Chapter 81: I'm not good enough for him

Considering his relationship with Chen Weiqiang?

Damn it, he remembers Chen Weiqiang at a time like this?

Zheng Qian couldn't help but shake his head. If President Ma Wencheng hadn't been courting death and had just honestly continued cooperating with Zhengxin Shipyard, things wouldn't have reached this point.

"President Zheng, I will immediately pay off the seven million in arrears. I also hope you can allocate two 10,000-ton cargo ships for my use!"

"President Ma, you are making things difficult for me. Just two days ago, I promised Chang Dashan that I would allocate two cargo ships for him to use. Right now, our company has a backlog of orders, so it's really not certain we can free up any shipping schedule!" Zheng Qian curled his lip, putting on an expression of great difficulty.

Manager Li Tao also stepped forward at this moment: "President Ma, that's not right of you to say. Jiyuan Woodworking has been in arrears for so long; when you count the interest and liquidated damages, it's more than seven million!"

The two of them exchanged a glance, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, nearly confusing President Ma Wencheng completely.

Fortunately, President Ma Wencheng was smart enough to immediately understand what these two sentences meant.

"Yes, yes, yes, Manager Li is right. How much should I pay? You name the figure, and I will have our company finance department transfer it to you immediately."

Zheng Qian suddenly interjected: "Ten million."

"Ten... ten million?"

Cold sweat broke out on President Ma Wencheng's forehead.

Damn it, this is a shakedown, asking for ten million right off the bat!

Even the highest-interest loan sharks in the private sector don't calculate it like you do!

You are even worse than a loan shark!

But given the current situation, he had no choice but to accept it.

"Fine, ten million it is. I will call my finance department right now."

"President Ma, why are you in such a rush? Does our Zhengxin Shipyard lack this little bit of money?" Manager Li Tao advised, "Finish talking with President Zheng first; it won't be too late to do that when you go back."

"Good... good... Zhengxin Shipyard has deep pockets, how could you care about this small amount of money from me!"

President Ma Wencheng knew how to talk to anyone, saying whatever was needed to please, following Manager Li Tao's lead and doing his best to praise Jinxiu Group.

"Fine, I'll reluctantly agree to it, but it won't be two ships. I can allocate one cargo ship for your use, is that okay?"

"Good, good, good, thank you, President Zheng, thank you, President Zheng!"

President Ma Wencheng nodded repeatedly like a mortar pounding garlic.

One ship was already enough. Damn it, it wouldn't be like Hu Yuebin's ships, which were stuck at the dock and couldn't even be started. He had two that could start, but there were issues with the paperwork, so they couldn't even leave the Atlantic, let alone the Pacific!

"Also, President Zheng, there is one more thing I would like to ask for your help with."

He felt that his trip to Zhengxin Shipyard hadn't been in vain. With a kneeling + three million in liquidated damages, he had settled the ship issue. Zheng Qian hadn't made things difficult for him and was much more straightforward than that damn Hu Yuebin.

Now that the ship issue was solved, all that remained was the raw materials.

Zheng Qian had spent 100 million to buy 40% of Jinxiu Group's shares and served as the Vice President of Jinxiu Group. Wouldn't supplying him be just a matter of saying a word?

"As for that, I can't make the call. You have to ask President Xu Shuyun," Zheng Qian refused.

Manager Li Tao was also puzzled. Why would you come to Zheng Qian about raw timber instead of going to Xu Shuyun?

No matter how capable Zheng Qian was, a single low-price contract shouldn't be enough to influence Xu Shuyun's Jinxiu Group.

Manager Li Tao actually didn't know that Zheng Qian had already bought into Jinxiu Group. He had been thinking more these days about why Xu Shuyun would cut off President Ma Wencheng's raw materials at this critical juncture; it was definitely not a coincidence.

"President Zheng, I will definitely go to President Xu Shuyun, but I also hope you can put in a good word for me in front of her. That way, things will be easier to handle!"

Since the cargo ship was agreed upon, Zheng Qian wouldn't watch President Ma Wencheng shut down production.

"Fine, but you at least have to sign a one-year long-term contract with our Zhengxin Shipyard, right?"

"Sign! I'll sign!" President Ma Wencheng didn't even think about it and agreed immediately.

When President Ma Wencheng saw the contents of the contract, he hesitated for a few seconds.

"President Zheng, is there a mistake in this contract?"

"There is no mistake. This contract is exactly the same as the one signed by Chang Dashan. If you don't want to sign, you don't have to. In that case, I won't need to say any good words to Xu Shuyun either." Zheng Qian's tone sounded exactly like a threat.

President Ma Wencheng heard it as: If you don't want to sign, get the hell out of here, and forget about the raw materials!

How could he dare not to sign?

Besides, hearing Zheng Qian say that the contract Chang Dashan signed was exactly the same as his, this was just too humiliating.

Chang Dashan was a ruthless man! To be able to sign such a humiliating contract.

But humiliation is humiliation; saving the enterprise is what's truly practical.

Sitting and waiting for death, all that awaited him was bankruptcy and liquidation!

"I'll sign, I'll sign!" President Ma Wencheng obediently signed his name at the end of the contract.

"Fine, now we can talk, President Ma. In the future, we will still have a cooperative relationship. I will speak to President Xu Shuyun, so rest assured." Zheng Qian looked at the contract and said with a smile.

Manager Li Tao, standing to the side, was becoming more and more confused the more he watched.

Raw materials were the core of commercial warfare; Zheng Qian just says a word, and Jinxiu Group provides them to President Ma Wencheng?

Did Zheng Qian really have that much influence with Xu Shuyun?

Zheng Qian didn't explain it to Manager Li Tao, and Manager Li Tao was tactful enough not to ask.

The colleagues outside had been buzzing with excitement while the three were negotiating.

"President Zheng is really awesome! Even a cunning entrepreneur like President Ma Wencheng was handled by him."

"Look at President Ma Wencheng's expression, turning green and then white. It seems President Zheng really dealt with him quite harshly!"

"Heh, I told you long ago that the new President Zheng is the real deal. Otherwise, how could he have reached that position at such a young age? You didn't believe me back then!"

"Alright, alright, we believe you now, okay?"

Many of the colleagues were, for a moment, exceptionally admiring of Zheng Qian.

The entire company knew that Zhengxin Shipyard had been at war these past few days, with Yamei Group, Jiyuan Woodworking, and Dafu Timber as opponents.

The three giant enterprises in the Yenan Dock and Yebai regions were jointly besieging Zhengxin Shipyard.

With such a big matter at hand, the boss, Chen Weiqiang, was not in the company, and the Vice President, Liu Shiqi, didn't care at all, leaving only the young, fair-faced scholar Zheng Qian.

Many people thought that even if Zhengxin Shipyard didn't die this time, it would be crippled by these three enterprises, and it would definitely have no future prospects, only slowly heading toward bankruptcy.

But unexpectedly, with a few crafty moves, Zheng Qian had actually made two of the bosses come to his door to beg for a meeting, even going so far as to kneel and kowtow. Such a scene might not be seen a second time in a lifetime; it was truly impressive.

After experiencing this incident, Yao Manman had seen Zheng Qian's ability and ambition. A small Yebai could absolutely not block the path of Zheng Qian's advancement.

At the same time, she also knew that in Zheng Qian's heart, she no longer carried as much weight as before, and might even be hated, not even comparing to an ordinary colleague.

For the first time, Yao Manman felt that she was not good enough for this man.