My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

In Gao Yue's office, Li Xiao was deathly pale. She hadn't expected Chen Xiao to be so ruthless, actually wanting to kick her out of Junxiao Group. She was truly terrified and stepped forward to grab Gao Yue's hand: "A Yue, we're best friends, you have to help me. Yes, and Xu Wu too, her pleading will definitely work. I... I'll call her right away."

"Are you crazy?" Gao Yue snatched her phone and threw it aside.

"You only care about yourself. Have you ever considered your so-called best friend? Did you think about how embarrassing I looked in front of him after all this? You still want to call Xu Wu. Do you want to cause a rift between her and Chen Xiao? Who is she today? Just because of this stupid thing you did, you've dragged her and me into this mess. Do you think this is what it means to be friends?"

Li Xiao smiled bitterly, "But I don't want to leave the Junxiao Charity Foundation."

Gao Yue said coldly, "You reap what you sow. This is the cause you caused, and you should bear the consequences. From a friend's point of view, I suggest you calm down for a while. Although you have left Junxiao Group, if there is anything, President Xu and I can still help you. But if you continue to anger him, Xu Wu and I may have to cut ties with you forever."

A chill suddenly ran down her spine. The scene Gao Yue described terrified her just thinking about it. If she lost Xu Wu and Gao Yue as her backers, who in her circle would still care about her? She would truly be reduced to her original state.

She's gotten used to being the center of attention wherever she goes, and there's no way she can go back to the days of being a white-collar worker.

"Is there really no other way?" Li Xiao seemed to want to make one last effort.

Gao Yue stood up, looked at her, and said indifferently, "Xiao Xiao, I still have a lot of work to do. You should go back and have some peace and quiet." This was a clear indication that she was being asked to leave.

Chen Xiao called He Qing from his office, expressing concern for what happened to her yesterday and feigning anger, telling her that she should talk to him about such things in the future. He also told her his opinion on how to punish Li Xiao.

He Qing was scolded by him, but instead of being unhappy, she felt sweet inside. She knew that this man cared about her, and at the same time, she secretly blamed herself for being quite troublesome. How long had it been since the Wei Ming incident?

After ending the call, Chen Xiao noticed a missed call notification on her phone. She saw that the number was her mother, Shen Yun, and quickly called back.

“Chen Xiao, I’ve discussed it with your dad. I’m going to take early retirement and go take care of my daughter-in-law and grandson.”

"No way? That's so exaggerated." Chen Xiao said helplessly, "Mom, let's not. There's a professional medical team here, and Xiangjun's parents are with her. She doesn't need you to come and take care of her."

Shen Yun said, "That won't do. I'll start taking care of him now so that my grandson will be closer to me later."

Come on, that sounds so mystical. Babies under one year old don't have much awareness, so what's the point of spending time with them at that age?

"Mom, please don't come. We both want some peace and quiet. You old folks like to make a fuss, always worrying about this and that. Xiangjun will definitely feel uncomfortable with you here."

Given Zhao Xiangjun's personality, if she came, Xiangjun would have to go along with her. But Zhao Xiangjun is a quiet person; she'd love to stay home with Chen Xiao for ten days or half a month, just sitting quietly. For her, interacting with other people is a burden.

No matter what Shen Yun said, Chen Xiao insisted on not letting them come over. He thought it was enough to spend more time with Xiang Jun. What was the point of others' so-called care if it made her feel bad? In the end, Shen Yun angrily scolded him for being unfilial. Chen Xiao could only touch his nose and endure it.

Shen Jun even threatened that if her eldest grandson wasn't close to her in the future, it would all be Chen Xiao's fault, and she would settle accounts with him later. Let them settle accounts then; at least Xiang Jun should be comfortable. Otherwise, with someone nagging her every day, she'd probably go crazy.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao sent a message to Xiao Yuting. Yesterday afternoon, Xiao Yuting messaged him saying that Zhang Ruier was alright. Chen Xiao felt that after all, he had hurt someone else. A girl who had saved her virginity until now showed that she still cared a lot, but he had accidentally stolen it from her.

