The workers outside thought they could enter the factory after setting off the firecrackers.
Nobody expected that the boss would give out red envelopes again!
He was overjoyed.
"Really?"
"A red envelope on the first day back to work after the New Year?"
"What kind of rule is this? I've never seen this in a state-owned enterprise before."
"Boss is awesome!"
"Wow, that's really unexpected!"
"This treatment is unbeatable!"
"Damn it, if anyone says private companies aren't as good as state-owned enterprises this time, I'll go up there and smash their shoe in their face!"
The workers lined up to receive red envelopes from Wu Changfeng, expressing their gratitude repeatedly.
I opened it and found fifty yuan inside!
That's quite a lot!
On my first day of work, I didn't do anything and I still got fifty yuan for free. It's so incredibly touching!
As a result, the employees' goodwill towards Wu Changfeng skyrocketed.
After distributing the red envelopes, Wu Changfeng first held a departmental meeting.
There's not much to say; the production department has a heavy workload and needs to work overtime.
Production targets and output will not be reduced due to the end of the Chinese New Year holiday.
During the Spring Festival, the phone on duty kept ringing.
All the calls were from overseas.
But the staff on duty didn't understand any foreign languages, so it was like listening to birdsong.
The other party has been harmed and needs a translator.
These overseas calls almost all had the same message: placing additional orders and demanding faster processing.
Christmas has ended abroad, but the Spring Festival in China has just begun.
The staff on duty had no choice but to reply that everything was suspended and they would have to wait a week.
Foreigners are really annoyed: Why don't you guys celebrate Christmas with us?!
That's how we synchronized things. Now it's great, we have orders but no one can fulfill them, so we can't start production!
Wu Changfeng reorganized the orders, totaling over 100 million yuan.
I calculated my foreign exchange reserves, and they have reached over 400 million.
But that's not enough.
There are still six months left. For a lithography machine at this stage, 500 million is just right, and 600 million would be a sure thing.
After arranging the factory affairs.
Wu Changfeng received a call from the rural credit cooperative in the provincial capital.
President Lü laughed heartily: "Changfeng, don't blame me for cheating. I checked your account, and there's no RMB deposit there."
"Even if there is, it's the eight million I lent you, you've probably spent most of it, haven't you?"
"There are still three months left, and I don't think you can pay it back. Your company doesn't have any domestic products either, so how about we settle the accounts early, settle half of the interest, and pay in US dollars? What do you think?"
Wu Changfeng, holding the phone, said with a smile, "President Lü, what's up? You can't wait to boost sales figures right after the New Year?"
"I'm sincere," President Lü said. "Look, you currently have no projects that generate revenue in RMB, so your products simply can't be sold domestically. They're too expensive! If they're too cheap, what will happen to foreign businessmen?"
"If their purchase price isn't even as cheap as the domestic retail price, wouldn't the market be in chaos?"
"Let's settle the bill. I'll generate some sales in US dollars, and you can cover your interest losses. Isn't that a good deal?"
Wu Changfeng sighed: "President Lü, I am very grateful for the loan you gave me when I was in trouble, but I really can't touch the US dollars, I have a very important use for them."
"How about this, let's stick to the agreed-upon schedule and continue paying the interest as it's due."
President Lü was silent for a moment: "Fine, I'll make money whether you pay me back or not."
"President Lü, that's what I like about you," Wu Changfeng said with a grin. "Only considering money, not feelings—that's business!"
President Lü laughed heartily: "If you were in the provincial capital, I would definitely talk to you about feelings. But we're too far apart, it's beyond my reach."
“This word…” Wu Changfeng didn’t finish his sentence. In the new century, the meaning of “beyond one’s reach” has been overused.
Wu Changfeng continued, "Just like that."
"Okay, you go ahead with your work."
After the call ended.
Before things had even calmed down, County Chief Guo called again to exchange belated New Year's greetings.
Then County Chief Guo gave another round of encouragement, telling people to contact the government if they had any problems.
After finishing his statement, County Chief Guo began to discuss other matters.
He said, "Do you know someone named Lan Detao?"
Wu Changfeng was taken aback. Why was he being brought up again?
Wu Changfeng said, "Yes, I know him. He's my brother-in-law."
“This morning, he went to Gu Yuanming and asked the government to provide a guarantee so that he could get a loan from the bank.”
County Chief Guo continued, "Gu Yuanming is in charge of the economy, right? Now the country is also willing to support the private economy. In the past, it was all done secretly, but now it can be done openly. So Gu Yuanming received him."
Wu Changfeng nodded. According to the timeline, the country was about to take a major step.
Following his speech, the domestic market was further opened up.
The private sector is no longer operating in the shadows, but is recognized and acknowledged by the government, just like state-owned enterprises, and is further supported.
From then on, the shackles binding private enterprises were completely loosened.
No longer needing to be linked to township enterprises, the main entity has changed from a front for deceptive practices to a genuine individual.
Just like the morning star, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that the so-called morning star of Qingyang Town is actually Wu Changfeng's.
However, the official name used to refer to it is not an individual, but rather that of Qingyang Town.
County Chief Guo continued, "Gu Yuanming inspected Lan Detao's factory and found that its assets were insufficient, so the bank refused to grant a loan."
"As you know, the issue of triangular debt is still shrouded in gloom."
“Gu Yuanming originally didn’t want to help Lan Detao, but Lan Detao said that his loan was for making dustproof suits for Qimingxing, and that it was absolutely reliable.”
"Can you check if this is true?"
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