In fact, Fu Quan knew that the conditions he proposed were not good for any businessman, especially for a company of Tiansheng's size.
He demanded that after the merger of Tiansheng and Fushi, 15 percent of the total shares be registered under Song Xingyao's name.
But after he stated his conditions, Fu Siming blurted out "I agree" without any hesitation.
Although the Fu family was also a long-established enterprise in Jiangcheng, due to various developments, it was far less influential in Jiangcheng than the Tiansheng business empire in any aspect.
He was betting on Fu Siming's heart.
His health has deteriorated recently. Merging with Tiansheng would allow him to leverage this platform for better development, preventing the company from shrinking under his watch. It would also provide a legitimate reason to hand the company over to him.
He only has one child, Song Xingyao, so naturally he wants to fight for more for her.
Tian Sheng and Fu Siming were the best backers in Jiangcheng.
Before he came, he thought that asking for 15% of Tiansheng's shares was almost asking for the moon, but he didn't expect Fu Siming to agree without even blinking.
Fu Quan felt much more at ease. Looking at him, he nodded unconsciously. "Okay... I'm relieved to hear you say that. I'm getting old. Yao Yao was born into the Fu family, but she hasn't had many good days in her life. Si Ming... I hope you won't let her down."
He gave them earnest and heartfelt advice.
Fu Siming's eyes held hidden emotions, and he did not respond directly.
There was a knock on the glass door of the office, and Pei Jing walked in to report: "President Fu, there is something I need to report to you."
His gaze lingered on Fu Quan for a moment, but he didn't speak directly.
Fu Quan stood up: "You go ahead with your work. We can talk about today's matters later."
He stood up and nodded to Fu Quan.
Pei Jing watched the person leave the office for a while before handing over the tablet in his hand. "Mr. Fu, our system detected that someone contacted a marketing account to post this message. Please take a look."
Taking the tablet, Fu Siming saw the headline of the press release, and his body temperature dropped considerably.
[The heirs of the Fu and Bai families, who were jointly designed by the Fu family, have gone missing!]
The title uses the simplest language to shock people with the names of three former top families.
Fu Siming glanced at Pei Jing, who immediately spoke up, "This originally didn't contain any keywords related to Tiansheng, so it shouldn't have been pushed here. It was our colleagues in the cybersecurity department who found it and intercepted it. Judging from the number of views, it has already spread to a small extent, but the interception was relatively quick, preventing widespread dissemination."
He sensed that Fu Siming seemed relieved, but not as relaxed as before. He had initially thought it was just a rumor, but looking at his boss's expression, it was rather intriguing.
But that's not something he needs to consider.
Fu Siming suppressed his emotions and gave him only a look, "Go investigate."
Pei Jing: "Yes, I'll go right away."
Fu Siming returned to his desk, picked up his phone and glanced at it, but there were no messages from Song Xingyao.
This was actually good news. His palms were slightly sweaty, and the tense, tingling sensation in his palms made him a little uneasy.
If Song Xingyao saw this...
He sighed and closed his eyes.
At that moment, Song Xingyao from the hospital's research institute had just finished processing the data sent by Luo Luo when she noticed a pop-up email notification in the lower right corner.
She clicked on it, and there was the full text of the press release. Although it was labeled as a marketing advertisement, the eye-catching title made it impossible not to click on it.
It says that twenty years ago, the Fu family wanted to become the leading enterprise in Jiangcheng, so they plotted to make the heirs of the Fu and Bai families disappear. It's described in a very convincing way.
Even she couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood, but Song Xingyao still didn't believe it because she had met Fu Mingtang, Fu Ting, and Jiang Man, and they were not like that at all.
Jiang Man once said that the Fu family was established by Grandma Fu, and Grandpa Fu was a retired soldier who couldn't stand those businessmen who used underhanded tricks.
This is why Grandpa Fu refused to go into shopping malls after Grandma Fu passed away.
How could a family like this commit such a crime?
However, this article perfects some details so well that it makes the reader feel as if they were a firsthand witness.
She closed the page, wondering whether she should tell Fu Siming about it.
But then I suddenly remembered that he seems to have been too busy lately, so I decided not to bother him with information that I don't know if it's true or not.
With Song Xingyao's matter entrusted to Fu Quanxin, he felt much more at ease and had the rare opportunity to meet up with old friends at a teahouse for tea.
"Old Fu, how long has it been since you came out? You've been trapped for far too long." His friend filled his cup with a cup of aged tea.
The entire tea room was filled with the aroma of tea.
“We’re all getting old. It’s better to leave the company’s affairs to the younger generation; they’re better at it than us.”
Another middle-aged friend touched his sparse hair and sighed.
Middle-aged men are best at reminiscing about their past achievements. When talking about their days of dominating the business world, they inevitably bring up Fu Quan.
"Back then, it was you, Lao Fu. You were the one who carved out a three-way balance of power in the business world. If it weren't for that incident, how could the Fu family have become the dominant force later on?"
Another friend, seeing him getting excited and talking without restraint, gestured for him to stop, warning that if he brought up the recent rumors, things might get unpleasant again.
People who speak frankly and are in the middle of a lively discussion often fail to notice the hints given by their friends.
"I've noticed that what's been going on lately, and it seems to be related to the Fu family. There's definitely some truth to it, you see..."
The man, who was about to speak, was elbowed hard by the person next to him, and let out a sound of pain.
Seeing their unnatural expressions, Fu Quan put down his teacup. "What's been going on lately? What happened?"
The man opposite immediately smiled and his eyes narrowed, while the other man helped to smooth things over, "Oh, there's nothing going on, it's just gossip."
"Have some tea...have some tea..."
Fu Quan reached out and covered the teacup, looking at his friend across from him with a probing gaze.
For a moment, the scene became somewhat awkward.
"What hearsay is this?"
He asked again.
The two looked at each other, unsure how to begin.
He let out two awkward laughs, feigning ease, before one of the men spoke up, “Oh, it’s not really a secret. People have been talking about this for over 20 years, saying that your child and the Bai family’s son were lost by someone hired by the Fu family. Recently, for some reason, it’s been brought up again, but the hype has died down. It sounds like it really happened.”
Seeing that Fu Quan remained silent, the man quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Oh dear, how could that be? Who among us knows that old man from the Fu family? He wouldn't allow anyone to do something so illegal and criminal. Besides, you're in-laws. If they really did this, how could they possibly save face, right... haha..."
Taking the opportunity, he quickly smoothed things over with a laugh.
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