[Chen Xiao: Yu Ting, let's give her some compensation. What do you think would be a good thing?]

Xiao Yuting didn't know how to answer. Chen Xiao felt that Zhang Ruier had been taken advantage of, and Zhang Ruier felt that she owed Xiao Yuting something. For a moment of pleasure, she had fallen into it and couldn't extricate herself.

[Xiao Yuting: I asked her, and she said she didn't want to.]

Chen Xiao thought about it for a moment. Xiao Yuting was naive. Yesterday, she initially said no, but after three hours, she became more insistent than anyone else.

[Chen Xiao: Yuting, I had Ziqian buy some apartments at Jindi Xiushan Yin. You and Zhang Ruier can each get one. Oh, the apartments were originally intended for you; she got one as an add-on.]

After seeing the message, Xiao Yuting glanced cautiously at Zhang Ruier beside her. She wondered if Zhang Ruier would be angry if she knew that what Chen Xiao said to her was just an afterthought. This Chen Xiao, on the one hand, felt indebted to her, and on the other hand, said such hurtful things.

Thinking back, I realized I'd known Chen Xiao for so long, and he'd said so many infuriating things; I should have gotten used to it by now.

"Ziqian, buy a few more apartments in Jindi Xiushan Yin. Give one to Xiao Yuting and one to Zhang Ruier, and keep one for yourself, so you don't have to travel so far back to the suburbs every day."

Zhang Ziqian didn't go back every day. The lounge in this office was no less luxurious than a six-star hotel. She knew that Chen Xiao had bought so many houses for his women, but she didn't expect him to give her one as well. She couldn't help but steal a glance at him, thinking, "Is he planning to make a move on me?"

Chen Xiao was unaware of her many thoughts, because Ma Jing had already joked, "Brother Chen Xiao is so biased, giving Ziqian a house. I've been with you for so long, and I haven't even gotten a shoddy thatched house."

He glared at her and said, "You're short of a house, so if you want one, I'll save one for you too."

Ma Jing stuck out her tongue. She had already bought one herself, and it was no worse than the one in Jindi Xiushan Yin. Now she earns millions a month, so she doesn't care about a house. She was just making conversation.

She knew Chen Xiao was currently planning to reclaim land from the sea to create an island, which might become the power center of the Junxiao Group and a smart city exclusively for its employees. Perhaps in a few years, they would spend more time there than on the mainland, making so many houses pointless. The mansion Chen Xiao was building on that island was practically a palace, surpassing even the most luxurious residences in the world, let alone those few dilapidated houses on the Han River.
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Big news has recently emerged in China's retail industry: Nike, the world's leading sportswear brand, is the top choice for major commercial complexes to promote sportswear. In recent years, Nike's former competitors have weakened and are no longer a threat to the brand.

This made NK even more valued by major commercial entities, becoming an indispensable key brand. TOM, as the CEO of the China region, was a frequent guest of the general managers of various commercial projects. It can be said that throughout China, few dared to threaten him like Xu Jun, not even Wang Jun, the CEO of Wansheng Group.

Xu Jun, I heard, was just a general manager of a store under Wansheng Group before, someone I wouldn't even bother to look at. Now that he's had a stroke of luck and won a few good battles, he dares to look down on me. He probably doesn't know that if all the NKs in Junxiao Commercial Management are removed, then the sports area in Junxiao Commercial Management's projects will not be complete. TOM doesn't believe that Xu Jun would dare to take such a big gamble.

"Closely monitor any recent changes in the stores managed by Junxiao Commercial Management and report the information as soon as possible."

TOM instructed his secretary to inform all sales directors that NK's operations in China were all handled by distributors. Even if Junxiao Commercial Management made any moves, TOM would not be able to obtain firsthand information and would need to get information from the various distributors.

