Chapter 691: Comparing Network?
For Mu Wanying's boyfriend to accompany her and enter the stage was out of Zhang Yang's expectation. It never crossed his mind that this boy was this wild and arrogant, and with jealousy birthed inside his heard, he angrily shouted, "I don't give a damn care about who you are! This is a company to company talk, so get the fuck out, else you'll find yourself unable to eat well."
"This company belongs to our family. You want me to scram, why don't you get the hell out as well? Also, don't talk to me like you're a decent man. I've seen tons of people pursue their own interests under the guise of decent deeds, but never once have I ever seen one as shameless as you are. Do you think only you can have some personal network and connections, while we don't have any whatsoever?"
At the moment, there was also a scowl on Wei Zongchao's face, yet he was cautious in nature and faintly felt that Tang Xiu was somewhat familiar, though he couldn't recall anything about him at the moment. Nevertheless, seeing that Tang Xiu was so young and yet was not afraid to act arrogantly, he grew discontent inside, so he said, "Young man, I think you look somewhat familiar. May I know what is your great background?"
Tang Xiu could not help laughing and said, "I thought I was quite well-known before, never thought that you don't even know me, honest. I'm now relieved."
"You're surnamed Tang, right?" Zhang Danyang suddenly got up and exclaimed coldly. "Young as you are, and yet so arrogant and rampant. Didn't you say you also have your own personal connections? Care to make us experience it?"
"Why should I?" Asked Tang Xiu. "Who are you to me? My Elder or something?"
"What a pretentious prick, a load of trash!" Zhang Danyang snorted coldly. "Yet you still dare to bluff before us? That network you said you own is nothing but a fart. Wanying, I'm sure you can see that this stupid guy is unworthy of you. I have ten thousand means to toy him if I want to."
Mu Wanying was about to open her mouth, but she found Tang Xiu waving his hand to her, and his expression was a bit chilling. He was apparently incensed by Zhang Danyang.
She suddenly felt a bit of pity towards Zhang Danyang, for this shameless man had provoked someone he could not afford to.
Tang Xiu squinted his eyes, took a drag of his cigarette, and then took out his mobile phone. He stepped out to disrupt things since he knew that Mu Wanying might lose these two clients because of him. Therefore, he already thought it through before entering the room. He would help her pull some businesses regardless of the final outcome.
The one thing he did not lack was a network and personal connections!
He then opened a news blog with his mobile and quickly browsed it, searching the name of Wei Zongchao's company and their names, and finally marked all the cell numbers of his friends who had businesses, and then typed a text message to be sent to them:
"My girlfriend has been bullied by Shanghai's Shunde Door Industry's owner—Zhang Danyang, and the Blessed Fortune Jewelry's old Director—Wei Zongchao. Whoever knows these two guys, please quickly get a hump on to cease your relationship with them, since the moral standing of these two fellas is way too bad. Also, I'd like to advertise my girlfriend's advertising agency, and if you ever have the need of the company services and how to get in touch with them, it's Shanghai's Grace Regale Advertising."
After pressing the send button, Tang Xiu looked up to Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, whose faces were full of contempt.
"Do you want to show us your personal connection, Kid?" Zhang Danyang derided. "Hahaha… how ridiculous! Do you think just by sending a text message you can help draw some clients to the door of the Grace Regale Advertising? To think that you can also pretend to this extent really never crossed my mind!"
"For a guy who doesn't dare to tell his own identity, what means could he have, huh?" Wei Zongchao echoed with a face full of disdain. "I originally wanted to leave, but I erased that thought now. I want to see how much weight you really have."
Tang Xiu himself did not have full assurance that the text message he sent out would replace the entire amount of job orders of the Shunde Door Industry and Blessed Fortune Jewelry combined. But he was confident that he could help draw some business to Mu Wanying. After pondering for a moment, he slowly stretched out three fingers and, without being salty nor weak, said, "30 minutes. I'll pay you one… 200 thousand yuan if I can't pull some companies to ask the service of the Grace Regale Advertising within these 30 minutes. But if it happens, do you dare to pay me 100 thousand each?"
200 thousand yuan? Is this a bet?
Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao exchanged looks and gave cold shoulders. They were both wealthy billionaires, and 200 thousand for them was nothing but the price of their meal and wine in a certain venue. The usual gathering with their friends to play mahjong sometimes cost them several times more than this.
Wei Zongchao, who still had some concerns previously, was completely relieved after hearing the amount of the bet proposed by Tang Xiu. He preferred toying with a nobody above all others, so he rested his arm on the armrest and laughed loudly, "Young man, you're too stingy. What would 200 thousand yuan be enough for? To fill the slit between your teeth? Let's play a bit bigger. 2 million. How about it?"
"Yeah! Each of us will give you 2 million if you win." Zhang Danyang also grinned and echoed. "And you only need to pay 1 million to each of us. Isn't it a good deal?"
A bit of hesitation was shown on Tang Xiu's face as he turned to look at Mu Wanying. As if having made up his mind, he loudly said, "Why should I be afraid of you if you want to bet with me? 20 million! I'll… give you 20 million if you win."
Puff… (Cough cough)
Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao were choked by Tang Xiu's proposal. Never had they ever seen a pretentious prick such as him. Could this trash even have 20 million yuan? One must know that 20 million was already a huge number for them.
Zhang Danyang chuckled and grinned, "20 million, eh? It's no big deal for us. But you, young man, just don't brag before us. It's not that I'm looking down on you with you coming from a poor house, but it's quite a bizarre thing for you to be able to fork out 20 million yuan."
"I…" Tang Xiu opened his mouth to speak, but then suddenly turned to look at Mu Wanying and asked, "Tell me Wanying, how much is your advertising company worth? Is it valued at around 20 million yuan?"
Since the beginning, as she heard the gambling bet Tang Xiu proposed to the two men, Mu Wanying had been obviously baffled and stunned. But she then gradually realized that Tang Xiu was playing the role of a pig who swallow tigers just to slaughter these two men! Smart as she was, she quickly followed the script and played in tandem with Tang Xiu, quickly pretending to look tense and anxious, and replied, "Tang Xiu, don't act stupid, will you? Gambling is a nuisance, and you must not gamble with them. Besides, they are all rich people, we can't afford to play with them."
Seeing that Mu Wanying was able to respond and play in tandem with him, Tang Xiu laughed inwardly, yet he still pretended to be angry out of shame and fumingly shouted, "Who said we can't afford to play with them? Isn't your advertising company earning enough money? Let me gamble with them if you still care about me, else…"
Mu Wanying hurriedly grabbed Tang Xiu's sleeve and anxiously pleaded, "Tang Xiu, please listen to me. This is not about how I care about you or not. We still have a life to live on in the future, and we'll be relying on this advertising company to make money. If you were to lose it now, we'll be…"
Like a gambler who had lost his rationality, Tang Xiu jumped and shouted, "Who said I'm gonna lose? I'm confident I can win against them! Don't tell me you don't believe that I have a very good personal network?"
Mu Wanying also seemed to be incensed by Tang Xiu and shouted back, "Gambling, gambling, and gambling! You only know how to gamble, have our future even ever crossed your mind, just once? Take the company and use it as you will since you want to stake it as a bet!"
With that said, she directly sat down on the sofa next to Tang Xiu, lowered her head and sulked.
Tang Xiu then looked at Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao and shouted, "20 million, then! I'll put this company as stake. At the worst, we'll just sell the company to pay you if we lose, but how about you? Are you two still willing to pay me 20 million yuan each?"
Zhang Danyang's and Wei Zongchao's expressions slightly changed, for it never occurred to them that Mu Wanying, who was usually rational and incomparably thoughtful, would unexpectedly be willing to give the company to Tang Xiu as a gambling stake. This kind of unrestrained gamble was also not a trivial matter to them for they would gain a lot if they won, and yet would grieve to death if they lost as it would affect the operation of their companies.
Wei Zongchao shot a look at Tang Xiu and then shifted his eyes on Mu Wanying again, and suddenly spoke in a deep voice, "We'll have our gamble. But we must have an agreement in advance. You said that you have a strong network, but you have to clearly define how much is the project value you can pull in. Else, if you are indeed able to pull some cooperation projects worth only one yuan, is it reasonable for us to pay you 20 million?"
