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Chapter 83 Inside Story
At this time, night had just fallen and it was still early.

Lin Haoran is certainly not using people for nothing. If Liu Zhenxing really has outstanding abilities, he will definitely give him the proper promotion and opportunities, otherwise it would be a waste of talent.

As a middle-level manager of Qingzhou Yingni, the salary is still very good. Liu Zhenxing also owns a car and a house in the center of Hong Kong.

Twenty minutes later, Lin Haoran met Liu Zhenxing in person at Huanyu Investment Company.

Liu Zhenxing, who is nearly 50 years old, wears a pair of classic black-framed glasses on his nose and is dressed in formal attire, looking both professional and steady.

When he first arrived, Liu Zhenxing was relatively calm and composed, without a trace of nervousness.

"Manager Liu, I'm grateful for your hard work in taking the time to come here tonight. Please take a seat." Lin Haoran smiled and gently pointed to the sofa beside him.

"No, Mr. Lin, you are too polite. It is my honor to have the opportunity to communicate with you." After sitting down, Liu Zhenxing asked in a more respectful manner, "I wonder if Mr. Lin wants to discuss something important with me this time?"

"I looked through Mr. Liu's personnel file and found that he has joined Qingzhou Yingni Company for more than 20 years, right?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

“That’s right. After returning from further studies in the United States, I stepped into the door of Qingzhou Yingni. In the blink of an eye, 25 years have passed.

At first, I was attracted by the generous treatment of the company's grassroots engineering positions. However, after truly integrating into the company, I found that as a Chinese, the career path in British companies is not a smooth road.

I once thought about changing jobs, but considering the work experience and emotions accumulated over the years, as well as the uncertainty in the outside world, I finally chose to stick with it.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, many years have passed." Liu Zhenxing's words revealed some emotion.

"Then, you should be very familiar with the situation in Qingzhou Yingni, right?" Lin Haoran asked.

“I do know a lot about the company’s public and transparent information. I can say that my length of service is longer than more than 90% of the company’s middle and senior management staff.

As for some of the internal secrets of the top management, they are naturally known through casual conversations and behaviors in the workplace, but those are often mixed with many speculations and untruths, and are only used as topics for leisure time. "Liu Zhenxing answered sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Lin Haoran nodded slightly to show his understanding.

"Can you tell me what you think of Mr. Burton, the deputy general manager of Qingzhou Yingni?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

“Mr. Burton is a highly respected executive in my mind. Privately, many colleagues have discussed that Mr. Burton’s leadership ability is so strong that it even surpasses that of our general manager, Mr. Ziegler.

Although he has been working for the company for less than three years, he has personally opened up several emerging markets for Qingzhou Cement with his outstanding abilities, especially Luzon Island. The market there has responded enthusiastically to our company's cement products and has now become our most important export base.

Under the leadership of Mr. Burton, the company's performance has achieved a leap in the past two or three years, with a growth rate of more than 60%, so many people in our company admire him very much. "When Liu Zhenxing talked about Burton, Lin Haoran could feel that Liu Zhenxing really admired him from the bottom of his heart. "Here I have a puzzlement. Since Qingzhou Yingni's performance has grown so significantly in the past three years, why does our annual profit seem to have not increased significantly accordingly, but rather seems a little meager?" Lin Haoran frowned slightly and asked curiously.

"Mr. Lin, I have indeed heard some rumors about this issue, but please allow me to emphasize that these are just unconfirmed rumors without solid evidence to support them, so please don't spread them." Liu Zhenxing's expression became serious and he spoke in a low voice.

"Of course, I understand. You can rest assured that I will never leak any unconfirmed information easily." Lin Haoran solemnly promised. At the same time, a strong desire for knowledge surged in his heart, and he looked forward to Liu Zhenxing revealing more of the truth behind it.

"Our company's annual financial report shows that the profit is always around several million Hong Kong dollars. Among the expenditure items, there is an overseas investment, the amount of which has been quite considerable over the years, and has soared to tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in recent years. However, each investment results in a serious loss.

I have worked at Qingzhou Yingni for many years and I know this very well. This situation has been going on quietly for more than ten years.

Privately, I have heard some rumors that these so-called investments may actually be someone in a high position on the board of directors who took advantage of his power to secretly embezzle these funds..." Liu Zhenxing lowered his voice unconsciously when he said this.

Lin Haoran frowned. Has this situation been going on for more than ten years?
In this case, he was basically certain in his mind.

Rumors don't come out of thin air, there is indeed some inside story behind this.

How is it possible to suffer investment losses for more than ten years in a row and still continue to invest every year!
"The other shareholders don't care?" Lin Haoran asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhenxing smiled bitterly: "Mr. Lin, you don't know that I heard that the relationships between the members of the board of directors are complicated and they often share common interests. In such an environment, who would really investigate the truth behind these investment losses? After all, once this fig leaf is lifted, more unknown secrets may be revealed."

Although Liu Zhenxing clearly stated that these were just speculations based on rumors, Lin Haoran had secretly concluded in his heart that many of these speculations were likely to be true.

He thought to himself that Khalil Centurion held 12.6% of the company's shares, but secretly embezzled more than half of the company's profits every year. Such a temptation would be difficult for anyone to resist.

"To be able to do this so blatantly for more than a decade, Halil Centurion indeed has extraordinary means and abilities." Lin Haoran couldn't help but admire him secretly in his heart. If this was true, then it would seem that it would be much easier for him to investigate the evidence against the other party.

Afterwards, the conversation between Lin Haoran and Liu Zhenxing became more and more in-depth. Through Liu Zhenxing's detailed description, all aspects of the company slowly unfolded in front of him like a scroll.

This night's communication brought his understanding of Qingzhou Yingni to a new level, and the amount of information he obtained far exceeded the sum of all his previous accumulation.

During the conversation, Lin Haoran increasingly felt the extraordinary qualities of Liu Zhenxing.

He not only possesses solid professional knowledge and is familiar with the operational details of Qingzhou Yingni, but also demonstrates keen insight and profound views.

Such talents are undoubtedly rare treasures in the company and are fully qualified to be promoted to higher management levels.

(End of this chapter)