1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 438 Everything is a little beyond expectations
On August 8, at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Peak, 7 meters above sea level in Xinjiang, 7117-year-old Tibetan girl Dawa Yangzong collected the Asian Games torch and handed it over to gymnastics prince Li Ning, officially starting the one-month "Light of Asian Games" torch relay.

The torch relay, which covered 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, travelled more than 18 kilometres and involved 1.7 million participants, was the largest in scale since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and even far exceeded the expectations of most people.

Therefore, as the Asian Games theme song "Asian Pride" spread across the country, a herbal sports drink called "Mohua Eight Treasure Tea" (the word "sports" was forced on it) was also spread unimpeded to all regular channels in all cities along the route as the torch relay passed.

With the support of the Asian Games and the promotion of distributors from all over the country, everyone naturally started to buy this unprecedented "herbal sports drink". Although the taste of this eight-treasure tea is indeed a bit strange for most people nowadays, simple consumers think that since it can become the sponsored beverage of the Asian Games torch relay, it must be excellent. If they can't get used to it at first, that's their own problem. After drinking it a few more times, they should be able to taste its goodness.

Therefore, with the light of the sacred flame, this Mohua Eight Treasure Tea easily passed the most difficult market education period and consumer adaptation period for ordinary medicinal teas, and became the third largest beverage in domestic sales after Jianlibao and foreign cola. Relying on its vast sales channels without regional barriers, its current popularity even surpasses that of a number of old-school domestic beverages such as Laoshan Cola, Tianfu Cola, and Arctic Ocean Soda.

It has to be said that the 250 million U.S. dollar sponsorship fee was well worth it, and the practical conveniences enjoyed by the identity of "the 250th Asian Games Torch Relay Sponsor" made a number of domestic beverage brands that had no such experience regret it so much that they beat their chests and stamped their feet... If they had known that a sponsorship of million U.S. dollars would have allowed them to break through regional barriers and establish sales channels across the country, they would have taken over this seemingly meaningless sponsorship rights even if it meant losing everything!
Of course, the benefits of sponsoring the Asian Games Torch Relay are not limited to this.

As the torch relay began, the short-plush Panpan doll, which was cute in appearance and had a feel and texture that clearly surpassed similar toys, also appeared in major cities and became one of the must-have items for many citizens to welcome the torch relay.

As the short-plush Panpan dolls of various sizes and shapes, but extremely eye-catching, appeared on TV every day along with the broadcast of the torch relay, as expected, these high-quality mascot dolls, which are a little expensive at the moment but are extremely commemorative and make people feel that they are worth the money after getting their hands on them, suddenly became a treasure that people all over the country were scrambling to buy.

As a result, dealers in various places with tight supply not only sighed with regret as they watched the shelves become empty in less than an hour every day, but they were also frantically making phone calls and sending telegrams, urging the salesmen in Texas to grab more quotas by any means.

Ok……

That’s right, it’s an indicator, not a source of supply.

There is no way. Panpan is the mascot of the Asian Games. In addition to obtaining the right to use Panpan's image, Dahua Company took advantage of the lack of relevant experience in the country and applied for the exclusive sales rights of all short-plush Panpan dolls.

In other words, if the short-plush Panpan toys you sell are not produced by Dahua Company's subsidiaries or commissioned production units, then it is illegal. At the very least, the goods will be confiscated, and at worst, you will be sued in court.

Coincidentally, several other waves of social media are acting together with the media reporting on the torch relay. These reporters shuttle between the streets and alleys. In addition to reporting on the good people and good deeds that happen in the cities that the torch relay passes through during this period, they also help to fight counterfeiting of the Panpan plush dolls on sale and then report on them.

With the media watching, the relevant departments in various places naturally dare not neglect it. Therefore, the crackdown on fake Panpan short plush dolls during this period is so strong that all illegal vendors will give up this idea.
There is no way. Unlike other toys, you can tell whether the short-pile Panpan doll is genuine without even touching it. You can tell at a glance that the high-F short-pile fabric DTY75D/144F used to make the doll is too distinctive in appearance;
But this stuff is a rare commodity that is extremely difficult to get nowadays. Not only is there not much short-pile fabric available on the market, but it is also leaked through some well-known channels. Therefore, once a fake is found, it is easy to trace the raw material supplier... At this time of the Asian Games, no unit is willing to ask for trouble, and no one is willing to lose the hat for such a small benefit, so once the upstream raw material channel is actively closed, the problem of fakes is easily solved.

