"You want to set up a factory in Changzhou?"

Hearing Xu Qiang say this, everyone present was stunned.

No one expected that Xu Qiang would actually put forward such a condition.

Changzhou does have a lot of township enterprises, and even ranks first in the country in terms of quantity.

However, all the township enterprises here are collective enterprises, and there has never been a private enterprise. After all, the country has no relevant policies and does not allow the existence of private enterprises.

Although there are indeed some small workshops in the country, there are many restrictions. The number of employees cannot exceed seven, which is the so-called "seven up and eight down".

"Xu Qiang, it's impossible for you to set up a factory. The country has no policy in this regard, and we have no way to do anything about it." After a moment, Xue Zhiqin said to Xu Qiang.

"I have just said that it is an affiliated enterprise. To put it bluntly, it is still a collective nature," said Xu Qiang.

"Running a factory is not an easy thing. Do you have any experience in this area before?" Zhang Li couldn't help but ask at this time.

"Let me tell you the truth. I'm currently running a fertilizer factory in my hometown in Jiangxi. I use local peat to refine humic acid fertilizer. I've been running it for almost a year." Xu Qiang paused, then continued, "At that time, my small factory was affiliated with a village-run enterprise in a neighboring village. There was no problem with the procedures. We were self-managed and responsible for our own profits and losses. We paid a portion of management fees to the affiliated unit every year and paid taxes based on our turnover. This time I came to Shanghai to study for four years, so I wanted to move the entire company here and also wanted to adopt the previous method..."

"Uh." Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

In fact, there are many private enterprises that are affiliated with other companies these days. Especially since this year, many private enterprises in China have put on the "red hat", which is not a rare thing.

However, it does seem unbelievable that a top national expert like Xu Qiang would start his own business and set up a factory under a license.

"If you are willing to do me this favor, I can take less labor fee, just two hundred thousand a year. I promise to provide you with more good chemical products according to the contract requirements!" Xu Qiang said with a raised eyebrow.

"I really didn't realize that Comrade Xu Qiang is also a big boss." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"I'm not a big boss. My factory is just a small workshop at best. There are only four people in total. I can only make a little money..." said Xu Qiang.

"Only four people?" Xue Zhiqin looked surprised.

"There are five of us, and I never thought of expanding the business at the beginning. I just worked in a factory at that time, and when I had free time, I started a small workshop with a few friends in our village. It was not something that could be shown on the stage." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"If there are only four of us... this matter will be much easier." Xue Zhiqin thought for a moment, then said: "How about this, if you come to Changzhou to register, I can arrange a company for you to register. As for the location, you are just a small workshop, so you shouldn't need a lot of space. I can find a small factory for you in the city, and you can rent it directly and settle down there..."

"That's great!" Xu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard that.

For Xu Qiang, the best thing would be to rent a factory directly in the urban area.

You know, if Xu Qiang wants to move his workshop from Jiangxi to Changzhou, he must first solve the problem of land and delivery room. If he builds the house himself, it will take at least half a year. In addition, he needs to connect to water and electricity, which is quite troublesome. If it is located in a remote area, it is quite difficult to solve the water and electricity problems.

Another issue is product transportation. These days, towns and villages are all on bumpy dirt roads. The farther from the city, the higher the transportation cost. This is also an issue that Xu Qiang must consider.

Finally, if the factory is built in a rural town, once pollution and other problems arise and conflicts arise with local people, no one will help. Even the daily safety of the factory will be difficult to guarantee. The equipment and products may be stolen overnight.

But now, Xue Zhiqin directly proposed to arrange a place for him to build a factory in the city, which is naturally the best thing.

As long as Xu Qiang is useful to the CZ Municipal Government, his factory will be able to continue to operate smoothly!

"Mayor Xue, are there any idle factories in our urban area?" Zhang Li asked.

"Of course there are. Last week I went to inspect our Cotton Mill No. 4. There is an old warehouse behind their factory, which is no longer in use. They want to use this place to open a tertiary industry restaurant, but the place is too remote and not many people go there. I will talk to their factory director later and ask them to rent it to Xu Qiang. It is much better than leaving it idle." Xue Zhiqin said.

"Well, that's okay." Zhang Li nodded.

"Then I'll rent this warehouse!" Xu Qiang said quickly.

"Don't be impatient..." Xue Zhiqin glanced at Xu Qiang and said, "Let's talk about technical cooperation first..."

"Tell me, how much money is appropriate for me per year?"

