Chapter 743 Apologize
Wei Xuejun seemed extremely enthusiastic and was about to take Song Yuanchao upstairs to meet Jiang Dongliang.
Song Yuanchao refused with a smile. He told Wei Xuejun that he had just had a drink with friends and now had to go back to the hotel upstairs to rest.
But Wei Xuejun was not willing to let Song Yuanchao leave. Song Yuanchao had no choice but to tell the other party that he was really drunk, and said that since Jiang Dongliang was treating people to a dinner, it would not be convenient for him to go, and he would wait for another chance to meet again.
After returning to the guest room upstairs to take a shower, Song Yuanchao changed his clothes and sat down to look at the company's documents. At around ten o'clock in the evening, just as Song Yuanchao was about to rest, there was a knock on the door.
He got up and walked over to open the door.
I originally thought that he was checking the room, but when I opened the door, I saw Jiang Dongliang standing at the door, greeting me with a smile.
"Oh my, it's really Brother Song. We haven't seen each other for many years. I didn't expect that we were so destined to meet each other in Gusu. Xiao Wei told me earlier that he met you in the hotel downstairs, but I didn't believe it. I went to the front desk to ask about it, and I didn't expect it to be true."
"Hahaha, Brother Song, we're also staying in this hotel, just one floor below yours. Isn't that a coincidence? It really lives up to the old saying that people who are destined to meet will meet no matter how far apart they are."
Jiang Dongliang still looked the same, except that the fried egg on his head had now become a semicircle, and the brightness in the middle had increased by several degrees compared to that of the past, gradually shining under the light of the corridor.
"Section Chief Jiang...Oh, now it should be Director Jiang. Long time no see." Song Yuanchao smiled and shook hands with the other party, inviting him to come in and sit down.
A visitor is a guest, and everyone is an old acquaintance. Although Jiang Dongliang was a bit dishonest back then, he sold things to Zhang Bin and others when he was working with Song Yuanchao, which led to the emergence of competitors in the hanger trading market.
But to be honest, Song Yuanchao to heart. Business involves buying and selling, and Song Yuanchao didn't sign any contract with Jiang Dongliang to restrict them from selling plastic sleeves to others. In addition, Jiang Dongliang was the supply and marketing section chief of the plastic factory at the time. These sleeves were the factory's backlog of products, and his job was to sell these products as soon as possible to recover funds. So from a business perspective, Jiang Dongliang's behavior was not considered a betrayal.
Moreover, speaking of this matter, Song Yuanchao still has to thank Jiang Dongliang. If it were not for Jiang Dongliang, he would not be able to run the clothes hanger business, and it would be even more impossible for him to earn the first sum of money through this business.
It was because of the beginning of the clothes hanger business that Song Yuanchao later had the funds to obtain college entrance examination review materials, which changed his life.
After entering the house, Jiang Dongliang put down a paper bag in his hand, and said with a smile that he came in a hurry today and did not bring anything with him, so these were two packs of cigarettes he bought on the spur of the moment.
"Director Jiang, this is not necessary..."
"Brother Song, to be honest, I felt a little sorry for you back then." Before Song Yuanchao could finish his words, Jiang Dongliang said with emotion, "You helped me back then, but I sold the things to others without telling you. Sigh... This matter has always been a knot in my heart. I had no choice at the time. The factory put too much pressure on me. If I had only sold you, the return of the funds would have been too slow. Someone happened to contact me at that time, and I was confused..."
"Brother Song, I feel guilty about this. Later I heard that you closed your clothes hanger business not long after it started. This is all my fault. If I hadn't been greedy and interfered with your business, maybe you..."
Jiang Dongliang shook his head and said, "After that, I didn't have the face to contact you for a long time. I always felt sorry for you. After more than a year, the situation in our factory improved a little. I went to look for you, but you left Shanghai at that time. I heard that you were admitted to a university in another city? After that, I never had the chance to see you until today, when we met by chance."
"Director Jiang, this matter has already passed. Let's not talk about it anymore."
"No, no, no, I am sorry for you. Xiao Wei told me that I ran into you, so I wanted to come over to meet you and apologize to you in person. But I had guests at that time, so I was delayed for a while. I came in a hurry and didn't make any preparations. This little gift is my apology, you must accept it! Otherwise, I will feel bad."
Jiang Dongliang said this very sincerely, and seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Song Yuanchao thought about it and nodded slightly, not refusing anymore.
Jiang Dongliang was very happy to see Song Yuanchao accepted his two packs of cigarettes.
Perhaps because he had been drinking, Jiang Dongliang was in a talkative mood and pulled Song Yuanchao aside to start a conversation.
Song Yuanchao had nothing to do anyway, and they were all acquaintances, so the two of them started chatting while drinking tea and smoking.
Jiang Dongliang told Song Yuanchao that he is now the director of the plastic factory.
The casing business was successful thanks to Song Yuanchao's help. He helped the factory to digest the inventory. Song Yuanchao also gave Jiang Dongliang an idea and asked them to adjust the production structure. After solving the casing inventory problem, Jiang Dongliang gave this suggestion to the factory. The factory director at that time thought it was worth a try. Who would have thought that after the production adjustment, the factory did get a lot of orders, which gradually made it popular.
