Chapter 266: I'm Going to Compete with You

Yangcheng Railway Station.

Li Ye took his two brothers, Wang Jianqiang and Li Dayong, off the train and, along with Hao Jian and several retired soldiers, walked toward the station exit with the flow of people.

Li Dayong was going south for the first time and looked left and right, saying, "Brother, Yangcheng isn't much hotter than our Dongshan, is it? Why does everyone call it a furnace?"

Li Ye explained, "Yangcheng isn't the hottest place, but the heat lasts too long. We came in the summer, so we don't feel it."

"If you come in the spring or autumn, it's still hot. So, northerners can't think of any suitable word to describe Yangcheng's weather other than 'hot'."

"That's true. I heard Brother Peng and Qiangzi say that people here only wear long sleeves in the winter, and Yangcheng people don't even know what cotton-padded jackets and trousers look like."

"They definitely know, they just haven't worn them, hehehe~"

The group chatted and laughed as they left the railway station. Outside, Mu Weimin led two cars to pick them up.

Li Ye let Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang go to Pengcheng first, while he and Hao Jian went to a restaurant in the center of Yangcheng.

Hao Jian said, "Guo Donglun said long ago that if you come to Yangcheng, he must treat you to a meal. Looking at him, it's like he's holding his breath."

"He's holding his breath for wine!" Li Ye smiled. "Last time I treated him to a drink in the capital, he was almost drunk by me. Men don't admit defeat easily; he definitely wants to win back the field."

"Then we must be careful today. Maybe he will drink Wujiapi. I really can't get used to that stuff; I can't help you."

"Do you need help drinking?"

Li Ye smiled lightly, full of confidence.

Since he came to this world, he hadn't met an opponent in drinking!

Guo Donglun indeed invited Li Ye to drink Wujiapi wine, but he didn't seem to have any intention of fighting Li Ye in drinking again.

"After we parted in the capital last time, I thought a lot and felt that some of what you said was right and some was wrong. However, one sentence was right: doing practical things is always better than wasting time. This glass of wine is to say thank you."

Guo Donglun was inconvenient to move, so he let the nanny, Xiao Liang, pour wine for Li Ye and toasted him.

Then he said to Li Ye, "I am now holding a position at the Yangcheng Clothing Company. In the next step, I will become your competitor. If you have any needs, tell me early."

Li Ye smiled and asked, "What is the specific time for this next step? It won't be tomorrow, right?"

Guo Donglun chuckled, "Next year! I need to study for a period of time, and I also need to find a few suitable people. Besides, pulling the ladder away suddenly would be unfair to you as a friend, wouldn't it?"

"Fine, I'll remember you as a friend," Li Ye smiled. "I really do have a need now; let's see if you can help."

Guo Donglun nodded, "You just say it."

Li Ye said, "In the spring, someone went to the Trademark Office to plagiarize and register the Fenghua brand trademark. If I hadn't registered it in advance, that person would have surely succeeded."

Guo Donglun raised his eyebrows, "You suspect it's me?"

"It definitely wouldn't be you," Li Ye waved his hand. "If someone with a military background like you would do that kind of thing, then who else can be trusted?"

"It's someone else. The contact phone number that person left is for Yangcheng Foreign Trade. Can you help me check it?"

Li Ye handed Guo Donglun a slip of paper and a trademark registration application form.

After Guo Donglun took it, he looked at Li Ye and asked, "After finding out, what then? What do you want to do?"

Li Ye smiled, "I definitely won't do anything illegal. I just hope to spread her affairs throughout the entire foreign trade system. You can help if you can; if you can't, I'll do it myself."

"Heh, you're going to cut off her future."

Guo Donglun gave the slip of paper and the application form to the nanny, Xiao Liang, without saying whether he agreed or not.

Now is not the era of later generations where all kinds of smart people take turns on stage. Mixing in the system in '83, personal character is very important. Fenghua brand is now a nationally famous brand. If you personally want to plagiarize the trademark for yourself, what is the difference from being a thief?

After saying this, Guo Donglun didn't talk to Li Ye about any business matters anymore, just drinking wine.

Yangcheng's Wujiapi wine indeed lived up to its reputation, making Li Ye feel warm all over, which was very comfortable.

After eating and drinking, Li Ye and Hao Jian went to Pengcheng.

