"Another 200,000 donation, that would be 400,000?"
Although their group was wealthy, the money wasn't exactly wind-blown.
This production base had already consumed a significant amount of resources and was consistently operating at a loss.
The sudden, massive earthquake had spared it from significant damage only because of its relatively remote location on the outskirts of Jianglin City.
To contribute to the nation, the group's senior management had decided to donate 200,000.
But with Wang Yu's suggestion, it was being doubled to 400,000!
The implication was obvious: if they donated another 200,000, he would accompany them to the production base.
This was practically leveraging others' generosity!
Even for disaster relief, they shouldn't be so wasteful!
"You... Director Wang, did you mishear something?" Chen Feng took a deep breath to calm himself before slowly asking.
His tone had shifted to address Wang Yu as "Director Wang," showing great respect.
"No, no mishearing. It's really an additional 200,000," Wang Yu said casually, digging in his ear. "Of course, maybe I misheard. Hmm, maybe I'm too tired. I should go home and rest early. As for the visit..."
"You!" Chen Feng's eye twitched, but he was helpless. After a long silence, he slowly lowered his voice and said, "I can't make that decision. I need to get approval from headquarters."
"Oh, then go ahead and get it approved," Wu Lingling interjected before Wang Yu could speak.
For some reason, she seemed displeased, perhaps due to fatigue from the past few days affecting her mood.
"Uh, alright then." Chen Feng hesitated, eventually turning to find a phone. There was no other choice; these days, everything relied on landlines.
While mobile phones existed, they were expensive and not something a mere supervisor could use.
Besides, even if he had one, there was no one worth contacting in Jianglin City, or even the entire Guanjiang Province.
As Chen Feng temporarily left, Lin Chunfeng looked at Wang Yu in astonishment, even letting out a curse.
"Holy hell, little brother, you're directly threatening and extorting Qinglu Group!"
Lin Chunfeng smacked his lips. "That Chen Feng usually acts so arrogant, looking down on everyone. Now he's honestly going to ask for approval. Tsk tsk... Say, aren't you their boss's love child?"
"Ahem!" Wang Yu, who had been calmly raising his teacup to drink, suddenly choked, nearly suffocating.
"Brother Lin, you shouldn't joke like that!"
Wang Yu was speechless. The boss of Qinglu Group was an overseas Chinese. He, whose ancestors hadn't left Jiangyang County for eighteen generations, had no connection to them whatsoever. This guy's imagination was too vivid. If it were later, he might have made a good online writer...
While he was muttering, Chen Feng returned surprisingly quickly. He truly was from a large corporation; their efficiency was undeniable. In just over ten minutes, the matter was settled.
"Director Wang!" Chen Feng's expression was icy. "Qinglu Group is shocked and saddened by the sudden earthquake in Jianglin City. Our leadership has decided to donate 400,000 in cash, along with various resources and materials worth 100,000 yuan for post-disaster reconstruction efforts, totaling 500,000 yuan! We will issue a public announcement this afternoon."
500,000!
This time, it was Wang Yu's turn to be shocked. He had merely made an outrageous offer, expecting them to haggle.
But they not only agreed without hesitation but also increased the amount to 500,000!
Tsk tsk, the leaders of this group were not simple people, Wang Yu mused inwardly. He then said with a smile, "It seems Jianglin City truly owes Qinglu Group a debt of gratitude. I hope my visit and study at your group's production base will allow me to learn a great deal!"
"Hmph! We will warmly welcome Director Wang at our production base tomorrow. I will arrange for someone to pick you up then!"
Chen Feng's words were almost gritted out between clenched teeth.
"Hey, wait, you don't mind if one more person joins your visit, do you?" Wu Lingling suddenly said to Chen Feng.
"And who might this be?" Chen Feng's gaze shifted to Wu Lingling.
"Um, a partner of mine," Wang Yu said vaguely, unsure why she suddenly wanted to go.
Didn't this woman always dislike the smell of machine oil? What was so interesting about a production base? Besides, she wouldn't understand anything even if she went.
"Hmph, we don't mind!" Chen Feng snorted through his nose, the words squeezed out from between his teeth. "If there are no other issues, let's go!"
With that, he left without another word, and Hong Jianjun hurried to follow, acting like a sycophant.
"They agreed just like that?" Lin Chunfeng, standing by, was at a loss for words to describe his state of mind.
If it were in a later era, he might have used some colorful slang. In short, the world felt too insane!
One dared to ask, the other dared to agree. Were they all crazy, or was he dreaming?
...
The Qinglu Group members, now far away, Hong Jianjun resentfully spoke to Chen Feng.
"Supervisor, are we really increasing the donation by so much? Isn't it too much?"
"Hmph, this was approved by the group's senior leadership. Do you know how much capital the group has invested in this production base? Over eight million! The production lines there are crucial to the group's future strategic plans and cannot afford any setbacks!
Currently, the production line malfunctions and stops for maintenance every few days. Forget about development, even normal operation is impossible. Zhou Lihua is now our most critical lifeline; we must do everything possible to get him here to identify the problem!
And this person, whom everyone else has failed to handle, happens to be receptive to that kid Wang Yu. It's probably a case of 'one thing conquers another.' Let this kid, who stumbled upon good luck, be smug and arrogant for a while."
Chen Feng snorted coldly, clearly annoyed by Wang Yu. Before, he had just thought the kid was young and ignorant. Now, there was more naked hatred!
"But, Supervisor, since that kid suggested another 200,000, that would only make it 400,000. Why did the leadership proactively add another 100,000? That's too much expenditure!"
Hong Jianjun was still somewhat puzzled.
"Nonsense. This is an instruction from the group's senior leadership. Who are you, an intern, to be questioning it?" Chen Feng snorted coldly and directly reprimanded Hong Jianjun.
"Let's focus on how to properly host Old Zhou and the others, and then figure out the production line issues. We'll deal with that kid Wang Yu later; we'll have plenty of opportunities to settle scores. Understand?"
"Understood, Supervisor!"
...
The next day, Chen Feng arranged for a private car early in the morning to pick up Wang Yu and Wu Lingling and take them to their production base in the suburbs.
On the way, Wang Yu looked at Wu Lingling, who still appeared sleepy and visibly tired and haggard, and said with some helplessness.
"Why are you running along? This has nothing to do with you."
"Can't I just be curious? To visit the premises of a multinational corporation, broaden my horizons, and see if foreigners can indeed do things better."
Wu Lingling smiled mysteriously. Wang Yu could only shrug. "You're always curious about this and that. Stop being unproductive and focus on developing the sales network as soon as possible. Otherwise, you'll always be a commander without troops. With so many orders I'm bringing in, where will you get the money to pick them up!"
"Don't worry, I'll soon..."
Before Wu Lingling could finish speaking, the car suddenly stopped. The tall, poker-faced driver told them.
"We've arrived!"
It was a rather large industrial park, with neat and clean production workshops that looked quite sophisticated.
One could only say it was befitting of a large corporation's scale. Wang Yu compared it and felt his own car factory seemed rather small and insignificant.
"Young man, you've actually come," Old Zhou's hearty laughter could be heard from a distance.
Old Zhou and his secretary Qian walked over, accompanied by Qinglu Group supervisor Chen Feng and another handsome, sunny young man.
"Is that him?" the handsome young man asked, glancing indifferently at Wang Yu. "May I know the academic qualifications of this renowned Director Wang?"