It was also for this reason that Jiang Dongliang was promoted from the head of the supply and marketing section to the deputy factory director in charge of supply and marketing because of his outstanding performance.
The factory was very popular for a while, but unfortunately the old factory manager had a narrow vision and was rather conservative in his work. Before long, the products of their factory gradually lost their competitiveness, and production and sales gradually declined.
At the end of the year before last, the old factory director retired. Jiang Dongliang used his connections to directly contract the factory and became its director.
Compared with the previous factory director, Jiang Dongliang, who came from supply and marketing, was much stronger. After contracting the factory, he once again adjusted the production structure and ended the original product production. Liangxi Plastic Factory directly switched to specializing in the production of plastic basins, buckets and other items.
Although these things do not have high technical content, they sell well, and Jiang Dongliang has some tricks up his sleeve when it comes to supply and marketing. He focuses on the rural market, avoiding market competition from big cities and large enterprises. Over the past year, the factory's efficiency has risen sharply, and the entire factory has gradually become popular again.
"I didn't expect that Director Jiang is running the factory so well now." Song Yuanchao said with a smile.
"Haha, it's just so-so." Jiang Dongliang smiled and waved his hands: "By the way, brother, don't call me factory director or not. I'm just calling you factory director for a nicer name. Now to put it bluntly, I'm just the director of a township enterprise, which can't be compared with those state-owned enterprises or large collective factory directors. Besides, what is our relationship? It's really strange to call me that. You can call me Brother Jiang, Brother Liang, or just call me by my name."
"Okay then, I'll call you Brother Jiang?"
"That's right!" Jiang Dongliang was very happy, patting his thigh and said, "Brother, I went to see you before and heard that you were admitted to university. It's not easy! It's really not easy! College students, the pride of heaven. By the way, you have graduated now, right? Where do you work?"
"I graduated a long time ago and am working in Jinling now."
"So why are you here this time...?"
"Oh, I'm on a business trip. The company has a branch factory project here, so they sent me over to take a look."
"Great!" Jiang Dongliang gave Song Yuanchao a thumbs up: "Brother, you are doing well. But it is also true that college students are all cadres after graduation, which is much better than a peasant like me."
"You can't say that. You are the head of a factory now. Isn't that much better than an ordinary cadre?"
"Hahaha, so-so, so-so..." Jiang Dongliang smiled and shook his head, but there was a hint of pride in his expression .
Although the Liangxi Plastic Factory he contracted was a township enterprise, it has developed rapidly in recent years. In addition, Jiang Dongliang had good abilities and came from a supply and marketing background, so he was able to choose good products and markets. Not only was the factory thriving, but he also made a lot of money.
For Jiang Dongliang, being a millionaire is a thing of the past. Now, Jiang Dongliang is considered a well-known township entrepreneur in Liangxi.
After talking about their respective situations for a while and chatting about what happened in the hotel today, Song Yuanchao curiously asked Jiang Dongliang if he came to Gusu on a business trip to discuss cooperation?
Hearing Song Yuanchao's question, Jiang Dongliang looked somewhat proud, and nodded, saying that he came here to discuss a big deal. This big deal is something most people would dream of. He, Jiang Dongliang, had finally established the relationship, and today's dinner at the restaurant was to build this relationship. The other party had already agreed to let him participate in this project.
"Congratulations, it looks like Brother Jiang is going to get rich again."
“Xiaocai, Xiaocai…hahaha!” Jiang Dongliang laughed loudly. He raised his hand and touched his head which was as bright as a light bulb. Suddenly he thought of something and said to Song Yuanchao, “Brother Song, I’m really sorry for the casing business before…”
"Brother Jiang, I've said this several times since we met. To be honest, I can't blame you for this. Besides, you helped me a lot when we first started working together. Let's not talk about it anymore."
" Brother are so generous!" Jiang Dongliang gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, what you said makes me even more embarrassed. This is really my fault, and I feel guilty. I apologized just now, but what I want to talk about now is something else. Brother, you were able to think of using sleeves to make clothes hangers. This idea is really admirable. I wonder if you are still doing business after entering the company these years?"
Song Yuanchao said something vaguely, neither denying nor admitting it.
Jiang Dongliang thought for a while and said, "We are not strangers. We have known each other for several years. In the beginning, you lost a lot because of me. How about this? I just negotiated a project this time. This project is very good and will definitely make a lot of money. If you have money, you can come in and participate. I will give you one share as compensation. How about it?"
Song Yuanchao found it funny. Although he didn't know what the so-called big project Jiang Dongliang was talking about was, given Song Yuanchao's current wealth and status, he was afraid that Jiang Dongliang's project would not be looked down upon by him at all.
But then again, what Jiang Dongliang said was well-intentioned, and he apologized to Song Yuanchao as soon as they met today. His attitude was very sincere. Even though there were some problems in the cooperation over the casing business back then, Song Yuanchao didn't care about it at all.
So Song Yuanchao smiled and waved his hand to refuse, saying that since it was a good project, Jiang Dongliang could do it alone. He had a job now and didn't have the energy to do other things. He really appreciated Jiang Dongliang's kindness, but there was no need for cooperation.
