Chapter 3148
Our chance to shine as a carpenter has arrived!
Chapter 3148 Our chance to shine as a carpenter has arrived!
A handshake signifies the agreement to cooperate.
The collaboration then moved to the next stage: deciding how much medicine to buy.
"Mr. Yang, I'd like to know how much medicine your company can provide?"
Hathaway spoke calmly, but she was incredibly nervous inside.
Such expensive medicine would be a waste if it were only used by one's own family.
Therefore, you should buy more, ideally acquiring enough medicine like the French merchants, to become an agent for the European continent.
If all else fails, you can become a British agent.
Either way, it would be a good thing for their family, with no downsides.
Moreover, this miraculous drug can be used to extract even more profits.
Thinking about this, Hathaway felt that her trip to China was truly worthwhile.
At the same time, she also thanked her older brother for giving birth to such an outstanding daughter, who was simply a little princess bestowed upon their family by God.
"Ms. Hathaway, that depends on how much you want."
Just as Hathaway was lost in thought, Yang Xiaotao, with his hands resting on the table, calmly asked a question in return.
Seeing this, Hathaway turned her head and looked at the group of people. Several of them covered their mouths and whispered among themselves. Finally, Hathaway said to Yang Xiaotao, "We would like to buy 100,000 bottles of the Golden Gourd. Is that alright?"
Upon hearing this number, Bai Jingshu, who was drinking water, almost choked.
One hundred thousand bottles, one hundred thousand dollars, in US dollars.
That adds up to 10 billion.
But can I produce that many myself?
Nowadays, a small gourd can hold 10 milliliters of liquid. If 100,000 bottles are filled with 1 million milliliters, which translates to 1 ton.
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When you calculate it that way, it's not that much.
No, that's not right!
Bai Jingshu smiled bitterly as he thought of the small gourd in the packaging.
These little gourds are not easy to make.
"no problem!"
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao spoke calmly, his expression unchanged, as if he were talking about something perfectly normal.
Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief. If she brought these 100,000 bottles back to Britain, she figured there would be a constant stream of people coming to buy the medicine.
Of course, this is on the premise that the medicine actually works.
As for how to determine whether it's useful or not, that's easy.
"Mr. Yang, we also want 100,000 of those small, green gourds."
"No problem, as long as you can come up with sufficient funds."
Yang Xiaotao said nonchalantly, "Anyway, this thing just uses up some medicinal herbs and electricity."
One bottle isn't much, but a whole pot can yield a huge amount.
Bai Jingshu, standing to the side, gave a wry smile. He had originally thought that 100,000 bottles would be no problem, but now the number had doubled. How many people would they have to hire to produce the small gourds?
Are you suggesting we make a machine specifically for producing small gourds?
"Funding is not a problem!"
Hathaway's voice brought Bai Jingshu back to reality, and then he saw Hathaway take out a document, "We can pay a deposit, but you need to deliver the medicine to Britain within a month."
Yang Xiaotao didn't expect the cooperation to proceed so quickly, to the point that he had a misconception that he hadn't asked for a higher price.
After thinking about it carefully, I could only say that the former British Empire was truly wealthy!
However, after considering the distance to Britain, he decisively shook his head and said, "We can produce it within a month, but we cannot guarantee that it will be delivered to Britain."
Hathaway frowned slightly, then looked at the people behind her, including her entourage from Hong Kong. The person nodded and said, "How about sending them to Hong Kong?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "That's fine."
"Okay, then that's settled."
The two finalized the number of collaborations.
The two contracts were then passed between Yang Xiaotao and Hathaway for signature until both parties signed the final contract.
"Mr. Yang, this is the deposit."
As she spoke, Hathaway took out a check from her entourage; the amount on it was a billion dollars.
Okay, that's really rich.
Yang Xiaotao didn't check it, but handed it to Liu Lixue behind him.
After discussing the cooperation, they couldn't just sit in the meeting room, so Yang Xiaotao led the Hong Kong delegation on a tour of the pharmaceutical factory.
