Chapter 1354 - 887: On Track (2)
Xu Shuang: "..."
"Forget it, you’re busy." She waved her hand, "If necessary, I’ll come to Yuhang to find you."
Jiang Nian thought for a moment and agreed.
"That sounds good."
He was flexible with his bottom line, but not with work. If you miss it, you miss it.
In the morning, Jiang Nian made a trip to the cake shop. He sorted out Li Hua’s issue and delivered it when he had a spare moment.
In the afternoon, Jiang Nian went next door again.
This time, the atmosphere was a lot more congenial. The conversation was the same, but the two women were no longer giving him the cold shoulder.
Jiang Nian breathed a sigh of relief and brought up another topic.
"I’m heading back tonight."
"To Yuhang?" Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then turned her head to ask, "Isn’t your work finished?"
"Only one phase is finished..."
Jiang Nian said, but by that night he had finished everything and found himself with a free day.
He invited the two women and drove to the city amusement park.
"Roller coaster?"
"No, no, no, I’m not riding that." Qianqian’s face turned pale, "Feels no different from jumping off a building."
Song Xiyun, however, wanted to try and said, "We’re already here. It feels like a waste not to ride it."
Jiang Nian remained neutral but tended to agree on having fun.
"It’s fine, when it falls, you can grab onto my arm, it will feel a bit better."
Qianqian’s face turned even paler as she shook her head frantically.
"No!"
"I’ll only grab onto something fixed. If you suddenly draw back, and my reference point changes, my soul will fly out."
Jiang Nian: "...."
When it was their turn for the vertical roller coaster, Qianqian originally wanted to sit in the last row, but Jiang Nian reminded her.
"What’s the difference from the first row if the people in front throw up, it might all end up on you."
"Ugh!!" Qianqian gagged at the thought, "Then let’s sit in the middle, the middle is more...."
She turned her head, but there were no seats left in the middle.
Still, Jiang Nian was quick to react, pulling her instantly into the second row, and the three sat together.
Shoes were taken off, and bags were put aside.
"I don’t want to! I don’t want to!" Qianqian muttered to herself, deathly pale as she clutched the handrail.
Song Xiyun fell silent, regretting getting on the roller coaster.
"I don’t want to play anymore either."
"Jiang Nian!! Think of something!" Qianqian grabbed his arm, "Hurry up!"
"Nothing’s going to happen." Jiang Nian reassured, casually grabbing Song Xiyun’s hand.
Exciting, luckily, didn’t leave.
Sometimes, you can’t predict everything. As the roller coaster reached its peak, both women panicked.
"Ah!!!!!!"
Someone began to scream, followed by a chorus of others. Jiang Nian felt his arm being gripped, unable to move.
And then, a vertical drop!
A minute or so later, the roller coaster ride ended. Jiang Nian was thrilled, feeling nothing at all.
"This lousy roller coaster, doesn’t it have an emergency escape button?" he said, leading the two women away.
"Are you guys alright?"
"Mm." Qianqian was speechless, rolling her eyes at him, "Emergency escape? Wouldn’t that be suicide?"
"I’m alright, not playing this again." Song Xiyun was pale, realizing the cost of getting her money’s worth.
.....
The next day.
Jiang Nian returned to Yuhang, feeling much more spirited. A joyous event lifts the spirit, finally gaining the upper hand.
Early August, more things cropped up.
The financing party sent people to make contact and even arranged for a covert investigation. Evaluating Banyu from various angles.
Ultimately, it boils down to those few aspects.
Is customer service responsive, is the shipping speed fast? How is supply chain management, how is the financial status?
Is there tax evasion, or arrangements for false accounting?
Warehouse management.....
Checked thoroughly from top to bottom. Finally, it was decided to finance Banyu.
Of course, there were some twists and turns in between.
But Purple City Investment was quite patient. After all, Banyu was indeed profitable and full of potential.
On the day, all staff at the Ban Yu Company arrived early. The whole company was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
No one was slacking off, everyone attending to their duties.
Fan Yixuan, dressed in a women’s suit, her crisp high heels hitting the floor echoing with a tinge of excitement.
