It was already half past eight in the evening, and the Jinshi Group was already empty, only a few wall lamps were still lit in the corner café.

Designing a café within the company for the leisure use of employees is Tan Wenming's idea. This may be unique in the county-level city of Dongzhou.

There are only two people in the café, Tan Wenming and Zhou Lei, and there is soft and beautiful music wafting in the air, and the environment, atmosphere, and furnishings all complement each other.

Tan Wenming leaned back on the sofa chair and stirred the coffee with a coffee spoon, but his mind was not on the coffee at all.

After a while, he put the coffee on the table and said to Zhou Lei: "It's been almost half a year since we came to Dongzhou, the situation is almost touched, and the connections are also there, isn't it time to make a move?" As you know, the industry is mainly a traditional industry with high energy consumption, and the technical equipment has been outdated.

To achieve the transformation and upgrading of the Goldstone Group, it needs huge financial support, but whether it is bank loans or private loans, the risk is too great, with our existing technical capabilities, may not wait for the transformation and upgrading, will be dragged down by the interest of the loan.

That's why I've made up my mind to adopt your plan. But until now, you haven't let me see anything! ”

"Mr. Tan, please rest assured!" Zhou Lei added two pieces of sugar to Tan Wenming's coffee with a spoon, and said unhurriedly: "The number of cases in the Dongzhou Court has been continuously growing, and it has remained in the top three in Bohai City for the past two years, so we came at the right time." For the courts, more cases are troublesome, but for us, they are business opportunities, and the more cases, the more business opportunities.

Recently, I have inquired about a lot of information about the companies involved in the case, and I have contacted the owners of the companies involved. I think someone will come to you soon. ”

After hearing Zhou Lei's words, Tan Wenming's constricted brows were relaxed: "I have always believed in your ability." He picked up his coffee and took a sip: "Well, you're right, add two pieces of sugar, and this coffee is not so bitter." ”

Three days later, at around eight o'clock in the evening, a middle-aged man with a big belly wearing a baseball bat and sunglasses came to the door of the Ziyun Pavilion Hotel in full gear.

Perhaps afraid of being recognized, he deliberately pressed the brim of his hat before entering the door. After entering the door, he went up to the third floor and went straight to a private room.

Zhou Lei sat alone in the private room, and when he saw the middle-aged man coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet him: "Why is Boss Liao dressed like this?" ”

"Brother Zhou, aren't you knowingly asking?" The middle-aged man took off his eyes and baseball cap, and said with a sad face: "More than 80 million debts!" The creditor company was looking for me, and the court was looking for me, so I hid in Tibet all day without even showing my face. Look at this market situation, if steel prices don't rise again, I, Liao Wenchang, can only wait to drink the northwest wind! ”

Zhou Lei poured a glass of water for Liao Wenchang and said: "The company is an independent civil entity, and you don't have to pay the company's debts, so why should you hide in Tibet?" ”

"Who says you don't need to pay it back? I'm a guarantor! Liao Wenchang's face was bitter and hateful: "Brother, you are not the boss, and you don't know the difficulties of running a company." Although the debt is owed by the company, when the debt is owed, the creditor will often ask the company owner to act as a guarantor. Therefore, the relationship between the boss and the company is really called a prosperous and a loss! ”

As he spoke, he pointed to his nose, "See?" I am a living example of this! ”

Zhou Lei sighed: "So that's the case." ”

"I don't dare to go to a company now, and I don't dare to go back to a home. You say, what kind of life am I living here? Liao Wenchang sighed vigorously.

Liao Wenchang is the chairman of Yongchang Construction Co., Ltd. and controls 90% of the company's shares.

Equity is the right to speak, and the other shareholders are retail investors and do not actually participate in the company's operation, so the company's decision-making power is actually in the hands of Liao Wenchang alone.

Yongchang Company was originally a veteran enterprise in Dongzhou, and has also contributed to the industrial and economic development of Dongzhou.

However, when the times abandoned it, they didn't say a word of hello. Under the impact of the market, in just one year, the company's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and it owed more than 30 million yuan of debts to three upstream and downstream companies.

But in the face of the dilemma, Liao Wenchang not only did not think of innovating technology, thinking that the investment was too high and the effect was too slow, but always wanted to change the status quo through opportunism, in a vain attempt to turn losses into profits overnight.

Seeing the price of steel as a basic raw material plummeted, Liao Wenchang believed that this was an excellent business opportunity, and the decline in steel prices was only a short-term phenomenon, so he decided to hoard a large number of steel and sell it when the price rebounded, so as to make a big profit.

In order to purchase more steel, Liao Wenchang borrowed 50 million yuan from six other companies in the name of Yongchang Company and jointly and severally guaranteed by individuals. Unexpectedly, the market continued to fall, until it fell to nearly half of the original price, Yongchang Company lost a lot of vitality, and the company's assets became insolvent.

Seeing that the situation was not good, 9 creditor companies filed lawsuits one after another, but Liao Wenchang left the company and slipped on the soles of his feet.

