Chapter 154: Think Bigger
’That big boss is Brother Yuan?’
’And that land belongs to Brother Yuan?’
Xu Ke and Pan Gang felt a rush of blood to their heads, so excited they nearly had a brain hemorrhage!
If that was the case, just one word from Brother Yuan would be enough for them to eat their fill and make a fortune!
Tang Mingcheng looked as if he’d been struck by lightning. He was completely dumbfounded!
Just a moment ago, he had been boasting in front of Cheng Yuan, saying "different trades are like different mountains," that Cheng Yuan couldn’t do anything to him, that Cheng Yuan couldn’t change Young Master Mei’s mind.
But now, Young Master Mei was telling him that the big boss was Cheng Yuan! And the land belonged to Cheng Yuan, too!
What the fuck!
This was like some kind of twisted international joke!
If he had known earlier that the land belonged to Cheng Yuan, he wouldn’t have dared to provoke Cheng Yuan even if you gave him all the courage in the world!
Bai Xuening was in a daze, completely unable to accept this reality.
’I came to this team-building event with only one goal: to make Cheng Yuan regret it! To make him feel the sting of, "you looked down on me back then, but now I’m out of your league!"’
But now, someone was indeed out of reach. The problem was, she was the one who couldn’t reach.
Seeing Tang Mingcheng frozen in a stupor, Mei Bin shot him a displeased glare. "Mingcheng, what are you spacing out for? Get over here and toast Brother Yuan!"
Tang Mingcheng felt like dying. He shuffled over to Cheng Yuan’s side and squeezed out a smile that was uglier than a crying face.
"B-Brother Yuan, I didn’t know you knew Young Master Mei. I’ve offended you. Please, just treat me like a fart in the wind and let me go."
Hmm?
Mei Bin’s expression darkened. "Mingcheng, you offended Brother Yuan? What happened?"
With a miserable look on his face, Tang Mingcheng didn’t dare to answer.
Of course, Xu Ke, who was standing nearby, wasn’t going to pass up a chance to kick a man while he was down. The more Tang Mingcheng had suppressed him earlier, the more satisfaction he felt now!
"This Young Master Tang is really something else. He offered Brother Yuan a job at his company—a mid-level position, no less! Oh, and he just said that ’different trades are like different mountains,’ and that Brother Yuan couldn’t possibly change your mind, Young Master Mei. He said the doors and windows job was his and his alone. And another thing..."
Xu Ke recounted everything that had just happened from beginning to end. The more Mei Bin listened, the uglier his expression became. Finally, Mei Bin couldn’t hold back any longer and slammed his hand on the table!
"Tang Mingcheng! Who the hell do you think you are? Even I have to act like a junior in front of Brother Yuan! And you dared to act tough with him? Didn’t you say Brother Yuan couldn’t change my mind? Well, let me tell you something! Brother Yuan can absolutely change my mind! His words are like an imperial decree to me! Starting today, our collaboration is completely canceled! Your Dawn Doors and Windows can find business elsewhere! I, Mei Bin, am not worthy of you!"
SWOOSH!
Sweat poured down Tang Mingcheng’s face like rain. If they lost the patronage of Xing’an Group, their Dawn System Doors and Windows would be completely finished!
"Young Master Mei, we grew up together! Are you really going to hurt our brotherly bond for an outsider?"
"Who grew up with you? Who the hell are you? I don’t know you! Stop trying to cozy up to me!"
After saying that, Mei Bin completely ignored Tang Mingcheng and turned to Xu Ke with a slightly fawning expression. "You must be Xu Ke, right? I’ve heard of your family’s Tengya Decoration. It’s a very good decoration company. From now on, Tengya Decoration will be the official decorating partner for our Xing’an Group!"
Xu Ke trembled with excitement. He knew there was no way Mei Bin would have paid attention to a small company like Tengya Decoration. This was all because of Brother Yuan’s influence.
