Chapter 307 Spending Money to Eliminate Disasters [Requesting Full Order]

Deputy Mayor Xu Changping was transferred from Baoqing City, which did have some impact on Lu Yang's investment in the city.

But to be honest, it doesn't have much impact.

He is a serious businessman and would never curry favor with the powerful. It is even more impossible for him to do anything illegal.

"Be close to the government and stay away from politics." This sentence sounded very reasonable on Douyin before his rebirth, and it has always been his motto.

Never dare to forget.

So does Lu Yang need to be afraid?

Of course he is not afraid. What he should be afraid of are those who use backdoors and abuse their power to do business.

In Baoqing Economic and Technological Development Zone, on a bare main road, next to the loess, in a simple factory building, there is an isolated two-story building.

This is the garment factory opened by Yuan Xuebao and his friends.

Born to compete with Lu Yang.

Of course, in addition to competing in the competition, it is also for making money, especially the 400 million order that was received last year.

Although it was divided into two parts, one for the shoe factory and one for the garment factory, both were orders of 200 million, but there was no pressure on the shoe factory. However, for the garment factory, there was a lot of pressure.

This group of people have been running the shoe factory for four or five years. Relying on various connections, they have never lacked orders and have a group of skilled workers.

So even though these 200 million orders suddenly appeared, they were still able to grit their teeth and rush to produce them.

But garment factories are different. First, they are newly opened. Second, they are located in remote areas. Third, it is inconvenient to recruit workers, and there are not even skilled workers on hand.

What’s more critical is that if we rashly take on such a large order, we won’t have enough factory buildings and equipment.

Want to complete the order on time.

Then a large amount of money would have to be invested again to expand it.

So the factory building you see in front of you looks like this. It looks new, but it is also simple. If the wind blows, the roof will probably be blown off. Fortunately, there have been no major typhoons passing through in the past two years.

Yuan Xuebao and his friends are lucky.

But even so, although the factory looks simple and is surrounded by a desert, the investment money has not decreased at all. Not only that, in order to complete the orders quickly and recruit skilled workers, other garment factories offer 150 to 180 yuan a month. However, because of their remote location and poor living conditions, it is inconvenient to see a doctor and send children to school. Even if they add a monthly subsidy of 20 to 50 yuan, there may not be enough people willing to come to their factory.

As you can imagine, these are costs.

Of course, if it were just like this, with some extra costs and millions of dollars in debt from the bank, as long as this batch of orders could be completed, a profit of over 200 million would be made immediately.

Achieve a major turnaround in one fell swoop.

Once they pay off the money they owe to the bank, they will own two new factories and be able to make at least this much profit every year.

If they can hold on for a few more years, everyone will be a multi-millionaire and there is no need to envy those with the surname Lu or Mou.

By then, you will have luxury cars, money, beauties, power, and everything else.

Is it worth the gamble?
It's certainly worth a gamble, and there's no reason to lose.

But things did not always go as planned. My uncle, the deputy mayor who was very popular before the New Year and was about to take over as mayor, suddenly received a transfer order.

It completely caught Yuan Xuebao off guard.

He is now worried about two things. First, the bank may withdraw the loan. After all, he did not use any collateral for the huge loan before the New Year, and the bank was only doing it to save face for his uncle.

Second, will the shoe factory’s old customers, those who had given him orders before because of his uncle’s face, turn against him now?
If there is only one problem, as long as the shoe factory's old customers are still there, they can continue to pay off the interest owed to the bank and delay it until next spring. By then, when the time for payment of the balance agreed in the contract arrives, with 400 million in the account, all difficulties will naturally be solved.

But if one and two go wrong at the same time, there is no solution and you will immediately fall into the abyss.

"Brother Yuan, what should we do now?"

"Yes, I'm worried that the bank will withdraw the loan. After all, the information we provided when applying for the loan was incomplete. If things get serious, it will be easy to be labeled as violating regulations. Then the person who approved the loan for us will have to go to jail. We have to make up the loan quickly, otherwise we will all be in danger."

"Not really, right? Brother Yuan's uncle didn't fall from power, he was just transferred to another place, and it's in the next city. Isn't it a bit too worrying?"

"Humph, you don't know what it means to be forgotten when someone leaves. We have monopolized the safety shoes business, and we get hundreds of thousands of dividends every year. Some people have been jealous for a long time. If it weren't for our fathers, who wouldn't want to get a piece of the pie?"

"But even if the elders of Brother Yuan's family are transferred, don't we still have our group? Why worry too much? Although the elders of our group are indeed a little lacking in weight, at worst we can just bring in more people."

"Well, that makes sense. What do you think, Brother Yuan?"

