"I heard you had Wang Man collect treasury bonds at our factory?" Feng Qian didn't hide anything and directly brought up the topic.
Hu Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, I am indeed doing this."
"It seems you have good judgment and some sources of information, knowing the current national policy on treasury bonds?" Feng Qian said to Hu Yuan with a half-smile.
Upon hearing Feng Qian's words, Hu Yuan didn't react, but Wang Man's heart immediately clenched.
Although she knew nothing about treasury bond policies, Hu Yuan's explanations and practical experience over this period of time gave her some understanding.
She roughly understood that Hu Yuan had simply taken advantage of a time and information gap. If these things remained unknown, it would be fine, but once they were known, the matter would be impossible to resolve...
So when Feng Qian told her these things, Wang Man immediately became nervous.
Compared to the nervous Wang Man, Hu Yuan seemed quite relaxed.
Since the other party came from the provincial capital, it's normal that they knew about treasury bonds.
However, Hu Yuan guessed that even if she knew these things, it would only be to a limited extent, since one cannot know how much profit is involved without actually operating the business.
"I just dabble in things and make a little money from the hard work," Hu Yuan said with a smile.
“I think that considering the treasury bonds Wang Man received at the factory, this is more than just a little bit of hard-earned money for you, isn’t it?” Feng Qian continued.
"I don't think I need to report to Section Chief Feng about this little bit of hard-earned money, right? After all, what I'm doing isn't illegal, is it? Or is it that my actions are blocking Section Chief Feng's path to wealth, and you originally wanted to do this too?" Hu Yuan asked, staring at Feng Qian.
Feng Qian waved her hand, "Hu Yuan, you've misunderstood. Don't get agitated. I hold a public office and have no intention of doing these things..."
Her words confirmed Hu Yuan's suspicions.
These days, although many people are venturing into business, many others simply look down on the petty profits that others see as meager.
Feng Qian clearly belongs to this category of people because she has higher aspirations within the organization.
"Since Section Chief Feng doesn't intend to do this, what would you like to talk to me about?" Although the other party said he didn't mean it, Hu Yuan was still a little curious.
Feng Qian smiled politely and then said, "I'm just curious about you. It's amazing that someone could seize this opportunity in a small place like Jiangkou. Especially since I heard from them that you used to..."
"I used to just mess around all day and not do anything serious, how did I end up with this kind of mind, right?" Hu Yuan laughed.
Feng Qian did not respond, but the smile in her eyes clearly conveyed that meaning.
"Section Chief Feng, I'm here today to ask for your help, and in return, I can help you with something!" Hu Yuan suddenly said confidently to Feng Qian.
His words immediately piqued Feng Qian's interest.
Who can ask me for help, and who can help me in return?
Feng Qian smiled inwardly, feeling that Hu Yuan's words were a bit too much.
After all, he was a middle-level manager in the factory, so what could he possibly need Hu Yuan's help with?
"Oh? I didn't know I needed your help with anything?" Feng Qian asked with a smile.
"Let's put that aside for now. Let me tell you what I need Section Chief Feng's help with in exchange!"
Without answering the other person's question, Hu Yuanxian began to speak on his own.
"I want Section Chief Feng to help me purchase the treasury bonds from your factory. Of course, the condition is that I receive the bonds first and then pay them. I will give them the money after the treasury bonds have been redeemed."
Hu Yuan's words amused Feng Qian. "Do you think that's possible?"
"Why is it impossible?" Hu Yuan retorted.
"How could you possibly ask a factory manager like me to help you buy treasury bonds?"
"Section Chief Feng, I don't know if you've heard this saying before?"
"What did you say?"
"With a 10% profit, a merchant can guarantee his goods will be used everywhere; with a 20% profit, he will become active; with a 50% profit, he will be willing to take risks; if the profit reaches 100%, he will dare to trample on all human laws; with a 300% profit, he will dare to commit any crime, even risking being hanged..."
"Marx's Capital? It seems you've read it quite well?" Feng Qian said with a smile.
"That's right!"
"You mean, if I can help you buy treasury bonds, you'll give me a very generous profit?" Feng Qian asked with some interest.
"Bingo! That's right!" Hu Yuan snapped his fingers.
"However, my generous reward isn't money, but something that will interest you—what I'm about to tell you is something that can help you!"
"So, are you interested?"
"Tell me first, what kind of product generates profit and what kind can help me?" Feng Qian was unmoved by Hu Yuan and instead took an elegant sip of tea.
"I can help you solve the biggest problem in your current job and turn your chemical plant out of danger!" Hu Yuan said confidently to Feng Qian.
"What's the biggest problem with my job?" Feng Qian's heart skipped a beat.
Then, without changing his expression, he asked, "Tell me what it is? How could it possibly turn our factory's situation around?"
Feng Qian, who was standing next to her, was even more confused, because she really didn't understand how Hu Yuan had suddenly brought up their factory in the middle of his conversation.
And they even said they could turn the factory's crisis into safety?
"I can solve your factory's sales problem, that is, the sales of those stockpiled cleaning and chemical products in the warehouse!" Hu Yuan replied with a smile.
Feng Qian's heart tightened, and she subconsciously asked, "How did you know...?"
Hu Yuan smiled confidently. Although Feng Qian didn't finish her sentence, both of them understood what she meant.
"Hu Yuan, what do you mean by that?" Wang Man was still confused; she didn't know what kind of riddle Hu Yuan was playing with Feng Qian.
Wang Man's bewildered expression naturally caught Feng Qian's eye.
"Isn't this the situation Wang Man told him?" Feng Qian wondered curiously.
Actually, she didn't know that Wang Man was not only somewhat weak-willed, but also didn't like to pry into other people's business.
When she's at work, she doesn't ask about anything else besides her job.
Therefore, although the issue of warehouse stockpiling had been circulating, Wang Man was unaware of it.
Hu Yuan knew about this situation mainly because of two things.
One reason was that Hu Yuan made a clear judgment based on his understanding from his previous life.
Small chemical plants like Wang Man's, which belonged to the state-owned enterprise system, mostly faced survival problems in the early 1990s due to the impact of the market economy.
More importantly, looking at the ever-increasing piles of laundry detergent and soap that were originally intended as employee benefits at home, he could guess what was going on.
The chemical plant had sales problems, resulting in a large backlog of products in the warehouse, which is why they were distributed as employee benefits.
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