Zhao Dong was fulfilling his duties as a lackey. He discovered that the demolition near Hongqiao Airport was a done deal and quickly reported it to Xie Jinghu.
The demolition notice had already been posted. Could Xie Jinghu really be unaware of this?
Although he still did not know how Xie Qian would negotiate the demolition terms with the government, no matter how he negotiated, as long as Xie Qian’s intelligence was above 80, it would be impossible to secure compensation worse than a 20% annual return on investment!
Xie Jinghu had lost the first bet with Xie Qian thoroughly. He could no longer use this as a reason to exile Xie Qian abroad.
Thinking of the demolition compensation Xie Qian might obtain, Xie Jinghu felt unhappy for several days in a row.
Xie Jinghu wanted to avoid this matter but had no way to do so. Every day at the company, he would see Zou Weijun.
Xie Qian looked like Xie Jinghu, but his temperament was very similar to Zou Weijun’s. Both mother and son were adding to Xie Jinghu’s frustrations. Xie Jinghu was troubled and looking for an outlet to vent his anger when Zhao Dong came knocking. Xie Jinghu gave him a good scolding.
Xie Jinghu complained that Zhao Dong was too slow.
Xie Qian had waited for the demolition on the Hongqiao land, yet Zhao Dong had made no major progress on “Slan” after so long. If this dragged on, would Zhuochen not be completely suppressed by Xie Qian?
“When will Slan’s product go online? By the time Jiaxin TV’s drama airs, will I be able to see Slan’s product?”
Having lost the first bet, Xie Jinghu was particularly focused on the second bet with his unworthy son.
The first bet was about the return on investment for that plot of land in Hongqiao. The second bet was whether Xie Qian could improve the profitability of Jiaxin Film and Television Company after taking it over.
If Jiaxin’s profitability did not reach the target set by Xie Jinghu within the agreed time, even after Xie Qian turned eighteen, he would not be able to control the “Jinhu” shares under his name!
Xie Jinghu was restricting Xie Qian’s development by delaying the exercise of shareholder rights while giving his illegitimate son Zhuochen shares in “Slan”. Once “Slan” succeeded, the chips in Zhuochen’s hands would increase greatly.
This was paving the way for Zhuochen in a roundabout manner.
Over time, if the Xie family gradually saw Zhuochen’s abilities and Xie Qian was inferior to Zhuochen in every aspect, the Xie family might not resist accepting Zhuochen and his sister so much.
“Fatherly love” was not something Xie Jinghu lacked. It was just biased. He did not want to give any to Xie Qian and directed it all towards his illegitimate children.
Jiaxin Film and Television Company’s new project had already started filming. Xie Jinghu had seen it in the news.
Previously, Xie Jinghu had not paid attention to such entertainment news and did not care about Jiaxin Film and Television. He specially asked someone and learned that Jiaxin’s new project had hired a very capable screenwriter and negotiated a cooperation with Oriental Channel. It was said to be profitable with no losses.
They poached a female artist from another company and hired a famous screenwriter to write the script. The entire project’s budget was high.
How much money Jiaxin had on its books, Xie Jinghu knew full well. When he handed it over to Xie Qian, it was almost an empty shell!
So where did that unworthy son get the funds from?
Xie Jinghu only knew that the Peng family had given a few million, making the incompetent son Peng Guoqing a shareholder of Jiaxin. These past two days, Xie Jinghu had been having people investigate Xie Qian’s other sources of funding.
Zhao Dong was scolded by Xie Jinghu until he could not retort.
The technical support for “Slan” was originally agreed to be provided by the He family. When things reached a critical point, He Zhen dropped the ball. What could Zhao Dong do?
Xie Jinghu was complaining, but Zhao Dong wanted to complain too!
Zhao Dong mentioned the incident with the famous Mo Du reporter, suspecting it was Xie Qian’s doing. Xie Jinghu impatiently said, “Do not waste your energy on such trivial matters every day. Get Slan’s product out as soon as possible!”
