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Chapter 435 Luxury Shopping Tour

One month after Suning led the technological upgrade and transformation, the Zhongyuan factory's inspection team set off to Japan. In fact, everyone knows that they should be called a shopping group. Now they are the most popular customers in Japan.

On the surface, the Japanese have the strongest sense of service. Although language communication is sometimes difficult, everyone is of the yellow race and looks more pleasing to the eye than the blondes and blue-eyed people in Europe and the United States. What's more important is that Japanese products are now very inexpensive and of good quality, so many people want to go to Japan for "inspection."

Suning watched the delegation go to Japan with smiles on their faces, and he did not feel too much resentment in his heart. After all, the most important thing was to do his own thing well.

Secretary Ling saw Su Ning turning to leave, then walked over with a smile and invited Su Ning, saying, "Chief Engineer Su, my family is also on this Japan delegation. I'm the only one left at home now. Come over to my place tonight and have a couple of drinks!"

"Okay! The work intensity has been too high these days, so I'll have a drink to relieve my fatigue."

"Haha, come directly to my house after get off work, and we must not leave until we are drunk."

"Haha, see you tonight then."

After saying goodbye to Secretary Ling, Suning returned to his work again. Secretary Ling's invitation today was exactly what Suning had been hoping for, because Suning just happened to have something to discuss with Secretary Ling.

Technological upgrades and renovations will inevitably require the replacement of some new equipment. Suning has now compiled a list of all the required equipment, which he will give to Secretary Ling for review. With his approval as the top leader, his subsequent work will become much easier.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Suning went straight home, took a nice shower, changed into clean clothes, and then went to Secretary Ling's house next door. Looking at the Ling's house, which seemed much more luxurious than his own home, Suning once again admired the "clear hierarchy" of Gao Xiangrong in the logistics department. "Talent" like him was designed for logistics work.

"Haha, Chief Engineer Su, please take a seat." Seeing Su Ning constantly looking at the home's decoration and high-end imported appliances, Secretary Ling explained with a smile, "Chief Engineer Su, these were all bought by Lao Gao. Lao Gao is an expert in logistics."

"Well, Secretary Ling is right. Director Gao is indeed very capable."

Secretary Ling took out two bottles of Shedian wine that Su Ning had never seen before. Su Ning couldn't help but pick them up and looked at them curiously, "Shedian old wine?"

"Yeah! This is what people at Zhongyuan Factory love to drink. It's much more popular than Moutai and Wuliangye."

"Oh? Then I'd like to savor it."

Secretary Ling poured wine for Su Ning and asked with a smile, "Chief Engineer Su has been at the Zhongyuan Factory for such a long time. Is there anything you are not used to?"

"Haha, I'm fine. I've always been adaptable since I was little, and the eating habits in Central Plains and Jinzhou aren't much different."

"Well, that's good." Secretary Ling said with a relaxed expression, "You are a great talent recruited by the Zhou Division. It would be bad if Zhongyuan Factory treated you poorly."

"Secretary Ling, you haven't considered me, Su Ning, one of your own!" Su Ning looked at Secretary Ling with a wry smile. "Since I, Su Ning, have come to Zhongyuan Factory, I am a member of Zhongyuan Factory. Secretary, there's no need to be so formal with me."

"Haha, what Chief Engineer Su said makes sense. Then I will punish myself with three glasses of wine." Secretary Ling drank three glasses of wine very happily before Su Ning could react. It was obvious that he was also a "wine lover".

After drinking a few glasses of wine in a row, Secretary Ling seemed to talk more, and then began to talk incessantly about the history of the Zhongyuan Factory. Only then did Su Ning realize that Secretary Ling was also a direct descendant promoted by Director Zhou.

Although Secretary Ling repeatedly claimed that he was Director Zhou's direct subordinate, Su Ning could still sense the resentment in his heart behind his words. After all, the Zhongyuan Factory was full of Director Zhou's work, and he, as the secretary, felt very aggrieved.

Suning thought of the subsequent establishment of the East China Sea Project Preparatory Group, in which Ma Baoping and Gao Xiangrong were arranged into the project group. In addition to the fact that this was an operation from Mr. Zhou, Suning thought that Secretary Ling would also be happy to see it happen.

"Secretary, we have made some progress in upgrading and renovating during this period. Here is a list of equipment I have compiled that I need your approval." Suning took out a list and handed it to Secretary Ling.

Secretary Ling quickly regained his shrewdness when they talked about work. He immediately took the list and began to look at it. "Ah? So much of this equipment requires foreign exchange?"

