Guo Rui always thought that Xu Qiang had no experience in managing a research institute, but in fact, in his previous life, Xu Qiang had worked in one of the top research institutes in the country for more than ten years. He had a good understanding of the institute's operating mechanisms, especially some of the operating experiences and social skills.

Moreover, compared with the early completion of the project, what is more important to Xu Qiang is how he can have a long-term, stable, efficient and united team. Therefore, he must win the hearts of his people and make them feel that there is a future in following him and that the working and living environment is comfortable. Only in this way will everyone follow him wholeheartedly.

If Xu Qiang had managed the team strictly from the beginning and organized his subordinates to work intensively, there should have been no problem in the short term, but after the project was completed, many people would naturally choose to leave, including some outstanding core members, which would obviously be very detrimental to Xu Qiang's future work.

Therefore, Xu Qiang kept asking his superiors for various benefits in order to keep these people's hearts in Shanghai and make them feel "happy and unwilling to leave". Only in this way could Xu Qiang maintain the strong scientific research strength of this Shanghai Institute in the future.

Afterwards, Xu Qiang and Guo Rui talked about some work-related matters, but when it came to whether the project could be completed within the specified time, Xu Qiang gave him a guarantee, which made Guo Rui reluctantly breathe a sigh of relief.

……

For the next half month, Xu Qiang traveled between Shanghai and Changzhou.

After a period of development, Xu Qiang's small chemical factory business in Changzhou is getting better and better.

Since the factory was right next to the State-Owned Cotton Mill No. 4, Xu Qiang had an advantage over the others. For the past half month, he and Erhu had been entertaining and giving gifts everywhere. From the director and secretary of the cotton mill to the workshop directors and team leaders, Xu Qiang had taken care of everything, so they soon obtained a large number of dye orders from the factory.

In fact, the reason why Xu Qiang was able to obtain orders was not only because of his various connections and hospitality, but more importantly, the dyes produced by his small factory were indeed of very good quality. Since he adopted new technologies and formulas from his previous life, the dye products produced by Xu Qiang were more vivid in color and had better firmness. It was precisely because of this that after receiving the factory's inspection report, the State-owned Cotton Spinning Factory No. 4 immediately terminated its cooperation with several other state-owned dye factories and fully adopted the products of Xu Qiang's factory.

As for indigo powder, which has always been the flagship dye product of Xu Qiang's factory, it is still in short supply. For this reason, Xu Qiang spent more than 80,000 yuan to purchase a batch of new equipment, which increased the output of this dye by two times. The profit of this product alone is as high as more than 3,000 yuan a day. Combined with the fragrance formula products currently produced for Zhang Li Daily Chemical Factory, Xu Qiang's factory makes a net profit of up to 5,000 yuan a day!
If development continues at this rate, it will be easy for Xu Qiang to earn a million yuan a year. If development is better, the annual income can even reach two million yuan or even higher!

In fact, in Changzhou and even the entire southern Jiangsu region, there are rich people everywhere, but due to social environment and security considerations, no one will show off their wealth. So if there is any wealth ranking list, Xu Qiang may not even be in the top ten in Changzhou!

This is actually an era where seriousness and fantasy interweave, and Xu Qiang is gradually moving towards the ranks of the "invisible rich"...

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In the blink of an eye, it was mid-December.

The weather in Shanghai is getting colder, with the lowest temperature at night sometimes reaching minus ten degrees Celsius.

At this time, Xu Qiang and Zhang Li were sitting in a private room of a high-end restaurant in Shanghai, eating a steaming assorted casserole.

When it comes to the "real ingredients" of the "assorted hot pot", it's not just a casual remark. Over the years, the basic style has not changed much and continues to be enriched.

Pork bone soup or fresh chicken soup is served with vermicelli and cabbage as the base, and on top are placed pork skin, blanched bamboo shoots, egg dumplings, bacon slices, meat balls, fish balls, etc. The more sophisticated ones may also add bamboo fungus, fungus, etc. The heating is usually done in an electric stove, but a carbon stove was also used in the past.

Egg dumplings and meatballs are all homemade, especially the skill of making egg dumplings, which is a compulsory course for Shanghainese family cooking. Since then, with the continuous prosperity of the market, many semi-finished products can be purchased.

In addition, the ingredients are placed in a circle along the edge of the casserole to form layers, which symbolizes centripetal, perfection, and family harmony. This steaming and heart-warming dish is also a must-have for many Shanghai families during festivals.

"I'll toast you to celebrate our pleasant cooperation." At this time, Zhang Li picked up a glass of white wine and said to Xu Qiang with a smile.

