Chapter 198 Heroic Boy
In the private room of Minghua Hotel, Wang Guibing felt awkward when he heard Huo Jianzhong's sudden words. Fortunately, Li Jilin, who was standing behind him, reacted quickly and came over to explain, "Director Huo, this is our General Manager Wang Guibing, the deputy general manager of Lianzhong Trade. General Manager Zhang Yunqi is the one next to him. It was his idea to contract and operate the cannery."

Huo Jianzhong then turned his attention to the tall and thin Zhang Yunqi next to him. He stared at his young face for a moment and felt it was a little funny. He really didn't expect that he would meet such a young man today. Of course, this was not the key point. The most important thing was whether he had the ability to revitalize the cannery. He watched Zhang Yunqi stand up and say hello, and he also walked over with a smile to shake his hand and sighed: "Heroic boy, heroic boy, my horizons are still narrow."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Director Huo, thank you for the compliment. Please take a seat."

As soon as Huo Jianzhong sat down, he asked, "Mr. Zhang, you stopped going to school at your age and started your career?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "I'm still in high school, so I can't really talk about my career. I just like reading economic books since I was a kid, and I have some ideas in my head. The specific business ideas still depend on Mr. Wang Guibing."

Huo Jianzhong was even more surprised, and even Li Jilin who was standing behind him didn't know what to say, as this guy was actually the same age as his daughter.

After a while, Huo Jianzhong let out a long "hmm" and said, "Mr. Zhang, Ji Lin also gave me a detailed introduction to your Lianzhong Trade. It's doing very well, especially in the market. The ideas and thoughts are very innovative. Some of our state-owned enterprises have been comfortable for too long and have not been baptized by market competition. Now the country wants to break the iron rice bowl and develop a market economy, so they can't keep up with the pace. Our Longjingyuan Canning Factory is a typical example. In the past, the products were distributed and there was no competitive pressure. But now the people have the right to choose. They can decide what to eat and use. Although the canned food is of good quality, it just doesn't meet people's appetite. It can't be famous and can't be sold. The canned food is piling up, and the canning factory is in a more and more difficult situation and has fallen into a vicious circle. Mr. Zhang, if you take over, how do you plan to change it?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "The current situation of Longjingyuan Cannery is very complicated. How to change it? I think everything needs to be changed, including the management team, corporate system, production line, marketing ideas, sales model, etc. District Chief Huo, let me first talk about my general idea of ​​contracting the cannery. The contract scope includes all the assets of Longjingyuan Cannery. The contract period is ten years. The profit will be divided into 40% and 60% with the Chengnan District Government. The corporate income tax and other local taxes and fees will be fully exempted for two years. During the contract period, the company also has the right to purchase the assets of the cannery first. We will set up a new company as soon as possible to sell the backlog of cans, relocate employees, and inject capital to resume the operation and production of the cannery."

After listening to Zhang Yunqi's words, Li Jilin felt that this young man should not be underestimated. He was very organized. How could an ordinary high school student have such a level? As for the conditions he proposed for contracting and operating the cannery, Li Jilin did not think it was too harsh. As far as he knew, in order to attract investors and develop the local economy, the municipal government sold off all the state-owned enterprises that were suffering from serious losses as soon as possible. Basically, they asked for a two-year exemption of business tax and three-year corporate income tax. After three years, they could further reduce the tax by half for another five years. As a result, the city's fiscal revenue is now stretched and the city is suffering.

Therefore, the district government should be able to accept the contracting conditions proposed by Zhang Yunqi. The only problem is that Zhang Yunqi did not give a specific amount of capital investment, nor a fixed profit guarantee. The so-called profit sharing only means that the contractor does not need to bear the operating risks, and also retains the right to purchase the cannery's assets during the contracting period, which is probably a right reserved after the cannery is expected to have stable income. As for the pros and cons here, it depends on what District Mayor Huo Jianzhong thinks.

