Chapter 1305: Don't be greedy for the cup

"The weather is hot, can't stay calm."

Lou Yu looked at his grandson playing in the courtyard and said to Li Xuewu, who was pouring tea for him: "It's cooler on the mountain."

"He is willing to come down the mountain to play."

Li Xuewu smiled and signaled to Lou Ting outside the window, asking: "Has he been crying and looking for his mom and dad again?"

"Sigh—he's adapted," Lou Yu sighed lightly, picked up the teacup and took a small sip, saying: "Sometimes he wakes up startled in his dreams."

"His grandmother takes good care of him; it's also his good fortune."

Thinking of his children in Hong Kong, Lou Yu couldn't hide the loneliness on his face. This might have been the most wrong decision he had made in his life.

It's hard to paint a dragon or a tiger, it's hard to paint the bones; you know the face, but you don't know the heart.

He had never thought that his most inconspicuous little daughter would inherit all his business talent, and even have a ruthlessness that even he marveled at. It was only right that the Lou family's helm was handed to her.

Watching Lou Xiaoe, who was making waves in Hong Kong, gradually broke away from the family's support and truly grew into a strong figure.

One could tell from the telegrams and messages sent from Hong Kong; it was an insistence and confidence that had never existed before. The opinions given by the think tank increasingly became a kind of reference opinion.

In Hong Kong, when Watching Lou Xiaoe operated the enterprise, she would refer to the suggestions of these uncles and aunts far away in Beijing, but she wouldn't believe these feedbacks entirely.

This was also the main reason Li Xuewu gradually let go.

Don't use people you suspect, don't suspect people you use.

At least for more than a year, he hadn't given Lou Jie any opinions or suggestions in their communications.

No matter how much information and news he mastered, it wasn't as clear as Lou Jie understanding it on the spot in Hong Kong.

Sitting together with Lou Yu, this cheap father-in-law, he had no guilt or pressure, and the other party rarely had any now either.

The reason is very simple. No matter how much Lou Yu couldn't let go, two years had passed, and Watching Lou Xiaoe had proven herself. He had to let go.

Li Xuewu was not thin to him or the only descendant of the Lou family. The food, clothing, and shelter on the mountain were supplied very comprehensively.

Lou Yu often reflected on himself after calming down: if he hadn't betrayed Li Xuewu for his own selfish interests in Hong Kong, what would the result have been?

He couldn't hypothetically say "if," because according to the plan, after Watching Lou Xiaoe went to Hong Kong, he was supposed to stay in Yangcheng.

People who don't understand this era will never know how "foreign" Yangcheng was at this time, and how great the influence of the wind blowing from Hong Kong was.

Even if that door was closed tightly, there would be times when it leaked wind and air.

Otherwise, how did the prosperity of Hong Kong spread to the countryside of Yangcheng, and how did the people there drift to Hong Kong?

Li Xuewu originally wanted to arrange for him to stay in Yangcheng, to support each other with Hong Kong, and with the help of the forces of the third uncle and father-in-law over there, as well as the people from Jicheng who had gone over, they would definitely be able to open up normal communication channels.

And the result? He betrayed his own trust.

It can be said that Li Xuewu's layout suffered a loss of half because of Lou Yu's selfishness, almost failing at the last hurdle.

Fortunately, Lou Jie trusted him and stood on his side. During a series of actions in Hong Kong, she repaid his trust.

Isn't netting the first and second branches of the Lou family a "letter of intent"?

It's just that Lou Yu suffered. He calculated everything, only leaving behind one grandson. He couldn't hate, and he couldn't resent.

Time is the best medicine. Having hidden on the mountain for two years, Lou Yu could easily face Li Xuewu.

He had to be grateful to Li Xuewu. He didn't kill them all, still treated him as he did in the beginning, and took even more painstaking care of their lives.

As for the business matters.

Lou Yu had spent half his life in the business world; how could he not understand the principle of "winner takes all, loser is the bandit"? Just accept the bet and admit defeat.

"Any news back?"

Li Xuewu drank a cup of tea and asked: "Do you want me to entrust someone to inquire? Maybe we can find his mother."

