Chapter 167 A Condition
Qi Yu didn’t give Fu Yansheng much time to be complacent and he immediately changed the subject, “By the way, I want to ask you something.”
Fu Yansheng: “What?”
“My dad received a call from the Zhongda Group today. It seems that Lei Hong wants to see him to discuss a possible cooperation.” Qi Yu said with some uncertainty, “You said before that you wanted to help me but Chairman Lei can’t be one of your contacts, right?”
“Lei Hong? Fu Yansheng smiled, “It’s not me. You really think I’m that capable that I can call on the chairman of Zhongda?”
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief: “I didn’t think it was you either.”
Fu Yansheng: “…”
Qi Yu: “But since it’s not you, why would Chairman Lei suddenly come to see my dad? Our family hasn’t had any business dealings or any sort of relationship with Zhongda before.”
Fu Yansheng said casually, “Maybe he’s aiming for Su Jing.”
His statement hit exactly what Qi Yu was anxious about but didn’t dare say. He asked Fu Yansheng, “For Su Jing? Why? Su Jing and Lei Hong’s position are as far as heaven and earth now. Don’t you think it’s theoretically impossible?”
“Why wouldn’t it be possible?” Fu Yansheng said with a half-smile, “It’s rumored that Lei Hong cultivated Su Jing like his own son. When Su Jing was only twenty-five years old, he became the second-in-command of Zhongda’s R&D department. Normally, it would take eight or ten years for the most talented engineer to achieve that position. Later, Su Jing defected from Zhongda and formed his own technology company. Lei Hong could have actually sued him, but instead of suing, he secretly attacked the other party’s cause. In this way, he forced Su Jing in a corner but still bought his company at a high price. He even invited him back, promising to ‘disregard past grudges’…what do you think is theoretically possible?”
When Fu Yansheng said it like that, Qi Yu really felt that there was more that meets the eye when it came to this matter.
But he was still a little confused. “According to what you sauid, if Lei Hong really is coming for Su Jing, what would he want with him? With Zhongda’s current scale and ability, what person could he not have?”
“Do you think Lei Hong is still after Su Jing for his talent?” Fu Yansheng laughed again. He shook his head and said, “Qi Yu, you still lack understanding of human nature.”
Qi Yu asked shamelessly, “Then, why don’t you analyze it for me?”
Fu Yansheng: “I just told you. It’s rumored that Lei Hong regards Su Jing as his own son. Look at methods Lei Hong used to deal with Su Jing. He doesn’t seem like a boss dealing with a mutinous employee but more like a father dealing with his son. If he deals too light a hand, he’s afraid of being bitten back. If he deals too heavy a hand, he’s worried about breaking his bones. He watched him fall to the bottom but then handed him an olive branch…It may be that Lei Hong doesn’t hate Su Jing. Rather, he just wants to use this method to grind Su Jing of his arrogance.”
The corner of Qi Yu’s mouth twitched: “This Su Jing…it can’t be that he’s really Lei Hong’s biological son, right?”
Fu Yansheng: “There is no basis for that. For now, let’s not make guesses. We can judge what kind of feelings Lei Hong has for Su Jing from the way he treated Su Jing before. It is true that there is no shortage of geniuses or outstanding R&D personnel in this words. But Su Jing is definitely the only favored son of heaven who has managed to get Lei Hong so thoroughly and whole-heartedly invested. Successful entrepreneurs tend to develop a way of thinking much like that of ancient emperors, especially ones who are more advanced in years, occupying high and important positions. They also tend to become more and more stubborn. They would much rather wrong someone and than be wronged by someone. Su Jing is the only person who has ever put Zhongda in an almost unrecoverable crisis during the past ten years. Don’t you think a person like that would become a sore point in Lei’s heart?”
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Fu Yansheng presented it so systematically and rationally, Qi Yu couldn’t find any logical loopholes. Just as he was about to be thoroughly convinced, he heard Fu Yansheng say, “Alright. This is just my guess. Maybe Chairman Lei doesn’t actually take Su Jing seriously at all. Oh right… when is your dad going to meet him anyway?”
Qi Yu: “Tomorrow afternoon…”
Fu Yansheng: “Oh, since he’s going to see him tomorrow, you’ll find out soon enough what he’s actually after. If you’ve got the skill the be figuring this out, why don’t you think about how to get Xu Jing to defect; convert your enemy into a friend and get him to be of use to you? Don’t think you can run away from this matter but changing the subject just now.”
Qi Yu: “…”
This man… really is something else! !
***
Maybe because Fu Yansheng had spent their call analyzing human nature with him, the next day Qi Yu couldn’t stop thinking about Lei Hong meeting his father.
During the day, he had discussions with President Qu and Lawyer Han. The two parties finally agreed upon a general plan and in the evening, their group drove back to Haicheng.
On the expressway, Qi Yu received a call from Qi Yuancheng. Over the phone, Qi Yuancheng only asked him what time he would be back. Qi Yu replied that he’d be home at around 8 o’clock in the evening. Qi Yuancheng said that he would wait until he got home to talk.
Seeing his father hesitant to talk to him over the phone, Qi Yu’s curiosity grew even more.
When he got home, he went straight upstairs, knocked the door to the study and hurriedly went in. Before he could even catch his breath, he asked, “Dad, what did Chairman Lei discuss with you?”
Qi Yuancheng was sitting at his desk, handling official business. He didn’t look very happy. Qi Yu’s heart gave a “clack”. It wasn’t good news?
Qi Yuancheng told him to sit down before he said, drawn out, “Lei Hong said he’s been following the Si Family’s incident and knows about our current situation. He wants to take a stake in Si Yuan Group under his own name. He will also allow us to let rumors of the Group being funded by Zhongda spread outside to helps us through this crisis. However, he has a condition…”
Qi Yu gulped unconsciously. “What condition?”
