Chapter 524: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
Hence, Yang Ming refused Wu Zhongjie with a few words, told him that he had something to do and he was busy. Wu Zhongjie wasnât happy, saying that Yang Ming didnât fulfill his promise. He wanted to call Lin Zhiyun to complain.
Yang Ming was happy. He handed his phone to Lin Zhiyun beside him, letting Wu Zhongjie complain. Wu Zhongjie had no other way to go about it. He also knew that Yang Ming really had something to do and he had to give up.
On the other hand, he came to his fatherâs company to look into the employment of Yang Ming as a tutor today. However, Wu Zhongjieâs father, Wu Fugui, was very busy today. After listening to Wu Zhongjieâs words, he waved his hand and asked the secretary to deposit fifty thousand yuan into his credit card. Then he said, âI have given the money to you. Go find him yourself.â
âI donât want any money. Do you do things for me just like that?â Wu Zhongjie looked a little unhappy.
âIâm so busy every day. Isnât it to give you a family business in the future?â Wu Fugui said impatiently, âAlright, just go and play by yourself.â
âThis is what you said. Next time, if I place last in the cla.s.s, youâd better not be angry.â Wu Zhongjie said faintly.
âWhat happened to you, kid?â Wu Fugui frowned. âI canât find the person you asked me to look for. Iâm busy all day. How can I have the time to find the individual youâre talking about?â
Although Wu Fugui loved his son, he didnât show much concern for him. Most of it was materialistic. Anything his son wanted to buy, with just one sentence, he would buy it no matter how much it was! No matter how much it was, he wasnât hesitant to give! Ten thousand yuan or even a hundred thousand yuan, he wouldnât even frown at. But now that his son asked him to do something very troublesome, he was a little impatient.
It wasnât that he didnât ask around before. He delegated his secretary to find several tutoring centers, and yet he couldnât get in contact with the college student named Yang Ming. In his opinion, what was the difference? If he couldnât find the guy, he could change to another person. Can I still not get a good tutor if Iâm willing to spend?
âWell, donât regret it later!â Wu Zhongjie was annoyed. My father, when I see him, he only knows to give me money. Besides that, he only asks for my academic performance. He asked nothing about my private life.
âThis child!â Wu Fugui shook his head, but he didnât take it seriously. In his view, he had already given his son a lot of money and it was his care and love toward him.
Wu Zhongjie stomped out of his fatherâs officeâŚ
Yang Ming and Zhang Bing came to the headquarters of Xinheng Real Estate Company and were directly stopped by the lady at the front desk.
âExcuse me. Who are you looking for?â Although the question was polite, it was solemn. There was a sense of pressure as a big company.
But, what kind of people hadnât Yang Ming seen before? He didnât make a fool out of himself in front of the worldâs top tier King of the a.s.sa.s.sins, let alone a front desk lady. However, Zhang Bing was different. Seeing people asking in such formal words, he became incoherent abruptly.
âh.e.l.lo, weâre here to buy a property.â Yang Ming said without rus.h.i.+ng it.
âBuying a property? Sorry, sir, we donât sell property directly. There are sales offices for each property. If you have your eyes on a property, I will tell you the phone number of the sales office.â The front desk lady said.
âWe arenât interested in a residential property, but we want to buy a retail property.â Yang Ming explained.
âBusiness centers are also sold together at the sales office. Which business center caught your interest?â asked the front desk lady.
âNo, the place weâre interested in is a retail property at the business street. It was originally the sales office of your company. Itâs empty now. I want to buy it.â Yang Ming shook his head and explained.
âYou want to buy a sales office?â The front desk lady gazed at Yang Ming out of doubt and said, âI havenât encountered such a request before, so please wait a moment. I will check with our manager in charge.â
Yang Ming nodded and the front desk lady started to make a call. After a while, the front desk lady said, âPlease wait a moment. Our sales staff will come over to meet with you. You can take a break on the sofa first.â
Not long after, a slim and tall man came out of the elevator. Then, he approached Yang Ming after talking to the front desk lady.
âh.e.l.lo, Iâm the deputy manager of the sales department. My surname is w.a.n.g.â The slim and tall man introduced himself.
Yang Ming quickly stood up and shook hands with him. Then, two of them sat side by side on the sofa at the reception desk.
