Hou Yaodong agreed readily, after all, his main workplace was in the provincial capital.

The two immediately agreed to meet at the Hanjiang Dongsheng Hotel at noon.

After getting off the highway, Qiao An drove straight to Dongsheng Hotel.

Along the way, Yang Ping's heart was full of curiosity and confusion. She was really curious about the Brother Hou mentioned by Li Lin.

"Who is the Brother Hou you are talking about? Why do we have to meet him first?" Yang Ping finally couldn't help asking.

Li Lin smiled and answered patiently: "He is the general manager of Dongsheng Group in Hanjiang Province. He has a very high status in the Hanjiang business circle. Without his help, our investment promotion work in Weishui Township will be very difficult."

After hearing this, Yang Ping showed a look of surprise on her face.

She is very familiar with the name of Dongsheng Group.

She had heard from her uncle Yang Shixiong that the identity of the boss behind the Dongsheng Group was extremely mysterious and distinguished, and even Yang Shixiong, the Minister of Transportation, found it extremely difficult to meet him.

It can be imagined that Mr. Hou, who is in charge of Hanjiang Dongsheng's business, is definitely not an ordinary person.

"But how did you get to know him? And from the tone of your conversation, it seems that your relationship is very special." Yang Ping frowned, her confusion growing deeper. She felt that Li Lin in front of her was more and more mysterious and elusive.

The car soon arrived at Dongsheng Hotel.

Hou Yaodong and his men were already standing at the door waiting.

As soon as Li Lin and Yang Ping got out of the car, Hou Yaodong came to greet them with a smile on his face.

"Brother Hou, sorry to have kept you waiting!" Li Lin walked forward quickly with a hint of apology in his tone.

"No way, it's already very rude of me not to greet you at the highway exit... This must be the village head Yang Ping, right? I've heard a lot about you..." Hou Yaodong guessed Yang Ping's identity without waiting for Li Lin to introduce her.

His gaze lingered on Yang Ping for a moment, and his eyes revealed his importance for them.

Yang Ping was stunned for a moment and was very surprised that Hou Yaodong knew her identity.

She thought to herself that she seemed to have no connection with Mr. Hou, so how could he know me?

Yang Ping's heart was full of doubts.

Li Lin seemed very calm.

After experiencing a series of events during Qian Lingyun's campaign for mayor, he has gained a deeper understanding of the methods and abilities of Hou Yaodong, the boss.

On the surface, Hou Yaodong is a successful businessman, but secretly he has enormous power and can get along with both the black and white worlds. He always has some unexpected means and resources.

Moreover, as long as he wants to pay attention to a certain aspect, he can always easily obtain relevant information with his connections and channels.

"The food upstairs is ready. Let's eat and chat at the same time." Hou Yaodong politely led the way and took Li Lin and Yang Ping to the private room upstairs.

The decoration of the small private room is simple yet luxurious, and every detail shows taste and class.

Although the dishes on the table were not rich, each one was carefully cooked, including a few exquisite stir-fries and the pot of stewed sea cucumber, which exuded an enticing aroma.

The three of them sat down one by one, and exchanged pleasantries and talked about their recent situation. But soon, Li Lin brought the topic to the point.

"Brother Hou, do you know Longjian Group?" Li Lin put down his chopsticks and looked at Hou Yaodong with a firm gaze.

Hou Yaodong put down the spoon and nodded seriously, "Yeah, I know."

"The purpose of my trip is to persuade Longjian Group to build a factory in our Weishui Township. Do you have any good suggestions?" Li Lin said as he picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth, looking calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

However, this matter is of vital importance to the development of Weishui Township.

Hou Yaodong also acted calm. He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I'm afraid it will be difficult! As far as I know, they are in financial difficulties. They are lucky to maintain the current production scale. They simply cannot afford to build a new factory."

His tone was calm, and he seemed to know the situation of Longjian Group very well.

Li Lin frowned slightly when he heard that. When Yang Ping heard Hou Yaodong's direct denial, her eyes instantly dimmed.

She had been full of expectations for this investment promotion, so she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when she heard such an answer.

After two seconds of silence, Li Lin smiled and said confidently, "Based on my understanding of Longjian Group, the fundamental reason why they are facing financial difficulties is not blind expansion.

Because the new building materials produced by Longjian Group are in short supply in the market, they are almost in great demand.

Normally, such an enterprise should not have a shortage of funds.

The only answer is that their funds are likely stuck at some point.

As for upstream raw materials, it is impossible for them to stockpile so much at one time.

Therefore, the link where problems are most likely to occur is the distribution link.”

Li Lin's analysis is clear and well-reasoned.

Hou Yaodong did not expect that Li Lin had such a deep understanding of Longjian Group. He smiled and explained, "You are right. There are three main reasons for the current situation.

First, they use one-third of their profits for scientific research and development. Although this is beneficial to the long-term development of the enterprise, it occupies a considerable amount of funds in the short term.

Second, the capital recovery of some dealers is too slow, which seriously affects the liquidity of funds.

Finally, in order to meet the huge market demand, they spent a huge amount of money to build several new factories in the suburbs of the Han River and introduced many world-class equipment.

These three factors combined have led to their current predicament.”

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