Our Rise Era

Chapter 22 On the Eve of the Wind!

As the sun sets, its afterglow fills the entire small county town.

The sky was dyed golden red, and the sunset glow and the clouds on the horizon intertwined into a beautiful picture.

Zhang Gui opened the door and saw Zhang Yang.

"Uncle, this is 15,000 yuan..."

"..."

Two months later, when Zhang Gui saw this "cheating" nephew again, he felt a little strange for a moment.

I don’t know when it started…

There seemed to be no trace of youthful arrogance or impulsiveness in the nephew's eyes.

He began to become very calm, especially his dark and deep eyes flashing with the light of a mature man. When looking into his eyes, one could vaguely feel that there was an extra depth and determination in Zhang Yang's eyes.

His behavior seemed to have changed quietly as well. He slowly walked into the house, closed the door, and slowly took out a black bag from his bag. Even with the simplest movements, he had a calmness that was not in line with his age. His every move revealed calmness and peace.

"Uncle, this is fifteen thousand..."

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure, Zhang Gui still didn't dare to recognize it. When Zhang Yang repeated it again and handed him the black bag, he suddenly woke up. Then he lowered his head and looked at the bag, "Where did you get this money?"

"It's just an advance on my salary. Today, I just happened to come to our county to do some business. When I passed by the village, I paid some money back..."

"That person in the newspaper, is it really you?"

Zhang Yang stuffed the money into Zhang Gui's hand and said, "Uncle, thank you for helping me when I was in the most difficult time. Thank you for speaking up for me when everyone else betrayed me and scolded me. Uncle, I will always remember this kindness..."

“Don’t say that, don’t say that... Sit down, your aunt is out, there’s no outsider here, you can eat here tonight..." Zhang Gui finally took the money.

"I'll just sit for a while. I've finished my dinner. Uncle, please take inventory..."

"it's okay no problem."

Zhang Yang looked at the furnishings in the room.

As I recall, my second uncle and second aunt were actually quite nice to me.

That year I opened my own grocery store, and they were the first among my relatives and friends to lend me money.

Unfortunately, the original owner was not ambitious enough and thought that all this was taken for granted. He even said some weird and violent words after being scolded a few times.

No wonder I was scolded...

"Uncle, when I passed by here, I heard some bad news about the toy factory..."

"It's my fault that I bought shares because I was greedy for them, but I didn't expect that this was a pitfall..."

"They want your factory to claim three million?"

"That's what I mean. However, the specifics are still under discussion. We are facing internal and external troubles..."

The room fell into silence for a long time.

Zhang Gui forced a smile and handed a cigarette to Zhang Yang. Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't smoke, he had to light it himself and smoked silently while standing in front of the window.

"..."

Looking at Zhang Gui's decadent appearance, Zhang Yang recalled the history of Tianxin Toy Factory in his mind.

In the 90s, Jin Rong, the boss of Tianxin Toy Factory, resigned from the system and followed the trend of starting his own business, setting his sights on running a toy factory.

That year, Japan's famous special effects IPs such as "Kamen Rider" and "Saya Ultraman" emerged.

He spotted a business opportunity and hired a group of people. Initially, he only imitated some marginal IPs and made peripheral products. Later, he made some money. When he saw that there was nothing to do and everyone was doing it, he became bolder.

He began to copy world-famous IPs such as Kamen Rider, Sayaman, and Kabutoko. From the 90s to 06, he copied any IP that came out. His success was smooth sailing, and the scale of his factory grew larger and larger, from a family workshop with only five people to a large toy factory with nearly a thousand people, which was famous throughout Songxiang County...

But, who would have thought that starting in the second half of 06, Tianxin Toy Factory would delay the payment of wages every month, from a few days at the beginning, to more than ten days, then to one month, and then to two months...

Until the first half of 07, the Tianxin Toy Factory, which was operating well, suddenly recruited shareholders. Zhang Gui signed the agreement and was excitedly waiting for dividends!
A piece of news spread throughout Songxiang County...

It turned out that since 05, Jin Rongshun had been going to Macau to gamble once a month without telling anyone, and he lost more than a million every time. At first, when the toy factory was making a profit, he was able to keep the lid on and maintain operations, and no one knew what was going on. But as the hole got bigger and bigger, it could no longer be suppressed...

Thunderstorm in an instant!

……

In the past, the three million yuan in compensation was nothing, just a drop in the bucket...

But now, Jin Rongshun emptied the Tianxin Toy Factory and raised a large amount of RMB to run away. Now the company is just an empty shell except for a bunch of "infringing" toys and a large number of employees demanding their wages...

How can I come up with three million?
How to pay salaries is a fucking problem!

Under dim light.

"How much salary does the company still owe?"

"About a million..."

“Are the employees going through labor arbitration?”

