Chapter 138
Wei Sizu rubbed his hands together. "Boss Jiang, can I have a moment to talk?"
"..." Jiang Nuo's bad feeling became stronger and stronger. He simply told his subordinates and took Wei Sizu to his own CEO office.
Before the two of them even sat down on the sofa in the reception area, Wei Sizu burst into tears and began to howl, "Brother Jiang! You have to save me!"
Jiang Nuo's eyelids twitched wildly because of his howling: "...you tell me first."
"Something went wrong at the company, and they insisted our accounts were fake."
Under Jiang Nuo's gaze, Wei Sizu spoke in a lower and lower voice, and finally took out the official letter nervously and handed it over.
Jiang Nuo only glanced at the official letter and felt his blood pressure rise. Wei Sizu glanced at President Jiang's gloomy face and didn't dare to even fart.
It wasn't until Jiang Nuo had read the entire article carefully and looked up at him that Wei Sizu stammered, "Brother Jiang, what do you say...what should we do?"
"Who is your brother?" Jiang Nuo gritted his teeth.
Wei Sizu readily changed his tone, "Boss Jiang, you and I are like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Is Yu Min trying to rip us off? He's asking for 160 million right out of the blue. Where on earth do we have the money? They didn't even invest that much in the first place. Isn't this extortion?"
Jiang Nuo was too lazy to waste time talking to him and just said, "Like you said, we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope and must present a united front. Now that there are no outsiders here, tell me honestly, what's going on?"
"..." Wei Sizu was speechless.
Jiang Nuo said coldly, "If you don't tell me the truth, then we can only wait for Yu Min and the others to force us to sell our shares."
"Huh?" Wei Sizu panicked. "Sell, sell the shares? Didn't you say you'd pay back the money at 20% interest? Why is it selling shares?"
Jiang Nuo: "Can you come up with 160 million?"
Wei Sizu: “…I can’t come up with it.” Let alone 160 million, he couldn’t even come up with 16 million. He had been secretly embezzling the company’s money, and now the actual cash flow available in the account was less than five million.
——This is what his confidant Director Wei Jiandewei told him recently.
Jiang Nuo rubbed his temples. "Sit down first, calm down, and tell me everything. There's still one day until the agreed time... maybe there's still hope."
Jiang Nuo himself didn't believe what he said, but he had been the CEO of a subsidiary for two lifetimes, and he had the composure of a person in a high position who remained calm in times of crisis. Seeing this, Wei Sizu also calmed down.
"Well, I told you, Mr. Jiang, don't be angry. I really didn't mean it..." Wei Sizu was indeed full of knowledge and almost started from the beginning of Pangu's creation of the world. "They all say I'm a top student who returned from overseas, but in fact, I'm nothing. I was sent abroad by my father because the college entrance examination in China was too difficult and I was sure I wouldn't pass it. I got a fake bachelor's degree, and all I did abroad was eat, drink, have fun, hang out in bars, pick up girls, and drive cars. How could I have the ability to run a company?"
"But when I was a senior in college, my dad... He passed away, not suddenly, but I didn't want to take over as chairman. My classmates' families were all in finance or the internet, but mine, in Yanlin, was a quarry. How unfashionable."
Jiang Nuo frowned as he listened: "Get to the point."
Mining soil? He used to think that Wei Sizu was a bit unstable, spent money too lavishly, and loved to play too much. Now it seems that he is not very smart!
How scarce is lithium ore? Yanlin is a major lithium carbonate producer in China, with Xingxu being the leading enterprise. Its output already accounted for 40% of the country's total. With the subsequent acquisition of another major lithium mine, Xingxu now controls almost half of the domestic market.
Moreover, with the policies supporting new energy, if managed well, Xingxu would be a goose that lays golden eggs. He actually despised the factory for being tacky? Then did Wei Sizu despise the money for being tacky?
Wei Sizu said honestly: "Okay, I'll tell you the point."
"Exactly. I'm used to spending money lavishly, but I don't have enough money," Wei Sizu whispered. "My dad was afraid I'd squander the family fortune, so he invested most of it in the factory and didn't leave me much for pocket money. Even though I'm the chairman and seem so glamorous, I only make a couple of million dollars a year."
