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In October 5, the renamed Pula Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company.

The general manager and all the managers of the original factory were in a hotel in Pula City, receiving professional companies invited by the boss from the United States to provide management training for them.

They have lived here for nearly half a year, and they feel more comfortable working in a factory than before.

There are no annoying factory accidents, no headaches and product sales, and no uncertainty about future. In a hotel, I eat in hotel orders and stay in hotel rooms. Apart from studying and discussing, I don’t have to worry about anything every day.

After a few months, everyone's weight gained thirty kilograms.

The only thing that makes them feel a little inconvenient is that the training adopts closed management. They have not been home for half a year. Not to mention going to bars, even going to the streets, they have limited time. So many times, they can only buy supplies in supermarkets near the hotel, and then rush back.

All management teams lived Puritans without sex these days.

Fortunately, the salary is generous, and my wife has never deducted them in this regard. My wife and children also visit them regularly, but there are staff from the training company next to them, which makes them feel like they are being visited by prison.

Of course, the boss would not live here. I heard that he was hosting senior government officials every day to win orders after the company was completed and put into production.

From the mouth of Jacob's consultant, they learned that the boss had won all orders for a tank factory and an aircraft manufacturer in Croatia in the future. The managers who were undergoing training were very happy. They were smiling all day long during this period and were full of confidence in the future of the factory.

This morning, the general manager finally received a notice to go to the factory, and the boss Maye wanted to see him.

The general manager left the hotel happily and finally met the boss. This is a good time to communicate with the boss and flatter. Moreover, you can also leave the hotel temporarily and take a breath outside, just like on vacation.

Although life in the hotel is easy and all kinds of conditions are very good, it is really boring to stay here for several months.

As soon as the general manager arrived at the original factory, he was stunned.

The factories he was familiar with were all turned into piles of rubble. The hammers of the construction vehicle smashed the factories into ruins without any mercy. Outside the safety line, the workers who came to watch spontaneously also watched the previous factory building razed to the ground with complex moods.

The headquarters office building where the general manager has worked for more than ten years is also demolishing the roar of cars and collapsed.

It disappeared. Everything in the past can only be left in memory.

The general manager greeted the workers around him sadly, and some of them were filled with tears in their eyes. Some of them grew up in this factory since childhood and had too much affection for it, but now, everything no longer exists!

"Director Popescu, is our factory finished like this?" An old worker pulled the general manager in tears and called him by his original position.

General Manager Popescu is also commemorating the fiery days of the past, but in front of the workers, he still cheered up and pointed to the propaganda board set up high. He said in a cheerful tone: "Comrade...workers..., don't be sad. Although the old factory building was demolished, we are about to build a new, modern factory building! You see, this is our future factory building, a central air conditioner, a clean workshop, and a new factory building that meets the requirements of modern production! We are importing the world's most advanced production equipment from Germany, and our boss has signed a large government order for us..."

"What's the use of just having government orders? Are they rich?" a worker muttered.

"Hahahaha!" A young man laughed, and Jacob consultant walked over with a smile. He hugged the shoulder of General Manager Popescu and said loudly, "Even if the Croatian government has no money, we can still get other orders! Our salesmen are selling our products all over the world! As for the construction of the new factory, we will come to General Manager Popescu this time to discuss reconstruction! It only takes one year, no, not a year. We can see a beautiful, modern new factory building standing on the old site!"

“Rebuild now?”

"It turns out that the director of the Popescu came here and was responsible for this matter. It's great that we will have a new factory soon!"

The workers were talking a lot, and although some old workers were still immersed in memories of the past. But for most workers, the boss's decisive actions were warmly welcomed by them.

A new factory, all the most advanced equipment, everyone's chests were straightened and their smiles were blooming.

In the distance, a large tent was set up, which was the temporary office location of the factory.

General Manager Popescu met his boss, Mr. May.

The furnishings in the tent are very simple. The general manager's sight is suddenly attracted by a large model on a table in the middle. It is the future factory model, including the 23-story glass exterior office building and the factory buildings, all of which look so grand.

