Life in siheyuan era

Yuan Shi believed in Zhou Zhiyuan's abilities but absolutely did not trust the credibility of capitalists. When they talked about credibility, it was because there were no greater benefits to choose from.

He firmly believed this, looking at the representatives of the three capitalists, knowing that Zhou Zhiyuan was their greater interest at this time.

Because of this, the three capitalists would specifically request personal cooperation with Zhou Zhiyuan during the official reception.

Simply put, they were coming for Zhou Zhiyuan personally, so the negotiations were divided into two parts: one was the negotiation between the capitalists and the officials, and the other was the personal negotiation between the capitalists and Zhou Zhiyuan.

In this negotiation, there were three capitalists. Although Zhou Zhiyuan brought him along, he couldn't get a word in, meaning it was Zhou Zhiyuan alone against three people.

As the saying goes, there are no fathers and sons in the business world. In this round of negotiations, Lin Ya and Lou Xiao'e didn't budge an inch. Zhou Zhiyuan could be responsible for the daily management of the joint venture hotel, but Zhou Zhiyuan had to be responsible to the board of directors and accept the leadership of the board of directors.

However, Zhou Zhiyuan remained domineering, insisting that the equity ratio only determined the amount of dividends and had nothing to do with management rights. Major decisions would be voted on by shareholders and management together.

The only power he gave to the directors was the right to propose a general voting meeting, which the management could not refuse.

The two sides' positions were opposed from the beginning, so they used sharp words to try to persuade each other. Zhou Zhiyuan was in a bitter battle facing the double-teaming of the two female capitalists.

The largest investor, Zu Feng, remained silent, listening to their debate for more than an hour before slowly saying, "Mr. Zhou, your jade thumb ring is not worth 10 million G coins, but I still accepted it to show my sincerity. Can't you give in a little?"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and replied, "I originally planned to set up an organizational system to implement unified leadership. I'll give in and not set up an organizational department."

Even Yuan Shi widened his eyes when he heard this. Zhou Zhiyuan actually wanted to set up an organizational department in a joint-venture private enterprise. Did he want to directly make it public?

Yuan Shi was sure that Zhou Zhiyuan thought so, and it could be seen from the ugly faces of Lin Ya and Lou Xiao'e that they must have thought so too.

But Zu Feng actually nodded and said gently, "Mr. Zhou's idea is right. This is also a change of thinking. Now that you are a capitalist, you must abandon WCJJ ideology and have the thinking of the class you are in."

"Yes..." Zhou Zhiyuan sighed, "As a WCJJ, I am absolutely against privatization, but suddenly I remember that I am also a petty bourgeois now, and privatization is beneficial to me, so of course I agree."

Hearing him say this, the expressions on Lin Ya and Lou Xiao'e's faces softened, and Zu Feng said, "This is a major concession. You can make two more concessions."

Zhou Zhiyuan pondered for a while again, and said firmly, "Let's combine the two steps into one. I can accept the leadership of the board of directors, provided that the board of directors only leads me."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was happy. The two sides unified their thinking and reached a consensus on cooperation.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Shi was also puzzled. Their purpose was actually to lead Zhou Zhiyuan. To achieve this goal, everything else was easy to talk about. Zhou Zhiyuan could continue to exercise his powers arbitrarily.

This negotiation came to an end with Zhou Zhiyuan's acceptance of leadership. Then, Shen Lanyin, as the hostess, hosted a banquet for the three capitalists, chatting happily with Lin Ya and Lou Xiao'e during the meal. After the meal, she also invited the two female capitalists to admire her collection.

That's right, it was 'her' collection. The collector of these antique calligraphy and paintings was Shen Lanyin, and Zhou Zhiyuan was only the appraiser. Once the appraisal was over, it had nothing to do with him.

The three ladies left, but Zhou Zhiyuan and Zu Feng sat in his office drinking tea and chatting leisurely.

But Yuan Shi believed that the two of them were having a secret conversation, otherwise he wouldn't have been asked to personally guard the door.

Yuan Shi had a very strange feeling that Zhou Zhiyuan and Zu Feng seemed to have known each other for a long time, and their relationship was very good.

He was right. Zu Feng was Wen Bin or Nie Yucheng, otherwise he wouldn't have bought the jade thumb ring for 10 million G coins.

Zu Feng lost a lot in this transaction. Even if his heart was bigger than the sky, he had to complain, "You're too black. With your collection, you wouldn't be able to come up with antiques worth 10 million G coins."

