Reborn in 1977, I will no longer be my brother's blood bag.

"A thousand?"

Director Ye was holding the newly signed order, completely stunned.

Xiaomei called out first.

"Really, a thousand of them?"

Qian Caigou was still holding the phone receiver.

"Don't get too excited yet."

He waved to Director Ye.

"The first two hundred will still be shipped in seven days. The provincial capital's opinion is that this batch is fine, and the next eight hundred will follow."

Xiao Mei could barely suppress the urge to smile.

"Director, then let's—"

"Don't calculate yet."

Director Ye tried to stop her verbally, but he held the order in his hand even tighter.

Sixteen people.

If we had a thousand of them, we wouldn't need to search for work all over the county for the next few months.

She paused for a moment before asking:

"When will the remaining 800 be signed?"

Qian Caigou put the phone back.

"This...can't be signed today."

The joy on Director Ye's face faded somewhat.

Why?

"The quantity has changed."

"The county will have to go through it all again. Besides, the provincial capital will first see how these two hundred sell."

Director Ye pursed his lips.

"Alright."

She turned and beckoned to Xiaomei.

"Let's go back to work."

Xiaomei was still reluctant to part with those eight hundred.

He walked to the door and then turned back.

"Mr. Lin, what about the rest of the goods... won't they suddenly be given to someone else?"

Director Ye frowned.

"Xiao Mei".

"I'm just asking one question."

Lin Xiuhe looked at her.

"Let's finish these two hundred first."

Xiaomei hummed in agreement before following him out.

The next morning.

As soon as Lin Xiuhe entered the factory gate, she saw Deputy Factory Director Jiang standing on the steps.

As soon as he saw her, he quickly got downstairs.

"Mr. Lin, hey, you've finally arrived."

"What's wrong now?"

"Someone's eyeing those eight hundred birds from yesterday."

Lin Xiuhe stopped.

"Who?"

"County Hardware Factory".

When we got 500 units yesterday, Deputy Factory Director Jiang asked them first.

The other party thought the order was too small and didn't even bother to discuss the price further.

The number changed today, and people came.

Deputy Factory Director Jiang gestured towards the conference room with his lip.

"Everyone's sitting inside."

Director Ye has arrived.

She sat alone near the door, with the sample she had finished making yesterday beside her.

A deputy director surnamed Fang came to the county hardware factory.

The price quotes were laid out on the table, and he spoke with great composure.

"Our main factory has enough equipment and manpower. Now that the provincial capital needs so many, it will definitely be more convenient to outsource the rest of the work to one company."

Director Ye could no longer sit still.

"Director Fang, I didn't see you this convenient yesterday when there were two hundred units."

Deputy Factory Director Fang paused for a moment after being rebuked by her, then chuckled.

"Old Ye, don't be so impulsive."

"The factory has to do the math too. Two hundred units, and I have to set aside a whole team for you, that's really not worth it. A thousand units is a different story."

"oh."

Director Ye leaned back in his chair.

"If there's too little, it's too much trouble; if there's too much, you want more."

"Isn't that how all businesses operate?"

Deputy Factory Director Fang didn't beat around the bush either.

"With so many people waiting for work in my factory, how can I possibly keep pushing orders out?"

Director Ye was about to say something, but upon hearing this, he stopped talking.

Sixteen people on her side are waiting for work.

Even at the main factory, there are still people who need to eat.

Nobody's just here to grab and play around.

Director Wu, who was sitting in the middle, quickly pressed down on both sides.

"Alright, that's enough. I didn't call you here to argue about this."

He tapped the order on the table.

"The first two hundred are still moving as they did yesterday, and no one is moving."

"We're talking about what comes next now."

Deputy Factory Director Fang immediately responded.

"Give us the remaining eight hundred; that's the easiest way."

Director Ye immediately turned around.

"On what grounds?"

"Why--"

Director Wu was at his wit's end.

"Old Ye, let me finish."

Director Ye sat back down, holding his breath.

Deputy Factory Director Fang chuckled.

"Look, I haven't even tried to take it yet, and she's already trying to fight me to the death."

"Don't give me that."

Director Ye glared at him.

"The sample we prepared yesterday was made by us."

"I didn't say I wouldn't give you the two hundred."

"The other eight hundred haven't even landed yet, and you're already sitting here."

The two of them were about to get up again.

Lin Xiuhe kept flipping through the materials on the table.

At the end, she suddenly asked:

"Director Fang."

"Um?"

"We'll give you 800 of them. How long will it take to get the first batch?"

Deputy Factory Director Fang thought for a moment.

"About ten days."

"How many?"

"Two or three hundred."

"Seven days?"

"Seven days..."

Deputy Factory Director Fang frowned.

"That's unrealistic. The main factory still has its own work to do. It can't just come in with one order today and all the other workshops have to make way for it."

"Um."

Lin Xiuhe nodded, then turned to Director Ye.

"Have you made arrangements for the first two hundred?"

Director Ye immediately pushed the notebook over.

"I lined up last night."

"The first batch of iron parts will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and the farm implement factory will continue to supply the rest. The people over there have already been assigned tasks."

She stopped halfway through her sentence, worried that others might think she was exaggerating.

"Anyway, seven days, I'm willing to accept it."

