Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 247 The Former Dragon Who Crossed the River (6k views, please subscribe)

Lu Yao and Rong Nianqing are fundamentally different. Rong Nianqing comes from a large and wealthy family, and the heads of many of her family's businesses have been trained since childhood.

Families like these not only provide elite education for their own children and relatives' children, but also use scholarship funds to attract many bright young people into their businesses.

These people not only got very good, high-paying jobs, but their family members were also well taken care of.

Young people who are recruited will have their elderly relatives placed in their family's nursing home. They will also have help with things like marriage after graduation. It can be said that if they can pass the selection criteria of these families, the treatment they receive will be far beyond what most people can imagine.

These kinds of jobs, naturally, would never be available on the market.

At the same time, these companies also actively participate in campus recruitment and social recruitment activities. It's not that campus recruitment and social recruitment can recruit any particularly outstanding talents, but rather that campus recruitment and social recruitment can reduce taxes for companies. Unless they are truly hidden gems from the countryside, people who enter companies through campus recruitment and social recruitment can at most only reach the middle or senior management level.

This is already on par with the treatment offered by companies that specially recruit employees.

With this personnel selection mechanism in place, Rong Nianqing can easily draw a group of trustworthy and capable people from her family whenever she wants to use them.

A constantly evolving and progressive business model keeps the company's internal processes flowing smoothly. Even if a company fails, the lessons learned from that failure are still very valuable.

But Lü Yao didn't have that kind of background.

He managed to poach Feng Ji, Yang Qi, and Yao Qiguang to work for him, and through Gan Xiaoxi, he recruited talents from the gaming industry such as Chen Li and Nong Jinye to work for him. He was able to pull the entire Guang'an up and achieve good results, which almost burned Lu Yao out of his mind.

So Lü Yao waved his hand and laughed, "This takes time; it's not that easy."

Even later entrepreneurs like He Xiaopeng, or those from large companies like Baidu and Geely, suffered huge losses due to poor personnel management, amounting to nearly 10 billion yuan. How much more so for someone like Lü Yao, who rose from humble beginnings.

Lu Yao continued, "Let's get back to the matter of the medical and pharmaceutical groups. Leave these two groups to me to take a look."

Rong Nianqing frowned and said, "These two properties have already been handed over to other members of my family to manage, so it's not easy to get them back."

The medical and pharmaceutical industries have always been highly sought-after sectors. These industries are essential and have very large profit margins. Some well-connected pharmaceutical representatives earn astonishingly high annual incomes, not to mention the pharmaceutical groups behind these representatives.

Back then, Rong Nianqing fought tooth and nail with the Ba and Zhao families for Lü Yao's sake, which shocked both families so much that they came to apologize in person and cut off a considerable portion of their assets.

These assets don't actually have much cash flow, but the industry's valuation is very high.

Only after such sincerity did Rong Nianqing agree to settle with the two families.

Now that so much time has passed, the assets that the Ba and Zhao families divided up back then have long been distributed. The meat has been eaten and digested, so it's impossible to get it back now.

Lu Yao said happily, "What do I need them for? Just to cooperate and make some adjustments to the business. And I can guarantee that with their cooperation, we will definitely make money in the future."

Rong Nianqing smiled and said, "No problem."

It's difficult to get someone to vomit up what they've eaten, but it's easy to get someone who has eaten your flesh to do you a favor.

After all, you can't refuse someone who gives you a bribe.

After they finished talking, Jian Xiaojie came over and asked, "By the way, Samsung sent someone. How are you planning to win over that princess of the group? Although that princess is much older than me, I see online that she is very well-maintained."

Upon hearing this, Rong Nianqing shook her head helplessly and stood up, saying, "You two talk."

Lü Yao laughed speechlessly: "What thoughts could I possibly have!"

Even our young CEO Lü doesn't eat just any kind of food, okay?

Samsung's princess is indeed beautiful and well-maintained. What's most remarkable is the noble air she exudes, but Lu Yao really doesn't have any feelings for this Ms. Lee Yong-jin.

So Lü Yao also stood up: "I'm going back too."

