Lu Zhiye smiled and reassured her, "Mom, don't worry, I can handle this myself!"
Besides, there's one thing you're actually wrong about!
The higher-ups are keeping a close eye on these outside investors, but their main goal is to extract money from them!
Whether these people invest their money in national development or in various factories, they won't care!
Louis's purchase may lead to a long-term partnership, which would be entirely beneficial for the factory!
Secondly, all goods and products exported must be subject to certain taxes and fees, which also go to the State Taxation Administration!
From another perspective, it can also be considered as enriching the country!
So they'll turn a blind eye for the sake of this money!
There were some things Lu Zhiye didn't make clear, but once a long-term cooperation was reached, China would have opened up overseas markets!
This is beneficial to the country as a whole!
Moreover, the fact that the top leadership attaches such importance to the Louis family's visit to China indicates that their family business is not to be underestimated and involves more than just one aspect!
Once a partnership is established in the textile industry, it will be easy to establish partnerships in other industries as well!
Therefore, Lu Zhiye believed that the higher-ups would not only not interfere, but would also provide strong support.
After exchanging a few more words with Yan Wenqing, Lu Zhiye quickly walked out!
He didn't go to the No. 1 Textile Factory in Beijing, but to a textile factory in a county town near Beijing!
Even though this place is close to Beijing, it still takes quite a bit of time to get there and back!
Lu Zhiye left a car in Beijing so that it would be convenient for Wen Sihe and the others to travel.
This time, he drove his car to the neighboring county. He originally wanted to take Wen Sihe with him, but seeing how busy she was, he gave up on the idea.
When he arrived in the county town, it was already 4 p.m. After glancing at his watch, Lu Zhiye went directly to the Second State-owned Textile Factory.
The textile factory here is quite different from its former glory. Withered branches and fallen leaves are scattered all over the ground, and an old man sits outside on a stool, listening to the radio with great pleasure!
He had a pipe dangling from his mouth and was humming a little tune!
Hearing the roar of the car engine, the old man lazily raised his eyelids!
When he saw that it was a car, he stared in astonishment!
Their factory has been closed for a week, there are no orders, and there is a lot of inventory piling up in the warehouse!
With payday approaching, the factory is unable to pay wages!
This made the factory manager so anxious he was scratching his head!
The old man has been a security guard for many years and has a keen eye; this car is not something an ordinary person can own!
Even their factory manager can only drive an official car.
I bought it a couple of years ago when the factory was doing well!
The old man quickly stood up, reluctantly took the cigarette from his mouth, stubbed it out, and gently placed it on the stool next to him.
He walked forward with a smile, waving at the car as he opened the gate.
Lu Zhiye didn't start the car and drive into the yard. Instead, he got out, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed it to the old man: "Good afternoon, sir!"
"Okay, okay!"
The old man's eyes narrowed into slits as he looked at the boxed cigarettes!
He simply tucked the cigarette behind his ear, but didn't smoke it!
Curious, he asked Lu Zhiye, "Excuse me, comrade, who are you looking for?"
"Judging by your fine attire, are you here to buy fabric?"
Lu Zhiye smiled and shook his head: "It's not that I want to find Comrade Tan Guohua!"
"What do you want with our factory manager's son?"
The old man was even more surprised. When people come to their factory, they usually look for the factory director and deputy director, or the factory director's family members. They all go to the textile factory's residential compound!
Thinking of this, the old man looked Lu Zhiye up and down suspiciously: "What exactly do you do?"
Lu Zhiye smiled and said, "My wife and Comrade Tan Guohua's wife are friends. I also met Comrade Tan Guohua twice when we were in Shenzhen last time."
"Please, sir, help me send a letter to Comrade Tan Guohua. Just tell him that Lu Zhiye is looking for him."
When the old man heard him mention Pengcheng, he immediately realized what was going on!
Previously, due to machine malfunctions, the factory failed to detect the defective products in time, resulting in the production of a large number of defective items!
Those defective products are still piled up in the warehouse!
As soon as the matter came to light, Tan Guohua volunteered, saying that there were many garment factories along the coast, and he would go and see if anyone there was willing to purchase fabric at a low price!
It took one or two months to get a small order, which cleared out a quarter of the inventory.
Upon hearing Lu Zhiye mention Pengcheng, the old man believed him almost entirely.
"Then you wait here. It's almost time to get off work. Comrade Tan is probably going to pick up his wife!"
"Director Tan has a phone at home, why don't you just go to his house and find him?"
Lu Zhiye was speechless. If I knew where Tan Guohua's home was, would I have come here?
Seeing Lu Zhiye's expression, the old man instantly understood!
Just then, two men wearing hats and thin jackets walked out of the factory.
The old man immediately stood up straight when he saw Tan Songjiang: "Director Tan!"
This immediately revealed the man's identity!
Tan Songjiang smiled and nodded at the old man: "Old Han, you've worked hard these past two days!"
"Hey, what's so hard about this? It's just my job!"
The old man glanced at Lu Zhiye, then quickly ran to Tan Songjiang and whispered, "Director Tan, this comrade says he's looking for Comrade Tan Guohua!"
He probably can't find your house. He also said that his wife knows your daughter-in-law!
You see...
Tan Songjiang turned his attention to Lu Zhiye and found that the man had an extraordinary demeanor. As a fabric manufacturer, he could naturally tell that Lu Zhiye's suit was custom-made.
Tan Songjiang narrowed his eyes, wondering to himself when his son had met such a person.
He glanced silently at the car parked next to him. It had a Beijing license plate. Could it be his daughter-in-law's family?
Thinking of this, Tan Songjiang's smile became more genuine. He quickly walked out the front door and said to Lu Zhiye with a smile, "Comrade, are you looking for my son?"
Lu Zhiye had already guessed the identity of the person in front of him when the old man called out "Director Tan".
He straightened up, straightened his clothes, and adopted the respectful demeanor of a junior: "Director Tan, I've long admired your name!"
The phrase "I've long admired your name" startled both Factory Director Tan and the deputy factory director beside him!
Could it be that word has reached Beijing that their factory has a huge inventory backlog and can't even pay wages?
Lu Zhiye never expected that his casual compliment would make the two old men feel so uneasy!
Factory Director Tan coughed twice and said to the deputy factory director beside him, "It's almost time to get off work. Since we have guests, I'll be leaving now!"
Tell everyone to take good care of the night shift!
"Yes, factory manager!"
The deputy factory director nodded repeatedly!
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