Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chen Changan ran to the supply and marketing cooperative but couldn't find Director Huang. He then ran to the aquatic products company and finally saw Director Huang, but he found that he was still in a meeting.

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw Director Huang. When Director Huang saw Chen Changan, he smiled happily and said, "Changan, thank you so much for all this. I have just come to the aquatic product company and I have achieved some results. I can be considered to have a firm foothold. When the hairtail is in the city, if the sales are good, then I will take advantage of you."

While saying this, he also made tea and gave cigarettes to Chen Changan.

Chen Changan said, "Brother Huang, please stop busying yourself. I have something to ask of you."

"For hairtail?" Director Huang asked.

"Yes, I have reported the matter of hairtail to Director Li of our factory. Director Li knows more about hairtail and asked me to talk to Brother Huang about it. How much of this batch of hairtail can be provided to our steel rolling mill? And there is also the issue of price." Chen Changan said.

Director Huang also smiled when he heard this and said, "This hairtail is not bad. I also listened to your suggestion. The yield of hairtail is very high and it cannot be digested locally. Although it is edible, it is not as good as food."

After taking a sip of tea, Director Huang said slowly, "As soon as the local aquatic company called on fishermen to catch hairtail, they immediately received a positive response. The purchase price was basically less than 10 cents per pound."

Then he thought of something, took a puff of cigarette, frowned and said, "It's just that transportation is indeed a hassle. It needs to be frozen first, and then we need to arrange for a train car."

"The first batch of hairtail is more than expected, about 120,000 catties. As for the price, it's not that I don't want to give you a low price, but this is the first time, and the equipment and transportation costs are relatively high. If it's too cheap, I can't justify it. Let's say 25 cents per catty, and it should be able to drop to 22 cents or 20 cents later. How much are you going to charge for the steel mill?"

"Forty thousand jin. How about it, Brother Huang? Is it difficult?"

Director Huang smiled and said, "It's not difficult. Almost no one outside knows about this batch of hairtail, and no one has contacted us. We just had a meeting to discuss publicity and promotion. The publicity department has already taken action. The fish haven't arrived yet, but we can start the promotion. Just in time to sell it before National Day."

Chen Changan felt relieved when he heard this. He was just afraid that other factories would get the news and divide up all the tasks at once. Now that the tasks were basically agreed upon, Chen Changan felt much more relaxed after he felt relieved. He also started drinking tea.

The two chatted for a while and agreed on the delivery time and place. Chen Changan returned to the steel rolling mill and began to report the situation to Li Huaide.

When he learned that 40,000 catties of hairtail fish cost 2.5 cents per catty, the deal was done and he just needed to wait for the delivery. Li Huaide thought to himself that the mountain that was pressing on his head had finally been overturned by him. He, Li Huaide, could be considered to have achieved a golden body.

Looking at Chen Changan who was helping him, the smile on his face became even more friendly.

He smiled and asked, "Changan, how are you doing in the factory? Do you have any needs at work or in life?"

Chen Changan heard this and thought that Li Huaide was not bad, quite considerate. As long as you help him, he will give you something in return. No matter how he got to the top or what his character is like. At least he looks like a leader.

He quickly said, "There are no difficulties in life, and the work is not bad."

Li Huaide thought for a moment and said, "Your section chief, Old Yang, is going to retire at the end of the year, and his son will take over. Did you know that?"

Chen Changan replied, "I know a little bit. It seems that Yang Tou'er's son doesn't have a formal job, and the family of the person he is looking for requires that he or she has a formal job."

"Yes, I also know the family of his girlfriend. They are not easy to get along with. Let's not talk about that. When Lao Yang retires, your department will be short of a section chief. How about adding to the responsibilities?" Li Huaide said.

Chen Changan was surprised and said, "Me? How can I do it? After all, I am so young, and I have only been promoted to a regular employee for a short time. My rank is not high enough, and I can't convince everyone, right?"

Li Huaide said, "What do you mean you are not at a high enough level? You are young. There is no such thing. You are level 22 now, so you should be promoted to level 20 first. Your department is a small department, so you can just be the acting department chief."

"I'll give you a promotion first, and then once the hairtail purchase is done, you'll be promoted directly to the company level. Young? Whoever can help the factory workers get unplanned supplies, I'll give him a promotion, too."

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that the problem was not serious, and continued, "For the time being, let's do this. I will help you run it, and you don't go out and say anything."

Chen Changan quickly said, "Uncle Li, I know."

When Chen Changan came out of Li Huaide's office, he suddenly felt that there were people up there who were different. Their level was like rising like a rocket.

A few days later, Chen Changan's name appeared on the steel mill's bulletin board.

Comrade Chen Changan from the Purchasing Section 3 purchased nearly kilograms of unplanned freshwater fish for the steel mill in one month, which played an important role in solving the workers' food problems. After research and decision by the head of the department, he was promoted to a Level clerk. This is hereby announced.

This small announcement was just an inconspicuous one in the entire notice board, and it did not cause any sensation. Many people did not even know who Chen Changan was. They only knew that they could occasionally eat some fish recently, and it turned out that it was purchased by this buyer. Such workers would only be grateful to him.

When he received the notice that the hairtail would arrive at Sijiu City in two days, Chen Changan also started to get busy.

First, I ran to Director Wang of the Street Office. When I asked if he needed hairtail for welfare purposes, Director Wang agreed with a smile to give several thousand kilograms, mainly for the staff of the Street Office, and also for the five-guarantee households and lonely elderly people in the street.

The street office doesn’t ask for too much, and we can do it together with the steel mill when the time comes.

Chen Changan even went to the fishing place to find Uncle Xiao, but unfortunately Uncle Xiao was not there for two consecutive days, so Chen Changan gave up the idea.

In recent days, all the major newspapers in Beijing have been promoting hairtail fish. This has given some people who know about hairtail fish something to talk about in the market.

Today when I returned home, I was stopped by my third uncle Yan Fugui in the yard and asked some questions about hairtail.

I don't know where Uncle Yan Fugui got the news from, saying that they are sold at the vegetable market for 30 cents. Knowing that Chen Changan is a buyer, can he buy some from Chen Changan at a lower price?

Chen Changan was also so angry that he laughed, and directly replied, "Uncle, if you buy 1,000 kilograms, I can use some favors to find someone to help you, and give you a discount of 10 cents per kilogram. Is that okay with you?"

Uncle Yan Fugui also grumbled, "We can't sell this. How long will it take to eat this thousand kilograms? And it's only ten cents. I need to have that much money."

Seeing the disappointed look in Third Uncle Yan Fugui's eyes, Chen Changan was really speechless.

It’s not like he really can’t make ends meet. If anyone told Chen Changan that Yan Fugui only earned more than 20 yuan a month, Chen Changan would be the first one not to believe it.

It's not like I really can't make ends meet. I've never eaten hairtail before, so when it's sold in the market, I'll buy two pounds to try it. Even if it's only a dime per pound, I'll take advantage of it.