Hello 1983

  Chapter 268 Price War

   While they were discussing, they heard Didi's horn sounding again, and then two more cars came speeding up.

  The children who watched the excitement were so happy that they all drove the cars. Usually, they don’t see cars a few times in a year.

   "Wow, it's a foreigner!"

   The idlers watching the excitement exclaimed.

   These days, seeing foreigners in their small commune is definitely more rare than seeing Siberian tigers.

  There are foreign guests here, could it be that the island country came to support me?

  He Jiakang was thinking about it, but saw Liu Qingshan on the south side of the road screaming and hugging a foreigner who got off the car.

  Hmph, worship foreign countries!

  He Jiakang cursed in his heart.

   Then I saw Commissioner Chu and the leaders of the county and the commune walking over there in a hurry. These days, the status of foreign guests is absolutely handy.

  In the blink of an eye, only Chu Yunling and a few small leaders in the factory were left beside He Jiakang.

   He Jiakang was so angry that his iron was green: he even hired a foreigner to support the scene. Isn’t this demolishing me?

   "Hi, Leo, Pierre, my friends, welcome to my hometown!"

  Liu Qingshan couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw the people getting out of the car.

  Although according to what the old party secretary said when he relayed the phone call, Leo would bring his friends over to see the goods, but unexpectedly, it was better to come early than to coincidentally, and it happened to be the opening day.

   After embracing each other, Pierre pointed to the people around him and introduced: "Liu, this is Victor. He has been providing ingredients for high-end restaurants like BelCanto. I think you will definitely have a common language."

   "Welcome, Mr. Victor."

  Liu Qingshan looked at this Victor with a smile. He looked like a successful person, but he was a little bald, which may have something to do with their geographical location. They are close to the Mediterranean Sea, so of course they have a Mediterranean hairstyle.

   When shaking hands and hugging, this Mr. Victor also seemed very enthusiastic: "Liu, I am very glad to meet you. If you have time, I hope you can talk to me about the romantic story of the Titanic."

  Liu Qingshan was a little stunned: No, you are not a pimp of high-end ingredients, why don’t you talk about your business, but talk about literature when you meet, isn’t this style of painting right?

Pierre, the contact next to   , explained: "Victor is a person who loves literature, and has always wanted to become another great writer like Victor."

   Another Victor, of course, is the famous Hugo, of course Liu Qingshan knows.

  The Victor in front of him said solemnly: "Liu, I heard Pierre tell you about the Titanic story, which is very attractive."

   "I hope it can be turned into a novel, maybe it can become a classic like "Notre Dame de Paris" or "Les Misérables" and it will be handed down forever."

  Liu Qingshan finally had an accurate definition of this guy: he was still an old man, and he probably took business as a side job, but he managed to make a fortune. He was an interesting guy.

  So he nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Victor, don't worry, I won't charge you copyright fees."

  Leo and the others laughed together.

   This scene made Commissioner Chu and the leaders who rushed over secretly admire in their hearts: I can’t accept it, this young man does have a unique charm!

   Let’s just talk about those foreigners. They are usually serious, but when they are with Liu Qingshan, they talk and laugh. They look like old friends.

  Yes, old friends.

  Afterwards, Liu Qingshan introduced the main leaders present to the foreign guests, and then invited everyone to visit the wild vegetable factory.

  While walking, Leo shook his head and said, "My dear Liu, your hometown is really backward."

  Liu Qingshan punched him on the shoulder: "This is called pastoral scenery, understand? If it is a bustling metropolis, where can there be these mountain delicacies gifted by nature?"

  Leo pretended to grin his teeth: "Oh, Liu, your fists are too heavy, have you ever practiced boxing?"

   Commissioner Chu and others next to him were also taken aback: Is it really okay to fight with foreign guests like this?

  Liu Qingshan shook his fist, and casually talked about the boxing match with the Americans in the capital. He heard Leo and the others screaming strangely, yelling for Liu Qingshan to treat him.

  Especially Victor, who made the most noise: "Liu, I agree with you, the more primitive the place is, the more truly natural and high-quality ingredients can be produced, I am looking forward to it."

  After listening to Liu Qingshan's translation, everyone felt contemptuous: You just say you are gluttonous, okay?

   Seeing that the time was approaching half past eight, Liu Qingshan simply arranged for the opening ceremony.

  Everyone gathered in front of the gate of the wild vegetable factory, and there was a large group of spectators. They all came here specially to see foreigners, and they were chattering:

   "Hey, the hair of these foreign devils is not black."