A short while later, the secretary relayed his instructions and returned to report: "Boss, they have received feedback that Adidas is currently discussing the location plan for Junxiaocheng stores. It is said that all 17 Junxiaocheng stores nationwide have been given Adidas's location plans, allowing them to be the highest-level flagship stores."

"What?!" Tom slammed his coffee down on the table, spilling it onto the documents. He didn't care and asked urgently, "17 stores? How is that possible? Are they crazy? We can't even get in. How could Adidas possibly have a high-end store there?"

Aside from its previous location in the Huijin Plaza in Shanghai, NK has stores in other Junxiaocheng projects, but they are all lower-end shops on higher floors. NK wants to open high-end stores, hoping to be near the ultra-luxury level, or at the very least, in the mid-range luxury section on the second floor, but Junxiaocheng can't be bothered with it. Junxiaocheng doesn't even glance at NK's prized high-end stores; in terms of sales per square meter, ten of NK's high-end stores can't compare to one ultra-luxury store.

He immediately understood. The day before Xu Jun invited him to Jiangzhou, it was Adidas China CEO JOY who went. The two sides must have reached a cooperation agreement. Now Junxiao Commercial Management is strongly supporting Adidas. He suddenly regretted that he had refused too quickly that day. If Junxiao City could give these projects to NK to make them high-level stores, it would greatly help NK's high-level stores further enhance their influence.

If projects like Junxiaocheng have been opened, then the next-tier business districts will definitely open their doors to NK's high-end stores, which is of great significance to enhancing the brand's influence.

A short while later, the secretary came to report: "Jiexun Sports has informed us by telegram that they will no longer participate in ordering. After they clear out their existing stock, they will close all NK stores."

Tom's heart sank. They were serious after all. Xu Jun and Luffy, for all they could do was act so impulsively. How could they do something that would inflict heavy damage on both sides? It was because he hadn't dealt with Junxiao Commercial Management much that he realized their specialty was inflicting heavy damage on both sides, ultimately wearing down their opponent. *Ring ring*
He picked up the phone and saw it was from Mr. Wei, the chairman of Jincheng Sports Group, his largest client in the country. The two had arranged to meet a few days ago, but he had to go to Jiangzhou, so he canceled the meeting and rescheduled it for today.

He dialed the internal line and asked his assistant to answer. As his largest client nationwide, with annual sales approaching 100 billion, TOM valued him quite a bit. However, Jincheng Sports Group was relatively weak in NK's business; if he didn't work with them, the brand would never lack clients.

After meeting President Wei, the two sat down in the reception room. After his setback in Jiangzhou, Tom had toned down his temper and politely asked, "President Wei, what's the main reason for your visit this time?"

Of course, General Manager Wei couldn't directly say that he didn't want NK to expand the scope of its authorization to Jiexun Sports, as that would make TOM unhappy and feel that he was being interfered with. Before he came, he brought up several topics, including the development plan for the second half of this year, the plans for some large stores, and the hope that there would be more support in terms of authorization.

Almost every province has more than two NK agents. NK is a single-store authorization, and Jincheng Sports can't get authorization to open a store for every project. General Manager Wei wants TOM to give more preference to the number of authorizations.

Tom's heart skipped a beat. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and casually asked, "Hanjiang Province and Ningxi Province, you've closed a lot of shops recently, haven't you?"

Mr. Wei's face darkened. "Who says otherwise? Recently, Junxiao Commercial Management shut down more than a dozen NK stores (not all of Junxiao Commercial Management's projects were operated by him; some were done by Jiexun Sports)."
"TOM, we've also encountered some problems, and we'll make adjustments as soon as possible." He didn't mention that Jincheng Sports Group had been blocked by Junxiao Commercial Management, for fear of causing panic among brand owners, who might then hesitate to grant him authorization, thus benefiting their competitors.