Watching Lü Yao and Rong Nianqing leave, Jian Xiaojie happily lay back down in the recliner.

She could tell that Lü Yao wasn't really interested in Li Rongzhen, but she was very interested in Li Rongzhen.

Samsung Princess!
If she could tame this three-star noblewoman, she would not only gain immense spiritual pleasure, but also take the opportunity to spread her influence throughout the three-star region, thus securing her position.

This shouldn't be difficult.

This Samsung princess is a ruthless person who will do anything for her family fortune. She uses cooperation to make the other party submit, so the other party will not only not resist, but may even be very proactive.

Jian Xiaojie touched her chin, feeling a bit bored.

really.

Simple women like Wang Shu and Zhang Xiaonan are more interesting.

So Jian Xiaojie sprang up from the recliner: "Sister Shu~ I'm here~~"

……

Lu Yao spent a weekend in Huangshan with Rong Nianqing and Jian Xiaojie. The scenery in Huangshan was indeed beautiful. Lu Yao even climbed Huangshan with them. However, even though he always works out, his calves were sore after the climb.

But Jian Xiaojie was in high spirits.

He pulled Wang Shu and Lü Yao to a secluded spot.

The development level in Huangshan is already very high, so Jian Xiaojie couldn't find a particularly good location even after several attempts.

This made Jian Xiaojie very angry.

Back at the inn, Jian Xiaojie took the opportunity to chatter away with Lü Yao and Wang Shu. Since the soundproofing in these kinds of inns wasn't very good, Jian Xiaojie even took out the spherical silencing device she had brought.

Although Lü Yao also felt that Jian Xiaojie was a bit too much of a stunner.

But you know what? One of the windows of this inn overlooks the beautiful scenery of Huangshan Mountain, and in the distance, you can see the shimmering water. As Lü Yao, Jian Xiaojie, and Wang Shu made dumplings while enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window, they had a unique and elegant experience.

After returning from Huangshan, Rong Nianqing introduced the two middle-aged people from her family's business to Lü Yao.

These two individuals are responsible for the medical and pharmaceutical businesses, respectively. The president in charge of medical business is named Zhang Wanshan, and the president in charge of pharmaceutical business is named Wanli.

Rong Nianqing had given prior notice, so the two of them were very enthusiastic about Lü Yao's arrival.

Rong Nianqing is the true direct descendant of her family and the young and strong leader of the real economy faction. Let alone getting these two companies that were separated to cooperate, even if they were to be taken back directly, people in her faction would not refuse.

However, doing so would be too unpopular, and Rong Nianqing would not do such a stupid thing. The people who took over these two parts of the business also knew that Rong Nianqing was very considerate of them, so they were prepared to cut off some of the profits to Lü Yao.

As a key figure in the Rong family, everyone knows that Lü Yao is now Rong Nianqing's favorite.

Lu Yao's current status in the eyes of these business leaders is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty's "Nine Thousand Years Old," so when the two presidents came to cooperate, they repeatedly instructed them to work well with Lu Yao.

Therefore, both Presidents Zhang Wanshan and Wanli were mentally prepared to comply with everything.

The two presidents originally thought that Lu Yao's visit would definitely involve him in the company's equity structure and profit distribution, but they did not expect that Lu Yao would only ask about their business situation and the projects the company is currently developing.

The two presidents showed Lü Yao all the relevant information about the company.

Lü Yao spent two or three days here to review these materials.

After two or three days of observation, Lü Yao gained a general understanding of these two medical-related companies.

These two companies were previously owned by the Zhao family and the Ba family, respectively. Ruide Pharmaceutical, which was in charge of Zhang Wanshan, mainly produced various common medicines, tinctures, functional cosmetics, medical foods, biological agents, and engaged in import and export trade.

Wanli is in charge of Ankang Medical's main business, which includes home medical devices, clinical medical products and related medical services. The company's main products are concentrated in the fields of respiratory oxygen generation, diabetes care, infection control solutions, home electronic testing and in vitro diagnostics, emergency and clinical and rehabilitation equipment.

These two medical groups have annual revenues of approximately four billion yuan and net profits of approximately 50%.