Zhao Dong was about to mention Xie Qian’s little girlfriend again.
Xie Jinghu had personally probed and found it was not what it seemed. Such pointless behaviour made Xie Jinghu look foolish. He especially did not want Zhao Dong to bring it up again.
Zhao Dong’s report only earned him a scolding.
Although Xie Jinghu had given Zhao Dong funds, Zhao Dong felt no gratitude towards him. This man ordered Zhao Dong around and treated him like a dog.
Men like Xie Jinghu were truly worthless except for their good fortune in life.
Zhao Dong was quite envious of Xie Jinghu. Not only did he have a magnanimous official wife, but also a charming mistress.
This time in Europe seeking technical support, Zhao Dong had formally met Sara and her children.
The Xie family did not allow Sara and Zhuochen to return to the country and could not control Sara and Zhuochen going to other countries. This time Zhao Dong met Sara and Zhuochen, and both had the tacit understanding not to tell Xie Jinghu.
Was Zhuochen outstanding?
To be honest, Zhao Dong had not felt it at all because most of his attention was on Sara and Zhuochen.
Of course, when Sara and Zhuochen went to Europe, besides bringing her son Zhuochen, she also brought her daughter Zhuoyue and Zhao Qian.
Zhao Dong’s impression of Zhuochen was not deep, while his impression of Zhuoyue was second only to Sara and Zhuochen’s.
Zhuoyue was young but already quite scheming. She sought out Zhao Dong for a private chat, asking about Xie Qian’s situation and the Xie family’s preferences. She looked innocent on the surface, but her actions were not innocent at all. She could fool others but not Zhao Dong.
Zhuoyue said it was to stand up for her brother Zhuochen, but actually, she was even more aggrieved herself.
Zhuochen was a historical issue. Xie Jinghu did not even know about this son at first. When Sara and Zhuochen became pregnant the second time, Zhuoyue had the chance to become a legitimate daughter. As long as Sara and Zhuochen insisted then, Xie Jinghu was so infatuated that he might really have divorced and married Sara and Zhuochen. In that case, Zhuoyue would not have been born as an illegitimate child.
Unfortunately, Sara and Zhuochen seemed to have her own plans and did not go all out to make Xie Jinghu divorce back then.
Now that Sara and Zhuochen wanted to rise in position again, the situation was different. With “Jinhu Group” being so large, Xie Jinghu divorcing would hurt his vitality. He could only continue to wrong Sara and Zhuochen by keeping her as a mistress.
Did Sara and Zhuochen love Xie Jinghu?
Women like her probably loved no one.
Money was far more reliable than love.
Zhao Dong had seen many foolish women who lived and died for love. He quite admired a clear-headed woman like Sara and Zhuochen.
As for Zhuoyue, her skills were still a bit shallow. Given some time to grow, she might become a second Sara and Zhuochen.
Zhao Dong did not know what Zhuoyue wanted to do, but for her questions, Zhao Dong answered them all.
He did not know the Xie family’s preferences, but as for Xie Qian, Zhao Dong was gradually learning.
After listening, Zhuoyue said one sentence: “Brother Xie Qian is so outstanding. He should still go abroad to study. Only a world-renowned school is worthy of Brother Xie Qian.”
This statement was interesting.
It was probably not just Zhuoyue who thought this way. Sara and Zhuochen would think even more so.
None of them wanted Xie Qian to stay in China, nor did they want Xie Qian to gradually take over “Jinhu”. If Xie Qian could be sent abroad, Zou Weijun would be isolated and helpless. A woman who had been oblivious to her husband’s long-term affair, how could she be a match for Sara and Zhuochen!
Unfortunately, Xie Qian understood this point as well. If Zhao Dong were Xie Qian, in such a situation, he would also refuse to go abroad to the death.
Unless Xie Qian had a reason he must go abroad.
Xie Jinghu did not care about Wen Ying and did not believe in Wen Ying’s influence on Xie Qian. Zhao Dong still wanted to try.
If Wen Ying wanted to go abroad, would Xie Qian follow?