"Yes, but these things are very complicated. Not only are the wages owed, but there is also a lot of material fees that have not been paid..."

"When you signed the equity contract, didn't you really understand the company's debt situation and sign the [Debt Assumption Clause]? Didn't you know about [contingent liabilities]?"

"What is [contingent debt]?" "..."

Seeing such a professional term, Zhang Guimantou raised his head in confusion.

Zhang Yang sighed, "For example, the company stamped the account, but the money didn't go into the company's account. The company's financial statements didn't record the money at all. But the company stamped the account, and you can't check the debt. We call it [contingent debt]. The company can't afford this debt, but if there are new shareholders before that, then the debt will be transferred to the new shareholders and they will have to pay it back in proportion... Second Uncle, didn't you even consult a lawyer before you rashly signed a share transfer agreement? Do you really think that pie will fall from the sky?"

The more Zhang Gui listened, the paler his face became, and the hand holding the cigarette was shaking slightly.

If the company has other debts, does that mean that he...

As a shareholder of the company, he...

Do you also want to...

When Zhang Yang saw Zhang Gui's frightened look, he knew that Zhang Gui had fallen into a big trap: "What did the company's legal department say?"

"Legal Department, there is no formal legal department in this factory. There were no problems before, but who would have thought that they would hold us accountable now..."

"Okay, second uncle, let me tell you, I know a lawyer. If you need me, you can call him at this number. Don't worry about the attorney's fees. I'll talk to him. The most urgent thing is for us to figure out from a legal perspective whether your [equity] contract is legal and compliant. At the same time, we also need to figure out whether you are responsible for this part of the debt..." Zhang Yang took out a pen from his suit, wrote down a number, and handed it to Zhang Gui.

Zhang Yang looked at the time. Seeing that it was still early, he stared at Zhang Gui and said, "Second Uncle, tell me about the toys that the company has stockpiled and the general situation of the production line..."

"doing what?"

"I want to think of a way to clear out a batch of toys first... Bankruptcy and debt are not scary no matter how big the debt is. What's scary is that it's hard to get back on your feet after mental bankruptcy..."

"..."

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A cold autumn rain.

In late November, the weather in northern Zhejiang is getting colder.

In some mountainous areas, the temperature has dropped to five or six degrees in the morning and evening.

However, Zheng's Food Co., Ltd., which once teetered on the edge of a cliff, is now unusually hot.

Within four days, the news of the [Perfect Attendance Award and Welfare Award] quickly spread by word of mouth throughout the county, and almost every day, a group of young people came to the company for interviews.

"There are already hundreds of small shops in Taifeng County that have signed delivery agreements with us. We have already shipped the first batch of goods..."

"People from the neighboring Xinchang County have also come to inspect our factory, and our sales department has successfully signed a number of long-term cooperation orders..."

"We can't enter large shopping malls, but we can still deliver goods to some small private supermarkets in the two county towns. Although the order volume is generally not high and is relatively loose, and the data pressure on the business department is also very high, but at least the employees in the factory have work to do..."

“This time, the local TV and news coverage was very good, and customers were very positive about the taste. We received hundreds of comments every day…”

"The food research and development area has been initially built, and we are now testing the new [Instant Noodles] formula..."

"..."

11 month 25 day.

After a rain.

Zheng Guodong returned to the company.

Secretary Li excitedly came jogging over in her high heels, holding a piece of data.

Looking at these data...

Although these data are insignificant compared to the previous sales data in major cities, the ever-increasing data made Zheng Guodong realize that Zheng's Food Co., Ltd. had survived the brink of collapse after experiencing suppression from Japanese brands.

"Mr. Zhang asked me to send you a data report..."

"He is now leading his team to expand business in Li City!"

"Market research shows that a small county town called Jingtai City in Li City, with a registered population of only 17.1, actually has small supermarkets. Moreover, the number of supermarkets in this small county town is doubling every year. These are resources that we have ignored before!"

"Mr. Zhang has invited a local private supermarket owner who is quite representative of the local area to visit our factory today and sign a cooperation agreement. You have to come in person and be responsible for explaining and receiving the owner..."

"..."

Zheng Guodong looked at the groups of data.

His face was calm, but his heart was becoming more and more excited!
Facts have proved that his bet on asking Zhang Yang to come to this factory and spend a lot of money to carry out a series of reforms was completely right!

"Boss Zheng, this is not the only good news..."

"Also, I recently saw a lot of hot posts on the Internet. Take a look... The most representative hot post is this..."

"..."

Zheng Guodong saw Secretary Li holding a laptop and handed it to him.

He saw a hot post titled "Disappearing Domestic Brands".

The poster of this post is named [Xiao Yangyang]. After clicking on the author, he found that the poster of this post writes a post almost every day.

"The Last Stubbornness, [Haikang Instant Noodles]"...

"From the 80s to the present, what else do we have to lose..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)