Considering factors such as overall group management and market prospects, the combined market valuation of these two companies is conservatively estimated to exceed 20 billion.

But Lü Yao knew that the pharmaceutical sector would skyrocket in the future, so the valuations given in the reports he saw were still too low.

But this is all for later.

Lu Yao's current idea is to merge the two groups into one, creating a larger conglomerate.

This would naturally involve a lot of profit distribution, but Lü Yao did not intend to touch the original pie of these two groups. So after reviewing the information at hand, Lü Yao found Zhang Wanshan and Wanli and told the two presidents about his thoughts.

He plans to adopt a business group structure similar to that of Tencent, integrating the two groups under one shell.

Everyone should continue with their previous business practices and continue to distribute profits as before.

However, in addition to the original pharmaceutical and medical business groups, Lü Yaohui will establish two more departments: a health and wellness products business group and a medical aesthetics business group.

These two parts were specially made by Lü Yao for Li Rongzhen's outer shell.

At the same time, this business group structure is the same as that of the later Yunnan Baiyao Co., Ltd.

of course.

Li Rongzhen has been actively contacting Yunnan Baiyao Group recently. Acquiring shares in Yunnan Baiyao is not for in-depth participation in pharmaceutical research. The main reason is that Yunnan Baiyao is also actively seeking to go public and raise funds through the stock market.

In the future, Yunnan Pharmaceutical will likely have transferred at least 10 billion yuan of funds out of the stock market.

Many of the funds that remained, as well as those that were idled out, were related to Li Rongzhen.

Neither Ruide nor Ankang Group is currently listed, but Lü Yao hopes that through this merger and reorganization, he can send a message to the outside world that they are also seeking to go public. With this information, Li Rongzhen, who is actively looking for overseas funding, has no reason to refuse the framework that Lü Yao has set up for her.

Although Lü Yao immediately wanted to merge and reorganize the two groups, the distribution of profits remained the same as before; in essence, they had only changed their names. They wouldn't care even if a president or CEO was parachuted in after the merger.

That position had nothing to do with them in the first place. If they were to join forces to make high-level decisions, it would be equivalent to a promotion for them, which would be a good thing.

As for whether the current nominal positions will be turned into real positions by those with ideas and means in the future, that's a power struggle among the higher-ups, not something they need to worry about.

So Zhang Wanshan and Wanli reported the matter to their superior.

A few days after the matter was reported, the higher-ups agreed to Lü Yao's idea, and Rong Nianqing's side sent someone to help implement the plan.

The final agreement stipulated that Jian Xiaojie would serve as the CEO of the new group and concurrently as the president of the medical aesthetics division, while Lü Yao would serve as the president of the health and wellness products division, to facilitate their later coordination with Li Rongzhen.

Simultaneously.

Rong Nianqing's family also released news that the two companies are actively preparing for listing.

Once the platform was set up, Rong Nianqing began sending people to contact Li Rongzhen.

Before getting a reply from Li Rongzhen, Rong Nianqing planned to take Lü Yao to meet some people.

In mid-July, Lü Yao, Wang Shu, and Rong Nianqing went to their usual tailor shop. They had ordered a suit there a few days earlier and were here to make the final adjustments.

Today, we prepared a suit for Lü Yao with a very conventional cut. The slightly oversized and conservative design made Lü Yao look exceptionally mature, lacking any of the flamboyance or fashion sense of a young person.

Watching from the side, Wang Shu couldn't help but smirk and said, "Wearing this outfit, who would guess you're only twenty-five or twenty-six?"

Looking at himself in the mirror, Lü Yao saw a navy blue suit jacket paired with matching trousers and a light blue-gray shirt underneath, which did indeed look too formal.

The only striking feature was the light purple-red polka-dot tie around his neck, which made him look less old-fashioned.

When Lü Yao heard Wang Shu say that, he couldn't help but turn around and look at her and Rong Nianqing. Both of them were wearing women's suits, but Wang Shu's pure white suit and Rong Nianqing's pure black suit had a little more design than his suit.

However, Rong Nianqing comes from a privileged background, and her aura completely transcends her clothing; Wang Shu's professional elite temperament also manages to complement her outfit.

