Chapter 208 - Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Three Lives (1/2)
Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Three Lives
Hou Jianchang didn’t exempt his drivers from assessment just because of one driver’s assurance; instead, he sent them an assessment procedure and then took Chen Yu to the factory area.
A newly built factory area, still spearheaded by Xie Jiang, was running very well, just like the several factories he had constructed before.
Since they needed to expand, it was natural for Hou Jianchang to seek out Xie Jiang.
However, the factory had just been built, and expanding production would still take some time; they were still investing three hundred million a month.
After inspecting the production lines, Chen Yu immediately had a new idea.
The main business of the factory was marinated foods, semi-finished products, processed goods, and a portion of quick meal packages.
These items were mainly supplied to supermarkets.
But the most important thing for food items was to collaborate with restaurants, especially those large chain hotels and restaurants.
If he could turn all the cuisines he was proficient in into meal kits and sign contracts with these restaurants, establishing long-term supply cooperation, then his business would reach a new level.
However, one must take things step by step; even if he could make those meal kits, he couldn’t industrialize them in such a short time.
Just then, a huge explosion echoed from not far away, accompanied by a heatwave that instantly engulfed nearby buildings and even swept towards them.
The fire alarm went off instantly, and the security guards from the plant ran out from the duty room, each holding a fire extinguisher ready to support at a moment’s notice.
Chen Yu also rushed out in a hurry, only to see flames shooting up into the sky not far away—it seemed to be a factory less than five kilometers from here that had exploded.
The raging fire spread quickly, enveloping several nearby factories, including two fuel chemical plants.
If these factories were to explode as well, all the buildings within dozens of miles would be affected.
“Old Hou, quickly bring out all of our factory’s firefighting equipment and help put out the fire,”
Chen Yu shouted instinctively while running towards the direction of the explosion.
[System Alert: Danger ahead, please evacuate immediately]
Chen Yu furrowed his brow, the center of the explosion had been severely destroyed, and there must have been heavy casualties, with the number of dead and injured still on the rise.
He couldn’t just stand by at such a time.
Hou Jianchang, along with all the fire personnel and firefighting equipment, quickly followed, while simultaneously calling the relevant departments.
Fortunately, the fire was contained before it could spread too far, and it was quickly extinguished without causing too much damage.
But on a clearing lay a crowd of people who had been severely burned, where Chen Yu was sitting, setting up a makeshift medical tent, treating them.
Among them was a middle-aged man, grimy with ash, sitting there in despair.
When Hou Jianchang saw this person, he hurried over and helped him up from the ground.
“Old Zhang, what happened? Your plant used to run so smoothly; how did it suddenly explode?”
Zhang Baichuan looked up, bewildered, “The factory had been struggling to operate for a long time, many facilities were aging, and I didn’t get the chance to overhaul them before this happened.”
Hou Jianchang let out a helpless sigh. People like them who ran factories often lived in dire straits.
Let’s not even mention whether the products they produced could be sold in a timely manner; the sheer amount of related investments was enough to make them walk on thin ice.
Once a problem emerged in any part of the process, even if the relevant departments didn’t come knocking for a fine, they would still have to bear extremely serious consequences.
Now, half of the entire factory had been blown up, and there were so many casualties; the loss was self-evident. Zhang Baichuan might even face several years in prison.