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Han Huifang said: "Yes, my son is so smart, let him give us some advice."

Thanks to Zhou Chen's consistently excellent performance, Han Huifang has great confidence in her son. She thinks her son is so smart, and even if he has never worked, he definitely knows more than them.

Zhou Jianguo did not refuse and began to talk to Zhou Chen about the textile factory.

In fact, the problem is very simple. The efficiency of the textile factory is getting worse and worse, but the number of workers has not decreased. Gradually, they could not hold on, and they have not paid wages for several months.

Zhou Chen listened very carefully. Although Zhou Jianguo did not explain in detail, with his many years of business experience, he immediately found the key to the problem.

No matter what, it's still a problem with the textile factory itself. In the past, as a state-owned enterprise, it was supported by the state and naturally had a stable job and was high up in the world.

However, as society develops, textile factories do not strive for progress or change, and their competitiveness gradually declines. They receive fewer and fewer orders, and naturally their profits become less and less.

In a word, the factory is running out of money and can’t even pay workers’ wages. How can it survive?

After that, Zhou Jianguo took the initiative to comfort his son: "Xiaochen, don't worry, the factory will not collapse in a short time. Your mother and I are middle-level cadres after all. Even if there is a layoff, it will not be us. Don't worry."

Zhou Chen thought about it, then asked, "Dad, I think working in the factory all the time is not a big deal. Have you ever thought about doing something on your own?"

Zhou Jianguo was stunned and asked, "You want us to go to the sea? No, no, your mother and I are regular workers, how can we go to the sea? Absolutely not."

Han Huifang also agreed: "Your father is right. This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. People will laugh at you. Who would give up a good job as a worker to go into business?"

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly, he also knew that this was due to the times. In the 80s, going into business was not a compliment. It could be said that few people would give up their jobs as workers and choose to go into business.

However, he was not asking his parents to start over, but had other purposes.

"Dad, Mom, you misunderstood. What I meant was, have you ever thought about taking over the textile factory?"

"what?"

Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang were stunned for a moment.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 486 Ambition, the Beauty of First Love

Zhou Chen's words made Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang confused. They were very confused.

Were we talking about work and the factory, why did we suddenly talk about taking over the textile factory? This was too much of a leap.

Han Huifang asked cautiously: "Son, are you okay? Why are you talking nonsense?"

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I'm fine and I'm not talking nonsense."

"You're not talking nonsense. How could you say you want to take over a textile factory? How can ordinary people like us dream of owning such a big factory? All our family assets combined are not even enough to buy a fraction of the factory. How can we take over the factory?"

Han Huifang still felt that her son's idea was too abnormal. Although the textile factory's current performance was very poor, it still had nearly a thousand employees and was definitely a large factory. She didn't know how much the textile factory was worth, but for them, it must be an astronomical figure.

Zhou Jianguo followed up and said, "Your mother is right. This matter is not as simple as you said. A textile factory is not something a family like ours can afford."

Of course, the couple wanted to make money and have a better life with Zhou Chen, but they knew their own limitations. In their opinion, Zhou Chen's ideas were simply too fantastic.

"Don't say we don't have money. Even if we had the money to buy the factory, your mother and I wouldn't be able to manage it."

Zhou Chen said: "Dad, Mom, everything starts from scratch. If you don't know how to do it, you can start learning now. And this matter is not as absolute as you think. If it is a normal textile factory, we naturally have no chance at all. But are the textile factories now normal?"

Zhou Jianguo felt that his son seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words, so he asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Chen sat upright, ready to start the class, no, to explain to his parents.

"The value of a company, er, a factory is not determined by its size or the number of workers it has, but by its profits and expenses. According to what you said, the current textile factory is already running out of money, and this has not been a problem for just one or two years. It can't even pay the workers' wages, which means that the textile factory is now heavily in debt."

"The most valuable things in the factory now should be the land, machines, factory buildings and the like. If there is too much debt, I am afraid these will be enough to compensate. Let's put it this way, the textile factory can persist until now entirely because of the support of the state. If there is no state support, bankruptcy and closure will happen in a matter of minutes."

Zhou Jianguo said, "I understand this, son. You are right. I have heard from the deputy director before that if the factory had not been supported by the state, it would have closed down long ago."

As Zhou Chen expected, the deputy director of the textile factory was definitely a state official. For him to say this, it showed that the factory was really bad to a certain extent.

"I don't know the exact debt of the textile factory, but it is definitely not small. The biggest reason why the country does not allow the factory to go bankrupt is probably the employees in the factory, especially those with regular jobs. Jobs are scarce now. If hundreds of regular workers were laid off at once, it would definitely cause a lot of chaos. This is the situation that the leaders do not want to see the most, so they let the textile factory struggle to survive."

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh that the workers of this era are really simple and honest. They can continue to work even without receiving wages for several months.

If this happened decades later, let alone not paying wages for a few months, even if you didn't pay wages on time for a month, the company would be in chaos.

The main reason for this is that people of this era have more faith in the country. They feel that even if they suffer for a period of time, the country will definitely compensate them.

