National Tide 1980

For Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan, the change in shareholders of Tan Palace Restaurant is actually far more than just a simple matter of reaching a reasonable exit agreement with Pierre Catton.

Having been cheated by the Guo Group, they are now in a complete dilemma.

On the one hand, they found themselves as if they had been fooled.

The Guo family was so bold as to use them as guns, which made them extremely dissatisfied.

On the other hand, they did not dare to really fall out with the Guo Group.

After all, no matter what, the Guo family is a foreign company that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Beijing to build the Shangri-La Hotel and the China World Trade Center, and also has major cooperation projects with COFCO Group.

In terms of the amount of investment in the mainland alone, the Guo family has surpassed Pierre Catton.

They could never afford to offend such foreign businessmen.

In addition, since they have already fallen out with Ning Weimin and Pierre Caton, some things cannot be undone.

They have to consider the future of Tan Gong Restaurant, or in other words, their own careers.

They all knew that after Pierre Catton withdrew, they would have to introduce another foreign-funded enterprise to fill the gap, otherwise they would not be able to explain to their superiors.

In addition, they also know that they are not very good at running the catering business, even the catering company of the service bureau is the same.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many time-honored brands still in operational difficulties, and the municipal government would not have delegated power to the service bureau and its subordinate catering companies, allowing them to pilot the reform of the contracting system for state-owned catering enterprises.

Especially when it comes to running overseas restaurants, they are even more unsure.

So after Ning Weimin left Tan Palace, they had to find a capable partner to run the overseas restaurant.

At the very least, we have to ensure that the performance does not decline too much after Pierre Caton's withdrawal.

Otherwise, it will make the higher authorities dissatisfied, and they may be held accountable, which will directly affect their future.

So, the Guo family, who is only willing to pay 7 million US dollars, is now their only hope.

After all, seven million dollars is a lot of money, and it’s better than nothing.

Until they find a better alternative, they can only endure and brainwash themselves.

Tell yourself, you can't say that others are too shady, you can only say that they are too inexperienced! "

In the face of the Guo Group's dishonesty, they could only pretend to be numb and slow and pretend not to mind for the time being.

This feeling, like the pain in their hearts, is heart-wrenching, but they can't say it or understand it. It's so frustrating!

However, since Ning Weimin's Tan Palace Restaurant brought too many benefits and advantages to the two units, the withdrawal of Pierre Catton and Ning Weimin's parting ways with the two investment units still caused a major impact on the Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau.

Most of the grassroots cadres and ordinary employees in the two units were pessimistic and the atmosphere was low.

In addition, the twists and turns of this matter are quite dramatic, which can especially arouse the curiosity of ordinary people, so they can't help but want to talk about it.

Although most ordinary people have no chance to understand the high-level games and behind-the-scenes transactions, they also lack the means to investigate.

But for Beijingers who love discussing national affairs, it's good to just guess at the final outcome and satisfy their curiosity.

So there are all kinds of talks, some real and some fake, some serious and some not.

Some people said that Gong Mingcheng forced Director Chen to leave because he was afraid that his subordinates would be dissatisfied, and he was even more afraid that Ning Weimin, who had a good relationship with Director Chen, would be dissatisfied.

So he wanted to use Manager Ning of the Tan Palace Restaurant to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and establish his authority.

Unexpectedly, I ran into a tough opponent and ended up losing more than I gained…

Some people say that Director Luan was tricked by Gong Mingcheng. He clearly wanted to take advantage of Gong Mingcheng, but he was so stupid that he pulled out the peg while Gong Mingcheng was stealing the donkey. He is really a typical example of a person with a hole in his brain...

Some people say that Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan are actually greedy and want to squeeze Ning Weimin out.

They were dissatisfied with Manager Ning's practice of distributing most of the profits of Tan Palace to everyone equally every year, so they targeted him and wanted to tighten the financial power of Tan Palace Restaurant and keep all the money in their own hands.

