Rebirth of Hong Kong: The Rise of the Republic

Chapter 139

Chapter 139
The Spring Festival passed quickly, and during this period, Wang Yaodong visited Taiban Shen and Li Fuhai with gifts.

"Recently, both Liu Hua and Zhang Xueyou's record sales have remained pretty good.

Liu Hua and others sold more than 30 copies; but they did not expect that Zhang Xueyou actually sold more than him, a full 40 copies.

Maybe it's the Spring Festival, and everyone has lucky money, so people's desire to buy seems to be much stronger. "Chen Zhendong reported in front of Wang Yaodong.

Yes, Wang Yaodong came to Yaodong Records on his first day at work.

"What about Lin Zixiang?" Wang Yaodong asked.

"His is two days earlier than ours, so there are about 60 copies now." Chen Zhendong replied.

Wang Yaodong nodded, and without asking any more questions, he followed Chen Zhendong around the company and left directly.

The second stop, of course, is to come to Yaodong Pictures.

After following Li Fuhai to understand the situation, he left again when he saw that everyone was busy.

The third stop was Yaodong Investment, the company where I currently have the most money.

Although the projects it invests in are all losing money, this does not prevent it from still being the most profitable.

"Wang Sheng, I have found another building for the building. It is in Mong Kok. It has fifteen floors. This building has just been built. Due to financial problems, it has to be sold to return the funds." Huo Jianning said with a smile.

I have to say that this building is very good. It is a very high-quality asset and is indeed worth buying.

Wang Yaodong was also very interested when he heard it. After all, if he could buy it, it must be a very cost-effective thing.

"How much does this building cost?" Wang Yaodong asked.

"16 million!"

Huo Jianning said a number that made them both surrender.

Huo Jianning also knew that the situation was like this. He had a feeling of excitement, but he didn't have the strength to take action.

Wang Yaodong gritted his teeth and said, "Let's negotiate first, don't let anyone steal it, I'll figure out a way for the money."

Huo Jianning looked at him in surprise when he heard this. Last time, he struggled to come up with so many hundreds of millions. Now he is still short of more than a billion. How can he still find a way to do it?

Wang Yaodong was not surprised at all by his expression. After all, the number was indeed not small. If he were Huo Jianning, he would have the same expression.

"If you really have a way, the final price may be one or two hundred million more. Li Chaoren and Li Longji also want to buy this building." Huo Jianning asked.

"Just talk about it." Wang Yaodong said with a serious expression.

Huo Jianning also saw that he was not joking, nodded to him and said, "Okay, I'll have someone talk to him as soon as possible."

……

The two sat on the sofa and chatted for a while while their coffee bottomed out.

Huo Jianning stood up first, and Wang Yaodongdong thought he was going to make another drink.

Unexpectedly, he actually asked: "Wang Sheng hasn't gone to Yaodong Real Estate yet. Do you want to go over and inspect it?"

There were only a few people in the investment company and there was nothing to see, so Huo Jianning suggested going to Yaodong Real Estate.

Wang Yaodong was also a little surprised when he heard his words, but he thought that he hadn't been there yet, so he should go and have a look.

"Okay, let's take advantage of the fact that there is nothing else to do at work." Wang Yaodong stood up and said.

Huo Jianning heard what he said and walked out the door first.

Wang Yaodong also followed him closely, all the way to the garage.

"Can you just take my car there?" Huo Jianning suddenly turned around and asked.

Wang Yaodong nodded and agreed without thinking.

Anyway, I don’t know how to get there, so it would be better if he drives me.

After Han Feng saw it, he quietly got into the car behind him with several other bodyguards and followed them.

After the last tea restaurant incident, Han Feng basically followed him now, fearing that he would not be by his side when the situation arises again.

"Who is the current CEO over there?" Wang Yaodong asked in the car.

"Niu Baofeng, the former vice president, seemed to have some ability, so I promoted him and let him try." Huo Jianning replied while driving.

"What about the previous CEO?"

"The chairman's son, the group was basically destroyed by him. Why should I keep him?"

"Um~"

Ok!

Wang Yaodong did not expect that this would be the case.

But there is nothing surprising, after all, this is the Chinese tradition.

