Chapter 127: Visiting Wen Chang Again

  Being able to guarantee an increase of half the sales, Pang Wen was already very satisfied. He naturally agreed to Liang Sanping's request and also asked Liang Sanping to stay for dinner.

  However, Liang Sanping really didn't have the heart to eat now, and after making some necessary small talk, he excused himself. Liang Sanping then drove away directly. His next destination was Wen Chang.

  Wenchang is not far from Qiongzhou Port, and even now the live chickens sent to Xiangjiang are all shipped from Wenchang to the port of Qiongzhou. Wan Cheng also has a port, but it has not been developed because the water is too shallow.

  So there is no way to use it for the time being, and it costs too much for shallow-water ships to come over from Xiangjiang. It's not worth it at all. We can only wait until the transportation volume increases in the future and there is funding to invest before building a port here.

  "Haha... Welcome! Welcome, Comrade Liang! We've been waiting for you for a long time..." As soon as Liang Sanping's car arrived at Wen Chang, he saw the secretary of the local party committee, Bai Yang, smiling and waiting in front of the office building.

  Seeing the secretary waiting for him at the door, Liang Sanping was flattered. He quickly got out of the car and shook hands with Bai Yang, saying humbly and sincerely: "I'm really honored that you would wait for me at the door...".

  "Comrade Xiao Liang has run back and forth for us, creating such huge profits and value. As the secretary of the local committee, I should be waiting for you at the door."

  But then Bai Yang smiled and said to Liang Sanping, "Comrade Little Liang hasn't eaten yet, has he? Come on... let's eat first, we can talk later!"

  As he spoke, Bai Yang pulled Liang Sanping without saying a word and headed towards the small cafeteria. After driving for half a day, plus the time spent in Wan City, it was almost five o'clock when they arrived at Wen Chang.

  At noon, Liang Sanping didn't eat anything and was very hungry now. So he made an excuse and agreed. Under the leadership of Bai Yang and other Wen Chang cadres, they went straight to the small cafeteria.

  "Welcome, welcome... Comrade Liang has come from afar, and is our honored guest! Let us drink to show our respect!" White Yang smiled and raised his cup towards Liang Sanping.

  Liang Sanping could only smile wryly: "Secretary Bai, please don't make me drink anymore. This time I came over mainly to report to you. If I get drunk, I won't be able to report to you."

  "Hey! If not today, then tomorrow's gathering will do! What's the big deal?!" But Bai Yang smiled and said: "You've come from afar, and are an honored guest of our Wen Chang, how can you not drink a few cups?"

  Seeing Bai Yang's expression, Liang Sanping suddenly realized. Bai Yang must have also guessed that he came for fertilizer, this is not a secret. Now Baoting lacks fertilizer, this is a well-known thing.

  Thousands of acres of vegetable planting, the fertilizer needed is not a small number. But Wenchang is not Baoting after all, and they also have their own considerations. You Baoting need farm manure for planting, we Wenchang need it too!

  Although Wen Chang does not plant winter vegetables now, they also have rice crops. These also need fertilizers, and in this era when chemical fertilizers are not easy to obtain, manure becomes extremely precious.

  However, Secretary Bai Yang is much more cunning than Pang Wen. He doesn't plan to give Liang Sanping a chance to speak. First get him drunk and then push him away tomorrow. You're eating my food, it's not good for you to force me to give you fertilizer, right?

  "Ah, I've come this time to report to Secretary Bai about our plan for the development of Wen Chang." Liang Sanping smiled and picked up his wine cup, taking a sip before speaking.

  "Now, relying solely on the Wen Chang chicken industry, our Wen Long is still unable to expand and strengthen. So, I have been thinking about how to introduce other industries or increase production to increase our Wen Long's financial income..."

  Bai Yang immediately gestured discreetly to the secretary after hearing Liang Sanping's words. The secretary understood and used his eyes to stop those officials who wanted to toast. Waiting quietly for Bai Yang to speak.

  "Oh? Comrade Xiao Liang is really full of ideas! Our Wen Chang's development can't do without you! Hurry up and speak. What good methods do you have to increase our income on the Wen Chang side?"

  "Secretary Bai, the emperor is not even short of starving soldiers! Can you at least let me eat a meal before I make my report?" But then Liang Sanping smiled and said: "I've been rushing over from Wancheng for several hours, I'm almost fainting with hunger. You can't be so cruel, can you?!"

  "Ah, yes! You put it that way, and it seems like I'm even more ruthless than the landlords of the old society! Not even calling people to eat, just rushing them to work!" Bai Yang laughed and put down his wine cup, picking up a piece of food with chopsticks for Liang Sanping: "Come on... try our Wenchang chicken. This is one of your introduced projects, after all!"

  Liang Sanping smiled and thanked him, then picked up a piece of Wen Chang chicken and savored it carefully. He had to admit that the meat was tender and smooth, with a hint of fruit fragrance. It was indeed one of the good things that Song Jia's third son brought to Jinling as a gift back in the day.

