The more Sun Aiguo learned, the more shocked he became.
In the end, I panicked completely.
He quickly reported the situation to the old man.
The old man gave Sun Aiguo a severe dressing-down on the phone, telling him that he had to get Shen Dong and Li Xinxin's forgiveness no matter what, otherwise the entire Sun family would be implicated.
Upon hearing this, Sun Aiguo felt an urge to kill his good-for-nothing son.
Sun Qingyuan finally realized the seriousness of the situation, got up from the ground, and said, "Dad, I'll go apologize to Shen Dong right now. If he doesn't forgive me, I'll kneel down and die in front of him."
Sun Aiguo said, "We'll wait for Mr. Shen in the lobby of his hotel at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Ziwan, bring Qi Baishi's landscape painting with you."
Lin Ziyuan nodded and said, "Okay."
At the same time, the offices of the Yandu No. 2 Textile Factory were brightly lit and filled with smoke.
More than a dozen core members sat in chairs, smoking and discussing the future of the textile factory.
Factory Director Xu Zhen said in a deep voice, "The news is confirmed. The application to sell the Third Textile Factory has been submitted to the higher-ups. Comrades, what should we do?"
Deputy Factory Director Shen Changxing exhaled a smoke ring and said, "We can't sell our goods, we don't have the money to buy new production lines, we can't pay our employees' wages, and we can't repay our bank loans... Director Xu, our textile factory has no way out. We have to make a clean break!"
The others immediately started discussing it.
"My dad is in poor health and is waiting for money to save his life."
“My wife can’t take it anymore. If this continues, my whole family will starve.”
"I haven't eaten meat for a month, let alone ordinary employees."
"Selling the factory is an option if the other party can accept our employees."
......
Xu Zhen tapped the table, and the murmurs among the crowd subsided.
“Chu Feng, you’re the only one here who has met Shen Dong. Tell me about it,” Xu Zhen said.
Chu Feng said, "First of all, Shen Dong is not short of money. Today he bought four courtyard houses, each over 1,000 square meters, in one go. If we sell the factory to him, there won't be any problems with all the debts, loans, and funds for upgrading the production line."
"Secondly, Shen Dong is the owner of Tengfei Garment Factory, which is closely related to the textile industry. He must have the idea of buying our factory."
"As for the employees' issues, we can have a good talk with them. Even if a group of employees are laid off, we will fight for the highest possible unemployment compensation for them."
Xu Zhen nodded and said, "That's what I was thinking. Comrades, we've reached this dead end and are in dire straits. We have to make a decision. My idea is to submit the application to sell the factory to the higher-ups first thing tomorrow morning. If they don't agree, then we'll try to get funding."
"In short, I can give up this factory manager position, but I can't just stand by and watch the factory collapse."
"Does anyone else have different opinions?"
Everyone else agreed.
Xu Zhen said, "Chu Feng, I'm leaving the application to you. It must be submitted as soon as possible."
Chu Feng said, "Understood."
......
The next morning at six o'clock, Shen Dong and Li Jie went downstairs for their morning exercise.
As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Sun Qingyuan sitting on the sofa in the lobby.
There were also two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, sitting next to them.
Shen Dong's eyes flashed, and he said, "Is Young Master Sun here to cause me trouble?"
Sun Qingyuan didn't say anything, but walked directly to Shen Dong and knelt down with a thud.
This action completely baffled Shen Dong, who asked, "What are you doing?"
Sun Qingyuan raised his arm and slapped himself twice hard, saying, "Mr. Shen, I was a scoundrel, I was audacious. Please forgive me this time."
Shen Dong, who was he, understood in an instant why Sun Qingyuan did this.
He turned his head toward the middle-aged couple.
Both of them looked rather unwell.
It would be strange for parents to have a good expression when their own son is kowtowing and apologizing to someone.
Sun Aiguo took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Shen, I am Sun Qingyuan's father, Sun Aiguo, and this is my wife, Lin Ziyuan. We have come here to apologize to you. It is because we have not disciplined him properly that we have raised such a scoundrel. We hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against him. We bow to you here."
After speaking, Sun Aiguo and Lin Ziyuan bowed to Shen Dong together.
Shen Dong frowned and said, "Mr. Sun, Ms. Lin, there's no need for you to do this. I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and I never let revenge linger overnight. The matter between me and Young Master Sun was resolved on the spot last night. Don't worry, I won't settle scores later, and I certainly won't report this matter to the government."
Upon hearing this, Sun Aiguo was overjoyed and quickly said, "Mr. Shen, no matter what, it's all this bastard's fault. My wife and I are truly to blame. This painting is one of Mr. Qi Baishi's masterpieces. Although it's not worth much money, it's a token of our goodwill, and we hope you can accept it."
"Qi Baishi's paintings?"
Shen Dong suddenly remembered a famous anecdote from his past life.
In the early 1980s, a Taiwanese businessman spent 200,000 NTD to buy nearly 10,000 paintings, most of which were works by famous artists such as Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and Huang Binhong.
Twenty years later, the prices of these paintings have increased more than ten thousand times.
That businessman also became a billionaire overnight.
Thinking of this, Shen Dong suddenly became interested in the painting and said, "Can I open it and take a look now?"
Sun Aiguo was taken aback, then quickly replied, "Of course."
Upon opening the box, Sun Aiguo took out a scroll, and then he and Lin Ziyuan carefully unfurled the painting.
This is a landscape painting.
The main structure is a house on a mountain, surrounded by countless lush banana trees.
Although Shen Dong was a novice in calligraphy and painting, he still felt a vibrant energy in the painting.
Shen Dong exclaimed, "What a beautiful painting!"
Lin Ziyuan, who had been silent until now, noticed that Shen Dong seemed very interested in the painting, so she said, "Qi Baishi's paintings are sold in major art galleries in Yandu. If Mr. Shen is interested, we can help you buy some."
Shen Dong asked, "Does Qi Baishi have many paintings?"
Lin Ziyuan said, "There are at least a thousand pieces. Besides him, there are many other works by famous artists. However, the prices are much higher than in previous years. Large pieces cost at least five thousand yuan, and small pieces cost one or two thousand yuan."
Depend on!
Is 5,000 yuan a lot of money for a painting by Qi Baishi?
Adding a "ten thousand" at the end would make it more like it.
Shen Dong forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart and said, "Young Master Sun, please get up. I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."
Sun Qingyuan's legs had long since gone numb from kneeling, but upon hearing this, he quickly stood up and said, "Please tell me, I will definitely handle it perfectly for you."
Shen Dong said, "I am very fond of antiques and calligraphy. Yandu is an ancient capital of several dynasties, so it must have plenty of these good things. I would appreciate it if you could help me find some experts in antiques and calligraphy. As long as they are genuine works by famous artists, you can buy them all for me, no matter the price."
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