Chapter 95
But in today's situation, what's the use of loving to study? The teachers' hearts calmed down as if a bucket of cold water was poured on them. Their job as a teacher is just a job.
The discussion outside continues.
Someone suggested, "Student Lu, why don't you ask the commune to recommend you for high school? It's only two years long anyway."
Lu Qin: That won't work. He still has to work and earn money. He doesn't necessarily need to get the certificate now.
He was embarrassed. "Thank you for your advice, but I still have to survive."
Everyone imagined him digging the ground to make a living.
Lu Qin stopped there. "I hope you don't mind me interrupting your studies. I'm really grateful to you all. I'm done. I have to get busy. See you in a couple of days."
As for why they met a few days later, they imagined it.
The factory is currently striving for provincial status to expand and strengthen its presence. Specifically, the goal is to establish Sanhe Province as its defining characteristic. From now on, when Sanhe Province is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is Life Food biscuits, just as when a city is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is its Phoenix bicycles.
Director Ren’s ambition is huge. After all, there is a city above the county, and in addition to biscuits, there are also various specialty foods.
Since returning from the food factory representative conference, everything has been moving in a positive direction.
Zhou Jun tapped his desk lightly. "Lu Qin, Director Ren and the others are looking for you."
On the way, Lu Qin followed him slowly, "Section Chief, did the factory director tell me what it is so I can be mentally prepared?"
Zhou Jun reassured him, "Don't worry, just sit down and listen."
At least don't waste his cleverness.
Lu Qin yawned. He had to work and lean against the window at the same time. He felt that he had not gotten enough sleep recently.
In the office, the two deputy factory directors, the factory director, the new director's secretary, and the rest of the factory office staff were all there.
After entering the room, Lu Qin subconsciously looked at Section Chief Zhao. Oh, Section Chief Zhao was wearing new clothes today. His spirit and demeanor had changed after his promotion.
Section Chief Zhao gave him a reassuring look.
Lu Qin: Then he will feel relieved.
Director Ren's secretary has not yet taken up his post, so Zhou Jun is taking over the job temporarily. He has worked with Director Ren for many years, so there are no obstacles in their cooperation.
As an outsider with insufficient rank, Lu Qin walked up to Director Ren and said, "Director Ren,
Director Ren was extremely worried. When he heard the voice, he looked up and said, "You're here. Please sit down first."
"OK."
Lu Qin looked around, then moved a stool and sat next to Director Zhao.
Director Zhao didn't mind that he greeted Director Ren first. He leaned over and reminded him, "I know you're smart. If you have any ideas later, just tell me."
Lu Qin was confused, but agreed. He glanced around and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. When his Aunt Sun recommended him to be in charge of the promotional activities for human traffickers, the process was similar to today's.
Tsk, time flies. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't visited his Aunt Sun for several days.
Soon, Director Ren asked Zhou Jun to take the things out.
Lu Qin sniffed lightly and saw their Section Chief Zhou coming in with a basket, and then placed the things on the table one by one.
Director Ren spoke, "Try or take a look first. These are the products I recently purchased from several counties and cities. They are all the more famous specialties of our Sanhe Province. There are biscuits, dried goods from the mountains, canned goods, candies, drinks, and milk."
He instinctively put the milk last, saying that even if milk became a specialty, production and quality assurance technology hadn't kept up. He simply bought it as a side dish, but just for that, the two bottles of milk had cost him a lot of money.
When Lu Qin heard the word "milk," he sat up straight, regardless of what Director Ren meant. Milk? He had only seen milk candy before, but it was truly a rare commodity. Nowadays, anyone who had a bottle of malted milk would show it off.
Transportation is underdeveloped, freedom of movement is restricted, and a letter of introduction is required to go out. The result of these two factors is that the production line does not cross provinces, cities, or even counties, and directly produces and sells itself.
Director Ren's words had a purpose. As expected, he said, "We should learn from others' strengths, identify our own weaknesses, and think about how to stand out from the crowd of food products."
"Okay, let's try it."
The person who spoke was Director Zhao.
He went over and took the dried food that was closest to him. It was dried mushrooms picked from the mountains. A rich aroma hit him. If it was stewed with old hens, it would definitely be delicious. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
The rest of the people came forward one after another, each taking only one thing. No one touched the new thing, not to mention that some people had never tasted it in their lives.
Lu Qin never took his eyes off the milk. He slowly lined up and walked forward. The milk was too expensive, so he only bought two bottles.
Zhou Jun also wanted to get some milk, so he explained, "Yinghe milk was developed in the mountains west of our Sanhe Province at the end of 1949. It has a very pure taste. At that time, there were only 110,000 dairy cows in the country, and the Yinghe Dairy accounted for 5,000, so it was quite famous in our province. However, their production speed and quality preservation technology couldn't keep up. Even though it was famous, few people drank it. Moreover, the shelf life of milk powder would be longer, and it was sold in big cities like Shanghai."