Now, this series of cases has entered the enforcement stage. If it weren't for tonight's appointment, Liao Wenchang probably wouldn't have appeared in Dongzhou again in his life.

Zhou Lei first comforted Liao Wenchang a few words, and then said: "Mr. Liao, since you are willing to take the initiative to contact me, you must have the goods in your hand." But let's talk about it first, don't come to me for bad goods, I don't have time to worry about that. If it's a good product, I'll give you a fair and reasonable price. ”

Liao Wenchang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and said with a smiling face: "Look at what you said, what is the strength of Jinshi Group." If I don't have good goods, can I find you? ”

"That's good." Zhou Lei said: "Then tell me, what good goods do you have?" ”

"It's a batch of steel." Liao Wenchang subconsciously lowered his voice: "Although the company has been seized, I still have a batch of steel hidden in my hand, and the quantity is very large. Doesn't your Jinshi Group have a Ruian Iron and Steel Company, just right, you can use this batch of steel. I don't know, are you interested in making this deal? ”

Zhou Lei smiled with satisfaction: "Mr. Tan, if you find us, even if you find the right person, we have to talk about this deal, but one thing you should know is that we will not talk to you about your deal according to the market price." ”

"Of course I know that, but you're also taking risks. You look at the price of the goods, and I will never force it. As he spoke, Liao Wenchang took out a small cardboard box from his pocket, handed it to Zhou Lei, and said, "This is a sample." If you take a closer look, the quality is absolutely not said. ”

Zhou Lei took out a small piece of iron from the carton, looked at it carefully, looked at the light again, and then put the iron back and said, "Although I am not an expert, I have also entered the workshop." I've never eaten pork, but I've seen pigs run. From the looks of it, it should be a good product. ”

Liao Wenchang smiled and said: "I have a request for you, where can I lie to you?" You see, can we make this deal? ”

"Okay, it's not easy for us to meet, let's talk about the price first." Zhou Lei put the carton into his bag and said, "What about this sample, I will go back and ask the company's professionals to identify it." Don't be surprised by Mr. Liao, let's come out to do business, don't ask for a down-to-earth heart. ”

"Understood! Understand! Liao Wenchang nodded again and again.

"So, let's get straight to the point." Zhou Lei continued: "We intend to buy your steel at a 6% discount on the market price. This number is good, auspicious, six or six Shun, what does Mr. Liao think? ”

When Liao Wenchang heard this, he said with a bitter face: "This price is too low, right?" Can it be higher? ”

"Is it low?" Zhou Lei said with a smile: "I think this price is not low." ”

Liao Wenchang said: "But at this price, I have to lose a lot of money!" ”

Zhou Lei said: "If you don't buy it, you will only lose more money." ”

Liao Wenchang saw that Zhou Lei refused to let go, so he wanted to retreat, hugged his hands in front of his chest, and said, "This is not possible, right?" I can go to other buyers. ”

Zhou Lei was very unimpressed, and made a gesture in the direction of the door: "Then you can please." ”

Liao Wenchang saw that the hard one was not good, so he wanted to come to the soft one, and begged: "Brother, for the sake of us all from Dongzhou, you can mention the price again, and let's make friends, okay?" ”

Zhou Lei said calmly: "Businessmen talk about interests first, and then they talk about feelings. What's more, we're just meeting for the first time, where did we get any affection? ”

"You ......" Liao Wenchang didn't know what to do.

Zhou Lei saw that the other party was still unwilling, and decided to take a dose of fierce medicine: "Mr. Liao, although I don't know where your batch of steel is hidden, but I think that if you store such a large batch of steel, the storage fee must be a large amount, and the longer the storage time, the higher the storage fee will definitely be." If it can't be sold, I'm afraid that the steel will end up being worth the storage fee.

This account, Mr. Liao should be able to calculate it, right? ”

Liao Wenchang said disapprerovingly: "This is the reason, but I may not have to sell it to you." ”

"Mr. Liao, Dongzhou is a traditional old industrial county, and there are indeed many companies that need steel as raw materials. However, how many of you dare to take over these steel products of unknown origin? Zhou Lei added tea to Liao Wenchang's cup and said: "Of course, you can also sell to those small businesses and workshops in the township, but with their consumption, who knows how long you will sell?"

Think about it, can you find a more suitable buyer in this palm-sized place in Dongzhou? ”

Liao Wenchang asked rhetorically: "Can't I sell it to other places?" ”

"Out of town?" Zhou Lei chuckled: "Mr. Liao won't be joking." The geographical location of the other place and Dongzhou is different, and there will be no difference in price. If you don't believe it, just look for another buyer. But then again, if you can find other buyers, will you come back to us? ”

Zhou Lei's words poked Liao Wenchang's weakness, and Liao Wenchang was silent for a long time, but finally agreed. Before leaving, he said with some emotion: "You Tan always have the identity of a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress, and it is really different!" ”

After Liao Wenchang left, only Zhou Lei was left in the private room. The dishes on the table have not been touched by any chopsticks, and they are already cold.

Zhou Lei dialed Tan Wenming's mobile phone and said, "Mr. Tan, our first business in Dongzhou is about to be completed." ”