Chapter 392 Letter of Intent
All the factories in Huaixi Village, including the construction company, only need to hand over 5% of their profits to the treasury every year, but the Second Construction Company hands over all of its profits. Just in this respect, they cannot compare.
Zhou Yong's words calmed down the furious Li Ming. Li Hongjun slammed his fist on the desk, thinking that the Second Construction Company was too bullying.
"Everyone be quiet, I need to make a phone call."
The project is in the hands of the Highway Bureau. Even if the Second Construction Company wants to contract the project, it has to look at the attitude of the head of the Highway Bureau.
Zhou Yong called Chen Pingliang and told him what happened. Chen Pingliang fell silent on the other end of the phone.
In fact, if Zhou Yong could raise the advance payment for the project, Chen Pingliang could secure the project for him. The problem was that the Highway Bureau rejected the Second Construction Company's request for cooperation, and Zhou Yong was unable to come up with the advance payment for the project, which put the head of the Highway Bureau in a bad position.
After listening to Chen Pingliang's words on the phone, Zhou Yong was silent for more than ten seconds. Finally, he asked Chen Pingliang to buy him ten days.
Chen Pingliang readily agreed to this request. After ending the call, Zhou Yong frowned and waited for news from Guo Xiangqian.
In addition to the news from Guo Xiangqian, Zhou Yong was still waiting for news from County Magistrate Gao. Although he had anticipated that there would be no good news from County Magistrate Gao, he still couldn't help but hold on to a glimmer of hope in his heart.
For three consecutive days, neither Guo Xiangqian nor County Mayor Gao contacted Zhou Yong.
However, Xu Jianmin called him during this period to ask about the development of the situation.
The situation is unclear now, so Zhou Yong and Xu Jianmin didn't say much.
On the morning of the fourth day, Zhou Yong took a look at the almanac before going out. He saw that the Gregorian calendar was already January 10, 1986. An indescribable feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
It had been snowing for a few days, and because the road was slippery, Zhou Yong led the team on foot today.
At around eight o'clock, the landline phone in the office rang and Sun Qing quickly picked up the phone.
It turned out to be Old Lu who called. After Zhou Yong hung up the phone with Village Chief Lu, he couldn't help but frown.
These days, both Lao Lu and Xu Jianmin have been paying close attention to the Highway Bureau project.
Zhou Yong was about to get up when the landline phone rang again.
He stood there and casually picked up the phone handle, and Guo Xiangqian's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Zhou Yong answered Guo Xiangqian's call and responded with "um" or "hmm", making it difficult for others to figure out who was calling.
Sun Qing pricked up his ears and listened again and again, while Li Hongjun stared at Zhou Yong's calm face and couldn't make out anything.
"It's probably not County Magistrate Gao or Guo Xiangqian who called, otherwise the village chief wouldn't look so calm..."
Li Hongjun thought that Li Ming was right, and the two of them whispered in low voices.
Sun Qing went to get some water. As he passed by the offices of Li Hongjun and Li Ming, he stopped and asked, "Who do you think called?"
Normally, no one cares about these things. Doesn’t Zhou Yong and Chen Pingliang have an appointment in ten days?
Today is the fourth day, and everyone is looking forward to getting a reply as soon as possible to save everyone from worrying about this matter.
Li Hongjun looked at Zhou Yong again, and he shook his head slightly, meaning that he couldn't guess who was calling.
Li Ming's reaction was the same as Li Hongjun's. Sun Qing curled his lips and returned to his office with a large teapot.
After about five or six minutes, Zhou Yong finally said "OK" and ended the call.
Zhou Yong faced everyone and saw that everyone was busy with their own work. He clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention to himself.
"Sun Qing, prepare a loan application for a loan amount of 650 million...
Li Hongliang, draft a contract of intent for engineering contracting..."
Following Zhou Yong's words, the office was in an uproar.
As soon as Zhou Yong finished speaking, Li Hongjun and Sun Qing rushed over and hugged him.
Immediately afterwards, Li Ming and others rushed forward. Regardless of Zhou Yong's struggle, they lifted him up horizontally and then threw him into the air.
The cheers were deafening. Zhou Yong was supported by everyone, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
"Put me down now."
Only after Zhou Yong's strong request did the big guy let him put his feet on the ground.
Zhou Yong stood still, his eyes swept across everyone's face. At this moment, he felt a lot in his heart.
Everyone was busy chatting and laughing, and Zhou Yong became the most idle person.
He sat quietly for a few minutes, then dialed Chen Pingliang's office landline.
The next day, Zhou Yong took Sun Qing and Li Hongliang to the county town early.
Sun Qing went to the bank to submit loan materials and fill out some loan applications, while Zhou Yong and Li Hongliang went to the Highway Bureau to sign a letter of intent.
As long as there is a letter of intent, the second construction work will have no chance of stealing the Highway Bureau's project.
Chen Pingliang had been waiting for them in the office of the head of the Highway Bureau. The letter of intent was signed in a very secretive manner, and the date was January 1, 1986.
Why is it written like this?
By doing so, the head of the Highway Bureau can give an explanation to the Second Construction Company, otherwise they will easily get into trouble.
Li Hongliang carefully put the contract into his briefcase. As for when to sign the formal contract, he would have to wait until the loan application was approved.
After finishing the work here, Chen Pingliang drove Zhou Yong and Li Hongliang to the bank.
When they came over, Sun Qing was still filling out various loan application forms!
All assets of Huaixi Village have been mortgaged, and bank staff will come to verify the authenticity of the assets and the financial issues of various business projects later.
After coming out of the bank, Sun Qing asked Zhou Yong with a guilty conscience: "Will the loan application be approved if I fill it out like this?"
Zhou Yong pursed his lips: "We are just going through the motions, there is no need to worry about other things..."
Even if the entire Huaixi Village was mortgaged, it would not be possible to obtain a loan of 650 million yuan.
Moreover, if the loan exceeds one million, bank staff will come to verify the capital before filling out the form.
Now Huaixi Village has directly skipped the capital verification process, and bank staff will come to the village later to go through the process.
Sun Qing felt relieved: "That's good!"
This was the first time Sun Qing had done something like this. To be honest, he not only felt guilty but also unsure.
I’m afraid that the capital verification process will not pass, which will dash everyone’s hopes.
The three of them walked towards the bus stop while talking. After getting on the bus, Zhou Yong saw Cheng Zhigang.
The two nodded to each other as a greeting, and Sun Qing's eyes swept across Cheng Zhigang's face.
No one spoke to anyone else and everyone pretended not to know each other.
When they arrived at Hongqi Township, Sun Qing and Li Hongliang returned to Huaixi Village first, while Zhou Yong went to the township government.
At noon, Lao Lu invited Zhou Yong to a restaurant, and the two of them ate for more than two hours.
Zhou Yong rode his bicycle back to Huaixi Village in a daze. Because the road was too slippery and he had drunk a lot, he fell twice on the way.
Fortunately, it is winter now, and Zhou Yong is wearing a cotton coat, cotton pants, cotton gloves and a cotton hat. He has no external injuries, only bruises on his knees, thighs and arms.
Zhou Yong hissed and laughed when he got home. After parking his bicycle, he limped into the house.
"Did you fall?"
Zhou Yong burped in response, and Li Caiyun came up to him and asked, "Did you drink?"
"Um!"
Li Caiyun glanced at him, and Zhou Yong smiled and took off the cotton hat on his head.
"Come in quickly, your clothes are all torn..."
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