"This is an open ploy, Wang Yu has no other choice!"
Huang He stroked his beard and smiled, his face showing the cunning of an old strategist.
"Wang Yu's car factory has risen too quickly, its scope is too large, and its pace is too high, but he has overlooked a most fundamental problem, which is that his car factory lacks foundation, so he has outsourced most of the work to us."
Hearing Huang He's eloquent speech, everyone nodded in agreement. It was indeed the case.
Then Huang He continued,
"We, the representatives of the vast majority of suppliers and contract manufacturers in the county, have a stranglehold on Wang Yu's lifeline. As long as we stick together, Wang Yu will have no choice but to bow down to us and share the profits!
Otherwise, his orders will not be delivered, his products will become a castle in the air, and he will collapse directly before long!
So... he has no choice!"
Huang He's words were decisive, and they immediately made everyone's eyes light up.
That's right, as long as everyone unites and holds firm, Wang Yu will have to surrender!
"But what if he finds other partners from outside the region?" someone in the crowd asked.
"Heh, our Jiangyang County concentrates nearly one-third of the province's industrial resources. The production costs in other regions are much higher than ours, both in terms of labor costs and material costs! Not to mention the extra high transportation costs incurred by external regions."
Huang He retorted, "With all this added up, it's a very huge sum of money. Compared to that, the slight price increase we're asking for is much less! Wang Yu is a smart person, and he naturally knows how to weigh the pros and cons!"
Hearing Huang He's analysis, everyone nodded repeatedly. Otherwise, how could they say that old people are experienced and shrewd? Director Huang He's long white beard was naturally not grown in vain; his analysis was thorough, accurate, and clear!
No matter how wronged he might feel, Wang Yu would be powerless and have no choice!
After all, he couldn't not consider the future of the car factory, could he?
Unless he could find partners whose prices were much lower than the market price.
But the problem was, was that possible?
Who would help him without making money, or even losing money?
Heh!
For a moment, everyone was in a good mood. Let's give Wang Yu a way out. We'll come back in a week and see what else he can say!
At that, everyone dispersed. Only Old Grandpa Sun watched their departing figures with disdain.
A bunch of ungrateful wretches. Just wait and see, the young factory manager will surely deal with you ruthlessly!
As for what method Wang Yu would use to deal with them, Old Grandpa Sun didn't quite understand.
However, the young factory manager was a genius like Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, and he would surely have his way!
Thinking this, Old Grandpa Sun simply shook his head and returned to his guardhouse to sit down.
...
Ice Bear Kingdom, Black Mountain Port.
This was one of the three major industrial ports of the Ice Bear Kingdom, and the industrial artery that ran through the entire Ice Bear Kingdom originated here.
It gathered all the industrial crystallization of the Ice Bear Kingdom, the most representative of which was the aircraft carrier!
Aircraft carriers could be produced directly here!
From parts to assembly, to every component!
Nine industrial departments, 600 related specialties, 8,000 supporting manufacturers... what a terrifying number!
It could be said that the former Black Mountain Port was an absolute industrial behemoth. The black smoke of industry used to swirl here, workers were in a hurry, and the clanging sound of factory machines roared non-stop for 24 hours.
But now, the Ice Bear Kingdom, battered by the conservative economic crisis, had almost completely ground to a halt.
The factories that had been operating continuously for days had long been shut down. The roaring furnaces and machines had long become very quiet and cold.
Sitting in the empty office, Factory Director Makarov sighed helplessly, chewing on a piece of rough and hard black bread.
In the past, he would have eaten soft, sweet white bread and drunk fine rum at least.
But now, it was good enough to have a piece of the lowest quality, dry, and hard black bread to fill his stomach!
The taste was so terrible, like sand and stones, that he wanted to spit it out, but he was powerless.
As for alcohol? There wasn't even the lowest grade of water wine now!
His bearing factory had not been operating for half a year. If they continued to eat their savings like this, let alone black bread, they would soon not even be able to afford dirt!
Makarov paced restlessly in his office, but he was powerless and could only sit down dejectedly to at least conserve some energy.
"Ring ring!"
The phone rang. Makarov looked up, a little confused. Why was there still a phone call? Could it be someone calling to collect debts?
Damn it, we're almost starving to death! Where would we get money to repay debts?
Makarov grumbled, but the ringing wouldn't stop, so he had no choice but to pick it up, muttering impatiently,
"Hello, hello, this is Black Mountain Bearing Factory. We definitely don't have the money..."
Before Makarov could finish speaking, an excited voice came from the other end of the phone.
"My dear brother Makarov, it's such a relief that you answered my call!"
"Hmm? Andrei?"
Makarov was slightly stunned at first, then he recognized the voice on the phone and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You scoundrel, didn't you elope with your sister-in-law and hide in the Yuan Federal? Why are you calling back now? Did you fail there and come back?"
Makarov teased Andrei, his childhood friend. As long as it wasn't debt collectors, this damned phone had long been overdue, and it might be disconnected at any time, so he might as well tease a bit more while he had the chance.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't mention my foolish actions from my youth."
Andrei said irritably on the phone, "I'm still in the Yuan Federal and haven't returned. I'm making a cross-country long-distance call to you, and it's very expensive. I'll keep this brief."
"I found some subcontracting work in the Yuan Federal, are you interested?"
"What? You said subcontracting work?"
Makarov's spirits immediately lifted, as the factory hadn't been operating for a long time!
"That's right, that's why I thought of you immediately, my dearest brother."
Andrei said on the phone, "However, the other party's offer is a bit low, and I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it."
"Low price? That's absolutely no problem. No matter how low it is, I'll accept it! As long as I can have something to eat, it's all right!"