"I have read the report of your management company for your training, which is very good. In the future, the factory will be completed and put into production, and I will rely on you to manage it. I will also hire some engineers from the United States to strengthen the company's technical strength." Mei looked at Popescu with satisfaction and smiled approvingly.

"I am very grateful for the opportunity to receive training in modern management. All our managers believe that this is a way to strengthen our management capabilities and improve..." General Manager Popescu racked his brains to express their gratitude to the boss.

"Okay!" May smiled proudly, pointing to the model on the table and said, "How do you look at the future factory planning? This is a planning model I asked an American design company to design specifically for our company."

"That's great! I think that as long as the factory is completed and put into production, our company will definitely become the world's leading large-scale machinery company!" Popescu sincerely praised.

May was very happy to hear his true feelings.

He is interested

Ask Jacob to take out a roll of drawings and explain in detail the design ideas and requirements of each building to Popescu.

Popescu was not good at architecture and was confused. After a long time, the excited boss finished his explanation, he asked in confusion: "Boss, do you tell me these are...?"

May looked at him with a smile: "This construction matter will be left to you!"

"What? Make me..." Popescu suddenly felt dizzy. He was both excited by the boss's trust and a little embarrassed. This was not the area he was good at!

"You are the general manager of the company in the future, and I am very optimistic about you. I hope you will participate from the foundation. And the Croatian government also expressed that we hope that we will contract the construction project to our own construction companies. You know better about the situation in our country than we do. So, I will hand over this project to you. You won't have to participate in the training during this period. Focus on doing this project well and do it well!"

Popescu was still dizzy, so he was pulled out of the tent by Jacob's consultant half-muggled and patted him on his shoulder: "The boss is very optimistic about you! If this project is done, you have a bright future!"

Seeing Popescu holding a stack of construction drawings in his sleepwalking, staggering away regardless of the workers' greetings, Jacob showed a strange smile.

Back at the tent, May looked up from a stack of documents and asked, "How is it? Do you think he can do it?"

"He was able to jump from a technician to become the factory director, and at the time of drastic changes in Eastern Europe, he became the general manager. We should know the character of his character." Jacob still smiled strangely, "Besides, we have a backup plan to ensure that this factory cannot be built!"

Mei also smiled: "The factory building should be built slowly. Once it is built, the equipment produced must be transported for installation. We have to remove them again. With the attention of the Croatian government, Americans and Europe, it will be difficult to transport the equipment away. Anyway, the base has allocated a large sum of funds to implement the cover plan. This is the right way to use it here!"

Jacob poured two glasses of wine, handed one to May's hand, and gently touched him: "To the foundation stone plan, smooth implementation. Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Two transparent glasses clinked together and made a crisp sound.

General Manager Popescu returned home and sang his wife and children in surprise and thrust his head into the bed. Until now, he still thought that all this was just a dream.

What a big project this is to be fully responsible for building a modern factory!

The total cost of this project is at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe it can reach hundreds of millions! Oh my God, the flow of such a large amount of funds is all about your own decision. This is so happy!

With so much money, just a little bit leaking into the cracks in your fingers can allow the whole family to live a life of a superior person!

The door opened gently, and his wife looked at him with concern: "Pope, what's wrong with you? Why don't you say a word? Aren't you training?"

Popescu's heart was still surging, so he pulled his wife over, sat by the bed, and described the tasks assigned by his wife in detail.

"Oh! My God!" From the beginning, my wife held his hand tightly. After hearing all his instructions, she screamed exaggeratedly, wandering around the room hysterically, screaming from time to time.

"Quiet! Quiet! Do you want your neighbor to call the police?" Popescu was also excited and inexplicably, but still rationally covered his wife's mouth, leaving only a pair of flashing eyes, looking at each other.

Popescu looked at his wife and whispered: "Don't shout! Calm down, do you understand?"

The wife nodded, her eyes shining.

