Return to the 80s, from touching loaches to becoming the world's richest man

Chapter 117: Conflict with Confucians

Zhang Zhiyong's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone present except Liu Guowei.

"Yes, Comrade Lu Hai, we are all working for the country. In the final analysis, we are all revolutionary comrades. Director Zhang's proposal is very good."

"Yeah, you see, it's already pretty good to earn 500 yuan just by talking. Look at how much we all earn after working so hard for a month."

"Comrade Lu Hai, think about it. If you can really get rid of this batch of goods left by your predecessor, it will be a good thing for the country and the people. Our country and the workers in the factory will be grateful to you."

"..."

Liu Guowei suddenly felt a surge of anger after hearing what everyone said.

Liu Guowei said in a very cold tone, "Zhang Zhiyong! That's not what we said before we came here!"

Zhang Zhiyong sneered at Liu Guowei in his heart, but his face was a little panicked, "Director Liu, aren't we talking about coming here to discuss the remuneration with Comrade Lu Hai?"

"Aren't we discussing this now? You just came to the factory and don't know the specific situation. Our factory is in a very difficult situation right now. The profit of 20 points is too high. Even if we agree to it, the employees in this factory will not agree to it."

After saying that, Zhang Zhiyong turned around and looked at the people present and asked,

"Isn't that what the big guys are saying?"

"Yes, Director Liu, you have just arrived at the factory, and you don't know a lot about our factory. It is inappropriate for you to agree to something from outsiders without authorization..."

"Yes, Director Liu, I think we should let Director Zhang talk to Comrade Lu Hai first. You can take a look at the situation first, and then we can discuss it in detail..."

"Yes, yes."

When Liu Guowei heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

Aren’t these people isolating themselves?

Although Liu Guowei was very angry, it was unrealistic for him to make drastic changes in a state-owned factory even if he was the factory director.

Especially since I had just arrived and I asked to replace all these people, if the people above knew about this, they would definitely not agree.

Zhang Zhiyong knew this, so he was so confident.

At the beginning, he was a little worried. With the Liu family's support, Liu Guowei was a powerful figure to them. However, after seeing that the Liu family only arranged a factory director position for him and ignored him, he started to become a little unscrupulous.

In particular, the second son of the Liu family, that is, Liu Guowei's second uncle, was the manager of these factories before. It was he who took the lead in corruption, which was a black spot for Liu Guowei.

So this group of people basically have the attitude of listening to orders but not proclamations. You are the factory director and you are awesome, but if I don’t listen, what can you do?

Zhang Zhiyong was secretly happy when he saw that Liu Guowei was so angry that he didn't say anything.

A young man who has just arrived wants to fight with me?

Then, looking at Lu Hai, Zhang Zhiyong said with a smile,

"Yes, Comrade Lu Hai, you have a way to solve the problem but you are hiding it. If it gets out, who knows what others will say about you. Besides, everyone is working for the country now. Aren't you making money for the country? Will you feel at ease when you take the money?"

Lu Hai glanced at Zhang Zhiyong coldly. Are both the stick and the carrot coming together?

The meaning of the other party's words was very clear. If I didn't help them solve the problem of this batch of goods today, they would expose what happened here.

By then, when people outside know that I am only interested in profit and have taken money from my compatriots and the country, I will probably be condemned by everyone.

Especially now that I have opened a store.

Moreover, Lu Hai also knew that this society might not lack such idiots who could not distinguish right from wrong.

Anyway, it's not you who are in trouble, so you can talk without any worries. Aren't keyboard warriors in later generations a typical example?

The key point is that the other party is using national justice to pressure himself?

If he were a young person today, perhaps after hearing this, he might actually admit that he was a coward.

Lu Hai didn't say anything, instead he laughed.

Originally, Zhang Zhiyong thought that Lu Hai was either angry or admitting defeat, but he never expected that Lu Hai actually laughed. This naturally made Zhang Zhiyong a little confused.

Looking at Lu Hai with great doubt,

"Comrade Lu Hai, what are you laughing at?"

"Haha," Lu Hai stopped laughing and looked at Zhang Zhiyong and said, "I laugh at Deputy Director Zhang for having a sense of justice in his heart!"

"That's..." Zhang Zhiyong was about to be humble when he heard Lu Hai's praise, but was interrupted by Lu Hai.

