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After saying that, he glared at Liu Da Nao:

"You! Come to my office! We need to talk this over properly!"

Turning around, he coldly addressed Manager Zhao:

"Please pack your things immediately and leave my resort. From now on, no outside company is allowed to cause trouble on the resort without my permission!"

Wang Dana turned and left, with Liu Danao following behind dejectedly, not daring to lift his head. Manager Zhao also panicked and quickly told his men to pack up their things and slunk away.

The villagers in the meeting room dispersed noisily; some were having second thoughts, while others were still unwilling to give up.

Wang Laoqi followed the villagers, while Xie Guangkun, Liu Neng, and Zhao Si walked at the back, their heads huddled together, still plotting.

"I don't think anything's wrong. Wang Dana is just angry that Liu Danao didn't report it, not that the project is bad."

"I...I think so too...If it doesn't work out, let's go to the company ourselves and take a look. If it's suitable, we can sign it and avoid going through a middleman."

Zhao Si sighed and grinned twice:

"I always feel like this is hanging in the balance..."

"What's the big deal? Making money is what really matters!"

The office door slammed shut with a loud bang, making the clock on the wall shake.

Wang Dana plopped down in his office chair, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, and slammed the teacup on the table, spilling some tea.

Liu Da stood across from the desk with his head down, not knowing what to do with his hands, barely daring to breathe.

"Tell me, what are you thinking?"

Wang Dana tapped his fingers on the table, the sound barely concealing his anger:

"Such a big thing, and you didn't even bother to let me know? Do you even respect me as the chairman? You're really getting more and more arrogant!"

Liu Da Nao hesitated for a long time, his face full of grievance:

"Chairman, I know I was wrong... I was just thinking that the number of guests at the resort has been so-so these past two months, and I wanted to come up with a project to increase revenue. They are a properly registered company with all the necessary permits, and they're just borrowing our venue to hold a presentation, giving us a venue fee and a commission. The commission is really substantial. I thought it was free money, so I figured I might as well make some..."

"Free money? You've only gained a pittance, but you've ruined the resort's reputation! If they end up paying compensation and coming after us, who's responsible? Are we going to pay them? Can't you even grasp this basic logic?"

"I...I really didn't think that far ahead..."

"I was just thinking about making more money for the resort; I didn't put a single penny in my own pocket..."

Wang Dana glared at him for a long time, then angrily loosened his collar and stopped cursing.

After a long silence, he finally spoke with a stern face:

"Alright, stop hanging your head like that. I'm telling you, I'm not leaving for a while. I'm staying at the villa and keeping an eye on things every day. If I don't stay here and watch over things, I bet you'll even mortgage the villa to make money!"

When Liu Da Nao heard that Wang Dana wasn't leaving, he felt bitter. Lin Chen had finally left, and now an even more formidable opponent had arrived. He quickly looked up and said:

"Chairman, I really won't do it again. From now on, I'll report everything to you in advance..."

"Stop with your empty words."

Wang Dana waved his hand dismissively and said irritably:

"Alright, that's settled then. You can go now and clean up this mess. Return everything that needs to be returned. If you dare bring outsiders to the resort and cause any more trouble, you can come back to Benxi with me and never touch any projects again."

"Okay, I'm going right now!"

Liu Da Nao felt like he had been granted a pardon. He quickly bowed and scraped as he left, only letting out a sigh of relief after closing the door behind him. He leaned against the corridor wall, patting his chest, feeling extremely wronged. He had clearly done it all for the good of the resort, so why was he being blamed like this?

Around 5 p.m., in the small canteen in the backyard of the resort, Wang Dana, wearing an apron, sat at a small table, while Lin Chen sat opposite him. The two drank from each other, their cups clinking together.

"Try it! You've never had my cooking before, have you? It's pretty good."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile. The vermicelli started to slurp up, and to be fair, it was almost restaurant-quality.

