Chapter 848: Going to Huaihai to Discuss the Contract with Zhuang Shi

The next morning,

Ruan Wei replied to me,

He had already met Ding Li and Zhou Jie.

The two of them took a taxi to the south.

Now let them rest a bit, then arrange for them to sneak over to Xianggang.

I told Ruan Wei to make sure Ding Li's safety is guaranteed; there must be no mistake.

Ruan Wei assured me completely.

After hanging up with Ruan Wei,

Yang Tao called again; she needs to go out for a trip.

Setting up the offshore company requires her personal verification.

Besides, she hasn't seen Ya Ya in a while, so she'll also go back to the United Kingdom to check on Ya Ya.

I agreed and told Yang Tao to finish the offshore company paperwork and come back quickly.

Just after putting down the phone,

the phone rang again,

I saw it was a call from Zhuang Shi,

so I quickly answered,

"Jianqiang, where are you?" Zhuang Shi asked over the phone.

"Zhuang Shi, I'm in Qi He. What's up?" I said.

"It's like this: regarding the contract we discussed last time, you need to come over quickly; Liu Yong asked.

"This is about the 500 million yuan investment. See what you can do." Zhuang Shi said.

"Zhuang Shi, I already had Li Jia send you the project plan and feasibility report; have you looked at them?"

"I've looked at them; I've already given them to Secretary Wu to keep on file.

"Everything is normal."

"Alright then, I'll send Li Jia over; when the time comes she'll go with you to talk.

"After all, this is a cooperation between Zao Chengshi and Huaihai City." I explained to Zhuang.

"Jianqiang, I think you should also come over,

"Just sending Li Jia alone lacks persuasiveness; Liu Yong is the type who's constantly suspicious." Zhuang Shi said.

"Let me think about this and get back to you, okay, Zhuang Shi?" I said.

"Alright, Jianqiang, hurry up." Zhuang Shi said and hung up.

After hanging up,

I went back to my room,

I faced Zhu Sheng and said, "Zhu Sheng, I want to go to Huaihai.

Zhuang Shi, the contract over there requires me to go there in person.

Zhu Sheng said, "Is it about their 500 million yuan investment?"

I nodded,

"Have you figured out how to refuse them?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"Zhuang Shi, regarding this matter, I think their investment is a discussion between Zao Chengshi and Huaihai City,

which means there are many things that are not easy to handle.

"Liu Yong wants to be the major shareholder, but over here in Tian Shi, many people at the meeting disagree, so there's no way." I told Zhu Sheng.

Zhu Sheng nodded,

"We can push this matter onto Tian Shi's side; I'll let Tian Shi know shortly,

and have them hold a meeting about the investment in the Xue County tourism project.

That would mean Zao Chengshi must be the major shareholder.

Then we can give Liu Yong a reply later."

"Then thank you, Zhu Sheng. I'm contacting Li Jia now; I'll go to Huaihai with her. Over at Qi He Kuang, you still need to keep an eye on things, and let me know if there's any update on Ding Li's side. You handle it directly." I said to Zhu Sheng.

"Jianqiang, go get busy; I'll take care of this.

"I'll handle Ding Li's side, and I'll manage the production at Qi He Kuang."

Having Zhu Sheng here, I immediately felt relieved.

Then I took out my phone and contacted Li Jia,

"Li Jia, where are you now?"

"Mr. Zhao, I'm at the road construction site in Beishan, checking on their progress." Li Jia replied.

"Come to Qi He, prepare a contract. We're going to Huaihai." I said.

"The contract is already ready.

"Alright, Mr. Zhao, I'll be at Qi He right away." Li Jia said.

I waited for Li Jia in my room,

Zhu Sheng went out with Xiao Feng to check on the mine's production situation.

After about half an hour or so, Li Jia drove over.

As soon as Li Jia entered, she said, "Mr. Zhao, nothing urgent, right?"

"Nothing urgent; how did you get here so fast?" I laughed.

"I drive fast; you know that." Li Jia laughed.

I said: "Let's go, we'll have dinner at Huaihai tonight."

I followed Li Jia out.

In the car, Li Jia took out the contract and showed it to me.

"Mr. Zhao, do you think this way of writing the contract is okay?"

I took it and examined it carefully,

After looking at it for a while, I said to Li Jia,

"This contract must be changed."

"What needs to be changed?" Li Jia asked.

"Regarding the explanation of investment shareholding,

we should write it this way: Zao Chengshi must be the major shareholder, holding 51% of the total shares,

other participating investors can only hold up to 49% of the total shares.

No matter how much the other party invests, they can only be a minor shareholder." I said to Li Jia.

"Then what if Zhuang Shi doesn't invest?" Li Jia asked while driving.

"Not investing is fine. I actually don't want them to invest." I said.

"Five hundred million yuan. With this five hundred million, we can start building the Ancient City now." Li Jia said somewhat reluctantly.

"Li Jia, let me tell you, we cannot use this money.

You now represent Zaocheng,

you negotiate directly with Zhuang Shi about the major shareholder matter; Zaocheng must be the major shareholder.

This is Tian Shi's requirement; do you understand what I mean?" I said seriously.

"Tian Shi, he never said such things to me. Should we ask Tian Shi again?"

"No need to ask,

this matter, I'm in charge. We'll handle it this way." I ordered Li Jia.

Li Jia said: "Alright then, let's go to Huaihai first to find an advertising company and revise the contract."

"Okay. After we revise the contract, we'll meet Zhuang Shi again." I said.

After arriving at Huaihai, I first found an advertising company,

and was revising the contract word by word,

I felt some matters needed to be handled more cautiously.

Just after finishing revising the contract,

Tian Shi called,

"Jianqiang, regarding Zhuang Shi's investment matter, Zhu Sheng has already told me.

I support your decision. Like this: tomorrow I'll hold a meeting, form a meeting document stating that Xue County's tourism development will be undertaken by Zao Chengshi, so Zao Chengshi must be the major shareholder.

After that, nobody will be able to say anything."

"Tian Shi, I was just about to contact you; Li Jia and I are currently revising the contract in Huaihai.

Put the clause that Zao Chengshi must be the major shareholder into the contract.

This is our bottom line; as long as we uphold this bottom line,

they will know the difficulty and retreat." I said to Tian Shi.

"Exactly, that's the meaning; without them we can still get things done.

Damn, what's five hundred million,

even if it were five billion, we wouldn't be tempted." Tian Shi said cheerfully on the phone.

"Good, Tian Shi, with you as our backing, I feel reassured.

Then I will contact Zhuang Shi.

We'll meet him tomorrow morning to talk." I said.

"Okay, Jianqiang, just do it like this; if anything comes up, I'll back you up." Tian Shi said and hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone,

I told Li Jia: "Tian Shi instructed us that Zao Chengshi must be the major shareholder; this is our bottom line."

Li Jia said: "Fortunately I listened to you, Mr. Zhao; honestly, I still had the thought of getting that five hundred million in hand first.

I've always thought, as long as the money is in our hands, what difference does it make who is the major shareholder?"

"Li Jia, the difference is significant.

If Zhuang Shi's side becomes the major shareholder,

if they invest and hold more than 51% of the shares, then they will have decision-making power,

regarding Xue County's tourism development, as well as overall planning, and even personnel matters, we would have to listen to them.

Then there could be conflict between us and Zhuang Shi, possibly even preventing the project from moving forward.

Therefore, when choosing investment, we must be cautious.

Zhuang Shi has their own considerations,

they also want to be the major shareholder and then take over the entire Xue County project."