Chapter 159 Yin-Yang Contract
Creating "yin-yang contracts", selling at low prices and high prices, and taking kickbacks privately are very common in business operations.
Tian Xin had experienced this once before in her previous life, when she partnered with a university student to open a hot pot restaurant. Initially, the university student, seeing how successful Tian Xin's business was, was interested in partnering. She also felt that having a helping hand would make things easier, so she agreed.
Hot pot restaurants need to purchase goods every day. They have dedicated suppliers for meat and seasonings, with the exception of vegetables. She is a pragmatic businessman and all vegetables must be fresh that day, directly from the farm to the table, to ensure they are fresh and healthy.
This required someone to oversee and deliver the goods, and the college student volunteered to do the job. The hot pot restaurant was doing brisk business, and she was too busy to focus on anything else, so she didn't pay attention to the accounting issues.
Until one day, she found lettuce priced at 30 yuan per pound in the account book.
I checked further and was surprised to see that besides lettuce at 30 yuan per catty, there were also small green vegetables at 10 yuan per catty and grass carp at 60 yuan per piece.
Furious, she went to the university student to reconcile the accounts. They discovered that in just one year, the discrepancy in the grocery bill alone had reached over 100,000 yuan. To avoid Tian Xin's discovery, the university student had inflated the purchase price of one or two of the most in-demand vegetables each day, hiding them from the rest of the normal accounts.
Now it seems that what Liu Xin said is exactly the same as what she experienced back then, or even worse.
"Then how did you find out that they had made this secret contract?" Tian Xin asked.
A sly look flashed across Liu Xin's face: "You know I used to have a group of gangster friends!"
"The fight with Zhang Shuai?"
"Right!" Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh. "These people have nothing to do all day, so they hang out in dance halls, karaoke halls, and game halls. Those are the places where you're most likely to run into big bosses like them looking for fun."
"So, you heard it from them?"
"They happened to hear Liu Shengli and a man named Zhang Feng mention our factory's name and eavesdropped on them. Who knew those veterans at our factory were also involved, keeping my father in the dark?"
Liu Xin stared toward the distant reception room, his eyes etched with resentment. He clenched his fists and added, "If I hadn't known about this and rushed back in time, the factory would probably be gone by now if that contract hadn't been signed."
"That's my father's hard work!" He sighed.
At this point, Tian Xin probably realized that this cooperation was probably in jeopardy. Putting aside Liu Shengli's problem, Liu Xin's current attitude towards the factory meant that the contract couldn't be signed.
"I understand," Tian Xin patted Liu Xin's shoulder and expressed her comfort: "After something like this, it's only right to be cautious. But -"
She hesitated and said, "Why are you here today..."
Liu Xin smiled at her, then continued walking forward with his hands behind his back: "Come and see!"
OK! Let’s take a look.
The two of them walked around the factory and returned to the reception room.
Liu Shengli and Li Baiwan were drinking tea and chatting with the two middle-aged men. The reception room was filled with smoke. None of the fruit snacks on the table were touched, but the ashtray was full. The tea had lost its color.
Liu Xin walked in and stopped at the door.
There are three sofas in the reception room, which are a combination set. There is a long sofa in the middle, and a single sofa and a double sofa on both sides.
At this moment, two middle-aged men sat on a love seat, while Li Baiwan sat on a single seat opposite them. On the long sofa in the middle, only Liu Shengli was sitting there, pouring tea and passing cigarettes to the others.
This is very embarrassing!
Liu Xin took a look, and several people in the reception room immediately stood up. Liu Shengli, with a smile on his face, came out and pulled him with his hand: "Come on, Mr. Liu, come and sit down!"
Liu Xin ignored him and walked straight inside. Li Baiwan stood up and gave him the single sofa.
He didn't hesitate to sit down, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and ignored Liu Shengli's courtesy.
Liu Shengli awkwardly returned to the sofa and sat down, continuing to greet a few people.
"Mr. Liu, what do you think?" Liu Shengli poured a cup of tea, motioned Tian Xin to pass it to Liu Xin, and asked casually.
Liu Xin didn't answer, but just smoked one cigarette after another.
The two middle-aged men felt a little embarrassed. Liu Xin had been sullen since he entered the room. Although they knew that Section Chief Liu had offended the factory director before, they still had to give him some face since he was here and not be too rude.
The two exchanged glances, and one of them spoke up. "Mr. Liu, it's getting late. We just spoke with Section Chief Liu and Mr. Li. Their monthly production is now around 100,000 tons. Excluding orders from other suppliers, that's basically enough to meet our needs. Would you mind discussing the details?"
Liu Xin took the last puff of his cigarette in silence, stubbed it out, and suddenly sat up straight: "Okay!"
Liu Shengli was overjoyed and immediately gave Li Baiwan a hint.
Li Baiwan looked at Liu Xin, waiting for him to speak first.
But Liu Xin only said that one word and nothing else!
Well……
Five pairs of eyes in the conference room looked at him intently. After waiting for a long time, Liu Xin said calmly, "Mr. Li, please find a quiet place so we can talk alone!"
Talk alone?
What is going on?
Several people were stunned for a second.
The two middle-aged men immediately understood what he meant and quickly stood up to say goodbye: "Then let's go back first. We have some things to do at the factory and can't get away."
"Why are you in such a hurry? It's a rare opportunity to come here..."
"Okay, then you two go first. I'll talk to Mr. Li!"
Liu Shengli tried to persuade him politely, but was interrupted again by Liu Xin.
Even the most good-tempered person would probably lose his temper after being provoked again and again like this. What's more, Liu Shengli is a leader after all, and he usually has the final say in the factory.
He'd been repeatedly humiliated by a young man like Liu Xin today, and he was already furious. Hearing what he said, though he still had a smile on his face, his teeth were already clenched. After sending the two middle-aged men out, he didn't return to the reception room.
There were only three people left in the reception room. Li Baiwan glanced at Tian Xin and said to Liu Xin, "Boss Liu, how about we go to my office to talk?"
"No need, that's all!" Liu Xin straightened herself up: "I'm not an outsider!"
Tian Xin had no intention of leaving, but after hearing what he said, she sat down on the sofa and listened to the conversation between the two.
Liu Xin's words had already made her position clear, so what could she possibly discuss with Li Baiwan now? It was just a polite gesture to maintain a good relationship.
Just as she was thinking this, Li Baiwan spoke: "Although Xiaotian is not an employee of the factory, she has done a lot of things for the factory. We don't treat her as an outsider. I didn't expect that General Manager Liu and Xiaotian also recognized her. This is fate!" Li Baiwan laughed.
Liu Xin laughed, and when he looked up at Li Baiwan again, his expression had turned serious: "Mr. Li, there's no need for polite words, let's get straight to the point!"
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