My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 221: Chapter 175: It’s All Chen Xiao’s Business

"Ah Yue, I’ll give President Ding a call."

Whether she accepted or not, Ding Yong wanted to grant this favor. A call from Xu Wu would mean Gao Yue had properly handled things on her end with Ding Yong.

She thanked Ding Yong, told him she loved the house, but insisted on buying it at market price.

It wasn’t clear what Ding Yong said to convince her, but after a moment’s hesitation, Xu Wu agreed.

Hanging up, she said, "Chen Xiao will probably say I have money to burn but won’t let our own company earn it..."

Gao Yue and Li Xiao exchanged a look, not quite understanding what she meant.

When it came time to handle the paperwork, Xu Wu paid one million upfront. Ding Yong covered the rest, and Xu Wu wrote him an IOU, promising to pay it back within a year.

This arrangement made everyone happy. Xu Wu got the house without taking advantage of a lower price, while still accepting a favor from Ding Yong.

Four Seasons Clothing

General Manager’s Office

Xia Bin’s face was etched with melancholy. He finally broke down and called Xu Jun, who had promised to check on the first-floor lease renewal and get back to him.

He still hadn’t received a call. ’Does it really take this long to check on something?’

He’d also heard that Xu Jun was busy setting up the Junxiao Business Management Company, and that he’d been promoted to Chairman.

’Did the promotion go to his head? Is that why he’s acting so high and mighty?’

He never used to pay Xu Jun any mind, because he was on very good terms with Xu Jun’s boss, Peng Yu.

But now, just the thought of Xu Jun sent a chill down his spine.

The fact was, business at Junxiao Square was now even better than when it was under the Wansheng Group, thanks to non-stop promotional events to draw in crowds and the siphoning effect from the massive number of cash-back coupons.

Every other commercial enterprise in Jiangzhou was crying foul. All their customers were flocking to Junxiao Square.

Even the sales for Xia Bin’s own brands on the first floor had multiplied.

The growth was great, but he was afraid it wouldn’t last. It was clear now that Zhao Hui was dead set on ruining him, which meant his only hope was Xu Jun.

He had even considered filing a complaint with the Junxiao Group and had sent several anonymous emails, but they all vanished without a trace. He no longer held out any hope for that approach.

There was another reason he was afraid of Xu Jun.

He’d recently heard that the Junxiao Group was in talks to acquire Tianlong Square. Rumor had it they had already reached a basic consensus and were moving quickly to handle the transition.

’Goddamn it! I have seven stores in Tianlong Square! The same five brands from the first floor of Junxiao Square, plus Sa Mo and Ledi—they’re all there!’

What he feared now was that Zhao Hui would have influence over there and find a way to get rid of his seven stores. That would be a complete catastrophe!

Ever since he’d heard that Junxiao Group was acquiring Tianlong Square, he hadn’t been able to sleep at night.

’Thinking about this, and then about Ledi wanting to terminate his license... The pain... It was heart-wrenching!’

’That old bastard Huang Guangyuan actually gave the Ledi spot to the Yino Jiangzhou Branch for their Sa Mo brand!’

It was utterly humiliating, but there was nothing he could do. He’d asked around everywhere but couldn’t figure out why Huang Guangyuan was so good to Liu Haoran. He even suspected they were gay.

’Otherwise, how could two people who had absolutely nothing to do with each other suddenly become so chummy?’

’I should hire someone to investigate. If I could get my hands on that kind of evidence... Heh heh!’

Just then, there was a knock on his office door.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Come in!" Xia Bin’s voice was tinged with irritation.

The development supervisor entered, his face ashen. One look was all it took for Xia Bin to know it was bad news.

"If you’re here to tell me another store has a problem, you can march straight to HR and hand in your resignation!"

After Xia Bin’s cold declaration, he heard the development supervisor say, "Understood!" and turn to leave.

"Where do you think you’re going?" Xia Bin asked, perplexed by his subordinate’s strange behavior.

The development supervisor replied, "I’m going to HR to hand in my resignation!"

"..."

Xia Bin struggled to compose himself, fighting back the urge to start swearing. He said, enunciating each word, "First, just tell me what happened."

The development supervisor first adopted a defensive posture as if bracing for a blow, then said, "Our Erte store at Ganglong International... we’ve been notified that they won’t be renewing the lease..."

Xia Bin was stunned for a moment. After a long pause, he said, "Damn it, are they trying to wipe me out completely? What the hell did I ever do to Huang Guangyuan!"

The development supervisor breathed a sigh of relief. At least nothing had been thrown today.

The next second, Xia Bin exploded. "MOTHERFUCKER!"

The cup, pen holder, and desk calendar on his desk went flying. It was impossible to dodge!

Luckily, only the desk calendar hit him. If the cup had connected, he could have filed for workers’ comp.

’This job... it’s just like they say,’ he thought. ’You come for their money, they’ll come for your life!’

"Go to Ganglong International right now! If you can’t save that store, don’t even think about coming back! Go to Huang Guangyuan’s office and sit there—hell, kneel there for all I care! Don’t you dare come back until it’s handled!"

The development supervisor mumbled something. Not hearing him clearly, Xia Bin roared, "What? Speak the fuck up!"

The development supervisor raised his voice slightly. "His office... I can’t get in!"

"Get out! Get the hell out of my sight...!"

’He was helpless. He knew it wasn’t his subordinate’s fault—he probably couldn’t solve it himself either. But he had to vent this rage somewhere!’

The owner of Erte was an old friend of the Xia Family. That’s why even when the Yino Group had approached them to discuss a regional agency partnership, Erte had stood firmly behind Four Seasons Clothing. If he lost their Ganglong International store after all that, he would have truly failed them.

’After these last few incidents, I finally see it. All that talk about "strategic adjustments by the group" is complete bullshit. Huang Guangyuan is just out to get me!’

A headache was building. He grabbed his hair with both hands, scratching furiously. ’Nothing is going right for me lately!’

’I have to put the Erte situation aside for a moment and think. The most pressing issue is whether there’s any chance of salvaging things with Ledi.’

He called Ledi’s National Sales Director.

The man on the other end was polite enough when he answered, but his tone changed when Xia Bin asked about the Ledi partnership.

The man laughed. "President Xia, I told you before: if you couldn’t hold on to the Ganglong International store, our partnership would be over. We’ve already found a new partner, and they’ve already secured their spot in Ganglong International!"

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