Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 445

"I"

After hearing what his girlfriend said, Zhang Rui was stunned.

He never expected that An Ying's attention was completely diverted. She was not concerned at all about the work Huang Xu prepared for her, but was focused on Huang Xu's wealth.

I started to care about his family background and how he made his fortune.

And finally, he compared himself with him.

This made Zhang Rui a little overwhelmed.

He took two deep breaths, adjusted his depressed mood, and then continued to speak to An Ying.

"Huang Xu's situation is rather special, and it can't be explained in a few words. When I get back and have time, I can tell you about it."

"Now the question is, what do you think?"

"Do you want to work for his financial company?"

"I"

After Zhang Rui threw the question back to her, An Ying became conflicted.

As a college student of the new era, although she is not the kind of fanatical fan who would do anything to chase stars, she would not object if there was a chance to come into contact with star idols.

Otherwise, she became so excited after seeing Goo Hara.

Now, when she suddenly heard that Huang Xu wanted her to go to an entertainment agency to act as his eyes and come into contact with many Korean stars, and even Chinese stars, she was naturally excited.

And if I go to Huang Xu's company, not only will I have more freedom in my work, but my salary will also be much higher than it is now.

But what she is worried about now is whether doing so will have any impact on Zhang Rui.

Although she has only been with Zhang Rui for a few months, she is still very satisfied with this boyfriend.

Just when she was in a dilemma, Zhang Rui, who had been observing her expression, already had the answer in his mind, so he spoke directly.

"Okay, since you want to go, then go ahead!"

"Really?"

After hearing that Zhang Rui had made the decision for her, her eyes lit up at first, but then she asked Zhang Rui hesitantly.

"But will this affect you and Huang Xu?"

"After all, you two"

"It's okay. I owe him a lot. It's not a problem."

Zhang Rui waved his hand, signaling his girlfriend not to worry about it.

He has actually figured it out now. He already owes Huang Xu a lot anyway, so owing him a little more wouldn't be a big deal.

At most, I just need to work harder in the future and help him with his work.

When An Ying heard Zhang Rui say this, an excited expression appeared on her face.

The job opportunity is not easy to find, as it offers high pay, little work, freedom, and the opportunity to meet many celebrities.

So he nodded, thanked Zhang Rui, and then began to inquire about the specific situation.

He also developed a strong curiosity about Huang Xu and pestered Zhang Rui to ask.

"Then tell me about Huang Xu."

"After our last meeting, I still know too little about him."

Zhang Rui did not feel jealous of his girlfriend's curiosity. Instead, he held her hand and started telling her the story as they walked.

"Huang Xu, his story is actually quite legendary."

"When we were in college, there was nothing strange about him. He was just an ordinary college student."

"He has undergone such a big change and has come this far. In fact, it all started when he went to Seoul and surrendered to his uncle."

"Listen to him, he was..."

. . . . . .

"Ah sneeze~~~"

"What? Did you catch a cold?"

"Shouldn't it?"

Huang Xu had just returned to the room and had not had time to wash up when he sneezed several times in succession.

He didn't know that after breaking up with him, Zhang Rui would tell his girlfriend his story.

But even if he knew, he didn't feel anything.

Now, he just wants to wash up and go to bed quickly, have a good rest and not delay tomorrow's trip.

He was exhausted from working so hard to edit the script in the company these past two or three days without sleep or food.

So he simply took a shower, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

The next day, around eight in the morning.

After finishing breakfast, Huang Xu changed his clothes and went downstairs. He looked at Zhang Rui who drove over to pick him up and the dark circles under his eyes, and couldn't help but become curious.

"Brother Rui, what's wrong with you?"

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes?"

Although it was already early in the morning when it ended yesterday, six or seven hours had passed since then.

Even if he is the one among them who goes to bed later than me, he shouldn't have such severe dark circles under his eyes, right?

Unless~~
Thinking back to what happened to him two days ago, after making a guess, he smiled and teased Zhang Rui.

"Brother Rui, please take care of your health. You should also exercise with your sister-in-law and exercise with restraint!"

"How about I buy you some wolfberries and deer antlers?"

"You~~"

In response to Huang Xu's teasing, Zhang Rui rolled his eyes at Huang Xu.

