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Chapter 188 Attending the Meeting & Xie Nan

Gu Qingyu then said to Li Tai, "I wonder if you've paid attention to the recent direction of the central media?"

"A number of economic easing policies have been announced recently. All signs indicate that the country is beginning to vigorously develop its economy!"

"Someone has to be the first to try something new, and although my plan is a bit bold and advanced, it does not deviate from the current laws in any way." Gu Qingyu said calmly.

Li Tai carefully recalled the contents of the business plan he had just read and found that it was exactly as Gu Qingyu had said. So, he looked at Gu Qingyu uncertainly and asked, "So what do you mean...?"

"After all, those villages are under the jurisdiction of your New City District. I would like to ask you to endorse this on behalf of the district government and serve as a third party to oversee our cooperation."

"Firstly, it can give several villages that will cooperate with us a reassurance and strengthen mutual trust; secondly, we really need a credible third party to supervise the cooperation." Gu Qingyu explained to Li Tai the reason why she came to the district government.

"Moreover, I plan to use this cooperation model as material and submit it to the Economic Daily. If it is successfully submitted, it will be considered a political achievement for all of us, right?" Gu Qingyu continued to add chips.

"Hmm? Can you be selected?" Li Tai looked at Gu Qingyu doubtfully and asked.

"Hehe, my family happens to have some connections there, so there shouldn't be any problem reporting it!" Gu Qingyu said pretending to be embarrassed.

Hearing this, Li Tai put aside the last bit of doubt in his heart. He said to Gu Qingyu, "If that's the case, then our district government will step in as the third party for this cooperation!"

"In that case, thank you so much!" Gu Qingyu excitedly shook Li Tai's hands and said excitedly.

"We've made appointments with the village party secretaries to discuss this in detail in the Red Star Food Factory conference room at 9 a.m. tomorrow. You must come and give us your suggestions then!"

"Okay, our district government people will be there on time tomorrow!" Li Tai agreed immediately after hearing that.

Knowing that there was an important meeting in the factory today, everyone came to their workstations early, got busy, and made all the necessary preparations.

Before nine o'clock, the village party secretaries of each village arrived at the Red Star Food Factory one after another, and everyone noticed the changes in the Red Star Food Factory.

At this time, the gate of the Red Star Food Factory was no longer deserted as before, and vehicles were coming in and out without stopping for a moment.

"Wow, it looks like the Red Star Food Factory has really been revived, just like everyone said. Look, seven or eight cars passed by the entrance in just a few moments."

"That's right. This worker's spirit has changed. He's no longer as lazy as before. Now he almost feels like he's running when he walks!"

As the branch secretaries walked along, they talked about the changes in the Red Star Food Factory. After being led to the meeting room by the staff, they did not stop the discussion.

However, the discussions suddenly quieted down as several staff members from the district government arrived. Several branch secretaries looked at each other. They did not expect that people from the district government would also come to the meeting.

They came to the meeting because they didn't want to lose face for Red Star Food Factory. In fact, they were not very interested in the cooperation plan proposed by Red Star Food Factory.

Now that government officials have also come to the meeting, they feel a little caught off guard. It seems that they have to listen carefully to the upcoming meeting.

After everyone arrived, Gu Qingyu stood up and walked into the meeting room with the prepared meeting materials.

After having Secretary Chen distribute the information to the attendees, Gu Qingyu finally spoke, "I invited you all to the Red Star Food Factory today because we have a cooperation plan that we would like to discuss with everyone present!"

"I believe everyone who came here today saw the busy scene outside the gate of our Red Star Food Factory. Logically, we should be happy now that the effect is good, but we really can't be happy!"

As soon as Gu Qingyu finished speaking, everyone in the conference room started talking.

"Director Gu, your factory is doing well, so why are you worried?" a village party secretary asked in confusion.

"That's right... What does this have to do with you calling us here for a meeting?"

"That's a big deal! Red Star Food Factory has no shortage of orders, they just lack raw materials. That's why I called you all here today."

"How to say?"