The value?
Tang Xiu stared blankly for a second and looked hesitating before he said, "Isn't it enough for a project worth 100 thousand yuan?"
"A project worth 100 thousand? Hmph." Zhang Danyang snorted. "Are you kidding me? I tell you, kid. You gotta put out more money if you want to gamble. What I see is 20 million as a gambling stake! With that amount, shouldn't you at least pull in a 10-million-yuan worth project?"
Mu Wanying, who sat beside Tang Xiu, suddenly raised her head and yelled, "Hey, that's going too far. An advertising project worth 10 million yuan? Were the projects you two gave to me before even worth 10 million yuan?"
Tang Xiu suddenly turned his head to Mu Wanying and called out, "Shut up! 10 million they want, then 10 million it is. How can I let them look down on me? I'll admit my loss if the advertising projects that come here within these 30 minutes are not worth 10 million yuan."
"Tang Xiu, you…" Mu Wanying looked very tense.
Tang Xiu ignored her and stared intently at Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, and shouted, "What about you two now? No 20 million, don't act like a pretentious prick before me."
At this time, only then did Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao thoroughly feel at ease. They just did not believe that Tang Xiu could pull in advertising projects worth 10 million yuan to the Grace Regale Advertising. This bloke was nothing but a petty nobody inside out. He should be penniless and was probably with Mu Wanying due to her beauty on one hand, and was to become her toy boy.
Nevertheless, it was a pity that Mu Wanying, such a proud daughter of the Heaven, turned into an idiot when encountering an affair with feelings involved.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao made a call, took out their bank cards and put them on the table. After which, a text message was sent to their mobile phones to prove that 20 million yuan had been transferred to each bank card.
Everything had been settled, and a smile broke out on Tang Xiu's face. He then took his mobile phone that he had turned off silently before. After rebooting, the text message notifications started ringing unceasingly.
Tang Xiu opened them and immediately looked up to see Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, and said in a deep voice, "Wanying, tell me now about the financial situation of your Grace Regale Advertising."
"The financial liquidity is now around 12 million yuan, more or less," said Mu Wanying. "In addition to that, we also have more than 40 million yuan invested in various projects."
Chapter 692: Is this a Joke?
After giving a brief outline about the financial account of her company openly to the two men, Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, Mu Wanying's previous worries and anger subsided as she sat next to Tang Xiu and looked the two men with a bit of pity as well as sympathy.
At the same time, she was also a bit excited. Though they were the players in this gambling, the one who benefitted the most was actually her own company. She did not know how many people Tang Xiu was acquainted with, but she had full trust in him.
Ring ring ring…
His phone buzzed after Tang Xiu rebooted it. He looked at the screen and the name displayed there was someone he did not expect, Chu Yuan. Tang Xu hesitated for a while, and after he put it through, he said, "Mr. Chu?"
From the mobile phone, Chu Yuan's voice transmitted out, "Tang Xiu, I just inquired about them. Those two companies in your text message are indeed listed in Shanghai. I myself don't have many intersections with them, so it's rather inconvenient to deal with them. However, my company is preparing an advertising for its product and is currently seeking an advertising company to cooperate with. I just sent a facsimile to the Grace Regale Advertising. Once they receive it and are willing to design the advertisement plan for my company to be carried on with the packaging and marketing processes, I'll immediately inform the Finance Department to transfer 30% of the deposit for the total investment needed for the advertisements."
Tang Xiu hesitated for a moment before replying, "I see, got it. Chu Yuan, if you have some time in the near future, let's go out for a few drinks. Also, I haven't seen that little item from you yet! So, we'll study it the next time we meet."
"Alright!" Chu Yuan replied. "Anyways, there's also another thing. I'm no longer the Young Lord of the Imperial Garden. Even though I'm not completely separated from them, my present identity is the Foreign Affairs Elder of the Imperial Garden, and all the businesses under the Imperial Garden I used to manage have also been taken back. I don't think I can invest much in advertising for the rest other than my own two companies as of now."
