"What the heck, Fatty Hu, what are you doing? That's really unsafe!"
Wang Yu was startled by Fatty Hu's sudden appearance.
Indeed, this guy was the same Fatty Hu who dealt in agricultural machinery parts and whom Wang Yu had met in Jiangping City before.
Wang Yu didn't know when he had managed to get into his own factory. As soon as Wang Yu returned and before the car had even stopped, Fatty Hu had rushed over.
This behavior was extremely unsafe. If the wheels hadn't stopped properly, this fatty's ample flesh might have been caught under them!
"Heh heh, Manager Wang, I'm here to place an order!"
Fatty Hu didn't seem concerned about safety, instead, he rubbed his hands with a fawning smile at Wang Yu.
"You don't have to be in such a hurry to place an order, do you?"
While responding, Wang Yu got out of the car and simultaneously instructed someone to take the vehicle for cleaning.
After all, they had been working for several days consecutively, and the once brand-new vehicles were already extremely dirty.
They would give them a simple clean first, and then figure out how to refurbish them later.
As for delivering them to customers, they would have to find a way to deal with it later!
"Heh heh, I saw your vehicles on the news, so I just came over directly."
Fatty Hu said with a beaming smile, his eyes constantly scanning the vehicle behind Wang Yu. It was a test version of a dump truck.
"Is this the new type of small dump truck? This is the first time I've seen it on the market. It's bound to have a lot of market demand!"
Wang Yu just shrugged indifferently at Fatty Hu's flattery and praise. He didn't need Fatty Hu to say it; the subsequent popularity had already proven everything.
Don't think that dealing with trucks isn't a big deal. In later years, there were thirty million truck drivers nationwide.
Taking the simplest calculation of a family of three, the related population would be nearly a hundred million.
Transportation was indispensable in all aspects of clothing, food, housing, and travel!
Of course, that was a story for later. They were still a long way from such a highly developed logistics level!
"Oh, Fatty Hu, you're here too!"
Wu Lingling also got out of the car. Seeing Fatty Hu, she didn't seem surprised.
"Yes, Xiao Wu... uh, Madam Wu."
Fatty Hu's gaze met Wu Lingling's, and he immediately corrected himself.
This was not the era where "Madam" was used ubiquitously like later on; it was just a polite address.
Now, for Wu Lingling to be addressed as "Madam Wu" by Fatty Hu was indeed a very respectful act.
"Mm, did you bring the goods?" Wu Lingling glanced at Fatty Hu casually, her tone somewhat cold, distinctly different from her warmth towards Wang Yu.
And the "goods" Wu Lingling was referring to were undoubtedly money!
She had previously told Fatty Hu that all vehicles would be paid for in full, with an additional deposit of 3,000 yuan per vehicle!
"Brought it, brought it!"
Fatty Hu said hurriedly, "Old Hu has been here for a while, waiting for you!"
Between his words, Fatty Hu no longer had the previous defiance and unwillingness.
It was evident that after seeing the products of Jiangyang Automobile Factory actively engaged in disaster relief on television, everyone, in addition to admiring their actions, would also develop an interest in their products.
This was simply a complete live advertisement!
It presented their products right before everyone's eyes!
Fatty Hu believed that there would be no shortage of people with business acumen like himself, and soon, someone would proactively approach them for cooperation.
If not now, then when?
If he didn't seize this business, others would!
"I'll take 10 vehicles in the first batch, all paid for in full, and the deposit won't be short by a single cent."
Fatty Hu said solicitously to Wu Lingling, "And I've also brought over a dozen friends. They are all very interested in your products!"
"More than a dozen are your friends?" Wu Lingling asked.
"That's right, they are all like me, doing business in agricultural machinery parts all over the province!" Fatty Hu quickly said. "We have a lot of user resources. Handing the products over to us to sell is definitely not a problem!
We can take about 80 vehicles in the first batch. Of course, this is just the first batch!
We guarantee that we'll be able to sell all of them out quickly afterwards!
Absolutely!"
Fatty Hu repeatedly assured them, probably eager to prove their importance.
Of course, he wasn't exaggerating. People like them, engaged in the parts business, interacted with users on the front lines daily and truly possessed many resources.
However...
80 vehicles? Everyone at the automobile factory was completely stunned.
