My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 254: Chapter 186: All In

It was afternoon. He definitely wasn’t going to visit Dr. Feng’s Robot again today. ’It’s been almost a week since I’ve been to Yunfeng Building,’ he thought. He decided he should check in, and while he was there, he’d talk to Xu Wu about the equity transfer.

In the underground parking garage of Yunfeng Building, just as he was about to head up, he unexpectedly ran into Li Guoqiang!

The two hadn’t seen each other in a long time, and Li Guoqiang was feeling a bit resentful about it.

Back when they first met, Chen Xiao was constantly coming around to drum up business, fleecing him for all he was worth. At the time, Li Guoqiang felt like the man was going to fleece him bald, leaving him no breathing room at all!

But now, Chen Xiao never came around anymore. Li Guoqiang had heard his deals were in the tens or even hundreds of millions these days. He probably looked down on paltry orders of just a few million!

"President Chen, you’re our landlord, after all! You should still come by and check in on us when you have a moment!"

Chen Xiao smiled. "Let’s head up to your office for a bit."

Li Guoqiang was flattered and pleasantly surprised. It just went to show that some opportunities really had to be seized. If he hadn’t said anything, they probably would have just said their goodbyes on the 22nd floor.

Gazing at the familiar surroundings, he reflected on how little time had passed, yet it already felt like a lifetime ago.

When he first visited Zhongjian Equipment Co., Ltd., Chen Xiao had still been living on his daily basic stipend. If it weren’t for the wholehearted support from Bai Lu and Li Guoqiang back then, he never would have grown so quickly.

Even though he had the system, Bai Lu and Li Guoqiang had genuinely helped him earn his first pot of gold.

One should never forget those who helped them at the start. The feelings he had for Li Guoqiang and Bai Lu were completely different from how he felt about his current clients.

Nowadays, forget a two-million-yuan order, even for companies placing twenty-million-yuan orders, Chen Xiao sometimes couldn’t even recall the company’s name.

But as for Li Guoqiang and Bai Lu, he remembered every single one of their facial expressions.

Especially Bai Lu. That Assistant Bai who had given him his very first deal... Chen Xiao could even remember her measurements...

It was clear how special a place she held in his heart.

As Chen Xiao casually leaned back on the reception sofa, Li Guoqiang instructed his assistant not to receive any clients and to postpone all work reports, no matter how important.

He poured the tea himself, cherishing this private moment with Chen Xiao more than he had cherished the first date with his high school sweetheart.

He had been shocked by Chen Xiao too many times to count, and each time was more staggering than the last.

When Junxiao Capital was founded, he had even helped with the company registration. The paid-in capital of 800 million had already stunned him back then. He had assumed that was all—or at least most—of President Chen’s net worth.

Before long, the man had acquired Jiangzhou Wansheng Square and invested another 500 million in Ding Yong’s venture.

At the time, he’d wondered how President Chen could have spent all the company’s liquid capital in one go. But just a short while later, the acquisition of Tianqi Auto—renamed to Junxing Auto—made headlines. On top of that, they had invested over ten billion in intelligent driving, smart cockpits, and an automotive Super Intelligent Factory!

’I have no idea how he makes his money.’ He knew that he and President Chen were living in two different worlds now. ’Luckily, I met him early. If President Chen would just give me a leg up, I could reach heights in this lifetime that ordinary people can’t even imagine!’

Xu Wu was a perfect example. Back when she was the sales director at Zhi Fei Aerospace, she had to go around begging for meetings, even coming here to talk business. Forget him—even someone like Yang Ming had dared to give her a hard time!

And now? Forget Yang Ming; if it weren’t for their long-standing friendship, she probably wouldn’t even give *him* the time of day.

Countless people worth over a billion were queuing up for a meeting with President Xu, and they still had to wait for ages!

"How have things been for you lately, President Li?"

Li Guoqiang pondered for a moment. "Not great. Our business is one that relies on connections. We don’t have much in the way of core technology, so there’s not much room for major growth. That said, we’re not likely to see a major decline either. We’re in a spot where we’ll neither feast nor starve."

"I also have to thank you and President Xu, President Chen. You invested in the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car, and I followed suit with a 10 million investment. The momentum looks great so far. That particular venture might actually become my most profitable one in the future!"

Chen Xiao nodded. "Have you considered expanding into the new energy vehicle sector?"

Li Guoqiang replied, "I was hoping you could point me in the right direction, President Chen!"

Chen Xiao said calmly, "I can give you a few dealership slots for Junxing Auto."

’What?’ Li Guoqiang was startled. He had never even considered that. In fact, no one in their right mind would. Who would dare to become a distributor for that thing?

He didn’t know why President Chen would make such a suggestion, but he trusted that Chen Xiao wouldn’t lead him astray.

For one, the paltry sum of money he had wasn’t even on Chen Xiao’s radar. More importantly, based on his understanding of Chen Xiao, the man valued old friendships and would never screw over a friend.

Li Guoqiang didn’t overthink it. He immediately declared his stance: "President Chen, if you tell me to do it, I’ll do it. I’ll go all-in!"

He was taking a gamble. He was betting on human nature—betting that Chen Xiao would absolutely not let him take a loss.

It was, without a doubt, a high-stakes gamble. If he lost, he’d be back to square one overnight.

But if he won, he would officially be one of President Chen’s inner circle. His biggest fear right now was losing his business connection to Chen Xiao.

Without a business connection, their friendship would slowly fade. Li Guoqiang grew incredibly anxious every time he thought about it.

The chances of Zhongjian Equipment Co., Ltd. having any future business dealings with Chen Xiao were becoming slimmer and slimmer. But new energy vehicles were currently President Chen’s single biggest area of investment.

If he supported him now, during the difficult early phase, it would be providing help in a time of need. That kind of bond was far more valuable than simply kicking in when things were already going well.

Besides, he was almost certain that even if he lost money in this new venture, President Chen would find another way to compensate him.

And so, without a moment’s hesitation, he went all-in.

Chen Xiao had to admit, he was impressed by the man’s courage. After all, Li Guoqiang was in his fifties. If this gamble failed, the rest of his life could be very difficult. He might never recover.

But he took the bet. And he had bet correctly. Chen Xiao would not let a friend down.

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