?Liu Yong drove Li Changle back to their rental house the following day before heading to thepany.


    His visit was to oversee the arrival of the first 100,000-ton oil tanker scheduled to dock that day.


    "Lele, let me apany you upstairs," Liu Yong offered.


    Li Changle declined, saying,


    "No need. I can go up by myself. You go to thepany first, and don''t worry about me."


    After some hesitation, Liu Yong agreed as the elevator had already arrived downstairs for Li Changle.


    "Alright," he said.


    "Yong, goodbye," Li Changle bid farewell.


    "Goodbye," Liu Yong replied.


    To Liu Yong''s surprise, Li Changle unexpectedly kissed his cheek before entering the elevator, taking him aback.


    Li Changle had just kissed Liu Yong on his cheek before joyfully running into the waiting elevator.


    If one were to observe closely, one would notice that her ears were slightly reddened.


    This marked the first time that Li Changle had proactively initiated a kiss with Liu Yong since they had met.


    After standing outside for a few minutes, Liu Yong happily headed to thepany.


    Upon entering the rental house, Li Changle was surprised to find Wang Li in the living room instead of out. Seeing Li Changlee in, Wang Li jokingly asked,


    "Lele, you didn''te back home all night yesterday. Did you spend the night at a hotel with Liu Yong?"


    Li Changle blushed slightly and quickly replied, "No, what are you thinking? We didn''t go to a hotel."


    Wang Li persisted and asked, "If not a hotel, then did you stay over at Liu Yong''s cest night?"


    Feeling embarrassed, Li Changle refused to answer and retorted,


    "You nosy girl, why do you have to ask so many questions?"


    Wang Li, still curious, approached her and asked, "Was it at Liu Yong''s ce? Did you use the TT I gave youst time?"


    Feeling even more embarrassed, Li Changle replied firmly,


    "You''re so dirty! I won''t tell you anything!" and hurried back to her room.


    At the HTC Group, Zhao Zhenbiao was experiencing a sessful streak in his life.


    The new desk he had ordered had arrived, and it was made of a single piece of golden nanmu wood. Zhao Zhenbiao was thrilled with the final result.


    Aside from this significant achievement, the acquisition of many Jinsinan and Huanghuali wood nks bolstered Hongda Group''s reputation in the industry, making many of his colleagues envious.


    This hefty investment of over two billion yuan in these precious woods would likely lead to a significant return on investment for Zhao Zhenbiao.


    In his office, Zhao Zhenbiao was enjoying thepany of his friend Zhou Zhengming, a middle-aged man.


    The two sat sipping tea and engaging in casual conversation.


    Zhou Zhengming is a wealthy and influential figure in the manufacturing industry of Huahai City, specifically in the Finishing area. Hispany had two brushes.


    One day, Zhou Zhengming''s friend asked him, "Old Zhou, howe you have time to sit with me today?"


    Zhou Zhengming decided to confide in his friend and said,


    "I have encountered a problematic matter, Lao Zhao. You have many ways, and I''d like to know if you can help me find a solution."


    Zhou''s friend replied, "Your matter is my matter. As long as I can help, I will do my best. Tell me, what is it?"


    Zhou Zhengming exined,


    "In order to improve our precision machining capabilities, I spent a lot of effort and finally bought two high-precision CNC machining centers from RB. I bought the things, but they couldn''t be shipped back. I was really anxious to death."


    Zhao Zhenbiao responded, "Oh, there is such a thing. The shipping industry is very developed now, so it should be able to be shipped back."<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    Zhou Zhengming then revealed the real issue:


    "Old Zhao, you may be a little ignorant if you don''t do our business. Many countries prohibit the export of high-precision CNC equipment to us, and RB is no exception."


    Upon learning that exports of high-precision CNC equipment were prohibited, Zhao Zhenbiao nodded in agreement, realizing that the machines could not be shipped back.


    Zhou Zhengming exined that he had attempted to arrange for the devices to be sent back through unique channels, but no ocean shippingpany was willing to take on the risk.


    "I even increased the shipping cost to 5 million units, but nopany dared to take this risk. Now it seems that I was sloppy,"


    Zhou Zhengming shared with a worried expression.


    The so-called particr channel is smuggling, and Zhou Zhengming had initially thought that the machines could be shipped back quietly through smuggling, but in the end, no one dared to ept the order.


    Zhao Zhenbiao was surprised by the high shipping cost and asked Zhou Zhengming about the total expenses.


    Zhou revealed that the CNC machining centers were highly advanced and had top-of-the-line precision, which made them expensive.


    "How much did you spend in total, and the shipping fee is so high," asked Zhao Zhenbiao.


    Zhou Zhengming replied, "This is an advanced CNC machining center with very high precision. RB''stest product represents world-ss machining uracy. Of course, it is also expensive. The purchase of these two devices alone cost me nearly 50 million."


    Zhao Zhenbiao was taken aback by the staggering figure.


    "Nearly fifty million! Every two thousand is several million. It''s really not that expensive," he remarked.


    Zhou Zhengming may have paid a higher price than the actual value. Still, there was no denying that the precision CNC machining center cost more than 20 million yuan, and its high price reflected its high precision machining capability.


    "Spending tens of millions of dors is worth it,"


    Zhou Zhengming said with hope.


    "With these two devices, our finishing ability will reach new heights, and we''ll be able to process many previously impossible-to-machine parts."


    Despite his optimism, Zhou Zhengming sighed softly, knowing the devices couldn''t be shipped back to the factory.


    Seeing his friend''s disappointment, Zhao Zhenbiao thought of the shippingpany next door, Global Ocean Service Company, and said,


    "Old Zhou, the boss of Global Ocean Service Company is a friend of mine. Let me see if he can help us."


    Zhou Zhengming''s hope was reignited.


    "Thank you, Old Zhao. Please take care of this for me."


    Zhao Zhenbiao responded,


    "No need to thank me. I''ll go see Mr. Liu now and ask for his help."


    The two left the office together, and Zhao Zhenbiao went to Universal Company next door while Zhou Zhengming waited in the reception room, sipping tea.


    Meanwhile, Liu Yong was in his office, having just received news that thepany''s first 100,000-ton oil tanker had arrived and was docked at the port.


    After making some preparations, it was ready to transport crude oil to the Middle East or other locations, pending transportation business.


    Shortly after, there was a knock on Liu Yong''s office door.


    Zhao Zhenbiao entered the office, surprising Liu Yong, who greeted him warmly.


    "Mr. Zhao, please have a seat," he said.


    The two had a good rtionship and were veryfortable with each other. After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Zhenbiao exined his request.


    Liu Yong then remembered that the two precision CNC machining centers had been shipped back from RB and that the reward for their safe return was 10 million yuan. With that kind of money, arranging for their shipment to be transported seemed feasible.


    "I''ll see what I can do,"


    Liu Yong said with a smile.


    .................