Reborn Petty Citizen

Then Sun Guopan really called the headquarters of Du's Shengjian on Monday, and took the initiative to talk about how to modify the details of the contract with a sincere attitude that was completely different from the previous cooperation units. Many regulations were invisible to Du's Shengjian. Bring a lot of convenience.After putting down the phone, Shi Lei worshiped: "Boss, how did you tame these platypus? These people usually have their teeth welded to death and refuse to let go. Why are they so polite this time?"

Zhang Ze didn't know why, but he could vaguely sense the reason.The other party is probably opening the back door for him for the sake of the Li family's face, right?To be honest, Zhang Ze didn't want to owe the Li family anything. His self-esteem was already strong, not to mention that Zhang's mother was dealing with Li Changming now, and she needed to straighten her back.The most depreciating thing about a divorced woman is that she brings a oil bottle. Zhang Ze thinks he is the oil bottle, and when he doesn't make a sound, he lowers his mother's level. What do the elders of the Li family think of them?

But the matter of Air China has been settled. Even if Zhang Ze offered to cancel the cooperation now, the favor of the Li family could no longer be refused.Now that he has already owed favors, Zhang Ze can only try to make himself less passive within the scope of favors. Otherwise, it will be even more embarrassing to let people say that he can get nothing by taking the face of the Li family. thing.

Air China's order is not a small order. The supply of fried buns is not limited to the Beijing airport. Apart from Beijing, several major airports in Sichuan, Shanghai, Hubei, and Zhejiang are all considerable consumption channels.Because the factory in Guangdong has already started construction, the supply of parts in southern China will basically not be a problem at that time, while the central regions such as Hubei and Sichuan are just in line with Zhangze's network layout.Taking advantage of the supply chain, he was able to open the cold fresh package market in the central region. This is not a direct-sale store that needs to be managed and operated. Which big city does not have a large-scale supermarket now?The advertisement he placed on CCTV is broadcast nationwide. As long as the popularity is achieved, the sales of cold fresh buns will increase, and it will also bring a considerable advertising effect to the directly-operated stores of Du's Shengjian in the future.

In order to finish everything before the Spring Festival, the annual meeting of Du's Shengjian and the banquet in the cafeteria of a four-star hotel in Beijing officially started.

This year is really too busy. Soon after entering the company, the new colleagues were immediately driven by the atmosphere and turned into spinning tops. Until four hours before they came to the restaurant, everyone was still in the company dealing with the supply of the new factory at the end of the year. matters.Some companies can be clean at the end of the year, but for companies like Du's Shengjian, the busiest time is the Spring Festival and other family gatherings.

So Zhang Ze generously booked the entire floor of the cafeteria directly, allowing the employees to bring their families to eat.Many white-collar workers working in Beijing, especially those who are willing to endure hard work in a private company like Zhang Ze, are mostly young people.Those who need to go home for the New Year have already asked for leave and left. Those with many relatives can leave directly without attending the annual meeting, and there will not be too many basic family members left behind. Some come with parents, wives, children and girlfriends. The cafeteria is spacious enough. Unlimited drinks and meals were served, and the atmosphere at the scene was quite heated.

Zhang Ze remembered some activities in his old unit to motivate employees every new year, so he copied them as they were, set up a table in the cafeteria, hired a wedding planner, and planned a quite explosive event. Year-end activities.

In fact, it’s just a lottery in the final analysis. The prizes start with the latest color laptop, and then there are vacuum cleaners, mountain bikes, and a bonus of [-] yuan. A group of old people and children in the restaurant also cooperated with their families and laughed loudly. Became a minority.Perhaps the old people seldom spend this kind of New Year’s carnival with strangers, and most of them find it fresh, so there are often scenes of employees who draw out prizes frantically running around the venue, shouting and hugging and jumping with their families.

Zhang Ze didn't expect the annual meeting to be so popular. He was a little headache from the cheers, and he ate silently with his plate next to the chef who fried the tempura shrimp.

After all the prizes have been drawn, the human resource department began to distribute profits according to the head of the head. The employees were paid 500 yuan for working hours in the "New Year's Day" package. Then, one person will receive 500 yuan for "Longevity and Longevity", and the other half of the employees will also get [-] yuan, but the words on the red envelopes will be replaced with "Hundred Years of Love", and the children will get [-] yuan each. "Healthy" red envelopes.