He nodded slightly. "President Wei, Jincheng Sports Group is our largest partner, and we have always favored you in terms of licensing allocation. You've come at the right time today. I just asked you about the situation in Hanjiang and Ningxi provinces because I heard that you closed some NK stores, resulting in a significant loss of market share. I'm preparing to grant you some licenses for established shopping malls, but the prerequisite is that you can secure suitable locations in those malls."

Ningxi and Hanjiang? General Manager Wei was a bit confused. The good venues in those two areas were basically all in the hands of Junxiao Commercial Management. The Wansheng Group in Ningxi still had about 10 stores. Where were there any authorized blank spots here?

What Tom said next stunned him even more. "I'm going to give you the full authorization for the Jiexun Sports project, but you need to be able to handle those shopping malls they're in."

Mr. Wei's eyes widened. Was this some kind of deliberate attempt to insult him? Most of the good stores at Jiexun Sports were located within Junxiao Commercial Management's projects. Giving them to him? Could I possibly handle that? I've been blacklisted; what's the point? But then he realized that TOM probably didn't mean that. He was actually going to revoke the authorization for all of Jiexun Sports' stores, which meant their negotiations had fallen through.

Yes, that must be it. Mr. Wei was overjoyed, but remained outwardly calm. "Thank you, Tom. We'll try our best."

He no longer wanted the Junxiao Commercial Management project, but in addition to the Junxiao Commercial Management store, Jiexun Sports also had some peripheral projects in Ningxi, as well as some community-type commercial district projects. Although the quality of the stores was not very high, they could basically be profitable if they were to operate as NK (Korean business).

In those county towns, it's mostly done by secondary franchisees of Jiexun Sports and Jincheng Sports. If you were to take over the entire Jiexun Sports license, you could still make a small profit.

This was truly an unexpected bonus. His original intention in coming today was to do some work to prevent TOM from granting nationwide authorization to Jiexun Sports. If they were to cooperate nationwide, with the support of Junxiao Business Management, he really wouldn't be able to compete with Jiexun Sports.

President Wei's achievement of his goal exceeded expectations, and he left NK China headquarters happily. After he left, Tom was still pondering, hoping that Jincheng Sports Group could do something to Junxiao Commercial Management. He had just fallen out with Junxiao Commercial Management, and it was impossible for him to admit his mistake. Over the years at NK, he had always been fawned over and had never encountered someone as assertive as Xu Jun. He also had his pride.

He didn't know that Xu Jun wasn't actually that assertive, but having followed President Chen and President Xu for so long, he had been influenced by them to some extent. Especially during the last negotiation with NK and Adidas, President Chen had said beforehand that if they knew what was good for them, they should cooperate properly; if they didn't, they should be taught how to be good. Xu Jun naturally didn't dare to back down. If President Chen found out that he hadn't performed as he expected, he was afraid he would be in trouble.

After securing NK, President Wei felt much more at ease. As long as the brand remained in his hands, losing one or two other brands wouldn't matter much. Oh, no, Adidas still held some importance, given its considerable scale nationwide.

However, on Adidas's side, Yuejiao had been making excuses about being busy these past two days, and he didn't know what she was busy with. Suddenly, a phone call came in. When she looked at the caller ID, she was surprised to see that it was the channel manager calling.

They won't call me unless it's urgent, since I'm not at the company.

"President Wei, I have received news that all 17 Junxiaocheng locations across the country have started opening Adidas's highest-level flagship stores, including the previous one in Shanghai's Huijin Plaza."

Holy crap, he was still holding his phone, his knuckles white from the force, the platinum buttons on his cuffs reflecting a cold light in the sunlight, but they couldn't illuminate his suddenly unfocused pupils.

His jawline was taut to the point of being sharp, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down without making a sound. His gold-rimmed glasses, which he always wore, had slipped down to the tip of his nose, and the usually piercing eyes behind the lenses were wide open.

"Is it Jiexun Sports?"

