Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Ye Hansu resubmitted his resume as an ordinary person and entered the garment factory without revealing his relationship with Ye Chuan. He decided to start from the grassroots level and applied for the position of assistant fashion designer.

Before Lou Xiao'e went to Beijing, she had already decided to engage in the clothing business, but her initial plan was to be a reseller, that is, to purchase in Hong Kong Island, a certain island country and Western countries, and then sell in China to earn the difference. It was Ye Chuan's suggestion that made her realize that it would be more profitable to engage in source production directly.

After finishing her work in Beijing, Lou Xiao'e immediately returned to Hong Kong Island and looked for talents with experience in fashion design. Through a friend's introduction, she found a clothing factory that was once very large, but in the past twelve years, the scale of the factory has gradually shrunk and its business conditions have been poor. Despite this, the factory still retains five senior fashion designers, who are willing to stay in the factory to work because the factory owner treats them very well, although the salary is not high.

Some of the clothes produced by the factory are sold in the local market, while others are exported to the Maple Leaf Country, which is one of the main reasons why the enterprise can continue. Lou Xiaoe contacted these five designers through an intermediary, but even if they were promised generous remuneration, they were still unwilling to leave their current positions.

"What's your reason for staying here? I can meet any of your needs!" She tried to persuade them again, but the five people still shook their heads firmly and refused.

Just when Lou Xiao'e was about to give up, the door of the restaurant's private room suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, a floral shirt and holding a cigar in his mouth walked in.

Upon seeing this, the five people immediately stood up and addressed him respectfully: "Brother Chuan!" - "Brother Chuan?" This name reminded Lou Xiaoe of one of the most famous ** figures on Hong Kong Island.

"Are you...are you Brother Luo Achuanchuan?" she asked tentatively.

Luo Achuan pulled over a chair and sat down opposite Lou Xiaoe, while his entourage stood at the door of the box and did not enter, making the restaurant owner so anxious that he broke out in cold sweats.

"You're trying to poach my employees without even knowing which factory I'm the boss of?" Luo Achuan asked calmly.

Lou Xiao'e's heart sank. It turned out that the boss behind the clothing factory was actually a big shot in the underworld. She now regretted that she had not fully investigated the matter beforehand, knowing that offending such a person would lead to endless troubles.

"Brother Chuan, today's misunderstanding is all my fault. Please accept this little money as compensation and as an apology." As she said that, she pulled out a thick stack of bills from her bag and handed it over.

However, Luo Achuan did not reach out to take the money. Instead, he put the mobile phone he was carrying on the table and asked, "Do you think I am begging?"

Seeing that her apology had not received a response, Lou Xiaoe realized that money was not enough to solve the problem. "Brother Chuan, you can give me a number and I will definitely agree to it." She tried to resolve the conflict through financial means, hoping that if the amount was not too exaggerated, she could use it as the price to buy peace.

Hearing this, Luo Achuan slowly raised his index finger and said softly: "10 million yuan! As long as you can pay this fee, I can let this matter go and transfer these five people to you."

"Ten million yuan?" Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but take a deep breath. The total amount of funds she used for inland investment was only this much, and the other party actually asked for such a huge amount of compensation.

"Humph, you think it's a lot? Let me tell you, this clothing factory belongs to Boss Lei Luolei. Even though he is in Maple Leaf Country now, it's still no problem for him to deal with you!"

Hearing this name, Lou Xiao'e's heart sank. She hadn't heard this name for more than ten years, but she would never forget it.

Lei Luo, once represented an unshakable underworld authority in Hong Kong Island, a person that even children would be afraid to cry at night. Now Lei Luo has been away from Hong Kong Island for twelve years, and he is still able to keep his property in Hong Kong Island, which is really beyond her expectation.

Luo Achuan smiled and handed the mobile phone to her. "You have two choices: first, hand over 10 million yuan, not a cent less; second, I will give you one chance to call, only once."

How could Lou Xiao'e be willing to give up the huge sum of money she had saved with sweat and sweat for many years? But with this being her only chance, who should she turn to for help?

Call her husband? No, her husband is an honest businessman, and he is a bit older. He would be scared by this. What about the friends she met in the business world? Lou Xiaoe rejected it immediately. Those people were just close friends in the face of interests, but now they are probably running faster than each other.

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e suddenly remembered what Ye Chuan said to her when they signed the contract in Kyoto a few days ago: "If you have any problems that you can't solve, you can come to me, maybe I can help."

At the time, she didn't take it seriously at all. After all, she had been working hard in Hong Kong Island for 20 years. How could she be worse than a young man from the mainland? It would be a joke!

In fact, Ye Chuan had a long history in Hong Kong Island. Even though it had been more than 20 years since he last visited Hong Kong Island with a group, his relationship with Lei Luo remained close. Even after Lei Luo moved to the Maple Leaf Country, the two of them had more frequent contacts. Lei Luo once told Ye Chuan that although he was not in Hong Kong Island, he still had business and connections in Hong Kong Island, which was more than enough to deal with some small matters.