They always want to leave their property to their sons, but they often decline and go bankrupt in this generation.

But usually they will either commit suicide or go bankrupt but still have enough food and clothing, not to mention this is an acquisition, let alone that.

Thinking of this, Wang Yaodong couldn't help but pray for his former boss, hoping that the money would not be squandered by his children again, and end up sleeping on the streets!
"What about the others? Are there any changes?" Wang Yaodong continued to ask.

"There are still many. We have investigated all the managers in the group, and we have dismissed those who did not meet the requirements." After Huo Jianning finished speaking, he continued to sigh: "Many of the managers in the group were incompetent and corrupt. The amount is quite large.”

"Oh, what kind of amount made you angry?" Wang Yaodong asked with interest.

"About 7000 million." Huo Jianning said in a warm and angry tone.

The boss has given them such high wages, and their lives are already very good.

It's just the greed of human nature that led them to this road of no return.

This made him a little sad. Many of them were quite capable.

Greed eventually destroyed them, and their path was destined not to be easy from now on.

Wang Yaodong also knew that if such a large group fell, it would definitely not be a problem of one person.

It's just that he didn't expect that the amount of embezzlement would reach such a large amount, which surprised him, thinking that it would only be tens of millions at most.

"How much did you get back?"

"One hundred and ninety million, but most of this money has been repaid to bank loans that expired a while ago, and there is basically nothing left."

"You still owe money to the bank?" Wang Yaodong said with a look of disbelief on his face.

Huo Jianning was speechless when he saw his surprised expression.

"Wang Sheng, a real estate group. Although the building he owns is a bit old, he still has some land. If there is no debt, why would he buy it with only 8 million yuan?"

When Wang Yaodong heard what he said, he thought about it. No wonder such a large group acquired it for only a few hundred million. It turned out that there were still many loans included!
"Then how much money do you still owe now?"

"Several banks, including Zhada Bank, have more than 2 million, and materials vendors have more than million."

Wang Yaodong felt his heart bleed when he heard this number. It was a lot of money!

Although I knew it was definitely worth the money, I still felt a headache when I heard that the debt was so huge.

At this time, the car also became quiet.

One concentrates on driving, and the other sits and doesn't know what to think about.

Not long after, the car pulled into the parking lot.

"Wang Sheng, we're here."

When Wang Yaodong heard the sound, he stopped thinking in his mind and came to his senses.

"Okay, let's go, you lead the way."

After saying that, he opened the door and got out of the car.

After hearing this, Huo Jianning got out of the car and continued to lead the way for Wang Yaodong.When the person at the front desk saw Huo Jianning entering, he immediately bowed and said hello.

Huo Jianning nodded at them, and continued to walk forward without any intention of stopping.

Not long after, the two entered an elevator and came upstairs.

Huo Jianning stopped at the door labeled President's Office.

Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, the door opened automatically and a woman in professional attire walked out.

The woman came out and was stunned for a moment when she saw the two of them, but she quickly came to her senses, bowed slightly and said, "Huo Sheng!"

Huo Jianning nodded at her.

Inside, Niu Baofeng was a little confused when he saw that the secretary did not go out to do what he had told him to do. He stood at the door but did not go out.

"Do you have anything else to do?"

It's just that the secretary didn't answer, but stepped aside, opened the door wider, and let Huo Jianning in.

Of course, she didn't know Wang Yaodong, so she thought he was just a follower and didn't pay much attention.

When Niu Baofeng saw Huo Jianning walking in with someone, he paused and immediately stood up and walked towards him.

"Huo Sheng, why don't you tell me in advance when you come here, so that I can meet you downstairs."

"Baofeng, if you have the skills, I hope you can get the real estate group back on track as soon as possible." Huo Jianning said with a smile after hearing his flattering words.

Niu Baofeng also smiled when he heard what he said: "I'm working hard, I will do it as soon as possible."

Although he said this on the surface, he knew in his heart that with the current market conditions, it would not be easy to regain profitability.

Huo Jianning didn't believe what he said, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he continued: "This is Wang Yaodong, the real controller of the group."

Niu Baofeng was surprised when he heard that their boss was so young.

He still knew that Huo Jianning was not the final boss.

