"Knock knock knock!"
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Chen Ze called out casually.
"Click," the door was opened from the outside, and a security guard walked in.
"Boss, there are ten farmers outside requesting an audience. They say they are the village chiefs from nearby villages. Do you want to let them in?"
Chen Ze looked puzzled. Hadn't he already settled the payment with them? Why were they still coming to him?
"Let them in."
“Okay, boss,” the security guard said, then turned and left.
A short while later, a dozen villagers and two reporters entered the office. The villagers were all holding banners, and one of the reporters was carrying a video camera and filming him.
A village chief presented him with a banner, his face beaming with emotion: "Boss Chen, thank you for your help. Without you, our farmers' year's work would have been for nothing."
Facing the camera and the village chief, Chen Ze smiled slightly: "Village chief, I was just doing what I could."
He accepted the red banner, glanced at it, and saw five large golden characters that read "Caring Entrepreneur".
Next, several village chiefs presented the banners they had been holding.
At this moment, the female reporter held the microphone to him and said:
"Hello Mr. Chen, we have received information that you invested 500 million yuan in our Shacheng a month ago. Why would you suddenly invest in a company with only a few million yuan?
"To be honest, when my investment vice president first asked me to invest, I was full of doubts. I even wanted to get angry when I heard her say that this food company was only worth a few million."
"Why are you angry?" the reporter asked.
"Because I am a billionaire, how could I not be angry when she asked me to invest in a company worth only a few million? At that time, I doubted her ability."
"Is your vice president at the Hunan-style food factory? I'd like to interview her."
"I'm sorry, I've already sent her to Shenzhen to acquire the company. She'll probably be back in about three days."
"Mr. Chen, why did you suddenly change your mind and agree to invest in this unremarkable company?"
"That's because yesterday when I came to the factory gate with Secretary Cao, I saw villagers from more than a dozen villages with worried faces. Behind them are thousands of families. I also come from a farming background, so I know the hardships of farmers."
"Mr. Chen, how much money do you plan to invest in the restructuring of this food company after you take over?"
"The initial plan is to invest 300 million yuan in a comprehensive upgrade and renovation, including building a glass bottle manufacturing plant next to the Hunan-style food factory,"
"Two hundred million will be used for factory construction, one hundred million for equipment upgrades, new product research and development, and advertising. I also plan to send people to the countryside to acquire our traditional Chinese pickled food recipes."
The female reporter's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Mr. Chen, aren't you afraid of losing money with such a large investment? After all, this is just a small food factory."
Chen Ze smiled confidently: "Since I dared to invest, I naturally did thorough research. The health food market has huge potential right now."
"As long as the product quality is good and there is proper promotion, making a profit will not be a problem. Moreover, helping these farmers increase their income is also a very meaningful thing."
Just then, a village chief stepped forward: "Mr. Chen, there are three villages that haven't cooperated with you yet, so could you give us a chance to cooperate?"
After a moment's thought, Chen Ze replied, "Originally, I planned to go directly to purchase garlic. How about this, our company is currently short of farmers who grow garlic, so the three villages of you can be responsible for planting garlic."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen," the three village chiefs quickly clasped their hands in thanks.
After the interview, the reporter and the villagers left together.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, in a room at the Vienna Hotel, an elderly man in a traditional Chinese suit was lying on the bed watching the news. A young girl beside the bed was peeling an apple for him and then handing it to him to eat.
The old man was eating while watching the evening news in Shacheng. The news was broadcasting recent events, big and small, when suddenly he saw a familiar figure.
"Xiaoyan, is that the young man on TV the same one we met outside the airport yesterday?"
Xiao Yan turned to look at the TV, then nodded: "Grandpa, that's him."
The old man nodded as he looked at the boy: "He has a good character. This young man is rich but not arrogant. He knows how to care about ordinary people. Xiaoyan, you should look for a boyfriend like him in the future. I believe this boy will go far in the future."
Xiao Yan blushed slightly after hearing her grandfather's words and muttered softly, "Grandpa, what are you saying?" But her gaze lingered on Chen Ze on the screen for a few more seconds.
Meanwhile, Chen Ze received a call from An Yumo, who said that she had acquired a glass bottle factory in Shenzhen. After three rounds of negotiations, she had successfully acquired the factory for 15 million yuan, a 30% premium.
After completing her task, Chen Ze instructed her to come to Xiangwei Food Company as soon as possible to take charge of the work and gave her specific instructions.
He was about to go to the workshop when his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was an unfamiliar number from Hunan Province. He answered the call.
Hello, who is this?
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Hello, Mr. Chen, this is the construction team introduced by Secretary Cao. We've arrived at the factory gate."
"I'll be right out, please wait a moment."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ze went to the front door and saw a middle-aged man in a suit with a round face and a beer belly like a pregnant woman.
He saw Chen Ze come out of the factory and immediately stepped forward to shake hands and greet him, "Boss Chen, my name is Yu Changqing, General Manager of Xiangxi Third Construction Engineering Co., Ltd."
"Hello, Mr. Yu, please follow me."
Chen Ze led him to the open space on the left, where Yu Changqing carefully observed the size of the land and the surrounding area.
After Chen Ze showed him around, he stated his requirements, insisting that Yu Changqing design and construct according to them. As he spoke, Yu Changqing nodded and bowed.
After stating his request, he left.
Yu Changqing immediately arranged for his subordinates to conduct land surveys, draw lines, and avoid the neighbors' power lines.
Chen Ze, accompanied by three bodyguards, took a taxi to the airport in the capital.
After arriving at the airport, I immediately bought a ticket back to Shenzhen.
While waiting to board his flight in the departure hall, Chen Ze received a phone call from the factory manager of Xiangwei Food Factory.
The factory manager excitedly told him that since the news broadcast, many distributors had contacted him, expressing great interest in their upcoming new products.
Chen Ze was secretly pleased; it seemed that the preliminary public opinion groundwork had been very effective.
After a flight of more than an hour, they returned to Shenzhen.
On the way, when the car passed a flower shop, Chen Ze hurriedly shouted, "Stop for a minute, I need to get out and buy a bouquet of flowers."
He hadn't bought flowers for his girlfriend in a long time, and he planned to surprise her this time he came back.
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