novelhk Chapter 262 A Chance Encounter with Xu Damao
Chapter 262 A Chance Encounter with Xu Damao
Chapter 262 A Chance Encounter with Xu Damao
This was the third and final day that Li Qin had spent with Yuan Zhi.
Li Qin chose some villages in the eastern suburbs of Beijing.
After two days of learning, Yuan Zhi has now basically mastered the purchasing process.
On the third day, Li Qin mainly acted as a go-between for Yuan Zhi, introducing him to potential partners.
As for the remaining procurement of supplies, Li Qin has basically handed it all over to Yuan Zhi.
It was precisely because of Li Qin's "delegation of authority" that Yuan Zhi was able to receive ample training.
Seeing that Yuan Zhi was already able to communicate skillfully with the villagers and made no mistakes when completing the purchase, we were impressed.
Li Qin immediately realized that Yuan Zhi was now a seasoned purchasing agent.
Even without his leadership, as long as Yuan Zhi doesn't encounter any accidents, the procurement work will basically not be delayed.
After Yuan Zhi became more proficient, his purchasing efficiency improved significantly.
According to Li Qin's original plan, the third day was to take Yuan Zhi to visit three villages.
But when they left the third village, they found that it was still early.
After a brief silence, Li Qin turned to Yuan Zhi and said:
"Originally, I planned to take you through three villages and then head back to Beijing, but it's still early, so let's go to one more village."
Yuan Zhi's face immediately lit up with surprise.
Each additional village means he has one more procurement channel.
This also gave him an additional opportunity to practice, which was a great benefit to him.
Yuan Zhi immediately said with a grateful expression:
"Thank you for taking care of me, Brother Li."
He knew very well that if Li Qin was unwilling and insisted on returning to Beijing now, there was nothing he could do.
If Li Qin can take him to another village, it's because he's taking care of him and helping him.
Yuan Zhi should at least express his gratitude verbally.
Li Qin waved casually, then led Yuan Zhi toward the next village.
However, when he brought Yuan Zhi to the last village, Yangjia Village, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Da Mao, what are you doing here?"
Li Qin stared at Xu Damao, who was talking to the village chief of Yangjia Village, and his expression froze.
When Xu Damao saw Li Qin, his expression was the same as Li Qin's; he was also stunned for a moment.
However, Xu Damao then walked up to Li Qin with a smile on his face:
"Li Qin, I never expected to run into you in Yangjia Village. What a coincidence!"
After greeting Li Qin, Xu Damao explained why he was there.
"My dad and I were assigned by the steel mill to come to Yangjia Village to show movies."
Upon hearing this, a look of sudden realization flashed across Li Qin's face.
At this point, he finally realized what was happening.
Xu Damao was a projectionist at the steel rolling mill, though he hadn't been officially hired yet and was still an apprentice.
However, if there is no screening assignment, they generally will not go to the countryside.
After all, the conditions in Beijing were much better than the harsh conditions in the countryside.
Li Qin nodded with a smile;
"You're right, it really is too much of a coincidence. I was planning to go straight back to Beijing after finishing my shopping in the last village."
I only decided to come to Yangjia Village on a whim because I had plenty of time; I never expected to run into you.
Li Qin had been to the countryside many times before, but this was the first time he had met Xu Damao there.
Xu Damao nodded excitedly.
He was very happy to meet Li Qin here.
After all, this could be considered a chance encounter with an old friend in a foreign land.
Li Qin then chatted with Xu Damao for a few more minutes.
Xu Damao suddenly noticed Yuan Zhi, who had been standing next to Li Qin, and a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face:
"Li Qin, who is this young man?"
Li Qin immediately introduced the two to each other.
He first pointed at Yuan Zhi and said to Xu Damao:
"Da Mao, this is a new colleague in the purchasing department. Follow me and get familiar with the purchasing work."
Then, pointing to Xu Damao, he introduced him to Yuan Zhi:
"Yuan Zhi, this is Xu Damao, the projectionist from our factory. You can call him Brother Damao."
Your brother Mao started showing movies to villagers in the countryside a long time ago, so he's very familiar with the villages around Beijing.
If you can get Da Mao's favor, your future purchasing will be much easier.
Li Qin's words were absolutely true.
It's important to know that projectionists held a very high status at that time.
They came to the countryside to screen movies; they had indeed received a mission.
However, the specific number of films shown is decided by the projectionist himself.
There were no other forms of entertainment in this era, so the villagers had a great longing for movies.
Generally, this is done in order to get the projectionist to show more movies.
The village chief would not only treat the projectionist to good food and drink, but would also prepare some gifts for him when he left.
This is why Xu Damao and Xu Fugui always bring back large bags of things whenever they go to the countryside to show movies.
Upon hearing Li Qin's introduction, Xu Damao and Yuan Zhi first greeted each other.
Xu Damao then said modestly:
"I'm just a small projectionist, not as amazing as Li Qin makes me out to be."
Although that's what he said, anyone could clearly see the smugness in Xu Damao's eyes:
"However, if you encounter any trouble while purchasing in the countryside, you can mention my name. They should give me some face."
Xu Damao said to Yuan Zhi with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhi immediately expressed his gratitude:
"Thank you, Brother Da Mao!"
Xu Damao simply smiled with feigned modesty, then looked at Li Qin again.
Li Qin then said:
"Da Mao, let me talk to the village chief about the procurement first, and then we can have a proper chat later."
As Li Qin just mentioned, he came to Yangjia Village to make purchases.
Xu Damao knew this was a serious matter, so he nodded immediately after hearing Li Qin's words.
Upon seeing this, Li Qin led Yuan Zhi to the village chief of Yangjia Village.
The rest is simple.
It's the same old process.
Li Qin first introduced people to Yuan Zhi, and then explained the purpose of purchasing supplies, hoping to get the village chief's support.
The village chief naturally wouldn't refuse.
Not only did Li Qin never let the villagers suffer losses in his procurement, but Xu Damao, the projectionist, also always spoke up for Li Qin.
The village chief readily agreed with a smile.
Soon the village loudspeaker blared again.
However, this time the notification wasn't about the movie screening that night, but rather about the arrival of the purchasing agent.
After taking care of all that, Li Qin felt relieved.
All he needs to do now is wait and see with the village chief.
Villagers who had extra supplies at home upon hearing the notice would naturally bring their things here.
At that time, Li Qin only needs to stand by and support Yuan Zhi, while Yuan Zhi will handle the procurement of supplies.
Seeing Yuan Zhi's increasing skill, Li Qin's face immediately showed a satisfied expression.
Li Qin's reaction, however, left Xu Damao, who was standing to the side, somewhat puzzled.
You can say Xu Damao is bad, even extremely bad, but you can't deny that Xu Damao's brain is absolutely sharp.
Xu Damao had noticed something amiss when Li Qin introduced Yuan Zhi to the village chief.