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Chapter 181: Chapter 153: Too Much Money (Please subscribe!)_2
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After washing up at night and lying on the bed, Tang Qing pulled up his info.
Host Name: Tang Qing
Level: Level 3
Experience: 360/400
Loan Quota for this month: 200/2 million
Personal Quota for this month: 0/400,000
Withdrawable Assets: 68,523,000
Spirit: 160
Physical Fitness: 170
Origin Qi Value: 0
Exchangeable Foreign Currency: US Dollars, Euros.
Having completed the achievement task of granting a total of five million in loans, Tang Qing earned ten points of Origin Qi, which he immediately added to his Physical Fitness. He could have completed another achievement task by over-drawing his personal loan limit for a few more months, but he didn’t. He planned to do it at the end of the month. After all, there was no use in doing it now. It wouldn’t level him up or unlock his gene lock, so it was completely unnecessary.
Over six hundred and eighty million RMB, that’s how much Tang Qing has in his savings right now. By tomorrow, or rather, after midnight, it will break through seven hundred million.
Of course, this is not just arbitrage profits. It also includes the proceeds from liquidating stocks. Plus, the Euro keeps appreciating, so daily profits have been slightly decreasing. But they are still maintaining above fifteen million. It’s about to drop below fifteen million, but Tang Qing doesn’t really care. It’s just a bit of money after all.
By the time Liu Qian’s loan of three hundred million is due, Tang Qing estimates he will have close to one billion in capital.
Sigh, there’s too much money, what to do with it?
Tang Qing is genuinely a bit worried now. Some people feel more secure the more money they have in the bank. He used to be like that too, but when the money reaches a certain amount, the increase in security can’t keep up. He feels a little uneasy instead.
Forget it, let’s sleep and deal with this when I wake up.
A night passed.
Early the next morning, Tang Qing came to Sheng Tang Apparel.
The new year has begun, so it’s natural to see the people under you, make small talk, encourage them, and remind them of your presence. Bosses who only give money aren’t considered good bosses.
By this time, Sheng Tang’s third-floor conference room was already filled with people, their faces full of smiles as they exchanged amusing stories from the Chinese New Year. When Yang Kai saw them, he didn’t stop them. Although it wasn’t off work time, and the company’s top executives were talking about things unrelated to work while drawing a handsome salary, and even in the conference room, he felt it was a bit inappropriate. But thinking of the work surge in various departments after Tang Qing’s funds arrive, Yang Kai only smiled a bit, considering it a moment of relaxation before the tension.
The company didn’t make much money last year. Although the profits from e-commerce were not small, they were far from covering the company’s operating costs. After calculating all the costs, the finances were in a bad state, the financial statements were ugly, but Tang Qing still gave them a good annual bonus. Everyone had a good New Year, but while their material needs had been met, their spirits had been taut, as many people were thinking about how to make a big splash with the huge investment next year.
At the entrance of the conference room.
This time, Tang Qing wasn’t the one who pushed the door open. Someone did it for him.
Perhaps his last ’personal’ entrance has attracted attention, Tang Qing noticed a new regulation added in the company’s weekly management meeting report a few days ago, instructing office employees to assign a person to open the door for company leaders during important meetings. As for why the conference room door should not left open the whole time, anyone who raises that question should be fired immediately.
Upon Tang Qing’s entry into the conference room, everyone instantly stopped their conversations and straightened up.
Tang Qing once again enjoyed a sense of scandalous superiority.
Of course, not everyone was so serious. There were always a few exceptions. Qi Yan and a few others kept winking and grinning at him, which he chose to ignore. After the annual meeting, the company males were increasingly wary of Tang Qing, a fear that stemmed more from their own inferiority. Apart from having a few more years of life and education, they couldn’t find any more advantages over Tang Qing, be it in terms of status, appearance or physique.
However, the female employees were becoming more and more ’impertinent.’ Likely due to his performance of "Sigh of Freedom" at the annual meeting, they were overflowing with love and affection for him. As soon as he went upstairs, he was propositioned by a lady from the design department who wouldn’t let go of his hand. Although he was only interested in Lin Jiaxue’s delicate hand, he couldn’t keep others from being fascinated by his own hand. He wondered, was it just because his hand was a little whiter and softer than hers? He felt goosebumps rise on his skin as she continued to hold his hand.
