My Dongguan Love Story

"Go abroad?" I was taken aback when I heard that.

"Yes," Mr. Li said, looking at me with a serious expression. "The Hunan gang members are all gangsters. You beat them up and saved Cheng Hai today, but what if they retaliate against you in a few days?"

"It would be best to go abroad and hide out for a while."

Mr. Li was worried about Dazhuang, and he also wanted Dazhuang to keep Chenghai company. After all, it was dangerous abroad, and with Dazhuang, a strong fighter, by his side, his son would be less in danger.

Li Chenghai obviously realized what was going on and turned to look at me: "That's right, why don't you come abroad with me? It's better than facing the Hunan gang in China."

Go abroad? I looked at them and shook my head.

I left my parents and my village to come to Dongguan with a simple purpose: to earn money and get married.

Now that I have a girlfriend and some savings, and I'm almost there, how could I possibly go abroad?

As for the Hunan gang? I'm really not afraid of them.

When it comes to fighting, I've never been afraid of anyone.

Seeing my insistence, Mr. Li sighed and said, "Alright, then be careful. Consider this a favor I owe you. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."

After saying that, he handed me a business card.

"it is good."

Why did I help Mr. Li? Wasn't it just to befriend him, just in case? Now that I've gained his favor, I'm in a great mood.

When Mr. Li said he was sending Li Chenghai abroad, he immediately drove straight to the airport.

I watched as he spent over ten thousand yuan on a connecting flight, and my eyes widened in disbelief.

The airfare alone costs over ten thousand? That's too expensive.

After making his purchase, Li Chenghai waited for over an hour before going through security.

Before he went through security, he took my hand and said, "Brother Dazhuang, I'll be waiting for you in America. Remember to look me up if you come to America. Thank you for today."

"OK."

I smiled and nodded at him.

I thought to myself, America? I probably won't go there in my life.

But I never imagined that one day in the future, I would actually go to the United States.

After seeing Li Chenghai off, Mr. Li drove me back to Dingsheng.

When the car stopped in front of Building 4, Secretary Wu had already come out and opened the car door for General Manager Li.

"Mr. Li, thank you for your hard work."

She came down to meet Mr. Li on Mr. Zhao's orders. She also knew that Mr. Li had come with a loan contract worth 100 million.

Mr. Li had previously agreed with Mr. Zhao that he would risk signing the loan contract if I could rescue his son.

Now is the time to fulfill our promise.

"Mr. Li!"

After getting out of the car, I saw General Manager Zhao come out of the building. He first glanced at me with a smile, and then shook hands with General Manager Li.

I followed them and took the elevator up to Mr. Zhao's office.

After entering the office, General Manager Li spread out the loan contract and looked at General Manager Zhao, saying:

"Mr. Zhao, the loan contract has a one-year term, with principal and interest paid together. Is that alright?"

"no problem."

Mr. Zhao nodded.

Many details of the contract had already been discussed and agreed upon beforehand, and it was just waiting to be signed.

These days, it's just a routine go through the contract once, and then they sign it.

After signing, General Manager Li smiled and looked at General Manager Zhao:

"Mr. Zhao, we owe a lot to Dazhuang this time. But we can't breach the contract."

He had previously worried that the loan agreement would be defaulted on due to Dingsheng's poor expansion, and he couldn't help but reiterate it this time.

"Okay, don't worry, Mr. Li."

"Okay, then I'll be going now." Mr. Li nodded, stood up and looked at me: "Dazhuang, if you need my help in the future, just give me a call."

"OK."

"Um."

After seeing Mr. Li off, Mr. Zhao walked up to me and said, "Come with me in a bit."

My heart skipped a beat as I listened to her words.

I thought their relationship last time was just a fleeting affair, but I never expected there to be more to it?

Speaking of Ms. Zhao, she's quite a unique character. A woman who still retains her charm, she has more allure than many young girls. She's uninhibited and can be quite adventurous.

"Okay, Mr. Zhao."

Thinking of this, I nodded.

"Just call me Sister Zhao from now on."

"Okay, Sister Zhao."

"Okay, wait for me a moment, let's go together."

