"Your voice is so loud, it's hard for me not to hear it."
This time it was Li Guanyu's turn to have a sour face.
He asked, "So you arrived early this morning?"
Li Jingchen did not answer, which was his way of giving an answer through silence.
Li Guanyu twitched the corner of his mouth, somewhat regretting his earlier attempt to shift the blame, but this regret lasted only three seconds.
"Butler, prepare tea and fruit platters for everyone." After giving this innocuous instruction, Li Guanyu stood up. "Brother, you can continue your conversation."
He left after saying that.
Li Feng tried to stop him, but he couldn't.
He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "That Li Guanyu!"
Li Jingchen was well aware that the collateral branches of the Li family feared him, which is why they relied on Li Guanyu so much.
It's obvious that Li Guanyu wants to be a hands-off manager.
"No need to call him Uncle anymore. Over the years, whose affairs has he taken care of?"
Li Jingchen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "I have limited time. If you have any problems, just say so. If it delays the resolution, don't blame me; it's your own problem."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
Li Feng's eyes were full of defensiveness, and he was unable to completely let his guard down.
Are you really willing to help us?
He had no intention of wasting words with Li Feng and went straight to issuing an ultimatum: "I'm only giving you all fifteen minutes. If you can't explain it clearly, then don't bother."
"Me! Good nephew, I have no other requests, just let my son's play be promoted."
Li Jingchen: "Lin Xuan."
Lin Xuan opened the tablet. "Could you please tell me which specific shows or movies they are?"
Seeing this, another person said, "My daughter was expelled from the dance troupe. It would be good if we could reinstate her. If we could also smooth things over with some connections, that would be even better..."
“Jingchen, you know how tough it is for girls to learn dance. They're in an unfamiliar place, and if they get ostracized, what will happen to a girl who's not even 18 yet?”
Li Jingchen sneered inwardly.
They really dare to do it "on the side".
This wasn't the first time Li Jingchen had seen such a greedy face, but he didn't say anything, only giving Lin Xuan a look.
Lin Xuan understood and nodded slightly. "Which dance troupe is it?"
He rattled off a list of names.
Lin Xuan noted it down and said, "I've noted it down. You two can go back and wait for news."
The two left happily, completely forgetting Li Feng, who had first brought them to demand an explanation.
People leave, and the tea grows cold.
"It seems my uncle doesn't need my help to solve this."
Li Feng pursed his lips, remained silent for a few seconds, countless possibilities flashed through his mind, but in the end he still bowed to reality.
"I only want projects."
"The project has already been signed, Uncle. No matter how capable I am, there's nothing I can do."
Li Jingchen said, "The project's profit is conservatively between three and five million. To win it back, the only option is for the Zhong family to breach the contract. The compensation for breach of contract alone would be more than five million. Can Uncle really afford that?"
Li Feng's face turned ashen.
He was certainly not stupid enough to work for free, but Li Jingchen's words... clearly showed that he looked down on him!
Do you really think you're something special just because you have a little money?
"Then what do you want!" Li Feng didn't dare to get really angry with him, and said cowardly, "If it weren't for you, my company would never have suffered this undeserved disaster."
Li Jingchen could not refute this point.
Unable to find any weaknesses in the Li family, Zhong Guan started by targeting the collateral branches of the Li family.
From intercepting major projects to interfering with the training of younger members.
“The Li family will allocate a project to you. The profit margin isn’t high, but I guarantee your company will be able to secure this project for the next twenty years. In the long run, the returns will be no worse than your project with a profit of five million.”
Li Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Fine."
He knew very well that this was the best that could be said of the matter.
“However,” Li Jingchen said, “Uncle, I’m not getting this project for nothing. Listen to my requirements first before you decide whether to agree or not.”
Li Feng: "What?"
He moved his finger, and Lin Xuan stepped forward, handing the phone to Li Feng.
Li Feng could read ten lines at a glance.
He didn't look well.
"The three of us came to you for a favor, why are you only making demands of me?"
"You are the most senior member of the family. Why are we looking for you? Don't you understand? No one else has as much say as you."
Li Feng: "..."
In terms of influence, who has more say than Li Jingchen?
If seniority mattered, he wouldn't be sitting here humbly speaking to Li Jingchen right now.
If he had known this would happen, even if he faced bankruptcy, he would never have stepped into the Li family to ask Li Jingchen to resolve his crisis.
"Okay, I promise you."
Li Jingchen then curved his knees in satisfaction.
After clarifying the benefits, Li Feng didn't linger and left quickly. Several cups of tea remained untouched, but Li Jingchen poured them all out.
"President Li, we don't have any suitable projects for you right now," Lin Xuan reminded him.
Li Jingchen poured the tea slowly and deliberately.
Lin Xuan was getting anxious.
“Give him the Psalm project.”
Lin Xuan exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't you plan to give Song Nuan the poems and Berlin together?"
In his haste, he forgot to address her as Miss Song.
Psalms is the twin brand of Berlin Jewelry.
Berlin Jewelry takes an international high-end approach, while Poetry focuses on the deeper art world. All products use intangible cultural heritage techniques. Although the brand influence is not wide, it is of extraordinary significance and is a true work of art that does not have to bear sales targets.
Because of its compromises, the Psalms have never been very profitable.
Who can blame them when the Li family is rich?
Even if the poems don't make money, the Li family can still afford to support them.
Li Jingchen originally intended to hand over the management of the poems to Song Nuan, believing that Song Nuan was capable of doing a good job.
But now...
Thinking of all these interconnected troubles, Li Jingchen was more exhausted than anyone else. "Let's deal with Li Feng's matter first."
"The Berlin Jewelry?"
Lin Xuan licked his slightly dry lips. "The share transfer agreement has already been drafted by my secretary."
"Just leave it there."
"good."
...
At eight o'clock in the evening, the deathly silence was broken by a slight movement.
Song Nuan looked up sharply, staring at the door with the doorknob turning. Who could be coming in?
She kept guessing, but she never guessed it was Zhong Qingya.
"What, are you surprised to see me?"
Zhong Qingya, who is rumored to have a mild mental illness, appeared before Song Nuan dressed beautifully and elegantly.
"It was because I gave Zhong Guan the message that you were saved."
Zhong Qingya smiled, "Don't rush to ask me for favors. My dad already knew I was being held in Wanhua Garden. Even without your tip-off, he would have found me anyway."
"Does Zhong Guan know how self-righteous you are?"
Zhong Qingya's smile froze on her face. She grabbed Song Nuan by the neck. Her hands were small, so she had to use both hands. "Who do you think you are? Do you think I need you to save me?"
"Zhong Guan is my father, and Li Jingchen is my fiancé. What are you doing getting involved?"
Feeling suffocated, Song Nuan had to open her mouth and struggle to breathe in oxygen to soothe the pain in her chest.
"Speak up!"
Zhong Qingya glared at her fiercely.
Faced with her questioning, Song Nuan couldn't answer a single question and could only curse her as crazy in her heart.
"Oh!"
Zhong Qingya sneered, released her hand, and pushed Song Nuan away with disdain, as if throwing away trash. She looked down at her condescendingly and said, "You've gone to great lengths to destroy me, but I'll do the opposite."
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