  With one breath, under the persuasion of these cadres, Liang Sanping finished three bowls of rice. Only then did he put down his bowl and chopsticks, smiling at Bai Yang: "Secretary Bai, since we're discussing official business, shouldn't we go to the conference room?"

  Bai Yang nodded. Then he reacted: Liang Sanping was too cunning. Now that he had eaten and drunk enough, he didn't fear the officials' forced drinking at all.

  At that time, the cadres were not like the "alcohol battlefield" of later generations, and they could only drink a limited amount. Moreover, Bai Yang also knew that Liang Sanping was a good drinker in Jianghai. When hosting Xiangjiang to inspect, such as Jiang Li and others, Liang Sanping had already taken the lead in blocking a lot of wine.

  I originally wanted to take advantage of his empty stomach and get him drunk. Now it seems that's not possible.

  "Comrade Xiao Liang is right, since we are discussing official business, let's go to the conference room." Bai Yang sighed inwardly and waved his hand at the secretary: "Make some hot tea and bring it up, let's see what good plans Comrade Xiao Liang has."

  The canteen of the Wen government is not far from the office building, just a few steps away. Everyone thought it was after dinner to digest food and walked towards the office building with Liang Sanping chatting and laughing.

  Bai Yang was calm and composed, smiling as he led Liang Sanping and the others towards the conference room. The secretary had already gone ahead to set up the venue. In fact, there wasn't much to set up, just opening the door and turning on the lights of the conference room.

  Then the staff of the general office went to make tea and sent it to the conference room. At the same time, prepare to take minutes. This meeting is temporary, and there is no time to rush out a speech manuscript. Taking good minutes is enough.

  The conference room is on the third floor. At this time, even government office buildings in Qiong Island do not have elevators. Fortunately, the stairs are very spacious, and everyone chatted and laughed as they arrived at the third floor. Before long, a crowd surged into the conference room.

  After everyone sat down, Liang Sanping took a sip of tea and waited for Bai Yang to speak. Meetings always have a fixed pattern, the leader must speak first, followed by the participants' speeches and discussions.

  This routine can't be messed up, if it's messed up, it will be troublesome. Liang Sanping, who had been in the official circle for his whole life, naturally knew this principle, and he even knew that the seating arrangement was also governed by rules.

  The ranking was also arranged, and Liang Sanping had modestly given up several positions to sit in the far right position. As soon as Bai Yang cleared his throat, everyone immediately fell silent.

  "First of all, we welcome Comrade Xiao Liang from Antianmin Company, who has traveled a long distance to join us in Wen Chang and discuss the development work of our Wen Chang... No matter whether he is willing or not, Bai Yang always starts with a bunch of official jargon."

  These official clichés and routines are not something you can choose not to do, if you don't do them, the people below will think that this official is not dignified enough. So whether you like it or not, when you're in this position, you have to put on a sufficient show of official airs.

  Even the most ordinary person, putting on this set of airs and doing enough official tone, can still bring out some official flavor. And the cadres below, whether they are hypocritical or sincere, have to take out their notebooks to prepare for their own meeting records.

  The leader's speech, you are smiling and laughing at the bottom, what does this look like? This should be noted, or it should be done. Of course, everyone's notes are not the same. Some people highlight the key points and then write their own insights.

  Some people will record everything they hear and then go back to study whether the leader's words have any hidden meaning or are just empty official talk.

  "...Now we invite Comrade Xiao Liang to speak, everyone applauds to welcome!" However, Bai Yang took the lead in applauding, and amidst a burst of applause, Liang Sanping smiled humbly and stood up, first slightly bowing before speaking.

  "Ladies and gentlemen present here are all my seniors, with much richer work experience than me. Here, I just want to share some of my immature views. Please kindly point out and correct..."

  No matter how capable you are, these necessary attitudes still need to be done. Arrogance and complacency are especially taboo in the eyes of Chinese people, particularly among officials. Even if you're an ordinary person, having abilities but lacking humility will also provoke antipathy.

  Of course, in Western countries it is different. There you need to get used to showing yourself off, showing your wisdom and ability. This is the result of cultural differences.

  "Firstly, I would like to inform all the seniors of one thing, which is that I have already discussed with our cooperative partner, Mr. Jiang Li, and next month I will be going to Hong Kong to discuss the opening up of the Southeast Asian market for Wen Chang Chicken."

  Li Sanping smiled slightly and said to the cadres present: "Now, Wenchang chicken has opened up a sales channel in Xiangjiang. Mr. Jiang Li and others estimate that in the next few months, especially during the Spring Festival, the sales of Wenchang chicken will increase by at least 50%!"

  "Ah——!" Bai Yang and others heard this and suddenly inhaled a breath of cool air. Good guy! Directly increased by 50% ah~ (....)