Game within game: chess player

"Do you want to rent an oil storage base?" Ye Fang met with Zhao An and Li Jingshan in his study room. When Ye Fang told Li Jingshan his thoughts, Li Jingshan was a little surprised. He did not expect that Ye Fang's business would expand. to the oil industry.

"Yes, I just don't know how much Mr. Li can rent to me." Ye Fang asked.

When Li Jingshan heard Ye Fang's words, his mind turned around, and then he asked tentatively, "May I ask Mr. Ye whether it is crude oil spot investment or his own crude oil reserves?"

"I have an oil field with my own crude oil reserves." Ye Fang said casually.

Hearing Ye Fang say this, Zhao An and Li Jingshan looked at each other, unable to hide the shock in their eyes. In the oil industry, which is a state monopoly, we have not heard of any private oil fields. There may be private oil fields, but they may have very deep backgrounds and will certainly not be disclosed publicly.

Now I hear Ye Fang say that he actually has an oil field of his own, which is like a money printing machine to ordinary people. Especially for companies in the downstream petroleum and petrochemical industries, crude oil is the lifeline, both for the company and the country.

Li Jingshan calmed down a little and said with some embarrassment, "To be honest, Mr. Ye, this oil storage base is my most failed investment. Because I am in the lubricant business, I bought a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise at a low price. The oil storage base. My original intention is to strategically reserve some crude oil, sell it high and buy it low, and rent out the remaining tanks.

But when I took over, I found that this oil storage base not only required a lot of investment, but also had high maintenance costs. If it were not supported by a strong crude oil supply chain, this oil storage base would be losing money. The most important thing is that the little crude oil I reserve now is not enough for my own factory. "

Ye Fang understood the meaning of Li Jingshan's words. When the country implemented controlled quota sales for crude oil, the cost of hoarding crude oil reserves for anyone except the national level was too high, and private enterprises simply could not afford it. In fact, after Li Jingshan acquired this oil storage base, all the oil tanks were not fully loaded at all. The purchased crude oil was directly used as raw material for production. For the company, as long as there are some temporary oil storage tanks, it is enough to circulate.

Now the oil storage base in Li Jingshan's hands has become a heavy burden for him. Even if there is no oil reserve, this oil storage base still needs daily maintenance. Apart from state actions, this kind of investment is really nothing. Private enterprises can do it.

The most critical thing is that domestic private enterprises do not have their own oil fields except for two barrels of oil, and oil storage bases are simply not something private enterprises can afford. At the national level, it has its own oil storage base. Even if it is not enough, it cannot be rented by private enterprises. Now the oil storage base is useless to Li Jingshan.

Ye Fang smiled after listening to Li Jingshan's words and asked directly, "Mr. Li, we are not outsiders. Please tell us how to form a cooperation model between us."

"Mr. Ye, since you have an oil field, I can give you this oil storage base for free. I only have one condition, which is whether your crude oil supply can be given priority to my chemical plant. I don't ask you to give me any discount. You can decide how much money you want according to the market price," Li Jingshan said.

"Of course it's okay, no problem. In this case, don't I take advantage of you?" Ye Fang asked with a smile.

"Where, where. I took advantage of you, and you will be my God of Wealth from now on. Boss Ye, you don't know how difficult it is to get crude oil quotas now, because my factory has been unable to expand its production capacity." Li Jingshan said.

"Okay, this matter is settled." Ye Fang said.

When Ye Fang sent Li Jingshan and Zhao An out of the study, Li Jingshan hesitated and asked, "Mr. Ye, how did you know that I have this oil storage base? Very few people know about this matter."

"Sister Xia told me." Ye Fang said truthfully.

Li Jingshan was surprised that Ye Fang actually had an intersection with Sister Xia. Li Jingshan also had business dealings with Sister Xia, so they were very familiar with each other. The Yuanhua case did not affect Li Jingshan, making Li Jingshan feel like he was surviving a disaster.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Ye and Sister Xia would still have contact." Li Jingshan said with emotion, "Sister Xia is a hero among women, and she is not as good as me. I wonder how she is doing now?"

"She's fine, don't worry." Ye Fang said.

"That's good, that's good." After a few words of greetings, Li Jingshan and Zhao An left Xiyuan. On the way back, Li Jingshan was very glad that he had transferred Wynn Media to Ye Fang. Through Ye Fang, Li Jingshan was expected to solve his problem in one fell swoop. crude oil supply issues.

