After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 245 Victims of the Power Struggle

Despite facing a series of unfavorable factors, Mai Liangping has not given up.

There's still hope if Young Master Lu lends a hand.

"Young Master Lu, the factory has been shut down."

Mai Liangping was in a great hurry.

I wanted to call and ask Mr. Lu to meet me, but he didn't answer my calls.

There was no other way, so around 9 p.m., I went straight to his house.

This naturally drew Lu Shao's displeasure, who reprimanded him: "Mismanagement and production violations, it's already lenient that you haven't been arrested!"

Mai Liangping forced a smile and said, "Young Master Lu, I know I've been somewhat negligent in the management of the factory. But now is not the time to argue about these things. We need to resolve this matter properly as soon as possible! If the factory is shut down, the interest will crush us!"

"Incompetent bungler!"

Young Master Lu was very angry.

He was only wearing a gray-white bathrobe, and a young woman was waiting for him in the bathtub in the bathroom.

Mai Liangping said, "Young Master Lu, I've decided to adjust our strategy. Sancai Printing Factory still has a bright future."

Then, he gave a rough outline of his strategy, including promoting technological advantages, public relations for security rectification, debt restructuring negotiations, and bundled sales to recover funds, etc.

Lu Shao had no interest whatsoever and said angrily, "That Changxing Publishing House is just a small private factory with outdated equipment. If you can't even compete with them, what kind of business are you doing?"

“I have a way, I have a targeted measure now!” Mai Liangping gritted his teeth and became fierce. “Young Master Lu, I have found out that the reason why their orders are still coming in is because they are secretly paying ‘consulting fees’ behind the scenes. On the surface, the order amount is very high, but in reality, the money is returned to the bookseller.”

"Oh?"

Only then did Lu Shao understand what kind of response the young CEO Zhou had used.

That's pretty impressive.

Mai Liangping said, “I have a three-pronged approach to deal with them. First, we can form an alliance. Changxing Printing Factory has taken away all the private orders, which has left many private printing factories without orders. We can unite them and put pressure on the government to regulate industry pricing and resist vicious competition.”

Lu Shao sneered, "Pressuring the government? Who do you think you are! How many heads do you have?"

“At least we can come up with a joint proposal.” Mai Liangping looked embarrassed and quickly added, “There’s a second trick: find some media outlets to collaborate with and create panic in the industry. Spread rumors that Changxing Publishing House ‘accepted orders at low prices—broke up its cash flow—absconded with the money,’ to shake customers’ trust.”

Are you trying to incite trouble?

Young Master Lu's expression was very grim.

Mai Liangping added, "Also, the parent company of Changxing Printing Factory is Zhongbo Bookstore. They are currently working on a teaching aids project, and I heard it's going very well. Many distributors from other places are coming to pick up the goods. We can use anonymous reporting to say that this batch of teaching aids has copyright or quality issues, thus diverting their attention."

This is the only option left.

The current situation is very passive.

Seize every opportunity.

While doing your own thing, try to create as much trouble as possible for the other party.

If it had been a few days ago, Young Master Lu might have agreed.

But not anymore.

The television station has too much influence. The highest-ranking leaders in the port city all pay close attention to the "People's Livelihood Investigation" program, regarding it as a channel to get close to the grassroots and understand the real social situation.

Changxing Printing Factory was established as a positive example.

Sancai Printing Factory is a negative example.

What's the point of fighting?!

Especially after talking with Zhou Haoran, Lu Shao deeply felt the huge gap between people. Mai Liangping talked for more than half an hour, and the whole time it revolved around his trivial business matters.

These are not the things that Young Master Lu cares about at all.

All he wants is money!
"Go back!"

Young Master Lu gave him the order to leave.

Mai Liangping pleaded, "Young Master Lu, the factory has been sealed off. Several departments have come to inspect it. We need to stop it immediately, otherwise people will panic..."

"Alright, I understand!" Young Master Lu waved his hand, clearly displeased. "Go back now!"

……

A silver-gray Mercedes was driving towards Fudan University.

Qiao Nuo, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, sat in the passenger seat and asked, "Master, how is that Mr. Mai doing?"

Zhou Haoran sighed, "Poor man."

"what?"

Jono blinked.

"The fact that the seizure order against the Sancai Printing Factory has not been lifted sends a very clear signal."

Zhou Haoran has not yet received a response from Young Master Lu.

Whether the two sides can cooperate remains to be seen.

However, Mai Liangping's side has most likely been abandoned by him.

Qiao Nuo said excitedly, "So, your plan is going to succeed? Is it really a case of the snake swallowing the elephant? Changxing Printing Factory is going to acquire Sancai Printing Factory?"

"Judging from the current situation, it's highly likely." Zhou Haoran nodded and said with a sigh, "Some people do business through connections. Yes, connections can make them rich quickly. But it's a double-edged sword. Connections can also make them die overnight and become victims of power struggles."

Jono said lightly, "I understand. We need to rely on the market, not relationships, to do business."

Zhou Haoran glanced at her and said, "Why are you dressed like a college student?"

