Pu Yuan left the hotel very early and walked to the company. This was one of his habits. On the way, he received a call from his wife, Wen Ling.
"I forgot to prepare a sweater for you. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the weather forecast was going to lower the temperature over at your place.”
"Hehe…I know. Has Little Yao woken up yet?”
" I'm up. I'm having breakfast…"
"Is it Dad?" A cute voice sounded on the other end of the phone. Pu Yuan's lips curled into a smile.
"Daddy! Don't forget to bring me back a present. You promised me!”
"I know, I know. How could I forget to bring a birthday present for my precious daughter?”
"Don't think that you can get rid of me by buying something expensive. You're only allowed to buy things that are less than 50 yuan, but it has to be something I like!”Pu Yao acted coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, okay…I'll definitely pick out a birthday present for you personally!”Pu Yuan could do nothing to his fifteen-year-old daughter.
"Alright! I'm going to school. Bye!" Pu Yuan heard Pu Yao run away and his wife picked up the phone again.
"Since you promised Xiao Yao, don't buy her a gold watch or something like last time. She doesn't like these things.”Wen Ling instructed Pu Yuan.
"Yes, my dear wife, aren't you the same? What you like the most is not money, but the love letter I wrote to you personally…"
"Annoying! Why do you keep bringing this up? Pay attention to rest, don't be like a workaholic all day! You're not the only one in the company.”
Pu Yuan agreed repeatedly and hung up the phone. He looked at the phone in his hand and sighed. Although he was not the only person in the company, he was the parent of the company. In this era where the leaders decided everything, his decision was the company's decision. He had to bear the responsibility of the company's rise and fall! Especially now, when Teng Long Industry was in a life-and-death situation, he couldn't let go…
Walking into the hall of the Teng Long Building, two strong young men in company uniforms immediately jumped up from the sofa in the reception room and stood up straight. Pu Yuan nodded slightly. The two young men followed closely behind Pu Yuan and walked into the elevator together.
These two young men were personal bodyguards that Pu Yuan had specially hired from Beijing to City G. No matter how knowledgeable Pu Yuan was, when he saw those bloody photos at the police station, he could not suppress the shock in his heart. At that time, Pu Yuan had made up his mind to continue working in the Teng Long Building. It was impossible not to take some protective measures.
The elevator didn't go up very quickly, and Pu Yuan felt a little frustrated. He had a natural disgust for such a sealed and narrow space. " Why isn't there a high-speed elevator installed…" Pu Yuan muttered in his heart.
Suddenly, the lights in the elevator dimmed. Pu Yuan's feet trembled violently. He staggered and almost fell. A bodyguard beside him quickly supported him. However, it was only for a moment before the lights returned to normal and the elevator stopped steadily.
" Ding…" The elevator door opened with a melodious ringtone.
Pu Yuan only felt a cold wind blowing in from outside the door. He couldn't help but shiver as he looked up at the door.
There was no one outside the door. The bodyguard stuck his head out to take a look and said that it was strange. Then, he pressed the button to close the door.
Pu Yuan glanced at the door. This was the twelfth floor.
The elevator continued to go up and stopped on the 22nd floor. Pu Yuan walked out of the elevator and saw Chen Shi instructing a few cleaners to clean his office, preparing to let Pu Yuan work.
"Chairman Pu, it will be cleaned up soon.”Chen Yu ran over with a flattering smile on his face.
"Yes, thank you." Pu Yuan had an indifferent expression as he walked into the office quickly.
The two bodyguards stood on the left and right of the office door like two door gods. When they saw this situation, they quickly waved at the cleaners to stop and leave.
Pu Yuan casually flipped through the documents on the table. Seeing that Chen Shi was still standing by the door, he waved at him."Call Gu Qing over."
At this time, Gu Qing was happily humming in the office. Last night, she listened to Yuwen's advice and let Xuan Gang sleep in her room. She had a good night's sleep without dreams. The ample sleep made Gu Qing feel refreshed today, and he looked bright and beautiful. Even Chen Shi, who had just entered the room, felt that Gu Qing was a little different from two days ago.
"Yo, Supervisor Gu is in a good mood today!”Chen Shi smiled.
"Hehe…Is that so? I can't keep putting on a bitter face and affect my subordinates 'emotions.”
"Ha…A beauty like Supervisor Gu can make her subordinates feel excited no matter where she stands.”He did not forget to flatter her at all times. However, no woman would reject such flattery.
"Manager Chen just likes to joke around, hehe…What's the matter?”
"Boss Pu isn't in a good mood and is urgently calling you to his office.”
" Oh…" Gu Qing wanted to sort out some information about Du Tingtao before meeting Pu Yuan. Now that Pu Yuan was in such a hurry, he could only put it aside for now.
When Gu Qing walked into Pu Yuan's office, Pu Yuan was looking out of the window with his hands behind his back.
"Chairman Pu…"
"Oh, I'm here. Have a seat." Pu Yuan pointed at the sofa. After Gu Qing sat down, he went to the door and closed it.
