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Chapter 347: 284
By this time, Liu Qian and Chai Ren’s men had also arrived, carrying special boxes to repack everything because these were weapon-filled crates marked with specifications and models. To transport such goods back home would invite trouble at customs.
That’s the advantage of having Wangsa issue a permit, there’s no problem with the origin of the goods, and he helps handle customs. There’s no need to prepare even the paperwork; just scribble some lines, use Tang Kai’s company name, and the lowest tax bracket applies. It’s an all-in-one service.
Of course, it’s not entirely free. Wangsa helps forge relationships, expedites processes, offers the lowest discount, and ensures goods won’t be detained by Thai customs, among other things. Still, there are other mouths to feed; after all, they’re not part of the same system. But the total cost of only half a million dollars is not much compared to the value of the goods.
Everyone plans to pack everything overnight and load it into containers the next morning.
The goods would enter Zhejiang Province domestically through sea transport a week later.
The power of money makes the efficiency of Thai customs extraordinary.
Of course, the incomplete customs procedures will undoubtedly be detained domestically, but Chai Ren doesn’t care. It’s a simple phone call to remedy; however, domestic taxes still need to be paid. This is unavoidable. Although Wangsa resolved everything in Thailand, Chai Ren can’t do whatever he wants domestically. He doesn’t hold that much influence to act recklessly, at most, the goods won’t be detained.
The next day at noon.
At the Bangkok port wharf.
Watching the three containers hoisted onto the Chinese-owned freighter, Chai Ren and Liu Qian breathed a sigh of relief. This was easy money.
Through connections, Chai Ren had a bodyguard directly assigned to the ship. Though it didn’t serve much purpose, it provided some peace of mind. They had only slept two hours the night before, but they were not tired at all – the excitement of making so much money hadn’t yet worn off.
"This is such easy money." Liu Qian couldn’t help but remark. Even if these goods were sold wholesale, he could make over a hundred million RMB, with exceedingly quick returns. If he sold the goods himself, he could make over two hundred million.
If you include the money from the antiques not yet sold, that’s easily over two hundred million in his pocket.
Tang Qing had known these goods contained antiques, but he didn’t care. After all, Tang Kai was his uncle, and for Liu Qian, who helped him a lot in domestic business, their relationship was good. As for Chai Ren, one of his goals was to find a ’backer’ for his uncle’s company domestically, making Chai Ren owe his uncle a favor, deepening their interest tie. Chai Ren would conservatively pocket over three hundred million RMB, which is no small favor.
The cost was only a little money – a worthwhile deal.
Chai Ren chuckled, "Boss Liu, this is a one-time coincidence. There won’t be such opportunities in the future. Boss Tang will directly handle the goods from the new mines dug up by Leader Ling. We just got lucky this time around."
"Indeed, but it’s good. Although there won’t be such opportunities in the future, my company now has a stable source of goods," Liu Qian said happily.
"Hmm."
After speaking, Chai Ren looked at the massive ship that was still continuously being loaded, his mind dwelling on other matters.
Earning money had merely made him happy for a moment, but any excitement would subside and give way to rationality.
He began to think about his relationship with Tang Kai.
A friend?
An ally?
Iinitially, he just wanted to meet and thank the fighter he was indebted to. He didn’t consider him worth befriending deeply, but after witnessing these recent events, he realized that he needed to reevaluate his relationship with Liu Qian. As long as Tang Kai maintained a trade relationship with Leader Ling, Tang Kai’s invisible power couldn’t be ignored. After all, the fighting power of the thousands under Ling is not to be trifled with – good relations would be extremely beneficial.
There’s also that Wangsa official who’s acquainted with Tang Kai. He seemed like he was from the same generation as Chai Ren, otherwise, he wouldn’t act so blatantly. Tang Kai appeared to have a good relationship with him.
With these complex relationships at play.
In Chai Ren’s heart, Tang Kai’s status had suddenly been elevated by several notches. He had heard that Tang Kai’s business was going to expand into domestic territory, which seemed like a good breakthrough. Otherwise, the two of them didn’t really have any intersecting interests.
After watching for a while, Chai Ren and Liu Qian returned to Tang Kai’s villa.
After having settled the matters, they were to stay here in Bangkok for a few more days, touring around. On Friday night, they would transfer the money on time as they dared not delay any payments.
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At the same time.
The negotiation between the fighter and Wangsa, after two days of bargaining, was finalized.
In the future, Wangsa would continue to be the supplier of miscellaneous goods in the territory, including daily necessities, vehicles, food, medicines, and the like. They would gather purchases each month, which was all acceptable. However, the construction and building materials procurement list that the fighter proposed startled Wangsa. Just the first batch of procurement exceeded fifteen million dollars, which was like a pie falling from the sky, making him ecstatic.
Although the delivery time was strictly required, it was not a problem for Wangsa. As long as he sliced this cake, all problems would be instantly resolved by others, and he would also receive rewards. However, he didn’t need that, after all, he enjoyed such a good position here, why should he seek a promotion or change positions.
After this deal, a solid alliance of interests had formed between the fighter and Wangsa. Of course, Tang Kai also indirectly became a member of this alliance, since most of the procurement money came from him.
The two hundred million dollars obtained from the sale of jade and gold, along with the previous ’harvest,’ were almost three billion RMB, which was a huge sum at that time. Tang Qing planned to leave all this money there. Although it seemed a bit much, and it wouldn’t be used up in a short time, the later construction would require a lot of money and it might even not be enough.
For example, the mining field, most of the mines in the territory were being worked manually. While open-pit mines were manageable, the underground mines were troublesome with frequent accidents and casualties. It was inevitable to invest in them. Additionally, in order to achieve self-sufficiency, he would also make some other investments in the future, such as industry, tourism, agricultural trade, processing, etc. After all, it was his own territory, Tang Qing would never let it lag behind.
April 21.
Thursday afternoon when school was over.
Tang Qing received a call from He Zixin.
He learned about a ’bolt from the blue’.
Damn it, someone had run away after borrowing money.
Of course, the one who ran away this time wasn’t a customer recommended by the system, but a customer using the remaining loan from the task. If system-recommended clients ran away, neither the system or he would care.
However, it was a problem if customers using the remaining loan didn’t repay it—his performance for the month would be directly qualified as unsatisfactory.
This customer was introduced by Lu Jianhui, a neighbor of the garment factory. He was also a factory owner who had initially borrowed a total of one million RMB with a term of two months. As per custom, Sky Eye people called ten days in advance to confirm the repayment date but the call could not get through. They tried calling Lu Jianhui, but his phone was also unavailable. Lu Jianhui rushed to their house only to find that it had been sold and the whole family had disappeared.
No one knew where they had gone.
This news made Tang Qing feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly. Someone dared to abscond with his money. Strictly speaking, it was the system’s money, but the assessment would fall on him.
Unacceptable.
PS: Do the readers feel the main character’s presence is a bit weak? Hehe, Can’t help it. With all those robots, whenever something happens, he can just chill at home eating melon seeds, there’s no need for him to rush in personally.
Bankers, with their massive think tanks, just have to make choices. They don’t need to deal with everything personally, they keep a low profile most of the time, building bridges, making calls to Central Banks and various presidents, maintaining relationships. Yes, it’s flawless.
Mouse should really think about the protagonist’s plot, or else it would be a bit monotonous if the fighters are always performing, it seems a bit off-topic.
