Chapter 1002

Having received Zhou Andong's answer, Zhao Liangping left feeling very relaxed, and on the way, he bumped into Tian Futai.

"Oh my, Chairman Zhao!" Tian Futai greeted him enthusiastically: "I heard you came too, but I looked around and couldn't find you."

Zhao Liangping smiled slightly: "Boss Tian, I heard you reached an OEM agreement with that Shoe King; congratulations, congratulations."

"Same..."

Tian Futai wanted to say "same joy," but suddenly remembered that Zhao Liangping's investment in Hainan was trapped, and he had been looking for someone to take over the land in Nansha for a while, but hadn't found anyone, so he immediately braked.

"Chairman Zhao, I'm going to see Chairman Zhou of Yugong Group; let's chat when we have time."

Zhao Liangping waved his hand: "I'll find Boss Tian for tea when I have time."

Tian Futai smiled and agreed, then left with his daughter and son-in-law.

Zhou Andong picked up the drink in front of him and took a sip: "Didn't come in vain; the harvest is not small."

Jian Qiu said: "I wonder how the sugar market is doing."

Zhou Andong stretched lazily, "Capital is greedy; sugar prices are definitely rising, but before the layout is completed, they absolutely won't let sugar prices rise too fast."

"Chairman Zhou!" Tian Futai walked over and called out very politely.

"Hello!"

Zhou Andong stood up, and then discovered Zhang Sihe hiding behind Tian Futai, and laughed out loud.

"Sihe, didn't expect to see you here."

Tian Futai was very surprised: "Chairman Zhou, do you know Sihe?"

"How could I not know him." Zhou Andong looked at Zhang Sihe with a smile, "We are from the same village, and we grew up together."

"Ah?" Tian Futai's face was full of surprise, but it was soon replaced by joy: "This is really a coincidence."

"It is quite a coincidence." The smile on Zhou Andong's face became brighter and brighter, but looking at it in Zhang Sihe's eyes, he felt cold in his heart and his scalp tingled.

Tian Futai reached out his hand and introduced himself: "Tian Futai, General Manager of Xiangtai Shoe Industry. Sihe is my son-in-law, and the wedding will be held at the end of the year."

Zhang Sihe was stunned. He had proposed marriage several times, but his father-in-law had never agreed, saying Tian Tian was still young and they should wait.

Damn it, she was already twenty-three; but he was anxious and had no way to make his father-in-law agree.

But he never dreamed that the surprise would come so suddenly, without even a hint of news revealed to him.

"Congratulations, Boss Tian." Zhou Andong shook hands with Tian Futai: "Please sit."

Tian Futai sat down, and Tian Tian pulled Zhang Sihe, who was still stunned, and the two sat beside Tian Futai.

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, handed one to Tian Futai, and then threw one to Zhang Sihe.

This guy was still distracted, and the cigarette dropped onto the table with a thud.

Tian Futai frowned, and Tian Tian hurriedly said: "Sihe, Chairman Zhou is giving you a cigarette."

"Ah? Ah!"

Zhang Sihe came back to his senses and took the cigarette from Tian Tian's hand.

Tian Tian smiled at Zhou Andong: "Chairman Zhou, since you grew up with Sihe, please take care of him in the future."

This woman seemed to have completely forgotten the arrogance and contempt she showed when she met Zhou Andong in Tanghezi.

"Miss Tian is joking; Sihe doesn't need me to take care of him." Zhou Andong chuckled, took his lighter, and lit the cigarette in his mouth: "Last time we met, Sihe even wanted me to work for him, as a security guard or driving for him, offering me two or three hundred a month."

Tian Futai's face changed sharply. Thinking back to the beginning, when he said he was coming to see Zhou Andong, and seeing Zhang Sihe's appearance, he finally understood. His son-in-law and Zhou Andong were not harmonious.

"Dong..." Zhang Sihe was about to say "Dongzi," but immediately reacted and changed his words: "Brother Dong, I was joking; you must not take it seriously."

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong laughed loudly: "Sihe, I was also joking. We grew up together; how could I take it seriously."

Anger flashed in Zhang Sihe's eyes, but on his face, he showed an awkward smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, we grew up together; how could I take a joke seriously."

This guy also very cleverly changed the subject.

"Brother Dong, your speech today was too wonderful; I really should learn a lot from you."

Tian Futai's face finally returned to normal: "Chairman Zhou, Sihe is a child, about the same age as you, and has a bit of small cleverness, but he is still a bit lacking in business sense; you must guide him more."

"You are too polite, Boss Tian." Zhou Andong picked up the ashtray and flicked the ash: "With your guidance as a father-in-law, Sihe's achievements in the future will definitely surpass mine."

"Chairman Zhou, you flatter me." Zhou Andong's words made Tian Futai very comfortable, and he waved his hand: "In our family, starting from my grandfather's generation, we have been making a living by repairing shoes.

My father used the craft of repairing shoes to raise the four of us brothers and sisters. I am the eldest in the family and haven't been to school for a single day; I only know how to write my own name; how could I teach Sihe?"

"In business, I don't think having an education is important." Zhou Andong smiled: "As long as you have courage, drive, and vision, as long as you see it clearly and do it, you will definitely succeed."

"You are right." Tian Futai nodded in agreement: "At the beginning, I borrowed over a thousand yuan, rented a storefront, recruited five people, and made shoes by hand to sell.

At first, no one in the family agreed, but I persisted, and fortunately I persisted, otherwise how could there be such a day. I guess I would be squatting at some street corner repairing shoes for people."

Zhou Andong nodded: "I can imagine that; going into business at that time really required great courage."

"That's for sure!" Tian Futai's eyes were full of memories: "Every day I was terrified, very afraid that the policy would change again. But the shoes at that time were really easy to sell; as long as they were made, someone would buy them."

Having said this, Tian Futai sighed: "Unlike now, shoe factories are everywhere, competition is getting fiercer, and I can only seek OEM to maintain the factory's operation."

Zhou Andong asked: "Why not build your own brand?"

"I have thought about this, but building your own brand is not that easy." Tian Futai shook his head: "Wait, in my opinion, the time is not yet ripe."

At this time, Tian Tian spoke: "My father means that after reaching an OEM agreement with the Hong Kong Shoe King this time, we will have the funds to expand production scale, and then consider building our own brand."

Tian Futai sighed with emotion: "Unknowingly, more than ten years have passed; I don't have the drive I used to have, and sometimes I feel powerless. Unlike you, Chairman Zhou, achieving such success at a young age, I can't catch up even with a whip."

Zhou Andong smiled: "I have always been very lucky; although I haven't made any earth-shattering career, I have let those who like me always like me. Let those who can't stand me, always not stand me."

As he spoke, Zhou Andong looked at Zhang Sihe: "Right, Sihe!"