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Chapter 125 Let me make a phone call for you
"Zhang Qishuo?"

Lu Zhixing frowned, then came to his senses after a moment and said, "You mean General Manager Zhang of Yuanteng Group? I'm nowhere near his level. You've even heard of him?"

Chen Cheng didn't answer Lu Zhixing's question, but instead asked him, "Uncle Lu, could you tell me in detail about the problem you're facing? I'd like to hear it first."

Lu Zhixing was a little surprised and a little confused.

Zhang Qishuo is the sales manager of the entire Yuanteng Group, and he is in charge of all sales-related business.

As a small supplier with annual sales of hundreds of thousands of tons, I am not qualified to deal with Zhang Qishuo at all.

I've only ever been in contact with one of the two managers in the sales department.

Although Yuanteng Group is very powerful, information is relatively limited these days. People who are not involved in the coal industry will hardly have heard of it, and it can't even be seen on TV. So he wondered if Chen Cheng knew Zhang Qishuo.
His expression turned serious, and he was about to speak when Qin Xiaobo, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't keep up the act either.

The young man, his eyes blazing with fury, demanded of Chen Cheng, "Chen Cheng, you think you're so great just because you know the name of some big shot? You think you're the only one who can name people? Let me ask you, do you know Bill Gates? Do you know Warren Buffett?"

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "I don't know them. Do you?"

"I don't know him either."

Qin Xiaobo answered frankly, then asked him with a look of disdain, "Do you know that Zhang Qishuo?"

Chen Cheng nodded, looking completely matter-of-fact: "I know him."

"Pooh!"

Qin Xiaobo didn't believe him at all. He spat and sneered, "Someone like you knows Zhang Qishuo? It's not that I look down on you, but if you knew him, I'd twist my head off and let you use it as a football!"

As he spoke, he looked as if he was about to expose Chen Cheng, and excitedly said to Lu Zhixing, "Uncle Lu, you don't know! It's not surprising that Chen Cheng has heard of President Zhang Qishuo's name, because a few days ago, that President Zhang became quite famous in our Jiangcheng!"

"Oh?"

Lu Zhixing looked surprised: "Is President Zhang very famous in your Jiangcheng?"

"Yup!"

Qin Xiaobo nodded emphatically, leaned closer, and said in a serious tone, "You don't know, but just a few days ago, Zhang Qishuo took General Manager Jiang of Liangjiang Commerce in Jiangcheng to a nightclub and ordered a Dragon King Set Meal for 88,800 yuan, which broke the record for nightclub spending in Jiangcheng! It's said that he gave out 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in tips that night! Everyone in Jiangcheng knows about this! Chen Cheng must have heard of Zhang Qishuo's name through the rumors about the Dragon King Set Meal!"

Chen Cheng couldn't help but cover his face and burst into laughter.

He truly hadn't expected that Qin Xiaobo's reason for questioning him would be because of the Dragon King Set Meal he had orchestrated himself...

It seems that the news of General Manager Zhang arranging the Dragon King Set Meal for General Manager Jiang has spread much more widely in Jiangcheng than I imagined!

Lu Zhixing was stunned.

He's been busy borrowing money everywhere these past few days and had no idea that Zhang Qishuo was also in Jiangcheng a few days ago, let alone that there was anything about the Dragon King Set Meal.

However, after listening to Qin Xiaobo's reasonable explanation, he also felt that Chen Cheng had most likely heard of Zhang Qishuo's name.

Doesn't all of this make much more sense now?

Who is Zhang Qishuo?

How could someone with family assets worth tens or hundreds of billions know a worker's son from Fancheng?

Seeing Chen Cheng covering his face and laughing incessantly, his whole body trembling like someone with Parkinson's disease, Qin Xiaobo questioned him with utter disdain, "Chen Cheng, what are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?!"

Chen Cheng shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, I just couldn't help it... I really couldn't help it... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

Qin Xiaobo's eyes were full of sarcasm: "Using laughter to cover up embarrassment, is that it? I get it!"

Chen Cheng rubbed his temples, trying to control his smile, and looked at Lu Zhixing, saying, "Uncle Lu, let's get back to business. Please tell me the general situation. If there's anything I can do to help, I will definitely do my best."

Qin Xiaobo didn't expect that Chen Cheng would still not give up on showing off.

Just as he was about to continue his sarcasm, Lu Zhixing spoke frankly: "I supply coal to the Fancheng Power Plant with another company, a volume of over 100,000 tons per month, roughly half and half. But the main problem now is that the power plant has encountered significant issues with its settlements; they owe me about 20 million yuan in unpaid bills, and the other company is in the same situation."

Lu Zhixing didn't know why he was telling Chen Cheng all this.

Perhaps it's because Chen Cheng does seem genuinely sincere;
It's also possible that they have a lot of grievances to vent to and nowhere to go;

Or perhaps, she simply wanted to stop these two silly kids from childishly mocking each other.

So he simply laid out the whole situation and complained, "The power plant is not only unable to get its money back, but it can't even issue bank drafts. The key is that the power plant still needs to maintain production and power supply. Now that it's autumn, they've been demanding an increase in coal reserves since October. I asked their finance department for money, but they didn't have any to give me. But their production director keeps asking me for coal!"

"I've raised as much money as I can during this period, but their shortfall is too huge. Their reserves alone are short by seven or eight days, which is at least three or four thousand tons a day, totaling twenty or thirty thousand tons. Even if I supply half, it would still be over ten thousand tons, costing more than three million yuan."

