Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 799: Short-sighted!

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the day Liang Jing was discharged from the hospital. At around nine o'clock in the morning, Wu Aiguo finished his work and was about to go to the hospital to pick up Liang Jing and his daughter when the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

When Wu Aiguo heard the phone ringing, he reached for the phone on his desk and asked politely: "Hello! I am Wu Aiguo. Who is this?"

"Aiguo! I'm Lao Yan. Are you free now? Can you come to my place?" As soon as Wu Aiguo finished speaking, Mr. Yan's friendly voice came from the phone.

Faced with the request made by Mr. Yan, Wu Aiguo was obviously stunned, and asked doubtfully: "Mr. Yan! What do you want to talk to me about? Is it convenient to talk on the phone?"

When Mr. Yan heard Wu Aiguo's question and thought about the reason why he was looking for Wu Aiguo, he said to Wu Aiguo with a serious face: "Aiguo! I called you mainly for the handover of Red Star Trading Company. If you have nothing to do, you should come to my place."

After learning the reason why Mr. Yan came to see him, Wu Aiguo pondered for a moment and replied, "Mr. Yan! I'll finish the things on hand and come to your office right away."

When Mr. Yan heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he said very straightforwardly: "Okay! I'll wait for you in the office!"

After hanging up the phone with Mr. Yan, Wu Aiguo immediately packed up the documents on his desk, picked up his briefcase, and walked out of the office.

"Director! There is a document that needs your signature." Wu Aiguo had just walked to the office door when he met Lin Xuemei who was walking towards him. Seeing that Wu Aiguo was about to go out, Lin Xuemei hurriedly handed the document in her hand to Wu Aiguo and said in a very respectful tone.

Wu Aiguo heard what Lin Xuemei said, took the document from her, read the contents of the document carefully, and signed with a pen while saying to Lin Xuemei: "Sister Xuemei! I'm going to the Ministry of Commerce. If anyone wants to see me, please ask them to come this afternoon."

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo's instructions, she nodded immediately, then took the document from Wu Aiguo and replied, "Director! I understand!"

After Wu Aiguo left the Trade Bureau, he did not go to the Ministry of Commerce immediately, but drove to the People's Hospital.

"Aiguo! You are finally here. We have packed our things and have been waiting for you!" Chen Shuying said to Wu Aiguo when she saw him coming.

When Wu Aiguo heard what Chen Shuying said, he quickly walked to the bed, picked up the things on the ground, and said, "Mom! Xiaojing! Mr. Yan from the Ministry of Commerce wants to see me. I'll take you back first, and then I have to rush to the Ministry of Commerce!"

Huang Ying, who was standing by, learned that Wu Aiguo still had to rush to the Ministry of Commerce, and immediately said to Chen Shuying, "Mother-in-law! Since Aiguo still has things to deal with, let's hurry up and don't delay Aiguo's business."

After everyone loaded all the stuff into the car, Wu Aiguo smiled and said to Liang Dehua and his wife, "Dad! Mom! Let's go back first."

Huang Ying heard Wu Aiguo's words and smiled and reminded him, "Aiguo! Then drive slower on the road!"

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Wu Aiguo drove to the Ministry of Commerce.

"Director Wu! You're here! President Yan is waiting for you in the office. I'll take you in!" When President Yan's secretary saw Wu Aiguo coming, he immediately led Wu Aiguo respectfully towards President Yan's office.

"Tattoo!"

The secretary walked to the door of Boss Yan's office, first reached out and knocked on the door, then politely reported: "Boss! Director Wu is here!"

President Yan, who was reading documents in the office, heard the secretary's report and immediately looked up. Seeing Wu Aiguo walking into the office from outside, he greeted him enthusiastically: "Aiguo! You're here! Please take a seat!"

Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Yan's call and sat down in front of the chair opposite him. He smiled and asked Mr. Yan, "Mr. Yan! You said on the phone before that you wanted to see me about the Red Star Trading Company. What exactly is it?" Mr. Yan smiled and introduced Wu Aiguo to him, "Aiguo! This morning I received a telegram from Hong Kong. The comrades we sent to Hong Kong have completed the handover with Lou Zhenhua. However, according to the previous agreement, Red Star Trading Company needs to pay Lou Zhenhua 5.3 million foreign exchange as a share capital."

"The newly appointed general manager of Red Star Trading Company believes that Lou Zhenhua has received tens of millions of profit dividends from Red Star Trading Company in the past two years. The remaining five million should not be paid to Lou Zhenhua. I came to you to ask for your opinion."

Wu Aiguo originally thought that President Yan wanted to see him for something important, until he heard what President Yan said, and then he understood the purpose of President Yan's visit.

When Wu Aiguo heard what Mr. Yan said, he showed an embarrassment on his face and said to Mr. Yan, "Mr. Yan! Red Star Trading Company is a subsidiary of your Ministry of Commerce. You can handle it however you want. Why ask for my opinion?"

