Chapter 25 Gearing up(1/2)
"Get in touch..." Chao hesitated for a long time.
Although, when he talked about his former classmates, it was very natural.
But those people already belong to his past.
He is a friend of the richest heir.
His current appearance should be a trouble that most of his former friends would avoid.
Hide as far as you can.
Girls that I liked in the past can become like that, let alone my former roommate who I only went to school with for a year and haven't contacted for a long time.
Chao Changchang even changed his phone number, just because he didn’t want to have anything to do with the past.
He has been in a state where no one can contact him unless he takes the initiative to contact someone.
Although not completely, Chao Changchang has truly said goodbye to the past, more than once.
"What? Isn't it okay to just contact me and ask about the situation? The entire Chinese webbing industry is still waiting for you to take action." As soon as Yun Chaochao left his mouth, he raised a contact between friends to a national level.
Speaking of which, Chao Changchang started it all by himself. If he is not even willing to make a phone call, it would be unjustifiable.
The most important thing is that Yun Chaochao is not the only one who has this idea at the moment, Yun Zhilei also needs support.
Although the industries are different, there are successful cases in other industries, which can give him some confidence.
"I'll give it a try. I haven't contacted him for several years, and I don't know if the original phone call can still be reached." Chao Changchang said no more words of rejection.
The phone number has been changed, but the address book is still there.
Chao Changchang searched in the address book for a while and then dialed the number.
"Hello." The call was quickly connected.
The speed was so fast that I didn’t have time to do any mental preparation until the tide was long.
"Si Nian, I am Chang Chang." The first words Chao Chang Chang spoke could not be heard at all, and there was something turbulent in his heart.
"Factory director? I'm still the manager." Si Nian replied in an unpleasant tone.
Si Nian's attitude when answering the phone made Chao Changchang a little confused as to how to continue what he said.
It was okay for the person he called to remain silent like this. Chao Changchang followed Si Nian's words and said, "Manager, I am Changchang."
He somewhat admired himself for being able to make a joke under such circumstances.
I just don’t know how to speak after the joke is over.
Chao Changchang finally spoke: "No contact for a long time, I..."
"Tell me how much." Si Nian asked directly before Chao finished his sentence.
"Ah, how much does it cost?" Chao Changchang didn't respond.
"Didn't you suddenly come to me to borrow money? Something happened to your family. I originally wanted to ask you, but I was afraid that you would feel embarrassed. My brother, don't be embarrassed." Si Nian said directly to Chao Changchang.
Know what to say.
He has never contacted his former friends because he was afraid of being embarrassed.
But embarrassment is not the main thing.
Beyond the embarrassment, I didn't want to face the scene when Shui Miaomiao said goodbye to him.
Either fall out, sympathize, despise, or alienate...
There is no situation here that Chao Chang is willing to face.
He made the call bravely, but he didn't expect that Si Nian, who had not been in contact with him for several years, would ask "how much" as soon as he got up.
A little surprised, and a little indescribable, Chao Changchang subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth: "If I'm so kind, how much do you plan to lend me?"
"Our family's cash flow is not very abundant this year. My dad didn't give me any money this year." S Nian explained.
Chao Changchang did not continue this topic. He just asked casually out of curiosity with a little touch of emotion.
"I understand. I'm not..." Chao Changchang got to the point again.
He shouldn't have asked the question directly that would obviously embarrass the person listening.
He probably hasn't gotten along with his former classmates for a long time.
He actually took his classmates' politeness seriously and made a joke.
Who gave him the courage to misunderstand the people in his past life one after another.
First it was Shui Miaomiao, and now it's Si Nian.
The tide has long reorganized language.
Once again, before Chao Changchang could finish his words, Si Nian directly intercepted the words: "If you want to borrow more, I definitely don't have it. There is no problem in lending you one or two million. I don't even have to ask."
My dad wants it. I have saved the New Year's money for eighteen years, totaling more than one million, and I haven't touched it yet. If you want it, I'll give it all to you."
It turns out that it was not a misunderstanding.
Turns out, it's not a misunderstanding.
The mood of the tide is like a roller coaster, with ups and downs from peak to trough.