Bai Jingshu became the commentator, and fortunately, the other party spoke English, making communication easy.
This made things difficult for Yang Youning and the others, as it sounded like they were listening to gibberish, and they could only understand the content of the conversation through the translator.
Of course, before that, Bai Jingshu gave some instructions to the deputy factory director Gong Xiangjun, telling him to contact the timber factory as soon as possible to place additional orders.
Hongxing Timber Factory.
Factory director Zhou Shenghong sat leisurely in his office, sipping tea. Beside him was a radio playing a broadcast, which, upon closer listening, even mentioned matters concerning their Ninth Department.
"Tsk tsk, we haven't spent enough time talking about the nine departments today."
After listening for a while, Zhou Shenghong glanced at the alarm clock on the table; it wasn't mealtime yet.
Normally, after listening to the broadcast about the Ninth Division, it would be lunchtime, and he could take his mug to the cafeteria to get his food.
But that's alright, just sit in the chair and wait a while, and reminisce about the glorious years you've experienced.
The Red Star Timber Factory is no longer the small, insignificant place it used to be, where a few people would just coast through work and then do their own side jobs after hours.
Today, the name "Red Star Timber Factory" is quite self-explanatory. After it was renamed from Red Star Machinery Factory to Northwest Second Factory, in this city of Beijing, in this region, the only place that still bears the name "Red Star" is their timber factory.
Of course, the improvement in status is not something that can be achieved simply by changing one's name. The most important thing is that the workers in their lumber mill have truly contributed to the Ninth Department.
They truly earn their living through their skills.
Look at the business they've expanded into now.
In the early days, we manufactured wooden locomotives for tractors. That's when we got on Mr. Yang's good side and started working for him.
And then it just spiraled out of control.
Next, he participated in the production of reactive armor for armored vehicles. That was the first time he learned that the skills left by his ancestors could be used in this way.
The successful application of reactive armor, coupled with the successful development of protective armor for armored vehicles, made the lumber mill a leader in the industry. From that time on, all the workers in the lumber mill had a certain feeling.
A feeling of pride. The feeling of being able to walk out with your back straight.
Then came the wooden linings for cars, the design and processing of aircraft fuel tanks, the planting of grass in greenhouses, and the recently assigned task of "small gourds." Step by step, the lumber mill has embarked on a path it never imagined.
Now it has become a directly subordinate unit of the Ninth Ministry, a highly enviable unit.
The annual benefits have never been reduced in the slightest.
Of course, he knew the origin of all this, so he had to abide by the rules of the Nine Departments.
Whatever General Manager Yang asks me to do, I will do it thoroughly.
If General Manager Yang says it's unacceptable, then we absolutely won't touch it.
Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with immediately.
After reviewing these 'glorious years' once again, Zhou Shenghong checked the time and saw it was exactly 11:30, time for dinner.
He immediately got up and thought about what to have for lunch: beef stew with radish.
The beef is canned and supplied by headquarters every month, but we can't eat it every day.
He had calculated that there would be canned beef today, and he was in a hurry to get to the cafeteria.
Just as Zhou Shenghong picked up his rice bowl to leave, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Zhou Shenghong stopped in his tracks, his expression serious.
The phone behind him was still ringing, and Zhou Shenghong's expression was somewhat conflicted.
If you go too late, there won't be any soup left.
But what if I don't answer the phone? It might be Mr. Yang.
Thinking this, Zhou Shenghong immediately ran to the table and picked up the phone.
"Hey, this is the Red Star Timber Factory of the Ninth Division."
Just as Zhou Shenghong finished speaking, he heard an urgent voice from the other end of the line.
"Director Zhou, I'm Gong Xiangjun from the pharmaceutical factory."
"Ah, hello, hello Director Gong."
"Director Zhou, it's extremely urgent! It's extremely urgent!"
Zhou Shenghong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately asked, "Director Gong, just say what you have to say. We're not strangers."
"Yes, yes, look how anxious I am."
