she went along.
After several rounds of drinks, everyone else at the table had drunk with Liu Yuan. Only Xu Keke said she couldn't drink alcohol and politely declined, opting for tea instead.
Unexpectedly, after a few drinks, this man surnamed Liu suddenly grabbed Xu Keke's hand and stared intently at her face with his narrowed eyes.
"I never expected that other families would have women in leadership positions, but I've never seen one as delicate as Section Chief Zeng."
The smell of alcohol emanating from his mouth made Xu Keke take a step back.
He seemed to have drunk a bit too much; his face was flushed, and he was quite excited. His sticky hand slapped onto Xu Keke's hand, and she simply grabbed it.
"I absolutely must have a drink with you today. I've heard you're quite famous..."
His pointed remark, coupled with his gaze, made people very uncomfortable.
Wei Guodong sat on his other side, took his hand, and held it affectionately, much tighter than before.
The man surnamed Liu struggled for a long time but couldn't pull it out.
"Our section chief is famous. His management methods are even being taken seriously by the city government. They're even asking him to give lectures to city leaders."
“But the name I heard isn’t this…” Liu Yuan smiled lewdly.
Wei Guodong put his arm around his shoulder and abruptly turned him around.
"Why are you talking about our section chief? Come on, Lao Liu, I've made a huge sacrifice for you this time."
Wei Guodong raised his face to show him the injury on his face, "No matter what, we brothers have to have a proper drink together."
He released his grip on Liu Yuan's hand. Wei Guodong poured the water from Liu Yuan's enamel cup into the corner. He then emptied his own glass of water and filled the wine bottle.
“Come on, little brother, let me offer you another toast. According to our custom here, we drink from the big cup.”
Liu Yuan looked at Wei Guodong with a strange smile. Xu Keke, standing to the side, could tell at a glance that Wei Guodong had probably bitten off more than he could chew.
Liu Yuan realized that Wei Guodong was trying to force him to drink, but he didn't care and picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
He watched as Wei Guodong finished his drink, then took the initiative to pick up the bottle and refill Wei Guodong's glass.
"You change to a larger cup here, but where we're from, you have to drink three cups in a row when you change cups."
Wei Guodong was clearly taken aback. Usually, as soon as he took out a large cup, the other party would back down.
Upon hearing that he would have to drink three cups in a row, Wei Guodong felt a chill in his heart, but he couldn't lose face, so he braced himself and said, "Alright, then I'll drink with Brother Liu."
Liu Yuan laughed, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, then arrogantly showed the bottom of his cup to Wei Guodong.
When it came to Wei Guodong, the wine spilled down his chin, soaking his entire chest, before he finally finished the glass.
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