freenovelworld Chapter 204 Refuse to cooperate
Chapter 204 Refuse to cooperate
"Mr. Li is indeed a straightforward person."
Zhong Yuanbing picked up his briefcase and opened the magnetic clasp. "I have some information here. I wonder if Mr. Li would be interested."
Zhong Yuanbing took out the document inside and handed it to Li Youcai.
"Oh?" Li Youcai took it with interest.
The top page is a reply letter from the higher authorities, [Regarding the Taihe Light Industry Bureau's reply letter regarding the construction of the Taihe Brewery]
Li Youcai took a quick look and then turned to the next page.
Taihe City plans to build a brewery site...
Li Youcai looked carefully for about a few minutes. The materials Zhong Yuanbing gave him were all about one thing: Taihe City's Light Industry Bureau was going to build a brewery.
The application has been approved by the higher authorities and the project was launched after the new year. It is now in the construction preparation stage and seems to be progressing smoothly. Even the beer production line has been ordered from the island country, and the information even includes the equipment information of that production line.
Zhong Yuanbin was able to obtain such complete information, he must be quite powerful.
Li Youcai put down the information and looked at Zhong Yuanbing with a puzzled expression: "Boss Zhong, I don't quite understand what you're showing me. The Light Industry Bureau wants to build a brewery. What does this have to do with me?"
Li Youcai had an impression of this brewery.
Although he didn't know when the project was launched, it only took seven years for the brewery to be built and closed down, becoming a joke among the people of Taihe City at that time.
It can be said that things were not going well for the factory from the very beginning. There were always problems during the period, and it finally declared bankruptcy in 91. It was merged with a small soda factory. Taihe beer died in its hometown before it even left Taihe.
Li Youcai heard that there were big problems both inside and outside the Taihe Brewery. The director and the secretary were fighting for power, and there was no capable person outside to open up the market. In addition, the beer produced had a poor taste and did not sell well even in the city. Naturally, bankruptcy became inevitable.
Li Youcai didn't understand why Zhong Yuanbing came to him with something at this time. What was he up to?
So I pretended to know nothing and asked blankly.
Zhong Yuanbing smiled and said, "To be honest, Mr. Li, I came here for another matter."
"It's related to this brewery. You've seen the documents on the table. The city values this brewery very much and spent a lot of money to import an entire state-of-the-art beer production line from an island country."
"Actually, there's another piece of news that no one outside knows. The person in charge of the brewery project was Jin Zhendong, the director of the Light Industry Bureau. As early as the project's inception, he had already decided to purchase a replacement production line from the Ice City Brewery."
"Although that production line wasn't new, it was inexpensive. Furthermore, after inspection by our technicians, we knew it was fully capable of meeting our local production needs. At the time, many factories were eyeing this line, and to ensure we could secure it, Jin Zhendong paid them half the price."
"Everything was going well, but Jin Zhendong was suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor and couldn't continue working."
"This project has now fallen to Secretary Fang, who is currently in a critical period of advancement. Having secured the brewery project, he naturally wants to make the most of it. He therefore rejected the idea of purchasing secondhand Ice City Beer and instead introduced imports from the island nation."
"But who would have thought that Ice City Beer would be so stubborn? No matter how much Secretary Fang tried to persuade them, they just wouldn't refund the money. They said the entire production line had been packed up and that we had to either pay the balance and take the equipment away, or we'd leave without a single cent."
"But Director Fang also paid a deposit to the island country, and suddenly he became a rat in the bellows."
Li Youcai listened quietly to Zhong Yuanbing's description.
To be honest, he really had no interest in this kind of thing. He was just patiently waiting to see what Zhong Yuanbing was trying to do.
Zhong Yuanbing talked for a long time just to let Li Youcai understand the whole thing, which served as a prelude to what he would say later.
"From what I understand, Director Fang is extremely anxious right now, trying to figure out how to find someone to take over the second-hand production line at the Ice City Brewery."
"Even if it's second-hand, it's a complete beer production line after all. The price must be expensive." Li Youcai smacked his lips and said softly.
"It's not cheap. The entire second-hand production line costs 40 yuan."
In this era when one cent was worth a few dollars in later generations, 40 yuan was not a small sum of money.
"So, Mr. Zhong, you are telling me all this because you think I have the ability to take over this production line, right? Then you think too highly of me." Li Youcai smiled, shook his head, and looked at Zhong Yuanbing and joked.
Li Youcai couldn't see what benefit could be gained from a second-hand production line and a brewery destined to go bankrupt.
"I have a more crucial piece of news!"
Zhong Yuanbing lowered his voice, deliberately attracting Li Youcai's attention: "There's also a brewery in Shandong Province that's in urgent need of a complete production line to expand production. If we can get this production line first, transport it to Shandong, and then sell it to that brewery, we can make at least a hundred thousand in profit!"
Hehehe... Li Youcai sneered in his heart.
Zhong Yuanbing had said so much before, and it turned out that he was waiting for me here.
But do I really look like a fool?
Although he thought so in his heart, Li Youcai did not show it, but said:
"Mr. Zhong is indeed a big businessman. Whether it's his connections or information resources, he is indeed first-class."
Zhong Yuanbing also chuckled, then said, "I can handle it with Director Fang. I've also contacted the brewery in Shandong, and we can sign the contract anytime. We just need to pay the final 20 yuan, take the equipment to Shandong, resell it, and then give the Light Industry Bureau the 20 yuan. We'll have no problem making a net profit of 10 yuan."
"How about it, Mr. Li, is he interested?"
Damn! You really think you're a fool!
Li Youcai was already thinking about Ma Ma Pie in his mind.
"Mr. Zhong, you're joking. How can a person like me from a small family come up with so much money? Only someone as powerful as Mr. Zhong can afford it. As for me, I'm just listening." Li Youcai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and rejected Zhong Yuanbing's invitation.
However, Zhong Yuanbing seemed unwilling to give up and continued, "I can provide 15 yuan, and Mr. Li will fill the remaining 5 yuan gap. As for the profit, we can split it % to %."
"Mr. Zhong, I just want to take care of the situation in front of me. I really don't want to think about anything else. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhong." Li Youcai was already a little impatient.
Seeing that Li Youcai had already said this, Zhong Yuanbing didn't know what to say and immediately put the documents on the table back into his briefcase.
"Although the cooperation didn't come through, I'm still very happy that I can resolve the past grudges and become friends with Mr. Li again. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again." Zhong Yuanbing stood up and extended his hand to Li Youcai.
"There will definitely be one." Li Youcai also stood up and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhong Yuanbing.
"Then I'll take my leave now. See you later."
Zhong Yuanbing, who was rejected, did not show any emotion, but stood up and said goodbye.
Li Youcai sent Zhong Yuanbing out of the factory gate, watched him get into a jeep, and waved goodbye to him.
"What the hell is he up to?"