Carrying a Jurassic on me-Chapter 1305 - 637: The Jerky Factory Issue_2

Lin Xiumei’s eyes widened, "What’s wrong? You have an objection? Didn’t you see that I’ve already handed over the reins of the household to Xiao Xing? Is there something wrong with the clothes you’re wearing?"

Yan Wenhai immediately ran out of things to say. Xu Xiaoyan, his prospective daughter-in-law who hadn’t yet married into the family, not only arranged new clothes for Yan Fei and Yan Chao but also took care of their outfits. These were new clothes prepared by the daughter-in-law, yet Lin Xiumei couldn’t even wait for the official New Year; she had put on the new clothes already and insisted that Yan Wenhai wear his too.

A son being so capable made a father... have mixed emotions. Now, Yan Wenhai’s status as head of the family was on the decline, turning him into a mere errand boy.

However, Yan Fei was happy to see this happening. As long as his mother was happy, that was fine. It also shielded him from a lot of socializing, which he was glad to avoid so that he could focus on other matters.

Now, he was in a conference room with a group of people, holding what seemed like a casual meeting.

This was also considered a ’tradition’ within the place; the meetings didn’t seem formal, nor was the chit-chat typical, but anyone who could make it would come. They sat together to discuss the issues that needed to be addressed and collectively formulate a plan.

The issue being discussed presently was the relocation of the dried meat factory. The county’s Meat Processing Factory, after all, was an old establishment. Regardless of the apparent issues, one thing everyone agreed on was this: the factory occupied a large parcel of land, nearly three hundred acres.

Don’t be surprised by those three hundred acres; that’s the area after Yan Fei took over, having already excluded the original employee dormitories and other such areas, counting only the actual factory premises. Even locals from Tanghe County might not be clear about how vast the Meat Processing Factory used to be. Just to give you an idea, the Cattle Market, which Yan Fei had visited several times near the Meat Processing Factory, was situated on land that belonged to the factory.

Besides, a few years ago, the Meat Processing Factory had plans to build kindergartens and elementary schools, with the locations all planned out. Unfortunately, plans can’t keep pace with change; they hadn’t even managed to start construction before the factory struggled to pay out wages.

This was a common issue with the older "iron rice bowl" enterprises. When the business was booming and money flowed freely, they would impulsively embark on any project they fancied. Like the well-known affiliated schools that everyone talks about—some of which range from kindergarten to elementary and middle schools, even high school, along with attached hospitals.

As a result, the company’s endeavors just kept expanding until they were operating at a loss. And once there was any mishap with management, it instantly became clear that even putting food on the table was a major problem.

Apart from the large size, the original location of the Meat Processing Factory was also quite good, situated at Dongguan, which was considered a prosperous part of the county—otherwise, how could the factory afford to set up a few large baskets at the entrance to sell beef jerky before Yan Fei took over?

With such a substantial, well-situated piece of land, Yan Fei definitely couldn’t afford to neglect it. Hence, relocating the dried meat factory there had been decided long ago.

What everyone was discussing now was how to take advantage of the New Year holiday to move the equipment from the dried meat factory over there and what to do afterward. It’s just that Pang Fa lacked confidence. A few years ago, he was an unemployed man who barely scraped by catching loaches and Yellow Eel in the river’s muddy ponds. Suddenly becoming a factory manager and stepping out on his own left him completely clueless.

The group was supposedly in a meeting, but it was more like they were giving him a pep talk.

Yan Fei was quite straightforward, "Our beef jerky is selling well now, and even if you mess up, as long as you ensure the quality of the beef jerky, how could you possibly run the factory into the ground? Even if we lose some money, I’m not afraid. Our cattle farm makes money quickly, and it can withstand your trials. Consider it training!"

This consolation hardly seemed like one at all!

Seeing Pang Fa’s anxious face, Ma Chao offered a suggestion, "Get Gao Rui to be your financial manager!"

Heizi immediately jumped up, "Why should Xiao Rui from our family go? Why not send Pingping from your family?"

Ma Chao chuckled, "You run around more energetically, I’m too lazy."

