Volume 2: Eagle vs. Dragon Chapter VI Liquidation and Inventory
Changzi was thirsty, and after taking a sip of tea, he felt his mouth watering - this was the best tea he had ever tasted in his life. Looking at the exquisite pastries, his stomach almost growled. However, he thought to himself: "No, no, the tea is so delicious, the pastries must be delicious too. I won't be able to stop eating this. If I eat like this, my appearance will give me away, and I won't let the Third Girl down! " So he forced himself to restrain himself and didn't eat a single bite.
Wu Qi went to the accounting office. Master Chuan Longci was waiting outside. Wu Qi pushed the door open and went in, then closed it again. The five big shopkeepers were discussing matters with Wu Chengjian inside. Only a confidant like Wu Qi could enter without permission at this time. But while the shopkeepers were discussing matters, Wu Qi could only stand by and wait.
Who are the five shopkeepers who are discussing the matter?
Manager Liu is still in charge of the overall situation, Manager Wu is still in his old position, Manager Hou San has disappeared, and Wu Chengjian invited Manager Xu San to replace him. Guangzhou is a thousand-year-old commercial capital with a full range of business talents of all levels and types, and the reserve of foreign-related talents is unparalleled in the country. However, managers of the level of Hou San and Xu San are not so easy to find. The Wu brothers have always been paying attention to talents at this level, so they were able to find a person with excellent character and ability to replace Manager Hou San so quickly.
As for Dai Er, although he was still in his old position, Wu Chengjun promoted Ou Jiafu on the grounds that Yihe Bank had expanded rapidly and its business volume had doubled. Ou Jiafu took over Dai Er's domestic business, and discussed with Xu San about handling foreign business. He assisted in the overall planning of both internal and external affairs, and was considered as the deputy of Liu Da. If Ou Jiafu could improve his abilities through experience, he might become Liu Da's successor in the future.
Wu Qi entered the accounting office and saw that the shopkeeper Wu Si was honest, the shopkeeper Dai Er was trembling with fear, the shopkeeper Xu San had a calm face, and the shopkeepers Ou Jiafu and Liu Da were talking about things one after another. After listening to a few words, Wu Qi realized that they were dealing with the assets of Hongtai Bank.
The Xie family also had a sizable tea business, with upstream supply channels, tea shops, and overseas shipping channels. This time, the Xie family was divided among the four families, with the Pan family taking over the silk business, the Wu family taking over the tea business, the Lu family taking over the ceramic business, and the Cai family taking over the remaining grocery business - this made the Pan, Wu, and Lu families more monopolistic in the three bulk commodities, while the Cai family had the most complicated grocery business relationships, the lowest profits, the smallest value, and was also accompanied by all kinds of troubles.
Gold, silver, houses, and land are all easy to get, but it is very troublesome to take over such a large business line. It not only involves the interests of various industries, but also extremely complicated interpersonal relationships. Ou Jiafu has been focusing on this area recently. In order to sort out the handover of the industry, he has been very anxious and now he is talking about three or five extremely difficult things at the moment.
Wu Chengjian was different from Wu Chengjun. Wu Chengjun always sat upright when talking to the big managers, but Wu Chengjian was half paralyzed on the bed, playing with the teacup with one hand, not looking at anyone. Ou Jiafu was talking very excitedly, but he didn't react at all.
Two months ago, Manager Liu could have spit at the new boss so hard that he had to sit up straight. However, the reversal at the birthday banquet that night was so shocking that everyone in Yihe Bank looked at Hao Guan with a new respect. Some people even developed a blind worship for Wu Chengjian. In the eyes of some guys, sometimes when they saw Wu Chengjian spitting, they would wonder if there was some other meaning behind it.
Manager Liu no longer dares to criticize Wu Chengjian easily. Instead, he thinks that Hao Guan is an extraordinary person who can do extraordinary things. It doesn't matter if he is lazy at ordinary times, as long as he is reliable at critical moments.
After Ou Jiafu finished talking about a bunch of difficulties, Wu Chengjian said, "Oh, okay, I understand."
Ou Jiafu was surprised and asked, "Ah?"
Wu Chengjian said, "I understand. You guys go and do it."
Ou Jiafu looked embarrassed: "Officer Hao, if we can handle this matter, we can solve it outside the door and there is no need to bring it to the accounting office."
Wu Chengjian said, "This matter is not as difficult as the donation for the Yongding River disaster relief, right?"
Ou Jiafu said hurriedly: "Of course not."
Wu Chengjian asked again: "Is the difficulty much different?"
"This..." Ou Jiafu said: "Of course it's incomparable!"
The few things he just mentioned were just difficult, and Ou Jiafu felt unsure about how to handle them. However, the forced donation incident was different. The difficulty of that matter and the solution were beyond Ou Jiafu's imagination.
Wu Chengjian said: "In the future, when I know about something like this, you should try to find a way to solve it. If you feel that you really can't think of a solution... then try your best to find a way to solve it. I believe there is always a way."
Ou Jiafu said: "This... But we are really not sure about this matter, what if we make a mistake..."
Wu Chengjian said: "If you do something wrong, I will deduct your money."
Ou Jiafu was stunned.
Wu Chengjian continued, "It's done, let's reward them according to their merits."
Ou Jiafu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Officer Hao, the deduction of money for reward is another matter. I am really afraid that I might do something wrong and miss the important matter of the bank, so I am discussing it now."