Of course, whether it is the hot sales of Mohua Eight Treasure Tea or the short supply of Panpan plush dolls, it is a painful and happy thing for DZ City.

As these things sold well, DZ city was crowded with merchants looking to buy and people who came to visit or inspect. The sales of transportation, accommodation, catering, daily necessities, local specialties, and even clothing, textile products and semiconductor appliances saw a big boom, and the GDP was rising rapidly.

But at the same time, with the hot sales of Mohua Eight Treasure Tea and heated discussions among consumers, the category of medicinal tea has gradually begun to show its edge across the country. Therefore, other products such as the improved Eight Immortals Tea, Xuanmai Citrus Tea, Wild Rose Dew, Honeysuckle Dew, etc., after reaping the benefits of traffic, the channel barriers in other provinces have further melted away, and sales have begun to rise.

Those who have worked in the market know that the county market is certainly not comparable to the provincial market, and the provincial market is not at the same level as the national market.
Therefore, even if only a corner of the national market was opened up, the Chinese herbal raw materials needed for these beverages, especially the main raw materials that needed to adopt GAP standards according to the original agreement requirements of Dahua Company, suddenly became scarce.

Therefore, how much GAP planting area of ​​Chinese herbal medicine should be supported to Dahua Company, and where to support GAP planting bases while meeting the production conditions of authentic medicinal materials, has become a very daunting problem for DZ City nowadays;
Within the scope of Lu Shiwei, using authentic medicinal materials produced using GAP standards as the main raw materials for these products is an important part of Dahua Company's moat construction. So it doesn't mean that if you want to set aside an area for them to use as a GAP planting base, they will accept it... The competent authorities of DZ City certainly want to develop the local economy by supporting the Chinese herbal medicine GAP base, but Dahua Company also has its own bottom line. Therefore, the coordination between the two parties will involve many "redistribution" links.

On the other hand, the crazy pursuit of Panpan plush toys across the country and even overseas has not only caused a larger gap in high-end polyester raw materials, but some sudden changes have also caused the DZ city authorities to have a huge sense of crisis.

Simply put, as the demand for Panpan short-pile toys at home and abroad exceeds the supply, many places have discovered the amazing market potential of short-pile fabrics and even high-end polyester raw materials;
Therefore, after a simple market assessment, many places came up with the idea of ​​launching medium-sized or even large-scale petrochemical projects to produce various types of artificial fibers and plastic raw materials... Today, Texas is a model for investigation and study in many regions, and the amazing potential of plastic products in local grassroots rural areas has naturally been noticed by others.

At this point, Texas is in a dilemma. It is no longer a question of whether Texas should implement the Isolated Island No. 2 project, but whether the Isolated Island No. 2 project can be implemented in the shortest time, or even whether the Isolated Island No. 2 project can be kept in Texas.

The former is easy to understand. Everything has a first-mover advantage. The production capacity of Island No. 2 is there. Since the market application path of mid-to-high-end artificial fibers has been proven and the market potential is also there, if you start production one day earlier than others, you can attract other companies in the supporting industries one step earlier, and then form economies of scale and grab a large piece of the market first. If latecomers don’t have any means to get ahead, they will most likely have to follow you and eat dust... This rule applies to Texas, as well as other regions.

The latter is a bit mysterious.

Simply put, after experiencing more than half a year of ups and downs, Dahua’s ability to create wealth has been fully recognized; therefore, many regions want to invite this God of Wealth to their own turf and build one or two economic engines for their own cities.

For this reason, before the torch relay was even halfway through, these regions had already sent representatives to Dahua's headquarters to act as lobbyists.

This made the DZ city authorities feel extremely crisis-stricken. You know, in addition to the county-level cities in some areas of Shandong and Shandong, the cities that came to invite Dahua Company to "open branches" included prefecture-level cities in and outside the province such as Lanling, Rizhao, Heze, Xuzhou... Even Qingdao, which Dahua Company had originally visited, sent representatives.

You have to know that Qingdao is an independently planned city, and it is also the city with the highest economic ranking in Qilu.

