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Chapter 2221 A strong man breaks his wrist

Shi Hongwei was still a little worried and said, "But if we don't give him face, will there be any problems?"

"Don't worry. We are different from Huachang. They are a state-owned enterprise. We call it a collective enterprise, or a joint-stock enterprise. One person cannot influence the decision-making of the enterprise. Such a large amount of borrowing requires a board meeting to discuss. When the time comes, we can just say that the board meeting did not pass it, which can be regarded as an explanation to the other party."

"But……"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Hongwei, you are now the CEO of a joint-stock company. You must have your own judgment and not be easily influenced by others, let alone do anything that harms the company."

"Then I'll reply to Zhang Dapeng?"

Zhao Shucheng pondered for a moment and said, "Well, don't refuse directly. Just say that the board of directors refuses the unclear financial loan, but you can use market economic means to help the other party. There are two ways: acquisition or loan assistance. Acquisition means taking over the company together with the debt, but the Lei family will handle the specific operation in the later stage. If they take out a loan, the interest rate is the same as the bank, and the repayment period is agreed upon. If the repayment is overdue, legal procedures can be taken, or even the assets of the other company can be used to pay off the debt directly. The government must come forward as a guarantor. If the assets are not enough to pay off the debt, the government will need to help repay the debt."

"okay, I get it!"

Lei Shigen was listening to Zhao Shucheng's conversation with the other party. After Zhao Shucheng hung up the phone, he said worriedly: "Dongbao, is it appropriate for you to do this?"

"There is nothing inappropriate. Everything is done in accordance with the market economy. Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. It is only natural that debts should be repaid."

"I'm not worried about borrowing money. I'm worried that those companies really can't come up with the money. Are we going to acquire those insolvent companies? Since these companies have never been operating, even if we acquire them, they will be a huge burden and will drag us down. Is it worth it?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Just because they can't do it doesn't mean we can't do it either. Just because they can't do it in China doesn't mean they can't do it abroad. As long as the company has rules and regulations and everyone works hard, our domestic products will still be very competitive internationally."

"As long as you have confidence."

After the matter was resolved, Zhao Shucheng and Song Yunping set out on the journey back to Jinzhou. Both of them were busy with their own things. Zhao Shucheng was dealing with some work reported by the steel plant and Xiao Lei's family, while Song Yunping was busy with the instant noodle factory's affairs in addition to taking care of the family.

Just when Zhao Shucheng was preparing to stay in Jinzhou for a while, Shi Hongwei contacted Zhao Shucheng again and said that Zhang Dapeng hoped to have a face-to-face talk with Zhao Shucheng and hoped that Zhao Shucheng could visit Haishi again.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Shucheng agreed to go to Hai City to meet Zhang Dapeng.

When Song Yunping heard that Zhao Shucheng was going to Haizhou again, she suddenly felt unhappy.

Zhao Shucheng quickly said: "I went there this time because of Zhang Dapeng's invitation. We will be back soon after we finish discussing things."

"I know!"

"Then what else do you have to worry about?"

"I have discovered that since Xiao Lei's family left Jinling County, you have been traveling all over the country, and we only see each other for a long time. Maybe one day you will forget about us."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and hugged Song Yunping and said, "What nonsense are you talking about. You are my life, how can I bear to leave you? If you can't bear to leave me, you can just go to Hai City with me."

"It's easy for you to say that. If I leave, what will happen to the child? He is about to go to elementary school. Will he have to follow us around without a stable school?"

"Of course not. We are mainly in Golden State and only stay in other cities occasionally, so we can hire a nanny to take care of him. We can just come back often to spend time with him."

"Forget it then. Instead of this, I might as well send him back to the village and let your mother take care of him. Okay, that's all I have to say. Hurry up and pack up and get ready to go."

Song Yunping also knew that Zhao Shucheng was not only her husband, but also the leader of the Xiaolei family. He was destined not to just stay with her, so she happily let Zhao Shucheng go.

