At Xu Xiaoya's home, Sun Junmei said to a man with difficulty, "Mr. Wu, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but you know better than I do the current fixed asset situation of the tire factory. How can I ask my older brother for a loan? Credit loan is simply impossible. Or you could try to get the municipal party committee to guarantee it, but I guess that would be very difficult."
Wu Zhiming said, "Sister Sun, I know my request is difficult for you. Fixed assets cannot be mortgaged, and credit loans are hard to obtain. But we have to consider the consequences. Even if we have to borrow from someone, it's fine. As long as we can get some funds to sustain us until I can get the factory up and running on the stock exchange, then money will not be a problem."
With a creak, Xu Xiaoya opened the door herself with her key and came in, followed by Zhao Qiang. The two changed into slippers first, and Sun Junmei hurriedly came out of the living room to greet them, "Little Zhao is here. Auntie will go down to buy groceries in a bit. Anyway, dinner isn't in a rush. You and Xiaoya can come in and talk for a while."
Zhao Qiang glanced at Wu Zhiming in the living room. He didn't recognize the man. Xu Xiaoya introduced him to Zhao Qiang in a low voice: "Wu Zhiming is the boss of my mother's tire factory."
Zhao Qiang nodded. This man's name was well-known. There were few people in Donghai City who didn't know the big boss of the tire factory. Once upon a time, Zhao Qiang had even fantasized about being chosen by this man and rising to a high position. Now, Zhao Qiang was calm and unperturbed.
After greeting his mother-in-law, Zhao Qiang followed Xu Xiaoya into the room. Wu Zhiming smiled and said to Sun Junmei, "Daughter and son-in-law are back! Sister Sun, you are so lucky. By the way, has Xiaoya graduated? Does she have a job? Isn't the factory union short of people? We can easily assign her to a technician position in the workshop, and she can gradually rise to the position of foreman or director without any difficulty."
Wu Zhiming was using Sun Junmei's daughter and son-in-law as bargaining chips, but little did he know that they didn't even care about his tire factory. Sun Junmei shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wu. The two of us are doing some business on our own. If I can help with the loan, I certainly will, but the current situation is what it is, so please don't force me."
In Xu Xiaoya's bedroom, Zhao Qiang said to Xu Xiaoya, who was busy changing clothes, "Is the tire factory short of money?"
Xu Xiaoya changed into a comfortable home outfit and was fixing her hair, a very sexy gesture. "Yes, I'm trying to get a loan from my uncle. I didn't let my mom get involved. She's already planning to retire, why is she getting involved? The tire factory doesn't have the ability to repay, and it will cause trouble for my uncle in the future."
As Zhao Qiang opened his laptop, he said to Xu Xiaoya, "Talk to Wu Zhiming. You can either acquire or invest in the factory. I'm interested in the tire factory. It would be a shame to miss such a great opportunity."
Xu Xiaoya didn't even hesitate for a moment before saying, "Okay." She opened the door and entered the living room. Zhao Qiang's words were like a royal decree to her. She had no doubt that Zhao Qiang could revive the tire factory. Tires were the foundation of heavy industry. Anyway, it was under her nose, which would be convenient to manage. It was better than going to other provinces and cities to acquire other companies.
When Wu Zhiming saw Xu Xiaoya come out in her home clothes, he exclaimed sincerely, "Sister Sun, your daughter is so beautiful. If she didn't have a boyfriend, I would really like to introduce her to my son."
Sun Junmei thought to herself, "You can only say that as a joke, otherwise the person inside might really come out and beat you up."
Xu Xiaoya said to her mother, "Mom, you go buy groceries, I'll chat with Uncle Wu for a while."
Wu Zhiming stood up and said, "Let's not talk anymore. Let's talk about it at the company tomorrow. Sister Sun, think about it tonight. As long as this matter can be resolved, I won't treat you unfairly."
Xu Xiaoya grabbed Wu Zhiming and said, "Wait, Uncle Wu, I need to talk to you about something."
Wu Zhiming was taken aback, then pointed to himself and said, "You want to see me about something?... Is it to find a job?"
Xu Xiaoya was taken aback for a moment, then understood what Wu Zhiming meant. He thought she was asking him to find her a job. Xu Xiaoya smiled and said, "I'm not asking you to find me a job, I'm asking you to."
Wu Zhiming didn't understand: "Find me a job? What do you mean?"
Xu Xiaoya asked, "The tire factory isn't short of money?"
Wu Zhiming didn't hide anything and said straightforwardly, "Yes, otherwise why would I come to find your mother?"