âh.e.l.lo, Manager w.a.n.g, the front desk lady of your company should have already told you. Weâre interested in buying a sales office in your company.â Yang Ming was straight to the point.
â En , letâs talk about the specifics. Which sales office you want to buy?â Deputy Manager w.a.n.g nodded and asked.
âWhat weâre looking at is the sales office at the business street, the one with two stories.â Yang Ming said.
âThat one, I understand.â Deputy Manager w.a.n.g frowned. âThere is no plan to sell this sales office yet. The location of the retail property should have other uses.â
âI seeâŚâ Yang Ming couldnât help but be disappointed. However, if they didnât want to sell, how can I force them to sell it?
âHow about the two of you leave your phone number first? I will contact you after I ask about it.â Deputy Manager w.a.n.g said.
When Yang Ming heard the tone of Deputy Manager w.a.n.g, he knew that things couldnât be done. He asked me to leave contact information out of courtesy. The hope seems to be slim.
âDeputy Manager w.a.n.g, how about you ask about it now? Weâre really sincere about buying it. The price is negotiable.â Yang Ming was really interested in the location of the store. The price didnât matter. After all, it was a one-time investment.
âWell thenâŚâ Deputy Manager w.a.n.g hesitated. He also knew that if the place was really sold, the price would have to be ten million yuan. His own commission would definitely be indispensable.
Therefore, Deputy Manager w.a.n.g directly called his boss, the sales manager. But, the sales manager couldnât make the call, so he called the chairman of Xinheng.
After a while, the secretary transferred his call, and Deputy Manager w.a.n.g was in contact with the chairman of the company.
âPresident Wu, Iâm Xiao w.a.n.g of the sales departmentâŚâ Deputy Manager w.a.n.g said.
â En , whatâs the matter?â Wu Fugui asked straightforwardly.
âIt is like this. There is a customer who wants to buy the sales office on the business street. Should we sell it?â Deputy Manager w.a.n.g asked.
âSales office?â Wu Fugui frowned. âIsnât that the one we havenât priced yet? Even if itâs sold, itâs going to be negotiated after the meeting. Besides, isnât there another real estate property to sell in the vicinity? Canât we sell that first?â
â Oh , I understand, President Wu.â Deputy Manager w.a.n.g noticed that the chairman didnât have the intention to sell, so he gave up with the inquiry. Although he had to watch a large sum of money drifting away from his eyes, there was no way to go about it.
Hanging up the phone, Deputy Manager w.a.n.g shrugged, âSorry, gentleman. I have kept you waiting. Our chairman has no intention of selling for a whileâŚâ
âWell, sorry for the bother.â Yang Ming nodded, knowing that it would be useless to talk to Deputy Manager w.a.n.g. He was a small character who couldnât change the decision of the upper level.
Yang Ming was now pondering whether he should let Hou Zhenhan handle it. But now Yang Ming wanted to do a legitimate business. He didnât want to use some shady tactics.
If it was only to build a relations.h.i.+p, it should be fine. If it was coercive, then it wouldnât be necessary.
Yang Ming and Zhang Bing wanted to get up and leave, but they suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them, âBrother YangâŚâ
Yang Ming turned his head around and saw Wu Zhongjie screaming at him. Wu Zhongjie had a depressed expression, yet he couldnât conceal his surprise and ran toward him, âBrother Yang, why are you here?â
âIâm here for business. But, how about you? Why are you here?â Yang Ming asked curiously.
âDonât mention itâŚâ Wu Zhongjie shook his head. âYes, Brother Yang, what are you doing here? Can I help?â
â Hehe , Iâm interested in a commercial building. Itâs a property of the Xinheng Real Estate Company, but they donât seem to have plans to sell it.â Yang Ming smiled and shook his head and said, âWhatâs the use of asking so many questions?â
âWhere is it? I can ask for you.â Wu Zhongjie asked indifferently in a carefree manner.
Yang Ming didnât care about it, but the Deputy Manager w.a.n.g standing by the side had already widened his eyes with his heart full of surprise. He naturally knew of Wu Zhongjieâs ident.i.ty, but he didnât expect Yang Ming and Wu Zhongjie to actually know each other. It seemed that their relations.h.i.+p was great!
Thatâs strange. Why did Yang Ming not mention that he knew the son of the chairman himself? But he also knew that it was no place for him to interfere. He was just watching respectfully.