Chapter 1704: Bountiful Harvest

Xu Ke himself didn’t expect that he would go out for a spin and end up with such a bargain.

The price he paid to acquire Xinxing Group was far below the market value, mainly because the company had a notorious track record, and no other company wanted it.

But it was different for Xu Group. After Xu Ke acquired Xinxing Group, he immediately initiated a series of major transformations from the inside out.

After the transformation, Xinxing Group directly abandoned its original name and became a subordinate of Xu Group.

It also successfully became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xu Group, just maintaining its independent operations without interference from the headquarters.

After all, Xu Group hasn’t yet ventured into the heavy metal industry, while Xinxing Group has always been in that field.

Xu Ke had no experience in this area, so he sent Murong Hai to Xinxing Group temporarily to help him stabilize the situation.

Anyway, this guy was idle, so he might as well lend a hand.

He eats so much rice every day that it’s about time he worked off some of it.

Murong Hai never dreamed that one day he would inexplicably become the boss of a company.

Although it’s temporary, he felt inexplicably delighted.

In the few days Murong Hai was at Xinxing Group, he was working overtime every day, fully exploring the heavy metal industry.

Only then did he finally understand how exhausting it was for Xu Ke to run Xu Group initially.

If given another choice, Murong Hai wouldn’t take this task even if it killed him.

The flashy appearance of a president is one thing, but the effort behind it is something unimaginable to ordinary people.

In just a few days of work, Murong Hai found his hair falling out in clumps.

His hair wasn’t very thick to begin with, and if it keeps falling like this, he’ll probably be bald soon.

Murong Hai looked at the handful of hair he was holding, and his heart was crying.

He finally couldn’t take it anymore and picked up the phone to call Xu Ke.

“Xu Ke, you bastard, that’s not fair. You promised I’d just fill in for a few days. It’s been half a month, and I haven’t heard a peep from you.”

Xu Ke had been busy with other company matters and honestly, he’d forgotten about Murong Hai.

If Murong Hai hadn’t called him today, Xu Ke might not have remembered him for a while.

“Ah Hai! My apologies, I’ve been a bit busy lately and forgot about your situation. How about this, hang in there for a couple of days, and I’ll send someone to relieve you soon.”

Upon hearing Xu Ke’s words, Murong Hai almost spat out blood.

He was working diligently here, only to realize that the president, Xu Ke, had forgotten about him.

If there’s someone deserving of pity in this world, Murong Hai must be one of them.

Ever since he followed Xu Ke, this guy has unknowingly set him up so many times.

Although it was never intentional on Xu Ke’s part, each time left Murong Hai feeling as if he’d taken 10,000 damage points.

“President Xu, please rescue me from this hell. You know my hair is already sparse, and because of the overtime, I’ve lost almost half of it. If it all falls out, you’ll have to take responsibility.”

“Responsible! But haven’t you already got Bai Lan? Are you thinking of ditching Bai Lan to be with me?” Xu Ke said with a laugh.

Murong Hai hadn’t expected Xu Ke to be so shameless now. He hadn’t meant that, but Xu Ke twisted it to mean just that.

“Are you kidding? I’m a straight man, how could I be interested in a guy like Xu Ke?”

Murong Hai felt that if he continued talking to Xu Ke, his worldview might get skewed.

If that happened, even if he wanted to correct it, it might not be doable in the short term.

He was genuinely afraid that when he saw Xu Ke, he’d have a reaction. What then?

If that really happened, he wouldn’t know how to face his fiancée.

“Who’d have feelings for you! Just get someone to take my place. I want to go back and work with my buddies.” With that, Murong Hai hastily hung up the phone.

At this time, Xu Ke was in his office, reviewing recent company documents.

Since handling the matters of Hongyu Group, Xu Ke had sought out two more companies.

But these two companies were too insignificant in the industry, in other words, they were just small enterprises.

Xu Ke wasn’t interested in such companies, so he didn’t pursue deeper engagement with them.

Moreover, after a comprehensive examination, he saw no future prospects with these two companies, nor did their chairmen have any grand ambitions.

In summary, the chairmen lacked capability, and the companies’ development was stagnant.

Xu Ke could foresee that in just a few years, these two companies would be obsolete.

Even though Xu Ke wasn’t happy about it, he sold all his shares in these companies.

After all, he’s a businessman, not a philanthropist. He couldn’t engage in losing deals, with so many people to support under him.

Xu Ke now had the latest dossier, which he instructed his team to investigate.

This company differed from the previous three companies he’d dealt with, both in its unique nature and in the specific industry it operated in.

This company is called Red Star Group, and it’s already a listed company.

But domestically, they mainly operate in the household services industry; in other words, they are a service-oriented company.

It’s the first time Xu Ke has engaged with such a company.

After all, he had no prior experience dealing with this type of business, which is why he wanted to carefully review their data.

It’s said that knowing your enemy and yourself results in victory every time. Xu Ke understood this all the more since entering the business world.

In today’s society, only by understanding your adversary thoroughly can you proceed with your next move.

Otherwise, you might be devoured with nothing left but bones because your own information might have already been completely consumed by your competitors.

Nowadays, there’s no such thing as a brick wall that leaks no air. If someone wants to know something, that information will definitely be sold for a high price.

Xu Ke had a special channel where information was trafficked widely.

From the small secrets of ordinary citizens to the major secrets of many listed company CEOs, everything was available through this channel.

Xu Ke was not particularly focused on this area and had only bought information twice through it.