Signing in the Republic of China: starting from a foot patrol

Chapter 119

The train passed by Zhoucun, Wang Zixi and Lu Xiwa got off the train first, and were going to make a stop in Zhoucun.

Lin Hongfei and Chen Liuzi, the shopkeeper of the dyeing workshop, did not know each other, and there was no suitable middleman to introduce them, so it seemed somewhat abrupt and impolite to come to the door hastily.

In addition, I want to open a dyeing factory with Chen Liuzi, which is a big deal worth 10,000+ oceans. I have never met you before, so why should people believe you and not think you are a liar.

Therefore, Lin Hongfei asked the two of them to go to Zhoucun to ask someone to talk to Chen Liuzi, and he himself took someone to Qingcheng to talk to Xu Chengping, Qian Minghe's old friend and the chairman of the chamber of commerce.

If this President Xu can be hired as an intermediary and guarantor, I think this matter will go much smoother.

The train traveled east along the Jiaoji Railway and arrived at the coastal city of Qingcheng.

Since the former dynasty, this place has been occupied by foreign forces. With the development of these years, Qingcheng has become a famous commercial city in the north.

As soon as Lin Hongfei got off the train, he saw someone holding a big sign with the words "Mr. Yanjing Lin" written on it.

Lin Hongfei knew that this was the person sent by Chairman Xu Chengping to meet him.

Before coming, Qian Minghe specially sent a telegram to his old friend. Xu Chengping and Lin Hongfei's grandfather Lin Qingsong also met a few times, so he immediately sent someone to the station to wait.

At this time, Lin Hongfei chatted with the person who picked up the station. The person who picked up the station was a young man in his twenties. He smiled and said:

"Hello, Mr. Lin, my name is Yao Bo, and I'm Chairman Xu's nephew. My uncle sent me to pick you up."

"Finally, I have received some of you. I have been waiting here since the day before yesterday."

"It's time to work, it's time to work!"

"We are here, and we have to trouble you to wait for so many days."

After learning the identity of this person, Lin Hongfei thanked him with a smile.

"Hey, they are all from our own family, so if you say this, you will be out of touch!"

"Come on, you guys, hurry up and help Mr. Lin carry the luggage!"

Yao Bo called the servants of the Xu family to help carry the luggage, and then several rickshaws pulled Lin Hongfei and others towards the Xu family's mansion.

On the way to Xu's house, Lin Hongfei asked Wayne and Chen Deshan to wait for him at the hotel, so they were divided into two groups.

Xu's mansion is a western-style villa, with white marble steps and four stone pillars erected in front of the door, it looks quite grand.

Led by Yao Bo, Lin Hongfei, Sun Tie, and Ding Dehu walked into the villa with extremely luxurious interior decoration, and saw a thin old man about the same age as Qian Minghe standing tall and straight in the living room.

This person is Xu Chengping, the president of the Qingcheng Chamber of Commerce. Lin Hongfei said respectfully: "My junior, Lin Hongfei, has met President Xu. During this trip to Qingcheng, I have caused a lot of trouble. I hope that President Xu will forgive me!"

Xu Chengping laughed: "You don't have to be so polite, Minghe and I have been friends for many years, and we have also met your grandfather a few times."

"If you say these words, you will be out of sight. Sit down quickly. When you come to me, you don't have to be restrained!"

When everyone was seated, Lin Hongfei winked at Sun Tie, and Sun Tie and Ding Dehu immediately put the gifts in their hands on the tea table in front of everyone.

"Hongfei, you're here right now, why are you still taking things? You're too polite." Xu Chengping laughed.

Lin Hongfei said: "I saw you for the first time, and I didn't know what you like, so I just bought some."

As he spoke, Lin Hongfei opened one of the long brocade boxes: "I heard from Uncle Qian that you are good at pen and ink Danqing."

"It just so happens that I run an antique shop, and this is an ancient painting that I asked my staff to look for."

"Iron Head, Dehu, show the old man!"

