125: Chapter 125 Saving one is better than nothing

Although Xiao Anan's surgery went very smoothly, visits were not allowed until tomorrow, so there was no point in Guan Xiaosu staying at the hospital.

After dealing with the reporters waiting for her, Guan Xiaosu joined Zhao Xiaoshuai to pick up Xu Yuyan, and they arrived at his newly purchased luxury mansion.

For an ordinary person, seeing this kind of courtyard villa for the first time is still quite a shock.

"Wow, what a huge and beautiful house!"

"If I could live in a house like this, I'd feel like my whole life had been worth it!"

Guan Xiaosu walked around and toured the place with Xu Yuyan, who kept exclaiming in surprise; one could see a deep sense of longing in both women's eyes.

People in this country have an unusual obsession with houses, and women especially so.

Zhao Xiaoshuai arranged for the two of them to stay in the rooms on the basement level.

The rooms were clearly graded; the master bedroom on the second floor was for girlfriends only, the rooms on the first floor were assigned to his Sister-in-law, and the basement level was just right for housing the other women.

As for the children's room on the second floor, he had once planned to keep it as a nanny's room, but it wasn't needed for now.

"You two should get to know each other here and look up some basic information about the Foundation online. I have a guest to entertain in a while, so I won't keep you company for now."

"Okay." "Got it."

The two women glanced at each other. Although they had some interaction previously when they helped set up Lei, they didn't really know each other well yet.

They just both knew that the other was one of Zhao Xiaoshuai's women.

On the way, Zhao Xiaoshuai had already told them about establishing the Foundation, and that he would need their help to look after it in the future.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't let these two laypeople build the basic framework or lead the team; their role was primarily to act as supervisors.

The core team would naturally have to be hired professionals, but he didn't have the connections to find suitable talent, so he would have to ask others when he had the chance later.

Today, his old classmate Li Xin had arranged to meet him, as the business plan for his trendy toy store was ready.

"Wow, this is really nice! Old classmate, this house of yours is really something!"

After giving his old classmate a brief tour, it was clear that a multi-million dollar mansion exceeded the scope of a typical residence.

It integrated many functional facilities, with the purpose of allowing the owner to carry out most recreational activities without ever stepping foot outside.

Therefore, even Li Xin, who came from a family that had received relocation compensation, was shocked by the various facilities inside.

Especially when he saw Xu Yuyan, also an old classmate, and another beautiful woman in the basement room, Li Xin couldn't help but wink at Zhao Xiaoshuai:

"Are they both your women?"

"What else?"

"Not bad, Xiao Shuai. Not only are you keeping beauties hidden away, but there's more than one?"

"Standard operation, don't make a fuss. Let's go to the hall and talk business."

Li Xin's business plan was very detailed, covering everything from initial equipment procurement to later management and profit sharing. The thick stack of documents felt heavy in his hands.

Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't understand a lot of it, nor did he care to read it; he was only there to confirm the other party's sincerity and level of preparation.

Zhao Xiaoshuai pretended to browse through it, "I can tell you've put some heart into this, old classmate."

"Of course! I've had my eye on that sector for a long time, but I was just limited by a lack of funds."

"I trust you to handle things. Did you bring the contract? If you've set up the company account, I can transfer the money now."

His old classmate Li Xin perked up, "Everything is ready. Here is the contract, take a look. However, I have one more favor to ask."

"Xiaosu, come take a look at a contract," he said, calling over his personal legal counsel, then asked, "What favor?"

Li Xin weighed his words before speaking:

"With the seven million you're investing, old classmate, plus the two and a half million I'm putting in, it should be enough to build a large trendy toy store."

"However, I was thinking, since we're making it this big, we might as well make it the best. I plan to upgrade the variety of equipment a bit more, and the initial promotion needs to be done thoroughly. It would be best if we could even hire a minor celebrity to endorse it."

"So, I was wondering if you could invest an additional two million?"

"Of course, I've also readjusted the profit-sharing ratio and prepared another contract."

He took the other contract, glanced at the final profit-sharing ratio, and casually handed it to Guan Xiaosu, who had come over in response to his call.

Zhao Xiaoshuai smiled and said to his old classmate, "With this profit-sharing ratio, don't regret it later when the store gets big."

"Compared to the money I make, I want to make this business a success even more!"

"Actually, I've always known that my relatives and friends look down on my family behind my back, saying I'm just an upstart who got lucky. I want to prove myself!"

Proving oneself—every rich second-generation heir who eventually loses everything in bankruptcy starts off with pretty much the same idea.

It wasn't that Zhao Xiaoshuai looked down on his old classmate, but the System Daddy had clearly written down exactly how much capability his old classmate actually had in the data.

"No."

Li Xin's expression dimmed slightly; he knew his request wasn't very reasonable, but he was already satisfied that they had managed to reach an agreement.

But little did he know, that wasn't what Zhao Xiaoshuai meant. "Two million is too little. I can invest an additional seven million."

Using a silver card for two million was indeed too much of a loss.

Hearing this, the old classmate was dumbfounded, "This... if you invest a total of fourteen million, I can't adjust this profit-sharing ratio anymore."

Li Xin wanted to build a career for himself; he still couldn't quite accept it if it turned into him completely working for someone else.

"Keep the profit-sharing ratio as it is in your latest version. No need to change it."

Faced with such an overwhelming windfall, Li Xin was excited but also couldn't help but feel anxious, "But I can't spend that much money. This is already beyond my capability. I need to go back and study it again."

"That's also what I'm about to tell you. I have one condition for investing the additional seven million."

Knowing the main event had arrived, the old classmate held his breath and focused.

"Leave professional matters to the professionals. Use the additional investment money to hire the most professional people to help with promotion and creating buzz, and to help you identify and fill any gaps."

"Put all your own ideas and concepts aside for now. See how they do it, compare it yourself, and finally see if their results differ from your expectations."

"If your ideas can align with the opinions of the most professional people, then when we open our second store, I will allow you to run it independently."

The saying that starting a business ruins one's life is mostly due to having high standards but low ability; Zhao Xiaoshuai would save one if he could.

Hearing his old classmate's lack of trust in him, Li Xin was disappointed at first, but his interest was piqued when he heard the rest: "A second store?"

"Of course, this store is just the beginning. As long as it succeeds, gains enough popularity, and recoups the cost, your own capital will be enough to open a few branches in various commercial districts to play around with."

Of course, what he didn't say was that the branches wouldn't be on such a large scale, so his old classmate wouldn't end up losing everything all at once.

After struggling for a short while, the old classmate finally set aside his ambitions for the time being and accepted this proposal, which had a hundred benefits and no drawbacks. "Okay! I'll listen to you!"

Guan Xiaosu, who had been carefully reviewing the contract, also finished her work: "There are no problems."

[cash-back card - 1, multiplier silver card - 1]

[This cash-back rate: 152%, final cash-back amount: 10,100,000 Yuan]

[cash-back card - 1, multiplier silver card - 1]

[This cash-back rate: 161%, final cash-back amount: 10,100,000 Yuan]

Zhao Xiaoshuai's savings exceeded 20 million for the first time.

Seeing an extra 14 million in the company account, Li Xin couldn't help but feel excited, though he couldn't help but have a small doubt, "Uh, why did you transfer it in two separate transactions?"

"Personal preference."