This is just an extra surprise of the annual meeting. The year-end awards for employees have already been distributed by the company on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month.Zhang Ze made a lot of money this year, especially the launch of cold fresh buns, which doubled his assets by more than ten times in a short period of time.Needless to say, executives like Shi Lei, the middle management with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan in the company has a year-end bonus of 2 yuan, and ordinary employees with a monthly salary of more than 1000 yuan will also receive a bonus of nearly 13 yuan at the end of the year. The employees get No. [-] months' salary as a reward, which is really rare and generous in a small business like Du's Shengjian.

This year’s money can be used more than ten years later. 100 yuan is enough to spend a few days without being extravagant. Although Zhang Ze’s red envelope is more about his heart, it is also enough to surprise the elderly.

Zhang Ze made an occasional appearance, and was caught by the piercing eyes of the employees' family members, chasing after him to toast, and after a few moments, he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do and hid.

After the annual meeting, they only had time to spend with their mother for a few days, so Zhang Su and Zhang's mother were about to leave.

Fashion week lasts for a whole month, but to complete a show, it is not enough to just work hard for the next month.Although Zhang's mother and Zhang Su had prepared a lot in the early stage, it was their first contact after all. In order not to make a joke, they had to go to the scene to inspect all the progress in advance.

What followed was a hasty and disorderly turnaround.

Beijing to Pudong, Pudong to Frankfurt.

There were not many people in the spacious first-class cabin. The first few days of the first month were the off-season for traffic. The roads in Beijing and Shanghai were smoother than ever before, and there were no traffic jams. Everything went smoothly.

Most of them were blond and blue-eyed foreigners. Zhang's mother and Zhang Su sat quietly with their exclusive translators and some P·D management staff listening to the melodious singing in the cabin. It was still early in the morning, and it was cold outside And dry.

Everyone was hungry, because they knew that there would be breakfast on the plane, so those who were in a hurry didn't eat the expensive and unpalatable breakfast at the airport.The plane passed through the clouds and entered the clear blue sky. After everything was calm, the stewardess, who was still above the horizon, was smiling and pushing the dining car to deliver the food.

The first-class meals are quite rich, but not very rich. I am tired of eating steamed buns, flower rolls and fritters. A fruit salad, a grilled fish with lemon juice, bacon and grilled pork chops, you can choose your own, and you can drink in the morning No one knows how to drink, so there is only milk, coffee, orange juice and soy milk.Zhang's mother asked for soy milk, Zhang Su hesitated for a moment, and also chose soy milk.The stewardess left for a while after delivering the things, and then came out with a cart of things wrapped in tinfoil.

The tinfoil seemed to be hot and still sizzling, a familiar scent wafted out, and the sweet voice of the flight attendant rang out: "The freshly baked pan-fried buns, ladies and gentlemen, do you want some?"

Zhang's mother froze for a moment, remembering in a daze that Zhang Ze seemed to have indeed accepted a supply contract from an airline company.

I definitely need to support my son's career, not to mention fried buns are delicious compared to those bland options with clear soup and little water.She was the first to raise her hand: "Give me two."

The shape of the pan-fried bun is a little different from that of the pan-fried bun. The whole body of the pan-fried bun is almost as crispy as if it had been fried. The tin foil is a little hot. Take a bite.After the crisp, it really is the familiar sweetness.

Almost all Asian faces chose pan-fried buns. Blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners ate fruit salad and drank milk. Occasionally, they were a little moved when they heard the crispy and pleasant sizzling sound.

Almost all the Asians in the first-class cabin were P·D employees, and everyone tacitly kept quiet, but Zhang's mother suddenly heard a high-pitched male voice start yelling in a foreign language that she didn't understand.

Frowning, she asked the translator, "What happened?"

The translator came over and explained in a low voice: "A guest asked the flight attendant about the supplier of fried buns, but the flight attendant didn't know anything about it. The guest asked them for the contact information of the person in charge of the airline in charge of this area, and the flight attendant still didn't know anything about it."

