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Chapter 107 They Came to the Door

On the day the contract was signed, Hongdu Factory's sales representative arrived at the site.

Like a puppet on a string, she was arranged to do various activities by Li Zhenhua and his staff.

Today, all workshops in the company have stopped production, and all employees have sat down in the designated seats in the open space.

After the county leaders arrived, the contract signing ceremony officially began.

Liu Xiaodong was presiding over the meeting from the podium next to the main stage, and Magistrate Peng was sitting in the center of the podium.

Li Zhenhua and Guo Shugui, as the home team, sat on the left, while Tao Xin from Hongdu sat on the right.

As the highest-ranking leader present today, County Head Peng delivered a speech, setting the tone for the company's development.

County Head Peng's speech was brief and did not attempt to overshadow the main topic.

Li Zhenhua didn't say much, but simply recounted the achievements he had made since the company was founded.

Next, Guo Shugui and Liu Xiaodong gave a report on the company's operations to everyone present.

These are things that ordinary employees have no access to, and they don't usually pay attention to them.

This report greatly increased the employees' sense of belonging to the company, giving the company a stronger sense of cohesion.

This signing ceremony, though called a signing ceremony, was more like an achievement showcase, a way to unite the previously disorganized team.

That objective has been achieved. Now, let's get to the main topic: signing the contract.

"Now, let's move on to the last step: both parties will sign the order contract."

Liu Xiaodong was on the stage, presiding over the last item of the ceremony.

After listening to Liu Xiaodong, Li Zhenhua turned on his microphone again and began to speak.

Why have we all gathered here today?

It's to sign a contract with Hongdu Factory. What kind of contract?

It was Hongdu Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Kyushu Aircraft Group, that gave our company this equipment.

An order was placed for 1,000 aircraft engines to power 500 aircraft.

That's today's topic. Why did we invite everyone to participate?

It's because I want to tell everyone that our company has a very bright future. Not only is our motorcycle business booming,

In addition to its main business, it has further expanded into aircraft engine business.

We're sure we'll get more orders in the future. I hope everyone works hard to make the company even better, and that everyone can earn more money.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the employees on site burst into applause.

The speech just now has greatly motivated the employees present. They are willing to put in extra effort for the money, and that's not shameful!

Tao Xin, as a representative of Hongdu Factory, also had the opportunity to speak, but he only said some meaningless things.

So it stopped. In this situation, he was just a temporary purchasing agent.

He knew that saying too much would lead to mistakes, and saying nothing would be better than saying nothing at all. So he could only pick out auspicious words that sounded pleasant and had no ambiguity.

Next, under Liu Xiaodong's direction and witnessed by Deputy County Magistrate Peng, the order contract was finally signed by all parties.

Under Liu Xiaodong's direction, the many employees present orderly took their stools back to the workshop.

Li Zhenhua chatted with Magistrate Peng as he watched the employees below gradually leave.

"Mr. Li, look what a fantastic group of employees these are! Keep up the good work, and don't let them lose their jobs!"

As the deputy magistrate in charge of industry, Magistrate Peng was very worried about the laid-off workers who had been laid off in recent years after the collapse of the pillar industry.

But there was nothing he could do. Even if he attracted businesses, it would only create a few jobs.

For them, this is a drop in the ocean.

"Yes, these workers are all good workers."

These are all laid-off workers from the three-wheeled vehicle group; they have extensive experience.

These people received only basic training before being put to work in motorcycle production.

Very useful, and the product is very professional!

He told Magistrate Peng that it was thanks to the Sanbengzi Group that they were able to find so many suitable workers.

Magistrate Peng also sighed, remarking that these new businesses were indeed different from the old ones.

He still prefers these dynamic, emerging companies with drive.

Whether the county's economy can recover depends on whether the mythical beast can take over the title of pillar industry.

All the employees left the venue, and the people on the stage also left one after another.

After the matter was settled, Magistrate Peng got into his car and went home, and the TV station staff followed him.

Right after they left, Tao Xin from Hongdu found him.

"Mr. Li, now that we've signed the contract, I don't have anything else to do here."

I'm taking the high-speed train back tonight.

If I don't go back soon, Chief Engineer Yan will probably call the police and report me missing!

Tao Xin said these things to him in a somewhat playful manner, and he didn't try to stop him from staying.

He had already kept them here because of the ceremony, so it would be unreasonable to ask them to stay any longer.

Looking at the empty space, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Just then, a figure was seen loitering near the entrance, occasionally glancing inside.

He also saw the figure of the person at the door in the open space, but didn't understand what the other person was doing.

Having experienced two previous incidents of suspected harassing phone calls, he became much more cautious and walked towards the door.

The man was talking to the security guard at the entrance!