Sun Tie and Ding Dehu each held one end, and then slowly showed the scroll to Xu Chengping's eyes.

Although Xu Chengping is not a professional, he is also a veteran of calligraphy and painting. He subconsciously put on the gold-framed reading glasses, observed it carefully, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Dong Yuan's authentic work, this is really rare!"

"Hongfei, I dare not accept such an expensive gift, take it back quickly!"

"Sell this painting to others, and it will cost more than tens of thousands of oceans!"

Lin Hongfei laughed: "President Xu doesn't know, this painting was collected by my subordinates from the people, and it didn't cost much."

"Furthermore, I don't know calligraphy and painting, so it's just a decoration for me."

"If it's sold to outsiders, hehe, it's not that I look down on them. Those people buy and sell ancient paintings just to make money, and to taint all the good treasures left by their ancestors with the smell of money. They are extremely vulgar."

"You are a well-known collector in Qingcheng, and you are an expert who really loves ink painting. Only when such a precious ancient painting is placed with you can it be best preserved and cared for. Your place is its best destination!"

After some words, Xu Chengping was naturally elated, he laughed and said: "Since that's the case, then I will be disrespectful!"

"Yao Bo, put away the painting!"

"Yes, uncle!" Yao Bo got the order, and hurried forward to carefully put away the ancient painting.

If Xu Chengping's attitude just now was polite and a little alienated, then after this incident, Xu Chengping's attitude became much more cordial.

"President Xu..." Lin Hongfei was interrupted by Xu Chengping as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Hey, don't call him president, it seems too extravagant, just be like Qian Minghe!" Xu Chengping laughed.

"Uncle Xu!"

"Hey, this is the name of my own people!"

Qian Minghe's letter was just a stepping stone to enter Xu's house. Whether Xu Chengping would be willing to help depends on how Lin Hongfei handles it.

Of course, even if Lin Hongfei didn't send anything, Xu Chengping would not refuse Lin Hongfei's request for Qian Minghe's sake.

But he will definitely be a little unhappy in his heart, and he won't be too dedicated in doing things, and it's still a one-shot deal.

Next time I want to ask Xu Chengping to do something, I'm afraid he will avoid it.

Therefore, before Lin Hongfei came, he asked Tong Fengquan to prepare a valuable ancient painting to shorten the relationship with Xu Chengping.

Sure enough, this ancient painting played a very good role!

It was only time for dinner, and Xu Chengping already regarded Lin Hongfei as a junior.

Taking advantage of the harmonious relationship between the two parties, Lin Hongfei put forward his appeal to Xu Chengping.

"What, you want to open a dyeing factory in Qingcheng?"

"Yes, I don't know if you have any suggestions, old man?"

Xu Chengping thought for a while and said, "It is indeed a good idea to open a dyeing factory in Qingcheng."

"Qingcheng is a coastal city, and there are all kinds of docks and railway stations. Whether it is purchasing raw materials or transporting goods, it is very convenient."

"I don't have too many suggestions here, but I have three points."

"The first is to find a good partner. If you want to be a throwaway owner, you must be cautious in selecting the general manager."

"The second is to choose a good factory site. The dyeing factory is an industry that requires a lot of fresh water. It is best to have a river near the factory site, and it should not be too far from the wharf or the railway station."

"The third is to have one's own unique dyeing method. The dyeing factory and dyeing factory rely on a dyeing word."

"Your cloth dyeing is fresh and beautiful, so naturally more people will buy it."

"If it is dyed black and black, and there is a color difference, and the good blue is dyed blue, then you should stop doing this business. Sooner or later, people will smash the signboard!"

After listening to Xu Chengping's words, Lin Hongfei said with a bit of embarrassment: "Old man, you are right. I came to bother you this time because I want you to help me choose a suitable factory site."

"In addition, help me be a middleman. I already have a candidate for the general manager, but I don't know him before."

"Hahaha, no problem, I'll let the Chamber of Commerce find out about the factory site."

"As for the candidate for the general manager, who did you find, do I know him?" Xu Chengping asked.