"Don't worry, I understand all of this. I've run companies before, though not as big as this one, but I know how much courage it takes to entrust a sum of money to someone you've only known for a few days. I certainly don't have that kind of guts," Johnnie To said with a smile.
"Let's have a meal together. If all sixteen factories are successfully launched this year, we can overcome all obstacles and ride the waves in the market. Then we can establish Jiaming Food Group Company." Lu Feng said with a hint of anticipation.
Grouping is an inevitable path. At the end of last year, Lu Feng wanted to establish a complete assembly line model that included source production, material processing, product design, and brand marketing.
Once this model is established, it is essentially invincible, and has the ability to compete with large groups such as Wahaha and Master Kong in later generations.
We had dinner together that evening. After dinner, around 8 p.m., Johnnie To went off to work. Lu Feng didn't know if he was looking forward to the future or numbing himself with frantic work; none of that mattered anymore.
On the way back, Lu Feng bought a lot of toys and some local delicacies. After returning to the hotel, he called Jiang Xiaoyan and then fell into a deep sleep.
Zhang Fengxia lay in bed unable to sleep. These past few days, Lu Feng had mentioned many things about future developments, which she found quite surreal. With such a huge leverage, let alone the odds of winning, if he lost, it would be utterly devastating.
She roughly estimated that even if the initial six factories failed to open, and the local government took back all ten factories afterward without holding him accountable, his debts would still amount to more than 160 million yuan. Moreover, there would still be employee wages and payments to the local factory construction companies.
This number is unimaginable, but all she has heard these past few days is good news. Lu Feng brings new hope every day, and Zhang Fengxia has watched Lu Feng's business empire move forward little by little.
If she hadn't studied economics and business abroad, she might have become infatuated with this confident man.
But she used her professional knowledge to break down the key points, which were fraught with risk; he was constantly dancing on the edge of a knife!
After returning tomorrow, her mission will be over. Zhang Fengxia has been considering a question for the past two days: whether she should stay with Lu Feng for a couple more days. She has talked about this with some uncles, and they all have a very high opinion of Lu Feng. They say he is experienced, good at judging situations, and good at using others to achieve his goals.
Zhang Fengxia's own summary of Lu Feng is that he is shameless. He is shameless as long as there is money to be made. Sometimes he laughs and jokes and seems unreliable, but this is just to cover up his true purpose and give people a harmless illusion. In fact, behind the illusion are sinister fangs.
It was already past 2 a.m., and Zhang Fengxia still couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned, sat up against the headboard, and muttered to herself, "Should I stay a few more days? I don't think there's anything worth learning from this person."
The next morning, Lu Feng packed his things into a large suitcase, took the hotel car to the airport, and landed around 11 a.m. Instead of going home, he went straight to the factory.
In the twenty-odd days that followed, Lu Feng sometimes lost count of how many dangers he had encountered. The factory became more standardized, with employees wearing work uniforms, the factory gate paved, and slogans painted on the factory walls.
"President Lu is back?"
Lu Feng looked at the person, who wasn't very familiar with him, but the person enthusiastically ran over to help Lu Feng with his suitcase. With more people in the factory, there was no shortage of people who wanted to flatter him.
"Where is General Manager Gao?" Lu Feng asked as he walked to the door of the finance office.
"We're in a meeting. It's Monday today, and the factory recently conducted a fire drill."
"Is Manager Li here?" Lu Feng asked again.
"Manager Li has been traveling for the past few days and should be in the Northeast. They just signed a contract there, and General Manager Gao sent a small team of six to take over. If you need anything, just let me know." The other party said confidently, "You may not know me, but I am now the director of our finance department. With Manager Li away, I am in charge of all the factory's finances. I am General Manager Li's apprentice..."
Lu Feng could tell that the other party's long-winded self-introduction might last for a while, so he hurriedly interrupted, "Give this beautiful lady 150,000, and pay it now."
"150,000?" Zhang Fengxia panicked. She had been through so much fear and almost lost her life on this trip. Pulling her suitcase, she exclaimed, "We agreed on 300,000!"
"That night you grabbed my arm and said, '150,000,'" Lu Feng said irritably. "Think about it, that night in the villa area, didn't you say that?"
“I…I fucking…” Zhang Fengxia glared angrily, then sneered, “Three hundred thousand, not a penny less. If you don’t give it to me, I won’t leave. I’ll stick to you every day and let everyone see what kind of person you are.”
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