The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Chapter 2189

County Magistrate Xu did not expect Zhao Shucheng to be waiting for him here. After a pause, he asked hesitantly, "Do we have to use foreign exchange to purchase?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "After going to the Canton Fair this time, I learned about the current wool spinning equipment. There is a big gap between our domestic equipment and foreign equipment."

Zhao Shucheng sighed and said, "In fact, I know that even the equipment I saw at the Canton Fair is not the most advanced in foreign countries. It's just that their products are somewhat outdated. Even so, we can't compare with them."

"If we want to run a wool spinning mill, we need to use the best equipment to be internationally competitive. But we can't get the most advanced equipment, and second-hand equipment can only get us lower-level orders."

After hearing this, County Magistrate Xu couldn't help but sigh and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. We're so far behind them, we can only catch up step by step."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "So we can't start catching up from the most backward machines, but from the second-tier products, so that there is still hope of catching up. My idea is to purchase a batch of equipment, develop new equipment while producing, and on the basis of this set of equipment, improve the quality of wool products as much as possible, and strive to catch up with the most advanced international level. Even if we can't control the pricing power, we can't become a place where they sell at low prices."

County Magistrate Xu looked at the ambitious Zhao Shucheng and said, "Developing new equipment is not as simple as you think. Your Xiaolei family does not have such technical conditions..."

In fact, he was embarrassed to say that there were only a few college students in Xiao Lei's family, and they were all farmers. How could they possibly develop the most advanced machinery and equipment in the world?

Zhao Shucheng certainly knew his idea, but it didn't matter if the villagers didn't understand, as long as Zhao Shucheng understood it himself. You have to know that Zhao Shucheng has traveled through many worlds. Even if he has never been engaged in wool spinning mill business or equipment research and development, he has read a lot of books.

Looking at the advanced equipment now, it has long been obsolete after the millennium, so the detailed information can be found in some mechanical books. By adjusting the existing equipment, it can almost reach a similar level.

However, it is impossible for Zhao Shucheng to really master this knowledge out of thin air, so those second-hand equipment are the best excuse Zhao Shucheng found.

County Magistrate Xu was still a little hesitant, and said, "Do we really have to build a wool spinning mill? Your own farm is not big enough to support a mill, right? Besides, you have reached a cooperation with a company in Magic City, so you don't have to worry about sales."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "County Magistrate Xu, we are also preparing for a rainy day. After all, the price of rabbit hair is still okay now, but we don't know what will happen in the future. Moreover, the pricing power is in the hands of the wool spinning factory. The price may drop suddenly one day, and the villagers may not be able to accept it. Moreover, rabbit hair is only a primary agricultural product, and the price after processing is different. Simply put, a pound of rabbit hair may cost dozens of yuan, but if it is processed into clothes, it will cost at least one hundred yuan, and if it is processed into handicrafts, it will cost at least several hundred yuan, and at most several thousand yuan. The profit here is too huge, and our Xiaolei family cannot give up."

"Okay, I'll go back and hold a meeting to discuss this issue. If there are no problems, I'll let you know and ask the Ministry of Commerce to help purchase the equipment."

"Thank you, County Magistrate Xu."

County Magistrate Xu smiled and said, "I should be thanking you. If most people had achieved such results, they would have been very happy. But you are so aware of the crisis. Not bad, not bad."

Zhao Shucheng said: "This is all as it should be. We are different from the county's enterprises or state-owned enterprises. We are a village-run enterprise. Any risk will be a devastating blow to us, and we can't help but be cautious. So our Xiaolei family must seize every opportunity to make ourselves stronger and be able to withstand more risks, so as to survive. In fact, I have to thank that we are still in a period of planned economy and unplanned economy, so that our Xiaolei family still has the opportunity to develop. If it were really a market economy, small enterprises like our Xiaolei family might have been directly swallowed up by those big companies long ago. Whether we can survive at that time is a question."

"Are you so pessimistic?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and did not answer. After all, County Magistrate Xu would never have thought that when the real market economy era came, many well-known companies would face external competition, and one by one they would be swallowed up by foreign companies under the guise of joint ventures, and finally disappear from the public eye.

