"A new direction?" Zhao Yuemin said with a smile, "Dongzi, what treasure did you dig up in Shenchuan?" ”

"No, we declare customs to others, and we often have to do fumigation. I pondered that fumigation requires a large number of wooden pallets, which seems to be in short supply in the market now. Hu Dong explained.

In international trade, in order to protect the country's resources, countries impose a compulsory quarantine system on some imported goods. Wood packaging fumigation is a compulsory measure taken to prevent harmful pests and diseases from harming the forest resources of the importing country.

The customs declaration process involves various inspections and quarantines, and Hu Dong used to entrust other subordinates to do it. However, with the continuous expansion of the business, Hu Dong did not want to give up the profits to others, and wanted to further integrate.

"Yuemin, this quarter has entered more than 100,000 yuan, I want to get a small pallet factory, specializing in the production of pallets for the fumigation fleet."

Through this month's observation, Zhao Yuemin found that most of the export goods, as long as they are palletized, are generally poplar or pine, and these pallets must go through a link - fumigation.

The goods are palletized and loaded into containers, and then a special fumigation team comes over to seal the containers, feed them with medicine, and fumigate.

For each container fumigated by the fumigation team, the large cabinet receives 400 and the small container receives 200.

Hu Dong's own company naturally uses self-produced fumigation trays. The other two state-owned enterprises, COSCO and China Shipping, Hu Dong also found the parties and carried out rounds of tobacco and alcohol bombing, and on the basis of promising rebates, they won the exclusive pallet agent.

After more than a month of preparation, Huaxing Industrial's pallet factory was officially opened in an abandoned warehouse in the industrial zone.

This time, Hu Dong gave Pan Yi the opportunity to be the director of the pallet factory. Pan Yi was flexible and diligent, and soon purchased electric saws, planers, air compressors, air guns, forklifts and so on for pallet production for the pallet factory. He also negotiated the supply of raw materials with the lumber mill.

The pallet factory, under the care of Pan Yi, started slowly.

Zhao Yuemin came to the pallet factory and was very satisfied to see that he kept the factory in good order.

In the evening, in the factory director's office. Zhao Yuemin and Pan Yi sat opposite each other, asked someone to get some roast goose and duck, took out a bottle of Wuliangye, and drank it.

Zhao Yuemin looked at Pan Yi, who was covered with wood chips, and sighed: "The factory directors of other people are all in suits and ties, and they follow Hong Kong businessmen to discuss business in the hotel. You're wandering around this lumber pile all day long, and you don't look like a factory manager. ”

Pan Yi smiled and asked rhetorically: "Mr. Zhao, you say, what is the appearance of the factory director?" I believe that those Hong Kong and foreign businessmen are not stupid. It's not just a suit and tie that you can do business for you. What they want to cooperate with is a group of people who can do things. ”

"That's right." Zhao Yuemin nodded and said, "The superficial kung fu of the empty head and brain, smart people don't like it." Xiao Pan, an industrial area located far from the city center. You, the factory director in charge of dozens of workers, can only sleep in a temporary tin dormitory, which really hurts you. ”

"Not bitter, not bitter." Pan Yizi took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "It's not just that this tin dormitory is not bitter. Even if the three of us were crammed into such a small hotel room that night, I didn't feel bitter. I was born in Gansu when I was a child, and there were often severe droughts in the northwest, and the water supply was cut off at every turn. Sometimes, when the county elementary school was closed, we would carry buckets and jump from the river to water the corn fields. I still remember that when I was poor and had no food, the government gave out those sweet potato chips. ”

Pan Yi smacked his lips, his eyes full of memories: "Those sweet potato chips are all moldy." It is very thick and difficult to eat, whether it is boiled, steamed, or ground into flour and baked into cakes. But it's this kind of thing, and I've been having fun for almost a year. I want to vomit when I eat it, but now that I think about it, I still feel sick to the taste. ”

"Now, no matter how bitter it is, as long as I recall the days of eating sweet potato chips, I feel that it is nothing." Pan Yi smiled freely.

Zhao Yuemin felt that he and Pan Yi could talk very well, and the two of them chatted for a long time, from the work of the petroleum system to the international situation, from literature and art to life ideals.

Young people in the 80s of the 20th century were very fond of talking about ideals. But those ideals have nothing to do with making money.

At that time, the environment of China's market economy had not yet been formed, and there were no so-called business ideals in mind. At that time, the ideals of young people were nothing more than two categories, political ideals and technical ideals.

In the mid-eighties, China opened up ideologically, and also published books that Chinese had never seen before, such as the "Towards the Future Book Series", which would have been new to young people at the time. Young people, seeking the truth, seeking the path of political reform.

As for the ideals of technology, young people at that time had a strong interest in technology. The pursuit of technology was actually a major trend among young people at the time. There are many technical role models, all kinds of scientists, experts at home and abroad. As for entrepreneurs, businessmen, these are not role models for society.

Including Zhao Yuemin, even a person like him, who has achieved good business success in the mid-80s, still does not regard making money as his first goal. The ideal in his heart, the company is just a form, hoping to promote the society, integrate the power of the individual into the society, and promote the progress of the whole society.

Both of them are straight, and they chatted very happily.

Pan Yi looked at Zhao Yuemin and suddenly mentioned something: "Mr. Zhao, do you know Zhang Xinmin, an employee?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Yuemin nodded, this is a relational household, Zhang Xinmin is the nephew of the director of the Municipal Foreign Trade Bureau. In order to thank the city for its support to the company, he was transferred to be the workshop director. The pallet factory generates good income, and the workshop director of this private enterprise is worth several times the salary of a state-owned enterprise.

"Do you have any problems with his work?" Zhao Yuemin asked.

"I fired him."

"Expulsion?" Zhao Yuemin's eyes widened. I thought to myself, why did Pan Yi fire the workshop director as soon as he took office? ”

"Mr. Zhao, listen to me." Pan Yi explained, "This Zhang Xinmin is really too unusual. As the workshop director, I didn't work hard all day. Arriving late in the morning, leaving early in the afternoon, and dozing off in the office at noon. I'm going to have to deal with that. Otherwise, the workers in the factory will look at it, which is too unfair. How can I motivate the workers? ”

"Have you talked to Zhang Xinmin?"

"Why haven't you talked about it? One moment he said that he was not in good health, and the other he said that he had a lumbar muscle strain. Anyway, the whole body is sick. I said, since you are sick all over your body, you might as well go home and rest. Pan Yi shook the wine in the wine glass, took a breath and said, "I also know that I am a little impulsive." This is a relational and may touch some of the company's interests. If you want to punish me......"