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Li Mao was also deeply moved, saying that Meng Gong had not been at the institute for long, and when he first arrived, he had offended a director of one of the institute's subordinate centers.
Wang Enxuan was a veteran of the research institute, and his connections within the institute were incredibly complex and intertwined.
Fortunately, Zhong Zhenguo, the director of the Xinxin Research Institute, was not someone to be trifled with. He was very protective of his subordinates and deliberately wanted to create a stark contrast with Wang Enxuan.
Engineer Meng did not disappoint Director Zhong's expectations. He improved many sugar-making steps and helped Director Zhong become the deputy factory director.
Around the same time, Deputy Factory Director Zhong, under attack from those who had previously aligned themselves with Wang Enxuan, strongly supported Meng Songying and promoted him to deputy director.
Li Mao then smiled and said, "The director of the new center is about to retire, right? We'll have to rely on Engineer Meng in the future. It would be a good honor for Engineer Meng to go and help out the lower levels. So, congratulations in advance on Engineer Meng's wish to be fulfilled."
Meng Songying gave a very faint smile and didn't say anything more.
The second day of the green expo was a great success, with the sugar industry alone seeing a more than two million US dollar increase in transaction volume compared to previous years.
That's a month's worth of total transactions, and there are still more than twenty days left in the Canton Fair!
Moreover, apart from the sugar industry, which benefited greatly from Wang Shuitao's tireless promotion and saw the largest increase, other food and handicraft products also secured more and larger orders.
This also showed the leaders of these factories another way besides low profit and high volume.
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In the 1970s, the Guangzhou Railway Station was bustling with people. Although it's not a holiday now, the foreign trade exhibition is more attractive than any other festival.
Moreover, many people were boldly heading south, attracted by the policies.
Fortunately, there were more people coming to Guangzhou than leaving, so the group that was planning to leave early managed to buy sleeper tickets.
It's still a sleeper berth; as for suites, well, that's really beyond our reach.
This is all thanks to Zhou Suzhi. She was so busy and exhausted, but she still managed to find time to pull some strings and buy two train tickets.
However, she is in charge of the green exhibition hall and has been enjoying a period of great success lately, feeling both tired and happy.
Zhang Qin was kept here by Wang Shuitao. If she could continue to sign contracts, then so be it. The bulk of the profits were already in her hands, and the remaining smaller contracts would be good practice for her.
Of course, Wang Shuitao also asked the three people from the Swedish company to take care of Zhang Qin and prevent her from being deceived by those ill-intentioned foreign businessmen.
Don't be fooled by the many foreign businessmen who come here to buy goods and look down on us. If they can cheat people out of some benefits, they'll be more than happy to do so.
As for her and Meng Songying needing to go back and deal with the factory acquisition, it's been sitting with the government for long enough and can't be delayed any longer.
The sleeper berth was a four-person compartment, and there was already a man and a woman inside. The man looked to be in his thirties or forties, wearing a Zhongshan suit with a small white collar showing around his neck. I couldn't tell if it was a real shirt or a fake collar.
As soon as Meng Songying and Wang Shuitao came in, he quickly closed the door.
Then they plopped down. They had arrived early and both had chosen the lower bunk.
The middle-aged man, named Liu Duoxing, explained, "There will be more and more people outside later. Some of them are difficult to get along with and will come in and sit on the bed without permission. Then no one will be able to rest well."
The remaining woman was older and dressed simply, but she could afford a sleeper ticket, which was probably just the kind of frugality typical of the elderly.
Her name was Zhou Lihong, and she nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's not good to kick people out once they come in, it makes us seem like we're special..."
The middle speaker spoke softly and unclearly, but Wang Shuitao, with her keen ears, heard it and realized that he was saying "hedonism".
Things have finally become more lenient; in the past, no one would have dared to say such things, even if they were just whispering.
The journey took more than 26 hours. Meng Songying first put all her luggage under the bed, and then threw a small package onto the bed.
The weather isn't hot, so it's fine not to change clothes for a day and a night; all I need to do is take out the food I've prepared.
Wang Shuitao bought a whole roast goose from Guangzhou and brought it with her, along with five baskets of shrimp dumplings. She didn't bring much else, as food is most susceptible to spoilage if left out for too long, and she didn't want to get an upset stomach on the train.
It will be so inconvenient to go to the toilet then.
Anyway, there are still boxed lunches to buy.
She also tried the different types of boxed meals on the two routes: one from Wuzhou to Guangzhou and the other from Guangzhou to Wuzhou.
The roast goose was still warm, and Wang Shuitao politely asked the two people in the lower bunk if they wanted some.
Food is expensive these days. Even though roast goose smells incredibly delicious, no one said they wanted to eat it. They just took out the food from their own bags.
Coincidentally, both Liu Duoxing and Zhou Lihong brought steamed buns with them.
However, Liu Duoxing's buns were meat buns, while Zhou Lihong's were vegetable buns. Wang Shuitao also noticed a lot of steamed buns in Zhou Lihong's lunchbox.
She traded goose breast meat for two meat buns and two steamed buns, just in time to change things up.
As they chatted, they learned that Liu Duoxing was going to the capital, while Zhou Lihong was going to Shandong Province, both getting off the train later than Wang Shuitao and Meng Songying.
There's no need to worry about the person you switch to halfway through being difficult to get along with.
