I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 45 You know, we ate sweets
When the city officials heard that Zhang Da'an was going to sell winter melon gummy candies, they immediately thought it was utter nonsense.

It wasn't until Qiu Jianmin brought Zhang Zhengdong over and confirmed that this was indeed the case that they began to help Zhang Da'an find land, factory buildings, and technical equipment.

These are readily available in Shazhou City.

Is the factory located in the Chengdong District of Jiangning City?

No way!

The city doesn't care whether you sell textbooks or candy. As long as there is investment, output, employment, and tax revenue, this is the "four-have youth" of the new era.

What good are being cultured and moral?

Get out of my way!
"Company commander, is it me who's crazy, or is everyone crazy? I feel like I'm really not cut out for advancement."

"This car is nice, could you...?"

"No, this was lent to the school by my nephew."

"You son of a bitch, you have no conscience at all."

"You can curse me all you want, but I won't lend out my car."

“He didn’t say he was going to buy you an Audi A6. If you drive an Audi, I’ll be the one who loses out.”

"You should eat some shit."

"..."

Qiu Jianmin was very dejected and shrunk in his seat. He really liked this black 1.8-liter manual Volkswagen Santana.

That's great.

It's a pity I can't embezzle.

Ugh……

Being an official is too difficult.

Neither Qiu Jianmin nor Zhang Zhengdong expected the city to be so decisive. Before Zhang Da'an could even react, they found a perfect place for him to produce candy on the side of a highway leading into the bonded zone.

There are factory buildings, material storage yards, overhead cranes, and hoists. The factory gate is quite spacious, allowing twelve-wheelers to drift freely. There is a six-lane road in both directions right outside, which leads directly to the port or the national highway to the south.

Most importantly, there are several equipment manufacturing companies nearby, so making candy mixers, casting machines, vacuum cookers, and other equipment is a piece of cake.

There's also a shop nearby that specializes in making glutinous rice paper. If Zhang Da'an needs to wrap glutinous rice paper, he doesn't need to go to other provinces to discuss the first or second offering. Why bother with that?
Meanwhile, there is a gelatin supplier on the east side of the bonded area. It has been operating for seven or eight years, and many food processing companies in Jiangbei haul their goods from here, truckload by truck.

In short, as long as the money is there, everyone will be in their positions.

Get whatever you want.

This struck Zhang Da'an, who was busy providing in-depth training to the instructors, as utterly bizarre.

No, I've gone through all this trouble, and you officials are just going to go through all this trouble with me?
So, out of curiosity, Zhang Da'an went to the city to ask what was going on. The city's "Investment Promotion Office" gave a very simple reply: "As you know, our Shazhou City is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River and is under the jurisdiction of Wudu City. Wudu City has always enjoyed the benefits, so it is reasonable and logical for us to follow suit."

reasonable.

The essence of the matter is actually not that complicated. If Zhang Da'an were to use public funds for frivolous purposes, it would be a loss of state-owned assets. But Zhang Da'an is spending his own money... and he plans to spend ten million. How can that be considered frivolous?
This will boost the city's economic activity, revitalize its market, and contribute to the development of its food industry!

In the eyes of professional bureaucrats, there is no inherent hierarchy; selling textbooks is not inherently more noble than selling candy, nor is making money from a school more ethical than running a candy factory. If two coins are placed on a table, who can distinguish which one is noble and which one is filthy?

Let’s take a step back.

From the perspective of those more professional bureaucrats, if the funding chain of "Zhang An Education" were to collapse because of Zhang Da'an, that would be wonderful, as the brand would then be theirs!

From now on, Comrade Zhang An must make sure we all excel in the imperial examinations and become top scholars!

Uncle Zhang thought and thought, and realized that the missing element of progress was precisely this.

Ultimately, Uncle Zhang still doesn't have the air of an official.

The city's cooperation exceeded expectations, and Guan Changsheng made an unexpectedly large number of calls to Jiangning. In any case, both sides received good news.

Zhang Da'an registered several brands and is preparing to launch product lines called "Little Champion QQ Candy", "Little Champion Vitamin C Candy" and "Little Champion Smart Candy".

This is something that will definitely be produced locally in Shazhou City.

Meanwhile, Chengdong Xianlin Health Care Co., Ltd. in Chengdong District of Jiangning City produces functional sweet water, which can be considered as laying the groundwork in advance.

Without some technological expertise and a good reputation, it's hard to say what the future holds for selling energy drinks.

For example, everyone uses taurine as a selling point, but it is really difficult for domestic products to add value. After being reminded by Guan Changsheng, Zhang Da'an planned to lay a trap. It would be a good way to have his brand and factory in Jiangning acquired at a high price in the future.

As for "Little Champion QQ Candy" and the like, it's just advertising. The top scorer in the national college entrance examination just shows up on TV, grabs a handful of candies, stuffs them into a kid's mouth, and then says with a smile, "Eat Little Champion, and you'll become a champion when you grow up." Kids are instantly charmed.

Even if the parents saw through the trick, they figured that if the top scorers in the college entrance exam had taken the candy, they'd rather believe it than not.

What if?
A small pack of gummies must cost at least 50 cents or a dollar, right?

Five cents or a dollar, that's the cost!

Starting at 1.5 yuan a pack, and don't complain about the price, there are no discounts. This is the QQ candy that the top scorers in the national college entrance examination ate in 4696. How dare you ask if you'd buy a pack for 50 cents?!

Anyway, people in Shazhou City think the price is reasonable and fits the image of a top scorer in the college entrance examination.

So, ever since Guan Changsheng arrived in Shazhou City, although he reported the encouraging results to the leaders of the provincial pharmaceutical company who were in charge of "Chengdong Xianlin Health Care", he felt uneasy seeing the officials in Shazhou City running around for licenses, land, and even contacting truck drivers.

what's the situation?
Why did you suddenly start selling health supplements?
The local officials said that our whole health product industry is just a fart, not a food industry!

He has absolutely no comprehension.

Amidst laughter and joy, Shazhou City experienced a very cold New Year's Day. After a rain shower, the feeling of winter became even more pronounced.

It was right after New Year's Day that the provincial pharmaceutical company in Jiangning City finally sent an inspection team. They hadn't come before because everyone thought Guan Changsheng was talking nonsense.

Just when everyone was ready to give up on "Chengdong Xianlin Health Care Co., Ltd.", hey, it actually had a chance to turn things around.

This has frustrated many people.

Especially those guys who were waiting for this lousy company to go under so they could buy up the fixed assets at rock-bottom prices were all thinking about how to get rid of that idiot Guan Changsheng as soon as possible.

If the company doesn't go bankrupt and the workers don't lose their jobs, can this good thing really work?
Some impatient individuals even sent people to spread rumors at "Chengdong Xianlin Health Care Center." It didn't need to be complicated; just a simple sentence: "That bastard Guan Changsheng ran away with the last 600,000 yuan in the company's accounts!"

(End of this chapter)