Chapter 15: Weekly highlights
Back home, his dad criticized Su Can at the table for acting without permission, though his eyes mostly held affection. "How did you manage to hit it off with Factory Director Zhao? You certainly have plenty of ideas. I think finding someone to take over that factory will be a problem in itself. None of the companies approached have shown any interest. And no wonder-look at what they make. They're still producing the same things you used to buy at the park as a little kid. It all comes down to this: refuse to adapt, fall behind, and you'll be eliminated!"
"Forget it, let's stop talking about the factory. Once we get it contracted out as soon as possible, that'll be one worry off our minds!" Su Licheng waved a hand, then asked Su Can about his studies in his new class. He felt there were no major problems. These days, he rarely worried about his son's schoolwork.
Though Su Licheng made it sound easy, how could he not know that finding someone to take over the factory would be difficult? Who would pour huge sums into a stagnant pool with no prospect of improvement? Wouldn't that be throwing money away? The lack of enthusiasm among the contractors contacted by the government alone showed how difficult this would probably be.
"Dad, what preferential terms has the Head Office offered for taking over the factory?" It wasn't the factory itself that Su Can valued, but Zhao Mingnong and the skilled workers under him. He was working out how to contract the factory and establish the Shushan name. At present, provincial distributors were taking too many layers of profit from the Shushan Chain. Only with a factory supplying it directly could it become competitive and expand to capture