Chapter Seventy-Three Two Programmes Completed

  In traditional Chinese medicine, observation, listening, questioning and pulse-taking are sometimes not only used to treat illnesses but also to observe people. A truly skilled elderly TCM practitioner can tell not only a person's physical condition with one glance but even their place of residence.

  It is often said that the local water and soil nurture the local people, and under different living environments, people's physical qualities will also have subtle differences. For example, southerners tend to have slightly fairer skin, while northerners tend to be more robust, which is the same principle.

  Although the accent of this program is obviously Nanhu, Wang Xu can see that he is a northerner at a glance, and near the mountainous area close to Xiping in the north. In fact, they are old neighbors.

  Wang Xu's hometown has high levels of fluoride in the water, and local people's teeth are slightly yellowish. By middle age, their backs are slightly hunched, and by old age, some even experience back pain. Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng both have these characteristics, including Yang Baosheng who is also the same.

  In this program, since they are from Xi Ping City nearby, they insist on saying they are Nan Hu people and intentionally speak with a Nan Hu accent. The inside story is not hard to guess.

  It's clear that this time, Yang Baisheng and Cheng Bizhong set up a trap to lure Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng in. According to Tan Yunteng, the contract for this workshop requires over 10 million yuan. Even if we calculate it as the minimum of 10 million, Yang Baisheng promised to lend 3 million, but actually swindled 7 million, which is not a small amount.

  All the way, Yang Baisheng listened to Cheng Bizhong's detailed introduction to Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng, occasionally inserting a sentence or two, while Wang Xu couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

  It has to be said that the two of them, Yang Baisheng and Wang Yimin, have set up a good scheme this time. Given the relationship between Yang Baisheng and Wang Yimin, it is inevitable that Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng will reduce their vigilance. Moreover, with Yang Baisheng's promise to lend 300,000 yuan, their doubts are greatly reduced. Adding to what Cheng Bizhong said, it is clear that Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng have already been moved a little.

  Not to mention Wang Yimin and the two of them, if Wang Xu hadn't stood outside and had some doubts about this matter from the beginning, he would have also been tempted to speak out and try to test the waters.

  In recent years, outsourcing workshops of state-owned enterprises is not a rare thing, and some people have indeed made a lot of money from this. Cheng Bicheng has obviously put in a lot of effort in this aspect and listed many examples for Wang Yimin.

  "Mr. Wang, Mr. Tan, the situation in the workshop is roughly like this, you both have already understood it, and General Yang also knows about these things. If there are any ideas, I hope you two will make a decision soon." As they walked out of the workshop, Cheng Zhong said to Wang Yimin and the others.

  Just then, Cheng Bichong's phone rang suddenly. He took it out and answered it in front of Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng, saying a few words before hanging up the phone. With an apologetic expression, he said: "Yang Zong, Wang Xiansheng, sorry about this, someone has come to visit the workshop, I need to go and entertain them. If you two have made a decision, please let Yang Zong contact me." After finishing speaking, he hastily left.

  "...". Seeing Cheng Bichong hastily leaving, Tan Yunteng was visibly displeased.

  "Lao Tan, this Red Star Factory was also a well-known enterprise in Zhongjiang before. Although it's not doing very well now, its reputation is still there. There are indeed many people coming to visit the workshop." Yang Baisheng said aloud.

  "Old Wang, what do you think?" Tan Yun Teng asked Wang Yi Min.

  "It looks okay, but I don't know if what they're saying is reliable," said Wang Yimin.

  "This you can rest assured of, old Wang. When the time comes, they will sign a contract with you, and all the promises will be written in the contract." Yang Baisheng explained.

  "If it's like that, then it's worth considering." Wang Yimin said thoughtfully, as the few of them walked towards the outside of the factory while chatting.

  After leaving the factory, Wang Yimin and others did not go far, but found a place in a nearby shaded area to sit down and discuss.

  "Old Wang, Old Tan, you've also seen it, recently there have been many people coming to visit the workshop. I'm telling you, at that time there were five or six workshops, now only two are left. I hope you make a decision soon, for an opportunity like this will not come again." Yang Baisheng whispered in his ear.

  "Lao Yang, since this factory is short of funds, will they delay our payment later?" Tan Yunteng asked after some thought.

  "It's natural to owe a part of it, and it's unrealistic to settle on time. However, you've just heard the profit from earlier, even if they owe one-third of the payment, you'll still make a profit." Yang Baisheng said.

  "What if they all defaulted?" Wang Yimin asked.

