Chapter 178 Warning
"70 yuan per kilogram!?" Upon hearing this number, Erhu immediately laughed.

"You don't have to be too happy. Our factory has very strict quality inspection requirements. If a batch of products is unqualified, they will be returned. We must be clear about this up front." Xu Ming saw Erhu's smile, so he said seriously.

In Xu Ming's view, being able to allow a large factory like Fufang to purchase dyes from a village-run enterprise is already a huge honor, which is something many small and medium-sized enterprises would love to have.

But what he didn't know was that Erhu had already found a buyer for the goods, and the price offered by the other party was much higher than their offer.

"Chief Xu, to be honest, your offer is too low. It's not even enough to cover our production costs." Even though he could see that the other party was deliberately trying to lower the price, Erhu still smiled and said, "Let me put it this way. If the price is lower than 130 yuan per kilogram, our factory can't do this business. Thank you for helping me this time, Chief Xu. I'll treat you to a meal later..."

Even though the other party obviously looked down on the factory he worked for, Erhu would not say anything too absolute. If he said too much, their fate would surely end early.

As for why Erhu was willing to offer them 130 yuan per kilogram, which was 20 yuan lower than the price at the clothing workshop, there was another reason.

After all, the purchase volume of this kind of factory is definitely much larger than those clothing workshops, so it is reasonable that the price is cheaper.

Moreover, the purchasing channels of such state-owned enterprises are generally very stable. Once the supply relationship is established with them, business dealings can be maintained for a long time.

In addition, Xu Qiang’s fertilizer factory also has other types of dyes. If the cooperative relationship between the two parties becomes stable, Erhu can also sell other dye products to this factory.

"130 yuan!? This price is too high!" Xu Ming said with a frown.

"Chief Xu, this is the bottom price set for me by our factory director. I have no choice." Erhu said, spreading his hands.

"Then it will be difficult for you to sell this dye!"

"No matter how hard it is to sell, we can't make a loss, right?" Erhu looked helpless, and said, "Or... our factory has several other dyes that we can sell to you at a lower price..."

"No need!" A hint of displeasure flashed across Xu Ming's face.

"Well... I think we'll leave it at that for today." Erhu stood up and was about to leave. As he left, he said, "Chief Xu, I'm going to take the train back tonight. If your factory accepts this price, just call this number. This is the number of our Shengli Machinery Factory. Then the call will be transferred to a man named Xu Qiang in the chemical workshop. He will negotiate with you. It's just the phone number."

Erhu said this, placed a piece of paper with a phone number and name on it on the coffee table, then turned and left.

"You just let him go like that?" Seeing Erhu leave, Deputy Chief Engineer Zhao Zhiqin said to Xu Ming, "Don't you want the dye anymore?"

"This kid is asking for too much!" Xu Ming took out a cigarette, lit it and said, "I don't believe that anyone other than our factory would buy the indigo dye from a small factory like this! You see, in a few days, this kid will definitely come back to beg me!"

"But what if he doesn't come? Doesn't our factory urgently need this dye?" Zhao Zhiqin asked.

"There are some things you don't understand. We can't let a small factory like them get the pricing power! If that happens, it will be difficult to negotiate business in the future!" Xu Ming took a puff of his cigarette and continued:

"This Erhu is not an easy person to deal with. He must have wanted to play hard to get with me just now, otherwise he wouldn't have left me that phone number. But don't worry, we are the largest textile factory in Fuzhou, and other factories around us can't produce fabrics for jeans. In the end, he still has to come to us. I want to see how patient he can be..."

"You really know how to do business." Zhao Zhiqin nodded.

"of course!"

Xu Ming's face flashed with pride, but the next moment, he still gently put the piece of paper that Erhu left on the coffee table into his pocket...

……

After the three-day National Day holiday, Xu Qiang returned to work.

Soon, Xu Qiang learned the news that Chief Engineer Li Cunzhu had established a special new product research and development project team. The product was called the radio fuse high-frequency sensitivity shielding box.

This technology has always been a blank in domestic military technology.

Since high-sensitivity radio fuzes often face various interferences during operation, including spatial radiation coupling interference of other equipment on the missile to the fuze, conduction interference of the power grid to the fuze, and interference from ground and sea clutter, it is necessary to perform some clutter offset and shielding around the electronic fuze. In this way, the stability of the explosion height of the artillery shell can be greatly improved, and the accuracy of the artillery shell can also be improved. It is a military technology with great significance.

