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Chapter 364 On Sale

Liu Jiande, who was once very successful in the Xicheng Wireless Factory, is now working on a sewing machine in Pingyang Prison. His son Liu Shirong has been missing since the house allocated to the Liu family at the Wireless Factory was taken back by the factory.

Liu Shirong's girlfriend, who was not yet married to the family, immediately distanced herself from Liu Shirong after the Liu family went bankrupt. There are rumors that Liu Shirong now makes a living by picking up garbage, but there are also rumors that Liu Shirong could not bear the blow from the Liu family and has gone crazy.

As for the downfall of the Liu family, there are rumors outside that it was because the economic investigation department found Liu Jiande because of the huge losses of Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, and arrested him, which led to the destruction of the Liu family.

But in Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1 and Pingyang City Government, there was another rumor. The Liu family was in trouble and Liu Jiande was behind bars and sewing on a sewing machine because he had offended a big shot. The reason was that the first person to issue the order to thoroughly investigate Liu Jiande was not from the Economic Investigation Department, but from a big shot in Pingyang City Government at the time. It was rumored that Luo Junwu, the head of Pingyang City Government at the time, personally issued the order...

It is impossible to tell what is true or false. Liu Jiande has been sent to prison, and Luo Junwu has been promoted to the provincial level. It is even more impossible for him to respond specifically to such a rotten fish and shrimp as Liu Jiande.

This incident became just a topic of conversation for some people after dinner. This was the case for other people, but for Qin Fang, it was a different feeling.

She knew about the grudge between Liu Jiande and Li Dongling, especially when she first joined the Shangguan Town Component Factory, Li Dongling personally asked her about what happened. Qin Fang told Li Dongling everything.

As a result, it didn't take long for Qin Fang to hear the news that Liu Jiande was behind bars. Although it was just a rumor and the Economic Investigation Bureau arrested Liu Jiande, Qin Fang always felt that this seemed to have something to do with Li Dongling.

Wei Hongying felt that the arm that Qin Fang was holding was actually painful. She looked at Qin Fang with confusion, wondering why she had such a reaction.

Li Dongling looked at Qin Fang in front of him. Compared with Qin Fang when she was in Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, perhaps her nutrition had caught up. Qin Fang did not look so thin anymore. She did not look like she would fall down in a gust of wind like before. However, her clothes were bulging, which made her figure stand out even better.

Li Dongling looked at Qin Fang. The grudge between him and Liu Jiande and his son was basically settled. It was still unclear whether Liu Jiande could get out of prison. Even if he did, he would be an old man in his seventies or eighties. As for Liu Shirong, how long he could survive without going hungry depended on how tough his life was. Li Dongling had avenged himself with the Liu family in his past and present lives!
Li Dongling and Wei Hongying are old acquaintances. They have been in contact from time to time in recent years. Li Dongling exchanged a few words with Wei Hongying, then nodded to Qin Fang and walked towards Zhang Xiaocheng's office.

"Sister Qin, you hurt me!"

After Li Dongling left, Wei Hongying said to Qin Fang. Upon hearing this, Qin Fang quickly let go of her hand.

Wei Hongying rubbed the place where Qin Fang had grabbed her and it hurt, "Sister Qin, what happened to you just now?"

"It's okay, maybe I didn't get enough rest!" Qin Fang made up an excuse.

Wei Hongying glanced at Qin Fang suspiciously, always feeling that there was something she didn't know, but she knew Qin Fang's personality, and if she didn't want to say it, Wei Hongying really couldn't do anything about her.

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"Mr. Li, please sit down!"

When Li Dongling went over, Zhang Xiaocheng was discussing matters with several senior executives of Torch Group, including Zhou Wenyan, manager of Torch Group's technical department.

As a workhorse in the technical department of Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, Zhou Wenyan finally made a name for himself in Torch Group. Zhang Xiaocheng thinks highly of Zhou Wenyan. Unlike when he was in Wireless Factory No. 1, Liu Jiande, technical section chief Xu Yiqiao and others treated Zhou Wenyan like a workhorse and did not give him any food at all. Zhou Wenyan is now living a pretty good life in Torch Group.

When he saw Li Dongling, Zhang Xiaocheng quickly stood up and said to the Torch Group executives, "Now that Brother Li is here, I finally have a clue!"

During the component factory period, Li Dongling was the one who managed the star-gazing satellite dish project. Up to now, the component factory has long stopped the business due to low profits, but many small manufacturers are still collecting parts and assembling satellite dishes. Satellite dishes can be seen across the country, in cities and in rural areas. This can be regarded as one of the impacts brought about by the star-gazing satellite dish!

Now that they had arrived at Torch Group and Li Dongling had come over, Zhang Xiaocheng immediately felt more at ease.

