Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Fang Wei transferred Zhang Chu and assigned him two high school students to handle the initial procedures for the factory. Once the formalities were completed, construction of the factory could begin and the necessary equipment could be ordered.

The investment in the bottling plant is not large, and the raw materials are produced in-house. The only troublesome part is the preparation of the chili sauce flavor.

"Old Zhang, you should do more research. Every brigade has people with this kind of talent. Some families even make really delicious chili sauce. I'll arrange for someone to come over if you need them. Anyway, this isn't difficult. If you put your heart into it, you can make it."

Bottled chili sauce is simple; it can be done with the right machinery.

The key now is to adjust the flavor of the chili sauce, which requires repeated tasting and adjustments to find the most suitable solution and then fix it.

Fang Wei entrusted this arduous task to Zhang Chu. From now on, Zhang Chu will be the factory director of the chili sauce factory, and when the food company is established, Zhang Chu will be the general manager.

"Don't worry, Secretary Fang, it's just a little chili sauce. I guarantee I'll complete the task."

Zhang Chu was very confident; he himself was a foodie.

Unlike Fang Wei, who was waited on hand and foot, his cooking skills were not bad, and his homemade chili sauce was very popular. Zhang Chu had even given Fang Wei some of his homemade chili sauce.

He now has two tasks: one is to select personnel from the cooperative and set up the chili sauce factory; the other is to learn from the strengths of others and standardize the flavor of [Yaoling Chili Sauce].

Zhang Chu immediately got to work, spending his days either running around the commune or selecting workers there. He quickly completed the paperwork and set up the factory's framework.

Fang Wei asked Master Sun to choose an auspicious day, and the chili sauce factory broke ground.

The entire project, including equipment installation and commissioning, needs to be completed within 90 days. This isn't particularly difficult; with sufficient funding, the construction period can be further shortened.

This is the cooperative's third enterprise, and one that many people have high hopes for.

Time flies.

The Yaoling Electric Fan Factory, located far away in Guangdong, has started trial production. The construction of the factory and the installation and debugging of machinery and equipment are all progressing faster than planned, and the recruitment of personnel is also going smoothly.

The cooperative sent a group of workers, all of whom are skilled workers, many of whom are couples working together in the factory.

The key positions are all held by employees from within the company, but some technical and management positions have been filled by outsiders, which is equivalent to adding fresh blood to the factory.

People in the company feel at ease using it, but the downside is that they are not well-educated.

People recruited from outside are often capable, but it's hard to say they have any loyalty to the company; they need a long period of adjustment.

Fang Wei specifically set aside a few days to make a trip to Xiangshan. The launch of a new company is a major event, and he couldn't possibly miss it. Since he had already made the trip, he directly designated [Yaoling Electric Fan Factory] to give the company a boost.

Then, Fang Wei spent 66666660 points to upgrade the [Electric Fan Factory] to level 15.

Temporary facilities → Production facilities → Electric fan factory

[Facility Level: (Level 15, 0/1 billion points)]

[Facility attributes: Improve labor productivity, enhance technological level, increase yield rate, reduce production costs, improve management level, and increase design and development success rate.]

[Working within this building grants an additional 75% to all attributes, +1 to sales volume, and +1 to talent development.]

Total points: 745664340.

Fang Wei then tried merging the electric fan factory and the hardware factory, but they couldn't merge. He estimated that if they formed a group company, they could probably merge the factories with different businesses together.

But there's no rush, and he's not too short of cash, so let's leave it at that for now.

Fang Wei spent a week in Xiangshan, mainly meeting with local authorities, suppliers, and distributors. He believed it was important to establish connections with everyone, as he, as the leader of the cooperative, couldn't be completely clueless about everything.

People are willing to associate with him, after all, he is the head of a company with an annual output value of several hundred million yuan, which commands respect.

These days, even those with 10,000 yuan are extremely rare, millionaires are out of reach, and multi-millionaires are terrifying. He's worth hundreds of millions; frankly, even the leaders of Xiangshan wouldn't dare put on airs in front of him.

Fang Wei was well aware that a good external environment was necessary for running a business, and that was both his thought and his practice.

Zhang Wenyuan was filled with admiration, as he himself lacked Fang Wei's shrewd and diplomatic skills. However, he was secretly studying diligently, hoping to one day reach a level close to Fang Wei's.

It wasn't that he felt inferior; he just felt that he could never catch up with Secretary Fang in his entire life.

A week later.

Fang Wei returned to the club.

