Half an hour later, Hua Borong walked into Huabao Building. The first thing he saw was Fang Ming sitting in the hall. His eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he walked quickly towards Fang Ming.
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Hua Borong saw Fang Ming, and Fang Ming naturally saw Hua Borong, but seeing Uncle Hua's current appearance, the coldness in Fang Ming's eyes became even stronger.
In just one year, Uncle Hua has become no less than ten years older than last year, his hair is covered with white hair, and he no longer has the energy he had a year ago.
Although Uncle Hua also had gray hair and wrinkles on his face a year ago, at that time, Uncle Hua's hair was oiled and looked shiny, and there were not many wrinkles on his face, even though he was already in his fifties.
, but they look similar to those in their early forties, but now they almost catch up with old men in their sixties.
"Fang Ming, why didn't you tell Uncle Hua immediately when you returned to China? I could arrange for Uncle Hua to pick you up tomorrow."
Hua Borong glanced around the hall, and then said: "Come on, your aunt misses you too. She has already started to prepare the food and drinks. Let's talk as we walk."
Fang Ming sighed slightly. As he expected, Uncle Hua didn't want to let him know the trouble he was in. He was afraid that a creditor would come to visit him, so he planned to take him out of here first.
"Okay, I miss my aunt too, but I plan to go to the backyard to pay my respects to my master first. Oh, by the way, this little girl's name is Alice. She is an orphan I raised abroad, and I brought her home with her."
Fang Ming introduced Alice. Alice had already received Fang Ming's instructions. She smiled sweetly and shouted: "Hello, uncle."
"Hey, hello Alice!"
Hua Borong agreed. Although he was a little confused as to why Fang Ming adopted an orphan abroad, he knew that now was not the time to ask such questions. He nodded immediately, "It is appropriate to pay homage to your benefactor."
Hua Borong opened the door at the back, and Fang Ming followed Alice in. However, when entering, Fang Ming asked casually: "Uncle Hua, have you contacted Ms. Ling?"
Hearing Fang Ming's words, Hua Borong was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Some time after you left, Ms. Ling asked where you were. According to what you told me, I told Ms. Ling that something was going to happen to you.
After traveling far away, Ms. Ling never asked me about it, and I never took the initiative to contact Ms. Ling."
Fang Ming nodded slightly. As he had guessed, although Uncle Hua was in trouble, he never thought of asking his biological mother for help. Otherwise, with the financial resources that his biological mother had, the troubles that Uncle Hua encountered would not be possible at all.
Nothing.
In the backyard, the portrait of Master Fang Ming was still hanging there, but Fang Ming did not rush to light incense and worship, but stood just like this in front of his master's portrait. Alice was also very well-behaved, and stood aside silently.
Be silent.
Hua Borong took out his mobile phone from time to time to check the time. After a few minutes passed, he saw that Fang Ming was still motionless and said anxiously: "Fang Ming, your aunt's meal is already being arranged. We have to hurry up and get there. It's late.
The food won’t taste good when it’s cold.”
Hearing Hua Borong's words, Fang Ming's eyes were full of meaning and he said with a smile: "Uncle Hua, don't worry, I haven't seen the master for almost a year. Let's talk about what's on the heart in front of the master's portrait."
Hua Borong was helpless, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do to persuade him. He could only stand there and wait, but his eyes were always looking at the door, with a worried look in his eyes, as if something bad would happen there.
Hua Borong's every move naturally did not escape Fang Ming's eyes, but Fang Ming didn't mind because he did it on purpose.
Within a few minutes, there was movement and noise in the hall outside. Hearing this sound, Hua Borong's expression tightened and he immediately said to Fang Ming: "Fang Ming, you are here to talk to your benefactor.
Shall I go outside and see what's going on?"
"Uncle Hua, at this point, are you still unwilling to tell me what kind of trouble you have encountered? It seems that you still treat me as an outsider."
Fang Ming spoke leisurely, Hua Borong was stunned for a moment, looked at Fang Ming's expression, and finally showed a bitter smile on his face. He knew that the matter could no longer be hidden, and Fang Ming could guess it from the deserted hall.
"Actually, I already know the matter. The people outside are probably debt collectors."
With Fang Ming's level, he could naturally hear the sounds in the hall and know what was going on outside. In fact, this was also what he expected, because after he and Uncle Hua finished talking on the phone, he noticed that there was a shopping guide.
The salesperson listened carefully. When he knew that Uncle Hua would come, the shopping guide secretly walked towards the bathroom.
Combining these, Fang Ming can infer that the shopping guide must have been bribed by those debt collectors. After knowing that Uncle Hua was coming, he ran to the bathroom to notify those debt collectors, so those debt collectors were probably very
It will come soon.