"Foreign exchange? No need." Su Ning smiled and shook his head, and began to solicit business for his company. "There is a Fuyun Foreign Trade in Beijing. These equipment can be purchased at a low price with RMB."

"What? Is this true?" Secretary Ling was obviously a little unconvinced.

"Secretary, there's a pretty strong home appliance manufacturer in the Central Plains, right?"

"Huh? Yeah! Does it have anything to do with Fuyun Foreign Trade?"

"Secretary, Zhongyuan Home Appliance Factory recently purchased two internationally leading television and refrigerator production lines from Fuyun Foreign Trade using RMB at a price far below market value."

"Ah? I heard about this matter, but I didn't expect that the transaction was conducted in RMB." Secretary Ling said in surprise.

"Haha, Secretary, you can contact Fuyun Foreign Trade. This is also the source of my confidence in upgrading and renovating. After all, it is very convenient to purchase some key equipment."

"Okay! I'll contact Fuyun Foreign Trade as soon as possible and will definitely not delay your technological transformation."

In fact, many advanced technology production lines can be purchased from Fuyun Foreign Trade, but Suning did not mention it too much because the inspection team has already gone to Japan, and Zhongyuan Factory must have gained its own benefits from this technology introduction. If Suning rashly goes up, it will definitely be disliked by the leadership of Zhongyuan Factory.

Suning still believes that the boiling frog method is the best. As long as the equipment needed for this technical upgrade and transformation is purchased from Fuyun Foreign Trade, the leaders of these Central Plains factories will definitely be tempted after gradual contact with them.

Three months passed quickly. Suning had been working at the Zhongyuan Factory for three months. The achievements made in these three months were gratifying. Even Secretary Ling and others were shocked. They did not expect that Suning's technological upgrade and transformation would be so successful.

The Zhongyuan Factory is divided into three branches, each of which has many workshops. Of course, the technical upgrades and renovations are carried out in batches. The Second Branch, as the bottom of the Zhongyuan Factory, was the first to be pulled out for renovation and upgrading this time. However, after the upgrade and renovation, the production capacity and product quality that exploded were close to those of the new workshop of the Jinzhou Factory.

"Chief Engineer Su, it turns out your upgrades and renovations are so impressive!" Secretary Ling also looked at Su Ning with admiration.

"Haha, we'll be truly successful only when the transformation of the first and third factories is complete."

"Well, Chief Engineer Su, now that our products have reached the international leading level, can we also try foreign trade?" Secretary Ling has always been jealous of the foreign trade situation of Jinzhou Factory.

"Secretary, I think domestic sales are what we should strive for now. We should go to Beijing to fight for pricing autonomy, increase domestic sales prices, and then quickly occupy the mainland market."

"Ah? Pricing autonomy?" Secretary Ling was a little puzzled. "This might be a bit difficult!"

"Secretary, last year the Jinzhou factory already moved to a dual-track pricing system. Beijing has seen the benefits of independent pricing power, and our Zhongyuan factory has also had a much easier time."

"Well, what you said makes sense. It seems I have to go to Beijing." After hearing Su Ning's explanation, Secretary Ling nodded in understanding. "Chief Engineer Su, I'll be relying on you for the next few days while I'm in Beijing."

"Haha, Secretary, don't worry. I will continue to speed up the renovation of the first and third factories."

It's so simple when smart people talk to each other. Secretary Ling can easily understand what Suning means, which is that he will not ask about other matters other than technical transformation. Secretary Ling is really satisfied with Suning's self-consciousness and feels that there is no risk of being "stolen".

Secretary Ling went to Beijing without any hesitation. As usual, Su Ning called Director Zhou in Beijing. "Director Zhou, I want to report some good news to you. The second branch has completed the technical upgrade and renovation, and the production capacity has increased by 30%. The products have reached the quality of the Jinzhou factory's export products." "Oh? That's a very good result!"

"Boss Zhou, I will continue to upgrade and renovate the first and third factories, and strive to complete them all within six months."

"Well, Suning, you did a great job. It fully proves that I was right about you." Zhou Si on the phone was very satisfied.

"Haha, it's mainly because of your support, Mr. Zhou, that I was able to complete the task successfully."

"Well, do a good job! I'm very optimistic about you."

"Yes, Director Zhou!" Su Ning said seriously into the phone, and then told him about Secretary Ling, "Director Zhou, Secretary Ling has already gone to Beijing to discuss the issue of independent pricing rights."

"okay, I get it."

After hanging up the phone, Suning also lamented the difficulty of working in an institutionalized enterprise. There were some things that required him to ask his superiors for instructions, because only with the support of the leaders would the work become easier.

