Chapter 830 Funding Gap
"Boss...no...Uncle Guo, are you going back soon?" Tan Li couldn't help but ask.
"I'm going back on the train tomorrow. Xiao Zhang will be a few days late. He needs to take care of things here before leaving."
"Is that so..." Tan Li's expression was obviously a little lonely.
"What's wrong, Xiao Tan?" Guo Tao asked when he saw that she was in a bad mood.
Tan Li hesitated and said, "Nothing, it's just... it just ended so suddenly, and for a moment I felt a little..."
"It's a bit strange, isn't it?"
Tan Li nodded.
Guo Tao smiled and picked up the beer in front of him: "Xiao Tan, it is fate that we met, but all good things must come to an end, and now the trade fair is over. We have our jobs to do next, and you are a college student, and you still have a year before graduation, and you will have your own life and work in the future. But no matter what, I am glad that we can spend this time together. Come on! Let's have a toast. I wish you a bright future. If you have the opportunity to come to Shanghai in the future, remember to call me and I will take you to have a good time in Shanghai."
"Thank you, Uncle Guo." Tan Li picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Guo Tao's, and then took a sip.
Xiao Zhang came back soon, and the three of them continued chatting and drinking. The drinking party started at around five in the afternoon and ended around eight thirty in the evening.
This is also considering the fact that Tan Li has to go back to school. If it is too late, the dormitory will be closed.
After finishing the last sip of wine in his glass, Guo Tao asked Xiao Zhang to pay the bill, then stood up and smiled as he extended his hand to Tan Li, saying, "Xiao Tan, thank you again."
"This is what I should do." Tan Li answered subconsciously. Seeing Guo Tao was about to leave, Tan Li said to Guo Tao: "Uncle Guo! I...I..."
"What's wrong, Xiao Tan?"
Tan Li looked up at Guo Tao and seemed to muster up the courage to ask, "If possible, can I come to work in your company after I graduate?"
Guo Tao was stunned. He looked at Tan Li and wondered why she suddenly said such a thing. Then he smiled again: "Xiao Tan, you are a college student. When you graduate, the country will assign you a job. Whether you work in a government agency or a company, you will have a good future. My company is just a small company, and it is a private company. Why would a college student like you consider coming to my company?"
Tan Li shook her head: "I know this, but I think it would be more suitable for me to follow Uncle Guo, and I also like this kind of work. Uncle Guo, if I really want to work in your company after I graduate, can you agree?"
"Hahaha, why not ?" Guo Tao laughed: "You are a college student, and your English is so good. A company like ours really needs an outstanding talent like you. However, my place is small, and I am afraid that I will let you down."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you agree."
"That's no problem. I promise you that if you want to come, I'll welcome you with open arms at any time!" Guo Tao said with a smile.
When Tan Li heard this, a smile appeared on her face and she nodded vigorously.
After leaving the restaurant, Tan Li rejected Guo Tao and Xiao Zhang's suggestion to take her back to school, because they had all been drinking, and Guo Tao would be going back tomorrow, so it was unnecessary for him to ride a bike to take her back after drinking. Besides, the school was not far from here, and she could get there quickly by bus.
Even so, Guo Tao still sent Tan Li to the bus stop and was relieved only after seeing Tan Li get on the bus with his own eyes.
As the bus started to drive away, Guo Tao and Xiao Zhang stood on the platform and waved goodbye to Tan Li on the bus. Tan Li looked at their gradually receding figures through the window, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart.
It was already nine o'clock when she returned to school. Tan Li took a shower to wash off the alcohol on her body. After the shower, she lay on the bed in the dormitory, staring blankly at the ceiling, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a long time, she suddenly remembered the envelope Guo Tao gave her, took the coat beside her and reached into her pocket to take the envelope out. After opening the envelope, Tan Li counted the money inside and was surprised to find that Guo Tao did not give her the agreed amount, but 100 more.
Holding the money in her hand, Tan Li showed a happy smile on her face and her heart felt much more at ease. She hid the money carefully and lay down again, feeling unprecedented satisfaction and tranquility.
Because Mr. Cork's order was very tight, Guo Tao took the train back to Shanghai the next day. It was already early morning of the fourth day when he arrived in Shanghai.
After arriving in Shanghai, Guo Tao didn't even go home, but went directly to his factory in the suburbs. When he got to the factory, he called several old masters and they held a meeting behind closed doors.
At the meeting, Guo Tao reported the results of this trade fair to everyone. After learning about the results of the trade fair, everyone was very happy because the orders Guo Tao obtained were good for the survival of the factory.
In addition, there was Mr. Cork’s special order. Due to the high requirements and tight time, Guo Tao and the masters discussed for a long time before finalizing the plan.
