Next, Wen Liang visited the production line. Due to the sharp decline in sales, only one of the four production lines is still running every now and then. Wen Liang carefully checked the entire process. He didn't know much about the technical things, but it didn't matter. The development prospects of drinking water are great. In less than ten years, there will be a market worth tens of billions, but the entry threshold is very low. In terms of technical content alone, it is counted backwards in major profit-making industries. To gain a foothold in this field, technology is just a branch.
Around the water plant is the most famous Yunyan Lake Group in Yishan. Dozens of small and medium-sized lakes are connected together. All of them are high-quality water sources gushing out from deep underground, which directly saves the high cost of digging deep wells and is extremely cheap. But even so, it is still dragged down by the inherent shortcomings of township enterprises such as backward business philosophy and poor marketing methods, and has come to this miserable situation today. The process of mineral water is very simple. It enters the raw water tank from the water source, passes through the quartz sand filter and activated carbon filter, and then enters the mineral water tank after oxidation from the RO main unit, and then is divided into two production lines to make finished products for sale. Wen Liang rarely speaks, and only nods or shakes his head slightly when he hears something. Fu Jinjing may have been instructed by Yang Dingjun to introduce various aspects in detail, which can be regarded as knowing everything. But he was vague about the factory's profits and liabilities, which is understandable. After all, there is no need to make business matters too clear.
The three girls were very excited. They saw how to spray the code and label the products. They cheered and jumped for joy when the finished products came out. Fu Jinjing took a few bottles from the terminal and handed them over. He said proudly, "Try our Yishan water. It is refreshing and delicious, with a little sweetness. It has all the minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and sodium. It is really no worse than those so-called famous brands of water."
Ning Xiaoning unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, wondering, "If it's not bad, why isn't it selling as well as those waters?"
As soon as he said this, he saw the embarrassment on Fu Jinjing and Li Minghua's faces at the same time, and hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else. I just felt that this water was really good after drinking it, much better than Yili Laoshan, but why is it rarely seen in stores? I also often drink these water drinks, but I have never drunk this brand..."
When mineral water was first launched in the early 1990s, it cost about five yuan per bottle. For most people at that time, when the average salary was still around one or two hundred yuan, only the rich could afford mineral water. Ordinary people drank tap water when they were thirsty, and students would buy soda for fifty cents a bottle, which was delicious and not expensive. Only people with a family background like Ning Xiaoning would say that they often drink water.
Fortunately, Li Minghua had previous experience and had already determined that Wen Liang and his gang were either rich or noble, so he was not surprised and said with a smile: "These things are very complicated and cannot be explained clearly at the moment. When you all go to college and have achieved academic success, you will understand everything."
Fu Jinjing snorted coldly and said, "What's so complicated about it? The county should assign fewer tasks..."
"Old Fu!"
Li Minghua interrupted him and changed the subject, saying, "Let's go and see the source of our Yishan River. Going out over there is Yunyan Lake. You are lucky. It rained heavily yesterday. Now is a good time to enjoy the beautiful scenery."
Wen Liang looked at the two men and understood. These days, fiscal revenue sources are limited. It's not easy to have a profitable enterprise. The county and township governments must have asked for money. Reimbursement slips from various leaders, various business and political receptions, year-end benefits from various bureaus and committees during festivals, bridge and road construction in the surrounding villages, etc. Fu Jinjing's factory must have agreed to all of them. There may be other unknown tricks. No wonder Fu Jinjing is so resentful. This is the market in China. Whoever is involved will know. Wen Liang thought of extracting bile from live bears, which is the cruelest way of breeding. In order to prevent them from committing suicide, the bears in the bear farms have been locked in a special iron cage since childhood. They cannot turn over, move, or touch any part of their bodies with their claws. Then a large hole is opened in the chest and abdomen, and a metal tube is permanently inserted into the gallbladder. Bile is extracted twice a day. Each time, there are heart-wrenching screams and painful howls. The wound is always oozing pus, blood and juice, and it will not be sutured. This is the hell. Some bears have been tortured for ten or twenty years.
From a certain perspective, isn’t Fu Jinjing’s company the bear
Yunyan Lake is a group of lakes connected together. After the rain, the sun shines on the clear water, and the clouds are steaming and the mist is lingering, which is worthy of its name. In order to protect the water source, Yunyan Lake is strictly prohibited from any pollution, and there are no households or other businesses around it. In summer, in order to prevent naughty children from playing in the water, there will be special people patrolling day and night, and various warning signs can be seen everywhere, which makes this beautiful scenery lose a lot of color. Xu Yao took advantage of Li Minghua and Fu Jinjing's unpreparedness and complained in a low voice: "A good resort is ruined by this smell of money."
Ji Su felt the same way and nodded continuously. Only Ning Xiaoning disagreed and said, "No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can't bring any benefits to the people. But with this factory, many people can have food to eat and jobs, and the economy can develop."
"Wow, Xiao Ning, you're here again, little money-grubber!"
