Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 664 - 314: Admitting the Mistake Has Come_1

Chapter 664: Chapter 314: Admitting the Mistake Has Come_1

When the two of them got home and discussed the Hong Kong matter with Yanfei’s father, he slapped his thigh after some thought, "This could work. An income of over a million a month, that’s over ten million in a year. In our county, there are not many businesses that can earn over ten million a year. Who needs foreign investment? With this contract, no matter who brings it up, they won’t have any say in the matter! But doesn’t this involve confidentiality?"

"That doesn’t matter!" Yan Fei didn’t care at all. "It was not compulsory to keep it confidential. They were just worried that I might sell beef to their competitors. I always thought that displaying this contract might attract unnecessary attention. But now, it’s useful, and I’m not afraid of people knowing. Besides, sooner or later they will start taking the beef, it won’t stay a secret for long."

"It’s still better to keep it discreet. How about this, you can go and give Secretary Jiao a heads up, just let him know. As for the village side, apart from Mayor Chen, the others don’t need to know, delay as long as possible," said Yanfei’s father in deep thought. "Don’t mention the foreign investment to Secretary Jiao yet as the news from the city is still uncertain, we overheard it. For now just give Secretary Jiao a heads up so he can prepare. So that when it comes, he is not caught off guard..."

If a company could have an income of over ten million dollars a year and not be lacking in funds, any investment of a few million dollars, even if it’s foreign, wouldn’t be very appealing.

Secretary Jiao would surely be pleasantly surprised when he heard this news. With this surprise, when the foreign investment comes, he probably wouldn’t be too surprised. Of course, the meaning of foreign investment is not just about the amount, there are many other related aspects, but these were not Yan Fei’s immediate concern.

With this contract, the cattle ranch now had an excuse. When the time came, Yan Fei could refuse foreign investment, even if there’s pressure from the city, the county would have his backing: there are so many businesses that can’t pay wages, why invest in the one that doesn’t need money?

The key is that now is the best time to bring it up, as it coincides with the crucial moment of universal celebration before the handover of Hong Kong, and Yan Fei’s cattle ranch will start supplying beef around the time of the handover.

Even if the county wanted foreign investment, Yan Fei could use the possible impact on beef supply as an excuse. Then, even if the county is reluctant, they would have to support him.

Although this is a little tricky, the reason is strong enough, who will be held responsible if the beef can’t be supplied?

Just as Hong Kong was being returned, how can a company from the Mainland violate an existing contract after collecting payment? Who would dare to shoulder that responsibility? Even the most obtuse person should consider the consequences of such a disgrace to the nation at a critical moment!

Yan Fei discussed a few details with his father, then headed straight to the county government with Xu Xiaoyan.

At the entrance, when the doorman heard that they were there to see the county party secretary, he wanted to check their identification.

The two of them came just to have a casual talk, they didn’t carry any identification cards with them!

Yan Fei’s omnipotent broken bag, could produce things like a household registration book, disability certificate, etc. But the problem was that before they left, Xu Xiaoyan asked him if he had brought the contract, he opened his bag and showed her, there was only one contract inside. Now if he took out something else, wouldn’t that blow his cover?

Seeing that the two didn’t even have any identification, the doorman became irked: "You should at least bring something! Aren’t you making my job difficult? You guys wait a minute, let me call inside and check? It’s almost time to clock off, really..."

As soon as he made the call and mentioned Yan Fei’s name, there was a quick response from inside. In no time, a young man came out, visibly enthusiastic upon seeing Yan Fei from afar: "Boss Yan, you’ve come! Secretary Jiao happens to be in today, let’s go!"

After that, he immediately said to the doorman: "I’ll take them in, Secretary Jiao is waiting in his office, they can register when they come back out!"

Having the secretary of the county party secretary speaking, the doorman had no objections. He even feared that his attitude earlier might have offended them and with a smile said: "No rush, no rush, you two told me your names. I’ll record them!"

As soon as they entered the office, before Secretary Jiao could ask anything, Yan Fei began to feign regret, as per his father’s instructions: "Secretary Jiao, I am here to confess my mistake!"

Secretary Jiao was taken aback: "What happened? I heard that people from the cattle research institute went there, wasn’t everything going well?"

It was impossible to keep the cattle research institute’s visit to the ranch a secret in the village, someone would have reported it. Yan Fei was not surprised to hear Secretary Jiao mention it and explained: "Not about the cattle research station, it’s about something that happened before that!"

"What happened before?" Secretary Jiao asked curiously.

One could tell from his attitude that it wasn’t a big deal, he was very calm.

