Material Empire

There was a lot of people in the tavern, but only people's voices were heard, but no one was seen. It turned out that the lobby of this tavern had long been divided into several closed single rooms. The partition materials were only some thin wood boards or even linoleum. The light blocked the line of sight and could not achieve the effect of sound insulation. There are shouts of drinking orders coming from every single room, and you can vaguely hear special terms such as "I drink you as you like" and "the meaning is in the wine".

Seeing Qin Hai and Heizi's expressions of interest, Su Yabo explained to them: "Most of Quwu's restaurants are separated like this. I heard that the method passed down from the south is called an elegant room." Some restaurants in our Hongyuan have begun to do this now, think about it, everyone wants to talk about business, and no one wants to be stared at by others, so that no one can see the other, how appropriate."

Heizi finds this form very new, but Qin Hai is used to it. This method of partitioning private rooms was not very popular back then, but it is very common in later generations, perhaps because later generations have more and more privacy.

Xie Qijin asked the waiter for a large room. After entering, everyone lined up in order, sat down separately, and then ordered food and wine. Qin Hai didn't want to deliberately hide his clumsiness, so he opened his mouth and ordered a few delicious dishes, only to attract everyone's amazed eyes. Qin Hai smiled slightly, and said: "Our leader attaches great importance to this batch of coal, and specifically told me to spare no effort at all costs, and the standard of hospitality approved for me is quite high. Today I met you big brothers, and I will ask you to help me in the future. A few dishes are also a little thought from our two little brothers."

"What kind of unit are you with such an enlightened leader?" Zhang Wei asked enviously.

Qin Haidao: "We are Beixi Special Steel Factory. The province has a heavy burden. The supply of raw materials is not enough. The factory manager is in a hurry. No, we are sent out, and we must not worry about it." money."

Li Xiaopeng smiled and said: "Your leaders are really confused. You are willing to spend money, but you don't know how to use people. Don't blame me for speaking bluntly, two brothers. In the business of supply and marketing, it is all about personal feelings. You two are too young. Besides, it seems that you have never worked in this line of work before, so it is really a bit daunting to ask the two of you to do this. I think your factory manager is probably a young man, and you don't have much experience as a factory manager, right?"

"Uh... Brother Li is really sure." Qin Hai smiled awkwardly.

Xie Qijin interrupted and said: "Old Li, you are not right to say that. Although Xiao Qin and Xiao Fu are young, who didn't come from a young age? I think they are enthusiastic and have some rules in dealing with people. They may not be better than us. The old oil is bad. Those of us who are big brothers should help when we should, as the saying goes, don’t bully the old and bully the young, maybe in a few years, we will not be as good as these two little brothers.”

"That's that, that's that, I'm straight, Xiao Qin, don't take offense." Li Xiaopeng was quite easy to speak in front of his own people, and even smiled to Qin Hai and Heizi to apologize.

After a while, the food and wine were served. Heizi scrambled to pour wine for everyone, Qin Hai said a few toasts such as "Please take care of me", and then everyone drank in a staggered manner.

As soon as the alcohol was on the head, everyone's chatter box opened, and they all talked about the suffering of the buyers. As the saying goes, they are all heartbroken people who meet by chance. Some talked about how the suppliers made things difficult and insulting, some talked about how their colleagues drank so much that their stomachs bleed, some scolded the management staff for being greedy, and some complained that the leaders of the unit were unreasonable. Although not everyone has encountered these things they said, as colleagues, they all have empathy. For a while, everyone sighed and swore that if their children dared to work as buyers, I would definitely break their legs and so on.

"Brother Qin, aren't you a state-owned steel factory? Why are you so short of raw materials?" Wan Donghua, the owner of a private steel factory, asked Qin Hai.

Before Qin Hai could answer, Zhang Wei, who also came from the steel factory, picked it up first: "Old Wan, what's the matter with the state-owned steel factory? We are also a state-owned steel factory, so don't we also lack raw materials? How can we rely on the planned production tasks now? Can it support thousands of people in the factory? We are all engaged in unplanned steel products now, and we have to get the raw materials by ourselves.”

Qin Hai nodded and said, "Brother Zhang is right, and the situation in our factory is the same. However, we are tasked by the province. We are only allowed to run, and we are not given grass. We have to get raw materials ourselves."

"Old Wan, speaking of it, it's still good for you. Although it's a bit hard and tiring, the money you earn is all yours, and it's worth it if you're tired." Li Xiaopeng said a little sourly. As a member of a state-owned enterprise, on the one hand, he is thankful that he has guaranteed income from droughts and floods, and does not have to worry about it all the time like Wan Donghua. On the other hand, he envies Wan Donghua for making a lot of money. This kind of contradictory mentality was very common in those days.

Wan Donghua smiled wryly and said: "It's not so easy to make money. I'm still helping the bank make money. At the beginning, I got a loan from the bank to build a set of equipment on a whim. Who knew that the equipment was available, and the raw materials could not be supplied, and the production was interrupted. There are hundreds of steel factories over there, almost 30% of them are closed now, maybe one day it will be my turn."

