20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3543 Liu Mingxiong Needs to Take the Blame
When Zhao Chang'an returned to his room, Liu Cui had already taken a shower and was anxiously waiting for him in her pajamas.

“Your uncle has agreed. He will work with Wang Deyuan to expose the financial problems of Mai Guixue and Lang Ruping’s families. Wang Deyuan currently has two or three million, but in reality, it should be no less than ten million.”

Seeing Liu Cui's shocked expression, Zhao Chang'an said, "It's normal. A 10% rebate isn't actually that high, but infrastructure projects involve large sums of money, so it's roughly around that level. In some places, it's even higher. For example, in the power cable sector, the starting price is basically over 18%. In some high-profit industries, they dare to ask for over 30%."

"Wouldn't my uncle have gotten himself caught too?"

Liu Cui was still a little worried: "He wouldn't be that stupid. I'm afraid he'll change his mind and tip off Uncle Mai and Uncle Lang."

"No, once he returns the money, he can be given lenient treatment and probation as a witness to atone for his crime. He doesn't need his children to take civil service exams in the future, so it won't affect him. Old Mai and his son, and Old Lang's son and daughter, will all have to go to jail. However, there's more to it than meets the eye. As far as I know, Old Lang's relationship with his wife and children is very distant, as is Old Mai's relationship with his wife. Moreover, he and Old Lang's daughter are already living together."

Zhao Chang'an smiled and said, "We can talk. If nothing unexpected happens, your uncle and I can acquire their shares at a low price, ultimately creating a favorable situation where Rose Tourism has two or three shareholders. Then we can attract more investment."

Zhao Chang'an's earlier claim to Liu Mingxiong that he would acquire the shares of the Rose Group from Shan Qiang was actually a complete deception. Shan Qiang's abilities and vision are quite good, but her weakness is her excessive desire for power. However, she has no desire to manage or operate the Rose Group, so why kick her out?

The purpose of saying this was to give Liu Mingxiong the false impression that Zhao Chang'an had already discussed how to divide the pie with Shan Qiang. In addition, there was Chang Yingdong's research trip to Nanning City before the New Year, the relationship between Zhao Chang'an and Zou Xiaojun, the relationship between Shan Qiang and Xie Yuan, and then the introduction of Feng Jianfei going to Zhengzhou City, Duan Fengqing taking over, and Ji Zhenqian going to Shancheng. This series of dazzling maneuvers completely intimidated Liu Mingxiong.

They exploited information asymmetry, used someone else's name to intimidate Liu Mingxiong, and used his influence to extort money from him.

Zhao Chang'an has never been one to hoard profits; he prefers to share them. This includes the collapse of Wenyang Group, his actions regarding Luyuan Taihang Bio and Yinlong Cement, and relinquishing control of Zhuoyue Technology.

The same applies to Liu Mingxiong this time.

The reason for kicking out Mai Guixue and Lang Ruping is that their alliance with Liu Mingxiong will make it difficult for them to control the company.

To be realistic, the Rose Group has used the identities of these three individuals to acquire and sign contracts with seven or eight promising scenic spots over the past two years. Now it's time to reap the rewards and plunder them.

However, cultural tourism companies still need the status of overseas businessmen investing and holding shares. In this era, Chinese people are far less confident than they are in the future and still have illusions about foreign monks.

Moreover, keeping Liu Mingxiong would be interpreted by outsiders as an internal conflict among the three overseas investors, and would not have a negative impact on Zhao Chang'an and Shancheng's image.

As for Liu Mingxiong, like Mai Guixue and Lang Ruping, his real business in China is this cultural tourism company. The rest are various small businesses, real estate, and purchases of stocks, bonds, gold, antiques, and luxury goods.

Shan Qiang, Xu Wanrong, and even his niece Liu Cui have all followed Zhao Chang'an for the past few years, and what they have gained is obvious to all. Zhao Chang'an has also frankly stated that he is willing to share the benefits, but they must follow his pace.

At his age and with a host of underlying health conditions, Liu Mingxiong had long since lost any ambition for his career. He simply needed money and power to enrich his life. As long as Zhao Chang'an didn't completely strip him of his right to work and gave him more opportunities to grow his assets, he was naturally willing to work for Zhao Chang'an.

Zhao Chang'an put his arm around Liu Cui and told her about these things. Although Liu Cui still didn't quite understand the logic, she could understand the main points. A relaxed smile appeared on her pretty face.

Then Zhao Chang'an called Wang Deyuan and asked him to contact Liu Mingxiong. He was to wait until the next morning for Wang Deyuan to bring the information Liu Mingxiong provided and his willingness to cooperate. If Liu Mingxiong switched sides, the hesitation and uncertainty that had been blocking Feng Jianfei and Zhong Jianguo would no longer be an issue, making it possible to investigate efficiently.

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After a night of wind and rain, and before dawn the next morning at four o'clock, Zhao Chang'an and Liu Cui kissed goodbye. Liu Cui reluctantly went back to her room on the same floor. They had only been asleep for less than two hours that night, and she was sure she would catch up on sleep when she got back to her room.

Zhao Chang'an was also sleepy, but he had no choice but to get up on his own at six o'clock.

He knew Su Ying had a habit of jogging in the morning. If he ran into Su Ying, she would definitely guess that he had slept with her daughter last night. He didn't care, and he could even get a close look at the famous scene at the Normal University that he had heard about: Su Ying's figure as she jogged in her yoga clothes. He just didn't know how this menopausal old woman would torment Liu Cui.

Logically speaking, Liu Cui is already twenty-two years old this year. As an adult, it is perfectly normal for her to have a relationship with a man. However, the thoughts of this older woman who has already entered menopause cannot be judged by common sense.

After checking out of the room, Zhao Chang'an drove straight to the residential area where Shan Qiang lived to pick up Shan Cai.

Today's flight is scheduled to take off at 11:50 AM. It's not that Zhao Chang'an didn't want to leave earlier, but the airport itself has to arrange the flight schedule, so he can only fly according to the airport's arrangements.

The car arrived at the entrance of the residential area. It was not yet seven o'clock in the morning. Although it was the first day of work for the working class in the big city, the entrance of the residential area was still quiet, with no one or any cars coming in or out.

This residential area is actually just one section within a larger complex. Because it's positioned as a high-end community, it's been separated into its own separate area. The residents here are all wealthy and influential, so while the main entrance of the complex is bustling with people and vehicles, this area is deserted.

Zhao Chang'an didn't try to act cool. Instead, he parked his car at the retractable gate, grabbed a pack of cigarettes, and got out.

This is a habit he has developed over the years: he likes to throw cigarettes at the gate of his workplace and residential area. Usually, he would just throw one or two packs, but now that it's Chinese New Year, he might as well be a little more generous.

The time he spent working as a security guard in Zhengzhou was the lowest point in his life. He didn't dare to drink for fear of upsetting Li Shiya, and he also had to take care of his daughter. However, he developed a smoking habit, and almost all the cigarettes he smoked were given to him by the residents of the community. He was actually very grateful to them.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Zhao!"

"Mr. Zhao, you're up really early!"

The two security guards inside saw Zhao Chang'an get out of the car, holding a pack of cigarettes in his hand. They quickly came out of the guardhouse with smiles on their faces.

The security captain, being very considerate, opened the retractable gate.

(End of this chapter)