Only Lü Yao has a youthful appearance and needs to dress to tone it down.

Lu Yao smiled helplessly and said, "I don't think it's cut off completely. It's normal to need to press it down a bit."

Wang Shu smiled.

Actually, she never thought that Lü Yao would go this far. It hasn't been that long, and he already needs to rely on his clothing to suppress his youth and enter more formal social occasions.

Rong Nianqing then said from the side, "The person we are going to meet today was in charge of very important matters in Yanhui. He still holds a lot of influence at Samsung. If you go there later, it will be much safer if you can have his help and support."

"I usually call him Uncle Li. When we meet, you can call him Uncle Li like I do."

Lu Yao asked with some surprise, "Isn't it inappropriate to call someone 'Uncle' as soon as we meet?"

Rong Nianqing laughed and said, "Uncle Li is a very generous person, with a chivalrous spirit. He also loves to drink. If you can make him happy by drinking, then you're really something."

After tidying up, Rong Nianqing took Lü Yao and Wang Shu and went straight out.

At the Shanhu Hotel in Shangnan, Lü Yao followed Rong Nianqing to the private room where they were entertaining Uncle Li. As soon as he entered the room, Lü Yao glanced around. There were already three or four people sitting in the reception area. Among them, the one who was being pushed around in the middle was a middle-aged man with a strong and burly build, a buzz cut, and a square face.

If Lü Yao wasn't mistaken, this should be the "Uncle Li" that Rong Nianqing mentioned.

Sure enough, as soon as she entered, Rong Nianqing quickly went up to Uncle Li, who had a square face, and said affectionately, "Uncle Li, it's been so long since I've seen you. The last time I saw you was during the Chinese New Year."

Uncle Li immediately burst into a hearty laugh: "Everyone's busy, let me introduce you to some more people."

As he spoke, Uncle Li introduced each of the people around him to Rong Nianqing.

He pointed to the two men on his left and quickly introduced them: "You know Lao Wang and Lao Zhao."

Rong Nianqing greeted them warmly: "Hello, Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhao!"

Old Wang also had a buzz cut, was tall and thin, and had rather distinctive silver-gray hair, making him look very kind.

Old Zhao, on the other hand, was an ordinary-looking man with an average face, height, and build. Even his hairstyle was very conventional, the kind of person you would easily forget if you threw him into a crowd.

After introducing the two men, Uncle Li introduced the man on his right to Rong Nianqing: "This man is Qiao Maozhong, you can just call him Uncle Qiao. He mainly does business in Luzhou and the Northeast, and he's quite successful in Silla."

Rong Nianqing seemed to understand something and affectionately called him Uncle Qiao.

After that, Rong Nianqing introduced Lü Yao and Wang Shu to these people.

After the introduction, the burly Uncle Li looked Lü Yao up and down, making no attempt to hide the curiosity in his eyes, and laughed heartily, "You're quite famous now, kid, you're really something."

Lu Yao humbly replied, "It's all thanks to everyone's help; I only did some trivial things that aren't worth mentioning."

Uncle Li's steady, rugged voice deepened: "I don't like overly modest young people. Whether you're good at something or not, as long as you can do your job well, that's enough. I did some dirty work when I was working. If you go to Silla, you can ask around and find out what a 'cargo vanguard god' is, hahaha."

Lü Yao immediately raised an eyebrow.

I now have a general idea of ​​what Uncle Li did in Yanhui.

Despite the University of Tokyo's constant talk of Confucianism and its attempt to portray itself as gentle and weak, when it comes to getting things done, the University of Tokyo is anything but sloppy.

Of all the controversial geopolitical battles, the University of Tokyo's approach is unbelievably unconventional.

Lu Yao knew some specific examples, but unfortunately he couldn't and dared not say them. However, the information that Uncle Li revealed was enough for Lu Yao to imagine—this person was definitely a powerful figure who had crossed over from the south! And one with a mission at that.

Hearing Uncle Li say that, Lü Yao perked up: "Then Uncle Li, let's sit down and eat and chat."

