PCJ – Chapter 339 Lesson

In the conference room, the cadres of the Zijiang Tea Factory stared blankly at each other.

“I just can’t understand it. Director Zhao runs around for the tea factory, and someone actually reported him. In the future, I believe someone will regret this! I’m saying it now: if this person named Fei continues messing things up like this, the tea will definitely be ruined in less than three years. We were just awarded a national gold medal; regardless of whether we can win an international award or not, the tea factory had a bright future. Who would have thought that the city would directly transfer this meritorious Director Zhao? Isn’t this self-sabotage?” Shen Jinmao had never liked Fei Zhenglu’s style, and now seeing Fei’s behavior deepened his dislike.

“Old Shen, don’t say so much,” Zhou Xinghai quickly pulled Shen Jinmao out of the conference room.

“Alas, the most important thing now is for everyone to discuss how to solve this problem, rather than chasing responsibility or avoiding it. I believe Director Fei wants to lower the tea purchase price out of this concern. He just didn’t realize that Xintian County’s tea is the key to improving quality. Why didn’t anyone know this before? Why didn’t Director Zhao clarify it before leaving?” Deputy Director Lu Yingxiang said. In fact, he was scolding both directors.

“Director Lu, you can’t say that. It’s not that Director Zhao didn’t say it, but rather that no one gave him the opportunity. At that time, Director Zhao was preparing to hand over his work, but unexpectedly, some people in our factory treated him coldly and directly cleared out Director Zhao’s belongings from his office. In such a situation, could you still expect Director Zhao to clarify these matters? Moreover, after Director Zhao left, Xintian County did not intend to terminate cooperation with our factory. Instead, we deliberately raised the purchase conditions, intentionally excluding Xintian County. This cannot be blamed on Director Zhao.” Zhou Xinghai was initially prepared to leave but couldn’t help but come back to say one more thing.

While the arguments continued in the conference room, on the other side, Fei Zhenglu was already thinking of ways to remedy the situation. Upon arriving at the Zijiang Tea Factory, Fei Zhenglu brought a few people with him, but he hadn’t found an opportunity to position them ideally yet. Xu Wenji and Sun Fulin were undoubtedly Fei Zhenglu’s right and left arms. Fei Zhenglu rushed out of the conference room because he didn’t trust the people at the Zijiang Tea Factory at all.

“Wenji, Fulin, what do you think I should do to handle this crisis?” Fei Zhenglu asked.

Xu Wenji thought for a moment and said, “Since we know where the problem lies, we should go there to solve it.”

“The problem is, I’ve completely severed that route,” Fei Zhenglu said worriedly.

Sun Fulin said, “Would it be useful to contact the former factory director at this time?”

Fei Zhenglu shook his head, “There was originally a chance to communicate with him when we came…”

“Let’s first contact Xintian County and see if there’s any room for recovery. We can make certain concessions on the price,” Xu Wenji suggested.

“Okay, I’ll leave this matter to you. I don’t trust anyone in this tea factory; otherwise, I’d be driven away just like Zhao Jinyuan,” Fei Zhenglu said.

Xu Wenji immediately set off for Xintian County.

In the office of the deputy county chief of Xintian County, Luo Changjun was focusing on this year’s pre-Qingming tea harvest situation and the planting situation of the newly added tea fields. This year, the newly added area for tea fields had basically reached the planned growth area. The harvest and purchase of pre-Qingming tea were also being carried out in an orderly and intense manner.

“County Chief Luo, someone claiming to be the assistant director of the Zijiang Tea Factory is looking for you. His name is Xu Wenji, and he does have an introduction letter from the Zijiang Tea Factory,” the secretary of the county government office, Cui Shilin, knocked and entered.

“Zijiang Tea Factory? What are they here for? Didn’t they unilaterally tear up all our previous agreements? I haven’t gone to seek them for accountability, and they dare to come to me?” Luo Changjun was quite puzzled.

“Should we not meet him?” Cui Shilin asked.

“Let him wait in the reception room. I’ll come by later,” Luo Changjun decided to let the visitor wait for a while to relieve his anger. He casually picked up a newspaper, sat down, and began reading it leisurely.

Luo Changjun wasn’t really in the mood to read the newspaper; he was also puzzled about why the Zijiang Tea Factory would send someone to Xintian County at this time. Having worked in public security, Luo had already learned through his contacts in the police system that the Zijiang Tea Factory had signed a purchase contract with a tea-producing county in Wuxi City this year. Logically, they shouldn’t be looking for Xintian County anymore. This situation needed to be clarified.

Luo Changjun immediately dialed Zhu Kaixun’s number.

Zhu Kaixun quickly informed Luo Changjun that the Zijiang Tea Factory’s pre-Qingming tea had encountered problems. The quality of the tea had declined!

