Chapter 409 Partiality
"Dad, Jingyou is my son, but his image is also the image of the company. Shouldn't the company pay for it?" Lu Jiahe spread his hands in disbelief. "It's not that I don't want to pay, but Jingyou has taken all my money to develop projects outside Beijing."
Why does everyone think he is rich?
He has no money!
"Then you should sell Blue Island Exchange." Mr. Lu looked meaningfully at the short-sleeved floral shirt he was wearing. "I asked Jing You, and he only took one million from you. You didn't make only one million over the years, did you?"
Although Lu Jiahe did not receive a salary from the company, he did receive a lot of dividends in previous years, and he also did business under the banner of the group.
Acquiring a newspaper was no problem for him.
"You don't have money, so go find a way. Don't come to me and cry poor!" Old Master Lu didn't want to hear any of this. He waved his hand and said, "I don't want this to happen again. Don't forget, Jing You offended the newspaper because of your little trouble. If you don't take care of it, who will?"
Lu Jiahe was helpless.
He had said long ago that the only attitude towards scandals was to ignore them. It was Lu Jingyou who insisted on suing the newspaper, and now he has brought trouble upon himself.
Furthermore, when he was involved in a scandal, the old man didn't even ask about it, but just said that he was not decent.
This time it was Lu Jingyou's turn, and the old man's attitude changed. He actually asked him to use his private money to buy the newspaper.
Who can he, the victim of such a plight, turn to for justice?
After all, because it was his son's business, Lu Jiahe didn't dare to complain to Mr. Lu. He returned home dejected and told Lin Manli about it: "What exactly does Mr. Lu mean by asking me to buy the newspaper?"
"Just because of the photo, the old man wants to buy the newspaper?" Lin Manli was surprised. "Is it that serious?"
She actually hoped that the photo incident would ferment, and then the old man would say that Lu Jingyou would be responsible for Yu Mingyuan, and then everything would be fine.
Isn’t it too exaggerated to acquire a newspaper?
"Since Jingyou is involved, of course it's serious." Lu Jiahe was not jealous of his son. He loosened his tie and said, "Whatever money you have at home, take it out. I'll go and discuss this matter in the next few days."
"Don't you take all the money in the house?" Lin Manli asked angrily, "Why are you still asking me for it?"
"What are you saying? You've been taking the company's dividends all these years, and the money I have is earned by myself." Lu Jiahe was surprised. "There are only two of us at home, and Jingyou lives and eats at the old house. Don't tell me that there is no money at home."
"You're not ashamed to talk about company dividends. We did distribute some in the past two years, but how can we say anything in the past two years?" Lin Manli didn't believe that Lu Jiahe had no money. "Even if I had some, I'd used it all to buy stocks. I don't have any cash."
"What should we do? I don't have any money." Lu Jiahe also didn't believe that Lin Manli didn't have any money. "How about we sell some stocks? I heard that the stock market has been doing well recently, and some stocks have increased by over 500%."
"The question is, have you bought stocks that have risen by over 500%?" Lin Manli snorted coldly. "You know what the stocks you've bought over the years have been like. Anyway, don't even think about my stocks."
“…” Lu Jiahe was speechless.
Qin Xiuming was gloating when he saw the newspaper and showed it to Lu Jiaping. Lu Jiaping glanced at it and said disapprovingly, "Miss Yu really put a lot of effort into it, but it's a pity that she used it in the wrong place. She shouldn't have used it on your eldest brother."
"Why?" Qin Xiuming was puzzled.
"Your grandfather said a long time ago that with your eldest brother's ability, he doesn't need an arranged marriage." Lu Jiaping saw it clearly. "Although your grandfather was the one who brought Yan Xuewei together, he didn't focus on her family background. He just thought Yan Xuewei was a good girl."
As it turned out, Mr. Lu was not wrong about the person.
Yan Xuewei is indeed a good person. At least she didn't cause any trouble just because Lu Jingyou didn't like her.
But Yu Mingyuan is different. This girl is very persistent and resourceful.
"After all, my grandfather still favors my eldest brother." Qin Xiuming had seen this early on and was somewhat envious.
"Of course, he was raised by your grandparents, how can they not be close to him!" Lu Jiaping always knew that the old couple liked Lu Jingyou. Before Qin Xiuming came back, he didn't think there was anything wrong, but after Qin Xiuming came back, he had some objections in his heart.
But he was too embarrassed to show it. After all, his son had only been back for a short time and could not be compared with Lu Jingyou.
"Dad, I think our company still has a good reputation outside, but the investment direction is wrong. It's better for us to go back to our old business." Qin Xiuming has been in the company for more than two months and has learned a little about various aspects. He doesn't understand why Lu Jingyou gave up such a good base and instead ran to the suburbs of Beijing to start a new business.
As far as he knows, the projects currently undertaken by Jiahe Group are all businesses surrounding the Beijing Suburban Film and Television City, and it has not been involved in any projects inside the film and television city.
The projects in the film and television city are mainly developed in cooperation with the Yu family.
"Hasn't your eldest brother been working in his old business?" Lu Jiaping knew his son was determined and passionate, but he was still too young to look at the bright side of things. "Our old business, real estate, has a long payback period. While we're maintaining our core business, we also need to invest in projects with faster returns. Although we lost some money in the past two years, at least we have experience in this area. We have to grope our way forward as a company."
"But our family isn't united." Qin Xiuming felt this was a problem and suggested, "Why don't we hold a family meeting to discuss the company and get everyone back."
Uncle Lu Jiahe only cares about his own business, but he feels at ease taking the company's dividends.
Not to mention Lu Jingyou, who is away from the company all year round. Although he has undertaken a tunnel opening project in the suburbs of Beijing in the name of the company, it can only maintain the normal operation of the company and does not make any money.
"Son, you're still too young." Lu Jiaping laughed. "Your uncle and your eldest brother don't even listen to your grandfather, so how could they listen to you?"
"What should we do then?" Qin Xiuming was deeply aware that the current Jiahe Group was just a mess, without any cohesion at all.
Moreover, at the beginning of this year, the company started laying off employees. There are not many people in each department, and many workstations are empty.
"There's a long way to go, let's talk about it when there's a chance!" Lu Jiaping was relieved that his son had grown up, and he would have someone to talk to in the future.
"I have a classmate who works at a futures company. He talked to me about futures a few days ago, and I think I could give it a try." Qin Xiuming was encouraged, and his morale soared. "I'll invite him to the company this weekend and we'll talk to him."
"Okay." Lu Jiaping agreed happily.
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