Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 89 Profound? Not at all.

The auction below is in full swing, with the price already reaching 200 million, and people are still bidding higher.

Cheng Mai stood up and looked downstairs. The atmosphere at the auction was always tense. "Most of the world's economy is controlled by a small group, and the rest can only share less than one-tenth. But even that one-tenth is enough for many people to strive for their whole lives."

These wealthy individuals and collectors spend hundreds of millions of dollars without even asking.

"Different positions lead to different concepts of money. People who are born into wealth naturally spend money like water; to them, money is just a string of numbers."

Shang Xingjian poured tea, got up and stood opposite Cheng Mai, looking downstairs.

"People who suddenly become rich have a different attitude towards money. They crave to grab more money and value it more than life itself. For them, money is a catalyst for excitement."

Naturally, it is also an inducement to crime; whether one can resist it depends on each person's willpower.

"So it's basically impossible for those so-called rich second-generation young masters to commit financial fraud right after entering the workforce." Shang Xingjian's last sentence seemed to sum up the main point.

Cheng Mai was still listening to him, but when she heard this part, she felt that something was wrong. She looked at Shang Xingjian with disdain and said, "That's a script written by someone else, not one written by Long Xu himself."

Long Xu received a script a few days ago and happily shared it with Cheng Mai. Shang Xingjian was right next to him at the time and naturally saw the script as well. He didn't say anything then, as if he was looking for an opportunity.

"Besides, Long Xu grew up in an orphanage and doesn't understand the world of the rich, so he can't see the problems with the script."

The shopkeeper gave her a cold look, and Cheng Mai glared back at him. Did he still have the nerve to talk back?
"Why do you have such a strong prejudice against him? Did you have a grudge against him in a past life? You can see his past, right?"

"I really can't see it, I just don't like it," Shang Xingjian said honestly.

"Are there people you can't see?"

"You," Shang Xingjian said, but quickly changed the subject, "How much is it? Once this deal is done, your dream of earning a hundred million from me will be fulfilled."

Cheng Mai and Shang Xingjian seemed to have reached some unspoken consensus: as long as Shang Xingjian started to change the subject, it proved that there was no need to continue the conversation.

The auction downstairs was also coming to an end, and Cheng Mai heard a figure of seven hundred million.

Sure enough, Zhu Biao soon came up to Cheng Mai with good news: the buyer was an overseas Chinese from the United States, who offered 7.5 million yuan. As long as they agreed, he would handle all the formalities and transfer the money over soon.

Cheng Mai unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but still reminded Zhu Biao, "Remember to pay your taxes."

Zhu Biao burst out laughing, "A law-abiding citizen, who doesn't evade taxes, will definitely pay his taxes."

"Okay, then let's talk about today..."

Before Cheng Mai could finish speaking, his phone rang. It was Yang Fan calling.

Cheng Mai asked Zhu Biao to wait a moment while she answered the phone.

"Chairman Cheng, something bad has happened. There are more suppliers than we expected. In addition to chips, several suppliers of lithium batteries and other parts have also run into trouble."

Yang Fan's words fell into his ears one by one, while the television was broadcasting the news that Chengmai had sold the cups for hundreds of millions of dollars.

“Our new products haven’t been launched yet, and orders for the electronic products that have already been launched are starting to be cancelled. The main problem is that the stock price keeps falling,” Yang Fan said, glancing outside the office. “Several department heads are waiting for you to come back for a meeting.” “I understand. I’ll be right back. Tell them to be patient.” Cheng Mai took a deep breath. Her father always seemed to be showing her with facts what it meant to be wise and experienced.

On the way back, Cheng Mai kept thinking about this matter. From the moment he appeared at the party to his conversation with him, and all the way to his departure before the auction, it seemed like he hadn't done anything, but in fact, he had done everything.

“He came to the party today to let everyone know that he will not let the Cheng Group go, and that I am just a spoiled young lady who is so willful that I want to auction off my mother’s belongings.” Cheng Mai bit her lip. “That way, once he releases the information about the suppliers, it will be basically impossible for me to find new suppliers.”

As Shang Xingjian listened to her, he wasn't surprised that Cheng Ming could do such a thing; he had the intelligence and the means.

"Didn't you say before that you wouldn't destroy the Cheng Group?"

"So he wants to expose this before the whole country knows that I just received several hundred million, so that I have no choice but to invest this money in the Cheng Group..."

"So this boomerang pierced my body?" Shang Xingjian was so angry he almost split his legs. This money was his! That old man really dared to think that way.

Hearing the sound of him doing the splits, Cheng Mai's mood instantly improved.

"This is the first time that Your Majesty has experienced the wickedness of human nature."

"Sinister, utterly sinister." So sinister that Shang Xingjian wanted to grab the person and beat them up right now, but there was an even more important question: "You're not really planning to invest my money, are you?"

"Otherwise what?" Cheng Mai retorted.

"No, this money he..."

“Actually, there’s another way. I can just abandon the Cheng Group altogether. Anyway, you can easily sell off all that stuff to support Xuanhe Technology. But if I do that, tens of thousands of employees under the Cheng Group will lose their jobs overnight.” Cheng Mai felt that this was exactly what her father was planning. She couldn’t just abandon the Cheng Group for the sake of those employees.

Shang Xingjian clenched his fists. Humans are truly too treacherous.

"How does his massacre of a city compare to the tens of thousands of people he killed?" Cheng Mai suddenly asked.

Shang Xingjian remained silent for a moment. He didn't know the exact number of people in the Cheng Group, but he knew the city back then, which had only tens of thousands of people.

Is it a coincidence or something else?
"I have to go now. I'll have General Meng An wait for you at the Cheng Group later." As Shang Xingjian spoke, he cast a barrier around Cheng Mai and then disappeared.

Cheng Mai: "..."

"It's so great to be a god, you can just leave whenever you want." Cheng Mai curled her lips slightly. Being able to teleport is really amazing. If only she could teleport too.

The car was protected by a protective barrier set up by the business. When they arrived at the underground parking lot of the Cheng Group, Meng An was already waiting with Xiao Nianshi.

Nian Shi sat on Meng An's shoulder, eating a lollipop, watching Cheng Mai get off the car.

"Sigh, it seems that only when the boss is busy can Master get the chance to spend time with you." Xiao Nianshi said with a mature-beyond-his-years air.

Cheng Mai jumped up and snatched the lollipop from his mouth. "Talking so much, don't your teeth hurt anymore?"

He then threw the lollipop into the trash can next to him.

Xiao Nianshi stared dumbfounded at the lollipop that was still staring blankly at him. Why couldn't he tell the truth?