After seeing Wells and Susan off, Lu Ming thought for a while, looked at the wall clock, entered the communication room, picked up the phone and dialed.
Amidst the beeping, the phone was connected, and a soft female voice with a hint of majesty said, "Have you finally remembered to apologize?"
Lu Ming was startled, there was no caller ID now, oh, she was definitely not the only one who knew the phone number of her cleaning room, but at this time, she must be the only one who knew it in the cleaning room.
Since the last time I pinched her, there has been no contact with her.
After coughing, Lu Ming said sarcastically: "It was my fault last time. I always wanted to apologize to you, but I'm embarrassed. However, I really have a problem with my sense of touch. That..."
"Let's get down to business!" The voice on the other end of the phone was a little cold.
Lu Ming scratched his head. The more he explained, the less manly he became.
"I am going to start building a steel plant in the county where I came from. I have invested about 100 million yuan and plan to call it Jiuzhou Steel. To outsiders, it is said that it is a joint venture with more than a dozen investors. In fact, I alone account for more than 90% of it.
The loan amount was pledged for an oil field.”
I don’t want to lie to Christine either.
"The reason for starting this early is because I have a sense of urgency, because for a large steel plant, from planning to the first batch of steel, no matter how efficient it is, plus supporting facilities, it will take two or three years. I always feel that time is not waiting for me.
..." As he spoke, Lu Ming sighed softly, "So, although I can't really establish a firm foothold here, I am still ready to start immediately."
On the other side of the microphone, the female voice was slightly surprised: "Why do you think time is not waiting for me? Are you so anxious? How old are you?" After a pause, "Is there something wrong with your health?"
Lu Ming coughed: "I'm probably not a short-lived ghost, but I don't know why, but I always feel like someone is trying to harm me, haha." He laughed twice, then sighed, "I have never felt safe since I came to this world...
..." These words are true.
"Do you think power and wealth can bring you safety..." Christine asked lightly.
"Probably!" Lu Ming smiled bitterly.
"No wonder you call me mom, no one has loved you since you were a child!" Christine couldn't hear anything in her tone.
Lu Ming smiled and said that he came into this world when he became a defendant in the Wu'an court. Christine naturally thought that it was from her birth.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming added: "Also, although the place in Montenegro is small, the situation is quite complicated. I was assassinated once, and someone from the Hu family was assassinated once. I feel that there is a third party, not Hu.
After my family assassinated me, they directed and staged a painful plot. This third party is not just trying to make a profit, but it must be a local force and does not involve the upper levels." After a pause, "However, overall it is still controllable.
Yes, if you see the news that I am seriously injured or even assassinated, don’t believe it, just don’t worry.” He coughed and said, “Nothing else, do you have any orders?”
"Well, take some paper and take notes."
Lu Ming was startled, "Are you talking a lot?" There was actually a notebook and pen on the table, and he picked it up.
"Well, eat well, eat more meat, eat less rice, and be sure to cover yourself with a quilt when you sleep at night..." Christine said this with a faint smile in her tone.
Lu Ming had no choice but to put down the pen, "I am really serious about memorizing it."
Christine said calmly, "Just remember it. Besides, such a large loan must be from the Imperial Bank, right? You can fax me the relevant documents and add a few blank signatures, and I will help you lower the interest rate."
"
Lu Ming coughed, "Actually, it's already very low..."
"Really?" Christine's tone was still unkind, "If you take the royal loan, you are pledging money and doing business, so you can apply for special support projects. Therefore, I can help you convert half of it to interest-free and the other half with annual interest.
Less than two percent, is your interest rate that low?”
Lu Ming was startled and smiled bitterly: "Well, I'm still too young. I have to rely on my mom for everything. Thank you, mom!"
"Beep beep beep", the phone over there has been hung up.
Lu Ming thought about it for a while, then got up and walked out.
When we arrived at the front yard store, the bookstore was already open for business.
Lu Ming sat on the tea table and waved, "Xiao Linzi, come here."
Lin Shaocong hurried over and said, "Master!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Look, I bought another store in Jordan Town to make a branch. However, I just bought the land and built a second-floor store on it."
It's the shop that I didn't sell for 20,000 yuan at first, but now I bought it for 2,000 yuan.
Because that guy was tricked by the blackhead, or in other words, because the price he offered was too high, which made him suspicious, he raided the entire store to find the treasure. From the beginning, the blackhead stared at the load-bearing wall.
This is the case with many things. Once you start, it will be difficult to stop.
I smashed the load-bearing wall and couldn't find the treasure, so I started digging out the floor tiles. Eventually, the entire store was in a mess.
Cao Jiashun told others that he bought it for 2,000, which was actually equivalent to buying the land.
Because the landlord originally acted like this, there were rumors outside that there were dirty things in his shop, which made him possessed by evil spirits.
2000 is already pretty good if someone is willing to buy it.
Lu Ming shook his head when he thought about it. The shop owner was really unlucky when he met him, but he really didn't design everything.
Looking at Lin Shaocong, he said: "As for me, I want to start a chain of Xinzhi Bookstore. Now I need to open a branch in Jordan Town and a branch in Sansha Town. I will start with these two first. Everything will be left to you, including Sansha.
We need to build a new store in the town. You can go ahead and do it. The stores will be laid out according to the bookstore layout, and it will be as comfortable as you like. As for the money, the eldest son of the Cao family is willing to invest 500,000, and put it in the bookstore account later. I will send you an accountant.
, you should pay your normal expenses from him."
"As for you, you are the operating officer and general store manager of Xinzhi Bookstore. Both branches are entrusted to you, from building and decorating to purchasing books, recruiting store staff, etc."
As he spoke, Lu Ming patted a thick stack of documents on the tea table, "Here are the relevant ideas, the direction of chain development, and some contacts you need, such as book purchasers, etc."
Lin Shaocong was stunned for a long time. Ten days ago, his childhood sweetheart was betrothed and he wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
Because, let alone compared with miners earning a monthly salary, even compared with tenant farmers, he has no survival value.
What's happening now? Became the general manager of a bookstore chain? This bookstore chain has an investment of 500,000 yuan?
Lin Shaocong's head was in a daze. The scene in front of him was more real than a dream, but it was not a dream.
"Don't tell me anything about being afraid of not doing well! Take a look at these documents and think about it carefully. I'll give you a day. If you still feel that you can't open two branches, then reply.
I, I will change!"
Lu Ming said, patting the file on the table, "Take it and read it!"
I really don't want to bother with this little thing, so I just leave it to him. This young man is still very smart. With some practice, he won't have any big problems when he becomes the manager of a bookstore chain.