With outsiders present, Wang Shuitao and Meng Songying didn't say much about the factory and took a short rest after their meal.
When I woke up, it was already completely dark outside. I had obviously over-ordered the boxed lunch, so I had to wait until tomorrow.
The soft sleeper compartment was also pitch black. Wang Shuitao couldn't tell the time, but she knew it was very quiet, so everyone must have been asleep.
For some reason, even though Meng Songying was lying stiffly opposite her and hadn't made any movement, Wang Shuitao inexplicably felt that he was awake.
She didn't say anything, but stared at the opposite side for a long time as the moonlight streamed into the carriage, until drowsiness overwhelmed her again, and then she closed her eyes.
Meng Songying secretly breathed a sigh of relief; being stared at like that by her beloved was truly unbearable.
Wang Shuitao woke up early after a good night's sleep, but there was already some noise outside.
"Excuse me, excuse me."
"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."
"There's a queue for the outhouse, you won't be able to use it even if you go."
"Why hasn't breakfast been sold yet? My stomach is growling."
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The place was bustling with noise.
The two people on the lower bunk were already sitting on the edge of the bed. Meng Songying was sitting cross-legged on the bed, reading a thick book in her hand.
Wang Shuitao glanced at it and noticed that the cover featured a foreign man and a foreign woman.
Just then, Meng Songying looked at her, and Wang Shuitao turned to him with a smile, mouthing exaggeratedly: "Engineer Meng is so diligent!"
Meng Songying glared at her, "You're up to your old tricks again!"
But he still closed the book, took out a bottle of water from his bundle, wet a handkerchief, and handed it to Wang Shuitao: "Wipe your face."
After wiping herself, Wang Shuitao yawned again before getting out of bed and inviting Engineer Meng to go to the toilet with her.
There's nothing we can do about the crowds; if we don't go now, there will only be more people later.
She went in pinching her nose and came back pinching her nose, so she didn't stand out. Everyone looked just like her.
I finally got to eat the boxed lunch I'd been craving.
In the morning, there's minced meat noodles, char siu buns, a small bread roll about half the size of a fist, milk, and tea eggs.
Since noodles were inconvenient to eat, Wang Shuitao ordered char siu bao (barbecued pork buns) and tea eggs instead.
Logically, she shouldn't have asked for milk to avoid needing to use the restroom, but the flight attendant said their milk had condensed milk added, and Wang Shuitao was tempted, so Meng Songying paid for it.
It tastes good, very sweet.
Lunch was served in aluminum boxes. After learning that the food from the dining car would be served in advance, Wang Shuitao pulled Meng Songying through the crowd to the dining car.
They were due to get off the train in a few hours, so they simply took their luggage and went over.
Wang Shuitao ordered a dish of stir-fried bean sprouts and a dish of tomato and beef stir-fry, while Meng Songying added a dish of braised fish chunks. She also took two bowls of rice and two large steamed buns. That was their lunch.
After getting off the train, I transferred to a bus, and then to a public bus before finally arriving at the Pearl Sugar Factory.
Wang Shuitao first convened a meeting to announce that the factory had received orders from foreign businesses and that it would not have to worry about going bankrupt for at least five years.
Amid cheers, it was announced that Meng Songying would come as a consultant from the provincial research institute to update the factory's sugar-making process.
With a promising future, the workers finally stopped resisting the government's proposal to reform the company into a shareholding cooperative.
This method is proposed for factories with equal or greater assets than liabilities. It involves all employees buying all production and operating assets through internal shareholding to establish a shareholding cooperative enterprise.
The factory is valued at around 700,000, which means that if each employee buys a unit, it would cost more than 1,000 per person.
Wang Shuitao had a management stake, and in addition, she made a quick buck from the foreign businessmen by using several future marketing ideas.
Fortunately, they settle their accounts in US dollars, which have a very high exchange rate when converted to Chinese currency.
Wang Shuitao held 34% of the shares and signed a loan agreement for them, promising to repay them in foreign exchange in the future, which is why she was able to borrow such a large sum of money.
Of course, it's also thanks to the fact that many regulations are not yet strict enough.
For workers whose families were genuinely struggling financially and unable to afford the money, as well as those who were pessimistic about the new situation, contracts were signed first. They would then receive money from Meng Songying, subscribe to shares, and transfer the money to Meng Songying.
Surprisingly, quite a few families in the factory had extra money. After seeing how Meng Songying did it, some workers even squeezed out money to buy things from friends who didn't want them.
There were even cases of acquiring shares by signing IOUs.
Wang Shuitao sighed as she looked at the scene before her.
Meng Songying patted her hand under the table; the shares he had acquired were around 20%.
The factory is bound to be profitable for at least the next five years, and profits will generate dividends. It is very likely that these families who bought shares will be able to break even in the first year.
He never doubted Peach's abilities.
But what will the factory be like then? It certainly won't be as harmonious as it is now.
Will those who didn't buy shares feel cheated, especially those whose shares were bought with IOUs? Will they want to back out?
It's highly likely.
He will also be one of those attacked, and even Peach will not be spared.
In theory, those who overthink and stagnate enjoy stability, but they also bear the risk of losing a better future.
But who can remain rational in the face of a large sum of money?
Wang Shuitao grasped his hand in return, knowing that no matter what the future held, the current difficulties were over.
Every hurdle is difficult, but we'll overcome it eventually. We'll see how things go in time.
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