Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 821 Something unexpected happened!
Faced with You Changzheng's pleading, Mr. You felt very disappointed. He could never have imagined that his youngest son, whom he had raised with great effort, could not even handle such a small matter.

Thinking about how he, as a dignified boss, had to help his son get a quota of several hundred kilograms of pork every month in order to pave the way for his son's career, Boss You felt depressed as if he was using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

However, no matter how depressed he was, considering that whether You Changzheng could gain a foothold in the Trade Department was related to the big game his father was playing, no matter how unhappy Mr. You was, he had no choice but to take on this matter.

At this time, Mr. You said to You Changzheng with an impatient look on his face: "I know about this matter. I will ask Xiao Xue to call the meat processing factory later to see if you can increase the pork quota for your trade department."

Although Mr. You's tone of voice was very unhappy, for You Changzheng, as long as the goal was achieved, it was enough. Facing Mr. You's answer, You Changzheng thanked Mr. You happily: "Dad! Thank you! Then I won't disturb you at work."

"Wu Aiguo almost made this kid lose his mind with just something so small. I don't know whether transferring him to the Trade Department to work was a good move or a bad move?" Hearing the busy tone on the phone, President You put the phone in his hand down and muttered to himself with a worried look on his face.

You Changzheng put down the phone in his hand, a smug expression on his face, and said to himself: "Wu Aiguo! Aren't you just trying to use the food supply in the cafeteria to put me against all the employees in the unit? Now I'll see how your trick works."

Wu Aiguo was not aware that You Changzheng actually called Mr. You for help just for a little pork ration. However, even if Wu Aiguo knew, he would not care. Instead, he would feel disdain for You Changzheng's behavior, because You Changzheng's behavior was tantamount to indirectly showing that You Changzheng was just a second-generation leader who was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, at the Kyoto Toy Factory, the head of the sales department received a telegram from Hong Kong, and a solemn expression immediately appeared on his face.

Considering the importance of this telegram, the sales manager walked quickly to the factory director's office, knocked on the door, and then walked into the office quickly, reporting respectfully: "Director! I just received a call from Hong Kong. The Red Star Trading Company asked us to increase production capacity by 30%, but the sales price of the product needs to be reduced by 20%."

The toy factory director, upon hearing the sales manager's report, also showed a solemn expression on his face and asked the sales manager, "Xiao Liu! We have always supplied Red Star Trading Company with this price. Why does Red Star Trading Company want us to lower the price? What is going on?"

When Section Chief Liu heard the factory director's question, he immediately handed the telegram to the factory director and reported, "Director! The situation is like this. Red Star Trading Company said that they can increase the quantity of our product exports, but our prices must be reduced by 20%. If we don't agree, they will reduce our factory's export quota due to market demand."

After hearing what Section Chief Liu had said, the factory director reached out and took the telegram from him. When he saw the contents of the telegram, he angrily slammed the telegram on the table and yelled, "Isn't this telegram a disguised threat to make us compromise? What on earth is going on with this Red Star Trading Company?"

When Chief Liu heard the factory director's words and felt his anger, he immediately remembered something and quickly reported to the factory director: "Director! The situation is like this. I heard that the general manager of Red Star Trading Company was replaced not long ago. I think the new general manager wants to make some achievements, so he used this method to control our factory."

The director of the toy factory was a military man, and he hated those cadres who sacrificed public interests for political achievements. After hearing what Chief Liu had said, he picked up the telegram and walked out of the office, saying to Chief Liu, "Xiao Liu! Come with me, let's go to the ministry to report this to the leaders."

It was not just the toy factory that received this telegram. All the profitable factories in Kyoto City received telegrams from the Red Star Trading Company asking them to increase production capacity and lower prices.

Since the country is in urgent need of foreign exchange, since the establishment of Red Star Trading Company, these domestic factories have been working at full capacity to produce various export-oriented products. Although the profit ratio obtained by these factories is not very good, these profits are enough to make the factory workers live a particularly comfortable life.

Now the Red Star Trading Company asked the factories to lower the prices of their products, which was tantamount to cutting into the pockets of these factories. The factory managers were naturally unwilling to accept this request. When the factory directors of various factories in Kyoto saw the telegram sent from Hong Kong, they all immediately went to the leaders of the Ministry of Industry to report the situation.

After listening to the reports from several vice presidents, Mr. Kou angrily slammed his desk and angrily scolded with dissatisfaction: "Isn't this nonsense? What is going on with Red Star Trading Company? Have you communicated with the Ministry of Commerce?"

It was the first time for everyone in the conference room to see Mr. Kou so angry. A middle-aged man sensed Mr. Kou's anger and reported, "Mr. Kou! According to what I know, this matter was decided by the new general manager of Red Star Trading Company, Li Jianshe."

When Mr. Kou heard his subordinate mention the name Li Jianshe, he seemed to suddenly remember something and asked the middle-aged man, "Xiao Zhang! Is the Li Jianshe you are talking about the former deputy manager of the import and export trading company?"

When Xiao Zhang heard Mr. Kou's question, he immediately nodded and replied, "Mr. Kou! It was this Li Jianshe who went against all odds and asked domestic factories to lower their prices, saying that he wanted to double the profits of Red Star Trading Company this year."

"Snapped!"

When Mr. Kou learned the whole story, he angrily slapped his desk and cursed: "This damn Li Jianshe, for his own political achievements, he actually sacrificed the interests of other domestic factories. This is simply nonsense!"

Xiao Zhang heard Mr. Kou's scolding and felt his anger, so he continued to exaggerate, "Mr. Kou! I heard from the factory managers that the Red Star Trading Company threatened our factories. If they don't compromise, they will reduce their export share!"

"We absolutely cannot compromise on this matter, otherwise the Red Star Trading Company will definitely ask us to lower the price again and again and sell our products at a low price. I personally think that you should communicate with Mr. Yan from the Ministry of Commerce."

(End of this chapter)