Li Shuxin took his seat, while Lü Yao raised his glass to toast Rong Nianqing after her.

Lu Yao is young and has a high alcohol tolerance. He drinks almost all of his liquor in one gulp without any hesitation. This decisiveness made Uncle Li's lips curl up involuntarily.

It's often said that drinking culture is a bad thing, but it's also the most accessible form of social interaction.

There were many elegant ways to socialize in ancient times. Poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting could all be used as ways to showcase one's skills and socialize on important occasions. But the question is, how many people actually knew how to do these things?
If you say that young girls dislike this, then that's perfectly understandable.

After all, respectable women in ancient times didn't sit at the table to drink. Those who could sit at the table with a group of men to drink and socialize were basically courtesans. But the problem is that more and more men are also criticizing the drinking culture... Lü Yao doesn't really understand it.

When you're physically weak, you can use alcohol to "reveal" your true feelings and loyalty, and then use that to get the resources you want... What a lucrative deal! If you can even manage to shed a few tears, that would be even better.

Whether your performance or your boss believes it... that's not important.

The important thing is that after you've performed in front of everyone, your boss doesn't react at all afterwards. If that's the case, you can start thinking about your future career plans.

The performance art performed at the dinner table after drinking is not only a test from the boss to the subordinate, but also an evaluation of the feedback from the subordinate to the boss.

After Lu Yao went around the room for a while, the effects of the alcohol started to kick in.

Because alcohol amplifies the excitation of the central nervous system, it causes relaxation in physical behavior and even thinking and language. Therefore, Lü Yao's movements were no longer so disciplined, and his speech became more "casual".

Then Uncle Li started chatting with Lü Yao about some things related to him, from women to career, then from career to international affairs, and finally to life dreams. After that, the men started putting their arms around each other's shoulders.

Lü Yao's words also began to become more unrestrained.

He patted his chest confidently and said, "I did come from a bad background, and I did climb up the ladder through dishonest means, but I have not wronged anyone, and I will not wrong anyone!"

Uncle Li, his face flushed and neck thick with anger, retorted, "So what if we come from a bad background? So what if it's not honorable? Your Uncle Li is the same! But as long as our hearts are upright, and our actions are righteous and morally sound, then we are men! Come on! Let's have a toast!"

"Go one!"

The five men downed four bottles of baijiu and two cases of beer. Lü Yao vomited three times in the middle, which made Wang Shu frown. Even Uncle Li advised, "Little Lü, if you can't take it, you should rest."

Lu Yao protested: "No? I never said I couldn't! A man can't say no!"

Uncle Qiao and Uncle Wang gave Lü Yao a thumbs up and laughed, "Little Lü, you're something else! If it weren't for the age difference, we'd all be sworn brothers with you!"

They only dispersed after the unassuming Uncle Zhao collapsed.

Uncle Qiao and Uncle Wang helped Uncle Zhao leave the hotel. Before leaving, Uncle Li, barely able to stand, grabbed Lü Yao's hand and said, "I've accepted you as my little brother! From now on, I'll be looking after you. When you get to Xinluo..." Uncle Li paused for a moment before saying, "Go find your Uncle Qiao! He's very capable!"

Uncle Qiao, supporting Uncle Zhao, said with a smile, "Yes, just come to me!"

Lu Yao gripped Uncle Li's hand tightly, pursed his lips, and solemnly said, "I can't thank you enough! I will definitely remember your kindness!"

After playing the emotional card, Uncle Li and his companions staggered away. As for what to do next, that was Rong Nianqing's business; Lü Yao couldn't overstep his bounds.

After seeing off the four people who had come over tonight, Lü Yao got into the car with Rong Nianqing and Wang Shu.

Wang Shu glanced at Lü Yao, who was quite drunk, and said, "Wait for me."

When she returned, she was holding a hot towel. After applying it to Lü Yao's face, she frowned and asked, "Are you alright?"

"no problem."

Lü Yao's voice became calm, even composed.

The stark contrast even prompted Rong Nianqing, who was in the seat in front of her, to turn around and ask, "You're not drunk? Did you take some hangover cure?"

(End of this chapter)