Therefore, Fang Ming deliberately delayed time to wait for the debt collectors to arrive. Only when the debt collectors arrived would Uncle Hua fully confess. Otherwise, even if he knew everything, Uncle Hua would insist on saying that he could get through it.
"Where's Hua Borong? Let Hua Borong come out. I know he's here. He won't be able to run away today."
Listening to the shouts coming from the hall, Hua Borong looked ugly, angry and helpless. Repaying debts was a matter of course. It was normal for people to come and beat him. He could only accept it.
"Uncle Hua, let's go, go out and solve the problem first."
Fang Ming didn't say anything, turned around and walked directly towards the hall. Hua Borong wanted to shout, but he opened his mouth but didn't say a word. Looking at Fang Ming's back walking towards the hall, he just let out a long sigh.
Take a breath.
That's right, he would not let Fang Ming take action if there was any way, because in his heart, he owed his benefactor, so how could he let his benefactor's apprentice solve his troubles for him?
But now he has no choice. The entire Huabao Building has less than 100,000 yuan in its books, and he has borrowed all he can, and he still owes a large amount of money.
In the hall, several men stood there with unkind expressions. These were the suppliers of Huabao House, and they were also the people who were secretly informed by the shopping guide.
"Hua Borong, you finally dare to come out after hiding for so many days."
"Pay back the money. If you don't pay back the money today, Hua Borong, don't even think about walking out. Let me tell you, I brought workers here this time. If you don't pay back the money, I won't have money to pay them. These people are all
I can’t guarantee that you will do something outrageous if you are a big bastard.”
There were indeed about ten people standing at the entrance of the hall, but Fang Ming took a quick look and found that these people had nothing to do with the workers. There were no workers with fat heads and tattoos.
These are social workers invited by these debt collectors. If you guessed it correctly, this is a professional debt collection group.
"Boss Zhang, Boss Wang, give me a little more time. You still know my reputation as Hua Borong. I have been doing business for so many years and I have never defaulted on payment."
Since he owed money to others, Hua Borong could only bow his head and apologize.
"That was in the past. In the past, the Huabao Building's signboard was still there, so it was naturally reputable. But now that the Huabao Building's signboard has been destroyed, how will you use the money to settle the balance?"
"That's right, we only want money. As for how to find the money, it's your business. I think you can just sell the Huabao Building and pay off the debt while it's still worth some money."
Hua Borong's expression became ugly. Huabao Tower was his life's work. How could he sell it? Selling Huabao Tower would mean that his life had been in vain.
"Hua Borong, I advise you to sell Huabao Building. I know that you owe money not only to the three of us, but also to other suppliers. I have already called other suppliers. Even if you don't sell,
, we will also jointly sue the court and conduct a compulsory auction of Huabao Building."
These bosses kept talking to each other, completely ignoring Hua Borong's increasingly ugly expression, while Fang Ming showed a thoughtful expression on the side.
Based on his understanding of human nature, most suppliers who collect debts want to be the first to get the money. Unless the party facing the debt is too powerful, they will gather everyone together to collect debts. But it is obvious that Uncle Hua is just a
Businessmen are far from powerful.
What these suppliers have to do is to collect the final payment from Uncle Hua on a first-come, first-served basis, instead of calling other suppliers to come together. If there are more people, the final payment may be less. This is not true.
Consistent with common sense.
"Uncle Hua, how much is the total payment owed?"
Fang Ming spoke and looked at Hua Borong, but Hua Borong did not hide anything at this time and replied: "About 60 million."
"Sixty million."
Fang Ming knew it in his heart. This number was actually not that big for Huabao Building. Of course, this refers to Huabao Building under normal operating conditions, but Huabao Building cannot afford it based on its current financial situation.
"If I'm not wrong, according to the contract, your balance payment will not be settled until the end of the year. There are still two months before the end of the year."
"That's what is written in the contract, but Huabao Building has no money now and is destined to close down. By the end of the year, everyone will run away, and we need the money now."
"That's right, either you give me the money now, or we people come here every day."
The bosses looked at Fang Ming with sneers, and Fang Ming nodded, "Well, that makes sense, but according to the contract, if you ask for debt in advance, you will have to reduce the balance by 10%. Are you sure you want the debt at this time?"
The three bosses looked at each other when they heard Fang Ming's words. There is indeed such an agreement in the contract. If the balance is not collected at the specified time, 10% of the balance will be deducted as liquidated damages. Of course, this must be agreed by Huabao Tower.
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It was just that at the beginning, these bosses were sure that Huabaolou would not be able to get the money, so they thought that collecting debts would be the same whether now or at the end of the year. Hua Borong also knew that even if 10% of the balance was missing, then
There are more than 50 million, but I can't get it out at all now, so I haven't mentioned this matter in the contract.