bookcurios Chapter 1164 Has it arrived?
Chapter 1164 Has it arrived?
"Brother Wei Shang, who exactly is this Ding Qing? Why are you taking him so seriously, even coming all the way here in person?" Boss Bao asked curiously, taking a sip of his tea.
“My relationship with Ding Qing is a bit complicated and involves a lot of things, which I can’t tell you. But I can tell you one thing: Ding Qing’s nature is like the Tianqiao Club in Mingzhu. You can have a business partnership with him, but forget about everything else!” Wei Shang said with a smile.
"You've even extended your reach to South Korea now?" Wei Qing said, somewhat surprised.
"What do you mean I've reached South Korea? Where in East Asia don't I have my tentacles?" Wei Shang said proudly.
"You're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat. What's the matter this time? Ding Qing alone isn't enough to warrant you coming all this way, is it? Do you have some other scheme in mind?" Wei Qing said irritably.
“Oh dear, I can’t tell you what my schemes are! Just do good business with him, strengthen his power, and make him a major gang in South Korea. I still need him later!” Wei Shang said.
"Do you think he would agree to build a factory in the mainland?" Mr. Bao asked curiously.
“Ding Qing’s Northern Gate Sect mainly engages in smuggling and the sex industry. The reason they are engaging in international trade this time is mainly to enhance their strength. After all, money earned through illegal means cannot be spent openly!” Wei Shang said.
"Would Mingzhu's overpass be in cooperation with him?" Wei Qing asked curiously.
"Well, the Tianqiao Gang has a branch in South Korea, and they're quite powerful. They've already taken over many docks along the Han River. All of this needs to be done under the cover of the Beidaemun Gang and the Tiger Gang! Situ also told me that Shi Dongchu of the Tiger Gang intends to unite Beidaemun and the White Tiger Gang to form a new industrial group and become a chaebol!" Wei Shang said.
"Looks like you've got a deep plan over there, huh? Don't tell me it's because of your Guangdong Provincial Police Department's requirements! I'm not completely clueless!" Wei Qing said with a smile.
"No, that's really not it. This is a task given by my father, not a government matter!" Wei Shang said helplessly.
"Uncle Zhao's arrangements? It seems I should put in more effort!" Abao said excitedly.
He's a high-ranking official; for someone sitting at the top to personally issue an order, this must be no ordinary matter! Ah Bao is so eager to advance!!
“That’s right, but don’t worry, you don’t need to do anything about this. You just need to do business with Ding Qing as usual!” Wei Shang said.
"You make it sound so easy, but it's not that simple at all," Wei Qing said helplessly.
"Isn't that right? You can buy the stuff he brings in, and then sell him some of our best-selling export products, and that's it?" Wei Shang asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Although Ding Qing’s goods are all relatively scarce in our area, they lose their competitive advantage after tariffs are added. Moreover, we don’t have any existing sales channels, so how can we sell the goods quickly?” Wei Qing said helplessly.
“Can’t we wholesale to those local distributors?” Wei Shang asked.
“Those distributors’ products are all under pre-signed agency contracts. How can we expect them to stock up on short notice? Besides, there are many things involved here. It’s not something that can be done in just a few days! Don’t even think about it for several months!” Wei Qing’s words were like a bucket of cold water poured directly over Wei Shang’s head.
Now he understands that it's easy to transport goods to Shanghai and clear customs easily if you have connections, but there are no shortcuts to sales; you can only build it up little by little!
"What should we do then? Situ is still waiting for this batch of goods to be sold to make money and recoup his losses!" Wei Shang asked with some difficulty.
"Actually, there is a way, but this matter may prevent us from making money or even cause us to lose money!" Abao said.
"Abao, do you have a solution?" Wei Shang asked, looking up.
"Actually, it's not a very good solution. Don't you have existing distribution channels?" Abao said.
"You mean my family's clothing store and wholesale market?" Wei Qing asked.
“That’s right! This shipment only consists of four ships’ worth of goods, especially since it includes bulk commodities like cars! So the total volume isn’t particularly large! I think your distribution channels should have no problem handling it,” Abao said with a smile.
"What should we do?" Wei Shang looked at Wei Qing with some difficulty.
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Wei Qing said irritably.
"Why don't you ask your sister-in-law? She's one of the shareholders, so she should be able to solve this problem easily, right?" Wei Shang said.
"How could that be? Why didn't you let Hong Xin come and resolve this matter?" Wei Qing said.
"Hong Xin went on a trip to Northeast China with her eldest sister and fourth sister-in-law! They should have just arrived at Changbai Mountain by now!" Wei Shang said helplessly.
"Didn't she go to Beiping to take over the business of her sisters-in-law? Why is she off on vacation again?" Wei Qing asked with a face full of curiosity.
"My parents paid for it, saying it was a reward for my fourth sister-in-law's hard work over the years, and they even brought my eldest sister along!" Wei Shang said with a bitter expression.
"Pull the eldest sister out? Why?" Wei Qing was genuinely curious this time. Even A Bao put down his teacup and pricked up his ears to listen.
"It's all because those girls were harassed by some hooligans in Dalian!" Then Nei Shang recounted the whole incident, including the current follow-up.
"You mean, there are actually people bullying our family members?" Wei Qing asked, somewhat incredulously.
"Yes. So those thugs were all sentenced to death, and even those who provided them with protection were severely punished. I heard from Hong Xin yesterday that my eldest sister chased after the provincial leader and demanded severe punishment! Oh, that leader is an old subordinate of the Yang family patriarch!" Wei Shang said.
"Why are you only bringing this up now?" Wei Qing said, his face full of displeasure.
“What’s there to say? What can’t Big Sister solve if she goes? Besides, what good will it do you to know? What? Are you going to go and avenge them?” Wei Shang said.
"Sigh, that's true. Our family's connections in the Northeast are very weak, so there's really no good way to deal with it. But with my eldest sister going there, the Yang family's connections are quite strong!" Wei Qing said with a smile.
"So, the eldest sister went! I heard that the local authorities originally wanted to give them a lighter sentence, but the eldest sister's actions were so swift and decisive that they all ended up with heavy sentences! The maximum penalty!" Wei Shang said with a smile.
"Sigh, now my eldest sister's fame has spread all the way to the Northeast!" Wei Qing said with a smile.
"Haha, this is the matriarch of the Yang family! She deserves some fame!" Wei Shang said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Ding Qing, who had already settled into the hotel, also received a call!