"Gu Qing, you came here a few days before me. How do you feel?”Pu Yuan sat opposite Gu Qing.
"Sigh…Chairman Pu, so many things have happened here. I've only been in the office for about a day.”Gu Qing smiled bitterly.
"Well…now we should quickly get the company's operations back on track.”
Gu Qing wanted to say something but hesitated.
"I know what you want to say. The case that happened in the building hasn't been spread yet, especially the second case. At present, only you, me, and Chen Shi know about it. The police have also assured me that no one will go out and spread rumors.
"But…why do you want to seal off this case and even risk another murder!”Gu Qing's voice started to sound excited.
"Gu Qing, do you still remember the original name of Teng Long Industry?”Pu Yuan's expression was very calm.
"Isn't this…the Central Plains Oil Painting Factory?”Gu Qing did not understand why Pu Yuan would suddenly ask such an irrelevant question.
"Yes, it's the paint factory in the middle of the 1980s.”Pu Yuan recalled." At that time, the Zhongyuan paint factory was just a small factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy. It was heavily in debt and was about to go bankrupt. In modern terms, it was a negative asset. At that time, I took over the task of raising this disabled child under pressure. I did my best to turn the situation around bit by bit, using technology and capital to pave the way. Finally, not only did the disabled child recover from his disability, but he also ran on the road. That was how Tenglong Industry was today.”
Gu Qing couldn't help but nod. The foundation of Soaring Dragon Industry was indeed built by Pu Yuan and his subordinates. The turning of losses into profits in that era was not like the current situation of financing and listing. It could rely on financial operations to save the country. That was the real industry.
"Gu Qing, do you have any idea how much assets Teng Long has now?”
Gu Qing pondered for a moment and said,"Currently, Tenglong Industry has 23 branch holding companies, which are involved in the industries of metals, shipping, electronics, chemicals, industrial machinery, and so on. There are also two listed stocks, Tenglong Technology and Tenglong Holdings. His net worth was close to 18 billion.”
"Yes, which cent of these 18 billion assets is not created by our own hands! But now…it's going to be taken away…"
"Is it inevitable to define property rights?" Gu Qing was shocked.”
Pu Yuan nodded solemnly.
Although the Central Plains Oil Painting Factory was dilapidated, it was a state-owned enterprise that was thriving. No matter how much effort Pu Yuan put into it, it could not wear the label of a private enterprise. Although Gu Qing knew about this past, she had always been used to working under Pu Yuan's all-knowing ability. She always thought that the matter of property rights would eventually be settled by Pu Yuan, so she never took this matter to heart.
"It's been more than a year. No matter how hard I tried to open up a channel, the government still wouldn't relent. After all…Teng Long is too rich now, and the government won't let go of such a piece of fat meat.”Pu Yuan looked out of the window." And my reason is indeed not sufficient. The Central Plains paint factory's comeback relied on the investment of two million yuan from a company under the Ministry. Although we paid off this money a long time ago, according to the asset deferment, our eighteen billion yuan is the son and grandson of this two million yuan. It all belongs to the country…"
Gu Qing knew very well that once the property rights were finally negotiated, the higher-ups would definitely want to send someone to manage Teng Long Industry together with Pu Yuan. With Pu Yuan's personality, he would not be able to accept such a reality.
"I can only negotiate with the government now and try my best to get back the shares that belong to us. The outcome of the negotiations has basically been decided. We only have 30% of the shares left.”Pu Yuan sighed.
"Chairman Pu, I have an idea.”Gu Qing pondered for a moment and then asked tentatively.
"Oh? Tell me."
" We can gather all the funds we can use and set up an ambush in the stock market. We can take absolute control of our most profitable assets and protect the few seedlings with the most vitality. As for those assets that are not growing well and even show signs of loss, we can put them into the 70%…"
As Gu Qing spoke, Pu Yuan's eyes gradually revealed admiration. This young girl's brain was really good. She actually had the same thoughts as him. She really had wisdom that was not compatible with her age. The first time he saw her a year ago, he already had a feeling of deja vu. Now, this feeling was getting stronger and stronger…
"Chairman Pu, do you think my idea is feasible?”Gu Qing noticed that Pu Yuan was a little distracted.
"What? You said it very well!" Pu Yuan's thoughts were pulled back into the conversation by Gu Qing." That's what I'm thinking now, but there are still many difficulties in implementing it.”
Pu Yuan lit a cigarette and finally returned to the original question.
"At present, the executives of the Tenglong Industrial Headquarters have all been mobilized to carry out activities in East China and the coastal areas. The funds that can be concentrated have basically been fully secured. However, due to the relatively conservative development in the early stages of the northwest region, the capital potential had not yet been fully tapped. In G City, which was an important city in the northwest, Tenglong Movie International Consultant Company was the flag of Tenglong Industry. If I wanted to get support here, I had to maintain the company's external image during this period of time!”
Gu Qing gradually understood why Pu Yuan had mobilized so many people to come to City G and sealed off the murder case in the building.