Xu Ke raised his glass and said in a heavy voice, "Brother Yuan, Brother Bin, I, Xu Ke, will never forget this great kindness. In the future, if you ever need this little brother, I would die for you without hesitation. I toast you both. I’ll down mine; you two drink as you please!"
GULP. Xu Ke downed the drink in one go.
Mei Bin had originally only planned to take a small sip. After all, the difference in status between him and Xu Ke was enormous. Even just a sip would be giving him a great deal of face.
However, Mei Bin noticed that Cheng Yuan had tilted his head back and downed his drink in one gulp.
Mei Bin didn’t dare to act high and mighty. He copied Cheng Yuan, tilted his head back, and drained his glass as well, showing the empty cup to Xu Ke.
Nearby, Pan Gang watched Mei Bin and Cheng Yuan with a pitiful expression, not daring to speak. After all, he had only just started sucking up to Cheng Yuan, and their relationship wasn’t solid yet.
’I still need to work harder on the path of bootlicking.’
What Pan Gang never expected was that Cheng Yuan hadn’t forgotten about him, this good comrade who had abandoned the dark side for the light. Cheng Yuan looked at him with a grin.
"Pan Gang, don’t worry. Regardless of whether I use Dawn System Doors and Windows, your share won’t disappear. Or, you could just expand your business and take over the entire doors and windows segment yourself."
’The doors and windows contract is a huge piece of the pie! How can Brother Yuan just give it to an outsider?’ Xu Ke thought, getting a little anxious.
Pan Gang was sharp. Seeing that Xu Ke was a little unhappy, he quickly said, "Brother Yuan, thank you so much for this opportunity! But with my family’s resources, it would be difficult to handle the entire doors and windows segment. If Xu Ke works with me, though, we might just be able to handle it."
Only then did Xu Ke show a satisfied smile, giving Pan Gang a look that said, ’You’re a smart one.’
Cheng Yuan waved his hand dismissively. "Pan Gang, don’t overthink it. If I’m giving it to you, it’s yours! But let’s get the unpleasantries out of the way first: if you do a bad job, I’ll give it to someone else!"
Pan Gang quickly pledged, "Brother Yuan, rest assured, I will definitely handle the doors and windows segment perfectly! There won’t be a single screw-up!"
Cheng Yuan nodded slightly, then turned to the somewhat unhappy Xu Ke and patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Xu Ke, think bigger. Don’t get hung up on the minor details. I gave the doors and windows to Pan Gang’s side, so how could I forget about you? You should expand your business too. How much can you really make in decoration? Switch over to construction projects!"
Xu Ke was both thrilled and a little ashamed!
’To think I just thought Brother Yuan was distributing the benefits unfairly! That he shouldn’t give such a big piece of the pie to a turncoat like Pan Gang who just came over.’
But in the blink of an eye, Brother Yuan had given him the biggest piece of the pie!
Construction projects and decoration were on completely different levels!
Doing decoration could make you comfortably well-off at best, but doing construction projects could let you ascend to the heavens in a single step!
If he did this well, the Xu Family would become the new money of Luocheng!
"Brother Yuan, you trust me this much... I won’t say any more vows. Just watch my actions! I’ll toast you with three cups!"
GULP! GULP! GULP!
Xu Ke toasted Cheng Yuan with three consecutive cups of liquor.
Cheng Yuan didn’t refuse. He had given Xu Ke such a huge benefit; it was only right that he accept a few cups of liquor in return.
Cheng Yuan patted Xu Ke’s shoulder and introduced him to Mei Bin with a smile. "Xiaobin, Xu Ke is my best brother, bar none. He’s just getting into construction projects and there’s a lot he doesn’t know. Help him out a bit."
Mei Bin nodded without hesitation. "Brother Yuan’s brother is my, Mei Bin’s, brother! From now on, no matter what trouble Brother Xu runs into, he can come to me anytime! As long as it’s within my power, I’ll definitely solve it!"