Chapter 242

On July 9th, Jiangzhou after a heavy rain had the scent of the ocean in the air, salty and fishy.

In the morning, Zhou Andong got up and opened the window; a breeze carrying the salty, fishy scent after the heavy rain rushed toward his face.

Zhou Andong took a breath, then stretched refreshingly. These past few days had kept him extremely busy.

Chen Weimin had already brought the money over, and Wu Xianping had the contract ready, but he hadn't been able to find the time.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, Zhou Andong knew it was Gu Bing. He turned and walked out of the bedroom, opening the door.

"Did you just get up?" Gu Bing entered the room, "It's like this every time. Can't you be more diligent, get up earlier, and not always make me call you?"

Zhou Andong nodded: "I can!"

Zhou Andong agreeing so readily caught Gu Bing off guard. He said in astonishment, "Why do I feel like you're not quite right?"

Zhou Andong entered the bathroom, picked up his toothbrush, and squeezed out some toothpaste: "What's not right? If I don't roast you for a day, you're not comfortable, right?"

Gu Bing gave a dry laugh: "Your changes are too fast; it really makes me a bit unaccustomed."

After washing up, the two went downstairs, and Gu Bing asked, "Where are we going for breakfast?"

Zhou Andong said, "I'm out of money."

Gu Bing blinked: "Stop bullshitting, you don't even have money for breakfast?"

Zhou Andong shrugged: "If you don't believe me, search me. Whatever money you find, it's all yours."

Gu Bing said without hesitation: "Goodbye!" Then he walked toward his 212, got in the car, and sped away.

Zhou Andong stood where he was, watching the 212 disappear into the distance, and cursed softly: "Asshole!"

At the Agricultural Branch, President Wei Chongwu entered his office, first poured himself a cup of tea, then sat down and picked up the Jiangzhou Daily that had just arrived in the morning to read.

With Hao Yongsheng arrested and the loans recovered, his life during this period had been quite good. However, once bitten by a snake, one fears a well rope for ten years. Now, whoever came to him for a loan, besides having a guarantor, also needed high-quality asset collateral. If not, no matter who spoke, it wouldn't work.

"Clap, clap, clap!"

The office door was suddenly knocked. Wei Chongwu put down the newspaper, first picked up his teacup and took a sip, then said: "Come in!"

The door was pushed open. Seeing the person who entered, Wei Chongwu was stunned: "You are Zhou Andong?"

Zhou Andong smiled: "I didn't expect President Wei to still recognize me."

"Oh my!" Wei Chongwu hurriedly stood up, came out from behind the desk, and enthusiastically shook hands with Zhou Andong, "During the time when Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor Industry Co., Ltd. was established, I saw you on TV and in the newspapers every day. So, I might not recognize someone else, but I can't not recognize you, Factory Director Zhou."

Wei Chongwu personally poured a cup of tea for Zhou Andong, took a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the drawer, tore it open, pulled one out, and handed it to Zhou Andong.

"Factory Director Zhou, you are a very busy person. Having time to come to my place today, there must be something, right?"

Zhou Andong took the cigarette handed over by Wei Chongwu, took out a lighter, and lit it: "I'm looking for you, the God of Wealth, of course, it's for a loan."

Wei Chongwu's eyes lit up. Currently, there was no enterprise of higher quality than the Jiangzhou Winery, but soon he felt a bit puzzled.

"Factory Director Zhou, your factory has always been cooperating with the Construction Bank, why did you run to me for a loan?"

Zhou Andong said, "It's a personal loan. If I go to the Construction Bank, I'll always be criticized."

Wei Chongwu was a bit disappointed, but then he became excited again. Although it was Zhou Andong's personal loan, this was a good start.

As long as he established a connection with Zhou Andong, who knows when he might be able to poach this big client, the winery.

"How much do you want to borrow?"

Zhou Andong said: "!"

Wei Chongwu said very readily: "No problem, let's handle the procedures now. The money will be in the account within three days."

Zhou Andong asked: "Just like that, no conditions?"

Wei Chongwu said as a matter of course: "What conditions? Aren't the three words 'Zhou Andong' worth it?"

Zhou Andong intended to use Dicos as collateral; he didn't expect Wei Chongwu to be so generous, but he didn't want to owe this favor.

"Let's do it the way it should be done, following normal procedures."

Wei Chongwu said seriously: "I said it, the three words 'Zhou Andong' are worth it."

Zhou Andong pondered for a moment: "How about this, we are going to build a beverage factory. Let's open an account at your Agricultural Bank. In the future, the beverage factory's funds will all go through your Agricultural Bank."

Wei Chongwu was stunned for a moment, followed by great joy. He didn't expect that he hadn't really paid anything yet, and the return would come so quickly.

"Building a beverage factory, are you short of funds? Within thirty million, I can decide it myself."

Zhou Andong gave a bitter laugh. This Wei Chongwu really is: "Our factory is not short of money, let's forget about the loan."

Wei Chongwu was very disappointed, but still unwilling to give up, saying: "How about this, no matter how much you borrow, I will give you the lowest interest rate. For that, I can give you interest-free."

Zhou Andong understood: "President Wei, if your bank has a quota, I can borrow some."

Wei Chongwu said happily: "Factory Director Zhou, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Before the year ended, someone brought antiques to me for a loan. I found an expert to appraise them, and they didn't see they were fake, so I lent the money to him."

"It was fortunate that the guy who committed loan fraud was caught and the money was recovered, otherwise I would have had big trouble. So, now no matter who comes to me for a loan, I am cautious, cautious, and more cautious. But because of this, the quota for the last quarter wasn't completed, which really worried me to death."

Zhou Andong's mouth twitched. Of course, he knew about this matter, and he also knew that if Hao Yongsheng hadn't been caught, this debt would have fallen on Zhou Anbin's head.

It's just that Wei Chongwu didn't know the relationship between Zhou Anbin and Zhou Andong. If he had known, he would never have mentioned this matter even if he were beaten to death.

Zhou Andong asked: "Can antiques also be used as collateral?"

Wei Chongwu said: "There is no regulation saying it's not allowed."

Zhou Andong nodded. In this era, there really are loopholes to be exploited everywhere.

In over an hour, Zhou Andong's personal loan procedures were completed. As for the beverage factory's account opening and loan, he would let Man Hongshan, the factory director, handle it tomorrow.

Zhou Andong left the bank, checked the time, and drove to find Cheng Zhanjun. It had been almost half a month, how could there be no news at all? This efficiency was too low.

At this moment, Cheng Zhanjun was in a meeting. Except for Lin Zhimin, all ten big bosses were present. And this meeting was already the third one in the past ten days or so.

Inside the meeting room, smoke was swirling. Everyone had a cigarette between their fingers, and their eyes were bloodshot. Clearly, they hadn't rested well these past few days. However, their spirits were excellent.

Cheng Zhanjun took a puff of his cigarette: "Everyone, vote by raising hands. Should our office building move or not?"