Xu An's words startled all six people, including Tang Chen. Then, one of them seemed to realize the meaning behind the question and opened his mouth to say something, but Xu An didn't give him a chance and continued:
"During construction, you must provide detailed daily progress reports, and all material purchases must be approved and supervised by us, with us responsible for purchasing even the smallest items, such as a piece of paper or a pen refill. Mr. Tang, can you accept this?"
Cough cough—cough cough cough—
This statement had an even stronger impact on the people in the conference room than the previous one. Their expressions changed from anger to mockery, and their gazes all focused on Tang Chen, one of the main characters in the conversation.
At this moment, Tang Chen was completely dumbfounded. Before he could even feel happy, Xu An delivered a powerful blow, turning his brain into a complete mess.
As we all know, no matter what the project is, the procurement stage is where the most money is made.
You can reach an agreement with suppliers to offer rebates; you can postpone payment for goods for three or even six months, using the money for investment during that period; you can accept expensive gifts, travel, or entertainment from suppliers; and you can engage in a certain degree of over-purchasing.
Yes, besides cutting corners, there are so many other legitimate ways to make extra money. Most importantly, these methods are not illegal and have no impact on construction quality or progress!
However, Xu An's words just now completely blocked all of these paths. If they agreed to Xu An's request, the profits they could make from this project would be halved!
Tang Chen swallowed hard, and under the expectant gazes of everyone, asked a question they were also very concerned about: "Mr. Xu, is this requirement required of all companies, or is it only a requirement for Hanhai Studio?"
"Hmm," Xu An's gaze swept over the faces of the six people one by one, revealing a warm smile, and he nodded, "For the time being, we will only make the above requests to Hanhai Studio."
In fact, even if Xu An didn't answer this somewhat foolish question, Tang Chen understood why Xu An made these requests; he had figured it out!
After swallowing again, Tang Chen's pupils twitched slightly and rapidly. He stared intently at Xu An for five seconds before suddenly breaking into a smile and declaring loudly, "Mr. Xu, our Hanhai Studio accepts your requests!"
The following morning, in the office of the Qianhai Town Government building.
"Mr. Xu, are you interested in any particular factory? If not, I can recommend a few to you." The leader of Qianhai Town enthusiastically picked up a map and was about to introduce the situation of idle factories in Qianhai Town to Xu An.
“I already have a factory in mind,” Xu An said with a smile, pointing his right index finger directly at a small dot on the edge of the Qianhai Town map. “I think this abandoned paper mill is quite nice!”
An abandoned paper mill?
Upon hearing the name of the factory, the smiles on the faces of the leaders of Qianhai Town immediately froze.
The lease of this factory requires the approval of the city leaders. The owner who was interested in the abandoned paper mill last time has not shown up since he learned of this.
Why are all these business owners interested in this factory? Besides being near the sea and offering ocean views, it doesn't have anything special about it. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been vacant for so many years.
Xu An noticed the change in his expression. His expression froze for a moment, then he asked cautiously, "Boss, is there a problem with this factory? Has it already been rented out?"
"No, no, it hasn't been rented out," the Qianhai Town leader realized his lapse in composure and quickly waved his hands to explain, "It's just that leasing this factory requires approval from higher up. I'll tell my assistant to go and communicate with them. Mr. Xu, shall we go and take a look at the factory first?"
As he spoke, the leader of Qianhai Town walked to the door of the reception room, grabbed the handle and opened the door a crack. He leaned out and waved to his assistant Xiaofeng, who was busy working in the opposite office, signaling him to come over.
Upon seeing this, Assistant Xiaofeng immediately stopped his work, ran to the door of the meeting room, and put his ear close to it, pretending to listen.
"Boss Xu has his eye on the abandoned paper mill. Tell your superiors that and see how they react."
After waiting for his supervisor to finish giving instructions, Xiaofeng turned around and returned to his desk. He skillfully opened his email, found the email he had sent previously, edited it, and clicked the confirmation button after confirming that it was correct.
Beep be ...
[Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering, intends to lease an abandoned paper mill and invest three million yuan to transform it into a production and packaging base for Xu's fast food and Xu's braised food.]
"Boss, someone has their eye on the abandoned paper mill again," the assistant said, glancing at the email again before confirming, "This time, the owner who's eyeing the abandoned paper mill is Mr. Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering."
"Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering?" The simple-minded middle-aged man repeated to himself before smiling and saying, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Are you sure it's Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering?"
"Yes, it's him!" the assistant nodded emphatically.
"Okay, I understand." The middle-aged man's smile widened, and he replied casually, "Let the leaders of Qianhai Town handle it."
"Let's see how it goes" means that the leadership has no objection to Xu's Catering leasing of the abandoned paper mill.
As soon as the car arrived at the gate of the abandoned paper mill, the leader of Qianhai Town felt his phone vibrate. He discreetly took out his phone and glanced at it. It was a very short message from his assistant Xiaofeng, which he could read without even clicking on it—there was no objection from above.
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