Chapter 376 Zhu Junjie, Full-time Deputy Secretary
county seat.
Mooncake factory.
Deng Shirong once again tasted the mooncakes made by several master chefs. He took a small bite of each flavor and rinsed his mouth with a sip of tea after each bite. Deng Changyu, Deng Changpei and several master chefs who made mooncakes were all waiting quietly by the side.
After tasting several flavors of mooncakes, Deng Shirong said with satisfaction: "These flavors of mooncakes are good. Have you written down the recipes and processes?"
Deng Changpei happily replied, "Jiu Gong, I've written it all down!"
The master chefs all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
They were hired with high salaries, but they could not make mooncakes that satisfied the boss. It was impossible to say that they didn't feel a little pressure. Fortunately, after many trials and adjustments, they finally made mooncakes that satisfied the boss.
Deng Changyu said, "Jiu Gong, it's less than a month away from August 15th. It's impossible to sell mooncakes this year. So let's follow the original plan and make a batch of mooncakes to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival party. It will be an advertisement for next year's mooncakes."
Deng Shirong said: "It is indeed too late to sell them to other places. However, if we only want to sell them in the county, we can still give it a try. We can first produce a batch of mooncakes and take them to my supermarket for trial sales. Anyway, we will sell as many as we can. The unsold ones can be used for the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. This way, we can avoid delays."
Deng Changpei said: "This is a good idea, let's do it."
Deng Changyu continued, "Jiu Gong, what are you going to do for this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala?"
Deng Shirong said: "We will do it in our Deng's community. We will build a stage in the square in the center of the community and invite the county troupe to perform. The clan members have been working hard during this period. Let everyone come up and rest for a few days, watch the show, and then go back to work after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Deng Changyu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this."
After the flavor of the mooncakes is decided, the mooncake factory will officially start producing mooncakes.
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afternoon.
Sui Feng Hotel.
Deng Shirong accompanied old man Zhang Guangzong for a drink.
After the two chatted about all sorts of things for a while, Zhang Guangzong said, "Boss, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I may not come to the restaurant anymore."
Deng Shirong was startled when he heard this and asked, "Uncle Zhang, why don't you come?"
Zhang Guangzong took a sip of wine and explained, "Boss, the reputation of Suifeng Hotel is well-known in Bobai. Especially those who are out in the underworld, they all know that this hotel is not to be messed with. No one dares to cause trouble here anymore. It's time for me to retire!"
Deng Shirong understood his idea as soon as he heard it, and quickly said, "Uncle Zhang, you are being polite. My restaurant has been running smoothly since its opening, without any harassment or disturbance from anyone. This is all thanks to you.
Although the restaurant is now famous, we still need you to be in charge. You will not go anywhere else in this life. As long as you have teeth and can still drink, you will come to the restaurant every day and drink until the day you can no longer move. "
Zhang Guangzong laughed and said, "I come here every day to eat and drink, which adds burden to the hotel!"
Deng Shirong laughed and said, "Uncle Zhang, let alone you alone, even if a table of people come here every day to eat and drink, it won't be a burden for our Suifeng Hotel, so just put your mind at ease!"
Zhang Guangzong raised his glass and clinked it with Deng Shirong, saying, "It's mainly because I haven't made any contribution. I'm sorry to have been eating and drinking for free here all the time."
Deng Shirong took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, your contribution is already great enough. We have been together for so many years. Don't say such polite words anymore."
Zhang Guangzong smiled and replied, "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's drink!"
Just as the two were drinking and chatting, Zhu Junjie walked in from the hotel entrance with a happy face.
Deng Yunzhen, who was sitting at the cashier counter, couldn't help but tease, "County Magistrate Zhu, you look so happy. Did you find some money?"
Zhu Junjie chuckled and said, “I’m happier than finding money.”
Deng Yunzhen was moved when she heard this and asked in a low voice, "Promoted?"
Allen Chu smiled and nodded, then said, “I’ll go say hello to Dad.”
As he said that, Allen Chu walked towards his father-in-law and Grandpa Zhang who were drinking, and greeted them, “Grandpa Zhang, Dad.”
Deng Shirong hummed, and Zhang Guangzong smiled and said, "County Magistrate Zhu, would you like to sit down and have a drink together?"
Allen Chu nodded and smiled, “Okay, then drink some.”
On the other side, seeing that her husband was really promoted, Deng Yunzhen couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up from the cashier counter and walked over here.
Deng Shirong and Zhang Guangzong were both experienced people. Even Deng Yunzhen could see the joy on Zhu Junjie's face, so they naturally saw it at a glance.
Zhang Guangzong smiled and asked, "County Magistrate Zhu, what good news has happened?"
