Chapter 135: Good Cop, Bad Cop

Zhengxin Shipyard.

Zheng Qian's office.

Zheng Qian and Chen Weiqiang were receiving President Jiang, who had come to visit.

President Jiang didn't actually have any pressing business; he was just making a courtesy visit and had brought plenty of fine wine and cigarettes.

Boss Pang arrived at Zhengxin Shipyard around this time and was led into the office by Xia Xixi.

This time, he had come to Zhengxin with an extremely humble attitude to talk business with Zheng Qian.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Boss Pang?"

"What wind blew you in today?"

Zheng Qian said sarcastically. The first time he had met Boss Pang, the man had used these exact words on him.

Now, Zheng Qian was returning them word for word.

"President Zheng, Pre... President Jiang? You're here too?"

When Boss Pang saw President Jiang, he was momentarily at a loss for words. He hadn't expected to see President Jiang here.

His bank loan had been approved by President Jiang.

Over the past few days, President Jiang had called him several times to press him for repayment by the end of the month, and Boss Pang hadn't dared to answer.

"President Zheng, you have a guest? Then I'll wait outside for a bit."

Boss Pang tried to slip away as he spoke, but President Jiang caught him and pulled him back.

"It's fine, it's fine. If you have business with President Zheng, Boss Pang, please go ahead and talk. I just dropped by for a quick visit and was about to leave anyway."

President Jiang smiled and pulled Boss Pang back.

"Boss Pang, don't forget about our matter at the end of the month. We'll meet again then."

Boss Pang forced a helpless, awkward smile.

He hadn't expected Zheng Qian to have such a connection with President Jiang, nor did he know what Zheng Qian had discussed with him.

But it was highly likely related to him.

The option of dealing with the bank was now a dead end.

Now, his only choice was to sell the docks to pay off the bank loan.

After seeing President Jiang off, Zheng Qian got straight to the point: "What business do you have with me, Boss Pang?"

Boss Pang lowered his posture to the absolute limit, pouring a cup of tea for both Zheng Qian and Chen Weiqiang like a low-level intern running errands.

"President Zheng, Mr. Chen, please have some tea."

Chen Weiqiang forced himself to hold back a laugh when he saw this.

It seemed Zheng Qian's method was highly effective.

Back then, Zheng Qian had studied the situation carefully with him and realized that building a dock would take at least several months to over a year.

If they wanted to secure a dock before the bidding conference, there simply wouldn't be enough time.

So, the two of them teamed up and came up with this plan, throwing out a lot of smoke screens.

Hiring engineers and having Jinxiu Group haul construction materials had only cost them a few thousand yuan.

President Jiang had been wanting to visit, so Zheng Qian purposely chose today for him to come, not expecting him to run right into Boss Pang.

It had successfully fooled Boss Pang.

"President Zheng, I came to see you today to talk about my two docks."

"I wonder if you're still interested?"

Boss Pang asked obsequiously, forcing a smile onto his face.

"The docks? I was interested a couple of days ago, but now that we're building our own, I don't think we'll buy them." Zheng Qian leaned back in his executive chair and propped his feet up on the desk, looking incredibly domineering.

Boss Pang was thoroughly intimidated by Zheng Qian's posture.

"Boss Pang, you know as well as I do that once the Yedong Dock is built, the combined efficiency of Yenan Dock and Yebai won't even come close to it."

"When that time comes, your docks won't be worth a single penny. I wouldn't even want them if you gave them to me for free."

Zheng Qian let out a cold snort.

Weren't you fucking arrogant before?

Why don't you try being arrogant again and let me see?

Huh?

Why is he kneeling?

Thud, thud, thud.

Boss Pang kowtowed three times, his head loudly hitting the floor.

"Pfft..."

Seeing this, Chen Weiqiang spat out his mouthful of tea.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I really couldn't help myself. Please continue, Boss Pang, don't mind me." Chen Weiqiang pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the wet spots on his clothes.

"President Zheng, I was wrong. I was truly wrong."

"Name your price. Whatever amount you say goes, alright?"

The reason Boss Pang knelt and kowtowed so decisively was because of Hu Jingyi. Even such a highly respected senior had knelt before Zheng Qian. What right did a minor dock owner like him have to remain standing?

"Boss Pang, when Mr. Chen and I went to see you a couple of days ago, your attitude didn't seem like you wanted to sell at all. You demanded five hundred million right off the bat. How would I dare to buy them?"

"Now you come to me again and tell me to name a price. You're putting me in a difficult position."

"I don't really want to take over your docks. Mr. Chen, what do you think?"

Zheng Qian now handed the stage over to Chen Weiqiang.

Boss Pang looked at Chen Weiqiang with pleading eyes, clasping his hands together and bowing repeatedly, hoping Chen Weiqiang would say a few good words for him in front of Zheng Qian.

Back then, Yenan Dock and Yebai were modern docks rebuilt using loans for which Boss Pang had mortgaged Shuangluo Group.

They were originally worth over three hundred million. If the bank repossessed them, they might only be valued at one hundred million, and he would still be saddled with a massive debt.

Moreover, once the Yedong Dock was built, the value of his two docks would plummet. By then, they might not even be worth tens of millions, save for some scrap value of the equipment.

"President Zheng, if you ask me, Boss Pang is just a bit blunt, but everything else about him is fine."

Chen Weiqiang's role today was the good cop.

"Although there was a misunderstanding between our two sides before, Boss Pang didn't expel our ships from the docks because of it. He still treated us fairly in that regard."

"Yes, yes, yes! I was too emotional before. It was my fault, completely my fault. I kowtow to apologize to you."

"Alright, alright, get up, Boss Pang."

Chen Weiqiang stepped forward and helped Boss Pang up.

"President Zheng, since Boss Pang is in a bit of trouble, let's help him out if we can. One more friend means one more path in life, don't you think, President Zheng?"

"Yes, yes! From now on, I am willing to serve President Zheng like a dog or a horse!" Boss Pang said excitedly.

He hadn't expected Chen Weiqiang to be so supportive. He would definitely have to thank him properly later.

"Then Boss Pang, what price do you think is appropriate for your docks?" Zheng Qian asked.

Seeing that Zheng Qian had been persuaded by Chen Weiqiang to change his mind, how could Boss Pang dare to demand a high price? "President Zheng, you name the price. Whatever you say, we'll go with that. We can sign the contract immediately, and I absolutely won't go back on my word!"

"How about this, Boss Pang. We don't want to take advantage of someone in crisis either; it's bad for our reputation."

"Yenan Dock and Yebai combined, we'll buy them for three hundred million. What do you think?"

"Three... three hundred million?"

Boss Pang suspected he had misheard.

He had originally thought he would be lucky to get one hundred million.

He hadn't expected the price offered by Chen Weiqiang to far exceed his expectations.

However, Chen Weiqiang was only a CEO now. Did he have the final say?

"What's wrong, Boss Pang? You won't sell for three hundred million? Do you still want five hundred million?" Zheng Qian, playing the bad cop, spoke coldly again.

"I'll sell, I'll sell! I'll sell right now!"

After Zheng Qian took the contract out of his drawer, Boss Pang gave it a quick glance, immediately signed and stamped his thumbprint, transferring the ownership of the two docks under Shuangluo Group to Zhengxin Shipyard.