Dezhou is still just a county-level city. It already feels guilty enough when facing the prefecture-level cities that come to poach its talents. What’s more, there is a sub-provincial city like Qingdao among them?
What's more terrible is that these regions have shown great sincerity. As long as Dahua Company is willing to open a branch in the local area, funds, policies, industrial land, water and electricity infrastructure, authentic medicinal materials production areas, foreign exchange indicators, and GAP equipment will all be tilted to it to the greatest extent possible;

And most importantly, as long as Dahua Company is willing to open a branch in the local area and let Yang Mo take charge, we can promise you now that the Isolated Island No. 2 project can be approved and implemented locally in three months at most.

what?
You said that such a big project, with so many causes and effects involved and so much coordination and supporting work required, will be completed within three months. Are you sure you are not kidding?

People will tell you responsibly that as long as Dahua Company can open a branch in the local area and as long as Yang Mo, the God of Wealth, is willing to take charge there, you don't have to worry about these things. Even if you have to force it, the local team will help you get these things done within three months.

People are not fools. They can naturally see the significance of the Isolated Island No. 2 project to Yang Mo, or to be more precise, to the Dongying Command. It is obvious that they want to use this project as a betrothal gift and invite Yang Mo to take charge.

This behavior can be summed up in one sentence: The support that DZ City can give you, we can also give you, and we can do it better than them; what you, Yang, can get in DZ City, we can also give you, and we can give you even more.

At this point, people in DZ city really couldn't sit still.

In terms of conditions and support, let alone a separately planned city like Qingdao, any prefecture-level city can provide resources that can suppress DZ City... Don't look at how prosperous DZ City is now, but after all, it is currently a county-level city. In terms of the motivation for mobilizing resources and the effectiveness of support policies, there is a natural gap between it and prefecture-level cities.

In terms of personal friendship, the relationship between Lanling and Yang Mo is not much worse than mine. Didn’t you see that no matter what action Dahua Company takes, Lanling will be involved... Even if General Manager Ye has become Yang Mo’s strategic partner earlier, but they have shown such great sincerity, if Dezhou does not take any action, what’s the use of your slightly better personal relationship?

The worst thing is that it is said that Quancheng is also discussing whether to invite Dahua Company to open a branch. If they really come up with the same conditions, then things will get really bad... Although Quancheng is only second in the province in terms of GDP, it is the provincial capital. Dahua Company is still a central enterprise after all. In the absence of a suitable reason, the provincial capital city sincerely invites you to move in. Anyone with a brain knows how to choose, right?
Therefore, facing the wave after wave of people trying to recruit them, the DZ city authorities closed the door and, led by the squad leader, deputy squad leader and Executive Director Ye, held ideological work mobilization meetings one by one, as if they were determined to coordinate the implementation of the Solitary Island II project in the shortest possible time.
Of course, although these things were directly related to Dahua Company, Yang Mo, who had to put on a smile that met social expectations when dealing with representatives from all over the country every day and also had to answer several calls asking about their well-being, did not take them to heart.

Right now, he has very important things to deal with, and he really doesn't have the energy to seriously consider things like "opening a branch"...

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"Oh? Your uncle wants to invite me to Qingdao to visit him and have a good chat about the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan?"

In the office, Yang Mo looked at the eggplant girl in front of him with some amusement.

Lin Luosu didn't understand why Yang Mo had such an expression, but she nodded affirmatively: "Yes, my uncle said that a plan like this, which involves 50 billion yuan of light and heavy industrial products every year, involves too many things and requires too high a level of approval. Therefore, he wants to communicate with you and complete all the ideas and details of the plan. Only in this way can the doubts of the leadership be dispelled, and then the submission and approval of the plan can be possible."

At this point, Lin Luosu looked at Yang Mo seriously and said, "To be honest, it's because Dahua Company is well-known now, and the superiors have a good impression of you, Mr. Yang. If it were another company, this plan would never be approved... But even so, if my uncle wants to convince the leaders to pass this plan, it will require a lot of effort and a huge risk."

"So, although I know you've been very busy lately, I think it's still necessary for you to meet with my uncle and have a serious conversation... Of course, if you want this seemingly fantastic commodity exchange plan to be approved, in addition to doing a good job of prior communication and deduction, when necessary, you, Mr. Yang, also need to come forward and answer some inquiries in person with my uncle."

