Zhang Yuan's tone was confident, as if he had long calculated Yu Zhou's response and the final outcome.
Yu Zhou didn't know where this confidence came from.
However, at this moment, Yu Zhou couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with the other party. Since you've said it so directly, should I still act humble and polite?
In a flash, the man's arrogant demeanor was displayed in the conference room. He crossed his legs, no longer waiting for Yu Zhou's answer.
He continued on his own, "I've made myself clear, and I will definitely do what I said."
"Since you're still not giving up, then let's settle this in the marketplace!"
There were no threats in his words, but they were more infuriating than any threat.
However, just as he finished speaking and was about to stand up and leave to implement his plan,
A man wearing the work uniform of the dried fruit factory, knocked on the conference room door, breaking the silence.
"Director, and Deputy Director Liang, a group of people have arrived at our factory, saying they want to pick up goods. Did you arrange this?"
His face showed a hint of joy. The dried fruit factory was currently being targeted by bosses from the subsidiary food industry and wholesalers. This was something the dried fruit factory couldn't avoid, no matter what.
Many people, including some senior executives of the dried fruit factory, did not believe that Yu Zhou had the ability to break through the blockade of these wholesalers and subsidiary food industry bosses and develop the dried fruit factory.
Most of the dried fruit factory employees wished not to be acquired again.
Although the management of the dried fruit factory was strict now, one couldn't deny that the wages had also risen to a level they couldn't refuse.
Who could still want to leave the dried fruit factory under such circumstances? Sometimes, money might not buy everyone's loyalty.
However, money was one of the most important means for an enterprise to treat its employees.
Even for the sake of money, most employees and management would absolutely not want to see Yu Zhou leave the dried fruit factory in disgrace.
Who knew if the new boss would treat them the same as Yu Zhou did now, if that day came? Without any stinginess in terms of salary and benefits.
"They're here?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaohai's face lit up with joy.
These people were all arranged by Liang Xiaohai. When he heard that someone at the factory wanted to show off, he had immediately called his partners from the supply and marketing cooperatives.
To be honest, even after making the calls, he still felt uncertain.
He didn't know if the staff from the supply and marketing cooperatives would really come.
At that time, his tone was almost equivalent to saying that they had to choose a side, either to join forces with those suppliers and destroy the dried fruit factory together,
Or, for the sake of this new variety of melon seeds, to fall out with these suppliers and stand with them.
The main reason he had this confidence was that the small shops and supermarkets had not yet fully developed.
In the entire Jiangbei City and the various cities of Zhongnan Province, retail was still dominated by supply and marketing cooperatives.
Yes, to some extent, they couldn't do without suppliers, but similarly, suppliers couldn't do without their supply and marketing cooperatives either.
Under such circumstances, the possibility of them falling out was not high. However, just for a small factory, an enterprise, and not being on the same side as them, it wasn't entirely impossible.
Whether they came or not depended on whether this melon seed could bring them profits.
And while those small supply and marketing cooperatives might not see the profits of this melon seed, the large supply and marketing cooperatives had a group of people with extremely sharp market senses.
With just a little thought, they could figure out that once this melon seed was launched, as an anomaly in subsidiary foods,
It was very likely to become a huge hit throughout Zhongnan Province in a short period, or even more so.
Could those people truly ignore such profits?
Even though supply and marketing cooperatives were subordinate departments of local governments, their profitability was still excellent.
Under such circumstances, they were not afraid of offending people, and of course, they were even less afraid of offending these middlemen.
After all, it was just the early 1990s. In Yu Zhou's memory, the era might have already undergone reform and opening up, and private enterprises were booming.
However, in the minds of many old people, various wholesalers and middlemen still carried some characteristics of speculation and profiteering, didn't they?
Well, it was true that the crime of speculation and profiteering no longer existed, but they still couldn't compare to real factories and entities, could they?
"You must be Yu Zhou, the current 'celebrity' of Jiangbei, Mr. Yu? I am Ding Yiping, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative of Hehai Street in Jiangbei. I've long heard of your name."
"I've always wanted to meet you and witness the young talents of Jiangbei. It's a pity I only get to meet you today!"
Just as Yu Zhou and the others were leaving the conference room, a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt and a fur coat walked in.
He was completely different from the merchants who had come to intimidate the dried fruit factory. His enthusiasm upon meeting made even Yu Zhou a little unaccustomed to it.
When did he gain such fame in Jiangbei? And for someone to be so enthusiastic towards him?
Yu Zhou knew that Hehai Street was one of the largest and wealthiest streets in Jiangbei City.
This street not only had a Development Bureau but also a very prosperous commercial atmosphere.
And the supply and marketing cooperative of this street was also famous throughout Jiangbei.
To put it this way, the monthly sales volume of various goods sold by this supply and marketing cooperative even surpassed that of an ordinary county supply and marketing cooperative.
Even the supply and marketing cooperatives of several economically developed counties had heard of the Hehai Street supply and marketing cooperative.
Yu Zhou remembered that in his previous life, this famous supply and marketing cooperative in Jiangbei was eventually reformed and established as a supermarket company. After this supermarket company began to operate independently, it gradually became the largest state-owned supermarket chain enterprise in Jiangbei.
Although there was still a certain gap compared to those large chain supermarkets, to have reached this point was already beyond Yu Zhou's imagination.
"Director Ding, you actually came in person? Yu Zhou is flattered!"
"Come, come, please sit down. I'll have someone pour you tea right away."
"Why didn't you notify me before you came? So I could welcome you!"
Yu Zhou's demeanor changed completely, and he didn't care about the middlemen and bosses from the subsidiary food industry still in the conference room.
He quickly stepped forward and shook hands with the so-called Director Ding.