"It seems that Deputy Director Zhang is so conscious. He should be working for the factory for free without any salary, right?" Lu Hai said with a teasing look on his face.

"This..." Hearing the irony in Lu Hai's tone, how could Zhang Zhiyong not know that the other party was being ironic? However, after what he had just said, it was really difficult to refute Lu Hai now.

However, the younger brother beside him saw Zhang Zhiyong's embarrassment and continued,

"How can they be the same? Our Director Zhang has to make a living. It's only natural for him to be paid for his labor."

When Zhang Zhiyong heard this, he quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, Comrade Lu Hai, can our natures be the same?"

"Now that you put it, it is indeed different." Lu Hai nodded.

Seeing that Lu Hai did not dwell on this matter, Zhang Zhiyong was relieved, but Lu Hai continued,

"Then I wonder if Deputy Director Zhang has donated all the savings at home? After all, there are still many people in our country who are living in difficult circumstances. Based on the salary level of the deputy director, after deducting the living expenses, there should be a lot of money left, right?"

"Look, for example, I have four elderly people at home, my parents, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law, and my wife is about to give birth. They all live in the countryside now. I want to bring them to Kyoto to live. I wonder if Deputy Director Zhang can let us live in your house?"

"After all, I don't have a house in Kyoto, so I can't take them over to take care of them. Deputy Director Zhang is so conscious, he shouldn't let me and my wife be so far apart, right?"

Hearing Lu Hai's sarcastic words, Zhang Zhiyong's face turned ugly.

Most of the people he met on weekdays were flatterers. How could they talk like Lu Hai?

This really doesn't show any mercy to me, and the key is that I really have no way to refute these words now.

After all, I used the righteousness to pressure him from the beginning. If I refute him now, isn't it just refuting what I said before?

Finally, it was Zhang Zhiyong's lackey who spoke up, but he couldn't come up with any useful rebuttal, so he could only say with a guilty conscience,

"Comrade Lu Hai, these two situations are completely different. This is your family matter. How can you ask Deputy Director Zhang to help you solve it? These are two different things!"

"Oh~" Lu Hai suddenly realized, "So what you mean is that Deputy Director Zhang's money is money, but my money is not money? Your things are yours, but the money and things of ordinary people like us have to be confiscated? I have to help you solve your problems without reason? Is that what you mean?"

"This...Comrade Lu Hai, you are thinking wrongly..."

"I got it wrong, didn't I? So what do you mean?" Lu Hai looked at him and asked.

"Well, Comrade Lu Hai, you can make a lot of money just by relying on your store. It's far beyond the level of ordinary people. You can even make more money than all of us here. You have to learn to be content..." It seemed that he knew that justice could not suppress Lu Hai, so he decided to change his thinking.

"So according to what you said, I can stop earning this much money. Does that mean you have lived longer than many people, so you can die now?" Lu Hai didn't hesitate and choked back.

"No, Comrade Lu Hai, let's talk about the matter at hand. Money is enough as long as it is enough to spend. Why can't you spend all the money you earn?"

"Because I had fried dough sticks and soy milk in the morning."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Wasn't this about money? How did this get to what Lu Hai ate?

The key point is that they don't care what Lu Hai eats in the morning...

"Comrade Lu Hai, what did you eat this morning have to do with what we are discussing now?"

"Then how much money I make has nothing to do with you?" Lu Hai sneered.

Seeing Lu Hai's stubborn look, everyone didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Lu Hai sneered inwardly. Are they trying to blackmail him morally?

They are still a bit immature.

Although this factory is state-owned, it is clear that no one wants those things, and not all of the money earned by this factory is handed over to the state, only a portion of it.

Most of the profits are kept by the factory itself. If Lu Hai earns a little less, these people's pockets will be fatter in the end. Therefore, Lu Hai knows exactly what these people are thinking.

Therefore, doing business with state-owned factories does not mean doing business with the country. If it is really to help the country, Lu Hai will definitely not say anything about such a small matter.

But, asking Lu Hai to help these people make money for free? Forget it!

Deputy Director Zhang has now realized that the previous method is obviously not feasible to deal with Lu Hai.

He really couldn't understand why, when dealing with other young people before, solutions such as honor and praise were so easy to use.

But he obviously thought too simply of Lu Hai.

Having lived two lives, the combined age is close to a hundred years. What tricks have you not seen?

Do you expect Lu Hai to be like those young people and agree to it excitedly on impulse?

is it possible?

