Chapter 143: Manager Wang's Visit

After Lu Chen took the appointment letter, he opened it gently and used a fountain pen to write his name in cursive, as well as in English, in the name field.

He handed it to Laites, who returned to the desk and beckoned to Lu Chen.

"Please sign here once more. I will send this letter to Daiying exactly as it is."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and signed his name again. This book is first published on the leisure reading site Tiantiankan Novels, ttk. tw, for a super comfortable reading experience with error-free and correctly ordered chapters.

After finishing, Laites then handed a small notebook to Lu Chen.

"This is your identification; the embossed seal has already been stamped, and only the two lines for the name are blank."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, took the identification, and wrote his name directly on it as before.

After all the procedures were completed, he returned to the sofa.

"Next, the third matter concerns your authorization; the remaining two factions have all accepted your requirements."

Laites spoke softly.

"However, that group of thieves has put forward a request they hope you can agree to: they want to extend the authorization by 2 years, and as their remuneration, it is per authorization."

After several seconds passed, Laites added another sentence.

"I suggest you agree to this offer; as a condition of the exchange, they will cease their investigation into you, which is a potential threat."

Lu Chen looked up at Laites, nodded slightly, and took a puff of his Cigar.

"Fine, I agree to this trade."

"Then, Mr. Lu, this service requires one Silver Coin, which we will deduct directly from your earnings. This time, your total authorization fee is 29 Silver Coins, plus the previous transaction, making a total of 59 Silver Coins."

Seeing Lu Chen agree, Laites spoke softly.

"You may now go to the exchange counter to collect your Silver Coins."

Laites handed Lu Chen an envelope stamped with a Wax Seal.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, took the envelope, and did not leave immediately; instead, he chatted with Laites for a while before exchanging all the Silver Coins.

It was a full pouch.

"Sir, I suggest you rent a room first and then take them out bit by bit. This pouch of Silver Coins is truly too eye-catching. Although others cannot use your Silver Coins, there are still ways to prevent you from using them."

The bearded man spoke softly to offer a reminder.

Then he lowered his head and went back to his own business.

"Of course, if you don't want to rent a room, that's fine too. Large-sum exchanges come with a secret passage service. You can push the wall over there, and a waiter will lead you to the utility room on the 3rd floor. If you want to rent a room, you can hand the Silver Coins directly to the waiter, or you can exit directly from there."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and pushed the wall. After a few seconds, a door opened silently.

Lu Chen was still amazed; truly, in this dim light, Lu Chen could not distinguish that there was a hidden door there with the naked eye alone.

Of course, if one knocked, one might be able to hear the hollowness.

But given the current technology, it was quite impressive!

After walking into the secret passage, Lu Chen's first feeling was the same; yes, it was exactly the same as the secret passage he walked last time.

However, the last time it was on the same level, while this time it was a split-level.

Still, Lu Chen only felt a slight gentle slope, which was not very obvious.

He walked a distance of about one thousand meters.

Of course, that was just Lu Chen's mental calculation; he himself did not know exactly how much it was.

The waiter opened a secret door and then bowed slightly.

"Sir, we have arrived. You can exit directly from here. Outside is the 3rd floor of the hotel. The waiter on the 3rd floor will see you and continue to guide you."

After Lu Chen walked into the utility room, the secret door behind him closed silently.

Seeing that no one was around, Lu Chen then put the Silver Coins back into his personal space.

After exiting the utility room, he called for Butler Wang and Chen Mo, who were waiting in the lobby, and returned to the Zhuangyuan.

After having a good dinner, he went back to his room to sleep.

Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar ceiling, Lu Chen was truly a bit insomniac.

In the end, he returned to his personal space.

He found a wooden box again, put the Silver Coins from the tavern inside, and placed them side-by-side with the letter from Luosha and the Silver Coins spat out by the Small Box.

Now there were more and more wooden boxes on his table.

After unconsciously fiddling with the Small Box for a while, he went to bed.

In the early morning, it was still the same old three things.

Newspaper, Cigar, coffee.

Although it was quieter than over there, it was actually not much different.

Today's newspaper already contained part of the content from the meeting a few days ago.

However, no other content could overshadow the four big characters: Financial Innovation.

It was just that the interpretation of finance really made Lu Chen feel a sense of absurdity.

Something about being a pioneer of the era, something about common prosperity for all, and so on...

It simply left Lu Chen speechless to the extreme.

After all, anyone who knows even a little bit about finance understands that this kind of thing is just an exaggeration.

Lu Chen put down the newspaper, feeling somewhat bored.

Butler Wang walked in.

"Sir, Manager Wang is here to visit."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and did not get up.

He just took a sip of coffee.

"Chairman Lu, good morning."

Wang Jingli put down the suitcase in his hand, bowed slightly, and spoke in a low voice.

"Sit."

Lu Chen pointed to the sofa beside him and spoke in a low voice.

"What brings you here today?"

"It's like this, I'm planning to pull out; Director Wei Er has completely cast me aside."

Wang Jingli felt somewhat dejected, but even more so, he was afraid.

There was a trace of imperceptible trembling in his voice.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly. How is the situation at Crown recently?"

Lu Chen frowned slightly and handed Wang Jingli a Cigar.

He reached out and patted him on the shoulder while he was at it.

Then he nodded slightly to Butler Wang.

A cup of coffee was brought over.

Butler Wang took the coffee and drank it in one gulp.

He wiped his mouth.

"Chairman Lu, it's chaotic. In one word: chaotic. The inside of Crown is like it's gone mad right now; it's a total mess, and everyone is buying securities."

"Tell me in detail. No rush, smoke the Cigar first."

Lu Chen frowned, but he still offered a few words of comfort in a low voice and then smoked his Cigar in silence.

After a while, he glanced at Butler Wang and spoke softly, telling him to call Chen Mo.

After Chen Mo arrived, Lu Chen then spoke.

"You can handle the matter regarding Wang Jingli now."

Chen Mo nodded slightly and walked out.

Not until Butler Wang's complexion improved somewhat did Lu Chen look at him again.

"Let's put it this way, Chairman Lu: recently, Crown has been pushing the securitization process with all its might. As you already know, during the meeting on your ship, they already made a public offering—no, to be precise, all the banks in Xianggang were issuing them at the same time."

After a few seconds, Wang Jingli added one more sentence.

"The momentum is very fierce, even more violent than I imagined; one could even say it hit the daily limit the moment it was issued."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, and after a while, he spoke softly.

"I know about this matter, and I've heard about it—well, I've also seen it on the stock market. So, Wang Jingli, why do you want to pull out now? I just heard from Chen Mo that the people monitoring your family haven't made any moves."