What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 235 VIP
Hu Li and Li Zhengyang both felt like they were going crazy from being so busy.

After Tang Wen left, he handed over the remaining tasks to Hu Li and Xu Zhengyang.

The ship chartering business was registered under Gaijin Heavy Industry's name, and the advertisement appeared on television the following afternoon.

Tang Wen wasn't afraid to spend money. He directly bought half a month's worth of advertising on CCTV, as well as long-term advertising slots on provincial and local TV stations in all major coastal fishing provinces. He spent tens of millions of yuan in one go, which was not much less than Shi Juzhu's Brain Gold.

The effect was immediate; the hotline was quickly overwhelmed with calls, as the operators at the Dawan Scenic Area were immediately reassigned to handling customer inquiries.

Unlike the previous ones, both the Goose City Joint Defense Association and Chen Haifu were considered to be on the same side, and they knew each other very well, so the contract could be finalized on the spot.

However, customers from other places are unclear about their origins and their intentions are difficult to discern, so careful differentiation is required.

The Dongjiang-class fishing boats are well-made and use ample materials. If someone takes them for other purposes or dismantles them to sell parts, the losses will be very difficult to recover.

Tang Wen's goal was to support fishermen, not to give speculators an opportunity.

Therefore, external contracts will strictly stipulate the intended use and prohibit subletting, unauthorized resale, etc., otherwise huge compensation will be required.

However, the current legal system is not perfect, and it is really difficult to recover losses once they occur. Therefore, we can only take precautions before signing a contract.

These past few days, Hu Li's main focus has not been on introducing contracts, but rather on filtering out truly sincere partners from a large pool of requests.

For example, a company called "Jiaoxian Dalin Fishery" claimed to have a registered capital of over 100 million yuan and own five fishing boats. When it asked to rent three more Dongjiang-class fishing boats, Hu Li immediately identified it as a fraud.

Only businesses that communicate in a practical and realistic manner, agree to meet in Goose City for a face-to-face meeting, and can verify capital and provide company certificates are considered potential candidates for further contact.

Although she had subordinates, they had never met the big boss and were easily deceived, so she had to take charge herself.

However, Hu Li didn't complain, after all, Gai Jin's treatment was exceptionally high, and his work was also very easy:

She was initially struggling with how to do the bookkeeping, but before long, the audit bureau came knocking and demanded Gai Jin's account books.

Hu Li thought the sky was falling, but Tang Wen told her not to panic. A week later, the audit bureau delivered a clear and flawless new ledger.

Thinking of the Navy who frequently visited the company, Hu Li understood. Instead of having more free time, she now had the opportunity to prove herself.

"Manager Hu, there are three clients here whom I think are worth further contacting. Could you have someone investigate them?"

Li Zhengyang handed him a new stack of documents, which Hu Li took and put aside, continuing to work diligently.

Just then, the sound of employees' voices outside made her frown. She was working, so how could they have time to make a fuss?

The next second, Tang Wen walked in with an unbelievably beautiful blonde girl.

Even Hu Li, who considered herself "worldly," was stunned, staring blankly at Jane's face.

My God, how come this girl doesn't have a single pimple or mole on her face? How can she have such a perfect face!
And that supermodel-like figure... After being stunned by the ship girl's beauty for more than ten seconds, she finally reacted and greeted Tang Wen.

The latter was also quite helpless. From the moment she left home until now, the ship girl has become the focus of attention wherever she goes, and can be described as a human beacon.

"Manager Hu, this is Jane, a foreign friend of mine."

She just arrived and didn't bring much with her. Could you take her to buy some clothes and women's daily necessities? Here's my credit card.

Tang Wen took out a credit card that the Agricultural Bank of China had insisted on giving him; it was definitely enough.

Hu Li quickly took it, then took Jane's hand and was surprised to find that Jane didn't seem to be wearing makeup.

Damn it, how can there be such a beautiful girl!
However, since it was the boss's order, she naturally complied completely, which conveniently allowed her to pass the work on.

She then realized that the ship girl's clothes were really... daring. Although they weren't exactly revealing, their sexiness was absolutely unmatched, and paired with her great figure and snow-white skin, they were simply stunning.

After glancing around, she winked at Li Zhengyang, who had come out to watch the commotion:

"Mr. Li, I'll leave the rest to you." Li Zhengyang: ??
He only heard that a beautiful woman noticed him once, how did his workload suddenly double?

"Go out with her, and contact me if anything happens."

Jian nodded obediently, and then Hu Li pulled her downstairs. Tang Feng was waiting downstairs in Tang Wen's BMW, and he would take them away.

After this incident, the finance staff looked at Tang Wen differently, filled with envy.

Tang Wen quickly went into Li Zhengyang's office and asked him to report on his work.

……

"To date, we have received a total of 17 sincere inquiries and confirmed 4 potential clients."

"That's all?"

Seeing Tang Wen frown, Li Zhengyang quickly explained:

“It’s not that we have few people; we’ve received at least a hundred inquiries, but we can’t verify the true purpose and assets of many of them. We can only screen those well-known large companies first.”

"There are just too many people with ulterior motives, making it extremely difficult for us to investigate."

There's no "Tianyan Check" anymore, where you can find out a company's business status and capital just by searching its name. It all depends on luck and tireless phone calls and contacts.

These days, scammers are going crazy taking advantage of the lack of information. They pretend to be Hong Kong businessmen to swindle local subsidies, they pretend to be big bosses to swindle goods from factories, and there are even audacious scoundrels who impersonate public officials!
It's not just individuals and businesses that have difficulty investigating, but even in many places, it's very difficult, which is why scams happen so often.

Even with four potential clients, Li Zhengyang couldn't guarantee absolute safety; he might only close one or two deals, or even none at all.

Tang Wen was also stumped after hearing this; this was not a problem that could be solved by brute force.

Although the shipyard has absolute control over the ships it builds, it is still quite troublesome to use them.

He wouldn't do something that would benefit a swindler for nothing, but he also couldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

At this moment, Li Zhengyang made a suggestion:

"How about this, we ask the lessee to pay a deposit? At least a few million, to prove that they are a real and capable company, and at least recover some of the losses."

Tang Wen thought about it and thought it was feasible, but then offered his own suggestions:
"How about this, we'll implement a membership system, with three tiers based on internal referrals and spending limits:"
New members at Level 1 need to pay a deposit of 3 million, Level 2 only needs 225 million, and Level 3 only needs 1.5 million.

All customers who were customers before today are exempt from deposit requirements, and this rule will apply to all future customers.

A company that can operate deep-sea fishing vessels must have a way to solve basic funding problems; it's definitely not acceptable if they can't even come up with three million.

"President Tang, you are truly brilliant. You came up with such a good idea right away, and there is absolutely no need to change it."

Li Zhengyang quickly flattered him, and then said:

"However, there's something I'd like to report to you. It's not very convenient for our marketing department to be here. Could we move to a larger location?"

The current office building was provided during the scenic area renovation project. It was converted from an original commercial building in Dawan Town, so it's not particularly convenient.

The environment in Dawan Town is very poor. Even with the added benefit of being a tourist attraction, it has not yet developed and its supporting facilities are far inferior to those in Echeng.

Even if customers come, their first impression will probably not be good.

"Perhaps, Gaijin Heavy Industry and Gaijin Power should share office space in the same building."

Tang Wen: "The gearbox factory is still under construction at home. Go and choose a piece of land and build a nicer factory building."

As for the surrounding environment... let's set up an office in Goose City.

(End of this chapter)