But after seeing it today, I was still surprised!
He couldn't help but be surprised that such a young person had such financial resources to acquire their original group!
In his memory, there is no such thing as a rich man like Sex King, so he can only truly start from scratch.

You just started from scratch and made so much money, why was it still unknown before?

This made him really confused!
But that didn't stop him from immediately being courteous.

"Wang Sheng, you are welcome to guide me, please sit down."

Wang Yaodong and Huo Jianning were not polite to him, and walked to the sofa where the guests were sitting and sat down.

When Niu Baofeng saw them sitting down, he turned to his secretary who had not gone out just now and said, "Go and make me three cups of coffee."

"Okay, Mr. Niu!"

After the secretary finished speaking, he went out with the documents and closed the office door again.

After the secretary went out, Niu Baofeng was still standing beside the two of them.

When Wang Yaodong saw it, he smiled and said: "Mr. Niu, sit down and don't laugh. There is no reason for such a big person to grow taller."

After hearing this, Niu Baofeng nodded and sat down, smiling and saying, "Wang Sheng was joking. People of my age are just getting shorter."

"You can't say that. You are in your 40s when you look like this. It is the best age. You need experience and experience." Wang Yaodong praised him.

Niu Baofeng just smiled when he heard this. It was just a polite comment. If he couldn't contribute to the development of the group, he probably wouldn't be able to hold this position for long.

He also thinks of the group as his home and the office as his bedroom recently so that he can sit in this position longer.

Unfortunately, there is still no substantial change in the group, but the good news is that losses have been significantly reduced.

As long as the real estate market can pick up, profits can return.

But now that real estate prices are still continuing to fall, it is not easy to get them back up. Unless the negotiations there can be concluded immediately, it will take at least a few years.

He is also very capable and knows that as long as the situation is stable, real estate will soon pick up.

Boom boom boom!
Niu Baofeng heard the knock on the door and knew that it was his secretary who had made coffee and said to the door: "Please come in."

Crunch!

After hearing this, the secretary outside the door opened the door and walked in, placing several cups of coffee in front of them.

After putting it away, just as he was about to exit, Niu Baofeng said: "Don't go out yet. I will accompany Wang Sheng and Huo Sheng to inspect the group later."

The secretary stopped when he heard it, and walked behind Niu Baofeng.

Huo Jianning took a sip of coffee and said, "This coffee is good, it's expensive!"

Niu Baofeng smiled when he heard it, but he didn't expect Huo Jianning to feel it after taking a sip.

"Yes, my friend brought this back from abroad and gave it to me. He said it was the best coffee."

Wang Yaodong put down the coffee and said, "It tastes really good."

"Since you two like it, take some with you when you leave later." Niu Baofeng continued.

"No, a gentleman doesn't win anyone's love, and I don't think you have much of that." Wang Yaodong waved his hand.

Niu Baofeng was a little surprised when he heard the words, and he didn't expect Wang Yaodong to say that. Generally, in such cases, he would basically thank him for agreeing.

I reluctantly gave up my love and gave some away!
After all, Wang Yaodong was right, he did not have much of this stuff.

"Have the current staff gaps in the group been filled?" Huo Jianning asked Niu Baofeng.

When Niu Baofeng heard this, he no longer thought about what had just happened. He came back to his senses and replied: "They are all supplemented by those with good abilities. As for those at the bottom, because the company currently has no projects and no money, so We haven’t recruited any more people for the time being, so we can reduce some unnecessary expenses.”

Huo Jianning nodded after hearing this.

Indeed, although the people at the bottom are also very important, for the current group, supplementing them will also increase the burden, as will recruiting them when needed.

After all, such low-level employees are still very easy to recruit, and the requirements are not high.

"So are there any money-making projects now?" Huo Jianning continued to ask.

Niu Baofeng shook his head and said: "Now many construction sites in Xiangjiang have stopped due to funding problems, and there are no projects at all. We now rely on real estate companies to make profits to subsidize other places."

"Then Jianye Company has been resting now and has no projects to work on?" Huo Jianning asked with a headache.

When Niu Baofeng heard the silence, he acquiesced.

Huo Jianning thought for a moment, and there seemed to be nothing he could do!
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