It is this trust of the workers that prevents leaders from easily letting companies and factories go bankrupt. After all, trust is mutual.

"So, what does this have to do with us?"

Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang had low levels of education, and even though Zhou Chen said this, they still didn't understand what Zhou Chen meant.

Zhou Chen did not get discouraged and continued to explain patiently.

"What I mean is that the value of the textile factory is not as great as you think. The money required to acquire the textile factory does not have to be very high. As long as we can help the city solve its biggest problem, they may sell it to us at a very low price."

Han Huifang still didn't quite understand, while Zhou Jianguo frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "The biggest trouble is the workers in the factory?"

"Yes, Dad. According to what you said, the textile factory was originally a large factory. There are hundreds of regular employees alone, and the other scattered employees add up to thousands of people. If we can solve their employment problems, the city will definitely give priority to our acquisition."

Zhou Chen's words frightened Han Huifang so much that her face turned pale. "Son, this is not a joke. We have thousands of employees. How can we afford to support them?"

Zhou Jianguo also nodded and said, "According to what you said, buying a factory may not cost a fortune, but hiring thousands of workers is no joke. If you fail to complete it, you will be shot. No, no, it's too risky and too scary."

It’s not the couple’s fault for being timid. It’s because they simply don’t have the ability or courage. Just hearing that they have to feed thousands of workers, their legs start to tremble, let alone running a factory.

Zhou Chen comforted them, "Dad, Mom, what can we do now without risk? I know you are worried about not being able to manage the factory and the workers, but I can slowly teach you about this. In fact, workers are very easy to manage. As long as you pay them and give them a sense of purpose, most people will be very obedient. So the most critical issue is how to make a profit."

Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang looked at each other in bewilderment. Hearing their son's tone, it seemed that the things they were worried about were no longer a problem when it came to Zhou Chen?

"Ying, yes, that's profit. Xiaochen, this is not something that can be solved by just talking. There are so many knowledgeable leaders in our factory, but they can't solve the factory's predicament. Do you have a solution?"

Zhou Chen laughed and said, "Dad, you underestimate me. Who am I, your son? The top scorer in the college entrance examination is just a piece of cake. Your son is a true genius. I have studied the domestic economic situation over the years. The difficulties faced by your textile factory are indeed troublesome, but there are solutions."

"If you want to make the textile factory profitable, you must first change the model of the textile factory, from..."

I talked for a minute, but saw that both my parents looked confused, so I sighed.

"Okay, Mom and Dad, I'm telling you this, but you probably don't quite understand. So, I'll write a plan report during this time and show it to you when the time comes."

Zhou Jianguo asked hesitantly: "Xiaochen, are you serious?"

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly, "Of course I am serious, Dad, Mom, you have to believe me, and believe in yourself. You were just ordinary workers before, but now you are middle-level managers in the factory."

"This is different." Zhou Jianguo muttered.

As for Han Huifang, although she was also shocked, she believed in her son.

"Okay, Lao Zhou, if my son says it can be done, then it must be done. We will listen to him. He is the God of Literature, there is nothing he doesn't know."

Zhou Jianguo's mouth twitched. How could he take other people's compliments seriously? But he did not refute it. Instead, he felt very happy.

"Okay, Xiaochen, even if what you said is right, it's not a small matter to acquire a textile factory. It's a state-owned factory. Although the policy is a little more open now, I'm afraid those leaders won't agree if you want to take it for yourself."

"Dad, I have certainly thought about this issue. As I said before, the key issue is whether we can properly arrange for the workers in the factory. As long as we accept all of them, I think the leaders will definitely be happy to see it, and at least they won't make it too difficult for us."

Zhou Chen is very confident. The current domestic economy is different from what it will be in a few decades, but this problem does not pose a problem for him.

"Dad, think about it carefully. If you are willing, take this opportunity to find out about the debt situation of the textile factory and the various problems of the factory. Summarize them for me and I will formulate a specific plan."

"As for whether the acquisition can be successful, I already have a plan. I have a good classmate whose father is a big leader in the province. We can take a shortcut when the time comes."

Zhou Jianguo's eyes lit up and he asked, "Really? You still have a classmate like this. No matter how high your position is, can you help?"

Thinking of Xiang Nanfang's family background, Zhou Chen replied: "A senior leader in the province will definitely be able to help. Dad, I know what you want to say. Don't worry, I have a good relationship with that classmate. When the time comes, we can pay a normal visit and see if it works."

"But that will have to wait until before the New Year. My classmate has gone to the capital to attend university and will not be back until the New Year holiday."

"Is she a female classmate?" Han Huifang suddenly asked.

"Uh?"

Zhou Chen had a strange expression on his face. He didn't expect his mother to be so jumpy. Why would she ask such a question?

"It's a female classmate, a first-grade female classmate."

Han Huifang smiled knowingly. She was a woman with a delicate mind. She had just clearly noticed that Zhou Chen's expression was a little unnatural when he talked about that classmate, so she guessed that it was a female classmate.

It seems that she really guessed it right.

