After arranging Xie Hongtao's work again, Wu Changfeng transferred him back to the company.
In Lu Xingtao's view, Wu Changfeng had been subdued by him.
Overjoyed, he drank heavily with Gu Zhengnan and Cao Hongyun all night until they were drunk.
At the dinner table, Cao Hongyun served Lu Xingtao, who was a little younger than him, and said, "Brother, is this matter settled just like that?"
Lu Xingtao snorted: "Wu Changfeng has no choice but to admit it! The Hexi Province market is so big. If it were closed to him, who would suffer the biggest loss? He knows how to do that."
“That’s true. Who would turn down money?” Cao Hongyun chuckled and continued, “But why hasn’t this guy come to apologize? That young lawyer just left without saying how we’d reconcile. I’m always on edge, and my hair is falling out in clumps.”
What kind of rich kid like Lu Xingtao hasn't seen? He patted Cao Hongyun's shoulder with an air of arrogance.
He said, "It's best if we don't meet, otherwise we'll definitely end up fighting. Besides, we're all smart people, and there's no need to make a fuss about certain things. He's not willing to admit defeat, that's just his personality, but the facts are right in front of us, so we'll probably just let it pass by in a muddle."
Gu Zhengnan also said, "Old Cao, your worries are useless. With us here, you can just focus on making money with your tricycles!"
Cao Hongyun smacked his lips and said, "To be honest, the quality of our tricycles is indeed not as good as Qimingxing's. The dealers down below have complained many times that they are not durable and have a lot of complaints. What do you think we can do to solve this problem?"
Lu Xingtao gave him a disdainful look, but kept his thoughts to himself.
In fact, Lu Xingtao knew perfectly well that the tricycles produced by Hongyun Factory were definitely not as good as those produced by Qimingxing.
But he doesn't want to change that fact.
That doesn't change the fact that the back bridge of the Morning Star seems to have a significant history.
After checking with customs through connections, Lu Xingtao vaguely knew that the rear bridge must have come from an island nation.
There's nothing we can do about it.
At the same time, the engine is also specially made.
It was provided by a mountain town called Boss Bai, and the entire production capacity was directly purchased.
This impressed Lu Xingtao; it seemed Wu Changfeng had left himself a backup plan.
Engine production capacity is fully booked, and no one has any hope of cutting in line to buy one.
but……
Lu Xingtao's goal was to muddy the waters, pass off inferior goods as superior ones, and let bad money drive out good.
If you let Wu Changfeng do something, you'll ruin it.
This vengeful pleasure made Lu Xingtao tremble all over, feeling extremely excited.
Gu Zhengnan chimed in, "Old Cao, why are you worrying so much! If it's not durable, just replace it for them. The profits are enough for you to keep doing whatever you want. We're reasonable, aren't we?"
The last sentence is a double entendre.
We warned Cao Hongyun that his factory needs to be reasonable, and so do the two of us.
This statement startled Cao Hongyun.
Despite their young age, they are extremely domineering and ruthless in their actions, and they do not tolerate any questioning.
Once you're on that pirate ship, there's no getting off.
Cao Hongyun gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, then I'll have to ask you two to take good care of me!"
Cao Hongyun meant that if the tricycle business couldn't continue, he should at least get some compensation for accompanying them through their craziness.
Lu Xingtao could easily tell the difference, and said calmly, "We never treat others unfairly. You can ask around. The Yellow River Tractor Factory was shut down, but I saved it, didn't I?"
Cao Hongyun smiled slightly: "Okay, okay. With you saying that, I'm all set. Come on, let's have a drink!"
...
On the other side.
Xie Hongtao returned to Qimingxing with a sense of defeat.
Inside the office building, someone was carrying a video camera, filming everything, and even taking pictures of the tricycle from all angles.
They're working so hard, I'm incredibly envious.
Look at their jobs, and then look at myself, like a drowning dog, almost powerless to fight back against Lu Xingtao.
Even though the order to retreat came from the boss, it also means that I am not competent at my job!
If the boss can't think of a solution to the predicament, and neither can you, how can you be considered a competent employee?
This drive to improve himself and the sense of honor he felt in helping his boss solve problems made him feel powerless.
Guo Zhenyu, who was busy with chores, greeted Xie Hongtao warmly when he saw him return from his business trip: "You're back? What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Your face looks like a boiled crab."
Xie Hongtao waved wearily, "It's nothing. Is the boss here?"
"I'm in the office."
Xie Hongtao bid farewell to Guo Zhenyu and went to Wu Changfeng's office.
Wu Changfeng was on the phone when he saw Xie Hongtao return and gestured for him to wait aside.
"Hey, County Chief Guo, what are you saying?"
"Oh, it's the same problem as last time?"
"County Chief Guo, the trade city project is such a big project, should I, a nobody, just stay out of it?"
"No, no. I'm not afraid to contribute to my hometown."
"The amount of capital involved is too large. Even if I participate, I won't have any shares. I have this problem: when I invest, I need control, otherwise I can't sleep at night."
"Ah...no, I really don't have double standards. ASML is an exception. Philips is such a large company, even if I sold it out, I still couldn't control them! Besides, it's a Dutch company, how could an outsider control it?"
"Okay, okay, tomorrow? Tomorrow won't work, my brother-in-law is getting married tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I'll come to your office the day after tomorrow, and we can talk in person."
"Okay, okay."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Changfeng scratched his head and sighed.
He then looked at Xie Hongtao, beckoned him to sit opposite him.
Wu Changfeng asked with concern, "You've worked hard. You can go find Liu Xuelan to settle the accounts later."
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