Chapter 102 Turning waste into treasure
"Okay, your director has spoken too. You can always talk about your tricks, right?"
Hearing Chang Min finished his certificate, Pan Caishan turned his head to Feng Xiaochen and said. At this moment, he was also in a state of great difficulty. He didn't know if he should believe that this young man had a way, or expect that this young man would just fire the empty gun.
If the matter has reached this point, it is meaningless to hold Feng Xiaochen accountable. If Feng Xiaochen is really just nonsense and has no operational plan at all, then it will be a failure for everyone present. It is unnecessary to say that the unemployed young people are disappointed; Feng Xiaochen caused trouble because of his nonsense, and he will inevitably deal with it seriously after he goes back, and it is possible that he even gets out of the house and go home directly; and the cold water mine has also become a grudge with the Metallurgical Bureau, and it is difficult to eliminate the grudge. In addition, the unemployed young people and their parents are full of hopes that they will become shattered in front of the leaders, and the haze covered by the relationship between cadres and the masses will probably not be eliminated for a while.
On the other hand, if Feng Xiaochen really has any good solutions to solve the employment problems of thousands of people, or even 500 unemployed young people, it would be a great thing for the mine to provide timely assistance. Pan Caishan would not hesitate to give up all the conditions proposed to Chang Min yesterday in exchange. In yesterday's negotiations, Lengshui Mine did not raise the issue of recruitment, because he felt that the Metallurgical Bureau did not have the ability to solve this problem, and it would be useless to propose it.
Of course, if the unemployed young people today did not use this method to force Pan Caishan to palace, but someone revealed the news to Pan Caishan in advance, then Pan Caishan could put forward this matter as a condition during the formal negotiations, and would not give up other requirements. Now in full view of the public, Pan Caishan could not say that just solving this matter is not enough to exchange for cooperation with the Cold Water Mine. If he dares to say this, then his authority in the Cold Water Mine will fall to the ground and the hatred of the employees will drown him alive.
"Actually, it's not a clever plan, it's just an idea." Feng Xiaochen spoke slowly. He looked at the young people around him and said, "It would be unrealistic to have so many unemployed young people in our mine to work in the mine through recruitment. But if our mine can run a large collective enterprise and accommodate them, wouldn't it be employment? I think everyone present should not refuse."
"Open a large collective enterprise?" Pan Caishan looked at Feng Xiaochen, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.
Feng Xiaochen nodded: "Yes, this does not require national approval."
"Is this your idea?" Pan Caishan asked again.
"Yes." Feng Xiaochen looked very proud.
The expression on Pan Caishan's face suddenly became extremely weird, and he couldn't tell whether he was laughing or crying. Starting a large collective enterprise is your trick? This is a good idea to fool hundreds of young people into surround my office building? For such considerations, the leadership team of Lengshui Mining has discussed more than 20 times. The problem is, what kind of business can you do when running this enterprise? If there is no business, you can just say nothing.
He felt like he was being fooled, but looking at Feng Xiaochen's serious look, it seemed that he was not deliberately playing tricks on himself. Then there was only one explanation left, that is, this young man was a typical 25, without any basic basic experience, and he talked nonsense, which caused all the people including him, Pan Caishan and Chang Min.
"It's simply ridiculous!"
When Pan Caishan didn't know what to say, Yan Fusheng, who came back with Chang Min and the others, was furious. He pointed at Feng Xiaochen's nose and scolded: "Do you have a brain? You can just say this kind of thing casually. Who would have thought of this idea when you run a large collective enterprise? If this is useful, are we all waste?"
Ning Mo and the young people were also staring at Feng Xiaochen blankly. They didn't expect that Feng Xiaochen had been mysterious for several days and the idea he had found was this. In fact, there were several large collective enterprises in the mine, all of which were under the name of labor service companies and had few unemployed young people. This was really not a genius idea. Could it be that they were full of hope and what they got was a fool?
Feng Xiaochen was calm, looking at Yan Fusheng and said with a smile: "Master Yan, I don't know whether you can think of this idea. However, since I say this, it makes sense. You can't do it because you don't know how to do it, but I know. I know what this company should produce, and I also understand the necessary production technology. I can help you solve the production equipment and product sales. The raw materials needed for production are the most inseparable for cold water mines. At this point, if you still feel that you can't do it, then you really can't say that I am a waste."