"Happy cooperation!" Xu Qiang and Zhang Li clinked their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

"The daily chemical products you provided me are really very good. We have started to receive orders not only from Shanghai but also from all over the country. I am organizing the factory staff to work in three shifts and work 24 hours a day, but the supply is still insufficient to meet the demand." Zhang Li said with satisfaction after putting down her wine glass. Originally, Zhang Li had very high visions. She had always wanted to establish a high-end perfume brand in China, and eventually open up the international market to become a world-renowned perfume brand, thereby earning high profits.

However, Xu Qiang provided her with a development model of small profits but quick turnover. Soap and shampoo are daily necessities that ordinary people often use. When the sales volume reaches a certain value, the profit obtained will also be quite high.

In the first week after the "Xinli" series of soaps were launched on the market, daily sales volume quickly climbed from more than 100 pieces to more than 2,000 pieces. Up to now, Zhang Li's factory produces more than 10,000 pieces of soap per day, and it is still in short supply.

As for the shampoo provided by Xu Qiang, it also brought great surprise to Zhang Li. In fact, compared with soap, the production technology of shampoo is relatively simpler, but the profit is much higher than soap. Once it was launched on the market, the sales volume was also very considerable. It almost immediately replaced the shampoo cream products on the market and became the most popular shampoo product in Shanghai.

So the next step is for Zhang Li to expand the production scale. The new factory is nearing completion and the relevant equipment will be in place soon.

"As long as the product is good, it is only a matter of time before it is recognized by the market." Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "In fact, it's not just the product that is good, your channels and marketing methods are also very good, which is why you have the current sales volume..."

Xu Qiang said this not intentionally to flatter Zhang Li, but because Zhang Li does have a good business sense.

Zhang Li relied on the channels she had opened up, and also hired designers from Hong Kong to design the packaging for the products. As a result, the packaging of the new soaps and shampoos was much more "high-end" than the somewhat "rustic" packaging in China, and even had a bit of an international feel.

The citizens in Shanghai are undoubtedly the most receptive to new products and new things in the country. When such an eye-catching new product suddenly appears on the market, many people want to "try it". After consumers find that the product is indeed very easy to use, it is natural that sales will be booming.

If it weren't for Zhang Li, even if Xu Qiang produced the products, he would not have been able to put them on the market so quickly. Just entering the two largest department stores in Shanghai would have been almost impossible.

So Xu Qiang and Zhang Li, one is in technology and the other is in management, both of them have their own strengths, and when combined together, they are definitely a golden pair.

"If the product is not good, no matter how I promote it, it will not sell well." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "I have helped the CZ Municipal Government to promote some products before, but the results were average. The sales were not bad, but they did not reach the expected sales volume..."

"In fact, in addition to soap and shampoo, I have also mastered the processes and formulas of some other daily chemical products, which I developed in my spare time in the past few years." Xu Qiang glanced at Zhang Li and continued, "In addition, I have upgraded the soap and shampoo formulas I gave you before. If the market competition is fierce in the future, we can still keep a backup plan. Only by constantly updating our products can we avoid being eliminated by the market."

"Mr. Xu, you are really productive." Zhang Li smiled slightly and continued, "Actually, you don't have to remind me like this. I invited you out this time to discuss long-term cooperation with you..."

"Uh." Hearing this, Xu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I always keep my promises. My uncle told me that in business, you have to keep your word. Only in this way can you stand firm and expand your business." Zhang Li paused and continued, "According to what we agreed before, I will give you 30% of the shares, but you must also fulfill your due obligations and do a good job in product research and development. I believe that as long as the two of us work together, we can definitely expand the business!"

"Don't worry about that. I make a living with my skills. Besides, I have shares in the company. I will definitely do my best." Xu Qiang immediately made his statement.

Xu Qiang didn't expect that Zhang Li would agree to give him 30% of the shares so readily. He had thought that the other party might bargain.

In fact, what Xu Qiang didn't know was that after the last meeting between the two, Zhang Li also contacted Hong Kong and inquired about the cost and quotation of daily chemical product research and development. When she saw an almost astronomical figure, she decisively chose to cooperate with Xu Qiang.

You have to know that internationally, not to mention how much higher the labor costs are than in China, just wanting to develop a daily chemical product, the time and financial costs required are quite staggering, easily costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. It is possible that even after spending a huge amount of money, you still have to wait a long time to get the product formula, which is obviously not conducive to the rapid development of the domestic market.

Xu Qiang's R&D efficiency is surprisingly high, and the products he makes are indeed popular. This is also the most important reason why Zhang Li finally chose to take out 30% of the shares and cooperate with him... (End of this chapter)