Reborn in 1979: I Raised a Fortune with Four Daughters

Chapter 43 Fireworks Export Company

The next day, Zhao Yuan, Factory Director Lu, and Factory Director Yang went to the county committee together.

Yesterday, after the three of them discussed and agreed to establish a fireworks export company, Lu Tiejun immediately called County Head Yang to report the situation. County Head Yang took the report very seriously and explained the situation to the county committee. The county committee expressed its strong support, and Hou Zhijun, the director of the office, notified Zhao Yuan, Lu Tiejun, and Yang Fushan to come to the county committee meeting room the next morning to discuss the matter.

The three of them entered the county government compound and ran into County Chief Yang.

"Director Lu, Director Yang, Zhaoyuan, you've arrived. Let's go to the conference room. Secretary Zhang has called Director Shen from the Industry and Commerce Bureau to discuss this matter with you."

County Chief Yang led the three of them to the conference room.

Several people were already seated in the meeting room: Zhang Donglin, the county party secretary; Hou Zhijun, the office director; Zeng Xudong, the secretary; Shen Zuping, the director of the industry and commerce bureau; and Zhang Hua, the translator.

Zhao Yuan glanced at Zhang Hua, wondering why she was attending the meeting. Zhang Hua also shared the surname Chen; could she be related to Secretary Zhang? Zhao Yuan thought about it for a moment and then dismissed the idea. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone quickly got down to business.

Secretary Zhang Donglin spoke first: "Fireworks are a pillar industry of our county. After the reform and opening up, Zheng Ziqi pioneered the export of fireworks in our county, which shows that exporting fireworks is very feasible. Now the three of you are planning to set up a company specializing in exports, which will be the first of its kind in our county, and I fully support it. I called everyone here today to discuss the specifics. What kind of support do you need from the county? All departments of the county committee must cooperate fully. I hope you will make a good start and become the vanguard of fireworks exports in our county."

County Head Yang continued, "This is indeed a good thing, but we must follow the procedures. Director Shen, could you explain the relevant policies and procedures to everyone?"

Director Shen Zuping opened the folder and said, "Setting up a company requires some materials, such as a business license, tax registration certificate, and the legal representative's identity certificate. In addition, it also needs to pass a safety review and quality inspection. Once all of these are completed, you can apply for an export license. As long as the materials are complete, our Bureau of Industry and Commerce will process the relevant procedures as soon as possible."

Zhao Yuan and Factory Director Lu listened attentively, occasionally asking questions.

Director Shen answered all of them.

County Chief Yang continued, "Director Lu, Director Yang, Zhaoyuan, what are your plans after you start your company? We can discuss it together."

Lu Tiejun and Yang Fushan both looked at Zhao Yuan, indicating that Zhao Yuan should speak first.

"Let me start by sharing my personal thoughts. To improve fireworks exports, we should attract foreign businesses directly to our county and complete transactions here. The airport is only two hours away from our county, and we can send special vehicles to pick up all foreign businesses from the airport. Once they arrive, the county committee needs to step in and provide government-level guarantees for the transactions, which will give foreign businesses more peace of mind. Ideally, we should also provide professional foreign trade hotels to accommodate them. Therefore, we need strong government support in the early stages."

Zhao Yuan said.

“That’s a good suggestion.” Secretary Zhang Donglin nodded. “We can assign someone to receive the foreign businessmen and show our county’s sincerity and advantages. Director Hou, your office will be in charge of arranging the reception for now. If any departmental cooperation is needed, please submit a report and I will sign it for confirmation.”

"Okay, Secretary Zhang," Director Hou Zhijun replied quickly.

"I have another suggestion: receiving foreign businesspeople requires professional translators. Although they may bring their own translators, these translators sometimes misunderstand our language, which can easily lead to misunderstandings. Therefore, we must have our own translators. Relying solely on myself and Comrade Zhang Hua is not enough. I suggest we hire professional translators."

Zhao Yuan said.

"Furthermore, to make our county's fireworks industry bigger, we must build a brand. We can work together as a group, because it's hard to grow big by going it alone. Production and sales can be separated. Production can be handled by the fireworks factory, which is also responsible for product quality and safety. Sales can be handled by a sales company. We can combine our ethnic characteristics with fireworks, giving them cultural added value, and make Jinyang Fireworks a famous brand, so that when people think of fireworks, they think of Jinyang Fireworks."

Secretary Zhang Donglin nodded in agreement, "This is a good idea. We can explore ways to expand the influence of Jinyang Fireworks from multiple angles."

"Are there any other aspects?" County Chief Yang asked, looking at Factory Director Lu and Factory Director Yang.

After thinking for a moment, Director Lu said, "We can also build our own brand and improve product quality and safety. This will not only attract more foreign businesses, but also enhance the reputation of our county's fireworks."

Factory Director Yang added, "We also need to strengthen communication and cooperation with overseas customers, understand their needs and market trends, and continuously improve our products and services."

County Head Yang added, "We also need to strengthen cooperation with domestic and foreign fireworks companies to learn advanced technologies and management experience. We can invite experts to provide guidance, improve the skills of our employees, and invest more of the profits into research on new fireworks varieties to develop more new products."

"In addition, fireworks are a special product. There are special requirements for their transportation and export, such as the time spent at the dock and various laws, regulations and documents related to fireworks exports. We need to send people to study these as soon as possible."

“Regarding personnel training, both our export company and the county party committee need to send people to learn. I suggest we first send some employees to Huacheng Yuanhang Import and Export Company for a visit and learning,” Zhao Yuan proposed. “At the same time, we also need a professional logistics company to assist us in solving transportation and export issues. We also need customs to handle export-related issues, and these issues all require the county party committee to coordinate and resolve.”

Secretary Zhang Donglin agreed, saying, "That's a good idea. We should actively learn from and draw on the successful experiences of others. Director Hou, could you make some arrangements to see if we can organize a study tour? Director Lu, could you discuss with Director Yang who to send? Try to send at least one person from each factory to learn from our experience."

"Regarding the logistics issue, Director Hou, please inform Director Lin Hai of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau to come to my office this afternoon to discuss how to resolve this problem. Also, please have the Post and Telecommunications Bureau send someone to Huacheng for the training. Logistics is a major issue, and we need to address it simultaneously. Director Hou, you can also temporarily handle the customs matters and submit the application for approval."

Secretary Zhang Donglin continued.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

County Chief Yang nodded in agreement: "Yes, and we also need to develop a comprehensive emergency plan to deal with any potential problems. After all, fireworks are flammable and explosive, so safety is of paramount importance."

Everyone agreed, and then they began discussing the specific implementation details. The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and a series of work plans and goals were finally determined.

Everyone agreed, and then they discussed some details.

Finally, Secretary Zhang Donglin concluded: "Very good. Everyone's considerations at today's meeting were very thorough. Everyone's opinions were very constructive. Next, we must seize the time to implement these plans, and promptly report any problems to the county party committee so that we can solve them together. Let's strive to make Jinyang fireworks known to the world as soon as possible."

The meeting concluded in a lively discussion, with everyone filled with confidence for the future. Zhao Yuan, Factory Director Lu, and Factory Director Yang left the county committee building to begin preparations for the establishment of the fireworks export company.