Jiang Nuo: “…” Very good, this tone is that of a typical playboy.
He couldn't help but think of the time when Wei Sizu invited so many handsome men and beautiful women to his dinner party. That dinner alone might have cost six figures.
By this calculation, one or two million a year is indeed not enough to spend.
Wei Sizu confessed honestly: "So, so I had some evil thoughts and withdrew a little money from the finance department. No one dared to ask me for it. It was only when I was doing the accounts at the end of the year that the finance department came to me and asked for instructions. It was Wei Jiande who helped me to settle it. Since then, I have been out of money and have taken it from the company. There have been no problems so far. Last quarter, the investors didn't even notice the accounts I made! Who could have known that this time, they would..."
"So, you are getting bolder and bolder, and you are embezzling more and more public funds!" Jiang Nuo almost squeezed out the words from between his teeth.
Wei Sizu sniffed like a primary school student who had done something wrong: "Hmm..."
Mr. Jiang was so angry that he could not contain himself.
No wonder the executives he sent to Xingxu didn't find anything unusual, and there was nothing wrong in the financial report. It turned out that Xingxu was not corrupted by the subordinates, but by the chairman!
How could outsiders find out if I was stealing things from my own home?
"Boss Jiang, calm down, calm down," Wei Sizu said. "What should we do now?"
Jiang Nuo gritted his teeth and said, "How much money did you embezzle in total? How much can we still afford in the company's account? Tell me clearly, don't hide a single word. Otherwise, we won't be able to pay the compensation demanded by the investors, and you and I will have to sell our shares to repay the debt. Don't ask me why, it was clearly stated in the supplementary contract of the original gambling agreement."
Wei Sizu was completely depressed: "I'll say."
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In Nanyang, Gu Jiangkuo refreshed the page again and asked his bespectacled subordinate, "Has Xingxu's quarterly financial report not come out yet?"
The man with glasses smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, you've asked more than ten times this morning, and there's still no answer."
Gu Jiangkuo: "Have you received the 160 million yuan I asked you to prepare?"
The man with glasses pushed his glasses up seriously. "Because you said the deadline is tomorrow, the last remittance will also be tomorrow."
Gu Jiangkuo raised his eyes and looked at him sternly: "Can you guarantee that everything will be safe? I told you before that you must not delay my work."
"I don't know what you're up to, but it's more important than business," the man with glasses said in a serious tone, "Don't worry, Mr. Gu. It's absolutely foolproof. The money will arrive tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, exactly 160 million. I'm ensuring the maximum return on our working capital."
"..." Gu Jiangkuo looked at his honest and shrewd subordinate, shook his head and chuckled, "Faiq, when this matter is done, I will give you a big red envelope."
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Mr. Gu was not able to wait until Xingxu's financial report was released. He just learned the news from the servants at home: Grandma made Uncle Gu angry again and he was hospitalized.
This is the third time this month.
As the saying goes, things never happen more than three times. Gu Jiangkuo had a premonition that Mr. Gu would definitely want to talk to him, so he packed up his things in advance and ran to the gambling table outside to "play" a few rounds.
In fact, it would be a lie to say that gambling is not addictive, but Nuonuo doesn't like gamblers, so Gu Jiangkuo forces himself not to get addicted and plays absent-mindedly. With this attitude, of course nine out of ten times he will lose, but Gu Jiangkuo doesn't care. He simply chooses his "brothers" to play with, as if it were a benefit for his subordinates.
So, when the steward Zhongbo came over in person, he happened to see Young Master Akuo having a great time at the gambling table, and he couldn't help but frowning deeply.
Zhong Bo was one of the servants whom Gu Jiangkuo could not bribe. He had followed Gu Zhonghong for decades and was as loyal as his name suggested. Not only him, but also the servants who were close to him were politely declined by Gu Jiangkuo. When he was building up his own power, he bypassed them all.
Gu Jiangkuo was deliberately keeping a low profile in Gu's residence.
