"In the end, after all, my relationship with Party A is here. People mainly care about my father's face. In other words, when it comes to relationships when doing projects, relationships determine everything to a large extent."

"In the past, the biggest shortcoming in engineering was the qualifications. If you didn't have a textbook, you couldn't do it, and you could only watch others making money. It's different now. Many people graduate from engineering majors every year, and there is no shortage of qualifications.

In the field of construction, there are really too many monks and too few people! It’s just a curtain wall structure project, and many people are breaking their heads trying to squeeze in.”

"Boss Bao, Boss Bao, to put it bluntly, if it weren't for me, would you be able to establish a relationship with Party A? Will they be able to let you in?"

Bao Jinsong's face turned pale, he turned his head, pursed his lips tightly, and ignored Zhang Rongqiang.

He was sulking to himself, and the strong men under his command also gathered together and talked in low voices. The distance was a bit far, so it was difficult to hear what they were talking about, but generally the word "money" was inseparable.

Zhang Rongqiang continued: "At the dinner table, Boss Bao verbally promised to give me 5% of the intermediary fee. But the next day he regretted it and found me to continue the conversation."

Hu Pingtao found it interesting and asked: "Can't you just take a few points off for the sake of your friend?"

"How is that possible?" Zhang Rongqiang shook his head: "I have said before that relationships are very important in this circle. Even if you know that there is this project, you don't know who to contact, who is responsible for bidding, and other related things.

No matter how powerful you are or how high your qualifications are, it’s useless. As the saying goes: before you burn incense, you have to find the temple door first!”

"Boss Bao saw that my attitude was very tough, so in the end he stopped insisting and accepted the 5% I said. Next, we both signed a written agreement, and I started to run this matter for him."

Hu Pingtao asked: "Have you signed the contract? Take out the documents and show them to me."

Zhang Rongqiang opened the drawer, took out a black folder and handed it over: "This is a copy of the agreement."

Hu Pingtao opened the folder and read it carefully - Zhang Rongqiang was not lying. Bao Jinsong's name was clearly visible on the paper. In addition to the company seal and personal signature, there were also very conspicuous red fingerprints in key locations.

After reading the document, Hu Pingtao raised his head and said to Zhang Rongqiang: "Go on."

Zhang Rongqiang's tone changed slightly: "In those days, I kept running to Party A. Although I have a good relationship with them, when it comes to real money, no one dares to mess around. The person in charge is Mr. Sun, and he is me.

Dad brought it out all by himself back then. Even though it is like this, I can't trust him!"

"There are several people from Party A who I call "Brother" when I meet them. On the surface, I just say hello to them and the matter is done. But in fact, it is not easy for me and I have to ask for help.

Grandpa sue grandma. After all, money is involved, and the quality of the project must be ensured. No one dares to be careless about this kind of thing."

Zhang Rongqiang said this very sincerely, and Hu Pingtao was deeply touched after hearing it. He has rich experience, and his sister Hu Biyuan is half an insider. Hu Pingtao knows very well that what Zhang Rongqiang said is just the tip of the iceberg. In fact,

The situation is definitely more complicated than this.

"Now that everything has been settled, why did you have the conflict?" Hu Pingtao asked seriously.

Zhang Rongqiang glanced at the sullen Bao Jinsong, and explained with a sneer: "A week after the dinner, I basically ran away from the curtain wall project. The favors that should be left have been passed, and the greetings that should be said have been said.

Waiting for both parties to sit down and sign the contract face to face."

"But at this juncture, Boss Bao suddenly called me. He said in a very tough tone, saying that he had learned about it carefully and that the matter was not as complicated as I said. I just made a few phone calls.

, I talked to the person in charge, and he took care of the rest. For such a small amount of effort, he actually had to give me five points, and he could earn hundreds of thousands just by talking. My asking price was too high.

, he felt he couldn’t accept it.”

"I was stunned when I heard it. What are you talking about! All the relationships with me are fake? I was so busy that I finally managed to accomplish such a big thing. In his opinion, it was just idleness and boredom.

Just say it and let it go?"

Hu Pingtao finally understood. He looked sideways at Bao Jinsong, then turned and asked Zhang Rongqiang: "You guys agreed to give you an intermediary fee of five points before, but he went back on it?"

Zhang Rongqiang nodded.

Hu Pingtao asked again: "Then how much did he give you later?"

Zhang Rongqiang raised his right index finger: "One point."

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "I heard you say before that the total cost of the project seems to be 9 million. At this point, it is 90,000 yuan?"

Zhang Rongqiang sighed: "He is not even willing to give me the 90,000 yuan, saying that the total cost is different from the actual completion, but he can control the cost and ensure that I set this point as high as possible. In a word, at least

It won’t be less than 80,000.”

Long Xu listened and shook his head: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, what's the matter! Only 80,000 yuan in benefits for a 9 million project, this is too stingy."

Zhang Rongqiang said more seriously: "It's not a favor fee, it's an intermediary fee, which is commonly known as an introduction fee or an agency fee. These are two different things."

Long Xu smiled and said: "In my opinion, it's pretty much the same anyway. If it were me introducing such a big project to my friends, I would have lost two to three hundred thousand yuan no matter what! Haha... 80,000 yuan... still

I really opened my mouth."

Hearing this, the muscles on Bao Jinsong's face twitched.

Zhang Rongqiang continued: "Boss Bao gave me the impression that he was trying to get rid of the trouble. He felt that the relationship with Party A was already very familiar and he would not use me again in the future. As for the intermediary fee... five points,

Five-nine-forty-five, plus taxes and fees, the total would be about five hundred thousand. In his opinion, this expenditure is purely free, so a point of eighty thousand or more in hard work is already a lot.