In the following days, Guo Tao didn't even go home many times. He almost lived in the factory busy with this matter . By the fourth week, Guo Tao finally completed Cork's order products. After completing the products, he delivered them according to the contract. He was busy for several more days. After the goods were shipped out and the payment arrived on time, Guo Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and Guo Tao's factory was still busy. After Cork's order was delivered last month, the other party did not make any further response. Over time, Guo Tao was busy with other orders and gradually forgot about this matter.
But unexpectedly, one day before New Year's Day, the fax machine in Guo Tao's office suddenly rang, and a moment later a fax from the other side of the ocean came out of the fax machine.
When Guo Tao saw the fax and asked someone to translate the contents, he couldn't believe his eyes for a moment and couldn't help asking if the translation was wrong?
A middle-aged man who helped with the translation looked at the fax carefully again, and then told Guo Tao with certainty that there was absolutely no mistake in the translation, and that was exactly what was written in the fax.
Holding the fax, Guo Tao took a long time to come back to his senses, and then he slapped his thigh excitedly.
When he clapped his hands and felt the pain in his thigh coming back, Guo Tao was sure that he was not dreaming and everything was real.
He couldn't imagine all this, because this fax was sent by Cork. After receiving the last delivery, Cork expressed his satisfaction with the batch of products provided by Guo Tao. This fax was an additional order, which not only added the same product varieties as the first delivery, but also added the order quantity, and this order quantity was 10 times that of the first batch of orders.
In addition, the fax also stated that if Guo Tao could continue to guarantee product quality and demand, the other party hoped to have long-term cooperation with Guo Tao, and that this long-term cooperation would far exceed the previous order volume in terms of product categories and quantity.
This news immediately made Guo Tao fall into great happiness. He never thought that such a "pie in the sky" would fall. Guo Tao roughly calculated that according to Cork's subsequent order requirements, the profit his factory could obtain would be extremely rich.
Excited Guo Tao quickly confirmed the fax again. After receiving the confirmation reply from abroad, Guo Tao immediately called the factory's masters for another meeting to discuss how to arrange the production of this new order as soon as possible.
Since the second order was based on the first order, the product categories were added, so there was no need to continue making molds. The previous molds could be used completely, but only adjustments were needed in production.
To this end, Guo Tao decisively decided to split the existing production line in the factory into two and adjusted the production personnel. In order to ensure the delivery time and quality of this batch of orders, Guo Tao and several experienced craftsmen personally started the work. They did not even take a break on New Year's Day and worked until mid-February, finally rushing out this batch of goods before the Spring Festival.
Guo Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief after the goods were successfully delivered before the Spring Festival and the factory received the full payment.
What made him even happier was that after the delivery information was fed back to foreign countries, Cork sent another batch of order requirements, and this time the amount of the next batch of orders from Cork was even larger. In other words, the long-term cooperation initially promised by Cork has been initially implemented. If Guo Tao's factory can grab such a big customer, it will usher in an opportunity for leapfrog development.
In this situation, Guo Tao is both happy and painful.
He was happy because his retro series, which he had high hopes for, finally became a success and also brought huge profits to his business.
The pain was because happiness came too suddenly. After all, his company was only a small business at present, and the total amount of Cork's subsequent orders was not small. In addition, the retro series was different from the traditional series, and the production requirements and technology were quite high. With the existing personnel and equipment it was quite difficult to complete Cork's orders without affecting other orders.
In view of this situation, Guo Tao thought about it and decided to expand production and recruit more technicians to meet the surge in order demand.
The personnel problem is easy to solve. After all, Guo Tao has channels in this industry. As long as he is willing to pay, ordinary workers or even retired workers with good skills will not have any problems. But expanding production is not only a human factor, but also an equipment factor . Guo Tao calculated that he must upgrade the existing production line, especially to purchase several new equipment, so that he can truly meet the current demand.
But it costs money to buy new equipment. Although Guo Tao's company is profitable now, and the profit has increased greatly due to the orders from Kok, the money he has now is far from enough compared to the expensive new equipment. For this reason, Guo Tao found the credit union that lent him money in the first place to discuss the matter of continuing the loan. Unfortunately, the credit union clearly replied to Guo Tao that because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, all loans from the credit union will be suspended, and it will not be resumed until at least next month, that is, the end of March.
Moreover, because Guo Tao's company is a private enterprise, all loans require collateral. According to the scale of Guo Tao's current factory and the valuation of equipment, even if they help, they may not be able to give Guo Tao the loan amount he needs.
This reply was like a bucket of cold water poured over Guo Tao's head, making him very depressed. If he followed the credit union's procedure, not only would he not be able to meet the loan amount, but he would also not be able to meet the deadline!
