Chapter 1124

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Wu Moli and Huo Guoqiang tore off all pretense and traded insults on the spot at the high-level emergency meeting, Wang Erhai sensed a crisis.

Because he knew, Huo Guoqiang definitely could not touch Wu Moli for the time being; after all, Wu Moli had Zhang Sheng backing her.

Unable to touch Wu Moli, he feared they would only be able to come after him, Wang Erhai.

First, because Wang Erhai had no powerful backer behind him.

Second, because Liguo Mountain's development had reached a stage where it actually no longer needed Wang Erhai's client resources to sustain it.

In other words, the position Wang Erhai currently occupied, replacing him with another person would not have much impact, and might even yield better results, especially if replaced by a major real estate developer like Zhang Tianhe.

"My good days at Liguo Mountain are probably at an end."

Wang Erhai shook his head with a bitter smile.

He had already made the psychological preparation to leave.

Only he never expected that before Huo Guoqiang could make a move against him, Zhang Sheng would make a move against him first.

To be precise, it was actually Huo Guoqiang who had already made a move, merely using Zhang Sheng as a knife, while Huo Guoqiang hid in the background.

That day Wu Moli came to tell Wang Erhai that Zhang Sheng wanted to see him tonight, would organize a dinner at Huangsheng Hotel, and had a very important matter to discuss with him.

Wang Erhai couldn't help but stare blankly:

"What matter does President Zhang have to discuss with me? It seems you and I don't have much intersection anymore, right?"

Wu Moli smiled:

"You'll know when you go."

Wang Erhai already had a bad premonition.

However, his heart was very calm.

After experiencing so many ups and downs over these years, he had forged a composure that remained unperturbed by change.

"Alright then, I'll go to Huangsheng Hotel tonight to see President Zhang!"

In a blink evening arrived, and Wang Erhai followed Wu Moli to Huangsheng Hotel to see Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng had opened a small private room here.

He had the waiters serve all kinds of delicacies in advance, just waiting for Wu Moli to bring Wang Erhai over.

Seeing Wang Erhai enter, he immediately stood up and went to welcome him with a smile:

"Erhai, come, sit. The hotel just got a batch of fresh, original-ecology farm ingredients. I know you're of rural origin, so you must miss the taste of home. That's why I had the back kitchen prepare a whole table of them first thing for you to sample!"

Zhang Sheng was still as before, amiable and harmless on the surface; interacting with him could even give one the illusion of basking in a spring breeze, but he had plenty of sinister tricks in his heart.

"This free-range chicken made into white cut chicken, and this clear-steamed mountain stream fish, so authentic! Come, hurry and taste!"

Zhang Sheng was exceptionally enthusiastic, but Wang Erhai was expressionless.

He didn't say anything, picked up his chopsticks, politely tasted a bite of white cut chicken, and then said:

"President Zhang, whatever matter you have, just say it directly."

Zhang Sheng smiled and poured wine for Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, we count as old friends. Give me some face — transfer out half of the Liguo Mountain shares you hold!"

Wang Erhai shuddered:

"Half?"

He had thought Zhang Sheng looking for him would relate to Liguo Mountain.

But he never would have thought Zhang Sheng would open with such a lion's big mouth.

"You mean, the 30% shares in my hand, I have to yield 15%?"

Zhang Sheng smiled and nodded:

"Right, exactly!"

Then he raised his cup, took the initiative to toast Wang Erhai a cup, and drank it up in one go:

"I've already thought it all through. Of this 15% shares, 4%, plus the 3% Moli yields, and the 3% Huo Guoqiang yields, make up 10%, to be handed over to Zhang Tianhe. As for the remaining 11%, they'll be transferred to my name. I'll pay you the full amount in one lump sum at the price Zhang Tianhe gives."

In a light, offhand manner, Zhang Sheng had already arranged everything clearly.

Wang Erhai's face turned unspeakably ugly.

For a moment he didn't know what to say.

He knew Zhang Sheng dared to open his lion's big mouth at him like this, there was definitely full confidence behind it, or he wouldn't make such a move.

So, even if he tore off all pretense with Zhang Sheng on the spot, it would probably be to no avail.