Not long after, the inspection team that went to Japan came back. Looking at their large and small bags of things, Suning really felt speechless. Isn't this a complete luxury shopping tour?
"Haha, Chief Engineer Su, look what I brought back for you?" Ma Baoping handed a large, beautifully packaged box to Suning mysteriously.

"This is?"

"Haha, open it and take a look."

"Haha, it's a rice cooker?" Suning opened the package puzzled and saw the gift that Ma Baoping brought him.

"Well, I know that Chief Engineer Su, you are used to living in Jinzhou and must be particularly used to eating rice, so I brought you a rice cooker."

"Ma Chang, thank you so much. I like your gift very much."

"Haha, as long as you like it."

Seeing that Ma Baoping was only talking about his experience in Japan and did not mention anything about introducing technology, Suning felt a little strange, but he did not ask any questions out of curiosity.

Suning is a person who likes to do practical things. No matter what kind of environment he is in, he always does more and says less, and he doesn't bother to care about other people's way of thinking.

After the delegation returned from Japan, no one mentioned the introduction of new technology anymore. Suning only found out the real reason afterwards. It turned out that the Japanese side temporarily raised the price by 20%, as if they had already taken control of the Japanese delegation from Zhongyuan Factory.

Director Chu and Ma Baoping also felt ashamed. After they returned to the Zhongyuan Factory, they simply stopped mentioning the incident, as if it had never happened.

Suning is still continuing with its own technological upgrades and renovations, and is not too concerned about the work of others. It is enough to just know the general information. After all, doing its own job well is the most important thing.

Song Yunping hadn't seen her husband for three or four months and missed him every day. In order to give Suning a big surprise, Song Yunping asked Xun Jianxiang to drive the SUV that Suning left in Jinzhou to the Zhongyuan factory to deliver it to Suning.

"Sister Song, we've driven for more than a thousand miles and the road conditions are not very good. It would be better for me to contact a train for shipment, which would allow us to go directly from Jinzhou to the Central Plains." Xun Jianxiang suggested.

"Well, Daxun, your suggestion is very good. Then go contact the train for transportation!"

"Okay, Sister Song."

The off-road vehicle was placed on the freight train. Song Yunping, holding her daughter Su Qian, boarded the northbound train accompanied by Xun Jianxiang. Soon the three of them arrived in Zhongyuan City.

After getting off the train, Xun Jianxiang continued driving his SUV straight to the Zhongyuan Factory. When he arrived at the gate of the Zhongyuan Chemical General Plant, he was immediately stopped by the Zhongyuan Factory guard. "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Master, we are looking for Suning, the chief engineer of your Zhongyuan factory." Xun Jianxiang explained to the guard with a smile.

"Chief Engineer Su? Then wait for me to call him first."

"Master, thank you for your help."

The guard quickly called Su Ning, then let us in without saying a word. He pointed to the tallest office building and said, "Chief Engineer Su is waiting for you at the entrance of the tallest office building."

"Master, thank you!"

"Well, you're welcome."

After the SUV started again, it soon stopped in front of the office building. Suning had just come out of the office building. When he saw his wife and daughter getting out of the SUV, he was surprised.

"Pingping, Daxun, why are you here?"

Suning immediately took his daughter in and held her tightly in his arms. The almost two-year-old daughter quickly recognized her father and asked, "Qianqian, do you miss your daddy?"

"I want to!" Qianqian hugged her father's neck tightly and didn't let go.

"Qianqian is so good!" Su Ning smelled the milky fragrance on his daughter's body and was reluctant to let go. "Let's go! I'll take you home."

Bringing Song Yunping and the other two to the residential area, Song Yunping was very surprised to see the spacious house with three bedrooms and a living room. "Suning, the conditions here at Zhongyuan Factory are pretty good!"

"Yeah, it's much better than the Jinzhou factory."

"Brother-in-law, can you give me a few days off? I want to play in Zhongyuan City for a few days." At this time, Xun Jianxiang next to him looked at Suning and said.

"Sure! But you must not fight with others. If you encounter any problems, call the police or take shelter."

"Haha, I understand, brother-in-law."

"Well, you can drive the SUV away!" Suning took out a thousand yuan and handed it to Xun Jianxiang, "Here's a thousand yuan, you can have fun in Zhongyuan too."

"Haha, thank you, brother-in-law. I won't be polite then." Xun Jianxiang took the thousand yuan in surprise.

"Virtue! Get out of here!" Suning looked at Xun Jianxiang and cursed with a smile.

(End of this chapter)