"What do I think? I stood up and saw. Humph, in today's meeting, I thought everyone wanted to discuss whether to continue with the 400 million order, but it turns out that they are planning to take my shares. Okay, I am really sorry that the company is not as good as before. So, I used to own 35% of the company and was the largest shareholder. Now I will step back and give up 10%, leaving only 25%. You can use this 10% to bring in someone of importance and consolidate our territory. That should be okay, right?"

In the conference room, Yuan Xuebao's heart almost bled. He gritted his teeth and said the above words.

But there is no way, once you enter this circle, you have to follow the rules of this circle.

He does not have enough influence now. If he wants to keep the capital he has now, he must cut some losses, and it cannot be too little.

Ten percent, based on the current scale of the two factories, is worth at least three or four hundred thousand. If the current order can be successfully completed, it can even be doubled, which is not a big problem.

How could he not feel heartbroken?

"It's all my uncle's fault. He kept it a secret from me, his nephew. I don't believe that no one would talk to you beforehand if you were to be transferred. Aren't you trying to trick me?"

Yuan Xuebao said indignantly.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have taken that huge order last year.

Without this order, he can go into battle with ease.

The worst case scenario is that he would go wherever his uncle went and move the factory there.

It is definitely not possible now. At least before completing this huge order, the factory must maintain production at maximum capacity.

Otherwise, if there is a breach of contract, Mr. Mou will probably not let it go.

We will be even more passive then.

"What are you talking about, Old Yuan? What's there to discuss about such a profitable order? It's just a loan owed to the bank. With so many of us, how can the bank dare to collect the debt?"

A young man who originally worked in the company and whose status was just below Yuan Xuebao said with a smile.

"That's right, Old Yuan, you are too timid now. In this way, don't give it 10%, it will make you look petty. Give it 25%, and keep 10% for yourself. This will be fair. In the future, Old Yuan will just need to be a shareholder."

Someone else stepped forward.

"Yes, I think so."

"I think so too..."

Several people responded, and although the others did not speak, their eyes began to flicker.

"What do you mean? Without me, can this factory develop? Don't forget that each of you contributed less than 1 yuan at the beginning. I am the boss of this company. Why should I give up most of the shares in my hands?" Yuan Xuebao was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Faced with the siege of the crowd, he subconsciously let out a scream.

Slam the table hard.

But there is none of these.

The cold-faced young man who was just below him in status said, "Calm down, Old Yuan. We are all law-abiding people. We have no intention of taking anything by force. But you can see that the company is facing difficulties now. If we don't find someone with a background to come in quickly, we will soon face the bank's loan withdrawal. The shoes in the shoe factory will be unsalable and all orders will be returned. Who can bear the consequences? Is there anyone here who dares to stand up and bear the consequences? You, Yuan Xuebao, can't bear it either, right?"

They are all smart people, and they can tell everything at once.

Yuan Xuebao took a deep breath, his head felt a little dizzy for a moment, and he staggered, saying in a buzzing voice: "You mean, someone is targeting us?"

He regrets it even more now. He shouldn't have accepted that 400 million order last year. It caused a lot of uproar and he can't even keep a low profile.

The cold-faced young man also said bitterly: "Old Yuan, don't blame us for being disloyal. We have been working together for four or five years. In the past four or five years, we have indeed made a lot of money. Thanks to you, Old Yuan, our lives have improved. But after all, this business is not in compliance with the regulations in many aspects. It's okay if no one investigates. Once someone investigates, you know..."

Yuan Xuebao just wanted to curse, and couldn't help but roared in a low voice: "Thanks to me? So I have to be the only one to suffer, right? Why do I have to pay for all the shares? You want to use it to do favors, why can't you use your own hands? Think about it, each of you pay a little, and add up the shares. Can't you bring someone in to stabilize the situation?"

No one responded to him.

Everyone had a cold expression and turned their faces away.

What to do?
bleeding?

Who the hell wants to bleed?

When the shoe factory was first established, Yuan Xuebo contributed half of the money, 1 yuan, and the others contributed 5 yuan each, which added up to 10 yuan, totaling 35.7 yuan, to start the shoe factory. Later, some people with connections joined in one after another. The shares of several people were diluted, and the current situation has emerged. However, Yuan Xuebo still holds more than % and is still the absolute majority shareholder of the company.

"Why, you don't dare to stand up and answer me?"

Yuan Xuebao said angrily, "You have been making money with me over the past few years, right? When it comes to dividends, you all call me Brother Yuan. Now that we are in trouble, my uncle has just been transferred away. Who knows, he may be transferred back at any time. Aren't you afraid of offending me? You will suffer in the future."

