Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

Xia Jie found the newspaper yesterday. "Leader, look, the experts at the Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Base have developed the relevant technology! It can not only ensure the efficacy of herbal medicine cultivation, but also increase production!"

Mayor Feng took it and read it carefully twice, then looked at Xia Jie with admiration, "Young man, you are really good!"

Xia Jie is very modest, "It all depends on the usual guidance of the leaders!"

Mayor Feng shook his head upon hearing this. "I can't teach you! I never had the chance to find such an opportunity anyway! Since such a good opportunity has fallen upon you, Xiaoxia, you must seize it!"

Xia Jie nodded and said, "Leader, the medicinal material processing factory of the County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine said some time ago that they couldn't pay their salaries. If we get this project, we can invite these technicians over and build the factory in our town!"

"By then, we will not only be able to purchase medicinal herbs throughout the town and promote their cultivation, but we will also be able to process them! All the profits will remain in our town, and the local people will definitely support you and the secretary!"

Mayor Feng nodded. "That's a good idea! Let's go and report to the secretary together."

After listening to the report, Secretary Liang was very excited. Such a reliable project must be implemented in Xiangyang Town.

"Xia Jie, you're educated. Go contact the experts at the Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and invite them to come and inspect our site. We'll strive to achieve the results described in the report. Old Feng, you stay at the government office and clean up our unused grain depot, paint it, and maintain good hygiene. We can just store the roughly processed medicinal materials there when the time comes. I'll use my connections in the county to hire some skilled craftsmen and workers for the primary processing of medicinal materials."

The three people then divided the work and cooperated.

Xia Jie is young and educated, so he is the most suitable person to communicate with experts.

He faxed the entire list of local medicinal herbs he had compiled yesterday to Sifangdao Company.

Tang Xiaoyu picked up the list and looked at it carefully, then called Liu Meilan, "Meilan, I've got the list. Do you want me to send it to you?"

Liu Meilan waved her hand. "No, I'll be there soon. I still have to visit the slimming tea factory today."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come over and talk." Tang Xiaoyu agreed, put away the work at hand, and waited for Liu Meilan to arrive.

About ten minutes later, Liu Meilan walked in quickly, picked up the list on the table, looked through it, and ticked three times with a pen, "These twelve Chinese medicinal herbs will be purchased from here."

Tang Xiaoyu responded, "Meilan, I want to discuss something with you."

Liu Meilan raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter?"

Tang Xiaoyu also raised an eyebrow, with a flattering smile, "The slimming tea is really effective. I've lost 20 pounds and can wear my old clothes without any adverse reactions. So I want to sell the slimming tea produced in the early stage in the boutique. Is that okay?"

Liu Meilan nodded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Is that all?"

"Yes, that's it!" Tang Xiaoyu nodded. "I can set a higher price then."

"Okay, I agree." Liu Meilan said, "We can use the boutique's reputation to do some publicity."

"No problem." Tang Xiaoyu said with a smile, "By the way, Meilan, we have more and more departments, and there is not enough space to keep the headquarters here."

Liu Meilan scratched her head. "Yeah, originally this was just a seafood fishing company, but I didn't expect that after a few years, we already have so many companies. It really can't be crowded here. Since you brought it up, you should have already chosen a place, right?"

Tang Xiaoyu chuckled softly, "I'm promoting the best, not my relatives. The Ye family owns a commercial building, which is very convenient for taking the bus, subway, or driving. And because I'm the one renting it, the price is 20% cheaper than others."

Liu Meilan nodded. "Okay, that's fine. Once the place is renovated and vacant for a while to let the smell dry out, we'll move in. My office doesn't need to be too big; a dozen square meters will be enough. But your office needs to be more spacious, as you'll often meet clients and receive guests."

Tang Xiaoyu was stunned. "You are the big boss, how can my office be bigger than yours?"

Liu Meilan rolled her eyes. "I've only been here a few days. Using such a large office is a complete waste. That's a commercial building. Even if you can get a cheaper rent, you can't be so wasteful. I have money, but I spend where I should and save where I should. Just do as I say. My office only needs space for a desk and two chairs. Nothing else."

Tang Xiaoyu was amused by Liu Meilan. "If that's the case, why don't we share an office?"

Liu Meilan nodded. "That's a good idea. This is a good idea. Let's settle it. Every time I come here, I'll either stay in your office for a while or in the conference room. This will free up a room, and the other employees will have more spacious office space."

Tang Xiaoyu was very helpless. Other bosses wanted to decorate their offices like palaces and become "local emperors", but Liu Meilan didn't want to spend a penny more.

But if you say she's stingy, she's already donated 100 million this year. Her company does make a lot of money, but Liu Meilan's donations are still quite a bit.

"Okay, I'll take your word for it." Tang Xiaoyu said with a smile, "I won't prepare a separate desk for you. You can use mine when you come, and I'll use my secretary's."

Liu Meilan nodded. "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll be leaving first. I'll leave you to take care of the company."

Tang Xiaoyu saw Liu Meilan drink the water and was about to leave after finishing her words, so he quickly stopped her and said, "Wait a minute, I still need to report to you about the Hai Province branch."

Liu Meilan had no choice but to sit down and asked, "Tell me, what's the problem?"

Tang Xiaoyu shook his head. "No problem. Xu Liang has already set up a branch office there and is in the process of applying for a sea area use permit and paying the usage fee."

Liu Meilan was stunned. "The preferential policies over there haven't been fully implemented?"

Tang Xiaoyu shook his head. "It's not that they haven't done enough, it's that they're doing too well. The cost of handling the relevant documents is less than half of what we pay here."

"This is a good thing, so what's the problem?" Liu Meilan asked.

Tang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "How about we move all our existing sea area use permits there?"

Liu Meilan waved her hand. "There's no need to exploit this loophole. Wherever you do business, you have to abide by the local rules. Moving there might save a bit on rent, but once the money is paid there, if something really happens and the government needs to intervene, Hai Province is too far away to reach us."

Tang Xiaoyu was stunned. "I hadn't considered that."

Liu Meilan smiled. "These are all necessary expenses. If profitable companies like us were all trying to exploit loopholes, then those small companies with meager profits would be even more likely to evade taxes. There's no need. Let's just maintain the status quo. Pearl picking season is almost here, and I expect chaos."

Hearing this, the smile on Tang Xiaoyu's face disappeared. "I've counted and found that some people are already thinking of breaking the contract."

Liu Meilan waved her hand. "It doesn't matter. We have our own breeding base anyway. As long as they pay the penalty, we won't worry about anything else. We're all islanders, and our families still live on the island. We see each other every day, so there's no need to strain relations."

Tang Xiaoyu sighed, "Oh! Human hearts!"

Liu Meilan was not angry. "That's enough. The world is bustling with people because of profit. The fact that others are willing to pay a high price also proves that our pearls are of good quality!"