Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1009 Advisor

Liang Dongmei's eyes lit up: "So much work?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "It will only increase. Our planned production of instant noodles alone is 500,000 packs a day. You can calculate how much packaging and cardboard boxes we need. In addition, there are various internal printed materials, flyers, and posters for each company. Shopping malls also need a lot of printed materials, as well as packaging for car sales, home appliance sales, and cakes and bread."

Liang Dongmei said, "I see that the cake packaging on the market is all made in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, using a black background and white cardboard cutout. Should we also enter this market?"

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "No, we make white cardboard boxes; it's a different level. Besides, I was thinking, wouldn't it be better to design a cake box entirely out of white cardboard instead of using plastic parts? You guys can figure that out once the factory opens. The cost of the cakes can be a little higher."

Liang Dongmei said, "Should we cover it with film? I've seen some packages covered with film inside and out, which makes them look much more hygienic."

Xiao Wei said, "The outside is fine, it's dirt-resistant and waterproof, but not the inside, just a clean white cardboard."

There was a knock on the door, and a girl pushed it open and came in: "Chairman, I'm Tian Miao from the development company. Manager Hao asked me to come and get your signature on a document."

Xiao Wei said, "Give it to me. What document?"

Tian Miao said, "We need to reconcile the financial statements for the houses in Bayi with the finance department, and also for tax filing, so we need you to confirm them."

Xiao Wei took the document and looked at it. The houses were all sold out. There were seven units inside, including the one owned by Grandpa Liu. The rest were all sold out.

Tian Miao bent down and pointed to Xiao Wei: "This is the master list. A total of more than 35 million were sold. This one is the internal discount and rebate, and this one is the discount and rebate from the Construction Department and the Public Security Department."

Xiao Wei nodded, checked that there were no problems, signed his name with a pen, and said, "We need to get the property certificate done as soon as possible, and we won't delay paying any of the taxes."

Tian Miao took the document and said, "There's another matter. Manager Hao said he wants to ask you about the houses in the Imperial City area. Should we do internal pre-sales directly or set up sales points like this?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's start with internal purchases. By the way, internal employees can buy in installments, paying half upfront, and the rest will be considered a loan from the company, deducted from their salaries monthly until it's all paid off, without interest. However, they can't leave the company before the payment is fully deducted. If they are fired for any reason, they will need to pay the remaining balance in one lump sum, otherwise we will take the house back."

Tian Miao asked, "How much will be deducted from each person's pay?"

Xiao Wei said, "It shouldn't exceed half of my salary. We can discuss it if there are special circumstances."

Tian Miao nodded, smiled at Liang Dongmei, and went out. Liang Dongmei said, "A house must cost at least 100,000, right? Half of that is 50,000. If you pay 400 a month, that's 4,800 a year. It would take ten years!"

Xiao Wei said, "It doesn't matter since they are our own employees. The factory is in Zhangshitun, and the basic construction has been completed. Construction will begin as soon as the snow melts in the spring. You need to make all the necessary preparations and contact the suppliers of equipment and raw materials."

Liang Dongmei was taken aback: "They've already started? How big is it?"

Xiao Wei said, "We've acquired 1,600 acres of land to build alongside the instant noodle factory. It includes instant noodles, printing, bowl factories, and oh yeah, plastic forks. You can think of a plan for that."

Liang Dongmei asked, "How will we get there, given how far it is?"

Xiao Wei said, "We'll build dormitories, a canteen, and a bathhouse inside, depending on the situation. If it's not feasible for employees from the city, we'll buy a large bus for transportation."

Liang Dongmei said, "Transportation is definitely necessary. Several factories, plus management, administrative, and support staff, will require over a thousand or two thousand people. How big of dormitories would you need to build? And you'd have to separate them for men and women. You can't just build one canteen; it would be best to build two, one for production workers and one for administration. There also need to be enough toilets. A bathhouse is not so important; we can just shower in reverse."

Xiao Wei said, "One or two thousand people isn't a lot, the dorms don't need to be that big, right?"

Liang Dongmei said, "The key issue is that there are too many things to do, too many troubles. A few dozen people can cause a lot of problems, let alone one or two thousand. Not to mention schools, students are easy to manage, and schools have authority. We are all adults here."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Let's see how things go. What you said makes sense. I'll think about it."

Liang Dongmei opened her handbag and said, "I brought the money, and also the 500,000 yuan that Xiaohong gave me last time. Shall I give it to you directly?"

Xiao Wei said, "Just give me the 500,000, and I'll write you a receipt. You signed a contract last time, right? You need to get a statement signed by our lawyer, then sign a new contract, and hand the money over to the finance department."

Xiao Wei got up, went to his desk, grabbed a pen, wrote a receipt, and received a check for 500,000 yuan from Liang Dongmei. Then he told Shi Li to take Liang Dongmei downstairs to Attorney Liang's office to complete the formalities.

Xiao Wei had just taken a few sips of water when the phone rang, and he answered it casually.

It's Director Liu.

"Xiaowei, I asked Lao Zheng about that for you. Lao Zheng said that it doesn't involve specific business matters or matters of principle. He's taken on the consulting job. Lao Hou from the electrical engineering department is an old acquaintance of his, and I told him that Lao Hou agreed."

Xiao Wei said, "Dean Hou has indeed agreed and accepted the appointment letter. I'll formally deliver the letter tomorrow. Thank you so much for this."

Liu Ting said, "It's a small matter. I still trust your principles. Okay, then you go talk to Lao Zheng tomorrow. I have other things to do. Oh right, those apartment buildings with elevators you built haven't been sold yet, have they?"

Xiao Wei said, "We'll start selling next spring. What's up?"

Liu Ting asked, "How much are you planning to sell it for?"

Xiao Wei said, "It'll be between 2,500 and 2,800, but I haven't decided on a specific date yet. Just let me know if you have any questions."

Director Liu said, "Many comrades below are very interested in your housing and have raised this issue more than once or twice. As you can see, our existing housing is all old buildings, which are indeed outdated and inconvenient in many ways. Moreover, with the increasing number of people, many are just making do and are scattered. My idea is to see if you can make room for some of your housing, with each comrade contributing part and the department providing a subsidy for the rest."

Xiao Wei said, "Uncle, this is really difficult to handle. If it's too cheap, I won't be able to explain it to my side; if it's too expensive, you won't be able to explain it to me. One house costs hundreds of thousands, so a hundred houses would cost thirty or forty million."

Liu Ting said, "Then give me some advice. This matter definitely needs to be resolved, otherwise I'll be having a headache."

After thinking for a moment, Liu Ting said, "That's one way. How about using all the elevators?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's do it all at once, build a garden community, add some greenery and sports facilities."

(End of this chapter)