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"Did our salesperson call you, and did you answer?" Facing his feigned concern, Jiang Jun retorted directly.
"I didn't hear it; if I had, I would have answered. Besides, I didn't know Xiao Ma was your employee! Isn't he with the Wan's Group?"
Jiang Jun sneered internally, too lazy to be polite. "President Wang, are you unaware that the Wan Group Ningzhou Company has been acquired by my Dongsheng Group? If you didn't know before, it's not too late to find out now! Let's get down to business! I've asked your financial supervisor to prepare our payment documents; please sign them!"
The financial supervisor stood there stunned, initially afraid of being scolded, but feeling slightly relieved upon realizing the two bosses knew each other. He handed the documents to his general manager.
Wang Zuofu did not take them but instead gestured politely for Jiang Jun to enter.
"Director Jiang, please come in and have a seat. You mentioned a payment due; what is this about? I'm not quite clear."
Jiang Jun knew he wouldn't sign so easily, so he sat down on the sofa first. Wang Zuofu took a seat opposite Jiang Jun, feeling quite uneasy and mentally scolding the financial supervisor.
"The Dongsheng Group acquired the Wan Group Ningzhou Company and took over everything associated with it. President Wang must be aware of this, right?"
"Director Jiang, I'm sorry! I only know about debts owed to the Wan's Group. They haven't demanded payment from us; it's not that I'm refusing to pay. At least we don't owe anything to your Dongsheng Group; how can we pay you?"
Jiang Jun realized he would have to take a hard stance! Although legal proceedings were an option, it could take ages to resolve the debt that way.
However, before getting tough, he needed to clarify some points first.
"President Wang, since I'm here today, I don't want this trip to be in vain; I will definitely get the money back. If you're a smart person, think about how I got in here! And why your financial supervisor prepared the payment documents so obediently?"
Wang Zuofu understood Jiang Jun's implication and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. What should he do? Pay up—he was reluctant. Not paying—this Jiang Jun was formidable!
He decided to be firm again for now.
"Director Jiang, we need to discuss this reasonably... Oh no, why are you making a move?"
Jiang Jun was done with talking; time was running late, and the bank would close soon. So without waiting for Wang Zuofu to finish his slow speech, he stepped forward and twisted his hand behind his back.
"Wang Zuofu, do you want me to twist your hand until you sign?"
"I'll sign... I'll sign!"
Jiang Jun released him, and Wang Zuofu took the documents from the financial supervisor and signed them obediently.
Since the general manager had signed, the financial supervisor went down to process the payment procedures; Jiang Jun had achieved his purpose for coming today.
"Director Jiang, shouldn't we head back now?" The salesperson Xiao Ma was pleased; he had completed his task.
"Well, Director Jiang, if there's no rush, how about having dinner with me before you leave?" Wang Zuofu feigned concern.
"Forget it; maybe next time. President Wang, since we're partners now, we should unite and help each other in the future!"
"Alright, since Director Jiang has given the order, we will follow it!" Jiang Jun was too lazy to be polite with Wang Zuofu and returned to the salesperson.
Back at Dongsheng Group, it was already after work hours. However, Zhuyong and the main personnel from the sales department had not left. Upon hearing that Jiang Jun had recovered the largest account, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and admired the young chairman even more.
"How many more are there? Make a plan; I will personally go out tomorrow to collect all the outstanding payments!" Jiang Jun said to the sales department manager.
"Okay, I will draft a plan tonight!" the sales department manager replied.
"I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight!"
"Great! Long live Director Jiang!"
...
The first place they visited the next day was Ningzhou Mall.
Damn! I didn't expect such a famous mall would also default on payments, Jiang Jun thought. Accompanying Jiang Jun was a female salesperson named Li, whom he referred to as Sister Li.
"Sister Li, is Ningzhou Mall's reason for refusing payment similar to Tianfa Trading Company's?" On the way, Jiang Jun wanted to understand the situation first.
"Yes. I've heard something about it, but I'm not sure if I should say it!"
"Go ahead, there's no need to be polite!"
"It's just that some customers know you're very young as the chairman, so they think you won't be able to do anything about them. Even if it goes to court, they can delay payment for several months. Their mindset might also be encouraged by our competitors behind the scenes!"
Hmph! That’s possible, or maybe both factors are at play! On the day of Dongsheng Group's founding conference, these customers sent representatives and certainly knew I was young.
Wang Zuofu must know that Dongsheng Group is mine; he himself did not attend the conference. Although he is not a competitor, he must feel resentment towards himself, so not only does he lead the charge in resisting payment but also encourages other customers. The payment was recovered yesterday, but resentment has only intensified. Dongsheng Group is likely to face many difficulties at its inception.
They arrived at Ningzhou Mall. Jiang Jun and Sister Li went directly to the store manager's office.
"Sister Li, why are you here again? Who is this...?" The store manager was also female and slightly younger than the salesperson. She seemed not to recognize Jiang Jun; perhaps she was pretending.
"This is our Chairman Jiang!" Sister Li introduced.
"Manager, we meet again!" Jiang Jun greeted her. He had previously met her when he came with Lin Jingzhu to buy clothes.
"Oh, Chairman? So young! Have we met before?"
"Of course we have. Manager, you must have forgotten! But that's normal. At Ningzhou Mall, you're one among thousands of customers!" Jiang Jun quickly got to the point. "Manager, I won't beat around the bush; I'm sure you understand my purpose here—let's settle our outstanding payments today!"
"Outstanding payments? Do we owe Dongsheng Group money? Isn't Dongsheng Company's clothing payment made on time every month?" The manager feigned surprise.
Jiang Jun understood that the manager's mindset was the same as Wang Zuofu's, but he did not want to solve the problem in the same way. After all, Wang Zuofu was at a company where a hard approach could intimidate their staff. Here, in the mall, most of the people were transient customers, and being too aggressive might negatively impact his own image or that of the company.
With this in mind, Jiang Jun came up with a new idea. "Manager, I visited Tianfa Trade Services Company yesterday, and the general manager's words were quite similar to yours. However, in the end, they still paid up without a fuss. Would you like to know how that happened?"
"I'm all ears!"
Jiang Jun then highlighted the key points of his debt collection experience from yesterday.
After listening, the manager indeed felt a bit scared. After all, if an arm were broken, that kind of pain would be unbearable. But was he just trying to scare me? Could such a young person really have that much power?
"Ha ha, Director Jiang, I didn't expect you to be so young yet have such a good story! Besides, with your scholar-like appearance, where would you get such formidable skills? We have plenty of security guards in this mall, and they are all former military personnel! If you dare to act recklessly here, the security won't let you off easily! There are also many customers in the mall who would help report you, and then you'd be arrested. So I advise you... to stay calm!" The manager tried to maintain his composure while fearing that Jiang Jun might resort to violence.
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