A long way away, Lu Jianzhong, the gatekeeper outside the entrance of Dongdaogou Village, saw the Mercedes-Benz car driving in his direction.
In recent years, due to the prosperous steel market, many people in Xingchuan County have become rich through steelmaking and coking. In addition to building houses and buying gold, another hobby of these people who became rich first is to buy gold.
High-end cars. In Xingchuan County, there are one to two hundred high-end cars of various brands. Even children in the village can accurately recognize the signs of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi.
Lu Jianzhong can be regarded as a person who has seen a little bit of the world. He has been to the provincial capital several times. He also happened to ride in a boss's Mercedes-Benz and was rewarded with one by a boss who came to the village to buy steel.
Cuban cigars. Later he heard that the price of this cigar was enough for him to earn a month's salary. This thing has made him proud to this day. As a knowledgeable person, he has done some research on the quality of cars, so at this moment
As soon as he saw the Mercedes-Benz 600 sedan that Qin Hai and Xin Jinlong were riding in, he knew that it must be a super boss, because the cars owned by the richest business owners in Xingchuan County were not as luxurious as this car.
"Boss, where are you from?"
Seeing the car driving in front of him, Lu Jianzhong walked forward with a smile and struck up a conversation with the bodyguard-looking man sitting in the passenger seat.
"What do you do?" Ge Dongyan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, rolled down the window and asked Lu Jianzhong with a dark face.
"I am the gatekeeper of Dongdaogou Village... Well, because something happened in our village, outsiders are not allowed to enter casually. Where is the boss from and what business does he have in our village?" Lu Jianzhong asked.
Ge Dongyan turned his head and seemed to ask Xin Jinlong for instructions. Then he turned back and said to Lu Jianzhong: "Behind us, Boss Xin, we came from Yunjiang and came to your village. Besides buying steel, what else can we do?
?”
"Oh, it turns out it's the boss who came to buy steel." Lu Jianzhong's face became a little more charming. In the past two years, many foreign bosses have come to Dongdaogou Village to purchase steel. These people are from Dongdaogou Village.
The God of Wealth needs good people to serve him. Dongdaogou Village started out as a small steel business and has produced many small bosses, but compared with the big bosses from outside, they pale into insignificance. Because of this, everyone has
Foreign bosses are full of awe.
"I don't know which factory the bosses have made an appointment with. Do you want me to show you the way?" Lu Jianzhong asked diligently.
Xin Jinlong, who was sitting in the back row, also rolled down the window, revealing his fat face with the elements of a nouveau riche. He said: "We heard that there is steel in Dongdaogou. We made a special trip here. As for which factory, we just
I’m not sure. It would be best if you could show me the way out... I’ll give this to you and save it to buy a few packs of cigarettes to smoke.”
As he said that, Xin Jinlong threw two banknotes at Lu Jianzhong like throwing waste paper. Lu Jianzhong caught it with quick eyesight and quick hands, and took a closer look. The two bills were actually hundred-yuan bills, and he couldn't help but be elated. The wrinkles on his face were wrinkled with laughter.
They all stretched out one by one.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss. Come with me. I will take you to the largest Tongxin Steel Factory in our village first." Lu Jianzhong lifted the crossbar at the entrance of the village, let Qin Hai and his car enter the village, and then walked all the way
Xiao Paodi led the way for the car, leading them to a steel factory at the east end of the village.
"Xiaomei, Xiaomei, are Dashuang here? A big boss has come to Yunjiang and wants to buy steel. Please ask Dashuang to come out and pick up the customers."
Outside the factory door with the words "Tongxin Steel Factory" hanging on it, Lu Jianzhong stopped and breathlessly shouted to a girl who was chatting with someone at the door. The boss of Tongxin Steel Factory is named Lu Dashuang.
Lu Jianzhong's distant nephew, Xiaomei is Lu Dashuang's cousin. She works as an accountant in the factory and is very familiar with Lu Jianzhong.
"Uncle Jianzhong, look at how sweaty you are from running, what did you just say, asking our boss to come out to pick up customers? Are you afraid that our boss will tear you apart?" Xiaomei giggled and joked to Lu Jianzhong.
Lu Jianzhong was a little embarrassed and said: "I am his uncle, how dare he tear my mouth apart? Xiaomei, stop making trouble, go and ask Dashuang to come out, I brought a big boss, just look at their car.
knew."
At this time, Xiaomei also noticed Daben driving slowly behind Lu Jianzhong. She stuck out her tongue and ran into the factory to call for help.
The Mercedes-Benz stopped in the open space at the entrance of the factory. Ge Dongyan got out of the car first and opened the rear door. Xin Jinlong and Qin Hai walked out one after another. Xin Jinlong had his hands behind his back, looking like a boss. Qin Hai followed.
He was half a step behind, holding a briefcase in his hand, as if he was a follower. Ge Dongyan waited for them both to get off the car, closed the door, and then stood on the other side behind Xin Jinlong, scanning his eyes like a hawk.
surrounding everything.