"Not at all, the whole country is short of steel, how can the steel factory be closed?" Qin Hai said.

Wan Donghua sighed, and said: "In the final analysis, it is still a technical problem. There are always ways to solve the problem of raw materials, but the problem of steel quality is difficult. We are a township enterprise, and the technology is not good enough. If the steel cannot meet the quality standards, it can only be sold to the countryside at a reduced price. So many steel factories are competing for the rural market, and they are all cutting prices. In the end, no one can survive.”

Qin Haidao: "If it's just a problem of steel quality, it's not difficult to solve. Things like technology, that is, a layer of window paper, you'll understand once you pierce it. Why didn't Brother Wan think of going to the university to find some experts? Help guide and guide."

"I've looked for it, but they don't want to come." Wan Donghua said, "Why are big experts willing to patronize a small factory like ours?"

Qin Haidao: "My little brother knows a few metallurgical experts. If Brother Wan doesn't mind, I'll introduce you later. The technical problems of small steel factories like yours should be a piece of cake for these experts. .”

"That would be great, let's make a deal." Although Wan Donghua was still a little skeptical, wondering if Qin Hai had drunk too much and made a blind promise, but after all, there was some hope, and for him, it was always necessary. caught.

"Come on, brother Qin, let's do one. I'm so emotional, brother, I'll do it first." Wan Donghua raised a two-pack of wine glasses in his hand, tilted his neck, and poured out a full glass of wine It went down the throat.

"I seem to be dying..." This time it was Qin Hai's turn to put on a bitter face. Whether it was him in his previous life or the current him, his drinking capacity could only be considered average, and he couldn't compare with these old buyers. Just now, in order to get closer to everyone, he had already drank a lot, and if he was "bored" for a drink or two, he probably had to go out sideways.

"Let me be our leader." Heizi, who was only in charge of pouring wine for everyone after the table and seldom spoke, stood up, took the cup in Qin Hai's hand, and said.

"Xiao Fu, you always call Xiao Qin 'Boss', what kind of leader is he?" Xie Qijin asked with a smile.

Heizi said: "He is my team leader. When we came out this time, the leader said that Mr. Qin read more books than me, so he was made the team leader and I was the soldier. The leader couldn't drink, so I had to be the little soldier to stand up." Yes. If Factory Manager Wan has no objections, I will drink our boss's glass of wine."

"That's not allowed." Li Xiaopeng shook his head, "You can help your boss drink, but you have to drink two glasses at a time. This is our rule, isn't it, Lao Wan?"

"Uh... well, ha ha." Wan Donghua laughed. He knew that this was Li Xiaopeng's deliberate attempt to trick him, and it wasn't any malice, but a persuasive trick that never gets tired of on the wine table. Wan Donghua wanted something from Qin Hai and dared not offend him. But it's inappropriate to publicly excuse Qin Hai, so he can only hum and haha, and let them make trouble.

Heizi smiled slightly, picked up the wine jug, filled his own glass with wine, first drank the wine in Qin Hai's glass in one gulp, then drank the wine in his own glass, and poured the wine from the bottom of the two glasses. At the same time, he brightened up to Li Xiaopeng and Wan Donghua, and said, "Is it in compliance with the rules to drink like this?"

"Good drinker!" Everyone cheered together. These people didn't drink beer or low-alcohol liquor, but white dry wine with a degree of 50 degrees. Even among these buyers, someone like Heizi who drank two ounces of wine in one gulp can be regarded as a good drinker.

"Little brother has such a capacity for drinking, so it's suitable to do the shopping. It seems that your leader really chose the right person." Xie Qijin praised Heizi, then filled Heizi's wine again, poured wine himself, and raised his glass. : "Brother Fu, this glass of wine is for you, let's have one too."

"Heizi, can you do it?" Qin Hai was a little worried. He had never had a drink with Heizi before, so he didn't know how much Heizi could drink, and he was afraid that Heizi would drink something wrong in order to block the wine for himself.

Heizi waved his hand and said, "Boss, don't worry, I have seven or eight taels. It's fine to have a few drinks with these elder brothers."

You have already drank seven or eight taels, okay? Qin Hai muttered secretly in his heart. He wanted to remind him again, but heizi gave him a wink, he didn't seem to be drunk at all. Qin Hai simply kept silent, thinking to himself, let Hei Zi make trouble, if it really doesn't work, he will come out to make things right.

Qin Hai's plan didn't work in the end, Heizi asked the waiter to deliver wine four or five times in a row, and then had the last laugh. Except for Qin Hai, the remaining six people were forced under the table by Heizi. Heizi stuffed a peanut into his mouth with the tip of his chopsticks, then snapped his fingers at Qin Hai, and said, "Hey!" Son, I didn't embarrass you, did I?"