"Yes, yes, yes!"
The secretary didn't understand this principle, but Lu Feng did. Lu Feng could challenge Huang Youwei, but once he realized that Huang Youwei represented some kind of force that had to be followed, he would immediately hide in the hospital.
A businessman can argue with the leaders of a city and simply move to another place. But once it's discovered that this is a systemic policy, he has to keep a low profile and disappear if necessary. That's the smart thing to do.
A week has passed in the blink of an eye. What was once a topic of discussion among many people about the conflict between Huang Youwei and President Zhou has now been largely forgotten. Rumors of President Zhou's arrest continue to circulate, though no one has been able to confirm them.
This week has been filled with meetings one after another, and the immense pressure has made many people uncomfortable. They feel that this pressure is just for show and that they can get through this period.
Little did they know, the change had only just begun!
Lu Feng lay in the hospital feeling like he was about to develop bedsores. Every day he would look at the weather outside, and from time to time he would go downstairs in his hospital gown to have a smoke and chat with other patients.
On Tuesday afternoon, at a provincial state-owned enterprise reform conference, it was announced that the Zhou family, father and son, had been colluding with unscrupulous businessmen for years to transfer state-owned assets. This case was to be publicized as a typical example to encourage state-owned enterprises in the province to investigate, examine, and reform themselves, actively face the market, and upgrade their industries.
The meeting also made some adjustments, requiring companies that have been losing money for years to be responsible for their own profits and losses, reduce employee salaries, and reduce or even eliminate holiday benefits, including bonuses and subsidies.
The news caused an uproar throughout the room, as this was the livelihood of millions of grain transport workers!
The province still doesn't dare to take drastic measures all at once. It's only reducing wages and cracking down on buying long-term employees. This is already very aggressive for them. As for directly buying out seniority or even letting companies go bankrupt without paying wages, that's not something the province can or dares to decide.
The next day, after the sun had risen high in the sky, Lu Feng, wearing a hospital gown, strolled downstairs and bought two newspapers. When he saw the news about the arrest of the Zhou family father and son and the latest developments in state-owned enterprises, Lu Feng immediately turned around and went upstairs. Once upstairs, he said to the nurse in charge of his ward, "Discharge! Help me with the discharge procedures."
"Why do you suddenly want to be discharged?" the nurse asked, puzzled.
"Now that my headache is gone, I'll naturally be discharged." Lu Feng said with a smile as he went back to change his clothes.
After packing his things, Lu Feng returned to the hotel, and the first thing he did was call Huang Youwei.
"I heard you're sick?" Huang Youwei asked into the phone.
"Oh, don't even mention it. It felt like a stroke. A few days ago, I suddenly had a headache, the kind of nerve headache. The pain was so bad that I didn't want to live anymore." Lu Feng said very sincerely, "People say that a toothache is not a disease, but it can be excruciating. Now it seems that the headache is even worse."
Huang Youwei didn't expose him, but said, "Your cooperation is probably going to fall through. President Zhou got into trouble and was arrested."
"Huh?" Lu Feng exclaimed in surprise, "This is too fast! But it doesn't matter. We just want to cooperate with the Post and Telecommunications Group. As for whether the person signing the contract is surnamed Zhou or Huang, that's not important."
"The province is very optimistic about your project and is willing to support it. However, the Post and Telecommunications Group is suffering heavy losses, making it difficult to invest in signal towers later. The network access fee can be waived, but you will need to cover the majority of the later construction costs. The benefit is that you will enjoy the revenue rights for the signal towers built later for ten years." Huang Youwei explained his plan.
Upon hearing such a broad framework, Lu Feng silently calculated in his mind that a power struggle would inevitably arise within Jiafeng in the future, and the subsequent construction costs would certainly be a problem. Leaving the trouble to John and his group was a good thing.
"I accept this framework. As for the details, shall we discuss them in person?" Lu Feng asked.
“I’ve been very busy lately, and the Post and Telecommunications Group also needs someone to take over. Let’s do it in a few days. You’ve been in the hospital for so long, a few more days won’t make a difference. I’ll give you a heads-up in advance: the construction of signal towers in the next few years will be massive, and it won’t be something that can be done with just a hundred or two hundred million,” Huang Youwei warned.
"Then I have another question: do I have the right to refuse entry to other mobile phone manufacturers for the cell towers I build later?" Lu Feng asked.
"This...is negotiable!"
Lu Feng laughed when he heard this. So it turns out this is a monopolistic business!
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