Chapter 120: Rewarding according to merit, her dream (Part 1)
Jiang Fuyue was still wearing the loose men's suit, but she had taken off her baseball cap, so her gender could be clearly identified.
In Liu Jinzhong's opinion, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a young girl who is still wet behind the ears.
But it was this little girl who defeated the Dragon King and took control of the Yufeng Kitchen at lightning speed. Now she wants to get the password of the safe, trying to reach out to the entire consortium and steal Lou Sheng’s things!
Saying she overestimates her own abilities?
But they are indeed moving towards their goal step by step, and even the biggest obstacle, Long Tian, has been solved easily.
I originally thought that this was just a young man with big ambitions, ruthless methods, and a mysterious identity.
I didn't expect that she could call out her previous name and know who gave it to her!
Facing his question, Jiang Fuyue took out something slowly and said, "Maybe it can give you the answer."
I saw a red jade seal lying quietly in the girl's white palm, with a tiger head as a cap and a night scene of "Spring River Flowers and Moon" carved around it, especially the rising, half-hidden full moon, surrounded by water mist, as if covered with a misty veil, adding to the mystery.
"This, this is Lou Sheng's private seal!" Liu Jinzhong said excitedly.
The next second, he suddenly bent his knees and fell to the ground. "If Lou Sheng hands over the private seal to Miss, then Miss will be the true heir of the Yufeng Group, and it will be legitimate to take back everything! I was blind before, I hope Miss will forgive me. From now on, I will follow you until death and obey your orders!"
The moment Xiaoliu knelt down, he reflexively jumped two steps away and looked at him as if he were a fool. Besides confusion, there was also a hint of hidden contempt.
A man's knees are made of gold, how can he kneel down just like that?
This is too spineless!
But Liu Jinzhong's expression made him unable to laugh. The sincerity that was almost worshipful, the concentration that seemed to be staring at faith, and the tears that were faintly floating in his eyes all made Xiaoliu feel incredible.
Is it necessary?
Is that "building student" really that awesome?
"Get up, Uncle Liu." Jiang Fuyue suppressed the complexity that flashed across his eyes and said slowly.
Liu Jinzhong stood up, made way for him, and bowed, saying, "I'll take you to the study."
"Um."
…
Ten minutes later, the two men stood in front of the safe.
Liu Jinzhong: "This safe was left by Lou Sheng back then. Long Tian and I both know the password, but it needs to be used with a key. If it is forced open, the self-destruct device will be activated. So for more than 20 years, Long Tian can only watch helplessly, you——"
He originally wanted to ask Jiang Fuyue if she knew the whereabouts of the key, but he saw the girl come forward with a seal in her hand and stick the area with the engraved patterns on it on the laser port in a clockwise direction. The safe then beeped twice, and then she aimed the seal cap at the so-called "keyhole" and slowly pushed it in.
The clicking sound of mechanical rotation rang out in the quiet study.
There is a sense of heaviness and mystery as if a long-forgotten item is being reopened, as if an ancient ritual is being performed.
Liu Jinzhong's eyes were red as he looked at the girl in front of him as if he also saw the shadow of that man.
After twenty years, he finally waited...
Jiang Fuyue skillfully typed in the password, and heard a click -
The door opened.
This was also the first time Liu Jinzhong saw what was in the safe.
I saw keys of all sizes tied together with hemp ropes, lying quietly on the first floor.
Various seals are scattered on the second layer.
Hundreds of sealed file bags are neatly stacked on the third layer.
The power of the consortium that Long Tian had been unable to control until his death was now completely taken over here.
Jiang Fuyue pulled out the third layer of sealed bags, about ten in total, and handed them to Liu Jinzhong: "Open them."
"……yes."
Soon, Liu Jinzhong handed over the unpacked paper documents with both hands, "Miss."
"What do you want me to do? Look at it."
Liu Jinzhong was stunned: "Me?"
"That's right," Jiang Fuyue picked up a bunch of keys and played with them between her fingers, "It's you."
He lowered his head in confusion, and his eyes suddenly paused when he glanced over.
