Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

As an old-fashioned capitalist, Yang Liming knew what the other party was here for when he first walked into his house.

A person who has never visited his family since the beginning of the public-private partnership, it can be seen how deep the other party's resistance to rich people is. In addition, the other party came to the door just after the accident at the steel rolling mill. If Lou Bancheng still can't guess the other party's intention, then he has been trying to please others in the city for so many years in vain.

"Secretary Yang, you came here so early in the morning, do you have something to talk to me about?

Please take a seat, would you like to smoke?"

Yang Liming looked at Lou Bancheng, who was holding a cigarette box and pretending to be confused, and cursed in his heart. He didn't believe that Lou Bancheng didn't know why he came here.

But since the other person didn't say anything, he couldn't just play dumb. It was better not to beat around the bush about some things, as his superiors were still waiting for his letter.

"Boss Lou, I don't have the heart to smoke now.

Such a thing happening in the factory is something neither you nor I want to see.

You also know what a workshop does. Now the production progress cannot keep up, and the task cannot be completed by the end of the year. I will definitely be in trouble, but you will not be better off either, right?

The only one who can buy a steel rolling mill in the entire city in a short period of time is none other than you, brother. Everyone knows that you have many connections and a wide range of means, so I'm here to ask you for help.

After all, helping me is helping yourself, and of course I won’t let you work in vain.”

Lou Bancheng laughed and put down the cigarette box in his hand. He did not comment on Yang Liming's words, touched his gray hair and said.

"Secretary Yang, you think too highly of me. I'm just an old man who has been half buried in the ground. I haven't had any contact with the outside world for a long time. Besides, the blockade is so severe now. Even if I want to help, I don't have the ability to do so."

"How about letting Lou Xiao'e work in the steel mill?"

Yang Limin goes straight to the point.

"Xiao'e is a wild girl. It's better for her to stay at home and take care of her husband and children. I'm afraid she'll get into trouble if she goes out."

Although the girl of the Lou family married Xu Damao, an ordinary worker, and the Lou family gradually faded out of the public eye, there is still a difference between a son-in-law and a biological daughter. Lou Bancheng also tried to find an ordinary job for Lou Xiao'e, but he encountered obstacles everywhere. Either there were no positions or no vacancies.

This completely destroyed his idea of ​​integrating into the masses.

He knew clearly that this was a blockade of his family by certain people, and he had long been resentful of it, but he only had money and no power, so no matter how dissatisfied he was, he had to accept the reality.

Who would have thought that things would change. The accident at the steel mill gave him a glimmer of opportunity. Now that Yang Liming had given him the conditions, he was not in a hurry to accept them.

"Mr. Lou, you can put forward any conditions you want. As long as they do not violate laws and regulations, we can negotiate."

Yang Liming just lay down. The other party did not play by the rules and he had to beg the other party to do things for him. He could only endure this bullying.

Lou Bancheng has been doing business for decades. From the Japanese invaders to the bald army, and then to New China, he can be said to have seen the ups and downs of life.

He knew very well that at this point in time even if he asked the other party to kneel down and beg him, the other party would have to endure it. Of course, doing so would be making a mortal enemy.

Although it feels good to avenge a person's revenge, it is not something a mature businessman can do.

What's more, he has thought things through clearly over the past few years of public-private partnership, and some things must be dealt with quickly.

He stood up, walked to Yang Liming, and whispered his request.

"I had an idea a long time ago to send someone to Hong Kong to open a company. This company could be used to buy some blocked advanced machinery for China.

Although Hong Kong is now John Bull's territory, as far as I know, the top executives there are very greedy. As long as the money is in place, they can turn a blind eye to anything.

Combined with the connections I have there, I believe that as long as this matter is handled well, many domestic factories will no longer have to look to others for support.

Do you think this request can be granted?"

Yang Limin was confused by the other party's idea. How could this person be a capitalist? He was obviously a kind-hearted person. If he could really buy the machines that were forbidden to be sold to China in Hong Kong, it would be a great help to the development and construction of the country.

I was about to agree, but suddenly I felt something was wrong, and I changed my mind about what I was going to say.

"Boss Lou, I don't have the final say on this matter. I have to go back and report. How about I inform you as soon as I get the result?"

Lou Bancheng nodded. He knew, of course, that this kind of thing could not be settled with just a few words between the two of them, so he changed the subject and talked to Yang Liming about the customs and culture of Hong Kong Island.

How could Yang Limin still have the heart to listen to this at this time? He suppressed his impatience and practiced Tai Chi with the old fox Lou Bancheng for a while, then stood up and said goodbye, and went straight to the First Ministry of Machine Building when he walked out the door.

After he told his old leader, who loved Sichuan cuisine, about his conversation with the Lou family and their demands, he pointed out the problems.

“You were right not to agree right away. First, we need to know the nature of this company. Second, RMB cannot be circulated in Hong Kong. This means that we need to use precious foreign exchange or gold to buy the machine.

So, will we or the Lou family provide these foreign exchange and gold?

If the Lou family pays, he can use this excuse to buy a large amount of domestic gold or foreign exchange, and we cannot blame them because we are the ones begging them to do things. In this way, the Lou family can transfer a large amount of wealth in their hands.

Even if there is someone supervising, it is difficult to know the specific price of the machine, because people are buying blocked machines, and the price is definitely different from the local price in Hong Kong. When the time comes, you have to pay whatever they say, even if the price increases several times, you have to bear it.

It would be even more troublesome if we paid for it ourselves.

Merchants pursue profits. If they really raise the price several or even dozens of times, and we have no countermeasures, it will be very detrimental to our development. "

Yang Liming heard this and interjected quietly.

"Leader, Lou Bancheng is a well-known figure in the city, so he shouldn't be so wicked, right?"

"Is this considered unethical? What I am most afraid of now is that he will not come back after he goes to Xiangdao to contact businessmen.

If he did that, he would be truly immoral.

If Lou Bancheng doesn't come back, and someone says he's an enemy spy, and then they find out that you were the one who let him go, can you bear the consequences?"

Yang Liming was sweating profusely after listening to his old leader's words. He was at a loss at this time. If he wanted to complete the production plan, he had to buy a steel rolling mill. If he wanted to buy a steel rolling mill, he had to go through the Lou family. However, the Lou family had a lot of hidden dangers. He felt that he had encountered all the difficulties in the world.

Looking at Yang Liming's expression, the old leader knew that he had lost his composure. It seemed that this kid still needed some experience as he couldn't keep his composure over such a small matter.