sinovels Chapter 833 Let's Go Find God
Chapter 833 Let's Go Find God
"Mr. Cha, what do you mean by this? Should I agree to it?"
"Agree? You'd better agree to my ass!" Cha Lan sneered.
"He probably doesn't know about your relationship with President Chen, otherwise he wouldn't have used that relationship to fool you."
Li Guoqiang nodded. "The problem is, everything I am today is thanks to President Chen. If his cousin comes to me, wouldn't it be too disrespectful of me to refuse? After all, without President Chen's help, none of this would belong to me."
Cha Lan shook his head: "President Chen is President Chen, and he is himself. Did he get President Chen's approval to do these things? If President Chen had approved, I would give him the whole thing, let alone 20%."
Li Guoqiang lowered his head and pondered. Of course, Chen Xiao wouldn't know about this. Why would President Chen care about such a trivial matter!
"Listen to me, Mr. Chen has so many relatives now. Even if we cooperate, we have to be careful who we go with. We need to find an opportunity to remind Mr. Chen about this cousin later, otherwise it will definitely cause trouble in the future!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Mr. Cha, you're quick-witted, so please give me some pointers in the future!"
"Hey, we were all promoted by President Chen, and we're old brothers, so don't be shy!"
"What are you two plotting?" Chen Xiao's voice came from the entrance, accompanied by a hearty laugh. The two men instinctively stood up: "President Chen, President He, President Wang—"
Cha Lan knew that He Qing held a highly respected position in Chen Xiao's eyes, and he treated her with utmost respect.
"Old Jia has already prepared the dishes, let's go over there—"
As he spoke, Chen Xiao led He Qing and Wang Ping into the Tianxing Pavilion. Seeing Lao Jia personally serving the dishes, Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Come over and have a couple of drinks later!"
"what--"
Old Jia had been waiting for this moment of glory. "Thank you, President Chen! Thank you, President Chen!"
He patted him on the shoulder, then said nothing more and sat down in the main seat.
"Old Li, it's been a while since I've seen you. How's business?" Li Guoqiang usually works at Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center. However, since his current business development is mostly outside the province, he travels a lot, so he doesn't have many opportunities to see Chen Xiao.
Upon hearing Mr. Chen's concern, Li Guoqiang quickly reported on his recent situation!
In the first half of the year, the automotive business segment generated 20 billion yuan in revenue, after-sales service 3 million yuan, and financial insurance around 1 million yuan. That's pretty good!
But thinking about Cha Lan, who used to be far less successful than him, now boasts annual revenue exceeding 100 billion. Li Guoqiang's face flushed slightly as he spoke. He felt ashamed; it was all thanks to President Chen's support. Compared to Cha Lan, he was nothing, and he had embarrassed President Chen!
"The revenue from after-sales service in the new energy vehicle sales segment is indeed less than that from traditional vehicles. This was originally the segment with the highest gross profit margin. But fortunately, the gross profit margin from selling new energy vehicles is higher than that from selling traditional vehicles!"
Junxing Auto offers dealers a 12% gross profit margin (including rebates), which is quite good.
"Currently, Junxing Auto's SKU count is too low, which is hindering your development. This also explains why your current 4S store investment isn't very profitable, perhaps even less so than Ding Yong's!"
Besides operating Junxing Auto, Ding Yong also owns authorized service centers for HarmonyOS, a segment with extremely high sales and profits that Li Guoqiang cannot match. However, Li Guoqiang now has a far greater number of 4S stores and shopping mall experience stores than Ding Yong.
"Mr. Chen, I'd better focus on channel development for now. Once the product portfolio is complete, the advantages of our channels will become apparent!"
Indeed, as Junxing Auto's product range expands, the sales revenue of existing authorized user centers will definitely increase significantly!
"Old Cha's drone and robot business is booming right now. If you can spare some time, you could also expand into this area!"
Li Guoqiang knew Chen Xiao was looking out for him. The robots and drones jointly developed by Zhifei Aerospace and Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group were among the most advanced in the world. They were incredibly sought after in the international market; despite repeated expansions in production capacity, demand still couldn't meet supply! And this only covered the demand from Hassan and its downstream production lines.
He knew even better that the platform didn't lack his involvement. Mr. Chen was simply looking for a way to make money, a lot of money!
"Old Cha, you and Old Li can discuss this yourselves. If there's a funding shortfall, just let me know."
Cha Lan replied immediately: "Mr. Chen, don't worry. I can handle this small matter. If Lao Li needs funds, I can lend them to him!"
