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At this moment, the medium-sized conference room was packed.

In addition to the original factory leaders, the meeting was attended by a group of representatives elected by the employees.

Everyone just wants to know one thing.

How Lin Kaifeng led Northern Machinery Company to fight the first battle after the enterprise transformation.

Standing in front of the small blackboard in the conference room, Lin Kaifeng knocked on the blackboard twice.

"No need to stare at me without blinking, I'm right here and I can't run away."

"Relax, the atmosphere doesn't need to be so solemn."

Having said that, no one took their eyes off Lin Kaifeng.

The county machinery factory was transformed from a state-owned enterprise into a collective enterprise for employees.

The whole thing can be said to be carried out under the sole leadership of Lin Kaifeng.

yesterday.

Lin Kaifeng called a meeting of all the factory workers.

He assured everyone that as long as the machinery factory could be transformed into a collective enterprise, it would have a certain degree of autonomy in the sale of goods.

Everyone's life will be a hundred times better than it is now.

With the connections he had previously accumulated and the trust of the people, Lin Kaifeng successfully convinced everyone.

The factory leaders and employee representatives signed the joint letter together.

Now, the collective transformation of factories into companies has been completed.

No one had any idea how the first battle would be fought.

Lu Changshun urged, "Kaifeng, don't keep us in suspense."

"The factory has lost all funding and support from the higher authorities. We will have to spend real money to buy production materials in the future. If we don't take the first step well, we won't be able to sleep well. Come on, tell me."

Niu Yonggui interrupted and said, "You said you want to go to the Canton Fair to earn money from foreigners. How are we going to get money from foreigners?"

The same questions are heard over and over again.

Among the hundreds of employees and leaders in the factory, only a few have heard of the Canton Fair.

Others have no idea about the nature of the Canton Fair and the economic benefits it can generate.

During the day, everyone gathered in the factory compound waiting for news from Lin Kaifeng.

Some factory leaders who knew about the Canton Fair used this time to provide scientific knowledge to everyone.

Everyone finally knows what the Canton Fair is.

The Canton Fair is the country's most famous foreign commodity export expo.

It can generate a large amount of foreign exchange income for Longguo every year.

The enterprises participating in the Canton Fair are not the eldest sons or second sons of the various industrial ministries.

It must also be the number one enterprise in each city.

Can the factory’s products compete with those of these large state-owned factories?

Lin Kaifeng said: "First, we need to understand one thing, what is the Canton Fair for?"

"What else could it be? A place that sells things."

"No, it's a place that sells things to foreigners."

Several worker representatives spoke up.

Lin Kaifeng began to guide step by step.

All the products appearing at the Canton Fair are exported.

How can we make foreigners like it and pay a high price for it?

First, you need to understand foreigners' preferences and habits.

After he finished speaking, Lin Kaifeng wrote two words on the blackboard.

Fryer.

Everyone looked at each other.

Lu Changshun frowned and looked at the word "frying pot" on the blackboard.

"Kaifeng, the frying pan you wrote, does it mean a pan for frying things?"

"Uncle San, you are right. It is indeed a frying pan. In addition to frying food, it can also bake food."

Lin Kaifeng began to explain patiently.

The main product of Northern Machinery Company is none other than the frying pan on the blackboard.

“Can I sell my pots at the Canton Fair?”

The workshop director, Lao Ma, was speechless.

"Mr. Chen, don't people trust you? Will foreigners buy our pots?"

"Don't foreigners use pots to cook? Or other cooking utensils?"

Everyone was disappointed.

I thought Lin Kaifeng could research high-tech products.

After talking for so long, it turned out to be the iron pot that is common in every household.

Lin Kaifeng was calm and not affected by the atmosphere around him. He said patiently, "Comrades, the frying pan I mentioned and the iron pan you imagined are two completely different things."

"This kind of fryer needs to be powered by electricity, and when frying food, you don't need to pour any oil."

“You can fry things without oil?!”

Lu Changshun was puzzled and said, "How is this possible? Without oil, we can't even fry vegetables, let alone deep-fry food."

Lin Kaifeng laughed and said, "Not only have you never seen this before, even foreigners have never seen this kind of pot."

"It turns out that it cooks food not with oil or other cooking materials, but with air."

The shocking power of this sentence is no less than that of a blockbuster bomb.

Is Lin Kaifeng trying to fool people by using air frying to fry food?

From ancient times to the present, frying food must use oil.

Whether it is lard, butter, or soybean oil.

all in all.

To fry food, oil is essential.

just.

Lin Kaifeng told everyone in no uncertain terms that air can fry food.

If this isn't nonsense, what is it?

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Niu Yonggui slammed the table hard and stammered, "Kai...Kaifeng, you...it's okay for you to get everyone to work, but it's really...really difficult for us to understand your ideas."

"Can you tell us in words we can understand why air can fry food?"

Lin Kaifeng said: "I will tell you the relevant technical principles at the end of the meeting. If you don't understand, think about ovens and industrial hair dryers."

Niu Yonggui looked at Lu Changshun.

Lu Changshun shook his head vigorously.

Lu Changshun knew about ovens and industrial hair dryers and had seen them.

But is there any necessary connection between them and what Lin Kaifeng is talking about?

The factory leaders and worker representatives looked completely confused.

Lin Kaifeng said: "Let's put the technical aspects behind us for now."

“I named this pan that uses air to fry food an air fryer.”

"The principle used is equivalent to the heating principle, the structure is simple and there is no technological content."

"But to those who don't know the inside story, it is definitely a high-tech product."

Immediately, Lin Kaifeng directed everyone's attention to another direction.

Foreign eating habits.

It’s like teaching students, guiding everyone’s subjective understanding ability.

Think carefully about the characteristics of foreigners' diet.

Do you like fried foods?

"Yes, foreigners really like to eat fried food."

"I read in a book that their staple foods are hamburgers, fried chicken, and French fries..."

"Yes, yes, I've heard that foreigners are not like us. They don't eat rice or white flour buns, and they rarely eat noodles. Their staple food is hamburgers, like the roujiamo in the northwest. Fried chicken and French fries are the dishes that go with the staple food."

As the country's doors opened, exchanges between Longguo and foreign countries became more frequent.

Content related to foreign countries was introduced into the country one after another.

"You're right. Foreigners usually have these three meals a day. Oh, and fried fish should be added."

"It only takes a dozen minutes to fry all kinds of food. If you are a foreigner, would you choose to buy this?"