The leader of the four people was quite young, with a 2:8 side-parted hairstyle and wearing a pair of glasses. He looked very energetic and had a gentle temperament.

"Mr. Wan! These people are from a company called Jingdongfang in Beijing. They said they want to discuss business with you." When Wan Feng was not in the group, most of the business was handled by the public relations department. The people in charge of the reception today were from the public relations department.

"Leave it to me, go ahead."

The PR person nodded and smiled at the guest and then left.

"Hello, I'm Wan Feng, the factory director of Nanwan Group. Please take a seat."

After everyone was seated, Wan Feng asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."

Wang Desheng bowed and said, "Boss Wan! The day before yesterday, your Nanwan Group called us about an issue with the monitor."

Wan Feng slapped his head and said, "Yes, I was the one who called. It was someone named Wang...Wang something who answered the phone."

"Wang Desheng! It's me!"

"Director Wang! Hello, hello, nice to meet you!"

Wan Feng stood up and shook hands with Wang Desheng.

"I remember that you guys at 774 once developed cathode ray tubes for televisions. If you can develop cathode ray tubes to make televisions, then making monitors shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Mr. Wan! Before I answer your question, I want to ask you something. You said on the phone that you might need hundreds of thousands of monitors. What do you need so many monitors for?"

"For computer use."

"Your company is making computers?"

"Yes! You may know the person in charge of this project, Mi Guangnan."

"Mi Guangnan came to your place?" Wang Desheng was surprised.

"It's been several months."

"So that's how it is, Mr. Wan! This is our first meeting, and beating around the bush might cause misunderstandings, so I'll be frank. We at Jingdongfang are currently in the darkest period of our business. We have no money, and our equipment is all outdated from over 20 years ago. Honestly, we can't even make displays right now."

"Oh! Why are you here if you can't do it?" Wan Feng was a little surprised by Wang Desheng's frankness.

"We need this opportunity. You don't know how miserable we are now. The factory doesn't have a single order, and wages and pensions haven't been paid for almost a year. People in the factory now go to the vegetable market to make a living by picking vegetable leaves. Whenever I see this scene, I, as the factory director, feel sad, so we need this opportunity." When he said this, Wang Desheng's eyes turned red.

"Of course, I'm not here to give you a sympathetic ear. Just give us some time and we'll definitely be able to make the display."

"Director Wang, I understand your situation, but how can you research products if you have no money and no equipment?"

"I'll go back and sort out the money. If that doesn't work, we can mortgage part of the factory. As long as you give us this contract, I'll guarantee that I'll make it for you, even if it costs me everything."

Wan Feng took out a box of Yunyan cigarettes from the drawer and threw it over.

"You really have no money now?"

"Boss Wan! I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but ever since the country changed its semiconductor policy, we've been completely destitute. Even when we reported to the higher-ups, they told us to fend for ourselves. We mobilized all the factory workers to raise a total of 6.7 million yuan, and we've been living off that money. Now we're profiteering. There's nothing we dare not do within the scope of national policy, even if it's only a meager profit. Our goal right now is very simple: to survive! We have no other requirements."

Wan Feng pondered for a long time.

Wang Desheng was very nervous, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

His intuition told him that this was an opportunity. If Jingdongfang seized it, then the day of Jingdongfang's turnaround would come.

If we fail to grasp it, Jingdongfang’s future will be a mystery.

After a long silence, Wan Feng finally spoke: "Director Wang! I appreciate your frankness, but your conditions are too poor, really! I didn't expect you to have reached this point now."

"General Wan..."

Wan Feng waved his hand, stopping Wang Desheng from continuing. "I think people really value first encounters, and you left a good impression on me. However, I don't think you can succeed with your current conditions. Don't worry, just listen to me. How about this: Can I invest in your company?"

Investing? Wang Desheng was a little confused: "Mr. Wan means..."

"I can provide capital, equipment, and even product designs as a condition for my investment in your company. I won't interfere in your management at all. If you make a loss, my money will be wasted. If you make a profit, I can just give you a certain percentage of the dividends. Consider it."

Wang Desheng's eyes turned red again due to excitement. The other party gave him funds, equipment and product design drawings!

These conditions are no longer pie in the sky for Jingdongfang now, and the dumplings, wontons, lamb skewers, and pig's trotters...

"You can go back and discuss this with the core management of your factory."

"No need to discuss. My word is final. I can make the final decision right now and sign the contract right now."

"No rush! Don't make it look like I'm taking advantage of someone in need. You have plenty of time to think about it."

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune? What valuable things does Jingdongfang have that people would take advantage of?

Apart from some dilapidated factories and equipment, Wang Desheng didn't think there was anything else in Jingdongfang worth others' attention. Even those dilapidated factories and equipment were not worth much money.

When the real estate market was not booming, the land of Jingdongfang, which was not located in the center of Beijing, was not worth much.

"There is nothing to discuss. It's decided." Wang Desheng said firmly.

Originally, Wang Desheng was ready to leave the then 774 Factory last year. He had already found a job for himself as executive vice president of a company under CITIC.

But Yao Min tried hard to persuade him to stay.

At that time, he stiffened his neck and asked, "Why should I stay?"

Yao Min said, "Just let our master stop going to the vegetable market to pick up cabbage stalks!"

Just this one sentence made Wang Desheng burst into tears, and he resolutely took over the hot potato of Factory 774.

Although he took over, he had several conditions: the factory had to be transformed into a joint-stock company, transition to professional management, encourage overseas inspections and learning of advanced technologies, etc. He had to have absolute power to make decisions on all matters in the factory, and the factory agreed to all of these.

So now Wang Desheng has the confidence to make the decision.

"Director Wang! Since you've decided on these matters, you need to sign a legal contract."

"no problem!"

"Okay then. My lawyer will come to your company in a couple of days to sign the relevant agreement with you. Although no legally binding documents have been generated yet, we are now considered a family. Now, I'd like to talk about our cooperation plan to reassure you."

Wang Desheng and his companions immediately focused their attention.