"Have you heard about Mr. Ye's own oil field before?" Li Jingshan asked Zhao An.

Zhao An shook his head and said, "Only he knows how big his business is now. Today is the first time I heard about his oil field."

"This matter must be kept secret. If my peers find out, the threshold of Xiyuan will be broken." Li Jingshan said.

"I understand." Zhao An said.

After sending Zhao An away, Ye Fang received two phone calls one after another, both of which happened to be related to Mansion No. [-].

One of the calls was from Ding Yong, the boss of the dormitory. There will be a party for classmates in Beijing tomorrow night. The party will be at Mansion No. [-]. After all, Mansion No. [-] is now well-known in the capital. Ye Fang couldn't refuse, so he could only agree, not to mention that in Ding Yong's eyes, he was now the one who had the most unsatisfactory life among his graduating classmates.

The other phone call was opened by Ye Chengan. Although Ye Chengan didn't know why Ye Fang was looking for him, he still called Ye Fang out of curiosity. Ye Fang made an appointment with Ye Chengan to meet at Xiyuan at noon.

After closing the phone, Ye Fang said in a deep voice, "Find a quiet private room in Xiyuan and don't allow anyone to disturb you."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away." Leng Chuan agreed and stepped back.

At twelve o'clock at noon, Ye Chengan came to Xiyuan as scheduled. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he was shocked by the majestic and profound historical vicissitudes of Xiyuan. He felt that any higher tone of voice was blasphemy and contempt for the imperial power. Originally, Ye Chengan was arrogant. My mind has also calmed down a lot here.

"He's waiting for you inside." Leng Chuan gently opened the door and made way for Ye Chengan to pass through.

Ye Chengan walked into the room with a frown on his face and a serious look on his face. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Ye Fang sitting at the table. He neither got up nor greeted him. He just heard Ye Fang say lightly, "Sit down."

Ye Chengan walked to the table without saying anything and sat down. There was a cup of tea in front of him, that's all.

"I don't like to mince my words. I hope you will withdraw from Mansion No. [-]." Ye Fang said, taking a sip of tea.

Ye Fang's words were nothing less than a bombshell for Ye Chengan, and Ye Chengan jumped up from his seat in shock. The boss behind Mansion No. [-] has always been the biggest secret in the world. After clearing various regulatory agencies, Mansion No. [-] has become a lawless place for nightclubs in Beijing. Everyone wants to meet the real boss of Mansion No. [-], but they have never been able to do so. This is also regarded as the biggest secret of Mansion No. [-].

Then today, the secret was revealed by Ye Fang, whom he had never met before. How could this not shock Ye Chengan.

"What are you talking about?" Ye Chengan looked wary.

Ye Fang understood everything from Ye Chengan's performance. He waved his hand to signal Ye Chengan to sit down, and then continued, "You should know what I'm talking about. The boss behind Mansion No. [-] is you, and you are not the only one, there are others. Eight people. I invite you to come here today for two things." Ye Fangchong stretched out two fingers to Ye Chengan and said in an unquestionable tone, "The first thing is to exit the No. [-] mansion. The second thing is that I want to know the other things. Information from eight families.”

"I don't understand what you're saying at all!" Ye Chengan was ready to speak harshly.

"You don't have to admit it, but it doesn't mean much to me. If I weren't concerned about your identity, I could close Mansion No. [-] in minutes." Ye Fang said solemnly.

"Just brag." Ye Chengan said sarcastically.

"Do you know why [-] Supreme hasn't opened for business yet?" Ye Fang looked at Ye Chengan with doubtful eyes and said, "Because if I don't let it open, it won't open. [-] Supreme Wang Hui can't even fart in front of me." I don't dare to let one of them go. As for the nine of you who only dare to dive underwater, it's just a matter of one sentence for me to seize Mansion No. [-]. Originally, the management of Mansion No. [-] was not my business, but when I knew these eight people When they push you to the front desk to take the blame, they have already doomed the outcome."

"What's wrong with me? What does this have to do with you? Although your surname is Ye, you are not from the Ye family after all. Why do you interfere in the Ye family's affairs?" Ye Chengan said dissatisfied.

"Just because my surname is Ye, that's enough. Do you know that military children are not allowed to do business, especially in a military family like the Ye family, which is not allowed to happen. Even if Mansion No. [-] is not in your name, but Even if you are the actual manager, you must withdraw from Mansion No. [-]." Ye Fang said solemnly.

