Niu Xiaoqiang thanked him repeatedly, Fan Demin was very curious about his personal situation, and after finishing the business, he began to talk to Niu Xiaoqiang, wanting to learn about Niu Xiaoqiang's personal information.

Niu Xiaoqiang also wants to make friends with such a leader, even if he can't make friends, it will be easier to talk when he encounters things in the future. Therefore, the two chatted very well. Through this exchange, each other has a new understanding and evaluation of each other.

After Fan Demin learned that Niu Xiaoqiang and Fang Dongping had opened three factories, he had a high opinion of Niu Xiaoqiang. In these years, it is not uncommon for private factories to be set up, but those are basically in the form of family workshops, and the largest ones are only a dozen or twenty people.

Unlike Niu Xiaoqiang and Fang Dongping, the three factories opened by the two have already recruited more than 100 employees, which is naturally nothing compared to those state-owned enterprises, but compared with other private factories, it is very powerful. Niu Xiaoqiang also said that in the future, he wants to expand the machinery processing plant into an engine manufacturing plant, which is even more rare.

Fan Demin has been crawling in the agency all year round, and he is still very accurate in seeing people. During the exchange, he found that Niu Xiaoqiang's expression seemed very stable, which shows that Niu Xiaoqiang is not boastful, and what he says is confident.

After some exchanges, the relationship between the two is much closer than before, Niu Xiaoqiang seized the gap to speak and put forward a question that he is most concerned about now: "Uncle Fan, there is something I want to consult with you, it is about the Canton Fair, the product information I just provided only contains toilet water and plasters, but my master and I are hurrying to make engine samples, if we can make the engine out at that time, I wonder if we can temporarily join the ranks of products exhibited?"

What if the Provincial Department of Light Industry does not agree to the temporary request to display the engine when it comes to the exhibition? In this way, the efforts of Niu Xiaoqiang and Fa Dongping will not be in vain? Even the plan to build an engine production line with their accumulated funds will be affected.

Fan Demin has worked in the Light Chemical Hall for so many years, and he has seen a lot of things that are contrary to the yang and the yin.

For example, some exhibitors clearly reported glass handicrafts, but when they were on display, they put wooden root carvings, and some manufacturers reported canned oranges, but what they exhibited were buttons on clothes. Some are even more excessive, clearly reporting clothing products, but exhibiting mechanical gears.

The biggest reason for this result is that there are too few places, and there are too many enterprises in the province that want to participate in the exhibition, and many companies cannot get places. These companies refused to stop there, so they started to think crookedly, and some spent money to buy booth space from enterprises that had already obtained quotas, and put their products on the booth for display.

Some adopt the strategy of taking turns to display, such as several companies joining forces to fight for places, once successful, when the exhibition comes, everyone will take turns to exhibit their products, and no one will suffer.

This is not allowed because the booth is hung with a sign of the product category.

You can't put up a sign that says food, but put an engine on it, right? If this is seen by foreign businessmen, will people think that this is a mistake made by the organizers? If it affects the image of the country, who can afford the consequences?

Fan Demin knew that Niu Xiaoqiang did not want to take this opportunity to cooperate with other companies to make extra money, and the engines Niu Xiaoqiang said were mostly their own products. Even so, he still couldn't agree, because he was the leader in charge of the team, and he had to take responsibility if something went wrong.

I saw Fan Demin smile helplessly: "Xiaoqiang, of course I understand your master's hard work, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's really because this kind of behavior is expressly forbidden by the superiors, and I, as the main person in charge of leading the team in the past, have to take responsibility for problems." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang had long expected that this matter would encounter obstacles, he had already thought of countermeasures in advance, and pleaded: "Uncle Fan, can you arrange the booth of our factory next door to the booth of the machinery industry at that time?"

Fan Demin was a little surprised: "Your exhibits belong to chemicals and pharmaceuticals, why do you want to be next to the machinery industry?"

Niu Xiaoqiang wanted to fish in troubled waters and borrowed the booth of the machinery industry to put the engine out. Of course, it was impossible for him to say these words to Fan Deming, but he said perfunctorily: "My master and I are both interested in machinery, and it will be close to us when the time comes, so it will be convenient for us to visit and study." ”

Fan Demin laughed: "Your master and apprentice are really interesting, I don't want to sell my own products, but I want to learn from other people's technical experience, for the sake of your love of learning, if you have the opportunity, I will help you arrange it." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang immediately thanked him with great joy: "Thank you, Uncle Fan! Now you just get off work, are you free at night? I would like to ask you to go out and sit down, thank you for your strong support to our factory." ”

Regardless of whether Fan Demin agrees or not, Niu Xiaoqiang has to invite him, otherwise it will not conform to the rules of the Chinese people. In Niu Xiaoqiang's view, most of Fan Demin will not agree. People are the head of the hall, and it doesn't seem appropriate to go out to eat with a half-sized kid like himself.

Sure enough, Fan Demin refused with a smile: "I still have something to do at night, let's talk about it later." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded, stood up and said, "I know that you are busy with official business, so I won't advise you, I will treat you well next time I have a chance, Uncle Fan, goodbye." ”

Fan Demin sent him to the door of the office, looking at Niu Xiaoqiang's figure downstairs, he couldn't help but sigh secretly: This kid is really good, no wonder Lao Zhang values him so much.

Niu Xiaoqiang and Li Yu walked out of the compound of the Provincial Light Chemical Department, and after coming out, Li Yu asked: "Secretary Niu, how did you arrange for the night? Do you want me to find you a place to live?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was worried about the trial production of the engine, and asked rhetorically: "Is there a passenger ferry to Qingjiang now?"

Li Yu looked at his watch: "There is still the last passenger ferry at a quarter past six, you should be able to catch up if you leave now." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "Then I'll rush over now, spend the night on the Qingjiang side tonight, and take the car to the county seat early tomorrow morning to meet my master." ”

Li Yu was not reluctant, he personally sent Niu Xiaoqiang to the dock, and waited until Niu Xiaoqiang boarded the boat before leaving.

At half past nine in the evening, the passenger ship docked at the dock of Qingjiang City. After Niu Xiaoqiang got off the boat, he walked all the way along the riverside avenue, walked for more than 20 minutes, and came to the door of the villa.

The lights on the first floor of the villa were on, and Niu Xiaoqiang knew that Wang Xiaoxue was in it at a glance. He didn't take the key, and knocked on the door directly: "Xiaoxue, open the door." ”