"No, I still trust Xiao Hou's character, just as I trust you. Go back and prepare for training and production." With that, Factory Manager Li waved him out.
Xing Baohua returned to the workshop but didn't see Hou Liwei. He went directly to the production duty room, which is currently being used as the deputy director's office.
Hong Mingliang was writing something when Xing Baohua entered and he said with a smile, "Director, the meeting is over. Do you have any instructions to convey from above?"
While they were talking, he prepared the notebook and pen.
Xing Baohua thought to himself, "As expected of an organization-oriented cadre! His awareness is truly high."
So he repeated the production safety and other things again. After he finished speaking, he said to Hong Mingliang, "Old Hong! Although our fifth workshop hasn't started production yet, the leaders still value our workshop. Take some time to talk to the workers about it."
“Okay, hold a morning meeting during roll call tomorrow morning, and I’ll convey the instructions from above. Do you have any other instructions?” Hong Mingliang asked.
Xing Baohua smiled and said, "That's all. Oh, I'll organize training next week when the materials arrive. Keep an eye on other things for me. The factory's idea is to try to go live on July 1st."
"No problem, it's my duty as your deputy. Don't worry, Director." Hong Mingliang smiled at Xing Baohua after saying that.
Xing Baohua felt something was off about that smile.
Since there was nothing else to do, Xing Baohua came out of the duty room. He had his own small office. After entering, he turned on the fan and poured himself a glass of water, thinking that neither of his two deputies were easy to deal with.
Two days later, Xing Baohua received a surprise: Liu Haibo also picked up Zhang Taoming at the train station.
Xing Baohua's surprise was actually expected; it was just that he had waited a little longer. The payment from the sale to Petermont had already arrived in the factory's account.
The finance department notified him to come and collect the money. Of course, it had already been exchanged for domestic currency. This was one of the advantages of being backed by a large company; otherwise, getting this money would have been very difficult for him.
After deducting some handling fees, Xing Baohua received about 20,000 yuan. This already made him very happy.
This money was practically free. Red envelopes of 1000 yuan each were also prepared for Liu Quan and Xu Shuai. They had initially agreed to split 500 yuan between them, but Xing Baohua decided to contribute 1000 yuan. The commission from Liu Haibo's audio system was also included.
Giving them too much might scare them away. A thousand is equivalent to more than ten years' worth of their wages. This calculation is based on current wage levels; wages will increase as the economy loosens.
Liu Haibo put several packages in the truck bed and went back to their small place with Zhang Taoming. Once they arrived, Zhang Taoming finally breathed a sigh of relief. Not seeing Sun Changjie, he asked Liu Haibo, "Where's Changjie?"
"He went back to the provincial capital first. He'll be back in a few days. Why has it taken so long to get this batch of goods?" Liu Haibo asked.
"Don't even mention it. The first batch of goods was seized by the border guards. We have to wait for the next ship. And what we need isn't the kind of scrap that's declared as defective. Good quality, whole pieces are more than 20% more expensive. Damn it." Zhang Taoming said, sprawled out on the sofa. It seems the train journey was quite tiring for him too.
"It's good that we can buy it. Was the inspection thorough?" Liu Haibo asked.
"Where am I supposed to check? But the guy who bought the goods said he'd pay double if any were defective. I figured he was somewhat honest, so I bought seven loose units. I was worried about them being checked on the train, so I asked a friend there to find someone in the postal system to mail them over after a quick meal. I estimate it'll take about ten days to arrive."
After finishing his sentence, Zhang Taoming added, "I packaged it myself, so you can rest assured."
Liu Haibo smiled and nodded, saying, "I trust you to handle things."
While the two were chatting, Liu Haibo told Zhang Taoming about his plan to start a factory with Xing Baohua.
Zhang Taoming asked Liu Haibo, "Do you think that kid is reliable?"
“I’ve already checked the factory. There is indeed a site there, and the factory is indeed contracted by him. The day after Changjie and I returned from the construction site, I checked the factory. I was afraid that kid was trying to deceive me,” Liu Haibo said.
"As long as it's not a smokescreen, that's fine. So how do we do it, and what percentage of the shares will we get?" Zhang Taoming asked.
“I didn’t discuss the percentage with him in detail at the time, thinking I’d wait until you came back to discuss it together,” Liu Haibo said.
Zhang Taoming sat up from the sofa and said to Liu Haibo, "Don't think too much about it. Let's get 50% from her first. What about the three of us?"
Liu Haibo shook his head and said, "Don't think that kid is stupid. He's only offering 50%. He's the one leading us, not the other way around. Besides, he said he'd have to put money in, and the entry fee is quite large, around 150,000 to 200,000 yuan."
"That kid's trying to rob us or something. If we don't give him 50%, he can forget about running his factory in peace. We have plenty of ways to deal with him," Zhang Taoming said domineeringly.
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