Chapter 137

I immediately told Sun Dajun, "I've already informed Chairman Kang, letting her finish her resignation and then rush to Zaocheng—you don't need to go to the Southern Group."

"Now the company has a lot of matters."

"But Sun Dajun completely ignored me,"

'"I don't care; I must go to the Southern Group—I can't let Chairman Kang stay there alone."'

"After saying that, he pulled out his phone to contact Ya Li,"

"Sun Dajun said over the phone, 'Ya Li sis, where are you? I'll be right by your side—don't worry about anything.'"

"I didn't hear what Ya Li said on the phone."

"After Sun Dajun finished the call,"

'"Dad, handle the company's affairs—I'm heading to the Southern Group."'

"Having said that, Sun Dajun left directly."

"That Sun Dajun is good-for-nothing; the company is in this state, yet he abandons everything for a woman, not asking about anything—how can someone like him achieve great things?"

"I watched Sun Dajun's retreating back without saying a word."

"The phone on the desk buzzed again,"

"I saw it was an unfamiliar phone number,"

"I let it ring for a while, wondering who this unfamiliar number belonged to,"

"At the very last second of its ringing, I answered the call,"

'"Hello, who is this?"'

'"May I ask if you are Chairman Zhao?" a man's voice came through the phone.'

'I said, "Yes, may I ask who you are?"'

'"My surname is Ruan; I am Ruan Wei, vice president of the Southern Group, and I am the newly assigned representative to your company."'

'"I will come to your company tomorrow; may I ask, Chairman Zhao, will you be at the office?" Ruan Wei said over the phone.'

"Hello Ruan Wei, welcome to our Da Heng Group. I'm at the company; tomorrow, about what time will you arrive? Do I still need to send a car to the Provincial Capital to pick you up?" I asked.

"No need, we have a car. Chairman Zhao, as long as you're at the company it's fine. Let's talk when we meet." Ruan Wei said.

"Okay, Ruan Wei, we'll see each other tomorrow." I hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, I thought to myself, what kind of person will this Ruan Wei be?

The Southern Group dispatched him to replace Ya Li.

He seems to be a formidable figure, right?

No matter what, I have to face it; tomorrow I will make clear the matter of selling the houses.

Time quickly came to the next morning; Ruan Wei brought four people to the company.

This Ruan Wei is in his thirties, not tall, but he looks energetic, with short hair, a fair complexion, and wearing a branded suit.

The four people behind him were uniformly dressed in black suits and black sunglasses; all were over 1.8 meters tall and physically sturdy.

No need to ask; these four people are Ruan Wei's bodyguards.

This guy even brought bodyguards.

I looked at Ruan Wei and then proactively extended my hand,

"Hello, Ruan Wei, I am Zhao Jianqiang. Welcome, Ruan Wei, for coming from afar. Due to a leg issue, I didn't come downstairs to greet you; I hope you'll understand." I said politely.

This Ruan Wei gave a slight smile,

"Chairman Zhao, no need to be polite.

Let's sit down and talk."

So I and Ruan Wei both sat down.

At that moment, Ruan Wei indicated with his gaze, and the four burly men behind him immediately retreated from behind him to outside the door.

They appear to be well-trained personnel.

The office door was soon closed,

Only the two of us, me and Ruan Wei, remained in the room,

I took out a cigarette and offered it to Ruan Wei,

Ruan Wei did not accept it,

giving me a cold stare,

"Chairman Zhao, I don't smoke; this time I came representing our group's Zhang Zong, mainly to discuss your company's debt."

"Ruan Wei, the company's debt is due in November; it's only September now—isn't it a bit early to discuss this?"

"It's not a matter of being too early; the meaning of our group's Zhang Zong, I'll be frank with you: that is, if your company privately launches sales, then our company has the right to recall the debt early." Ruan Wei said expressionlessly.

"What kind of reasoning is this? Our group company selling houses still needs your group's consent. What I want to tell Ruan Wei is, if our group company does not sell the development projects in Xin Cheng,

then our company will have no working capital, and at that time we will be unable to repay your group's debt.

"If we cannot repay your group's debt, I believe your group's losses would be even greater." I raised my voice somewhat.

Ruan Wei snorted and said: "Your failure to repay the debt is your company's matter. However, our Zhang Zong said we do not allow you to sell houses without permission.

"We are your group's largest creditor, and we have the right to raise objections to your company.

"If you do not heed our group's advice, then we will directly recall the debt early."

I was somewhat angry,

"This Ruan Wei simply does not reason at all,"

"Ruan Wei, I want to tell you, our group company is at a life-or-death juncture; if we don't sell houses, what then? Are we to watch helplessly as the project becomes an abandoned shell, while employees demand their wages.

"These houses, we have the right to sell. Please convey my meaning to Zhang Zong.

"Our group's launch and sale of the new housing project will not affect your debt."

Before my words even finished, Ruan Wei sprang up from the sofa.

He said angrily: "Chairman Zhao, if you keep ignoring advice like this, then our groups will be considered hostile."

Now you can look at the contract; does the agreement we signed contain such a provision?

If the debtor does not follow the creditor's advice, then the creditor has the right to demand early repayment.

Chairman Zhao, if you don't pay up, our group will come early to acquire Da Heng Group.

I hope Chairman Zhao will act according to the contract and not cause trouble.

Manager Ruan, you think I'm just bluffing? What contract? Let me tell you straight: I've already decided to sell this house.

If I don't sell the house, I can't survive.

If I can't survive, what's the point of keeping Da Heng Group? What's the point of keeping those property projects?

Although I owe you money, your reach is too long.

Hmph, pass a message to Manager Zhang: tell him Chairman Zhao is stubborn and insists on selling the house.

And he wants to sell it big, a massive sell-off.

Let him come early to collect the debt.

I'm tired, I won't see you out.

"Chairman Zhao, don't try to intimidate me; this is a society ruled by law, everything must follow the law. If you act recklessly, you'll bear the consequences." Ruan Wei said even more angrily.

At this moment I looked at Ruan Wei and thought, "Damn, what the hell, daring to act arrogantly in my place."

I was furious and shouted outside: "Shi Yong, Shi Yong, come in. See the guest out."

Shi Yong pushed the door open from outside and entered,

then walked straight up to Ruan Wei,

He pointed at the door and said, "Please go, our chairman said, please leave."

"I won't leave; I want to audit your company's finances. I need to check all the income and expenditures of this period. Chairman Zhao, don't treat me this way."

"Hmph, let them all come in; let's see who has more people." Ruan Wei said indifferently.

Those four burly men came straight in from outside and stood around Ruan Wei,

one of them glared angrily at Shi Yong.

Shi Yong did not back down,

he was about to tear off his clothes,

to show off his muscles to them.

If a conflict broke out here, the impact on us would be terrible. I never imagined that my first meeting with Ruan Wei would turn out like this.

I said to Shi Yong: "Shi Yong, don't tear off your clothes."