Chapter 14
Hu Zhenzhen had just finished eating breakfast.
Jiang Chen's test paper was beside her. The score, which was close to perfect, was already very good in Hu Zhenzhen's eyes, but Jiang Chen was still very nervous when he handed it to her.
"Mom, sign."
Today is Saturday, and in principle, this test paper should have been given to him yesterday morning, but Jiang Chen is only showing it to Hu Zhenzhen now.
The test paper was exceptionally flat, suggesting it had been pressed down beforehand.
I don't know how long the little guy hesitated before finally giving it to her.
Hu Zhenzhen chuckled, "Xiao Chen is so great, he only got one math question wrong."
Jiang Chen lowered his head. "I won't make the same mistake next time."
"Wow? That's amazing! I'm looking forward to Xiao Chen's next result."
After she signed her name, the child's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and with rosy cheeks, he ran back to his room with the test paper in his hand.
After she left, Chen Kai, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward.
"Boss, Section Chief Ma has already given us a reply, saying there's no problem."
"That's good. Take the fifty million in the card and give it to the construction team. You don't need to hire any more workers. Once Gao Chen's contract is signed, they will send people over."
Chen Kai hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
After hesitating for a while, I finally decided to speak.
"Boss, what if they don't cooperate?"
Hu Zhenzhen remained calm and composed. "Don't worry, since I can do this project, I naturally have the confidence to provide this amount of money. It doesn't matter if Gao Chen doesn't cooperate."
Even without Gao Chen, there would be Zhang San or Li Si, not to mention the Godly Rich System to back her up.
Chen Kai, unaware that he had only heard her confidence, was immediately relieved and secretly glanced at Hu Zhenzhen a few times with admiration.
As expected of the boss, he's thought a hundred steps ahead for every one step he takes.
On the other side.
Gao Chen went to the company with the documents without even having breakfast.
The board meeting is scheduled for 9:30.
Normal meetings wouldn't be scheduled this early, but Gao Chen couldn't wait any longer; he needed to discuss the investment in Dog Castle with the board of directors as soon as possible.
Before pushing open the conference room door, Gao Chen straightened his tie, his eyes burning with ambition.
It was just a high-stakes gamble, but he felt that the goddess of victory was on his side.
"Isn't that too risky?"
Sure enough, as soon as he proposed the investment plan, some conservative existing shareholders objected.
“3 billion is no small project. Where would an indoor children’s playground need so much money? I think you’ve been fooled.”
"It's not necessarily a deception, but what Mr. Li said is right. This project is too risky. Even if we only bear half of the risk, once we invest 1.5 billion, the other projects will have to be put on hold."
“There is only 2 billion in the company’s accounts right now. Gao Chen, you really need to think this over carefully. This is no joke. The money invested in the Woshan Villa project has not been fully recovered yet. For the company, it is not a good thing to start a project rashly.”
“I know all of that.”
Gao Chen interrupted their long-winded discussion.
"Everyone should take a good look at this proposal. To be honest, Mr. Hu had no intention of cooperating with us. I had to beg and plead with him to finally get a copy of the proposal."
Gao Chen placed himself in an extremely humble position.
Immediately, someone voiced their disbelief, "Is this a scam? A 3 billion yuan project, all done by one company? She's just playing hard to get, isn't she?"
“No,” Gao Chen shook his head, “You’re wrong about one thing. It’s not a company, but President Hu personally who is prepared to bear this 3 billion.”
personal?
The meeting room fell silent as everyone pondered which family in S City with the surname Hu possessed such ability.
Being able to come up with 3 billion for investment is not the same as having 3 billion in assets. With liquid funds reaching that amount, Mr. Hu's actual net worth is at least 10 billion.
"Where in S City is there a CEO surnamed Hu? Gao Chen, you haven't been scammed, have you?"
"Of course there is!" Gao Chen said casually, blowing on the scalding hot tea in his teacup. "She just donated a library to my daughter's primary school. It occupies a lot of land and must have cost at least eight figures."
"Your daughter's elementary school, isn't that the same elementary school my son used to attend? Her children also went to school there?"
"Not only that," Gao Chen glanced around, then kept everyone in suspense, "Guess where she lives now?"
"Could it be the Woshan Villa...?"
Sitting next to Gao Chen, Chairman Wang, who was younger, was the first to guess.
Gao Chen nodded and added, "Still the same row as number 20."
There are only twenty-five villas in total in Woshan Villas. Unlike the villa areas with villa number one as the leader, here, villas number twenty-one to twenty-five are the most luxurious.
Starting from the 21st, five consecutive buildings occupy the highest point in the villa area.
Its size, materials, and layout are all twice as expensive as the other twenty buildings.
The price is naturally double that.
According to Kowloon Properties' expectations, it will take five or six years to sell all five villas.
Hu Zhenzhen was the first buyer.
Chairman Wang couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, "How much money has been spent here? This Mr. Hu is really rich."
