Chapter 393: Chapter 394 Interests
“My father refuses to admit defeat because he can not let go of his ambition and his dream. But I know that Fengchang belongs to the Mo family after all. Mr. Mo definitely would not hand over Fengchang to my father.
“After Miss Mo takes over Fengchang, most of the senior executives of Fengchang would definitely be replaced. Even if Miss Mo would not do it, Mr. Mo would do it for her. So I don’t want to be on the wrong side.” Zhang Mingjie said,
“To be honest with you, Mr. Chu, the reason why Liu Xiaosheng wants to form a marriage alliance with the Zhang family is that he hopes that we will be able to take over Fengchang. And then, his Liu Corporate group will be able to work with Fengchang in the Third Lady’s project.
“But it seems that this is very difficult to achieve now. It seems that the Third Lady doesn’t really care about the strength of her future partnering company. Instead, the company that you work for is more likely to get the opportunity to work with her. My father’s ability to turn the Liu Corporate Group from a compet.i.tor into an ally obviously became useless now.
“The Liu family is not a fool either. Once they realized that our family would not be able to take over Fengchang, they definitely would find some excuses to cancel the marriage. So… Hehe, originally, I turned a blind eye to what Liu Xiaosheng wanted to do tonight, but now that he changed his target to Mr. Chu, I have to think about the consequences.
“It was said that the bombs in the Crouching Dragon Mountain Resort that night were powerful enough to be able to flatten a mountain, and the arrested gunmen were responsible for several murder cases. You could even escape that kind of danger, so I didn’t think Liu Xiaosheng’s childish method would be a problem for you. So instead of making you dislike me even more, I prefer to be on your side.”
It was the Third Lady again! She was even able to change the internal power struggle of Fengchang just with her name.
I didn’t understand the thinking of rich people. The Liu family wanted to use the Zhang family, but what was Xingyu to the Liu family? Was she a tool that could be sacrificed in exchange for profit at any time? There was no need for me to sympathize with Xingyu, because in Zhang Mingjie’s eyes, I was also a tool.
“Fengchang is not mine, Mr. Zhang, you seem to have forgotten something. I’m just a small clerk in the general operation team of the Investment Department of Fengchang Group…”
“You are a small clerk now. At the latest next week, you will become the team leader of the Project Thirteen Cities in Fengchang Group,” Zhang Mingjie’s flattering expression made me feel uncomfortable, even though he was smiling,
“If the cooperation with the Third Lady is successful, Mr. Chu’s words will carry a lot of weight in Fengchang. And then when Miss Mo takes over Fengchang successfully, not only will you be Miss Mo’s favorite employee, but you will also be the benefactor of the Mo family. At 9:30 next Monday morning, the board of directors will continue to hold a meeting.
“The focus of the meeting will still be whether you are qualified to be the leader of Project Thirteen Cities. Now only my father’s faction is against the decision. The argument will not be fruitful, and the stalemate will continue, but if I am willing to be on the Chairman’s side… Mr. Chu, I won’t ask much, I just hope that you can give me a chance to join Project Thirteen Cities. I want to become a part of Fengchang’s reformers!”
It sounded very nice, but everyone knew that the so-called Fengchang’s reformers were just a worthless t.i.tle. What was valuable were the things that this name would bring after the successful cooperation with the Third Lady. For the sake of his own future, Zhang Mingjie would not hesitate to betray his father?
Seeing the doubt in my eyes, he chuckled and said, “Mr. Chu, you can despise me, but in the business world, no one wants to become a loser. But if you know you will lose, why bother to persist?
“Frankly, the sudden change in my position is also not an easy thing for me. Not only do I have to face the pressure from my own family, but I also have to face the pressure brought by betraying my own family. However, dignity would not bring me anything. The biggest difference between losers in the business world and losers on the battlefield is that there is no honor if you lose in the business world.
“If you lose, you will have nothing. No one will sympathize with you, and everyone will only mock you and ridicule you. The scariest thing is that you will be forgotten quickly. In a man’s business career, what he wants most is some achievement. The process is important, but the result is the most important. In my opinion, it is irrational and meaningless to stick to a position that is bound to fail.”
Zhang Mingjie’s explanation was quite reasonable, but I dared not be credulous. For the sake of interest, he was willing to give up his own position, was he smart or shameless? At least, I was a person who would not change my position even if I would lose everything. At the worst, I would just start from scratch. There was no need for me to give up my dignity.
I and Zhang Mingjie were not the same kinds of people. Therefore, I couldn’t understand him.
Zhang Mingjie carried on, “Of course, in order to show my sincerity, I will not go after Miss Cheng again…”
What he said was not pleasant to the ear, but it was something I wanted to hear. Zhang Mingjie still underestimated me after all. He probably thought that little people like me would not be able to understand his ambition, so it was better to talk about something more realistic.
