I'm pretending to be a fairy in kindergarten

Chapter 355 Kindness
Instead of going to the office, he sat down in the nearby security booth.

Uncle Jiang explained the specifics of the matter.

Basically, the original factory manager was Uncle Jiang's leader for many years. He was always very responsible. Uncle Jiang also spent many years climbing to the leadership position, but recently the factory's performance was not good and there were no big orders.

The original factory manager was away negotiating investments and couldn't come back, so Uncle Jiang was temporarily appointed as the acting factory manager. Finally, a few days ago, they managed to secure a large order.

However, because the raw materials for the new product needed to be purchased again and there was a shortage of funds, the original factory manager approached Uncle Jiang.

He said that if he could help him get through this crisis, he would become the official deputy factory director, and Uncle Jiang could even get some shares in advance! Factory positions could also be appointed now.

Uncle Jiang hesitated for a long time, but felt that he had trusted the other party for so many years and that the other party was very sincere, so he took out all of his family's savings and even borrowed some money.

Uncle Jiang was filled with regret when he said this: "Who knew that the day after I gave him the money, he would disappear. He had sold the house he used to live in, turned off his phone and everything, and ran away, leaving me with this mess."

Jiang Xueli asked anxiously, "Dad, how much money did you give him in total?"

"More than a million, plus the little you gave us before, it's basically all gone."

"More than a million." Jiang Xueli didn't want to say more. Although more than a million was a lot, it wasn't all the family's savings. But fortunately, she had some money from being a singer for the past few years, which could barely cover the shortfall.

Who knew Uncle Jiang would continue:
"Actually, losing my savings isn't the worst part; the real problem is... there are penalties for not being able to produce the new product, and as the factory manager, I signed the contract when we were negotiating it."

If we don't produce that batch of goods, we'll lose a lot of money, and the workers haven't been paid for six months. Now he's run away, and all two hundred workers in the factory are chasing me for their money every day.

Everyone looked anxious, but Lin Zhengran nodded calmly: "Aside from the penalty for breach of contract, how much are the workers' wages owed in total?"

"With an average salary of six thousand per person, over six months, the salaries alone would amount to at least seven or eight million."

Jiang Xueli's eyes trembled: "How much?"

Lin Zhengran: "Understood, Pan Lin. Go and pay the workers their wages according to the factory's payroll. Take care of this matter first, and deduct the wages from my account."

Pan Lin stood up: "Okay, President Lin."

Lin Zhengran's straightforwardness left Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang speechless.

That's over seven million; most people simply can't come up with that kind of money.

Uncle Jiang frowned, and then suddenly knelt down: "Ranran... thank you, thank you for saving my family."

Lin Zhengran and Lili rushed over to help him up.

Lin Zhengran frowned: "Uncle, what are you doing?! Don't do this."

Jiang Xueli also panicked: "Dad!"

Uncle Jiang looked up at Lin Zhengran: "But I can't repay this debt to you..."

Lin Zhengran explained, "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. The factory has already signed an order, right? I'll pay for the raw materials. You just lead the workers to continue working. Once we finish and get the final payment, the factory will be back to life, won't it?"

"But I'm afraid there won't be enough time; it's an urgent matter over there."

"Then we'll hire more people and install more equipment. And we might be able to negotiate the timeline. The customer for this order is a company on our side."

"Yes, it's the Jiang Group..."

"The Chiang Group?"

Half an hour later, Pan Lin and her team were downstairs distributing wages to the workers in a line. Aunt Jiang was standing by, trying to reassure them, as these older workers were to be asked to stay and continue working.

Inside the factory's offices.

Uncle Jiang called the Jiang Group but to no avail; the other end simply said that a postponement was not possible.

However, as soon as Lin Zhengran appeared, the other party's attitude immediately changed upon hearing that he was General Manager Lin of Zhengshi Company:

"Are you General Manager Lin? Okay, then I'll go and talk to General Manager Jiang. This batch of products is under General Manager Jiang's responsibility. Please wait a moment."

The so-called "General Manager Jiang" is none other than Jiang Qian.

Even Lin Zhengran was surprised by this conversation: "President Jiang."

Jiang Qian was also puzzled on the other end: "How come it's you, Lin Zhengran? Aren't you in the entertainment industry with your sister? How did you get involved in manufacturing?"

Lin Zhengran smiled and said, "It's a long story. In short, there have been some problems at the factory here. Could you give us a little more time, just one more week? We'll definitely be able to deliver the goods to you smoothly."

"One week...okay, it's not that urgent anyway. Even though it's an express order, it's actually fine to be a month late. I'll give you another week, and you can submit the order half a month later."

Uncle Jiang couldn't hear what was happening on the phone, but Lin Zhengran felt embarrassed: "Thanks, I owe you a favor."

Jiang Qian blushed on the other end of the line: "I don't owe you anything. You taught me to play the piano, helped me and Xiaomeng, and even saved my sister's life. This little favor is nothing. Is there anything else?"

"That's all, thank you."

Jiang Qian said "You're welcome," but just as she was about to hang up, she suddenly asked softly, "Are you free next week? How about we have dinner together? We haven't seen each other much since high school, except when we're in class."

Lin Zhengran nodded: "Okay, I'll make an appointment with you next week."

"A word is settled"

The phone hangs up.

Uncle Jiang asked nervously, "How did it go?"

Lin Zhengran smiled and said, "They gave us two more weeks, Uncle Jiang, you can rest assured and do it, but the quality will definitely be guaranteed."

Uncle Jiang was overjoyed: "Thank you, thank you Ranran! You can rest assured about the quality, we're an established factory. I'll pay you back part of the balance when it arrives! Once the factory is up and running, I'll pay you back the rest of what I owe you in installments!"

"The money doesn't matter, I'm not in a hurry to pay it back."

Lin Zhengran picked up the product on the table; it was an electronic component.
"However, it seems we also need your original documents. I also have a live streaming company. I'll have Pan Lin bring the purchasing department to take a look later. If it's feasible, Uncle Future, how about you make products specifically for Zhengshi Company?"

Uncle Jiang nodded: "Really? Your company also needs this kind of product? Great! Then I'll go and meet the purchasing department leader later. Mr. Lin, don't worry, the quality of our factory will definitely meet the standards!"

Lin Zhengran smiled and said, "Uncle, why are you calling me President Lin again? Just call me Ranran."

Uncle Jiang was at a loss for words to express his gratitude, his voice trembling as he said, "This kindness is too great; I don't even know how to thank you enough."

Seeing Uncle Jiang's eyes redden again.

Ten million is a lot, but for Zhengshi Company's current scale, this amount of money is indeed just a drop in the ocean.

The difficulties that overwhelmed this small factory would have been considered a minor problem at most if they had been placed in Zhengshi Company.

(End of this chapter)