Urban God-level Youth-Chapter 667 - 669: Proceeding Cautiously

They weren’t flattering Chang Jing; their status was no less than hers, and they meant every word they said.

During the morning visit, they had noticed how strong Chang Jing’s management abilities were, and they had even considered offering a high price to tempt her away, but who could poach someone from Qin Hao’s hands?

Su Jiayi said to Chang Jing, "Miss Chang, we met when we were children, do you remember?"

Chang Jing nodded her head. It had been a long time ago. Su Jiayi had once followed her elders to the Chang Family and had spoken with Chang Jing.

Su Jiayi whispered, "Miss Chang, why don’t you come to my company and be the general manager? Our company also has a branch in Jianghai City, and I’m planning to move our headquarters to Jianghai City."

Chang Jing smiled wryly, "I have signed a contract with Mr. Qin, and if I went to your company, I’d have to pay a huge amount in damages, several hundred billion Federation dollars."

Su Jiayi pouted, "That’s too much. That should be considered an unreasonable term. Let’s sue him."

Wei Pengtao and Zheng Qinghui smirked upon hearing this; it was clear that Su Jiayi was targeting Qin Hao.

Qin Hao had heard it too, but he didn’t take it seriously. Although he hadn’t known Su Jiayi for long, he had nearly figured her out.

Although she was a troublemaker, she had her limits and was quite serious when it came to important matters.

So dealing with someone like Su Jiayi was simple: don’t bother with her little tricks, just ignore her, and that was enough.

After lunch, Su Jiayi and the other two didn’t leave. Wei Pengtao’s family was in the mining business, also producing mining machinery.

Their visit had two purposes, one was regarding a trip to East Chao Country, and the other was to explore a partnership with Qin Hao’s Xinghai Company.

In Qin Hao’s office, Wei Pengtao said with a smile, "Mr. Qin, you don’t have a mining machinery sector yet. I wonder if you’d be interested in developing intelligent machinery for mining?"

Xinghai Company’s autonomous driving technology was mature and could be applied to mining equipment. If both parties cooperated, they could develop intelligent mining equipment in a very short time.

Qin Hao replied, "I am very welcoming of any company that wants a good cooperation with Xinghai Company. However, currently the Xinghai Association has a rule that we only collaborate with member companies."

Wei Pengtao hesitated for a moment before asking, "What are the requirements to join the Xinghai Association, Mr. Qin?"

Qin Hao replied, "The primary requirement for membership now is that the average monthly wages of all employees under the group must be above eight thousand. If there are any fabricated wage reports or layoffs, the entire Xinghai Association will proceed to blockade and suppress those companies."

This was one of the main conditions for membership. Other requirements included company strength, assets, and creditworthiness, among others.

Upon hearing this condition, Wei Pengtao hesitated for a few seconds. His family’s conglomerate was massive, employing hundreds of thousands of workers. Raising their wages monthly would be a significant expense.

The conglomerate’s profits would definitely be affected. According to the wages Qin Hao suggested, the cost would be nearly ten billion a month for over two hundred thousand employees.

The Wei Family’s mining machinery equipment conglomerate made roughly twenty-three to twenty-four billion a month in profit. Allocating nearly half of that profit to wages was something Wei Pengtao could accept, but would the shareholders agree?

Qin Hao knew what Wei Pengtao was thinking, which was nothing but profit. These large conglomerates had terrifying profits; it wasn’t that they couldn’t afford to raise wages, but rather they didn’t want to share their profits.

Zheng Qinghui also fell into contemplation. She too wanted to collaborate, but the condition was somewhat painful for them—the extra expense of several billion a month was not a minor expenditure.

If it were the government asking them to raise salaries, they would have plenty of excuses to brush it off. But now it was Xinghai Company, and cooperating with them held the promise of reaching the top tiers of global groups.

The government clearly understood this, which was why only Qin Hao could restrain and even compel these conglomerates to compromise.

The government wasn’t suited to use harsh measures, as these conglomerates had powerful backers, becoming even more formidable when combined.

Seeing them deep in thought, Qin Hao said with a smile, "Take your time to think it over. Once you’ve decided, you can contact Li Qingya; she’s currently in charge of Xinghai Association matters."

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Wei Pengtao and Zheng Qinghui left. They needed to go back and discuss this matter with their families and the company’s shareholders.

Qin Hao looked at Su Jiayi, who seemed curious, and asked, "Miss Su, why aren’t you leaving? I don’t have time to entertain you."

Su Jiayi pouted, "Do I need you to entertain me? I’m not a child. My grandfather told me to learn more from you. Since there’s nothing urgent back home, I might as well learn a bit more from you."

"Suit yourself," Qin Hao replied, not wanting to rush her away. He returned to his seat, checked the position of the Xinghai, which hadn’t yet entered the Stan Ocean, and noted that it would take at least half a month to reach Pu’er Island.

Qin Hao later received a call from Li Qingya; the personnel for tomorrow’s trip to East Chao Country had been finalized, with everyone already in Jianghai City. They would meet and proceed to the airport together the next day.

That afternoon, approximately a dozen Xinghai Association conglomerate companies issued statements. They had mastered world-leading advanced technologies, and samples had already been produced. After evaluations by national authoritative agencies, the product quality was deemed safe and reliable.

New type of concrete, high-tech multifunctional glass, high-end decorative materials, high-tech elevators, advanced piping, industrial laser equipment, and more.

Each of these world-leading new technologies was released, and these companies also declared that none of these technologies were developed by themselves—all were authorized by Xinghai Company.

Online, these companies’ new products caused a moderate stir, later on even mentioned in the news.

After all, these advanced technology inventions significantly impacted Xuan Country.

Xuan Country would transition from a major importing country to a major exporting country. Although it was already an exporting country, with these technologies, its export volumes would increase substantially, attracting global capital to Xuan Country.

At the same time, Xuan Country would also reduce imports of monopolized foreign products, needing only to increase raw material imports instead.

The cost of importing raw materials was low compared to the high-priced products made by foreign oligarchies, which Xuan Country needed and had no choice but to buy at high prices.

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Wei Pengtao and Zheng Qinghui returned to their residence in Jianghai City, staying in the same villa community.

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Wei Pengtao discussed joining the Xinghai Association with his father, Wei Minghui, "Dad, what should we do?"

Wei Minghui replied directly, "Of course, join the Xinghai Association. What’s there to hesitate about?"

Wei Pengtao asked, "Dad, would the shareholders and the board agree?"

Wei Minghui replied irritably, "Didn’t you watch Wei Yan or the news today?"