A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 35 Little Trouble

Saturday, October 8.

There were more than a hundred people standing on the open space of the Changjiang Motor Dealership base. They were all there to participate in the "share offering".

Many of these investors were investors in Project D, and they were already eager to capitalize on the gains. After all, they often heard from those ahead of them how much their investments had grown, and they envied them immensely.

Chen Guangliang looked at the person who did it and began to give a speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, given the rising price of 'Da Zhao Hui' licenses, the current share offering will see a licensed rickshaw cost 300 taels of silver, totaling 18000 rickshaws, for a total value of 1800 taels of silver. This will be divided into 10 shares, each worth 180 yuan. However, I can only offer 2 shares, and each of you can only subscribe to 20 shares, or taels of silver. Now, if you have any questions, please raise your hands. I'm a very democratic place!"

Sure enough, someone raised their hand and asked, "Boss Chen, Wang's Car Dealership is selling cars lately, with license plates for only 250 dollars. You've always priced them that way, so why are you charging 300 dollars this time?"

This statement has a certain market, and some people whisper about it.

Chen Guangliang immediately responded loudly, "Wang's Car Dealership is selling the car for 250 dollars this time. First, their cars are no longer new, and second, they're in a hurry to sell. We're selling it for 300 dollars this time, taking into account the market conditions of the license plates and the company's management value. Furthermore, even at 300 dollars per car, we can still make back our investment within a year. Just ask, how much interest did you earn in a year if you had put your money there before?"

"Yes, I used to deposit twenty dollars, and I didn't get any interest in a year, and I was worried about it being stolen."

"That's right, it's only twenty dollars, and you want interest? What are you thinking?"

Next, Chen Guangliang announced: "Okay, today only 90 people have the opportunity. Everyone who is willing to subscribe, please line up. No queue-jumping or fighting is allowed."

Next, the scene was so heated that He Xiangdong, Zhou Xinggao and Lin Feng became busy.

Looking at the huge crowd, Chen Guangliang thought thoughtfully: The system of merchandise promotion needs to be changed!
Soon, the Changjiang Rickshaw Company will have 105 rickshaws and 315 rickshaw drivers (there may be backup drivers).

There are more than 300 people, each with a bag of goods, plus the number of purchases and the distribution of profits, the accounts here are very troublesome to calculate.

Therefore, Chen Guangliang's idea was "reform" - to directly take the profits from the sale of goods back to himself and the drivers.

Simply put, Chen Guangliang opened a commodity wholesale store, he made 10% of the profit, and the driver made 10% of the profit.

He was not afraid of the drivers buying goods themselves, because the amount of goods that a single driver had was not worthy of the wholesale price; and most of the drivers would not understand this.

The benefit of this "reform" is that it reduces financial troubles and increases Chen Guangliang's personal interests.

If each rickshaw driver sells goods worth 8 yuan a month, and more than 2500 rickshaw drivers sell 250 yuan a month, Chen Guangliang can still make a profit of 0.8 yuan, and each rickshaw driver can also earn 6 yuan in income, which is about a % increase in income.

As for other shareholders, the efficiency of recovering investment within 10 to 12 months is still very good.

After a while, He Xiangdong reported: "Boss, the share subscription has been completed, and all 180 shares have been subscribed."

Chen Guangliang said with satisfaction: "Well, all the funds will be collected tomorrow. Next Tuesday, Project E will officially begin operations!"

"Ok"

He Xiangdong, Zhou Xinggao, and Lin Feng's subordinates all responded in unison.

Chen Guangliang has been working on this for a week and it is almost done now.

The car will be registered next Monday and the driver will start operating next Tuesday.

The rickshaw drivers were easy to find. Although a total of 180 of them were needed, all the rickshaw drivers would come as soon as the Changjiang Rickshaw Company called out.

What's more, there is no shortage of rickshaw pullers in Shanghai.

A trial was being held in the court of the concession - a case involving the Wang's Rickshaw Company beating two rickshaw pullers to death.

This case is also well-known in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, mainly because many newspapers followed up on the report and the incident went through many twists and turns.

Lin Yi, Wang Chengyun's attorney, stated in his defense, "Your Honor, according to our investigation, the reason Tang Zhiqing and Ma Xiaoliu turned against my client at the press conference was because Tang Zhiqing's son was abducted, and the murderer instructed him to frame my client."

Things took another turn!
Judge: "Do you have any evidence?"

