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Under Xu Dongliang's leadership, the long-abandoned and dilapidated paper mill located in the southeast corner of Qianhai Town has been renovated. The new mill features smooth, white walls, gleaming windows that sparkle in the sunlight, gleaming stainless steel doors, and a pristine cement floor.
Just like the scene that often appeared in Xu An's mind, eight refrigerated transport trucks were parked neatly in the factory yard. Pushing open the gate and entering the factory, the bright lights hurt his eyes, and the large and small mechanical equipment was dazzling.
"Anzi! Anzi! Anzi!" Several shouts pulled Xu An back to reality. Xu Dongliang lowered his voice and reminded him, "Everyone's waiting, hurry up and press the switch."
"Ah! Okay, right away!"
Upon hearing this, Xu An immediately pressed the large red button on the massive machine, and the engine's hum resounded throughout the factory.
"Xu's Catering's Qianhai Town production base is officially inaugurated and opened today. Thank you to all the leaders, owners, and friends and family who came."
"Congratulations, Mr. Xu!" After greeting the guests who came to offer their congratulations and seeing off the leaders of Qianhai Town, Han Yuanping and Xu An came over with a wine glass to offer their congratulations.
"Haha, thank you so much, Manager Han, for coming all this way to congratulate me!" Xu An immediately raised his glass, clinked it with his own, and downed the rest of his 'wine' in one gulp. Then, pointing to the machines already in operation in the factory, he laughed and said, "Thanks to Manager Han for helping with the coordination; otherwise, these machines wouldn't have been produced and installed so quickly."
"Mr. Xu, you're too kind. This is just my job. If we're talking about thanking someone, I should be thanking you, Mr. Xu. This order alone will give me a good New Year!"
The two had known each other since their decline. After exchanging a few compliments, they started chatting about this and that, going on and on about whatever came to mind.
As they were chatting, Xu An suddenly felt a vibration in his pocket. He had to stop talking, take out his phone, and see that it was Li Sixin calling.
"It's connected! It's connected!"
After pressing the answer button, all Xu An heard were these two seemingly unrelated sentences. He instinctively asked, "What's up?"
"The road is open!" Li Sixin said excitedly. "I just received a reply from above saying that the application for the road from Hongshan Town to Hezibao has been approved! It's already going through the procedures! Construction should start in three to five days at most!"
"So fast!" Xu An was surprised when he heard Li Sixin's words and asked, "Didn't you say last time that construction might not start until July or August next year? How come it's been brought forward so much?"
"It must be related to the mobilization meeting for the 'One Enterprise Helping One Village' program that you attended in Honghe City a few days ago, Mr. Xu. With the low-interest loan of 50 million yuan that you applied for, plus the funds you invested, Mr. Xu, the importance of Hezibao has suddenly increased."
These days, everyone in the village, even in this remote mountain valley, is talking about Mr. Xu. Now, the first thing people say when they meet isn't "Have you eaten?" or "What did you eat?", but "Have you heard? Mr. Xu is investing here again!" Hahahaha!
As Li Sixin got into the conversation, he couldn't help but tease Xu An, which made Xu An speechless. Seeing that Li Sixin was getting more and more outrageous, Xu An quickly stopped him and changed the subject, saying:
"How are the land lease procedures going? There are still half a month left. I'm thinking of taking advantage of the winter season now, when the vegetation isn't so lush, to clear the land so that construction can begin in the spring."
“The paperwork has already been submitted.” Li Sixin’s attention was indeed diverted by Xu An’s words, and he subconsciously replied, “With policy support now, it should be approved soon.”
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Li Sixin knew that Xu An's factory in Qianhai Town was holding its opening ceremony today. He himself was also very busy, so he only made this call to tell Xu An the good news that the road construction was on the agenda.
Now that the matter was settled, Li Sixin stopped chatting, offered his congratulations, and hung up the phone.
As Xu An put away his phone and picked up his wine glass to walk around the room again, he noticed that Han Yuanping was still waiting for him. The moment their eyes met, Han Yuanping spoke up.
"I wasn't eavesdropping on your phone call, it's just that you were speaking too loudly and I overheard you," Han Yuanping joked before turning serious and saying, "Mr. Xu, I just heard you mention that the factory in Hezibao will be completed before the new year. I wonder what that factory will mainly produce and what kind of equipment and instruments it will need?"
Hearing Han Yuanping's words, Xu An knew he had misunderstood, but he didn't explain further and simply replied, "If all goes smoothly, it should be completed before the new year, around January is indeed about right. What will it produce?"
As he spoke, Xu An suddenly stopped. In the past, Xu An would have answered without hesitation that the factory was only used to purchase and package agricultural products from various cities, and the equipment would only be some small electrical appliances such as small heaters.
However, with the growth and expansion of Xu's braised food and the emergence of processed and packaged foods, there is indeed some uncertainty regarding the future of what will become the only factory in Hezibao.
This factory in Qianhai Town covers a large area and can accommodate both Xu's Fast Food and Xu's Braised Food at the same time.
There's only one factory in Hezibao. The initial plan was to provide a comfortable working environment for the employees there, but now that they're planning to process agricultural products into packaged food for sale, a food processing plant would be more suitable.
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