At this point, a complex expression flashed through Lin Luosu's eyes: "Although this sounds like flattery, I have to admit that although you, Mr. Yang, are currently only a section-level cadre of a central enterprise, your weight in the eyes of your superiors is quite unusual... So, sometimes if you come forward with my uncle, the difficulty of approval will be much smaller."

Yang Mo almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

Sister, do you think I'm an idiot who knows nothing, or does your uncle think I'm a rookie who knows nothing about anything?

Also, if your uncle and I come together, the approval process will be much easier?

So what you mean is that, besides giving your uncle a golden opportunity for advancement, I also have to express my gratitude to your uncle?
And I have to show up?

If I really wanted to give it a try, why would I have to go through so much trouble and let your uncle, who is neither here nor there, get involved?
Can't I go to the capital alone to visit Mr. Zhao?

Even if I don't go to visit Mr. Zhao, don't forget that Wang Yinuo is now in the imperial capital. If I really want to take up the fight myself, in addition to Ye Tao and the others, I have to drag Wang Yinuo into the water. Do you really think I have to do without your uncle?

Realizing that this girl still hasn't figured out her own value, Yang Mo looked at her with a disappointed expression, and just smiled faintly: "As for Qingdao, I won't go... Let's put this matter aside for now, Minister Lin, Minister Mu and I still have work to discuss, you go down first."

Lin Luosu looked at Yang Mo in disbelief. She couldn't imagine that for such a huge project, she had finally persuaded her uncle to help, but this guy refused to even come over to communicate?

Damn, Mr. Yang, I know you've been doing pretty well lately, but let's be honest, don't you think too highly of yourself?

Mu Liya, who was standing by, saw Lin Luosu’s eyebrows raised, and immediately thought that something was not good. She immediately stood up, put her arms around her sister’s shoulders, and pushed her out the door.

Seeing Miss Mu's behavior, Lin Luosu's face turned red, but for the sake of their sisterhood, she finally did not say the dirty words that she had been holding back in her mouth.

When the two of them were ten meters away from the office, before Lin Luosu could complain, Miss Mu took the lead and yelled in a low voice: "My aunt, you actually want Yang Mo to go to Qingdao to see your uncle... You, you, you... Hey, I'm so impressed by you!" Lin Luosu was stunned when she heard it, and then said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with visiting my uncle? My uncle promised to help with such a big responsibility. Your husband went there, is it unfair to him?"

Miss Mu looked at her with a smile on her face: "Luoluo, you also said that Yang Mo's visit was equivalent to a visit, so let's not talk about the rest for now. The most basic point...did you mix up the priorities?"

Lin Luosu's eyebrows were raised again: "My uncle is at least 24 cents, and if we only talk about his job title, it's even higher than my dad's. It's already a great honor for you to let your wife come to visit him, okay... Who on earth has reversed the relationship between the primary and the secondary?"

Miss Mu looked at her speechlessly: "You have already said that, it is just a job title. You should know that no matter which system you are in, job titles are often not accurate... Let me say something you don't like to hear. Although Yang Mo is only a small cadre at the level of a section chief, if we really talk about it, in front of the superiors, your uncle is really not as effective as Yang Mo."

Lin Luosu choked, and her face immediately turned red with frustration, but she couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.

Although Mu Liya's words were somewhat hurtful, it was the truth. Regardless of the fact that the country's focus was now shifting to economic construction, compared with the sons of central enterprises who could directly hand over their income, her uncle's family actually did not have much of an advantage;

Just talking about Yang Mo, he has countless hidden BUFFs on him... God of Wealth, business genius, explorer of central-local relations, advocate of new county economic models, transformer of new urban economic forms, and so on.

Just as some people have said, with the achievements and contributions that Yang Mo has made in the past two years, he should have been praised by his superiors or even received them in person long ago, and his rank should have long been more than just a regular section chief; it's just that this guy has too many tricks up his sleeve, one after another, and the superiors are overwhelmed and don't know what kind of praise to give him or what level of reception to give him.

