14: Scored twice! Lifted production capacity restrictions again!

Chapter 14: Twice! Production Capacity Restrictions Lifted Again!

At the Julong Steel Plant office, Lu Shenwei saw Huang Liang make his move through the surveillance.

“Section Chief Huang is a good person; he really steps up when there’s trouble,” Lu Shenwei mumbled, while his assistant next to him asked, “Chairman, what about Director Ma and the others?”

“Send a car to take them home to sober up. They’re too drunk to work today.”

“Section Chief Huang really didn’t hold back, pulling hair as soon as he went up. Su Qing was also ruthless, even using a groin kick.”

“Chairman, why don’t we pull them apart?”

“Why pull them apart? Su Qing is violently resisting the law, and Section Chief Huang is acting impartially.”

More than ten minutes later, Su Qing was subdued by Huang Liang.

Qinchuan Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Zhou Wen looked at Huang Liang’s scratched face, seething with anger.

“What’s going on with the woman outside the door?”

“That woman was suspected of interfering with the normal operation of a business. I tried to stop her, and it ended up like this…”

After hearing the whole story, Zhou Wen corrected him, “It’s not a brawl, but rather your law enforcement was obstructed, and she is suspected of assaulting a public official.”

“Report it to the City Patrol Police Bureau; they will handle it.”

Huang Liang’s eyes lit up; the Director was approving his actions.

“Director, is there anything improper about how I handled this?”

“Of course, it’s improper. Even a madwoman disrupting normal business operations can make you look like this; your executive ability is concerning.”

Zhou Wen said grumpily, though Huang Liang’s ability to grasp the leader’s intentions was indeed good.

With this incident, Lu Shenwei probably wouldn't dwell on the unpleasantness from the morning.

Zhou Wen had no idea that Lu Shenwei hadn't taken the misunderstanding with Huang Liang to heart at all.

At Julong Steel Plant, Lu Shenwei frowned after hearing the financial report on the account balance.

Building a single production line would cost 40 million, high-tech industries were indeed money pits.

After building the production line, the Julong Steel Plant’s cash reserves would be less than 20 million, leaving no capacity for anything else.

Lu Shenwei picked up the phone, ready to discuss it with Ma Quanlin.

Suddenly, he remembered that Ma Quanlin was probably still sobering up.

“You go ahead and get busy; we’ll talk about the fund allocation tomorrow.”

Lu Shenwei dismissed the finance department, opened his phone, and browsed the daily news.

“Qinchuan Sees a 25-Year-Old Billionaire! Who Could He Be?”

Lu Shenwei curiously clicked on the news, only to find that the person described in the article was himself.

Unafraid of power, resisting the Eagle Sauce Defense Department’s sanctions, leading fellow workers in major research and development…

This… who the hell wrote this?

Although it was roughly similar to the development process of Julong Steel, the various exaggerations in it made Lu Shenwei exclaim that he couldn’t stand it.

He was clearly a factory child, but the article packaged him as an overseas doctor.

Apart from his name and age, even Julong Steel was mistakenly written as Dalong Steel.

“The quality of reporters nowadays has really declined; anyone can be a reporter.”

Lu Shenwei casually complained, then noticed the news was credited to Bai Xiaoying.

Out of curiosity, he clicked into Bai Xiaoying’s homepage; the latest five news articles were all greatly praising Julong Steel.

Is someone trying to praise me to death? Or are they deliberately pranking me?

Actually, it couldn’t be entirely blamed on Bai Xiaoying’s fabrication; the key was that there was too little information about Julong Steel online. The dignified Julong Steel didn’t even have an official website.

Across the entire internet, besides Lu Shenwei attending the Qinchuan commendation conference this morning, the most recent news was about the municipal water plant purchasing Julong Steel water pipes last month.

Bai Xiaoying? Interesting.

At sunset, at Ma Quanlin’s home.

“Old Ma, why were you carried back in the middle of the day today?”

His wife, Sun Ping, took the hot towel and grumbled. Ma Quanlin sipped some hot water: “Don’t mention it, I fell for a trick from a Su Bei person today; drinking really messes things up!”

Thinking of how he had patted his chest and promised Wang Zizhong that he would persuade Lu Shenwei to acquire Shanmao Tractor Factory, Ma Quanlin was filled with regret.

“Messed things up? Wasn’t today’s commendation conference quite good?”

Sun Ping asked doubtfully; she had learned about the commendation through the Qinchuan Evening News.

“The commendation conference was good, but I messed up.”

Ma Quanlin sighed and recounted, in detail, what he had promised Wang Zizhong.

“What you promised at the drinking table doesn’t count.”

“A man’s word is his bond. Even if it was said at the drinking table, it still counts as me promising them.”

“You’re too proud for your own good. Why don’t you talk to Xiao Lu?”

“How could I face him? Xiao Lu emptied his family’s savings, using his parents’ pension to revitalize the factory, and here I am, this old man, who doesn’t know who he is after a few cups of horse piss.”

Ma Quanlin was filled with remorse when Sun Ping’s phone suddenly rang.

“Aunt Sun, is Uncle Ma feeling better?”

“He’s fine.”

Sun Ping glanced at Ma Quanlin: “He’s asleep right now. Is it urgent? I can wake him up for you.”

“No need, no need. I just wanted to ask about Uncle Ma’s situation. It’s good that he’s fine.”

Lu Shenwei exchanged a few pleasantries and ended the call. Sun Ping said softly, “Xiao Lu is one of us; just tell him the truth.”

“That’s the only way.”

The next morning, before Ma Quanlin even started work, Wang Zizhong’s call came.

He quickly put him off, saying he needed two more days, as he was busy with the drone production line this week.

Julong Steel Plant, Chairman’s Office.

Ma Quanlin and the two Deputy Factory Directors came to apologize, Ma Quanlin full of remorse: “Chairman, this matter was my overstepping; please fire me!”

“It’s not Director Ma’s fault; I didn’t stop him!”

“Chairman, this whole thing is my responsibility; if you want to punish someone, punish me.”

The three spoke one after another, fearing that the blame would fall on someone else.

“Don’t be in such a hurry to argue. Uncle Ma, do you mean that the Qín Chuān Shānmāo Tractor Factory wants to cooperate with us?” Lu Shenwei asked.

“Not cooperate, but rather sell the entire package to us. I was flattered by them at the time and didn’t think before agreeing.”

“A tractor factory? What can we do with it if we acquire it? Produce tractors?”

“This…”

The three fell silent upon hearing this. At the time, they were only concerned with boasting, but they hadn't thought about what to do after taking over the tractor factory.

“Why don’t I just refuse Wang Zizhong then?”

Ma Quanlin didn't want to make things difficult for Lu Shenwei. Moreover, if they really took over the tractor factory and it didn't operate well in the future, it would instead affect the development of Julong Steel.

“Uncle Ma, let’s not be in a hurry to refuse. First, ask what conditions President Wang can offer,” Lu Shenwei mused.

The reason he dared to take over the bankrupt Julong Steel was primarily because he valued the sentiment of the Julong Steel Plant workers.

Furthermore, he had lost his parents when he was young, and it was Uncle Ma and these uncles and aunts who had raised him.

This kindness, let alone two million, even twenty million thrown in wouldn’t be enough to repay it.

“Alright, I’ll ask him.”

With Lu Shenwei’s words, Ma Quanlin felt reassured; at least he could talk to Wang Zizhong first.

Just as both parties were preparing for their first contact, the Longxia General Administration suddenly received a note from the Navy, demanding that the Qinchuan Julong Steel Plant operate at full capacity!