In front of the elders, Zhu Junjie did not hide it and said with a smile: "It is true that I have encountered a happy event. There have been some changes in my position."
At this time, Deng Yunzhen had already sat down next to him and asked impatiently, "What position do you hold now?"
Zhu Junjie responded with a smile: "Full-time deputy secretary."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Guangzong, who knew the value of this position, immediately congratulated him and said, "That's really a great thing. From now on, I will call you Secretary Zhu."
Deng Shirong also nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad."
Before, Zhu Junjie was just an ordinary deputy county magistrate and was not qualified to join the elders council.
Now that he has become a full-time deputy secretary, he has not only successfully entered the Council of Elders, but has also formed a three-person decision-making group with the chief and deputy sect leaders, and his status has been greatly improved.
To be honest, this position is more valuable than the executive deputy county magistrate that Deng Yunheng previously held.
First of all, in terms of ranking in the elders' group, the full-time deputy secretary is firmly ranked third, only below the secretary and the county magistrate.
Although the executive deputy county magistrate is the second-in-command of the county government and a member of the elders' council, and has more power than any other deputy county magistrate, his ranking in the elders' council is based on the time he joined the council.
If you join the elders' council late, then as the executive vice-chairman you will have to rank behind other elders' council members.
Unlike a full-time deputy secretary, no matter when he joins the elders' group, he is always ranked only after the secretary and the county magistrate, and is the undisputed third person.
Moreover, although the executive deputy county governor can also directly take over the position of county governor, only those relatively outstanding executive deputy county governors can do so, such as Deng Yunheng.
If we follow the normal ranking order, the person most qualified to take over the position of county magistrate is actually the full-time deputy secretary.
It can be said that the full-time deputy secretary is only one step away from being a director. As long as he is not over the age limit, promotion to director is a sure thing, which is much more stable than that of an executive deputy county magistrate.
After all, there are not many outstanding talents like Deng Yunheng who can be promoted directly to county magistrate.
Deng Yunzhen originally knew nothing about officialdom, and it could even be said that she knew nothing at all. She only knew that the secretary was older than the county magistrate, and the county magistrate was older than the deputy county magistrate, and she knew nothing else.
But after she married Zhu Junjie, her husband was an official, and her younger brother was also an official, so she naturally learned about this area. She was also very clear about the position of a full-time deputy secretary.
Therefore, she was very happy to know that her husband had been promoted to such a key position.
So she got up and went to the kitchen, asking the chef to add a few of her husband's favorite dishes to reward him.
Hearing his father-in-law's praise, Zhu Junjie smiled and said, "Dad, this is all thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get this position."
These words were not just talk, the county magistrate played a decisive role in his being able to get this position this time, and he knew very well whose face the county magistrate was favoring.
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You don't have to be modest. As the saying goes, a good blacksmith must be strong himself. If you didn't have that ability, your leader wouldn't have pushed you to this position so hastily."
Zhu Junjie chuckled. Just as his father-in-law said, the help of the county magistrate is important, but if he himself is not capable enough and cannot convince the people, no one will force him to the position.
However, having said that, there are plenty of people who are qualified for this position. His father-in-law's face played a crucial role in his ability to occupy this position over other colleagues, and he knew this in his heart.
Soon, the chef prepared a few dishes and asked the waiter to bring them up.
Deng Yunzhen was happy and asked Zhang Wenjuan, an old employee who was honest and returned lost items, to help collect the money. She also sat down to drink and chat with her husband and elders.
After they had almost finished eating and drinking, Deng Shirong reminded him, "Ajie, don't be complacent. You need to keep working hard."
Zhu Junjie smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, with Yunheng as a role model, there is no room for me to be proud and complacent. I will continue to work hard."
Thinking of his outstanding brother-in-law, Zhu Junjie felt a lot of pressure. From the day his brother-in-law started working, the two were on the same starting line. Then when he was promoted to the deputy director level, his brother-in-law was already one step ahead of him.
Now, his brother-in-law has risen to the rank of director like a rocket and is already a big step ahead of him. After being surpassed, it will be impossible for him to catch up with his brother-in-law. All he can do is try not to let his brother-in-law leave him too far behind.
Also, another outstanding brother-in-law will graduate and start working next year, so it is inevitable that I will catch up with him in the future.
All he could do now was to run as far as he could and not let his brother-in-law catch up with him too early, which would be too embarrassing.
In short, having these two excellent brothers-in-law is both his fortune and misfortune.
Fortunately, with two powerful helpers, he will surely receive tremendous support in the future.
Unfortunately, Zhu Junjie's family status in this life is clear at a glance.
Fortunately, his wife is not the kind of willful and capricious woman, but a good and understanding woman, which is the most gratifying thing.
