Walk alone in the abyss

"You only need to sign here, and then pay the amount given in our contract, and later go to the Industrial Administration Bureau with us to transfer the ownership, and you will be the owner of this chemical plant."

In the corner of the hotel lobby, there is a sofa for meeting guests.

The movements of Yang Ming and Kolev's body leaning back are so synchronized, and their expressions are similar.

Slightly excited.

full of doubts.

How can there be such a good thing?

One million federal coins to buy a chemical plant with mature supporting facilities and continuous profitability?

Not to mention anything else, just the business license of this factory is worth more than several million federal coins.

And the few products it produces are indispensable catalysts in the production of rhodium-6 rings!

Although it was only a medium-sized chemical plant, it was a lucrative business.

"Uncle Hatton," Yang Ming whispered into Kolev's ear, "a gift from the old lady?"

Kolev wondered: "Is there any trap in the production patent?"

The professional manager in suit and leather shoes smiled and reminded:

"I have to say that you two are very lucky. This factory only needs to operate for half a year to return your investment. The location is still in the outskirts of Ilando City. The environmental protection system and core production workshop were just updated half a year ago. There is no need for any maintenance investment.”

Yang Ming and Kolev had more doubts.

"Sign it, uncle." Yang Ming winked at Kolev, "This contract is fine."

"Oh," Kolev said in a low voice, "I've always wanted you to do something on your own, how about this deal in your name?"

"No, no, uncle," Yang Ming pouted, "I think there might be some kind of trap here, there is no free lunch in the world."

Kolev scolded: "Then let me sign it!"

"Your family is rich, so you're not afraid of such contract disputes," Yang Ming said with a smile, "I don't have much money."

The professional manager's smile was somewhat awkward.

He explained vaguely:

"I can't disclose the specific situation to the two of you. This is my client's request... This is a gift to Mr. Yang Ming to express Mr. Yang Ming's help to my client's sister.

"My client heard that the two are looking for a factory to make commercial investment on this beautiful planet, so why not add another chemical factory? This business is very popular now."

Ding Ding!

A message popped up on Yang Ming's watch, and there were only two key words in it.

【Second Prince's Industry】.

[Procedures without loopholes].

Second prince?

According to the available information, the second prince has been ruled out as a candidate for the crown prince. He has a lazy personality and seeks pleasure. He doesn't communicate with the ministers on weekdays, but he has a good relationship with the fourth princess.

Is this purely an expression of gratitude?

Or does the second prince have other ideas?

Yang Ming thought about the paper contract wrapped in gold leaf for a few seconds, picked up the pen decisively, wrote down his name, and pushed the contract to Kolev.

"Uncle, let's go together. This contract is indeed no problem. A friend wants to express his gratitude."

"Oh, what kind of thanks is so expensive?"

Kolev muttered, but he didn't hesitate any longer and signed his name.

The professional manager was really relieved.

He fully understands the worry of the uncle and nephew.

"Two, please come with me. Let's go to the Industrial Administration Bureau for transfer notarization. I will send you two to your chemical plant to complete the follow-up handover."

Yang Ming and Kolev looked at each other, still not daring to relax their vigilance.

...

Compared with Yang Ming, Kolev is obviously more cautious in investing.

When they went through the transfer procedures in the service hall of the nearby Industrial Bureau, Kolev still had a tense old face.

Kolev smiled barely as they celebrated with champagne on the agency's stretched limousine.

And when they arrived in front of the factory named "Elando Twelfth Chemical Factory" and were welcomed by hundreds of human employees, Kolev's expression was still a little cold.

Finally, when Kolev sat in the factory manager's office and saw the accounts list of recent years, the old guy's tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The old man soon began to smile again.

Yang Ming stood by and looked at the electronic documents full of numbers for a while, then unilaterally declared that he couldn't do it, and quit the battle in a daze.

Kolev, who wears glasses, is meticulous, and uses his own square glass from time to time to do some numerical calculations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

The factory manager's office is not considered luxurious, and it is directly connected to the raw material warehouse below. Yang Ming can see the whole warehouse by looking down from the glass directly in front.

