Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 831 The data doesn’t match!
"What! Is it true that the Trade Bureau used equipment to exchange with factories around Kyoto City for products used to export and earn foreign exchange?" In the office of Mr. Kou, the president of the Ministry of Industry, when Mr. Kou heard the report from his subordinates, a shocked expression appeared on his face, and he confirmed the news to his subordinates in a very surprised tone.

The middle-aged man standing opposite Mr. Kou heard Mr. Kou's question and saw his surprised expression. He answered very confidently: "Mr. Kou! This is absolutely true. According to what I know, there are currently seven factories that have exchanged products for equipment. As a result, the goods that should have been sent to Hong Kong cannot be delivered on time."

The middle-aged man reported here, thinking of what he had learned, and continued to report: "Boss Kou! In addition, as far as I know, those factories exchanged equipment with the Trade Department according to the ex-factory price of the products. This not only made it impossible for us to deliver the orders on time, but also raised the purchase price of the equipment in disguise."

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling!"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

When Mr. Kou heard the phone ring, he said to the middle-aged man standing opposite him in a serious tone, "Xiao Zhou! I know about this matter. Please get out first!"

When Xiao Zhou heard what Mr. Kou said, he replied respectfully, "Mr. Kou! I'll leave first."

When Mr. Kou saw Xiao Zhou, he walked towards the office door, reached out to pick up the phone on the desk, and asked seriously, "Hello! I'm Kou Zhongguo! Who is this?"

"Old Kou! It's me! What's going on over at your Ministry of Industry? Why are more than half of the goods shipped to Hong Kong this month missing?" As soon as Mr. Kou finished asking, Mr. Yan's dissatisfied voice came over the phone.

When Mr. Kou heard the question raised by Mr. Yan, he thought of the situation his subordinate had just reported to him, and answered seriously: "Mr. Yan! The situation is like this. I don't know what happened over there in the Trade Department. They actually exchanged equipment with the factory for products. This is why the order this month cannot be completed on time."

After hearing what CEO Kou said and learning that the Trade Department was exchanging equipment for products, CEO Yan replied with a look of dissatisfaction: "Mr. Kou! Isn't this nonsense? What's going on at the Trade Department? Have you asked Wu Aiguo about it?"

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Yan's question, he answered, "Mr. Yan! I just received a report from my subordinates and was about to call Aiguo to ask him what was going on, but then you called me."

After hearing what Mr. Kou said, Mr. Yan instinctively glanced at the report on his desk and reminded Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! When Red Star Trading Company signed the contract with the foreign capitalist, it was clearly stated in the contract that if we could not deliver the goods on time, we would pay the other party 50% of the price of the goods as liquidated damages."

"I just looked at the report sent by the Import and Export Trade Department. We have only completed 80% of this year's export orders. There is only one and a half months left until the end of the year. If we can't complete the orders on time, I'm afraid we will have to pay liquidated damages."

When President Kou heard President Yan's reminder, he immediately felt something was wrong. President Kou quickly clamped the receiver of the phone with his shoulder, and then began to search through a pile of documents on the desk.

Soon, Boss Kou found a document, flipped it open, took a look, and said to Boss Yan, "Boss Yan! That's not right! According to the data reported by the Enterprise Department, we have already completed 90% of the total orders this year. It is definitely not the 80% you said."

When Mr. Yan heard Mr. Kou's answer, he frowned and asked Mr. Kou seriously, "Mr. Kou! You are sure that 90% of the orders have been received tonight, so why did Red Star Trading Company only pay 80% of the payment?"

When Mr. Kou heard Mr. Yan mention Red Star Trading Company, he finally understood where the problem lay.

Thinking of what Wu Aiguo had told him, CEO Kou asked CEO Yan with a serious face: "Old Yan! The number of shipments we make every month, not only does our Ministry of Industry have data, your Ministry of Commerce should also have specific data, I am not kidding you, you can find out by looking at the data, right?"

When Mr. Yan heard Mr. Kou's reminder, an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. He quickly said to Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! I'll call the Export Department first and ask them to send the report over. Then I'll call you back."

President Kou learned from Wu Aiguo that Li Jianshe misappropriated the money that was withheld from Lou Zhenhua and went to Majiao to gamble. Now it seems that Li Jianshe not only withheld the money from Lou Zhenhua, but it is very likely that even the payment for the goods was misappropriated by Li Jianshe, otherwise the payment received by the Ministry of Commerce would not have been 10% less.