Xu Xiaoya sat down on the sofa. "You need money, but I do."
Wu Zhiming paused briefly before chuckling, "You've been saving up your New Year's money for years? 100,000?"
Xu Xiaoya said bluntly, "It's more than enough to buy your tire factory."
Volume 2 [277] Could it be money laundering?
Wu Zhiming glanced at Sun Junmei, thinking that Xu Xiaoya was just saying that to spite him. Sun Junmei then realized that her daughter was really interested in the tire factory. She said to Wu Zhiming, "Mr. Wu, why don't you talk to Xiaoya? I guess you won't be able to borrow money from my brother, but there might be hope with my daughter."
Wu Zhiming knew that Sun Junmei would never joke with him, so he also straightened his attitude and solemnly extended his hand to Xu Xiaoya, saying, "Shall we introduce ourselves first?"
Xu Xiaoya stood up and gently shook hands with Wu Zhiming: "General Manager of Jiayuan Investment Company."
After releasing Xu Xiaoya's hand, Wu Zhiming scratched the back of his head. "This name sounds unfamiliar, Sister Sun. What do you think?"
Sun Junmei gave an awkward smile; it was the first time she had heard of it either. Xu Xiaoya chuckled sweetly, "Uncle Wu is right that it's the first time he's heard of it. My mom is hearing it for the first time too, because this is a company that was just established this afternoon and hasn't even been registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce yet."
Wu Zhiming asked suspiciously, "May I ask how much the registered capital of Mr. Xu's company is?" If he didn't have the strength, Wu Zhiming didn't want to waste his time here. He even suspected that Xu Xiaoya was playing a trick on him. He was in a terrible mood right now and had no interest in playing this game.
Xu Xiaoya considered it briefly: "Fifty billion, we can change it when we increase capital later. This is all we can allocate this month."
Wu Zhiming almost lost his footing, not because he was shocked by the 5 billion, but because he was stunned by Xu Xiaoya. No matter how you looked at it, Xu Xiaoya seemed like a girl with no mental problems, so why was she spouting nonsense? Wu Zhiming sighed a little. What a good girl, ruined.
Xu Xiaoya pulled over the notebook on the table, wrote down an account number, tore it off, and handed it to Wu Zhiming, saying, "Uncle Wu, there's still time. Go find someone at the bank to verify the funds right away. I'll wait for you. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Fifty billion in cash is an astronomical figure! How could Wu Zhiming possibly believe it? However, seeing that Xu Xiaoya didn't seem to be joking with him—if she were joking, she wouldn't have written down her account number for him to verify—Wu Zhiming handed the account number to Sun Junmei. His finance minister was standing right next to him. Sun Junmei immediately called a familiar person at the bank on speakerphone, gave them the account number, and received a reply quickly.
"Minister Sun, the account balance is 5,376,984,136 yuan, the account name is Xu Xiaoya, it's a private account. Hehe, Minister Sun, isn't that your daughter's name? What kind of company is this? Tens of millions of yuan are injected every day. I thought I was seeing things. Could it be money laundering?"
The account wasn't properly secure, so anyone with connections at the bank could access it. Xu Xiaoya and Zhao Qiang didn't care; their initial goal was simply to achieve a visible result. Being young and lacking social standing, they needed some leverage to conduct business effectively. Therefore, the account was meant to be visible to others. As for the suspicion of money laundering, Zhang Lingfeng would handle that; Zhao Qiang didn't bother with it.
This money represents Zhang Lingfeng's earnings from selling the slimming tea for a little over two months. The revenue from Hongwang Technology, Qimingdeng Electronics, and Shunfeng Technology all reside in separate accounts and doesn't need to be submitted to Zhao Qiang. With the slimming tea sales increasing tenfold in the past few days, and the launch of the moisturizing and whitening cream, this account will see an additional 1.4 billion yuan in revenue every day! That's 14 billion yuan in ten days, and 42 billion yuan in a month! Of course, with such a large sum of money, Zhao Qiang and Xu Xiaoya might reconsider opening a new account and may not disclose it to others.
Wu Zhiming plopped down on the sofa. He absolutely refused to believe that Sun Junmei and her daughter had conspired to deceive him. There was no point in doing so, and the bank wouldn't play such a huge joke. The only explanation was that Sun Junmei's daughter had a serious problem!
"Where did such a large sum of money come from!" Sun Junmei and Wu Zhiming questioned Xu Xiaoya in unison. Wu Zhiming glanced at Sun Junmei, and from the surprise on her face, he knew that Sun Junmei was unaware of the money beforehand.