In the end, Ning Weimin refused to go along with the crowd, and that’s how things got to this point…

Some people say that this is actually what Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan want, and they don’t care what happens to the Tan Palace Restaurant.

All they wanted was to squeeze out Ning Weimin and his cronies and free up positions for their own personal appointments.

It looks like soon, they will bring their relatives, friends and confidants to the Tan Gong Restaurant and give them priority in arranging lucrative jobs.

This is their real purpose...

Each of these statements counts, and although they are all speculations from the perspective of ordinary employees and there is little evidence, they are probably correct.

And because it touches on the pain points of ordinary employees, it is quite inflammatory.

Naturally, Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan’s reputation became bad and they were criticized a lot.

Even if Ning Weimin did not do anything, they were regarded as pure sinister villains by their subordinates and were scolded bitterly.

Even the staff of the Temple of Heaven Park and the old director were implicated. Many people complained to the old director why he sent Gong Mingcheng to such a happy place, saying that he was going to destroy the Temple of Heaven.

In fact, Gong Mingcheng is not a weak person who cannot withstand setbacks.

Since he is pursuing a career in politics, his mental qualities must be quite strong.

However, the blow from public opinion this time was really too great. It could almost be said that it destroyed all the prestige he had initially established when he came to the Temple of Heaven Park. This invisible loss was simply unbearable!

In particular, many of his subordinates sincerely felt relieved for Ning Weimin behind his back, saying that he was truly worthy of being President Ning, as he would not tolerate any injustice.

That's how you deal with assholes, win beautifully!

When he heard these words, he became even more furious and almost broke down.

Unfortunately, however, even at this point, this was not the end of the disaster for Gong Mingcheng.

What happened afterwards really enveloped him in a darkness of despair.

In fact, before Gong Mingcheng had time to calm down and think carefully about what to do next, more real troubles came upon him.

Because he received a call from the Tourism Bureau. His supervisor, a deputy director of the Tourism Bureau, who was his backer and had used his connections to get this lucrative job to him, came to him specifically to inquire about his Pierre Cardin company's plan to withdraw from the Tan Palace Restaurant.

Gong Mingcheng was naturally prepared for this matter and had a plan in mind long ago.

He then said that it was the Guo family who took the initiative to approach him to seek cooperation in this regard.

He felt that whether from the perspective of strength or management style, the Guo family's business, which is also a descendant of the Chinese nation, is obviously better than the French Pierre Cardin company. This shareholder replacement is obviously more beneficial to the future development of Tan Palace Restaurant.

As a result, he was able to deal with this problem with his boss, but when the deputy director asked him about the financial situation of the Temple of Heaven Park, Gong Mingcheng fell into a trap.

He didn't dare tell the truth, and he was also afraid of his boss getting angry, so he reported half the figure, saying that the Temple of Heaven Park now had more than 3 million yuan in its account.

Unexpectedly, the deputy director sneered, immediately exposed his little trick, and personally revealed the real figure of the Temple of Heaven's account - more than 7.72 million yuan.

This made Gong Mingcheng so embarrassed that his brain almost crashed.

You know, this number was just counted and he knew it only less than a week later, so how did his boss know it?

The deputy director bluntly ordered him, "Not only do I know, the director and the secretary know it too. Do you still remember your promise to me? Now is the time for you to contribute. The bureau will need a large amount of funds in the second half of the year. Transfer the four million to the bureau's account as soon as possible!"

“Ah? This… this…”

"Stop talking nonsense. Just hand it over now! Do you want the director to call you personally?"

After hanging up the phone, Gong Mingcheng pondered for a long time before he came to his senses.

This means there is a traitor around him, and in all likelihood, it is closely related to Ning Weimin.

Well, he was thinking that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and how he should settle the score in the future and avenge today's humiliation.

But what about them? They never stopped at all.

The funds in the Temple of Heaven's account are the capital for the Park's survival and are also the assets accumulated by the old director over many years.