After hearing what Boss Yan said, Boss Kou reminded Boss Yan, "Boss Yan! If my judgment is correct, there must be something wrong with Red Star Trading Company. I suggest you send someone to investigate."

When Mr. Yan heard Mr. Kou's reminder, he immediately said to Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! I'll check the report first and then call you."

After Mr. Yan finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Mr. Kou to reply, reached out to another phone on the desk, and shook the handle vigorously a few times.

"Please connect me to the Export Trade Department! Let Chen Zhengdong answer the phone." After shaking the phone handle, Mr. Yan picked up the receiver and said seriously. "Mr. Yan! This is Chen Zhengdong. May I ask what instructions you have?" The call was quickly connected. Before Mr. Yan could even open his mouth, a middle-aged man's polite voice came over the phone.

When Mr. Yan heard Chen Zhengdong's question, he ordered in a serious tone, "Xiao Chen! Send me a copy of this year's export report immediately."

Chen Zhengdong heard what Mr. Yan said and felt his tone. He immediately replied respectfully, "Mr. Yan! I'll send the report to you right away."

Not long after, Chen Zhengdong came to Mr. Yan's office with the report and reported respectfully: "Mr. Yan! This is the report you asked for!"

When Mr. Yan heard what Chen Zhengdong said, he immediately took the report handed over by Chen Zhengdong, opened it and read it carefully.

After reading the data on the report and confirming that what Mr. Kou said was true, Mr. Yan stood up from his desk and walked out of the office with the report.

When Chen Zhengdong saw President Yan walking out of the office with a report in his hand and an angry look on his face, he immediately realized that something big had happened and hurriedly followed President Yan outside.

Soon, General Manager Yan came to the Finance Department and the director's office. Without knocking, he walked into the office quickly, threw the report on the Finance Director's desk, and asked him seriously, "Guo Ping! From January to now, 90% of the export orders have been delivered. Why have you only received 80% of the payment? Do you check the figures every month with the Finance Department and the Export Trade Department?"

Guo Ping, the director of the Finance Department, saw the serious expression on Boss Yan's face and immediately showed a puzzled expression on his face. It was not until he heard Boss Yan's question that he realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly answered: "Director! Jiang Hua has always been in charge of the data verification work. You have to ask Jiang Hua for the specific situation."

After hearing Guo Ping's report, General Manager Yan immediately asked Guo Ping, "Guo Ping! Where is Jiang Hua? Go and call him over."

When Guo Ping heard Mr. Yan's question, he immediately reported to him, "Mr. Yan! Jiang Hua is on a business trip to Shanghai. He will probably be back in a week."

After hearing Guo Ping's report, Mr. Yan said to him in a serious tone, "Guo Ping! Call Shanghai immediately and ask Jiang Hua what's going on."

When Guo Ping heard the order from President Yan, he did not dare to hesitate at all. He quickly reached out and pressed the phone and started calling Shanghai.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Just as President Yan began to thoroughly investigate the issue of 10 percent less payment for goods, the phone on Wu Aiguo's desk suddenly rang.

When Wu Aiguo heard the phone ringing, he reached for the phone and asked politely: "Hello! I am Wu Aiguo. Who is this?"

"Aiguo! I'm Kou Zhongguo! I heard that your Trade Department is using equipment factories to exchange for goods. Is that true?" As soon as Wu Aiguo finished speaking, President Kou's inquiring voice came from the phone.

Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou's question and thought of the plan he had arranged. He answered, "Mr. Kou! It is true. A month and a half ago, You Changzheng used the excuse that our Trade Department could not complete the procurement task and said that he had a channel to exchange goods for equipment from English merchants."

"I and several deputy directors disagreed with this matter, but You Changzheng cited the procurement quota as an excuse, so I had no choice but to let him handle this matter. Based on what I know, this English supplier was found by Li Jianshe on behalf of You Changzheng."

When Mr. Kou heard what Wu Aiguo had said, he immediately realized that something was wrong and asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! Are the goods that your trade department exchanged for equipment sent directly to England?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou asking about the destination of the goods, he replied seriously, "Mr. Kou! According to what I know, all the goods were sent to Hong Kong, and the recipient was not an English company, but a local company in Hong Kong."

After hearing what Wu Aiguo said, Mr. Kou thought about the export tasks that had not been completed this year and complained to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! You Changzheng's actions have caused a big gap in our export tasks, and purchasing equipment in this way is equivalent to raising the price of the equipment in disguise. How could you agree to You Changzheng's proposal?"

(End of this chapter)