Chapter 88 Consulting Fees

Just as Cao Liansheng said, Xu Qiang did want to produce some spices and dyes by purchasing these raw materials.

Dyes, in particular, are new products that Xu Qiang plans to develop and produce.

Xu Qiang's current peat farm is already of a small scale, but the profit from solely producing fertilizers is still not high enough, and it is heavily dependent on the supply and marketing cooperative as a sales channel. Once this channel is lost, it will be difficult for Xu Qiang to find a better sales point in the short term.

As a small business owner, you must be prepared for danger in times of peace. You cannot hang all your baskets on one tree, and you must think of ways to diversify your products and adapt to various changes in the market.

But in fact, in addition to extracting humic acid, peat can also be used to produce some industrial dyes through special processes.

With the reform and opening up, people's requirements for clothing are becoming more and more diverse. From the earliest common "gray, blue, and green", to now, more and more fashionable clothing has appeared on the market, such as bat shirts, knitted sweaters, and ski jackets, which have become the highlights of clothing. Diversity and pluralism have become the development trend of the fashion industry in this era.

Because of this, domestic garment factories have a relatively large demand for industrial dyes, and Xu Qiang also wants to make arrangements in advance and enter this industry.

Compared with the extraction of humic acid fertilizers, the threshold for industrial dyes is slightly higher and requires special equipment, but the profit is very high, much higher than humic acid fertilizers. The most important point is that this kind of industrial dye should not have trouble selling in this era, and the product itself does not need packaging. It can be sold directly to clothing manufacturers across the country, thus getting rid of the supply and marketing cooperative channels that can only be relied on at present.

"Master Cao is indeed an expert. You saw through it at a glance." Xu Qiang said approvingly, and then continued: "Yes, I bought these things because I want to make daily chemical products and dyes, but I can't find a way to buy equipment and raw materials for the time being. I think your research institute must buy some chemical raw materials and equipment every year, so I want to find a related store or manufacturer through you..."

Before his rebirth, Xu Qiang had worked in chemical research institutes in Changchun and BJ, so he knew that these research institutes would purchase some chemical raw materials and equipment every year for scientific research needs. However, Xu Qiang was in a scientific research position at the time and knew little about the institute's procurement channels and manufacturers.

"The chemical supplies purchased by our institute are basically from Shanghai BJ and Hangzhou. I don't know exactly where they are purchased from." Cao Liansheng pondered for a moment, then continued, "For matters like this, we need to contact the purchasing department of our institute. They are specifically responsible for purchasing equipment and raw materials, but I don't have much contact with the people in that department..."

"Oh, I see..." Xu Qiang was a little disappointed when he heard this, but it was also expected. When he worked in the research institute before, he rarely dealt with purchasing staff. After all, the job functions and nature were different.

"I'm very curious, what do you buy these things for? Are you planning to start a business? If you were doing research yourself, you wouldn't buy such expensive instruments. For example, there is only one gas chromatograph in our institute. There are only one or two manufacturers in China that produce this thing, and one costs tens of thousands of yuan!"

Cao Liansheng took another look at the list and said with surprise.

"Actually, I want to help the factory develop more military-to-civilian product projects."

"If it's your factory that's purchasing it, then you can just let your purchasing department handle it?" Cao Liansheng was obviously a person who liked to argue.

"No one in our purchasing department understands chemical engineering. To put it bluntly, in our Shengli Machinery Factory, there are more than 10,000 people including their families, but there is not a single talent in chemical engineering. Otherwise, Director Liu would not have brought only a temporary worker like me here." Xu Qiang said, spreading his hands.

"Well, that's it."

"Master Cao, let me tell you this. Please do me a favor and take this list to find all the people in your purchasing department. I don't need to ask them to help me buy tomorrow. Just tell me the relevant manufacturers and channels to buy them." Xu Qiang pondered for a moment, then said, "Of course, I won't ask them to help for nothing. If they can tell me where to buy these things, I'll give them some labor fees!" "This is not about money..."

"Two hundred yuan! As long as you help me solve this problem, I will give you two hundred yuan!" Xu Qiang simply stretched out two fingers.

"This one……"

Cao Liansheng originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but when he heard about the reward Xu Qiang gave him, he immediately became concerned.

Even though he was one of the best chemical experts in the province, Cao Liansheng's monthly salary was only 80 yuan. Although it was higher than that of ordinary workers, he was still tempted by the labor fee of 200 yuan. After all, it was equivalent to nearly three months' salary for him.

What's more, for him, this matter can be said to be a piece of cake. He can probably just give a pack of cigarettes worth a dozen yuan and the matter can be easily settled.

Moreover, there are not many people working in purchasing these days who don’t try to make some money. Besides, this isn’t some secret that involves any violation of the law, so it’s not worth mentioning at all.

"I have fifty yuan here. Take it first. After you finish the job for me, I will give you the remaining one hundred and fifty yuan." Xu Qiang said as he took out fifty yuan from his pocket and put it on the table.

In fact, Xu Qiang could choose other ways to slowly obtain purchasing channels for these chemical products, but the current situation is that the factory director only gave him two days of vacation, which is not enough time for him to ask around, so he simply chose to spend money to pave the way. This is also the simplest and most efficient method, which is actually equivalent to consulting fees.

Besides, if he were to find channels for these chemical products himself, the time, energy, travel expenses, and accommodation costs would definitely be much higher than the 200 yuan. So if 200 yuan can get this done, it would definitely be worthwhile!
"Look, we've only just met twice, and you're already giving me so much money..."

Cao Liansheng is a cultured man after all. Facing Xu Qiang's "money-grubbing PR", he obviously feels uncivilized.

"Master Cao, please don't be embarrassed. I may need your help many times in the future. I'm just a farmer and I don't understand so many twists and turns. You should just accept the money." While Xu Qiang was speaking, he gently pushed the five big unity bills in front of Cao Liansheng.

"Okay, then I'll obey your command." After a brief inner struggle, Cao Liansheng finally put the fifty yuan into his pocket.

"The factory director only gave me two days off this time. I may have to take the train back tomorrow night..." Xu Qiang reminded.

"Tomorrow at noon, come to this restaurant and wait. I will help you with this matter no matter what!"

Cao Liansheng said while gritting his teeth.

(End of this chapter)