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Chapter 2922 Why do others achieve your dreams?

Xu Zhishen simply calculated that, based on the current stock price, the value of the shares he held, plus the properties under his name, was just enough to repay the institution's money.

If Xu Zhishen still doesn't understand by this point, he has already been tricked, and all his business efforts over the years have been in vain.

Therefore, after selling Yuanda Construction, Xu Zhishen did not intend to repay the money immediately.

Because he knew in his heart that he was already so old that it was basically impossible for him to start over.

Therefore, when Xu Zhishen sold Yuanda Company, he required the acquiring party to transfer the money to Lu Tao's account!
What Xu Zhishen didn't expect was that the acquisition team for Yuanda Company's project was established by Future Construction, which was under Wang Yue's name. Ding, the general manager of Yuanda Construction, was very clear about this, but Xu Zhishen, in order to deal with financial institutions, was completely unaware of this.

Therefore, Future Construction did not transfer the money to Lu Tao's account, but instead transferred it to Yuanda Construction's account.

Yuanda Construction's account is now frozen, and any money deposited into it cannot be transferred out.

Xu Zhishen was unaware of these things. When he learned from General Manager Ding that the money from the sale of Yuanda Construction's two projects had been deposited into the account, he immediately called Lu Tao to inform him.

Lu Tao, of course, knew Xu Zhishen's thinking; he was extremely disgusted by such things, so he said angrily,

"Xu Zhishen, if the business loses money, so be it. Why did you transfer money to my account? Do you think that by doing this, you won't have to pay back the money you borrowed from financial institutions?"

Xu Zhishen sighed and said, "Lu Tao, you don't understand financial operations. My stocks will recover sooner or later, and the financial institutions won't lose money either."

"The company is currently facing problems, so we just need to transfer this money out to stall for time. Once the stock price recovers, we can avoid losses, or at least lose less."

Lu Tao understood that Xu Zhishen didn't mean he wouldn't repay the money, but just wanted to repay it a little later. He thought that seemed like a good idea.

After all, he had been in the construction industry for quite some time, and many project payments were delayed for a year or two.

So Lu Tao was persuaded by Xu Zhishen, but on the surface he said very firmly, "It can't be too long, three months at most. No matter how much the stock rises in three months, the money must be returned."

Xu Zhishen readily agreed. In his view, no matter what financial institution wanted to speculate on Shenzhen Daoer Company's stock, it was impossible for it to keep falling like this.

After all, Shenzhen Daer is a multinational corporation, and in such a situation, many investors would want to take advantage of the opportunity.

If this drags on for too long, these institutions that want to short Sundow will only end up with nothing.

So, after making the arrangements, Xu Zhishen simply slipped away.

However, as the saying goes, "the monk may run away, but the temple cannot," and after Xu Zhishen fled, his house was naturally seized.

Normally, the seizure process is very slow, but this time, more than one force was involved, so the procedures were completed quickly.

Therefore, Lin Wanfen was originally recuperating in Xu Zhishen's villa, and her health had recovered slightly. Unlike at the beginning when she couldn't move, she could now move around with difficulty.

Just then, Xu Zhishen's house was seized, and Lin Wanfen had no choice but to move back to her own house, and the nanny naturally had to go with her.

However, Lin Wanfen's house was originally a small two-bedroom apartment. After Lin Wanfen and the nanny moved in, Lu Tao could no longer live there, so now he had no choice but to ask his classmates for help!

Of Lu Tao's three roommates, Gao Qiang lived at his own home. At first, he did so because he felt guilty and wanted to spend more time with his family.

Later I wanted to move out, but I found that my mom wasn't nagging as much after I started working, and I really enjoyed the feeling of being taken care of by my mom. Have you ever thought about moving out and living on your own?
Hua Zi recently started dating a girl named Lulu, so of course he couldn't possibly take Lu Tao in!

Therefore, Lu Tao had no choice but to stay with Xiang Nan. The two grown men sharing a rented room wasn't inconvenient at all.

However, after living with Xiang Nan, Lu Tao naturally had to start working. But because he had worked at Future Architecture and Yuanda Architecture, he had become arrogant and looked down on ordinary jobs.

So, Lu Tao spent about 10 days looking for a job, and apart from complaining to Xiang Nan every time he came back, saying that those companies were blind to his talent, there was nothing else he could do.

Xiang Nan is a rather stingy person. Even if it's his roommate, he'd rather stay with him for a few days or even longer. Of course, he's not willing to do that.