However, Luo Changjun was a bit confused as to why the Zijiang Tea Factory would come to Xintian County when their tea had problems. Was it because the tea quality in Xintian County was particularly good? Right, the tea fields in Xintian County had undergone renovations last year. The tea purchased by the Zijiang Tea Factory from Xintian County last year was produced from these renovated tea fields.

Smack! Luo Changjun suddenly slapped his thigh, “I understand! Heh heh, Zijiang Tea Factory, I’m sorry, you did the first thing, so don’t blame me for doing the fifteenth.”

Luo Changjun put down the newspaper and walked toward the reception room.

Xu Wenji had been waiting impatiently in the reception room, but he had to keep his composure and not let anyone at Xintian County notice his impatience. Otherwise, the Zijiang Tea Factory would be in trouble.

When Luo Changjun entered the meeting room, Xu Wenji quickly stood up.

“Are you the guest from the tea factory? Hello, hello, I am Luo Changjun,” Luo Changjun greeted Xu Wenji warmly, shaking his hand tightly.

Seeing Luo Changjun’s enthusiasm, Xu Wenji automatically overlooked the detail of being left to wait for so long. He thought Luo Changjun was being so warm to get the tea factory’s purchase order. He was calculating in his mind whether he should push for a lower price.

“County Chief Luo, hello, I am Xu Wenji, assistant director of the Zijiang Tea Factory. I specifically came here to…” Xu Wenji was about to continue, but was interrupted by Luo Changjun.

“Assistant Xu, what a rare guest! It happens to be meal time now. Let’s eat first and then discuss work. But our county is a poor county, and the budget is limited, so we can only ask Assistant Xu to go to the cafeteria for a simple meal,” Luo Changjun said, standing up and heading out.

Xu Wenji was furious but dared not show it. He silently cursed, “Did I come all this way just to have a meal in the Xintian County government cafeteria? The cafeteria! Truly deserving of being a poor county!” Xu Wenji couldn’t help but despise Xintian County in his heart again.

Luo Changjun kept Xu Wenji waiting in the cafeteria for a long time before finally getting to the point.

Back in the reception room, Luo Changjun immediately asked Xu Wenji, “Assistant Xu, you can see that our Xintian County is indeed poor. Tea is our best product. This year, we have doubled the planting area. In the future, tea supply will increase significantly. We still need the support of the city’s tea factory.”

Xu Wenji’s heart was overjoyed, thinking the opportunity had come, but he still kept his composure, “The Zijiang Tea Factory is a star enterprise in Zijiang City and is naturally very willing to help poor counties like Xintian County get out of poverty. Our Director Fei heard that our purchasing staff canceled the order for Xintian County, and he was very angry. He asked me to come here immediately to reinstate the purchase order for Xintian County…”

“Order? We’ve already filled all the orders for this year. I’m talking about future orders. The expanded area will probably only produce tea in at least two years. Did I not make myself clear to Assistant Xu?” Luo Changjun deliberately pretended to be confused.

Xu Wenji’s face changed dramatically, “What? You’ve sold all your tea?”

“What? Did Assistant Xu come here this time for Xintian County’s tea? Alas, you came too late. This year, our county added two tea factories and has already secured all the tea from the county’s tea fields. The price has risen a bit compared to last year. What a pity. Assistant Xu just arrived a little too late.” Looking at Xu Wenji’s pale face, Luo Changjun nearly laughed out loud.

Xu Wenji also realized that this county chief was simply playing him. The problems at the city tea factory must have been guessed by this rascal. Thus, it would be very difficult to get even a single leaf of tea from Xintian County.

In a good mood, Luo Changjun immediately sent Xu Wenji away and instructed the county government office to notify all tea factory heads to hold a meeting. He absolutely would not allow the city tea factory to purchase a single leaf of tea from Xintian County through any means. They had been so arrogant before; now it was time to teach them a lesson.

Meizi’ao Tea Factory also had a phone installed. This phone was installed by the county, benefiting from a preferential price. Others would have to spend thousands to get it installed, but Meizi’ao only spent three thousand and got an ending number.

Luo Changjun personally called Zhang Youping, asking him to bring Zhang Jiaohua to the county for a meeting.

Zhang Youping was a bit puzzled but still took Zhang Jiaohua to the county. They first rode a bike to the town, where a car was specifically responsible for picking up the tea factory heads for the meeting.

“Dad, what kind of meeting is this? Isn’t the tea factory busy right now?” Zhang Jiaohua asked in confusion.

“I don’t know. Uncle Luo said the meeting is very important. All tea factories in the county need to coordinate,” Zhang Youping replied.

“Then there must be something going on,” Zhang Jiaohua couldn’t think of what it could be.

The heads of all the tea factories in the county arrived in the county town on time. After all, the tea produced in the tea fields was sold through the county to the county tea factory or Meizi’ao Tea Factory. The county’s tea management office had indeed done a lot of practical work for these tea factories. All tea factories could feel this. So, although there were some complaints about the county convening the meeting at this time, they still arrived punctually.