After Zhao Shucheng arrived in Hai City, he agreed on a meeting time with Zhang Dapeng, and the two met on the top floor of Thunder Plaza.

After Zhang Dapeng and Zhao Shucheng exchanged pleasantries for a while, he said, "Boss Lei, you are a nationally renowned reform pioneer and entrepreneur. What else do you think Haishi should do in terms of fairness and efficiency?"

Zhao Shucheng laughed after hearing this and said, "Mayor Zhang, you have given me a big problem. I have never been a mayor, so I don't know which direction to talk about. I can only talk about my own views from the perspective of the enterprise."

"It's to let you start from the perspective of the business, how can we make Haishi's businesses develop better and make Haishi more prosperous."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Actually, this question is both difficult and simple. Now our country has decided that the future will be a market economy with our own characteristics, so many things will depend on the development and operation of enterprises according to the laws of the market economy."

"In the past, when enterprises encountered difficulties, they would complain to the government, and the government would find ways to solve the problems. As a result, they lost their initiative and developed the habit of relying on the government for everything, which made them unable to face market competition. So when private enterprises developed and competed with them, they didn't know how to do business because of their lack of adaptability."

Zhang Dapeng looked unhappy after hearing this and said, "Don't they have any merits at all?" "Of course not. It's just that if they want to get out of trouble, they can't rely entirely on the help of others. Instead, they should find a way to save themselves first. What I said may sound a little harsh, but the truth hurts."

Zhang Dapeng smiled and said, "Okay, that's what I want to hear."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Mayor Zhang, that's an unfinished building, right?" Then he pointed to an area that looked like a grassland.

Zhang Dapeng nodded and said, "Yes, there are more than a hundred unfinished buildings like this in Hai City. Fortunately, your Xiaolei family has acquired many projects and is gradually starting construction."

Zhao Shucheng said, "In fact, that building should be the Huachang International Trade Building. The developer is the Huachang Industry and Trade Group Company, which is a state-owned enterprise. When it is completed, it should have 88 floors, making it the tallest building in the city, and even the tallest building in the country and Asia. But it cannot be built now."

Zhang Dapeng also sighed with some regret and said, "Yes, there are funding obstacles."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It's not just a matter of funds. The bank has trillions of dollars in deposits and hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign exchange reserves, but the bank doesn't dare to give it to a company like Huachang."

Zhang Dapeng looked unhappy and said, "This is mainly because Huachang is facing some difficulties. After these problems are overcome, there should be no problem."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "This is not just a problem within Huachang, there are also some external factors. In fact, the Lei family has a lot of money, but we dare not easily invest in the construction of such a building, because we not only have to consider the cost, but also the future income."

"Huachang is different from us. In the past, Huachang was a state-owned enterprise, so many of its construction projects were policy-based tasks. For example, this tallest building, is it just Huachang's own goal? Aren't there any of your expectations?"

Zhang Dapeng's expression became even uglier, and he said, "Boss Lei, your words are a bit too serious."

Zhao Shucheng said: "Mayor Zhang, in fact, some things are better said openly, otherwise the development of Hai City will encounter more problems."

Zhao Shucheng looked at the building in the distance and said, "In fact, for such a landmark building, it should not only be the responsibility of the enterprise itself, but also the city's planning and construction. But Huachang was very unfortunate. It encountered a real estate bubble and the credit policy was tightened. There was no financial support all of a sudden, so it could only become an unfinished building."

"In fact, if Huachang really operated according to the rules of the market economy, it would not necessarily be unable to overcome this difficulty. Huachang lent a lot of money to the government to develop projects, such as the bridge in the distance, the road over there, the dam, the dock, etc. The government spent a total of 400 to 500 million yuan on Huachang, but did not return a cent to Huachang. If this money is repaid, then Huachang will basically have no debt and can move forward with ease."

