Chapter 159 Spruce Wood Lion with Small Opening.
"Based on on-site investigations and exchanges with foreign guests, we believe that the employees of Feiyan Textile Factory, under the leadership of Factory Director Qin Xiangxiang, have responded to the Premier's call to 'make the past serve the present,' boldly innovated, and achieved remarkable results, making them an advanced model for foreign trade earnings!"
"Our investigation team will report the facts truthfully and recommend commendation!" Zhao Mingxiu announced with a slight smile the conclusions reached after the investigation team's joint discussion, which was the result she most wanted to see.
"Director Qin, you are exceptionally outstanding and admirable. I came here specifically to meet you. You are a role model for us women comrades!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "Thank you for your encouragement, leader. We will continue our efforts and actively innovate to generate foreign exchange earnings."
The joint investigation team has left. This time, Feiyan Textile Factory has made a huge profit. Their presentation of gifts to the prince was featured in the newspaper, which praised their hard work, frugality, and bold innovation...
Soon, several more certificates arrived, recognizing the company as a "Model Unit for Reception of Foreign Affairs within and outside the Province" and a "Model Enterprise for Foreign Exchange Earning within the Province."
All these certificates and honors were framed and hung on the same wall.
Assistant He stared intently at the medals, his gaze lost in thought. "Director Qin, we really need to fix the gate properly."
“Since the factory started construction, we have been rushing to finish the work. After the factory buildings were completed, there were also staff and family housing and warehouses... We haven’t had time to repair the main gate. In the future, we will be hosting many organizations and guests, and we can’t let people see us in this state.”
Qin Xiangxiang nodded: "According to the original plan, our factory gate faces north. This is the guardhouse. We will add a bulletin board and an honor roll here. We will conduct an evaluation in the middle and at the end of the year. All the good comrades who receive honors should appear on the honor roll."
In addition to the honorary certificates, Feiyan Textile Factory was also granted special funds to build a new gate and an additional quota for imported equipment for the year.
When Zheng Jianguo learned that Feiyan Textile Factory had obtained the import equipment quota he had long coveted, his eyes were practically bloodshot with envy!
In addition, Qin Xiangxiang also submitted a report to apply for a batch of imported materials, ostensibly for typhoon prevention and protection measures to ensure that high-end textiles would not be damaged during the typhoon.
She put a lot of thought into selecting the materials, asking for a hefty sum: "I want imported steel and cement, a batch of Nordic spruce wood and Norwegian waterproof coating, and another batch of imported polyvinyl chloride..."
Assistant He was stunned. "No way, Factory Manager, you really dare to ask for that!"
Hearing her list of products—spruce wood from the Nordic snow country, waterproof coatings from Norway—Assistant He was stunned. He had originally thought that some imported steel would be quite good, since the share within the province was not large.
Is submitting an application like this a bit too shameless?
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Is it too much for us to need imported waterproof coatings? We need waterproofing! The air-raid shelter underneath also needs reinforcement."
Assistant He stared blankly: "..."
“Our island is a special case. Every summer and autumn, the island factories are hit by typhoons. We must take waterproof, mildew-proof and typhoon-resistant measures to protect the safety of high-end textiles.”
"This batch of orders is worth nearly three million US dollars, and all of that is money!"
Qin Xiangxiang was always the type to take advantage of kindness. Since the foreign exchange she earned couldn't go into her own pocket anyway, she figured she might as well simplify factory life by choosing imported high-end waterproof coatings and avoiding the challenging typhoon mode.
She had no desire to endure the arduous task of disaster relief.
Choosing Nordic spruce is another clever strategy. Spruce is a high-quality wood, used not only in building materials but also as a good material for making musical instruments. It has acoustic properties, is rot-resistant, and has excellent resonance performance.
Additional spruce wood could be used to make sound-absorbing baffles, providing some benefits to the employees and reducing the noise from the factory machines. Qin Xiangxiang had worked as a machine operator herself and knew how loud the noise was.
Even scraps can be used to make musical instruments... to benefit the factory's arts troupe.
Hehehe, if we set up a music classroom and make sure it's soundproof, then the arts troupe can go in to practice their instruments, and we can also send little brats like Little Fatty in there to practice their instruments without hurting anyone's ears.
If this batch of spruce wood can be approved, it will be of great benefit and will also make it easier for her daughter to learn piano and other musical instruments when she grows up.
Qin Xiangxiang and her husband had previously bought a domestically produced piano, but felt that the wood was just so-so. In fact, they could secretly replace the components with spruce wood, which would be a great improvement.
"Director Qin..." Assistant He hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He thought their factory director was really shameless; she really dared to ask for it.
If it were Assistant He, he really wouldn't have the nerve!
However, on the other hand, in wartime, following such a "good regimental commander" and shamelessly requesting good military equipment would greatly increase their chances of survival.
