Chen Mengyao's office.
"What? I'm going?"
Lu Mengxi said, "That's what Mr. Tang said."
Chen Mengyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You changed your mind again after agreeing on something. Fine, I'll go. After all, he's my boss."
After saying that, she stood up.
Arriving at the conference room, Chen Mengyao and Cao Pingzhi shook hands: "Manager Cao, nice to meet you!"
Facing Chen Mengyao, Cao Pingzhi was very respectful and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He said politely: "Boss Shen, I should be the one who says I'm honored to meet you. You know, you are my idol. I never had the chance before, but this time I finally have the chance to consult you face to face. It's my honor!"
Chen Mengyao sat down and smiled.
Lu Mengxi poured two cups of tea and went out, closing the door behind him.
"Let's not be so polite," Chen Mengyao said seriously, "I'm quite busy. With such a big company, I have to take care of everything. Boss Tang has it easy as a hands-off manager, but I'm working hard. Let's get back to the point. Manager Cao came to see me, so maybe there's something going on?"
Cao Pingzhi originally wanted to make a few more polite remarks to make the atmosphere more relaxed, but Chen Mengyao got straight to the point and didn't give him a chance.
In desperation, he had to say directly: "Okay, Mr. Shen is quick to speak, so I won't waste your time. This time I came to your company mainly for the renewal of the contract."
"Renew the contract?" Chen Mengyao was stunned: "Are you referring to the agency contract?"
"Yes!" Cao Pingzhi said, "Recently, our company decided to invest more money to maintain and expand sales channels. You may not know this, but this amount is quite a bit, so we have to be very cautious. During the shareholders' meeting, two opinions emerged. One was to invest the money first to expand the market, while the other believed that this money was also invested in your company's new drug, and that we must first renew the contract before investing."
"Then what?"
"So, I hope to renew the contract in advance, and it would be best if it can be renewed for a few more years, three years. What do you think?" Cao Pingzhi said carefully.
Chen Mengyao sneered in her heart, but her expression did not change at all. She still wore a faint smile and said, "We are strategic partners. They don't trust us too much, do they?"
"In fact, I also think this is completely unnecessary, but after all, I am not the only one who has the final say in the company." Cao Pingzhi smiled bitterly.
Shen Mengyao was silent for a moment and said, “You should know that Cao Ying and I have a good relationship. I’m curious why you didn’t send her this time?”
Cao Pingzhi was shocked and explained, "She was just working on a project abroad, and when she came back, the old man called her up the mountain. Besides, I don't think she needs to come in person for this matter, and there won't be any problems. She's been working so hard, so the company gave her some time off."
"She and I have a really good relationship, but last year, I still did not agree to sign her a five-year contract, and chose to sign only one year, so this year, it is definitely impossible to extend the contract." Chen Mengyao said.
Cao Pingzhi had anticipated this and said, "Okay, let's renew it for another year. It's just a matter of trying to figure things out. Our cooperation has been going smoothly over the past year."
"There are still several months left, there's no rush." Chen Mengyao stopped beating around the bush and said, "I personally definitely prefer to cooperate with you. After all, we've worked together for so long, and it's always been very pleasant and we have a good understanding. Your Cao Group's channels are very good and have made a great contribution to the market penetration of our new drugs. But you also know that the company is not mine. Now that President Tang has returned, I can't make the final decision on many important matters. He means that after the contract expires, the content of the agency contract needs to be adjusted, and then you will definitely be given priority."
Cao Pingzhi's face changed immediately.
He is not stupid, he heard it.
Chen Mengyao is not planning to renew her contract with the Cao Group. At least, if she wants to renew the contract, it won't be as smooth and simple as before.
Perhaps, this was just Shen Mengyao's intention and had nothing to do with Tang Xiaobao.
But everyone knows that the heads of Shenlong Group are Tang Xiaobao and Shen Mengyao.
What both of them say counts.
Even though Chen Mengyao is talking nicely now and will give priority to the Cao family when the time comes, she may have already reached an agreement with Tang Xiaobao in private.
No, it has definitely been discussed.
At present, it seems that Tang Xiaobao is really not planning to cooperate with the Cao family.
It seems that the mission of this trip is going to fail.
What can be done?
Shenlong Group is now the only dominant company. Several of its core new drugs are extremely competitive in the market and it has no rivals at all. This gives them the confidence to choose their partners.
To be honest, it’s already good enough if you don’t build channels yourself and just let the agents do it.
Cao Pingzhi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chen Mengyao asked, "Manager Cao, please go back and tell President Cao that we thank him for everything he has done for our Shenlong Group. We will always remember this and there will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
"Okay." Cao Pingzhi nodded. "By the way, I heard you've already won the Bawan Expressway project and invested tens of billions of dollars. I have to warn you, this project isn't necessarily that good."
"Thank you." Chen Mengyao said, "I personally think so, but Mr. Tang insisted on investing, so I have no choice."
This is the truth.
Cao Pingzhi smiled and said, "In that case, perhaps we can cooperate on this project."
"Yeah?"
"Yes," Cao Pingzhi said, "We have a road construction company under the Cao Group, and it has been in business for many years. Whether in terms of scale or experience, it ranks among the top ten in the industry. I wonder if we can cooperate?"
Chen Mengyao smiled and said, "You may have forgotten about this matter. The construction of the entire project has been taken over by Mingcheng Road Construction Company."
"Mingcheng Road Construction?"
Cao Pingzhi was stunned: "I don't think I've heard of this company."
"It's a newly registered company, so it's normal that Manager Cao hasn't heard of it, but don't you think the name sounds familiar?" Chen Mengyao said with a smile.
Cao Pingzhi's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Could it be Ma Ming's company?"
"You guessed right." Chen Mengyao said, "If you want to cooperate, you can go to Boss Ma. I think he should cooperate with you. After all, his company is just an empty shell, and he will definitely contract out the project."
Cao Pingzhi smiled bitterly and said, "It's unreasonable for you to entrust such a large project to him."
"It's very simple, because he is Mr. Tang's friend, and Mr. Tang has always been very willful when it comes to his friends." Chen Mengyao said.
Cao Pingzhi sighed, "Boss Tang is indeed being willful."
The second project fell through again.
Cao Pingzhi no longer had the heart to talk, so he said goodbye to Chen Mengyao.
After leaving Shenlong Group and getting in the car, Cao Pingzhi immediately called Cao Jianguo to report the situation, and the instruction he received was to go find Ma Ming immediately.
Let’s not talk about the agency contract for now, there are still a few months of buffer time, but this highway project must be won.
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