Judging from his tone, Gu Shi thought it was really hopeless.
"How about this? If I were to propose terminating the contract first, I would have to compensate you, but since you also have problems, we can offset each other's faults and just terminate the contract directly!"
Mr. Wang spoke so casually, as if such a large order worth tens of thousands could be canceled so easily.
Gu Shi didn't say anything more in the end. If it really came down to compensation, it wouldn't be a small amount; it would cost several thousand yuan.
So he stopped talking and waited for a while before Gu Shi stood up.
"In that case, Mr. Wang, I won't bother you any longer. I brought some supplements in my car; please give them to your wife and child as you see fit!"
Gu Shi had already unloaded the huge pile of nutritional supplements and precious medicinal herbs from the truck. He had originally thought he could succeed today, since it was just an extension of time.
Upon hearing this, Boss Wang chased after Gu Shi and exclaimed, "Oh, Boss Gu, you're too kind! I really don't need it!"
"There's a huge pile of food at home, it's almost rotten and we can't finish it all. You should take it back to your younger brother and sister-in-law!"
As she spoke, she was about to throw the things into the car for Gu Shi, showing no respect for him whatsoever.
Gu Shi knew in his heart that he had offended someone again.
However, his attitude was also firm, "Boss Wang, that's not fair of you. I'm already upset that I couldn't supply you with goods, and now you won't even accept the little things I brought for the child..."
Mr. Wang usually admires Gu Shi, but at times like this, he really doesn't dare to get involved with Gu Shi.
“Brother Gu, I’m serious, I’m not joking. You have all these things at home, but your kids can’t eat them, and your sister-in-law doesn’t like them either.”
In the time it took to say those two sentences, Boss Wang had already thrown everything onto Gu Shi's pickup truck.
"Brother Gu, you should take these things back with you! Your wife and niece will have enough to eat. Go back now!"
Gu Shi watched helplessly as the gifts he had taken off were put back in their original places, one by one, and felt very uncomfortable.
He forced a smile and greeted them.
"Well then, Mr. Wang, I'll be going now. I hope we can cooperate again in the future!"
"Of course, of course! Take care, Brother Gu. I won't keep you for dinner; I have things to do later!"
Gu Shi said goodbye to Boss Wang and drove back to the brick factory.
The brick factory was already quite large, and it could make a lot of bricks at a time.
But this time, something went wrong. Not only did they lose all the bricks in this batch, but Mr. Wang's deposit of several thousand yuan also went down the drain and had to be returned.
The brick factory is working overtime to produce the next batch of bricks, but this isn't really a big problem.
In business, it's normal to make and lose money.
The problem isn't limited to brick factories; steel mills, flour mills, fertilizer plants, and other factories have also inexplicably encountered several instances of refunds.
With so many problems occurring at the same time, it would be unfair if no one deliberately sabotaged things behind the scenes, given the money Gu Shi lost in the past week.
Tens of thousands have already been spent, and with labor costs and other expenses, it's easily over 100,000.
These days, how many families can earn tens of thousands of yuan a year?
Some people can't earn this 100,000 or so even in ten years, let alone a year.
All of Gu Shi's factories combined only bring in about 200,000 yuan a year.
In just one week, he lost nearly half of his profits.
If he doesn't see anything wrong with this, then that's the biggest problem.
Going to see Boss Wang today was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
When Gu Shi returned to the factory, he was in a depressed mood, and no one dared to talk to him.
Aside from when Gu Shi himself needs to handle matters, and when his subordinates need to report on situations, generally no one dares to enter his office.
However, Gu Shi quickly calmed down. He had to find a way to get through this crisis, otherwise several factories would go bankrupt.
This was the most difficult situation Gu Shi had faced since he started the factory. Everything had gone smoothly before, and Gu Shi really didn't know how to handle it for the time being.
He smoked one cigarette after another until he started coughing, and his fingers turned yellow.
He stopped then, realizing that finding the person behind it was the key to solving the problem.
Gu Shi then turned his attention to Li Juan's family, as he had never thoroughly investigated what exactly was going on in Li Juan's household.
The family that Li Juan originally married into used to be landlords in Lihua Village.
So it's really hard to figure out what kind of relationship he has with others in the short term.
However, with a goal in mind, Gu Shi was no longer flustered. He planned to figure out the situation first before restarting the brick kiln.
So he decided to give the people at the brick factory a break to rest for a while.
As soon as the news of Gu Shi's holiday spread, the workers who were working below were unhappy.
Taking a holiday means no income. With so many people working at the brick factory, Gu Shi couldn't possibly pay them wages while giving them a holiday; he would go bankrupt from the losses.
The workers groaned and complained, all blaming Gu Shi.
"If you can't pay wages, you should have said so earlier. You didn't say how long you'd be paying. What are we going to do with our whole family?"
"Yes, yes! I'm the only one in my family who goes out to work, and my wife stays home alone to take care of five kids. What are we going to do?"
"But Mr. Gu is having a tough time lately. I don't know what went wrong with this batch of bricks. I heard that the other party doesn't want them anymore. This whole batch is being transferred, and it's all going to waste!"
"Then don't we have any difficulties?"
"If anyone's to blame, it's this batch of transfers for having problems, but we can't find out right now. If we could find out, the problem would be solved!"
The employees on the ground floor were openly complaining about Gu Shi. In everyone's eyes, irregular holidays were tantamount to unemployment.
The most troublesome thing is that the batch of bricks that Gu Shi recently had people rush to fire also has problems.
Therefore, it had to be stopped; the brick kiln could not continue operating. Only after the problem was found and resolved could brick firing resume.
Otherwise, burning down and destroying batches of goods is unsustainable; even the richest man couldn't afford such extravagance!
The brick factory was emptied the next day. Gu Shi glanced at it, then rode his bicycle for almost an hour before finally arriving at the friend who had helped inspect the bricks.
"Brother Zhang! Are you busy?"
Gu Shi was carrying a bag of tea leaves, which were gifts from someone he didn't know before.
Zhang was reading a report in his office and didn't even smile when Gu Shi arrived.
"Xiao Gu, take a look. There's a problem with this batch of bricks and stones, but I've checked it several times and haven't been able to find anything wrong with it."
The report stated that no abnormalities were found, meaning the bricks themselves were not the problem.
"Generally speaking, brick firing failures are mostly related to the firing process. Aren't you too trusting of your master?"
Looking at Gu Shi, Zhang Ge felt that the problem lay with the person, not with the materials.
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