Gong Xiangjun quickly explained, "It's like this, today General Manager Yang is receiving people from Hong Kong at the pharmaceutical factory."
"The other party wants to buy 100,000 bottles of yellow gourds and 100,000 bottles of green gourds. We don't mind; we can handle that amount of medicine."
"But we really have no way to deal with these small gourds."
"So I have no choice but to turn to you for help."
After Gong Xiangjun finished speaking, Zhou Shenghong immediately reviewed the whole process in his mind, finally focusing on that one sentence.
Zhou Shenghong's expression immediately turned very serious, and he asked solemnly, "Director Gong."
"You're saying this was a task personally completed by General Manager Yang?"
"Ah, yes, Mr. Yang received the foreign guests here, and that's how the task was discussed."
"Okay, don't worry, it's just 200,000 small gourds. Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to make them for you right away."
"I guarantee it won't delay your business, and I guarantee Mr. Yang won't fail to complete his mission!"
Zhou Shenghong spoke with certainty, which made Gong Xiangjun on the other side very grateful.
But then, remembering something, he quickly added, "Also, Director Zhou, you'd better make more, because we'll need even more small gourds later on."
"No problem, don't worry. No matter how much you need, our timber factory will definitely complete the task with high quality and quantity."
"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Director Zhou, thank you so much."
"It's nothing, Lao Gong, we're all family, no need for formalities."
"Yes, yes, Lao Zhou, don't worry this time. I'll definitely talk to Boss Yang about it. Behind this success, the carpenters' hard work is absolutely indispensable."
Upon hearing Gong Xiangjun say that, Zhou Shenghong immediately felt less hungry.
This is a great opportunity to impress Mr. Yang and make his presence felt.
"Okay, Lao Gong, I'll take some men to your place and see if there's anything we need. We can talk about it in person, how about that?"
"That's great, I'll wait for you."
Gong Xiangjun was deeply moved by Zhou Shenghong's understanding and compassion. His awareness and action were truly worthy of a veteran revolutionary comrade.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Shenghong immediately went outside and started calling out to the offices on either side.
"Wang Fenggong, Li Weiye, get out here right now!"
Zhou Shenghong shouted loudly, and as soon as he finished speaking, two directors from the timber factory ran out carrying large enamel iron tanks.
Wang Fenggong, who was in the lead, immediately came up and said with a smile, "Factory Director, are you calling us to have dinner?"
"Eat, eat, eat! All you think about all day long is food. Can't you be a little more ambitious?"
"We are revolutionary workers, members of the Ninth Department."
"Right now, all departments in the Ninth Bureau are working hard and making great strides, but you guys are not making any progress. All you think about is eating, drinking, and relieving yourself. Can't you be a little more ambitious?"
"Could you contribute something to the development of the Ninth Department?"
Zhou Shenghong scolded him like a grandson, showing no mercy whatsoever.
The two men didn't dare to argue and lowered their heads as the factory manager berated them.
But his mind was clear; who else could be the first to arrive at the cafeteria in the past?
"Alright, hurry up and get ready, let's go to the pharmaceutical factory!"
"A pharmaceutical factory? Let's go buy medicine."
Li Weiye was talking happily when Zhou Shenghong flicked his forehead, yelling, "Buy medicine, buy medicine! I'm telling you to buy medicine!"
Li Weiye covered his head and hid behind him, looking aggrieved.
Zhou Shenghong snorted coldly, "I'm going there this time to help make small gourds."
"Also, Mr. Yang is at the pharmaceutical factory. You two need to be careful. If anything goes wrong..."
Upon hearing that Yang Xiaotao was at the pharmaceutical factory, the two men's expressions immediately turned serious. They knew the consequences without Zhou Shenghong needing to elaborate.
Seeing this, Zhou Shenghong nodded in satisfaction, then laughed heartily, "This is a great opportunity for us carpenters to show off, so we must make the most of it."
The two nodded immediately upon hearing this, and the three of them, without even having a meal, rushed towards the pharmaceutical factory.