"Of course, I am not here to urge the government to repay the debt, but to provide Huachang with a way out of the predicament from an economic perspective. If the government cannot come up with this money, can we use this money to offset part of Huachang's tax revenue? After all, this government project is also paid for with taxes, and we are just prepaying the taxes. This way, Huachang will be under much less pressure, and it will not even be known as a big tax defaulter, which will affect its credit standing when borrowing from banks."

Zhang Dapeng fell silent. He had never considered the method Zhao Shucheng suggested. After all, in his mind, Huachang's money was equivalent to the government's money, so it was okay to use it in any way. But asking the government to help Huachang pay back the money didn't make sense, so no one mentioned this issue.

Zhao Shucheng continued, "There are many unfinished buildings in Hai City, but I don't dare to continue investing in these people, but I dare to acquire them. It's not that the nature of these state-owned enterprises cannot be operated, but I don't believe in the ability of these enterprise managers."

"Xiao Lei's family has its own way of operation. In addition, there are frequent triangular debt problems in society, and even corporate management is not transparent. If the other party misappropriates funds for other things, it will be a big challenge for Xiao Lei's family. However, for our own company's projects, we have clear rules and regulations, even financial systems, so there will be no problem of large sums of money going unaccounted for, and we will not be easily defrauded of large sums of money."

Zhang Dapeng said, "Are you still talking about Huachang's problem?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's still Huachang's problem. Last year, no, it should be the year before last, Huachang's funds of 150 million yuan were defrauded. At that time, I was chatting with Mr. Fu, and he received a call and left in a hurry."

"In fact, I have doubts whether the money was really defrauded or whether there was collusion between insiders and outsiders to embezzle state-owned assets. After all, if a company is on the right track, it is impossible to make payments casually. For example, in our Xiaolei family, before making payments, the accountant and the cashier will review it, and even report it to me for approval. Before making payments, we will review the project, and the general manager will conduct an on-site inspection of the project. After confirming that there are no problems, the leadership team will hold a meeting to discuss it, and then decide. After signing the contract, we will arrange the payment."

"But in Huachang's case, it was just one sentence from Vice President Zhang that decided where the funds would go. Later, he was only criticized and educated, and his monthly salary was deducted, and that was it."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Zhang Dapeng and said, "Mayor Zhang, do you know how much Vice President Zhang's monthly salary is? Even if his monthly salary is 125, it will take months, or years, to pay it back. Isn't this a disguised way of providing the other party with a long-term job, and a permanent job that will never expire?"

Zhang Dapeng asked: "If this happened to your Xiao Lei family, how would you handle it?"

"We will suspend the person and even investigate whether there is collusion between the inside and outside. Even if this possibility is ruled out, the person is not suitable to continue to hold a senior management position. He will either be fired or can only be an ordinary employee in the company with no chance of promotion."

Zhao Shucheng sighed and said, "Fu Chun is good at running a business, but there are indeed many problems in management. I heard that Vice President Zhang was arrested for his girlfriend Nuchang some time ago, and was even suspected of a murder case, but President Fu continued to let him hold an important position. For such an employee, he can't control his lower body, let alone his hands and his heart, so the best way is to transfer him from an important position to avoid causing greater losses to the company."

Zhang Dapeng said with some doubt: "But won't such rash treatment of senior executives have a bad impact on the company?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Not really. A manager should not be so important to a company that it cannot be without him. Otherwise, the company will not be a complete one, but a group of scattered soldiers. Only by operating in strict accordance with the company's rules and regulations can the company develop better. After all, there is nothing lacking in this world, except people. Without Mr. Zhang, a company as big as Huachang will have so many grassroots employees looking forward to making a breakthrough. Maybe it can also activate internal competition in Huachang, making Huachang more dynamic."

Hearing Zhao Shucheng say this, Zhang Dapeng nodded and said: "So, in the end, it's still a problem of corporate management. But the introduction of a policy and the reform of an institution are not easy. What's more, there are a myriad of plots involved."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It depends on whether you are willing to make drastic changes to give the company new vitality."