Almost everyone in the room felt guilty and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

But some words that offend others must always be said by someone.

It was the cold-faced young man again. He sighed slightly and said, "Brother Yuan, it's enough. Let me tell you the truth. It's not that we don't care about brotherhood, but someone sent someone to tell you that if we want to preserve the hard work of the brothers over the past few years, you, Brother Yuan, must come down, and the shares you retain cannot exceed 10%, including the administrative rights of the factory, which you must also hand over. In the future, you can only be an individual shareholder who receives dividends like us, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, no matter how much we have taken over the years, they will ask us to return the same amount. Brother Yuan, you don't think this is a formal factory, do you?"

The voice just fell.

Yuan Xuebao's face changed drastically.

He took several steps back until he was leaning against the wall, otherwise he would have almost fallen.

"you……"

The corners of his mouth trembled, and he stretched out his finger, wanting to point at these people, but in the end he put it down dejectedly.

Lost.

Totally lost.

He didn't dare to gamble.

Over the years, as a major shareholder, he was also responsible for managing the factory and serving as general manager.

Yes, indeed, he was the only one who got the biggest dividend.

Isn't this obvious?

However, precisely because of this, if any one of these people betrayed him and defected to the other side, it would be very easy for him to produce evidence of illegal and disorderly conduct in the factory.

The consequence of doing this is a bit like suing yourself, with a fine at the least and jail time at the worst. However, as long as the benefits are great enough, what's the harm in selling out yourself once?

Yuan Xuebao took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, bit his lip and said, "Okay, I agree..."

Cut the flesh and bleed.

Where there is life, there is hope.

He swore that he would come back and take back everything that belonged to him.

……

When Lu Yang learned about what happened to Mr. Yuan, three months had passed and it was time to deliver the goods to Mou Qizhong, the international trader.

Mou Qizhong treated this incident as a story and told it to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang sighed and said, "Although Mr. Yuan is a bit foul-mouthed and narrow-minded, his ability to bend and stretch makes me underestimate him."

Giving up a factory worth millions of dollars at a moment's notice is equivalent to giving up one's life and property just to save oneself. If it were Lu Yang, he might not be able to face the reality in an instant under the circumstances at that time.

Mou Qizhong couldn't help but sighed, "At the beginning of the year, I was also paying attention to this matter. At that time, I thought they would fight to the death. I also thought that my order was over and I could only get some liquidated damages at most. Hey, who would have thought that this guy was a loach. When he saw that things were not going well, he could immediately burn his boats and abandon the factory he had run for several years and directly give up a large part of his shares. He later came to me. Guess what he said?"

After Lu Yang pondered for a moment, his eyes flashed with a gleam of light and he said: "He wants to sell all his remaining shares to you? So brother, you are now..."

Mou Qizhong shook his head.

"I won't take it. This guy is obviously a bad guy. He has been targeted by someone, and even the remaining shares in his hands are hot potatoes. If I take it, I will have to fight against those who are spying on him from behind. He wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but I am willing to help him and support him to go back and fight against these people again."

"so……"

Lu Yang stared at the international trader with a strange look in his eyes: "Brother, are you planning to make a fuss about the final payment? Blocking their company from paying the final payment and forcing them to accept our eldest son Yuan back, after all, it was he who signed the contract with you in the first place?"

Mou Qizhong immediately looked at Lu Yang as if he was looking at a fellow traveler: "Haha, brother Lu, you know me too."

I know you ball.

It's just that you don't have the money for the closing payment, so you finally get the chance, right?

Lu Yang smiled and said, "Brother Mou, you are too kind. If it were you, you should have added one more clause. In view of the frequent personnel changes in the partner, you have doubts about the quality of this batch of goods order. In view of this, you request a re-inspection of their goods. If the inspection fails, you have the right to reject it."

Mou Qizhong swallowed his saliva and said, "Isn't this bad?"

He has already negotiated with the Russians. Now all he has to do is transport the ordered goods safely. If he goes too far and something unexpected happens, wouldn't that be like shooting himself in the foot?
But he was indeed tempted, what should he do?

Lu Yang smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, brother. I know the quality of the goods in their factory. If you check carefully, you will definitely find a lot of problems. Of course, even if there are some minor flaws. It doesn't matter. Selling it to the Russians, considering their current poverty, no one will say a word. But if we look into it, think about it, brother, you gave them a 20% premium at the beginning. Now there is a quality problem. They are afraid that the goods will be a waste of money. In the end, they have few choices."

Mou Qizhong nodded seriously, thinking about what benefit he could get from Brother Lu's words.

(End of this chapter)