Lin Xiuhe didn't ask her any more questions.

Instead, they focused on purchasing with money.

Why did the price in the provincial capital suddenly increase to 1,000?

Qian Caigou was stunned for a moment, then sorted out the situation from yesterday's phone call.

"They looked at the samples and quotes, and then inquired at several other shopping malls."

"They say if this stuff really sells well, they're worried they won't be able to keep up with demand."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Fang suddenly asked:

"etc."

He leaned forward slightly.

"Is the decision on the eight hundred still pending?"

Money procurement vendor.

"Of course it's not decided yet."

"None of the first batches sold out."

Director Ye suddenly turned his head.

"Then why were you fighting me for that?"

Deputy Factory Director Fang was immediately amused by the question.

"How was I supposed to know this deal was still pending?"

"Didn't you know you were sitting so steadily?"

"I……"

Someone inside couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Director Wu rubbed his temples helplessly.

"That's why I told you to be quiet."

Director Ye was no longer angry.

She leaned back in her chair.

"Okay, then I'll hear what they have to say next."

Lin Xiuhe pushed the order to the middle of the table.

"Actually, there's nothing to argue about."

"The first batch should be submitted first."

"If it sells well, we'll naturally add more later."

Deputy Factory Director Fang looked at her.

"Really going to raise it to 800?"

Lin Xiuhe countered:

"Can your whole family eat this right away?"

"That needs to be done in batches."

"After Director Ye finished processing 200 cases, he was idle?"

Director Ye immediately said:

"Of course not."

"That'll do."

Lin Xiuhe put the pencil on the table.

"Whoever is available and can submit their copy on time will take their share."

"Why do we have to sit here and grab everything first today?"

Deputy Factory Director Fang pondered for a few seconds.

"You mean...?"

"There really are eight hundred of them; your main factory also makes them."

Lin Xiuhe then looked at Director Ye.

"If the street factory can continue operating, then it will continue operating."

"Whoever delivers the goods on time, as long as the department store needs them, will be busy."

Qian Caigou was the first to smile.

"I like this one."

"I'm afraid of running out of stock."

"I don't really care who did it."

Deputy Factory Director Fang nodded in agreement.

"Okay."

He turned to look at Director Ye.

"Then all our arguing was for nothing."

Director Ye snorted.

"Who's arguing with you?"

"You almost stood up just now."

"What's wrong with me standing up?"

"Nothing much, but it was pretty scary."

Director Ye himself was so angry he laughed.

The tension in the meeting room finally dissipated.

Director Wu put the order away again.

"Let's do it this way for now."

"Old Ye, you'd better get the first two hundred done."

"Selling really well, you'll be next."

Director Ye nodded.

"Um."

She paused, then added.

"I don't necessarily have to eat it all."

"As long as those dozen or so people in the factory have work to do, that's fine."

This time, no one in the room laughed at her.

The meeting adjourned.

Director Ye chased after him down the corridor, clutching his notebook.

"Forest worker."

Lin Xiuhe turned around.

Director Ye stood in front of her, looking somewhat awkward.

"Was I... a little too hasty just now?"

"A little."

Director Ye was taken aback when she actually said it, and choked up with laughter.

"You're really not being polite."

"But if it were me, I'd be anxious too."

Lin Xiuhe glanced at the notebook she was holding.

"Yesterday there were two hundred and no one was interested, today there are a thousand, and the whole room is full of people."

Director Ye curled his lip.

"That's right."

"When I got back last night and told them, the girls at the factory were so excited that they lined up for shifts in the middle of the night."

"I almost told them today that there were no more parts."

As she spoke, she herself began to laugh with a hint of helplessness.

"Why is it so difficult to get anything done?"

Lin Xiuhe also smiled.

"Then let's not think about what comes next."

"Make two hundred of them."

Director Ye nodded.

"Um."

She took two steps, then turned back.

"Forest worker."

"What's wrong?"

"Once it really starts selling, who would want to snatch it up...?"

She raised an eyebrow.

"I won't allow it."

Lin Xiuhe laughed.

"Then you have to make sure that no one can take it from you first."

Director Ye was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and his eyes lit up.

"right."

"I'll get the goods ready first."

She hurried downstairs with her notebook in her arms.

As you walk to the corner of the stairs, you can still hear her muttering to herself:

"What are you robbing for? If you're so capable, compare the goods."

Just as Lin Xiuhe was about to return to her office, Qian Caigou chased after her from the conference room.

"Mr. Lin, hey, wait a minute."

"Is there anything else?"

"besides."

He was holding a new piece of paper in his hand.

"I just got another call from the provincial capital."

"They said that if these clothes racks really sell well, they'd like to find two more similar small daily necessities."

Lin Xiuhe took it.

Two product names are written on it.

The quantities are not small.

The bottom is empty.

There are no production units.

She looked up.

"Let me see?"

Qian Caigou smiled.

"People ask me, who in Linzhou knows best which factories can do it?"

"I've thought about it for a while..."

He raised his hand and tapped the paper in her hand.

"I'll report you."

Lin Xiuhe looked down at the two names.

Qian Caigou added another sentence:

"And this time, they said it."

"The factory location hasn't been decided yet."

"Whoever comes up with a feasible solution first will get the order."