227: Chapter 227: A Trap?
Internal Affair!
227: Chapter 227: A Trap?
Internal Affair!
A golden opportunity!
Wu Jie’s lips curled into a smile as he pulled over a chair and sat down.
Wang Taixiong imdiately threw over two packs of cigarettes.
They were the ‘He Tianxia Zunshang’ brand, each pack costing over ten thousand, not much cheaper than ‘Liqun Fuchun Mountains Residence’.
“Wow, smoking the good stuff?”
Wu Jie pocketed one pack and opened the other, skillfully lighting a cigarette.
Xu Feng, sitting nearby, chuckled lightly, “Mr.
Wu, what’s so good about these cigarettes anyway?”
“Exactly, smoke too much and you might end up infertile!”
Mu En, sitting diagonally across, scoffed with a disdainful look in his eyes.
“Is that so?”
Wu Jie blew a smoke ring and squinted with a smile:
“Judging from how knowledgeable you two seem on the topic, have you both been personally affected, unable to conceive, so you’ve quit?”
Mu En’s brows instantly furrowed, and he said indignantly, “I was just kindly advising you to quit smoking.
Who are you cursing?”
Xu Feng burst out laughing, “Mr.
Wu, your mouth is really damn poisonous!”
Wang Taixiong stood up with a smile, “Please sit tight for a mont; we’ll officially start dinner at eight-thirty.
I’ll go greet the others; you guys chat!”
However, no sooner had he left than Mu En began cursing with an ugly expression on his face:
“He calls himself a big shot in entertainnt, but I think he’s just an idiot.
Spending so much money on an eighty percent share!”
Wu Jie laughed, “If he’s stupid, why don’t you do better?
But I’m afraid if you stepped in, you wouldn’t even qualify to negotiate, right?”
Visibly annoyed, Mu En retorted, “Hey, Wu Jie, can you not be so offensive when you speak?
I’ve spent over a billion, and out of that billion you earned, there’s a share from the Mu Family.
Wang Taixiong bungled the task, and I can’t even grumble about it?”
Xu Feng said teasingly, “It’s fine to grumble, just don’t get frisky, okay?”
At that, several people at the table couldn’t help but laugh.
Mu En’s face turned red, like an inflad monkey’s butt, and he couldn’t squeeze a word out.
“Hey, right, Mr.
Wu!”
Xu Feng asked with a grin, “Now that you’re worth hundreds of millions, are you still planning to cling to Tang Xiao’s coattails, living off a woman as a pretty boy?”
“With one billion, you could be a big tycoon back in your poor hotown and live comfortably for a lifeti, couldn’t you?”
Wu Jie took the ashtray and flicked his cigarette ash.
“Just one billion, for Mr.
Xu like you, it’s probably nothing more than pocket change for a year, and besides, with prices soaring these days, don’t I need to earn more?
Otherwise, what am I supposed to do in my old age, beg on the streets?”
Xu Feng laughed, “You’re right.
But opportunities to make money like this won’t co by often in the future, right?”
Mu En snorted with a smirk, “Exactly!
How can Tang Xiao often sell shares of her subsidiaries?
And even if she wanted to sell, it would be hard to find a sucker like Wang Taixiong again, spending over a hundred billion.
What a rip-off!”
A look of astonishnt washed over Wu Jie’s face as he asked incredulously:
“That doesn’t sound right.
The acquisition was only for sixty-seven billion.
How could it get to over a hundred billion?
Would Wang Taixiong dare to embezzle that much?”
At this, Mu En stopped talking, grinding his teeth and feeling the pain of loss.
Xu Feng scoffed, “Mr.
Wu, you didn’t know?
The people at these tables last night had put together seventy billion.
After accounting for the spoiled, moldy, nibbled bills, they should have had sixty-seven billion for the acquisition.
But what happened?”
“Who knows if it was an electrical short-circuit in the mansion, or if soone deliberately set it on fire.
Either way, tens of billions went up in flas, and even the mansion burned down to rubble.
If you’re interested, after dinner, we can go check out the site!”
“I’ve seen tons of Ming Currency burned from when I was young, but I’ve never seen real money burn down a mansion.
