Chapter 373 Don't Fall
"Besides, with no employees left, how easy would it be for me to snatch away the orders from your factory?"
"Getting orders in the future won't be difficult at all, it'll just mean earning a bit less, that's all."
"Moreover, I've already planned to gradually transform, doing electronic processing and technology R&D at the same time."
"The company will only get better and better, and will not face a situation where it cannot continue."
Xu Yang's plans had a basis in reality, they weren't made on a whim.
"Our city government will fully support President Xu's plans, and we believe he will definitely make the enterprise larger and stronger," the mayor said.
"What!"
Cao Chuandong's head buzzed.
When the mayor says full support, it naturally wouldn't be difficult for Qiming Electronics Factory to develop.
Add to that Xu Yang's investment of two billion, and it wouldn't just accommodate ten thousand people, even twenty thousand would be no problem.
If that was the case, then he would have no support at all.
The city government would definitely act against him.
Thinking this, Cao Chuandong felt a chill envelop him.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have fought with Xu Yang for that private room.
If he hadn't fought for the room, none of this would have happened.
But he couldn't reconcile with this, and quickly said, "Mayor, I know some of the things I did before were inappropriate, and I apologize to you. My electronics factory, after all, provides sustenance for ten thousand people, please don't let Xu Yang take away my staff."
The mayor snorted coldly, "The issue of these thousands of people's livelihoods will be taken care of by Qiming Electronics Factory from now on!"
Cao Chuandong was in despair, they were definitely preparing to take action against him.
Despite his inner turmoil, he said very calmly, "Fine, if you poach my staff, then poach them. I can still hire more. I refuse to believe I can't find people. I plan to hire some of the older workers that other factories won't hire, as a way to contribute to society."
Then, he turned to his assistant and said, "Let's go to the cafeteria first to take a look. Our factory will start reforms with the cafeteria, ensuring our employees eat and drink well, so they can create value for the factory!"
He left with his assistant and arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria, but he didn't go inside. Instead, he headed to the side wall and urgently said, "Quick, crouch down. I need to get out over this wall, or else I won't be able to escape!"
The assistant was his absolute confidant. Hearing this, he immediately squatted down to let Cao Chuandong step on his shoulders to climb over the wall.
But as Cao Chuandong stepped on his assistant's shoulders and reached the top of the wall, ready to jump down, he realized there were several police officers below looking up at him.
One of them smiled and said, "President Cao, are you exercising? At your age, be careful not to fall. Come down cautiously and come with us."
Cao Chuandong didn't want to surrender without a fight. He intended to return inside the wall, but as he turned around, he saw several police officers approaching from that side too.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The assistant was quickly apprehended and handcuffed.
Now, unless he could fly, escape was out of the question.
Soon, Cao Chuandong and his assistant were taken away.
Given his actions, a prison sentence of more than ten years was inevitable.
When he comes out, he might as well go directly to a nursing home.
On Xu Yang's side, he delivered a speech.
Only then did everyone realize that the person acquiring Qiming Electronics Factory was Jiang Bottom Salvage's boss, Xu Yang.
This made people even more willing to work at Qiming Electronics Factory.
Xu Yang and Jiang Yuheng, along with the mayor and other leaders, visited Qiming Electronics Factory for a round.
Then they wrapped up and went home.
The next day.
Xu Yang had Jiang Yuheng and Lan Penghua come to Yang Xin Investment to sign a contract, each investing five hundred million, acquiring ten percent of the shares in Qiming Electronics Factory.
After seeing the two off, Xu Yang returned to his office to tidy up, ready to go to the hospital to accompany Zhao Yuxin.
But at this moment, the receptionist reported, "Mr. Xu, someone is looking for you."
Xu Yang inquired, "Who is it?"
The receptionist replied, "He said his name is Ding Dashan and that he is a homeowner in Century Garden just like you, having met you briefly at a homeowners' gathering. He has some matters he wishes to discuss with you."
Ding Dashan?
Xu Yang furrowed his brows, with no recollection of him.
At the homeowners' meeting, too many people had come up to present their business cards and toast.
He couldn't possibly remember everyone.
However, since the person had come to him, naturally he should meet him.
After all, they lived in the same community, and one never knows when they might bump into each other.
With that thought, Xu Yang said, "Let him in, please."
"Alright." The receptionist left and quickly brought in a middle-aged man.
"Hello Mr. Xu, I am Ding Dashan, the owner of villa number sixty-seven." Ding Dashan was very aware that Xu Yang might not remember him, and so he took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Hello Mr. Ding, please have a seat," Xu Yang gestured for Ding Dashan to sit down and poured him a cup of tea. Wishing not to delay his visit to the hospital to be with Zhao Yuxin, he promptly asked, "Mr. Ding, what brings you to see me?"
Ding Dashan, seeing Xu Yang get straight to the point, spoke directly, "Mr. Xu, it's like this, I have some shares in two companies, and I wonder if you would be interested in purchasing them?"
Xu Yang inquired, "What companies?"
Ding Dashan replied, "One is Jiangcheng's Brave Fighter Combat Club, and the other is the Wind and Cloud Fighting Club in Jingcheng. I hold thirty percent of the shares in Brave Fighter Combat Club and five percent in Wind and Cloud Fighting Club. Brave Fighter Combat Club is also the holding company of Lai Mei Fitness, which Wind and Cloud Fighting Club controls."
Xu Yang frowned, "A fitness and combat company, hm."
If it had been any other company, Xu Yang might have considered it, depending on the situation.
But fitness and fighting clubs have a very low growth ceiling in China.
Because the domestic population isn't as passionate about such sports as Westerners are.
Even if they reached the largest and best possible, it would cap out at a few tens of billions.
Any random industrial company could achieve that much.
Seeing Xu Yang's expression, Ding Dashan knew Xu Yang had lost interest and could only say, "Mr. Xu, actually, the profitability of these two companies is quite good. I wouldn't be selling my shares if I wasn't really out of options."
After pondering for a moment, Xu Yang asked, "Mr. Ding, may I ask what problems you have encountered?"
Ding Dashan replied with a bitter smile, "Yes, I recently went to Aocheng and lost a great deal of money, most of which I borrowed from friends. But now my friend's company has run into some trouble and urgently needs capital, so I have no choice but to sell my shares in these two companies to repay my friend.
Since he trusted me enough to lend me the money, I must not fail to repay him when he needs it."
Xu Yang felt Ding Dashan was still a person with principles.
Others might not sell their company shares to repay debt, and wouldn't care about the survival of a friend's company.
Even so, Xu Yang still had no intention of acquiring the stock in these two companies.
After all, companies with such limited potential weren't worth his investment.
As for the financial troubles of Ding Dashan's friend's company, that was beyond Xu Yang's control.
Xu Yang was no philanthropist, unwilling to hand out money whenever he saw someone in need.
With this in mind, Xu Yang could only say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ding, I'm not very familiar with this line of work, so..."
Ding Dashan persisted, "Mr. Xu, actually, acquiring these two companies could be greatly beneficial to your business empire's expansion."
Xu Yang raised an eyebrow, "Oh? How so?"