Chapter 437

439. Chapter 433: New contract and one-dollar club

Thursday morning, the well-dressed Lu Ka stood outside the office building of the Liji Group and let out a heavy breath.

This kind of monopoly-natured group company still brought him great pressure.

The Federation can always have many interesting things, or things worth observing.

If you look for an ordinary farmer in the countryside who hasn't received much education and ask him about his views on the Liji Group.

He will say all the dirtiest swear words he has known in his life at this moment, used to "praise" the shameless behavior of the Liji Group.

They are not afraid of the Liji Group at all, and might even unite to resist these interest groups that monopolize the channels between farmers and the market.

But if you are in a big city, look for a middle-class person who has received higher education, and ask them about their views on the evil deeds of the Liji Group.

Then they will very tactfully express that all this is normal commercial behavior, and might not express more views on this.

The higher the education level, the higher the social class, the more cautious they are about capital, and they don't even dare to express their true views.

The more they know, the more they fear.

Using the courage to resist injustice to exchange for knowledge, sometimes it's hard to say whether it's earned or lost.

Lu Ka is a middle-class person; his legs are shaking a bit now; he actually doesn't want to come very much.

But if he doesn't come, he has a high probability of not having any future in his life.

Before, when everyone didn't have any future, he didn't care much, but now, William has become a municipal councilor, becoming a "red man" in the family, and people start to revolve around him.

Jack has a certain connection with the high-level customs because of Lanse's relationship, and will be able to go further before long.

Patricia doesn't even need to be mentioned; a small transparent person in the family, but because she is Lanse's girlfriend, even if she does nothing, she is the focus of people's vision.

Barbara is going to be an actress now, maybe she can become a big star at any time.

Movie actors and opera actors are the same; as long as someone supports them and is willing to spend money, they will definitely become famous.

Everyone is working hard, improving themselves because of William and Lanse; if he does nothing, he will become the shame of the family.

He must prove this point; he is not a waste.

He mustered his courage, carried his briefcase, stomped his feet, and the palm nails of his new leather shoes made a crisp sound on the marble floor; he raised his head, held his chest high, carried his briefcase, and walked into the office hall.

The almost mirror-like marble floor reflected the magnificence here; they even made threats to finish off farmers to press the price of each barrel of wheat down by fifteen cents.

But here, they spent tens of thousands on the decoration and maintenance of the floor.

A woman in professional attire ended her conversation with the person beside her and walked toward him with a smile, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Sir?"

Lu Ka, just like he practiced in front of the mirror, took out a business card and handed it over, "I am the manager of the Garden Trading Company, and I want to order a batch of grain."

The female manager was stunned for a moment, "Hello, very happy to serve you!", she shook hands with Lu Ka and took the other party's business card, taking a look.

A very exquisitely made business card; this kind costs about three to four dollars for a hundred, the price is already very expensive.

Gold stamping plus gold-stamped patterns made the whole business card look very high-end; she suddenly found that there was also a faint perfume smell on this business card; perhaps its price was higher!

A manager of a company who can use business cards that cost four or five dollars for a hundred, this company's scale definitely isn't too small.

She invited Lu Ka to sit on the side while probing, "Mr. Lu Se (pseudonym), your company shouldn't be on the east coast side; I haven't heard of it."

She had people bring two cups of coffee, while also inquiring about the company Lu Ka worked for; she really hadn't heard of it.

If the other party had heard of it, that would be the real joke; this company hadn't been registered for a month.

Lu Ka explained with a smile, "We are a new multinational company, you know, recently...", he used an expression of "you understand", so he didn't need to explain too clearly, which might cause mistakes.

This female manager would fill in the most suitable, most error-free result herself.

The female manager really showed a look of sudden realization, "You are specifically doing Tanfei trade business?"

"Indeed a good deal, then what can I do for you?"

She could only think of these; making war money is the most suitable way of plunder for capital.

If it were normal times, you want to sell something worth one dollar for three dollars, four dollars, or even five dollars.

Others would only treat you as a fool.

But in war, materials are scarce; let alone five dollars, even ten dollars, as long as you have it, there will always be someone who wants it.

This kind of unequal trade makes the wealth of countries on the Tanfei continent lose rapidly; what they lack is not just food, but everything else!

War is like this; no matter whether the battlefield is on one's own territory or not, both sides participating in the war will suffer losses, just the difference between more and less.

The Federation now has quite a few trading companies transporting materials to Tanfei; the federal government has actually talked about the risks that might be brought by doing so.

But in the face of huge interests, those risks wouldn't be looked at by capitalists at all.

And, even if there are risks, they are within the range they can bear.

After all, the ones who really have to go to Tanfei to talk about business are not them, but their employees and partners.

