Chapter 412: Buying Qirui Back
Chapter 412: Buying Qirui Back
Su Hongying had married that boorish Xie Kaixiao to protect the father and son duo. Due to her background, Su Hongying had endured much hardship after entering the Xie family. She had even almost lost her life while giving birth to Yi Chenhui, and although she had recovered, her health had never been the same since.
Not only Su Hexuan but even Su's father and Su Heming had felt guilty over the years. Later, when they started making money, they kept giving money to Su Hongying, and when she refused, they bought various tonics for her instead.
Rather than hating Xie Kaixiao, Su Hexuan hated himself for this incident. He hated his own incompetence and his inability to be Su Hongying's pillar of support, which had led to her being hurt again.
Lu Jiaxin said, "You don't have to worry. I believe Aunt Su's health will get better and better."
Su Hexuan didn't respond to that and instead brought up a previous topic. "Jiaxin, I want to sell Qirui. Would you like to buy it? If you want it, I'll sell it to you. If not, I'll find another buyer."
Lu Jiaxin frowned and asked, "Big Brother Su, do you want to sell Qirui to invest in your real estate company?"
The previous month, Su Hexuan had acquired a real estate company. He hadn't borrowed money from Lu Jiaxin but had taken a loan from Wan Sheng Bank through Nie Zhan's connections.
Su Hexuan nodded. "Qirui's profits are good, but compared to real estate, it's not enough. I've set my sights on a piece of land and want to develop it into a property, but I don't have enough money."
Lu Jiaxin knew that he had already made up his mind; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought it up with her. Without hesitation, she said, "I'll buy Qirui, but you have to sell all the shares to me."
Su Hexuan was a little surprised. He had thought that Lu Jiaxin wouldn't want Qirui and had already found another buyer. But since Lu Jiaxin wanted it, he readily agreed. "Jiaxin, who will you get to manage Qirui?"
"I'll hire a professional manager to handle the day-to-day operations. I'll only be involved in the overall decision-making. However, I'll have Nie Zhan buy the company," Lu Jiaxin replied.
Su Hexuan was even more surprised by her arrangement. "Qirui's profits for the first half of the year were 39 million, and its market value is over 200 million. Are you going to put it under Nie Zhan's name?"
Lu Jiaxin quickly dispelled his doubts. "Nie Zhan helped me with foreign exchange trading, and I made much more than this. Putting the company under his name will only benefit Qirui."
She believed that with Nie Zhan's personality, Qirui's high profits would lead to an IPO within two years. And going public would only increase the company's reputation, which was a good thing.
Su Hexuan said, "Nie Zhan has been making a lot of moves lately. He opened a jewelry company, acquired a large hotel, and now he's helping you manage your clothing company. Jiaxin, are you sure he can handle all this?"
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "He only needs to oversee the general direction, and there are people below him to handle the specifics. Besides, I'll be there too!"
Su Hexuan didn't say anything more. "Jiaxin, I want to secure that piece of land as soon as possible. Can you pay half the money first, and then the other half after the audit is done? I'm afraid that if we're too slow, someone else will buy the land."
Lu Jiaxin refused, saying that it was against procedure. "Paying half the money first is definitely not an option. But if you need the money urgently, I can lend it to you."
Su Hexuan held back for a long time before finally asking, "Jiaxin, how much did you make in the foreign exchange market? It feels like your cash flow is endless."
Of course, Lu Jiaxin wouldn't reveal the full extent of her earnings. Smiling, she said, "Although Xin Xin Real Estate's investments were quite high, the monthly rent is very substantial. As for Green Forest, the initial investment was high, but after that, I took out loans from the bank."
Su Hexuan apologized, "Jiaxin, I'm sorry. My mind was a bit muddled today. I hope you don't take what happened earlier to heart."
With a playful tone, Lu Jiaxin replied, "If I took every little thing to heart, my heart wouldn't be able to take the load."
Then, in an attempt to comfort him, she added, "You shouldn't overthink it. Everyone has their moments of losing control. There was a time when I even considered dying together with Ding Jing and her daughter!"
The two chatted a little while longer before Su Hexuan took his leave.
As the sky began to darken, Nie Zhan arrived. Seeing Lu Jiaxin, he smiled and commented, "You've gotten quite a tan. Looks like you've been soaking up the sun back on the mainland."
In her past life, Lu Jiaxin had been afraid of tanning, thinking that darker skin was less attractive and prone to spots. So, during the summer, she would always take precautions when going out. But now, she thought a tan looked rather nice and healthy!
Their dinner was served soon after, and the two hungry individuals dug in without much conversation.
After their meal, they took a stroll in the backyard garden. Lu Jiaxin hooked her arm through Nie Zhan's as they walked, and said, "Big Brother Su came to see me today. He wants to sell Qirui back to me."
Nie Zhan was not at all surprised. "He's been focused on getting into the real estate business lately. He wants to sell not just Qirui but even the home appliance factory back in the mainland. It was only because of Su Heming's disagreement that he gave up on that idea."
Lu Jiaxin was taken aback that he would even consider selling the home appliance factory. She thought he was taking things a bit too far.
Noticing her silence, Nie Zhan spoke up, "Jiaxin, Qirui brings in profits of 70 to 80 million yuan a year. That's equivalent to a small real estate company. Su Hexuan will definitely regret selling Qirui."
"Qirui has already broken into the Southeast Asian market, which is quite an achievement. But it's not suitable for it to be under my name. Ah Zhan, why don't you acquire it?" Lu Jiaxin suggested.
"Okay," Nie Zhan agreed without hesitation. While Qirui had high sales and substantial profits, it had one major flaw—most of its clothing designs were based on popular European and American styles. Thus, it was not appropriate for the company to be under Lu Jiaxin's name, but as a businessman, he had no such concerns.
"Ah Zhan, you're the best," Lu Jiaxin said sweetly.
Nie Zhan relished her words.
After some affectionate moments together, Nie Zhan brought up another matter, "I've also transferred the shares that used to belong to Xue Mao to my name. Now, I'll get someone to manage the company and aim for an IPO within three years."
Just as she had expected, Nie Zhan was already thinking about taking the company public as soon as he got his hands on it. Lu Jiaxin didn't object and instead said, "I'll talk to him tomorrow. Then, you can set a time to meet and sign the contract."
Xue Mao was now working at the large hotel that Nie Zhan had acquired. On the mainland, Lu Jiaxin wasn't worried about the news of him owning shares in Qirui getting exposed. Firstly, information didn't spread as quickly there, and secondly, the work environment was simpler, so his colleagues who knew about his situation wouldn't think too much of it. However, things were different in Hong Kong. With enough money, anything could be investigated. Thus, these shares couldn't remain in his hands, or they might end up causing him harm.
"You're so decisive. I thought you might refuse," Nie Zhan commented.
Lu Jiaxin shared her concerns, "I want to make sure he's settled in Hong Kong and won't go back. Once his work situation stabilizes, I'll help him buy an apartment. I'll pay for half, and he can take out a mortgage for the rest."
Nie Zhan was quite pleased with her arrangement, "If he earns his own money to pay the mortgage, he'll work harder. If we give him everything, he'll end up relying on you like a parasite."
"From your tone, it sounds like you've met people like that before?" Lu Jiaxin asked.
Nie Zhan gave a slight nod, "The Kang family is like that."
(End of Chapter)
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