Therefore, in Zhongbo's eyes, Master Akuo was just a little naughty and arrogant, and he did not take him seriously.
Uncle Zhong came here in person today because Old Master Gu was very angry about Uncle Gu's matter. Not only was the master angry, but he, as a servant, also felt sorry for "Gu Min". After all, he was the young master he had watched grow up, and no one could be heartless.
Uncle Zhong was already a little angry with Gu Jiangkuo because of this matter, and now seeing him gambling openly, he couldn't help but be even more dissatisfied. He said loudly and angrily: "Master Akuo, the master told you to go back and stop playing."
Unfortunately, the casino was too noisy and everyone was so excited that no one heard it.
Zhong Bo thought Gu Jiangkuo was deliberately teasing him, so he walked closer and became even more impatient: "Didn't you hear? Stop playing!"
The shout was loud enough and the tone was even more aggressive. The room suddenly became quiet. Uncle Zhong said with some reproach: "Master Akuo, the master asked you to go back. Something happened at home. Why are you still playing here?"
He was about to say something else, but he saw a dozen or so big men at a table stop what they were doing, turn around little by little, look at him quietly, and stretch their arms.
Zhong Bo: “…”
This powerful feeling of oppression.
"Old man, how can you talk to my eldest brother?"
Uncle Zhong: "...Master Akuo, I am following the master's orders to ask you to return home. Something happened at home."
But Gu Jiangkuo didn't respond to him and just played with the dice, as if he didn't hear anything.
Zhongbo swallowed his saliva.
A man with tattoos on his arms stood up and said, "You haven't apologized to my brother yet."
Uncle Zhong took several steps back and gritted his teeth, "Master Akuo, I'm sorry. I'm old and confused. I offended you just now."
Gu Jiangkuo then said slowly, "I won't embarrass you. Let's go. Don't keep Grandpa waiting anxiously."
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Only after getting in the car did Gu Jiangkuo say expressionlessly, "Just now, in front of my younger brother, I had to save face. Uncle Zhong, please forgive me."
"How could that be, young master?" Uncle Zhong was much more polite than before.
Gu Jiangkuo was somewhat satisfied.
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Gu Zhonghong was just as Zhongbo had said. This time he was really angry and said directly, "Akuo, your uncle almost lost his life this time!"
Gu Jiangkuo didn't rush to argue, but listened to the whole story quietly before asking, "Grandpa, what do you mean?"
Seeing that Ah Kuo didn't make a fuss, Gu Zhonghong's anger subsided a little: "Grandpa knows that you are a filial child. Your grandma is sick and can't help herself, but we can't let her continue to offend your uncle..."
"You mean," Gu Jiangkuo answered quickly, "to lock my grandma up in the small courtyard?"
"No," Gu Zhonghong said, "Your uncle said he doesn't want to see her anymore. Ah Kuo, why don't I choose another place and buy a house somewhere else and let her move there with her caregiver and nanny."
Gu Jiangkuo almost cheered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He flatly refused: "No, unless I move out with her."
"Akuo!"
"It won't work without family to take care of her. I don't feel comfortable leaving my grandma in the care of strangers."
"Gu Jiangkuo," Old Master Gu said seriously, "I'm not discussing this with you, I'm informing you. It seems I've been too indulgent with you, causing you to become lawless and disobey me time and again."
Gu Zhonghong rarely said such harsh words to him. Gu Jiangkuo knew that the situation was almost over, so he decided to stop while he was ahead and softened his attitude: "I understand. I——"
The words that had been prepared long ago went around in my throat but did not come out.
Now is not the time. If we are too happy, it will make the old man suspicious. Gu Jiangkuo said with embarrassment: "Okay, Grandpa, since my uncle is still in the hospital, please give me a few days to think about it. I will come up with a solution that will satisfy both parties."
Of course there is a way. This plan has been slowly being laid out for three months. Once he can send his grandma away safely, he can focus on his work.
Mr. Gu didn't push him too hard and sighed, "Okay, I'll give you a few days."
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At the same time, Jiang Nuo had just sent Wei Sizu away and was in a mess.