Chen Xiao hummed in agreement. Old Cha was practically a cash king. Hundreds of millions, even billions, were nothing to him.
"Later, I'll find some time to take a look at your projects overseas—"
This is Chen Xiao's second time going abroad.
It's hard to believe, but the owner of Junxiao Group has hardly ever left the country!
"Ah, Mr. Chen."
"What, is it inconvenient?" Chen Xiao frowned. "Even if you're keeping a mistress outside, it's none of my business, what are you afraid of!"
An awkward glance followed. "Mr. Chen, I wouldn't hide it from you if I had a mistress."
"Stop it, I don't want to know either."
"Ahem, Mr. Chen! The international situation is quite tense right now, and many countries have imposed flight bans, which may make things inconvenient!"
He waved his hand, "The boss of Junxiao Group is traveling, do they dare to stop him? We can just communicate with him in advance!"
Junxiao Capital now invests globally and is a VIP in many local communities. Furthermore, while Blue Star Guardians is a global security company, its military strength is such that even a medium-sized country might not be able to withstand it! Who wouldn't want to befriend such a force, and who would want to be its enemy?
Cha Lan immediately realized that he had been short-sighted! President Chen's travels were far from his own. Perhaps when President Chen's private jet went to those places, there would even be fighter jets escorting it.
Given how Junxiao Capital is spending money all over the world, those countries probably see President Chen more like their own father!
Chen Xiao's trip wasn't about being interested in Cha Lan's businesses. He wanted to check on the [Blue Star Guardians]'s operations in Africa. After all, according to the future plans he discussed with Xu Wu, Junxiao Group would invest heavily in mining in Africa! Without sufficient military force, that region couldn't protect its interests! Cha Lan was currently focusing on building robot and drone factories near various important [Blue Star Guardians] bases, and Chen Xiao wanted to see if this production capacity could meet Hassan's needs.
“Mr. He can go and take a look then. There are many people in Africa who also need charitable aid!” Cha Lan had been looking for opportunities to curry favor with He Qing. Every time he returned from abroad, he would bring back some rare items to have delivered to He Qing. He was very clever and knew which “concubines” he had to be properly honored with.
This was just making conversation, and it also reflected the assumption that Zhao Xiangjun couldn't accompany President Chen on his trip, Xu Wu was too busy, and so was Feng Feifei. The only ones who might be able to accompany him were Zhang Ziqian and He Qing!
"Give me a break! We can't even help all the poor people in China. Why are you worrying about foreigners? If they have needs, they should ask God for help. I don't have a single penny!"
Cha Lan chuckled a few times, inwardly muttering—an extreme nationalist! Before, seeing him throwing money around everywhere, I thought he was overflowing with compassion. But looking at him now, he wouldn't have the slightest pity if foreigners died! Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, I misjudged you!
He Qing covered her mouth and chuckled. Of course, she knew Chen Xiao's personality. The Junxiao Charity Foundation was entirely focused on China, and she knew Cha Lan was going to get scolded the moment he uttered that terrible suggestion!
Among Chen Xiao's old friends, Li Guoqiang is currently the worst off. He invited him over today partly to continue supporting him. He made several promises to Li Guoqiang that evening, leaving Li Guoqiang flattered and overwhelmed!
Cha Lan gestured to him repeatedly, and Li Guoqiang understood what he meant. He was telling him, "Look, President Chen may not treat his cousin as well as he treats you!"
Li Guoqiang felt that General Manager Chen treated him like one of his own. When toasting him, he almost shouted, "Thank you for your great kindness!"
Because He Qing was returning from her business trip, Chen Xiao was in a hurry to take her home, so they didn't spend too much time on dinner. When they got back to Xishan Linyu, they happened to run into Zhao Hui's Rolls-Royce Cullinan returning!
Chen Xiao got out of the car and waited for Zhao Hui to come over. He pointed to the pavilion in the courtyard and said, "Come on, let's sit for a while!"
Zhao Hui had just returned to the Junxiao Commercial Management headquarters in the Junxiao Lakeside CBD in Jiangzhou to work. These past two days, regional managers from all over the country have been coming to report to the new chairman, keeping him extremely busy. Otherwise, he would definitely have been invited to the dinner party tonight.
"That's great, I can take care of my family now. Otherwise, I felt ashamed every time I saw my parents!" He was referring to Zhao Hui and Zhao Xiangjun's parents.
Zhao Hui smiled and said, "They'll understand!" He used to come back every month. Given the Zhao family's current situation, even if Zhao Hui didn't come back for several years, his family wouldn't complain about Chen Xiao! This is a blessing that many people wouldn't even dare to dream of in several lifetimes.
