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Chapter 399: Making Amends
Chapter 399: Making Amends
2024-12-04
Looking at the fervent gazes within the room, Gu Changlin understood better than anyone that if he didn't make some concessions today, these elders of the family would never let him leave.
"Thirty percent."
He extended three fingers.
"I can give thirty percent of the profits to the family as a way to repay them for all these years."
Upon hearing this, the people in the room began to discuss in small groups.
"Thirty percent isn't bad."
"Yes, according to Changjun's previous statement, that young man named Jiang Cheng earns four to five hundred million a month. Thirty percent would be one to two hundred million, right?"
Some thought it was acceptable, but many were still dissatisfied.
"Just thirty percent is too little."
"It should be at least fifty percent, right?"
"It doesn't matter if it's fifty percent or not, but it's best if that young man can be brought to our side."
"Yes, yes."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Changlin, that's not what we meant."
An elder spoke up, "We're not asking for your money; we just hope you can hand over the person. This way, it'll benefit our entire family, and that young man is so young yet capable. Bringing him to our family will be good for him too, as we have a Fourth Rank Alchemy Artisan here, which you probably don't have on your side, right?"
Gu Changlin's face turned as dark as water.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gu Changjun's smug expression, and he felt like rushing over to kill him.
After all, it had taken him two to three months to reduce Jiang Cheng's share from fifty percent to thirty percent.
But what was the result?
All his efforts were in vain.
The critical point was that even so, the people present were still unsatisfied and insisted on him handing over the person.
"Fifty percent."
He spoke in a low voice, "I can give fifty percent of the profits to the family, but this is my biggest concession. Not even a little more is possible, and I won't hand over the person either, because I've also invested a lot of resources in him."
"How much is a lot of resources?"
Gu Changjun taunted.
"You don't need to worry about that."
Gu Changlin glared at him.
Hearing this, the people in the room looked at each other.
Many still thought it wasn't acceptable.
After all, there was still fifty percent left.
"Alright."
Just then, Gu Tianyuan's voice rang out, "Let's do as Lin'er says."
"Yes, Family Head."
Everyone responded.
Since Gu Tianyuan had spoken, they couldn't say anything more, as Gu Changlin was Gu Tianyuan's son and had a good chance of becoming the next family head.
If someone were to object at this point, they would be offending both the current and the future family heads.
Fortunately, their goal had been achieved. Just thinking about Gu Changlin earning millions every day without doing anything was more painful than killing them.
Gu Changjun was naturally in a good mood.
Although he hadn't completely achieved his goal, getting this far was still considered a success.
After another hour, the family meeting ended, and under everyone's watchful eyes, Gu Tianyuan stood up and left the venue.
"Big Brother, I'm so sorry."
Gu Changjun walked over with a smile.
"Making you lose fifty percent of your earnings, you must be furious inside, right?"
"How could I be, Fifth Brother?"
Gu Changlin chuckled, "I'm a part of the family, and I'm more than willing to contribute. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, Fifth Brother, I was about to bring it up myself.
"Is that so?" Gu Changjun's face was filled with skepticism.
"Isn't it?" Gu Changlin retorted.
"Forget it, as long as you're happy, big brother." Gu Changjun waved his hand dismissively and left with a swagger.
Gu Changlin's heart coldly scoffed inwardly. If not for the many people around, he would have given Gu Changjun a piece of his mind.
After leaving the courtyard and returning to the aircraft, his face turned completely cold, as if the temperature inside the aircraft had dropped to sub-zero levels.
"That little bastard Gu Changjun is indeed despicable, but my father is also so biased." He thought to himself with a twisted expression.
Throughout the entire incident, he only spoke up for Gu Changjun at the very end.
Clearly, they didn't want him to earn too much money and create a huge gap between him and Gu Changjun.
Fifty percent, fifty percent!
Thinking of this, he felt like his heart was bleeding.
Originally, he could earn five or six hundred million a month, but now it was reduced to just two or three hundred million.
And this was just after a month, what about a year, two years, or three years?
"You old fossils, just wait until I become the family head, and I'll make you spit out everything you've swallowed!" Gu Changlin clenched his fists. As for Gu Changjun, if he knew what was good for him, he would hide in the Bai family and never show his face again, or else, he could wait for death.
Taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, he activated the lightbrain on his left arm. Soon, Gao Ling's image appeared in mid-air.
"Changlin, what's wrong?" Gao Ling immediately noticed that something was amiss with Gu Changlin.
"That little bastard Gu Changjun played me." Gu Changlin's suppressed anger rose again.
"What exactly happened?" Gao Ling hurriedly asked.
Gu Changlin briefly explained the situation.
Gao Ling was his childhood friend, and they practically grew up together, so he trusted him more than his half-brothers.
"This little brat is truly despicable." Gao Ling cursed.
"It's not just him, but also those old fools. They can't stand to see me do well."
"That's true." Gao Ling hesitated, after all, those people were part of the Gu family's inner circle.
He could curse Gu Changjun, as they were indeed on opposing sides, and if Gu Changjun became the family head in the future, Gao Ling would definitely take his family and leave.
But he couldn't curse the elders of the Gu family.
"Ahem." He coughed twice to change the subject. "Changlin, are you really going to give fifty percent of the profits to the family?"
"What else can I do?" Gu Changlin's face showed his reluctance, yet he was helpless.
"If I go back on my word, my father will definitely be the first to disagree, not to mention that little bastard Gu Changjun will be waiting on the sidelines, looking for any opportunity to catch me."
"Alas!" Gao Ling sighed heavily.
"It was hard enough to increase my share, and now I have to give half of it to the family."
"Do you have any ideas to make up for these losses?" Gu Changlin suddenly asked.
"Do you have any ideas to make up for these losses?" Hearing this, Gao Ling was taken aback.
Gu Changlin's intention was clear—he didn't want to bear these losses alone. Other than Jiang Cheng, who else could help him?
After all, the profits he managed to get were insignificant.
(End of Chapter)
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