In Dongqing's plan, large-scale mining would be too chaotic, and if the outside world knew about it, the island would become chaotic and the situation would be very difficult to control. It would be enough to mine on a small scale every day to supply the jade and emerald processing factories. This secret can be kept for as long as possible. If the day comes when everyone knows, we can just hire more security guards.
This is almost like doing business without investing any capital; 500,000 yuan a month is enough for 20 people.
Jade and emeralds, when processed into jewelry, can yield profits several times higher than the raw stones. These treasures are incredibly lucrative, making money faster than any other business.
All roads on the island are nearing completion, with the entire road network expected to be finished by the end of the year. The road construction team will withdraw from the island before the Spring Festival.
It won't work this year; we'll start building the island after the Spring Festival next year.
Electricity is a critical issue on the island; for the past few months, it has been powered by generators.
The sister island branch invested heavily in building a large hydroelectric power station at sea, which the contractor is expected to complete next May.
After the generator set successfully completed its trial run, it provided enough electricity for both islands.
On January 16th, Dongqing said, "Third Sister, I should go back now. I'm leaving everything here to you."
Dong Sanmei said, "The head office can't do without you. Leave this place to me, Third Sister, and go back home with peace of mind."
Over the past few years, Dong Sanmei has accumulated rich work experience through her work at the head office. She is now very capable, and Dong Qing is very confident in entrusting the Sister Island branch to her.
The next day at noon, Dong Qing took a plane out of Pengcheng Airport, where Gu Yurou personally drove to pick him up.
Yusheng Pengcheng Branch is now on the right track, and construction has already started.
Dongqing stayed here for another week.
After breakfast that day, Dongqing bought a red car for Gu Yurou's younger sister.
As a section chief, she wasn't entitled to a personal car. This car was a gift from Dong Qing himself. Everything he did for Gu Yurou was a way of winning people over. If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it well.
That evening, Dongqing suddenly received a call from Fang Lin, asking him to return immediately as she had something important to discuss with him.
The next day, after breakfast, Gu Yurou drove Dong Qing to the airport.
In the afternoon, Dong Qing walked out of the airport with his suitcase, and Fang Lin and Li Yuzhu walked towards him.
Fang Lin took the luggage from Dong Qing and said, "You're finally back."
Li Yuzhu said, "You're much darker this time."
There have been many days of sunshine in the past few months, and it's easy to get a tan on the island every day.
During this period, Fang Lin assisted Li Yuzhu with a lot of the company's work. In the months that Dong Qing was away from home, Fang Lin and Li Yuzhu had a very heavy burden.
Dongqing said, "My skin gradually turned pale after I came back. I'm sorry you all had to work so hard these past few months."
Li Yuzhu said, "It's all part of our job. Let's get in the car. Fang Lin has something important to discuss with you when we get back."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, Fang Lin followed the two of them toward the car with her suitcase.
Fang Lin opened the trunk of the car, put the suitcase inside, and then the three of them got into the car together.
After sitting down, Dongqing asked, "Tell me, what's the matter that made me rush back?"
Fang Lin said, "My classmate works in the provincial capital. She's a secretary at a company, but her boss's company went bankrupt. She wants you to go and see if you can acquire her boss's company."
Dong Qing asked, "What kind of company is it?"
Fang Lin said, "The real estate company and another large automobile manufacturing plant went bankrupt due to mismanagement and a broken capital chain."
Dong Qing said, "Okay, take me there to have a look."
Fang Lin nodded after hearing this, took out her phone from her pocket and called her classmate to arrange to meet her at the hotel first.
Fang Lin ended the call with her classmate, started the car, drove out of the airport, and headed towards the city center of the provincial capital.
I drove to a hotel at noon, and Fang Lin was already there.
Her name is Ruo Xiaoyan. She is a 38-year-old woman, about 1.68 meters tall, very beautiful, and has the air of a chairman's secretary.
She and Fang Lin shared a dormitory in college, and they always had a good relationship.
They used to keep in touch by letter for the past few years, but with the development of communication technology in recent years, they have telephone contact and often talk on the phone.
Fang Lin smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my classmate Ruo Xiaoyan, this is Mr. Dong Qing, the chairman of Yusheng Company, and this is Mrs. Li Yuzhu, the chairman's wife, who is also the vice chairman of Yusheng Company."
This was Fang Lin's first formal introduction, and Li Yuzhu seemed a little uncomfortable with it. She shook hands with Ruo Xiaoyan and smiled, saying, "Secretary Ruo is truly beautiful."
Ruo Xiaoyan smiled and said, "I also think I'm pretty, but compared to Madam Dong, I'm nothing."
Ruo Xiaoyan's words were not an exaggeration; Li Yuzhu was indeed very beautiful, a true gem among women.
Although she is thirty-five years old this year, she is more feminine than when she was young. Women in their thirties are the epitome of womanhood.
Gu Yurou smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."
The hotel staff led them into a private room and sat them down. Dongqing ordered several of the hotel's signature dishes and three soups.
After we ordered, the waiter asked, "What kind of wine would you like?"
Today, all the guests were women, and Dongqing ordered two bottles of high-end red wine.
The waiter said "Please wait a moment," then left the private room with the menu, closing the door behind him.
Next, Ruo Xiaoyan recounted the details of the company's bankruptcy.
His boss's surname is Li, and he has made a lot of money in the real estate business in recent years.
Mr. Li's situation is similar to that of Mr. Mei a few years ago; frankly speaking, they both tried to get something for nothing.
90% of his assets are foreign debt. Although his business looks very successful, he is heavily indebted.
As the saying goes, "If you don't court death, you won't die." In recent years, he has become arrogant after making money. Seeing the promising prospects of the automobile industry, he diverted his funds to the automotive sector, built an automobile manufacturing plant, and established a branch company.
Car sales have indeed been good in recent years. Perhaps he was just unlucky and caught up with last year's Asian financial crisis, which caused a sharp devaluation of the currency and a sharp drop in most Asian stock markets. Foreign trade companies and many large enterprises suffered heavy losses, and Mr. Li was not spared from this disaster.
Mr. Li's property sales have been slow this year, resulting in a large backlog of unsold properties.
The same was true of his car manufacturing plant, where the cars produced filled the warehouses.
This resulted in a severe break in the capital chain, forcing the construction of the building to stop, turning it into a veritable unfinished project, and forcing the car manufacturing plant to shut down.
With debts being relentlessly pursued everywhere, it's no wonder they're going bankrupt.
Ruo Xiaoyan said, "My boss's business was too large; his real estate company had 16 projects. If he hadn't invested in the car manufacturing industry, he probably wouldn't have gone bankrupt this time."
If Dong Qing takes over this mess, given Yusheng Company's current financial strength, they can resume work by simply investing in and adjusting the construction site.
He said, "Why don't you have Du Ban come over and meet me?"
Ruo Xiaoyan said "okay," took out her phone, and dialed her boss's number.
The boss promised to arrive in half an hour.
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