Right then, Wu Moli spoke up:

"President Wang, this matter you'd better listen to President Zhang. Otherwise, with those unclear relationships you have with so many female members of the song and dance troupe, we'd have a hard time explaining to your wife. After all, records of you taking them out to eat and opening rooms — I have them all here."

Wang Erhai's expression twitched; he looked up at Wu Moli, his face carrying a trace of astonishment.

Only now did he realize that Wu Moli urging him to use the song and dance troupe's women to curry favor with those executives was actually burying a landmine for him in the dark.

Now this landmine was finally going to be put to use by Wu Moli.

"Moli, don't talk like that! Erhai is our friend. How can you threaten him!" Zhang Sheng's face still wore that amiable smile. He said to Wang Erhai: "Erhai, we're doing business. What we talk about is mutual willingness. If you're unwilling to yield shares, then forget it. I won't force you either. Let's just treat tonight's matter as if it never happened! Come, I'll toast you another cup! You young people, so capable, boundless future. I think highly of you!"

Zhang Sheng drank another cup, not caring whether Wang Erhai returned the toast.

Wang Erhai fell silent for a long while. From start to finish he never touched the wine in his cup.

Only now did he open his mouth and say:

"General Manager Zhang, I can agree to your request, but I have two conditions."

Wang Erhai did not want this matter to affect his relationship with his wife.

After all, they were still planning to go on a honeymoon trip outside together this summer vacation.

So, he compromised, he retreated.

He was no longer young and hot-headed, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement; he had lowered his head and admitted defeat.

Zhang Sheng laughed and said:

"What conditions? Just bring them up! I will definitely try my best to satisfy you!"

Wang Erhai said:

"First, I have a few old fellow villagers working in the Supervisor Department of Liguo Mountain. I hope General Manager Zhang and General Manager Wu can treat them well."

Wang Erhai knew that if he transferred 15% of his equity, his decision-making authority in the company would basically be emptied, especially after Zhang Tianhe parachuted into the Market Department.

So before losing power, he hoped to secure the last guarantee for his old fellow villagers.

Zhang Sheng readily agreed:

"Rest assured, your old fellow villagers are also my old fellow villagers. I will definitely treat them well. As long as Liguo Mountain does not go bankrupt, I will not fire them!"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai felt slightly reassured in his heart.

Because he knew Zhang Sheng should not go back on his word; after all, the company kept old employees like Zhou Hongwei, and it actually did not cost too much money.

Wang Erhai proposed his second condition:

"Second, I hope Huangsheng Hotel can reach an agreement with me to purchase the agricultural products produced in my farm. To be honest, the meat quality of this White Cut Chicken is not as good as the meat quality of my free-range chickens."

Zhang Sheng was stunned; he never expected that Wang Erhai's second condition would be this!

"Erhai, you opened a farm too?"

Wang Erhai smiled and frankly said:

"In my spare time, I started a farm in my hometown, raising not a few chickens, not a few fish, and this year I planted more than two hundred acres of rice. I plan to establish an Agricultural Products Distribution Company, and then connect with Huangsheng Hotel, which will also be more convenient."

Zhang Sheng said:

"As long as your agricultural products meet Huangsheng Hotel's standards, I will buy as much as you have!"

Wang Erhai raised his cup:

"Then, I toast to General Manager Zhang."

Wu Moli watched, finding it somewhat inconceivable.

She had thought Wang Erhai would have a big argument with Zhang Sheng, and she had even prepared various sharp and sarcastic lines to give Wang Erhai a good lesson.

Unexpectedly, this Hongmen Banquet ultimately turned into a cooperation banquet.

Wang Erhai actually agreed to transfer 15% of his shares, and in exchange, he only wanted Huangsheng Hotel to purchase his agricultural products.

No matter how you looked at it, Wang Erhai was losing out.

But Wang Erhai also knew that this was already the maximum benefit he could secure for himself.

Additionally, facing the chaotic internal struggle within Liguo Mountain, he was also somewhat tired.

Withdrawing from the management at this time, holding 15% of the shares, and sitting to collect dividends every year was actually not a very bad thing.

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