"This, this is..." His voice and hands trembled at the same time.
"The operating authorization letters and land ownership certificates for the sixteen brand hotels under Yufeng's name are all here."
The so-called "consortium", as the name suggests, is a private individual or group with strong economic strength and owning many large enterprises.
To define it in economic terms, it is a monopoly group formed by the integration of huge banks and huge enterprises controlled by a very small number of financial oligarchs.
Compared to the famous "Eight Great Families" in the imperial capital, Yufeng is little known to the world. It has been extremely low-key since its inception, and there are almost no reports about it in the financial newspapers and magazines circulating in the market.
To some extent, this is an "underground consortium"!
Its industries are spread across southern China, with sixteen branded hotels as the backbone, and branches covering real estate, tourism, catering, entertainment, logistics, construction, chemicals and many other fields.
When Lou Mingyue left, the only business that was handed over to Long Tian was the catering business, while all other businesses were managed by professional managers.
All the seals and stamps related to these industries were locked in a safe.
This is also the fundamental reason why Long Tian, as the apparent head of the consortium, has never been able to interfere with internal decision-making!
It is like an emperor without the imperial seal. No matter how he schemes, he will never be legitimate.
Liu Jinzhong looked at the property rights certificate worth hundreds of billions in his hand and fell into great confusion for a moment.
"...I don't understand what you mean."
Jiang Fuyue: "Do you know why Lou Sheng sent you to Binzhou University to study hotel management?"
Hotel Management...
Liu Jinzhong was shocked.
Jiang Fuyue: "Binzhou has the richest tourism resources. Twenty years ago, Yufeng acquired the six largest development plots along the local riverside road."
"So, I'm not the one who was exiled...right?" Liu Jinzhong's hands trembled.
Jiang Fuyue smiled and said, "You are the biggest trump card that Lou Sheng has left for the next twenty years. The facts have proven that it is indeed the case."
"But I..."
"Keep your stuff," Jiang Fuyue interrupted him. "I'll give you two years. First, clean up the messes accumulated over the past twenty years in these sixteen hotels. Next, I want to see those six plots of development land in Binzhou fully utilized. This isn't a negotiation, it's an order, with KPIs. If you don't perform well, you'll step down."
These words were cruel and merciless, but Liu Jinzhong was greatly encouraged: "Don't worry! I will do my best!"
"Very good. I'll leave Yufeng Kitchen to you for the time being. Also, find a reliable auditing firm to check this list and settle the financial accounts of all the subsidiaries under the consortium for the past twenty years. I want to see the results within three months at the latest."
Over the years, because Long Tian was unable to interfere in the decision-making of other industries except catering, the assets were preserved, but they were also left in a state of free-range control for a long time.
This time we can sort it out together!
Liu Jinzhong thought for a moment and then asked tentatively, "From what Miss said, it seems that at the moment... she is not planning to make a public appearance?"
Jiang Fuyue glanced at him appreciatively: "Smart."
"Why? You are Lou Sheng's designated heir, and you hold all the seals. You also have Lou Sheng's personal seal. No one dares to object..."
"Hey! I haven't even graduated from high school yet, so I need to keep a low profile..."
Liu Jinzhong: “!” High school student? !
Seeing that several important matters were almost arranged, Jiang Fuyue said, "Uncle Liu, please go out first and call those two people outside in."
"Yes." Liu Jinzhong bowed and left the study.
Soon, Hu Ben and Xiao Liu came in.
The two men stood in front of the huge rosewood desk, looking at the girl sitting casually on the chair, and felt a sense of unreality.
The surroundings were magnificent and the sight of exquisite brilliance was so great that even though she was wearing the expensive outfit bought by Jiang Fuyue, she still felt out of place and couldn't get rid of it.
"Sit down." The girl raised her chin slightly.
Hu Ben and Xiao Liu looked at each other and sat down together.
Jiang Fuyue glanced at the former and suddenly said, "The play is good."
Hu Ben was stunned: "...You taught me well."
