Chapter 125
The piece of paper Ye Manzhi handed to the director was actually a news clipping.
After Xia Zhujun quickly read through it, she raised her hand and spoke when the argument between the two sides became more intense.
"There's some recent news I can share with everyone. The papermaking industry is a light industry under our centralized management. If the local authorities recommend paper mills to the review committee, three companies will definitely be on the list: Shilin, Jiyan, and Kaishan. Have you heard of them?"
The leaders were rather reserved. Those who had heard of it nodded slightly, while those who had not heard of it remained silent.
Zhao Guilin was the most outspoken person in the entire conference room. Even though he was sitting in the back row, he still showed his support for the director.
"I've heard of them. They're the three largest paper mills in the province."
Ye Manzhi echoed his leader, saying, "These three factories are the three major players in our province's offset paper, newsprint, and chemical wood pulp production."
Xia Zhuyun continued with a smile, "These three factories are considered the most representative enterprises in our province's papermaking industry. They are at the forefront in terms of technology and quality. If local units were to recommend them, these three factories would definitely be included. But what happened a while ago?"
"Some news and publishing companies have reported that the newsprint rolls produced by these three paper mills have poor tensile strength, are prone to breaking during the printing process, and the paper rewinds are unevenly tight, resulting in uneven cross-sections, which significantly impacts printing efficiency."
"We've reported this situation several times, but the three paper mills haven't made any significant technological improvements. Then, in a fit of anger, the Binjiang Evening News purchased newsprint from an unknown paper mill. What kind of paper mill is that?"
"This is a collective factory run by Hongqi Commune in Fengyang County, Dehua Prefecture! But the paper it produces far surpasses those of the three large paper mills in terms of uniformity, cleanliness, and smoothness. Furthermore, their pulp usage is incredibly low, reaching the national advanced level for newsprint pulp!"
"If the Binjiang Evening News hadn't uncovered this paper mill, even the leaders of the Dehua District might not have heard of it."
"I think there are probably many hidden gems like Hongqi Paper Mill across the province. If we only rely on recommendations from local units, many potential companies and high-quality products will be buried."
Ye Manzhi secretly applauded Director Xia in her heart. The newspaper clipping she handed over actually introduced the director of the Red Flag Paper Mill. There were only two sentences in it, mentioning that their products had surpassed the three major paper mills, which were underlined by Ye Manzhi with a pencil.
Xia Zhuyun was able to grasp the key points in such a short time, connect it with the complaints of the news and publishing units, and complete her speech. It can be seen that the director is a director and has the ability!
Other units wanted to ask questions about Xia Zhuyun's speech, but Director Luo of the Industry Department interrupted, saying, "You've said so much, but you haven't gotten to the point. Since other comrades don't dare to raise the issue, I'll save time and just mention the most important point."
Ye Manzhi quickly pricked up his ears and listened to the speech of the head of the unit.
This was her first time to listen to the director’s speech up close!
Director Luo asked, "If all recommendations are made by local authorities, is there a risk of favoritism and bribery?"
The conference room suddenly became quiet.
"Really? Who can raise their hand and guarantee that it's fair and just? No one dares to guarantee it, right?" Director Luo said in a relaxed tone. "So, just in case, let the companies apply on their own. Some comrades are worried that we'll receive too many applications and increase our workload, but I think this worry is completely unnecessary. The application requirements for provincial excellence are very strict. The quality indicators must be close to or reach the advanced level of similar domestic products. This alone will exclude more than half of the products!"
Xia Zhujun laughed and said, "Director, after hearing what you said, it seems that the situation is not optimistic!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After Director Luo's forced intervention, the progress of the meeting was finally accelerated.
Ye Manzhi sat in the conference room for two days. Although she had no chance to show her abilities, the verbal battles between the leaders broadened her horizons and benefited her a lot as a small cadre.
She comes from the working class and peasant class. Although the working class is in charge and is considered the best component nowadays, she has her own class limitations.
Simply put, I have never seen the world since I was a child.
After marrying Wu Zhengrong and graduating from university, she gradually addressed some of her shortcomings. But since joining the provincial department, she still often felt that she lacked a broad, macro perspective.
One time when she was writing a work report, she suddenly had an idea. She wished she could become invisible, and then secretly follow her leaders to observe how they spoke and handled their work.
This time, sitting in the review committee's meeting room for two days was a disguised way of satisfying her voyeuristic desires.
While others were exhausted and listless, her eyes were shining, and she wanted to write down every word of the bosses in her little notebook and study it over and over again after returning home.
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Wu Zhengrong was quite impressed by her ability to take notes for half a notebook during a two-day meeting.
After flipping through her notebook, Wu Zhengrong smiled and said, "Please keep these notes well. If any leader gets promoted in the future, these notes might become important speech materials, or even historical materials."
"Is it true?" Ye Manzhi already believed it.
Wu Zhengrong couldn't help laughing and tapped her forehead, "Really?"
"Are you fooling me again?" Ye Manyi glared at him.
Regardless of whether the other party was teasing her or not, she had already made up her mind to keep these notes well. Maybe she could even make money by publishing a book with these notes in the future!
"Is the study ready? My fifth brother's carriage will be here soon!"
"Almost. Are you coming with us?"
"No, you two keep busy. I need to talk to my mom about something important."
Because the young star Wu Yuzhuo was going to shoot a movie, their moving plan was postponed for a few days.