Zhao Shucheng didn't want the Xiaolei family to follow this path, because he knew very well that by then, not only would the Xiaolei family not have any development, but even the villagers would only be able to rely on a few small fields in the village. So he had to do everything he could to make the Xiaolei family move faster and become bigger, so that they could face the storms outside calmly in the future.

County Magistrate Xu suddenly thought of something and said to Zhao Shucheng, "Dongbao, when I was in the county before, I heard people say that your construction team and village-run enterprises all require advance payments, and even take up half of the order amount. This is very stressful for other companies and individuals. They say that your Xiao Lei family is obsessed with money. What do you think?"

Zhao Shucheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Secretary, if you ask, I won't tell you even if you kill me."

When County Magistrate Xu saw Zhao Shucheng like this, he suddenly became serious and said, "Have you noticed something wrong?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, actually I didn't want to do this at first, after all, doing so would reject many customers. But last time, because of steel bars and cement, I went to the provincial capital to look for sources and chatted with the director of the steel bar factory."

"Although their steel bars are in short supply now, they cannot get a large part of the money back in time, so they can only continue production while in debt. Other companies also owe them debts, which makes them a little worried."

"Although this situation is only a small part, it has sounded the alarm for the Lei family. After all, the Lei family cannot compare with the steel mill. If they have no money, they can borrow money from their superiors or banks, which will not make them unable to survive. But if the Lei family is in debt, it will be difficult for them to get a loan, and they can't even apply for help from the county."

County Magistrate Xu blushed a little after hearing this and said, "Dongbao, I know you are blaming me for not helping Xiao Lei's family when the inspection team came last time, but I also have my difficulties."

"Although the country is constantly promoting reform and development, I didn't expect that there would be such a big clash between the old and new forces at the local level. The diehards are firm and stubborn, and there is great resistance from below. Anything I propose is difficult to achieve alone, and the Lei family has been frustrated for so long." County Magistrate Xu looked at Zhao Shucheng and asked, "Lei Dongbao, tell me honestly, have you ever been afraid?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "County Magistrate Xu, I'm not afraid at all. I have a clear conscience and can withstand any investigation. And I'm not blaming you. In fact, Xiao Lei's family is a village-run enterprise and must rely on themselves to make it out. If we rely on the county to get through this time, but next time we encounter competition, do we still have to rely on the county? If the next time we compete with companies from other counties and cities, or even other provinces, do we have to go to the government for help one level at a time? If we encounter competition from foreign-funded enterprises, do we also have to go to the government for help? Everyone has to walk their own way. It is a favor for others to help you, and it is their duty not to help you. Only by making it out on your own can you face the ups and downs outside, instead of just being a flower in a greenhouse and unable to go outside."

County Magistrate Xu slapped his thigh and said, "Dongbao, what you said is absolutely right. Many of our companies are just greenhouse flowers, without any competitiveness. This won't work."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said with a smile, "I think so, County Magistrate Xu, to be frank, this time it was our Xiaolei family who took the initiative to make peace, otherwise the county brick and tile factory and the purchasing station would definitely go bankrupt. But since we are in the same county, we can't do it so ruthlessly. But if they don't find a way to change themselves, I'm worried about whether they can persist in the face of external competition in the future. Will they have to make peace with others at that time? What should they do if others are unwilling?"

After hearing this, County Magistrate Xu sighed. In fact, he knew that this problem existed not only in the county's enterprises, but also in many large enterprises. The situation was not serious at present, but if a solution could not be found, these enterprises would sooner or later become a burden and even hinder the development of society in the face of competition from outside enterprises.

He was also looking for a solution, but he didn't dare to make rash changes. Xiao Lei's family's situation was, to a certain extent, an experimental field, which provided him with many ideas for solving the problem.

Xiao Lei's family was rated as advanced by the county and became a pioneer in reform. In just three years, not only did they get rid of years of poverty, but they even lived in buildings with an average income of several thousand yuan per person, becoming one of the most affluent villages in the county.