"Even if I solve the coal shortage, they'll still have to burn coal every day!"

"I have to supply them with half of what they burn, and I have to supply them with another one or two thousand tons every day until I get paid. It's a bottomless pit!"

"What if it continues for a month? I'll have to supply another 50,000 to 60,000 tons, which is another ten million!"

Chen Cheng asked him, "I overheard on the phone that the other company, owned by that Mr. Zhou, is going to withdraw from the deal?"

"Correct."

Lu Zhixing nodded and said, "They've completely given up and aren't going to struggle anymore. The power plant can't give them much more time either. If they can't resolve the supply issue in the next few days, they'll have to replace them."

Chen Cheng asked again, "Yuanteng doesn't accept payment after delivery, right?" Lu Zhixing sighed, "Yuanteng has never been willing to do business on a payment-after-delivery basis. If they were willing to do it, we middlemen wouldn't be able to make a living..."

Chen Cheng nodded and sighed, "It seems that being a middleman in bulk commodities isn't easy either. Although they can make a profit from the price difference, if there are problems with receiving payments, the advance payment becomes a bottomless pit."

"Yes!"

Lu Zhixing was surprised that Chen Cheng knew these things. He was also annoyed and said, "I've never had such a long payment period before. It seems to be related to the recent coal reform, which has affected their settlement speed."

After thinking it over, Chen Cheng concluded that Lu Zhixing's current problem only had two solutions: either have money to survive, or have coal to survive.

I definitely couldn't borrow that much money for him myself.

Yan Ruoxuan is indeed a wealthy woman, but two million is just a drop in the bucket for Lu Zhixing's difficulties.

But Mr. Zhang Qishuo definitely has plenty of coal.

However, if you were to ask Mr. Zhang for a loan of tens of thousands of tons of coal out of nowhere, that would be wishful thinking.

People will definitely think that this kid is just delusional.

But the good thing is that Lu Zhixing had worked with Mr. Zhang's company for a period of time. Although the company was not large, it was still a client with a foundation of trust.

If I ask Mr. Zhang for help and increase the "credit" for Lu Zhixing's company, I think Mr. Zhang would give me that favor.

Since it's a credit line, it's not using my own reputation as a young person as collateral, but rather the reputation and assets of Lu Zhixing Company as collateral. I'm just acting as a go-between and asking for a favor.

Lu Zhixing supplies coal to Fancheng Power Plant. There might be issues with the power plant receiving payments, but the chances of it going bankrupt are very small.

Even if Yuanteng Group extends more credit to Lu Zhixing for coal, he will definitely be able to make up the difference after receiving the payment.

However, Yuanteng Group doesn't like the practice of paying after receiving goods, so it depends on whether Zhang Qishuo is willing to help.

Chen Cheng wasn't sure about this either.

So he said, "Uncle Lu, I can try to make a call for you, but you have to tell me first what your company is called."

Lu Zhixing's eyes widened in disbelief. He thought to himself, "Could this be? Surely this kid doesn't actually have a way to solve my problem?"

When I'm conflicted, I just blurt out: "Fanxi Trading Co., Ltd."

Chen Cheng nodded, then took out his phone with his left hand and searched for Zhang Qishuo's number.

His right hand was still unconsciously holding Lu Youyou's hand.

Lu Youyou was also stunned. She didn't quite understand why Chen Cheng was asking her father such detailed questions, but she had a vague feeling that Chen Cheng seemed to be planning to help.

Lu Zhixing was also a little nervous at this moment. He also had a vague feeling that Chen Cheng should really know Zhang Qishuo.

that……

Is it possible...

His phone call...

Should I call Zhang Qishuo?!

Lu Zhixing felt his heart jump into his throat.

Qin Xiaobo, who had been waiting to mock Chen Cheng, was still waiting for Chen Cheng and Lu Zhixing's chat to end so he could unleash his fury.

Unexpectedly, Chen Cheng took out his phone and said he wanted to make a call for Lu Zhixing.

After talking for so long, is he really going to make this call to Zhang Qishuo?

Can't you?
To his surprise, he suddenly realized that Chen Cheng always used his left hand, whether he was covering his face, rubbing his temples, or making a phone call; he never saw him use his right hand.

What's wrong? Is this kid trying to emulate Yang Guo?
So he peeked out and took a closer look, and almost coughed up a mouthful of blood!

Because he saw that Chen Cheng's right hand was secretly holding hands with Lu Youyou underneath!
How long have you been holding this?!

Are they dating?!
Thinking of this, Qin Xiaobo was even more furious, cursing inwardly, "Damn it! This is outrageous! No wonder Lu Youyou didn't care whether her father lived or died and still spoke up for that guy! So the two of them are in cahoots! I'll text my dad right now and tell him not to lend Lu Zhixing a single penny!"

Lu Zhixing was nervous and uneasy, wondering if Chen Cheng was really going to call Zhang Qishuo. He turned his upper body around nervously, his eyes unconsciously staring at Chen Cheng's left hand.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced down...

Bold!

What... why is this kid secretly holding hands with our Youyou?!

Right under my nose! This is outrageous!
Lu Zhixing was furious and worried that his daughter would be taken advantage of, so he subconsciously wanted to remind her, but Chen Cheng spoke into his phone first.

One sentence completely extinguished the anger in his heart:

"Hey, Brother Zhang, did I disturb your rest?"

(End of this chapter)