Chapter 2274: Signing

At 8:30 in the morning, Zhou Qianyi's party, a motorcade consisting of eight cars, slowly drove into the gate of the Woolen Mill. When the motorcade entered the factory area, some people in the factory noticed, but they just took a curious look, and then they did what they were supposed to do.

After all, for the employees of the Woolen Mill, leaders at all levels come to visit and inspect every three days, and this scene has long been commonplace and accustomed to.

Even foreign heads of state have visited the Woolen Mill many times. Compared with those, Zhou Qianyi's motorcade is really nothing, which can be said to be a small witch meeting a big witch.

As for why this matter did not spread in the Woolen Mill, it was because at the beginning, when Shi Guoqiang led the negotiation team, they were all at the Municipal Committee Guesthouse. They didn't think about cooperating at all, so naturally, they wouldn't talk about it everywhere.

When Wang Jianmin took over, he moved the negotiation location to the Woolen Mill, but he issued a strict order that before the negotiation had results, it was strictly forbidden to leak relevant information.

In addition, Zhou Qianyi has always been very low-key. In the past few days, when she came to the Woolen Mill, she would choose to take a minibus. Therefore, except for the factory leaders and the employees of some major departments, most people did not know that in the factory meeting room, an acquisition negotiation involving hundreds of millions of funds was being carried out intensively.

Just when Zhou Qianyi and the others' cars had just stopped, a few more cars drove over. Looking at the license plate, it was the municipal government's car. In this way, the vehicles of both sides stopped one after another, and the people in the cars pushed open the doors almost at the same time and stepped out.

"Mayor Wang, hello!"

Zhou Qianyi smiled, took the lead in stretching out her right hand, reached out to Wang Jianmin, and gently held his hand, greeting him enthusiastically.

"I didn't sleep well all night last night, and I've been thinking about the signing today."

"What a coincidence?" Wang Jianmin laughed heartily after hearing this, responding, "I also didn't sleep well, always worried about something going wrong. Now that I see Chairman Zhou, my hanging heart can finally fall back into my stomach."

Zhou Qianyi laughed along and looked at the crowd behind Wang Jianmin. "Mayor Wang, you brought so many reporters."

Wang Jianmin sighed with emotion. "Signing the contract today is a historic day for the Woolen Mill. We must invite media friends to record this historic moment."

The two stood at the gate of the factory and chatted idly. Unknowingly, ten minutes passed. Just then, two more black sedans drove over slowly. Seeing this, Wang Jianmin and Zhou Qianyi stepped forward in unison to meet the two cars.

When the cars stopped steadily, the doors opened. A middle-aged man in his fifties, slightly plump, got out of one of the cars. He was wearing a suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking refined and having quite a demeanor. He was the Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Huang Yimin.

"Director Huang, hello, hello!"

Wang Jianmin hurriedly stepped forward and held Huang Yimin's hand tightly. Then, he turned sideways and introduced Zhou Qianyi beside him to the other party.

"Director Huang, let me introduce you. This is the General Manager of Jinwan Hotel, and also a shareholder of Jiangzhou Textile Factory, Ms. Zhou Qianyi."

"Miss Zhou, hello!" Huang Yimin greeted her with a full face of smiles, holding Zhou Qianyi's hand tightly, appearing exceptionally enthusiastic. "I have long wanted to pay a visit to Old Chairman Zhou, but I have never had the chance. When you have time, let's sit down and chat."

Zhou Qianyi smiled slightly. "My grandfather has returned to Taiwan and will probably come to the mainland again in October. At that time, as long as you have time, you can do it anytime."

"Okay, then it's a deal." Huang Yimin laughed heartily, then raised his head and looked at the factory gate. "Let's go, today is a big day, let's handle the business first, and then chat."

A group of people surrounded Huang Yimin, Wang Jianmin, and Zhou Qianyi into the factory gate. In the crowd, Shi Guoqiang stared at Zhou Qianyi, his eyes cold and terrifying.

Soon, the group came to the meeting room on the fourth floor, and everyone sat down in turn. Zhou Qianyi, Wang Jianmin, and Huang Yimin sat in the first seats in the front. At this time, the municipal TV station had already set up cameras and started filming.

