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Chapter 950 Integration, Headquarters!
Chapter 950 Integration, Headquarters!
Director Bai was also deeply moved: "This family's story could fill a book or be made into a movie. I've never seen such a spectacular drama in my life."
He paused, his expression turning serious, and addressed the crowd: "But comrades, you must also remember that money is the most corrupting force. Our Foreign Trade Bureau has had the most contact with money and was among the first to engage with foreign investment. I hope everyone can stay true to themselves, see through the true nature of money, and understand that we can make money, but we cannot become slaves to it!"
After a lengthy speech, the crowd below echoed in unison, expressing their determination to heed the leader's teachings, never be corrupted by money, and never become unrecognizable.
Lu Qiaoge did not think that Director Bai was speaking official jargon or platitudes.
In a sense, those words were absolutely correct.
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After the college entrance examination, Grandma Lu and Meng Xia arrived in Beidu with Xiao Si Maiya and Luo Aijun.
The two food companies, each focused solely on destroying the other, were not immediately bankrupt, but were already teetering on the brink of collapse.
Cheng Hui got back everything that belonged to her.
The board of directors had strongly recommended her to be the chairperson, but how could she possibly agree?
She wished the name "Li" would disappear completely from the food industry.
This is hardly a trade war; it's just a small counterattack that's enough to severely damage both family businesses.
It was precisely for this reason that Director Bai and Director Lü admired Lu Qiaoge even more.
Lu Qiaoge is a young man who is truly bold and decisive.
What the State Administration of Foreign Trade is lacking right now is precisely cadres with such courage and a sense of responsibility.
Xiangyang brand instant noodles have expanded their market share extremely rapidly.
After branch factories were set up in Haicheng and Beidu, Nancheng and Hecheng also started production one after another.
This was a major undertaking; everyone, from top to bottom, was incredibly busy.
Qin Hengzhi took a week off to spend time with the Lu family, showing them around the place.
After finalizing the locations for the two branch factories, Lu Qiaoge was hurriedly summoned by Director Bai to attend a meeting with him.
This was the first time she had ever stepped into a conference room of this caliber.
Everyone present was a senior, and she was the lowest-ranking, yet the leader introduced Lu Qiaoge to everyone first.
That high-ranking leader, whom I often saw in the newspapers, was actually exceptionally kind and approachable in person.
The theme of the meeting was how to integrate Xiangyang Food Factory.
Today, Xiangyang has five branch factories and is no longer the small workshop it once was, but a large state-owned factory with a considerable scale.
Within the food industry, this scale is unparalleled.
Operations are not a concern.
This is the golden age for doing business, completely different from what it will be decades from now.
It is now a typical seller's market, with demand exceeding supply.
As long as the product is manufactured, there's no need to worry about sales.
The real serious problem is management.
One wrong move and they could go their separate ways, fall apart, and ruin the brand that has been so hard-won.
If we can unite and cooperate, then the future will be limitless.
This requires a core leadership team.
However, the State Administration of Foreign Trade was really reluctant to let Lu Qiaoge go.
Putting aside her stable large clients, Lu Qiaoge's keen and decisive abilities are invaluable at this stage.
Otherwise, her superiors wouldn't have given her the green light all the way.
This was more like a seminar.
Everyone laid the problems on the table and discussed solutions together.
The State Administration of Foreign Trade certainly cannot let go, but if Xiangyang Food Factory continues to be affiliated with the State Administration, it will be extremely detrimental to its long-term development.
The General Administration simply does not have the authority to manage such a massive supply system.
To be honest, if this continues, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television might not even be qualified to provide guidance anymore.
After repeated discussions, Lu Qiaoge's idea, which he had put forward in earlier years, finally came to fruition—"Xiangyang International Group," a term that seemed quite novel at the time, was officially approved for establishment.
This is a purely state-owned factory, not privately held, so its management structure is different from that of private enterprises.
At least for now, there is no board of directors; the organization is structured entirely according to the standards of large state-owned factories.
After discussion at the meeting, the site of the former Beidu branch factory was officially transferred to Xiangyang Food Company.
The construction plan for the new office building was also finalized.
Going forward, Lu Qiaoge's work focus will shift between the General Administration and the Headquarters.
The leader smiled and said to him, "It'll be tough for now; you'll have to run around to both places."
Another leader joked, "There's nothing we can do about it. The State Administration of Foreign Trade won't release him. Xiao Lu, you'll just have to bear with it."
Whether it was hard or not, only Lu Qiaoge herself knew.
But everything is progressing in an orderly manner.
Lu Qiaoge was thinking that once the headquarters building was completed, she would transfer an experienced veteran like Zhao Qingshan over.
As for the food factory near the military factory, we still need to have a proper discussion with Director Hao.
There are currently no explicit regulations prohibiting military factories from operating, and Director Hao would certainly not easily agree to transfer the food factory to local jurisdiction.
This is a golden goose that can lay golden eggs; once it's divided up, the welfare and cash flow of the military factory will be affected.
Moreover, the factory housed a large number of military dependents' children. If it were to be abruptly separated from the factory, even if the local authorities took over, some people would inevitably feel resentful.
With just one phone call, Zhao Qingshan, Zhou Li, Lu Qiaoling, and others rushed to Beidu for a meeting.
The Jiangcheng branch factory still has the same staff, and even with the headquarters, production has not been affected in the slightest.
It can be said that whichever city Xiangyang Food Factory is located in, it is essentially giving money to that city.
The newly established group headquarters preparatory office receives dozens of calls every day from governments across the country, vying to invite them to set up factories in their localities, with increasingly generous offers.
Orders have only increased.
Especially after the newly added ham sausage and pickled mustard tuber production lines went into operation, production capacity became tight again.
Xiangyang International Group's main business is instant noodles, with ham sausages and pickled vegetables as secondary products. It also plans to expand into new categories such as beverages and pastries in the future.
This is an era where you can make money selling anything.
This meeting officially confirmed Lu Qiaoge's position as the factory director.
When she was called back to headquarters, people looked at her in a completely different way.
He was no longer just Director Lu, but Director Lu who managed tens of thousands of employees and controlled vast state-owned assets.
Sang Juan naturally stayed by Lu Qiaoge's side.
Luo Xinghua, on the other hand, continued to gain experience at the branch factory.
She was so happy. The integration was wonderful. With everyone working together towards a common goal, the factory would definitely get better and better.
She worked even harder.
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At Xia Yinghe's home.
Xia Yinghe sat by the window, her face cold and silent.
Lou Zhe had just returned from the lab and was organizing the materials at hand.
He noticed his wife's unusual behavior and looked up in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Xia Yinghe said softly, "Lu Qiaoge has been officially appointed as the factory director of Xiangyang General Factory today."
After she finished speaking, she gave Lou Zhe a meaningful look.
Lou Zhe is quick-witted and always speaks his mind.
He glanced at his wife with a half-smile and asked directly, "Why are you looking at me like that?"