Chapter 21 Initial Cooperation

The next morning, inside the Mingyuan Trading Company, Bai Hongbo was glancing around the work area at the various young beauties with shifty eyes, and said to Su Tianyu in a low voice, "Brother, your work environment is pretty good. As far as I can see, they're all top quality."

"Don't be like a horny dog, act with some composure," Su Tianyu said, turning back to scold him.

"Those two at the front desk are really something...!" Bai Hongbo's life hobbies were simple: he liked "reading" and he liked women.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go greet the boss first." Su Tianyu led Bai Hongbo to the office door and instructed in a low voice.

"Okay, you go ahead." Bai Hongbo nodded and sat down, leaning back in the empty seat next to the door.

Su Tianyu pushed open the door and walked into Yu Mingyuan's office, smiling as he said, "Good morning, Boss!"

"Heh, you're early!" Yu Mingyuan replied with a smile.

Outside, Bai Hongbo looked at the female secretary who was putting on makeup and asked with a grin, "Hey, beauty, have we met somewhere before? You look a little familiar."

"You are...?" The female secretary looked puzzled.

"You really don't remember me? Think again...!" Bai Hongbo crossed his legs and smoothly struck up a conversation with her.

...

Inside the office.

Su Tianyu leaned forward, sitting on the chair, and said softly, "Brother Yuan, I went back and discussed it with my second uncle last night, and he's quite interested in this matter."

"That's great," Yu Mingyuan said, taking a sip of tea. "Let's try it together."

"Yes, my second uncle's idea is that we'll work with the company for a while first to see how easy it is to get started in this line of work. If it goes smoothly, he'll also think of ways to expand the distribution channels." Su Tianyu asked softly, "When do you think we can officially start doing this?"

Yu Mingyuan replied in a low voice, "The goods can arrive at any time. If there are no problems, you can get some people together and we'll do a couple of deals to see how it goes."

"Okay," Su Tianyu agreed immediately. "Then let's do it."

"Alright, how about this: I'll have Linda go out and do some purchasing this afternoon to get some equipment for you. When the goods are about to arrive, you can take the first order." Yu Mingyuan thought for a moment and said, "For the first time, let your Su family provide the manpower."

Su Tianyu rubbed his palms together and deliberately sat closer to Yu Mingyuan. "Brother Yuan, there's something else."

"What is it?"

"Bai Hongbo from the Bai family has a good relationship with me, and they also want to get involved. Do you think you could save a spot for him?" Su Tianyu said directly.

Yu Mingyuan paused, frowning slightly as he replied, "We haven't even started yet, wouldn't it be troublesome if there are too many people? The scale won't be too big at the beginning. If another family comes in, the profits might be spread too thin."

"The Bai family has the Chaozhou Association behind them. If they can get involved, it would be a great help for distribution and sales later on." Su Tianyu said in a low voice, "Besides, Bai Hongbo really has a good relationship with me. He even took two knives for me at Fumanlou."

Yu Mingyuan thought for a moment, "Is Bai Hongbo in charge of the Bai family now?"

"Yes, his father's health hasn't been good since he got out, so he basically doesn't manage the company's business anymore. Bai Hongbo is the one leading the Bai family." Su Tianyu nodded. "He'll basically take over the family business in the future."

Yu Mingyuan fell into thought.

"Bai Hongbo is a very genuine and passionate person. After his father got out, he also wanted to chat with my uncle, but he hasn't had a chance to meet him." Su Tianyu added, "He can also take this opportunity to come and pay his respects and suck up to him."

Yu Mingyuan turned to look at Su Tianyu. "Heh, the way you talk is like singing, it sounds so damn good."

"I've always had a good musical talent."

"Did you bring the person here?"

"Ah, he's outside."

"Okay, call him in to chat." Yu Mingyuan nodded.

Hearing this, Su Tianyu immediately smiled and stood up, stepping out of the office. He looked up and saw Bai Hongbo and Linda chatting happily about cosmetics. "Stop chatting, what are you here for? Don't you know? Damn it, come in quickly!"

Bai Hongbo stood up smiling and said to Linda, "Talk to you later, beauty!"

The two of them entered the room together, and Su Tianyu pulled Bai Hongbo and introduced him to Yu Mingyuan, "Brother Yuan, this is my good brother, Bai Hongbo."

"Have a seat, haha!" Yu Mingyuan nodded and greeted him.

Just like that, Bai Hongbo sat down and began to have an in-depth conversation with Yu Mingyuan.

In fact, Yu Mingyuan didn't invite the Bai family this time for two reasons: first, the background of the Chaozhou Association was also very complicated, and the Yu family initially had little interest in drawing them in because the Bai family belonged to this circle; second, the business that the Yu family was doing at the moment hadn't completely started yet, and there was no need to draw in so many people to join, because so many people wouldn't be needed, and the profits would be spread too thin.

However, with Su Tianyu acting as a bridge, and Bai Hongbo himself also willing to come and pay his respects, Yu Mingyuan didn't push him away. So, the initial team for this business was temporarily formed.

The Yu family was responsible for purchasing goods and the initial sales of the landed goods, Tang Baiqing of the Coast Guard was responsible for ground relations, and the Su, Bai, and Kong families were acting as porters, storing goods, and distributing and delivering goods.

With the matter settled, preliminary operations were put on the agenda, and after Su Tianyu and Bai Hongbo left, Yu Mingyuan ordered Linda to start purchasing some necessary equipment.

...

In a car downstairs from Mingyuan Company, Bai Hongbo looked at Su Tianyu with a grin and said, "Brother, thanks for this."

"Let's not say thanks, how about something more practical?" Su Tianyu asked.

"Damn, you give me your heart, and I'll give you my life!" Bai Hongbo replied boldly, "Practical? Speak up, who do you want to fuck?"

Su Tianyu was sweating profusely. "Can you be a little more civilized?"

"I call this returning to simplicity, not pretending." Bai Hongbo started the car. "Speak, what do you want to do?"

"Can you lend me some money?" Su Tianyu asked.

"Huh?"

"A young girl from the Yu family had her car smashed because of me, and I promised to fix it for her, but I haven't had time." Su Tianyu said helplessly, "It's been almost two months now, lend me some money so I can fix it for her."

"You... don't have money yet? Aren't you the assistant to the general manager?"

"I've only been working for less than a month, big brother!" Su Tianyu really didn't have much money. Although he had participated in the independent movement in District One during his school years and received a portion of the military expenses, Su Tianyu had lent that money to his comrades. After returning to Longcheng, he was too embarrassed to ask his second uncle's family for daily expenses, so his pockets were empty recently.

"How much money?" Bai Hongbo asked.

"About three thousand."

"Ah, then I have enough in my pocket. Let's go, I'll go with you." Bai Hongbo agreed readily.

"I'll pay you back when I get my salary!"

"No need, just consider it you doing something for me, and I'll treat you."

"...So generous?"

"Money is just a tool, you don't bring it when you're born, and you don't take it with you when you die." Bai Hongbo was a bit like an intellectual at this point. "Let's go."

...

Five minutes later.

At the entrance of Longcheng National University, three beautiful young women were walking side by side.

"Ring ring ring!"

A burst of phone ringing sounded, and the beauty in the middle answered the phone. "Hello, hello!"

"Is this An Qiqi? Do you have time? Let's settle the matter of the car."

"...Ah, it's you!"