Vera held a tissue in her hand.
It was handed to her by Boss Jiang.
The tear stains were already wiped clean.
However, she felt no gratitude; instead, her amber eyes held a faint trace of mockery.
"Jiang, are you a philanthropist?"
Jiang Chen remained calm and composed, "Don’t you want to be self-reliant?"
"Since you can lend money, why go the extra mile? What’s the matter? Think the cake is too big and afraid it’ll kill you?"
Precisely.
Just now, Boss Jiang proposed an unbelievable plan.
To lend her money.
Or more accurately speaking, a loan.
When she heard it, Vera was montarily stunned, then quickly lifted the corners of her mouth and let out a chuckle.
A cold chuckle.
Though the cultures are different, she understood the adage of unusual occurrences signifying hidden troubles, a universal truth that everyone comprehends—with no free lunches in the world.
"You yourself said this isn’t normal comrcial behavior, that Jiuding’s exit from Dongying was a forced choice. If any Shenzhou person took over, the situation wouldn’t change."
Jiang Chen’s tone was calm and sincere, "That’s the reason. Also, to clarify, it’s not personally lending you money."
Everyone here has backgrounds, sothing Vera already understood. Hearing his explanation, her expression softened a bit, but her vigilance didn’t diminish in the slightest, "Using as a pawn?"
Jiang Chen remained composed and looked candidly into those amber eyes, "That’s a harsh description, Vera. You know this is a win-win. And if it weren’t profitable, I wouldn’t put in so much effort."
Being open often dispels suspicion.
Vera was silent for a while, crossing her legs.
"Such a large sum of money, why do you, or the organization behind you, trust ?"
Jiang Chen smiled, avoiding ntioning her background, "As long as this acquisition succeeds, you’ll definitely be able to repay."
Vera’s mouth curved up, and this ti it wasn’t a cold smile, as she studied Jiang Chen for a good while.
"Jiang, you truly are a person of great courage."
"Many people say so."
Jiang Chen was neither proud nor impatient.
"The interest?"
Vera seed to be tempted already.
Completing such a big deal entirely on one’s own ability is sothing anyone would find tempting.
"No interest."
Vera frowned—not excited, but instead growing suspicious again, "Jiang, are you joking with ?"
"Although there’s no interest, there are conditions."
Now that makes sense.
"What conditions?"
"To acquire Jiuding Group according to the plan I propose."
"Jiang, why are you being so indirect? You want to keep the control in your own hands, right?"
Even if not appearing on the board’s list, one can still control a company, albeit requiring additional arrangents, like setting up one or more proxy companies, creating various nominal committees, and even further restructuring, to remain in the shadows, turning the target company into a puppet controlled by strings.
These business tactics, Vera was certainly well aware of.
That’s how the world’s tycoons and magnates operate.
If you want to be "low-key," you can’t have your na seen everywhere.
When her intentions were sharply pointed out, Jiang Chen didn’t get embarrassed, remaining silent, which was an unspoken agreent.
Before tonight, he definitely wouldn’t have adopted such a "blunt" approach, but Unpredictably, Cynthia showing up here earlier illustrated so issues.
"Jiang, this deal is fair."
Vera nodded.
That’s the benefit of communicating with soone on the sa level.
Saves worry, saves effort.
Moreover, from her own standpoint, Vera couldn’t think of any downsides.
Children from poor families work for money and survival.
But children from wealthy families, more often than not, aim to prove their own value.
"But what if Jiuding Group finds out?"
Vera’s tone shifted, her amber eyes playful, "I know you’re well-intentioned, but even if Miss Cao of Jiuding Group knows, she might not think like I do."
"Of course, your plan is the choice with the least loss for the current Jiuding Group. But won, even the most rational ones, can lose their usual composure facing certain issues and tend to overthink."
A young girl standing right on the threshold of adulthood, seemingly speaking like an expert.
"So, I need your confidentiality."
"Absolutely."
Vera’s mouth twisted up, her expressions tonight were nothing short of colorful, full of quarrels and chaos, laughter and tears.
She stared at Jiang Chen and continued, "But Miss Cao should be a smart person, able to conceal it for a while, but maybe not forever."
"Have you ever been in love?"
Jiang Chen asked abruptly.
Vera was puzzled and curious, "Why ask this?"
"A boy’s sweet words don’t need a long shelf life; as long as they make the girl believe at the ti, that’s enough."
In business, Jiang Chen indeed gave enough sincerity, with almost no concealnt.
No matter whether Cao Jinse discovers it or not.
After all, the future is unpredictable.
What he needs is rely that Cao Jinse won’t find out shortly.
As for afterward.
Perhaps by that ti, the task will be complete, and with the passage of ti, Cao Jinse, who is outside the situation, will be able to understand his well-aning intentions.
At the sa ti.
"Quantitative change leads to qualitative change."
If the favorability rating reaches a certain limit, it’s difficult to drop, which isn’t a self-conceived notion but is proven through a series of facts.
To give the most extre example.
Lan Peizhi.
From that brake failure incident, anyone else’s fate would’ve been sealed, but he walked away unscathed.
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