Rebirth 1994: Starting from laid-off workers

Jiangcheng is located in the south of the Yangtze River, more than 800 kilometers away from Luonan, which is thousands of miles away.

Early that morning, a green train drove into Jiangcheng Station.

When the train stopped, countless passengers crowded onto the platform like crucian carp crossing a river.

Among these passengers, three stood out.

Two men as tall as iron towers sandwiched a handsome young man in his early twenties with a leisurely look on the left and right. They seemed to be protecting the young man.

These three people are Zhang Jiaqiang and his party who have traveled thousands of miles.

They followed the flow of people out of the platform and saw the exit approaching from a distance. The tallest iron pillar pointed over there and shouted.

"Director, someone is holding a banner to welcome you, and someone is laying flowers!"

Li Hu also said in a hoarse voice, "Welcome Director Zhang Jiaqiang to come and guide the work..."

Although Zhang Jiaqiang couldn't see so far, he could still imagine the scene. Suddenly, there were a few black lines on his head. What was going on? I was really speechless!

"Director Zhang, you are here in person. Our small factory is flourishing. Please accept our respect!"

Gao Xuewen, the vice president of Jiangcheng Lighting Factory in suits and ties, along with his assistants, drivers, and a few female bikini models found from who knows where, held banners and flowers, as if they were welcoming foreign guests.

This caused the surrounding passengers to cast envious and jealous looks.

Several bouquets of flowers almost hit Zhang Jiaqiang's face, making it impossible for him to accept or reject them.

Zhang Jiaqiang understands that this guy is imitating the publicity team he set up in Qindao, but why does he seem to be imitating others!

After finally fooling them, the group headed straight to the parking lot under the leadership of Gao Xuewen.

"Director Zhang, we haven't seen each other for more than half a month in Qindao, and you look a little younger and more handsome. It's really enviable!"

Gao Xuewen kept flattering him on the way, making people feel like he had eaten too many black beans.

Arriving at the parking lot, he pointed to a white imported Buick and said.

"This is specially arranged for you by the factory. You can follow any activities these days. Use it as you like. Let's go to the factory to visit the production line first. The factory director will treat you to dinner at noon. In the afternoon..."

Zhang Jiaqiang's head is bigger. I'm here to ask for the account, okay? The superiors are here to inspect the work, and you have already arranged the schedule for me. What a load!

This guy was so attentive, which made Zhang Jiaqiang feel very strange. Was he afraid of being tricked by Zhou Bing and Gao Jie in the first place?

Just when they were about to get on the bus, a young man ran next to him, holding ten dollars in his hand and asked anxiously.

"Are you going to Hushan District? Can you give me a ride..."

Gao Xuewen's assistant pushed the young man away impatiently, "Go, go, go, we are not a bus, there is a station over there!"

As soon as Zhang Jiaqiang got on the car, he accidentally glanced at the young man and felt that he looked familiar. After a closer look, he actually recognized him. He suddenly shouted, "Hey, don't chase him away, we know each other!"

At this time, the young man also recognized Zhang Jiaqiang and shouted in surprise.

"What a coincidence to meet you here!"

Zhang Jiaqiang had a relationship with this guy. He was the salesperson at the ice cream shop when he bought Ye Xiumei an ice cream cake.

Meeting thousands of miles away was considered fate. Zhang Jiaqiang immediately asked him to get in the car, then turned to Gao Xuewen and asked if he could give him a ride if he didn't take a detour to Hushan District.

Gao Xuewen smiled and said, "Since we are Director Zhang's friends, it doesn't matter if we take a little detour. It's still early before noon anyway!"

As the car started to drive, Zhang Jiaqiang realized that after just a short detour, he had traveled hundreds of kilometers.

While chatting on the road, Zhang Jiaqiang asked about the young man's life experience and the purpose of coming here.

It turned out that the young man was a local from Luonan, the same family as Zhang Jiaqiang, and his name was Zhang Cundong.

He traveled thousands of miles to deliver sweet and sour pancakes, a specialty of Luonan, for a promise he made to his classmates in college.

Zhang Jiaqiang smiled and said, "Is she a female classmate?"

The young man blushed and nodded slightly, "Yeah, she is getting married tomorrow. I don't think we will have a chance to meet again in the future. The promise must be fulfilled, otherwise it will be broken and fattened!"

Zhang Jiaqiang didn't say anything, and sighed in his heart. These days, everything is about economic interests. People who can travel thousands of miles for a promise are simply rare.

Maybe Zhang Cundong dozed off without chatting for a while because he didn't sleep on the train.

Zhang Jiaqiang didn't disturb him anymore and turned to chat with Gao Xuewen.

Only after this conversation did I realize why he was so respectful and even flattering to me.

It turned out that after they returned to Jiangcheng from a business trip to Qindao, they received the first batch of lighter casings.

However, after their extensive research, they found that they could not imitate it anyway, and they immediately understood that this factory's technology was far ahead of theirs.

The factory leaders immediately held a meeting to study how to catch up with this sudden competitor, but to no avail.

At this juncture, one of their old customers came to Jiangcheng and sold a product that was comparable to Zhang Jiaqiang's.

This gave them hope again, and they immediately invited the customer over to provide one-stop service for food, drinks, and entertainment, intending to take out the production process or clues from the other party.

Unexpectedly, this person actually asked them to purchase 30 finished lighters.

It is understandable that a lighter factory buys lighter cases. If it buys other people's finished products and then sells them, wouldn't it completely ruin its own brand?

The two sides debated for several days, and finally they agreed to buy 20 lighters in exchange for clues about the new technology.

"This Factory Director Huang turned out to be a liar. Fortunately, we got the information from our colleagues, so we didn't trade with him. Otherwise, we would have lost another 10 yuan, hey!"

Gao Xuewen complained.

It’s Factory Director Huang again!

It seems that after this guy was forced to buy a lighter from Luonan, he actually fled to Jiangcheng. Unfortunately, he had a bad reputation and failed to deceive, so he got himself into it again.

Zhang Jiaqiang smiled and said, "He and I are also old rivals. He lost his wife and lost his troops this time. I'm afraid he will also hate you!"

Gao Xuewen sneered and said, "Fuck it, you love it. I don't believe he is a liar. Director Zhang, you have helped me a lot this time. Our two factories need to strengthen in-depth cooperation." !”

Zhang Jiaqiang knew what he was planning and said immediately without any politeness.

"My secret recipe will never be betrayed!"

If they can't get explosion-proof lighter casings, their factory will completely lose the market in Jiangbei. I believe that it won't be long before the Jiangnan area, the old base, will be encroached on by others step by step. The fate is self-evident.

Gao Xuewen's face instantly drooped, and his eyes looking at Zhang Jiaqiang were a little weird. I'm so humble, why don't you even show any kindness?

At this moment, Zhang Jiaqiang suddenly smiled playfully and said, "The formula cannot be sold, but I am not opposed to in-depth cooperation!"