Zhou Wencheng replied: "Mr. Zhao, have you ever thought about it? If it is the first case, it is very simple, just wait for news from him, but I think it cannot be the first case.
If it is the second case, it will be troublesome, which means that our collection this time will definitely cause some trouble for them.
We have to think of ways to deal with it in advance.”
Zhao Manfu replied: "As to whether it is the first case or the second case, which of you is familiar with the owner Tao Ting, you should be able to ask clearly."
Zhou Wencheng replied: "The person who is most familiar with President Tao Ting now is of course Zhang Yunqing."
Zhao Manfu said: "That's easy to explain. Call Zhang Yunqing over and I'll explain it to him."
Zhou Wencheng took out his phone and called Zhang Yunqing and said, "Mr. Zhao asked you to come to his office."
After Zhang Yunqing arrived at Zhao Manfu's office, he asked: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhao, what do you want from me?"
Zhao Manfu said: "Mr. Zhou went to the general contractor's project manager, Mr. Yao, to collect the payment, and ran into some trouble. Mr. Yao told Mr. Zhou that he had not yet received their progress payment review data.
After our analysis, we believe that he lied.
So we need to verify whether he lied."
Zhang Yunqing smiled and said: "This isn't easy. Just call Mr. Tao and you'll find out."
Zhao Manfu replied: "If I had asked clearly over the phone, I wouldn't have let you communicate in person."
Zhang Yunqing asked: "What should I do if I don't call and ask?"
Zhao Manfu said: "Zhou Wencheng will go to Tao Ting's office building with you. You go up and ask first. If it's the best, if you can't find the answer, find a reason to go downstairs, and then ask Mr. Zhou.
In short, the issue of whether Mr. Yao received the progress data for review before that point in time must be clarified."
Zhang Yunqing replied: "Okay, then, Mr. Zhou, shall we set off now?"
Zhou Wencheng stood up and greeted Zhao Manfu: "Mr. Zhao, Yun Qing and I are going to find Mr. Tao now to understand the situation."
Zhao Manfu waved his hand with satisfaction.
Zhou Wencheng drove to the downstairs of Tao Ting's office with Zhang Yunqing. Zhang Yunqing went down to find Tao Ting first, while Zhou Wencheng slowly looked for a shady place to park to avoid direct sunlight.
After Zhang Yunqing arrived at Tao Ting's office, Tao Ting happened to be free.
Zhang Yunqing greeted Tao Ting and said, "Hello, Mr. Tao, there's a little something. I need your help to confirm it."
Tao Ting smiled and asked: "No need to be so polite, Mr. Zhang, please tell me what's the matter."
Zhang Yunqing asked: "I need to know when Yao Peng, the general contractor's project manager, obtained the progress review documents provided by you."
Tao Ting recalled it and replied: "I remember the last time you came here, I told you a few days before the audit results came out."
Zhang Yunqing said in surprise: "Oh, he knew it so early."
Tao Ting smiled and said: "What's strange about this? Before he got this data, he came to me almost every day, which annoyed me. Later, as soon as the cost consulting company gave me the data, he happened to be nearby.
A few key pages of paper were copied and taken away, so that it would be easier for me to issue invoices and collect payments."
Zhang Yunqing asked: "So, the general contractor has already issued the invoice to you?"
Tao Ting replied: "Yes, I have received their invoice, and their progress payment review process is almost completed. If everything goes well, we should be able to receive the project payment we paid in the next two days."
After hearing this, Zhang Yunqing said to Tao Ting: "But now Mr. Yao is telling us that he doesn't know the audited data yet. This is really troublesome. Will he suppress our project payment?"
Tao Ting replied: "This is an issue you need to strengthen communication with."
After Zhang Yunqing inquired about the situation, he said goodbye to Tao Ting, went down to the parking lot, found Zhou Wencheng's car and got in.
Zhou Wencheng asked Zhang Yunqing what the situation was like when he came up to ask about it, and Zhang Yunqing told the truth. After discussion, the two thought that there might be a problem with the general contract payment, so they immediately rushed back to the Nanshan Project Department and came to Zhao Manfu's office.
After Zhao Manfu understood the situation clearly, he asked: "Mr. Zhou, what do you think we should do in this situation?"
Zhou Wencheng replied: "I guess if Mr. Yao did this, it might be an extremely obvious hint to us."
Zhao Manfu smiled and said: "Speak directly, what is the hint?"
Zhou Wencheng replied: "I guess he thinks we are ignorant and have not paid homage to his pier. Maybe we have not followed some etiquette."
Zhao Manfu asked: "Did you go through the etiquette every time you paid?"
Zhou Wencheng replied: "That's not true, but the previous amounts were relatively small, but they have been paid several times. We have always ignored their general contractor during the holidays and have not made any arrangements.
I guess the amount of payment this time is relatively large, and the other party may feel a little uncomfortable because he thinks we have been ignoring him.
I think we should make a special trip to visit him."
Zhao Manfu replied: "It's time to visit him, but after all, he is only a general contractor in name. In fact, we are doing everything. If the cost is too high, the company will definitely not be able to agree.
However, for such a big project manager, if we go to visit him, a gift that is too small will probably offend people and not achieve our goal of getting the project progress payment early.
Think about it and see if there is any good way."
Zhou Wencheng replied: "There is a way, but it is not easy to implement."
Zhao Manfu asked: "What method? Let's talk about it first."
Zhou Wencheng replied: "Don't we have three bids for our garden landscape? Each bid will pay for a gift. If we designate one person to do the job together, it will be easier for the other party to realize it."
Zhao Manfu replied: "This is a good idea, but what do you mean when you say it's not easy to implement?"
Zhou Wencheng replied: "Because I discussed it with Zhuang Zhiren and You Linfei earlier, and we all went to communicate with Mr. Yao to get our project progress payment as soon as possible, but Zhuang Zhiren denied it at the time. So now we are going to do this."
As for the road, I think it’s a bit difficult.”
Zhao Manfu smiled and said: "The world is changing rapidly, not to mention a long time has passed. If you do this, call Mr. Zhuang and ask if his matter has been resolved? If not, ask him if he is interested in the three families sitting together again.
How about we discuss a joint solution?"
After Zhou Wencheng heard Zhao Manfu's arrangement, he nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I'll try again."
Zhou Wencheng took out his phone and called Zhuang Zhiren and asked, "Mr. Zhuang, is it convenient for us to talk?"
Zhuang Zhiren's depressed voice came from the phone: "It's convenient, Mr. Zhou, what's the matter?"
Zhou Wencheng replied: "It's still the same thing. I want the three families to visit Mr. Yao together. Are you still interested?"