Sunday.
On the desk of the Ministry of Textile Industry, a list of Hong Kong-funded joint ventures undergoing compliance checks was displayed, and a joint venture factory in which the Song family held shares was marked as a key area for investigation.
The Guangdong Provincial Office for Attracting Foreign Investment received a friendly reminder: Recently, some Hong Kong businessmen have engaged in inappropriate behavior in the cultural field, which may affect their overall business reputation assessment.
The approval process for a short-term working capital loan renewal application from a Hong Kong-funded textile company by a Guangdong provincial bank has been slightly slowed down due to the need for supplementary materials.
When the Song family learned of this news on their day off, they immediately launched an investigation.
Upon learning that Song Qianhui had fathered a child with a powerful figure in mainland China, he immediately called her.
The Song family is a complex and vast family. Song Entertainment Company is owned by the third branch of the family, while the first branch of the family is optimistic about the mainland market, believing that the mainland is the real goldmine for them!
Song Qianhui had just woken up when she received a phone call. "Which powerful figure did you offend? A friend in the capital sent word that someone in our Song family is behaving badly and causing a lot of trouble. If we don't resolve this properly, several of our mainland projects that we've already negotiated will be delayed!"
"What?"
Song Qianhui was still drunk.
Yesterday, she carefully selected the celebrities she wanted to invest in, but after much deliberation, she found that the mainland actor with blond hair was not as good as him.
"What? You don't know what you've done? Your methods are dirty, you have some money in your hands, and you really think you've got the law on you! A kid from the mainland, you didn't even bother to check his background before you started messing around!"
He didn't object to his niece exploiting outsiders, but he resented that she hadn't investigated the other party's background properly.
The union president has already called him; he should resolve this quickly to avoid an ugly situation between the two sides.
Song Qianhui was startled.
She immediately thought of Mao Mao's uncle!
"Is it his aunt's husband who's here?"
"What uncle-in-law? It's aunt. You should have heard of Chen Qing, right? He's a very famous person in mainland China. The person you imprisoned is her nephew."
"I understand, I'll handle it!" Song Qianhui hung up the phone, feigning composure, and immediately sent someone to investigate what Chen Qing had done.
Chen Qing did not hide his whereabouts.
Soon, all the people she was meeting were presented to Song Qianhui.
Just as she was getting frustrated, a familiar financial reporter probed her indirectly: "Ms. Song, I heard that your company signed a child star from mainland China, and the methods used weren't very clean? It seems that the authorities are currently discussing cross-border mechanisms to protect the rights of underage artists. Will your company be used as a typical example?"
"Won't!!!"
Song Qianhui angrily hung up the phone.
Before she could even sort things out, another of Manager Zhou's people relayed to her, "The thugs who targeted the children from the mainland have shady backgrounds and criminal records in the mainland. The relevant materials have been transferred according to procedure."
This means that, if the other party is willing, they can legally make the specific perpetrator pay a heavy price, and it might even implicate her!
This wasn't the kind of threat from the underworld she was used to; it was pressure from corrupt officials!
But unfortunately, Chen Qing had a weakness about her!
If this continues, her entertainment company will inevitably suffer a severe blow. The key issue is that Chen Qing has created a rift between her and the forces behind her. At this moment, her elders in the family will not protect her!
Song Qianhui was extremely anxious and called her parents for help, since her parents were the real power holders in the entertainment company!
At nine o'clock on Monday morning, Song Qianhui appeared downstairs at the Shengxia branch office.
Her eyes were dark and bluish, and her makeup couldn't hide her haggard appearance. She had no lawyer with her, only an assistant carrying a large bouquet of white lilies and a pile of expensive gift boxes.
She told the receptionist she wanted to see Chen Qing.
In the quiet reception room, Chen Qing sat in the main seat, with a cup of tea in front of him.
Song Qianhui's imposing manner collapsed almost as soon as she entered the door.
"Director Chen, I...I've come to apologize."
Her voice was hoarse as she put down the lilies and the gift box.
He then took out a thick stack of documents from his bag.
The assistant handed it to Chen Qing with both hands.
Song Qianhui said, "This is the unconditional termination agreement. All the originals are here. Also, there is a cash check for HK$500,000 from me and my company to compensate Mr. Mao for his mental distress and medical expenses. Please be sure to pass it on. In addition, here is the key and property certificate of a small apartment. The environment is quiet and suitable for recuperation. If Mr. Mao is willing, he can move in at any time. Consider it a small, insignificant compensation from me."
Chen Qing looked at her quietly: "Ms. Song reacted very quickly."
Song Qianhui looked up and met her gaze, her heart skipping a beat.
Over the years, she had been in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and had seen all sorts of people and ghosts, but no one had ever instilled fear in her. The imposing aura of Chen Qing before her reminded her of her grandfather for some reason.
Calm and still, as if looking at an insignificant person.
Song Qianhui gritted her teeth and took out a small recorder from her bag. "I know that words alone are not enough. This is my admission and apology to my former manager for using certain inappropriate methods to force Mao Mao to comply. If necessary, I can publicly apologize and identify the specific person who carried out the apology in any situation where clarification is needed. All the mistakes were mine. I was blinded by greed and used despicable methods. I promise that from now on, I will never get involved in any business related to mainland artists again. I will definitely keep my distance from Mr. Mao and will never dare to offend him in the slightest!"
Chen Qing then slowly reached out, picked up the termination agreement, looked at it carefully, and only accepted the contract after reading to the end. "Ms. Song, we people from the mainland and Hong Kong share the same blood and are always one family. Please tell your family that I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future, get rich together, and pave a wider road for each other."
Song Qianhui's throat tightened. "Okay."
She left with her assistant.
That's the end of the matter.
Chen Qing took the contract, checks, property deed, and voice recorder home.
Tian Mengya was overjoyed again: "Finally, I've avenged our Mao Mao!"
"Um."
Chen Qing was not at ease. The fact that this matter was accomplished was entirely due to the fact that the Song family happened to have invested in a large business in the mainland.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to act so arrogantly, and even if she tried to stop it, it would only be a temporary suspension of the work; she wouldn't have the right to actually call a halt.
The advantage lies with the opponent.
It's not her.
The reason for the smooth progress is that she is currently very popular, and Old Master Li visited her in person recently; otherwise, she would not have received such attention from the Song family.
After returning home, Chen Qing went directly to Mao Mao's school to find him.
Mao Mao majored in English and her abilities were comparable to, or even surpassed, those of her teacher.
Because he is proficient in five languages: Chinese, English, Russian, German, and Cantonese.
This also meant that Mao Mao had a lot of free time during college. Passing the exam was easy for him, so he had plenty of time to work for He Yuxiang.
"Auntie—"
Mao Mao waved excitedly to her aunt and ran happily towards her.
Seeing his bright and cheerful smile, Chen Qing also smiled back: "Take it easy, I'm fine." (End of Chapter)
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