Such a huge order right from the start? Was it a bit too exciting?
"Oh, is that so? Then I won't bother meeting them one by one. Choose a time tomorrow, and have them all come over to discuss cooperation with me.
Of course, you should all know the conditions: full payment plus deposit!"
However, Wu Lingling appeared very calm, saying it indifferently, as if it were a trivial matter.
Hey, hey, hey!
That was 80 vehicles!
And paid in full with a deposit, totaling over two million yuan!
The entire assets of their automobile factory at its peak would probably be worth around that much!
This wasn't two hundred yuan...
Well, even two hundred yuan would be a considerable sum for ordinary workers!
The people around felt their mouths dry. Han Jun, standing nearby, couldn't help but stick out his tongue, thinking Wu Lingling was a bit too composed!
But then again, he thought about it. This seemingly soft and cute girl had previously unhesitatingly put down 100,000 yuan in cash for an order of 100 vehicles.
And during the earthquake relief, she had directly offered to bear all the depreciation costs for disaster relief.
Perhaps only such a generous and forthright person could treat this matter so casually!
"How about you lend me your factory's reception room?"
Ignoring the shock of the others, Wu Lingling tilted her head and looked at Wang Yu.
There were over a dozen people, and she didn't have the time to talk to each of them individually. The reception room of the automobile factory was large enough to accommodate more than ten people.
"No need to rush."
Wang Yu smiled and shook his head, showing no sign of shock. "Quite a few people have been coming to inquire about cooperation lately, so let's just schedule it all for next week. We can hold an investment promotion conference along with a product launch and order-taking event.
This also gives others some time and opportunity!"
"That makes sense," Wu Lingling nodded in agreement. Fatty Hu, however, turned pale.
The reason he had rushed over in such a hurry was to finalize the cooperation matters early to avoid competition.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yu wanted to wait for others. How could he accept that?
"Don't worry, it won't just be agricultural machinery products, but other products as well. In short... you won't lose out!"
Wang Yu seemed to have seen through Fatty Hu's thoughts and comforted him.
"Uh... Okay, Factory Manager Wang!" Fatty Hu forced a smile. Although he was very reluctant, the initiative was in the other party's hands. What could he do?
They could choose not to cooperate with him, just like those aloof agricultural machinery companies!
"Then let's make it next Sunday," Wang Yu pondered for a moment. There were still more than 10 days until next Sunday, which was enough time for him to implement a new idea.
"Alright, Sunday it is. Hey, remember, you have to leave me the priority agency rights for all products."
Wu Lingling immediately nodded and directly called out to Wang Yu with a righteous tone, "I've put in a lot of effort!"
"Don't worry, I won't forget you, but I'm afraid you might not have the appetite to take it all," Wang Yu laughed heartily.
"Hmph, you have to produce the products first! Looking at you, have you come up with some new product again? How come I haven't heard any news?" Wu Lingling snorted indignantly.
"You'll know when the time comes," Wang Yu said with a mysterious smile, then changed the subject.
"By the way, what do you want to eat tonight?"
"Fish, I want to eat fish. Your braised fish soup is delicious."
"Alright, let's go to the market to buy fish then."
...
The crowd watched Wang Yu and Wu Lingling walk away, discussing in earnest, and were speechless.
Hey, there was a deal worth over two million yuan here! And they just pushed it aside and postponed it? If it were Zhao Tao from the agricultural machinery factory, he would have probably been kneeling and fawning already!
Could some fish soup be more important than this?
As expected, they truly were birds of a feather flocking together!
Wu Lingling was carefree and generous, and Wang Yu was unperturbed.
For them, such a big order was even less important than a bowl of fish soup!
...
Soon, under the deliberate promotion by the automobile factory, everyone learned that they would be holding an investment promotion conference and product launch next Sunday.
Many people, especially merchants who had heard the news and wanted to seek cooperation, were overjoyed.
Of course, some people were very unhappy about this, such as Lu Fangquan from the hardware factory and the people from the metallurgy general factory.
And at the forefront was Zhao Tao from Jiangyang Agricultural Machinery Factory.
In his office, Zhao Tao sneered, "Investment promotion conference, huh? Product launch, huh? Perfect. Let's give them a big gift!"