Chapter 387: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 387: Talk Business, Can Make Concessions; Talk About Xiao Juan, Not an Inch of Concessi

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Chen Qiang had been anxious and restless these past few days, unable to sleep well. He had originally thought he could accept everything calmly and sincerely bless Du Xiaojuan, but now he found he simply could not do it.

When Du Xiaojuan was single before, he was not in a hurry; he remained calm, because he felt that as long as he continuously showed his sincerity to Du Xiaojuan, there would surely be a day he could move her.

But now things had changed suddenly, Du Xiaojuan and Wang Dashan had reconciled, and all his full hopes were destroyed in an instant.

He suddenly realized that if he did not take the initiative to strive for it now, he might have no chance at all.

So he made up his mind and decided to invite Wang Dashan out for a chat.

At eight o'clock that evening, Chen Qiang invited Wang Dashan out.

The meeting place was set at a high-end Western restaurant with an average consumption of ten thousand yuan per person.

This was something Chen Qiang deliberately arranged.

He wanted Wang Dashan to catch a glimpse of the heavenly palace, so that he would feel ashamed of his own inadequacy and voluntarily withdraw.

"General Manager Wang, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with me."

Chen Qiang behaved politely and like a gentleman.

He wanted to overwhelm Wang Dashan in temperament as well.

He would absolutely not show anxiety and fluster in front of Wang Dashan.

To make Wang Dashan clearly recognize reality, that the gap between them was not just a gap in money.

"General Manager Chen personally called to invite me; no matter how busy I am, I must give face and come. After all, General Manager Chen is Xiao Juan's partner, and I must give Xiao Juan face."

Wang Dashan smiled and responded like this.

The waiter brought imported red wine, opened the bottle, decanted it, and then poured it into glasses.

The wine bottle looked antique and appeared very high-class at a glance.

Beside them was a violinist playing pleasant music live.

"I don't know if General Manager Wang has ever drunk imported wine of this class. Actually it's not expensive, just one hundred thousand yuan a bottle."

Chen Qiang spoke fluently and confidently, poised and generous.

"One hundred thousand yuan a bottle, that's so expensive..." Wang Dashan blurted out, inevitably a little surprised.

After all, just a few months ago, Shanhai Real Estate was on the verge of bankruptcy. When he was poorest, he could hardly come up with ten thousand yuan, let alone one hundred thousand.

Even though Shanhai Real Estate had now turned losses into profits, he still found it very difficult to come up with one hundred thousand yuan at once. He was still struggling for the three hundred thousand yuan he needed to bring home for the Winter Solstice.

This made him suddenly realize the gap between people.

"No need to be so surprised, and don't be nervous. Tonight I'm treating; eat whatever you want, drink whatever you want. Don't be reserved, don't be restrained. After all, this might be the only chance in your entire life to eat at a restaurant of this level."

Chen Qiang still behaved like a gentleman, but this gentlemanliness carried arrogance, as if looking down on Wang Dashan from a superior position.

He had originally thought Wang Dashan would lose his composure and behave improperly in front of expensive, high-class food and wine. Unexpectedly, Wang Dashan not only did not lose his composure, but after learning his intentions, became unusually calm.

"General Manager Chen, let's get down to business."

The waiter poured a glass of decanted red wine, but Wang Dashan moved the glass aside and went straight to the point.

Chen Qiang was slightly stunned:

"Fine wine is before you; won't you taste it first?"

But Wang Dashan said:

"I'm sorry, I drove here, so I cannot drink alcohol."

Chen Qiang smiled and said:

"I can arrange a designated driver for you."

But Wang Dashan said calmly:

"I have one principle: my own car must be driven by me. I absolutely will not allow anyone else to drive my car."

Chen Qiang's expression trembled slightly.

He always felt that Wang Dashan's words had hidden meaning.

Wang Dashan then said:

"General Manager Chen, I know your time is very precious. We really don't need to beat around the bush and waste time. Let's talk business directly. You said you wanted to talk about both Xiao Juan and business, right? Speak directly."

Chen Qiang thought he had controlled the whole situation.

But unexpectedly, Wang Dashan was not led by the nose by him. Instead, he turned passivity into initiative. One sentence, "My car must be driven by me," directly stabbed into his lungs. Most fatal was that it left him unable to refute.

"I roughly looked into it. General Manager Wang, your Shanhai Real Estate seems to have not been developing smoothly recently. You've actually been blacklisted by the industry regarding primary housing sources."

Chen Qiang, having seen big scenes, although outmaneuvered by Wang Dashan, remained steady as an old dog, showing no emotion. As soon as he spoke, he hit Wang Dashan's pain point in business.

"That's right. I was immature before and made some mistakes, leading to this situation. But now Shanhai Real Estate has transformed to focus on the second-hand housing market. Although we don't earn much, at least we can make a living."

Wang Dashan frankly said, hiding nothing.

Because he knew Chen Qiang must have done his homework before coming to see him.

Hiding facts from Chen Qiang would only embarrass himself and gain nothing.

"I have connections on my side. I can help you get primary housing sources from major real estate developers again. I don't know if General Manager Wang is interested in cooperating with me?"

Chen Qiang threw out an olive branch.

He did not immediately discuss Du Xiaojuan's matter.

Because he knew clearly in his heart that the best negotiation method was absolutely not to start with swords drawn, but courtesy first and force later—first give sugar, then give the stick.

Now he had thrown a piece of sugar to Wang Dashan. Moreover, this sugar could effectively solve Wang Dashan's pain point. He just didn't believe Wang Dashan would not be tempted.

As expected, Wang Dashan's expression changed slightly.

Exclusive listings are the main revenue source for every real estate agency, the easiest segment to earn money from — who wouldn't want a bite?

"To tell the truth, saying I'm not interested would be false, but I have my bottom line, and I'll declare it upfront: I won't use Xiao Juan to exchange for any resources."

Wang Dashan stated his position directly; he had always been this sincere, this straightforward:

"If it's just business, I can offer concessions, but where Xiao Juan is concerned, I won't yield an inch."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiang's face didn't look too good.

Originally he still wanted to guide things gently.

He never expected Wang Dashan would directly block off this path of his.

"Can you give Xiao Juan happiness?"

Since Wang Dashan had spoken so bluntly, he didn't beat around the bush either, directly throwing out a soul-searching question:

"Just you, a poor kid from the rural area — relying on your own ability to build the company to revenue of ten thousand yuan is already the limit. You have no ability, no connections, no money. What do you have to give Xiao Juan happiness?"

Wang Dashan's expression trembled slightly.

This question from Chen Qiang indeed struck the deepest part of his soul.

Indeed, what did he have to give Du Xiaojuan happiness?

This question made him fall into contemplation.

However, after a moment, he instead smiled calmly:

"General Manager Chen, in your worldview, does so-called happiness perhaps equate to money, connections, power and such things? Do you know what kind of happiness Xiao Juan wants?"

Wang Dashan countered Chen Qiang with this one sentence.