Mother Zhang sighed: "What's the matter, is there something wrong with eating buns? Go and ask him for me."

Although the translator didn't know Zhang's mother's intentions, since it was the employer's request, she hesitated for a moment before getting up and walking towards the direction of the dispute.

The noise stopped after a while, and about 10 minutes later, the interpreter came back and said to Zhang's mother: "That is an American businessman. He refused to disclose his industry, but told me that he liked the taste of baked buns, but The flight attendant refused to tell him the supplier..."

Zhang's mother frowned, it's no wonder, fried buns are of high quality, so it's not certain that Air China wants to monopolize them.But this is her son's career, since she, a mother, has encountered it, there must be no reason not to help.

She immediately took out Zhang Ze's business card from her bag and asked the translator to give it to the foreigner.

The translator left for a while, and when he came back, he was followed by a blue-eyed man who was 1.9 meters tall.

This man is quite handsome, but his beard is rough and his skin is a bit rough, so he doesn't look so delicate.He was wearing a high-quality suit, and Zhang's mother had been in the fashion circle for several years, so she could tell at a glance that the other's outfit was of great value.After the handsome man came over, he found that the people he was looking for were actually two ladies. His expression immediately changed from unruly to gentlemanly, and he bowed slightly: "#￥!#￥%?"

His pronunciation is nice, that's right... There are question marks in Zhang's mother's eyes, and she looks directly into the other's eyes, what are you talking about?

The man looked at her with a smile, probably thinking that this lady was very reserved, so he didn't answer his question so quickly.

Zhang Su sighed for the sisters in her heart, and when she turned her face, she saw the aloof and indifferent expression on Zhang's mother's face. If she was not too familiar, even she would not be able to immediately notice the blankness in the other's eyes.

Before the translator could speak, Zhang Su replied on behalf of Zhang's mother: "We are sure that this company is the supplier. The person in charge of Dushi Shengjian is the child of the lady next to me. In China, quick-frozen steamed buns are very popular. Supermarkets sell them."

The foreign man's light blue eyes widened a little, his eyes shifted from Zhang's mother to Zhang Su, his mouth opened slightly, and he was overwhelmed by the intellectual temperament of the other party.

Zhang Su is not young, but he is plump and fair, with good features, and his eyes are not angry but powerful.She doesn't follow the trend like Zhang's mother. She perms graceful short curly hair and wears a long solid-color trench coat. When she sits on the chair, she puts her hands seriously on the armrest of the seat and her lap, and her eyes are direct and calm.

The foreign man stared at Zhang Su for a long time, and couldn't help feeling weak: "Are you and her companions?"

"Yes." Zhang Su cherished words like gold.

The man became enthusiastic instead: "In order to thank you and your companion for helping me find the information I want to know, please allow me to treat you two to dinner?"

Zhang Su frowned in his heart, and said calmly: "No need, we will have a connecting flight soon after getting off the plane, maybe it is not the same destination as you."

After being vaguely rejected, the man was not depressed, and he didn't ask the bottom line. He just talked about China's customs, customs, food and beauty, and praised China as a flower.No one is not surprised by people's evaluation of their motherland, and it is inevitable that Zhang Su will feel some joy in his heart after receiving such high praise from blond foreigners.However, it is better to keep a respectful distance from this glib foreigner.Zhang Su discovered it when she was studying in the United States before, and I don’t know whether it’s because of education or a gap in instinct. Foreigners are much more emotionally unrestrained than domestic people, and sometimes the changes are so fast that people can’t respond in time.Although Zhang Su is well-informed, he is still a relatively old-fashioned person at heart, and he doesn't have much favor for this unrestrained emotional model.

******

It happened to be the tenth day of the first lunar month when Zhang Ze received Ben's call.

His English is fluent enough to have a direct conversation with Ben, but he was a little overwhelmed by the sudden order call, followed by unstoppable doubts.

"Where did you hear about us?" Zhang Ze was sure that the salesperson in the company had never negotiated business with foreign companies.Now that the domestic market is not saturated, where does he have the energy to think about how to open up foreign markets?What's more, before the Guangdong factory is opened, whether the domestic supply can be guaranteed is still a problem, and the supply to the overseas market is currently still weak.