So today, everyone here is damn rich, filthy rich.
Giving you a billion in compensation is way too low!”
…
People like Mu En present were all sulking, not uttering a word.
The words of Xu Feng struck deep.
Who would want their billions turned to ashes?
Who would want to crowd-fund for a second ti?
But out of sheer desperation, they had to painfully raise funds again, just to prevent Xu Feng from getting into Tianyuan and taking control of this crucial money-laundering channel.
As for why the Mu Family was willing to contribute money?
Was it not because, ever since Xu Feng’s arrival, there had been nothing but wining and dining, with no talk of cooperation?
Moreover, Xu Feng entertained the big star Bai Fengling just last night, indulging in various famous dishes and wines, running up a tab of hundreds of thousands for just one al.
Xu Feng was in luck, yet it turned out to be Mu En footing the bill!
So, Mu En seriously suspected that Xu Feng saw the Mu Family as an easy mark for free als and drinks.
Now, seeing how Wu Jie and Xu Feng chatted so enthusiastically, Mu En felt even more annoyed and distracted.
He gave his father a look, and the father and son excused themselves to the restroom one after the other.
At this mont, Wang Taixiong, holding a microphone, stepped into the center of the hall.
“Friends, brothers!”
“Despite many twists and turns, and at no small cost, we’ve finally succeeded in the acquisition!”
“At present, Tanglong Culture dia has been renad.
‘Tianyuan Datang dia’ is now 80% owned by us.”
“Moving forward, I plan to expand our business scale, serve you all better, and aim to go public to raise funds within two years!”
…
Wang Taixiong spoke confidently and spiritedly.
In the hall, applause and cheers were non-stop.
“Damn it!
These guys have really struck it rich!”
Xu Feng’s expression darkened, and he couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
Wu Jie glanced sideways at Mu Jun, who had been playing with his phone ever since Mu Father and Son had left.
At another table in the distance, Fang Guozhi was also on his phone.
It was usual for them to be playing with their phones, but now, as Wang Taixiong talked about the company’s important future plans, when nobody else was distracted by their phones, only the two of them were incessantly chatting.
Could this be a coincidence?
Suddenly.
Mu Father and Son returned from the direction of the restroom.
Mu Jun, looking like a thief, rapidly tapped on his keyboard before putting away his phone.
Wu Jie swiftly turned to Fang Guozhi, who glanced at his screen and then pocketed his phone as well.
“Damn!
There’s sothing going on with these two!
It’s impossible for two old n in their fifties to be ssing around, so they must be colluding in private!”
As Wu Jie pondered this, suddenly Wang Taixiong approached him.
“We must thank Mr.
Wu for his trendous help in achieving today’s great success, so Mr.
Wu, please say a few words to everyone!”
Wang Taixiong offered the microphone with a beaming smile.
In the hall, scattered applause arose.
Wu Jie took the microphone and stood up, looking around the room.
The audience’s gazes were filled with indifference, disdain, arrogance, and mockery…
“Thank you all.
By spending over ten billion, I acquired this chaotic ss of a company, helped the Tang Family escape the quagmire, and also made a little money for myself…”
Wu Jie hadn’t finished speaking when the entire hall erupted into commotion.
Spending over ten billion was true, but what did he an by a chaotic company?
Why did he say the Tang Family was freed from the quagmire?
Could it be that Tianyuan Tang Family, with its deep connections, had early knowledge of so high-level inside information?
If so, had everyone chipped in over ten billion only to be stuck with a hot potato?
Shock, surprise, panic, and confusion…
Various emotions intertwined, causing the entire hall to descend into chaos.
The crowd was agitated, and voices beca loud and noisy.
Many infuriated people stood up and surged forward as if they were about to beat Wu Jie to a pulp.
“You little bastard, speak clearly!
What are you implying?”
“Wang Taixiong, what does he an?
Are we stuck holding the bag?”
“If there’s inside information, why the hell didn’t you say so earlier?
Why wait until the acquisition is completed?”
“You little rascal!
You better clarify what you ant, or you won’t be leaving here alive!”
“I’ve pooled together ten billion; am I to lose it all?”
“Wang Taixiong!
Say sothing for heaven’s sake!”
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