Chapter 230 The dusty past

As time passed, the syrup mixture in the mixing tank began to become more and more viscous, and the rich sweet milky smell filled the entire workshop.

"Gulp." He Jie, who had been watching on the side, couldn't help swallowing her saliva. The smell was so tempting that the girl could hardly bear it.

It was already the final stage. Xu Qiang was directing the workers to pour the weighed starch and leavening agent into the mixing tank. The steaming syrup began to become gradually thicker, and the speed of the mixer also began to slow down.

"Almost done..." Seeing that the mixture in the mixing tank already showed signs of wire drawing, Xu Qiang immediately asked the workers to press the slow speed selection switch and asked them to fetch several stainless steel food plates.

"What's the matter?" Wang Jianmin came to Xu Qiang and asked.

"One more minute..." Xu Qiang glanced at his watch and said to Wang Jianmin, "Then have the workers turn off the machine, pour the syrup on the plate, let the syrup solidify for a while, and then you can cut it into candies."

"That's great!" Wang Jianmin said excitedly.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, several workers slowly poured the syrup in the mixing tank onto the prepared stainless steel food plates.

"This looks delicious!" At this time, He Jie was the first to come to the food plates. She stared at the milky white syrup inside and could no longer move.

"Cut a piece for him to try." Xu Qiang had already seen through He Jie's thoughts and said to the worker next to him.

So, a worker scooped a piece from the plate with a small spoon and handed it to He Jie with a smile.

He Jie didn't hesitate to take the spoon and put it directly into her mouth, totally disregarding the girl's modesty.

"So hot..."

The next moment, He Jie frowned because of the heat, but did not spit out the candy.

"Hahaha!" Wang Jianguo, the factory director standing by, laughed and asked, "Little comrade, how does it taste?"

"It's delicious, so delicious!" He Jie praised repeatedly, and then said: "I want to have another bite."

"You better be careful not to bankrupt other people's factories." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Director Wang wouldn't be so stingy, right?" He Jie glanced at Director Wang at this time.

"Eat! Eat as much as you want!" Wang Jianmin said straightforwardly, and then asked the workers around him to cut one of the plates of toffee into pieces so that everyone could have a taste.

At once, everyone gathered around.

In fact, when the toffee was about to come out of the pot, everyone present had been attracted by the sweet smell. It’s just that they were not as thick-skinned as He Jie, but they couldn’t help swallowing their saliva several times.

So, everyone present was given a piece of freshly-made toffee.

“Delicious, really delicious!”

"Congratulations, Comrade Xu Qiang!"

"I didn't expect that our factory could produce such delicious candy..."

For a moment, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became boiling.

There is no doubt that the first batch of milk candy they produced under Xu Qiang's command was very successful. The rich milky flavor and the moderate soft and hard texture were simply a great enjoyment.

Moreover, compared to the White Rabbit milk candy they had eaten before, this milk candy has a softer texture, but the sweetness and milk flavor are stronger. It can be said that it is not inferior to the White Rabbit at all, and in the eyes of many people, it is even better than the White Rabbit.

At this time, Liu Siying also picked up a piece of candy and put it in her mouth. Then, her eyes flashed with a bright color, and she subconsciously looked at Xu Qiang with an incredible look on her face.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, thank you so much!" Wang Jianguo grabbed Xu Qiang's hand and said, "You are really an expert. It seems that our factory will have a good future in the future..."

"Director Wang, you don't have to thank me. I am just completing the task assigned to me by my superiors. If you have the chance, please praise me in front of your superiors, and I will be satisfied." Xu Qiang said.

"That's a must! Praise is nothing. If this product sells well, I will give you a banner!" Wang Jianmin said with some excitement, "Also, if you need my help in the future, I will definitely do my best to help you as long as I can!"

"That's what I've been waiting for you to say!" Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"By the way, if this candy is put on the market, what name should it be given?" Wang Jianguo asked.

"If a new product wants to compete with the old brand, then the advertisement and product name must be eye-catching." Xu Qiang thought for a moment and then said, "Didn't I tell you before? There is a White Rabbit candy in Shanghai. We can call it Jade Rabbit candy. We can also draw some Mickey Mouse patterns on the packaging. Children like it the most. It can also be marked on it that our candy is produced using American technology..."

Even though Xu Qiang has no professional knowledge or training in advertising trademarks, he also knows the importance of gaining fame and popularity.

Actually, doing so is somewhat disadvantageous to the long-term development of the brand, but the current goal is to let the company survive in the competition and accumulate enough capital. In the future, there may be a chance to stage the drama of "Li Gui" killing "Li Kui". Xu Qiang thinks the name of Big Jade Rabbit is not bad, which fits the folk legend of Chang'e flying to the moon. As for the Mickey Mouse pattern, there is no patent law in China at that time, and it is estimated that Disney would not know that there is such a small Chinese factory.

It is actually a fact that many well-known big bosses in later generations who seem to be law-abiding, actually exploited loopholes in the country and the law to a greater or lesser extent when they started their business in their early years. Once their business grew bigger, they became more law-abiding than anyone else.