Therefore, Zhang Zhiyong simply stopped using these tricks and directly confronted Lu Hai.

"Since Comrade Lu Hai doesn't want a silk banner or anything, let's discuss this profit point issue. Like I said at the beginning, you haven't paid for the labor and costs yet, so it's obviously impossible for you to take away 20 points of our profit in just a few words, so can this remuneration be reduced?"

"Heh." Lu Hai sneered when he saw the other party compromise. At the beginning, he might have thought about letting them make some money.

But after what happened just now, he also knew that this group of people were just vampires, and it was impossible to ask them to do anything practical.

If I had just asked Lu Hai to lower the commission rate at the beginning, perhaps Lu Hai would have agreed.

But now?

Do you really think I have no temper?

Although doing so would offend these people, but considering what Grandpa Li and Uncle Liu said just now, is it possible for the other party to restrict me through some small tricks?

Not to mention that on the surface Liu Guowei is still suppressing him.

It's okay for him to do those little tricks in private, but if the other party really organizes an uprising against Liu Guowei, then he will not end up well.

After all, this action is equivalent to slapping the Liu family in the face. Do you really think that the Liu family's words of not caring about Liu Guowei mean that you can trample on the face of the Liu family at will, right?

Therefore, Lu Hai is not at all inferior to Zhang Zhiyong now.

So, if you want to make money on your own, Lu Hai has only one thing to say.

There are no doors!

Seeing that he was willing to compromise and give in, but Lu Hai still had this expression, Zhang Zhiyong's face darkened.

"Comrade Lu Hai, what do you mean by that sneer?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Hai slammed the table and said bluntly,

"What's the situation in your factory now? As leaders, don't you have any idea? Yes, the predecessor has fallen, but how many of your hands are clean? If it weren't for Brother Liu's face, I wouldn't even bother to do these lousy things!"

"What you said just now made me very unhappy. I don't want you to make this money now, so even if you say it to the sky today, I will not help you with this."

After saying that, Lu Hai pretended to leave.

However, when they heard this, they immediately panicked.

After all, whether this batch of goods can be solved or not is two different situations.

If they can solve it, from the perspective of the higher-ups, they at least have the ability to do so. But if they can't solve it and millions of goods are destroyed, what will the higher-ups think?

Not to mention that something happened in the factory a while ago.

It can be said that if this problem cannot be solved, their future path to advancement will be completely blocked.

"No, no, no, little brother, we were wrong. At the beginning, we just wanted to help the factory earn more money. Now we still have to rely on you. If you really leave, our factory will really be in trouble in the future."

When Lu Hai heard this, there was no change on his face.

But I was very happy in my heart.

Of course I was pretending to leave because I was leaving for the next purpose.

Originally, I wanted to make some money with them and help Liu Guowei consolidate his position.

But nowadays, isn’t it nice to earn this money yourself?

"Since you said so, it's not impossible for me to help you solve it, but now you only have one way, and that is to sell this batch of goods to me."

From the look on the other party's face at the beginning, Lu Hai didn't want to lead them to make this money, so he just wanted to take over this batch of goods himself.

However, I certainly can't show that I want it too much, otherwise, if the other party asks for too much, it will be disadvantageous to me.

"This..." After hearing Lu Hai's words, Zhang Zhiyong knew that he might not be able to make money.

But it’s good enough if we can sell this batch of goods.

So he said, "Since Comrade Lu Hai wants this batch of goods, it is not impossible. Our warehouse has previously counted and the total value of this batch of goods is 120 million. Can you afford so much money?"

From this, Lu Hai could already see that Liu Guowei really had no power here. After all, under normal circumstances, the factory director was here, so how could a deputy factory director like him have any say in such matters?

However, Lu Hai did not worry about it. As long as his plan could succeed, Liu Guowei's status in the factory would rise rapidly.

"120 million? Deputy Director Zhang, are you kidding? Don't you know the quality of that batch of goods? Excuse me, if you plan to sell it to me at the original price, please return it."

When Zhang Zhiyong heard this, he knew that Lu Hai wanted to bargain, but this was normal, after all, he knew the quality of that batch of goods.

"Then I wonder how much money you plan to pay, Comrade Lu Hai?"

Seeing the fish taking the bait, Lu Hai raised his lips slightly and stretched out his hand and said,

"This number..."

ps: Today there is only this chapter...