160 million yuan, he simply does not have that much working capital. This year is the year for Jiang Group to expand its territory, and every penny must be spent carefully, and almost all of it has become investment and fixed assets.
Jiang Nuo had worried in the past whether such a business model would be too risky, and now Murphy's Law has indeed come true.
In fact, it is not impossible to withdraw some investments and sell off some assets. For example, if the land in the old city is sold at a lower price, it will not be a problem to raise 200 million yuan. However, it will definitely break the situation painstakingly created by the previous layers of hunger marketing, and then suffer huge losses.
Now, it is no longer a question of whether there will be a loss or not, but even if he is willing to cut his losses, there is no time left!
Tomorrow is the day when the contract expires. Yu Min is deliberately trying to create a time difference with him!
What if they followed through on the contract and actually sold off their Xingxu shares? The losses wouldn't be the only problem; it would also mean they'd wasted six months of work, letting a golden goose slip away. It would also trigger a series of negative chain reactions—for example, for Shengchen New Energy, which was already tied to Xingxu.
Its stock price will definitely be affected, and Shengchen, a subsidiary of Baimi, is the basis for him to take such drastic measures to open up new paths for talents.
Once problems arise on Xingxu's side, this interconnected and complementary balance will be broken.
Jiang Nuo has been doing very well since his rebirth and has never suffered such a setback. He was extremely upset for a moment.
"It would be great if 160 million yuan could fall from the sky." Mr. Jiang sat alone in the spacious office, pinching his nose in frustration.
His nose was narrow and straight, like a sculpture, adding a touch of toughness and heroism to Jiang Nuo's rather delicate features. But now, he pinched her until she turned red.
If Gu Jiangkuo saw this scene, he would definitely grab his hand without saying anything and order him not to touch his face.
Gu Jiangkuo...
Jiang Nuo had a strong desire to talk. He knew that Gu Jiangkuo could not help him - even a large enterprise could not come up with 160 million in working capital overnight - he just encountered unsolvable difficulties and wanted to find someone to talk to.
Even if the other party said a useless "Don't be sad", at this time, he really needed to hear Gu Jiangkuo's voice.
Mr. Jiang put aside his calm and composed demeanor in front of others, as if everything was under control. He let out a long breath, took out his cell phone, and just as he turned to the dialing interface, he felt a surge of inexplicable grievance in his heart. He shrank up like a kitten, curled himself into a small ball, leaned back in the large leather boss chair, and adjusted his sitting posture to prepare to act coquettishly and complain.
But just before he pressed the dial button on his phone, a call came in.
The caller ID showed "Yu Min".
When he saw this name, Mr. Jiang's soft and aggrieved temperament disappeared immediately, and he returned to combat mode almost instantly.
Mr. Jiang answered the phone with a sullen expression and said in a steady voice, "Hello, Mr. Yu."
Yu Min: "Boss Jiang, how are you?"
Jiang Nuo sneered: "Thanks to President Yu, even if you are sick, you must persist in working."
"Haha, it seems you already know." Yu Min laughed, "But I'm calling you just to give you a chance."
Jiang Nuo: "I don't deserve it. What Mr. Yu gave me is extraordinary. I guess it's just too much. I don't have the ability to accept it."
"Xiao Nuo," Yu Min sighed softly, his tone softening. "Why are you confronting me like this? I'm sincerely trying to make peace with you."
"How do you say that?"
"I know you signed an additional debt-sharing agreement with Wei Sizu. That's smart," Yu Min said. "Let him sell his shares on his own for his portion of the debt, and I won't pursue yours."
Jiang Nuo narrowed his eyes: "What are the conditions?"
"You're really quick to speak," Yu Min said. "As for the conditions... I've already told you I want to work with you. Besides, Xiao Nuo, my admiration for you hasn't changed."
Jiang Nuo: “…”
"Why are you so stubborn?" Yu Min said with a subtle threat. "Are you really going to give up Xingxu, which you've worked so hard to build? Or can you come up with 160 million right away?"
The author has something to say:
Mr. Gu: Giving my wife 160 million to support her should earn her a lot of rewards, right? Hehe, hehehe (#^.^#)
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