"She's your female classmate from the first grade of junior high school. It seems like you're about the same age. Now that you're both in college, are you dating?"

"Mom, what are you talking about? Why did you bring this up? No, we are not in a relationship. Please don't say anything nonsense."

Zhou Chen hurriedly stopped his mother, even though Xiang Nanfang was indeed interested in him and even had a meal with him before leaving Jinling.

But he had concerns in his heart. In order to complete the task, he must be with Qiao Sanli. What's more, he already had a good impression of Qiao Sanli. Xiang Nanfang was a good girl, and he really didn't want to hurt her.

Zhou Jianguo suddenly said, "Xiaochen, are you really not dating that female classmate? I see that you are quite nice to that little girl from the Qiao family, so you must not make any mistakes."

"Oh, that's right, Xiaochen, mom also heard about what happened between you and the little girl from the Qiao family."

The couple stared at Zhou Chen at the same time. Zhou Chen had no choice but to shirk his responsibility and said, "Dad, Mom, I will make the decision on this matter myself. You two should stop worrying about it. Let's think about the textile factory. This matter is more urgent."

After getting away with it, Zhou Chen quickly found an excuse to slip away. If he had stayed, he didn't know how long he would be interrogated.

After leaving home, Zhou Chen had nothing to do, so he went to the city wall.

Just as he was about to go to his usual place, Zhou Chen was suddenly stunned when he looked ahead. He saw two people, a man and a woman, standing by the city wall.

Although it was just a silhouette from behind, he still recognized the man. It was Qiao Yicheng.

The woman next to him, who was wearing a dress with half of her calves exposed, was very close to Qiao Yicheng, and it was obvious at first glance that they had a very close relationship.

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed, and he quickly guessed the identity of the woman standing next to Qiao Yicheng. She must be Qiao Yicheng's first love, Miss Wen Ju'an at the beginning of the story.

"What a pity."

I remember that in the plot, Qiao Yicheng's relationship seemed to end in vain. After returning to the capital, Wen Ju'an forgot about him not long after. In the end, it seemed that he developed a relationship with another teacher of his.

Although it was not shown in the TV series, we can roughly guess it from Qiao Yichen's lost look.

What can I say about this woman? You can't say she is a bad person. After all, the two of them are so far apart and have no contact. It is impossible for her to wait for Qiao Yicheng all the time.

At least she was much better than Qiao Yicheng's later wife Ye Xiaolang. As for Xiang Nanfang who came later...

Thinking of Xiang Nanfang, Zhou Chen suddenly felt uncomfortable. He had never thought about any development with Xiang Nanfang, but when he thought that Xiang Nanfang might marry Qiao Yicheng in the future, he felt very uncomfortable.

"They say first love is beautiful. How about I help Qiao Yicheng? If it works, he will probably be grateful to me, right?"

Zhou Chen suddenly had this idea and thought it was feasible. If it was something else, he might not be sure, but when it came to matchmaking, he had a trick up his sleeve.

God-level Yue Lao, this skill has been shelved for a long time, it’s time to use it.

Zhou Chen has always been aware of the power of this skill, so he dare not use it easily. He is a person with his own moral values.

If this skill is used well, it can be considered as accumulating good fortune, but if it is used blindly, it can be considered as committing a sin.

Although he was not afraid, he still had some bottom line and concerns in his heart, so even when dealing with enemies, he never used this skill, or it could be said that no one was worthy of him using this skill easily.

Now is a good opportunity. If he uses the skill of the god-level matchmaker for two people who like each other, maybe they can get married.

Thinking of this, he walked over slowly without caring whether he would disturb the two of them.

"Hello, Qiao Yicheng."

Qiao Yicheng was enjoying the tenderness with Wen Ju'an when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He immediately felt very unhappy and turned away.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 487: An Angry Yicheng Uses Yue Lao Skills

Anyone who is disturbed while making love with the woman he loves will become angry.

Qiao Yicheng was a person with low self-esteem, especially in front of Wen Ju'an, who was young, beautiful and from a wealthy family. He was even more cautious and did not dare to overstep the line in the slightest.

Just today, just now, finally, the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, their hearts were connected to each other, and they leaned against each other.

He was interrupted at such a critical moment, which made him extremely angry.

He turned around angrily and saw Zhou Chen with a smile on his face. This made him even angrier and he questioned him in a bad tone.

"Zhou Chen, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Chen's sudden arrival made Wen Ju'an very shy and he kept a slight distance from Qiao Yicheng, which made Qiao Yicheng even angrier.

"This guy actually ruined my business. When I go back, tell Sanli to ignore him."

Qiao Yicheng thought fiercely in his heart, he was not a fool, Zhou Chen's concern for his sister Sanli exceeded that of a normal friend.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely tell Sanli to stay away, but Zhou Chen grew up with them and they knew each other very well. He also saw that Zhou Chen would definitely be an extraordinary person in the future. If Sanli could be with Zhou Chen, it would definitely be a very good destination for Sanli.

This was what he thought before, but today, he just wanted to scold Zhou Chen and make his sister never be friends with him again.