Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 108: Chapter 106: Joint Service Committee

At noon, the Rolls-Royce Phantom carrying Gu Heng entered the urban center of Zhonghai.

He sat in the car looking out the window. The surrounding business district was a forest of skyscrapers. Their glass curtain walls glittered dazzlingly under the scorching sun, refracting a kaleidoscope of light and shadow that intertwined to form splendid trails of light.

On both sides of the street, traffic was heavy and the sidewalks were woven with crowds of people.

Bustling!

Magnificent!

For Gu Heng, who had never left Beichun and was visiting Zhonghai for the first time, the scene before him was inexplicably stunning.

Deloitte China’s headquarters was located in the Bund Center Building in Zhonghai.

As the Rolls-Royce Phantom drove onto The Bund, the view became even more magnificent.

A glittering concession of worldly pleasures, a nexus of power and fortune on Zhonghai Beach.

The so-called Zhonghai Beach was, in fact, The Bund that lay before them.

Even during the day, the area was bustling and vibrant, which made Gu Heng inexplicably look forward to seeing The Bund at night.

While Gu Heng was admiring the bustling city view outside the window, Jiang Ruan, who was sitting beside him, took the opportunity to secretly search online for information about Deloitte China.

After she had read through the details, her mind was in turmoil.

Deloitte Accounting Firm—

The top of the Big Four accounting firms in the world!

Deloitte China alone had 31 offices and over twenty thousand employees!

A true multinational corporation!

A true behemoth!

In addition, she also found a great deal of news and information about Qin Ying online.

This middle-aged woman, currently sitting less than half a meter away from her, regularly participated in various business forums, engaging in direct dialogue on equal footing with some of the most prominent figures in China.

And yet, a person of such stature...

...had been so polite and respectful when facing Gu Heng just moments ago.

One could only imagine how profoundly this stark contrast shocked her.

The Bund Center Building was situated on the Huangpu Riverfront.

As a landmark of Zhonghai from the new century, its exterior looked slightly dated after several decades, but its design—a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures symbolizing a round heaven and a square earth—still gave it an extremely stately and grand appearance.

At this moment, in front of the main entrance of the Bund Center Building, numerous senior managers from Deloitte China were waiting expectantly. More than half of them were foreigners, each impeccably dressed and exuding an air of elite professionalism.

"Oh my god..."

"They’re all senior managers from Deloitte China."

"A big shot must be arriving soon, right?"

Employees from other companies who also worked in the Bund Center Building couldn’t help but gather and whisper as they watched this group of elites.

You have to understand, senior managers at Deloitte China weren’t a dime a dozen.

Any single one of them was a gold-collar professional with an annual salary in the millions.

Even within Deloitte China, they were solidly in middle management.

Seeing so many of these top-tier professionals gathered together was truly a spectacular sight.

Gawking is just human nature, especially when you’re getting paid to do it.

These junior employees, who had originally been sent on errands by their bosses, were in no hurry to go upstairs now. They all stood in a corner, watching quietly.

About ten minutes later, a Rolls-Royce Phantom approached from a distance. The crowd of senior managers standing in front of the Bund Center Building immediately adjusted their posture, assuming a welcoming stance.

Soon, the Rolls-Royce Phantom came to a smooth stop before the main entrance.

In such an atmosphere, even the onlookers held their breath and fell silent.

The front passenger door opened first, and Qin Ying stepped out quickly. She immediately went to the rear door and opened it herself.

"Holy shit!"

"That’s Qin Ying, the Chief Strategy Officer of Deloitte China!"

"For her to be opening the door personally, who on earth is sitting in the back!"

Someone recognized Qin Ying and couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice.

Amid everyone’s shock, a foot stepped out from the back of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, followed by a tall, upright young man who appeared before them all.

A tailor-made gray suit perfectly accentuated his excellent physique.

His features were sharp and defined, with bold brows, star-bright eyes, and a brilliant smile.

His every move exuded a subtle air of nobility.

At this moment, Qin Ying, who in everyone’s eyes was a high and mighty figure, appeared almost humble next to this young man.

’So that’s how it is...’

’It’s not that these top executives can’t smile; they just can’t be bothered to smile at you.’

Seeing this, the office newbies simultaneously arrived at this rather heartbreaking realization.

Just as Qin Ying was helping Gu Heng out, the driver helped Jiang Ruan out as well.

Today, Jiang Ruan was wearing a black Chanel dress.

It was a halter-style dress, leaving her delicate shoulders and slender arms exposed.

Jiang Ruan already had naturally fair, cool-toned skin, and paired with the black dress and Crystal Shoes, she looked even more coolly elegant and noble.

She had been wearing a jacket earlier, but since the temperature in Zhonghai was much higher than in Beichun, she had taken it off in the car.

"Oh my god!"

"Isn’t this the very picture of a rich young master and a wealthy heiress?"

"Wasn’t Lady Nuwa a little biased when she was creating people?"