Qi Yuancheng looked at him and said, “He asked us to hand Su Jing to him.”
Qi Yu’s blood froze then suddenly went racing. He asked back, “Su Jing is living, breathing person. Although he signed a contract with us, it wasn’t an indenture to sell himself. How are we supposed to hand him over?”
Qi Yuancheng stood up from his seat, picked up the thermos mug beside the table to refill it with tea. He went on, “Chairman Lei said that as long as we fire him, he will have nowhere to go. When the time comes, we need only to explain the reason to Su Jing and Su Jing will go back willingly to Zhongda.”
Qi Yu took a small step back in shock. Fire him? Explain the reason? What would he say? That Chairman Lei of Zhongda wanted them to fire him?
“Chairman Lei, the chairman of a top 100 company, why would he acquire people through such unprofessional means?” He asked in return.
Qi Yuancheng looked at him and said grave, “What unprofessional? Don’t talk nonsense. Lei Hong didn’t say that outright. I just summed up his general meaning.”
“What’s the difference?” Qi Yu looked a little agitated, “If Chairman Lei wants Su Jing to return to Zhongda, he can come see him in person and invite him. If Su Jing wants to go, naturally, he can go with him. Doing things this way, isn’t this an obvious threat?”
Qi Yuancheng sat down again and said, with a look of reluctance, “Be that as it may, you know how much of a benefit Chairman Lei can provide to our Si Yuan Group, don’t you? You and Su Jing have only known each other for half a year. How much do you understand about him? In times of crisis, people will always weigh the relative importance…”
“Dad!” Qi Yu said anxiously, “Su Jing joined the Si Yuan Group after the Si Family incident. While everyone was tripping over themselves to leave, he was willing to bring his team to join us. He even had to suffer through being cursed at again as a traitor to his employers. After he came to the tech company, in order to help us change our algorithmic structure as soon as possible, he and his team worked late into the night, every night for two whole months. He’s fighting desperately with us against FIA. What do you think he’s planning to do? You think he’s here for the money? Or that he think we’ll give him good prospects in the future? It’s true, I have only known him for half a year and I don’t know what old scores Lei Hong has with him; but he’s now a member of our Si Yuan Group and my tech company. For what he has done, for the trust he has in me, I can’t let him down!”
Qi Yuancheng looked keenly at him, as though somewhat moved. But after Qi Yu finished speaking, he looked away again.
Qi Yu had a bad premonition in his heart and panicked, he asked, “Dad, you haven’t promised Chairman Lei already, have you?”
“No,” Qi Yuancheng sighed, “You were the one who sought him out. You’re the one who decided on him and this matter. How could anyone else possibly change it?”
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief: “Then…”
Qi Yuancheng: “I already told Chairman Lei today that you are the one solely in charge of this tech company and that you were the one who recruited him yourself. I can’t decide on this for you. Still, he asked me to pass on this story and let you think about it.”
Qi Yu clenched his hands and said, “There’s no need to think about it. Please convey my answer to Chairman Lei. I won’t agree to his condition.”
Qi Yuancheng was silent for a couple seconds then said quietly, “Okay, then let us let this matter pass.”
Seeing his dad agree so quickly, Qi Yu couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned. He wanted to report more about the situation on President Qu’s side, but Qi Yuancheng waved his hand at him and said, “Lawyer Han just called me on his way back and told me about what had happened during the day. You must be tired from running back and forth these two days. Go and rest early.”
Qi Yu nodded. Before exiting the study, he saw Qi Yuancheng sitting at the desk, tiredly rubbing the space between his brows.
His dad clearly respected his decision, but seeing that scene, Qi Yu couldn’t help feeling distressed.
… Did he make his dad feel remorseful by choosing to give up the benefits that Lei Hong could have given the Si Yuan Group?
His dad had never had any contact with Su Jing. For him, this person was no different from any other employee of the Si Yuan Group, while Lei Hong’s help was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…
When Qi Yu returned to the bedroom, he didn’t feel relieved at having been able to persuade his father. Instead, he felt distraught.
He turned on his phone, glanced at the location app and found that Fu Yansheng was actually in Harbor City today. Qi Yu didn’t think much of it and called the other party directly.
Fu Yansheng took a while to answer. It was a bit noisy in the background. It seemed he was outside.
“You’re in Harbor City?” Qi Yu asked.
“I’m out socializing…” Fu Yansheng said, keeping his voice subdued, “I’ll call you when I get back to the hotel later, okay?”
“Socializing again?” Qi Yu endured and asked, “When will you finish?”
Fu Yansheng: “An hour more at most.”
Qi Yu: “An hour more? Can you go back soon?”
There was a rustling sound over the other end of the line. Fu Yansheng seemed to have walked to a relatively quiet place. The noise behind him had grown faint. He asked, “Baby, what’s the matter? What’s the urgency?”
Qi Yu: “It’s nothing, forget it. Do what you need to do first. We’ll talk in an hour.”
Fu Yansheng: “…”
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【Little Theater】
Qi Yu: I didn’t think it was you either.
Fu Yansheng: …? ? ?
Fu Fuzi: I have been underestimated by my wife. So angry, time to pull out a big move! (╰_╯)
The little theater🤣🤣
I do hope FYS can somehow help QY…
So happy QY is standing up for SJ. Way to go little fish 🐠
Thank you for the update!
thanks for the chapter!
hearing that condition, if that was me, i would have been agitated too! at least qi yu doesn’t want to let go of su jing, otherwise that would be disappointing
💔 For QY having to choose between a group/family’s life line and a god-like subordinate’s trust.. wuwuwu..