"Uncle, please let me know. I need to speak with your boss, I really need to!"

The security guard also looked troubled. He knew there was a big event at the factory today, and although the event was over, he hadn't received any instructions from his superiors.

He didn't dare make a decision on his own, so he said to the man, "?"

"Brother, it's not that I didn't want to let you know, but there's an event going on at the factory, and all the leaders are busy."

"Even if I go to report it now, no one will receive you!"

The security guard explained to the man, looking utterly helpless.

"Uncle Qin, don't worry about it, leave it to me. Just open the door and let him in!"

Just as the two were locked in a tug-of-war, a voice came from behind. The security guard turned around and saw that it was Li Zhenhua speaking.

The security guard pressed the remote to open the electric gate, and the people outside walked in.

"Thank you, thank you so much."

"Come with me, let's talk in the office. I'm sorry, we've had too much to do today; we should have had someone stay at the office to receive us!"

As he spoke, he led the other person to the reception room.

"Hello, what brings you to our company? I'd like to arrange for someone to contact you."

After sitting down, he got straight to the point, and then looked at the other person.

"Let me first introduce myself. My name is Hu Xiu, and I am the head of the equipment management department of the Antarctic expedition team."

"I'm here to order a batch of snowmobiles. I was wondering if your company has that product."

Antarctic expedition team? He was quite surprised to hear this name, feeling that it was something very far removed from his own life.

I never imagined that one day I would come into contact with this kind of scientific expedition team, especially since they were there to purchase things.

But they don't have any products like snowmobiles. They don't sell many of those in a year, so they never thought about making them!

This is a bit frustrating. The other party has come to our door, and they have such a big reputation, yet we can't do anything to help them!

"Minister Hu, since you're here to buy something, let me have the person in charge of sales come over first!"

I called Guo Shugui and asked him to come and receive the other party.

Guo Shugui quickly ran over. After handing over the task, he felt relieved again.

Guo Shugui and Hu Xiu started chatting, and he also took a sip of water when he had a moment.

Even while drinking water, he perked up his ears, wanting to see how Guo Shugui would tell him he had no such intention.

However, the more he listened to their conversation, the more uneasy he became.

"Minister Hu, let's not talk about snowmobiles yet. Let's learn about our company first! That way, we can have a better discussion... we..."

The two then began discussing the mythical beasts of the Nine Provinces, and Guo Shugui also informed Hu Xiu about their situation.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Guo Shugui led the other person out of the office and gave him a tour of the company.

He was getting restless. He had called Guo Shugui over hoping he would drop the matter, but it seemed he had misunderstood.

The two had already left his office and wanted to catch up with Guo Shugui to explain things, but they felt it was inappropriate.

Hu Xiu followed Guo Shugui straight to the workshop, starting from engine manufacturing and watching until the finished motorcycles rolled off the production line.

Only then did he realize that the White Tiger motorcycle's engine was indeed a radial engine.

Before he could even process it all, he was dragged to a relatively small workshop.

"Minister Hu, look, this is our aircraft engine manufacturing workshop, which was established less than two months ago!"

Guo Shugui hadn't mentioned the aero-engine issue earlier, and Hu Xiu's reaction after hearing it was exactly what he expected.

"Aircraft engines? You manufacture these? Which aircraft model are they for?"

Hu Xiu asked Guo Shugui with great surprise, his expression one of astonishment.

"Do you know Feizhou? Hongdu Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. just launched the Feizhou business jet."

Oh, by the way, before you arrived, Hongdu's salesperson just left our place.

Their factory just placed an order for 1,000 engines.

This made Hu Xiu even more curious. He had initially thought they were the weakest team, but it turned out they were the most technically skilled.

They can not only manufacture motorcycles, but also aircraft engines, and even mass-produced aero engines.

He also adjusted his mindset, and perhaps this time he really can find a suitable piece of equipment.

Aircraft engines operate in a high-altitude environment; for example, at an altitude of 6,000 meters...

The temperature ranges from minus ten to twenty degrees Celsius, and sometimes it may be even lower.

The average temperature in Antarctica is around -25 degrees Celsius, which is not much different from the average temperature there. If airplanes can use it, they certainly can too.

"Mr. Guo, I understand your capabilities now; you are indeed very strong technically."

I wonder if your company sells snowmobiles? I feel your products should be able to handle the harsh weather conditions in Antarctica.

Guo Shugui felt relieved after hearing him say that.

"Haha, finally they took the bait! It wasn't for nothing that I accompanied them on this stroll."

Without changing his expression, he spoke to the other party.

"Minister Hu, we don't have snowmobiles, but we're not without options. Why don't we go back to the office and talk?"

Li Zhenhua had no idea how Guo Shugui would resolve the situation, and the other party had even found him a job.

(End of this chapter)