Created in China Episode 25 Recap
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Hearing that Lu Huadong had obtained a loan, Liu Jun was utterly perplexed. Why did he secure a larger loan than himself, given that their companies were of similar scale? After a brief thought, Liu Jun suddenly realized that Lu Huadong was involved in real estate, which was considered the most promising industry. Although Lu Huadong could not provide a guarantee for Liu Jun, he was willing to lend him two million for capital turnover.
The next day, Tengfei received two sums of money from different accounts, totaling four million. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the other sum came from Qian Hongming. It turned out that Qian Hongming, learning that Lu Huadong had lent money to Liu Jun, could not stand idly by as a friend, so he helped Liu Jun raise the money.
Liu Jun specifically came to express his gratitude to Qian Hongming, but when he heard that Qian Hongming was involved in private lending, he felt the risk was too high and advised him to withdraw as soon as possible. However, Qian Hongming was very confident in himself, firmly believing he would not lose money. Liang Sishen and Lu Huadong visited the factory.
Watching the equipment in operation, Lu Huadong commented that although the factory was a small and medium-sized enterprise, its R&D center was truly top-notch. Engineer Sun personally accompanied them and explained. Liang Sishen immediately saw that the technology was complex and specialized, finally understanding why Song Yunhui regarded Liu Jun so highly. After returning home, Liang Sishen praised Tengfei to Song Yunhui, but pointed out that funding remained a significant issue. As they were talking, Song Yunhui received a call.
After he hung up, Song Yunhui revealed to Liang Sishen that An Xinhua had not gone to work at the group for two consecutive days without prior notice, so Liang Sishen's first thought was that he had absconded or was under Shuanggui (dual regulation). Meanwhile, people from the Municipal Public Security Bureau suddenly arrived at the factory and took Liu Jun away, requesting his cooperation with an investigation. On the way, Cui Bingbing called.
Liu Jun wanted to answer but was prevented by the police. He was repeatedly interrogated for a whole day, consistently maintaining that he had never engaged in bribery or accepted bribes, and that his interactions with An Xinhua were purely technical. Cui Bingbing was extremely worried as she could not reach him, and similarly, Liu Jun missed his family. The next day, the entire family anxiously waited by the phone for news.
Finally, the police informed them that Liu Jun had completed the investigation and there were no issues. Because An Xinhua was burdened with numerous charges and almost implicated Liu Jun, Song Yunhui felt somewhat guilty, as he was the one who had initially introduced An Xinhua to Liu Jun. Moreover, Liu Jun had focused on R&D for the past two years, causing the factory's development to lag slightly behind other factories.
That night, Liu Jun sat alone in the living room, lost in thought. Cui Bingbing came over to comfort him, saying that Song Yunhui, whom he admired, had a nickname called "Non-stick Pan," meaning that no matter how deep their connection, he would immediately draw a clear line once a risk appeared, never dragging things out. In short, Cui Bingbing hoped Liu Jun would stop dwelling on An Xinhua's matter and just focus on doing his own work.
It was precisely after hearing Cui Bingbing's words that Liu Jun regained his spirits and returned to the factory, much to everyone's relief. Liu Shitang brought good news: the government had specially approved loan applications for small enterprises, with the condition that a national-level patent must be produced by the end of the year. Although it was a piece of cake for Tengfei, the application required a recommendation from an influential person.
Liu Jun immediately thought of Song Yunhui and personally went to explain his intentions. Engineer Xu approached Luo Qing again, asking him to issue a production order, but Luo Qing was also in a dilemma because the funds had not yet arrived, making production impossible. Song Yunhui hadn't expected Tengfei couldn't even secure a six-million-yuan loan. After understanding Liu Jun's difficulties, he readily agreed to help and recommended Liang Sishen to his factory.
Cui Bingbing returned home and saw Liu Jun's face full of smiles, guessing that the loan funds had arrived. Liu Jun quickly finished his meal and immediately returned to the factory to discuss calculations with Liang Sishen. Everyone worked until midnight.
Song Yunhui arrived at Tengfei company earlier and spoke with Liu Jun privately, stating that the newly appointed General Manager Tian of Beiyuan had suddenly called him, even sending someone to assure him that Beiyuan, after its restructuring, was now capable of completing phased R&D. In reality, they wanted to bypass Tengfei and directly collaborate with Donghai Group.
Faced with this situation, Song Yunhui reasonably suspected that Tengfei's R&D data had been leaked, and Beiyuan was appropriating the early-stage R&D results. Therefore, Song Yunhui told Liu Jun that he must announce the research results before the end of the year, otherwise Donghai Group might choose Beiyuan Group. Liu Jun returned home and told Cui Bingbing about this. Cui Bingbing remarked that General Manager Tian, who would snatch the fruits of others' labor at the last minute, was certainly no ordinary person.