In the car, Hao Jian said, "God-father, I feel like Guo Donglun was just welcoming you today; he didn't say anything important."

"He said it." Li Ye said lazily, "He wants to compete with us."

"Compete then!" Hao Jian said indifferently. "I'm not bragging, but those processing plants of the clothing company have rigid thinking. None of them can be looked at; they are not our opponents."

"Haven't you heard it yet?" Li Ye smiled. "Guo Donglun wants to copy the structure of the Pengcheng Seventh Factory in its entirety, and he might even poach people from the Pengcheng Seventh Factory. Today he asked me what needs I had, which was asking me to offer compensation!"

"What?"

Hao Jian was startled and stopped the car directly on the side of the road.

Then he asked Li Ye, "You mean, he will also recruit people from the Southwest, and then build a new factory without burdens and without constraints? Then grab business from us?"

"Right, you guessed it."

Li Ye nodded and said, "Guo Donglun is a smart man. He saw the fundamental difference between us and those bloated large factories, so he will definitely learn from us."

"In the future, there will be more and more such smart people, so we can never slack off. We can only keep running forward, running in front of everyone."

"This..."

Hao Jian also figured it out. He is indeed a smart man, but how many smart people are there in the world? The Pengcheng Seventh Factory has already set an example for everyone. Who wouldn't know how to copy it?

"Sigh~"

Hao Jian sighed and restarted the car.

For the past six months, the Pengcheng Seventh Factory has been ahead of everyone, and he, Factory Director Hao, has also been in the limelight. For a moment, he underestimated the heroes of the world. Now he has to return to the same starting line. How can he not be worried?

But Li Ye said, "Competition is a good thing. Only with competition is there progress. If you want to occupy the overseas market, you can't do it without product competitiveness. Besides, no matter how much Guo Donglun grabs business, isn't he also from the Central Plains?"

"Fertilizer water doesn't flow into outsiders' fields. The overseas market is so big that it can accommodate hundreds of clothing factories. As long as we fight for the top ten, we will live very comfortably. What are you worried about?"

"Top ten?" Hao Jian shook his head with a sneer. "God-father, what you said is the national top ten! I didn't even dare to think about the county top ten before..."

"This time you go to Hong Kong, ask Pei Wencong to find a way to contact a batch of second-hand machines. I'm afraid that 1.7 million US dollars of ours won't be able to be saved."

Li Ye smiled, "Do you think that 1.7 million US dollars isn't much now? Don't feel bad. Maybe it will become 17 million next year!"

"17 million US dollars?" Hao Jian's spirit was greatly boosted. "God-father, if you say so, I really believe it!"

Li Ye scolded with a smile, "Believe it or not."

Hao Jian laughed loudly, and the worry in his heart completely dissipated.

Li Ye's words had never been miscalculated. If he said there were 17 million US dollars, then there were 17 million US dollars, only more, not less.

When Li Ye and Hao Jian arrived at the Pengcheng Seventh Factory, Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang were already busy in the factory themselves.

Hao Jian imported a batch of second-hand equipment from Hong Kong and was installing it in the newly built workshop. The two brothers didn't mind the heat or the dirt, busy working with the installation workers.

It must be said that the nature of these two "major shareholders" is not bad. Although they are now worth millions, they have no contempt or superiority when getting along with ordinary workers.

Li Dayong saw Li Ye and said happily, "Brother, are these equipment imported? They look really precise."

Li Ye said, "Right, they are second-hand goods from Hong Kong. They can't be considered the best, just barely usable."

Li Dayong was stunned and said, "This is still barely usable? Then what do the most advanced ones look like?"

Li Ye smiled, "The most advanced ones, aren't they the task of you engineering students? Who are you asking?"

"..."

Seeing Li Dayong's lack of self-confidence, Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dayong, don't always look down on yourself. You have already surpassed 95% of the country by entering the Aviation Academy. Work hard again, and nothing is impossible."

Li Dayong smiled sheepishly and suddenly asked Li Ye, "Brother, then can you tell me, did you... really get the guidance of Old Huaiye?"

Li Ye asked in surprise, "Why ask that?"

Li Dayong smiled, stretched out his hand, pointed around at the factory buildings and machines, and said worshipfully, "Because you make me believe that nothing is impossible. Brother, you are truly omnipotent."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 267 =====