"The result of the discussion has come out." Wu Chengjian said, "I believe you can do this, so go ahead and do it. If you mess up, I authorized you to do this, so I should clean up the mess, and you betrayed my trust, so I will deduct your money, isn't that fair?"
Hearing what he said, Ou Jiafu was speechless for a moment, and the shopkeeper Liu said, "Okay, then it's settled. Xiao Ou, you go and handle this matter."
Wu Chengjian asked, "Anything else?"
Manager Liu said, "Other matters are much smaller than this."
Wu Chengjian said, "In that case, then let Manager Liu take care of it."
Manager Liu nodded and discussed some details with the other four managers.
Wu Chengjian then looked at Wu Qi and said, "What's the matter?"
Wu Qi smiled and said, "Officer Hao, would you like to go to the study for a moment?"
Wu Chengjian knew that this was not something that should be heard by the shopkeepers. He was bored of staying in the accounting office, so he stood up and walked to the study. As soon as he left, Master Chuan Longci followed him. On the way to the study, he briefly mentioned the invitation to dinner from Shenxianzhou. When he reached the door of the study, Wu Chengjian stopped and said, "Where is the list of guests?"
Master Chuanlong Ci has already presented the list, which is not only a list, but also has seating arrangements - Master Ci has always been thorough in doing such things.
Wu Chengjian glanced at the list and said, "There is no problem with the list, but the chief should be changed. Let Old Zhou be the chief this time."
Master Chuan Longci was shocked: "Old Zhou's status is not high enough, and he doesn't have such a big butt. He would feel very uncomfortable if he became the chief. It's okay for others, like Chen from Foshan, who would probably give Hao Guan some face, but a person like Master Liu San, if he sees Old Zhou as the chief, I'm afraid he would turn hostile on the spot, which would be unpleasant."
This time, the Shenxianzhou banquet was mainly for non-official figures. Guests included Chen from Foshan and Mr. Liu Sanye, whose status and position were not comparable to that of a constable like Lao Zhou. Although Mr. Chuan Longci understood that Wu Chengjian wanted to promote Lao Zhou, if he offended those people in front of him, it would be more trouble than gain. It would not only be bad for the Wu family, but also bad for Lao Zhou.
Wu Chengjian said, "Before the banquet, you should first find a way to let people know that I will let Old Zhou sit at the head of the table."
Master Chuan Longci was stunned for a moment.
Wu Chengjian said: "Mr. Liu San is a man of the underworld, and Chen from Foshan is from Foshan. He has practiced martial arts and eaten porridge at night. These people are loyal."
When Master Chuan Longci heard this, he said, "Great! Great!"
He already understood Wu Chengjian's intention: letting Lao Zhou sit at the chief seat was because Lao Zhou was loyal and stood up for the Third Young Master when he was in the most difficult time. He could be called the most righteous person at this banquet!
If the news that Wu Chengjian wants to let Lao Zhou take the chief position is leaked out first, then if Liu Sanye and others are still willing to come, it means that they are willing to support Lao Zhou together with Wu Chengjian. This will not only not offend people, but also friends in the underworld will think that Liu Sanye, Foshan Chen and others are open-minded and put righteousness first, and it may become a good story for a while. In this way, Lao Zhou can be supported without offending anyone.
Wu Chengjian handed the list to Master Ci, who hurried off to do his work. Wu Chengjian then entered the study, sat on the armchair, waved away the maid who was pouring tea, and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Wu Qi took out the sun ring.
Wu Chengjian exclaimed. He had been so busy during this period that he had forgotten about the beautiful girl Youyu from the Ye family.
Wu Qi saw Wu Chengjian's expression and knew that there was something wrong. He said with some jealousy: "Hao Guan, when did you find out that I didn't know about this? Do you really not believe me because I let Sixth Brother know about this?"
Wu Chengjian scolded, "Are you jealous or trying to win favor, you old woman! You are in your twenties, but you still act like a woman! Do you think you are still a servant?"
He wasn't really angry. He smiled and said, "I didn't hide this from you. You were not there at the time and I had a lot of worries during that time, so I just didn't tell you." Then he told Wu Qi about Ye Youyu sending them father and son away.
Wu Qi knew everything about the incident, but he just missed this part. He smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Hao Guan, is the third daughter of the Ye family really that beautiful now?"
Wu Chengjian praised: "Beautiful! Really beautiful! There is no one comparable to it in the whole Shenxian Continent."
Wu Qi came up and said, "The Ye family is not doing well right now. I heard that Ye Dalin is always worried. How about we do something to scare him so that Old Ye can get his third daughter to be your mistress?"
Wu Chengjian smiled and slapped him, saying, "I haven't even married my elder wife yet, and you're already marrying a younger one?"
"What's the big deal?" Wu Qi said, "Hasn't there already been one person on the Huachai?"
Wu Chengjian straightened his face and said, "Although Sanniang was born in the dust, I never thought she was from the brothel. Don't make fun of Sanniang in the future."
Wu Qi stuck out his tongue and quickly changed the subject: "What should this guy do?" He pointed his mouth towards the temple .
"Let me see what she's going to do." Wu Chengjian said slowly, "I didn't do that because she's pretty, but because I saw that she was kind and her words suited my taste, so I promised that if she had any difficulties, I would help her. But if she really takes advantage of the situation and asks for too much, then that's another matter. Go, call that servant over."