Qin Xiangxiang submitted the list of building materials she needed, emphasizing that each item was essential for their factory's production and was urgently needed!
After learning about the building materials application written by Comrade Qin Xiangxiang, Li Jianzhi felt that his wife was simply a born political commissar.
In addition, she really has a thick skin.
Specializes in making small, open mouths like a lion.
Li Jianzhi: "My dear wife, give me some of the waterproof coating, and some of the spruce wood too."
"Our navy, which kills fish, also really needs these things."
Waterproof coatings go without saying, and spruce wood treated with anti-corrosion is very suitable for sound insulation panels in ship cabins, and can also be used to make other auxiliary small equipment.
Qin Xiangxiang said arrogantly, "If you serve me well, I'll give you a bite to eat."
"Come, come, wife, lie down quickly, I'll give you a full-body massage."
The guy trying to lose weight has really gotten a free meal now.
Qin Xiangxiang's application for imported building materials with "small openings" has been approved.
Assistant He was overjoyed: "Our Factory Director Qin is amazing!"
It's amazing that this even got approved. I have to say, Director Qin's ability to ask for the lion's share is superb; he just hit the perfect spot.
Qin Xiangxiang was very satisfied: "Actually, I wanted to fill in more, but I held back. They're both my children."
Assistant He thought to himself: Luckily you held back.
The goods from Feiyan Textile Factory to Liben are ready. They can choose between two routes: north and south. This batch of goods will depart from the island's port, using the cargo ship Zhe 803 to reach Shanghai. After a one- or two-day transit, it will arrive in Liben after another two to three days of sailing.
If the entire voyage goes smoothly, it will take about five to seven days. Generally speaking, arriving in seven days is already considered very good.
The goods will need to be transshipped in Shanghai for one or two days.
"Factory manager, a close call! A close call!"
"This batch of goods was delayed at the Shanghai port for three or four days due to the typhoon, but the goods were not damaged when they were loaded onto the ship and successfully arrived at Liben."
After completing this batch of goods transactions, Qin Xiangxiang breathed a sigh of relief. These were goods worth over one million US dollars, and the payment was settled.
Other miscellaneous goods are easier to resolve if problems arise.
Qin thought for a moment: "It's better to specialize in high-end goods. You can earn more and make huge profits each time."
By this time, the two new staff housing buildings of Feiyan Textile Factory had been completed, with basic renovations and ventilation, and employees could move in. Now, the remaining issue was the management and allocation of housing.
This batch consists of 48 housing units, including 18 two-bedroom apartments for veteran skilled workers and factory cadres, and one one-bedroom apartments of about 30 to 40 square meters for newlywed couples.
Before this, many employees lived in single-story rammed earth houses, while Mr. Li and others lived in ordinary brick and tile houses. These brick and tile houses had yards where they could raise chickens and grow vegetables. Mr. Li said he would not move and would continue to live in the brick and tile houses.
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Xiao Pang manages all of our family's chicken farming and vegetable growing business. He does all the watering, fertilizing, feeding, and egg collection every day."
Qin Xiangxiang had no interest in building a whole yard for herself. Growing vegetables was nice, but it was troublesome, and raising chickens was also troublesome.
The house was too big and too much trouble to clean, so for the time being she arranged for herself to stay in a one-bedroom apartment in the factory as her lunch break place.
Gao Rong and Gou Qiang were eligible to apply for employee housing at Feiyan Textile Factory. Gao Rong hesitated because she didn't really want to apply, but Gou Qiang said to give it a try. The two of them got a one-bedroom apartment.
Gao Rong said, "If we live in our textile factory, we can't go to my parents' house for meals anymore."
Gou Qiang said, "Let's leave the child with our parents and ask them to take care of him. We'll live in the factory and go back to see our parents and the child often."
Gao Rong thought about it and realized she was right. "Keep the rooms in the family compound for us!"
The staff and family housing has been built, and the two-story staff hospital has also been completed. Factory director Qin Xiangxiang needs to recruit doctors, nurses and other medical staff for the staff hospital. She plans to recruit candidates from among barefoot doctors, retired military medical workers and medical staff from the health clinic.
Among the many applicants, she surprisingly found a familiar name—Lin Xiuqin.
"How strange, is this Lin Xiuqin the same Lin Xiuqin? Looking at the photo, it really is her. How did she end up on the island? Didn't the female lead become Zhao Yangyang?" Qin Xiangxiang looked at the photo of Lin Xiuqin in shock. Chen Ruifeng had married Zhao Yangyang this time, and they even had a child.
Now that Lin Xiuqin has come to the island, are they going to have a dramatic love triangle?
Qin Xiangxiang really wanted to hear some gossip, and emotionally, she wanted to bring Lin Xiuqin to the hospital to see how things would develop. But she held back, thinking that there were countless gossip stories in the world, so why wait to eat a rotten one?
So she took out Lin Xiuqin's application materials and threw them away.
No, we won't accept it.
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