Chapter 131

As soon as I finished speaking,

The people below shouted, "Chairman, this is simple—just cut the executives' salaries. You all take high salaries,"

Why has the company ended up like this today,

It's all because of your high salaries.

"Exactly, as long as you cut your salaries, that's enough." Others also chimed in agreement.

I just smiled,

Then I said: "Of course the executives' salaries should be cut, but that's only one aspect."

We are currently short of money; the projects our group is developing are all high-quality, and we can sell the houses in a month.

Once these houses sell, the company's liquidity will be solved, and everything will be fine.

Just now General Manager Sun talked about raising funds,

What I want to tell everyone is the principle of voluntary contribution based on kinship,

contributing money to help the company according to one's ability,

this money won't be wasted on everyone; treat it as the company borrowing your money.

Whether you deposit it in the bank or put it with the company, the interest the company offers will be higher than the bank's.

Please trust me; this money, once borrowed by the company, will definitely be repaid.

After I finished speaking, fewer people downstairs were discussing.

Everyone was silently calculating.

I gestured to Ya Li,

Ya Li stepped forward,

"Just now, the Chairman and I discussed giving you high interest: for a deposit of ten thousand yuan, you would earn one thousand yuan in interest per year, which is much higher than the bank's.

But the minimum deposit must be fifty thousand.

Da Heng Group will issue you bonds; after holding them for a year, you can redeem them freely."

I then added: "All the raised funds will go entirely into the Xin Cheng project construction, not a cent wasted.

We will work together to overcome this immediate difficulty.

Among you, there are people I know and people I don't.

Those who know me know what kind of person Zhao Jianqiang is,

as long as I say something, I will follow through.

The company will definitely not lose out for everyone; this money, the company does not demand.

Everyone invests based on their own willingness.

Of course, we must not only look at profit but also see the risk.

If the company fails, the money you invest in it could be lost.

Only in this way can we all unite and become a cohesive whole.

Ensure that the Da Heng Group ship does not sink.

Those who do not invest, the company will not make things difficult for them.

My words are finished,

After you think it through, go to finance yourselves and hand over the money.

Whether Da Heng Group can pull through depends on whether we all are of one mind."

After I finished speaking, I gestured for Shi Yong to help me up.

I leaned on my cane, ignored everyone else, and walked away on my own.

Sun Dajun hurriedly caught up with me,

"Dad, I disagree with what you just said; if it's not compulsory, will they be willing to spend money,

Moreover, you just mentioned risk, which makes everyone even less willing to spend money.

This way, the company can't be run."

After hearing Sun Dajun's words,

I just calmly looked at Sun Dajun,

"Dajun, I can only say this: what to do is your matter; the company has been entrusted to you, so handle it as you see fit.

If you think the General Manager can handle it, you do it; if not, you put down the burden, and I'll take it up again."

After I said that, I didn't even glance at Sun Dajun and walked toward the elevator.

"Dad, then I can enforce it, making everyone raise funds. Anyone who doesn't chip in, I'll fire immediately." Sun Dajun said loudly.

"As you wish." I said that and walked into the elevator, going up to the ninth-floor office.

Upon reaching the ninth-floor office,

I first boiled a pot of water myself,

I took a few slices of rou cong rong from under the desk and threw them into the glass,

I haven't drunk this tea for quite some days,

but today I suddenly felt like having it,

I poured the boiling water into the cup,

The water in the cup changed color shortly after.

I looked at this cup, thinking,

thinking back to when I was treating my illness, how much money I spent, how many doctors I saw, yet it didn't improve; fortunately, Da Yun sent this item, which allowed my condition to finally recover.

But with work pressure and daily social engagements, my condition also fluctuates between improvement and worsening.

Once a person passes forty, they will discover that many things in life are no longer important.

They are all dispensable.

I twisted open the lid of the glass cup,

the steam from the tea rose, I leaned over and sniffed,

a medicinal smell hit my nose.

Man, it's really hard.

I kept muttering this sentence in my heart.

I drank a few sips of tea, recalling the days I spent with Qiao Jie in Beishan, and the scenes of living together with Xia Yuan in Lanling.

Xia Yuan died, Qiao Jie also left me, Zhou Wei also fell ill,

Suddenly there was no one left to keep me company.

A feeling of loneliness surged up in my chest.

I forced myself to close my eyes, not letting my tears fall.

After a while, my mood calmed down.

I sat down on the sofa.

At that moment, Shi Yong pushed the door open and came in,

"Brother, you really don't care about Sun Dajun anymore."

I looked at Shi Yong and said: "What's wrong."

"He issued an order in the company, forcing everyone to raise funds. Otherwise they'd be fired. Everyone is complaining, because you just said to let everyone volunteer."

"How come with Sun Dajun it's forced."

"You two are playing good cop and bad cop."

"Everyone is talking about it."

After listening to Shi Yong finish complaining,

I then said: "Let them complain; there are some things I can't do anything about."

"I just told Sun Dajun that I can only say this; it's my principle in conduct and work. Everyone should raise funds voluntarily."

"What Sun Dajun does, I can't inquire."

"If he wants to force it, let him force it; without force, surely no money will be raised. Who would dare take that risk."

"I support Sun Dajun; let this bastard be as he is."

"Anyway, the people in this group company all got in through connections."

"These people will surely complain; let Sun Dajun handle it."

"Shi Yong, I still say the same thing: we just do our best; as for how Da Heng Group ends up, we leave it to heaven."

"Brother, you're acting like a hands-off manager. If we keep going like this, the group company will surely fail sooner or later. With Sun Dajun's stubborn nature, he being general manager and getting things done—only a fool would believe it. My two hundred thousand or so, I might as well have thrown it away." Shi Yong nagged.

Hearing Shi Yong's nagging, I laughed,

"Brother, why do you feel sorry? This money is external; don't be like that—we've thrown away a lot of money."

"I've thrown in eight million."

"It's not regret, it's annoyance. If this money were in our hands to spend, not letting go to Sun Dajun would be fine; but letting go like this is just throwing it away."

"This kid, I've already seen through him—just a three-minute enthusiasm."

"Before long, he'll squander all this money." Shi Yong said angrily.

"Shi Yong, you see problems more maturely now—good. Sun Dajun will probably soon squander this money."

"If he doesn't squander it, what can we do with this little money."

"The group company has such a huge funding gap,"

"without bank loans, nobody can make it work."

"Investing in the project department is also just throwing it away." I said after taking a sip of tea.

"I just don't understand—you know you're throwing away this money, yet you sell your house to bail out the company. What act is this?" Shi Yong asked, puzzled.