Indeed, no matter from which perspective, I was no match for him. So as a compet.i.tor, it was understandable why he would feel superior. But since he underestimated me, I didn’t plan to change his mind. After all, it would be much better for me to observe him and find out what he really wanted in this way.
“To tell you the truth, Mr. Zhang, I don’t understand what you are talking about. What is Project Thirteen Cities? I have never heard of it. Also based on what you said, it seems like there will be a big change in the company soon. But that is the problem for the senior employees of the company, why are you telling me this… Saying that my words will carry a lot of weight… hehe… you are really flattering me.”
Seeing that I had an intention to compromise, a trace of joy appeared on Zhang Mingjie’s face, “Mr. Chu, I just need a word from you, then I will definitely support you. At that time, Mr. Mo definitely would not refuse to allow me to join the new project. Besides, Project Thirteen Cities will involve the company’s directional market reforms. The biggest change will be our marketing department. So letting me join the project is also a reasonable decision.”
I didn’t know if Zhang Mingjie was really fighting for his best interests. It was not that I didn’t want to believe him, it was that I couldn’t believe him. But I still put on a trusting att.i.tude and nodded, because I was not a gentleman. In fact, many times, I was exactly the opposite of a gentleman…
For me, Zhang Mingjie’s promise of not going after Liusu was much more attractive than the Third Lady’s project. As for whether he would join the project or not, it would be decided by Mo Yizhi. So I decided to let him be the bad guy. After all, he wouldn’t listen to me even if I told him that I wanted Zhang Mingjie to be in the new project team, right?
Many things were hidden behind Zhang Mingjie’s joyful expression. Was he trying to trick me? Or he was tricked by me? The answer to this question was probably much scarier than entering the hunting park with Liu Xiaosheng.
That d.a.m.n Third Lady, everything was caused by her! Who the h.e.l.l was she, and what exactly did she want from me?
While I was still trying to figure out the answer to those questions, I had already become the center of a storm. Could it be that this was what the Third Lady wanted?
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The entrance of the hunting park was a very ordinary iron mesh door. There were seven locks and a metal chain that was as thick as my arm on it. Seeing this, I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Liu Xiaosheng stretched his body, doing the warm-up activities. We were clearly going hunting not racing, what was the point of the warm-up activities?
Probably he over-exercised, he took over two bottles of water from Li Song. After drinking one bottle, he asked me, “Mr. Chu, do you need any water?”
Although it was already dark, the weather was hot. In addition, to prevent the mosquitoes and insect bites in the woods, we wore a lot of clothes, so it was indeed very easy to get thirsty. Moreover, after we got into the park, who knew how long it would take us to come out, so it was not a bad thing to have some water before going in. I simply thanked him and wanted to take over the water bottle.
Liu Xiaosheng unscrewed the cap of the bottle and was about to hand it to me. But all of sudden, he tripped and spilled the water all over my face, and the bottle of water also rolled into a small puddle on the side of the road.
Liu Xiaosheng had an apologetic expression on his face, “Oh, Mr. Chu, I’m so sorry. I’m so clumsy…”
Chu Yuan took out her handkerchief, wiped my hands, and said angrily, “You did it on purpose? !”
Everyone could tell that Liu Xiaosheng did it deliberately, but he apologized immediately afterward. If I got angry at him, it would only make me look like an unforgiving person. Everyone knew about this, so no one said anything. They just looked at him angrily.
However, Chu Yuan was still young. She didn’t care about other things. But saying that he did it on purpose was meaningless. Liu Xiaosheng simply smiled, neither admitting it nor denying it. He completely ignored Chu Yuan, this bratty girl. Although Chu Yuan had been acting shy in front of other people, she had never been treated like this before. She almost wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h my crossbow and shoot Liu Xiaosheng with it.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yuan, who seldom treated me well, would stand up for me in front of other people. At the same time, I also didn’t expect that Liu Xiaosheng would be so childish. I smiled at Chu Yuan and said, “It’s okay.”
“Mr. Chu, do you want to change clothes first? I can wait for you for a while.”
“No need,” It was at least three to four hundred meters from here to the lounge, so I shook my head and said, “Let’s go in.”
Manager Tian carefully watched the movement inside the park for a long time before he opened the iron gate cautiously, fearing that the wolf would suddenly come out. His behavior also proved that Zhang Mingjie was not lying, and the wolf in the park was indeed quite dangerous.
“Mr. Liu and Mr. Chu, please take this with you,” Manager Tian took out two identical things that looked like pistols and pa.s.sed them to us. “This is a signal gun. If you are in danger or get lost, please fire it into the sky.”
If there was really a harmless wolf without claws and sharp teeth, would Manager Tian really need to give us this? Seeing that Liu Xiaosheng looked at Manager Tian with a complaining gaze, I took a deep breath and decided to stay focused.