In addition, Gao Qiang had already called Xiang Nan when Lu Tao arrived, and Xiang Nan was asked to give Lu Tao a good talking-to.

It's better to take a step back and learn from experience first; you can't expect to become an expert overnight.

Of course, it was Wang Yue who, upon learning that Lu Tao had gone to Xiang Nan's place, had Gao Qiang call Xiang Nan to tell him, but this was all kept from Xiang Nan.

So when Xiang Nan heard Lu Tao complain again, he directly retorted, "Lu Tao, there are four of us in the dormitory. I know you have a great talent for architecture, but my grades aren't bad either."

Look at my job now, I'm just a regular architectural designer assistant, and I usually design toilets or other small buildings.

As for some large buildings, they were just helping the designers draw up the plans.

Even so, I'm still considered one of the most successful among my classmates!

As Xiang Nan finished speaking, noticing that Lu Tao was about to retort again, he quickly added,

"Don't talk about Hua Zi. He and Gao Qiang are both studying university textbooks right now. They only got their jobs because Professor Wang helped them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have these jobs at all."

As for you, wasn't it because of Qiangzi's help, plus your dad's help later, that you were able to find such a good job?

Without your father and Professor Wang, you're actually not much better than me!
"I can start from the bottom and work my way up, why can't you wait?"

Upon hearing Xiang Nan's words, Lu Tao immediately retorted, "Why should we be the same? How many awards have I won in school? I'm far more talented than you in design, okay?"

Looking south, Lu Tao was still unconvinced. He felt it necessary to teach his good friend a lesson. He sat down comfortably on the sofa and then said to Lu Tao,

"Come, come, sit down, let's discuss this in detail."

"Let's see what you can come up with."

As Lu Tao spoke, he hung his bag on the hook by the door and sat down on the sofa.

Xiang Nan knew that Lu Tao was a proud person and it would be difficult to persuade him, so after thinking for a moment, he said,

"You might disagree if I mention something else, but let's talk about Professor Wang. We've taken classes with him for so many years. Before he designed this new landmark for the affiliated high school, do you know how outstanding his design skills were?"

If Xiang Nan compares Lu Tao to others, Lu Tao might not be convinced.

However, Lu Tao was completely convinced and full of admiration for the affiliated high school designed by Wang Yue, so he could only shake his head and sigh.

"Of course I didn't know. Professor Wang is just too low-key. That seems to be the first large-scale building he designed independently. Before that, he seemed to participate in project teams to study and design together."

Looking south, Lu Tao still held Wang Yue in high regard, so he knew what to say next.

So he took a sip of water from his enamel mug before continuing.
"Professor Wang stayed on at the university after graduation. He was just an outstanding graduate of our school. We won't even mention how many schools are better than our School of Architecture, but in the field of architecture, our school doesn't even rank in the top ten."

So many schools have produced so many elites. How many talented people have emerged since Professor Wang graduated?

Some people graduated earlier than us and have more experience. No matter how smart you are, you can't directly surpass those who have more experience than us, right?

Upon hearing Xiang Nan's words, Lu Tao was momentarily speechless. He remained silent for a while before finally speaking with some reluctance.
"But I studied Professor Wang's design very carefully, and I also put my best effort into the design of the Hujiawan project. Although it can't compare to Professor Wang's design, I still think it can be considered a landmark building."

I've already achieved such good results, so why don't they use me?

Even if I wasn't given the lead designer position, a regular designer position would have been fine, right? Why did I have to start as an assistant designer?

Xiang Nan was speechless after this rebuttal. He hesitated for a while before saying uncertainly,
"Old Lu, do you think it's possible that you only work for large construction companies, and your designs just happened to cause Yuanda Construction to go bankrupt?"

The architecture circle in Beijing is not very big to begin with. Large designers are worried that a designer like you simply doesn't have the budget, which is why they don't use you.

Why don't you go work for a small construction company and gain some practical experience firsthand?

It must be said that Lu Tao and Xiang Nan were, after all, roommates and knew each other very well.

Lu Tao really only invests in large construction companies; he doesn't even need to look at the smaller ones. He just feels that those small construction companies can't help him realize his dreams.

Therefore, seeing Nan say this, Lu Tao naturally replied,
“We architects all have an ideal building in our hearts. If I go to a small architectural firm, how can they possibly help me realize my dream?”

Xiang Nan couldn't help but laugh at this moment. He said matter-of-factly, "Lu Tao, architectural design companies are in it to make money, not to run a charity. They're not your relatives, so why would they help you realize your dream?"

(End of this chapter)