This office was previously used by a deputy factory director named "Peggy Li". The position of the factory director has been filled by personnel from the management agency. He does not participate in actual management, but only supervises production safety.

At this moment, Deputy Director Peggy Li stood at the door of the office with his head bowed, sweat on his forehead.

Peggy didn't know why he was nervous, but he was sure now that his good days... were over.

Behind Peggy Li, more than a dozen factory managers stood quietly, with more or less apprehensive expressions on their faces.

Yang Ming put his hands in his pockets, looked at the busy production robots in the warehouse, and asked slowly:

"Uncle, is there a problem with the accounts?"

"Looking at it now, there is no big problem," Kolev's words made the outsiders heave a sigh of relief.

But Kolev clicked his tongue softly:

"But you know, my dear nephew, this factory was originally entrusted by the agency, which made the supervision environment here looser.

"In this case, there are often small problems.

"For example, someone took advantage of the loopholes in the program to bring their juniors into the factory and ration wages beyond their working years."

There were two people outside the door with flickering eyes.

"Or, under these accounts, when purchasing raw materials, a certain rebate is collected from a fixed manufacturer."

The expressions of the deputy factory manager and most of the management staff changed subtly.

Kolev continued: "There will always be some mice who fiddle with the production log. For example, we produced 100 copies of the product today, and the production log records 95 copies, and the remaining 5 copies will flow into the market at a low price through other channels. , as long as the inside and outside of the workshop are done cleverly, there won’t be any problems.”

This group of managers were all silent, they had already thought of countermeasures...

Yang Ming glanced at them and said with a smile, "Then uncle, what should we do in this situation?"

"You handle it, my dear nephew, it's time to test your decision-making ability."

Kolev straightened his glasses and said slowly:

"We can directly resort to the legal process and check all the accounts of the factory for three years.

"As long as we want to check, upstream and downstream manufacturers must provide corresponding information, and some smart upstream factories will also record rebates into their own accounts.

"Luofeng Empire's legislation on economic crimes related to embezzlement will protect the legitimate rights and interests of this factory, and the recovered economic losses will also become part of the assets of this factory, and we will collect all of them."

Yang Ming raised his eyebrows: "Sounds good."

"Of course," Kolev said with a smile, "we can also turn a blind eye and close our eyes, and let him forget the past. However, it is difficult for me to trust someone who has behaved like this."

Yang Ming smiled and nodded, his gaze cut across the dozen or so people outside like a knife.

Yang Ming knocked on the dial of his watch, and said slowly: "Actually, before I came, I already asked a brilliant private investigator to help me obtain some data."

Yang Ming raised his hand to push it, and the projection screen switched to the outside of the door, and several lists appeared in front of the deputy factory manager.

The deputy factory manager looked closely, and his legs immediately became weak.

"I, I request my resignation!" He tremblingly shouted.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Allowed, but you have to hand over well, you are an individual, right?"

"Yes! No problem! Please hold your hand high, I just, just did it and they are all doing it..."

"Okay, there's no need to cause panic, my deputy factory manager, I'm just a businessman, and my principle is to be kind to others."

Yang Ming paused for a while, and said in a gentle voice:

"Everyone, I don't want to kill everyone. If you need this job urgently, prepare a personal property list within half an hour to prove that you have a heavy loan that needs to be repaid, and then sign a letter of commitment later. From now on, you will only get the legal salary. , I'll let you guys keep working.

"Next, my uncle will moderately increase the amount of bonuses for each position.

"But you have to understand one thing, now, here, it's up to me and my uncle to decide."

Kolev chuckled when he saw this.

He didn't miss it, this guy is a real pirate.

It was less than an hour after entering the factory, and the hierarchical system inside the factory was completely disrupted. The deputy factory manager resigned voluntarily, and all the handles of the middle management were in control.

Managing a factory and managing a pirate group are essentially the same thing.

A game about the heart.

...

After working until midnight, Yang Ming and Kolev stayed at the ordinary hotel next to the factory.