Chen Xiao picked up his teacup, about to drink, when he suddenly noticed Yan Yue looking in their direction from the doorway, seemingly preoccupied. He glanced at the time; Yan Yue should have already left work and was resting.
He beckoned to her, inviting her to come over!
"Sister Yan, is something wrong?" Chen Xiao respected Yan Yue greatly because she was Zhao Xiangjun's close protector.
Yan Yue glanced at Zhao Hui, then reported in a low voice, "This afternoon."
As Yan Yue described what happened on the overpass, Chen Xiao's face turned icy cold. Anyone could sense that the usually harmless CEO Chen was now absolutely intent on killing!
To dare to harm Zhao Xiangjun is even more unforgivable than to harm him!
"Although there's no concrete evidence that those two were targeting the Madam, based on my experience, it's highly likely! We released them, but we've already arranged for people to keep an eye on them and investigate who's behind them!"
"Investigate! We must find the person behind this. Investigate thoroughly, turn everything upside down! I want to see who's courting death, and this time I'll grant them their wish!"
Zhao Hui's face was also ashen, but seeing Chen Xiao's explosive expression, he didn't add fuel to the fire. Besides, having President Chen personally handle this matter was far better than investigating it himself. He would simply wait for the results, and when they came, he would make sure the person behind it all suffered a fate worse than death!
Yan Yue accepted the order and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute—", Chen Xiao called out to her, "If Madam doesn't know, then don't tell her!"
Yan Yue acknowledged that she had received the message, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although Madam didn't ask, I feel that she must have sensed something!"
Chen Xiao nodded slightly, signaling Yan Yue to leave.
Zhao Hui poured tea into his cup, saying, "Your sister probably already knows!"
"Yes, Xiangjun is extremely intelligent. She understands many things, but she just doesn't say it!" Chen Xiao knew Zhao Xiangjun well enough.
"Alright, get some rest!" With this matter on his mind, Chen Xiao had lost all interest in chatting. All he could think about was finding the mastermind behind it all and tearing him limb from limb!
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The next day, Junxiao's office on the 58th floor of the Huanhu CBD Center.
Chen Xiao sat in his office, his face devoid of any smile. The matter Yan Yue had mentioned last night hadn't diminished his murderous intent!
Ma Jing, usually so talkative, was rather timid today, sitting quietly to the side. She kept exchanging glances with Zhang Ziqian; the atmosphere was far too tense!
Zhang Ziqian gently walked behind Chen Xiao and began massaging his shoulders. Chen Xiao patted her smooth hand and said, "It's alright, Ziqian, I'm fine!"
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Let's go for a walk, it's too stuffy in the office!"
He also realized that the atmosphere was too oppressive and would affect those around him.
Ma Jing and Zhang Ziqian accompanied him downstairs and into the Rolls-Royce Phantom. "Ma Jing, you decide where we go today!"
Huh? Ma Jing was dumbfounded. How was she supposed to know where to go? But now the driver was staring at her expectantly, and her mind went completely blank. "Then let's go to Jiangzhou Pedestrian Street!"
Pedestrian street? "Go sunbathe?" Chen Xiao wondered what had gotten into her about this terrible idea. It was almost 40 degrees Celsius outside, and she wanted to go strolling along the pedestrian street?
"No, no. I have an appointment today with a landlord on the pedestrian street to sign a house purchase agreement—"
Oh, Chen Xiao knows what's going on. He has more money than he can spend, so he's having Zhang Ziqian and Ma Jing buy as much property as possible. He doesn't like money; he likes fixed assets!
In addition to a commercial street, Wang Ping was also given two 200-square-meter shops in Jiangzhou Pedestrian Street, with an annual rent of nearly 10 million yuan.
"Alright then, let's go for a walk."
But once they arrived at the teahouse, Chen Xiao didn't want to go into a private room. "Ma Jing, you go ahead, I'll sit outside. It'll be nice to watch the lively street scene from the window!"
Zhang Ziqian smiled and said, "Boss, then I'll go with you. The legal department can accompany Ma Jing to work on this shop purchase contract!"
We found a booth by the window, and the waiter brought us a tablet.
Zhang Ziqian arranged, "We brought our own tea, so I'll brew it myself. Don't worry, we'll pay for it as usual!"
The waiter naturally had no objections. Zhang Ziqian had just sat down to prepare tea when she suddenly heard someone call out from the side, "Hey, Zhang Ziqian?"
Chen Xiao turned his head and saw a young man in his thirties wearing a [Sōseki] polo shirt walking towards him! (End of this chapter)