In the early days of the cooperative, he was quite busy, with endless tasks to handle every day. Now that the cooperative is running smoothly, with the nine directors each fulfilling their responsibilities, he, as the helmsman, is actually more relaxed than before.

So when he came back from his trip, there wasn't much backlog of things to deal with.

His consistent working principle is to focus on the big picture and let go of the small details. This was the case when he was managing the Second Team and the Xiatang Brigade, and it remains the same now that he is managing the cooperative.

"Third brother, you're so carefree, I'm almost overwhelmed with work. Right now, eldest brother is in the provincial capital, Lin Hanyang is in charge of design and management, so most of the production work has fallen on my shoulders."

Putting aside others, even Pan Lianhua was a little jealous of Fang Wei.

To be honest, ever since Fang Ping set up a furniture company and opened a specialty store in the provincial capital, the bamboo ware factory's business has been booming. The company has been placing advertisements in the provincial capital, and the results have been excellent. Pan Lianhua has been extremely busy lately.

The bamboo ware factory needs to expand again, and plans to add new machinery and equipment and 200 more employees.

The factory's area expanded in tandem, and the commune provided tremendous support in this regard, this time even granting the factory twice the size of its original land.

“Lin Hanyang is currently the factory director of the bamboo ware factory, and you are the deputy director. We should recommend someone else to be the deputy director. You should discuss this with Lin Hanyang and submit three candidates to the company, and then choose one. Once the board of directors makes the final confirmation, someone will help you share some of the work.”

Fang Ping established a furniture company in the provincial capital, and the furniture company was the superior unit of the bamboo ware factory.

The company's parent organization is the cooperative. In addition to the appointment of the company's management, the appointment of the director and deputy director of the bamboo ware factory also requires the confirmation of the cooperative's board of directors.

Currently, Lin Hanyang and Pan Lianhua both hold the position of deputy manager of the furniture company, but the newly appointed deputy factory director does not have this privilege.

"Third Brother, you're really sharp-minded. Are you planning to promote someone who can do the work?"

Pan Lianhua couldn't help but laugh when she heard him say that.

Although she isn't the career-oriented type of woman, she has a strong learning ability, understands management and production, and has also learned design. Several of her furniture and bamboo products have received a very good market response, and even Lin Hanyang said she is very talented.

"Nonsense! Let's get ready to eat, I'm hungry."

The two chatted for a while, and then the family sat down together to have dinner.

Master Sun arrived a little late, but his sister cooks for him every day, so he won't go hungry.

Fang Wei knew exactly what Sun Daoren was thinking. Because of Guan Chongyang's death, Sun Daoren probably wanted to stay here for a few more years. Also, he really liked Binbin and wanted to pass on his medical skills to the child. Binbin was indeed very talented in this area; he could memorize thick medical books and recognize all the acupoints on the human body.

Fang Wei himself knew some traditional Chinese medicine, but compared to his son's learning ability in this area, he was far inferior.

"Third brother, what's going on this year? The number of pregnancies in all the brigades has increased significantly, and the number of babies born has also increased dramatically. I only found out about this because I've seen Dr. Wang running around like crazy lately."

While eating, Master Sun told a story.

The birth rate in the entire cooperative has increased significantly in the past two years, and this year the number of pregnant women has reached its peak, which makes Lao Dao feel very strange.

“Old Sun, you may not care about current events, but others are different. Everyone is worried about the adjustment of the birth policy. They want to have children as soon as they can, because once this opportunity is missed, it will be gone.”

Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh. He knew about this; it was because the one-child policy was about to be implemented.

He and Pan Lianhua had long decided to have only two children; otherwise, he would have continued to try to have a third.

The cooperative has been encouraging its members of childbearing age to have children early and in large numbers for the past two years, and has also offered various subsidies. Their concern is about the implementation of this policy. He estimates it will be implemented soon, likely in the second half of this year, and will reach a much higher level in two years.

The "only child" policy will become the mainstream and will not change for decades.

Upon hearing Fang Wei's words, Sun Daoren understood what was going on.

After dinner, Sun Daoren and his grandfather sat down to drink tea and play chess, while Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua took the two children out for a walk. After returning, they watched TV for a while.

As the weather got hotter, everyone rushed to take a shower after watching TV. Fang Wei took Sun Daoren back home.

The old Taoist priest had already moved into Guan Chongyang's house, and handed over his own house to the team. He didn't have any taboos; after all, he was a cultivator, and he didn't have the negative emotions that ordinary people had.

