Chapter 2628: A transaction

Ono Taro smiled and said, "Factory Manager Xiao, of course you can help me. You are the factory manager; you have a great say in such cooperation projects. Moreover, you can also provide me with some information."

Xiao Minggui said, "What information do you want me to provide you?"

Ono Taro said, "Aren't you still going to negotiate with the Mi Group? When the time comes, just tell us the conditions they put forward."

Xiao Minggui's eyes narrowed. "Why should I tell you this kind of information?"

Originally, Xiao Minggui had always been very respectful to Ono Taro and had always been very polite when talking to him. But now that he knew Ono Taro's father had been an invading Japanese soldier, he wasn't so polite anymore.

Ono Taro didn't take offense and said, "As long as Factory Manager Xiao helps me with this favor, of course I won't forget Factory Manager Xiao."

Xiao Minggui's brain was spinning rapidly. He naturally knew why Ono Taro wanted him to tell him this information. This was equivalent to bidding; if you knew the competitor's bottom line in advance, you would naturally have a great advantage.

To be honest, he had no good feelings for Ono Taro now. But no good feelings aside, if there were benefits, Xiao Minggui didn't mind telling Ono Taro this information. Who wouldn't Hujiang Machinery Factory cooperate with? And after the joint venture, it would be difficult for him to continue as factory manager, so why not take advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits now?

After thinking for a while, Xiao Minggui asked straightforwardly, "Mr. Ono, if I tell you these things, what can I get?"

Ono Taro smiled slightly. "That's easy to say. As long as Factory Manager Xiao tells us the conditions offered by the Mi Group, what I promised Factory Manager Xiao before will be fulfilled immediately. If Hujiang Machinery Factory successfully cooperates with us in the end, Factory Manager Xiao can serve as the vice president of the joint venture factory. In addition, I can give you another 200,000 US dollars!"

Xiao Minggui's breathing suddenly became rapid. The conditions offered by Ono Taro were simply too tempting, especially the 200,000 US dollars. Now on the black market, that was nearly two million RMB. Although he had made some money in the years he had been a factory manager, it was still far from two million RMB.

With this money, even if he wasn't in the factory in the future, so what? He could already enjoy his life.

Ono Taro looked at Xiao Minggui with a smile. He could see that Xiao Minggui was already tempted. He was very confident that Xiao Minggui would definitely agree; he had already seen that Xiao Minggui was a greedy person.

Xiao Minggui lit another cigarette and smoked it gloomily. Ono Taro didn't urge him, waiting until he finished that cigarette.

Xiao Minggui finished the cigarette, heavily stubbed it out in the ashtray, and said, "Okay, Mr. Ono, I agree to your conditions. However, after I tell you the conditions offered by the Mi Group, you must fulfill them. If you don't, I am someone who may not be able to accomplish things, but ruining your affairs is very easy."

Ono Taro nodded and said, "You can rest assured about this. I won't joke about such an important matter."

Xiao Minggui nodded with satisfaction.

Ono Taro said, "Then, Factory Manager Xiao, for this cooperation project, what should I do to have a chance of winning? I hope you can give me some pointers."

Xiao Minggui thought for a moment and then said to Ono Taro, "You just need to do this and that..."

The next day, Mi Xiuyuan, accompanied by Deputy Mayor Pan, went to Hujiang Machinery Factory to take a look at the situation. He was relatively satisfied with the situation at Hujiang Machinery Factory. The factory had a good foundation; it was just that the technology in CNC machine tools was slightly inferior. If the Mi Group cooperated with them, Hujiang Machinery Factory would soon be on the right track.

Although Mi Xiuyuan's original intention for this cooperation project was to help Su Xinghui, if it were truly destined to lose money, he at least wouldn't invest too much. But now it seemed that this cooperation project shouldn't lose money and was quite promising, which gave Mi Xiuyuan confidence.

As for what cooperation plan to propose, Mi Xiuyuan basically had a draft in mind. In two days, when they entered the formal negotiation stage, he would put forward his cooperation plan.

That night, Mi Xiuyuan had dinner accompanied by Deputy Mayor Pan and then went to Su Xinghui's room. Su Xinghui asked, "How was it? How was the situation at Hujiang Machinery Factory today?"

Mi Xiuyuan said, "The foundation of Hujiang Machinery Factory is really quite good."

Su Xinghui said, "That goes without saying. If you go back a dozen years, Hujiang Machinery Factory was considered one of the best in the national machinery industry. At that time, Hujiang goods were a symbol of a famous brand and were very popular. It's just that the times have changed a bit now, and Hujiang Machinery Factory has declined somewhat."

Mi Xiuyuan said, "To be honest, I agreed to you before mainly because of your face. But now it seems that this cooperation project is quite promising."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "As long as it's promising, that's good. How about this? I helped you make an appointment with an engineer from Hujiang Machinery Factory during the day today. He has time tonight. How about we go meet him together?"

Mi Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Su Xinghui then called Li Yimiao's home, and after telling Xia Song, he went out with Mi Xiuyuan.

The place they went to was still that old Huang's small restaurant. When they arrived there, Li Yimiao and Li Jun were already waiting there. After Su Xinghui and Mi Xiuyuan entered the small restaurant, they went into the small room in the backyard with them.

Su Xinghui introduced to Li Yimiao, "Engineer Li, this is Mr. Mi Xiuyuan, the general manager of the Hong Kong Mi Group."

Li Yimiao said, "Hello, Mr. Mi. I already saw you at the factory today!"

When Mi Xiuyuan went to Hujiang Machinery Factory today, Li Yimiao naturally saw him. However, Mi Xiuyuan had no impression of Li Yimiao. This was also normal; with so many people at Hujiang Machinery Factory, Li Yimiao was just an ordinary engineer. How could Mi Xiuyuan remember so many people?