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A week later.
The first batch of mooncakes from the mooncake factory has been produced.
The factory immediately sent people to transport the mooncakes to Yongjia Supermarket for sale.
Yongjia Supermarket had also been instructed long ago to give up the most conspicuous spot in the supermarket used to recommend products and put the mooncake factory's mooncakes - Deng Jia Yue - on display.
Deng Jiayue, this is the name given to the mooncake by Deng Shirong.
In later generations, Guangxi's Huang Jia Yue was also considered a relatively famous mooncake, so Deng Shirong borrowed the name and named it Deng Jia Yue.
Deng Jiayue has mooncakes of different grades. The most common mooncakes are those wrapped in the simplest oil paper, and are naturally the cheapest.
Mid-priced mooncakes are packaged in special paper boxes.
For the high-end mooncakes, Deng Shirong borrowed the packaging of mooncakes from later generations, which is so high-end.
Three grades of mooncakes can meet the needs of different customers.
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No matter which grade of mooncake, the taste is good.
Although mooncakes have a brand + packaging > taste in later generations, many people choose mooncakes with famous brands and beautiful packaging as gifts. As for whether the taste is good or not, neither the gift giver nor the gift recipient cares too much, as long as they can save face on the surface.
But Deng Shirong has different ideas. While paying attention to packaging, he also pays great attention to taste. His goal is to make the brand, packaging and taste all top-notch, so that those who give or receive gifts will know that Deng Jiayue is not only high-end and classy, but also the best in taste among similar mooncakes.
As long as we stick to this policy and run the business for ten or twenty years, when customers mention mooncakes, they will probably think of Deng Jiayue first, and that means the mooncakes will be a success.
Before the mooncakes were put on sale in Yongjia Supermarket, Deng Yunzhen had already sent mooncakes to several ladies of status in the county.
Giving gifts is a form of personal relationships in our country. Deng Shirong does not take a one-size-fits-all approach in this regard. As long as the gifts given do not reach the standard of embezzlement or bribery, they can be given freely.
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This morning, after He Lanying finished exercising, she prepared to go to Yongjia Supermarket to buy two packs of instant noodles.
When she came to Yongjia Supermarket and saw the crowds of people in the supermarket, He Lanying couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The business of this supermarket is really good! To this day, He Lanying can still clearly remember the scene when she first visited Yongjia Supermarket. At that time, she came out to exercise. When she passed by here, she happened to see Yongjia Supermarket opening, so she was curious and planned to go in to take a look.
Just from this one glance, she formed an indissoluble bond with Yongjia Supermarket.
At that time, before entering the supermarket, she just planned to buy some noodles to take home.
But after entering the supermarket, she discovered a new world. The shopping experience was really great. She felt like she wanted to buy this and that. In the end, she filled the shopping cart to the brim and spent far more money than she had planned.
Since then, He Lanying has become a loyal customer of Yongjia Supermarket. She would come here to buy even a needle.
After entering the supermarket, what catches your eye is the dazzling array of mooncakes.
These mooncakes simply stunned He Lanying.
Those small mooncakes wrapped in oil paper into a tube and those packed in soft paper boxes are nothing special. At most, the patterns on them look a little prettier than other mooncakes, but they are not amazing.
However, the other two mooncakes look really amazing.
One type of mooncake is the most high-end iron or aluminum box mooncake of this era. The patterns on the box are extremely exquisite and do not look cheap.
Another kind of mooncake has an outer packaging that is a square cardboard box that is larger than a whole box of tofu. The pattern on this cardboard box is really beautiful. He Lanying has never seen such a beautiful mooncake pattern.
Inside this cardboard box, there are mooncakes that have been opened and placed there. You can see that the mooncakes inside are wrapped in plastic and transparent vacuum packaging is used, so the mooncakes can be clearly presented to customers.
The inside of the packaging box is a noble bright yellow color, which looks high-end.
He Lanying felt the urge to buy it when she saw it, and then she looked at the price tag on the mooncake.
Among them, those packaged in oil paper and soft paper boxes are about a quarter more expensive than other mooncakes on the market.
Mooncakes that are packaged in iron or aluminum boxes are about one-third more expensive than similar mooncakes.
The last mooncake packaged in a cardboard box was the most expensive. It came in packages of one jin, two jin, three jin, and five jin. He Lanying couldn't help but shake her head after just one look at the price. She really couldn't bear to spend so much.
In the end, after much hesitation, He Lanying chose a box of mooncakes that was either packaged in an iron box or an aluminum box.
After eating this mooncake, the box can also be used to store eggs or other things, which is very useful.