Qiao Nuo pursed her lips and said, "I'm going back to school to see my classmates. They're in graduate school, so they're students too."

"Uh……"

Zhou Haoran didn't say much more.

She was a senior in her class.

No, we have to get the apprenticeship ceremony done right away!

Let's make it a done deal.

If his identity were ever revealed and she found out he was just a junior in school, things might fall apart. They parted ways at school.

Zhou Haoran went to the School of Computer Science to see Dean Cheng Dechang.

"Dean, I've arrived."

Zhou Haoran knocked on the door and found Dean Cheng waiting for him in his office.

"You really wrote a paper on the Java programming language?"

Dean Cheng could hardly believe it.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I've finished writing it. Let me show you... but you wouldn't understand it anyway. Do we have any young professors in our college who have returned from studying in the US? We can call them over to take a look."

Dean Cheng Dechang is an academician, but being an academician does not necessarily mean one has a high level of expertise.

He was promoted to academician.

Ten years ago, Haigang launched the well-known Donghai Computer, which was considered a representative of China's technology industry, alongside Great Wall Computer and Inspur Computer. All of them were state-owned technology giants.

National resources should naturally be prioritized for key development.

At that time, academicians were not elected by experts, but appointed by superiors.

As a computer giant, how can it function without academicians at its helm?
Therefore, some leading technical experts were selected and a group of academicians were appointed.

Later, Donghai Computer was hampered by its research and development difficulties and poor market operations, leading to its bankruptcy and the closure of the Haigang Computer Research Institute. Academician Cheng then transformed himself into the dean of the School of Computer Science.

Dean Cheng is a very good person and knows that programming languages ​​are not his specialty.

So they took him with them and went to find someone.

We walked around in a big circle.

The teaching building is really big. I walked up two floors before I arrived at the door of an office.

A plaque reading "Professor Tan Mingliang" is affixed to the door.

"Xiao Tan just returned from studying in the US and is the youngest doctoral supervisor in the college. Please be polite."

Dean Cheng was afraid that the boy would misbehave, so he gave him a warning.

Zhou Haoran said sincerely, "Well, these days it's not easy to find someone willing to return to their country to serve, so it's clear he has a strong sense of patriotism. I'll try my best to guide him, which can also be considered as selecting talent for the country."

Dean Cheng was almost furious.

"Dean?"

Professor Tan Mingliang was very young, looking to be under forty years old, and quickly got up to greet him.

Dean Cheng smiled and said, "Xiao Tan, this is Zhou Haoran, a student from our college. He is a computer genius and is proficient in Java. I remember you are also very knowledgeable about the Java language."

Tan Mingliang understood and said, "Okay, Zhou Haoran, right... No problem. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come and find me. I'll definitely help..."

"No..." Dean Cheng interrupted him, "It's like this, he wrote a Java paper and wants to publish it. Can you take a look and see if there are any problems? If it's okay, can you also help him contact someone you know to get it published?"

"A Java paper?"

Tan Mingliang was slightly taken aback.

Dean Cheng smiled and said, "Yes, this kid is quite skilled. He's a genius and has a great aptitude for programming."

Tan Mingliang was a little confused and tentatively said, "Dean, I can help him take a look at his paper, but to get it published, I need your connections. I just came back from the United States and I'm not familiar with the situation here in China!"

Zhou Haoran couldn't stand it anymore and said proactively, "Professor Tan, you may have misunderstood. I don't want to publish in domestic journals; I want to publish in top global computer journals. What I need are overseas connections."

"you?"

Tan Mingliang was immediately amused by him.

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Professor Tan, I'm not joking."

Tan Mingliang didn't believe it at all. He looked at Dean Cheng and chuckled, "Dean, this student is very driven."

Dean Cheng didn't argue, "Let's take a look at the paper first."

"also."

Tan Mingliang found this little student ridiculous.

Out of respect for the dean, I had no choice but to accept.

"What about the paper?"

Dean Cheng looked at Zhou Haoran.

Zhou Haoran took out a floppy disk from his pocket.

"You've entered it all into the computer?" Tan Mingliang's eyes lit up, and his attitude softened considerably. "You've put a lot of effort into it."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Professor Tan, I didn't type it into the computer. I wrote the paper on a computer in the first place."

Tan Mingliang gave an "oh," and his expression, which had improved, returned to its previous calm.

How good can the quality of a paper be when written on a computer?
Good papers require repeated deliberation and constant refinement. You need to keep the paper with you at all times and work slowly and meticulously to produce them.

How do I write this on a computer?
Do you think this is writing an essay?

Even Dean Cheng Dechang, who had always trusted him, looked suspicious after hearing this and asked, "Xiao Zhou, is there anything wrong with the quality of your paper?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "No problem, there aren't many people in the world who understand this."

Tan Mingliang looked displeased.

I think this young man is too unreliable.

Dean Cheng could only manage an awkward laugh.

Tan Mingliang's office has a desktop computer.

Insert the floppy disk.

Open the Word document.

Tan Mingliang's gloomy expression regained some of its luster.

It's entirely in English!

(End of this chapter)