Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 830: Harming others to benefit oneself!

When You Changzheng heard Wu Aiguo's words, a smug look flashed in his eyes, and he replied very confidently: "Director Wu! This is absolutely true, and the other party does not require us to pay foreign exchange, but only requires us to exchange it with equivalent goods. However, the price of the goods can only be calculated based on the domestic production price."

The English businessman who traded with Li Jianshe was a simulated person arranged by Wu Aiguo. Wu Aiguo knew exactly the transaction price agreed upon by both parties.

When Wu Aiguo heard what You Changzheng said, he immediately realized that Li Jianshe intended to enrich himself and did not tell You Changzheng the actual transaction price.

Li Jianshe is the son-in-law of the You family, and You Changzheng is the grandson of the You family. As long as this transaction is successful, the You family will be officially trapped. By then, as long as he operates it well, he can definitely make the You family pay a heavy price.

"Deputy Director You! If we supply goods according to the factory's production price, the profit our country earns will be several times less, which is equivalent to increasing the procurement cost in disguised form." When Deputy Director Yao heard the procurement plan proposed by You Changzheng, he did not think there was anything wrong with it. Until he learned that You Changzheng mentioned the ex-factory price, he frowned and reminded You Changzheng in a very serious tone.

Liu Lifang didn't think the demands made by the English businessman were excessive at first, until she heard Deputy Director Yao's analysis, she immediately realized that something was wrong and objected: "Deputy Director Yao is right. As far as I know, the sales price of Red Star Trading Company is seven or eight times the normal ex-factory price. This is why we can earn huge amounts of foreign exchange."

"If we use ex-factory prices to purchase equipment, it will not only increase our procurement costs in disguise, but also indirectly undermine our foreign exchange earning plan. I object to such a procurement price."

For You Changzheng, whether the interests of the country would be harmed or not was not his concern at all. The only thing he cared about was to use this opportunity to interfere in the procurement work of the Trade Department and gain more voice within the Trade Department.

Facing the opposition from the two deputy directors, You Changzheng immediately asked them dissatisfiedly: "Deputy Director Yao! Deputy Director Liu! Since you don't agree with my plan, then you should also find some purchasing channels. After all, we are all leaders of the Trade Department. As the saying goes, you should be responsible for your position. You can't put all the purchasing pressure on Director Wu, right?"

You Changzheng's words left the two speechless. Although they were both deputy directors of the Trade Department, Wu Aiguo had always been in charge of the procurement work of the Trade Department, while they just sat in the office every day reading newspapers and drinking tea, which was not much different from just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor.

Wu Aiguo saw that the two deputy directors were speechless after being rebuked by You Changzheng, so he spoke up, "Deputy Director You! What Lao Yao and Sister Liu said is right. There is no problem with bartering, but this price is indeed too low. Even if our Trade Department agrees, I'm afraid the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry will not agree."

You Changzheng heard Wu Aiguo's answer and knew that what Wu Aiguo said was not unreasonable. In order to promote this purchase, You Changzheng said to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! Although the purchase price is a bit high, we can think about it from another perspective. If we put the newly purchased equipment into production immediately, we can continuously produce new products and make up for the original losses."

When Wu Aiguo heard You Changzheng's heretical theories, he immediately realized that You Changzheng was a second-generation ruler who would do anything for the sake of profit. In order to completely trap You Changzheng, Wu Aiguo said seriously, "Deputy Director You! What you said does make sense."

"However, our Trade Department is only responsible for purchasing. The department that actually pays for the equipment is the Ministry of Industry and its subordinate factories. Even if we are willing to open up this purchasing channel, it will be useless if the Ministry of Industry and those factories disagree. After all, we are not the ones paying for it."

When You Changzheng heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he did not feel that there was anything wrong with Wu Aiguo's words. Thinking of those factories that wanted to purchase equipment through connections, You Changzheng's eyes lit up and he answered without hesitation: "Director Wu! I will be responsible for coordinating the work between the Ministry of Industry and those factories. Do you think this is okay?"

Seeing You Changzheng fall into the trap obediently, Wu Aiguo naturally had no reason to object, and replied: "Deputy Director You! Since you are sure that you can convince the Ministry of Industry and those factories, then this work will be your responsibility. Do you think this is okay?"

You Changzheng originally thought that Wu Aiguo was unwilling to let him be responsible for this procurement work, and was thinking of using the excuse he had prepared before the meeting to firmly grasp this procurement channel in his own hands. To his surprise, Wu Aiguo directly let him be responsible for this work.