Seeing that Wen Liang had remained silent, Xu Yao turned around and walked backwards, asking, "Wen Liang, what do you think?"
"careful!"
Wen Liang reached out to help her and stepped over a path paved with bluestones: "What you said makes sense, but the best approach is to find a point of convergence. We can develop the economy through this body of water and benefit the hometown, and we can also better protect this beautiful scenery on the basis of economic development. This means that we cannot develop the economy at the expense of the environment, but we cannot be afraid of the weather and the location, and we cannot be discouraged." In fact, since Marx discovered dialectics, all problems can be explained in words. As for whether it will work in the future, isn't there a saying that goes, "We must cross the river by feeling the stones."
Li Minghua's applause came from the front: "That's a good point, it's very thought-provoking. I don't know much about economics, but after listening to Master Wen's words, I feel that they really make sense."
Wen Liang laughed loudly: "Director Li, please stop insulting me. I just happened to hear someone talk about this and wrote it down. How could I have such insight?"
Li Minghua did not comment, but pointed to a pavilion in front and said, "This is the Shanshui Pavilion. To the west of Yunyan Lake is Tianlou Mountain, which is surrounded by mountains and water, so it is named Shanshui. Look, everyone, this is the couplet written by the old abbot of Pufang Temple on the mountain."
Wen Liang and the others approached and saw two lines of large gilded characters engraved on both sides of the pavilion pillars:
The sounds of pine, bamboo and bells are all free and easy.
The colors of the mountains, the water, the mist, all are empty
The strokes are vigorous and upright, yet the turns are smooth and round. Although I have never seen the abbot, just looking at the handwriting, I can tell that he is not worldly. I believe he is not like a certain master who regards business as his main occupation and worshiping Buddha as his side job.
After completing the entire tour, it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Wen Liang politely declined Li Minghua's offer to drive them away, and asked him to say goodbye to Yang Dingjun, then boarded the bus to Qingzhou with the three women.
After watching the three people leave, Fu Jinjing asked, "What on earth is County Magistrate Yang up to? They are just a few kids, but why did he mobilize so many people? He even called me last night and asked me to come. Who are they?"
Li Minghua shook his head: "I don't know either, but judging from Wen Liang's demeanor and behavior, could he be from a poor family? Don't tell me, my child is not much different in age from others, and he does nothing but fool around all day. How could he say something like the environment and economic development? Old Fu, in my opinion, something might happen."
"It's just this broken factory, and Secretary Jiang is planning to get rid of it. What could possibly happen? Let's go. We have nowhere to go anyway. Let's find a place to have a drink."
Li Minghua smiled and said, "Who said there is nowhere to go? Director Shi is hosting a banquet and invited you and me to it. Are you going or not?"
Fu Jinjing was stunned: "No way, Shi Daqing?"
They didn't talk along the way. It was already dark when they entered the city. Wen Liang sent Ji Su home first, and then Ning Xiaoning. When getting out of the taxi, Ning Xiaoning suddenly turned around and knocked on the passenger seat window and said, "Wait for my call tomorrow. I'll ask you to come out and talk about something. I had so much fun today that I almost forgot to tell you." In fact, it wasn't that she forgot to tell you, but because of what happened last night, Ning Xiaoning didn't dare to talk to Wen Liang the whole day.
Wen Liang nodded in agreement. Xu Yao rolled down the back window and said with a smile, "Okay, what good things are you doing behind my back? If you don't invite me, I will definitely come."
Ning Xiaoning smiled and pinched her cheek, saying: "Okay, that guy is just your baby, I treat him as a... ha!"
Xu Yao pouted: "You want to say dirty words again? Be careful or I'll tell Uncle Ning and spank you!"
Ning Xiaoning had been teased by Xu Yao more than once or twice, but the private conversations between girls, spoken in front of Wen Liang, still made her, who was usually aloof, a little shy. She stretched out her hand and scratched Xu Yao's nose, saying, "You little rascal who values women over friendship, I'll punish you again if you get into my bed one day."
Xu Yao covered her ears with a wow and shouted, "Go, go!"
When they arrived at Chunxi Road, they got off the car and stood face to face next to the streetlight. Wen Liang asked maliciously, "Just now I heard Ning Xiaoning say that you guys are still sleeping together?"
Xu Yao's eyes rolled around, and she moved closer, her expression suddenly becoming somewhat seductive: "Yes, Xiao Ning has a great figure..."
Wen Liang coughed softly and said, "We're home now, let's go in quickly."
Xu Yao snorted coldly: "Why, keep asking. Seeing that you are so curious, I will be soft-hearted and will definitely tell you everything."
Wen Liang smiled and said, "Okay, actually I just want to tell you that even if you are a girl, you have to be careful not to be taken advantage of by others... Ouch, don't hit me, don't hit me!"
When Xu Yao pushed the door open, she suddenly turned her head, stared at Wen Liang with her clear eyes, smiled slightly, and whispered, "I like Ji Su very much."