Chapter 809
Who would refuse a friend who can help you make money?
Lin Kangtai never expected that Xu Bo'an would personally pay for a house for him, let alone that it wasn't just any ordinary house, but a villa! Moreover, it was a villa in the same central villa district as Xu Bo'an's. This was a detached villa in a high-end villa district! It was incomparable to those ordinary duplexes or townhouses.
For a moment, Lin Kangtai was so shocked that he couldn't speak. It took him a long time to recover before he looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Mr. Xu... this... this is a gift from you?"
Xu Bo'an looked up at Lin Kangtai, nodded, and said, "Yes, Lao Lin, are you surprised or not?"
Lin Kangtai was deeply moved after hearing Xu Bo'an's words. He realized that Xu Bo'an had not only provided welfare housing for his employees, but had also given him such a big surprise!
Although there might have been a slight rift between Xu Bo'an and me when we talked on the phone last night about employee welfare housing, Xu Bo'an didn't take it to heart at all. In fact, he even took out his own money to buy himself a villa.
At this time, although Lin Kangtai was still not entirely in favor of Xu Bo'an's decision to provide welfare housing to employees, he was genuinely moved by Xu Bo'an's actions.
He looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "No! Mr. Xu, why are you giving me a house?"
Xu Bo'an said, "Old Lin, you've managed Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory so well lately, this is a reward you deserve!"
Upon hearing Xuan Bo'an's words, Lin Kangtai said, "President Xu, the reason why Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory's profits have remained high recently is all thanks to you. It's because your hangover remedy is so effective. If it weren't for your intervention to save Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, it would have ceased to exist long ago, let alone achieved today's brilliant results. I'm just still responsible for daily management as before! I haven't made any significant contributions. I can't accept the house you offered me!"
Xu Bo'an said, "Old Lin, although I provided the hangover remedy, you also gave me 90% of the shares. Moreover, you manage all the affairs of the factory, big and small, on a daily basis. You work very hard. Since I want to give it to you, it means that you are worth more than this villa in my heart! Just accept it!"
Lin Kangtai said, "President Xu, I really can't accept it. Besides, you bought this villa with your own money, so I have even less reason to accept it!"
Xu Bo'an said, "I said we can take it, so we can take it. What? You're not even listening to the leaders anymore?"
Lin Kangtai understood that Xu Bo'an had never acted like a leader in front of him before, and that he must have said this today to get Lin Kangtai to accept the house as a big gift.
Lin Kangtai said to Xu Bo'an, "No, Mr. Xu, you are my leader, so of course I have to listen to you. But I can't listen to you about giving me the house. And the most important thing is that even if you give me the house now, I can't afford the accommodation costs of the villa with my current financial situation!"
It's common knowledge that living in a villa is incredibly expensive. Even if someone gives you a villa as a gift, saving you the cost of buying one yourself, the villa Xu Bo'an gave to Lin Kangtai is about the same size as the one Xu Bo'an currently lives in, a full 500 to nearly 600 square meters.
Even the simplest renovation will cost over a million. Not to mention that people who live in villas certainly don't want that kind of ordinary decoration style, which will cost even more money. Add to that the later garden renovations, maintenance and all sorts of other miscellaneous expenses in the villa, and it really is a huge sum of money. It's no exaggeration to say that if you want to live in a villa, you have to be prepared to burn through money!
Although Lin Kangtai is an unattainable figure in the eyes of ordinary people, he still doesn't dare to think about buying a villa to live in. Maybe he would have dared to think about it when Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was at its peak.
However, with the decline of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, Lin Kangtai lost money at a rate that was like water flowing away every day, and now he doesn't have much liquid cash on hand.
Although Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory has now returned to its former vitality, it received nearly 400 million yuan in agency fees for hangover relief liquid just a few days ago.
However, after deducting the company's costs and retained profits from this nearly 400 million yuan income, the amount that Lin Kangtai personally received was not much. In addition, the economic downturn of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory had an impact on him, making Lin Kangtai more conservative than before.
He would never choose to buy a villa to live in if he didn't have sufficient financial means.
Lin Kangtai said this to Xu Bo'an partly as an excuse to avoid accepting such a valuable gift from Xu Bo'an, but it also reflected his true feelings at the time: he felt that his abilities were not commensurate with living in a villa.
Xu Bo'an understood Lin Kangtai's thoughts and said to him, "Old Lin, I've already paid for the house. Whether you accept it or not, it's yours. And your claim that you can't afford the villa's cost is absolutely untrue. Our Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory will only get better and better in the future!"
Lin Kangtai looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "But Mr. Xu, if I accept such a generous gift from you, how am I supposed to repay you in the future?"
Xu Bo'an patted Lin Kangtai on the shoulder and said with a smile, "President Lin, it was my own choice to give you the villa, so why are you talking about paying it back? Don't worry about those things!"
Seeing that Xu Bo'an was determined to give him the villa, Lin Kangtai had no choice but to accept it.
Holding the key in his hand, Lin Kangtai felt its weight. This weight not only reflected Xu Bo'an's trust in him but also stirred up Lin Kangtai's sense of responsibility and guilt towards Xu Bo'an.
Lin Kangtai looked at Xu Bo'an with emotion and said, "President Xu, then I will accept this in advance. I won't say thank you because it's too inadequate. I, Lin Kangtai, will definitely follow in your footsteps and look up to you in the future!"
Lin Kangtai's subservience to Xu Bo'an wasn't solely based on the villa Xu Bo'an gifted him; the most important factor was the sentiment hidden within the villa.
These days, even if a boss entrusts the company to someone to manage, how many bosses would give their subordinates a villa? And to give such a generous gift out of their own pocket? Lin Kangtai has never seen such a generous boss before.
