Furong Town is not large, and the car quickly arrived at the entrance of Xiangyuan Hotel.
At this moment, a group of town officials were standing at the entrance of Xiangyuan Hotel. They had all come over to get to know the big boss who had invested in Tonggu Miao Village.
When they saw Chen Ze get out of the car, followed by three burly men, all wearing black sunglasses, looking like they wanted to keep strangers away.
Some junior officials whispered among themselves.
[The arrival of the big boss makes all the difference; he exudes an air of authority.]
[I heard the big boss is from Guangdong province. He's really young; he looks like a rich young master.]
[Who cares about any brother? As long as that food company can be saved, that's all that matters.]
Chen Ze and An Yumo stepped forward and shook hands and chatted with several town leaders one by one.
Secretary Cao spoke first: "Mr. Chen, Mr. An, please come in. The banquet has been arranged."
"Secretary Cao, you're too kind,"
After Chen Ze responded with a smile, the group entered the hotel together. The hotel's decor was quite characteristic of the local area, with wooden tables and chairs exuding a rustic charm.
As soon as we sat down, Secretary Cao enthusiastically introduced the dishes on the table, all of which were local specialties, such as the uniquely flavored sour fish soup and the fragrant steamed assorted preserved meats.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Secretary Cao finally got to the point: "Boss Chen, there's a food company in Furong that's gone under. Just now, their boss ran away, leaving behind a mess. Most importantly, they haven't paid the wages of more than a hundred people."
Chen Ze pulled out a tissue and wiped his mouth: "Secretary Cao, could you tell me why the food company owner ran away?"
Secretary Cao recounted the entire incident without holding back.
The owner of the food company had made a lot of money in the past few years, and then he got a little arrogant. He not only kept a mistress behind his wife's back, but also...
He even took his mistress on trips everywhere. This year, they went to Macau for a vacation. He started by winning a few hundred thousand at the casino, but ended up losing all of the company's cash.
This has resulted in the company owing money to farmers in dozens of nearby villages, and the entire factory is now surrounded by people.
Farmers are protesting outside the food company, and workers are protesting inside. They are not receiving their wages, and a group of people wanted to dismantle the factory equipment. Fortunately, the police station intervened in time and stopped them from dismantling the equipment.
"Mr. Chen, I know you are a big boss and look down on small companies like this, but although this company is small, it supports thousands of farmers. They all have families to support and it's not easy for them to earn money. Can you help me see if there is any way to revive this food company?"
After learning what had happened, Chen Ze was speechless. People in this society are strange; they know they will lose at gambling, but they always gamble with a侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality).
Chen Ze thought about it carefully, and then said his idea: "Secretary Cao, let's go and take a look at the food factory."
“Okay,” Secretary Cao said, seeing that the big boss was willing to go and see, which meant he was willing to help.
Next, the group drove to the food factory.
Upon arriving at the food factory, they found the gate surrounded by angry farmers and dejected workers, some of whom were holding banners that read: "Give me back my hard-earned money."
When the workers and farmers saw Chen Ze and Secretary Cao get out of the car and walk steadily toward the food factory, everyone automatically made way for them.
Several workers saw the Party Secretary and tried to approach him for help, but were stopped by the police.
Upon entering the factory, it was a mess, with some equipment overturned and lying around, but thankfully only a small part of it was affected.
Chen Ze turned to Secretary Cao and asked, "Secretary Cao, how much wages does this food company owe its workers?"
"Boss Chen, the workers' wages are not much, only a little over 400,000 yuan. The larger amount is the cost of materials supplied by the farmers, which is over 1.5 million yuan. It's all for purchasing their red peppers and small fish. Other expenses are not much."
Having understood the general situation, Chen Ze nodded, walked out of the production workshop, and looked around. The factory was quite spacious. To the left of the entrance was the production workshop, and in front was a three-story office building.
To the right of the office building are two large warehouses, with two Isuzu trucks and a forklift parked at the entrance.
The two arrived at the warehouse entrance and found that the gate was locked with a large fork lock.
"Secretary Cao, who has the warehouse key? Have him come and open the warehouse door."
Secretary Cao made a phone call, and a few minutes later, a middle-aged man wearing glasses came to them.
“Secretary, can you find a way to save the factory? Actually, the factory was doing quite well, but the boss lost all the money, which caused the cash flow to break down and this situation has occurred.”
The visitor was Gu Liankun, the factory manager of the food factory. Judging from his unshaven face, he probably hadn't slept well for several days.
Secretary Cao pointed at Chen Ze: "Director Gu, this is the big boss I invited. Don't worry, as long as he nods, the factory will be able to survive immediately."
Chen Ze looked at the factory manager with some surprise. Even though the boss had run away, he still cared about the food factory. His character was impeccable. After the incident, he was able to lock up the warehouse immediately.
Based on his work style, he must be the one to take over the factory as the factory manager.
Chen Ze extended his right hand and greeted him: "Hello, Director Gu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Gu Liankun extended his right hand and shook hands with him, his face full of smiles: "Hello, Mr. Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope you can invest in the food factory. Although the food factory is not big, several thousand farmers depend on it for their livelihood."
"Director Gu, please open the doors to both warehouses so I can take a look."
"Okay, no problem."
Gu Liankun took out his key from his pocket and unlocked the padlock with a click.
"Squeak!" He pushed open the warehouse door, and what came into view was a field of bright red chili peppers, piled up all over the warehouse. A spicy and pungent smell wafted out, and it was clear that these chili peppers had not been harvested for long.
Next, Gu Liankun opened the second warehouse door, which was filled with large boxes of dried fish. These fish are called stonefish, and they like to lie on rocks. The largest one is only the size of a ring finger, but its flesh has a very good texture.
Chen Ze stepped forward and carefully examined the quality of the dried fish. Its golden color indicated that it was of very good quality and there was no problem.
"Director Gu, does your company currently only produce dried fish snacks?"
"Mr. Chen, we focus on producing dried fish slices and dried small fish, in two flavors: spicy and numbing spicy."
Chen Ze thought to himself that making a few million a year by only making two products was really not interesting, and small-scale operations were not his style at the moment.
Turning to An Yumo, he instructed, "President An, go and acquire a medium-sized glass bottle factory, then have them move all the equipment here and set up shop next to the food factory."
"Okay, boss."
Secretary Cao's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he asked Chen Ze, "Mr. Chen, I'll have someone approve the land for you right away, this 2,000-square-meter plot of land next door."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Mr. Chen. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to the town government to find me."
"good."
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