The call was from Zhang Jun. The two of them had exchanged phone numbers in the morning.
"Hello, District Chief Zhang," said Yuan Fangguo.
"I'm sorry to bother you so late." Zhang Jun said apologetically, "We just finished a meeting. Are you free tomorrow morning? If you are, please come to my office."
"Okay, I'll come to see you tomorrow morning." Yuan Fangguo responded quickly.
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. Let's talk tomorrow morning." After saying that, Zhang Jun quickly hung up the phone.
Yuan Fangguo knew that Zhang Jun was looking for him because of what happened today. To be honest, he would have no problem paying 700,000 yuan now, or even the full amount of the project. However, the matter was just as he said. Qi Bing and the others must have owed more than just the migrant workers' wages.
Sure enough, the next day in Zhang Jun’s office, Zhang Jun added up the total amount of money that Qi Bing and others owed to suppliers, which amounted to 1.6 million.
Zhang Jun was worried that Yuan Fangguo didn't understand, so he couldn't help but repeat himself, "Xiao Yuan, this 1.6 million is only for your project. According to investigations, he also owes money to other projects to some extent. The total is about 1 million."
"Qi Bing and the others should not have been caught yet, right?" Yuan Fangguo asked.
Zhang Jun glanced at Yuan Fangguo and nodded, "They weren't caught. I don't know where they ran off to."
"How does the district want to deal with this matter? I'd like to hear your opinion, District Chief Zhang." Yuan Fangguo took the initiative to ask.
Zhang Jun took a sip of tea and continued calmly, "We held a Standing Committee meeting last night. Qi Bing and his group were so wicked they actually ran off with state assets. The district's idea is for everyone to back down and bear some of the losses."
Legally speaking, Zhang Jun's point is totally untenable. Yuan Fangguo and his party A strictly fulfilled the contract, while Hongsheng Construction Company, as party B, did not pay the migrant workers and suppliers. It is obvious that the responsibility lies entirely on their side.
But this is an era of gradual transition from barbarism to civilization, and Yuan Fangguo also knows that in dealing with these people, only by suffering some losses now can he ensure that he will not suffer losses in the future. He has no choice but to agree.
After seeing that Yuan Fangguo was dealt with, Zhang Jun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Yuan Fangguo was the first person he had a heart-to-heart talk with. He had a superstitious belief that everything was difficult at the beginning, and once the initial problem was solved, the rest would hardly be any new problems.
Zhang Jun was very confident because the companies behind him were all acquaintances, and they often had business dealings with them. Those guys also made a lot of money with the help of the "government", so they should not be short of these things.
When Yuan Fangguo left, Zhang Jun once again mentioned the 700,000 yuan promised yesterday. This 700,000 yuan was an emergency fund, and he had signed it in black and white to Lao Liu and the others. If he didn't keep his word, and Lao Liu and the other strong men beat him up, he would have no face left.
"Okay, I'll have someone deliver it today."
Zhang Jun waved his hand when he heard this and said, "Just transfer it to Hongsheng Company's account."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Yuan Fangguo took out his mobile phone and made arrangements for Guan Liying.
Zhang Jun also heard Yuan Fangguo's arrangements on the phone with his own ears, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief again.
After leaving the district government, Yuan Fangguo returned to the advertising company as if nothing had happened.
At the advertising company's office, he called Song Yide and asked him to get together in the evening.
When Song Yide heard this, he agreed without hesitation and also called several middle and senior leaders of the bank.
In the evening, we first had a meal in the hotel and then went to Wanlehao Nightclub.
These greasy middle-aged uncles kept going crazy until after eleven o'clock in the evening, when it finally ended.
This time, Song Yide asked Yuan Fangguo to send him to the Art Academy again.
Yuan Fangguo was very puzzled. Could it be that Song Yide was not just keeping a mistress, but had actually moved his family there?
However, Yuan Fangguo himself quickly rejected this idea in his heart. Banking and the Academy of Art are completely in two different directions. Unless Song Yide really ate too much, it is impossible for him to live like this.
On the way home, Song Yide also mentioned to Yuan Fangguo that Qi Bing, the boss of Hongsheng Construction Company, had run away.
The district government tried hard to keep this matter secret, but there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and there will always be someone who leaks it accidentally or intentionally.
"I know Qi Bing. He loves playing cards. He has terrible luck and plays big."
"Maybe Hongsheng Company will collapse this time..."
Song Yide drank a lot of wine, so he talked nonstop along the way. Basically, he was the one talking and Yuan Fangguo was listening.
For some reason, Yuan Fangguo used to think that losing a few hundred thousand was no big deal, but after hearing what Song Yide said, he suddenly felt that his parents might not be able to earn these few hundred thousand even if they worked hard all their lives.
But you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing the child, Yuan Fangguo thought to himself.
The reason why Yuan Fangguo transferred the money quickly was mainly because he wanted the workers to resume work as soon as possible. At present, the performance of Dongjin Hospital is getting better and better. The old hospital is simply unable to meet the increasing number of patients. The construction of the new hospital site must also be accelerated. On the other hand, time is money.
Sure enough, after Lao Liu and other workers received the money, they immediately organized to resume work.
Yuan Fangguo went to the construction site several times for this purpose, and Lao Liu always had a smile on his face every time he saw him.
Every time Yuan Fangguo saw Lao Liu, he couldn't help but ask whether Qi Bing, Li Shuiping and the others had been caught.
Old Liu just shook his head and told him that he didn't catch it.
At the beginning of late March, their company submitted the video to Xiwang Group in a timely manner.
Yuan Fangguo has watched these videos and is personally quite satisfied with them.
The video was taken to Ma Xianhua and was also approved by the police.
In late March, Bashu TV began broadcasting advertisements for Xiwang Group for free.
Ma Tingting told Yuan Fangguo this news, and only then did Yuan Fangguo know that Bashu TV was actually broadcasting advertisements for Xiwang Group for free.
"How can it be free?" This was Yuan Fangguo's first reaction.
However, Ma Tingting's expression was quite serious, and Yuan Fangguo was so serious that he couldn't doubt it at all.
"Do you know what's going on?"
Ma Tingting shook her head, but she told Yuan Fangguo that she could ask indirectly.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you." Yuan Fangguo decisively left this task to Ma Tingting.
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