Xu Xiaoya calmly replied, "It's just a portion of the cash from Jiayuan Investment Company, Uncle Wu. Are you willing to sit down and talk to me?"
Sun Junmei wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Needless to say, she had already guessed that it was her son-in-law. She tugged at Wu Zhiming, reminding him not to miss the opportunity. "Mr. Wu, you talk to Xiaoya. I'm going to buy groceries. Don't leave tonight either. You two can have a couple of drinks after Lao Xu gets off work."
Wu Zhiming was overjoyed. If he could borrow even a fraction of the 5 billion yuan, his tire factory would be brought back to life! Moreover, the bank said it was a private account, so there was no question of misappropriation of public funds. As long as he could win over Sun Junmei's daughter, it wouldn't be a problem at all! "Alright, we should have a couple of drinks, but don't bother, I'll treat everyone to dinner outside."
Sun Junmei waved her hand and said, "No, Xiao Zhao doesn't like eating out. You two talk first, I'm going to buy groceries."
Listening to Sun Junmei's words, Wu Zhiming thought to himself, "She really cares about her daughter's boyfriend, but no matter how I look at it, there's nothing wrong with that boy."
Xu Xiaoya didn't care what Wu Zhiming said about Zhao Qiang; he was busy chatting with Su Xiaosu. "Brother Xiaoqiang, I probably won't be able to go back for summer vacation."
Zhao Qiang asked, "Why? Doesn't the school give us a holiday?"
Su Xiaosu said, "No, I attended a tutoring class. You know my foundation was originally weak, so I want to improve myself as soon as possible. Otherwise, when will I be able to perform on stage? But I can go back to Dongyang City in a few days. Can you come and keep me company?"
Zhao Qiang replied without hesitation: "Yes, you can. Just let me know in advance which day it will be. Things here also need to be arranged in advance."
Su Xiaosu sent a happy icon, "Okay, I'll text you then. I want you to be with me 24/7, and you're not allowed to work."
Zhao Qiang chuckled: "Accompanying you is my job. You're a future superstar."
Su Xiaosu said, "No, that's not true. Even if that day comes, I will still be your little slave. Don't forget I owe you a lot of money and a life. Brother Xiaoqiang, if I died in your arms that time, would you miss me?"
Zhao Qiang felt a pang of pain in his heart: "Yes, Brother Xiaoqiang won't let you die. Don't worry, that bad guy will never do evil again."
Su Xiaosu said, "Ah, you didn't kill him, did you?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Pretty much, he suffers more from being alive than from being dead."
Su Xiaosu sent a hug icon: "Brother Xiaoqiang, I love you to death, how are you so strong?"
Zhao Qiang replied with a few words: "Because I am the most powerful cockroach in the universe!"
Su Xiaosu sent another kissing emoji, "I'll kiss you a thousand times, my strongest little cockroach brother!"
The two chatted more and more intimately, but soon Su Xiaosu sent a message: "Oh no, my roommates are back, I can't chat with you anymore, otherwise they'll see and laugh at me again, goodbye."
Zhao Qiang smiled and closed the chat window. He was happy that he would probably see Su Xiaosu in a few days. Then he glanced at the bottom right corner and noticed that there was another avatar flashing. He opened it and saw that it was Luo Xiaowei. This girl had been too quiet lately. She must be troubled by family matters. Zhao Qiang replied with an icon, "Didn't see it just now? Still online?"
Luo Xiaowei's profile picture lit up quickly, "Here." She'd probably been sitting in front of the computer anxiously waiting.
Zhao Qiang said, "I know you have something to say. If you consider me a friend, just say it directly. There's no need for formalities between us."
This time, Luo Xiaowei put aside her concerns. If she didn't speak up now, who knew when the next time would come? "I need money."
"How many?"
Luo Xiaowei said, "Fifty million, that's the minimum amount Haifeng Group needs to maintain operations."
Without saying a word, Zhao Qiang said directly, "I'll give you one hundred million. Is the amount in Qimingdeng's electronic account sufficient?"
Luo Xiaowei said, "It's probably over two hundred million."
Zhao Qiang said, "Then forget it. They're starting to produce voice remote controls over there, and they need funds. Give me your account number, and I'll transfer the money from another account."
Sitting across from her computer, Luo Xiaowei was in tears, whispering, "Zhao Qiang, how can I ever repay you? Having a friend like you is the greatest blessing of my life..."
The account number was sent, but Zhao Qiang didn't have the online banking transfer key, so he opened the door and asked Xu Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, could you come here for a moment and transfer some money to this account?"
Xu Xiaoya gave Wu Zhiming an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, Uncle Wu, I'll be right back."