In the past, domestic military units and research institutes had developed similar projects, but the final results were not very good.

Li Cunzhu chose this project because it is actually his professional strength. He is a radio major, and his technical accumulation over the years has given him the confidence to develop this project.

In addition, Li Cunzhu's new technology research and development project team has gathered all the elites of the factory's technical department, including Liu Siying. The project team has as many as 15 members, which can be said to be a luxurious lineup. However, Xu Qiang seemed to have forgotten the bet that Luo Tao had made for him and Li Cunzhu at the wine table before, and he was still fully committed to the final sprint of the college entrance examination.

"cough!"

Hearing the dry cough at the door, Xu Qiang immediately raised his head and found that the factory director Liu Biao had appeared at the door of his office without him knowing when.

"Hello, Director Liu!" Xu Qiang quickly stood up and greeted him.

This was Xu Qiang’s first day at work since the drinking party at the guesthouse, and the factory director Liu Biao came immediately.

"What are you busy with?"

"I'm reviewing my lessons. The TVU exam is in about ten days." Xu Qiang replied.

"It is indeed important to get into college, but have you forgotten something?" Liu Biao said with a frown.

"whats the matter?"

"That day at the guesthouse, you made a promise in front of Director Luo that it would be in March of next year..." Liu Biao reminded.

"Ah, that matter." Xu Qiang smiled and said nonchalantly, "I can't do two things at once now, otherwise I can't do anything well, so I plan to finish my college entrance examination first, and then develop new products."

"Studying for university... You sounded as if you were really sure you could get in." Liu Biao shook his head and continued, "Although I didn't ask you to sign a military order that day, I want to remind you that Director Luo will always remember this matter. Don't take it lightly, otherwise, don't expect to be promoted in the future!"

"I can't be promoted even if I don't have a college degree. It's all the same." Xu Qiang said with a sneer.

"You've learned to talk back to me now, right? I'm doing this for your own good!" Liu Biao said with his eyes wide open.

When it came to other people in the factory, they were all respectful and submissive when facing Liu Biao.

But Xu Qiang was the only one who seemed to have no fear of him, the factory director, and sometimes even talked back to him, which had never happened before.

In fact, for Xu Qiang, he was indeed a little afraid of Liu Biao at the beginning, but after spending more time with him, he felt that this old man was sometimes quite "cute" and was willing to tell him some of his inner thoughts directly. In fact, the two of them already had a relationship of both teacher and friend.

"Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised. But I can't do it without a diploma. Chief Engineer Li also said that I am not a cadre and cannot be responsible for managing the department. Then, wouldn't my previous application for a chemical laboratory be in vain?" Xu Qiang said, spreading his hands.

"If you can really help the factory produce a military product for export, the provincial government will definitely give you an exceptional promotion. Regulations are rigid, but people are flexible. Besides, we are a military-industrial enterprise and have a tradition of exceptional promotions..."

Liu Biao was obviously not very concerned about Xu Qiang's college entrance examination. What he was most concerned about was the development of military products for foreign trade.

If Xu Qiang can really help the factory develop a successful military product for foreign trade this time, then the difficulties caused by the sharp reduction in domestic military orders next year will naturally be solved, and he, as the factory director, can sleep well for a few days.

You know, because of the reduction in military orders next year, Liu Biao has been feeling very anxious and even unable to sleep at night.

So he hoped that Xu Qiang could postpone the college entrance examination and devote all his energy to the research and development of military products for foreign trade.

"I know that, but even if you let me start developing new products now, I won't be interested. It would be better for me to finish one thing before doing another. Besides, there are still five months until March next year, so there is still plenty of time..."

"Early ass!" Liu Biao was so angry that he couldn't help but swear, and said, "I have something to tell you. Chief Engineer Li has already completed the project of new product development today. You'd better start as soon as possible. Of course, no matter which of you can finally fulfill the promise and develop the new product, it will be good for the factory, but this matter may be your only chance for an exceptional promotion. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again!"

Liu Biao has made his words very clear.

If Xu Qiang fails to get into university this time, it will not have any big impact on him. After all, there is an opportunity to take the college entrance examination every year.

But before, in the guesthouse, in front of many factory leaders and model workers, Xu Qiang and Li Cunzhu had actually issued a declaration of war, and the referee was Luo Tao, so this matter was not so simple.

In other words, if Li Cunzhu loses, his reputation will be damaged, but he will still be the chief engineer of the factory. But if Xu Qiang loses, he may never have such a chance to make a big leap in the future...

(End of this chapter)