"Forget it, it's all evil debt—"

Lou Yu shook his head slightly and said: "Xiaoe has already made it clear in her letter. The family door is unfortunate; don't let it affect the next generation."

The eldest daughter-in-law ran off with the younger son; this kind of thing is truly hard to speak of, especially in front of Li Xuewu.

It is certain that he does not oppose Watching Lou Xiaoe being a concubine to Li Xuewu, but he has never regarded Li Xuewu as a close relative.

Similarly, Li Xuewu now does not regard his daughter as a concubine, or an outsider; it is more like a cooperative relationship.

From the correspondence, he rarely saw information about Li Xuewu, and couldn't grasp what kind of relationship the two actually had.

The enterprise has developed to the present. How could Lou Yu not know that Li Xuewu does not fully trust his daughter in Hong Kong's business layout?

The participation of Wufengxing and the Investigation Department fully guaranteed Li Xuewu's interests in Hong Kong.

Even if his daughter finds a new love in Hong Kong, gets married, and has children, she will not betray Li Xuewu in business.

Emotional coldness and betrayal can only be solved through dialogue, but business betrayal—it wouldn't just be Watching Lou Xiaoe who dies.

Do you think Li Xuewu can't do such a ruthless thing?

Yes, Li Xuewu might cherish old feelings, but what about the interest relationships of those people tied to him?

Capital has no feelings. This old capitalist understands this principle very well.

Therefore, what he is cultivating in Beijing is not just his own blessing, not just the family's blessing, but also Watching Lou Xiaoe's blessing.

"Mom, not eating much tonight, don't be busy—"

Li Xuewu is sincere to his mother-in-law, even the address carries respect and enthusiasm.

Tan Yali is naturally sincere to Li Xuewu. She only has two biological daughters; one can't be counted on, and one followed Li Xuewu.

As a mother-in-law, she can best feel Li Xuewu's character. Although it's hard to persuade her husband, she has no estrangement from Li Xuewu.

Tonight, the couple brought their grandson down the mountain, and Li Xuewu came to visit after hearing the news.

There is a small courtyard house in this club mansion. Every time they come back, they will live here.

Pots, pans, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar are all available, convenient for them to cook their own meals.

It is to take care of Lou Yu's taste and dietary habits, fearing he won't get used to the taste in the restaurant, and even more unwilling to contact the club members.

Saying he won't get used to it—the chef in that restaurant is the Lou family's home chef. He has eaten it for a lifetime; how could he not get used to it?

What can't be passed is the human heart.

"Just stir-fried four dishes, try the new taste," Tan Yali smiled and served the newly warmed wine, saying: "Drink less at night."

"Hey, alright," Li Xuewu responded to his mother-in-law's words, took the wine cup to pour a cup for Lou Yu, and poured a cup for himself. "I really haven't drunk much wine recently; I almost forgot the taste."

"You are so busy, no social engagements?"

Tan Yali served the dishes and asked with a smile: "Heard you've progressed again? You're a factory leader now."

"Normal change of position, the rank hasn't moved," Li Xuewu explained very frankly: "Transferred from the business side to the administrative side, the big housekeeper."

"Young, energetic," Tan Yali is satisfied no matter how she looks at him, signaling him to eat the dishes, "But also pay attention to physical health."

"Yes, got it," Li Xuewu nodded and said: "The enterprise is becoming a group, my work is mainly busy in the factory."

"There are special leaders for external work; generally, they won't use me for social engagements, which saves the hardship."

He chuckled and looked at the two, saying: "Go to work on time, get off work on time, read books, accompany the children."

"That's really good—" Tan Yali asked with concern: "Are the two children okay? I saw Li Shu last time I came; she's good."

"Hehe, it's just that she's too naughty," Li Xuewu introduced warmly: "Three years old, her mother also said she wanted to send her to kindergarten."

"Not early, not late," Tan Yali nodded and asked: "Why not raise her at home for another year? Older is better, right?"

"Can't take care of them anymore. We both have to go to work. The nanny we hired is pregnant and preparing to have her own child," Li Xuewu explained: "Li Ning is one and a half. After another half year, we'll put him with his grandmother during the day."

