The Party Secretary, the accountant, and others initially didn't want to pay attention to him or let him show off his success, but they themselves didn't really understand it.
Besides, he's a captain, so let's give him some face!
The group exchanged a knowing smile and said helplessly:
"We really don't know what it means, so would you please trouble the captain to explain it to us?"
"That's true, the brains of some of us are really not very sharp, otherwise, why would only a battalion commander be chosen?"
Since the captain understands the reason, why don't you explain it to us? That way we'll know it's not..."
Wang Fulin was just joking with them, so he naturally appreciated their compliments.
So he smiled and nodded, raising his hand to stop the barrage of compliments:
"Alright, alright, stop talking. If you keep going, I'll lose face. I was just guessing, but I'll tell you all while I'm at it, and let Comrade Zhao see if my guess is right."
Zhao Cheng nodded, smiling as he looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
Wang Fulin cleared his throat and slowly stated his guess:
"I reckon Comrade Zhao meant that we should go and talk to those factories about business ahead of time this year, and bring our mountain produce basket with us when we go."
Firstly, it's to make it easier to close our bean sprout deal. After all, we're coming here with sincerity, and they're a repeat customer from last year, so it might be easier to negotiate.
Secondly, it's also to let the leaders of these factories see our mountain produce basket, and under the guise of giving gifts, to quietly promote ourselves.
As Wang Fulin spoke, his eyes remained fixed on Zhao Cheng's face, as if afraid to see even a hint of disapproval in the other's eyes.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng's smile widened even further.
“The captain is right, that’s exactly what I meant.”
"Moreover, I think this kind of publicity could be more effective. After all, this is something that Kyoto specifically ordered. We can't forget about it when we go there."
The brigade leader and several other brigade officers were taken aback for a moment, then understood what Zhao Cheng was talking about, and nodded with smiles.
"That's right, that's right, we can't forget that. All the goods from our Hongshan Brigade went to the Beijing Supply and Marketing Cooperative. What an honor that was! How could we forget it!"
"Yes, the Kyoto Supply and Marketing Cooperative specially ordered these items, so they must be of high quality. With this reputation, our team's mountain products will seem much more respectable when given as gifts, won't they?"
"Yes, yes, I definitely have to write this down..."
"..."
After collecting most of the mountain produce, Kua Lan'er had to wait a while.
Because later on, most of the team members will be busy storing firewood for the winter and processing some harvested grains that haven't been processed yet, such as corn.
However, the bean sprout business couldn't be delayed, so the team leader found the family that Zhu Qinghao had bought baskets from before and ordered a lot of them to be made ahead of schedule.
So, while everyone in the village was busy with their own things, a small team led by Zhao Cheng and the brigade leader began shuttling back and forth between the city and the county, contacting old customers from last year and expanding their customer base.
In the end, it's unclear whether it was because they contacted us early, because of the reputation we built up last year, or because of the mountain products they brought this year.
Before everyone finished their work, they happily brought back about half again as many orders as last year.
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