After Li Dongling sat down, he also said directly, "Dongling Hi-Tech's marketing department and Focus Media have helped Torch Lighter to attract some advertising sponsorship.

In addition, the marketing department of Dongling Hi-Tech has also reached cooperation with supply and marketing cooperatives, shopping malls, supermarkets and other places to act as agents for lighter sales! "Dongling Hi-Tech has always cooperated with the supply and marketing cooperatives, and has never stopped. This time, regarding the cooperation with Torch Group, the supply and marketing cooperatives did not hesitate and directly agreed. In the previous cooperation with Dongling Hi-Tech, the supply and marketing cooperatives made a lot of money, and this time they naturally wanted to replicate it again.

After hearing what Li Dongling said, Zhang Xiaocheng turned to the managers of Torch Group's marketing and production departments and said, "Wait until the lighter advertisement is printed and ship it immediately according to the order!"

Several executives of the Torch Group responded and then dispersed and started to get busy. After a while, the entire Torch Group became noisy.

Li Dongling, Zhang Xiaocheng and Zhou Wenyan were the only ones left in the office. Li Dongling picked up the Torch lighter sample on the table. The lighters produced by Torch were basically the same as the lighters in the previous life. After all, for a one-dollar lighter, one must control costs to the extreme.

"Clap!"

Li Dongling pressed a lighter and a flame suddenly appeared, but the flame flickered and was not stable.

Li Dongling put down the lighter, turned to Zhou Wenyan, who was in charge of the technology development of Torch Group, and asked, "How is the development of the constant flow valve technology going?"

When Torch Group was first established, Li Dongling used the invested money to build the most advanced lighter laboratory in the country. In addition, there are electrical laboratories, lighter environmental laboratories, lighter safety laboratories, Torch Lighter Museum, etc.

In order to obtain constant flow valve technology, Dongling Hi-Tech and Hanxi State Investment have successively added several funds since the establishment of Torch Group. They also spent money to reach a lighter project cooperation with Hanxi Jiaotong University, Qiantang University and Huaqing School of Physics for Torch Group.

Even for the constant flow valve technology, foreign research institutions of mechanics and fluid science were brought in. There are more than 18 R&D institutions cooperating in the entire project. Long before, the R&D funds invested exceeded 5 to 6 million US dollars, which is more than 32 million RMB. Now the money burned is even more!
For the sake of a technology, so much money was spent, and so much manpower and material resources were consumed. If this technology had not been proposed by Li Dongling, the other two major shareholders of Torch Group, Hanxi State Investment and Pingyang Urban Investment, would have stopped it long ago.

"The lighter laboratory has already initially experimented with constant flow valve technology. Although there is still a certain gap from your requirements, Mr. Li, the laboratory is confident that it can launch constant flow valve technology by the end of the year at the latest!" Zhou Wenyan said.

Li Dongling still believed in Zhou Wenyan's words. As a workhorse, he had never done any fancy things. The fact that he dared to say this meant that the laboratory was probably only one step away from developing a constant flow valve.

"As long as we can develop the constant flow valve technology and hold this patent, Torch Group will have the opportunity to challenge old lighter brands such as Raywalker in the lighter industry!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Zhang Xiaocheng couldn't help but feel more expectant. He had read the plan that Li Dongling wrote before establishing Torch Group.

It is impossible to make money just by engaging in price wars. Torch Group must squeeze into the mid-range and high-end lighter market, and its target is to grab the high-end lighter market of brands such as Zippo under Raywork.

At present, lighter brands such as Zippo, Dolby, and Hanson have not yet established absolute high-end brand advantages. It is still opportunities that will knock them off the altar.

In another 10 or 20 years, there will be no chance. Domestic lighter brands are basically locked in the mass lighter market of one yuan, becoming synonymous with low-end lighters. Even the imitation Zippo is more expensive than domestic lighters...

"Once the constant flow valve technology is developed, Torch Group can launch windproof lighters suitable for outdoor users, as well as moisture-proof lighters for Siam, Jiaozhi, Malaysia and other places, and officially enter the overseas market!" Li Dongling said to Zhou Wenyan.

Torch Group is at the most critical moment. Li Dongling needs to stay at Torch Group for the next few days. In addition, Pingyang Municipal Government has also sent leaders here, and even the Provincial Industrial Department and other departments have sent people to supervise the battle.

In the afternoon, the door of Torch Group's warehouse was opened, and a number of specially made flammable gas van trucks drove into the Torch Group's warehouse and began loading goods.

These vehicles all belong to the transportation department of Torch Group and are specially used for transporting lighters. Given the future domestic market demand for lighters, these special transport vehicles are cash cows and they will never have to worry about orders.

After being loaded with goods, these lighter transport vehicles came out one after another and drove towards various cities and counties in Hanxi Province, and some headed for other provinces.

(End of this chapter)