Chapter 1338 - 1340
"So exhausting."
"Busy every day until the dead of night, and then up at the crack of dawn."
"Even cooking has to be done at lightning speed."
Gong Ruini talks to Zhao Xuran on the phone every day, and of course, occasionally complains a bit.
As for the high international long-distance call fees, sorry, Gong Ruini really doesn’t care.
This is Zhao Guangran’s house, isn’t he supposed to be the one paying the phone bill here?
Zhao Guangran came out to pour coffee, of course he didn’t miss Gong Ruini’s complaints, and responded sarcastically, "Gosh, my teeth are gonna ache from all the sourness."
’Hey, how can you eavesdrop,’ Gong Ruini got angry. At this moment, wasn’t he supposed to be holed up in the study, continuing to diligently analyze data?
How come he’s out here? Something’s not right, really doesn’t feel right.
"Hey, are you slacking off?" Gong Ruini stared at Zhao Guangran.
Slacking off? How could he slack off? Zhao Guangran, with a helpless look, raised the cup in his hand towards Gong Ruini, "Out of coffee."
Drinking coffee again, Gong Ruini was truly speechless, "You guys are drinking coffee like water, does it even refresh you?"
"And you think brewing such strong tea wakes you up?" Zhao Guangran retorted bluntly, "By the way, what did my brother say about it?"
"We’ve got in touch with them, but it’s a bit complicated." Although the matter hasn’t been fully settled, Gong Ruini could hear the subtle dissatisfaction in Zhao Xuran’s tired voice.
Complicated? Zhao Guangran immediately turned serious when he heard there were complications, not at all the playful expression he had while waiting to see Gong Ruini’s reaction.
"Not willing to help?"
"Or want benefits."
"They can help, but they want benefits, thirty percent of the benefits," Gong Ruini was also angry, "Can you believe they have the nerve?"
They’re demanding thirty percent? Though they are kind of exploiting the situation, it’s still a huge sum of money.
Thirty percent might seem a lot, but taking a trip to the Japanese market would end up losing more.
Thirty percent? "Thirty percent of the total?" Zhao Guangran hadn’t thought those people would demand benefits, maybe they’d ask for a lot, but he hadn’t expected this bold request.
"It’s like we’ve fed them well, so now they can be this greedy." Zhao Guangran was seething with anger.
But what could he do about it, "Can’t we go through someone else?"
Zhao Guangran couldn’t believe that they couldn’t find another connection with such a huge big brother over there.
"Finding someone else is hard. Although Brother Xuran knows other people, our products have to go through the area managed by this person." If the other side messes around, how can we conduct business?
Thirty percent sounds like a lot, but considering that their annual business can still make a lot of money currently, they can’t just sacrifice this whole deal.
"Then just take out more loans, giving them forty percent is fine." Zhao Guangran quickly made a decision.
What? Forty percent? Gong Jiaming had been waiting in the room for ages, never getting his coffee from Zhao Guangran, and in order to stay alert, he had no choice but to come out, taking the opportunity to move a bit.
Unexpectedly, he overheard something about thirty percent, forty percent, "What’s this forty percent?"
"The kickback for the loan from them." There’s no way this could be hidden from Gong Jiaming.
Moreover, they are all in the same boat, no need to hide anything.
What, give them forty percent, "Forty percent of the total?" Gong Jiaming shouted.
"Can’t you lower your voice a bit?" Zhao Guangran wasn’t in a great mood either, and hearing Gong Jiaming shout like that, he glared at him displeasedly.
Gong Jiaming remembered that Dai Limin was still in the room, "My bad, my bad."
Gong Jiaming quickly turned back to the room, though he seemed to be busy at his work, he was actually keeping an eye on Dai Limin.
Dai Limin was indeed busy in the room, but he wasn’t deaf, plus Guo Jingming’s loud voice made it impossible for him to forget.
Forty percent, forty percent of the total? What’s this about, why is it getting Gong Jiaming so hyped, and why has Zhao Guangran been out for so long? What are they discussing?
Though his hands didn’t stop working, Dai Limin kept thinking about these issues.
After all, he was really curious about this so-called forty percent.
Zhao Guangran pulled Gong Ruini to the living room, of course not forgetting to go to the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee, "Out of coffee, buy more tomorrow."
"And just stock up for a week while shopping at the supermarket, it’s inconvenient to go frequently." Manpower at home is running low.
"Got it." Poor thing, initially could escape once in a while, get some fresh air away from all the data, now the privilege has turned to a daily routine.
Gong Ruini firmly believed that if the nearby supermarkets didn’t lack the vegetable varieties they needed, even procurement would just be done right downstairs.
"Whatever they ask, just give it to them, as long as there’s money. Anyway, in a few years, this money would just depreciate." Although what those people plan specifically is uncertain, they’re definitely not going to be polite.
Borrowing without repayment is impossible, but with all this calculation, is it really just about the loan?
Come on, loans come with interest, wouldn’t paying interest only benefit local banks?
He’d guessed it, Gong Ruini was surprised, you should know Zhao Guangran never considered these before, because he knew he wouldn’t be getting a share of the meat from this bowl.
"You’re impressive, calculating the Japanese market without neglecting big brother," Gong Ruini had seen how busy Zhao Guangran had been these days.
If she hadn’t known he was genuinely busy, knowing he needs to vent a bit to avoid breakdown, she wouldn’t have been this polite, letting him lecture her.
"Can’t be helped." Zhao Guangran was exhausted too, "Don’t have my own team."
"But I think you’re pretty good, Ni Zi." Zhao Guangran, with his eyes closed, doing eye exercises, casually praised Gong Ruini.
Oh my, he actually said she was good, which startled Gong Ruini quite a bit, "You said I performed well?"
"Yeah, at least better than that Dai Limin guy, not tarnishing our reputation." Zhao Guangran said pridefully, see, none of those who grew up with him are useless.
Comparing her with Dai Limin, this made Gong Ruini a bit dissatisfied. That Dai Limin puts in a lot of effort and is quite calculating, but when it comes to data analysis, he really falls short compared to her.
"I truly don’t mean to belittle you, in fact, Dai Limin isn’t bad, many who studied economics might not perform better than Dai Liren after graduation."
"What if I persuaded Dai Limin to stay in the United States to help me for a few years, what do you think?" Zhao Guangran needed time now.
Once he’s stronger, he won’t be so fearful, but for now, his strength isn’t enough.
"Ni Zi, think about how great it would’ve been if you had studied economics." At least things would definitely be easier, Zhao Guangran truly felt that Gong Ruini chose the wrong major.
"Becoming a top lawyer is lucrative, but is it as profitable as finance?" Zhao Guangran wore a haughty expression.
Well, of course it’s incomparable, but Zhao Guangran forgot one thing that once you’re not careful with finance, the loss is no joke.
He was merely making a remark, he genuinely regretted that such a talent didn’t study economics, but he wouldn’t dare to urge Gong Ruini to switch majors.
Never mind how this girl is currently being docile and without complaints, it’s all because her backers aren’t around, otherwise, she wouldn’t be this polite.