Zhou Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You don't have any children, what do you need that money for?"

"I'm happy looking at those numbers, is that any of your business?"

Zhou Zhiyuan smiled, and Zu Feng said seriously, "Seriously, you have two sons, give me one as an heir."

Zu Feng's attitude made Zhou Zhiyuan put away his smile and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

Zu Feng sighed deeply and replied in a low voice, "I don't want to continue anymore."

Zhou Zhiyuan asked in a deep voice, "Can you go back?"

"I don't know..." Zu Feng replied faintly, "I won't look for a merged body anymore. After this body dies, let's see what happens?"

"Zhiyuan, I heard that you buried your master in Fangshan. With your personality, you will definitely develop Fangshan next. I'll stay in Beijing to see what happens?"

"Over the years, I have been thinking about the Yin Formation in Fangshan and Prince Rui. You must also want to solve this mystery, so I have an idea. Maybe I can go back with you and me. I miss home too."

Hearing him say this, Zhou Zhiyuan's face became serious, and he asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

Zu Feng replied softly, "Over the years, I have been thinking about why they sent you back. You need to know that it is such a difficult thing to send you directly to the beach in XG. This is only possible with the combined power of many cultivators."

"Why did they do this? This question has been lingering in my mind, but I can't figure it out. When I saw that your appearance hadn't changed at all, I suddenly thought of a possibility."

"Our life forms are much longer than yours, and the life forms of Yunshan cultivators are even longer, so Prince Rui wants you to end your attachments here and then take you back."

Zu Feng smiled and said, "This is why she wants to erase your memory. Have you ever thought about why your appearance has never changed?"

This answer made Zhou Zhiyuan's face even darker, and Zu Feng chuckled, "Prince Rui may not have thought so much, but if you think of it, she will sense it, and the next step will be to make you slowly age so that you don't arouse suspicion."

"These are not the problems. The problem is whether your wife will think of it. If she thinks of it, what will she do? You should still pay attention to this matter."

Zu Feng got to the key point. Zhou Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?"

"Let your wife accept it and leave with you."

"The problem is, can both of them accept it?"

"I have met Yunshan cultivators. Their thinking is different from ours. The problem is with your wife."

Zhou Zhiyuan fell into deep thought again, and after a long while, he said, "My mother is fifty-three this year. At least calculating to a hundred years old, there are still forty-seven years left. For me, there is still time."

Zu Feng smiled and said, "This little time is nothing to Yunshan cultivators."

Zhou Zhiyuan nodded lightly and then changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this topic for the time being. I have something to discuss with you. I have five kids in my hands: Shen Zhi, Zhou Shuhua, Zhou Shuwen, Shen Jun, and Zhou Shuxin. I have already laid the foundation for these five kids. The next step is up to you."

"Do what?"

"Let them enter their own fields according to their preferences, preferably the field of technology, and recombine them in twenty years."

"Your successor will come from these five kids?"

"It's the successor of you and me."

"You're too black. You want to annex me now?"

"I won't take you back if you don't listen."

"Threatening me?"

"Yes."

The two people's secret talk ended here. Zhou Zhiyuan introduced Zu Feng to Old Nie, and Yuan Shi also joined the chat.

In that room, while Lou Xiao'e went to the bathroom, Lin Ya whispered to Shen Lanyin, "I heard that in a certain world, there is a sacred mountain called Yunshan, and a group of people on the mountain are called cultivators. I wonder if Mrs. Zhou has heard of it?"

Hearing Lin Ya say this secret, Shen Lanyin's face changed, and then she heard her say in a low voice, "I do like Zhiyuan, but I won't get too close to him. The reason is very simple. If I get close to him, a certain Yunshan cultivator will know, and she won't tolerate me doing this because the ethnic group I come from has some conflicts with them."

Lin Ya revealed a secret. The secret of Yunshan cultivators had been shelved by the officials. She didn't know how Lin Ya knew it?

Lin Ya frankly replied, "When Zhiyuan was in XG, I could feel a wave. Later, after contacting Zhiyuan a few times, this wave appeared a few times, finally awakening the memory buried in my genes. A certain Yunshan cultivator is warning me."

Hearing this, Shen Lanyin asked in surprise, "You..."

She didn't know how to ask this question. Zhou Zhiyuan had repeated Wen Bin's words, that there were advanced creatures from other worlds in this world, but she didn't expect that Lin Ya was one of them.