Everyone else was puzzled, wondering what being a financial manager had to do with who was more diligent, but Pang Fa had already slapped his thigh and turned to Yan Fei, "Xiao Fei, what do you think? We do need a permanent financial manager over there. If Xiao Rui goes, Heizi is more active and can pop over frequently for little issues we may need to discuss."

People suddenly understood—it wasn’t just about getting Gao Rui to be the financial manager, but also roping in Heizi, who’d surely be running over there every two or three days. He could even be spending nights there, which wouldn’t be a surprise. This way, Pang Fa wouldn’t have to worry about lacking counsel, given he was going to be the factory manager and couldn’t just ring up Yan Fei for every little thing.

Heizi was far from pleased, "Our child is still small!"

Yan Fei made a decision, "I’ll get Brother Fa and you a car each. He is the factory director; it’s not fitting if he doesn’t have a car. Your car will be for picking up and dropping off your wife. Is that okay?"

Heizi was modest, "I don’t need one. There’s no lack of vehicles in the factory. I’m easy to talk to, the van is fine to drive..."

You’re not foolish, within the factory besides the van, there’s also the Mercedes Benz S600, and Boss Yan hardly drives it anyway.

Yan Fei was indifferent, "Alright then, we’ll buy you one when you need it. For now, we’ll just get one for Brother Fa."

Pang Fa felt embarrassed, "We’re just starting out..."

Ma Chao cut him off, "Aren’t we adjunct salesmen? Let’s not have him be adjunct anymore. Have him help Pang Fa out."

Everyone suddenly understood, and Old Ou enthusiastically gave Ma Chao a thumbs up, "Brother Chao is wise! No wonder people always say straight shooters are deep thinkers. That’s a good plan!"

The adjunct salesman was Chen Liqiang, that guy who initially pushed the sales of dried earthworms and later on began selling beef jerky. His business was getting better and better, his connections wider and wider, truly enjoying a comfortable life.

Despite running around outside, when it came to beef jerky and factory affairs, he was second to none. After all, even before the production of beef jerky started, he had been in constant contact with the factory.

Yan Fei was also pleased, "That’s settled then. He’ll definitely visit around the new year. Brother Fa, you can talk to him then, see if he can lend a hand."

Pang Fa hesitated, "He’s already busy with sales, and still holds a position at the pharmaceutical factory. Would he come?"

Xiaosong resolved the issue with a single sentence, "Isn’t the beef jerky still coming from your supply? If he doesn’t come, just cut him off. He’ll show up. Besides, it’s not like you won’t pay him. Our factory’s benefits are not bad, right?"

Pang Fa still felt it was a bit embarrassing, "He’s been running sales for us since the beginning. Is this really alright?"

Heizi interrupted him, "Let me talk to him. It’s not like we’re harming him. As the jerky factory grows, he’ll benefit greatly too, won’t he?"

In fact, the jerky factory’s business was already not small. Sales had always been good; it was just that the sales territory was somewhat limited, mainly within the three neighboring provinces. They hadn’t expanded to more distant areas and hadn’t advertised beyond, so their reputation was still somewhat low.

This was also related to the factory’s original production capacity—just a few people and a few machines, the output couldn’t increase, and with limited stock, they couldn’t expand their sales territory.

Thinking of this, Yan Fei clapped his hands and suggested, "After the new year, should we reduce the supply of regular beef and increase the production of beef jerky? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?"

"Personally, I think we shouldn’t even sell regular beef anymore, it just causes delays!" Old Gao grumbled his opinion.

There was a moment of hesitation before Lin Yumei agreed, "I think it’s a good idea. Our beef jerky is selling well; we could just use this beef directly for producing jerky. It would save everyone some trouble."

Ma Chao agreed as well, "I support this. Selling fresh beef is also a hassle. Every time we slaughter a cow, we can’t get anything else done for the rest of the day. Just like Old Gao said, it causes delays!"

"The key point is, we’re not earning much more, and we’re cutting off many small cattle farmers’ income!" Old Ou hit the nail on the head with his comment.

"That’s actually true. No matter how cheap our beef sells for, the price of beef on the market hasn’t dropped much. All the money goes to those middlemen and restaurants. Instead of this, we might as well produce beef jerky directly; we would save a lot of labor and resources," Xiang Rui also supported the idea.

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