"Li Shu will be sent to kindergarten, just pick her up and drop her off morning and evening."

"Oh—" Tan Yali sighed: "There's no way when it happens. Your mother still has to take care of the family, right?"

"It's like this, my sister-in-law also has to go to work," Li Xuewu clinked glasses with his father-in-law, took a small sip, and said: "The child in my eldest brother's family is a month older than Li Ning. It's convenient to bring the little brothers together."

"Fortunately, they are all young, which is good." Tan Yali listened to him say a few words of family life, then sighed: "It's inconvenient for people our age to take care of children; older ones are okay."

"You are still young, Lou Shu will be harder," Li Xuewu looked at Lou Yu and signaled to Lou Ting who came in at the door: "Our generation was brought up by my grandmother, and now we have to bring children for us."

"Tradition is like this, passing on the family line."

Lou Yu drank a small cup of wine slowly, raised his hand to signal his grandson to wash his hands and come to the table to eat.

Lou Ting was still a bit afraid of Li Xuewu; every time he saw him, he had to hide, and didn't even dare to look at him.

Li Xuewu, however, had to tease him every time. The ferocity on his face scared Lou Ting into washing his hands quickly and sitting beside his grandfather.

"Summer vacation, insisted on coming into the city to play," Lou Yu stroked his grandson's head dotingly and said with a smile: "After school starts, he will be in the fourth grade."

Tan Yali saw her lover wanted to talk about business, so she got up and went to the kitchen, leaving the restaurant to the two.

Li Xuewu also seemed to notice what he wanted to say, but didn't pick up the topic, only looking at Lou Ting with a smile.

This is the only bloodline of the Lou family. Perhaps the second young master of the Lou family who stole the eldest sister-in-law and ran away will have more children, but they won't be acknowledged by Lou Yu.

As for the children of Watching Lou Xiaoe or Lou Xiaoying, or those few in Hong Kong, they are really not that close.

Why Li Xuewu tacitly allowed this child to enter the mainland and acknowledged Watching Lou Xiaoe's practice of retaining the family bloodline, Lou Yu is still suspicious to this day.

Perhaps it's a hostage, perhaps it's feelings; he doesn't dare to think deeply.

"Want to go to school in the city?"

Li Xuewu sized up Lou Ting for a few moments, then asked gently: "Live in the city, eat steamed buns."

This steamed bun meme is a mark on Lou Ting. When he first came to the mainland and saw his grandfather and grandmother, he was crazy.

Didn't even eat steamed buns; if that's not crazy, what is?

Looking at him now, it's still okay. Sitting beside his grandfather, chewing the steamed bun slowly, he has the bearing and cultivation of a great family's descendant.

It really is old Qian who knows how to raise children. Clearly, Lou Yu dotes on this eldest grandson extremely, but he can still educate him so thoroughly.

No wonder people say three generations can't raise a noble descendant. This noble temperament really isn't something an upstart can pile up with money.

Hearing Li Xuewu's question, Lou Ting first looked at him, then looked at his grandfather.

After all, he is a child. The longing and eagerness in his eyes cannot be hidden. He went to school in the village for two years, tasted all the hardships of the world, and saw through it all. How could he not long for life in the city?

But he didn't agree the first time, or jump up with pleasant surprise, but waited for his grandfather to make the decision.

"The previous matters don't count, but today I have to teach you," Lou Yu was very serious, his tone very gentle as he signaled in Li Xuewu's direction, teaching his grandson: "This is your uncle-in-law. When you see him, you have to call him."

Lou Ting looked at Li Xuewu again. How could he open his mouth with that fierce aura?

When he saw him for the first time when he came to the mainland, he thought the other party would eat him.

Earlier, wasn't there a rumor that there were people who ate children here?

This wasn't a rumor, just something from many years ago. This nation has experienced tragic disasters I don't know how many times.

"Just come to the United School to go to school."

Li Xuewu picked up the wine cup and drank a mouthful, nodded and said: "In September, I will arrange for someone to send him to school. You two old people will live here for the time being."