"Please take a look at the plan in your hands first, and you will understand why I called you here." Gu Qingyu pointed to the plan that had just been handed to everyone and said to the people attending the meeting.

After hearing this, everyone began to carefully read the plan that was handed to them. Several branch secretaries were sitting very close to each other and were shouting to each other from time to time to communicate.

"Old Wang, what do you think?" Old Xia, the village chief, poked Old Wang, who was sitting next to him, and asked in a low voice.

"Based on what we saw at the factory gate today, I think this matter is very promising!" Wangtou said in a low voice.

"Also, if this thing wasn't reliable, the district government wouldn't have sent anyone to attend the meeting, right?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you! I'll participate!" Old Xia felt that what the other party said made sense, so he made up his mind and decided to participate.

On the contrary, Old Wang, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes at the old man beside him and said helplessly, "Hey, what are you so anxious about, old man?"

"I have to participate, but I still have to fight for some benefits. How can I agree to it so easily?"

"What did you say?" The other people who had been paying attention to the conversation between the two came over and asked in a low voice.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Old Wang had no choice but to speak out what he was thinking.

"As you know, our cooperative is mainly responsible for growing raw materials for the Red Star Food Factory, and the farmers are definitely our villagers."

"Huh? Is that so? Is there any problem?" someone asked in confusion.

Seeing that no one understood what he had just said, Old Wang said helplessly, "Silly! Are these people considered employees of the cooperative?"

Someone had already realized what was going on, so they looked at Old Wang with a happy expression and asked, "Employee? Old Wang, do you mean...?"

Seeing that someone finally reacted, Old Wang nodded affirmatively to the people around him and said affirmatively, "Yes, it's just as you think!"

"It's impossible to expect everyone to have a position. We'll need all of us to work together to get as many spots as possible!"

"Okay, Lao Wang! We'll follow your lead and try to get more spots!"

Seeing that all the village secretaries had finished reading the plan, Gu Qingyu smiled and said to them, "After reading it, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask now."

Upon hearing this, the village party secretaries elected Old Wang as their representative to ask, "Director Gu, I'd like to ask, what is the nature of this cooperative?"

"Also, the nature of the employees' positions, is there a staffing structure? And the specific number of positions?"

Seeing that Old Wang had hit the nail on the head with his question, Gu Qingyu didn't hesitate to answer. She answered directly, "Each village will contribute idle land as a share, and our Red Star Food Factory will contribute cash, each holding 50%. We will jointly invest to establish a cooperative. The management personnel will be appointed by Red Star Food Factory, and the planting personnel of the cooperative will be drawn from each village."

"A total of 50 people will be selected. The specific quota allocation will be decided by the branch secretaries after consultation. At the same time, a number of temporary workers will be recruited according to the farming season!"

Gu Qingyu's words made all the village party secretaries happy. This was much better than they had expected. Old Wang, who was originally preparing to argue with Gu Qingyu, had no room to maneuver.

Several old branch secretaries said that after listening to Gu Qingyu's words, they gathered together to communicate with each other.

"Old Wang, what do you think of these conditions?"

"Old Wang, I think this condition is acceptable. How about we agree to it?"

"Yeah yeah!"

Old Wang was also very satisfied with Gu Qingyu's explanation. He was afraid that continuing to argue with her would only make her feel disgusted, so he said, "This condition is indeed acceptable. Since you all have no objections, then we agree to it?"

"Agreed! Agreed!" The others echoed after hearing this.

"Director Gu, we have no more questions. What do you think..." Old Wang asked Gu Qingyu.

"Although all the branch secretaries have no objections, let's sign the letter of intent for cooperation today under the witness of the district government!"

"No problem, sign, sign, sign!"

"Yes, sign it early and make preparations early. We can't delay the farming season this year!"

Today's meeting ended smoothly. All parties were very satisfied with the cooperation. Gu Qingyu solved a big problem and leaned back in his chair to rest very relaxed.

However, Gu Qingyu did not rest for long before he was interrupted by Secretary Chen who pushed the door open.

"What's the matter?" Gu Qingyu asked Secretary Chen who pushed the door open.