Popescu let go of his hand, his wife took a deep breath, as if she was about to scream, and finally managed to restrain herself. She walked back and forth in the room, extremely excited, pointing to the wardrobe, sofa, TV, etc., and muttering: "This is going to be replaced. I saw the latest 29-inch color TV in the department store, which is produced in Japan; this sofa is going to be replaced, we will buy an Italian leather sofa; and that..."

Popescu had his hands on his head, not stopping his wife's ecstasy, and he was also extremely excited.

I'm going to make it happen. After this project is completed, I can get an additional income of millions of dollars! Millionaires, we are going to become millionaires too!

The doorbell rang outside.

The Popescu couple looked at each other, not knowing who it was.

"Dad! There is a local man from Zagreb construction company and he wants to talk to you." The eldest daughter shouted at the door.

Popescu jumped up. These construction companies are so well-informed? They came to the door just as they received this project?

The wife screamed, clenched her fists with both hands, and shivered with excitement.

Popescu didn't bother to scold his wife anymore, so he hurriedly tidied up his appearance in the mirror, and walked out quickly.

The eldest daughter had already let the Zagreb construction company's person come in, looked around in the small living room, and when she saw him coming out, she bowed to him diligently. She took out her business card and handed it over with both hands: "Mr. Popescu, my name is Kailu, and I am the business manager of Zagreb construction company. Can it take up a few minutes for you?"

"Kelo?" Popescu stared at his shiny bald head and couldn't help but smile.

Kailu means baldness, which complements his appearance.

It was obviously not the first time that Kailu was ridiculed like this, and she didn't care at all, touching her bald head. She laughed: "Yes! I like this name very much, unlike other names, and I can't remember it even if I say it. But when I say Kailu, everyone was deeply impressed by me."

He was so cheerful and generous, Popescu also left a good impression of him and apologized: "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you."

"It doesn't matter!" Kailu's eyes turned, and saw the map on the table, and said with a smile, "I came for this! General Manager of Popescu. I hope to be able to work with your company

Take this project!"

"But, how did you know..." Popescu asked in confusion.

Kailu smiled heartily and said, "Your company needs to be fully constructed. Not to mention the construction contractors in Croatia, it has spread all over the neighboring Bosnia, Herzegovia, Yugoslavia and other places. I travel around your company every day, and I have no chance to meet your company's boss several times. But today I saw you come out with the drawings, and I knew that this project was probably the general manager of Popescu! Fortunately, I came quickly, and I guess other construction companies will come one after another!"

Popescu suddenly realized and smiled reservedly. He said, "I am only responsible for contacting this project. The boss will decide which one to use in the end..."

"Five percent kickback!" Kailu did not give him a chance, but went straight to the situation.

"Hahahaha! You look down on me too much. I really can't make the decision on this project." Popescu's heart moved and had a more intuitive understanding of the future benefits.

The representative of the Zagreb construction company gave such kickbacks at once, which should be an unwritten agreement in the industry.

Wouldn't that be the best situation he expected, and it would be several times more than it would have been expected?

In the inner room, the screams of the wife and the children came. Obviously, the children also knew that the father had a chance to make a fortune.

Popescu frowned slightly at each end, not wanting Kailu to hear it, nor do he want to negotiate the price directly like this. He coughed and said, "Let's do this, tomorrow, please go to my office..." He paused and remembered that the office buildings that had already been in the factory were flattened.

Kailu also heard the noise from the room. His eyes turned and said with a smile: "Our company not only undertakes construction projects, but also does other businesses."

"Oh, your company has a large business scope." Popescu was unintentional to continue talking with him, intending to deal with it casually, and then asked him to leave.

He is really not very relieved to talk about money when he opens his mouth. To put it bluntly, he will be very happy to make money by making money on this project, but in the end, he still has to work in the company for a long time. If he spends money and loses his job, it will be more than worth the loss.

"The construction industry has been not very prosperous recently. Our company also helped others to immigrate during a light period when there was no business. For example, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, we can help each other to handle immigration procedures. In addition, some people have children at home and want to study in famous schools such as Oxford and Yale, so we have a way..." Kailu glanced at the inner room meaningfully.