He was so tired today and slept so late. To put it bluntly, wasn't it all because of Huang Xu?
If he hadn't suddenly brought up something about work, his girlfriend wouldn't have become so curious and asked him to talk about many things in the past.

Although, because of this incident, it was also the first time that An Ying spent the night at her own place.

But he didn't do anything yesterday. After he finished telling Huang Xu's story and answered her questions, it was almost dawn.

In the end, he was kicked out of the room by An Ying and slept on the sofa all night.

If there wasn't something important going on today that required his presence, he would definitely not get up now.

He had no way of talking to Huang Xu about these things, so he could only ignore Huang Xu's complaints and forcibly change the subject.

"Huang Xu, An Ying agreed to what you said yesterday."

"what?"

"Oh, sister-in-law agreed. That's a good thing."

When Huang Xu heard Zhang Rui say that An Ying agreed, he was surprised at first, and then a happy expression appeared on his face.

He recruited An Ying to his company not because of An Ying's abilities or talents.

It’s just because she is Zhang Rui’s girlfriend, so she is half a family member and can help me keep an eye on the company.

As the company develops, Huang Xu now feels more and more that he lacks people he can trust.

At the same time, he also understood why there are so many bosses who, knowing that their relatives or family members are not capable, would still bring them into the company to take up more important positions.

There is really no one, or anyone I can trust.

When setting up your own company or team, you need a large number of people. You can recruit general staff from outside or train them yourself.

However, some more important positions require people who are trustworthy and share the same mindset as you.

Family and friends obviously have a stronger sense of trust than employees recruited from the society.

This is also the reason why he looked for so many relatives when he returned to China to start a company in his previous life. This was not wrong, but he did not control the proportion of relatives well, and did not replace some people in time.

Moreover, for those people recruited by society and schools, it takes a period of observation before they can slowly gain their trust.

And now, An Ying is the eye he selected and prepared to be placed in the company.

Not only can it monitor the company's development and financial power, it can also help you inspect many personnel.

So Huang Xu then asked Zhang Rui.

"So how long will it take for sister-in-law to resign?"

"The agency is currently sorting out the contract and it should be signed by the end of the month."

"At the beginning of next month, I may need to go to work and start preparing for the company."

"Early next month?"

Zhang Rui considered the time and then spoke to Huang Xu.

"It should be fine at the beginning of the month. She has only been employed for a year, so there shouldn't be a lot of work to hand over."

"That's good, as long as it doesn't waste time."

Hearing Zhang Rui's assurance, Huang Xu nodded, then looked at its dark circles and said.

"Brother Rui, how are you doing now? If you feel sleepy, let me drive."

"You're in this state. It would be bad if something happens to you."

"Then you drive, I'll take a nap in the car."

In front of Huang Xu, Zhang Rui naturally wouldn't be polite. He directly gave up the driver's seat and moved to the side to rest.

After Huang Xu took the car, he wanted to drive out of the city.

More than half an hour later, the vehicle drove out of the city and arrived at a large wholesale market.

He entered the market with ease and slowly stopped at the door of a business.

At this time, Song Yiming, who had not seen Huang Xu for a long time, was already waiting for him at the door with his people.

"Welcome, welcome, Mr. Huang, please come and inspect us!"

"Come to think of it, Mr. Huang hasn't been here for a long time!"

Before Huang Xu parked the car, Song Yiming quickly stepped forward, helped Huang Xu open the door, and greeted Huang Xu enthusiastically.

Since cooperating with Huang Xu last year, his company has made great progress in both revenue and scale in the past six months.

And now at least 80% of his company's profits are earned from Huang Xu's company.

In this case, how could he not be enthusiastic when he saw Huang Xu?
Huang Xu saw how enthusiastic Song Yiming was and greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Song, I haven't been back for a long time, but you don't have to be so formal. I was called Xiaoxu Xiaoxu before, but why did you call me Mr. Huang today?"

"What? Mr. Song has become rich and doesn't recognize me as his younger brother anymore?"

"Ah~~, how could this happen?"

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I'll drink three cups as punishment during lunch!"

Song Yiming was very happy to see that Huang Xu still recognized him.

