Chapter 263

How could this work? If I let you slowly develop downlines, what the f*** am I going to earn? Feng Duo suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Gu Bing, look, does this work? Your factory can just deduct 400 from the entrance fee and give us 1,400 instead. Wouldn't that be a win-win for everyone?"

Gu Bing had to sigh that Zhou Andong was a pity not to be a con artist; the other party's reaction had been predicted by him.

"You think I didn't propose this method? But it was useless. They said letting you pay a 400-yuan deposit was for capital verification. If you can't even come up with this little money, it proves that the International Finance Company has no strength, and it's hard to guarantee the returns you promised."

Feng Duo felt a toothache. A small winery was really full of hidden talents. Even Zhou Andong had been fooled by him, but someone actually proposed capital verification and paying a deposit. It seemed he really couldn't underestimate anyone.

"We are a big company from Hong Kong with tens of thousands of members; how could we have no strength?"

"That's what I told them too." Gu Bing said through gritted teeth: "But they still insisted on their opinion, so I was very angry. I won't play with them; we'll play by ourselves and let them regret it."

Watching the fragrant, fat, and tender roast duck in front of him about to fly away, Feng Duo got a bit anxious: "The vision of these people is really short-sighted, but you can't blame them. After all, staying in a small place like Jiangzhou for a long time and not seeing the world is normal."

Speaking of this, Feng Duo pretended to ponder for a moment: "How about this, I'll discuss it with Director Yao to see how to handle this matter. To tell you the truth, the company has tens of thousands of people; there really is no such precedent."

"Okay!" Gu Bing said: "You guys discuss it. If it doesn't work, forget it. I'll say it again: we'll play by ourselves and won't take them."

"Clack!" Feng Duo hung up the phone and cursed with an ugly face: "Damn it, if I don't take them, how am I going to make money?"

Yao Shiguang's small eyes blinked as he looked at Feng Duo: "What's going on? What deposit?"

Feng Duo snorted: "They had a meeting, but someone proposed to verify our company's capital."

"Capital verification?" Yao Shiguang didn't quite understand.

"Right!" Feng Duo picked up a cigarette and lit it irritably, "It means for every participating employee, we have to pay a 400-yuan deposit to the winery. If we can't even come up with this little money, it proves our company has no strength and can't guarantee the promise of returns."

"F***!" Yao Shiguang widened his eyes, "Their factory must have several thousand employees. 400 per person—where are we going to get that much money?"

Feng Duo asked: "How much money do you have in your hands?"

Yao Shiguang said: "Less than 300,000."

"Adding mine, we can scrape together about a million, but that's obviously not enough." Feng Duo thought for a moment, grabbed the phone, and dialed a string of numbers. After a long while, a woman's voice came through the receiver.

"What is it?"

Feng Duo said: "The plan has run into some problems."

The woman asked: "What problem?"

"They want capital verification." Feng Duo explained the matter.

The woman said: "Are you asking me to pay?"

Feng Duo said: "Although our goals are different, since you participated, you should contribute some effort."

The woman chuckled: "I'm withdrawing from this plan."

Feng Duo was stunned, then asked urgently: "Why?"

"No reason, I'm not participating." The woman didn't answer him but hung up the phone directly.

"Stinking b****!" Feng Duo's face was gloomy as he placed the receiver heavily on the phone, "I'll eventually have to try the size of these broken shoes on my feet."

Yao Shiguang asked cautiously: "What happened?"

Feng Duo gritted his teeth and said: "That stinking woman withdrew."

"Ah?" Yao Shiguang was dumbfounded, "Then, what should we do? Our gap is so big."

Feng Duo licked his dry lips, his greedy eyes flashing constantly: "We'll raise the money ourselves. By then, we'll divide the money according to the investment proportion."

Yao Shiguang nodded and said without hesitation: "Okay!"...

Beijing, in a three-story building with an antique style, Tong Xiao stood in front of the living room window on the first floor with her arms crossed, looking at the unknown little wildflowers in the flower bed outside, lost in thought.

Footsteps came from behind. Tong Huaiyu walked to her side: "What are you thinking about?"

Tong Xiao said: "The plan failed; he actually wants capital verification."

Tong Huaiyu smiled slightly: "I told you, you can't fool him."

Tong Xiao said mockingly: "That idiot Feng Duo, he actually wants to pay some bulls*** deposit; he even called to ask me for money."

Tong Huaiyu said: "Didn't you tell him?"

"Why should I tell him?" Tong Xiao said coldly: "If he didn't have a greedy heart, he wouldn't have fallen into the trap the other party dug. If he is dominated by greed and falls in, who can he blame?"

Tong Huaiyu asked: "When you proposed this plan and found Feng Duo, did you already calculate him into it?"

Tong Xiao didn't speak, just stared blankly outside.

Tong Huaiyu sighed: "It's been so many years, and you still haven't let go."

"The person I loved is dead, but the murderer is living so comfortably. Tell me, how can I let go?" After speaking, Tong Xiao turned and walked out.

Tong Huaiyu asked: "Where are you going?"

Tong Xiao said without looking back: "Going to Fengjing. Since Zhou Andong didn't enter the game, I have to find something for him to do; I can't let him be idle."

Tong Huaiyu said: "I should go back too; I have some things to handle today, let's go together tomorrow."

Tong Xiao waved her hand: "I'll go over first."

Tong Huaiyu followed helplessly: "Alright, I'll go with you."...

Jiangzhou Winery, Zhou Andong had just arrived at the office, and Gu Bing followed.

Looking at his happy face, Zhou Andong said: "What good thing did you encounter? Your face is blooming with smiles."

Gu Bing said excitedly: "That bastard Feng Duo called."

Zhou Andong said softly: "Greed is the root of all evil, the abyss of sin. In this world, all ugliness, filth, and decay mostly stem from greed. And greed often stems from temptation. In the face of huge interests, how many people can restrain the greed in their hearts?"

Gu Bing nodded vigorously: "Feng Duo is indeed very greedy; he will definitely take the bait."

"Clack, clack, clack..."

The office door was suddenly knocked. Zhou Andong said: "Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Liu Qingjun, Xu Jiangshan, and Zhou Mingli walked in.

Zhou Andong smiled and said to Liu Qingjun: "You can consider this returning to your mother's home. Why didn't you go straight to the conference room? Want to give them a surprise?"

Liu Qingjun also smiled: "Returning to my mother's home, shouldn't I greet the two heads of the household, you and Secretary Gu?"

Zhou Andong and Gu Bing shook hands with the three people respectively: "Time is almost up, let's go over together."

There was a lot of discussion in the conference room. This was the first time since Zhou Andong took office that he had held a full factory cadre meeting.

There must be a big announcement, but they could guess a little; it should be good news, so everyone's expression was very relaxed.