"I understand," said Tang Xiu calmly. He was not particularly clear about Chu Yuan's departure from the Imperial Garden and why he would renounce such a high status. After all, Chu Yuan could get a lot of advantages by using the Imperial Garden's channels with that aloof status and would be of great help for his future development.
However, what the others were thinking had nothing to do with him whatsoever. Chu Yuan showed him goodwill first, thus he only needed to remember this favor.
Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao exchanged dismayed looks. The call Tang Xiu received made them a bit curious, though contempt was still mainly in their minds. It was nothing but bluff and bluster in their eyes.
Knock, knock!
The reception room #2 was knocked and the General Manager's secretary opened the door and came inside in a hurry while bringing two facsimiles to Mu Wanying, and then said excitedly, "Boss, our business department has just received these two faxes. One from the New Idea Training Firm and the other from the Imperial Wherewithal Venture. They are preparing to hand over all the ads of their companies for this year to our company."
The New Idea Training Firm and the Imperial Wherewithal Venture?
Mu Wanying was baffled and seriously read the two faxes with a strange expression. She then forwarded them to Tang Xiu and shot a pitying look at Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao.
That was much a direct shock to Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao. They had been running a business in Shanghai for many years and had some knowledge of the New Idea Training Firm as well as the Imperial Wherewithal Venture. Each of these two companies was not inferior to their business at all!
"Let me see it!" Zhang Danyang got up and directly strode to Tang Xiu's front.
Tang Xiu just glanced at the two faxes and handed them to Zhang Danyang with a smile. After half a minute, Zhang Danyang's complexion turned nasty, and anger could be seen filling his eyes. He knew who sent these two letters of intent to the Grace Regale Advertising… They were the companies belonging to Chu Yuan, a freaking talent of the business community in Shanghai who was also managing other companies other than these two.
"Do you know Chu Yuan?" Asked Zhang Danyang to Tang Xiu in disbelief.
"Yeah, kind of." Tang Xiu shrugged his shoulders.
Ring ring ring…
Tang Xiu mobile phone rang again. When he looked at the number displayed on the screen, a smile was suddenly outlined on the corner of his mouth. After putting it through, he directly turned on the loudspeaker and said, "Hey, Brother Zhang, did you read the text I sent you?"
"I did read your text, Brother Tang. I never heard of Zhang Danyang—that Shunde Door Industry's CEO, though. So he should only be a small fish. But I know the owner of the Blessed Fortune Jewelry, not a big name either. Yet these bastards dare to annoy my sister-in-law? What impudence! Anyways, I'm going to hand over all the advertisements of my Xinyang Group to sister-in-law's Grace Regale Advertising for the next three years. Brother Tang, just give me these two bastards to deal with if you don't have the time to do so! I will make them disappear from the business world in Shanghai in at most a week." Zhang Yueming's voice was broadcasted from the mobile phone.
Tang Xiu let out a faint smile while glancing at the disbelieving faces of Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, "Brother Zhang, there's no need to bother you in dealing with these two small shrimps. If anything, thanks a lot for this advertising cooperation. I'll treat you to a drink another day."
"Okay, then! I'll be the one who does the treating later, though, to apologize for my son's action toward you, Brother Tang."
"Alright!"
Just as he hung up the phone and was about to speak, Tang Xiu's phone rang again.
"Hello, Brother Gu."
"What exactly is the situation, Brother Tang? From whence those two bastards jumped from? To think that they even dare to provoke you? Do you want me to employ my network to deal with them?"
"Thanks for the kind intention, Brother Gu. I'll deal with this matter myself."
"Alright, then let it be since you don't need me to deal with them, Brother Tang. By the way, my Dingshen Media also has an advertising business, and since sister-in-law also runs an advertising company, I think we can have a cooperation. Thus, I'll provide some important channels of the Dingshen Media's advertising business, and the Grace Regale Advertising only needs to pay one yuan annually."
"No, Brother Gu. Just give us a cheaper price. You don't need to exempt us for free."
"It's alright. Our brotherhood is much stronger than money. Anyways, I'll disturb you no longer, then. Come to visit my Dingshen Media if you have time. I have a good tea here."
"Okay!"