   "Look at that foreigner, his eyes are blue, how strange!"

   "My god, the hair on their arms is so heavy, they are almost like monkeys."

   "Didn't you say that humans are transformed from monkeys?"

   "What the hell, are you talking about Monkey King?"

   Sure enough, no matter in what era, there is a glorious tradition of crooked buildings.

  Yang Hongying presided over the opening ceremony. She first warmly welcomed the guests present, and spoke Chinese for a while, and English for a while.

  Commissioner Chu and others were stunned when they heard it: The times are changing so fast, the factory director of a mere township enterprise can speak foreign languages?

   Then there was a ceremony with the characteristics of the times: Young Pioneers presented flowers.

  The dolls in Jiapigou, led by Caifeng and Shanxing, presented bunches of wild flowers with dewdrops and the fragrance of nature to the guests.

   "Oh sweet kids, thank you!"

  The foreigners were so happy that they almost scared the little ones to tears.

"salute!"

  The voice of the youngest and the fourth child was still very clear, and with a swipe, the children saluted the team in unison.

  Then the guest representatives will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony together.

  In this era, things like ribbon-cutting have just emerged in big cities.

  Liu Qingshan invited Commissioner Chu, Secretary Wang Zheng Hongqi and others, as well as Leo and the others, a large group of people went up lively.

   Click click click, the camera also recorded this scene.

  Accompanied by the sound of crackling firecrackers, the Jiapigou Mountain Wild Vegetable Processing Plant was officially put into production.

   Before the firecrackers were finished, a large group of kids rushed up to grab the squibs.

   "Don't grab, don't grab, come to me to get candies!"

   Da Zhang Luo yelled, holding a large tea tray in his hand, which contained various colorful candies.

   Now no one is grabbing the firecrackers anymore, with a huff, the big Zhang Luo is surrounded, and the little hands are scrambling to grab the tea tray.

  Frightened, Zhang Luo held up the tea tray high, and kept yelling: "Don't grab it, everyone is in line, what the hell, you are taller than me, so feel free to grab candy with the children!"

  Liu Qingshan was cheerful, and recorded all these scenes with the camera.

   While they were making a fuss, they heard a burst of loud and clear suona sounding, playing a very cheerful and festive song of birds and phoenixes, which immediately attracted everyone's ears.

  I can't accept it, the suona instrument is too domineering, it's like a phoenix coming on stage, and all birds are silent.

   "Give bounty!"

  Boss Che stuffed two one-dollar bills over, and the suona sound became even louder.

  After the trumpet player puffed his cheeks and blew a song of birds and phoenixes, someone else immediately came to sing a happy song by knocking on the croaking board.

  In the past two years, with the opening up and invigoration, some things that were originally regarded as the four olds have started to emerge one after another.

   Those who sing happy songs these days don't just knock on the bamboo board twice, say "Gong Xi Fa Cai" twice, and get reward money. People also rely on their craftsmanship to eat, okay?

  Sing as soon as you open your mouth, and sing as soon as you see what you see.

"Cracking bamboo boards, I walked over and saw a big business opened in front of me. The wild vegetable factory, harvesting wild vegetables, and ordinary people can follow to earn extra money. There are leaders, masses, secretaries, and county magistrates. There is a lively gathering. Some are old, some are young, oh my god, I was shocked, even foreign guests came..."

  The bamboo board sang so well that it made everyone laugh, and rewards were naturally indispensable.

   At this time, two dollars is really a lot.

  Jiapigou Wild Vegetable Factory is bustling and bustling, while Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory on the opposite side seems a bit deserted.

  A subordinate asked He Jiakang for instructions: "Manager, shall we set off firecrackers?"

  He Jiakang almost blurted out: What a fart!

   But thinking that today is the opening day, he waved his hand: "Wait a little longer."

  He planned to wait for the completion of the work over there, and wait for Commissioner Chu and the others to come, and then hold the ceremony here. After all, there are few people, and it is not good for face.

  At first, I thought that there must be a lively and lively place where the leaders of the district hold the town, but it turned out that there were foreign guests on the opposite side. You said it was annoying or not.

  Seeing that Manager He's face was not very good, the others didn't dare to say more, the originally scheduled start time had passed.

  The manager in charge of the acquisition was a clever man. He lay next to He Jiakang's ear and muttered for a while. He Jiakang's face immediately turned cloudy and he began to nod his head.