Wu Zhiming humbly stood up and greeted her, "It's alright, I'll wait for you." A girl with a net worth of over 5 billion, Wu Zhiming dared not underestimate her. She was of a certain age; if he were his age, a few hundred billion in assets would be nothing.
Xu Xiaoya sat in front of the computer, looked at the account and username, and said, "Xiao Wei is in trouble?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Just as your mother analyzed, Haifeng Group's capital chain has broken down, and Luo Wanfeng can no longer hold on."
"How much?" Xu Xiaoya took out the key for the transfer from her bag.
Zhao Qiang said, "Xiao Wei said she wanted 50 million, so I said I'd give her 100 million."
Xu Xiaoya was straightforward: "Two hundred million. Xiaowei wouldn't have asked you if she hadn't really run out of options. It's not easy for her as a daughter. Uncle Luo just won't listen to advice. Xiaowei is caught in the middle and it's very difficult for her."
Zhao Qiang nodded: "Okay, but just giving her financial assistance is not enough. I'm afraid that this money will be wasted once it enters Haifeng Group. Didn't Xiaowei say this afternoon that Uncle Luo is now sidelined? Simply injecting funds won't solve the problem. The root of the problem lies with Luo Wanjiang and his sister."
Xu Xiaoya snorted: "The Luo family is just taking advantage of Uncle Luo's easygoing nature. Xiaowei is a girl and can't get involved in family affairs. Xiaowei is my best friend. Xiaoqiang, if you don't help her, no one else will."
Zhao Qiang said, "But how can I help? You have to give me some ideas. Even my genius brain can't help right now. People say that even an upright official can't settle family disputes. This is the situation now. Old Master Luo is currently living in seclusion, and the Luo family is probably in more chaos than a hornet's nest. It's not good to get involved."
Xu Xiaoya pressed the Enter key to confirm the transfer. "I don't have a solution, but sitting here is definitely not as good as being there in person to get inspiration. I'll ask Uncle Luo's company tomorrow if they're hiring."
Volume 2 [278] He repairs bicycles for people.
Zhao Qiang hurriedly said, "Oh dear, I'm too busy, don't try to cram me in there."
Xu Xiaoya hugged Zhao Qiang and said in a sweet voice, "Good Xiaoqiang, good husband, Xiaowei is my best friend. You can't just stand by and watch her die. She's introverted and doesn't know how to speak up. Why don't you take some time to go over and give the Luo family some pointers every day?"
Zhao Qiang reluctantly replied, "Alright, but with my temper, I might not be able to get anything done."
Xu Xiaoya chuckled: "If you go to do serious business, I'll be the first to object. It's best to do it the opposite way; that's the only way to get results." With that, Xu Xiaoya hung up the phone with Luo Xiaowei.
"Xiaowei, this is Xiaoya. I've transferred 200 million, but it might not arrive immediately. Just contact the bank and wait. That should be enough for your dad to get by for a while."
Luo Xiaowei was startled: "Oh my, how come there's so much? My dad said only fifty million is needed."
Xu Xiaoya said, "Alright, don't be so polite with us. Zhao Qiang said that if you need anything, we'd be happy to give you all of Qimingdeng Electronics."
Luo Xiaowei choked up: "Xiaoya..."
Afraid that Luo Xiaowei would burst into tears on the spot, Xu Xiaoya interrupted her and said, "Ask Uncle Luo if there are any vacancies in the company."
Luo Xiaowei didn't understand what he meant: "Vacant position?"
Xu Xiaoya said, "Zhao Qiang has been bored lately, and I really can't stand him going out to the street to repair bicycles for people, so I'm letting him work for your dad for a few days. I'll pay him a higher salary."
Luo Xiaowei jumped up with a whoosh. Through the phone, she could be heard knocking over a lot of things. "Really? Zhao Qiang, thank you, thank you, thank you..." Luo Xiaowei used "thank you" several times to express her feelings. As long as Zhao Qiang was willing to help, what could Luo Wanjiang dare to do? Luo Xiaowei had already seen her father's bright future.
Xu Xiaoya said, "Alright, it's settled then. Let him report for duty tomorrow afternoon."
When Sun Junmei returned from grocery shopping, Xu Liming followed her home. However, upon hearing from his wife that their daughter was discussing business with the tire factory's big boss, he dared not enter the living room to disturb them. The couple stayed in the kitchen to cook, while Zhao Qiang chatted with Hu Qian in the bedroom for a while. They didn't talk about romance; their conversation mainly revolved around the China Red operating system and the recent intelligent voice library.