Normally, when the phone rings, Zheng Qiang will grab the receiver without hesitation and answer with full energy.
But now the ringing of the phone sounded like a tiger's roar, which frightened him.
Because the calls are either to ask for payment, to urge debts, or to complain about problems with the house.
In short, nothing good happened, which made him feel anxious and he always wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
But the office floor was tiled, so there was no hole, not even a crack.
"Hello, who are you?" The phone rang for a long time, and it was so irritating that Zheng Qiang finally couldn't help but answer the phone.
But as soon as the other party's voice came out, he regretted that he should not have answered the phone.
"Mr. Zheng, how are you?" The other party laughed, then said with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Zheng, please send some money over!
Our company hasn't paid salaries for almost two months, and we don't have the money to pay the rent, utilities, or electricity. If we don't pay, the boss will take back the house.
What do you think we should do? If there wasn't really no other way, given our friendship, I wouldn't rush you, right?
You also know that it is a cold winter now. It is not just you who is short of money, we are more short of it than you. With your scale, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, while small companies like us have a weak foundation and are in debt everywhere.
How can we survive? The only option left is to jump off the building!"
The other person sounded miserable and pitiful, as if he had no other options and was about to jump off the building. It was very heartbreaking to hear.
But at this time, no matter how miserable he said, Zheng Qiang had no intention of giving him much money. It was not that he didn't want to, but he simply had no money in the financial account.
What to do if you have no money? You can either talk nicely, steal, or cry. Anyway, everyone knows the same tricks as you: cry, make a fuss, and then commit suicide.
So he said in a long voice, "I know you are in a difficult situation. I'm sorry, but in fact, I am in a more difficult situation than you.
When the employees asked me for money, I got angry. Now I have no money, I am very upset and have a bad temper. Don’t even mention that you want to jump off the building. I have watched you from the window several times.
If it wasn’t so high, I would have jumped.”
This guy said that if it's not high, then jumping from a high place twice, does that count as jumping off a building?
Is jumping from a building considered jumping off a building if a child can jump down? Jumping from a building means jumping down from the highest point.
So before he finished speaking, the other party laughed out loud, and then dragged out tears and said: "Boss Zheng, didn't I say that a lean camel is bigger than a horse? How can you be poorer than me?
You are a real estate developer. Besides not being able to sell the houses, you also owe other people money, including suppliers of raw materials, rent, water and electricity. You don't have any cash to pay for anything.
But we are different. We are the front half of the enterprise. If we don’t take money, others will not give us raw materials, and we cannot get paid for the products we process.
Being attacked from both sides, you can imagine how hard life must have been!"
After hearing all the complaints in the materials, General Zheng was speechless.
To be honest, at this time, everyone is having a hard time, but the biggest reason why my life is not easy is that I expanded too quickly in the early stages.
Life is difficult because you didn't give your all to others. The causes of the two are completely different.
So Zheng Qiang thought for a moment and said, "Brother, don't complain. I know you're having a hard time. Okay, okay, I'll find a way to get the finance department to send you some money.
But my brother said clearly that we can’t win the fight with you in one go, right? How about I give you 60%?
Giving you 60% is the biggest favor I can do you. I hope we can still work together in the future."
"Okay, okay, it's great that Mr. Zheng said that. As long as you send me 60% of the money, my temporary difficulties can be solved, but the rest can't be delayed for too long.
At the very least, Mr. Zheng should find a way to resolve this issue before the end of the year. Is that okay with you?"
"Try your best. I can't guarantee it 100%, but I'm actively fundraising now. As long as I raise the money, everything will be fine."
Mr. Zheng now feels that apart from saying this, he really doesn't know how to respond.
When I was rich and powerful, I used to speak so meaninglessly and without confidence.
At the beginning, many material suppliers came to me for cooperation. Even if the material fees had been overdue for a long time, they only talked about it and did not require me to fulfill the payment every time.
Because we have been working together for a long time, when I had money, I never dragged it out with them for too long, and they were all big spenders.
At that time, everyone was making money and living a good life, and material suppliers also became rich.
Unexpectedly, the situation changed so much that the cold winter was approaching and he found himself surrounded by enemies.
Thinking about the current difficulties, Zheng Qiang thought about it and felt that it would be more reliable to find Zhou Yuan.
He knew Zhou Yuan, and this time he had made a comeback. He had acquired little land before, but now he had sufficient capital chain.
He is currently acquiring land at a low price. Others are losing money, but he is making money. This guy is really awesome!
Thinking of this, Zheng Qiang felt that there was indeed a gap between himself and Zhou Yuan. It seemed that he had to maintain a good relationship with him in the future, learn a few tricks from him, and ask for his advice more at critical moments. Perhaps this would help him avoid detours.
"Come on, bro, what are you doing now? Are you negotiating with someone about buying land again?"
After thinking for a long time, Zheng Qiang finally dialed Zhou Yuan's phone number. He remembered Zhou Yuan's cell phone number very clearly.
Although the two are rivals, they are sometimes also friends. They have not torn each other apart in terms of competition, and sometimes they even promote each other.
In short, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the two of them usually communicate with each other and call each other brothers. Because of Li Xiaoxia, they have a lot of topics to talk about.
So at the critical moment, Zheng Qiang could only ask Zhou Yuan to help him eliminate the crisis.
"Wow, it's Mr. Zheng. What's up? Are you free?" Zhou Yuan certainly knew the purpose of the call.
But the more you know, the more you can't say it out loud. You have to pretend to be confused and let the other person speak first. Whoever speaks first will be in a weak position.
In fact, both of them knew it in their hearts, but Zhou Yuan could never say it, but Zheng Qiang couldn't.
If he doesn't say anything, wouldn't the call be in vain?
"Mr. Zhou, this is what happened. I'd like to invite you for coffee again. After this experience, I admire you even more. I'd like to ask you for your secrets to managing the company and overcoming difficulties. Could you teach me a few?"
Zheng Qiang acted very humble and told his real purpose, which was to learn from someone.
Zhou Yuan laughed and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he said ambiguously, "What are you learning? Mr. Zheng, you're too polite. You're older than me, and the scale of your business is about the same as mine."
We're the same, I can learn from you."
After saying that, I laughed out loud and was about to say that if Mr. Zheng had nothing to do, I would hang up and I was still very busy.
Zheng Qiang stammered, "Boss Zhou, actually, the reason I invited you for coffee is political. I need your help again.
Let's talk about the land, okay? I'll sell you a few more pieces of land I have."
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