He considers himself a wealthy man, but even buying a house like the Woshan Villa still hurts his wallet, let alone spending tens of millions on charity without batting an eye.
"Is this Mr. Hu a man or a woman? Is he from our S city? I've never heard of him before?"
Not only had he never heard of her, but of everyone in the conference room, only Gao Chen had actually been in contact with Hu Zhenzhen.
This was the result of his deliberate actions.
If he hadn't discovered that Villa No. 23 had already been occupied, he might not have known that the heir of the Hu family had actually come to S City.
“You’re right if you haven’t heard of it,” Gao Chen said mysteriously. “Before this, I never thought that such a wealthy southerner would settle here.”
"From the South?"
Old Li was the first to react, "There seems to be a wealthy man over there surnamed Hu."
"Mr. Li, you know?"
"I don't really know, I've only heard about it," Old Li frowned, recalling for a while. "I've forgotten what that family does, but I heard that the Hu family is extremely wealthy, the kind that has been accumulated over generations. They just keep a low profile and don't like to come out."
He is the most authoritative member of the board of directors.
Since he has spoken, what he said must be true.
Suddenly, everyone who had previously shown no interest in the plan reopened the proposal.
You wouldn't know unless you looked closely, but once you did, the ambition in the plan was immediately apparent.
"No wonder they dared to ask for 3 billion. If this plan is to achieve 100% effectiveness, it will probably require a lot of money to maintain it."
“That depends on our courage.” Gao Chen crossed his arms and supported himself on the table. “If President Hu is confident in doing a good job on his own, there’s no reason why we, the Kowloon Group, should make the project worse.”
Not everyone is interested in this plan.
Chairman Feng, who had been sitting silently in the middle, stood up and said, "I'll be leaving now. I will not agree to invest in this project. If you do invest, don't include me."
He left decisively, without even giving anyone a chance to say a word to stop him.
Gao Chen didn't try to stop him, so he took the opportunity to speak.
"Anyone who wants to leave can leave now."
Two people got up and left one after another.
The remaining people in the meeting room were the four who had initially been the most vocal opponents, and President Gao Chen.
"A bunch of short-sighted fools."
Old Li cursed, and someone immediately patted him on the back to calm him down.
"Don't be angry, Mr. Li. They'll have their turn to suffer later."
Gao Chen took out another document and asked his secretary to pass it around to everyone present.
"The Dog Castle project is just the first step for President Hu. The real highlight is yet to come. Now is the best time to get on her big ship."
He leaned back in his chair and said, "I forgot to mention that Ms. Hu doesn't want to relinquish too much power. From the beginning, she never intended to find someone to share the investment equally. Even if I were to negotiate and try to add more money, she would only accept a maximum of one billion."
"The construction costs are also included in this."
What does Kowloon Group have the most of?
Of course, the construction workers who are idle are the most numerous.
Partnering with Hu Zhenzhen can provide jobs for workers who have no projects to do, and these wages can be counted as part of the investment, making it incredibly cost-effective.
It's important to understand that even if the workers they employ don't work, their daily basic wages are still a substantial amount.
Gao Chen did the math: "We only need about 600 million in cash to get 40% of a project worth over 3 billion. It's like a windfall. Are you all still hesitating?"
"But those who left disagreed, so even if Kowloon Group..."
Gao Chen's eyes lit up. "Does this mean Elder Li has agreed? You don't need to worry about those people, and the investment won't go through the Kowloon Group's name."
"Wouldn't it be safer for us to personally fund the Dog Castle project?"
He made a pointed remark, "Every family has its troubles; sometimes having a trump card in hand is a good thing."
The scene fell silent immediately.
They are all getting old, some even have grandchildren, and their children are preoccupied with their inheritance.
Some were considered senile, and their sons and daughters were constantly trying to take their place on the board.
In that instant, whether it was to prove they still had investment acumen and were better than the younger generation, or to earn more assets, they were all tempted.
"I'll offer 100 million," Old Li was the first to speak, and those who followed, afraid of missing the opportunity, quickly announced their own prices.
Gao Chen remained expressionless, as if he had expected this, and interjected, "I'll offer two hundred million, Chairman Li, you should offer less and give everyone a chance."
Chairman Li immediately became anxious, "Why should I pay less? You've built up a good relationship with that guy from the Hu family, so you should at least let us get some of the spoils!"
Suddenly, the conference room was more bustling than the market. The secretary, standing outside the door, heard the noise and pressed her ear against the door, becoming even more puzzled.
"Did I hear that right? They're actually vying to invest in a children's amusement park?"
Chairman Li's secretary whispered back, "I think so too. Chairman Li's voice is almost cracking from shouting. I wonder whose big shot this is, that it could make the board members fight like this."
The sound of slapping the table came from inside the room, followed by loud laughter.
The secretary's voice was even softer, "It seems Chairman Li has won."
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