Reporters from more than a dozen newspapers held cameras, aimed at the three people in front, and pressed the shutter 'click-click', the flash kept flashing, making people a little unable to open their eyes.

Wang Jianmin didn't talk nonsense, neatly took the contract handed over by the secretary, and then handed it to Huang Yimin. "Director Huang, this is the contract, please take a look."

"I already understand the content, so I don't need to look at it carefully." Huang Yimin waved his hand casually, his eyes fell on Zhou Qianyi on the side, and then opened his mouth. "Let Chairman Zhou take a look."

Zhou Qianyi took the contract and handed it to the legal department. "We have also read it. As long as there are no changes, there is no problem."

Time passed quickly. In less than half an hour, the legal department put the contract in front of Zhou Qianyi. "Chairman Zhou, you can sign."

Zhou Qianyi nodded, looked at Wang Jianmin and Huang Yimin, and said, "Two leaders, since there is no problem, let's sign now."

"Good!" Huang Yimin responded readily, then turned his head to look at Wang Jianmin, signaling that he could sign.

Four copies of the contract were neatly placed on the table. According to regulations, the city needs to keep one copy for subsequent inspection and filing. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission naturally also needs to keep one copy as an important file material. The Woolen Mill needs to keep its own copy properly, and finally, Zhou Qianyi, on behalf of Jiangzhou Textile Factory, also needs to take one copy for record.

Therefore, the three picked up the fountain pens in front of them almost at the same time, the nibs touched the paper, making a slight and urgent 'swish-swish' sound. The movements were really flowing like water, completed in one go. In less than two minutes, four copies of the contract were signed.

Just then, the originally quiet atmosphere at the scene was instantly broken, and the camera flashes lit up one after another, like bright stars in the night sky, constantly flashing dazzling light, recording this historic moment.

Huang Yimin reached out and shook hands with Zhou Qianyi, saying happily, "Chairman Zhou, from now on, the Woolen Mill will be handed over to you."

"You really flatter me." Zhou Qianyi said with a smile, "There is hope only if the Woolen Mill is handed over to Factory Director Zhou. I'd better forget it."

Huang Yimin laughed heartily. "As a shareholder, you can't hide; you must contribute."

"Director Huang, Chairman Zhou!" Wang Jianmin invited, "I have already asked the municipal government guesthouse to prepare lunch, let's go over together."

"It's not ten o'clock yet, it's a bit early." Zhou Qianyi raised her wrist and looked at her watch. "Mayor Wang, Director Huang, I am now a shareholder of the Woolen Mill. It just so happens that I have time, so let's go to the Finance Department to see first."

Speaking of the Finance Department, the most sensitive reaction was Shi Guoqiang. Originally, he was bowing his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and the whole person looked a bit absent-minded. However, the moment the three words 'Finance Department' entered his ears, he seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt and raised his head suddenly.

At that moment, his eyes became abnormally cold, like frost in winter, shooting straight at the direction where Zhou Qianyi was. But this coldness lasted only for a moment, and soon, a sneer that was not easily noticeable appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"If there is no cooperation from the people in the Finance Department, you are just daydreaming if you want to find out anything!"

The reason why he was so steady and not worried about problems in the Finance Department was that one important reason was that the Finance Department had been managed by him like an iron bucket. Almost all of them were his confidants, especially the Finance Department Chief Guan Mingli, who was a top expert transferred from the Audit Bureau by the Yin family.

It is no exaggeration to say that since Shi Guoqiang served as the secretary of the Woolen Mill, the factory has experienced several audit works of various sizes. But every time, no matter how strict and detailed the audit was, no substantive problems were found in the end.

Of course, for the audit group dispatched by the higher-level department, there must be personnel arranged by the Yin family in secret, which is also beyond doubt. After all, in the complex chess game where power and interests are intertwined, all parties are fighting openly and secretly, who can really be alone?

Not only that, in the depths of Shi Guoqiang and their minds, they always firmly believed that Zhou Andong's days in the Woolen Mill would not last long. They thought that sooner or later they would be able to regain control here, so they felt that there was no need to make a big move in finance.

For one thing, the current situation has not reached the point of being at the end of the road. For another, they have not been officially dismissed. If there is a mistake in the Finance Department, it will inevitably arouse the attention and vigilance of higher-level leaders, thus bringing unexpected trouble to themselves.