"You mean... do you have specific ideas?" Pan Caishan calmed down a little, stared at Feng Xiaochen and asked, "Then tell me, what kind of product do you suggest us to start a company that produces?"
"Decorative stone." Feng Xiaochen said in an unquestionable tone, "The granite peeled off the surface of the cold water mine is very good decorative stone. It can be cut into thin slices and carved with patterns to be used for interior and exterior wall decoration of high-end buildings. At present, this material is very popular in developed Western countries and Japanese benzene. If we can build a stone processing factory and use our discarded granite to turn waste into treasures and make stone exports, it can not only solve the resettlement problem of unemployed young people in the mine, but also create foreign exchange income, benefiting the country and the people."
"Are you saying true?" Pan Caishan was shocked. This was an idea that he and other mine leaders had never thought of. They walked by the piles of waste stones countless times, and were repeatedly troubled by the disposal of these waste stones, but they never thought that these stones could become treasures. Feng Xiaochen said that Western countries like to use this kind of stone as architectural decoration. Pan Caishan didn't know whether it was true or false, but this was undoubtedly a good idea. If it could be achieved, he would not only gain the placement of 1,000 unemployed young people, but also the successful experience of turning waste into treasures, and the contribution of export and foreign exchange earnings. These are all amazing political achievements.
When Feng Xiaochen said he wanted to start a company, Pan Caishan and Yan Fusheng felt disdainful because Yichuan had nothing to operate. It is definitely not feasible to engage in pure business or service industries. How can thousands of people be required to provide services in a small city like Yichuan? If you do manufacturing, you will face the problem of product selection. Under the national chess planning system, a large factory with thousands of people will be built out of thin air. Where the raw materials come from and where the products are sold are all problems that cannot be solved.
But this problem was solved by Feng Xiaochen. The raw material is the most valuable granite around the mining farm, which does not even need cost. The market seems to be available. If what Feng Xiaochen said is true, then these processed stones can be sold abroad in exchange for foreign exchange that the country needs most. There is no need to worry about the price. The country has an export subsidy policy. Even if it is sold at a low price, relying on state subsidies is enough to pay wages to unemployed young people.
Thinking of this, Pan Caishan really wanted to pounce on Feng Xiaochen and take a look at what was inside that could make him come up with such a wonderful idea.
Pan Caishan didn't know that Feng Xiaochen's idea was not his creation. This was decades later, when the cold water mine was gradually exhausted, a team of capable experts organized by the state proposed a good medicine for the cold water mine area after sufficient research, which helped the old mine area revitalize. At that time, the business projects conceived by the expert group also included industrial tourism, ore crafts production, ecological forestry and fruit industry, etc., which were not suitable for today's Chinese society, so Feng Xiaochen was very clever and did not propose it.
The technology required for decorative stone production is not complicated. As long as there are some stone cutting machines, polishing and polishing equipment, the stone can be flat or carved. The latter can greatly increase the added value of stone, but it also requires a lot of manpower. The cold water mine now has the most demanding manpower, or in other words, the projects that can consume manpower are the most needed. Therefore, Feng Xiaochen planned to let this company produce carved stone from the beginning. Thinking of the scene where a fat man like Ning Mo carved a chisel and a hammer on the stone, Feng Xiaochen couldn't help but want to have fun secretly.
Of course, in later generations, stone carvings no longer used manual methods. Computer-controlled engraving machines could efficiently carve exquisite patterns. As a result, the price of this type of stone dropped significantly. After all, the value of the product is still reflected in manual investment, and using a computer can also imitate the effects of famous paintings, but the famous paintings drawn in this way are only worth a piece of white paper.
"Master Pan, you may not know that Xiao Feng's grandmother and a uncle both settled in Germany, and his aunt is an authentic German, so Xiao Feng is very familiar with the situation abroad. In my opinion, if you really want to build a stone factory, if Xiao Feng really wants to find a solution for sales, it will definitely be fine."
Wang Weilong just revealed a very powerful piece of information to strengthen the confidence of Pan Caishan and others. Feng Xiaochen privately discussed the idea of establishing a decorative stone processing factory. He mainly asked about the processing equipment. Wang Weilong had some understanding of this and told Feng Xiaochen that it is possible to find equipment such as stone cutting, grinding and polishing in China, thus eliminating Feng Xiaochen's only doubts.
Chapter completed!