"There are internal commercial houses for sale in the factory. When the time comes, I will prepare suitable accommodation for you, which will also be convenient for taking care of the child."

"Xuewu—troubling you again."

Tan Yali stood at the kitchen door, somewhat embarrassed, and said: "It doesn't matter where we live; as long as there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain, it's fine."

"Um, I understand your feelings."

Li Xuewu nodded slightly and explained: "You two can also inquire about the situation. I found someone to seal the original house."

"It's not convenient to go back and live at this time. Don't fear thieves stealing, fear thieves thinking about it. When the time is right, I will arrange for you."

"Whether the house is good or bad is just like that."

As soon as Lou Yu heard Li Xuewu's arrangement, he knew he had been prepared for a long time. While moved, he also had many feelings.

"If the house in the factory is convenient, then we will move over. Just convenient to take care of the child is enough."

"You don't need to worry about this," Li Xuewu introduced: "Red Star Factory is developing very fast. The number of workers is approaching 100,000 now."

"A batch of housing in the Workers' New Village is expected to be delivered by the end of the year. Part of it is allocated to high-quality talents, and part is sold as internal commercial housing."

He raised his wine cup to signal, saying: "There are big ones and small ones. When the time comes, you just wait for my news to move."

"Don't need too big, a little smaller is fine."

Tan Yali, not wanting to add trouble to Li Xuewu, responded: "We will go back to the mountain to live during winter and summer vacations, which is also quiet and convenient."

"All fine, according to your wishes."

Li Xuewu clinked glasses with Lou Yu again, and after drinking his fill, said: "Just three cups of wine today. Although the wine is good, being greedy for the cup is not good."

"Secretary-General, news from the United Savings Bank," Liang Zuodong knocked on the door and walked in, handing him a document to report: "Said that business interconnection and docking have been realized with the Oriental Times Bank in Hong Kong."

"Um, waited a long time for this day."

Li Xuewu put down the work in his hand, picked up the document to read, and said: "President Xie gave me a guarantee last month. I was still hesitant in my heart whether it could be done."

"You can put your heart in your stomach this time—" Liang Zuodong smiled and said: "This interconnection and docking of exchange business and investment business is equivalent to opening up information and capital channels to Hong Kong."

He said somewhat excitedly: "It's not just convenient for the International Business Department's investment and operation in Hong Kong, but also conducive to the development of internal economic circulation."

"Um, it can boost morale—"

Li Xuewu looked at the document in his hand and asked: "Have the leaders been notified? What do they say?"

"Director Li is of course very steady—"

Liang Zuodong chuckled and said meaningfully: "Deputy Director Gao and Deputy Director Jing don't have much reaction."

"As for the other leaders, they are different. Overall, they are happy and joyful. After all, this is the result of collective efforts."

See? There are words within words, and the point is at the end.

What is called the result of collective efforts?

Li Xuewu raised his head to look at him, then continued to flip through the document, saying: "Director Li is even more anxious than me. I just don't have his steadiness and demeanor."

"Hehehe, you are too modest—" Liang Zuodong smiled and said: "When receiving this news, I heard that cheers could be heard on the phone to the Trade Management Center."

"Really or fake," Li Xuewu nodded with interest, saying: "It seems that once the trade capital channel is opened, the fastest reaction is still the sales front of the enterprise. They are fighting in the waves of the market."

"Your words are always thought-provoking."

Liang Zuodong sent a flattery, and only then continued: "The United Savings Bank asked whether to announce this news."

"Internally, ask Director Li for instructions," Li Xuewu put down the document in his hand, picked up the teacup, and looked at the instructions he gave: "Be low-key, just notify the joint enterprise. We'll see in business later."

"That's good, I'll go draft the notification."

Liang Zuodong responded earnestly. Seeing Li Xuewu had nothing else to explain, he turned and left the office.

Wang Lu passed by the door. Seeing him come out, she smiled and greeted him, then carried the thermos into the office.

"Is there any good news?"

She changed the hot water bottle on the tea cabinet, looked at Li Xuewu's expression, and asked: "It's a bit lively in the office; I didn't understand what happened."