Jiang Fuyue curled her lips, placed her right hand on the table, and tapped her fingers rhythmically.
After a while, "Have you ever thought about what you can do?"
She asked "what can be done" rather than "what do you want to do".
Hu Ben's face flushed: "...Does being able to fight count?"
Xiaoliu hesitated: "I can open locks, pry open doors, dig bags, and remove wheels..."
At the end, he couldn't continue.
Jiang Fuyue didn't react much after hearing this, as if she had expected it.
"So what's your dream?"
Both of them were dumbfounded.
“The Voice of China” Wangpi Pants are online?
But Jiang Fuyue's expression didn't look like he was joking at all.
Hu Ben's eyes were blank, and Xiao Liu was not much better than him.
"Sister Yue, what do you mean? I don't quite understand."
Jiang Fuyue: "When people live in this world, they always have to have some goals, right?"
Hu Ben thought for a moment and said, "...living a good life, does that count?"
"Okay. What about you?" Jiang Fuyue looked at Xiaoliu.
The latter was obviously not in the right state: "I...I don't know either."
After saying that, he scratched his head in embarrassment.
He was an orphan and had long been accustomed to the life of wandering the streets. Later, he followed Brother Hu and did whatever he was asked to do. He never had any thoughts or ideas of his own.
As for the "good days", of course he has some aspirations for them, but they are not that strong. After all, he is very content with the way things are now.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
To ease the dullness, Xiao Liu asked, "Sister Yue, what about you?"
As soon as he said that, he thought to himself, "Oh no!"
Hu Ben's heart also tightened, and he glanced at Jiang Fuyue cautiously.
The girl looked calm, as if she didn't feel offended. Only a hint of bewilderment flashed across her clear, peach-shaped eyes, and the next second her red lips parted slightly.
“I want to go to the most remote places in my country to build up the country.”
ha?
They were both stunned.
Are you sure this isn't an elementary school composition?
Jiang Fuyue didn't say anything more, as if the emotion that flashed through her mind was just an illusion.
"You've been rewarded tonight." He opened a drawer and pulled out two cash checks. "This two million is your reward. You can choose to take the money and leave, or stay and work. But I'll be clear, in this place, strength rules. Even if you stay, there's no guarantee you'll get the position you want."
"Five minutes, think it over and tell me the answer."
Hu Ben looked at the check that was within his reach. With this one million, he could buy a decent house, marry an honest and worry-free wife, and his elderly mother would no longer have to do odd jobs...
The "good days" seemed to be coming.
But is this kind of life that he can see through at a glance really what he wants?
How to choose between "visible stability" and "adventure with an uncertain future"?
Xiaoliu looked at the two light pieces of paper on the table. They were not even as big as his palm, so how could they be worth two million?
Gudong——
He swallowed.
Jiang Fuyue reminded him at the right time: "There is only one minute left."
I thought Hu Ben would express his opinion first, but unexpectedly, it was Xiao Liu who spoke first: "I'll stay!"
Jiang Fuyue asked him: "Reason?"
Xiaoliu hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "I also want to go and build the most remote places in our motherland!"
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
Hu Ben: "..."
"No... why do you all have those expressions? I'm serious! No kidding! Well, this is what I think. Sister Yue, you're incredibly powerful, and I'm just a small-time hoodlum with no real skills. I'm good at stealing, but I guess you wouldn't look down on me..."
Jiang Fuyue: "Get to the point."
Xiaoliu: "I don't understand any profound principles, but I know that if you squat in front of the biggest restaurant on the whole street, you can pick up good things at random. They are much more abundant than those small restaurants."
"Then how did you come up with the idea of building the motherland?"
"Well... isn't that what you want to do? Follow the boss's will, take the boss's goals as your own, follow the boss's pace and don't fall behind. Isn't what you'll get in the future more than one or two million?"
Xiaoliu said this with great joy.
After hearing this, Jiang Fuyue looked at him twice more, with a look of admiration on her face.
Finally, Hu Ben also said: "I don't want money. I will follow you if I say so."