"Boss Xin, wait a moment. I've sent someone to call Boss Dashuang. He will be out soon." Lu Jianzhong approached Xin Jinlong and said respectfully.
"Well, okay." Xin Jinlong snorted, and then asked: "What did you say about Boss Dashuang? What is this boss's last name?"
"My surname is Lu. Everyone in our village is surnamed Lu, so he calls me uncle." Lu Jianzhong explained.
A look of displeasure flashed across Xin Jinlong's face: "I said... you rushed to lead us just to bring us to your nephew. Are you deliberately trying to trick us?"
Hearing Xin Jinlong's words, Ge Dongyan suddenly withdrew his wandering eyes and stared at Lu Jianzhong's face. Lu Jianzhong shivered involuntarily when he stared at him, and quickly waved his hands to defend himself: "No.
,No, Boss Xin, don’t get me wrong, everyone in our village is all relatives, the bosses of other factories also call me uncle, and some call me grandpa. This Tongxin Steel Factory is the largest factory in our village.
Even County Magistrate Gao..."
"Lu Jianzhong, you are chewing your tongue again!" Before Lu Jianzhong could finish his words, he heard a stern voice from behind, interrupting his words. Qin Hai turned around and saw a
A man in his 30s strode out of the factory gate and glared at Lu Jianzhong fiercely.
"Uh uh... Dashuang, I didn't say anything." Lu Jianzhong was obviously very afraid of this distant nephew. In order to prove to Xin Jinlong that he was not interested in favoritism, he almost told County Magistrate Gao Xuejian to own shares in Tongxin Steel Factory.
The secret was revealed. This kind of thing is indeed not a secret in Dongdaogou Village, but talking about it to outsiders is a big taboo. Lu Jianzhong said something wrong and was caught by Lu Dashuang. How could he not
feeling scared.
"Are you here to buy steel?" Lu Dashuang ignored Lu Jianzhong and turned his attention to Xin Jinlong and his party. He looked at all three of them before asking Xin Jinlong a question.
"Are you the boss of this factory?" Xin Jinlong did not directly answer Lu Dashuang's words. Instead, he nuzzled at the factory and asked arrogantly.
Lu Dashuang was not angry because of Xin Jinlong's unreasonableness. On the contrary, he felt that Xin Jinlong's behavior was like a real big boss. As a boss who arrived in a Mercedes-Benz 600, how could he be led by others to lead the conversation?
The following said that at any time, he should be the person leading the conversation. Xin Jinlong did not answer Lu Dashuang's question, but instead asked Lu Dashuang's identity, which was consistent with his identity.
"Yes, I run this factory." Lu Dashuang replied.
"Can rebar be rolled?" Xin Jinlong asked again.
"All kinds of steel can be rolled," Lu Da said.
"What's the price for 12-inch rebar?" Xin Jinlong asked.
"How about... let's talk inside?" Through this conversation, Lu Dashuang basically believed in Xin Jinlong's identity. He made an invitation gesture to Xin Jinlong with a smile on his face.
Qin Hai, Xin Jinlong, Ge Dongyan and their entourage followed Lu Dashuang into the factory gate. Qin Hai saw that the factory area was not large, just five or six acres of land. Half of the factory area was a simple workshop, and there were several
This simple room should be Lu Dashuang's own office and administrative users such as the accounting room. The other half of the area is the factory's material yard, where some scrap steel and finished steel covered with felt cloth are piled, as well as some equipment accessories.
class of things.
There is no on-site management at all in the entire factory, things are piled up in no order, and the workshop does not meet the requirements for ventilation, fire protection, etc. Year-round smoke and fire make the factory area dirty and dirty, and it is difficult to enter and exit occasionally.
The workers also look carefree, which makes people lack confidence in the products of this factory.
"Let's go directly to the workshop and have a look. We can talk while watching to save time." Seeing that Lu Dashuang was about to take his group to his office, Xin Jinlong stopped him, raised his finger and pointed to the workshop, saying with an indescribable
The tone suggested.
"Well, okay." Lu Dashuang didn't care. He knew the virtues of his workshop, but at the same time, he also knew that those who could go to Dongdaogou Village to buy steel were profiteers who did not have high requirements for steel quality.
.It is impossible for a regular construction team or real estate company to accept the steel made in this village. Anyone with some experience knows that the steel produced here must be inferior strip steel.
Everyone followed Lu Dashuang into the workshop. The situation in the workshop was even more chilling. An intermediate frequency electric furnace stood in a corner of the workshop, next to an old rolling mill, and some ugly casting molds.
.Because it was daytime, the electric furnace was not working, and some workers were using cutting machines to break down the scrap steel. This was preparation work before smelting.
This is also a characteristic of this type of small steel mills. In order to save costs and avoid excessive power load from impacting the power grid, these small steel mills generally choose to smelt scrap steel at night, which is the low point of the grid load. Generally,
The power supply department will also provide discounts on tiered electricity prices.
Seeing such a simple production site, Ge Dongyan couldn't help but grin, but Xin Jinlong and Qin Hai both looked indifferent, because they had expected this scene. (To be continued.)