But the problem is that Ning Weimin is also an insider. He not only knows the financial strength of the Temple of Heaven Park, but also knows where the Temple of Heaven Park's weak points are.

He simply didn't want to live a good life, so he deliberately contacted the Tourism Bureau and forced the Temple of Heaven Park to hand over most of its accumulated money.

Anyway, the Tourism Bureau already knew the exact situation at the Temple of Heaven Park, and Ning Weimin was sure that Gong Mingcheng would not be able to keep the money.

Gong Mingcheng understood these key points and felt very angry.

He thought that if he gave the order to hand over so much money to the bureau, he would be scolded by his subordinates in the Temple of Heaven Park. Everyone would think that he was here just to suck blood.

It was hateful but there was nothing he could do, because even if he had the guts to do so he wouldn't dare to disobey his boss's orders, especially when he had deliberately concealed his wealth out of selfish motives and his boss had seen through him.

If you don't follow orders, it will be a taboo in the officialdom.

Besides, this is just the beginning.

If Ning Weimin wants to make people uncomfortable, he always uses a combination of punches.

That is, the next morning, the director of the Finance Department came to report, "Director Yang from the crew of Journey to the West called to ask for money. When do you think the money will be approved?"

"How much will it cost?"

Gong Mingcheng looked uncomfortable when he heard about paying money.

The financial director knew that this matter might be difficult to handle, but even so, he still told the truth.

"About 1.27 million."

"Why is there so much?" Gong Mingcheng was immediately shocked and didn't believe it at all. "You didn't make a mistake in your calculations."

"That's right. That's because the exhibition revenue for the entire four months since the Spring Festival has not been distributed to the crew of Journey to the West. Moreover, half of the 1.27 million actually belongs to Pierre Catton. Pierre Catton means that their money should be transferred to the crew to ensure that the crew can shoot first..."

"Hehe, what about the Pierre Cardin company? We can't give it to them. They are dreaming."

Gong Mingcheng sneered and gave an order. "Go tell the director of the crew that the money will have to wait."

"This...is not good..." The financial director hesitated.

"What's wrong with that? The money is in our hands, so of course we have the final say."

"Director, this is the crew of Journey to the West..."

"So what? It's just a film crew. No matter how famous they are, they are affiliated with a TV station, and we are not in the same system..."

"No, you don't understand what I mean. The filming of Journey to the West is almost over, and people all over the country are paying attention. If our Temple of Heaven withholds the money and this gets reported in the newspaper, then..."

After the financial director's patient explanation, Gong Mingcheng finally came to his senses. Hey, it was true. He couldn't do that, otherwise it might really arouse public anger.

"Then, give the crew their money first, and Pierre Caton will keep the money..."

"Well, I guess the crew still doesn't agree. Don't forget that Pierre Catton has already announced that they will give their share to the crew for filming. If you withhold Pierre Catton's money, the nature is almost the same. Let the media know, it's still the same..."

Well, after thinking about it carefully, Gong Mingcheng found that he really couldn't lose a single point and there was nothing he could do about this matter.

So there was no choice but to sign and approve it.

As the old saying goes, it is hard to give up good fortune.

More than one million was gone while he was talking. You can imagine how heartbroken Gong Mingcheng was.

This was not the end. The next day, the financial director came to bother him again and told Gong Mingcheng that the Polar Bear Soda Factory also needed money.

The same amount is for four months, 410,000.

There is also the costume rental project that I cooperated with Ning Weimin on that month, as well as the accounts receivable of 300,000 yuan from the sale of handicrafts.

"Why do you want money again? Can you not give it to me?"

Seeing that the account of the Temple of Heaven Park, which he managed, was shrinking dramatically almost every day, Gong Mingcheng was almost going crazy.

How come overnight, the pitiful balance in the account was reduced by another 700,000 yuan...

Oh no! He really couldn't stand it. How could such misfortune come upon him in the blink of an eye?