However, it was also because of this that Yang Mo, who would occasionally make some jaw-dropping moves under the accumulation of potential energy, left a deep impression on his superiors and was quite different in importance... If not for this, when Mr. Zhao inspected Texas, he would not have specifically asked Yang Mo to come and act as a guide.

China's 5,000-year history tells us that many things that appear on the surface are false. High position does not equal power. In many cases, the words of a second-rank deputy privy envoy in the Song Dynasty may not be more effective than those of a sixth-rank salt and iron envoy in a prefecture or county. "Simplicity is in the emperor's heart" has always been the kingly way.

So, even though Lin Luosu's uncle is only a poor guy, according to the principle of corresponding titles, he is already a powerful man who is half a level higher than Lin's father. But when it comes to the degree of importance he is regarded by his superiors and the weight of his words, he is slightly inferior to his brother-in-law, not to mention Yang Mo, who is already vaguely regarded as a representative of the exploration of domestic economic models.

Seeing that Lin Luosu didn't speak, Mu Liya sighed again: "Luoluo, you still didn't understand what I said to you last time."

"Putting aside your uncle's hidden thoughts for now, the reason why I asked you to find your uncle and work on this light and heavy industrial product exchange plan is actually because I want you to play to the strengths of the Lin family and help Yang Mo block most of the consequences of this plan... at least the series of annoying consequences on the surface;"

"But if what you said is true, Yang Mo will need to come forward to answer his superiors' inquiries. What difference does that make if Yang Mo comes forward himself? Won't the cause and effect that he originally intended to bypass still be affected?"

"You have seen the representatives from various places who have come to invite Dahua to settle in during this period. Although Yang Mo seems to be a loner now, in fact, as long as he is willing, he has all kinds of connections and resources, whether open or hidden. So... if he really needs to step forward, why does he have to go through such a big detour with your uncle? Can't he directly unite the administrative systems of several places and ask for the implementation of this light and heavy industrial product exchange plan in the most upright way?"

"If it really doesn't work, he can actually push forward this plan just by relying on DZ City, but the scale will be much smaller... Don't think that he can't push forward because Dahua Company has no money in its account. This guy has a lot of funds hidden in corners. If he just dismantles and moves them, it will basically be enough."

The corners of Lin Luosu's eyes twitched, and his tone was indescribably frustrated: "Wood, so what you mean is...?"

Mu Liya's face turned serious: "What I mean is, for your future, you still have to try your best to persuade your uncle to push forward this plan... Remember, no matter what your uncle has in mind, you'd better not let Yang Mo come forward in person... You are responsible for coordinating this work from beginning to end... Understand?"

Lin Luosu naturally understood what she meant, and sighed a little frustrated: "I understand... I have to show that I am irreplaceable!"

Mu Liya nodded: "Also, remember what I told you at the beginning, it's best... no, you must make a breakthrough before November, otherwise it will be too late!"

Lin Luosu's eyelids twitched violently a few times, and she couldn't help but feel curious: "Is Yang Mo so anxious?"

Mu Liya shook her head: "Luoluo, there are some things you don't understand, so I don't blame you... Anyway, just remember what I said."

Looking at the serious and worried expression on Mu Liya's face, Lin Luosu was silent for a while, then took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll do my best!"

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Ten minutes later, Yang Mo looked at Miss Mu who had returned to the office and shrugged nonchalantly: "Have you calmed down your good sister?"

Mu Liya glared at him unhappily: "You too, Luoluo is my sister after all. We will have to ask her to be the maid of honor when we get married. If you treat her like this, aren't you afraid that she will block the door and not let you, the groom, pick up the bride?"

Yang Mo laughed when he heard this, but changed the subject: "Comrade Yaer, the situation is changing a bit quickly, so are you ready?"

Hearing Yang Mo talking about business, Mu Liya also became serious: "There is a problem. So far, I have induced 37 problematic tertiary industry units with large cash flow through the scheme. In addition to leaving a backdoor in the financial link, I have raised about 7000 million funds and transferred them to my mother's company account;"

"If necessary, the risk control department can work with the audit center and the board of supervisors to conduct surprise inspections and dig out about 10 million yuan of sunken funds from other units within 1.6 days. Then I can apply for the right to use these funds in the name of a special project. "

"In addition, starting from April, all the foreign trade projects I was in charge of changed from OA (cash on delivery) to DP (collection) based on third-party banks in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the name of risk control. In addition to reducing the capital risk, it also greatly extended the payment period. If necessary, I can borrow about 4 million yuan from third-party banks in a short time through securitization of accounts receivable."