The crowd of onlookers had mixed feelings as they watched Gu Heng and Jiang Ruan stand together.

"Sigh..."

Someone suddenly sighed. "It feels like the world is just one giant simulation game, and I’m just an NPC."

"Is it possible we don’t even qualify as NPCs?"

Just as a hush fell over the crowd, a somber voice suddenly piped up, "Real NPCs can actually interact with the main character. We’re background props, at best."

In an instant, everyone turned to glare at the speaker.

Well...

A murderous glare, it turned out, was impossible to conceal.

Of course, Gu Heng was oblivious to the whispers from the "background props."

Greeted by the numerous senior managers of Deloitte China, Gu Heng smiled and nodded. Surrounded by the crowd, he took the elevator up to the 33rd floor, arriving at the Deloitte China headquarters.

Here, Gu Heng met Wang Shunfu, the CEO of Deloitte China.

In addition, there was another Deloitte executive of even higher status than Wang Shunfu: Jiang Shiwei, the Chairman of Deloitte Global for the Asia-Pacific Region.

Compared to Wang Shunfu, this sixty-year-old man truly stood at the pinnacle of Deloitte Accounting Firm, being one of the 17 members of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors.

As it was their first meeting, they naturally exchanged warm pleasantries.

Afterward, Gu Heng was led into the conference room by Jiang Shiwei and the others.

The subsequent procedure was more or less the same as when Gu Heng had signed his contract with Jun Cheng Law Firm.

Deloitte China presented Gu Heng with a specially tailored service plan, which Wang Shunfu then personally explained, detailing the specific services they would provide for Gu Heng in the future.

First, they had also assembled a dedicated service team for him. Their name for it, however, sounded a bit more high-end than Jun Cheng Law Firm’s. They called this dedicated service team the "Joint Service Committee."

This Joint Service Committee was composed of 10 people and was led by Xu Ke, President of Deloitte China’s Private Client Services group and a Senior Partner at Deloitte China.

Under his leadership were cross-border tax experts proficient in CRS and BEPS rules, listing compliance experts who had led more than ten Hong Kong IPO projects, digital asset risk control experts with dual CISA and CISM certifications, and financial audit experts who had led annual audits for multinational corporations and listed companies more than a dozen times...

Each one of them had a resume several pages long.

A few were even visiting professors at top business schools in China.

Such a lineup was the very definition of extravagant.

After the detailed introduction of the Joint Service Committee’s composition came the specifics of the services, which were centered around Deloitte Accounting Firm’s six core services: Audit & Assurance, Management Consulting, Risk Advisory, Financial Advisory, Tax, and Business Advisory.

Under each core service were dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of service clauses, detailed to the extreme.

Accounting was indeed more difficult to comprehend than law.

The entire process of detailed explanation lasted nearly three hours.

Finally, Gu Heng looked at the thick stack of contract documents before him. He held a Montblanc fountain pen in his right hand but did not sign immediately.

"President Wang, how are the preparations for the matter I tasked you with a couple of days ago?"

Gu Heng looked at Wang Shunfu and asked with a sudden smile.

"Mr. Gu, after receiving your instructions the day before yesterday, we immediately drew elite personnel from Deloitte China’s audit division to assemble a 30-person audit team for you. They are in the headquarters right now, ready for your deployment at any time."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shunfu immediately replied truthfully.

"Any time?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Any time!"

Wang Shunfu nodded affirmatively.

"Good!"

Gu Heng nodded in satisfaction. He uncapped the fountain pen and began to sign the contract documents while giving an order, "President Wang, notify them to get ready. In ten minutes, they will accompany me to the Ruyi Airlines headquarters."

"Of course."

"I’ll notify them immediately."

When Wang Shunfu saw Gu Heng start to sign the documents, he hadn’t expected him to be so decisive. His face lit up with joy, and even his voice carried a hint of excitement.

Even for a massive enterprise like Deloitte China, they had never encountered a private client willing to pay a 50 million service fee annually. Such clients were exceedingly rare even in the entire Asia-Pacific Region.

To put it in perspective, many of the central and state-owned enterprises they served paid annual fees far below the 50 million mark. One could only imagine what a tremendously important client Gu Heng was for Deloitte China.

A service fee of one hundred million for two years right off the bat—this matter had even alarmed Deloitte Global’s headquarters. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent Jiang Shiwei, the Chairman for the Asia-Pacific Region, to personally ensure the successful finalization of this partnership.

At the same time, Wang Shunfu silently made a resolution.

The financial audit of Ruyi Airlines had to be executed to absolute perfection, leaving no room for Gu Heng to find a single fault.

With a single sentence from Gu Heng, the entire Deloitte China operation sprang into motion. Meanwhile, Jiang Ruan, who had been sitting beside him, still reeling from the shock of the hundred-million-plus service fee, heard the two words "Ruyi Airlines," and some life returned to her dazed eyes.

’Ruyi Airlines?’

’What does that have to do with Gu Heng?’

Jiang Ruan’s mind was now filled with confusion...

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