Popescu's heart thumped and looked into the inner room. He saw his eldest daughter staring at him with bright eyes, feeling a little begging.

Not to mention the high tuition fees for famous schools like Oxford and Yale, even if they have money, they may not be able to enter. For Popescu and others, entering such famous schools is to climb the best ladder of celebrity society. How can he not be moved?

Before he could make a decision, Kailu opened the briefcase with him, took out a box from it, and pushed it in front of him: "I came in a hurry today, and I didn't prepare any gifts. Please accept this thing. There is a phone number on my business card. If the general manager of Popescu is mature, please call me."

After saying that, he stood up straight, nodded to the insider, and left.

As soon as the door was closed, Popescu's wife and daughter ran out quickly, opened the box, and then screamed loudly.

In the box, there is a platinum diamond necklace!

Under the light, the diamond emits a dazzling light, making people fascinated.

"Pope!" The wife trembled and called her husband's name. Everyone knew what the implication was.

"Give it!" Popescu snatched the necklace from his wife's hand, looked reluctantly, and put it in the box, "I'll take it to him tomorrow!"

"Pope!" the wife shouted angrily.

Popescu was much calmer and glanced at his wife: "The project is in the preparation stage, and there are many opportunities, let's talk about it. There will be more construction companies in the future. What's the point! We not only want to make a profit, but also have to be safe!"

The matter was guessed correctly by Popescu.

In the next month, there were endless representatives of construction companies who came to him to talk about engineering. They came from all over Eastern Europe, and later, even construction companies in Europe and the United States came to the news.

Their promises were different, and Popescu was quiet, just like he treated Kailu, and he did not make promises lightly. He knew clearly that he was just an errand runner, and there was a boss on his head.

Sure enough, regarding the quotations of each company, Boss May's words made most construction companies dispel the hope of taking over the project: the company advances 10% of the down payment first, and the remaining payment will be paid in one lump sum after the completion and acceptance is passed.

Many construction companies are swearing.

Of course they don’t do the orders with such a large amount, so they have to take all the risks.

Some companies are still participating in the bidding, but the promises given to Popescu have also decreased accordingly. Only Kailu's Zagreb Construction Company has not only not lowered the promise, but has increased slightly, and their quotations are also lower than those of other companies.

After exploring the boss for a while, Popescu finally finalized the Zagreb Construction Company and undertakes all the projects.

After the Zagreb Construction Company team drove to the factory, Popescu was worried that they would ignore the hidden concerns of quality and could also be wiped out.

All the other party's work is at the highest quality. It took more than a month to formulate a construction plan. Then the various building materials inspection reports that were born were also highly praised.

Popescu was relieved.

In terms of construction, he was not very good at it. Seeing that the other party was working in vain, he no longer stayed on the construction site every day, but was taken out by Kailula to drink.

I only occasionally go to the construction site to check it out.

But until January and February 1996, the project was still half dead and the foundation was just laid!

German manufacturers have complained to the manufacturing company several times. Some of the equipment ordered by the company have been completed, but due to the factory here,

It was completed and could not be handed over for a long time and was still stored in a warehouse of a German manufacturer.

They have been here several times and are equally satisfied with the construction quality of the factory, but they have complained about the progress of the project.

Later, the German manufacturer could not bear it anymore and said that in about half a year, all the equipment will be completed in total. If the factory here cannot be built, it is the responsibility of the manufacturing company itself! They will transport the equipment at one time, and all the losses caused by this will be the responsibility of the manufacturing company itself!

By this time, Popescu was also a little panicked. He urged Kailu several times, but the other party said that if there was no money, their progress was only so fast!

The urge was tight, and Zagreb Construction Company was also annoyed.

They left the project, and all the people in the land retreated. They left a half-dollar factory, with only one beam and a pillar pointing to the sky.

When Popescu heard the news, he rushed to Zagreb, but found that the other company was empty and there was not even a piece of paper. All the employees didn't know where they went, so they called Kailu, but no one answered.