After rethinking her network of relationships, Lou Xiao'e found that she had no other choice but to ask Ye Chuan for help.

"Brother Chuan, can this phone make calls to the mainland?" Facing Luo Achuan's slightly sarcastic smile, Lou Xiao'e did not hesitate at all. "Of course, anywhere except the moon!"

Taking the mobile phone, she quickly dialed the number of the president's office of Huade Group, and was very grateful - the call was picked up after only two rings.

"Mr. Ye, is it really you?" Lou Xiao'e's voice was obviously nervous.

On the other end of the phone, before Ye Chuan could respond, he heard her urgent voice: "Sister Lou, this is Ye Chuan, where are you?"

"Ms. Ye, I am in Hong Kong Island and was originally looking for a fashion designer, but some problems occurred..." She specifically mentioned the search for a designer in order to make it clear that she had run into trouble because of work.

"What happened? Please explain in detail." Ye Chuan's voice revealed concern.

Lou Xiao'e described in detail how she found a nearly bankrupt clothing factory and tried to recruit five fashion designers there, but was found by the boss behind the factory and asked to pay 10 million Hong Kong dollars. After listening, Ye Chuan thought for a while and suggested: "Sister Lou, you can ask their names clearly, and I will make a phone call later to see if I can resolve this matter."

Lou Xiaoe responded: "Boss Ye, the boss is called Luo Achuan, a well-known local figure, and currently loyal to Lei Luo."

When Ye Chuan heard the words "Lei Luo", he was stunned for a moment, thinking that if he had known that it was Lei Luo's subordinate, he would not have bothered Lei Luo who was in Maple Leaf Country. "Let Luo Achuan answer the phone." He said immediately.

Lou Xiao'e nodded and timidly handed the phone to Luo Achuan who was watching. Luo Achuan took the phone carelessly and replied nonchalantly: "Hello!"

"Mr. Luo, Mr. Lei and I have some friendship. It is true that we handled the situation improperly this time. For Mr. Lei's sake, how about we just let this matter go?" Ye Chuan tried to ease the atmosphere.

"Forget it? Haha, who do you think you are? Why should Mr. Lei give you face? What kind of face can you ask for from someone who refuses to even give his full name?" Luo Achuan's tone was full of contempt.

Ye Chuan said patiently: "I am Ye Chuan. If there is really any past between us, I can try to communicate with Mr. Lei."

"Ye Chuan? Hey, Ye... Ouch (Li Nuo)..." Luo Achuan's expression became extremely vivid, from initial disdain to sudden realization, and then to surprise, and finally he almost jumped up.

"Are you... Mr. Ye?" Luo Achuan suddenly became respectful, which surprised Ye Chuan and Lou Xiao'e on both ends of the phone.

"Do you know me?" Ye Chuan asked.

Luo Achuan's face was full of admiration at this time. He answered loudly: "Mr. Ye, I am Achuan, Mr. Lei's subordinate. I used to be your waiter at the Peninsula Hotel. Do you remember me?"

As far as Ye Chuan's memory was concerned, he had long forgotten such trivial matters. He only vaguely remembered the young man who followed Lei Luo at that time. "Are you the little yellow-haired boy?" he asked.

Being remembered by Ye Chuan was an honor for Luo Achuan, and he nodded vigorously. "Mr. Ye, I am the little yellow-haired boy! Since you returned to China, Mr. Lei has told us your story more than once, especially your feat of fighting against more than a dozen people alone!"

If Luo Achuan hadn't reminded him, Ye Chuan would have almost forgotten about it. It was that experience that led to his friendship with Lei Luo that lasted for more than 20 years. "I heard that Brother Lei has already arrived in Maple Leaf Country, why didn't you go with him?" Although they often talked on the phone, Ye Chuan rarely talked about Lei Luo's specific situation in a foreign land, and mostly just chatted with each other.

"Although Mr. Lei has left Hong Kong Island, he still has many unfinished businesses. A lot of these businesses have been cut back in recent years, and there are only a few left," Luo Achuan explained.

"People who are unaware of the situation should not be punished. Mr. Luo, can you please give me some face and let this lady go?" Ye Chuan suggested gently.

"Mr. Ye is too distant. Even if there is no poaching incident, it will be difficult for this clothing factory to continue operating." Luo Achuan quickly agreed.

"Mr. Ye, this matter was ultimately caused by me. Ms. Lou and I jointly opened a clothing factory in the mainland, and we happened to need a few fashion designers. I didn't expect that our own people would poach our own people. It was really unexpected." Ye Chuan said with a smile.

"It turns out that Mr. Ye is planning to open a clothing factory. This matter is easy to solve. Those five people are indeed rare talents. If Mr. Lei hadn't saved their lives, we wouldn't be able to keep them! Since Mr. Ye wants to use them to open a clothing factory, these five people are all yours."