"I tasted your product at the airport, a steamed bun that was crispy all over and had an unbelievably delicious soup. I was amazed!" Ben said, "Then two ladies gave me your contact information. I'm not sure I am not looking for you, but I am sure this product will be as popular in the Americas as it is in Asia. If you are the person I am looking for, I think I can place a long-term order with you. I There are more than twenty large supermarket chains in the United States."

After Zhang Ze learned that the other party would come to China next time in April, he agreed without any hesitation.In April, the factories in Guangdong must have been on the right track, and the market in the coastal areas has also begun to enter the market. A large order from a foreign businessman who came to the door by himself is like fat falling from the sky.

"Oh, there is one more thing." After talking about the approximate time for the negotiation and cooperation requirements, it was a happy conversation. Ben quickly became intimate with Zhang Ze in the conversation, and called out that he was already saying goodbye and planned to Zhang Ze who hung up the phone, "Oh, Zhang, I know it's very abrupt to ask a lady's background like this. But can you tell me, is the lady who gave me your specific information that day married?"

"What?" Zhang Ze thought he was hallucinating.

But Ben went on intoxicated: "Oh! You must know how beautiful she is. I saw independence, calmness, and confidence in her. I was fascinated by her, deeply fascinated! Now in my mind It's all about her figure and smile, Cupid favored me once again!"

"……again?"

"Oh, I've been divorced four times."

"..." Zhang Ze prevaricated the other party's request, and his head was a little numb all day long.An old man who has been divorced four times actually fell in love with his Aunt Susu, which is more painful than five thunders.

When I got home, there was no one in the empty house. I went upstairs and opened the door of the study, and Du Xingzhi was working on the computer again.

Zhang Ze hesitated, but Du Xingzhi caught sight of him and glanced at him with a smile in his eyes: "You're back? Didn't you eat? What do you want to eat tonight, noodles?"

"Old Du..." Zhang Ze hesitated and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say about this matter.

Du Xingzhi's typing hands paused, what's wrong?The heartless Zhang Xiaoze would hesitate to speak?

Could it be that he was bullied?Du Xingzhi had some bad predictions in his heart, he immediately pushed away the computer, and waved to Zhang Ze: "What's wrong? Thinking of what makes you look so bad?"

Zhang Ze kept repeating divorce four times in his mind, divorced four times, divorced four times, divorced four times... blurted out: "Divorce."

"..." Du Xingzhi was dumb for a moment, stood up a little, took Zhang Ze's hand and brought it towards him, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Ze lowered his head with a difficult expression: "Old Du, my mother has a boyfriend."

Just for this?Du Xingzhi nodded: "Well, what then?"

"My mother's boyfriend, divorced."

Du Xingzhi blinked.

"Don't you think there's something wrong with it?"

Du Xingzhi thought for a few seconds before he understood what he meant, and couldn't help laughing: "People of this age are not afraid of being divorced, but they are afraid of being unmarried. There are too many reasons for divorce, personality differences, relationship breakdown or It’s something else, it doesn’t mean that your character is bad, right?”

Zhang Ze tentatively asked: "Then if your mother finds someone, will you mind this?"

"My mother?" To be honest, the relationship between Du Xingzhi and Zhang Su's mother and son is really not that deep. After all, in the past ten years or so, Zhang Su has ignored the children for too long because of those messy things with Du Rusong.When Du Xingzhi thought of a caring man completely different from Du Rusong appearing next to his mother in the future, he felt a little complicated in his heart: "This is a good thing. If she finds her, of course I will be happy."

"Really?" Zhang Ze immediately became happy, "I'm afraid you will be angry, as long as you are happy."

Du Xingzhi was taken aback: "What?"

"Aunt Su is so charming. When I went to Milan, I met a foreigner on the plane, and I never forgot her love at first sight. That foreigner talked to me about business before and wanted to know about Aunt Su, but I didn't dare to tell him. I'm just afraid that you won't be happy..."

He raised his head while talking, but was surprised to find that Du Xingzhi's expression was definitely not good.

The corner of Du Xingzhi's mouth kept twitching: "Foreigners...?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhang Ze nodded again and again, "I can tell from his words that he is very romantic, but he has been divorced four times before, so I don't think it is very reliable."

