After a few days of simple renovations, all the office supplies were purchased.
A sign that read "Qimingxing Industrial Company, Beijing Branch" was quietly hung in the lobby on the first floor.
Wu Changfeng followed the address and arrived at the Jiyang Provincial Government Office in Beijing.
"Director Wang," Wu Changfeng greeted him by knocking on the door.
Director Wang beckoned: "Come, sit down. When did you arrive in Beijing?"
Director Wang carried a thermos, brewed tea, and handed over a cup.
Wu Changfeng accepted it with both hands.
He said:
"I've been here for several days."
"The provincial leader, Zhang, also knows that you've come to Beijing."
Wu Changfeng smiled and offered him a cigarette: "It can't be hidden."
"Yes," Director Wang said, taking a sip of his cigarette. "Leader Zhang has been keeping track of your progress. Look, half the year is already over..."
Wu Changfeng understood Director Wang's underlying meaning.
It's simply a matter of hurrying up and fulfilling the province's promise.
Wu Changfeng said, "I have been making plans in this regard."
"We need to hurry," Director Wang said earnestly. "Leader Zhang has been worried about whether it's safe to assign the task to a township enterprise, or to someone like you, Wu Changfeng."
"Please tell Leader Zhang to rest assured. There will be absolutely no problem."
Director Wang nodded: "Let's not talk about that. You came here today because of the telephone line issue?"
Wu Changfeng nodded.
"I've already spoken to the telecommunications company, and in principle, there shouldn't be any problems."
Upon hearing this, Wu Changfeng thought, "In principle, there's no problem, but there still is."
So he asked, "Any other requirements?"
"The cost," Director Wang took a deep drag on his cigarette, "is ten times more expensive than normal."
Wu Changfeng frowned.
For the average person, installing a telephone costs around 5,000 yuan.
Moreover, you have to pay first, and we don't know when the installation will be done; we just have to wait.
With Director Wang making the arrangements, there's definitely no need to wait.
But the cost is damn high!
Interactive machines aren't that expensive!
A complete set costs 500,000? Why don't you just rob someone?
Wu Changfeng said in a very displeased tone, "Are you treating me like a pig to be slaughtered? Even a telephone switch isn't this expensive. I'm installing a telephone, not gold!"
Director Wang sighed: "Actually, I know it's unreasonable, but your need to install a telephone is clearly beyond the normal scope of a company."
"That's not an excuse. Is it wrong that I get a lot of phone calls after my company starts operating?"
Wu Changfeng leaned back on the sofa, taking puffs of his cigarette.
Wu Changfeng knew that Director Wang definitely had some secrets he hadn't revealed yet.
“That’s certainly not a reason.” Director Wang smiled and continued, “To be honest, when I went there, the price was only around 50,000.”
Wu Changfeng was even more puzzled.
How come the final price increased?
Director Wang explained, "But as soon as the leaders at the telecom company heard that it was you, Wu Changfeng, the price jumped up immediately."
Wu Changfeng asked, "Is the surname of the leader in the telecommunications company Gu?"
Throughout the capital, he had offended Gu Zhengnan.
But then I thought, Gu Zhengnan is too young, it's impossible for him to be a leader in the telecommunications industry.
At most, he's just the son of an official.
It's very likely his father or a relative.
Director Wang shook his head: "Then your surname is Gu, and that leader's name is Shi Baichuan."
Wu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief: "Then why does the price go up as soon as you hear my name? Are you bullying me?"
“It’s not bullying,” Director Wang said, leaning back. “He needs something from you.”
"Beg me?"
"right."
"I was stunned. They begged me, and then they offered me a higher price. Is this how you beg for a favor?"
Director Wang said with a smile, "These are all backup plans. You two have no relationship at all. Having a weight in hand makes it easier to put pressure on each other."
Wu Changfeng responded with an "oh".
It means using both soft and hard tactics.
Wu Changfeng asked, "What exactly is it? Don't joke about my company, I'm waiting for your call."
"It's nothing serious." Director Wang paused, organizing his words: "It's just... how should I put it, I'd like to borrow some money from you."
"ah?"
Wu Changfeng stood up: "You want to borrow money from me? Director Wang, to be honest, if I weren't short of money, I wouldn't have come to Beijing to make money."
"Where would I get money to lend someone?"
"Besides, for such a large telecommunications company, my little bit of money is just a drop in the ocean. Why would they need to borrow money from me?"
"There are so many large companies in the inland areas, which one isn't richer than me? Why are they asking me for money?"
Director Wang took a sip of tea, raised his eyelids slightly, and said, "Think carefully about why I need to borrow money from you. Everyone has RMB."
Wu Changfeng opened his mouth wide and immediately understood.
Holy crap, they want to borrow foreign currency from me?
Wu Changfeng shook his head: "No, no, my foreign exchange is very useful. I don't even want to exchange it for RMB. I'm keeping it all in the province!"
"The Japanese yen is also of great use?"
"JPY?"
Wu Changfeng was stunned for a moment: "Borrow Japanese yen?"
“That’s right,” Director Wang said. “I know your US dollars are useful, but your Japanese yen are not, right? It just so happens that Shi Baichuan’s telecommunications department needs Japanese yen, and you have 340 million, don’t you?”
Wu Changfeng sat down again. "You should have said so earlier. You made me sweat all over."
"Use the yen freely, and pay it back later. No interest will be charged."
Director Wang smiled and clapped his hands: "That's settled then. I'll apply to the province to transfer you over there. Then tomorrow you'll come with me to a symposium. First, we'll get the IOUs and receipts back, and second, we'll get to know some leaders. It'll be beneficial."
Wu Changfeng replied, "Thank you, leader, for broadening my horizons."
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