Huo Jianzhong smiled widely. He was short, only about 1.6 meters tall, with a lot of fat on his white face. When he smiled, his face was full of dumpling skin, just like Maitreya Buddha, and very friendly. However, he did not express his opinion on Zhang Yunqi's words, neither good nor bad. He just looked at Zhang Yunqi with a look that seemed to have a different meaning. He drank very straightforwardly and generously.

They drank from 7:30 until after midnight. The four of them finished two bottles of Wuliangye and ordered two boxes of Lao Yanjing. The dishes on the table were refreshed before the drinking party ended. However, from beginning to end, Huo Jianzhong never mentioned the matter of contracting the cannery again. Of course, Zhang Yunqi never asked another question.

Li Jilin, however, was a little restless from beginning to end. Even a table full of delicious food and wine tasted bland to him. He was only concerned about whether the Longjingyuan Cannery could survive this crisis and whether the contract management plan could be implemented. Yesterday, he had been forced to tell some employees about the boss contracting the cannery. It was estimated that the news had spread throughout the staff compound by now. If this thing failed, he really didn't know how to explain to those employees who were unable to make ends meet!

However, Huo Jianzhong did not make a statement and Zhang Yunqi did not mention it either. He had no choice but to do it. He did not know what Huo Jianzhong was up to. Did he think Zhang Yunqi was too young to get anything done? Did Lianzhong not have enough strength to revitalize the canning factory? Or did he think Zhang Yunqi's asking price was too high and wanted to leave it alone for a while? There were so many things that could not be figured out. Li Jilin only knew that whoever gave him milk was his mother. Whoever could sell the backlog of canned goods and raise funds to run the canning factory was his father! It was not his sole responsibility that the canning factory fell into this situation. When more than 200 employees who could not afford to eat made trouble, he would not be able to shoulder this responsibility anyway.

Standing at the entrance of Minghua Hotel, the cold wind at night was particularly cold. Li Jilin watched Zhang Yunqi and Huo Jianzhong shake hands and say goodbye cordially. He wanted to say something several times but stopped himself in the end. He accompanied the ruddy-faced Huo Jianzhong away. Wang Guibing, who was standing next to him, looked at the short and stubby Huo Jianzhong's back, hugged his shoulders and said, "Boss, what does District Chief Huo mean?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "Whatever he means."

Wang Guibing didn't know what to say when he saw his boss's attitude. He always had a feeling in his heart that although Zhang Yunqi was chatting and laughing with Huo Jianzhong at the dinner table, he actually didn't care about Huo Jianzhong at all. As for the Longjingyuan Cannery, he was determined to get it. However, he knew that he could not get around Huo Jianzhong in the contracting and operation of the cannery, and now that things were already here, what should he do next?
Wang Guibing didn’t know and was too lazy to think about it.

He always had great confidence in Zhang Yunqi.

The next day, Zhang Yunqi went to No. 1 Middle School to attend classes as usual. What was different from usual was that because he skipped class yesterday afternoon, he was taken to the office by his class teacher Wang Mingzhen and given a lecture.

The first two classes in the morning were mathematics. The mathematics teacher was a middle-aged woman who was probably in menopause. The content of her lectures was extremely boring and she would mock the liberal arts students for being stupid at every turn. Zhang Yunqi studied on his own for the entire morning.

At noon, when Zhang Yunqi was having lunch at his own fish meal shop, Wang Guibing drove over.

As soon as he entered the store, he hurriedly greeted Zhang Ma who was collecting money, then sat down in the seat opposite Zhang Yunqi, glanced at Chu Jian who was eating next to him, and said to Zhang Yunqi, "I have something important to tell you."

Chu Jian turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yunqi.

Zhang Yunqi picked up a piece of cabbage and stuffed it into his mouth: "It's okay, let's talk while eating."

Wang Guibing waved his hand and said, "You know what? This morning, Huo Jianzhong actually met with me alone through Li Jilin. He said that he thought the plan to contract and operate the Longjingyuan Cannery was generally feasible, and also said that the district could offer more favorable conditions for corporate income tax: three years of exemption and five years of halving!"

Zhang Yunqi was amused, put down his chopsticks and asked, "What does Huo Jianzhong want to do?"

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(End of this chapter)