A few minutes after he hung up the phone, someone knocked on Zhang Yi's door.
"Come in." Gatekeeper Uncle Zhang entered first, followed by a strange man. The man had not come alone; three others followed behind him, one of them a woman.
"Hello! I'm a manager from Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group." Without waiting for Zhang Yi to invite him in, he walked in on his own and sat on the sofa to one side as though he belonged there.
"Hello, I'm the owner of this company. I wonder what brings you here. Of course, if your group wants to cooperate with Seven Color Stone, then Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory has no plans to cooperate with anyone else for the time being.
If you want to purchase products from Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory, we would be delighted. But if there's nothing else, then you may leave!" Zhang Yi naturally knew why he had come, but he said it plainly anyway.
"No, no, no, Boss Zhang, I think you misunderstand. I came here hoping to acquire your Seven Color Stone Mechanical Manufacturing Factory. How could you say there's nothing to discuss? I just wonder whether Director Zhang would be willing to part with it."
"Who told you that Seven Color Stone Mechanical Manufacturing Factory was for sale? Besides, the products from Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory are selling so well right now. How could I possibly sell it? I think you have the wrong idea." Zhang Yi spoke with some anger.
"It is precisely because your products are selling so well that Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group wants to acquire you.
If your factory were worthless, why would we acquire it? Five million! Our group will pay five million for all your factory's shares, technology, and personnel. As long as you agree, the five million will be yours." After saying that, he looked at Zhang Yi as if he were getting a tremendous bargain, as though five million were an enormous sum.
"I already said that I have no intention of selling the factory. If that is your purpose, then I'm afraid you will be disappointed this time." Zhang Yi rejected him outright.
"Eight million! Eight million is the limit our group can offer!" After seeing Zhang Yi refuse, he raised the price again. This was also the method his group commonly used when acquiring other factories.
"Idiot! Didn't you properly investigate Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory before coming here? Uncle Zhang, please go get Zhao Feng." Zhang Yi did not answer the manager. Instead, he turned to Uncle Zhang, who had been standing nearby.
"Fine, Xiao Yi! I didn't like the look of these people from the moment they showed up at the gate. Even if you agreed to sell the factory to them, I don't think your father would!" With that, Uncle Zhang turned and walked out.
"Director Zhang! Say something! If that won't work, we can still negotiate. Ten million—this is our group's final bottom line. Director Zhang, you'd better think carefully. Once this chance is gone, it's gone." He spoke again.
Seeing that Zhang Yi still said nothing and merely looked at the computer on his desk, he began to threaten him. "Director Zhang! Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group has been in the electric vehicle manufacturing industry for more than a decade. Throughout Jiangnan Province, Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group is highly renowned and holds considerable influence in the province's electric vehicle manufacturing industry. Aren't you afraid that if you refuse us, your mechanical factory will find it difficult to survive in Jiangnan Province from now on?"
"Do you know where you are? How dare you spout such nonsense here? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to walk out that door today? So what if Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group is famous within the province? With people like you in it, Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group will collapse sooner or later. Zhao Feng, show them out." Zhang Yi's temper had flared as well.
Just as he said that, Zhao Feng walked in from outside. Taking in the situation, he said, "The three of you, Director Zhang does not welcome you. Please leave." He then made a gesture toward the door.
The manager looked at Zhang Yi, then Zhao Feng, and then the two people behind him. It was obvious that if a fight broke out, the three of them would be no match for Zhang Yi and Zhao Feng. Besides, the old man standing to one side was clearly no pushover either; he had already learned that at the gate.
"Fine! In that case, we're leaving!" With that, he hurried out of the office.
After he left, Uncle Zhang walked up to Zhang Yi and scrutinized him carefully. Just as Zhang Yi was feeling baffled, the old man spoke. "Not bad! You've got more guts than your old man. Not bad, not bad!" Before Zhang Yi could react, he walked out as well.
Watching the old man leave, Zhang Yi was completely confused. At that moment, Zhao Feng's voice sounded beside him. "Director Zhang, is there anything else you need? If not, I'll return to work first. But Boss, I think you need to hire a professional fighter, and our factory's security needs to be strengthened as well. I don't think they'll let this go. For your own safety, Boss, please give my suggestion careful consideration."
"All right, there's nothing else. You can go out first. I'll consider what you said."
After Zhao Feng left, Zhang Yi finally came back to his senses and began seriously considering the safety of himself and the factory. Leaving aside the fact that he had now offended Jiangnan Province Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Group, the patents for his Aerodynamic Bicycles and the scholars in his factory alone were enough to make countless people jealous. He was certain that such incidents would only become more frequent in the future.
And if those people could not get what they wanted through legitimate channels, they would undoubtedly resort to underhanded methods. He truly had to guard against that. Otherwise, if irreparable consequences occurred, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
With that thought, Zhang Yi immediately opened the Scholar Hiring System in his mind and began browsing its combat personnel. Of course, this time he was still looking at human combat personnel. After all, if he were truly going to hire fighters from there, he could not possibly hire just one or two. By Zhang Yi's estimate, the factory alone needed at least ten security guards. Adding those for his home and himself, he would need to hire at least twelve people, and there had to be women among them.
However, Zhang Yi did not find any combat-type scholars in the Scholar Hiring System, which disappointed him somewhat. But on second thought, it made sense. His Scholar Hiring System could only hire industrial scholars, while combat personnel were not industrial scholars. This left him deeply disappointed.
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