Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 795 Building Tentacles

"Boss, did we make the trip take too long?"

Although it was said to be twenty minutes, Dong Dawei actually only took less than fifteen minutes, entering the factory area almost at the same time as Luo Yang.

"Sit down, I need to talk to you about something."

Luo Yang had just drunk a lot of water in Jiang Yuanshan's office, so he wasn't in the mood to make tea and sat down behind the executive desk.

Suddenly summoned, Dong Dawei was unsure why, perhaps it was related to the previous night, and felt a little uneasy.

"I've mentioned it to you before, and I plan to set up a consulting firm in a while."

As Luo Yang spoke, he tossed a cigarette to Dong Dawei: "My original intention was to have you take on the initial coordination work for all my industries in Yang City, and incidentally let you make some money."

According to his original plan, the legal representative of this company would be Dong Dawei, and he would arrange for Dong Dawei to become the main investor of this company, holding at least 60% of the shares. The remaining shares would be distributed to the senior executives and consultants arranged in this company.

Dong Dawei opened his mouth, wanting to express his loyalty and gratitude, but Luo Yang stopped him with a gesture.

"We've added some new ideas, so we called you over to ask about them and see if you're capable enough to support the new plan."

Luo Yang said with a serious expression, "Don't rush to give your opinion. Let me finish speaking and think about it carefully before you answer me."

Dong Dawei remained silent, but nodded at Luo Yang.

"Get the company up and running next week. The registered capital will be 300 million yuan, and you will hold 60% of the shares. Don't worry about the money; I'll take care of it."

Seeing that Dong Dawei understood his meaning, Luo Yang began to explain: "The company's main business will remain unchanged, still focusing on coordinating business in the early stages to serve the industries I have established in Yang City. In addition, we will add two business segments: one focusing on collecting commercial information of large and medium-sized enterprises in Yang City, and the other focusing on gathering private information of large and medium-sized enterprises in Yang City."

He was afraid that he hadn't explained things clearly enough, and that Dong Dawei might misunderstand and go down a path of no return, so he explained it in detail after he finished speaking.

"Business information includes, but is not limited to, collecting basic information about the company, its background relationships, product patents, technology research and development status, financial status and sources of financing, sales channels, and other conventional business information."

As Luo Yang spoke, he pulled out a few sheets of A4 paper and handed them, along with a pen, to Dong Dawei.

"Write down what I just said. If you don't understand anything, ask me later, or you can take it back and look it up."

After saying that, he lit a cigarette while Dong Dawei was taking notes.

"I could understand most of what you just said."

After writing everything down, Dong Dawei looked up at Luo Yang and said, "Boss, are you planning to turn this company into a real business information company?"

According to Dong Dawei's understanding, the terms that Luo Yang had him write down were the main things that needed to be investigated during a business background check.

In order to be competent as the head of this information company, he has been tirelessly reading professional books for the past month or two. Even if he cannot master them or carry out actual case operations, he must at least have a superficial understanding.

"We have considered this, but it is not the main purpose."

Luo Yang explained, "In another five or six years, there is a good chance that Yang City's economy will double in size. Correspondingly, there will be more business activities in the market, such as acquisitions and capital injections. If possible, your company can take on some of these kinds of businesses as well, but don't have too high expectations."

His words were quite realistic.

No matter how much Yangshi's economy doubles, it's still a fourth- or fifth-tier city. Even if there are mergers and acquisitions projects that require business investigations, neither party involved would feel comfortable entrusting such an important business to a local, unknown consulting firm.

In addition, there won't be much business in this area. Consulting firms can make a living, but it's impossible to scale up.

"And you need to be clear in your mind that this is just an auxiliary item among the new business content, not an important focus."

After explaining briefly, Luo Yang continued, "Finding private information is more difficult than the former. After all, no one wants their secrets to be known by others, and they will try their best to hide them. Therefore, it takes more effort and money to do so."

Having said that, Dong Dawei felt a sense of peace.

Moreover, he was already aware that the consulting company Luo Yang had asked him to set up was just a front. Whether it made money or not was not important. He could just do business information investigations step by step. His main job was to collect private information.

"I acquired a security company in Shanghai." Since I'm going to do this, I might as well be professional.

Luo Yang continued, "I've been planning to set up a training base in Yang City, which would also serve as a vacation base. However, due to some reasons, this plan has not been implemented until now. I will expedite its implementation."

The topic took such a sudden turn that Dong Dawei didn't react in time.

But he remained focused, listening attentively to what Luo Yang was about to say.

"In addition to the training base, a separate security company will also be registered here."

Luo Yang didn't keep Dong Dawei in suspense for long before revealing the answer: "With professional personnel, it will be relatively easier for you to gather information."

Upon hearing these words, Dong Dawei's eyes lit up instantly.

His mind was suddenly opened up.

"You have something to say?"

Luo Yang noticed Dong Dawei's eagerness and gestured for him to express himself directly.

"Boss, can I also command the personnel of this security company?"

"If needed, I can arrange a vice president position for you."

"Boss, I just thought of a way."

Dong Dawei immediately offered a suggestion: "Businesses all need security guards. Our security company registered in Yang City can definitely take on the security business of those businesses. Once we have our own people in there, wouldn't that give us another channel to gather information?"

Luo Yang: "."

This guy really knows how to use his cunning when he's up to no good.

It's a pity they're not making a James Bond film.

“If you use corporate actions to conduct commercial espionage, or if you deploy a large number of personnel, you will be discovered if you are not careful. Once exposed, everyone from top to bottom, including you, will be investigated, and I will also be implicated.”

Luo Yang clicked his tongue and said, "And how many important secrets do you think a company's security guards can know?"

Dong Dawei blinked and immediately fell silent.

"Think about it carefully, in what kind of situations are people willing to talk about private information?"

Luo Yang couldn't help but ask, "Where do most of the gossip about important figures come from?"

Dong Dawei is not lacking in intelligence. After Luo Yang's reminder, he immediately had a breakthrough in his thinking.

"At the dinner table, at a private dinner table!"

After a moment's thought, he began, "When I was working for a company doing business, we would entertain powerful middle managers from client companies. Whether it was at a dinner party or a karaoke bar, the conversation would inevitably turn to gossip about their bosses or other senior executives, or things that were worth complaining about within the company."

There's more than one way; once you get the hang of it, that's all that matters.

As for why he needed to collect this information, Jiang Yuanshan's recent conversation reminded him.

This isn't Luo Yang gossiping, nor is it Luo Yang trying to blackmail anyone with this information.

As a business owner who wants to settle down in Yangshi and cultivate his hometown, it's no longer enough to just stay on the surface of business as before.

He needs to have his own tentacles, to delve into the city's main circles.

If you don't even understand the culture of a particular community, how can you expect to integrate?
(End of this chapter)