"Let's eat and talk at the same time! You guys have worked hard today, we must reward you!" Wang Jianguo smiled and pulled Xu Qiang and said, "And we two must have a good drink today. You are not an ordinary person, I still want to learn something from you."

"Okay." Xu Qiang nodded, and then he and Liu Siying followed Wang Jianmin to the "Three-in-One" in the factory.

At this time, He Jie asked the workers present to cut a large piece of candy for her, wrapped it in paper and put it in her pocket, and then she happily followed Xu Qiang to eat...

……

At the same time, Chen Zhitao, deputy director of Institute 201, had already arrived at the office of the Minister of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

At this time, Zhang Zhen was the Minister of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building Industry.

Zhang Zhen was born in Ding County, HEB Province in his early years. He joined the revolution in 1927, joined the Youth League in June 1927, and became a member of the Communist Party of China in 6.

He had served as Vice Minister and member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Chemical Industry, and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Petrochemical Industry.

In addition to Chen Zhitao and Zhang Zhen, there was another person sitting in the office, who was Huang Jing, the party secretary of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

"Old Chen, you just said on the phone that you had something important to report. What exactly happened?" Zhang Zhen asked after seeing Chen Zhitao sit down.

"Minister Zhang, this is the case. I looked at the product catalog of our department's foreign trade military products exhibition this year, and there was one product that really surprised me, so I came here to report to you as soon as possible." Chen Zhitao said.

"Haha, you, Old Chen, have participated in more than a hundred R&D projects of varying sizes over the past few decades. You have been through many ups and downs. Is there anything else that could surprise you?" Zhang Zhen smiled and continued, "Just tell me what it is."

"It's aramid paper." said Chen Zhitao.

"Huh?" Zhang Zhen was stunned for a moment, then said, "This is impossible!"

"What kind of paper?" Secretary Huang, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask when he saw this.

"It's true..." Chen Zhitao took out a sample of aramid paper from his bag, as well as a catalog of foreign trade military products exhibitions, and walked up to him and gently placed them on his desk.

"This..." Zhang Zhen first picked up the aramid paper, folded it with his hands, and then tried to tear it apart. His expression immediately became solemn.

"The aramid paper sample sent this time was inspected twice. The records say that the first test was conducted at the JX Provincial Mechanical Industry Research Institute, and the second test was conducted at our 201 Institute. The results of the two tests were basically consistent, so I think this is indeed a piece of aramid paper, but I feel that the fibers of the paper are of different lengths, so it should be a test product." Chen Zhitao said.

"Is this the product of that unit?" Zhang Zhen asked.

"It's from Jiangxi Factory 9304. I don't know much about this factory, but a factory that can develop such a product must not be a small factory!" Chen Zhitao said with certainty.

"I know Jiangxi 9304 Factory, which is Jiangxi Shengli Machinery Factory. It is a factory with 69 employees and the largest third-tier enterprise in Jiangxi." Zhang Zhen knew all about the subordinate units. He said puzzledly, "This aramid paper has nothing to do with their products. I remember that their main products are various types of artillery fuse devices and Type rocket launchers. How could they develop this kind of chemical material?"

Zhang Zhen is very knowledgeable about chemical industry because he served as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Petrochemical Industry more than ten years ago. He himself has a very high level of chemical technology.

"Yeah, I also find it a little unbelievable. We gathered the strength of the country's technical elites to develop aramid paper, but in the end we failed..." When he said this, a trace of regret flashed across Chen Zhitao's face, and he continued: "Although our country's chemical industry has made certain progress in the past two years, it is impossible for a single company to develop such a product with its technical strength, right?"

There is a reason why Chen Zhitao became somewhat excited when he mentioned aramid paper.

In fact, as early as the early 1970s, China began to follow the pace of international military industry development and launched research and development of aramid products.

The person who drafted and approved the project was Zhang Zhen, then Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Petrochemical Industry, and the person in charge of the project was Chen Zhitao from the 201 Institute!

However, it is very unfortunate that due to the lack of breakthroughs in core raw materials and key engineering technologies, the domestic demand for para-aramid can only rely entirely on imports.

Even today, ten years later, Chen Zhitao still feels unwilling to let this dusty past go. He feels that he has let down the country's expectations. It is precisely because of this that when he saw that a domestic manufacturer had successfully developed aramid paper, he was naturally extremely excited.

"Maybe this company is using imported products to pass off as their own developed products? They want to defraud the state's industrial support funds in this way?" Secretary Huang, who had been sitting next to them, suddenly said.

"That's possible, but we can't come to a conclusion yet..." Zhang Zhen thought for a moment, then said, "In any case, this kind of product is not suitable for participating in foreign trade military products exhibitions. Our country still needs to import this kind of product. The domestic demand cannot be met, so how can we allow it to be exported?"

"You're right. The best things must be used in related domestic industries first. Over the years, the Americans have used this thing to cheat us of foreign exchange. If we can produce it domestically, we will be proud of it..." said Chen Zhitao.

"We still don't know whether this product has been successfully developed..." Zhang Zhen thought for a moment, then said: "I will arrange for someone to go to JX Province to investigate this matter. If it is true, I will personally visit their factory!"

(End of this chapter)