The important meeting, which began at eight-thirty in the morning, finally concluded at eleven-thirty.
No one knew that this meeting laid the foundation for a future technological giant, with everyone involved profiting handsomely.
Many years later, all those who attended this meeting would recall and feel fortunate for their wise decisions at the time.
These are matters for another day, and we shall not dwell on them.
For lunch, everyone ate in the cafeteria.
Today's cafeteria fare included stir-fried pork slices with garlic sprouts, twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with garlic sauce, cold shredded potato, and eggplant with a rich sauce, accompanied by egg drop soup. Rice was served as the staple. It was truly a lavish spread.
Qin Chuan observed the employees in the cafeteria, their lunchboxes full and their faces beaming with smiles.
"Boss, setting aside other aspects of our electronics factory, the quality of the cafeteria food has truly improved significantly. It's several times better than before!"
Ge Lan, walking alongside Qin Chuan, remarked.
"We won't hide anything from you; the food used to be truly inedible. Many of us would buy our meals from outside."
"Section Chief Ge is right. We often used to buy food from restaurants outside."
"Ever since the new head chef joined, the taste has improved dramatically!"
Hearing these comments, Qin Chuan smiled; this was precisely the effect he desired.
Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are the necessities of life!
Regardless of its prospects, if an enterprise can manage food and housing well, it can stabilize ninety percent of its people. This is the foundation of any company.
"Boss!"
"Good morning, Boss!"
"The Boss is here!"
Seeing Qin Chuan and his entourage enter the cafeteria, the workers eating their meals immediately put down their chopsticks and greeted them nervously.
"Please, everyone sit. There's no need to be formal!"
Qin Chuan smiled warmly and gestured for them to relax. He then asked gently, "How is the food tasting today?"
"Excellent!"
"Since the new head chef arrived, the cafeteria's food has improved so much!"
"Boss, your approach is excellent!"
"We should have kicked that fat pig out long ago; he wasn't worth anything and ate all the good food!"
Praise poured in. Qin Chuan approached the serving counter and found the food to be indeed abundant, and the tables were spotlessly clean.
"Hello, Boss Qin..."
The new head chef's name was Zhu Gao. Qin Chuan knew him well; he often ate at Zhu Gao's small restaurant when he dined with Li Ya, and the food was always delicious.
After the previous head chef of the electronics factory was dismissed, Qin Chuan proactively contacted Zhu Gao and contracted the factory's cafeteria to him.
His sole requirement was simple: money could be made, but the workers must eat well and drink well first.
Zhu Gao agreed to this arrangement and thus became the head chef of the Xinhua Electronics Factory cafeteria.
Qin Chuan led his group into a private room, where steaming hot dishes were soon served.
Zhu Gao personally delivered them and offered to add a few extra dishes.
Qin Chuan politely declined, as the food on the table was already quite sufficient.
He encouraged everyone to taste it, and they all picked up their chopsticks.
Immediately, everyone's eyes lit up, and they gave a thumbs-up, exclaiming, "It tastes wonderful!"
"This is no less delicious than the food I've had at star-rated hotels!" Ye Meiyun said.
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
"I think I'll gain a few pounds soon!"
Finally, Li Chunsheng said, patting his stomach with a smile.
His remark made everyone laugh, but it was the highest compliment. Zhu Gao was extremely pleased and insisted on adding more dishes.
Everyone was very satisfied with the lunch, their bellies visibly rounder.
After lunch, everyone got busy.
Each person attended to their respective duties, focusing on the tasks at hand.
For instance, some were busy finding their offices, while others were quickly creating promotional posters to announce the significant personnel changes in the electronics factory to all employees.
"Sister, this will be your office from now on!"
"It's right next to mine!"
Qin Chuan pointed to a spacious, brightly decorated office and said to Ye Meiyun.
Ye Meiyun surveyed the room, which had clearly just been renovated, the scent of fresh paint still lingering in the air.
The office was quite bare, with only a simple desk, sofa, coffee table, chairs, and wardrobe – basic necessities that she would need to furnish gradually.
"Yes, I'm very pleased. Xiao Chuan, you can go ahead with your work; Lü Xiaoyan and I will get settled in," Ye Meiyun said.
"Alright then. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me or Fènfēn."
"From now on, you are the factory director. Feel free to give any orders you wish; no one will dare defy you," Qin Chuan said with a playful smile.
"Am I that overbearing?"
Ye Meiyun shot him a dissatisfied look.
Qin Chuan chuckled and turned to leave; he had many more things to attend to.
For example, he needed to visit the offices of Li Chunsheng, Xu Ronghua, Liu Shengli, and many others.
As the boss, many people were starting their first day, so they naturally needed his attention. Only then would they work diligently...
Qin Chuan spent several hours visiting offices. As he walked out of the office building, feeling tired and wanting to smoke a cigarette and breathe some fresh air, he unexpectedly found a crowd gathered at the factory's notice board.
It seemed something significant had happened, with many male and female employees clustered together, discussing animatedly.
"What are they doing over there?"
Qin Chuan casually stopped an employee and asked.
"Hello, Boss!"
The employee, startled, quickly explained, "The administrative department just hung the prepared promotional posters on the notice board, and everyone is reading the content."
Qin Chuan showed a look of understanding and waved the employee away, saying, "Go back to your work!"
Given the significant personnel changes at the electronics factory, it was perfectly normal for the workers to gather and discuss.
As he finished his cigarette, Qin Chuan was about to head back to his own office when he suddenly heard crisp footsteps from the entrance of the office building.
Soon, two figures emerged.
"Sister, where are you going?"
Qin Chuan saw Ye Meiyun holding car keys.
"My brother just called. He said he found a place to live and wants me to go take a look," Ye Meiyun replied.
It was better that Ye Meiyun didn't bring this up. The matter still bothered Qin Chuan.
"Sister, I'm truly sorry about this. I intended to find a place for you, but Magistrate Ye disagreed and insisted on finding one himself..."
"It's alright. It's just a place to live; I'm not that particular!"
Ye Meiyun waved her hand, indicating she didn't care much about such things.
She had come here mentally prepared for hardships and a simpler life.
However, Yongnan County, though perhaps a bit backward, was much better than she had anticipated and was entirely acceptable.
There were many truly impoverished places where people struggled even for food and drink.
Moreover, the people here were genuinely good to her, and Ye Meiyun was quite satisfied.
"Alright then, you go ahead. I've been busy all day and haven't had a chance to organize my own office yet..."
Qin Chuan said with a grin.
Ye Meiyun waved goodbye and drove off with her assistant, Lü Xiaoyan.