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Although both are factory directors, they are clearly different.
What could a glass factory manager possibly have?
The raw material for producing glass is quartz, and the finished products are either canning jars or brine bottles, completely devoid of any oil or water.
But if you become the manager of a cannery, the situation is different.
The raw materials are fruit, white sugar, and rock sugar, and the finished product is now a luxury item: canned fruit.
Of course, this doesn't mean I have the opportunity to embezzle; nowadays, very few leaders dare to embezzle.
The convenience of the job granted him the right to sign documents, which allowed him to gain some personal benefits.
"Don't worry, we already have a plan. Lao Shen, you can temporarily take over as the factory manager. Once the factory is running smoothly, we'll generally have two factories, with the glass bottle factory becoming one of the canneries' production workshops. This will ensure a sufficient supply of canned bottles."
"Yes, we guarantee to complete the task, get the cannery up and running smoothly, and alleviate the employment pressure on the streets."
Director Li was very satisfied, and then asked He Yuzhu, "How's the procurement going?"
"We can get the car here today, and in the next couple of days we'll get some cleaning equipment. Tomorrow we can go buy fruit, and we can also buy from them freely."
"Okay, let's do it."
After the conversation, Director Li instructed the purchasing staff from the street to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some wooden basins, baskets, brushes and other tools of various sizes.
There were also plenty of aprons, sleeve protectors, towels, and other prepared office supplies.
I was just waiting for the canning jars to be produced. As soon as I confirmed that they could be produced, I would start the canning factory.
Now that we've found the canning jars, let's set up the shelves first.
Seeing that they were busy, He Yuzhu excused himself and left the street to go to Qianmen Street.
He went straight into the silk shop's office through the back door and closed it behind him. Chen Xueru got up to greet him.
Q: "You look so happy, is something good happening?"
He Yuzhu picked her up and carried her to the sofa, placing her on his lap. He said, "The canning jars can finally be put into production. Director Li from the street is setting up the cannery's office with her men, so I came over first."
"Wow, that was fast! I thought it would take a while!"
"Fortunately, the neighborhood committee took this matter very seriously and prepared office supplies and equipment in advance."
After the two spent some time together, Chen Xueru ignited He Yuzhu's passion.
Then go outside, tell the innkeeper, and return to the bedroom by the back door.
More than an hour later, He Yuzhu finally came out through the back door, released a truck in the alley, and started cranking the engine with a crank handle.
At that time, trucks did not have electronic ignition. To start a truck, you had to insert a long crank into a small hole at the bottom and stir it vigorously.
It took more than ten turns to get the engine running.
Chen Xueru, who was lying motionless on the bed, was very surprised and said, "I didn't hear any car sounds just now?"
I wanted to go out and see what was going on, but the reality didn't allow it; I simply didn't have the strength to get out of bed.
He Yuzhu drove his large truck to the outside of the cannery, where many staff members came out to check.
Cars were indeed scarce these days, after all, FAW hadn't yet produced the Jiefang.
Director Li then came out and saw He Yuzhu getting out of the car. He asked, "Did you really get the truck here?"
"Yes, it's this one. I'll go get the other one later."
"Great, great, that's wonderful."
Then he said, "However, these two cars cannot be left at the cannery. The neighborhood will form a fleet to make reasonable arrangements for the use of the two cars."
He Yuzhu was a little dumbfounded when he heard this: "Wait, what's wrong? Won't this delay the fruit purchase?"
"Don't worry, the cannery is a major event for the street right now and can't be delayed. Other things will be transported at other times."
"Let's make it clear first, we can't delay the transportation of the fruit."
"Don't worry, you're so long-winded," Director Li said.
"Okay, leave the truck here for now, I'll go get the other one."
"No, take it to the yard on the street, what are you doing here?"
If He Yuzhu were to leave his car here, there wouldn't be a suitable driver available yet.
He Yuzhu could only drive the car into the yard on the street, then go out for half an hour before driving the second car into the yard.
At this moment, Director Li had already returned to the street and invited He Yuzhu into his office.
We drank hot tea and started talking about cars.
"Zhu Zi, how much does this car cost?" Director Li asked.