I checked the clock; it was 7:35. It was indeed a bit late.

It was already dark, and everyone in the other buildings had left. All the office lights were off.

Only in our Building 4 are there still people working.

Sister Zhao tidied herself up quickly and walked towards me: "Let's go."

As she spoke, she reached out her fair hands and took my arm.

When I saw her linking arms with me, my heart skipped a beat.

Although I had a brief affair with President Zhao before, this was the first time we had been this intimate on a regular basis.

"Come to my place tonight, and I'll have your housekeeper cook you a nice, nourishing meal."

Sister Zhao took my hand and stood in the elevator, smiling at me as she spoke.

She had completely lost the serious, strong woman aura she exuded at work, and instead became as gentle and sweet as an ordinary woman facing her husband.

"it is good."

I nodded, and we walked out of the elevator and got into her car.

In the back seat, Sister Zhao held my hand, rested her head on my shoulder, and sighed with emotion:

"Dazhuang, next time you encounter something like this, don't be a hero, okay?"

I knew she was referring to the rescue of Mr. Li's son today, and seeing her concern, I agreed, "Okay."

"Yes, but you deserve a lot of credit for getting the loan approved this time, so thank you too."

I reached out and put my arm around her shoulder, without saying a word.

"Dazhuang, do you know why Dingsheng needed to take out a loan of 100 million?"

Sister Zhao looked up at me.

I was taken aback by her question.

How would I know?

She didn't seem to expect me to answer, and continued on her own:

"Because Dingsheng has a performance-based agreement."

"A betting agreement?" I looked at her in confusion.

"Yes, in reality, although I am the general manager of Dingsheng, I do not completely own Dingsheng."

As she spoke, I gradually learned about the history of Dingsheng.

Dingsheng was originally founded by Sister Zhao's husband. After he went missing while on a business trip to Hong Kong, she took over the business.

At the time, she was facing financial difficulties and was searching for funds everywhere. Taking advantage of this, Kawada Ichiro bought shares of Dingsheng worth 50 million at a very low price of 20 million, acquiring a 40% stake.

During the subsequent financing process, the Hong Kong Island owner invested 20 million, acquiring a 15% stake.

The combined shares of the two individuals exceed those of Zhao Fengyue.

During a joint board meeting, there was an attempt to remove Zhao Fengyue from her position as general manager.

In the end, Zhao Fengyue insisted and made a betting agreement with them.

If she wins the performance-based agreement, she will retain her position as general manager and, as a member of the founding team, have full control of the company.

If the performance-based agreement fails, the founders will relinquish their rights as a team and lose control of the company, retaining only equity dividends and other perks.

The performance-based agreement is simple: the company needs to achieve sales of 150 million this year, exceeding last year's target by 200%.

This is very difficult; the first step is to increase production.

Otherwise, with Dingsheng's current factory capacity, it wouldn't be able to produce that much value of goods just in terms of output.

I felt a little dizzy listening to her words.

To be honest, I'd never heard of any performance-based agreements or founding teams before.

But there's one thing I understood.

Xiao Rizi wanted to remove Sister Zhao from her position as general manager, thus depriving her of control over the company.

That damn bastard!

I've never liked the mundane life since I was a child, so seeing that he's now setting his sights on Sister Zhao, I'm naturally indignant.

But to be honest, I don't know how to help Sister Zhao with the difficulties she's facing.

Seeing my angry expression, Sister Zhao smiled and hugged me:

"These things have been weighing on Sister Zhao's heart, making it hard for her to breathe. Telling you is just a way to vent, and you're hurting yourself by getting angry."

At this moment, the car had arrived at Sister Zhao's villa.

She smiled and took my arm as we got out of the car.

"Sister Zhao." The nanny greeted Sister Zhao, and was momentarily stunned when she saw Sister Zhao linking arms with me.

It was the first time she had ever seen Sister Zhao walking home arm in arm with someone.

"Brother Zhuang." She looked at me and nodded with a smile.

"Hmm." I smiled at him and looked up ahead.

When I saw Zhang Xiaoqian, she was standing with her hands on her hips, glaring at me angrily.