Born in adversity, die in comfort

There are still nearly four months until Kong Shan is harmed, so he is not in a hurry.

But he needs to contact him quickly. This project definitely involves a lot of confidential information from the other party, and it's completely possible to let Kong Shan get more useful things out.

Chen Dong drove to Dongsheng International Hotel for no other reason: Zhao Yanran called and said that Secretary Gu Jianchuan, the President's Secretary of Anren Group, came to the company to find him.

Is Secretary to Shen Wanhua, the head of the Shen Family, coming on behalf of personal interests, or on behalf of Shen Wanhua?

Chen Dong was also unsure, but he was not flustered. Chen Dong believed that Shen Wanhua was a smart person. So many of Fang Qiang's scandals were in his hands; wasn't there also evidence of transactions between Fang Qiang and the Shen Family?

Chen Dong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and his driving spirit picked up—what if the Shen Family had the idea of silencing him?

That Shen Wanhua could reach this position, standing out among so many people, certainly had his extraordinary qualities.

He wouldn't be unaware that he held some evidence unfavorable to the Shen Family. How could a person who has been in a high position for a long time be willing to let others hold his weakness?

In this world, only dead people don't talk! If the Shen Family had this idea, then he was still quite dangerous.

It is true that this is a society ruled by law, but car accidents and natural disasters are always unavoidable.

Chen Dong quickly pulled out his phone and called Dao Feng,

"Daozi, how many usable people does the security company have now?"

"Boss, there are 68 reliable core members, and all employees combined currently total 764 people.

Currently, 30 core members are at the headquarters organizing training for 340 employees, and another 28 core members are leading people to the Textile Factory, Garment Factory, Computer Factory, and Real Estate Company to perform security tasks."

The Garment Factory was a medium-sized garment processing factory near the Computer Factory that Chen Dong arranged for Xu Wanying to acquire directly two days ago. It is now operational. It's just that a particularly suitable manager hasn't been found yet, so they can only continue to employ the previous manager, Yuan Kaize.

Most of the workers, designers, and equipment were retained.

"Arrange for two core members, preferably with practical combat experience, who are alert and can be called upon at any time, to be my bodyguards."

"Boss, there's a pair of brothers who used to go to the southern front line and had direct dealings with drug dealers, and they've all taken lives.

The older brother is Gu Lei, and the younger brother is Gu Ting, known as the Thunder Combination. Both in combat and firearms, they are top-notch."

"Can they drive?"

"Of course, they can, driving a tank is no problem."

Chen Dong hung up the phone; he hoped that all of this was just his overthinking, and perhaps the other party didn't intend to do anything to him.

But Chen Dong has always been a person who likes to control his own destiny, especially now that he has a huge amount of money. He cannot rely on the other party's goodwill; what's the difference between that and meat on a chopping board?

It seems that Chen Dong's acquisitions of companies have not yielded much profit yet, but the system returns 50 times the turnover every day.

Now, the daily cashback amount is at least 50 million, and once the Garment Factory is put into use, it will immediately generate income. The apartment buildings from the previous real estate project have all been delivered, and the third phase of construction is underway.

But Chen Dong doesn't plan to make money from real estate now. Building a commercial building takes too long. He needs industries that can quickly generate turnover.

When he can get billions from the system every day, he can accumulate trillions in cash in a year. Then he can acquire various industries to form his complete industrial chain, and perhaps one day he will become the richest person in the world.

By the time he arrived at the company's reception room, it was already past four o'clock. A young man who looked to be in his early thirties was leisurely drinking tea, not at all seeming like he had waited for an hour and a half, without the slightest anxiety, as if he were enjoying a rare afternoon leisure time at home.

"Secretary Gu, the tea is quite good, isn't it? I specially had good tea bought, specifically for esteemed guests like you."

Chen Dong showed no awareness of having made someone wait for over an hour. He sat down opposite Secretary Gu Jianchuan with great confidence, and Zhao Yanru, with a sweet smile on her face, brought in Chen Dong's teacup.

"Mr. Chen is joking. You are a busy big boss, how can a small secretary like me compare?"

Secretary Gu Jianchuan said he was a small secretary, but when he saw Chen Dong coming, he still sat steadily on the sofa, merely looking up at Chen Dong without even a smile.

Chen Dong didn't care. Strictly speaking, Secretary Gu Jianchuan was also a person of some standing and thought highly of himself, but Chen Dong truly didn't put him in his eyes.

Within half a minute of meeting, it was clear that the other party had not come with good intentions. It seemed he needed to strengthen his personal security again.

Of course, he also needed to figure out whether he represented himself or Shen Wanhua!

"Boss, please have some tea." Her voice was clear and pleasant, and when she bent over, she revealed her exquisite curves, which made the usually unperturbed Secretary Gu Jianchuan stare blankly for a few seconds.

"Secretary Gu, how's my secretary? Better than yours, right?"

Chen Dong pointed at Zhao Yanru's back,

"Her figure is graceful, charming, her voice is sweet, her looks are pleasing, she's not only versatile but also particularly meticulous."

Chen Dong completely ignored Secretary Gu Jianchuan's livid face and took a small sip from his teacup.

Secretary Gu Jianchuan looked at Chen Dong with a sinister gaze. This young man was much harder to deal with than he had imagined. Indeed, every successful person is not accidental; he must have his unique qualities.

Secretary Gu Jianchuan put away his contempt. If he didn't fight back, he might continue to be humiliated. Secretary Gu Jianchuan was not one to suffer losses.

"Mr. Chen, though young, I don't know where you learned such frivolous words. The dignified president of a large group turns out to be a superficial person who only knows how to use his tongue."

"Oh, so Secretary Gu knows that I am the President of Dongsheng Group, and you are just a secretary of Anren Group?"

Chen Dong shook the teacup in his hand, raising an eyebrow,

"I thought you were the Grand President of the Shen Family, and I was just a small secretary of East Victory?"

Looking at the sharp glint in Chen Dong's eyes, Secretary Gu Jianchuan's livid face actually turned crimson. This was blatant mockery of his lack of etiquette!

"Mr. Chen is joking." Secretary Gu Jianchuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and decided to quickly finish the main business and leave. Staying any longer might give him a heart attack.

"Anren Group's Sixth Garment Factory went to Qiangsheng Textile Factory today to pick up fabric, only to learn that Fang Qiang had already sold Qiangsheng to you.

Mr. Chen, all of Fang Qiang's industries are where they are today because of the Shen Family's support. You wouldn't be unaware of this, would you?"

"So, that means those videos about Fang Qiang that circulated online recently were all backed by the Shen Family, is that right?"

You fight your way, I fight mine. This is a profound maxim summarized by a great man.

You talk to me about the Textile Factory, I talk to you about scandals. If you dare to ask me to give up the Textile Factory, then I dare to continue releasing the scandals behind it.

If Secretary Gu Jianchuan truly came to negotiate, Chen Dong wouldn't be entirely unwilling to make a slight concession—for example, selling a portion of the produced fabric to the Shen Family at a price lower than the market rate.