"I was just joking, I just came to have some fun." Huang Hongsheng pointed to the others and said with a smile, "But everyone came. Isn't that a coincidence?"
"What a coincidence. Alright then, I'll go somewhere else." After saying that, Lu Feng glanced at Zhu Lidong and said, "Let's settle down first, book a flight for tomorrow, and go somewhere else."
Chen Weirong walked over and, upon hearing that Lu Feng was leaving, said, "Don't be like that, Mr. Lu, where are you going? Take us with you, we really don't have much to do lately."
"Nothing to do? Then you've come to the right place. Stay in Shanxi and wash coal briquettes. Go back whenever you've washed them clean." Lu Feng said, walking towards the welcoming team.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides got into the car and headed straight for the county. The others followed, sticking to them like glue. They told the staff that they were willing to cooperate with Jiafeng Electronics on anything they could.
In the car, Lu Feng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhu Lidong, asking, "What happened? They all came here; they must know something."
"I'm puzzled too. I've only been in meetings with these few people these past few days, and no one else has said anything." Zhu Lidong frowned, wondering what he had revealed, unaware that he had accidentally leaked his itinerary when booking his plane tickets.
"So, is this collaboration still worth discussing?" the legal representative in the back said. "Of course, we could also sign an exclusive contract with the local municipality or something."
"Let's take another look!" Lu Feng sat there with his eyes closed, feeling that this might be an opportunity, but he couldn't figure out how to start.
Upon arrival, we exchanged pleasantries with the local county leaders for a while and discussed the direction of cooperation. We then returned to the hotel to rest at 3:30 p.m.
When the county magistrate heard that in addition to Lu Feng, a whole bunch of CEOs had also come, he decided to receive them all since he was meeting them anyway. Huang Hongsheng and his group were also quite straightforward; they were willing to give it a try if Lu Feng agreed to any kind of cooperation with them.
The county leaders grinned from ear to ear upon hearing this, wondering which lucky deity they had prayed to that was so effective, with so many people bringing them money. After exchanging pleasantries, they were arranged to rest at a hotel.
Inside the hotel room, Lu Feng sat on the sofa, looking out at the unique northern scenery, and said, "It's obvious without asking that it was leaked, but whether the specific content was leaked is unclear."
“President Lu, my idea is to sign a contract with the local authorities as soon as possible and finalize this matter. Once they get involved, it might be too late,” Zhu Lidong said worriedly.
“It’s too late!” Lu Feng sighed. “Do you really think those guys in the county are so easy to deal with? They already have a basic understanding of our plan. If we don’t do it, they will talk to other manufacturers. The initiative is no longer in our hands.”
"I'm going to make a call!" Zhu Lidong stood up and walked outside. After dialing the number, he said, "Hello, is this Secretary Qian? This is General Manager Zhu from Jiafeng. I'd like to ask what the county's opinion is regarding this cooperation?"
"Let me be frank with you, I just met with a few more CEOs, and they all said they could do better than you. Let's discuss the details tomorrow, okay?" The tone on the other end of the phone was noticeably more assertive.
"Oh, okay, I'll contact you again then." Zhu Lidong said a few polite words and hung up the phone.
Back in the room, Lu Feng's guesses were all correct. Zhu Lidong said, "They've already started to be picky."
Lu Feng stood up and looked out the window with some worry, asking, "They didn't tell those people the specific direction of the business cooperation, did they?"
"They didn't say, and we only sent them a general message." Zhu Lidong thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we try somewhere else? It's all the same to us!"
“No, if we leave, the local leaders definitely won’t let them go. They’ll reveal all the details of the cooperation, and once this subsidy plan is implemented, it will be very disadvantageous for us. The county is talking to us like this just to squeeze more money out of us!” Lu Feng said in a deep voice, “Huang Hongsheng and his gang are really bored out of their minds to dare to come along.”
"What can we do now?!" Zhu Lidong was at his wit's end. It was like forging a peerless sword and letting the opponent snatch it away, who might even kill him with a single blow. It was incredibly frustrating.
"Since they're here, let's dig a hole and bury them all!"
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