When Mr. Yan heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he was not surprised at all. He smiled and said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! The Red Star Trading Company was originally established under your suggestion. After the company started operating, it earned a large amount of foreign exchange for our country and solved our foreign exchange shortage problem. We naturally have to pay attention to the opinions of you, the founder of the Red Star Trading Company."

Wu Aiguo saw that Mr. Yan was flattering him, but he did not feel proud of what Mr. Yan said. He knew Mr. Yan's purpose very well, so he replied modestly: "Mr. Yan! I just made a suggestion at the beginning. As long as the operation of Red Star Trading Company is in the future, it has nothing to do with me."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's answer, Mr. Yan smiled and said to him, "Aiguo! Don't underestimate yourself. Without your suggestion, Red Star Trading Company would not have been established, not to mention the continuous foreign exchange earned. If we talk about merit, you should be the first!"

Mr. Yan paused for a moment and then said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! I won't beat around the bush. I called you here mainly to ask you to send a telegram to Lou Zhenhua and tell him about giving up the share capital."

When Wu Aiguo heard President Yan mention the share capital just now, he had already guessed the purpose of President Yan's contact with him. Although Lou Zhenhua was replaced entirely because of his own fault, President Yan wanted him to be a lobbyist to let Lou Zhenhua give up the remaining share capital, which made Wu Aiguo very dissatisfied.

Wu Aiguo looked at Mr. Yan who was sitting opposite him, with an embarrassed expression on his face, and refused: "Mr. Yan! It's not that I don't want to help, but I really can't bring myself to ask for it!"

"Although Red Star Trading Company was established at my suggestion, its current scale is inseparable from Lou Zhenhua's efforts."

"From the establishment of Red Star Trading Company to now, Lou Zhenhua has indeed taken a lot of money from Red Star Trading Company, but a large part of this money was used by him to buy food, and then donated to the country free of charge. Moreover, the distribution of these shares was agreed upon in advance with Lou Zhenhua. We can't just break the agreement because of the huge amount of money."

Mr. Yan originally thought that if he personally went to negotiate with Wu Aiguo, Wu Aiguo would definitely give him this face, and then personally telegraphed Lou Zhenhua to ask Lou Zhenhua to give up the money.

Wu Aiguo's answer was beyond Mr. Yan's expectation. He frowned and said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! What you said is not unreasonable, but more than 5 million foreign exchange is not a small amount. Can you persuade Lou Zhenhua to give up some of it?"

Wu Aiguo saw that Boss Yan still insisted on asking him to persuade Lou Zhenhua to give up the remaining shares. Although he showed no reaction on his face, he was very dissatisfied in his heart. He said to Boss Yan: "Boss Yan! I don't know who recommended or selected the new general manager of Red Star Trading Company. Just based on the fact that the other party proposed to withhold Lou Zhenhua's shares, I personally think that this general manager is too narrow-minded. I can even describe this general manager as short-sighted."

"As the new general manager of Red Star Trading Company, after he took over the company, he didn't think about how to develop the business, but instead wanted to sacrifice the interests of his own people in order to achieve his own success. I personally think that this kind of person is not suitable to be the general manager of Red Star Trading Company."

"Today I can say this: if this kind of person is allowed to control Red Star Trading Company, it will become the original import and export company in less than half a year, because in my opinion, this general manager will not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the public for his own political achievements."

If it were in China, it would only be a matter of words for the general manager of Red Star Trading Company to withhold Lou Zhenhua's share capital. However, Hong Kong is not China, and even if the other party is the general manager of Red Star Trading Company, he cannot withhold the money. For this reason, the other party set his sights on Wu Aiguo.

President Yan invited Wu Aiguo here today, wanting Wu Aiguo to act as a lobbyist and send a telegram to Lou Zhenhua, asking Lou Zhenhua to give up the money. However, he did not expect that Wu Aiguo was not only unwilling to help, but also mocked them for being short-sighted and even threatened that Red Star Trading Company would become the original import and export trading company.

Facing Wu Aiguo's refusal, General Manager Yan said to Wu Aiguo in a serious tone, "Aiguo! I know you attach great importance to the Red Star Trading Company, but this matter is a task assigned by the State Council. Even if you are dissatisfied, you must send this telegram to Lou Zhenhua."

The reason why Wu Aiguo dared to make this conclusion was that he knew clearly that Lou Zhenhua controlled all the sales channels of Red Star Trading Company. Once the other party cut off these sales channels, it would be difficult to sell the products of Red Star Trading Company.

Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Yan's request and knew that under the current circumstances, even if he was unwilling, he could only accept this fact helplessly. He immediately stood up from his chair and replied expressionlessly: "Mr. Yan! I will go to the post office now to send a telegram to Lou Zhenhua. As for whether Lou Zhenhua agrees, it is not up to me to decide. After all, more than five million is not a small amount!"

(End of this chapter)