Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 403 President Zhu Suffers a Loss

"Back then, there was a major earthquake in Sichuan Province. Just the money I donated, along with the vehicles, personnel, and supplies I sent, totaled nearly two million yuan. How could I have time to have a meal with you? Mr. Zhu, forgive my bluntness, but at that critical juncture, I couldn't think that far ahead. I just felt that you had inside connections, and I didn't want to be a mere bystander, so I didn't participate in the bidding. Mr. Zhu, I've explained so much today, as a gesture of respect. As for my donations, Mr. Zhu can inquire around about it." Yan Hui didn't mention the bank guarantee at the end.

Someone like President Zhu is likely to fall into the same trap again in the future, and as a competitor, Yan Hui is unlikely to tell him these things. Lessons, well, you have to experience them yourself to learn.

"A major earthquake! Who cares about earthquakes right now? Talking to me about this is useless! We all know each other perfectly well! You just donated 200 million like that? Everyone knows who you are! Stop talking nonsense. What good people are there in the steel business? You have to explain to me why you didn't bid on this project!" General Manager Zhu was angry, but he couldn't vent it.

"I made myself very clear. The way you were the other day, coming out of the engineering department with a bunch of people all smug and arrogant, gave me the impression that you had won the project. So what was I even doing here? Do I need to emphasize that again? By the way, Mr. Zhu, what exactly went wrong with this project? If there's a problem, you can tell everyone so we can all help you figure out a solution," Yan Hui inquired.

"You never tell the truth! Just wait!" General Manager Zhu was furious and, for reasons unknown, turned to leave.

"Mr. Zhu, wait a moment," Yan Hui called out.

"What is it?" President Zhu turned around and glanced at Yan Hui.

"Mr. Zhu, were you just making threats at me?" Yan Hui asked calmly.

"What harsh words? You're so young, I'm just advising you to be more low-key! I'll just say I've been tricked by you this time, and you'd better be careful in the future!"

"Really?" Yan Hui laughed. "I went from having nothing to having a net worth of over 100 million today, and it wasn't just through politeness. Mr. Zhu, I'm not even married yet, and my parents are back in my hometown. Here, I have absolutely no worries. If you suffer a loss this time, just bear with it. But if you try to talk big with me, I happen to have some energy lately, and I'll see who dies first. Are you having financial problems? I'll definitely find a way to make your financial problems even bigger!"

"What do you mean? You're threatening me? Times have changed. Twenty years ago, I could chop someone up with a knife without batting an eye. How old were you back then? And now you're threatening me?" President Zhu's eyes widened in anger.

"Alright, you've got guts, Mr. Zhu," Yan Hui was still laughing. "So, tell me, are you planning to fight me to the death now? Come on, tell me!"

Mr. Zhu, despite his initial desperation, was eventually brought back to his senses. "I won't stoop to your level!"

"Is that so?" Yan Hui shook his head slightly. "President Zhu, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. I know there might be a problem with this deal. Let's talk this out. I can't be sure if you'll send someone to mess with me after you leave today, so I have to strike first. I'm giving you two choices. First, you can apologize to me right now. I respect you as a man who can bend and stretch, so apologize and we'll let this matter drop. You can go and clean up your mess. Second, if you don't apologize, I don't care what you say or do. If you don't apologize, I'll assume you're going to mess with me, and I'll have to deal with you first. I mean what I say. You must answer my questions seriously, or I won't admit it."

President Zhu was intimidated by Yan Hui's aura. He did indeed have a mess to clean up, and he knew Yan Hui's capabilities. At this critical juncture, if Yan Hui were to take the initiative to fight him to the death, he might really be finished!

No matter what, he chickened out. He took a deep breath, suppressing all his emotions: "President Yan, I'm in a bit of a hurry. Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth."

"Then I'll take that as an apology, is that right?" Yan Hui asked.

"Fine," President Zhu gritted his teeth, "As long as this has nothing to do with you, I promise I won't cause you any trouble!" "That's settled then, I'm going to bid. Also, President Zhu, your subordinates are quite gossipy. I didn't say much because of you, but that won't do next time." Yan Hui finished speaking and turned to leave.

Walls have ears. Although no one witnessed this scene up close, some people inside the house overheard the conversation. Yan Hui's voice, in particular, was quite clear and crisp, and everyone inside could hear part of it.

As soon as Yan Hui entered the room, he saw several people looking at him. He politely greeted them a few times and found a sofa to sit down.

This scene had a certain flair, something that's hard to describe or articulate. However, many people could see that Yan Hui had truly captured that "style."

“President Yan, I was just thinking, should we call some more people over later? What if President Zhu is waiting for you at the door?” Sun Lei asked with concern.

"Don't worry, he's not stupid. What's the use of blocking me? I've already given him face. If he doesn't give me face, I'll take down his first-level agent within six months." Yan Hui looked at Sun Lei, "You haven't known me for long, so you don't know me well enough. Back then, when someone caused trouble at my house, I could call 300 people to help. But that's not possible now. We're in business; if we're going to fight, we'll fight on the business front."

"Okay. Well. In short, Mr. Yan, you can decide." Sun Lei nodded.

"By the way, I'm giving you a task: investigate what's wrong with this developer. Judging from what Mr. Zhu said, besides the steel supplier, some other projects have also run into problems. Logically speaking, the developer just acquired the land not long ago; they shouldn't be having these kinds of issues." Yan Hui was also very surprised. If he hadn't been so cautious, he wouldn't have avoided this huge pitfall.

“Okay.” Sun Lei nodded, agreeing to the matter.

The two chatted for a while, and soon the bidding meeting began. Everyone started to follow the bidding process step by step.

The tender documents were all prepared; everyone just needed to submit their own. After working for most of the day, everyone went out to wait for the tendering party to inspect the bids.

The result was somewhat disappointing. Despite Yan Hui offering the lowest price, the bidding party still chose someone else. Yan Hui understood this, as such things are very common. Until the final decision is made, you never know who the winner will be.

As he left, Yan Hui thought for a moment: "If this project didn't work out, it means we have sufficient funds going forward. Get me the risk control report as soon as possible. Don't leave the money sitting idle in the account."

"Okay." Sun Lei always spoke concisely.

After leaving the house, Yan Hui and Sun Lei got into the car and returned to the company smoothly.

(End of this chapter)