Chapter 84: Maritime Trade Summit

Chen Weiqiang had a new understanding of Zheng Qian at this moment.

Although Zheng Qian seemed a bit inexperienced in company management, the fact that the company hadn't collapsed during his absence showed that he was quite capable.

Management skills are actually quite easy to train; he just needed to delegate more authority to Zheng Qian, and he would see significant improvement in half a year.

Furthermore, Zheng Qian's talent for business was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Faced with the siege launched by Yamei Group, Jiyuan Woodworking, and Dafu Timber, Zheng Qian was able to handle it calmly and composedly without panicking.

The result was now obvious; although Yamei Group hadn't collapsed, this siege against Zhengxin Shipyard had definitely ended in failure.

Chen Weiqiang felt that even if he had been at the company and handled this matter himself, he might not have dealt with it so perfectly; the company would certainly have lost something.

Zheng Qian was no ordinary person.

Of course, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to pull out 100 million to invest in Jinxiu Group.

Zheng Qian might only have money right now; he lacked a social network, so when something happened, his first thought was to use money to settle it.

Since ancient times, Jiuzhou has been a society based on personal connections and favors.

If Zheng Qian didn't have a social network, he would suffer greatly.

This time it was a bit better; Chang Dashan and President Ma Wencheng were both fence-sitters and cowards.

What if it had been those stubborn, principled, and loyal entrepreneurs who were determined to fight you to the end?

The effectiveness of Zheng Qian's tactic would definitely be greatly reduced, and whether it could even work would be questionable.

"I only discussed the general terms of this business deal; it hasn't been finalized yet."

"There will be a Maritime Trade Summit in Shanghai in a couple of days. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to finalize it then."

Chen Weiqiang's intention was very clear: he wanted Zheng Qian to expand his network and meet some truly important figures.

"Actually, our Zhongguang Fund has spots for the Maritime Trade Summit. President Zheng could attend as a VIP client of Zhongguang Fund; that would make it more legitimate."

"President Zheng, what do you think?" Liu Shiqi blinked at Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian could naturally tell that Liu Shiqi was trying to curry favor with him and offering an olive branch.

"We'll see when the time comes."

Zheng Qian took an ambiguous attitude, effectively rejecting Liu Shiqi.

Zheng Qian was still holding a grudge about what happened with Deng Shuxin a couple of days ago, yet she was acting like nothing had happened.

Zheng Qian naturally didn't appreciate the gesture; it wasn't that he was petty, he just wanted others to know that he wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I still have some documents to process."

After saying this, Zheng Qian left Chen Weiqiang's office.

"President Chen, President Liu, I'll be leaving too." Manager Li Tao followed closely behind.

Only Chen Weiqiang and Liu Shiqi remained in the office.

Chen Weiqiang looked at Liu Shiqi; he didn't feel much hostility toward her blatant attempt to "poach" his talent just now.

He actually felt a bit of sympathy for her.

Chen Weiqiang and Liu Shiqi were old acquaintances. When the company was just starting out, Liu Shiqi had helped him a lot; even part of the startup capital had been raised by Zhongguang Fund.

Calling them "grasshoppers on the same rope" might be an exaggeration, but their connections and resources were indeed intertwined.

But if Zheng Qian didn't appreciate the gesture, there was nothing Chen Weiqiang could do.

"President Liu, President Zheng seems to still be holding a grudge about you transferring his subordinate. Why don't you talk to him again? Maybe apologize or something?"

"Don't be so forceful, and he will eventually be on good terms with you."

Chen Weiqiang offered Liu Shiqi some advice.

After achieving some success in the financial field, Liu Shiqi's style had changed a lot. Her approach to negotiations, discussions, and socializing had become very aggressive, typical of an elite career woman.

But people like Zheng Qian didn't buy into that. If you didn't lower your head, it would be very difficult to establish any social relationship with him.

"I indeed don't know enough about Zheng Qian's background, but that's only temporary."

"He will cooperate with me sooner or later."

Liu Shiqi made up her mind; she would try every possible means to win Zheng Qian over.

Her Zhongguang Fund could offer Zheng Qian an irresistible high return, and Zheng Qian could become Zhongguang Fund's biggest client.

In this way, the scale and level of Zhongguang Fund would be elevated to another tier.

Liu Shiqi was a woman who was never satisfied.

Wolf-like ferocity was the experience she had summarized after spending so many years in the financial field and the workplace.

Liu Shiqi felt that these two words alone were worth 100 million.

"A bit terrifying..."

It had been a long time since Chen Weiqiang had seen such a look in Liu Shiqi's eyes.

This was the look of someone ready to devour Zheng Qian completely!

"President Liu, take it easy. He's still young, and he might become a business tycoon in the future. He's so much younger than you, how can you bring yourself to do that?"

After getting off work, Zheng Qian went straight home.

These past few days had really exhausted Zheng Qian.

For several consecutive days, he had intensely monitored the movements of the three companies and formulated plans to break the siege; his body really couldn't take it anymore.

"Back so early today? Are you going to stay up late to review proposals again?"

Jin Lu was a little surprised to see Zheng Qian at home at seven o'clock.

"No, I'm done. Things are mostly handled, and I'll let others manage the rest."

The "others" Zheng Qian referred to was Chen Weiqiang, who had just returned from Shanghai. He had done a lot of things over the past few days and had almost reached his limit, so it was time to get some good rest.

At the same time, Zheng Qian also realized that being a capitalist, damn it, wasn't that easy.

The struggles between capitalists left him physically and mentally exhausted.

"Alright, let's eat first. I've cooked some dishes."

Zheng Qian added four bowls of rice in one go and ate with great relish.

Seeing this, Jin Lu smiled with satisfaction.

"By the way, how is the gym coming along?" Zheng Qian remembered the gym and asked casually.

Jin Lu said that Uncle Hou had already selected a location in Long Lake. She had gone to take a look, and the location and size were quite suitable. A batch of imported fitness equipment was on the way, and the renovation workers were rushing to finish the decor.

"If nothing goes wrong, the gym should be able to open for business in a month."

"With you in charge, I'm much more at ease."

Jin Lu hadn't been idle these past few days either, Zheng Qian praised after hearing this.

"It doesn't need much of my attention... Uncle Hou has more experience than I do, and we can rest assured with him handling things."

Zheng Qian looked at Jin Lu and noticed a faint trace of worry between her brows; it seemed something was troubling her.

"What's wrong? Did you run into some trouble?"

"Tell your man, maybe I can help."