"Everyone’s here, right?"
"We’re all here, Manager Fan."
The atmosphere in the Operations Department was subtle, everyone’s faces filled with tension. Yet there was a hint of expectation, unavoidable hushed discussions.
"After holding on for two months, it’s finally happening."
"Yeah."
"Hey, there’ll be bonuses, right?"
"Of course, President Jiang is the most generous. It’s estimated that not a single bonus or red envelope will be missing."
"Speaks volumes."
"Hm???
Jiang Nian came in, and the office instantly fell silent. His steps were steady, eyes calm.
"Is everything ready?"
"We’re all set, President Jiang."
"That’s great, relax a bit." Jiang Nian smiled, "It’s just multi-million financing, why so nervous?"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst out laughing.
Multi-million indeed.
In Shanghai, this money equals just one house. But in a small company, it’s like a bomb.
It’s a treasure chest, a Treasure Bowl!!
At ten-thirty in the morning.
The investors arrived, four of them. They shook hands with Jiang Nian and then began to tour around.
Going through the motions, a simple meal at noon.
Jiang Nian wasn’t used to this kind of food, just took a few bites. Most of the time, he chatted with the investors.
Simply confirming where the money would be used.
At two-thirty in the afternoon.
Inside the closed office, only the core personnel were present. The company’s legal team, cross-checking the contract with the opposite party.
Jiang Nian was serious, finally signing. With the red stamp down, the contract instantly took effect.
At this moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Wei, sitting in the air-conditioned room, had sweat on his back. His heart beating again, he felt alive.
The other two weren’t much better off, each swallowing hard.
Jiang Nian remained calm, hadn’t seen such money often. But if he wanted to make money, it was a matter of minutes.
Confidence backed by skills.
However, saying he wasn’t excited would be a lie. Finally, finally, the second step of achieving this initial fortune was complete.
Exiting with the money is just around the corner!!
At five in the afternoon.
Jiang Nian held a short meeting half an hour before closing. Simply announced the news, then distributed money.
"Everyone’s worked hard, go home and spend well."
"Don’t be afraid to spend!"
"In the future, we’ll earn even more!!"
Such stirring words naturally elicited cheers from all the staff, further solidifying their belief of being in the right place.
This is how cohesion forms.
After work.
Fan Yixuan saw Jiang Nian hadn’t left, and couldn’t help tapping on the door. She walked up to the desk, complaining.
"Boss, you scared us to death this afternoon."
"How are you so calm?"
Jiang Nian leaned back in his chair, savoring the joy of victory. Hearing her, he glanced over and replied casually.
"I was just pretending."
"Haha!!" Fan Yixuan laughed, congratulated Jiang Nian with a couple of sentences, then turned and went off work.
Jiang Nian was contemplating when to publish the press release in a week or two.
Right now, he doesn’t know whom to share it with. The class leader is probably still busy, Yu Zhiyi doesn’t get this.
Chen Yunyun... afraid she’d feel too much of a gap, tell her later.
Zhizhi...
Ruined the relationship herself, probably won’t be contacting for a while. As for Xu Shuang, forget about that madwoman.
He thought it over and sent a message to Qianqian and the others.
After repairing the relationship last time, they added each other back on WeChat. QQ is still blocked, as is NetEase Cloud.
"One life passed! (photo)"
After a while, Qianqian finally replied to the message.
"(Rolls eyes) What is this?"
"The financing succeeded." Jiang Nian pondered, "This is called turning from a wilderness path to a formal army."
"Oh." Qianqian was indifferent.
Song Xiyun: "That fast?"
"Not that fast, we were already in contact." Jiang Nian said, "Are you still in Zhen Nan?"
"No, we’re at..." Song Xiyun wasn’t very clear.
"Don’t get cocky." Qianqian replied, "From now on, we are competitors!"
"Alright, Boss Xu, Boss Song." Jiang Nian replied, then thought about making a video call.
After a few seconds of nervousness, the other side answered.
"What do you want!?"
Qianqian looked at the screen, annoyed, "Isn’t showing off enough, what else do you want?"