Director Wu straightened his sleeves and turned his gaze to the three people sitting opposite Minister Xu.
Two men and one woman, all dressed nicely.
"You want to cooperate with the cardboard box factory." The tone changed from the intimacy with Minister Xu; the voice was cold and imposing.
Suppressing his nervousness, Secretary Guo said, "Director Wu, I am Guo Yushu, the secretary of Xiahe Village. I apologize for bothering you, but I am here to see if we can cooperate with the cardboard box factory to produce gift boxes. We need about three or four hundred of them."
Director Wu said, “Secretary Guo, you should know that our cardboard box factory only deals with large orders. The three or four hundred orders in your small village are not enough for me to open a separate production line for you, and the designs on your gift boxes are very complicated.”
That's enough.
Secretary Guo cursed inwardly, calling him an old fox.
He knew perfectly well that Director Wu was deliberately manipulating him. Seeing that he had come to Minister Xu for help, she assumed he was some poor relative trying to freeload. When she heard about their mooncake gift boxes, her eyes were full of calculation.
That's not wrong.
Those in positions of authority should fulfill their duties.
Secretary Guo had no intention of indulging him. "If you can't do it here, then forget it. We'll think of another way."
Director Wu's face stiffened for a moment.
Minister Xu lowered his head, suppressing a laugh.
They told you to put on airs, but it turns out they never really placed their bets on you.
Secretary Guo was the kind of person who always thought three steps ahead before taking any action. Before he came to see Minister Xu, he was already prepared to be rejected. In the first place, the other party had no obligation to help them. If all else failed, their village could do it themselves.
This is not a big deal.
Director Wu cursed Secretary Guo under his breath, "Brother, it's not that simple. It's a bit complicated, but it's not impossible."
Minister Xu chimed in, "Old Guo, it's too slow for you to do it yourself. You might as well hand it over to the cardboard box factory. Old Wu is as cunning as a lotus root; he's just trying to manipulate you by saying that."
Director Wu glared at him.
“Secretary Guo, you know your gift box design is very complicated. Unless you can bring benefits to our cardboard box factory, I can’t guarantee that I can persuade the factory director to open a separate production line for you.”
He was telling the truth.
Secretary Guo knew in his heart that describing his grand blueprint to others was all nonsense. Ordering four or five hundred at a time was just small-scale work in their eyes. He couldn't provide them with equal value, so why would they help him?
He was about to say, "Let's forget it."
Then Qiao Wanyue's clear voice rang out, "Director Wu, we not only have mooncake gift boxes, but also design drawings for other styles. If you're interested, you can take a look." As she spoke, she took out several drawings they had made from her small bag.
Director Wu took it and was immediately drawn to the sketch paper.
"You drew it yourselves?"
Bai Hongjun and Qiao Wanyue exchanged a glance.
Actually, it wasn't Qiao Wanyue who drew it. It was an old professor who had been sent down to the countryside. Before he was sent down, he was a professor of architectural design at a university. Qiao Wanyue asked the brigade leader to find this professor and make her request. The professor then used his imagination to draw it.
He drew dozens of designs for the mooncake gift box, and finally chose one. Qiao Wanyue thought the others were also very good, so she simply put them into her small bag.
But I can't say that.
To protect that professor.
"Um."
Director Wu looked at each document one by one, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.
The profitability of cardboard box factories is declining, not only due to production efficiency but also because their designs are not eye-catching enough. Nowadays, most factories require designs to be both fashionable and in line with contemporary aesthetics.
The old, outdated designs can no longer meet the needs of major factories. Many state-owned factories and supply and marketing cooperatives would rather spend a lot of money to buy cardboard boxes from the provincial capital than cooperate with them. The biggest reason is that they can't come up with any eye-catching designs.
"How much do you want for these blueprints?"
Secretary Guo glanced at Qiao Wanyue, who nodded.
Secretary Guo, "Here you go."
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