At this time, Ye Chengan's anger finally broke out. He slammed the table, stood up and shouted at Ye Fang, "Why should I listen to you? Who do you think you are?"

As soon as Ye Chengan finished speaking, Ye Fang jumped over the table and kicked Ye Chengan on the chest. Ye Chengan never expected that Ye Fang would take action. He was kicked out by Ye Fang off guard. The pain caused Ye Chengan to shout loudly, "You dare to hit me? Ye Fang! How dare you hit me? Do you know that my surname is Ye?" I'll kill you in a minute!"

Ye Fang sneered and said, "You still know that your surname is Ye?! Do you know that you were sold by those eight people, and how good do you think you are as the boss of Mansion No. [-]? When nothing happens, everyone will share the money. When something happens, all the blame will be placed on your head. No! It will be placed on the Ye family. What consequences do you think you can bear? Let me tell you, all the consequences will be borne by the Ye family and your father! I If it were Uncle Ye, I would kick you to death."

"I...what can I do? I studied business management in college, but my family won't let me do business and won't give me money. What can I do? I can only find a partner to do it together." Sitting there. Ye Chengan on the ground shouted loudly, almost crying.

Ye Fang looked at Ye Chengan's unlucky appearance on the ground, and really had no choice. His thoughts about Ye Chengan's situation were easy to clear up but not easy to block. Ye Fang squatted in front of Ye Chengan and said earnestly, "Since you want to run the company so much, I can convince Uncle Ye. I have many companies under me. As long as you have the ability, I can let you manage it."

"Are you telling the truth?" Ye Chengan's eyes immediately lit up when he heard what Ye Fang said.

"Of course it's true. I can go talk to Aunt Ying and the others about your matter. But you must do my two things first." Ye Fang emphasized again.

"Now even if I want to quit, it's not that easy. The nine of us have an agreement under the table, and I can't do it just by breaking it unilaterally. Now it's easier to get on the ship, but harder to get off. I don't think so, and I guess they won't either." Agreed." Ye Chengan felt a little embarrassed.

"As long as you agree to quit, I will handle those eight people." Ye Fang said solemnly.

"The eight of them are not ordinary families. Four of them can be said to be very knowledgeable in various government agencies. The other four are all from Beijing aristocratic families, with assets calculated in billions. Even our Ye family I guess I can't afford to offend. What's more, apart from reputation, the Ye family has nothing to offer at all." Ye Chengan obviously doesn't think highly of the Ye family, and whether Ye Fang can shake the other eight families.

"I'm just asking you, should I refund it or not?" Ye Fang asked.

Ye Chengan saw Ye Fang's confident eyes and felt that Ye Fang was not trying to trick him, so he nodded, "As long as you can meet my requirements, I can withdraw!"

"Okay, it's settled, get up." Ye Fang helped Ye Chengan up, and Ye Chengan rubbed his still aching chest and stood up.

Ye Fang motioned for Ye Chengan to sit down, and then said, "Tell me about the situation of those eight families."

Then Ye Chengan told Ye Fang the basic situation of the eight families. Ye Chengan only knew some superficial information, and he didn't have much in-depth information. Ye Chengan only knew two of these eight families, and the remaining six were found by these two families, so Ye Chengan didn't have much information.

Four of the eight families, Cheng, Wang, Li, and Chen, are responsible for various yamen of government agencies. These four are said to have deep government backgrounds. Some are in the city government, and some are under departments and bureaus under certain ministries. It is said that these four are in various departments of the government. The agencies have strong control, and the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Justice Department all have people, so they can ensure the smooth operation of Mansion No. [-]. The start-up capital all came from the other four families, Zhao, Sun, Luo and Du. Among them, Zhao Wenrui, the third generation of the Zhao family, and Luo Zeyu, the third generation of the Luo family, knew Ye Chengan. The Zhao family was Mr. Zhao and his family, the general agent of Moutai Liquor. Ye Fang is also an old acquaintance.

Through Ye Chengan's description, Ye Fang had a preliminary impression of the other eight families in Mansion No. [-]. All that was left was how Ye Fang could deal with these eight families and let them let go of Ye Chengan.

"You call those eight companies now and tell them to hold a meeting. I will go with you then." Ye Fang said solemnly.

"Are you coming with me?" Ye Chengan asked in shock.