Chapter 851 : A Mad Dog
Chapter 851: A Mad Dog
"You can understand it that way."
Wu Xukun sat with his legs crossed, smiling at Chen Fan.
Even while sitting, he still maintained an air of superiority.
Before coming, he had thoroughly investigated Chen Fan's background.
He knew that Chen Fan had started from scratch and indeed had a talent for business.
But unfortunately, Chen Fan had no background or backing. Despite this, the fact that his company could still develop and grow to this point today was nothing short of a miracle in Wu Xukun's eyes.
In Wu Xukun's view, the fact that Ruofan Group could develop to its current state without relying on any external capital or funds, and Chen Fan even maintained 100% ownership, was unprecedented.
At this moment, Ruofan Group looked like a juicy piece of meat on a cutting board in Wu Xukun's eyes.
If he didn't come to cut a slice, it would be a waste of such a good opportunity.
So, he thought he had Chen Fan in the palm of his hand.
Chen Fan stared at Wu Xukun for 2 seconds, then slowly spoke.
"Fifth Young Master may not know me very well. Let me briefly introduce myself."
"I'm just a poor boy who started a business from nothing, and got to where I am today with a bit of luck."
"I don't have any backing or background. But people like me, children from poor families, actually have one characteristic, which is being extremely protective of our food. We especially cherish everything we've worked hard to obtain."
"So, in the eyes of us children from poor families, every penny is hard-earned. If anyone tries to snatch something from my hands, I'm sorry..."
"I'll fight them to the death."
Wu Xukun's eyes widened, looking at Chen Fan with surprise.
His expression seemed like he wanted to laugh but couldn't.
He didn't expect to be threatened by the other party instead.
Before Wu Xukun could speak, Chen Fan had already stood up from across the table.
"People like Fifth Young Master, born with a silver spoon in their mouth, must have always valued their lives greatly. So, Fifth Young Master, never gamble your life with people like me."
"Our lives are not worth much. When it really comes to the point of no return, it won't be good for anyone."
After saying this, Chen Fan nodded to Wu Xukun.
"This meal is on me. Fifth Young Master, please make yourself at home."
Watching Chen Fan's figure disappear down the stairs, it took Wu Xukun a good while to snap back to reality, sneering.
"Interesting."
"Someone actually dared to threaten me."
Coming out of Wanghai Pavilion and getting into his car, Chen Fan didn't start the engine but instead took out his phone and called Yan Qing.
"Hey! How much do you know about Wu Xukun?"
"Why are you asking about him?"
Yan Qing laughed on the other end of the phone: "This guy's character isn't very good, didn't I tell you to stay away from him?"
Chen Fan chuckled self-mockingly: "I want to stay away from him, but I can't help it if he comes looking for me."
Yan Qing was stunned: "What's going on? Did he find you?"
Chen Fan: "We just met. He said he wanted to invest 5 million yuan in my company, and right off the bat asked for 20% of the shares. It made me laugh."
Yan Qing's tone became serious.
"You need to be careful. This guy has quite a lot of connections in Beijing. And over the years, Wu Xukun has used various relationships to crush more than 10 promising companies."
"He himself doesn't have much talent for business, but he's very good at capital predation tactics."
"His routine is basically similar. First, he invests, then uses various relationships to gather shares, drives out the founder, and then sells the company for profit."
"This guy is just a pile of dog shit. Once you step in it, you can't step on it, and you can't avoid it."
Chen Fan: "I understand. So do you have any information on him, the more detailed the better."
Yan Qing sighed: "What are you planning to do? I advise you not to do anything rash. Although his old man is gone, the Wu family still has some influence in Beijing, otherwise he wouldn't have the guts to chase Wan'er all the way to Yunhai."
Chen Fan frowned: "He wants to pursue Wan'er?"
"What else?"
Chen Fan: "I'm not planning to do anything. It's just that I've suddenly been targeted by this guy, I can't just do nothing, right?"
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll win every battle. I need to understand this person first."
Yan Qing thought for a moment and suggested: "How about I step in and mediate between you two? With this kind of person, it's best to avoid conflict as much as possible. This guy is capable of anything when he goes crazy."
"Last year, he sold a company that was doing real business, made several hundred million yuan in one go, and even drove the company's founder to jump off a building."
"He's like a mad dog. If you're not careful, it's really dangerous. You never know when he might take a bite out of you."
Chen Fan frowned and pondered: "Let's not bother with that. We've basically fallen out today."
"Moreover, my company's scale is too big now. He's already set his sights on it. Do you think it's possible for him to suddenly give up without enough benefits?"
Yan Qing hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly: "If we let Wan'er step in, maybe..."
Chen Fan firmly refused: "No. It's best not to even tell Wan'er about this."
Yan Qing sighed: "Alright. I got it. Wait for my news. I'll have someone compile this guy's complete profile and send it to you later."
"Thanks."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fan looked up at the building, then slowly started the car and left the scene.
......
On the 12th day of the first lunar month, Su Ruochu returned from Luocheng. Chen Fan personally drove to pick her up.
In the evening, Chen Fan invited everyone for a group dinner. Everyone attended, even Wu Di, who usually had back-to-back drinking engagements, cancelled a dinner appointment and came with his girlfriend.
On the 13th day of the first lunar month, Chen Fan took Su Ruochu to Yinzhou, Ningbo.
Zhou Wangchao personally led a group of managers from the branch company to welcome them at the station.
Since deciding to let Zhou Wangchao lead the team to expand the market, Chen Fan had completely delegated authority to Zhou Wangchao.
He hadn't even visited the Pudong branch once.
What great trust this was!
There were even rumors within the group that if Zhou Wangchao wasn't so unattractive, people would have suspected that there might be something wrong with the CEO's sexual orientation.
Seeing Xu Qiuci among the crowd, Chen Fan smiled and greeted her.
"Senior, are you adapting well here?"
Being called "senior" by Chen Fan in front of all the managers made Xu Qiuci a bit embarrassed.
"It's quite good. I've learned a lot following Manager Zhou and the others."
Zhou Wangchao quickly said: "Assistant Xu has been a great help to me. She's hardworking, willing to learn, and capable. She's my right-hand person here."
Xu Qiuci felt a bit embarrassed.
Su Ruochu, who was standing next to Chen Fan, stepped forward and greeted her senior with a smile.
Her relationship with Xu Qiuci was much closer.
It's worth mentioning that back then, it was Mo Siyu and Xu Qiuci who introduced Chen Fan's dormitory to Su Ruochu's dormitory for a joint party.
And the specific arrangements were made by Xu Qiuci, because Xu Qiuci and Su Ruochu were from the same college.
So, in a way, Xu Qiuci was a more fitting matchmaker than Mo Siyu.