Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 228 President Han

Today's meeting is actually just a reception.

Construction has officially begun at the site, which is great news.

Mr. Han is the core contractor for the entire construction site and also the CEO of a large construction company. It is said that this company is a joint-stock company, and Mr. Han is one of its shareholders.

In short, many suppliers, including my brother-in-law, are all dependent on Mr. Han. My brother-in-law is a little better off, as he has partnerships with many places, but some of the others are completely dependent on Mr. Han for their livelihood.

"Mr. Han's construction company is not an ordinary general contractor, but an engineering general contractor. It is responsible not only for construction, but also for the entire process of design and procurement. This 20-square-meter community cost about 3 million yuan." Mr. Han had not yet arrived, so his brother-in-law gave Yan Hui a brief explanation.

"3 million!" Yan Hui's eyes lit up immediately.

At that moment, when he looked at these rows of bosses, he instantly had a feeling.

Everyone here should have the ability to mobilize millions of dollars; otherwise, they wouldn't be sitting here so casually.

3 billion!

In 1999, Yan Hui also dreamed of units like tens of millions and hundreds of millions, but at that time he didn't feel it as strongly.

If you really had ten million or a hundred million, what should you do? Buy or sell steel?

At this moment, Yan Hui had a strong desire. He wanted to have ten million or a hundred million. He wanted to look down on the failures of the past and not care about them. Only in this way could he be considered to have a new success!

Just as I was looking forward to it, President Han pushed open the door and came in, followed by two henchmen in their fifties.

The two men behind him both looked serious. They escorted President Han into the house and then left.

When President Han entered, all thirty or forty people in the conference room stood up and greeted him warmly.

There are no government leaders here, and everyone is quite relaxed.

Mr. Han was familiar with most of the people, so he greeted them one by one, then sat down in the main seat and invited everyone to sit down as well.

"There are quite a few people here today. I won't waste any time. Today is a good day, and on behalf of Jian'an Group, I would like to thank everyone for your continued support. Tell your families not to leave tonight. I'd like to treat everyone to dinner and a chat." General Manager Han was very approachable. "I'll give you a brief overview today. I'll be in the office every day for the next few days. Come and find me anytime if you need anything."

"Mr. Han, now that construction has started, can you still drink?" someone with whom he had a good relationship asked directly.

"I can't drink, everyone please feel free! Lao Liu knows me, when it matters, the business comes first." President Han laughed and said, "After we finish these two months of work, I'll treat everyone to drinks to make up for it."

"Mr. Han, you're too kind. Things come first!" everyone echoed.

It's a common misconception that people from Shandong province love to drink, to the point that no meal is complete without alcohol. If the host at a table says they won't drink, then absolutely no one else will.

In the culture of drinking at the dinner table, there are etiquette rules and hierarchical distinctions, but ultimately it all comes down to who has the power to speak.

Mr. Han took out his bag and began to explain the project to everyone.

This is all nonsense. The people who came today had already discussed their respective contracting and construction scopes before construction started, and many of them had already signed contracts. Today's presentation doesn't even count as going through the motions.

As Mr. Han said, today is just a gathering for chatting and having a meal.

After Mr. Han finished speaking, the room became lively. Although Mr. Han had said that people could come to his office to see him later, everyone actually wanted to know more information in advance, and those who were on good terms with him immediately crowded around. At this moment, the closeness of relationships and social status became very clear, and the thirty or forty people actually became very orderly, with only two or three people around Mr. Han at any given time.

Whether it was the people who were close by, the people in the middle, or Yan Hui and the others who were at the back, everyone seemed to know exactly where they should stand. This scene surprised Yan Hui. If he hadn't been with his brother-in-law, he wouldn't have known where to stand.

Everyone was chatting, and the large number of people created white noise, which actually made the communication environment on Mr. Han's side much better, as the conversation couldn't be heard by people outside.

At this moment, Mr. Han's secretary also came in. She was one of the two people who had just escorted Mr. Han in. She was about 50 years old, looked thin, and wore glasses.

He was behind President Han, holding a notebook. Sometimes, President Han would just glance at him, and he would know how to record things.

No one was in a hurry. People chatted for three minutes, then five minutes, and more than an hour passed in an orderly manner.

After chatting, some people went to the restaurant in twos and threes, while the rest stayed here waiting for their chance.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yan Hui's brother-in-law introduced him to several local suppliers. The easiest one to communicate with was a chubby boss named Zhou Shanxing.

Mr. Zhou is from Linzi. He and his brother-in-law knew each other when they were in Linzi and had worked together before.

Mr. Zhou owns a ceramics factory that produces ceramic tiles and other pottery products. All the tiles used in the public areas of this residential complex are from Mr. Zhou's company. In addition, once the complex is completed, Mr. Zhou will also set up a storefront here to supply tiles specifically to clients who are renovating their homes.

"Mr. Zhou is a business owner who is very supportive of Mr. Han's work. He has already paid the full amount in advance for this new development and bought four storefronts!" The brother-in-law gave Yan Hui a brief introduction.

"Such a great location, we definitely have to invest! I can make a fortune just from the storefronts!" Mr. Zhou was clearly quite pleased.

The fact that General Manager Han's construction company was able to secure a 3 million yuan project is undoubtedly due to everyone here. Yan Hui estimates that the suppliers, materials, and investments from the business owners in this room alone could reduce the construction company's financial pressure by about half.

Even my brother-in-law had to put up a lot of money if he wanted to get involved in this project.

What, you're saying you can't afford to hold that amount of money?
I'm sorry, this project definitely has nothing to do with you.

As the three chatted, Mr. Zhou found an opportunity to speak with Mr. Han. They only talked for two or three minutes before parting ways with smiles.

At this moment, the brother-in-law seized the opportunity and led Yan Hui closer.

"Mr. Wang, this young man looks unfamiliar." Mr. Han had already spotted Yan Hui.

He knew most of the people in the room; there were very few he didn't know, and Yan Hui was one of them.

"My brother-in-law, surnamed Yan, is in the timber business and has only been in Jinan for six months," my brother-in-law introduced briefly.

"Hmm? Timber? Why not go into the air conditioning business with you?" President Han asked with slight interest.

“He’s in the timber business in Jianye, and he used to work in the forest areas of Northeast China, so he’s familiar with wood. I brought him along this time to see if he could be of any help to Mr. Han.” His brother-in-law was truly giving Yan Hui a boost; these words weren’t easy to say, they were a kind of guarantee.

“My construction site is all reinforced concrete, and we need quite a bit of timber, but usually the construction company buys it themselves, so we don’t really lack it.” Mr. Han shook his head slightly.

He really doesn't care much about these minor details.

(End of this chapter)