"It seems that this kid still has a trick up his sleeve." Xue Zhiqin said.

"He must have some tricks up his sleeve. I always feel that Xu Qiang is not an expert, but more like a businessman. All he thinks about is making money." Zhang Li paused, then continued, "But since we have a contract, we must follow the contract."

"It seems that the 50,000 yuan must be given to him."

"That's for sure. But if he can really help us develop the feed industry, the money won't be lost." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "As long as the technical issues can be resolved, I have the confidence to expand the feed market. At least we can occupy the feed market in the Pearl River Delta. And most importantly, we can also control the breeding industry in the entire southern Jiangsu region."

"Control the entire breeding industry in southern Jiangsu?" Hearing this, Xue Zhiqin's eyes suddenly lit up and asked, "Tell me more about it."

"In fact, it is nothing more than controlling feed costs and prices. When new feed is on the market, we don't have to make any money, but keep the price at the same level as traditional feed. Even if we make a loss, we have to subsidize production..." said Zhang Li.

"Subsidizing production at a loss?!" Xue Zhiqin was stunned for a moment, then said, "Zhang Li, are you sure? We spent so much money hiring experts and expanding the feed factory, and you still want to subsidize sales at a loss?"

"If you want to seize other people's market in a short period of time, this is the fastest and most direct way. There are at least hundreds of feed factories in southern Jiangsu, and many of them have their own long-term customers. It is not easy to snatch customers from them. Only when these farms have tasted enough sweetness will they accept our products..."

"But……"

"Mayor Xue, don't worry. This is a very common business practice abroad. The business world is like a battlefield. Sometimes we cannot just look at the short-term gains and losses, but must consider the overall situation and make long-term plans." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "When our market share reaches a certain level, we will slowly raise the price and boil the frog in warm water. By then, we will be able to make back our money with interest very quickly..."

"Uh." Hearing this, Xue Zhiqin suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "You are taking a risky move."

"But for our local farms, the price of feed must be set lower. In the long run, our breeding industry will have a cost advantage. Whether it is supplying the city or selling to other places, there is enough profit margin. It is difficult for breeding companies from other places to compete with our local breeding industry." Zhang Li said.

"Then let's do as you say!" Xue Zhiqin thought for a moment and agreed to Zhang Li's plan.

"Whether this plan will succeed depends on Xu Qiang's technical level. I will do my best to put pressure on him and ask him to reduce the cost of mass production of feed..." Zhang Li thought for a moment and then said, "In addition, we will also hold a small ceremony for this cooperation with Xu Qiang. At that time, I will invite some newspaper reporters from Shanghai to attend and publicize this matter."

"Okay, this is a good idea. I'll arrange for someone to prepare it later." Xue Zhiqin immediately understood what he said, but then frowned and asked, "If this matter is exposed, will it affect Xu Qiang..."

"That's a 50,000 yuan bonus. I think many people would take risks for this money. Besides, I won't let those reporters reveal their identities. I just need them to take a photo. There's no need for a special interview. We don't need to worry about the rest." Zhang Li smiled slightly and continued, "Of course, the relevant article will be published after the project cooperation between us and Xu Qiang is completed. There are many people present. I believe Xu Qiang will not know that the reporters were specially arranged by us..."

"Yeah." Xue Zhiqin nodded after hearing this.

"I will go to Shanghai tomorrow to invite Xu Qiang over. I will also need to send another car to pick up the reporters over there. The reception will be scheduled for tomorrow night, and 50,000 yuan in cash must be prepared in advance."

"Okay, I'll call the finance department right away."

"That's it." Zhang Li smiled slightly, turned around and left the office.

After seeing Zhang Li leave, Xue Zhiqin lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and quickly walked out...

……

The next morning, when Xu Qiang was about to go to the laboratory, someone called him to the communication room at the door.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, we meet again." Seeing Xu Qiang walking out of the campus, Zhang Li immediately greeted him with a smile on her face.

"It's been more than a month, and you finally remembered me?" Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"In fact, we have been paying close attention to the inspection of your new feed. Now that we have the results, we came here as soon as possible."

"Since there's no problem with the feed, I'm going to start charging you."

Facing Zhang Li, Xu Qiang went straight to the point.

If the other party had not expressed his intention, Xu Qiang would not have gone to Changzhou with Zhang Li at all.

"Don't worry, we have prepared the money and are just waiting for you to come and get it." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "We are a government department and have always been trustworthy. We will definitely not reduce the labor fee promised in the contract by a single cent."