"Thank you, Si Nian, I miss you as much as you said." Chao Changchang was touched.
"Come and play with me if you want. This is your new number, right? I'll save it." After Si Nian finished speaking, he added: "Send me your card number."
When you ask for your card number, you are definitely not being polite.
I really want to contribute all my savings over the past eighteen years.
A person who can save all his New Year's money will definitely not live off his New Year's money.
But this friendship is particularly precious in a season like this.
The rush of emotions surprised Chao Changchang.
He wasn't that sensitive before, maybe he became like this after something happened at home.
If it wasn't in front of Yun Chaochao and Yun Zhilei, he might have been so moved that he needed to get tissues.
Chao Changchang struggled to suppress his emotions: "How can you rush to lend money to others? I don't have any place to use money now, so I didn't call you to borrow money."
"What's the matter? Don't be polite to me." Si Nian didn't particularly believe it. The purpose of Chao Chang's call was not what he had in mind.
"As for the EU lawsuits that you told me before that your family won, I would like to ask you which law firm you found at that time, or if there is any lawyer recommendation." Chao Changchang directly stated his ultimate intention.
"Ah? Is this what you're asking about?" S Nian immediately became excited as soon as he realized the reaction, "What's going on, are your family also going to file an anti-dumping lawsuit with the EU?"
"No, it's my...classmate's home." Chao Changchang found the most suitable title for Yun Chaochao.
"Isn't your classmate my classmate?" Si Nian's emotions rose to the next level in an instant, "I don't remember when our family was involved in those lawsuits with the European Union and the United States. I just heard about it. I didn't remember it at all.
Personally participate in the ups and downs. When your classmate’s family goes to court with the EU, can we go there together and take a look?”
"...Okay." Chao Changchang agreed while hesitating.
He didn't say how he, an old lad, was going to get to the EU.
After all, this is not something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
The most critical thing now is to help Yunyao Ribbon find a suitable law firm.
Although lighters and webbing are two completely different industries.
However, the experience of responding to EU anti-dumping lawsuits can definitely be used for reference.
"Let me tell you, your classmates, uh, our classmates, must respond to the lawsuit. The United States first issued a CR regulation for lighters, which is a regulation to prevent children from opening the device. At that time, they did not respond to the lawsuit, and they did not feel that
How serious the problem was. As a result, the share of Chinese lighters exported to the United States dropped by 70% that year. Later, the European Union followed suit and did the same thing. Our family took the lead in responding to the lawsuit. In the end, the regulations were not yet in place.
It had no time to take effect, but it was knocked back. It was as if it had never existed."
Si Nian was really excited.
He is constantly gearing up and preparing to return to the glorious path of his family.
"My classmates are prepared to respond to the lawsuit. Why don't I call you and ask if you have any recommendations for a good law firm?"
"I don't know much about the law firm. I have never paid attention to this point before. Please wait for me for a moment. I will ask my dad and I will call you back later." Si Nian was about to hang up the phone, but thought again.
He got up and asked: "Where are you now? Why don't I finish asking and go find you directly. After I finished the college entrance examination, I am as free as a salted fish. If I don't go out to bask in the sun and exercise, I will probably stink."
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"No, it's been so many years, why are you still the same, saying that wind is like rain? My classmate... our classmate's family is still considering whether to respond to the lawsuit. You can introduce the law firm first, and wait for later
If there is any substantial progress, it will not be too late for you to come over."
"That's okay. I'll ask first. It seems that there are foreign law firms. There is a very powerful lawyer who specializes in fighting this kind of lawsuits with the European Union. I don't know if he has retired now." S Nian continued to recall.
"You go and ask first." Chao Changchang expressed what he considered to be the top priority.
"When I was a kid, I heard from my family that one time they went to Europe for pre-trial analysis, and no one from the domestic law firm came with them, so it took them a long time to find a translator. Alas, you said I couldn't study at YC after only one year.
How can I participate in the whole process if I don't speak English well? You'll be together when the time comes, and you have to translate no matter how small the details are." Si Nian looked overly excited both inside and outside of his words.
To be continued...