When he got home, the two children and his grandfather were all asleep.

Pan Lianhua was still waiting for him. After hesitating for a moment, the other party said:

"Third Brother, Yu Hao hasn't been going out much lately, and he's always taking leave. I heard he's secretly doing feng shui consultations for people, and apparently he's making a lot of money from it."

Yu Hao has made great contributions to the development of the bamboo ware factory. He is a natural salesman and his sales performance has always been among the best.

In the past two years, his family business has grown bigger and bigger, and everyone thought he would return to the big city, but he didn't leave. Just when everyone thought he would stay in the bamboo ware factory indefinitely, this happened.

"Oh? This kid's gotten too big for his britches, daring to offer feng shui advice to others now."

Fang Wei wasn't surprised. Yu Hao had received the true teachings of Master Guan, so he was perfectly capable of helping people with feng shui and yin-yang analysis. In later generations, he would definitely be considered a master, after all, he was quite skilled.

As for whether he could work at the bamboo ware factory with peace of mind, Fang Wei didn't mind.

Many sales staff in the factory have now grown up and most of them have been transferred to the provincial company. However, Yu Hao stayed in the company because he didn't want to go.

Perfect timing! Fang Wei decided to take this opportunity to have a proper talk with the other party.

The next day.

Fang Wei sent someone to look for Yu Hao early in the morning, but Yu Hao was still living in the team's dormitory, not in the factory's dormitory.

Yu Hao was indeed at home. He heard Fang Wei looking for him and roughly guessed what it was about.

Fang Wei didn't go to the office; instead, she chatted with the other person at home.

"Yu Hao, you might as well tell me what your plans are. If you want to go back to the city, then go and complete the formalities smoothly. If you want to stay and work hard, then go to the provincial capital."

Fang Wei didn't mention helping people with feng shui, but he had already made his point quite clear.

Yu Hao was conflicted. He didn't actually plan to leave the bamboo ware factory, but he didn't want to go to the provincial capital. If he went there, who would know who he was? Forget about helping people with feng shui; he'd be lucky if he wasn't arrested as a swindler.

He felt that the ideal situation would be to stay and work at the bamboo ware factory, using his spare time to help people with feng shui.

Unfortunately, Fang Wei's words shattered his beautiful dream, leaving him with no choice.

"Secretary, I don't want to do sales anymore. Can I stay at the factory and do management instead?"

Yu Hao is the factory's top salesman, and his income is quite substantial.

However, he was obsessed with feng shui and had even tasted its benefits, so he preferred to give up his sales job and go back to work.

“Sure, why not? I’ll talk to the company and get you transferred to a management position. Yu Hao, it’s your private business to help others with feng shui, but there’s one condition: it can’t affect your work.”

Besides production and sales, the factory also has many management positions. Fang Wei plans to have Yu Hao in charge of shipping, since the guy's business skills are quite good.

However, you can't take leave too often. If you like helping people with feng shui, you should do it in your spare time and not let it interfere with your work.

If you can't do that, then leave the bamboo ware factory; he won't stop you.

"I understand. Don't worry, I won't let it affect my work anymore."

Yu Hao sincerely apologized, and Fang Wei let bygones be bygones.

Actually, he thought it would be best for Yu Hao to resign. The other party had already laid a good economic foundation and had ways to make money in the future, so why should he stay in the factory and just drift along?

But he couldn't say it proactively; the other person had to figure it out themselves.

Two days later.

The company reassigned Yu Hao to be in charge of shipping.

The factory no longer has the right to accept orders. To put it bluntly, the bamboo ware factory is just a production workshop for a furniture company. The personnel, financial, and sales rights are all with the company.

Therefore, although Yu Hao was in charge of shipping, he basically had no real power.

Fortunately, the new position isn't tiring. The entire department is already quite adept at shipping goods according to the company's instructions.

While working his regular job, Yu Hao also used holidays and spare time to help people with feng shui. Not only in his own county, but also in several nearby counties, many people sought his services, and his reputation had long since transcended the region.

As the last disciple of Master Guan, Yu Hao was already well-known.

Fang Wei didn't care about this matter. As long as the other party didn't neglect their work, it was their own skill to earn extra money. He had to consider the old man's feelings for him, since Grandpa Guan had already entrusted Yu Hao to him, and he naturally had to take care of him within reasonable limits.

Fortunately, Yu Hao was sensible and didn't cause Fang Wei any more trouble. (End of Chapter)