"Consider it good news, or not."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at the scorching sun outside the window, and said lightly: "It's an opportunity, and also a challenge."

"I don't understand what you say," Wang Lu pursed her lips and said: "They said our factory is going to open a company in Hong Kong. Is this true?"

"Fake. Do you think it's possible?"

Li Xuewu said with amusement: "There is no precedent in the system, and even less ability. There is absolutely no branch company."

"But an office is possible. Why? Do you want to go out?"

He sized up Wang Lu and shook his head: "Others are okay, but you are not, because your Zhao Yajun has already been out once."

"I don't want to go out—"

Wang Lu said somewhat embarrassedly: "Zhao Yajun told me that foreign women expose their big butts."

"He—hehehe—" Li Xuewu couldn't help laughing out loud, looked at her and asked: "Zhao Yajun told you this?"

Reminding Wang Lu just now, the reason she couldn't go out wasn't just that Zhao Yajun had been out, but more because of her past history.

Wang Lu wasn't stupid either; she heard the deep meaning in his words. She was anxious here, only then did she say the truth in her heart.

"Anyway, that's what he said, saying Japanese women are shameless, skirts exposing butts and waists, so embarrassing—"

"Is that so? Yajun has learned to be bad—" Li Xuewu said with amusement: "How come he didn't share such an experience with me."

"You are teasing me—"

Wang Lu teased back, glanced outside the door, and reminded in a low voice: "Deputy Director Liang is competing with Deputy Director Bai. You just need to know; don't ever say I said it."

"Just pretend you don't know," Li Xuewu looked at her and said: "In the future, bury such things in your heart and watch silently."

"Good, I'll listen to you," Wang Lu smiled, her attitude became serious, and she reminded: "News from the Trade Management Center says the negotiation with the Santaia Group has ended."

She reported: "The final contract is being brought by Deputy Director Gao and is on the train back to Beijing. If the Management Committee reviews and passes it, it can be signed at any time. They want to ask for your opinion on which day to arrange it."

"Which day—" Li Xuewu let out a long breath, looked at the desk calendar, and thought: "I actually want it as early as possible."

"Arrange it this week?" Wang Lu reminded: "Will the time be too tight? It won't be easy to make arrangements and reception work."

"Both sides can't wait," Li Xuewu stared at the calendar and thought, while saying: "Liaodong is also a bit anxious."

The negotiation with the Santaia Group was a series of framework agreements. The specific cooperation content was only finished today.

This includes technical cooperation in Yingcheng, Steel City, and Fengcheng, coal mines, non-ferrous metals, etc.

With Red Star Steel Group as the core, Liaodong industry as an auxiliary, introducing Santaia Group, Wufengxing, Zhongrun, and other enterprises as technical and capital forces, and then superimposing commercial investments such as Dongcheng Credit and United Savings.

This time, Red Star Steel Group wants to play a big one, completely abandoning the original business operation model and directly advancing to group operation.

It is the means of a large group to operate capital and integrate resources like this, and it is also an experiment for Red Star Factory in the process of becoming a group.

Energy General Company, Yingcheng Port, Construction Company, etc., are all traditional industries with stable business attributes, providing higher success rates and confidence for this experiment and training.

If it can truly operate traditional heavy industry, it proves that Red Star Factory has the ability to operate capital as a group. What follows is the true era investment and era operation model.

The negotiation between Santaia Group and Red Star Factory is related to the negotiation results with Liaodong, Zhongrun, and Wufengxing.

The cooperation project agreement first reached between Liaodong Industry and Red Star Factory is the foundation, followed by the second step, Santaia Group's technology.

The third step is the investment of the port and capital.

Now, Liaodong is anxious, Wufengxing is anxious, and Zhongrun is anxious. Under the changes in the international situation, they are anxious to land the cooperation.

Being anxious is good; it saves a lot of calculation.

June 6th, sunny weather, suitable for signing.

The hexagram Li Xuewu calculated for this is very accurate; you have to admit it. Six-six is smooth; even the God of Wealth would say "awesome" when he comes.

The Foreign Affairs Office added an emergency, pulling many people in the office to help, only then completing the layout after the Management Committee organized experts to review the contract.