The New Year is here. In order to celebrate the good life of Xiao Lei's family, Zhao Shucheng not only distributed dividends to the villagers, but also invited a troupe to perform in the village and set off a lot of firecrackers.

Xiao Lei's woolen mill has started construction, and the machinery and equipment have been discussed with foreign manufacturers. They will be sent over after the Chinese New Year, and they will start production after some debugging after the New Year.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Lei's wool spinning mill started operations. Because there were not many orders at the beginning, the village paid to purchase rabbit hair and then sent it to the wool spinning mill for processing.

The villagers of Xiao Lei's family were heartbroken as they spent so much money without seeing much return. Many people cursed Zhao Shucheng's ancestors behind his back, and many people fanned the flames. The county also received many letters of complaints.

However, all this did not shake Zhao Shucheng. Instead, he watched the woolen mill working overtime, and the woolen products produced were piled up in the warehouse of the woolen mill.

When the new Canton Fair opens, Zhao Shucheng will once again take the villagers and carry Xiao Lei's family's bamboo weaving products and woolen textile products to the exhibition.

The order situation for bamboo weaving products is better, but the order situation for woolen products is disappointing. After all, Zhao Shucheng and his team’s prices are higher than those of similar products, and their competitiveness is really not very strong.

However, it’s not that no one wants it, especially some companies that know Xiao Lei’s products. After seeing that woolen products, like bamboo weaving, have Xiao Lei’s exclusive brand, they still placed an order for some.

This time, Zhao Shucheng did not wander around the Canton Fair. Every day, he stayed at the booth with the villagers and foreigners who came to negotiate business, introducing Xiao Lei's products, especially focusing on Xiao Lei's brand concept.

Hard work pays off, and Xiao Lei's brand has been established. Although woolen products are not as popular as bamboo weaving products, at least Xiao Lei's annual output is sold in the form of orders.

Zhao Shucheng had no idea what those people in Xiao Lei's family thought, but those who followed Zhao Shucheng to the Canton Fair saw that Zhao Shucheng had completed one order after another, and that the prices were much higher than those of other companies, and they were somewhat impressed by Zhao Shucheng.

When the Canton Fair ended and the order amounts were tabulated, they no longer blamed Zhao Shucheng for spending money to build a woolen spinning mill. Instead, they hoped that there would be so many orders next year and that their families could even raise more rabbits.

After returning to the village, when the villagers heard the transaction amount, they swallowed their complaints about Zhao Shucheng and became extremely excited, thinking that they could get more dividends this year.

In the blink of an eye, Song Yunhui is about to graduate, and his classmates are busy with their own future. Song Yunhui heard that Jinzhou Chemical, a leading enterprise in the entire system, is going to recruit workers at the school, and this year it will introduce an advanced foreign production line, so he wants to see the world.

However, Jinzhou Chemical only had one recruitment quota in their school this year, and the competition was very fierce, especially since Yu Shanqing, who lived in Song Yunhui's dormitory, also wanted to take the exam. The other party had a much higher EQ than Song Yunhui and was very familiar with interpersonal relationships, so he tried to build a good relationship with the staff of Jinzhou Chemical.

Song Yunhui did not have this idea. He felt that his major had ranked first for four consecutive years, and he performed well in the interview. His professor even recommended his graduation thesis to Liu, the chief engineer of Jinzhou Chemical Industry, and he had secured the position.

Unfortunately, the result disappointed Song Yunhui. The only spot went to Yu Shanqing. Because Song Yunhui missed the assignment deadline, he could only be assigned to the municipal chemical factory in his hometown that had always wanted him.

But how could Song Yunhui, who was eager to see the world, be willing to return to his hometown and work in a shabby, old chemical factory with no future?

In the blink of an eye, graduation came and his roommates packed up and left one by one, but Song Yunhui insisted on staying in school just to wait for that impossible possibility.

Zhao Shucheng had no time to take care of Song Yunhui's affairs. Since Xiao Lei's family was rated as advanced, reporters and inspection teams from all over the country often came to Xiao Lei's family, and Zhao Shucheng had to come forward to receive them.