After exchanging a few polite words, Lu Feng hung up the phone. He turned off all the lights in the room, snuggled into the blankets, and drifted off to sleep. In his dream, he gripped the blankets even tighter, surrounded by icy seawater.
So much has happened in the past few days, everything has been so sudden, not only for those who use the guise of trade in services to engage in smuggling, but also for the people around Lu Feng.
That night, all of Jiaming Foods' factories, except those in the city, were surrounded by police. Phone calls poured in on Gao Zhiwei and Du Qifeng throughout the night, leaving the two of them dazed and confused even in their sleep.
When a large batch of smuggled goods was seized, Gao Zhiwei panicked completely. He initially claimed that the goods were worth several billion yuan, but later, after a brief inspection, he claimed that the market value was 10 billion yuan.
That night, Gao Zhiwei's first thought was to call Lu Feng, but no one could reach him. Johnnie To talked to him on the phone and thought that Lu Feng might have run away.
He's capable of taking such risks. Jiaming Foods grew up amidst storms, so it's normal for Lu Feng to engage in smuggling to raise money for the electronics factory.
The two were still talking on the phone, trying to distance themselves from the matter. Unexpectedly, the next morning, the factory managers were summoned to the police station, where they were told that the factory was an assisting unit. They were then given photos and commendations.
Even though there was no commotion in the city, Gao Zhiwei was summoned the next day and given a grand publicity stunt, which was widely reported in the local public security system newspapers and continues to be published in the past two days.
Zhang Fengxia hadn't slept well for several days. When she saw the news, she immediately contacted a few people she knew to ask about the details, and she was completely stunned.
She was astonished by Lu Feng's ruthlessness. Although Zhang Fengxia also disliked Su Yourong, that feeling of disgust was at most just a quarrel. She recalled the sweet nothings Lu Feng had shown her a few days ago.
Perhaps Grandpa was right; I was as naive as a child in front of Lu Feng.
She heard that Su Yourong had an accident while trying to escape in a speedboat. The phone call only told her that Su Yourong was dead. Zhang Fengxia had always felt that she had been by Lu Feng's side for quite a long time and knew him fairly well.
However, this time she realized that she knew nothing about him.
On the last day of October, as the plane landed, Lu Feng walked out of the airport, hailed a Benben car, and went straight to the factory. At that moment, he felt exceptionally relaxed. Everything at the electronics factory was ready. Before the new year, he only needed to complete all the necessary preparations step by step, and the factory could officially start operations next year.
When Gao Zhiwei saw him again at the factory, his gaze was slightly strange, but he didn't ask any questions. After all, whoever he was didn't have much to do with him.
There are many more slogans in the factory, and a sign with a red ribbon has been hung at the main gate, which reads "Excellent and Advanced Demonstration Enterprise".
"Send a banner to the Municipal Public Security Bureau in the next couple of days, find a few reporters to write a report or something, make it look good, when is the provincial meeting?" Lu Feng asked.
"The provincial meeting is the day after tomorrow. Also, take a look at these companies that are seeking financing. It's 153 million. We can sign the contracts in the next couple of days, and the money will be in their accounts in three to five days!"
It was a bit chilly in the office. Lu Feng sniffed, picked up the folder, and said, "It's time to turn on the heating!"
"Tomorrow, hang up the cotton curtains. The boiler room will start filling with water today, and it should be warm by tonight. It's just that last year, the purchasing department bought coal, and some kid's dad works in the coal mine; he took kickbacks..."
Lu Feng didn't want to hear about this kind of nonsense, so he waved his hands repeatedly without looking up and said, "There are too many people like this who play dirty tricks in more than a dozen factories. Don't tell me that if you can't supervise your subordinates, you should just resign and leave!"
Gao Zhiwei could clearly sense that a rift had formed between him and Lu Feng. The two used to be more like close friends, but now they were more like a cold, impersonal superior and subordinate.
Looking at the companies listed above, Lu Feng saw that two were state-owned enterprises after restructuring, and the other was backed by a local Agricultural Bank of China. Compared to the last time, this time it was a much better choice.
"Sure, I'll meet with you after I get back from the province. You can make the arrangements. Also, regarding the group headquarters, the data from all the factories should be handled centrally. Matters such as finance, personnel, production targets, and sales should be centralized at headquarters. The purpose of setting up headquarters is for unified coordination, not to have a bunch of people sitting in an office building drinking tea."
"The uniformity of our various factories is quite good. We established two product R&D departments a few months ago, and we are also cooperating with some university researchers. We have strategic goals for development in this area, and we also meet the conditions for establishing a headquarters, namely, the headquarters address..."
"Let's set it in the capital!" Lu Feng decided in one sentence.
While setting up in the provincial capital may bring many benefits in the short term, it is not feasible in the long run across various sectors. The advantage of big cities is that there are more companies and communication is faster. In a few years, it will be a battleground for food companies.
This is all Lu Feng can do for this company. Although it doesn't require the same level of information as finance, the lower the communication costs, the better, especially since big cities have extensive financial networks.
Once companies start fighting, they might be cursing each other in the morning, exchanging money at noon, and then actually fighting in the afternoon. By nightfall, one of the companies might even be cremated.
"You should also be careful during this period. Rent an office building first. There won't be many people at headquarters in the early stages, probably around a hundred. When the time comes, you and Johnnie To will both go to headquarters and vacate the factory manager positions for these two factories. Of course, I will completely wash my hands of it next year. You can decide the specifics yourselves."
"Mr. Lu, you're still the largest individual shareholder!" Gao Zhiwei said with a smile.
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