"I think fifteen thousand a year should be a very suitable price..." "Then the price is fifteen thousand!" Without waiting for Xue Zhiqin to finish, Xu Qiang agreed.

As long as Xu Qiang could set up a factory in CZ city, everything else was trivial. As for the fact that Xue Zhiqin had slashed the price to 150,000, which was 50,000 less than the 200,000 proposed by Xu Qiang before, it didn't matter to Xu Qiang.

Because Xu Qiang understood that with his technical ability and the hardware and software conditions provided by the CZ Municipal Government, he was confident that he could earn much higher profits than his labor fees!
"Uh..." Xue Zhiqin didn't expect Xu Qiang to agree so readily, so he was stunned for a moment, and after coming to his senses, he said, "Also, I haven't negotiated with the cotton mill yet. I guess the rent won't be cheap, at least tens of thousands of yuan a year..."

"It's okay. I won't pay a penny less in rent." Xu Qiang said readily.

"As for the affiliation contract..."

"The contract with the village-run enterprise I'm affiliated with stipulates that it is self-managed, independently calculated, and responsible for its own profits and losses. It pays a 6% management fee to the affiliated unit every year and independently bears taxes and fees based on its own turnover." Xu Qiang paused and continued, "As for what regulations you have here, I don't know, anyway, this is the usual practice in Jiangxi."

"It sounds feasible, but I still need to discuss this with the Fourth Cotton Mill. You can register with them first, which will make management easier." Xue Zhiqin thought for a while and then said, "I will give you a reply in a few days. Please wait for a while."

"Okay, thank you Mayor Xue, I will wait for good news then." Xu Qiang said.

At this point, Xu Qiang had actually decided to move the factory to Changzhou.

This undoubtedly solved a problem that had been bothering Xu Qiang for the past few months.

Since I have been away from my hometown in Jiangxi for a long time, and communication is inconvenient in those days, I don’t have a mobile phone and can’t make long-distance calls, so managing the workshop has always been very troublesome. Fortunately, Liu Jun and others are very reliable, so no major problems have occurred.

After the factory moved to Changzhou this time, management became much more convenient. It only takes more than three hours to drive from Shanghai to the downtown area of ​​CZ. If you have your own car, you can make a round trip on the same day, which is very easy.

Next, Xu Qiang, Xue Zhiqin, Zhang Li and others toasted each other to celebrate the successful completion of the perfume project.

The meal lasted until after two o'clock in the afternoon. When Xu Qiang got on the car back to Shanghai, Zhang Li also got on the car carrying a suitcase.

"This is the final payment of 85,000 yuan. Please count it." Sitting in the back row with Xu Qiang, Zhang Li opened the box, revealing stacks of brand new big unity banknotes.

"No need, I trust you." Xu Qiang saw the binding tape on the banknote that had not been torn off, and said with a smile.

The last time Xu Qiang received a project bonus was in Mayor Xue’s office. The accounting staff was called in and asked Xu Qiang to sign the document.

But this time it was a little different. Zhang Li gave him the money directly without any formalities. Although Xu Qiang felt a little strange, he didn't ask much.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, I want to know, do you have any research on daily chemical products? For example, women's cosmetics..." Zhang Li asked.

"Women's cosmetics?"

"Yes, like skin care products, lipstick, eyebrow pencil and so on."

"Do you believe me if I tell you there is research?" Xu Qiang asked with a smile.

"You probably won't believe it." Zhang Li smiled and shook her head, then continued, "But I think with your level, you should be able to imitate some of the best-selling products on the market."

There is no such thing as patents these days, so if you want to produce a best-selling product in a short period of time, imitation is indeed a good way.

However, some products are not easy to imitate, and even if you can make an identical product, it will take a lot of time to achieve mass production and control quality and cost. It is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight.

But for Xu Qiang, it was a relatively easy thing. It was just that women's cosmetics was a good project with high profits, and he did not want to give up his technology easily.

"Imitation is no problem, but I haven't signed a long-term contract with you in Changzhou yet, so..."

"That's okay. As long as you can help me develop cosmetics, I can pay you a reward." Zhang Li said with a raised eyebrow.

"You'll give me a reward?" Xu Qiang was stunned when he heard that.

"That's right. Actually I'm just a middleman, but you don't have to worry about the money. We can still follow the previous price, 100,000 yuan per project. As long as the product is good enough, we can continue to cooperate..." Zhang Li said seriously.

"Although I want to make money, this project is a bit difficult..." Xu Qiang thought for a while, then said: "Or let me think about it first, and I will give you an answer next time we meet." (End of this chapter)