Now, Popescu was frightened and he quickly notified the company.

May and others attached great importance to this. They first asked not to make a statement, and then conducted strict inspections on the factory to see if there were any explosives or the other party had tampered with it.

The inspection took half a month and nothing was found.

The helpless manufacturing company finally decided to notify the authorities. Soon, the local government of Croatia sent a survey team, and they checked for several days but found nothing.

But this situation is indeed too strange.

A construction contracting company, without any reason, left half of the factory building repaired and evaporated from the world. The police investigated their registered employees, but found that everyone's family was the same as them and they were missing.

It’s even more confusing that this is a new company and has not undertaken a project before!

All their construction qualifications are obtained through bribery.

And all the actions seemed to be specially designed for the factory construction project of Pula Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company, and then they became incomprehensible and had no idea where they were.

This further aggravated the panic.

The Croatian government invited explosives experts from the United States, conducted a thorough investigation of the construction site, and dug out and smashed every foundation for inspection. This work lasted for two months. Finally, the American explosives experts announced that there was no problem in the factory!

At this time, it was the end of April 1996.

The construction of the factory is still a piece of ruins, and everything has to be started again!

Popescu was worried for a long time. At the beginning, he was questioned countless times by the police. Every detail of his interactions with Kailu was repeatedly asked by them. Although he was finally eliminated, the police were not satisfied with his confession and would come to him from time to time to assist in the investigation.

He felt very regretful.

If I had known that I would have caused so many troubles, why would I be greedy and accept Kailudi's bribe?

Fortunately, Mey still trusted Popescu as always, and did not blame him, but still asked him to be responsible for the new project bidding.

Anyway, the factory is no longer able to be completed as scheduled. The task assigned to him by Mei is to carefully examine the details of each bidding company and ensure absolute reliability. At the same time, he also lets go, saying that he can pay part of the project payment after passing the inspection according to the construction period.

This reasonable decision attracted a large number of construction companies to come.

This time, Popescu no longer dared to be careless.

In order to effectively complete the tasks assigned by the boss, he specially found many books on architecture and studied hard. When dealing with representatives of the construction company, he gradually understood some of the tricks.

Popescu has a very positive attitude and still needs to collect money, but the work must be done well.

He came to every construction contracting company he liked to come to know their strength and past construction achievements. Even the company's employee files, he also asked the local police department to provide assistance to understand them one by one.

The workload was so great that the boss Mayi couldn't stand it anymore and specifically asked the company manager who had completed the training to be responsible for the matter with him.

Even so, the investigation of the bidding construction contracting company continued for several months.

At this time, the German side had completed all the contracts of the manufacturing company. They ignored the situation here and kept urging Pula Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company to transport all the equipment stored in their warehouses away.

The helpless Mey convened a meeting of senior management of the company. After a long discussion, everyone finally decided to transport all the equipment from Germany. At the same time, they rented a large warehouse in Pula Port as a temporary storage place.

After the factory construction is completed, it will be installed finally.

But everyone was worried. Will the Zagreb Construction Company, which suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, secretly arranged any conspiracy? In order to ensure the safety of this batch of equipment, after discussion, the company decided to spend a lot of money to transport the equipment back by sea and ship to avoid possible risks by land.

Moreover, he spent a huge amount of money from Africa to recruit a mercenary, and together with the escort personnel from the US Central Intelligence Agency and the European Council, he transported the equipment intact!

May, despite the opposition of all senior staff, will be escorted with the ship in person.

He spoke: "If this batch of equipment cannot arrive at Pula Port safely, I will not come back! I decided to live and die with this batch of equipment!"

All the senior employees of the company were moved by it, and in the days that followed, they always thought of this stubborn American old man who once brought them unlimited hope.

Many years later, they will still pray to God with tears in their family gatherings: "I hope that great American good man can be happy in heaven!"

Xiao Qiang doesn't know whether Mayi is happy.
Chapter completed!