At this time, Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao already had a horrified look on their faces. The dignified owner of the Dingshen Media—Zhang Yueming was unexpected… this bloke even had such a deep relationship with him? Suddenly, the duo found themselves falling into a trap that was specifically dug up by Tang Xiu for them.
This thought sent a chill all over their bodies, and their hearts seemed to have fallen into an ice hole.
Ring ring ring…
Just as Tang Xiu connected the phone and turned on the loudspeaker, Jin Xingkui's voice came out from the mobile, "What about those two blokes who provoked sister-in-law, Brother Tang? Let this Jin Xingkui kill them!"
"Nah, there's no need to do that to these two small shrimps. I can deal with them," said Tang Xiu with a smile.
"I just learned that sis-in-law is running an advertising company," continued Jin Xingkui. "If that is the case, then all the advertisements of my Jinda Estate's marketing will be completely handed over to the Grace Regale Advertising. Also, the new project we are cooperating with, I'll also hand over its advertisement to them. Shortly put, we are like close relatives, Brother Tang. Just tell me directly whenever you need me to do anything. This Jin Xingkui is ready to risk everything and do it for you beautifully."
"Alright, I'll keep it in mind," said Tang Xiu with a smile.
Jin Xingkui did not hang up but continued speaking, "I know who Zhang Danyang is from that Shunde Door Industry. I have had some business dealings with his company before. A few real estate projects I just released to the market were renovated with the cooperation with his company as of recently. I'll terminate this cooperation with him later. Also, I'll also spread out the news to the construction companies circle in Shanghai that whoever dares to cooperate with his Shunde Door Industry will have to face me, Jin Xingkui."
Hahaha… Tang Xiu could not help but burst into a laughter and said, "Well, it's your call, Brother! Anyways, let's meet some other day and have a drink."
"Deal!"
After hanging up the phone, Tang Xiu found that Zhang Danyang's body was already trembling and slumped down on the sofa with a face devoid of blood. There was also a panicked and horrified look on his face, whereas Wei Zongchao looked somewhat anxious when he looked at him, and occasionally glanced at Zhang Danyang with a bit of a sympathetic look.
Ring ring ring…
The mobile phone rang again.
In the next half an hour, Tang Xiu received dozens of calls, and each caller spoke two matters, one was to deal with Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao, and the other one was to give their companies' advertisement jobs to the Grace Regale Advertising. Tang Xiu directly refused the first one, as he did not need to bother others to do it, though he did accept their offer to hand over the advertising of their companies to the Grace Regale Advertising.
After more than half an hour, Zhang Danyang and Wei Zongchao were very restless, like they were sitting on a cushion filled with needles. They realized that they had annoyed a big trouble for themselves. This guy before them turned out to be a nobody who loved to brag, but he did have a very terrifying network. Even his identity was perhaps extraordinary.
What made them speechless was that the business department of the Grace Regale Advertising had received dozens of faxes containing letters of intent and agreements, and also transferred a total of 200 million yuan in deposits altogether to their Financial Department's public account.
It was 200 million!
The total assets of Zhang Danyang's company were even less than 200 million, whereas the total assets of Wei Zongchao's company was a little more than that. However, he was not the sole shareholder of the company! Even if he was to add up all his personal assets, it would probably not exceed 150 million.
Tang Xiu put away his mobile phone, then looked at the two men and casually said, "You two have lost. These two bank cards should be mine, no?"
Distressed, long-faced, and sorrowful, Zhang Danyang's face was that of pleading and begging as he said, "Mr. Tang, I judged you like what a dog would do before. Please be magnanimous, do not stoop down to my level. This 20 million is yours, the PIN is 123456, please accept it. And please spare my business and forgive me this once! I'll immediately move my company from this edifice and never see Boss Mu again in this lifetime."
Wei Zongchao somewhat sympathized with him, and was even rejoicing that his Blessed Fortune Jewelry had many branch offices spread out across the country though it was indeed headquartered in Shanghai. In particular was the business in Hong Kong, as it accounted for half of his business shares. Hence, his foundation would not be shaken.
But Zhang Danyang was different. His business was mainly established in Shanghai. Although he also had a market in the surrounding cities, the amount was pathetic. If Tang Xiu really was ruthless with him, it was highly likely that Zhang Danyang would be done for.