Du Xingzhi stood up all of a sudden, and repeated Zhang Ze's words: "Married four times?"

Zhang Ze nodded, his eyes were a little dazed, is Du Xingzhi unhappy?

"Xiao Ze," Du Xingzhi suddenly laughed, held Zhang Ze's hand and kissed his face, and said softly under Zhang Ze's suspicious gaze: "I take back what I just said, such a person must not related."

The sudden change of style caught Zhang Ze off guard: "Why do you...?"

Du Xingzhi hugged his face and kissed his lips fiercely. He stuck his tongue in and wreaked havoc on his mouth. After a while, he let go of him panting: "How is the factory in Guangdong?"

Zhang Ze blinked, his consciousness changed from vague to clear, and his attention was immediately diverted: "Very good, the equipment and cold storage are almost ready. In fact, I have sufficient funds now, and I want to go to Shanghai to approve a piece of land. Build the factory, you told me to do business as soon as possible, and I also want to do all these things as soon as possible."

Du Xingzhi patted his head with a smile, his eyes were gentle: "Go ahead, even if you fail, I'm still behind you."

Zhang Ze doesn't appreciate it at all, why doesn't this man speak nicely?Fortunately, he is not good at speaking ill.

After being stared at, seeing Zhang Ze leave the study, Du Xingzhi stood quietly for a moment by himself.The smile gradually disappeared, his eyes gradually turned cold, and he repeated in his heart the foreigner Zhang Ze said was interested in pursuing Zhang Su and had been divorced four times.

Let him die.Du Xingzhi's temple jumped wildly, and he pressed down hard with one finger.

*******

The scale of the processing plant in Guangdong is more than four times larger than that in Tianjin. It has a super-large cold storage that can accommodate nearly [-] tons of products, a sterile workshop with assembly line operations, and testing equipment imported directly by air.From a hygienic standpoint, it's all several classes above the stereotypes inherent in this day and age.Many people, including Shi Lei, did not understand his move. Only Zhang Ze knew that the food safety issue would become the top priority of social news in a few years. He wanted to make Du Shi Sheng Jian To become bigger and stronger, and continue to develop, in addition to the taste that will never change, the more important thing is to make consumers feel at ease.Now that he has done this early, he can avoid many crises that may come in the future.A company is not a star, and any negative news will cause immeasurable damage to its reputation.

Because of his stubbornness, several managers in the company did not have many disputes over the investment in building the factory.Some excellent workers were transferred from Tianjin to manage the factory, and some new workers who had been contacted before the Spring Festival came to work one after another after the Spring Festival.After the health certificates have been issued for everyone, the factory started construction.

At the same time, a large number of packaging advertisements for South China have been placed.Radio, TV, and print posters came together with unprecedented momentum. This was an unprecedented offensive to consumers who were like blank paper. Soon, the four characters "Dushi Shengjian" have become familiar to everyone. .

In addition, Zhang Ze spent a lot of money to build a relationship with the three major dramas "Swordsman", "Love in the Rain" and "Iron Teeth Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" that will be released this year. This drama is sponsored by XXXXXXXX." After the TV series hits the air, the popularity of Du's Shengjian will expand again.

This time Zhang Ze didn't come by himself. He took Shi Lei and saw billboards everywhere on the way out from the airport. Shi Lei said with a smile: "The money we use for publicity is from other companies." Double, before the advertisement, the industry still laughed at us, saying that the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Now everyone is jealous, but the price of CCTV’s prime time advertisements has risen, and we still rely more on the benefits of you, the boss.”

"How can I do that?" Zhang Ze stopped a taxi, looked out the window, and pointed his finger towards the distance, "You guys did that too?"

A bus was driving smoothly in front of the side, and the large and exquisite advertisement on the body was extremely conspicuous—a pair of delicate ivory white long chopsticks picked up a fried bun with a burnt-yellow background, and a small bite was bitten out of the side of the fried bun. There is a gap, and the viscous soup drips down the gap, the soup is translucent dark brown, shiny with oil.On top of that, the big wood-colored characters are deep and thick, making it unforgettable.