"That's good." Xu Qiang nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Zhang Li, "Wait a moment, I'll go back and call someone. He is also a member of my project team. We will also need his help in our subsequent cooperation."

"No problem, I'll wait for you." "Okay." Xu Qiang nodded, then left the message room.

After about ten minutes, Xu Qiang found He Yonghong.

For more than a month, He Yonghong has been finding various reasons to ask for leave, just to stay in Shanghai for a while longer and continue to enhance his relationship with his girlfriend.

I have to say that He Yonghong is quite good at picking up girls. He dresses up in a suit and tie every day and looks very respectable. He usually accompanies his girlfriend to class. In his spare time, they go shopping and play together, living a carefree life.

However, as he had not been to work for a long time, his salary had stopped, and he had been spending a lot on food, drink, and entertainment recently, and was already stretched to the point of being stretched to the limit. In desperation, he had to borrow money from Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang was quite generous to He Yonghong, often lending him money in the amount of fifty or one hundred yuan, without even asking for a receipt, and never intending to ask him to pay it back.

However, He Yonghong felt a little embarrassed after borrowing money so often, so when Xu Qiang asked him to go to Changzhou together, he agreed without hesitation.

When He Yonghong followed Xu Qiang to the message room and saw Zhang Li standing at the door, he was stunned. It was obvious that He Yonghong did not expect Changzhou to send such a fashionable and beautiful girl to greet Xu Qiang. She was completely different from his impression of women working in the government. She looked more like a movie star.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Li." When Zhang Li saw He Yonghong, she immediately greeted him generously.

"Hello, my name is He Yonghong." Facing Zhang Li, He Yonghong actually felt a little embarrassed.

"Let's get in the car then."

"Ok."

Afterwards, Xu Qiang and He Yonghong got into the car with Zhang Li.

Compared with the last time they met, Zhang Li was obviously much more enthusiastic towards Xu Qiang this time. Along the way, she talked to him about feed matters, especially CZ City's preliminary plan for the feed industry, which made Xu Qiang feel refreshed.

When most cities in the country had not yet broken free from the shackles of the planned economy, the government in southern Jiangsu was truly courageous and they had clearly been at the forefront of this era.

From the chat with Zhang Li, I learned that in addition to the feed and breeding industries, Changzhou is also vigorously developing textiles, machinery and electronic products.

Xu Qiang himself is not good at machinery and electronic products, but he has shown great interest in the local textile industry.

The reason is very simple. Xu Qiang's dye factory has been cooperating with the textile factory in Fuzhou to supply goods. This is also his main source of income at present. If his dye factory can gain a foothold in Changzhou in the future, it will naturally need the support of local textile companies.

"Director Zhang, where do the dyes used in your textile factory mainly come from?" Xu Qiang asked Zhang Li while the car was halfway on the road.

"As long as industrial dyes are purchased from Shanghai, I don't know much about the price, but the quality of the products from Shanghai Dye Factory is still good." Zhang Li glanced at Xu Qiang and asked, "What? Do you have any new ideas?"

"I'm just asking casually." Xu Qiang replied, and then said: "By the way, if our feed project is completed this time, what new projects do you plan to support with our team's technology?"

Xu Qiang was naturally not satisfied with earning only 50,000 yuan, he wanted more projects.

In addition, Xu Qiang does not want to put all his eggs in one basket. If there are no new projects in Changzhou, he will go to other cities in southern Jiangsu to seek new cooperation.

The previous trip to Changzhou allowed Xu Qiang to see huge opportunities. He was pleasantly surprised to find that not only Changzhou, but also cities in southern Jiangsu including Wuxi and Suzhou were vigorously developing township enterprises, so this gave Xu Qiang a lot of room for choice.

"Well... let's finish the feed project first, okay?" Zhang Li smiled slightly, and then said: "If this project is successful, we will arrange a new project for you. In short, as long as you have enough technical ability, we will give you enough opportunities to make money and will never let you down..."

"That's good." Xu Qiang nodded and said, "But if we work together again, I would like to increase the labor fee..."

"Huh?" Zhang Li was startled when she heard that and asked, "How much do you want?"

"Not much, just double, maybe 100,000 yuan." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"One hundred thousand yuan!?"

After hearing the price offered by Xu Qiang, not only Zhang Li was surprised, but even He Yonghong, who was sitting next to him, almost jumped up! (End of this chapter)