Chapter 48: Killing the Chicken to Frighten the Monkeys (Part 1)
"Do you think I'm kidding?" Tang Shuo took a sip of tea and said, "As long as you nod, you will get a chance to prove your worth."
Glancing at the hesitant Chen Xuan, Tang Shuo continued, "I won't interfere with any management or operations. You can decide everything about the company. I only care about the final result."
Chen Xuan nervously clenched his fists under the table. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take over."
“Smart choice.”
"I need a week to hand over the work I'm doing," Chen Xuan requested. "I've never been involved in pharmaceutical sales before, so I need some time to familiarize myself with it. So even if the company has ample funds, it's going to be difficult to guarantee profitability in the first two months."
Tang Shuo nodded. He knew that he could not become rich overnight. Although he was very confident that he could bring down Qiao Bazhi in a short period of time, he would not be naive enough to shorten the time to two months.
If Chen Xuan promised him that he could occupy a certain market share within a month, he would have to reconsider his choice.
"It's a pleasure to work with you." Tang Shuo said as he stood up.
Chen Xuan stood up as if in another world. Even though he had already promised Tang Shuo, he still found it hard to believe.
After Chen Xuan left, Tang Shuo leaned back on the sofa feeling somewhat tired.
He felt really depressed during this period of time.
In addition to making plans to deal with Qiao Bazhi, he also had to investigate the man who shot and attacked him that day. On the one hand, he was tired, but even his senior sister started to run around for him, which made Tang Shuo feel extremely guilty.
Knock, knock...
There was a knock on the door of the private room. Tang Shuo sat up and said to the door, "Come in."
Zheng Xiaowan, dressed in a grey business suit, walked in and said to Tang Shuo, who was sitting on the sofa, with a serious expression, "Boss, someone's causing trouble."
Tang Shuo smiled. Could it be that his opponent finally couldn't help himself?
Although the news of Nandu's change of ownership was not announced to the public, many people still learned about it through other means.
It seems that someone wants to test my strength!
The other party's patience is not as good as I imagined.
"Who is it?" Tang Shuo asked as he walked towards the door.
Zheng Xiaowan followed Tang Shuo and said, "Huang Chang."
Tang Shuo nodded and began to think about how to deal with this matter.
For a young master of Li Jia's level, Nan Guo doesn't need to buy face at all. If he really causes trouble, he can just throw him out.
But there is still a group of people who even the Southern Kingdom before Tang Shuo took over did not dare to provoke easily, and Huang Chang is one of them.
However, Huang Chang had always given face to Nan Guo before, often bringing friends to Nan Guo to spend money generously. This sudden trouble was something the club had not expected.
Tang Shuo had just reached the second floor of the club when he heard a commotion in the leisure area from afar. He saw a man in his early thirties sitting on a sofa. He pointed at the red wine in front of him and said to the manager on duty, "As long as you apologize for the fake wine, I'll let it go."
The manager on duty shook his head and said, "Mr. Huang, there is absolutely no fake wine in our club. This bottle of wine is 100% genuine."
Huang Chang's face darkened, and he said, "Are you saying that I can't even tell the difference between real wine and fake wine?"
"Of course not." The manager on duty quickly shook his head and said with a smile, "Mr. Huang, how about this? I'll replace the bottle of wine for you on behalf of the club, okay?"
"You mean I can't afford a bottle of wine?" Huang Chang asked back.
"That's certainly not what we meant."
"Then apologize," Huang Chang said. "After you apologize, I'll pretend that what happened today never happened. I'll still be a member of Nan Guo."
"There's definitely nothing wrong with our wine."
The manager on duty was almost crying. He definitely couldn't afford to offend these young masters, and now he was standing on the side of Nan Guo. He definitely couldn't apologize, otherwise the news that Nan Guo bought fake wine would spread. Who would come to Nan Guo to consume in the future?
It seems that today's matter cannot be resolved peacefully. He now only hopes that the new owner who takes over the club will be able to handle this matter.
"Did I frame you?"
Huang Chang was furious. He stood up and slapped the manager on duty directly in the face.
Snap...
A series of slapping sounds that made the onlookers feel painful were heard, and the mark of a palm instantly appeared on the duty manager's originally fair face.
Just as Huang Chang caught up and was about to slap the manager on duty again, his hand was stopped by someone.
Tang Shuo held Huang Chang's hand and asked with a smile, "What's the point of embarrassing him?"
Huang Chang twitched his palm, but found it didn't move at all. He frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
"The Southland is mine."
"So you're the boss of Nan Guo?" Huang Chang smiled and said, "How are you going to deal with the fake wine issue?"
"Every bottle of our wine is real." Tang Shuo said, "But you, coming here to cause trouble like this, aren't you a little too arrogant?"
"So you're not going to apologize?"
"If you're being used as a gun, you have to be prepared to be used as a gun." Tang Shuo turned around and said to the duty manager who had just been slapped, "How many more slaps do you think are appropriate?"
“…”
The manager on duty was very relieved to see the new boss step in to stop the other party, but he did not expect the boss to ask such a question.
How should he respond?
Tang Shuo shook his head and said to Huang Chang, "You slapped my man once, so I'll slap him twice in return."
"you……"
Before Huang Chang could utter the word "dare", he heard two "pa, pa" sounds, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Huang Chang's mouth.
Tang Shuo clapped his hands as if they were stained with something dirty, and then said to the several club security guards behind him, "Throw it out."
Several security guards looked at each other and hesitated for a moment.
They all knew this wealthy young man who often came to the club to spend money, and had a vague idea of his background. The club had just changed its owner, and who knew if this owner's background was as important as the other one, so they didn't dare to act rashly for the time being.