In fact, he knew without even asking that Junxiaocheng wouldn't even consider Adidas' brand power, so why would they make it a high-level store, especially since 17 stores in Junxiaocheng were included? This could only be the work of Junxiaocheng Commercial Management.

It seems there's no need to go to JOY's side. He has already made his decision to go all in on Junxiao Business Management and fully support Jiexun Sports. President Wei can foresee that when he competes with Jiexun Sports for the Adidas license in the future, his side will have no chance of winning.

"Back to the company," he said, getting into the Alfa Romeo van and instructing the driver to return.

Chairman's Office, Wansheng Group Headquarters
As Mr. Wang talked with CEO Wang Jun, he breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt heartbroken, as he was forced to sell a portion of his shares to those mining companies.

However, he knew that this was already a stroke of luck. If those people hadn't been targeting Chen Xiao, they wouldn't have been interested in his current business project at all, and it would have been virtually impossible for him to find a buyer with such abundant cash flow again.

I've been put in a really tough spot by Junxiao Business Management lately, so I can finally start shifting from defense to counter-offensive.

“Recently, 32 of our project general managers and 5 regional general managers have been poached, and Lu Tao is one of the regional general managers.”

Mr. Wang, his brow furrowed, sank into his custom-made leather executive chair. His long, slender fingers pressed against his temples, and the list of departing employees spread out in front of him resembled a hideous wound—a series of names flashing a startling red light.

"In addition, we recently lost seven high-quality commercial properties due to the forced acquisition by Junxiao Commercial Management. Besides acquiring our asset-light projects, they are also acquiring the most core projects in key cities across the country at high prices. Gradually, they have established a foothold in all of them, which is a very dangerous thing."

Mr. Wang gripped his pen tightly, the ink splattering on the title page of the "Marketing Expense Budget Report" submitted by Ningxi Province last week, blurring his flamboyant signature.

“Rank the value of our existing asset-light projects. Have you and your team assess whether it’s necessary for us to acquire them in advance and operate them as asset-heavy projects. At the same time, increase the marketing expenses for projects in core cities such as Tianning. We need to launch a marketing war with Junxiao Commercial Management. We can’t let them get all the No.1 projects in core cities. If they do, we will be too passive in competing with them.”

Wang Jun sighed, "The feedback from below is that Junxiao Commercial Management's marketing spending is becoming increasingly alarming. They recently invited a lot of celebrities to the project to hold offline fan meet-and-greets, which is quite damaging."

Mr. Wang lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. “Hiring celebrities is expensive. An event can bring in a lot of customers, but after the celebrities leave, the customers may not come back to the project.”

"What's so infuriating about them is that they've reportedly been holding an event in major cities almost every month, which has really changed the shopping habits of many consumers."

Having been in business my whole life, I've never seen anything as outrageous as Junxiao Commercial Management. No matter how Mr. Wang calculated it, he felt it wasn't worth it. He thought Junxiao Commercial Management would stop after one or two times, but who knew they'd get addicted to it. This plan is a loss for Junxiao Commercial Management, but it's also a huge blow to other projects in the same city.

Those smaller projects were already outmatched and had to back down, but Wansheng Group's projects used to be benchmark projects in the area. Now, Junxiao Commercial Management is using this tactic to turn them into second-rate shopping malls. If they don't find a way to deal with it, they will completely decline.

A region without a landmark project will suffer a severe blow to its influence. Moreover, against a competitor like Junxiao Commercial Management, once you are completely defeated, they will not give you any chance; you will be doomed forever.

Sinking? "That bastard Wang Lun, he's in charge of the film and television company, with so many artists he works with. Let him find a way to get some of them to support us. We still need to control the expenses, but you're right, in certain areas we still need to invest equally with Junxiao Commercial Management, otherwise the team's morale will be completely destroyed."

Wang Jun nodded, hoping Wang Lun would do something productive. He was always chasing girls, mostly minor internet celebrities; when it really mattered, he was utterly useless. (End of Chapter)