Santaia Group President Chantal attended the signing ceremony, and the new general manager Mercedes signed the cooperation agreement with Li Huai De.

The two sides agreed to reach cooperation terms on projects such as engineering construction, aircraft R&D, mineral development, and multi-technology R&D.

Santaia Group will provide technical support including Jaguar helicopters, Alouette III helicopters, Falcon business jets, numerical control technology, aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding, and advanced automobile manufacturing technology.

Red Star Factory will provide the foundation for mineral development such as construction engineering, mineral resources, non-ferrous metals (vanadium, titanium, cobalt, nickel), and rare metals (magnesium ore, zinc ore, tungsten ore).

The scope of cooperation between the two sides includes industrial technology and equipment output.

After the cooperation is reached, a tripartite cooperation agreement will be further signed to establish a new mineral company with the Oriental Times Bank in Hong Kong.

The company is mainly oriented toward the development and merger of world mineral resources, and the first goal, and also the main goal, is set in Australia.

Iron ore, sufficient iron ore—this is the cornerstone of Red Star Factory's future development and the core of Red Star Steel Group's reshaping of combat effectiveness.

The foreign enterprise will be created by Red Star United Savings Bank, Oriental Times Bank, and Santaia Group.

And receiving the cooperative development of the Energy General Company, as well as the systematic introduction of relevant technologies, Red Star Factory quickly reached cooperation agreements with Zhongrun and Wufengxing to jointly develop the Yingcheng Port area.

At the same time, it introduced investments from Dongcheng Credit, Red Star United Savings Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank, and Oriental Times Bank in Hong Kong.

Here, it needs to be explained why the United Savings Bank can invest in overseas enterprises, and why the Oriental Times Bank can invest in the Energy General Company.

After realizing business interconnection, the commercial investment channel was opened, and the United Savings Bank and Oriental Times Bank signed a shareholding agreement.

That is to say, Oriental Times Bank provides guarantees for the United Savings Bank's overseas investments and holds its overseas enterprise shares on its behalf.

The United Savings Bank provides guarantees for the Oriental Times Bank in the mainland and also holds shares of the Energy General Company on its behalf.

In this way, both sides can realize the convenience of investment and realize the maximum operation of funds.

Red Star Steel Group will be responsible for operating the Yingcheng Port Port Affairs Company, while accepting the entry, cooperation, and supervision of operation representatives from several parties.

The port area simultaneously connects to logistics transportation, Dongfeng Shipping, Shunfeng Ocean Shipping, and other land, air, and sea enterprises, further realizing the integration of the enterprise.

Regarding the coal resource integration issue that Liaodong Industry is most concerned about, Red Star Factory also gave a satisfactory solution.

After the establishment of the Coal Branch of the Energy General Company, it will use forms such as acquisition and merger to complete the resource integration of relevant coal enterprises.

Introduce new foundations and equipment, first build a benchmark for coal enterprise execution, and then expand business and development.

Coal resources will mainly be supplied to Red Star Factory and the joint enterprise's needs; it's not worried about sales channels.

"The surname Mercedes is very famous. Is it the Mercedes in my impression?"

Li Xuewu asked a question when shaking hands and greeting the new general manager of the Santaia Group at the banquet.

Chantal smiled without saying a word, waiting to see Li Xuewu's excitement.

"This surname is actually very broad," the Mercedes general manager was very polite, didn't care about Li Xuewu's question, and explained with a smile: "Just like what I learned, your surname is also very broad in China."

"Um, that's true," Li Xuewu nodded and said: "My surname ranks third in China's Hundred Family Surnames; it's very common."

"My Mercedes is the same."

The general manager smiled and shook hands with Li Xuewu again. The two leaned closer, and only then did he explain in a low voice: "However, my Mercedes is indeed the Mercedes you are thinking of."

Damn! Who said foreigners are straightforward and can't joke!

Stand out! Is this jerk joking or what!

"Hehehe—you are not the first," Chantal had long been waiting to see his expression. At this moment, she signaled him with the wine glass in her hand, pursed her lips, and smiled: "He never tires of it—"

"So you like this kind of joke!"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm starting to look forward to your performance in the mainland. I believe you will definitely make President Chantal satisfied."