But there were many out-of-print foreign books in Wu Zhengrong's study, and she didn't want outsiders to see those books, so she helped him put them all into a bag and borrowed her fifth brother's carriage to transport them to the military academy's staff quarters.
Ye Manzhi left the two men busy in the study while she took her daughter back to her parents' home.
After Chang Yue'e heard her purpose, she waved her hand and said, "Our small factory only has about ten people. How can we possibly get a provincial-level quality product award?"
"Provincial excellence has nothing to do with the size of the company. Except for military products, all industrial products produced in the province are eligible for the competition. Just sign up!"
"I can't even get selected after registering, and you're still going to give me a backdoor?"
Ye Lai Ya had boasted at home several times about being selected into the food industry judging committee, and Chang Yue'e had known about it for a long time.
"Of course I can't give you a backdoor!" Ye Manzhi whispered, "But if you apply for the provincial award, you'll have a chance to show yourself! When other small factories didn't dare to apply, you applied. What does this mean? It means that you have confidence in your products and are willing to support the work of your superiors! Let me tell you this, you definitely won't be awarded the provincial award!"
"..." Chang Yue'e twisted her arm, "Are you making fun of me again? Why would you let me sign up if I can't get the grade?"
"If you can't get the provincial award, you can strive for the municipal award! After the provincial evaluation is over, the local government may launch a municipal evaluation. By the time you apply again, the competent authorities will have an impression of small factories like yours."
While Chang Yue'e was braiding her granddaughter's hair, she was thinking about what her daughter said.
She worked as the director of a meat processing plant for three years. Many small factories went bankrupt during these three years, but she managed to keep the small factory with only a dozen people running.
Now there is another development opportunity in front of her, and she is actually a little tempted.
"Hey Ya, what do you think about me reporting the sausages as children's food?"
"Which sausage?"
"That's the one you said cut corners!"
Ye Manzhi: “…”
Oh, her mother's factory did have a kind of sausage, and Chang Yue'e had improved the recipe. It was half the length of the regular sausage, with a mild garlic flavor and a slightly sweet taste. There was no fat, only lean meat.
Gay men are not used to eating sausages without fat, and their acceptance rate is average.
But this "cut-corner" sausage is very popular among lesbians and children.
Some neighborhood committees send live pigs to processing plants for stuffing and specifically request these small sausages.
Chang Yue'e helped her granddaughter make two small trumpet flowers and muttered, "My sausage recipe is the same as your uncle's. If we take the same product to the city's competition, we will definitely not be able to compete with the big factory. But if I put my modified sausages in the children's food category, we will definitely have no competitors!"
Ye Manzhi laughed and said, "You are quite good at taking advantage of loopholes!"
"Just tell me, is this okay?"
"You can try, but you have to go back to the factory and clean it up to ensure stable product quality. If you fail even one quality inspection in the year before you apply, you will be disqualified."
"You're right! Even though our factory is small, we maintain exceptional hygiene. When everyone has nothing to do, they're all busy cleaning!"
Chang Yue'e, who was close to her daughter, asked her daughter for an application form.
Although she knew that the chances of being selected were slim, she still filled out the application form carefully on behalf of the Bright Meat Processing Plant.
When Chang Yue'e submitted her application, application materials from other companies also arrived at the review committee one after another.
The evaluation notice released by the Provincial People's Committee was like a bombshell dropped on the light industry system of the entire province, and all the business leaders with a little fighting spirit and ambition were moved by it.
Some business leaders even went directly to the provincial government to use their connections.
A provincial quality product title is valid for four years, allowing the company to use the provincial quality product logo on product packaging, certificates of conformity, instructions, and trademarks. Crucially, the company also receives priority access to energy, raw materials, loans, and funding for technological innovation.
No matter how you look at it, it's a good thing. There's no reason not to strive for it!
Ye Manzhi originally thought that she was just running errands in the judging committee, and that this kind of relationship-building thing should not happen to her.
However, on the evening of the day when the first snow arrived, she was stopped at the gate of the military industrial compound by a middle-aged man carrying a net bag.
"Hello, Chief Ye, I'm Liu Sheng from Binjiang No. 1 Food Factory!"
Ye Manzhi shook hands with the other party and said with a smile, "Comrade Liu, thank you for coming here on such a snowy day. I understand your intentions. Don't worry, the First Food Factory is the only food factory in the province directly under our Industry Department. As long as the product technology and quality are acceptable, we will definitely give it priority."
"Hahaha, don't worry, I have no other intention in coming here this time. I'm mainly sending some samples to the leaders so that everyone can taste them in advance and help our factory check and give us some suggestions."
"After our factory's products are sent to the judging committee, I will definitely taste them one by one." Ye Manzhi declined, "You should take these things back."
There were canned meat, canned fish, canned fruit, bread, soda, and biscuits in the net bag. Almost all the food produced by the food factory was put into this net bag.
If you buy it from a store, it will cost at least ten dollars, which is too expensive!
Liu Sheng stuffed the net bag into Chang Yue'e's hand and said with a hearty smile, "Section Chief Ye, you're welcome. This is something everyone has, so just keep it with confidence."
Without waiting for Chang Yue'e to push the things back, Liu Sheng waved his hand and left.
"What should we do?" Chang Yue'e picked up the net bag and looked at it carefully. "There are all kinds of good things in it. Can we take them?"
Ye Manzhi's eyelids twitched for no apparent reason, and he frowned and said, "Everyone has run away. There are too many people outside. Let's take it back first."
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