Most importantly, this was the first time the company had made money, yet Xu Bo'an was already thinking about maximizing employee benefits. Where can you find a boss who cares about his employees like this?
Although Lin Kangtai didn't quite approve of Xu Bo'an's extravagant spending habits, he had to admit that it was incredibly rare for employees to have a boss like Xu Bo'an, like a windfall.
Surely no one would refuse to work with such a loyal and compassionate person?
The reason Xu Bo'an dares to spend so generously on employee benefits is, of course, because money comes too easily to him. With Bonsai World as his cash cow, he has nothing to fear.
If Xu Bo'an were having difficulty making money, he certainly wouldn't have done this.
Xu Bo'an said, "It's good to accept them. I've also picked out houses for Liu Quan, Ma Lu, Tang Xiaotong, and Su Jie. Once you've finished compiling the house distribution, just give them these keys!" After saying that, he handed the remaining keys to Lin Kangtai.
Lin Kangtai glanced at his watch and said to Xu Bo'an with some doubt, "Mr. Xu, now that you're here, why not hand over the keys to them as well?"
In fact, Xu Bo'an had the same idea before he came, intending to hand over the house keys directly to them, but now he has changed his mind.
Although Liu Quan and the others are his loyal followers, and Ma Lu has been in urgent need of housing for the past few months, and he really wants to distribute the houses to them as soon as possible so that they can move in quickly, he still has to consider the impact on the company.
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If I hand over the house keys to them now, what will other senior leaders or high-level talents in the company think if they see it? Even the most virtuous person will inevitably feel resentful.
It's not that Xu Bo'an was afraid they would say he was biased behind his back. After all, these people had followed him since he was in Dongjiang Second Construction Company, so it was only natural for him to be biased towards them. There was nothing to hide.
But after all, a company is a whole. Running a company is not like playing house. Even if I show favoritism to a few of them, I can only do so in private.
We still need to consider the overall situation of the company. After all, Lin Kangtai has worked in the factory for so many years, and of course there must be people who are very loyal to him. If I do this, it will be detrimental to Lin Kangtai's management in the future.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Xu Bo'an changed his mind about handing the keys directly to Liu Quan and the others. Instead, he asked Lin Kangtai to compile a list later and then distribute the keys to everyone. Xu Bo'an felt that this would be a more reliable approach.
Xu Bo'an then said to Lin Kangtai, "I mainly considered that this is a company benefit. If I do this, it will have a negative impact on your later work. I think it's better to forget it. They are not in a hurry. It would be best to distribute it to everyone at the same time later."
Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Lin Kangtai was deeply moved. He never expected that Xu Bo'an would consider things so thoroughly for him and the company.
Lin Kangtai took the keys from Xu Bo'an and said to him, "It really comes down to you, Mr. Xu. You've thought of everything so thoroughly!"
Having said all that needed to be said, Xu Bo'an bid farewell to Lin Kangtai, then went to visit Liu Quan and Tang Xiaotong before driving back to the Central Villa.
After Xu Bo'an left, Lin Kangtai roughly drafted a plan for distributing employee benefits. He then called the HR manager to his office and entrusted him with the matter, asking him to draft a detailed plan as soon as possible.
After Xu Bo'an returned home and changed his clothes, he heard the phone ring. He picked up the phone on the bed and saw that it was Qu Feifan calling.
As soon as Xu Bo'an answered the phone, he heard Qu Feifan's excited voice on the other end: "Brother Xu... this is great news, great news!"
Hearing Qu Feifan's excited voice, Xu Bo'an said to Qu Feifan, "What's with all this fuss? Did you find a wife? Is that why you're so happy?"
Qu Feifan said, "Brother, with my looks and conditions, I'm not the kind of person who has trouble finding a wife. Would I be this excited if I did find one?"
Qu Feifan's words were the absolute truth. For a young man from an ordinary family, finding a wife is the happiest thing. But for a rich young master like Qu Feifan, there is never a shortage of women throwing themselves at him. Why would he be afraid of not finding a wife?
Xu Bo'an laughed and said, "You rascal, what could be happier than finding a wife? Tell me about it!"
Qu Feifan exclaimed with delight, "Brother Xu, it's true that those old houses our chamber of commerce bought are going to be demolished!"
Xu Bo'an was quite happy to hear Qu Feifan's words, but he didn't show the same excitement as Qu Feifan.
The reason Xu Bo'an bought that old house in Jiangzhou Province was because he used the Fude Divination Classic to predict that the area would be demolished, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon!
Xu Bo'an said to Qu Feifan, "That is indeed good news!"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's calm demeanor, Qu Feifan said to him, "Brother Xu, you're too calm! And let me tell you, this demolition is a policy decision from above, and the most important thing is that the demolition compensation for these houses we bought is very high! I've calculated that we'll get quite a bit of money this time! This money is too easy to earn!"
Xu Bo'an's primary purpose in buying these old houses was to help Dong Xiaojian improve his store's performance, certainly based on the assumption that Xu Bo'an wouldn't lose money. Why not help others while making money himself?
He wasn't particularly concerned about how much compensation he would receive for the demolition of his house, since he had already achieved financial freedom. Xu Bo'an no longer valued money as much as before.
In addition, he also had his own selfish motives, which was to pave the way for his future business circle!
When they bought these old houses, Qu Feifan from Jiangzhou Province and several other rich kids followed suit. Now that they've made money, won't he be able to mingle in the circles of those rich kids?
Imagine, who would refuse a friend who can help you make money? Especially in such an easy way!
Therefore, Xu Bo'an didn't do this deal to receive the demolition compensation, but rather to repay Tong Xiaojian's kindness and to gain access to the circle of wealthy second-generation heirs in Jiangzhou Province. (End of Chapter)