After drinking two glasses, Wang Dana picked up a piece of braised pork knuckle, stuffed it into his mouth, wiped his mouth, and said:

"Xiao Chen, you already knew about this today, didn't you? I'm just wondering, you saw it all clearly, so why didn't you stop these people? You just let them make a ruckus."

Lin Chen picked up his glass, took a sip, and smiled.

"Grandpa, how can I stop this? People are obsessed with money. If you stop them, they'll think you're blocking their path to wealth and they'll curse you behind your back. Besides, they've never suffered a loss before, so they won't listen to anything I say. If you really stop them, they'll complain that I'm meddling in their business."

Wang Dana nodded and sighed:

"That's true, good advice is hard to give to a damned devil."

He paused, then looked up at Lin Chen:

"So, tell me, what should we do about Liu Da Nao's matter?"

Lin Chen put down his chopsticks, didn't answer directly, but asked instead:

"Grandpa, didn't you already know the answer? Why are you asking me?"

Wang Dana chuckled self-deprecatingly, picked up the bottle and filled both of their glasses, his tone becoming much more serious:

"Xiao Chen, do you think I don't know what kind of person Liu Da Nao is? He's not very bright, loves to take advantage of others, and likes to play tricks. But there's one thing: he's been following me since he was nineteen. He used to be the Sanda champion in our area, and he's extremely loyal to me."

"In the early years, I always carried cash when I went out to do business. He always protected the bag containing the money for me, and there was never any trouble."

Later, on one occasion, I was delivering coal to a thermal power plant. They said there was a problem with the coal quality, so I took them to the coal mine to confront them. We couldn't agree on anything, and a fight broke out. There were seven or eight of them. They pushed me behind them and charged forward, ultimately rupturing their Achilles tendon and fracturing their heel bone.

Wang Dana sighed as he finished speaking:

"Didn't you see he was limping when he walked? That's a problem he developed back then."

Lin Chen paused, holding the cup. He really didn't know this. He tilted his head back, took a sip, and said nothing.

So...

Wang Dana took a sip, saw that there wasn't much wine left in his glass, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. He slammed the glass on the table and continued:

"I can't do something so heartless and ungrateful. Liu Da Nao has his little quirks, likes to eat and take a little, but he wouldn't dare to betray me on important matters. I've inquired about this matter, and he really didn't pocket any money. He was just thinking about increasing the resort's revenue. He hasn't thought things through."

"I plan to stay at the resort for a while, keep an eye on him, and teach him a bit more. This guy hasn't read many books and has a limited perspective, so I'll have to work on him slowly."

Lin Chen nodded and offered his advice:

"Sir, you've done a great job. But if you ask me, it would be better to bring him back to your side and teach him slowly. Hiring someone with proper management training from the resort would be much better than anything else."

Forget it.

"I don't trust outsiders. In this manor, besides him, you are the one I trust the most. If you're not willing to take care of him, what am I supposed to do? Besides, if he goes back to the head office, that kid Musheng already dislikes him and is always picking fights with him. I'll be caught in the middle and it'll be uncomfortable. I'll just stay here and train a bit more."

Lin Chen sighed:

"Alright, sir, I'll come over more often from now on and keep an eye on things. I'll let you know in advance if anything happens."

"That's right." Wang Dana smiled, clinked glasses with him, and said, "I trust you to get things done."

Meanwhile, in the living room downstairs at Lin Chen's house, a TV was playing, and Wang Xiaomeng and Li Qiuge were lounging on the sofa watching TV, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting idly.

Wang Xiaomeng stared at the TV and said:

"Qiuge, once the new building is finished, shouldn't our factory start thinking about transforming itself? Relying on the same old product categories won't work anymore."

Li Qiuge nodded and spat the melon seed shells into the fruit plate.

"Xiao Meng, you need to do some serious market research now. You were fine with your local clients before, but if you really cooperate with Qingmei and launch new products, you definitely won't be able to absorb them all by relying on your old clients."

"I've been thinking about that too."

Wang Xiaomeng turned around and sat facing her:

"I've spoken to my old clients recently, and they've all been very supportive, but I know that relying on them alone is definitely not enough."