   Soon, the acquisition manager asked someone to carry a big blackboard and started writing on it with chalk.

   "In order to repay the great love of the masses, Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory has increased the purchase price by 10%. The prices are as follows..."

  He Jiakang, hands behind his back, watched from the sidelines, feeling very happy: Liu Qingshan, Jiapigou, look at you bumpkins, what are you fighting with me for?

  The big blackboard was poked at the most eye-catching position at the entrance of the Wild Vegetable Factory. Sure enough, the news spread quickly, and a long queue immediately formed at the gate of Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory.

   What’s going on, is there a price war?

  Liu Qingshan saw those who were queuing at the Jiapigou Wild Vegetable Factory to sell wild vegetables and ran to the opposite side, and couldn't help but curse inwardly: He Jiakang is really hurting others and not benefiting himself.

  The purchase price was originally stipulated by the county. However, the reserve price is stipulated to protect the interests of the majority of collectors, and there is no upper limit. If the purchase price is high, the common people will not be happy.

   "Director, why don't we increase the purchase price by 10%?"

  When Liu Wenjuan heard the news, she hurried out of the workshop and proposed to Yang Hongying.

  Yang Hongying is also aware of the seriousness of the problem. She knows that once a price war starts, it will kill one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred, or even die forever.

   "Don't panic, see the situation first."

  Liu Qingshan glanced at Liu Wenjuan: The little girl is still too tender, a little turbulent, so I panicked first, this is because the oil shuttle is turning white.

   At this time, Commissioner Chu and the others also went to the opposite Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory to attend the ceremony, and Victor and others were also led by the warehouse keeper to look at morels in the warehouse.

  Liu Qingshan led Yang Hongying and others to the gate to check for movement.

  Some villagers who got up early to catch up, already carrying baskets or driving bullock carts, gathered towards the wild vegetable factory.

  Their shoes and trousers were already wet with dew, but their faces were filled with bright smiles, because the rewards would be seen immediately.

  In the past, I only sold eggs and other things in exchange for some pocket money. Now, as long as I am willing to work, I can exchange some wild products for money.

   "My fellow, come to our Jiakang Wild Vegetable Factory to sell. The purchase price has increased compared to the original!"

   Opposite, there was a shout, the voice was really loud, almost catching up with Zhang Luo.

  At the entrance of Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory, there are a few loud voices, soliciting business there.

  When those who came to sell mushrooms and fungus heard this, the smiles on their faces became brighter, and they all consciously lined up at the gate of Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory, and soon a long queue formed.

   On the other hand, Jiapigou Wild Vegetable Factory is empty.

   "Comrade Xiao Liu, you still have to work hard, you can't just focus on making money for yourself, you must work for the welfare of the general public."

  He Jiakang stood by the side of the road, looked at Liu Qingshan in the south of the road, and said triumphantly, quite a bit of a gesture of pointing the country.

  Liu Qingshan was not angry, but said cheerfully: "Manager He, you are breaking the rules and engaging in unfair competition, so why should you be proud?"

  He Jiakang snorted coldly: "Doing business depends on strength. If you have the ability, you should also increase the purchase price, and do more practical things for the people."

  Besides, there is another subordinate who chimed in: "Exactly, thanks to the fact that Jiapigou is still a native of the town, you don't care about the affection of the folks in the town at all, even worse than us as outsiders!"

   These words are a bit embarrassing, and even many villagers who lined up are pointing at the Jiapigou wild vegetable factory, and they are still talking about it. Obviously, they are not saying anything good.

   This situation made Yang Hongying extremely disturbed.

  The situation is grim. Once it loses popular support, the consequences will be disastrous. Jiapigou Wild Vegetable Factory is likely to be run over by its opponents.

  If we only rely on the mountain products collected by the villagers of Jiapigou, we cannot supply such a large mountain vegetable processing factory.

   At this time, more than 20 villagers, carrying large flower baskets and carrying burdens, appeared beside the road of the wild vegetable factory with tired faces.

   Judging from their still-dry trousers and shoes, it is obvious that they are mountain products collected early in the morning and brought back for sale.

   "Jiajiakang Wild Vegetable Factory is harvesting mushrooms, and the price is 10% higher than before!"

   "It used to be sold for one yuan, but now it can be sold for one yuan and a dime!"

  Jiajiakang from Daobei were still shouting hard.

  However, the more than 20 villagers did not seem to hear the yelling, and walked towards the Jiapigou Wild Vegetable Factory in Daonan.

  (end of this chapter)