"Thank you, I have this confidence."

Mercedes clinked glasses with Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "But I still have to say, this cannot be separated from your help and support."

"President Chantal told me that you are the key to my success in the mainland, and also the key to the Santaia Group's success."

He said very earnestly and humorously: "So I must have a good relationship with you. Let's start from today."

"Do you also want to learn Chinese?"

Li Xuewu sized him up with amusement, and said to Chantal, who was pursing her lips and smiling secretly: "You truly have a discerning eye, finding such a suitable general manager candidate. He is much more interesting than Mr. Robin."

"Making President Chantal embarrassed," Mercedes toasted her very frankly and said to Li Xuewu with a smile: "Actually, it was my family who arranged for me to come to the Santaia Group to work and learn. This must be said."

"However, please rest assured, both of you, I will do my best and will not let you down."

"Mercedes—" Li Xuewu recited this name meaningfully and toasted with him again.

Although Chantal didn't explain, she had already understood from Mercedes's words.

It seems that the Santaia Group has also found technical cooperation enterprises in Europe and reached a certain cooperation agreement regarding the Asian market.

Pies won't fall from the sky, and the Santaia Group didn't come to do charity and dedication. Having invested so much in the mainland and Red Star Factory, they must obtain generous returns.

Now that she is unable to support a larger stall, she decisively introduced other European enterprises to share the fruits that have already been developed.

The Santaia Group has already made money in international trade. As Red Star Factory completed order deliveries over the past two years, the trade volume and profits have been placed in front of those European old money.

Chantal is not lacking in business opportunities; what she needs is support in survival ability. Her new husband is not reliable.

Thirty years old and a sixty-year-old husband—what feelings can there be?

One is greedy for money, one is lustful.

Mercedes is a partner Chantal found, and also the source of automobile industry technology supplied to Red Star Factory.

As a price, she must accept Mercedes family members to work within the enterprise to ensure the fair operation of the enterprise.

This is the conventional mode of cooperation for large international enterprises—sending management representatives to each other to supervise the cooperation is very normal.

Although it is said to be normal, it can be seen that Chantal is very heartbroken; the enterprise she built with her own hands is slipping out of her control.

"Remind you all, we can only send the business jet to the airport. How to use it is up to you to be responsible for."

Chantal sized up Li Xuewu before leaving and said: "I can arrange for pilots to stay for a period of time to guide your pilots to master the driving and learning of the business jet."

"Thank you, you have thought very thoroughly."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said: "We have also made preparations here, waiting for your sincerity at any time."

"I knew you could do it—"

Chantal was not surprised, nodded and said: "Such a large trust enterprise, how could it not find a few pilots?"

These words are truly sharp and thorny.

From the establishment of Red Star Factory until now, there really hasn't been a position or profession of pilot. In fact, there isn't one even now.

But there will be soon.

Just like what Chantal said, such a large trust enterprise, can it be short of those few pilots?

There are airplanes, but if you can't fly them away, it will be a joke.

"We not only have sufficient pilots, we have also prepared flight attendants. If it is convenient for your side, let's train them together."

Shameless—

Chantal said she would arrange for people to guide and train Red Star Factory's pilots, which was mocking and testing Red Star Factory's strength.

It was one thing to say training pilots, but now she even wants to help train flight attendants. Is her skin too thick?

Recruiting flight attendants is not difficult. Red Star Factory has its own high school student talent pool. Selecting a few suitable ones and training them for half a year will do.

Pilots are very troublesome, but that's for others. It couldn't be simpler for Li Xuewu.

Coordinate with the factory, make a phone call to his brother-in-law, and pilots who have transferred or have "special circumstances" can completely come to Red Star Factory.

Don't need too many, ten is enough.

In this era, the army raising pilots might be very expensive, after all, they are flying fighter jets, but it doesn't need to be so troublesome at Red Star Factory.

Give them welfare and treatment; the salary isn't that high, and how high can the technical requirements and difficulty be for flying business jets and helicopters?

