45: Chapter 45 Who says only young people know how to have fun?

He definitely couldn't swallow this insult!

Old Li was not to be outdone either, and the two of them tangled together right there in the office.

Bang!

The office door opened.

The secretary standing at the doorway was stunned.

This...

What did she just see?

Two middle-aged men, huddled together in a mess.

Their faces were covered in black smudges.

And they were smiling so happily?

"Ex... excuse me, I didn't see anything!"

The secretary felt like her eyes had been seared.

Who said only young people know how to play?

These two old men weren't half bad either; this simply, simply shattered the secretary's worldview.

What was this?

A toad sleeping with a frog—ugly but wild?

The secretary fled in a panic on the spot.

Only the two people in the office were left petrified on the spot.

...

"President Wang, someone wants to see you, her name is Zhou Xiyue."

His assistant, Kang Gaolang, spoke up from the side.

This was the new assistant Wang Xiuming had hired.

After all, Hongqi Group was thriving now, and there were more and more things to attend to.

He had no choice but to find a temporary assistant first.

"Zhou Xiyue?"

Upon hearing these three words, Wang Xiuming's face lit up with joy; it seemed this matter was settled.

Since Zhou Xiyue had come, wouldn't she have brought An Ruoyun along?

Soon, three beautiful figures appeared before Wang Xiuming.

"Holy cow, this is the office of the dignified chairman of Hongqi?"

"You are... really frugal."

Zhou Xiyue was carefree; seeing Wang Xiuming's shabby office, she held back for a long time before finally using the word "frugal."

No matter how one looked at it, it looked like one of those really old studios from the past.

One look and it felt like a small workshop.

"You'll get used to it. Hongqi was in financial difficulty before, so we had to make do."

"But soon, our new Hongqi headquarters will be completed."

Wang Xiuming said calmly, offering an explanation.

"Since the two of you have come here, you must have made up your minds, right?"

Zhou Xiyue nodded, "Of course, but let's get this straight: you cannot interfere too much with our designs."

After saying this, both Zhou Xiyue and An Ruoyun looked at Wang Xiuming cautiously.

They were afraid he wouldn't agree.

There was no help for it; the two had experienced this kind of thing far too often.

Rather than being bossed around after joining Hongqi, it was better to settle it now.

"Since I have promised you, I will not say one thing and do another."

"Welcome to Hongqi. In the near future, you will be proud of the decision you made today."

Wang Xiuming smiled.

"Why does this young lady suddenly feel like I've walked into a den of thieves?"

"Your place is so shabby, you aren't trying to scam us, are you?"

Zhou Linyue curled the corners of her lips and spoke.

Wang Xiuming was taken aback, then smiled, "That's not my concern. Since you're here, how could you possibly leave?"

"If you want to leave, I'll have someone bring some ropes and tie you here."

"I couldn't tell, President Wang is actually quite domineering."

Zhou Linyue teased, then looked at Zhou Xiyue and the other, "It seems we really can't leave Hongqi now."

Both nodded; since they were already here, they must have made up their minds long ago.

"President Wang, we look forward to your guidance in the future."

Both spoke in unison.

Afterward, Wang Xiuming had his assistant take the three of them around Hongqi for a tour.

For now, they were no longer short of high-end designers and engineers.

With Zhou Xiyue and An Ruoyun's level of expertise, they were more than capable of leading Hongqi's design team to create new vehicle models.

In a few days, the two would officially join Hongqi.

"Finally, the good days for Hongqi are coming!"

Time flew by, and three months passed in the blink of an eye.

All the heavy industry god king units ordered by Honghai Construction Company from Hongqi had been produced.

And from the very first day, they were put into the construction of Hongqi's new factory.

Within just one month, the brand-new factory stood tall and imposing.

This factory was a size larger than the original one, enough for three production workshops.

Among them, one production workshop was used to produce the Power System, which is the Engine.

The other two were entirely dedicated to automotive production lines.

"Now, Hongqi's land is completely used up."

Wang Xiuming gave a wry smile; their Hongqi land was at least 600,000 square meters, yet he had squandered it all.

During this period, the xiaolong s21 remained stable.

Although the momentum was not as rapid as before, it was still steadily rising.

The performance of the dongfeng 21a was a bit lackluster, but it could still be considered stable.

It was an entry-level sports car to begin with; after the wealthy chased after it for a while, they calmed down.

Now, Hongqi's dealerships covered most of the country.

Many places now had Hongqi 4S stores.

It was also thanks to these dealers that they were able to stabilize the orders for the xiaolong s21.

Otherwise, just the xiaolong s21 units needing after-sales service would have kept Hongqi busy to the point of exhaustion.

Production lines, factory buildings, Innovation Building, Hongqi headquarters.

Everything was completed, and Wang Xiuming had once again become penniless.

Now, the money on Hongqi Group's books was only enough to barely maintain the operation of the capital chain.

Especially because of the completion of the Power System production line and Wang Xiuming's purchase of Yi.

This thing was simply too expensive.

Wang Xiuming had spent nearly 1.3 billion just to buy 0.1 grams.

Fortunately, the monthly sales of the xiaolong s21 could provide him with enough funds.

Now that orders were stabilizing and profits were fixed, Hongqi could have a stable income of over two billion every month.

The three sisters hired earlier.

Zhou Xiyue and An Ruoyun were directly arranged to work in the newly built Innovation Building, with An Ruoyun serving as the chief designer, leading a team on her own.

As for Zhou Linyue, Wang Xiuming put this girl in the Public Relations Department to let her gain some experience.

The two were highly skilled, and their team included quite a few veteran designers from Hongqi Group.

Everyone was convinced by their abilities.

As for Wang Xiuming, the two also respected him from the bottom of their hearts.

Not to mention anything else, as soon as they arrived, he gave them such high compensation.

Even in foreign car companies with more open-minded thinking, they wouldn't get this kind of treatment.

They originally thought that if they wanted to design cars themselves, it would take some time.

They didn't expect Wang Xiuming to directly give them such high authority, letting them do as they pleased.

This meant that he had completely handed over the design and development direction of Hongqi's new vehicle models to the two of them.

This moved the two of them deeply.

It is said that a woman dresses for the one who appreciates her.

They were the same.

Therefore, during this period, Zhou Xiyue and An Ruoyun had been working almost desperately.

Just to design a brand-new car.

Of course, Wang Xiuming also handed them the design blueprints for a car.

After his last conversation with his father, he naturally knew about the murky waters of the taxi market.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiuming decided not to design a taxi model for now.

But this did not mean that Wang Xiuming had given up on the taxi market.

On the contrary, he could approach it from another angle.

Low-end sedans!