However, it wasn’t all bad. The lady presented him with a packet of home-made specialty local produce - dried sweet potatoes.
Well, Tang Qing was not shy to accept the dried sweet potatoes he ’earned’ from selling his charm. He shared some with Sun Chao while walking to work. It was quite tasty, and he kept the rest in his pocket, planning to snack on them later.
After Tang Qing sat down, Yang Kai announced that everyone was present.
Tang Qing began his speech.
"Ahem, hello everyone. The new year has passed and I hope you all can focus on the work ahead. This year will be a fast-paced year of development for Sheng Tang, the beginning of its rise. In the future, we will not only have Sheng Tang Apparel and Sheng Tang Group, but I hope we can go global, spreading our stores across every country in the world. So, let’s work together to build Sheng Tang from a wooden sailing ship into a giant aircraft carrier. Do you believe we can do it?" Tang Qing spoke passionately, inspiring everyone, even himself. Of course, it was all bluster, just a trick. It felt silly, like a pyramid scheme full of wild promises.
"Yes..." came a long, resonant yes.
Though Tang Qing found it a little weird, the people below happily played along. As seasoned employees, they knew the drill when it came to inspirational speeches and big visions. They even seemed genuinely excited.
Seeing that his ’inspirational’ speech had gotten through to the team, Tang Qing nodded in satisfaction. Regardless if they were faking it or not, their willingness to play along showed good spirit. Apathy was the real killer - answering without enthusiasm, having no expression on your face - now that would have been a real downer.
"Great, it looks like you are all ready to go. Thirty million will be available for disbursement after the meeting. Yang, how are things with Tianqian Group coming along?" Tang Qing said with a smile.
"No issues, our team will set out in the afternoon and meet their team in the provincial city tomorrow morning. We will then survey the potential shop venues and handle negotiation matters statewide. As I understand, Tianqian Group has already connected us with good locations, and they are waiting for us to choose. With Mr. Liu’s help, things should go smoothly." Yang Kai promptly reported.
He was shocked to learn that the business partner for this venture was none other than Tianqian Group. He hadn’t expected Tang Qing to have such a deep relationship with Liu Qian. His own residential district was developed by Tianqian Group.
He originally thought he would need to put in some effort, but to his surprise, before they even had a chance to negotiate, the other party had nearly finished the work. They had sent over the rental quotes, site photos, dimensions of the house, etc. This was nothing short of speedy. All he had to do now was see which location was suitable and make the final decision. This made him view Tang Qing with even more respect. Liu Qian has bent over backward, perhaps a bit too much. Under such a powerful boss, he felt much more secure.
"Good, as long as the funds reach you, proceed with the plan. Inform me promptly if anything comes up. In three months, I want to see Sheng Tang stores operating throughout the province. We need to follow up with advertising as well. If preparations and performance in three months satisfy me, I will keep my promise." Tang Qing said. He hadn’t expected Liu Qian to help him so thoroughly, finishing almost everything without a word. He was touched and decided to visit Liu Qian soon to thank him and return the four million US dollars he’d borrowed.
"You can count on me, Tang. According to the e-commerce sales data, our products are quite popular. As long as we do a good job of publicizing and our product quality remains high, I believe we will continue to do well domestically." Yang Kai replied confidently.
"Good, then I won’t prattle on further. You guys get to work. Within ten minutes, you should receive the thirty million. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave." Tang Qing stood to leave.
"Safe travels, Boss Tang."
"Safe travels, Boss Tang."
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"Boss Tang, do drop by when you’re free." Amidst the farewells, a mischievous voice chimed in, causing Tang Qing to stumble a little. He quickly exited the conference room. He didn’t need to look to know that the playful comment came from the ’fox spirit’, Chen Dan. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
Of course, she was not a ’fox spirit’ in the derogatory sense.
Ouch! Chen Dan, could you please act normal?