At this time, a brand-new imported car would cost around 15,000 yuan, but these two trucks were second-hand and had been used for several years, so their price was much lower.
He Yuzhu said, "Let's say these two cars cost 15,000 yuan."
"Okay, let's agree to this price, but I don't have the money to pay you." Director Li said with a hint of helplessness after agreeing.
"Okay, I didn't expect the neighborhood committee to give me any money. They can use the canned goods to pay me back once they're produced."
"That's no problem. I'd also like some more machinery if you could get me some."
As long as you can acquire the production equipment, you can sell whatever you produce on the market.
Even if the market in Beijing is saturated, they can still be sold elsewhere. After all, the domestic industrial base is currently very weak. Although ordinary people don't have much money, daily necessities are still in short supply as long as they can be produced.
He Yuzhu nodded and said, "I can only wait until this batch of canned goods is produced and sent to Moscow before I contact the equipment supplier."
He Yuzhu was somewhat annoyed. He had previously converted most of his family's assets into various supplies and stored them in his spatial storage to prepare for the next 20 years of life.
I never planned to go to Moscow to buy goods.
So we didn't get much equipment last time. We can't just release the grain and meat directly from Moscow, since they don't lack these things there.
If this trip goes ahead, we'll definitely prepare the exchange items in advance, and get more machinery, equipment, production lines, etc., which we can sell to the street.
While the border is still open for the next two years, we should do more business trips back and forth to make our wealth more substantial.
Director Li asked, "Are you going to be responsible for purchasing this fruit?"
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He Yuzhu quickly shook his head: "You should arrange the purchasing agent."
Don't say that He Yuzhu doesn't have relevant procurement personnel under him; even if he did, he wouldn't have brought them in to oversee procurement work.
He Yuzhu's own position is very clear: to facilitate the start of the cannery and produce qualified canned goods.
Everything else is secondary.
Moreover, He Yuzhu didn't have any experienced purchasing staff and could only rely on people recommended by the neighborhood.
Procurement has always been a hotbed of corruption, so He Yuzhu had no interest in getting involved in that job.
Director Li guessed he wouldn't take on the task, so he skipped the topic and asked, "Zhu Zi, has the candy issue been resolved?"
With the mold issue resolved, and the site, canning jars, purchasing staff, and train all ready, the most important thing now is to solve the problem of white sugar.
White sugar has always been a high-end nutritional product, even more expensive than pork. However, white sugar is the most expensive ingredient in canned goods, and canning factories cannot operate if they cannot obtain white sugar.
At this point, saccharin is available, but it cannot be used for canning.
Director Li also submitted a report to the district requesting more white sugar, but the amount provided by the higher authorities was insufficient to meet production needs.
From the leadership's perspective, canned food is a high-end nutritional product, so it doesn't matter if they produce less; that's how they've been doing it for so many years.
He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry, I've prepared the white sugar and rock sugar. They're in the warehouse. I'll arrange for someone to pick them up later."
We already had a lot stored in the space, and we also purchased a lot when we were in Moscow. At that time, we thought we would never have the chance to come back, so we prepared enough raw materials.
"The warehouse on Qianmen Street?"
"Yes, that's the place."
With most of the radios sold out, the warehouse was now empty, so He Yuzhu put some white sugar in there.
Neither truck could carry all the sugar, so He Yuzhu simply brought the truck over instead of transporting it directly.
Having space is only for the convenience of storing goods; we cannot rely on space for everything.
It would be more practical to store the sugar in a warehouse and then organize people to transport it there.
"I really didn't expect you to be so fast. Now I'm relieved. With the white sugar, the cannery can be started."
"I've already made the arrangements; they can just send someone to pick up the goods."
He handed over a delivery slip with He Yuzhu's signature on it, saying that he could take it to the warehouse to pick up the goods.
Director Li then took another look, and finally felt relieved.
He Yuzhu then said, "Sister, there's something I need to tell you first."
"What is it? As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely do it for you," Director Li said.
"My wife is pregnant."
He Yuzhu then talked about his family situation: his aunt had gotten married, and her wife was pregnant with their second child, so the breakfast stalls in the alley were too busy to keep up with demand.