"Oh, that." Shi Lei glanced casually and then looked away, "Now the bus company doesn't seem to take the advertising business seriously. This is the cheapest sum in publicity expenditure. The arrival announcement is also included.”

Not so in a few years.

There are not many things to do when inspecting the factory. After all, many preparations have been made before the start of construction.Zhang Ze's trip is mainly to check whether the order meets his requirements, and whether the hygiene is implemented according to the standards he requires.

The factory has signed a long-term contract with a pig farm in Guangdong, including vegetables and flour, which are supplied by long-term cooperative old manufacturers.First, the quality is assured, second, the price is reasonable, and third, both parties are well aware of each other's bottom line and requirements, and there will be no problems for new partners trying to figure out the context.

Zhang Ze really doesn't have many requirements, and peace of mind is enough.There is no need to worry about a problem in a certain link day and night, even if the price is higher, he is already making enough money, and a little more will not make him immortal.

After flipping through a lot of books such as quarantine certificates, purchase orders, and qualification certificates, Zhang Ze nodded: "It's good to keep this state, and you need to take care of the daily checkpoints of the factory. Don't take it lightly because of the momentary relaxation, Mrs. Du The scale of Shengjian is not large enough, and the foundation is not stable enough. If we mess up our own position, it is tantamount to giving the opponent the opportunity to make use of it."

Although Dushi Shengjian is the first cold-fresh brand to gain fame and sales in China, the most important thing in this market is imitators.There will be more and more companies coming from behind in the future. Zhang Ze is not afraid of competing with others openly, because he can ensure that Du Shi Sheng Jian will be the best in the market in terms of quality until he gives up the company.However, the most indispensable thing in this world is the rats in the gutter. They hide in the dark and watch your every move all the time. Once they catch any opportunity, they will immediately make use of it.In fact, doing so can't guarantee their own superior position, because usually these people don't pay attention to improving their competitiveness, maybe it's just some kind of strange psychology, pulling a company with a promising prospect into the water can make their own distorted jealousy get solace.

Because I am not successful, you are not allowed to be successful either.

It is easy to hide from the open gun, but hard to guard against the hidden arrow. All Zhang Ze can do is to keep this truth in mind before he learns the lesson or does not learn the lesson.He is only worried that his employees do not have this sense of crisis.Many cases in later generations have shown that the larger the company, the more complex the personnel, and the more difficult the management.It is not necessary to have too many self-assertive subordinates, as long as one or two are enough to make the company fall into the quagmire.

He actually underestimated his prestige in the company.The boss, who was always smiling and amiable, suddenly gave such a serious order, not to mention the factory manager, even Shi Lei felt quite pressured.The two sat upright for a while, but Zhang Ze lowered his head and began to read his documents again.

Shi Lei hesitated and said: "Boss, do you think we should increase our products? Recently, similar brands have begun to appear in the market, but they are not yet on a large scale. I think since labor and cold storage are ready-made, Why not add a few more products? For example, fried dumplings and wontons, which are also cold and fresh.”

Zhang Ze raised his head and raised his eyebrows slightly: "The pan-fried buns haven't been made big yet, are you starting to think about something else?"

Shi Lei rubbed his nose: "Since we are going to open up the market together, how about two tracks in parallel, the development of new products is also carried out, and then invested in the market that has already occupied a place, what do you think?"

Zhang Ze flicked the book for a while, but really thought about it seriously.

The products he saw in later generations were indeed mostly dumplings and glutinous rice balls.It must be reasonable for these two products to occupy half of the cold and fresh food. Compared with fried buns, Chinese people may still have a greater sense of belonging to dumplings and glutinous rice balls.What's more, the production process of glutinous rice balls and dumplings is much simpler than that of fried buns.If Dushi Shengjian is going to be bigger, it is better to develop products in the store, such as wonton dumplings, glutinous rice balls and cold noodles, for the cold and fresh market.In this way, it can not only ensure that the acceptance of customers in the market is greatly increased, but also can kill two birds with one stone, one advertisement expands the popularity of two industries.

He tapped on the pen, thinking of the current factory scale of Dushi Shengjian.He has already gone to approve the land for the Shanghai factory mentioned earlier, and it doesn't take much time to start production.

If so...you can really give it a try.