Lin Yi: "His wife testified"

After Mrs. Tang Zhiqing took her son back, she was soon found by Inspector Gao and Lin Yi. After being coaxed and deceived, she quickly told the truth and was protected.

Now she came forward to testify that it was Wang's wife Li Yan who gave them 600 taels of silver as settling-in allowance and allowed them to move into Wang's house.

The scene was in uproar. After bringing Tang Zhiqing's wife to testify, the judge asked her, "Is what she said true?"

Tang Zhiqing nodded and said, "It's true."

Obviously, Wang's money paving the way did have a certain effect.

Next up, in the plaintiff's seat, Master Liu quickly said, "Your Honor, the rent increase is true, and ordering the murderer to kill is also true. This happened at Wang's Car Dealership, so how can he be unrelated?"

He never thought of another trick - to drive Tang's wife and her son out of Shanghai and prevent them from contacting Wang.

The judge remained silent, then asked, "Have you kidnapped Tang Zhiqing's family?"

Master Liu quickly said, "That's absolutely not the case. They must have fabricated this."

At this time, they also had lawyers, assisted by the newspaper, and the two sides engaged in a verbal battle.

In addition, there is media supervision and it has a certain social influence.

Finally, with a loud bang, the judge banged on the desk and said, "I hereby sentence Wang Chengyun to three years for unjustified rent increases and for allowing his men to beat up rickshaw drivers. Tang Zhiqing and Ma Xiaoliu, who led the beating of rickshaw drivers, resulting in two deaths and three injuries, are sentenced to twenty years."

When Wang Chengyun heard that he was sentenced to three years in prison, his body immediately went limp. He had originally thought that he would be sentenced to one year at most.

Of course, if Tang Zhiqing and Ma Xiaoliu had not changed their confessions, Wang Chengyun would definitely have been sentenced to fifteen years.

Afterwards, Wang Chengyun met with Lawyer Lin and Inspector Gao in prison.

"This time, thanks to Inspector Gao, Tang Zhiqing and Ma Xiaoliu changed their confessions!" Wang Chengyun said gratefully.

Although I have to pay money to bribe these people, it’s good to have someone to help me now.

Inspector Gao said, "Boss Wang, that's too serious, but please rest assured. In a case like yours, you don't necessarily need to serve three years in prison. If you behave well, you can be released in one year."

Lawyer Lin nodded and said, "That's right. The reason the judge sentenced Boss Wang to three years this time was because it alarmed the newspapers and caused a significant social impact. Once the storm has died down, we can make some moves."

Wang Chengyun said gratefully, "Thank you both for your help." Then he changed the subject and said, "Inspector Gao, have you caught the driver who robbed me?"

Inspector Gao shook his head and said, "Madam Ling spread the word, but no one could come up with 250 dollars. Someone did form a conspiracy and wanted to buy it together, but Madam Ling refused. Boss Wang, think about it again. Who is really plotting against you? Who among your enemies is the most likely person?"

He actually had some guesses in his mind.

Wang Chengyun immediately said, "Could it be him?"

"Who"

"It's Chen Guangliang, the boss of the Changjiang Car Dealership. I've been at odds with him recently. And he has a capable subordinate, so it must be him. Maybe he's the one behind the scenes helping those drivers."

In an instant, Wang Chengyun suspected that the culprit behind all this was Chen Guangliang.

Inspector Gao said solemnly, "Boss Wang, if you suspect him, you should probably let this matter go. The Changjiang Vehicle Company has added another 60 rickshaws to its fleet, and I heard they're working directly with the Municipal Council's Transportation Division. Their influence is no less than yours."

Although he is a detective, when he meets such a rich and powerful person, he can only talk about evidence.

Wang Chengyun was shocked and said, "Sixty rickshaws in one go? No, even if the Traffic Department gave him a license to cooperate, those sixty rickshaws would still be worth 6000 yuan. They've only been in business for a short time, where would they get so much money?"

Inspector Gao was stunned for a moment, then said: "This..."

Wang Chengyun immediately said, "Inspector Gao, please investigate. I will reward you handsomely upon completion. However, please protect my family and prevent Chen Guangliang from taking any risks."

For the sake of money, Inspector Gao said, "Okay, then I'll go and check on them. But Boss Wang, don't get your hopes up too much, they have a foreigner backing them now."

Wang Chengyun could only grit his teeth and say, "Even if you let me know the answer to the question, please be careful, Inspector Gao, and don't expose our family."

He was scared. He was alone in the cell. What if Chen Guangliang took the risk and killed his family?

"Okay, I'll check it secretly."

(End of this chapter)