  "Cut!" Yang Baisheng curled his lip: "Old Wang, you've also been a boss before, so you should know about triangular debt. They owe you money, and you can owe the previous process, besides, after signing the contract, during the contract period, this workshop is under your control, at worst, don't take this money, without your process, where will their finished products come from?"

  "This is indeed." Tan Yunten nodded, and Wang Yimin also sank into thought, obviously moved. Just now Yang Baisheng said that he would not default on the payment, they might still hesitate, but Yang Baisheng directly told them that he would not clear the debt on time, which dispelled many of their doubts.

  As Yang Baisheng said, Wang Yimin and he are also bosses who have done business, so they naturally understand the current situation. What Yang Baisheng said is basically flawless.

  "Dad, Uncle Tan, why don't you consider it for a night and make a decision tomorrow? Even if someone sees the garage, they will definitely hesitate." Wang Xu hastily spoke up as he saw Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng making a decision.

  "Alright, let's think about it overnight and have Old Yang tell us more details later. After all, a lot of this money is borrowed from me and Old Tan, if we really lose out, there'll be no turning back." Wang Yimin nodded in agreement.

  "It's also good to be cautious." Yang Baisheng nodded, not urging him on. After all, as the saying goes, "haste makes waste," and things should be done step by step.

  Since they decided to consider it for a night, several people didn't stay at the factory gate anymore and took a car together back to Jianghuai Restaurant.

  When they were almost in the city, Wang Xu got off halfway and first sent Bai Zijie back to her residence. He hailed a taxi and came to the Red Star factory again.

  On the way, Wang Xu called Luo Chenghai and asked about the situation at Hongxing Factory, whether there was an outsourcing of this workshop, and also asked if there was a person named Cheng Zhong at Hongxing Factory.

  Luo Chenghai wasn't very clear about it either, so he called Wang Xu to ask, and not long after, the phone call came back. Hongxing was indeed a well-known factory in Zhongjiang in the past, and it was a deputy ministerial-level unit's factory. The outsourcing of workshops was indeed the case, and the deputy factory director was also named Cheng Bicheng.

  "Hmm! Did I guess wrong?" After hanging up the phone with Luo Chenghai, Wang Xu muttered to himself and returned to the Red Star Equipment Factory in a short while.

  "Hey, what are you doing?" The security guard in the gatehouse shouted as Wang Xu just walked to the entrance of the factory.

  "Not the security guard from just now, has he been replaced?" Wang Xu thought to himself, smiling as he walked over and said: "I'm looking for Director Cheng of the Cheng factory."

  "Looking for Director Cheng?" The security guard looked up and down at Wang Xu: "Come over and register." He handed Wang Xu a registration book.

  Wang Xu took over the shift, casually grabbed a pack of cigarettes and asked with a smile: "Brother, have you taken over? I was just here more than an hour ago, why didn't I see you?"

  "Afternoon shift at five o'clock." The security guard took the cigarette handed over by Wang Xu, his attitude improved a lot, and he smiled and said. Just as he was speaking, he suddenly pointed with one hand: "Isn't that Director Cheng's car? It looks like Director Cheng is going out."

  Wang Xu heard the words and looked away, indeed seeing a black Audi driving over from not far away in the factory area. The security guard hastily opened the electronic door, stood up straight, and saluted the car with a bow. The Audi drove slowly out of the factory gate, onto the outside road, and sped away quickly.

  "Is the one sitting in the back Director Cheng?" Wang Xu finally spoke up and asked the security guard after the car had driven away.

  "Aren't you looking for Director Cheng? How come you don't recognize him?" The security guard asked suspiciously.

  "We've been in phone contact all along, and just now someone came over, but I didn't see anyone," Wang Xu explained.

  "That's Director Cheng, he's gone out now, you don't need to go in either." The security guard nodded and took the registration book from Wang Xu's hand.

  No need to ask the security guard, Wang Xu wouldn't have gone in anyway. Just now, the rear window of the car wasn't closed tightly, he saw it clearly through the window, and the Cheng Biming who was sitting in the back seat of the Audi just now was not the same Cheng Biming that he had met with Wang Yimin a little while ago.

  "Hmph, Yang Baisheng." Wang Xu let out a cold snort in his heart, walked to the side of the road, hailed a taxi and left. This Yang Baisheng had cheated even his own father, and now he was swindling his former friends; how could Wang Xu not be angry?

  PS: Something urgent came up, so I'll just post one update today. Sorry about that, everyone!

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