So now one can often see some people taking loans to buy materials to go to Tanfei; as long as they successfully find a buyer, the profit is at least a cup; no one can refuse this.

Lu Ka opened his briefcase and took out a document, "We need these things..."

The moment the female manager picked up the document, her eyes began to shine; these staff members of theirs can also get some commissions from the orders.

The company will give them a bottom price; the bottom price is not the low price of the commodity, but the bottom price that guarantees the company's interests.

The part exceeding the bottom price is the part from which they can obtain commissions.

This is indeed a good job; capable people can earn tens of thousands or more every month, while incapable people can only get a base salary of forty or so dollars.

Seeing so many needs, as well as huge quantities, the female manager was moved; if this business can be done, the goal of making money this year can be exceeded!

At the same time, she also appropriately put forward the idea of wanting to verify, "This requires a large sum of money, Mr. Lu Ka."

Lu Ka showed a bank cashier's check of 500,000; the female manager's breathing became slightly rapid; she let Lu Ka wait for a while and twisted her butt to take the coffee over actively.

When she bent down to place the coffee cup together with the cup holder in front of Lu Ka, Lu Ka suspected that this woman was seducing himself.

Because he saw a little bit.

Lu Ka is not a little virgin who hasn't seen women; he experienced several girlfriends after entering society after graduation.

But people are just like this.

Those who can show you generously, you might not like.

On the contrary, those who hide and tuck, occasionally leaking a little, can better stir up people's interest.

The female manager noticed Lu Ka's subtle change; she sat back opposite Lu Ka with a smile on her mouth.

"Choosing us is definitely your most correct decision!"

"We have all these things, and the price is very suitable; we can prepare these materials for you anytime, anywhere."

Lu Ka also nodded reservedly, "So the Liji Group is my first choice; I have a request, our ship will load goods in New Jincheng, so I hope things can be stored in New Jincheng in advance, so it is convenient for us to load the ship."

This naturally is not any problem; the female manager didn't refuse.

The Liji Group also has a transit warehouse in New Jincheng, and it is on the pier!

More than half an hour later, the two sides signed an agreement; the Garden Trading Company paid a 20% deposit, and before October 20, all the grain would be prepared.

After the verification on the 21st and 22nd, the final payment would be paid and the ship would be loaded; the price of the two sides was slightly higher than the market price, but these didn't matter.

Lanse showed a satisfied smile after reading the complete contract; Lu Ka couldn't help but be a bit curious, "How do you plan to do it?"

Lanse put the contract into the safe, "They provided products that didn't meet our requirements; we naturally have to ask them for compensation."

Lu Ka shook his head, "I don't understand this; will they give money?"

Lanse shook his head after closing the safe, "They won't pay money to me, but will pay money to the bank!"

Jonathan and the Baihui Bank will definitely like helping Lanse and them obtain more profits from the lawsuit; ordinary people basically haven't won lawsuits with the Liji Group.

It's not winning in the judicial sense; as long as there is really evidence, people can win lawsuits with the Liji Group, but winning doesn't mean they can really get a winner's ending.

Lu Ka doesn't know how Lanse is going to do it, and has no interest in continuing to inquire deeply, "The Saint Agriculture Festival is coming..."

Lanse looked at him, and he continued, "Maybe Patricia hasn't told you yet, we go back to the farm to spend the festival every Saint Agriculture Festival."

"You are Patricia's boyfriend, you can also go back with us."

Talking about this, Lanse was indeed moved; he also wanted to see what the life of the federal landlord class is like, and also wanted to experience the life of the landlord class.

"Look at the situation; I will try my best."

"Next, you can go to investigate those multinational trading companies; next we will also have multinational trade."

"To Tanfei, or even Naxia (the plate where the Empire is located) for trade."

Lu Ka was a bit worried, "I might not be able to do these well..."

He had never been in contact with this kind of multinational trading company and multinational business, and it is normal to be worried.

Lanse smiled and said, "I hadn't done it before becoming the family head, but haven't we already succeeded?"

"Lu Ka, the essence of youth is that we have the opportunity to try and make mistakes; don't waste your youth!"

"Of course, if you feel you can't handle it yourself, you can find some assistants to help you; now this kind of high-level talent should be easy to find."

The depression of the domestic economy is visible to the naked eye, and the financial field that has been mythologized in these years seems to have hit the ceiling after the war broke out.

The economic development of the whole country has a feeling of dead silence; there is no new growth point, and no new direction.

Someone has already predicted that they will encounter a big trouble, but more people are still blowing that the Federation will become the country with the fastest economic growth in the world.

People who say these words, either they really stand too high, and can't see the generally low worker wages and heavy social expenditures, family expenditures.