Just for this reason, Director Ren would not take Yinghe milk seriously.
Lu Qin was sure that he didn't know this milk, but it was possible that the name was changed in a later year.
Nowadays, milk generally retains its original flavor after processing, and many people are not used to this taste.
Lu Qin unscrewed the lid and took a sip. After tasting it carefully, he could smell a strong and pure milky aroma, like condensed milk. It was exactly the taste of his memories.
Seeing that he was not feeling unwell, Zhou Jun took one sip after another. He originally wanted to unscrew the bottle and drink it, but then stopped.
"It tastes good." Lu Qin held up the bottle, not checking the expiration date, and was a little skeptical. "Is this good enough to last until tomorrow?"
"It's still fine to keep it for half a month."
In this case, Lu Qin took a bite of biscuit and a sip of milk, which tasted particularly delicious. He lowered his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and other ideas already came into his mind.
After drinking about four or five sips, he couldn't bear to drink any more.
The two young men were mumbling over the milk.
Director Ren had already asked, "Okay, everyone, feel free to share any ideas you have."
A young man spoke first. "Director, we've already reached a cooperation agreement with this canned food company. According to my recent research, their production and sales have been on the rise. They're sold in our Laiyang County Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Although there aren't many buyers, the workers are generous and sell out their products within two weeks. They're relatively competitive. I remember Comrade Lu once introduced their canned food to us."
Lu Qin leaned against the table, agreeing with him. He decided to listen carefully before speaking.
"I want to state my opinion. I think rural dried goods are not very competitive. First of all, the majority of the population lives in the countryside, and they can get dried goods themselves. It's better to eat some ready-made wild vegetables. Dried goods are expensive, so it's better to buy meat. As for city dwellers, dried goods are usually used to stew meat. They usually don't stew meat for half a month. If they buy a little dried goods to store until the New Year, then naturally they won't be able to sell much over a long period of time."
"I disagree with you. Sanhe Province's specialty products don't necessarily rely on quantity to win. Can't they win on quality? Just smell these mushrooms. You can smell them from half a meter away. That means they're of good quality..."
"Let me tell you my opinion..."
The factory office clerk usually kept silent, but now he started to make a big noise.
Become a master of praising or criticizing other people's products.
In short, no one praised the milk, and they all just brushed it off. After all, this thing is not only rare but also expensive.
Lu Qinxian listened to their conversation in silence, nodding silently in his heart. In fact, what they said made a lot of sense.
Without Director Ren's reminder, Zhou Jun wrote down their words one by one.
Director Ren hit the nail on the head. "You've already summarized the strengths and weaknesses of other food companies, as well as the current state of competition. So, what do you think are the advantages of our Laifu Food Factory's biscuits? How can we become a representative specialty of Sanhe Province?"
Everyone pondered. This was like selecting the best student from among the best students.
In fact, the reputation of their Lai Fu Food Factory has spread further than before. For example, in their county town, if you give biscuits from their factory as gifts, people will look at you with respect.
But in the process of seeking development, everyone wants to go further.
Everyone was preparing their own thoughts, and Lu Qin interrupted at this moment, "Director, can you consider this issue from a different perspective and choose win-win cooperation?"
It doesn't have to be a monopoly.
Director Ren seemed to have grasped something. "Go on."
"At present, the development of factories of all sizes in our country is very difficult and they need to support each other. A single company may not be able to achieve great results. Even if it can achieve results, it may take a long time and a lot of effort. Just now, several of our staff mentioned the advantages of several products. I was thinking, can we complement each other's strengths and weaknesses? Combining the two companies will always increase our strength and competitiveness. Originally, these products are not substitutes for each other. Specifically, for example, this bottle of milk in my hand, I just heard Chief Zhou say that it has milk powder in Shanghai. Shanghai is a big city, which means it has a market and reputation. This is what we lack. Our brand reputation is not loud; but we have technology and products. We can definitely provide cooperation. When the time comes, the two companies will work together to become Sanhe Province's specialty products. When we cooperate, we can also come up with a catchy slogan for both companies..."
This was the first time they had heard of such a novel concept. Featured representative products were either just one or several. According to Lu Qin, they were sold in bundles.
It's a really unusual approach, but it makes sense.
Lu Qin: Milk and biscuits are really delicious.
Cough, he said he was thirsty.
Director Ren seemed to be lost in thought and suddenly asked him, "How does Yinghe milk taste?"
He really only brought back two bottles at that time because they were too expensive and he didn't take them to heart at the time.
Lu Qin was stunned and said, "It's okay," but the quantity is too small.
He didn't say the second half of the sentence, mainly because saying it wouldn't add much.
He took out the half bottle of milk from his pocket and said without any hesitation, as if he was giving something of his own to others, "Director, have a try."
Director Ren refused, but he already had a rough idea in his mind. With many years of work experience, he understood it quickly.
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