Chapter 1666: Very Difficult

Municipal Committee!

After the New Year, Chen Wenqi had been busy with the renovation and expansion of the Martyrs' Cemetery.

And the Military Sub-district had been asking if there was anything they could help with, promising they would cooperate fully.

Because Chen Wenqi was concurrently serving as the First Political Commissar of the Military Sub-district, the favor Zhou Andong had given him was too great.

It had instantly boosted his prestige in the Military Sub-district; from the leaders of the Military Sub-district down to the soldiers, everyone respected him very much.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The office door was gently knocked. Chen Wenqi looked at the documents in front of him and said without even raising his head.

"Come in!"

The door was gently pushed open, and the secretary walked in.

"Secretary, Chairman Zhou of the Yugong Group is here."

Chen Wenqi immediately stood up and greeted him out of the office, seeing Zhou Andong standing outside the door.

"Chairman Zhou, you are a rare guest." Chen Wenqi shook hands with Zhou Andong enthusiastically. "Come into the office and let's chat."

The two entered the office and sat on the sofa. The secretary poured them a glass of water and then silently retreated.

Chen Wenqi asked, "How is the situation in the Ali disaster area?"

Zhou Andong spoke briefly about it. Chen Wenqi was silent for a moment, sighed, and said.

"Back then, our predecessors started the revolution to improve people's lives, so that everyone would have food to eat and clothes to wear. Now that the common people still can't fill their stomachs and life is still so difficult, it shows that the work of us younger generations hasn't been done well, and there are still many problems."

Zhou Andong couldn't respond to this, so he just smiled.

Chen Wenqi also knew that Zhou Andong couldn't chat about such topics, so he didn't continue.

"The cemetery renovation and expansion project starts on April 1st. Do you have time to attend the groundbreaking ceremony?"

"I don't have time." Zhou Andong said with great regret, "The Overseas Trust Bank in Xiangjiang is going to conduct business in Shanghai, and I have to go over there to talk with the Shanghai municipal government."

Chen Wenqi asked curiously, "Does this Xiangjiang Overseas Trust Bank have a relationship with you too?"

Zhou Andong smiled and said, "This bank was acquired by Qiudongfang, and I am the General Manager of Qiudongfang's mainland company."

Chen Wenqi suddenly realized, and then said, "Since this bank is going to conduct business domestically, can you pull it to our Jiangzhou? Even opening an office would be fine."

Zhou Andong definitely intended to open a branch in Jiangzhou. The Yugong Group's business couldn't all benefit the Big Four banks; his own bank had to take at least half.

It was just that he showed a difficult expression on his face. "I am only the General Manager of Qiudongfang's mainland company and cannot influence the decision-making of the Overseas Trust Bank."

Chen Wenqi also felt that Zhou Andong's words made sense, but how could he just give up? "If this matter is accomplished, I owe you a personal favor."

If Cheng Zhanjun and Deng Zhangli had said this, Zhou Andong would only curl his lips and not believe it.

But when Chen Wenqi said it, there was absolutely nothing false about it.

"Secretary Chen, how would I dare to ask for your favor?" Zhou Andong said very sincerely, "It's mainly because I also want to contribute more to my hometown."

As he spoke, Zhou Andong sighed. "Fine, I'll try."

Chen Wenqi said happily, "With Chairman Zhou's ability, this matter won't be difficult."

"Secretary!" Zhou Andong said with a bitter smile, "Don't butter me up. I will definitely do my best to handle this. If it succeeds, we'll both be happy. If it doesn't, don't blame me."

"How could I blame you?" Chen Wenqi said, "You should know very well how difficult it is to attract investment. Secretary Cheng said that Jiangzhou being able to have the situation it has today is because the foundation was laid well, and you, Zhou Andong, have made great contributions."

Zhou Andong waved his hand. "This is all the result of the joint efforts of the Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government under the leadership of Secretary Cheng and Mayor Deng; it has nothing to do with me."

Everyone in the city knew that Zhou Andong had contributed significantly behind the scenes for Jiangzhou to achieve such results in attracting investment.

Since everyone knew about it, there was no need for Zhou Andong to powder his own face.

Moreover, if he really accepted such things with peace of mind, he would definitely lose points in front of Chen Wenqi.

"Excessive modesty is not good."

Chen Wenqi said with a smile and didn't continue on this topic, but returned to the Martyrs' Cemetery renovation and expansion project.

The two chatted for less than an hour before Zhou Andong left, and then went to see Deng Zhangli, eating lunch at the municipal government cafeteria.

By the time he finished lunch and arrived at Tanghezi, it was already past two o'clock.

In the office of Zhang Chaoming, General Manager of Lantian Animal Husbandry, Zhou Andong leaned against the sofa with his feet on the coffee table.

"General Manager Zhang, I came here today to give you a task."

Zhang Chaoming took out a cigarette and lit one for Zhou Andong. "What task?"

"I want to develop a self-heating boxed meal." Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette. "That is, without fire or electricity, the boxed meal can be heated."

Zhang Chaoming opened his mouth wide, and it took a while before he said, "Chairman, you—you aren't joking, are you?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Zhou Andong sat up straight, bent down, and picked up the ashtray on the coffee table. "This thing needs a self-heating pack. After being put into water, it can generate high temperatures of 150 to 200 degrees in a few seconds, and the maximum heat preservation time can reach 3 hours."

"Self-heating pack?"

Zhang Chaoming was very confident in his own intelligence, but now he felt his brain wasn't enough.

"The second phase of the farm is about to start, and the food factory also needs to be built. If we invest huge capital to develop this self-heating pack, the farm's capital chain will break."

"What huge capital investment?" Zhou Andong laughed. "This thing has no difficulty; it's just some very common materials like quicklime, iron powder, aluminum powder, and coke powder."

Zhang Chaoming was a bit skeptical. "It's that simple?"

"Yes!" Zhou Andong nodded. "It's that simple, but, I don't know what the ratio is. You need to find a few experts in chemistry, and you'll be able to get it out in no time."

Zhang Chaoming let out a long breath. "As long as it doesn't cost too much money, then there's no problem."

Zhou Andong said irritably, "You still haven't realized the prospects of this thing, have you?"

Zhang Chaoming was stunned, then reacted, and said excitedly, "If this is researched, cooked food can be preserved for a long time using vacuum bags. When going out to play or on a business trip, just bring this along."

Zhou Andong said, "I'm researching this not to sell it on the market, but for the border defense soldiers to be able to eat hot meals while on patrol."

Zhang Chaoming was stunned again. He really hadn't expected that Zhou Andong was developing this self-heating boxed meal for this reason.

"Chairman!" Zhang Chaoming promised, "I will definitely develop this self-heating pack and will never let you down."

Zhou Andong nodded. "The packaging bag for the heating pack should be made of non-woven fabric because non-woven fabric is resistant to high temperatures. There is a non-woven fabric factory in Shanghai, and I will go to Shanghai tomorrow to talk to them.

There is also the lunch box. The Central South University Research Institute is developing a new type of polypropylene material, which is also resistant to high temperatures and can be used to make lunch boxes." ===== CHAPTER 1667 =====