Yu Zhou, having returned to the north of the river, did not immediately go to the factory.
It was because he had been traveling for a long time, and by the time he got home, it was already past midnight. He needed some rest.
Since Yu Xiao had already taken leave and planned to stay home for a few more days, she had been sleeping with Jiang Jie during this period.
Therefore, upon returning home, Yu Zhou had no choice but to reluctantly roll into his "study" and make do with a night on the steel bed in the study.
Well, it was several nights. His older sister would not give up the bed for her younger brother out of consideration for his fatigue. The two women and one little girl were sleeping soundly. Before Yu Xiao left, there was no way she would give up the bed for Yu Zhou.
The next day, Yu Zhou, having regained his energy, finally arrived at the factory.
Immediately, Deputy Factory Director Liang Xiaohai, Qin Feng, and Wu Dabiao rushed over.
Liang Xiaohai was the administrator of the factory at that time. Qin Feng and Wu Dabiao were the people Yu Zhou trusted most in the factory. If someone had slipped up, they naturally had to be present.
"Let's not talk about that matter first. Xiaohai, tell me, has our shipment volume changed recently?"
Seeing Liang Xiaohai about to bring up business, Yu Zhou interrupted him and asked directly.
At this moment, he was not necessarily able to be completely subjective. Yu Zhou's most urgent need was to know about the product situation, so he asked immediately.
Liang Xiaohai immediately paused, clearly not expecting Yu Zhou to ask this right away.
However, he was somewhat prepared. He had been responsible for the factory's affairs in recent days, attending to every detail. Therefore, he immediately began to answer, "The shipment volume has decreased slightly in the past few days."
"Some supply and marketing cooperatives have started to only purchase our goods in small quantities, it seems, they are being affected by those 'Tiger Head Melon Seeds'."
"However, in the overall direction, there are no major issues. At least, the several large supply and marketing cooperatives that have partnered with us are increasing their orders and are not affected."
"Also, we underestimated the purchasing power of supermarkets. Although there are fewer supermarkets, the purchasing volume of each one is terrifying."
"It is enough to compensate for our losses in the 'supply and marketing cooperatives'."
Liang Xiaohai was quite happy when he said these things, as Yu Zhou's previous prediction had been accurate.
Since the losses were not significant, it would not affect the overall situation. Moreover, the person who had slipped up had been found, and he believed that the future would become even brighter.
"As expected, it's about what I guessed. Now, ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives still value their reputation. They wouldn't do such things for a little money so easily."
Yu Zhou expressed his understanding. After all, the current situation had not yet reached the stage of intense market competition where everything was driven by money, as in later years.
Most of the supply and marketing cooperatives still existed in places where there were not many small shops or small supermarkets.
At this time, as long as they could hold their ground, even if their products were copied and their formulas were leaked, while the matter needed to be taken seriously, it was definitely not the end of the world.
It seemed that things were indeed as he had thought. Some profit-hungry supply and marketing cooperatives had already started to act, but most of them had not.
They cared about their reputation. If this were a few years later, when small shops were everywhere, it might not have been possible to achieve the first step perfectly.
"So, who is the person who slipped up? Tell me in detail!"
Yu Zhou poured himself a cup of strong tea and finally returned to the main topic.
Upon his return from Wang Hai, he had not only brought back a large sum of money but had also consulted lawyers in Wang Hai.
The lawyer was introduced by his brother-in-law, a very reliable person who was even willing to travel from Wang Hai to Jiang Bei to help him with this lawsuit. Indeed, sometimes, knowing many people was a good thing.
Indeed, under local protectionism, many enterprises, even if they did infringe on copyrights, often got away with it.
However, the nature of the matter was completely different. Imitation and plagiarism, even direct replication, at this stage of society.
The courts would not take much action, but stealing trade secrets for profit was a completely different matter.
Once convicted, ordinary so-called competitors could be imprisoned, and sentences of ten years or more were not uncommon.
"It's actually a formula technician in our factory. He has some connection with the Su family you mentioned before, a distant relative of the Su family's wife."
"Just as you said, we started to watch people with abnormal behavior, especially those who were spending lavishly recently. Among them, he spent the most. In just over ten days, not only did he buy a bicycle, but he also bought a sewing machine for his wife and a television for the family."
"By any measure, this does not seem to be earned from a normal salary."
"Combined with that relationship, it can be almost certain that it is him."
Alright, after Liang Xiaohai's explanation, Yu Zhou's expression gradually became serious.
Could this not be certain? Of course, it could be.
However, all of this was just their speculation. There was no evidence. Were they just going to stare at him like this?
Without evidence, he could simply resign and leave. Could they stop him from choosing his own career?
For a moment, Yu Zhou instinctively asked, "No evidence found, right?"
Even though he was certain in his heart, he still sighed.
If evidence had been found immediately, this matter would have been much simpler.
Unfortunately, the possibility was very small.
"Yes! Currently, it's all speculation. Even in the workshop, I haven't found any evidence."
"I also asked many people, and they all said that although Zhang Feng's behavior has been a bit abnormal and he seemed a bit guilty in the past few days, he hasn't actually caused any real trouble."
"Therefore, it is not easy for us to find evidence."
At this point, Liang Xiaohai also seemed a little disheartened.
It was not that he was not trying hard, but he could not find any evidence. After all, this era was not like later times, where every place had surveillance cameras.
Even if you wanted to find a place to discuss secrets with someone, as long as you were determined, you could still find a trace.
The current situation was very difficult, so much so that even Yu Zhou began to frown, thinking of a solution.