"Director Gu, someone named Xie Nan said he wants to see Accountant Wu. What do you think we should do about this?"

Gu Qingyu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked in surprise, "Looking for Accountant Wu? Didn't you ask him why he wanted to see Accountant Wu?"

"The other party introduced himself as a lawyer, and Accountant Wu asked someone to ask him for help." Secretary Chen explained to Gu Qingyu.

A lawyer? Gu Qingyu slapped her head and suddenly remembered that she had asked Accountant Wu to find someone to handle the lawsuit. She had almost forgotten about it during this period of time due to all the big and small things.

"Hurry up and invite him in, and bring over the contract for the production line!"

"Okay, Director Gu! I'll get it right away!"

After a while, a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses, a suit that was neither new nor old, and a rather elegant appearance walked in.

Gu Qingyu quickly stepped forward, shook hands and greeted him politely, "Hello, Lawyer Xie. I'm sorry to bother you so much that you've come all the way here."

Xie Nan had been sent down to the countryside for a few years and had just returned to the city. He still had no formal job assigned to him, and the whole family was living a tight life.

Some time ago, an old acquaintance introduced such a lawsuit to him, which just happened to solve his family’s urgent needs.

Unfortunately, he had just met with Accountant Wu and had no time to talk in detail when he heard the news that Accountant Wu had suddenly been murdered. As a last resort, Xie Nan took the initiative to come to him.

"I guess I'm sorry for showing up without any prior notice!"

"The main reason is that I suddenly heard about Accountant Wu's incident. I wonder if your company still needs me to continue to sue you?" Xie Nan said to Gu Qingyu embarrassedly.

"A lot of things have happened at the Red Star Food Factory recently, so we have been negligent in the lawsuit. The lawsuit must be filed!" Gu Qingyu said to Xie Nan with a slight apology.

At this time, Secretary Chen came in with the documents. Gu Qingyu gestured for him to place the documents in front of Xie Nan, and then continued to say to Xie Nan, "I wonder what stage you and Accountant Wu have reached in the discussion?"

"I just got a preliminary understanding of the case, and haven't had time to tell you the specific details!" Xie Nan explained to Gu Qingyu after hearing this.

"Oh, if that's the case, please take a look at the information on the table and listen to our demands!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Nan looked at Gu Qingyu with a serious expression, pretending to listen carefully.

"When our staff were repairing the production line, they discovered that the equipment model was inconsistent with the one agreed upon in the contract. This showed that the other party had clearly engaged in fraud."

"Regarding this point, I hope the other party can make compensation according to the contract!"

"However, since the other party is a Hong Kong businessman, there are many inconveniences in actually litigating. Therefore, I hope you can focus on mediation and seek compensation of no less than 50% of the contract amount!"

"Are you sure about my request, Lawyer Xie?"

Xie Nan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He had been truly afraid that Gu Qingyu would open his mouth and begin a fight to the death. After all, cross-strait communication was currently very inconvenient, and a lawsuit would be prohibitively expensive in terms of both time and money.

"Director Gu, don't worry! I will do my best to fight for your request!"

"Oh, then, Lawyer Xie, would you mind telling me what your specific plans are?"

"I previously asked someone to find out about that Hong Kong businessman. I learned that his main trading partners are mainland Chinese companies, and that he attends our Canton Fair every year."

"I plan to arrange a meeting with the other party when the Canton Fair opens next month."

"I believe they definitely don't want any negative news to affect their reputation during the Canton Fair."

Gu Qingyu looked at Xie Nan who was smiling opposite him, and sighed in his heart: I didn’t expect that Lawyer Xie is also a black sesame-filled glutinous rice dumpling!

However, there is nothing wrong with the other party's idea. As long as the Hong Kong businessman still wants to cooperate with the mainland, he will not let Xie Nan expose this matter.

"It seems that Lawyer Xie is confident about his plan. Then I would like to wish Lawyer Xie success!" Gu Qingyu stood up and extended his hand to congratulate Xie Nan.

"Then I'll take advantage of your good wishes, Director Gu!" Xie Nan said politely.