You're worthy of me."

Long Xu kept shaking his head: "That's not how the account is settled."

Hu Pingtao looked at Zhang Rongqiang and asked sympathetically: "So you just messed up the matter?"

"It's necessary!" Zhang Rongqiang's anger also rushed up at this time, and his voice involuntarily increased: "I have a relationship with Party A, okay? Without me, his boss can know Mr. Sun and get into Party A.

The circle? I guess Lao Bao felt that the project was finalized and there would be no changes, so he crossed the river and burned the bridge."

"You don't know, the way he spoke on the phone was so arrogant. It felt like he was sending a beggar away. He said that he was only giving this point because of my help in every step, and he also asked me to ask for something.

He knows how to be a good person. I was very angry when he heard that he would give me this little money as a charity if I was willing to accept it. Otherwise, there would be no benefit at all. His surname was Bao, and he kicked me away.

Talk to Party A directly.”

As he said that, Zhang Rongqiang raised his finger and pointed at Bao Jinsong: "Bao, don't think that you can get work everywhere with a group of workers. You came here today to deal with me, right? The police are here now, you can say it yourself

Say, is that what you said on the phone at that time?"

Bao Jinsong's face was full of anger, a lot of blood surged up, and his whole face seemed to be on fire. Without thinking, he cursed at Zhang Rongqiang: "You are so impatient, don't put gold on your face. You just got beaten."

Why do you want so much money for just a few phone calls?"

"Five points is more than 400,000, and I have to help you pay taxes and fees. Your calculation of 1 per day is too precise."

"How much profit can I make from a nine-million-dollar project? After all, your intermediary fee will account for half of it. Why?"

Zhang Rongqiang explained calmly: "This is the rule in the engineering circle. If you don't know me or don't have my help, who on Party A will care about you? Who do you think you are? There is such a thing as engineering?

You are so beautiful!”

He then turned to Hu Pingtao, and his words were slightly softened, not as fierce as before: "When I hung up the phone that day, I was completely pissed off. With his attitude... I spent so much energy on it, but he didn't

You don’t think I’ve given anything at all, and I’m extremely stingy. In this case, don’t blame me for being rude. You make one and I’ll make fifteen, and see who can outplay the other.”

"I called Mr. Sun and made an appointment for lunch. Brother Sun came with a group of people from Party A, and I talked about the matter at the dinner table. Brother Sun laughed at me at that time, saying that I was not good at looking at people.

Yes, I even want to help such a country bumpkin. I said it was because of my poor eyesight and I will never do it again. Brother Sun also asked me how I planned to deal with it for the sake of my old man."

"I said that Mr. Bao is very calculating and not willing to suffer losses. Even if he has people under his command and sources of materials, such people are full of calculations. If there is a problem with the quality of the project, things will go wrong.

It’s serious.”

"Also, Bao can kick me out as a middleman today, and he will definitely treat Brother Sun the same way in the future. Doing projects is not a matter of one or two days, nor is it one or two. He can rely on me now

With the intermediary fee, in the future we can avoid Brother Sun and go directly to the people above, and focus on clients."

Hearing this, Bao Jinsong, who was on the verge of breaking out, couldn't bear it anymore. He pointed at Zhang Rongqiang and cursed: "It's just a draft. I knew it was your grandson who was behind it."

Hu Pingtao was a little annoyed when he heard this. He turned around and stared at Bao Jinsong coldly: "You should be more polite. I'll be filming the whole process with my law enforcement recorder. If you do this again, I will

Take you back to the police station for processing."

Bao Jinsong is the kind of person who is used to wandering around outside and is used to being arrogant. He immediately glared: "What a big deal, what can you do to me even if you are a policeman?"

Hu Pingtao was not angry, and said calmly: "Okay! Anyway, we have video and evidence. If you don't believe it, just continue. I promise, you will cry sometimes."

Zhang Rongqiang felt very happy when he saw this scene, and laughed loudly at Hu Pingtao: "That's what he is like. He scolds when he doesn't agree with his words, and beats people when he doesn't agree with the principles. He brought so many people to my office today.

, it’s obvious that he wants to hit me.”

Hu Pingtao did not continue what Zhang Rongqiang said. He thought for a moment and asked: "What happened to the project?"

The sarcastic smile on Zhang Rongqiang's face became even thicker: "Mr. Sun didn't let Boss Bao's engineering team enter the site. He was anxious and quickly found someone, but they didn't pay attention at all. Fortunately, the two parties didn't sign a contract. If they had signed

, then there really is nothing wrong with me."

"Later, Boss Bao called me again, and his tone was not as arrogant as before. He also said that the agency fee could be discussed, and he could just give me five points or even six points as agreed before. He asked me

We must stabilize Mr. Sun and never let Party A sign a contract with anyone else."

"I just sprayed him hard on the phone."

"You have a lot of dignity, don't you? You can do whatever you want? You have the final say on this project?"

"I won't deal with a person like you who has no faith. Let alone five points, even if you give me ten points, I will still ignore it. Even if I am sure of it, I will mess it up for you."

.”

"I don't want to earn a dime from you. This matter is your own problem."

"What's so great about having an engineering team under you? There are so many people with good channels for materials, and I haven't seen anyone as arrogant as you. You are really short-sighted. Engineering is a matter of mutual benefit, but why?

You just stared at the petty profits. Now it's fine, you've lost everything, but you still have the nerve to blame me and bring people to my door to cause trouble for me... Bah!"

Zhang Rongqiang spat fiercely on the ground, feeling extremely relieved.

Hu Pingtao turned around and asked Bao Jinsong: "Is what he said true?"
To be continued...