Chapter 85: Director Ma

For high-value commodities at this counter, payment was usually done by the counter collecting the coupon and issuing a slip, and then going to the payment office at the door to pay. Today, Lin Tingting naturally helped out.

Li Xuewu took the watch and asked the watch master sitting at the door to help adjust the watchband. By the time Lin Tingting returned, he was already wearing it.

Looking at Li Xuewu's iron-like arm paired with the all-steel mechanical watch, Lin Tingting pulled Li Xuewu's wrist to look and said, "Not bad, it looks quite good."

Li Xuewu saw Lin Tingting leaning over and whispered to her: "Come out for a moment, I have something to trouble you with."

Lin Tingting gave him a blushing look, but didn't say anything. She said something to the big sister at the counter and followed Li Xuewu out the door amidst the teasing laughter of the big sisters.

Li Xuewu brought Lin Tingting to the side of the bicycle storage area at the door before stopping.

Looking at the blushing Lin Tingting, he couldn't help but exclaim that the girls of this era were truly innocent; men and women meeting alone could make them blush like this.

Li Xuewu said, "I want to ask you something. Does the supply and marketing cooperative in this area all belong to your store?"

Lin Tingting heard that Li Xuewu really had something to ask, so she raised her head and asked Li Xuewu: "Why are you asking this?"

Li Xuewu didn't have a word of truth in his mouth. He bluffed: "Hey, a childhood friend wants to find a job, so he asked me to inquire about the situation. He entrusted me to ask about the supply and marketing cooperative here."

Lin Tingting tilted her head and sized Li Xuewu up for a while. She felt that this person sometimes looked sloppy, but sometimes he was particularly serious. Looking at his economic strength, his childhood friend really might be able to get into the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Yes, we are the main store in this area, managing eight branch stores around. What do you want to ask? It's not easy to get into our place."

Li Xuewu smiled and didn't care about the arrogance in Lin Tingting's tone. It wasn't just Lin Tingting who was like this; the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative across the country were all like this. Being a sales clerk was truly a very good job.

"It's not your store. I want to ask where the waste product recycling station you used to manage is?"

In the early 1950s, in order to save and support construction, Beijing established the Beijing Waste Products Company and set up acquisition stations in various streets and courtyards. However, later, the scale was spread too wide, and many acquisition stations were operating at a loss, so they could only reduce their scale.

The supply and marketing cooperative, which had stores all over the city, became the first choice for purchasing agents. The supply and marketing cooperative itself also had many waste products that needed to be processed.

But it wasn't their own child, so they didn't feel the pain. The purchasing points were established with great fanfare, but when they were withdrawn, it was a mess.

What Li Xuewu wanted was the purchasing agent contract of the Waste Products Company, so he could become a purchasing recycling station, and thus establish a collective.

Then why find the supply and marketing cooperative?

Because this was a big player. How could a three-party contract be less stable than a two-party contract? And the supply and marketing cooperative had sales rights.

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If Li Xuewu wanted to establish his own collective, he must have official backing, but he couldn't be too conspicuous, so Li Xuewu thought of cooperating with the supply and marketing cooperative.

(Reading to this point, readers will definitely say it's nonsense. How could they let you establish an individual household or collective at that time? Please leave a comment here, and I will provide pictures and evidence.)

On one hand, it was to help the supply and marketing cooperative complete the acquisition task; on the other hand, it was to obtain resources from the supply and marketing cooperative; the third was that "turning waste into treasure" had to be allowed by the supply and marketing cooperative, otherwise it would be speculation.

Hearing Li Xuewu's question, Lin Tingting "puffed" and laughed before saying: "You're asking about this. It's impossible for your friend to get into this unit. It was canceled last year because they collected too little and couldn't complete the task, and there were some other reasons, so it was canceled."

Hearing this, Li Xuewu immediately beamed and asked: "Tell me, tell me, what were the other reasons?"

Lin Tingting looked at Li Xuewu beaming and thought, why is this person like this? His friend's job is no longer certain, why is he still laughing? And he still has the heart to ask about other things, but this person is also so...

She hesitated for a moment, looked around to see no one, and then whispered to Li Xuewu: "They said the recycling station didn't have a good relationship with the masses, couldn't collect things, and the masses all went to sell waste products elsewhere. The director is also worried about this."

Li Xuewu knew what the situation was; it was nothing more than not coordinating the affairs of the street and the locality.

He gestured toward the backyard to Lin Tingting and asked: "Is your director in? I want to talk to him, have something I want to ask."

Lin Tingting was so scared she stuck out her tongue: "That won't do. How can I lead you in? What if I get scolded?"

Li Xuewu handed his work ID to Lin Tingting and said: "It has nothing to do with you. Just help me ask if I can meet him."

Lin Tingting looked at Li Xuewu's work ID and hesitated for a while before saying: "Alright then, I'll go ask. If he doesn't want to see you, don't blame me."

Li Xuewu said sternly: "I won't blame you, go ahead."

Only then did Lin Tingting slowly return to the business room and walk toward the backyard.

Li Xuewu continued to wait at the door, smoking.

After about five or six minutes, Lin Tingting returned.

"The director said he can see you, come with me."

Li Xuewu threw away the cigarette butt and followed Lin Tingting through the business room to the backyard.

The director's office was the first room on the right. It seemed he was a person in charge who was practical and hands-on.

Lin Tingting knocked on the door and led Li Xuewu into the room. Lin Tingting introduced: "This is our Director Ma, this is Li Xuewu."

Li Xuewu shook hands with Director Ma, who was standing behind the desk, and said politely: "Hello, Director Ma."

Director Ma had some arrogance on his face, but it wasn't very obvious. He saw Li Xuewu entirely because this store was in this street area.

The supply and marketing cooperative had already received notice that the security team of the rolling mill would help the street patrol at night. As for the person in charge of the security team, it was fine to meet him.

"Hello, come, sit down and talk."

Li Xuewu sat opposite the desk. Lin Tingting poured a glass of water. After Lin Tingting went out, Li Xuewu started to speak.

"Director Ma, I'm sorry for the presumptuous visit. I have a childhood friend who has some connections in our street and wants to do a waste product recycling station. Since this area is managed by you, I was entrusted to come and ask if it's possible."

Hearing that he came to talk about the waste product recycling station, Director Ma frowned and asked: "A recycling station can't be done by one or two people. Besides, how can it be opened without procedures? Even if there are connections, you can cooperate with the Waste Products Company. Apart from processing our own waste products, we basically don't deal with the outside anymore."

Seeing that Director Ma had the intention to shirk, Li Xuewu said slowly: "Business procedures should be able to be handled. The key is the purchasing agent contract. You also said that you don't deal with the outside anymore. This is a burden for you. There are tasks every month, and no matter how many losses you have, you can't fill the task, right? My idea is that my childhood friend takes over the purchasing agent contract of the supply and marketing cooperative and completes the purchasing agent tasks in it, so you don't have to worry about this burden anymore."

Director Ma of the supply and marketing cooperative lowered his head and thought for a while before asking: "Why must it be our contract?"

Li Xuewu smiled and handed Director Ma a cigarette. Seeing Director Ma didn't take it and said he didn't smoke, he put the cigarette back and didn't smoke either.

He put the cigarette away and said slowly: "It's not just a contract issue. It's ultimately not very good for him to establish an individual purchasing point. It's naturally a guarantee to be able to hang on to the supply and marketing cooperative's contract. Another thing is that being able to have the supply and marketing cooperative as a big waste product player, anyone would want this contract." ===== CHAPTER 86 =====