Lu Feng looked up and sized her up, then said, "This woman doesn't seem like a good person!"
"Whether someone is good or bad is not for you to decide," Li Hong said to Su Yourong. "What about the time you took my goods back then?"
"How do you calculate it? Hmph!" Su Yourong sneered, "Why don't you go to the police station to have it calculated?"
“This year, Mr. Li’s business has been completely ruined by this guy named Lu Feng. You also need to give me an answer about my shipment. Let’s settle everything together today. Sister Hong has some influence in this area. We’re all in the same business, so don’t accuse me of double-crossing you. It’s just that you two are being dishonest.” Li Hong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and asked, “How do we settle this?”
"We need an explanation today!"
"That's right! Things always need to be resolved."
"You can't just eat your fill and leave the brothers to starve, can you?"
The scene was filled with chatter, as if everyone was determined to bleed a little money before leaving.
President Li waved to the waiter, asking him to bring a chair, and said, "Sister Hong, please sit down. Jiafeng Electronics wants to acquire a piece of land here to build a factory. As the saying goes, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Let's take this opportunity to settle these old grudges."
Lu Feng laughed when he heard this. Was he playing the good cop/bad cop to him?
“I’m not a gangster, and even if I were, I wouldn’t be in the same gang as you.” Lu Feng said, tapping his cigarette ash on the table. “This meal is just to make some friends so we can help each other out in the future.”
“You’re easy to talk to, I’ll definitely help you out. What I mean is, leave the land acquisition to me, I’ll handle the negotiations for you, and once you get the land, the other brothers will take care of things for you, you don’t have to worry about anything!” President Li offered his solution: “Let Sister Hong get a share too, let’s all have a drink tonight and let bygones be bygones.”
Lu Feng realized he couldn't explain himself clearly. No matter how hard he tried, they wouldn't believe him. They thought Jiafeng Electronics was a company that actually did real work. In their eyes, Lu Feng was just there to acquire a piece of land, get a loan from the local government, and then get some special support funds.
This money is to be paid out through the construction contractor. To put it bluntly, if you do a shoddy job, they'll do it for you for three yuan, and the remaining seven yuan will be split between the two sides.
As for the claim that Lu Feng was genuinely eager to use the factory to produce goods and expand his business, they simply didn't believe it. That's just their usual approach.
And the originator of this tactic is none other than Lu Feng!
"Fine, this can be considered a solution!" Sister Hong said, smoking a cigarette and looking at Su Yourong. "Your man took the blame for this, and that's it? Does he really think I'm made of clay? He was planning to cause trouble for you back in Hong Kong."
Su Yourong didn't want to stir up trouble, so she sat there without saying a word. Sister Hong was so confident because she knew Su Yourong wouldn't dare call the police even if she wanted to; she had no choice but to agree to this.
The municipal government had resumed work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, but some people hadn't arrived yet, and everyone seemed rather lazy. Director Tong knocked on the office door, walked in, and stood in front of his desk.
"What's the matter?" Dong Jian asked, looking up.
"Secretary Dong, Lu Feng from Jiafeng Electronics has arrived. He seems to have made some contacts in the business world and heard some rumors. He called me to ask if the land could be approved. He's having lunch at a restaurant now," Director Tong said.
“Lu Feng? Oh, right, I remember now, an outstanding and innovative private enterprise, right?” Dong Jian asked.
"Yes, yes, they want to build a factory here. Didn't the last economic meeting at the end of last year say that this company could be excluded from the scope?" Director Tong reminded them.
Dong Jian put down his pen, his expression quite amused, and said, "This person is interesting. He's been mentioned several times. Do you think he's really here to expand, or is he just going to use the same old tricks?"
"This..." Director Tong didn't understand what he meant and remained silent.
“Jiafeng Electronics seems to have spent quite a bit of money.” Dong Jian pulled out a piece of paper from the folder next to him, glanced at it, and said, “We still need to meet with him to get a feel for his situation. If he’s genuinely interested, then everything will be fine. But if he resorts to his old tricks, we should send him back.”
"Then should I schedule it for him tomorrow?" Director Tong asked.
"I have a meeting tomorrow, let's do it now."
"Then I'll go find him and tell him to wait in the reception room."
"No need, I'll go find him. Isn't he at the restaurant? As the saying goes, snakes and rats are all in the same den. The people he's looking for here are probably similar to him. There are quite a few people who take advantage of the policies. We need to investigate. Let's call Mayor Zhou over," Dong Jian instructed.
"ah?"
Director Tong was a bit dumbfounded. "You're going to go find him?"
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