At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Tao arrived in Dongling District early and met Zhao Fengnian in a private room of a hotel. The two ordered a pot of tea and communicated in advance.
Zhao Fengnian poured two cups of tea and handed one to Lu Tao: "Xiao Lu, how are you going to talk to everyone about this tonight?"
Lu Tao responded in a relaxed tone: "The Soviet area is too chaotic, let's keep it out! The battlefields in Shenbei and Dongling districts are united. This is a good thing that can bring benefits to everyone. Since I give them If you want to send money, let’s talk openly and honestly! Let the Zhao family battlefield take the lead to form an interest alliance, and each of these battlefields will give us 10% of the shares."
"You still want to ask them for shares?"
Zhao Fengnian heard Lu Tao's response and said in disbelief: "As far as I know, even Wu Yushu's Sand and Gravel Association does not charge commissions to the members of the association. When you first met today, you asked these bosses for shares. They Can you agree?"
"Wu Yushu doesn't want shares because he has many battlefields, large and small, under his name. As long as other battlefield owners join him in setting the price, everyone can make a profit together. While Wu Yushu eats the meat, others can drink it. Soup, his huge body is destined to eat more portions!"
Lu Tao paused and said to Zhao Fengnian: "Our battlefield reserves are limited. If we operate it in Wu Yushu's way, we will be making wedding dresses for others. We will not get any benefits ourselves. If we want to see the benefits, , we must take shares from other battlefields so that we have capital for expansion."
"Xiao Lu, you said that we should unite with other battlefields to integrate market prices. I agree with this! But it is difficult for me to accept the shares! If you compare yourself with others, if this is someone else who comes to me, tell me to hand over 10% of the shares. , I don’t agree with everyone doing business together!”
Zhao Fengnian shook his head and said: "Although we keep saying that we can show everyone the benefits, after all, we have not yet implemented it. How is it possible to get people to buy shares with just a few words?"
Lu Tao responded calmly: "You don't have to worry about this matter. Since I can say this, I have the ability to do it! I will take care of the matter of the shares, and you can just worry about the business."
Zhao Fengnian took a sip of tea and asked tentatively: "Xiao Lu, now that you have invested in the shares, since we are all shareholders of the Zhao family battlefield, I have the right to speak, right?"
Lu Tao saw that Zhao Fengnian was hesitant and nodded: "Old Zhao, although there were some frictions in our initial cooperation, the final result is good! According to seniority, I should call you uncle! I said, I I joined the battlefield to make everyone better. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Since you said that, I won't beat around the bush! As for the shares, I don't agree!"
Zhao Fengnian took a deep breath: "I have lived a useless life in my life. Because my family is poor, I have been bullied since I was a child, so I am full of defensiveness towards everyone! If I put myself in their shoes, if this matter happened to me Yes, I definitely can’t accept it. In the same way, if we force others like this, they will definitely rebound! I just want to make money in a down-to-earth way when I do business, but your approach will offend too many people. "
Lu Tao heard Zhao Fengnian's response and looked at him in surprise: "I originally thought you were a person who loves money very much."
"I grew up poor. Who doesn't like money? It's true that I'm greedy for money, but I'm only greedy for money that I should be greedy for. I'm not willing to take money out of my pocket to give to others, but I'm even less willing to put my hands on it. Reach into someone else’s pocket and grab it!”
While Zhao Fengnian was speaking, he was always observing Lu Tao's face, fearing that he might have said too harshly: "Xiao Lu, I know your original intention of doing this is good, but I feel that since our business has just started, we still need to maintain a stable Lord! I make money so that useless thing Zhao Tai will not starve to death in the future. And you were still riding a tricycle a while ago. Today, you have already crossed a level. If we continue to take bigger steps, it will be very difficult. It’s easy to pull off the balls, what do you think?”
"Okay, now that you have spoken, I have to respect your opinion. I don't need to mention the stock purchase today, but when we do this, we must see benefits!"
Lu Tao pondered for a moment and agreed to Zhao Fengnian's conditions.
He knew in his heart that what Zhao Fengnian said just now was actually just an excuse.
Everyone doesn't like money, and the reason why Zhao Fengnian didn't agree to let Lu Tao ask for shares was because he didn't understand his abilities.
Rather than saying that he didn't want to negotiate with those battlefield bosses through plunder, it was better to say that he was worried that once Lu Tao screwed up this matter and offended other battlefield bosses, if they couldn't withstand the pressure in the end, the two of them would also Will suffer.
Lu Tao's former eldest brother, Zhang Bing, was a famous gangster in Shen City. The time he spent with him gave Lu Tao a strong sense of robbery. He knew that profits must be obtained by taking the initiative, rather than waiting. It's like pie in the sky.
On the other hand, Zhao Fengnian is just an honest farmer who got lucky. His thoughts are very simple, that is, he uses his cleverness to make a little money in a down-to-earth manner. He hopes that his life will be smooth sailing and does not want any twists and turns. Willing to take risks and not too ambitious.
They both like money, but one is willing to take risks for the sake of wealth, while the other just wants to make as much money as he can.
The ideas of gangsters and farmers fundamentally clashed fiercely.
Lu Tao didn't agree with Zhao Fengnian's idea, but he understood it.
After all, the two parties have just started to cooperate now and have almost no understanding of each other. He has no reason to drag Zhao Fengnian to gamble with him. The so-called trust is the result of long-term running-in.
The two continued chatting for about half an hour, and Zhao Fengnian's phone rang one after another.
At about five o'clock, the seven battlefield owners who had been invited to the banquet arrived.
Among these battlefields, some are run by people in the world, some are village cadres who take advantage of their power and are close to the water, first come first, and two are farmers. However, they are not honest people like Zhao Fengnian, but villagers who have a certain deterrent power in the village. swelling of the liver.
Zhao Fengnian has been surrounded by similar people for so many years. When he saw these people sitting together, he felt pressure for no reason, and the cold sweat on his spine never stopped.
After everyone sat down, a middle-aged man with a pimpled face spoke first: "Old Zhao, what do you want to do by calling us for several days and gathering us here?"
When Lu Tao saw the other party asking questions, he stood up with a smile: "Everyone, first of all, thank you for coming to this meal today. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Lu Tao, and I am one of the shareholders of Zhao Family Battlefield! I know you all I’m a busy person, so I won’t waste everyone’s time, so let’s get straight to the point… The jobs of everyone here are about to be ruined.”
"What do you mean by that?"
An old man on the right heard Lu Tao's words and looked at Zhao Fengnian excitedly: "When you called me before, you told me that you came here to study how to make money together, but in the end, you just wanted to fuck me. His job?"
Zhao Fengnian didn't expect Lu Tao to say this, so he looked at Lu Tao in confusion: "Xiao Lu, this..."
Lu Tao shook his head at Zhao Fengnian and signaled him to be silent. Then he looked at the crowd and said, "Maybe I used the wrong words just now. Not only will your jobs be ruined, but the jobs of everyone here will almost be lost."
