He looked up at the sun, which had already set in the west. The sunlight was not as blinding as it was at noon, and the dark clouds floating in the sky indicated that rain was imminent.
'Have you ever thought about changing your way of life?' Han Songlin turned to Lai Hu and felt that Lai Hu could help a little.
Lai Hu did not answer this question, but instead asked, 'Boss Han, is what you said earlier true?'
'It's true!'
'But why?'
Han Songlin could not help but smile, and said leisurely, 'In this world, there are not so many whys. If you think it's right, just do it.'
What he said to Lai Youshan was an idea in Han Songlin's heart. He generally would not lie.
Because if you lie, you have to keep on lying to cover it up, and in the end, you can't even do that.
It's exhausting.
So Han Songlin stopped lying.
Some things, just because you don't lie doesn't mean you have to tell the truth, you just have to be sincere.
Han Songlin patted Lai Hu on the shoulder and said, 'Your life may seem carefree now, but it's not. You're just a heart, not knowing where to put it!'
'I...' Lai Hu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, as if he had been hit right on the heart.
Han Songlin's mouth curled up into a smile: 'You have a girlfriend, right?'
'How do you know?'
How do I know?
I heard it from your mother!
Earlier, Lai Hu's mother had spoken to him and asked about a woman.
So, who could be the woman that made his mother so concerned?
'Think about it, I'm in need of manpower right now.'
After saying that, Han Songlin did not wait for Lai Hu to reply, and drove away.
He was going to the Yanghe City Hall, and it was time to meet with Chen Yinghua.
Now that Han Songlin had confirmed some things, he realised that as an old factory, Xinxing Industrial had quite a lot of depth.
No wonder, in less than two years, Xinxing Industry was back on its feet.
As long as you replace it with a good leader, find the right direction, and rely on Xinxing Industry's technology, it's a very natural thing to want to do.
Strength, hard work, and direction, as long as you have all three, then basically you can be sure of one thing, and that is that success is not far away.
Chen Yinghua was a little taken aback by Han Songlin's sudden arrival.
When he saw Han Songlin, Chen Yinghua gave him a direct punch: 'I've been waiting for you to say that you're waiting for the stars and the moon, and now you've finally given up? Let me tell you, since ancient times, the town of beautiful women has been the tomb of heroes. You can't be...'
Han Songlin snorted, shrugged his shoulders, and paid no heed to Chen Yinghua's words!
The saying that even heroes are unable to resist a beautiful woman shows that this man has not mastered his craft.
If he dies, so be it. There are many heroes in the world!
"Okay, let's get down to business! I went to visit Xinxing Industrial today. What you told me was so exaggerated that I thought it was really good and amazing. But when I went there, the grass was already three feet tall!'
Chen Yinghua waved his hands and said, 'It's not even three feet tall, it's barely sprouting!'
Han Songlin was taken aback by Chen Yinghua's words.
Was he talking about the grass? Do you know what kind of metaphor this is?
Chen Yinghua put his arm around Han Songlin and sat him down in the chair.
'Look, just do me a favour. Everyone at Yanghe wants to solve the New Star Industries problem.'
Han Songlin: 'Brother Hua, I won't beat around the bush with you. There are some things that you and I can't talk about because of our relationship. If the two of us talk about it, something will definitely go wrong in the future. So, in this matter, you can at most play matchmaker. You have to avoid what you should avoid!'
Chen Yinghua really didn't care about this matter, but when Han Songlin said it like that, he did. Indeed, he and Han Songlin were from the same hometown and had been friends for generations.
What was originally a clear and innocent matter would seem suspicious to outsiders.
'I see. In that case, I'll take you to see the secretary, and I'll stay out of this!'
If Chen Yinghua really resolved the matter, would he get any credit for it?
No way!
The secretary of Yanghe County was relatively young.
He was only in his thirties, about the same age as Chen Yinghua.
The younger generation was being promoted to positions of power at the county level.
Back then, the central government realised that there would be no successors, so it made some arrangements in advance.
'Secretary Li, let me introduce you. This is Han Songlin, from our village. Han's Marinated Delicacies and Fule Wine Industry are his businesses.'
Li Shangyuan, beaming from ear to ear, shook hands with Han Songlin: 'Oh, hello, Chairman Han. I've always wanted to invite you to invest in Yanghe, and now we finally have the chance to exchange ideas!'
'Secretary Li, you're joking!'
'Come, sit down!'
Li Shangyuan invited him to sit down, while looking at Han Songlin. After looking at him for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious.
He looked down at his stomach and slightly tucked it in.
When he was young and full of energy, he was also in his prime. Now that he is older, he can't maintain his figure.
Or perhaps, after a man gets married, he completely lets go of himself.
He doesn't care about these things anymore.
'Chairman Han is going to invest in Xinxing Industry, and we at Yanghe welcome this! Chairman Han, if you have any requests, we will try our best to meet them!'
At present, the whole country is focusing on economic development, and all kinds of investment are like manna from heaven after a long drought.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the 1990s were the best years for businessmen.
With money, you can go anywhere and be treated like royalty.
Han Songlin did not speak immediately. Enthusiasm was something he had already expected.
Not being enthusiastic would have been a surprise.
'I don't know, what are the county's requirements for the acquisition?'
'Just one requirement, to resolve the employment and wages of the workers.'
'Xinxing Industrial owes a lot of debt, right?'
'Well, it does owe a lot, about 20 million yuan.'
Twenty million yuan!
Han Songlin was slightly surprised. To be honest, this was much lower than what Han Songlin had expected.
It seems that Yanghe is more timid in some matters.
Or, it is more principled.
The acquisition of Xinxing Industrial was not something that could be negotiated in a day or two.
As for Yanghe's request to retain all the workers' jobs, Han Songlin really couldn't promise that.
He himself, keeping so many people on was useless.
What Han Songlin wanted were skilled workers and R&D personnel. As for the others, sorry, Han Songlin didn't really value them.
After meeting with Yanghe's top and second in command, Han Songlin called someone over to formally begin the work of negotiating an acquisition.
First of all, we need to set a price for the assets of Xinxing Industrial, right?
Technical property?
Sorry, there is no such concept at all.
Or maybe someone knows about it, but they ignore it intentionally or unintentionally.
For example, Han Songlin.
Moreover, he has already asked about the technical data of Xinxing Industrial.
There is no application for patents or the like, which means that no one knows how much the technology is worth.