At this moment, a man standing behind the security team stood out alone, walked to Huang Chang, grabbed his collar, and dragged Huang Chang directly towards the door.
Tang Shuo's move was somewhat tentative. The club had not made any personnel adjustments since he took over, and everything remained the same as before for the time being.
However, starting today, the club will undergo a facelift.
Tang Shuo knew the security guard who stood up. His name was Chen Chuan. Apart from being strong, he had no other outstanding qualities.
However, opportunities always come to those who are prepared, and Chen Chuan has already initially gained his trust.
"Lay off the remaining security guards and let Chen Chuan take charge of the security department." Tang Shuo turned and solemnly whispered to Zheng Xiaowan, "Put away your cunning tricks from now on. Don't try these things in front of me. I hope this is the first and last time."
Zheng Xiaowan was shocked. Seeing Tang Shuo's eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything, she felt a chill in her heart.
They were all smart people, so Zheng Xiaowan had no intention of quibbling and nodded slowly.
Although Fang Shirou was the boss behind the club before, the actual management work was done by her.
Ever since she changed her boss, she has been in a wait-and-see state. Because she doesn't know Tang Shuo's background, she doesn't know whether she should stay.
After Huang Chang came to cause trouble in the afternoon, she did not choose to leave, but sent a manager on duty with the purpose of following Tang Shuo to see how he would react when encountering such a thing. Unexpectedly, Tang Shuo saw it clearly.
Only then did Zheng Xiaowan realize that she had underestimated this young man before.
"Do you know what you are doing?" Huang Chang finally came to his senses after being lifted up by Chen Chuan, who was nearly 1.85 meters tall, and turned around to shout angrily.
Tang Shuo smiled at Huang Chang's back, then turned to the crowd gathered in the lounge and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Tang Shuo, and I'm the owner of Nan Guo. It was just a small accident just now. To express our apology, we will give each table of members a bottle of our newly arrived, homemade red wine."
After Tang Shuo finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the top floor of the club.
Among the members who were consuming, few were interested in the free wine, and they all took out their phones to call their friends.
Huang Chang's grandfather is a big shot in the military and is still in office. As the only grandson in the family, this guy can be regarded as a big shot in the whole of Yanjing.
But now he was thrown out directly by the Southern State Council. Everyone knew that something big was going to happen in the Southern State that night.
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A courtyard house in Yanjing.
Nowadays, those who can live in a siheyuan in Yanjing are basically considered rich, but to have a siheyuan with three entrances and three exits at home is not just about being rich.
In the main courtyard of a quadrangle courtyard somewhere, an old man with almost lost hair was lying on a rocking chair, gently swaying the palm-leaf fan in his hand.
A man in a neat suit sat next to the old man and massaged his leg muscles.
The old man closed his eyes and asked, "Yuanzhou, I heard that you have been cooperating with the little kid from the Jiang family recently?"
"Yes, Grandpa." Huangfu Yuanzhou replied: "The Li family and the Song family joined forces to enter the telecommunications industry, and finally I decided to bring the Jiang family in."
"Why bring the Jiang family in instead of others?" the old man asked.
Huangfu Yuanzhou knew that his grandfather was testing him, and replied with a smile: "The Jiang family and we have no overlap in other areas, so our two families will be in a peaceful and mutually beneficial state for the time being."
After a pause, Huangfu Yuanzhou continued, "The Jiang family seems to be in the middle of the pack, but apart from Jiang Tiantong, the Jiang family has no successors. If anything happens, the Jiang family will definitely bear the brunt. This way, we can know the Jiang family's financial status first."
Suddenly, Huangfu Yuanzhou's cell phone rang. He picked up the phone, listened to a few words, and then hung up with a strange expression.
The old man waved his palm-leaf fan and said with a smile, "Go and do what you want to do first."
"Then I'll be leaving first."
Huangfu Yuanzhou said goodbye to the old man and then walked towards the gate of the courtyard. He got into a Rolls-Royce parked in front of the courtyard and ordered, "Go to the Southern China Club."
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Huang Chang was thrown out of the club by Chen Chuan. His face was so gloomy that it looked like water could be squeezed out of it. He said to Chen Chuan, who was a head taller than him, "You're dead."
Chen Chuan ignored Huang Chang's shouting, turned around and walked into the club with an expressionless face.
Opportunities and risks are often proportional, and he is also gambling.
He had also considered the consequences of throwing Huang Chang out.
If he didn't make a move, he might be able to keep his well-paid job, but he would likely only be a club security guard forever. If he made a move, the implications were self-evident.
Moreover, he inexplicably trusted the new boss of the club. Even if he died, the young boss would take the blame for him. What was there to be afraid of?
However, in the end, it turned out that he won the bet.
Huang Chang took out his phone, dialed a number, described the whole process to the other party, and then immediately called another person.
"Brother Ma, this is Huang Chang." Huang Chang said into the phone. "What is my grandfather doing now?"
"Huang Chang, your grandfather is fishing. Are you looking for him?" A strong voice immediately came from the phone.
"No." Huang Chang said, "Brother Ma, I have some problems in Yanjing and I would like to trouble you."
"What's up?"
"A club was selling fake alcohol. When I told the owner about it, he was very arrogant. Not only did he not apologize, he even had someone beat me up and threw me out."
"How could such a thing happen?" The man known as Brother Ma immediately understood Huang Chang's intention and said directly, "Don't worry, I'll take people to check it out right away."
After hanging up the phone, Huang Chang stood in front of the club with an angry face, waiting for Brother Ma.
No one knew where this Tang Shuo, a country bumpkin, suddenly appeared from, but he actually dared to attack him.
Even if the other party kneels down and begs him at night, he will still destroy Nan Guo to vent his anger!
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