"Okay." Jiang Fuyue took back the check, then met the regretful and sorrowful eyes of the two men, and smiled, "It's not too late to regret now."
Hu Ben: "No, no, no..."
Xiaoliu: "You are so humorous."
"Okay, you are heroes after all, and I can't let you start from such a low point." After saying that, he threw two keys on the table.
"These are the two largest bars in Linhuai, the King and the Queen. They're now under your respective management for three months. If the turnover doesn't increase by more than 50%, you'll be working as waiters for at least six months."
When the two heard this, they were so shocked that they stood there, unable to react for a long time.
Jiang Fuyue thought they found it too difficult and were unwilling to do it, and was about to speak, when the next second -
Xiaoliu: "Tiger, Brother Tiger, did I hear correctly? Are those King and Queen the same King and Queen I know?"
"Should, should it?"
"Then we've become big guys, right? The kind with sunglasses, floral shirts, and big gold chains!"
Hu Ben coughed lightly, trying to suppress his emotions: "Six, let's be low-key and don't get carried away!"
"Yes, yes, keep a low profile."
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
In the end, the two of them agreed immediately and started to get ready, looking like they couldn't wait to have a big fight.
However, Jiang Fuyue still reminded them: "Managing a bar is not just about fighting. If you encounter something you don't understand, go find Uncle Liu and he will send someone to teach you."
"good!"
Jiang Fuyue supported her head with one hand and waved at the two of them with the other hand: "If you have nothing else, go out."
Xiaoliu turned around first, only to see Hu Ben standing there motionless: "Brother Hu..."
"You go first, I have something to tell Sister Yue."
"...Oh, then I'll wait for you outside."
Jiang Fuyue raised her eyebrows and looked at Hu Ben's face: "What do you want to say?"
"Sister Yue, can you..." He gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, "help my mother find a stable job?"
"You manage a bar now, so it won't be difficult to arrange an easy job for your mother."
"Miss, what I'm talking about is a stable job." He spoke word by word.
The emphasis is on: stability!
"What are you afraid of?"
"My mom used to worry a lot about our fights, but now I can't bear to let her cry anymore."
Jiang Fuyue found it funny: "Why, do you think I will let you fight to the death?"
Hu Ben replied seriously: "Whether it happens or not, I'm ready."
There was a moment of silence.
Jiang Fuyue: "My pancake shop is still short of staff, you can ask your mother to try."
Hu Ben was very happy. If his mother could be with Yuejie's family, no matter how much her salary was, her safety would be guaranteed, and that would be enough!
Jiang Fuyue did this probably to reassure him.
"From now on, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Remember what you said today."
…
After Hu Ben and Xiao Liu left, Jiang Fu Yue continued to deal with Yu Feng's affairs.
The underground consortium that has been abandoned for twenty years cannot be cleared up overnight.
Fortunately, as Jiang Fuyue is at the top of the pyramid, he doesn't have to do many things himself. Once an order is given, it will be conveyed by Uncle Liu and there will be plenty of people to carry it out.
The wise work with their minds, the foolish work with their hands.
Knowing how to use people is also an essential ability for a leader.
It was not until the sky was getting light and the sun was rising that Jiang Fuyue closed the last document in his hand.
Liu Jinzhong took it and glanced at it. "...Don't worry, I know what to do."
"Um."
Liu Jinzhong stayed by Jiang Fuyue's side for as long as she endured, and everything was in order, from top to bottom.
"Miss, it's almost dawn. The room has been cleaned up. Do you want to go and rest?"
The reason Jiang Fuyue did not return home that night was that he stayed at a classmate's house for a day so that he could reserve a seat at the city library the next morning.
I definitely can't go home now.
"Uncle Liu is really thoughtful."
Liu Jinzhong lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "It's my duty."
Jiang Fuyue stood up from her seat. Her neck was a little stiff from working at her desk for a long time.
Just as he was about to walk out, Liu Jinzhong's deep voice came from behind him -
"Miss, can I ask you something?"
Jiang Fuyue's feet paused.
"Is Lou Sheng... okay?"
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