Translator:- Max
Throughout the weekend, Zhang Chenfei did not allow Jiao Qi to go out, so the two of them stayed in the villa doing nothing.
The butler laid out a picnic blanket in the yard, setting up hot and fresh delicacies along with comfortable cushions. Jiao Qi sat there, eating and checking emails, while Zhang Chenfei lay with his head on his lap, watching his dog son jumping on the grass.
Since his Lao Gong fell ill on Friday, Jiao Qi wasn’t certain about the exact time. After connecting to Big Dick Zhang’s email, he went through all the emails from Friday morning until now.
After a few times, Jiao Qi summed up his experience: this guy generally doesn’t go wrong in handling daily affairs, but occasionally throws in a few irrelevant lines. This time, the script is of a mafia godfather, Jiao Qi feared that he might reply with some nonsense like “Let’s stick to the rules, three knives, six holes“, in the emails. So, he focused on the content of his replies to others.
【Finance Department Urgent Email: (CC to all senior executives) This morning, the revenue from “Glory of the Galaxy” of yesterday was received, and the smart brain handling application platform deducted an additional 5% fee. Upon inquiry, the response was as follows…】
The moment he opened it, this email with the red headline caught Jiao Qi’s attention.
“Glory of the Galaxy” was a free game, with its main source of revenue coming from in-game purchases. Last week, paid weapons were introduced, and the daily revenue broke the record of the smart brain application platform.
The smart brain application platform, Q-RMB, was a monopoly company, and the platform usage fee was very high. Shifei, as an industry giant, had a friendly mutually beneficial agreement with Q-RMB, allowing him to obtain a relatively reasonable fee rate. Other small companies would only get exploited.
The finance department of Shifei inquired whether the fee rate had been deducted incorrectly, to which the other party replied that this was indeed the price and that they would continue to charge according to this rate in the future.
With daily revenues reaching a hundred million, a 5% increase in the fee rate means a loss of 5 million for Shifei. This impact was significant.
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“What kind of training did you ask the HR department to give them?” Jiao Qi lowered his head and asked him.
“Just daily training.” Zhang Chenfei pinched a French fry and placed it in his mouth, his gaze deep as he looked at the autumn sky. As the boss of the underworld, he couldn’t afford to let his guard down for even a second. Only in the arms of his little wife could he find a moment of peace.
“Ding dong“, the system prompted a new message on the English social networking site.
【@Kent Yonng: Baby, do you miss me?】
The comment was posted directly below the dormitory picture Jiao Qi had uploaded. After years of no contact, starting off with such words made Jiao Qi not only roll his eyes but also feel a wave of nausea.
【Reply to @Kent Yonng: Just trying to cheer up my husband, sorry for using your picture, I’ll delete it now.】
This classmate, KY, was a mixed-race Asian, from a wealthy family, and looked decent. Just roaming around, flirting everywhere. Because they lived next door, their relationship was fine for the first two years. But suddenly, for some reason, he started pursuing him. After being rejected, he didn’t mind and continued to be ordinary classmates happily.
That was the cultural atmosphere in the US, where there was not much awkwardness even after failed pursuits. Jiao Qi didn’t take it seriously either, but they lost contact after returning home.
Unexpectedly, after all these years, he was still so frivolous. Jiao Qi was sick of it and deleted the picture, and while at it, blocked this person, and logged out of the social networking site, never to log in again.
When he went to work on Monday, Jiao Qi took the initiative to go with him to Shifei Technology. Zhang Chenfei was so pleasantly surprised that he personally buckled his little wife’s seat belt: “You’re so obedient.”
Jiao Qi’s main concern was about his negotiations with the platform. They agreed to send representatives to meet with Zhang Chenfei today. With daily profits of 5 million, they couldn’t have any setbacks.
The Maybach parked downstairs at Shifei Technology, and a security guard dressed in all black immediately approached to open the car door. Jiao Qi looked up and was startled: “Why are you all dressed like this?”
While the security guards usually wore black clothes, it was clear that they were in uniform. However, today they were dressed entirely in black shirts, black pants, and black sunglasses, which were completely equipped for a bodyguard.
“They were issued during this Sunday training session.” The security guards smiled embarrassedly.
As they got out of the car and entered the lobby, more than a dozen people in black stood on either side with their hands behind their backs, bowing in unison: “Good morning!”
“……”
This formation startled the Q-RMB representative who had come for the negotiation. He stepped back out of the revolving door to check the building’s name, it was indeed “Shifei Technology”. He briefly considered if he had entered some disastrous criminal underworld organisation.
However, the moment they stepped into the President’s office, Mr. Representative began to doubt once again. Was this truly not an underworld lair?
Two tall and strong security guards in black stood on either side of the door, as they expressionlessly gestured for him to enter. Zhang Chenfei sat on the president’s seat with a cold face, looking down at the documents brought by the finance and legal departments.
Jiao Qi sat behind the desk next to him, his head full of black lines.
“Come, take a seat.” The underworld godfather put down what he was holding, raised his chin at Mr. Representative, and motioned for him to come and sit at the president’s desk.
The atmosphere made the representative unreasonably nervous and then he subconsciously glanced at Jiao Qi sitting next to him. The young and handsome President Jiao nodded to him with a calm expression, and immediately brought him back to the human world. This must be Shifei’s psychological tactic, as Mr. Representative tried to encourage himself. As a strong platform party, he did not need to be afraid of any application manufacturers.
“President Zhang.” The representative shook hands with Zhang Chenfei and sat down with a smile. “Regarding the rate thing, it’s like this. We’ve been offering Shifei Technology preferential rates for many years, without any issues. However, recently, your turnover was too big. In order to support your platform’s operations, we had to increase the cost, so we had no choice but to raise the rate by 5%.”
Zhang Chenfei raised an eyebrow slightly, indicating him to continue speaking.
The representative became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, as if he were offering Zhang Chenfei a great deal. “In fact, even after raising the rate, the price we offer you is still lower than what we charge other companies. Additionally, we’ve only increased the rate for the ‘Glory of the Galaxy’ app; Shifei’s other applications still have the previous rates…”
“I’m just asking you, did you notify me of the price increase?” The Godfather interrupted the other party’s lengthy explanation and said in a cold tone.
“We did notify you when we split the accounts.” The representative said confidently.
Notifying after the account split meaning already deducting the extra amount without prior notice. Q-RMB had been used to being overbearing, as always.
Upon hearing this, Jiao Qi couldn’t help but furrow his brows slightly. This platform representative really didn’t know how to speak. Although the application platform was a strong party, Shifei was their biggest client. The company sent him here to explain and negotiate with Shifei, not to show their indispensability.
Zhang Chenfei sneered: “I, Zhang Chenfei, have always done business ethically. I will not give you any less than what I should give you, and I also will not give you anything if I shouldn’t.”
“Why do you have to phrase it so harshly?” The representative realised that Zhang Chenfei was getting angry, so he quickly changed to a smiling face. “With a daily turnover of one hundred million, the burden on us is also heavy. You should also understand our situation and offer us some subsidies.”
“He, if you want to take it, go ahead.” Zhang Chenfei pulled open a drawer and took out a gun, slamming it onto the desk. “Let’s see if you have the guts!”