Many customers entering the supermarket have the same idea as He Lanying. Those with decent financial conditions choose mooncakes packaged in aluminum boxes, while those who cannot afford it choose mooncakes packaged in soft boxes or oil paper. As for the most high-end mooncake, many people look at it, but almost no one buys it.
This is actually normal. Deng Shirong positioned this product as a gift, rather than for ordinary customers to buy and eat at home.
As long as we create a high-end mooncake, there will be no worries about sales in the future.
Because in the coming 1990s, more and more people will use mooncakes as gifts, giving rise to many luxury mooncakes.
For example, a mooncake gift box in Changchun that costs more than 1,800 yuan contains a pair of golf clubs; a mooncake gift box in Kunming that costs more than 310,000 yuan contains a digital camera, Wuliangye, Parker gold pen, tea, etc., and even comes with a house of more than 100 square meters.
There is no need to explain the purpose of these mooncakes. Those who understand will understand.
Some "smart" manufacturers even turned mooncakes into futures:
A mooncake voucher with a face value of 100 yuan was circulated at a discount among distributors, consumers, scalpers and other parties, and was finally recovered by the manufacturer at a price of 50 yuan.
No mooncakes are produced during the whole process, but a lot of money can be made. The specific process is as shown in the figure below: Deng Shirong naturally does not intend to engage in these crooked ways. The high-end mooncakes of their mooncake factory follow the route of brand + packaging + taste, and they earn the money they deserve. As for those mooncakes that facilitate corruption, they will not make them.
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The fifth day of the eighth lunar month, Monday.
Bobai County welcomed several special guests, who came from Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province. They were the county magistrate, the director of the county people's congress, the leaders of the county political consultative conference, etc. They came to Bobai County for a visit and inspection.
After consultation between the leaders of the two counties, based on the principles of "complementing each other's strengths, enhancing friendship, promoting cooperation, mutual benefit, common development, and long-term cooperation", an agreement to become friendly counties between Bobai County and Shuicheng County was signed on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month.
In the future, Bobai and Shuicheng will organize exchanges and cooperation in the fields of cadres, enterprises, talents, technology, tourism, etc. in three aspects: conducting friendly visits, strengthening economic and trade cooperation, and deepening comprehensive cooperation, so as to improve the level of cooperation and maintain contact and communication.
After signing the agreement to become friendly counties, the leaders of Shuicheng County began to return home the next day.
Then, Bobai County presented some local specialties to these leaders.
In addition to longan meat, each person was given two boxes of high-end Dengjiayue mooncakes as a gift.
As the newly created Dengjiayue mooncake, it can be given as a local specialty by the leaders to other county leaders, which can be regarded as a recognition of the Dengjiayue mooncake.
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Soon, there were only two days left until August 15th.
Deng Shirong returned to the village and mobilized his clansmen to celebrate the festival in Naye Deng's Community in the county seat. Firstly, they could watch the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, secondly, they could advertise the food company's newly launched mooncakes, and thirdly, everyone had worked so hard for so long, and it was time to take a break and relax.
Therefore, most of the tribesmen excitedly went to Naye community in the county town to celebrate the festival, and only some old people, children and women stayed behind.
There is no other way around this. Someone has to feed the pigs, dogs, chickens and ducks at home, and someone has to graze the cows. It is definitely unrealistic to move them all to the county town.
Deng Shirong didn't care about this. He only needed to transfer most of the tribesmen away. The small number of people who stayed behind would not affect his ginkgo planting plan.
On the first night after most of the tribesmen arrived in the county town, Deng Shirong used the night time to quietly plant three ginkgo trees.
This village road is more than 3,000 meters long, of which nearly 2,000 meters are township roads. In this nearly 2,000-meter township road, there is a section of the road that is some distance away from the settlements of each village. These three ginkgo trees are planted on this section of the road.
Even if some tribesmen or people passing by saw it the next day, they would not suspect anything.
After all, there are only three trees, what's there to doubt?
After thinking about it for a while, Deng Shirong has come up with a safer way to plant ginkgo trees.
Now he would plant a few trees secretly. After a few days, he would find an opportunity to move a dozen ginkgo trees to the roadside. When the tribesmen came back, he would let them plant the trees with their own hands. He only needed to find an excuse that they were in a hurry and brought the goods in the middle of the night to unload them and leave. This way he could get away with it.
Anyway, Deng Shirong had already informed his family and clansmen in advance, saying that he would stay in his hometown for a few days to take over the ornamental trees.
By then, when the tribesmen come back and see the ginkgo trees already planted and placed on the roadside, they will not be surprised.
So, he transplanted three trees every night, and released 15 ginkgo trees on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to release more, but he thinks he should keep a low profile. It doesn’t matter if he spends more time, the most important thing is not to arouse anyone’s suspicion.
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