But when Dugu Xiong walked out of the door, the expression on his face suddenly dimmed. Seeing this, the assistant asked softly, "What should we do next?"

What Xu Liuwen just said was too much, and the assistant couldn't bear to listen to it anymore.

Dugu Xiong shook his head: "They have clearly rejected us, what else can we say?"

"But..." The assistant wanted to argue further, but Dugu Xiong interrupted him directly: "You don't need to say anything more, just drive."

The assistant had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Dugu Xiong also knew that he was not a kind-hearted person, and this humiliation was not so easy to swallow. He had already lost face last time to fight for the sales rights of the new material.

But how did Gu Qingming treat him? Dugu Xiong remembered it clearly. He snorted coldly, looked out the window, and thought for a while.

Dugu Xiong finally dialed Mr. Yi's number.

"There is something I think I need to tell you. I want to share a piece of land with the Gu family." Dugu Xiong first brought up a topic, wanting to see what Mr. Yi's attitude was.

Mr. Yi had long expected Dugu Xiong's words. He snorted coldly, "Oh? Since you've already made your decision, what's the point of telling me again?"

The fact that he and the Gu family were at odds was already known to everyone. Dugu Xiong sneered, "I'm telling you this because I treat you as one of my own family."

Although Mr. Yi didn't think so, seeing that Dugu Xiong was determined to have a sentimental scene, he agreed with Dugu Xiong: "Then just go for it. Just like you said, we are a family. I will take responsibility for you if anything goes wrong."

"I feel relieved when you say that," Dugu Xiong said.

"I have also done some work these days and may be able to help you." Mr. Yi reminded.

Dugu Xiong had also heard some rumors outside, but he had never had time to tell Mr. Yi about them. He took this opportunity to ask, "I heard from outsiders that you are getting engaged?"

Mr. Yi suddenly paused what he was doing. He naturally did not expect that Dugu Xiong was so well-informed.

Although the other party did not answer, Dugu Xiong could guess what was going on in his mind.

"If there's nothing else, hang up first. I have something else to do." Mr. Yi hung up the phone.

After the call was hung up, Mr. Yi leaned back, feeling a little annoyed.

Dugu Xiong received a call from Gu Qingming, who expressed his willingness to cooperate with him, but with conditions.

Now, Dugu Xiong has realized the situation. He can no longer believe what Mr. Yi said to him and he still has to rely on himself.

"How much money is left in our account now?" Dugu Xiong asked his assistant in a very cold tone.

The assistant searched his phone for a while and said, "It's less than two million."

For a company, it would be difficult to survive until next month with this amount of money.

Dugu Xiong naturally wouldn't let such a scene happen. He said calmly, "Where else can we raise funds?"

"There is also a Hope Primary School under the name of our company. Every year many caring people come here to donate money." The assistant reminded.

"Go over there and try to gather some money. See how much you can come up with."

A few days later, Dugu Xiong received a call from Xu Liuwen, who spoke in a very enthusiastic tone, "Are you free to come to the factory?"

"Our factory is now going to be expanded and renovated. Mr. Gu has told me that you should also pay some of the cost." Xu Liuwen explained the purpose of his call.

This undoubtedly made Dugu Xiong's already poor life even worse.

The assistant told me last time that the company doesn’t have much funding left, and there are still a lot of salaries to pay every month.

Dugu Xiong felt that he was at his wit's end for a moment.

After hanging up the phone, Dugu Xiong felt that his head was bigger than both of them. He frowned and dialed his assistant's number.

The assistant walked in quickly and asked seriously, "Last time I told you to go to the Hope Primary School to raise funds. How much did you raise?"

"I followed your advice and went there, but the Hope Primary School is going to expand, and all the money is spent on the expansion." The assistant recounted the answer he got.

Dugu Xiong felt like he had just heard a huge joke. He banged the table with the documents and said, "Expansion, expansion, and expansion again."

How many places actually need to raise money for expansion?

The assistant was a little frightened by Dugu Xiong's expression, and his voice became increasingly weaker: "Boss Xiong..."

Dugu Xiong then realized that he had lost his composure and coughed twice.

Although the situation is urgent now, I still need to think carefully about how to solve it.

Finally, Dugu Xiong made a major decision: "Go and contact customers for me now. I want to sell the house."

The assistant hadn't expected the company's situation to become so dangerous: "Boss Xiong, how about we think of other solutions?"

There is always a way when you reach the mountain.

"Even if we mortgage the house, we may not be able to raise that much money." Dugu Xiong reminded.

After these words were spoken, the assistant naturally could not say anything more and could only step back silently.

But after thinking about it, I felt that I should discuss this matter with Mr. Yi, so I asked my assistant to make an appointment with Mr. Yi to meet in a private coffee shop.

Originally, Mr. Yi didn't want to come over, but when he thought about Dugu Xiong's situation, he came to the coffee shop anyway.

Dugu Xiong had been there for a long time. When he saw Mr. Yi open the door, he stood up and waved, "Ayi, here."

For some reason, Mr. Yi found Dugu Xiong's nickname for him particularly harsh. He frowned and walked over.

He didn't want to beat around the bush with Dugu Xiong: "You don't have to call me that, just call me Mr. Yi."

Since Dugu Xiong had asked Mr. Yi to invest in him, he naturally spoke politely: "Okay."

Mr. Yi took the coffee and took a sip: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"You should also know that the company is facing a bit of a crisis right now. I know you should have some extra money that you can help me with, right?" Dugu Xiong said.

What he got in return was Mr. Yi's disapproval, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Dugu Xiong, don't you think too highly of yourself?"

That's your Dugu family's company, what does it have to do with him?

Dugu Xiong looked helpless: "You still have to recognize your ancestors and return to your roots in the end. Don't act on impulse."