"Hey! That won't work... I have to remind you, Director. Polar Bear Factory is in its peak sales season now, and their products are in short supply. If it weren't for our good relationship and Manager Ning's face, they wouldn't tolerate us settling accounts every four months. It's okay if you don't pay, but I'm afraid they won't ship the goods. In that case..."

"Then just keep Ning Weimin's money. Damn it, he has caused me so much trouble, and he still wants money, grandma!"

"Okay then. I won't give Manager Ning the money for now."

When the financial director saw that the principal was so angry that he cursed, he knew that nothing could be done and naturally would not get into trouble.

But the problem is that Ning Weimin is not Gong Mingcheng's biological father, so how could he tolerate his bad habits?

In less than two days, it will be the General Affairs Department's turn to complain.

"Director, Director! Something terrible has happened. You have to solve this problem!"

The one who was shouting and yelling was Liu Jieye, the chief of the General Affairs Section. Gong Mingcheng was so annoyed that his eyes were about to twitch.

But before he could scold him, Liu Jiye started crying.

"Director, all the things in our warehouse were moved away by the people sent by Manager Ning! The people he sent said that the Temple of Heaven owed us money and they didn't want to cooperate with us anymore. So in addition to the handicrafts, even the Qing Dynasty costumes used for taking photos in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests were taken away. Now, our income from tourist products and photo shoots will decrease..."

"Hey? Are you stupid? You just let him move if he wants to?"

Faced with such a useless piece of snack, Gong Mingcheng was so angry that he could not contain himself.

But Liu Jiye also has his reasons.

"We have no choice but to agree! They say these are private property, with receipts and vouchers for handicrafts! The costumes have approval slips and account books! We can't stop them!"

"Approval? Whose approval?"

"In the past, the old director wrote the note with the date and year, and the deputy secretary signed it as proof..."

Gong Mingcheng tried to calm down, but it didn't work. He grabbed Liu Jiye's collar in a rage and asked angrily, "Can you tell me that these costumes were not obtained from the crew? These should be public property, how come they have become Ning Weimin's personal property?"

"Hey! What's so strange about this? Manager Ning bought all of them with his own money. Back then, we didn't have any money, so many cooperation projects were paid for by Manager Ning. It's all written in the account book! Now that he has shown us the account book and documents, we have no right not to give him anything. Oh, by the way, Manager Ning's people asked me to give you a message..."

"Speak!" Gong Mingcheng was almost completely hysterical.

"Either you pay me back, or... you can file a lawsuit... Manager Ning's people said that they will give you three more days to pay me, otherwise they will file a lawsuit against you..."

Gong Mingcheng would definitely not be willing to spend money, but as for lawsuits, he has never seen anyone suing a public institution.

So he really didn't know how to be afraid and was very tough about this matter.

"No, tell him you can sue me."

"Director..."

"Go away! Don't bother me!"

However, Gong Mingcheng did not even think about it. If he could break Ning Weimin's tactic of "using one's own ability to hurt others", he would have done so long ago. How could there be the situation today?

Since things have turned out like this, he has no way to deal with the other party. Does he really think he is a piece of cake?

Sure enough, two days later, the deputy director of the Tourism Bureau called him and scolded him for this matter, asking him to pay off the debt as soon as possible so as not to bring shame to the bureau and damage the reputation of the Temple of Heaven Park.

If it really goes to court, it will be big news.

The key point is that you have also made money, the other party has sufficient evidence, and they are right. This is an indisputable matter, and the court can make a judgment directly without even asking you.

Why do you refuse to pay?

Well, after being scolded for nothing, Gong Mingcheng realized that he had no strength to fight back and could only do as he was told.

Seeing his account shrink to just over one million, he was deeply distressed.

"Ning Weimin!!!"

Gong Mingcheng, who was so angry that his teeth were itching, shouted hysterically and almost spurted out a mouthful of hot blood from his chest, "You bastard, you deserve to be killed!!!" (End of this chapter)