When You Changzheng heard Wu Aiguo's decision, he immediately assured Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! Don't worry, I will never let you down and will contribute to the work of our Trade Department!"

When Wu Aiguo heard You Changzheng's promise, he smiled and nodded, and asked everyone present: "Comrades! Do you have anything else to say? If not, let's adjourn the meeting!" "Director! Deputy Director You's plan seems to be to add a procurement channel for our company, but the price of this procurement is obviously problematic. Why did you agree to his plan?" After Lin Xuemei cleaned up the meeting room, she came to Wu Aiguo's office with the meeting minutes and asked Wu Aiguo with a puzzled look on her face.

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Xuemei's words, he thought of the plan he had designed specifically for the You family, and said to Lin Xuemei with a smile: "Sister Lin! Deputy Director You's plan will indeed affect our foreign exchange earning task, but in disguise it has helped us solve the dilemma of being unable to complete the procurement task."

"Besides, whether the Ministry of Commerce and those factories are willing to purchase equipment at such a high price is still unknown. Why should we be the villain?"

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo's words and thought of You Changzheng's identity, she reminded Wu Aiguo: "Director, I think those factories will definitely agree to Deputy Director You's plan. After all, exchanging products for equipment will not only not cause any loss to these factories, but will actually make a lot of money!"

Wu Aiguo nodded in agreement after hearing Lin Xuemei's analysis and replied, "Sister Lin! Your analysis is not without reason, but Deputy Director You's method has indeed solved the problem we are currently facing. This is a hundred benefits and no harm to our Trade Department. Why should we be the bad guy?"

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo's words and thought of You Changzheng's purpose, she reminded Wu Aiguo: "Director! You are right. We really don't need to be the bad guy. But Deputy Director You is obviously trying to interfere with the procurement work of the department. You have to be more careful!"

Not to mention that this procurement channel was a trap set by Wu Aiguo for You Changzheng. Even if this procurement channel was found by You Changzheng himself, Wu Aiguo was not worried at all. After all, in his small world, he not only had many equipments needed by China, but also many advanced equipments that were decades ahead of this era.

Facing Lin Xuemei's reminder, Wu Aiguo showed an expression of indifference on his face. He smiled and said to Lin Xuemei, "Sister Lin! Do you really think I don't know what Deputy Director You's purpose is? But you overlooked one point. Compare Deputy Director You's purchase price with the purchase price of our department. Do you think the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce will always allow those factories to exchange goods for equipment?"

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo's reminder and thought of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry, she immediately felt enlightened and agreed, "Director! You are right. The Ministry of Commerce relies on commodities to earn foreign exchange, and the Ministry of Industry relies on these commodities to complete its foreign exchange earning mission. Deputy Director You's procurement channels directly affect the work of the two departments. The two departments will definitely not allow such a thing to happen."

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Xuemei's words, he thought of the You family behind You Changzheng, and said to Lin Xuemei with a smile: "Sister Lin! If the sky falls, there is someone taller to hold it up. We just need to complete our duties conscientiously. Why should we trouble ourselves for the selfish interests of some people?"

After hearing Wu Aiguo's reminder, Lin Xuemei handed the minutes of the meeting to Wu Aiguo and said to him with a smile, "Director! This is the minutes of today's meeting. Please take a look and see if there are any questions. If there are no questions, please sign it."

After hearing what Lin Xuemei said, Wu Aiguo took the minutes from her and read the contents carefully before picking up the pen and signing his name on the minutes.

Lin Xuemei took the meeting minutes from Wu Aiguo and said respectfully, "Director! Then I will go back to work first!"

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Xuemei's words, he thought of the pit he had set for You Changzheng, and smiled and said to Lin Xuemei, "Sister Lin! You must remember to remind Deputy Director You about the year-end benefits. After all, there is not much time left until the Chinese New Year."

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo mention the year-end benefits, she immediately guessed what Wu Aiguo was thinking and quickly assured him, "Director! Don't worry! I will remind Deputy Director You from time to time so that he doesn't forget about the year-end benefits because he's busy purchasing equipment."

After hearing Lin Xuemei's promise, Wu Aiguo said meaningfully: "Comrades in the department have worked hard for a year and are looking forward to having a good New Year. As leaders of the department, we have the obligation and responsibility to meet the requirements of our comrades."

(End of this chapter)