138: Chapter 138 Buying a Company to Play With

Ling Weiqin had indeed arrived on a flight last night, but even while on vacation, she still paid attention to the news.

However, the categories she focused on were usually financial, as well as major aspects like regional policy changes.

She generally wouldn't pay too much attention to who was doing charity work locally.

After all, it was basically just people in that circle, nothing more than a show to generate some attention.

She believed: "Any investment not aimed at profit is not something a qualified entrepreneur should do."

However, twice in a row, the other party had displayed information she hadn't grasped; for a business tycoon, this was unforgivable, and it finally made Ling Weiqin take notice.

You have to understand, business is often about exploiting information gaps, or testing the sensitivity of various helmsmen to information and their predictions for the future.

Missing key information was a major mistake for a qualified businessperson, and she could no longer keep up her airs.

"Old Wu, go get the documents from my room."

The Ling Family Son-in-law naturally knew that his wife was referring to the documents thrown into the trash can; after taking them out, he even carefully wiped the cover clean.

Ling Weiqin, right in front of Zhao Xiaoshuai, began to carefully flip through the latest investigation report on him.

The more she read, the more surprised she became.

Through surveillance, this man named Zhao Xiaoshuai had recently purchased a luxury home worth tens of millions under Hengtian, and his ride was a maybach worth four million.

Besides that, Ma Dongxi's iSport had recently changed hands, rumored to have sold for seven million, which likely had a lot to do with this person.

The latest investigation result even showed that he intended to establish a charity Foundation with an expected investment of seventy million; this matter had appeared in the Chuncheng Evening News and was already widely circulated locally.

And through special channels, it was learned that the "Zhao Xiaoshuai Foundation" had already been established with an initial registered capital of seven million, and the current operating funds had already reached the seventy million he originally promised, and they were currently recruiting talent.

It could be estimated that this person named Zhao Xiaoshuai had a net worth of at least over a billion, and her opening line, "Take one million and leave my daughter," seemed so ridiculous now.

This investigation result was vastly different from the one from the beginning of the year; it was impossible to tell it was an investigation report on the same person.

What kind of person could complete such a transformation in such a short time?

It was impossible for anyone.

It could only be attributed to the incompetence of the person in charge of the investigation at the beginning of the year.

"Fire the person in charge of the investigation at the beginning of the year immediately! You all go out; I will talk to Mr. Zhao alone."

Although the Ling Family Son-in-law didn't know what had happened, his wife's word was law; he led everyone out of the living room and closed the door.

"I apologize for my previous rudeness. One million was indeed somewhat insulting to Mr. Zhao's financial resources. Please forgive me for being a bit anxious as a mother."

The financial resources Zhao Xiaoshuai was now displaying, while still not reaching the level of their Lingtian Group, could barely be considered a match, and this marriage proposal was worth discussing.

"You are too polite, Aunt Ling. I have already forgotten about what just happened."

He didn't continue to be aggressive either.

They say that if you eat someone's food, you'll be soft-spoken; he had now almost devoured their precious daughter completely, and although it wasn't his original intention, he should still give her parents the due respect.

Seeing that the other party had provided an out, Ling Weiqin's expression softened a bit:

"But I have heard that Mr. Zhao has many women around him. If it gets to the point of discussing marriage with Ruirui, Mr. Zhao must cut off those relationships."

Although Ling Rui was a bona fide young lady, and this request was reasonable, it wouldn't work with Zhao Xiaoshuai.

Not to mention that Ling Rui's status among his many women was not even as high as Guan Xiaosu's, but more importantly, as of now, there was no one who could force him to do anything.

However, he couldn't be so blunt about refusing; he needed to drag it out for a while longer.

Although he could push everything onto Guan Xiaosu, since he had become her master, he also had to take on the responsibilities of a master.

"It is too early to talk about marriage, and besides, it is no longer an era of parental orders; we should ask Ling Rui about her own choices more."

"Of course, I also understand that given the size of the Ling Family, one does have to consider more when it comes to marriage."

"We can cooperate with each other for a period of time first to enhance our mutual understanding."

"For example, within the Lingtian Group, are there any companies that are poorly managed? I am willing to buy one as a token of sincerity."

Ling Weiqin took a sip of coffee.

So-called marriage alliances were nothing more than deepening the connection between the two families and reaching a community of interests where each had a stake in the other.

The core was actually the community of interests.

In her view, aligned interests were a far more reliable relationship than blood ties.

Your own brother might stab you in the back, but your business partner wouldn't stab you in the back if it meant losing money.

As long as Zhao Xiaoshuai held enough shares in Hengtian, then Hengtian's interests would naturally be his interests as well; this was indeed a very sincere proposal.

Moreover, she did care more about her daughter's wishes; unless the match was too poor, she was willing to make significant concessions for her daughter's choice.

'I'll go back and ask Ruirui how deep their relationship is before deciding.'

But she couldn't just let the other party brush her off with empty words; since the other party had brought it up, she might as well test their mettle.

"Mr. Zhao, you are joking. The companies under our Ling Shi are all in good operating condition."

"However, since you have the intention to deepen the relationship between our two families, I do have a property in my hands that is quite suitable."

"Lingyue Design is a company specializing in design, with business covering interior decoration design, architectural landscape design, brand image design, etc., with a market value of over twenty million."

"If Mr. Zhao is interested, you can pay five million to buy a 25% stake."

Zhao Xiaoshuai had just wanted to buy a company to play with a short while ago; this was perfect, buying one that wasn't too big was just right for practicing.

"Seven million, just give me 30%."

Ling Weiqin's eyes narrowed.

The Ling Family held 59% of this company, and even after selling 25%, they would still be the largest shareholder and enjoy the greatest say.

But the other party had opened their mouth and pinned the point so tightly—was it a coincidence or were they prepared?

If Zhao Xiaoshuai knew what she was thinking at this moment, he would definitely cry foul; he just wanted to increase his cash-back expectations.

"Fine, I will agree to Mr. Zhao's request. I will have someone draw up a contract right now."

Ling Weiqin ultimately decided to agree to the other party's request; it wasn't a very important industry after all.

In this way, she might as well withdraw the management personnel completely and, by the way, test this person's strength in business operations.

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

[Current cash-back rate: 150%, final cash-back amount: 10,100,000 yuan]

Zhao Xiaoshuai's savings had now reached fifty-seven million.

After being sent back by people sent by the Ling Family, he drove his maybach and headed to his next appointment.

A while ago, he had expressed to Sister Hong his wish to have a meal and get to know the various big shots she knew, and this gathering was set for today.