He didn't dare to get so close to Huang Xu just now. To put it bluntly, he was afraid that Huang Xu's identity had changed and his attitude towards him would also change.

Now that he still recognized him, Song Yiming was very happy.

And after two days of worrying, I finally relaxed a little.

Then the two of them stood at the door of the store and exchanged greetings for a while. Then Song Yiming took Huang Xu and Zhang Rui and walked towards the cold storage behind the store.

As soon as the door opened and before entering, Song Yiming pointed to the cold storage in front that was almost full and explained to Huang Xu.

"Xiao Xu, take a look. These are the food items that will be sent to Seoul the day after tomorrow.
"These boxes contain all kinds of meatballs used in spicy hot pot, these boxes contain cooked seasonings, these are frozen fish fillets, and these are..."

"Not bad, not bad, I really didn't find the wrong person!"

After patiently listening to Song Yiming's explanation and opening a few boxes for random inspection, Huang Xu also showed a satisfied smile.

You should know that he now has more than 400 stores in South Korea, and he needs Song Yiming to provide dozens of raw materials.

In the past year, Song Yiming has been able to deliver food to South Korea on time, with guaranteed quality and quantity, which is also a reflection of his ability.

And in the past year, Song Yiming has basically not made any mistakes.

Huang Xu still has to praise Song Yiming for this.

"Brother Song, thank you for helping me purchase so many goods. It's really hard work."

"Especially since the beginning till now, there have been basically no mistakes, which is even more commendable."

"Hey, Xiaoxu, these are all goods for you, can't I take care of them?"

In response to Huang Xu's praise, Song Yiming seemed very happy, and his anxious heart slowly calmed down.

Unfortunately, before he had settled down for too long, after visiting the cold storage and returning to the tea room in front of the office area, Huang Xu's words made Zhang Rui's heart, which had just settled down, rise again.

"Brother Song, judging from your renovation, you must have made a lot of money this year, right?"

Looking at the antique and carefully decorated Chinese tea room, Huang Xu couldn't help but make a joke.

When he came here last year, there was also a tea room in this room, but the environment was far inferior to here.

Although we couldn't say that the house was bare at that time, there was only a tea table, a few tea chairs, and a few simple pots of green plants in the room.

Now look at the tea table and chairs made entirely of mahogany. The surrounding antique shelves are also filled with various porcelain antiques, as well as precious flowers such as orchids.

Even the walls that were empty before are now hung with landscape paintings and calligraphy.

It can be said that the environment here has undergone earth-shaking changes.

However, Huang Xu's casual words frightened Song Yiming, and he hurriedly explained to Huang Xu.

"Isn't it because Xiaoxu takes care of my business that I can have such an environment?"

"Otherwise, how could I possibly get such a nice decoration?"

"Besides, these are all just vanity projects, they are all fake, they are just to show our strength and make it easier to buy materials for you."

"So I blamed Brother Song wrongly?"

Listening to Song Yiming's explanation, Huang Xu responded with a cold face.

"How about I have a couple of drinks with Brother Song at noon to make amends for your crime?"

"No, no, no, Xiaoxu, you are too serious."

"To be frank, I am where I am today thanks to your care. I haven't thanked you yet. How can I ask you to apologize?"

Hearing Huang Xu's words, cold sweat broke out on Song Yiming's forehead.

Huang Xu is his company's largest customer, the kind of customer that accounts for 80% of his revenue. How dare he ask Huang Xu to apologize?

Let’s not talk about whether Huang Xu was wrong or not. Even if he was wrong, it was because of his own understanding and the mistake was his own.

So after explaining a few words, he quickly poured Huang Xu a cup of tea as an apology.

Fortunately, Huang Xu did not continue pretending and said with a smile.

"Brother Song, why are you so nervous?"

"I was just joking with you, don't be nervous."

"That's good. That's good."

Seeing Huang Xu's performance, Song Yiming also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I was not completely relieved, at least I could pick up a tissue and wipe the sweat from my forehead.

Then, without waiting for Huang Xu to say anything, he quickly changed the subject and asked Huang Xu.

"Xiao Xu, you called me a few days ago and said you had something to discuss with me. What was it?"

(End of this chapter)