Although Miss Mu spoke of astronomical figures one after another, she did not look too happy: "0.7 million + 1.6 million + 3.5 million, a total of 5.8 million. Although this number sounds like a lot, it still leaves a big gap for my plan."

At this point, Miss Mu looked a little annoyed: "The amount of sunk funds that can be recovered by those tertiary industry units is far lower than my estimate. Originally, in my estimate, at least 3 million yuan could be recovered... Those damn rats are really too good at moving. It seems that if we want to recover as much loss as possible, we need to use inducement methods to persuade more units to think of ways to raise funds to fill the accounts."

It can be heard that Miss Mu was very satisfied with the results of the scheme for the 37 tertiary industry units. Therefore, when she found that there was still a serious shortage of funds, her first reaction was to induce the management of more units to borrow money to fill the accounts.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mo shook his head and said, "We can't expand the scope any further. Once the Audit Center and the Supervisory Committee find out, it will be difficult for us to clean up the mess. Opportunity waits for no one. By the time you have collected enough money, it will be too late."

Mu Liya hesitated: "You mean... we should start according to the original plan? In this case, isn't the risk a bit too great?"

At this point, she thought for a moment: "Looking at the current situation, there are so many places that want to invite Dahua to open branches there. With so many competitors, the approval of the Solitary Island II project in Texas should be approved very quickly, even much earlier than we originally expected;"

"As long as the approval and start-up work in Texas can be completed this month, my dad will be able to pass the meeting quickly and transfer the first phase of funds to Dahua's account. By then..."

Before she could finish her words, Yang Mo stopped her: "Ya'er, if you want to learn to be a helmsman, remember one thing... don't pin all your hopes on things that have not yet been determined."

"If the Solitary Island II project is not approved in a short period of time, what will you do then?"

"Even if it's approved, what if the headquarters can't raise enough funds for the first phase in a short time?"

"Even if everything goes as you wish, the headquarters will assign a special team to supervise and use this fund. What will you do?"

"Is it a hard fight?"

Mu Liya fell silent for a moment. The possibilities Yang Mo mentioned were not impossible, especially the last one, which was very likely.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pinch her brows: "Could it be that we really only have one chance? Or should we lower our psychological expectations and not take multiple actions for the time being?"

Seeing this, Yang Mo laughed: "Ya'er, I have always said that money is just a tool. If you can mobilize the resources you need through other means, then when you make a plan, you should subtract the cost of mobilizing these resources through conventional means... So, if you are willing to use your brain, the 5.8 million you raised is barely enough."

!!!

Miss Mu looked at her man in surprise.

These funds...are they barely enough?
Yang Mo looked at her with a smile, then picked up the phone.

In less than three minutes, the young disciple Bai Mengmeng walked in and greeted the two people politely: "Master, Master's Wife."

Yang Mo ignored the slight reluctance in his disciple's words when he called out "Master's Wife" and asked directly, "Xiao Bai, didn't you tell me the day before yesterday that the guy named Ling, Ling or something from Sankyo Corporation came and kept asking to meet me?"

Bai Mengmeng looked at his master in silence: "Master, it's Suzuki Jiken, the executive director of Sankyo Co., Ltd.... After all, Sankyo Co., Ltd. is our strategic partner of Momo Baitou. You can't even remember his name. Isn't it a bit too much?"

Yang Mo curled his lips indifferently. He had no good feelings towards the island country. The other party was neither Teacher Cang, nor was his surname Hebei or Mikami. He was too lazy to bother remembering the name of such an old man.

He then leisurely reached for a cigarette and lit it: "Okay, Suzuki... Cijian, right? You call him later and tell him that I can spare about two hours tomorrow despite my busy schedule. If he happens to be available, as strategic partners, we can meet. By the way, I'm also very curious as to why this guy rushed over at this critical moment."

In the midst of a busy schedule?

Do you still remember that they are your strategic partner?

The young disciple suppressed his desire to complain and responded obediently, "Okay, Master!"

(End of this chapter)