“Do you know the quality standards for that stuff?”
Hearing this, Hu Han’s heart began to race. However, he still couldn’t be sure, so he could only nod.
Seeing this, Li Zhonglou no longer concealed anything and stated directly, “Alright, I happen to have a batch of high-quality goods on hand. If you’re free now, come with me to take a look and see if it meets your requirements.”
Hu Han shot up from his seat, excited, “What about the styles? What type are they?”
Li Zhonglou had already asked Zhou Tong about this, so he answered directly, “All trendy clothes for young men and women.”
“That’s great!”
Hu Han thumped his thigh in excitement and quickly said gratefully to Li Zhonglou, “Senior Li, I really don’t know how to thank you enough this time! In the future, whether it’s climbing mountains of knives or descending into seas of fire, as long as Senior Li gives the word, I, Hu Han, will do it even if it costs me my life!”
Li Zhonglou smiled and said, “Don’t get too excited yet. We haven’t seen the goods. Although my friend told me they are high-quality goods, we still don’t know if they meet your company’s requirements.”
Hu Han calmed down a bit upon hearing this and then asked Li Zhonglou to take him to see the goods.
It was best to resolve such matters as quickly as possible, so Li Zhonglou immediately took Hu Han to where Zhou Tong was.
The location was also in Shangjing, but in a different area. By the time they arrived, it was around five o’clock in the afternoon.
For the past two days, Zhou Tong had been investigating the truth of his friend’s claims and discussing various takeover details with him. He had been busy for a whole day and night, and only managed to acquire the goods at noon today.
So when Li Zhonglou saw him, Zhou Tong had dark circles under his eyes like a panda’s, looking rather comical.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Li Zhonglou patted his shoulder, then introduced him to Hu Han. After a brief introduction, they went to the warehouse under Zhou Tong’s guidance.
“There’s only half of the goods here now, about ten thousand pieces. The other half is in another warehouse, and I haven’t had time to bring it back yet.”
In the vast warehouse, large cardboard boxes were piled up, almost filling the entire space. As Zhou Tong spoke, he pulled down an opened box, took out an unwrapped piece of clothing, and handed it to Hu Han.
Hu Han’s brow furrowed slightly when he heard the quantity, but after examining the clothing, his face lit up with joy.
“This is the quality! I’ve seen the samples, and they’re exactly the same! It’s enough, this quality is enough!”
Hu Han said excitedly, holding the clothing. However, this excitement didn’t last long, and his brow furrowed tightly again.
“But Senior Li, this quantity alone is not enough.”
Li Zhonglou had been worried about this point earlier, so he couldn’t help but ask Zhou Tong, “Is there any other way to get clothes of this quality?”
Zhou Tong’s brow immediately furrowed. Although he didn’t know what was going on, Li Zhonglou’s request put him under pressure.
After pondering for a while, he said, “If there are no specific style requirements, the group of people my friend transferred to me should be able to produce them. The total quantity would be around eighteen thousand pieces, meaning we’re short by one or two thousand pieces. When do you need to pick up the goods?”
Zhou Tong lived up to his professionalism. Even though it was his first time in this line of work, he quickly highlighted the key points. Li Zhonglou admitted he couldn’t match this capability.
“Five days, no, some customers can wait for half a month. Is this enough time?”
Hu Han suppressed his excitement and looked at Zhou Tong. Only when Zhou Tong nodded did excitement reappear on Hu Han’s face. However, this time it also didn’t last long.
Because Zhou Tong raised another issue.
“If all the personnel are in place, this time frame will definitely not be a problem. We still have this raw material here, but…”
“But what?” Hu Han quickly asked.
“Because it’s a contract transfer, two key employees want to switch jobs. My friend told me they want their salary doubled and an advance for a year. I don’t have the money for this right now…”
Zhou Tong looked at Li Zhonglou as he spoke. All the money he had spent so far was his life savings, and he had only paid less than half. The salary for a key employee would be at least tens of thousands per month. Doubling it and paying a year in advance, he really couldn’t afford this money now.
However, he had clearly underestimated Li Zhonglou’s financial capacity.
When Zhou Tong mentioned this problem, Li Zhonglou immediately took out his phone and operated it. His account permissions were higher than those of ordinary people, so transferring this money was no pressure for him.
Just as Hu Han was about to say that he could try to gather the money, Zhou Tong suddenly received a text message notification.
“What the hell! Did I win the lottery?”
Li Zhonglou smiled and said, “Did you buy a lottery ticket? Just win the lottery. Is this money enough? If not, I’ll think of something else.”
Zhou Tong then realized the money was transferred by Li Zhonglou and stared at him, dumbfounded.
“Did you rob a bank? Where did you get so much money?”
Fifteen million! When he saw the string of numbers in the message, he clicked on it several times to confirm it!
He had been in this industry for so many years and had only saved less than a million yuan! Fifteen million might genuinely require him to work his entire life to barely earn it!
Li Zhonglou smiled about this and didn’t explain. Instead, Hu Han, who was beside them, reacted.
That’s right! Senior Li won three matches, so the prize money should be at least three million US dollars, which translates to over ten million Chinese yuan!
However, seeing that Li Zhonglou wasn’t explaining, Hu Han didn’t reveal this. He just felt relieved internally because, at this point, almost all the problems seemed to be solved.
Zhou Tong also stated, “It’s enough, it’s enough! Then I’ll handle the arrangements this time!”
“Why don’t you rest for a day first? Since they can wait for half a month, there’s no need to rush this.”
Li Zhonglou said this, looking at Zhou Tong’s tired figure. Hu Han also quickly chimed in.
“Yes, yes, Brother Zhou, you should rest for a day first. I also need to go back and report to the company. As long as this matter can be confirmed, there’s no need to rush.”
Hearing their words, Zhou Tong nodded and sighed, “Alas, I’m not as young as I used to be. When I was young, I could stay up for three days and three nights without any problems.”
“How about we go get our ears cleaned first?”
“Sure!”
Li Zhonglou immediately rolled his eyes, and then the two looked at each other and laughed heartily.
However, before resting, Zhou Tong still completed the handover of the remaining funds with his friend.