Or, they are really bad!

Stupid, or bad, one must occupy one.

Two days later, Vaughn (the president of the Dock Workers' Union) called Lanse, saying that the punishment from the Hazardous Materials Administration had ended, and the Workers' Club could reopen for business.

Naturally, this is also something many workers are looking forward to.

There are quite a few underground bars in the Port District, but the price of alcohol in underground bars is obviously a bit higher than in the club; don't look at the difference of just five or ten cents, this is enough to make workers unable to afford it.

Fortunately, the Hazardous Materials Administration chose to unseal the Workers' Club, and now it can continue to operate.

"I heard the General Union scolded you?", Lanse asked with a smile.

This news also came from within the Workers' Union; the Labor Federation wanted to push a larger-scale strike, but Vaughn not only didn't cooperate with them, but also suppressed the strike on the pier with Lanse and the local police.

This made the General Union side very angry; although Vaughn later submitted a report, telling the General Union why he did this, and the former president Kaosite said something on top, in the end, Vaughn's position as branch president was retained, but he was scolded.

For this kind of "picking scars" behavior of Lanse, Vaughn didn't care at all, "I feel more and more that the union is changing flavor, Lanse."

"They always think about using workers to fight for power and profit; I am actually not that kind of very upright person; I don't oppose taking struggle as a means, but they must take into account the fate and situation of most workers."

"They are becoming more and more like politicians."

Lanse quite agreed with this point of view, "When you hold the power that can decide some people, or even quite a few people's fate in your hands, no matter what work you did before, then now you are a politician!"

Vaughn asked back, "What about you?"

"Are you also a politician now?"

Lanse nodded and said yes, "When they need me, I am a politician, and I will also do things that only politicians will do."

For example, suppression.

He didn't say it out, Vaughn could read it.

Both laughed twice, although this joke wasn't funny.

Soon Vaughn turned the topic back, "Now the workers on the pier are very looking forward to the club reopening, I think you shouldn't give up on them."

"I haven't considered giving up on them, I just want to break away from the framework of the union."

He lit a cigarette, "People don't like the union, so this matter must be done by shaking off the union."

"I originally wanted to say, if the union side looks at you pleasingly, and you don't want to continue to serve the union, then you can follow me to do it."

Although Vaughn doesn't look like a working class, he has been on the pier for many years after all, and knows quite a few people in all aspects, and also has a certain influence in the working class.

No matter who the next union president is, it won't cause an impact on Lanse's affairs on the pier.

Vaughn considered for a while and didn't agree, "If they really force me to the last step, then I will; now I feel my value in the union is greater."

"In short, now the workers on the pier very much hope you can let the club reopen as soon as possible."

After hanging up Vaughn's phone, Lanse found Derixi, "The Workers' Club on the pier can reopen; you go and arrange it."

"Besides, the card I asked you to print last time, did you print it?"

Derixi nodded, "It has already been printed."

Now Derixi is responsible for things in this bar; he controls the temporary warehouses and alcohol transportation tasks of the Lanse family in the whole city, including work related to bars, which is basically handled by him and some people under him.

Then he had people take samples over; it was a card about the size of a palm, with a steel seal and some anti-counterfeiting signs on the back.

These cards are printed according to the month, from one to thirty-one, or thirty.

You only need to pay one dollar to get such a card, and you can get a discount on alcohol at most once a day.

According to different categories of alcohol, the discount price ranges from five cents to fifteen cents.

If you only consume the most basic bomb beer, then it can deduct five cents, which is also the choice of the vast majority of workers.

This also means that after they pay one dollar, they can save one dollar and fifty-five cents a month, and can also take advantage of Lanse.

But actually Lanse believes that they won't just go to taste the lowest-level alcohol; they might let their consumption upgrade slightly, go to taste whiskey that needs about twenty-five to thirty cents.

Then get a ten-cent discount; this way they can drink a cup of high-degree whiskey with the money that could only drink beer in the past; he believes workers definitely won't refuse this!

Calculated this way, then they can exchange one dollar for three dollars of discount every month.

Under the condition that the expenditure on alcohol every month increases slightly, the alcohol enjoyed is one grade higher; how can alcoholics stand this?

It seems that doing this has no great significance, but in reality, the role of this one dollar is very big!

Even if some people don't drink every day, they will still pay one dollar and become a member of the "One-Dollar Club".

They will have a closer connection with the Lanse family because they own this card, and because they spent this one dollar, they enjoy the respect brought by high-level services!

They will have recognition for this one dollar, and have recognition for Lanse and the Lanse family.

Recognition is always the most terrible thing, because once you recognize a thing, even if this thing is very outrageous, you will feel "it should be like this"!