"We are now facing a critical turning point. We can't afford to lose!”Pu Yuan slammed his fist heavily on the coffee table. "I'm going to hold a cocktail party at the Soaring Dragon Building tonight and invite all the industrial bosses in the northwest region to show off our corporate image. I'm going to try to win over a few more allies and work together on the stock market!”
"Tonight? In the Soaring Dragon Building?" Gu Qing exclaimed.
"Are you trying to say that there are ghosts here again?”Pu Yuan was slightly displeased.
Gu Qing knew that even if he told Pu Yuan everything about Yuwen, Pu Yuan would definitely not believe him. Moreover, he had promised to keep Yuwen's secret. However, wouldn't it be too dangerous to hold a banquet at night like this? For a moment, Gu Qing felt conflicted and his face turned red.
"Alright, Xiao Gu, I've already negotiated with the city police. Their leader is also our guest tonight, and there will be a large number of plainclothes police officers stationed in the building. Besides, there were so many people present tonight. If there was really a murderer, he probably wouldn't dare to act rashly, right?”
Gu Qing knew that Pu Yuan had always planned before taking action. The preparation for the cocktail party must have been planned long ago. Now, the restaurant on the top floor must be busy preparing the dinner for tonight. If he insisted on his own opinion, there was probably no possibility of turning back. She was a little anxious to find Yuwen and discuss what to do tonight.
"Xiao Gu, I want you to be the star of the next stock market counterattack.”Pu Yuan saw that Gu Qing's perception was so good, and his mood also became happy." Now, go and make arrangements for tonight's cocktail party. Remember to leave some time to go back and dress up. Let those guests see the elegance of our Soaring Dragon's number one beauty, hehehe…"
"Alright…I'll go arrange it now." Gu Qing had no intention of staying here.
Just as Gu Qing was about to leave, Pu Yuan stopped her.""Um…do you know what a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl likes? " Hmm…It has to be something that doesn't cost more than 50 yuan…" Pu Yuan was still concerned about his child.
Gu Qing knew that Pu Yuan had a precious daughter, Pu Yao. He must be saying this because he wanted to bring a gift for his daughter. She turned around and smiled,""I'll accompany you to pick a little thing for Pu Yao another day.”
" That's good…That's good…" Pu Yuan ended the conversation with satisfaction.
When Gu Qing returned to his office, he suddenly thought of those strange fish tanks. If this Mixed Water Dragon Formation was really useful, tonight's cocktail party might still go smoothly. She took a few more steps to see the fish tank at the corner of the corridor.
Reality was always unexpected…The glass fish tank had been smashed into pieces!
Gu Qing looked at the fish tank in a daze. The water in the fish tank had already flowed out. There was only a faint circle of water marks on the ground, and the butterfly tails had disappeared.
Was it accidentally kicked over? Gu Qing hurriedly ran to the other floors.
The seven fish tanks were all smashed to the ground without exception. The goldfish had all vanished into thin air!
If it wasn't intentionally destroyed, then Hun Dun had completely ignored the existence of this formation and even picked the goldfish to eat…Thinking of the latter possibility, Gu Qing covered his mouth with his hand and took a step back.
She immediately wanted to tell Yuwen about this. When she took out her phone, she remembered that Yuwen didn't seem to have a phone. She called the dormitory, but no one answered.
" This money-grubber bastard…" Gu Qing cursed in his heart and had no choice but to return to his office.
As soon as he pushed open the office door, Gu Qing saw Yuwen and Xuangang squatting in the corner playing with the golden bear.
"How did you get in?"
"Ah…you forgot to close the door.”Yuwen was still brooding over Gu Qing's uninvited visit last time.
"You still have the time to joke around!" Gu Qing angrily closed the door." Didn't you see that your Chaos Water Dragon Formation was smashed?”
"That wasn't my formation." Yuwen seemed to have already known. "But Hun Dun was able to break the formation…That Taoist master doesn't seem to have any intention of showing himself…This matter is getting out of control. You and I can only cross the river by feeling the stones.
"What do we do now? "Tonight, Pu Yuan will be holding a cocktail party here, and many people will be there. If Hun Dun appears again…" Gu Qing paced around the office anxiously.
"A cocktail party?" Yuwen suddenly stood up, shocking Xuangang so much that he dodged.
"That's right! Do you think that it'll be fine if you don't leave anyone in the building at night and close the door?”Gu Qing recounted the contents of his conversation with Pu Yuan.
After Yuwen digested everything that Gu Qing had said, he realized that the situation was indeed critical. After thinking for a while, he began to ask questions,""What time is the party going to start?”
"Seven o'clock."
"Everyone will take the elevator from the first floor to the top floor?”
"That should be the case."
"Our company's employees are also attending the cocktail party?”
"Those above the director level must participate.”
"Now, it's time for you to use your administrative power. Go and get me the keys to the fire doors and the elevator management keys on the first and twenty-fourth floors. Then, in the name of a leader coming to the company tonight, chase away all the employees below the level of department director before six o'clock in the afternoon.”Yuwen's face darkened as he patted Xuan Gang's head.
Gu Qing nodded. He didn't know what Yuwen Gourd was up to.
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