Seeing that he wasn’t concerned, Yan Fei didn’t beat around the bush and said straightaway: "There was a Hong Kong investment delegation that visited our province a while ago, right? I supply beef to a Western restaurant in the provincial city. Some businessmen from Hong Kong who were part of the delegation dined there and thought that the beef I supplied was pretty good. Afterwards, they came to me, visited the ranch and thought it was not bad, so we signed a contract."

The comment was so shameless that even Xu Xiaoyan, who was standing by, was embarrassed. Despite the shoddiness of his cattle farm, which even the research institute folks disdain, he had the nerve to claim Hong Kong businessmen found it acceptable. Only a thick-skinned man like him, who could fend off bullets with his bare face, could say something like this without hesitation.

"Did they invest in you?" Secretary Jiao casually asked, likely sharing the same suspicion as the young lady.

The cattle farm was no big deal. When he initially led a team there, a large reason was due to Yan Fei’s new collaborative cattle farming model. This model of enabling the rich to lead the poor to wealth might be nonexistent elsewhere, but it definitely was a first in Wan City.

Hence, Secretary Jiao, and even Secretary Zhao who was washing cups and pouring water, suspected that the Hong Kong businessmen found it decent but too crude, and hence, signed a contract with some unattainable prerequisites, prompting Yan Fei to seek their support.

"It’s not investment, it’s a supply contract!" Yan Fei corrected.

Not only did Secretary Jiao become impatient, even Secretary Zhao, who was pouring water, spilled it out of shock. However, at this moment, Secretary Jiao hardly cared about such details and immediately asked Yan Fei, "Is it because you’re short of funds, or you can’t meet other requirements, that you need our government’s support?"

To be honest, while others were eagerly waiting for Hong Kong investment delegations, Tanghe County was rather indifferent. No one expected anyone to invest in this desolate place, so why bother getting hopes up?

But once they heard that Hong Kong businessmen signed a direct supply contract, their mood lifted a little.

With a supply contract in place, and the cattle farm not meeting the standards, the county would certainly provide massive support. Now that the whole nation was celebrating Hong Kong’s return, even if the county lacked resources, they could use this excuse to request support from the city and province.

"There’s no need for support; they have pre-paid!" Yan Fei was quite relaxed, and Secretary Jiao’s concern made him feel at ease. "They’re the Guo family from Hong Kong. I’m not certain how wealthy they are, but they transfer their money promptly. The prepayment has already come in!"

"Prepayment? How much? Tell me, Xiao Yan! are you teasing me? Can’t you spill it all at once?" Secretary Jiao became impatient with Yan Fei’s calm attitude and directly urged him.

"It’s a month’s payment for beef, 1.5 million!"

"What? 1.5 million?" Secretary Zhao, who had just finished pouring water but hadn’t sat down yet, couldn’t help blurting out his surprise.

"1.5 million a month?" Not only was he astonished, but Secretary Jiao also stood up from behind his desk, his face a mixture of surprise, joy, and disbelief.

Yan Fei seemed nonchalant about it, but it was 1.5 million a month!

The poor Tanghe county usually pleaded with the city for poverty alleviation funds every year, yet such funds had not amounted to this much!

"This is the contract. When they first came, there were only a few cattle in my farm. They urgently needed beef, so they pre-paid me to buy more cattle," Yan Fei simply handed the contract over.

Secretary Zhao took it and quickly passed it on.

While Secretary Jiao began to read the contract, Secretary Zhao gave Yan Fei a big thumbs up! Not just a thumbs-up, but he also seemed quite restless.

After flipping through the handwritten contract for a long time, Secretary Jiao finally put it down and turned to Yan Fei, "Yan Fei! I must say, you kept this a secret and just sprang a surprise on me! It’s a good thing I’m in good health. If I had a heart condition or something, I’d need to be rushed to the hospital because of you!"

It seems this contract truly delighted Secretary Jiao, and he even started joking with Yan Fei.

Yan Fei humbly admitted his mistake: "We didn’t have any experience before. They said it would be best to keep it a secret, so I didn’t tell anyone. I originally came to deliver some food to my dad today, and I told him about it. He said our village and county have always been supportive of the cattle farm, especially you have always been supportive of me. How could I not let you know? He insisted I come here..."

"Enough, enough, don’t be too polite." Secretary Jiao interrupted his pretentious courtesy. "First, tell me the details behind this contract, let me enjoy the moment..."

Glancing at the time, he then said, "Let’s do this! Don’t talk here anymore. I’ll treat you to dinner today. You can tell me more over dinner..."