Chapter 178: Flustered and Exasperated

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Flustered and Exasperated

Jiang Fan had a stranglehold on the market share in the Celestial Dragon District.

After all, the difference in quality was immediately obvious, even though both were high-end stores.

One used shoddy recycled materials, while the other dared to flaunt a whole stack of authentication certificates in your face.

On top of that, with the new store opening, an endless stream of special offers and activities were available, and beautiful women would stand at the entrance, sweetly calling you "big brother."

They would walk back and forth before your eyes, modeling all sorts of new products.

Their fiery figures, their top-tier looks...

Never mind the men—even a woman would be captivated.

Watching the bustling flow of customers and seeing the sales figures sent over by the managers of the other stores in the group chat, Jiang Fan finally smiled.

’This damn checkmate is truly unstoppable.’

Even if you kick out a scapegoat, the fact of the matter still exists.

And as long as it exists, you’ll be shut down for investigation, forced to reorganize and rectify.

Moreover, you’ll be branded with the label of an unscrupulous merchant, a stain you’ll never be able to wash away for the rest of your life.

Jiang Fan felt like putting on some celebratory music to express his joyous mood.

By the time the day ended, Xuerong Group’s revenue had tripled compared to before.

When it was time to clock off in the evening, Jiang Fan paid the girls, then drove straight home.

He hummed a little tune the entire way.

But when he got to the base of his apartment building, he noticed something wasn’t quite right.

’Why do these two cars look so familiar?’

’Isn’t that Yin Ruxue’s car? And the one next to it is Li Muwan’s, right?’

"What are they doing here?"

Puzzled, Jiang Fan quickly ran upstairs.

When he took out his key and opened the door, he froze.

Yin Ruxue, Li Muwan, Sun Yanzi, Su Qingci...

Several of them were sitting around the dining table, clinking glasses and toasting.

The atmosphere was incredibly joyous.

"Well, well, if it isn’t our hero’s return?"

"Come, come."

Sun Yanzi quickly stood up and walked over to Jiang Fan. She took his jacket off, hung it to the side, and got him a pair of slippers.

Then she pulled the door shut and pushed him toward the bathroom to wash his hands.

"Wash your hands before you eat. Hurry up."

The scene couldn’t have been more normal, yet in the eyes of the other three women, it carried a different feeling.

Sun Yanzi was like a little wife, eagerly awaiting her husband’s return from work.

"Why are you all here? What’s going on? An early victory celebration?"

After washing his hands, Jiang Fan came out and sat down at the dining table.

"It’s all thanks to you this time. Not only did we devour the Celestial Dragon District’s market share, but we also acquired 15% of Fengming Group’s stock."

"Plus, we’ve entered a partnership with Yuefan Group. The company is about to enter a period of stable, high-speed development."

"This is all your achievement, did you know that, Jiang Fan?!"

Sun Yanzi’s gaze was practically dripping with adoration, her face filled with worship.

"Huh? A period of stable, high-speed development? How much did 15% of the stock cost?"

Jiang Fan was completely baffled.

"About 500 million. I drained all of Xuerong Group’s cash flow."

"Holy crap, that’s a huge gamble!"

Jiang Fan was startled by her words.

’This woman is too crazy.’

"Opportunities are fleeting. If we don’t seize them, how could we ever see such a massive return?"

"Risk and reward will always be directly proportional."

"So, what’s the approximate profit?"

Jiang Fan reached directly into a box, pulled out a drumstick, and stuffed it into his mouth.

His question came out a little muffled.

"650 million!"

Li Muwan, who had been silent the whole time, slowly uttered the number.

"HUH??"

Before he could even swallow a bite of the drumstick, Jiang Fan choked until his eyes rolled back.

"What’s your hurry!"

Sun Yanzi quickly patted his back to help him breathe, then handed him the glass of water she had been drinking from.

After two gulps of water, Jiang Fan finally recovered.

"Damn it, I almost choked to death! How much did you say?"

"650 million, so you’re telling me we made a profit of 150 million on that flip?"

Jiang Fan really wanted to start counting on his fingers.

That was just too much.

’That can’t be right...’

Jiang Fan thought about it carefully. If he were in their shoes, he definitely wouldn’t be willing to spend so much money to buy back so many shares.

"Are you thinking that they could have just chosen not to buy them? To just let it be?"

"Then do you realize that during a shareholder meeting, any proposal they make would face indefinite delays if we simply disagree?"

"And shareholders have other rights. Do you think they would just let that go?"

"It would be like grabbing a knife by the blade and handing the hilt to your enemy, right in your own home."

Su Qingci explained while stuffing her face with meat.

With her explanation, Jiang Fan vaguely began to understand.

"So you’re saying we really hit the jackpot this time?"

Even now, he was still a bit uncertain.

"Hit the jackpot? We won the entire lottery! For a cost of less than 10 million, we leveraged it into a gain of nearly 300 million!"

Even with Yin Ruxue’s usually cool demeanor, she couldn’t help but say this with a trace of excitement.

"Wait, wait, wait. Wasn’t it 150 million? How did it become nearly 300 million?"

At that moment, Jiang Fan felt like his brain had turned to mush.

"Do you think the entire market share of the Celestial Dragon District isn’t worth 150 million? That the revenue from our six stores isn’t worth 150 million?"

"Whoa! Holy shit, I’m that awesome?"

Jiang Fan was stunned.

This single operation had created nearly 300 million in value for Xuerong Group. One had to remember that Xuerong Group’s entire market valuation was only about 1.3 billion.

While Jiang Fan’s side was celebrating joyfully, Li Fengming had just come out and was in his office, fiercely beating up the vice president who had come up with the idea in the first place.

Because of his idea, not only did the company suffer such a huge loss and lose its entire market share in the Celestial Dragon District, but it also had 15% of its shares snatched away.

The biggest, most crucial thing was that the idea to mix recycled materials with good ones at the factory had also been his.

Back then, he had confidently assured him that no one would ever find out.

That he had made foolproof preparations.

The factory had all sorts of methods to deal with inspections.

But he couldn’t guard against a sneaky bastard like Jiang Fan, who went straight for their base. He didn’t attack the factory; he attacked the stores directly.

This made the vice president feel incredibly wronged, too.