The two of them made up their minds and decided to break ground in the factory and build a simple small villa as their residence in the factory.

Yang Ming's watch is replenishing its battery.

Kolev turned on his network access terminal, and cast aside the three-dimensional map of the factory area, and the two ate and summed up.

"The income of this factory will be very good," Kolev said. "It belongs to the type with neither a low limit nor a high limit. You owe the second prince a huge favor."

"Indeed," Yang Ming said with a smile, "but I'm not going to pay it back."

"Hahaha! This second prince should have discovered your ability from the description of the little princess. My good nephew, he wants to recruit you."

Kolev wiped his mouth and sighed comfortably:

"About this factory, we need to carefully manage it for a period of time to find out the ups and downs, and at least understand this set of equipment."

He pointed to the densely packed pipes in the middle of the venue.

"Its basic principles need to be clarified."

"No need," Yang Ming said, "Let Lu handle the technical matters. Uncle, you are mainly responsible for personnel management and cultivating talents who can be independent."

"Aren't you going to intervene?" Kolev complained, "I knew it! You must have pulled me here as a coolie! How will the profits of this factory be distributed?"

"We share fifty-fifty." Yang Ming raised his eyebrows, "I also put my share with you for follow-up and continuous investment."

"That's about the same," Kolev smiled contentedly. "I didn't expect that I would continue to fight in shopping malls when I was old. Listen, I have a plan."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Listen carefully."

Kolev talked about it enthusiastically.

Probably, use the business license to open a branch factory, find a way to annex similar factories, gradually become a giant in this small category of the industry, and then control the pricing power.

Yang Ming was not optimistic about this.

"Lao-6 Ring is Luofeng's core industry, and it is impossible for them to monopolize any supporting industry."

Kolev nodded: "That's right, oh, I still haven't considered enough."

Law suddenly jumped out: "Boss, why don't we upgrade the production process? Reduce costs, increase production, reduce manual participation, increase the proportion of fully automatic robots, and we will have a chemical plant with rapid development!"

Yang Ming scolded with a smile: "Do you want the Omnic Crisis Investigation Committee to come to me directly? Remember, Li, you must not modify those production robots! That's where we are at this stage!"

"Okay," Lil spread her hands, "it's necessary to take some risks, Lil thinks."

Kolev wondered, "Then what do you think?"

"Based on this factory, build a branch factory and start a new production line."

Yang Ming's voice is full of confidence:

"The chemical products we want to produce should not be limited to rhodium-6 rings, but should focus on the Luofeng Empire and the living needs of the surrounding administrative planets. We must find a way to compete with the products of the New Federation.

"In these low-tech and unnoticed businesses, Li can definitely try to do some industrial upgrading to increase our competitiveness.

"When we complete the preliminary layout, we can go directly to the Luofeng Empire authorities to apply for industrial protection, collect as many benefits as we can, tie our factories to the achievements of local officials, and focus on operating Those seven or eight economically backward cities should take advantage of the low labor costs there.”

Kolev whispered: "Then we need a lot of funds. I don't plan to take out all my money, I can only pay half of it! It must be a project with positive returns!"

"Of course, making money is also our second biggest goal. The specific plan will be handed over to your uncle, and the Law Society will provide all-round technical support."

Yang Ming said with a smile: "I'll figure out a way to deal with the other half of the funds, and make sure that these factories must be completely under our control."

Kolev shrugged: "Under this system, if the royal family wants to mess with us, it only takes a few words."

"Don't worry," Yang Ming sank into the soft sofa, "The royal family will not be our resistance."

"Why? Don't be too sure."

Yang Ming said: "Super enterprise is one of our development lines. I will find a way to get close to the royal family and develop another development line, such as military achievements, titles, and land fiefs. We can't put all our eggs in one basket."

Ding Ding!

The watch vibrated slightly, and Lu had already read out the message Yang Ming had just received.

"Do you have time to have a drink? Mr. Yang Ming."

Yang Ming wondered, "Whose invitation?"

"Second prince."

"Look," Yang Ming chuckled, "This chemical plant really isn't a free gift."