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Lu Qingshan took out two neatly folded sheets of paper from his inner pocket, gently unfolded them, and pushed them flat in front of Li Aiguo.

"This is?"

"Pilot Agreement for Outsourced Transportation Services"

"When did you prepare this?"

"I pondered it the whole way, and when I got to the small shop at the entrance of the forest farm, I borrowed paper and pen and squatted down against the wall to write it down on the spot."

Li Aiguo picked up the agreement and carefully read through it word by word. Lu Qingshan stood beside him, patiently explaining each clause.

"Uncle Li, look, Xiushan Industry and Hongshi Forest Farm have signed a formal cooperation contract to legally lease the forest farm's idle transportation capacity, which is those few long-term vacant Jiefang trucks."

"We settle service fees per trip, and the unit price is directly double the market price."

"Double the market price?" Li Aiguo looked up in surprise.

"Yes." Lu Qingshan nodded.

"All fees are directly deposited into the forest farm's official account, and are accounted for at the end of the year and included in the forest farm's sideline revenue. To the outside world, it can be summarized in just four words: surplus revenue. It's completely compliant and aboveboard."

Li Aiguo pushed up his reading glasses and looked more and more carefully, not missing even the smallest clause.

Is there any policy basis for this model?

"Yes," Lu Qingshan said firmly.

"Last year, the State Council issued a document encouraging state-owned enterprises to revitalize idle resources and engage in diversified operations. The province also introduced supporting policies at the same time."

He pointed to the corner of the table.

"That document is on your desk; you mentioned it to me before."

Li Aiguo suddenly stopped turning the page, looked up and stared intently at Lu Qingshan for several seconds.

"You little rascal, you've even memorized the policy documents from higher authorities?"

"With nothing to do on the road, I pondered and sorted through everything, making sure all the details were clear."

Li Aiguo couldn't help but let out a low chuckle.

"You spent a full four hours driving to come up with such a comprehensive plan?"

"Four hours is enough for me to go through the process several times."

Li Aiguo reviewed the agreement again, checking even the typos and punctuation errors on the paper. Finally, he pinched the corner of the paper and tapped it lightly on the table twice.

"The plan is indeed excellent; there's nothing wrong with it."

Lu Qingshan could tell that there was a twist after this expression of approval.

As expected, Li Aiguo raised his eyes and said seriously, "But I have one condition."

"Please speak."

Li Aiguo pulled a brown paper bag from the drawer, poured out a few pages of printed documents, and casually pushed it in front of Lu Qingshan.

"Read this first."

Lu Qingshan picked up the document and glanced at the title: Provincial Construction Group Red Pine Wood Procurement Contract.

"That's right," Li Aiguo said.

"The order volume isn't large, only 800 square meters, but the purchase price is very reasonable. If I can successfully sign the contract, my year-end report will look much better, and I'll have something to show for it."

"How long has this order been pending?"

"A full six months."

Lu Qingshan took a slight breath: "Where are we stuck?"

Li Aiguo took off his glasses and placed them on the table, his tone full of frustration and helplessness.

"I sent people to the provincial capital three times to make arrangements. The first time, they couldn't even get into the gate of the Provincial Construction Engineering Company; the gatekeeper stopped them directly because they didn't have an appointment."

"The second time, after finally managing to get someone to deliver the message, the other party kept delaying it, citing the purchasing department being too busy."

His tone turned cold, tinged with self-mockery.

"I finally met the purchasing department on the third try. Guess what their first question was?"

"They must be demanding a bribe from the middleman."

"You see things very clearly." Li Aiguo slammed his hand on the table.

"What middleman? To put it bluntly, he's openly soliciting kickbacks! I'm the director of a state-owned forest farm. I would never use public resources to line my own pockets—that's illegal!"

"So you've been at this stalemate until now?"

"If I had another way, I wouldn't be stuck here for six months."

Li Aiguo stared at him intently, his tone serious.

"Qingshan, let me make this clear. I'm willing to lend you my road and car, and I can even sign the agreement. But the condition is that you have to help me secure this order for 800 cubic meters of red pine."

"If successful, the agreement is effective. If not—"

"The agreement is hereby nullified, and I have no objections."

Lu Qingshan followed up with a conversation.

"It's good that you know what's going on."

Lu Qingshan didn't rush to make any promises. He flipped to the end of the contract and saw the contact person for the client: Section Chief Liu from the Procurement Department.

He quickly sorted through his network of contacts in his mind. There was also a Section Chief Liu in the provincial capital's pharmaceutical circle, who was a key client that Lin Xiulan had recently acquired.

The two are most likely not the same person, but the business circles in the provincial capital are not large and people are interconnected, so it is possible to make connections.

Furthermore, Guo Haipeng's health product factory is located on the same street as the Provincial Construction Engineering Group, so there might be a connection between them.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Lu Qingshan looked up and spoke.

"Uncle Li, I'll help you connect with the right people for this order."

"Are you sure?" Li Aiguo asked, somewhat surprised. "The people from the Provincial Construction Engineering Group are extremely difficult to deal with. My people have gone there three times and have been turned away every time. They don't show any leniency whatsoever."

"I have more connections in the provincial capital than you might imagine."

"You've got a lot of confidence, kid."

Give me ten days.

"Ten days?" Li Aiguo held up one finger. "If there is no progress in ten days, the agreement will be void immediately."

"No problem. You won't need to ask; I'll come back and explain on my own."

Li Aiguo stared at him for five seconds, then finally stood up, walked to the door, and called out.

"Old Sun, come here for a second!"

Dispatcher Lao Sun jogged in, his hands covered in engine oil, which he habitually wiped on his pants.

"Manager, what are the arrangements?"

"Trucks No. 1, No. 3, and No. 7, all personnel are on standby tomorrow, ready to depart at any time."

"Tomorrow?" Old Sun was taken aback, then took out the work schedule from his waist and glanced at it.

"Vehicle No. 3 just had its tires replaced last week and is in good condition. Vehicle No. 1 just had its maintenance done on Tuesday and is running normally. It's just that vehicle No. 7 has a slight leak in the fuel tank. It's not a big problem, but it's still not reassuring to drive it on long distances."

Lu Qingshan directly took out five ten-yuan bills and handed them over.

"Vehicle number seven must be repaired today. Check for leaks in the fuel tank and fill it up after the repair. We'll depart promptly at 5 a.m. tomorrow."

Old Sun subconsciously stopped, turned to look at Li Aiguo, and waited for instructions.

"Take it. It's money they specifically use for car repairs and gas." Li Aiguo nodded in agreement.

Old Sun put the money in his pocket, turned to leave, and then turned back to confirm.

"What grade of oil should I use?"

"Fill up with No. 0 diesel."

"Alright!"

After everyone left, Li Aiguo took out the official seal from the cabinet, his expression solemn.

"Qingshan, let me make this clear from the start. I can put up the lettering today, but if you can't secure that 800-square-meter order, I can void this agreement at any time."

"I understand," Lu Qingshan replied calmly. "Go ahead and stamp it. If things don't work out, I'll bear all the consequences myself."