[Recently, the highway leading to Yan Province cracked, another masterpiece of Tianhai Company. Whenever there's a problem, a small company not under their control takes the blame—they're very adept at it. Tianhai Company is also involved in other accidents. If it weren't for someone above them keeping an eye on things, it would have been exposed long ago, but unfortunately, you don't know.]
[As for Tianhai Company's annual profits of tens of billions, it's nothing but an illusion. To facilitate the operation of the Dragon King Palace, Ye Lin gives Tianhai Company a sum of money every year. Then he returns overseas, the purpose being to facilitate collecting more profits, building the brand's strength, and also to facilitate Ye Lin's cash flow and operations domestically.]
[If we really want to calculate, Tianhai Company's annual profit is capped at around 100 million. Most of it is held at Ye Lin's Dragon King Palace; otherwise, why would they need to borrow money and take out high-interest loans everywhere?]
[This time, if Ye Lin hadn't received advance warning that there would be a change in leadership, he probably wouldn't have used Tianhai to create momentum, bringing down the Luo family while also embezzling a large sum of their working capital.]
[I know perfectly well that this is a win-win situation, but I'm not saying it, otherwise the plot will fall apart.]
[Forget it, let's think about what to eat tonight. We'll use public funds, and pay only for what we eat, so it doesn't all end up in Ye Lin's pocket.]
Luo Chen, determined to give a convincing performance, gave Chen Jian 32 thumbs-ups.
"Chen Jian truly deserves to be called a talent of the Luo family. If this were ancient times, there would be no such thing as the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix. With you, Chen Jian, around, they would have no chance."
"Secretary, we also need to arrange music and dancing tonight. Let's keep playing music and dancing, have fun, and eat happily."
Luo Chen's words won another round of applause.
Zhao Meng'er almost burst out laughing.
Luo Chen is really too interesting. He just happened to come here when he hadn't found a reason yet.
Snap!
Zhao Meng'er slammed her hand on the table and threw the folder containing the project proposal directly at Chen Jian.
"Chen Jian, you've been speaking up for Tianhai Company all along. Tell the truth, have you received any benefits from them?"
"???" Chen Jian was completely dumbfounded.
The atmosphere that had just been created suddenly turned cold again.
Luo Chen was even more startled; what was Zhao Meng'er up to now?
Where would that idiot get the intelligence to accept benefits from others? He's a loyal subject of the Luo family, and even more so, the Luo family's rising star.
"You keep saying that Tianhai Company has guaranteed quality and a good reputation, but have you investigated carefully? As far as I know, a residential area in the North District collapsed a few years ago after it was built, leaving a lot of homeowners homeless. Are you aware of this?"
"I know about this, but the case is closed now. It was caused by a small company cutting corners," Chen Jian replied, bewildered.
"Heh..." Zhao Meng'er sneered, "Let's not talk about that. Did you know that the highway leading to Yan Province cracked so recently?"
Chen Jian nodded blankly and said, "It's said that the contractor takes kickbacks, that's why it's like that."
"So, this is your answer?" Zhao Meng'er's gaze turned slightly cold.
Chen Jian looked at Luo Chen with confusion and helplessness.
Luo Chen was in no mood to look at him at this moment, stunned and frightened by Zhao Meng'er's words.
[How did she know that? The Zhao family doesn't do this kind of thing, so why would she say such things?]
Zhao Meng'er remained expressionless and said, "Are you wondering why I'm saying all this?"
Chen Jian nodded, and the others were also very curious.
“I used to enjoy watching the news and I was particularly curious about certain things. The residential area in the North District is quite large, and it would be impossible to acquire it without considerable strength. As far as I know, it was initially contracted by Tianhai Company, but then the project was taken over by someone else without any prior notice.”
"As for the highway leading to Yan Province, there's no need to even mention it. Without special means, you simply couldn't do it. Plus, you all know what kind of background it has. How dare anyone take kickbacks? Do they have a death wish?"
"Moreover, besides our four major groups, only a few other companies could have won this project. As far as I know, it was Tianhai that won the highway project, but when things went wrong, Tianhai was not involved at all. Why do you think that is?"
Chen Jian was too frightened to speak; he really didn't know anything about these things!
Zhao Meng'er continued, "Don't tell me you don't know any of this. You dare to guarantee Tianhai's quality and reputation when you know nothing, and you even say you didn't receive any benefits from them!"
"I, I, I didn't..." Chen Jian was about to cry.
She looked at everyone for help, while the others looked equally bewildered. To avoid appearing ignorant, they all pretended to already know the story.
Except for Luo Chen.
[Good grief, this scene isn't in the main story! Hey! Zhao Meng'er, don't add your own dramatic scenes!]
[Seriously, you have such a strong curiosity? I never knew! You learned so much from just reading the news, such detailed information? Even an idiot would cry! Oh, my poor loyal subject!]
Luo Chen knew that if he didn't say something now, the plot would fall apart, and then the protagonist would have no chance.
"Zhao Meng'er, do you have any evidence for what you're saying? Putting aside whether it's true or not, Tianhai Company's annual profit is in the tens of billions, that's no lie. If Tianhai Company did such selfish things, how could it have made so much profit?"
Zhao Meng'er glanced at Luo Chen with amusement; this little man was getting anxious.
If we're talking about evidence, aren't you the evidence? Even though you didn't say it yourself, don't you know whether it's true or not? Humph!
Zhao Meng'er didn't answer Luo Chen, but instead continued to say to Chen Jian, "Didn't you just say that Tianhai Company's annual profit is several hundred billion?"
Luo Chen thought to himself, "Isn't this the question I'm asking? Why should Chen Jian answer it?"
Chen Jian nodded; he had indeed said that.
Zhao Meng'er said, "As I just said, I'm particularly curious about some things, so I've been keeping an eye on Tianhai Company. You might not believe me, but I have to tell you that Tianhai Company's actual annual profit is less than 100 million. I wonder what you think about that."
"What! Impossible!"
Chen Jian certainly didn't believe it. Tianhai Company's annual profit was in the tens of billions, which could be verified. How could it only be less than one hundred million? He would never believe it even if you beat him to death.
Luo Chen felt as if he had seen a ghost.
"Indeed, it's hard to believe that Tianhai Company, which appears to have hundreds of billions in profits, actually only has 100 million in actual profits. However, if those hundreds of billions were taken by someone else and passed around, wouldn't that be more convincing?"
boom!
This statement truly shocked them.
Who would be so bored as to spend hundreds of billions of dollars every year? Are they out of their mind?
The tax deduction is quite substantial; how could they dare to do something that results in such a loss?
“You can check it out. Tianhai Company is now a shell company, burdened with a lot of debt and usurious loans. If we cooperate with Tianhai Company, who will handle the troubles in Xicheng District? That’s no small amount and could seriously affect our company’s operations. So, would I agree to this proposal?”
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