Li Xuewu just doesn't want to learn. If he really wanted to learn, helicopters are really easy to fly, at least easier to learn and drive than cars.

Sent away the Santaia Group party, and arranged to send away the Zhongrun and Wufengxing people.

The big shots didn't come. The situations of Zhongrun and Wufengxing were special; Ji Weidong's mother had long since returned to Hong Kong.

The contracts had basically been negotiated long ago, all waiting for the Santaia Group.

Today's protagonist was also the Santaia Group. Once the hammer fell here, the other contracts were directly placed on the table and signed together.

After the signing matters were busy, Li Xuewu sat with Old Li, and the two imagined the first major project after the group development.

That's right, this is the first major project.

This is still using management, assets, and human resources as the main investment means, but Red Star Factory also invested more than 15 million.

Just using resources like management as investment objects cannot complete the shareholding advantage, and there is no way to guarantee the initiative of operation.

So it is still necessary to take out a portion of funds for matching, so that Red Star Factory has obtained more than 20% of the shares in each project.

Don't underestimate this 20%. There are so many investors, and the invested resources are so complex. More than 20% is a major shareholder.

Otherwise, how could other enterprises obey Red Star Factory's management and leadership? Just having management and human resource advantages is not enough.

Walking out this step, Li Huai De didn't even show excessive surprise.

It's not that he isn't happy, but that he is too happy, so he must be calm instead.

If Red Star Steel Group can truly get on the right track, the happiest person is of course Li Huai De. This is the key to him proving himself and realizing himself.

He said a heartfelt word to Li Xuewu: We are creating history.

Li Xuewu understood the meaning of his words and also agreed with this point of view, but he wanted to say more: He is reshaping history.

June 7th, the factory broadcast, newspapers, and bulletin boards successively announced the housing allocation and replacement notice that the employees had been looking forward to for a long time.

The notice is divided into two parts: one is allocation, and one is replacement.

And in the replacement part, it also includes purchase.

That is to say, without city housing for building replacement, one can also apply to purchase housing by virtue of the factory employee status.

Of course, replacement is prioritized, and full payment and mortgage purchase will also be given certain support, fully ensuring the demand-based supply of the first batch of housing.

The eyes of the whole factory were attracted. Especially after looking at the building layout of the first phase of the Workers' New Village and the model rooms available for viewing, the enthusiasm for replacement was instantly ignited.

Don't they envy the allocated housing?

They do envy, but the conditions for housing allocation are too special; ordinary people can't get them.

Even cadres can't be allocated such housing.

Only high-technical talents such as engineers, excellent technicians, scientific research workers, excellent medical workers, United University professors, etc., can enjoy such treatment.

Similarly, the property rights of the allocated housing are in the hands of Red Star Factory. They only have the right to use the house and are allocated according to their position rank.

If you want a larger house, you can only skip allocation and choose replacement.

Long expected, fearing that cadres in the factory would interfere with housing applications and affect fairness, this time the Supervision Brigade stared at it early.

Under the condition that cadres above the deputy section level do not participate in allocation, and even do not allocate housing in the Workers' New Village, fairness was still guaranteed.

Li Xuewu followed the normal procedure and applied for the largest area of apartment buildings for Zhou Wang Yamei, Lou Yu, and Ran Qiuye.

The money was paid by him, and the identity was still their own. Ran Qiuye is the principal of the United School and has this qualification herself.

Zhou Wang Yamei used the identity of the metallurgical industry side. Lou Yu's side is a bit troublesome. After the public-private partnership buyout, he was no longer a person of Red Star Factory.

Li Xuewu asked the Logistics Department and made an accommodation in the name of shareholder placement. After all, it is a large-area house, and there are not many people who truly buy it.

The smallest area of housing is the best to sell, and the number of registered people is particularly large.

Giving away houses, in Li Xuewu's view, is not a matter of peace of mind, but should be an effort.

It is so for the old couple Lou Yu, so for Ran Qiuye, and so for Zhou Wang Yamei.

Doesn't Zhou Wang Yamei want to come to Beijing?

She just doesn't know how to face Gu Ning. That jade bracelet is her tightening hoop.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1306 =====