Most importantly, Zhao Youcai even helped the enamelware factory and the cardboard box factory secure many more orders for high-quality packaging in China, all of which were signed by the factory managers he helped come up with the ideas for.
Zhao Youcai inexplicably gained several gold medal sales titles from various factories, and the cardboard box factory and the enamel factory even hired him as their sales consultant at a high price.
Zhao Youcai will only need to spend five days each quarter visiting their factory to provide guidance, and he will be paid 100 yuan per quarter.
He can pick it up when he has time to visit the factory for guidance, or he can have the factory deliver it to him via the post office.
Zhao Youcai never expected that, despite being at the age where he should be receiving a pension, he would be specially hired by several companies.
Indeed, life is a continuous struggle.
The meeting, convened urgently because of Zhao Youcai, is now extremely polarized, almost escalating from a war of words into a physical brawl.
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"What's wrong with our Ministry of Foreign Trade hiring him? You can't generate foreign exchange for the country, but Comrade Zhao Youcai can! You can all occupy positions without doing anything, so why not let Zhao Youcai replace you?"
"What are you saying? No wonder the Ministry of Foreign Trade has been nothing but a decoration for so many years! With your foul mouths, which foreigner can stand it?"
"Does it matter to you whether foreigners can stand it or not? You get anxious just because someone else is capable. Do you want to go to Australia, where there aren't many people, to fight with kangaroos for territory, establish a 'Rapid Kingdom,' and become the 'Rapid King'?"
"You're the one who's trying to steal territory from kangaroos! If I don't tear your mouth off today, you'll think our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is helpless!"
Instantly, the entire conference room became more lively than a vegetable market.
When Zhao Youcai was brought over, he was completely stunned by the scene.
He was especially unsettled when he learned that these people had fought so hard because of him.
No...it can't be that bad.
She herself was not a pretty young virgin, which aroused the bestiality of this group.
Why would someone want to steal such a young and handsome old man like me? Do they need a dad?
"Ahem! Listen up, everyone! Let Comrade Zhao Youcai make the decision himself!"
The conference room fell silent instantly. Everyone sat back down, their eager eyes all fixed on Zhao Youcai.
Zhao Youcai looked at the person who had just spoken with a head full of questions, as if asking: What do you mean by that?
Seeing that the meeting room had finally quieted down, the junior leader who was responsible for calling everyone to the meeting finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Zhao Youcai's completely bewildered expression, I felt my teeth itch.
Oh no, I forgot to tell Zhao Youcai what exactly happened.
So, the junior leader explained the whole story in a concise manner, and Zhao Youcai finally understood what had happened.
"Oh, you two are arguing over such a small thing? That's really unnecessary."
The men in the conference room, with their messy, unkempt hair, purplish-red eyes, and missing buttons, all stared at Zhao Youcai with their mouths agape in disbelief.
What outrageous nonsense!
They all fought to the point of exhaustion for Zhao Youcai, and this guy just came up and said it was unnecessary?
What nearly gave them a heart attack from anger was Zhao Youcai's next sentence—
"Thank you all for your kindness. I am just an ordinary farmer from Jilin Province. I have no great abilities or lofty goals. I just want to protect my small plot of land and try to make my life as comfortable as possible."
At most, I just want to revitalize my hometown. I don't want the Northeast to be just a granary, and I don't want it to be ridiculed by other provinces decades later as a worthless, declining aristocrat.
Everyone was stunned, completely baffled as to what Zhao Youcai's brain was made of.
Most people in this era are selfless and dedicated, living examples of Lei Feng, truly embodying the meaning of "a brick in the rough," ready to be moved wherever needed. Where have you ever seen someone like Zhao Youcai, the lazy bum?
"Comrade Zhao, we sincerely invite you to be an advisor to the Ministry of Commerce. We don't need you to sit in the office all day writing reports, nor do we need you to attend endless meetings, nor do we need you to haggle with domestic and foreign businessmen."
Zhao Youcai raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
"I'm sorry, I'm currently juggling multiple jobs and I'm already too busy to handle everything."
He owns two factories, and when he goes back, he will have to take care of several more factories.
In addition to serving as a sales consultant for cardboard box factories and enamelware factories, textile factories and steel mills have also submitted proposals to establish small ornament factories.
Once the small jewelry factory's preliminary plan is approved, Zhao Youcai will be one of the original shareholders.
A new factory always requires more effort, and Zhao Youcai wasn't just making excuses; it was a fact that he couldn't refuse.
The people in the Ministry of Commerce looked at each other, wondering which brilliant person had suddenly slammed their hand on the table and come up with a particularly good idea.
"Then we'll set up an extra department, and we'll have it located over there."
He realized that the Northeast, a region with a highly developed heavy industry, had secretly begun to transform itself again.
With heavy industry, light industry, and agriculture developing in tandem, this is a move towards large-scale development!
The time for peace is far from over; enemy countries are eyeing us covetously, and there are many foreign powers bordering the Northeast region.
If development is too rapid at this stage, it will inevitably become a target for exploitation.
It seems we need to come up with a safer approach to stabilize the situation in the Northeast region, and make sure that if any ill-intentioned foreign forces dare to attack, we can simply smash their brains with a brick.
"The customs in Heilongjiang Province cannot be touched; it's too dangerous there since it borders Russia."
"Jilin Province is even worse; it doesn't have any ports suitable for trade. That leaves Liaoning Province as the only viable option..."
Zhao Youcai could only watch helplessly as everyone left him aside and began a new round of planning.
After standing there watching them discuss for more than half an hour without reaching a conclusion, Zhao Youcai was getting sleepy.
"Why don't you guys keep chatting? I'm going to go over to the booth and continue making foreign exchange."
These people are despicable; they're ruining my chance to make money!
The person who brought Zhao Youcai here saw that there was no point in keeping Zhao Youcai, so he smiled and personally saw Zhao Youcai out, and even brought over a large plate of peanuts and melon seeds from the table.
Meanwhile, everyone at Zhao Youcai's team's two prime booths and the original corner booth was extremely busy.
I don't know what happened today, but foreigners seemed to have planned it all, rushing in like zombies and starting a crazy shopping spree without saying a word.
Zhao Youcai was dumbfounded. What were they supposed to sell in the next few days?
All the samples that were brought over were snatched up immediately, and there wasn't even a last pack of spicy strips left.
Firstly, it's too late to call them back and ask them to prepare the goods and send them over to sell. Secondly, Zhao Youcai feels that with their current scale, they simply can't handle any more cooperative orders.
So, Zhao Youcai had a new idea—
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