Chapter 436: The Agreement
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Xia Liu could also tell that Ye Zi still had reservations, and hadn't spoken about the main issues.
After discussing it with her family, she obtained permission.
Obtained permission for what?
This woman was just fishing for his curiosity.
"Hehe, Hejing is very fortunate to have Miss Ye Zi's presence," Xia Liu politely said.
"Hejing is indeed beautiful, that's for certain. By the way, President Xia, after discussing with my family, I'm planning to invest in some industries."
"Hejing is very lucky to receive Miss Ye Zi's favor. May I know what you need? As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely ensure your satisfaction," Xia Liu replied.
"Actually, I've done my research on Hejing, and the only major corporate enterprise there is Osmanthus Group. If I were to invest in Hejing, I'd definitely need President Xia's guidance, so I would like to have a discussion with you," she said humbly over the phone.
"No problem, may I know where Miss Ye Zi would like to have this discussion?" Xia Liu naturally wouldn't refuse; it was just a woman, after all. If he couldn't handle this, he'd hardly be worthy of the title of cultivator or his own name.
"As for the time, I'm free the day after tomorrow; would that work for you, President Xia?"
"That's fine, Miss Ye Zi. Where would you like to meet? You decide the place."
"Then, how about at 7 PM the day after tomorrow at the Splendid Hotel in Binlai City?" Ye Zi proposed after thinking for a moment.
"That works. We'll talk in more detail the day after tomorrow," Xia Liu nodded and said.
"Great, I'm very much looking forward to meeting with President Xia. Let's not miss it," she said.
"Let's not miss it."
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After exchanging pleasantries, the sound of the phone hanging up came through.
Xia Liu pondered for a long time; Ye Zi seemed very ordinary to him, and he couldn't detect anything amiss.
Could it be that she really came to talk about collaboration?
Although he couldn't feel it, Xia Liu was still very cautious; he called over his lieutenants including Glasses, Tie Shan, and Mark.
The next few days were critical, so everyone had to be extremely careful.
After receiving Xia Liu's instructions, Tie Shan and the others understood the gravity of the situation.
It was indeed serious, and naturally, they didn't dare to take it lightly.
After instructing Tie Shan and the others, Xia Liu turned to go to the distillery.
It was necessary to inform the brothers in the medicinal alcohol area about the changes in the partnership with Liu Lanxin the day before yesterday.
The distillery was as bustling as ever, with Li Zhi in charge of the brewing area.
Xiao Hu was in charge of the medicinal alcohol area.
As for Li Dazhuang, he was now a busy man; in Xia Liu's absence, he had to run around on Xia Liu's behalf.
The silk factory was nearly ready, and according to the current progress, once the trial run was finished, the local farmers' silkworms would also be ready to spin their silk.
Li Dazhuang also had to manage the packaging factory for Osmanthus Wine and even check on the Eastern District.
All in all, this fellow had become an important member of Osmanthus Group.
When Xia Liu told Xiao Hu about the price of the medicinal alcohol, he nearly fell into the storage pool in shock.
"Thirty thousand for three hundred milliliters!"
Xiao Hu couldn't imagine; three hundred milliliters could fetch thirty thousand, what about three liters, or three tons?
That was simply an astronomical figure!
"Yes, so work hard. It won't be long before we become the richest village in the world," Xia Liu said, patting Xiao Hu on the shoulder.
"Yeah! Brother Xia Liu, you're amazing! With your leadership, I believe the village will reach unprecedented heights,"
Xiao Hu was thrilled. The medicinal alcohol he was working on was all money.
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With just a slight scoop of his palms, he was handling at least tens of thousands of yuan.
Wow, crap!
Thinking of this, Xiao Hu's body started to tremble with excitement.
Indeed, following Xia Liu had made everything seem possible.
After touring the distillery, Xia Liu went on to visit the packaging factory.
The current stock of Osmanthus Wine had reached more than 12,000 bottles, and in a few more days, it was expected to hit the 20,000-bottle-mark.
At 50,000 yuan a bottle, 20,000 bottles amounted to ten billion yuan! Even after taxes, that was still an indescribably terrifying number.
After saying goodbye to Li Dazhuang, Xia Liu went to check on Longteng and Longyun Hotels.
Since Zhang Qing, Huang Xue, and Fang Fei had all gone to Osmanthus Group, that left only Ye Ming to manage the two hotels.
Sitting in his car, Xia Liu saw Ye Ming hurrying around the hotel and felt a warm surge in his heart, mixed with a hint of sourness.
He had said before that if the hotel management staff was not enough, they should keep hiring.
But Ye Ming simply wouldn't listen and insisted that one person could manage, arguing that hiring more people meant more salaries to pay.
Xia Liu made a phone call to Ye Ming.
Upon seeing Xia Liu's incoming call, even though Ye Ming was so tired he was nearly collapsing, he managed to respond cheerfully.
"Manager Ye, don't put on an act. Forget the tea, just come out to the entrance. I'm in my BMW."
After hanging up, Ye Ming looked toward the doorway and sure enough, saw the familiar BMW, and awkwardly hurried toward Xia Liu.
"Manager Ye, this won't do. Just listen to me this time, hire a few managers. You pick the people and decide the salaries."
"But Chairman, this..."
"No 'buts' about this and that, don't be thrifty on my behalf. I've looked at Longteng and Longyun Hotels' sales figures, they can compete with any hotel; so, don't try to save me money, because I'm not lacking that bit."
Faced with Xia Liu's frank words, Ye Ming could only manage a wry smile.
Xia Liu was saying this just to take the pressure off Ye Ming, assuring him that even if he hired poor performers, Xia Liu wouldn't blame him.
"I understand, thank you for your concern, Chairman."
"You don't understand, Manager Ye. You're the person in charge of Longteng Hotel. Whatever you want to do, just do it. If you need more staff, hire them. If you can't find people, report it to the head office. Whatever you do, you can't work yourself to exhaustion. Can you promise me that?"
"I promise, I'll hire people tomorrow!" Ye Ming's eyes grew slightly moist, as he had felt right from the start that Xia Liu was no ordinary person.
Starting from scratch, Xia Liu had now not only grown Longteng and Longyun but also transformed Osmanthus Village and established Osmanthus Group, and currently, was aiming to reform Hejing.
He was still so young, and his future achievements were bound to be limitless.
Having sorted out the affairs of the two hotels, Xia Liu began to inspect and learn at Osmanthus Group.
He had promised that upon his return, he would work harder and try to take on more to help out the ladies.
As for the Osmanthus Wine, Xia Liu planned to launch a major event after his negotiation with Ye Zi.
And regarding the medicinal liquor, if he let Tianluo Pharmaceutical handle it on their own, that would be inhumane of him.
Given that he had already raised the cost so much, the sales were bound to slump, and he would certainly need to help push it forward.
The more medicinal liquor Tianluo Pharmaceutical needed, the more money he could make in a short time.
He had been constantly asking Ouyang Lingtian to keep an eye out, so that if there was any Spirit Grass or an auction event, he should be informed immediately.
To go to an auction, he would need a lot more money!
Xia Liu spent the whole day learning in the company, touching base with every department. He repeated the same work the following day.
Finally, the time of his appointment with Ye Zi was drawing close...