However, Zhou Qianyi went to the Finance Department right after signing the contract, which immediately made him vigilant. However, he was still full of confidence in Guan Mingli's accounting methods. Even if Zhou Andong set his sights on the Finance Department, he couldn't find anything. It was just that in his subconscious, Zhou Andong was definitely a cunning person, and he couldn't help but be cautious.

Wang Jianmin's eyes moved slightly, his facial muscles didn't change at all, but he nodded imperceptibly. "That's right, Chairman Zhou hasn't visited the Woolen Mill in detail yet. Now that she is a shareholder, she is the owner of the Woolen Mill, so she should take a good look at her own enterprise."

Huang Yimin on the side heard the words, the corners of his mouth raised a smile, obviously realizing something, and nodded repeatedly. "Then let me and Mayor Wang accompany Chairman Zhou to take a good look around the Woolen Mill. It just so happens that the Finance Department is on the fourth floor, so let's go to the Finance Department first."

In this acquisition negotiation, the Woolen Mill had no say at all. Especially during the first negotiation, the negotiation group led by Shi Guoqiang set up layers of obstacles, which made the city very dissatisfied.

Therefore, among the people participating in this signing ceremony, no one inside the Woolen Mill was qualified to attend, even Factory Director Hu Dajun was no exception. If Shi Guoqiang were not the Director of the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Office, belonging to the head of the Woolen Mill's competent department, he would definitely not be able to stand in the crowd.

Therefore, when everyone heard Zhou Qianyi propose to go to the Finance Department, it did not cause any big reaction. It was just that the expressions of the people brought by Wang Jianmin became a bit unclear.

However, no matter what thoughts and minds these people had in their hearts, the fact that Zhou Andong locked his eyes on the Finance Department had become an indisputable fact, clearly placed in front of everyone.

At this time, Finance Department Chief Guan Mingli was sitting leisurely in his spacious office, gently picking up a cup of steaming tea, and slowly sending it into his mouth. This guy was a typical type of person with hair on his face. Even if it was all shaved clean, the wide face and chin still had large patches of dark blue stubble, as if these tenacious hairs could never be completely removed.

Look at his extremely sturdy figure. Even if he didn't weigh three hundred pounds, two hundred and fifty pounds was certain. But such a person was wearing suit trousers and a clean white shirt, and a pair of exquisite gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. How could it make people feel a strong sense of disharmony?

Outside the window, on the tall willow tree downstairs, the cicadas were chirping tirelessly, as if they wanted to vent all the enthusiasm of the whole summer. Indoors, the window air conditioner was running at full power, making a buzzing sound, continuously sending out bursts of cold wind, dispelling the heat in the room and bringing a trace of coolness.

Guan Mingli was sitting leisurely in front of the desk, holding a newspaper in his hand and reading it, and from time to time picked up the teacup on the table, taking a light sip of the steaming tea, his face revealing an indescribable comfort.

Every summer when it was hot, he especially liked to stay in the office, especially liked to hold hot tea and stand by the window, with a condescending attitude, while blowing the air conditioner, while drinking tea, while watching the workers sweating profusely working in the sun.

The strong sense of superiority that rose in his heart made him intoxicated, floating like a fairy, as if he were on the clouds. This feeling was really wonderful and endless.

At the same time, thinking of the past, this guy's heart was also full of emotion. Once, he was just a small deputy section chief in the Audit Bureau. Even if he was recognized as talented and capable in the unit, he had to endure the qualifications step by step.

However, by chance, he successfully clung to the thick thigh of the Yin family and transferred him from the agency to the Woolen Mill. Since then, his life trajectory has undergone a dramatic change.

When he first entered the Woolen Mill, he quickly solved the problem of the regular section level. Later, relying on his own ability and his relationship with the Yin family, he was promoted beyond the rules within half a year and acted as the deputy chief of the Woolen Mill Finance Department. Three months later, the two words 'acting' were successfully removed.

In the days that followed, he went smoothly and his official career was smooth. In five years, from deputy section to regular section, then to deputy department and regular department, every year was a leap. It can be said that his promotion was faster than the famous Dongfeng Express. ===== CHAPTER 2275 =====