Chapter 1676
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Before Wang An could finish speaking, Zhang Shuya interrupted him abruptly, her face pale with anger:
"So you're going to take action? Go ahead and do it! Why don't you just say you're the boss and fire him? Why do you have to resort to violence?"
To be honest, what Zhang Shuya said made a lot of sense.
If Wang An had directly revealed his identity, Peng Sinan might not have dared to be so assertive.
So after Zhang Shuya finished speaking, Wang An simply lowered his head and remained silent.
Seeing that Wang An remained silent, Zhang Shuya pointed at him and scolded him:
"Little Wang An, let me tell you, if you ever start a fight with someone again, see if I don't teach you a lesson?"
Wang An glanced at Zhang Shuya furtively and whispered:
"Okay, I understand."
At this moment, Wang An really looked like a primary school student being scolded by his teacher, extremely honest and obedient.
The main problem is that they have no choice but to obey.
One reason is that Zhang Shuya genuinely treats Wang An like a younger brother.
On the other hand, Zhang Shuya really beat Wang An up! She beat him so badly that he developed psychological trauma from the beating.
After Wang An finished speaking, Zhang Shuya continued angrily:
"Tell me, can you control yourself a bit in the future? Can you change that awful temper of yours?"
Wang Ankaba babbled, his eyes wide with a very obedient expression, and said:
"Yes, you can."
Wang An's well-behaved image immediately drew laughter from the group of second-generation rich kids, and Zhang Shuya naturally couldn't hide the smile on her face either.
Wu Dong continued to laugh and mock Wang Andao:
"It's only because your older sister says you're good that it works! This guy scared you like a kitten, hahaha!"
He Liang also laughed at Wang Andao:
"Yeah, I've never seen you so well-behaved before. Why do you act like a mouse seeing a cat when you see your older sister? Hahahaha."
Wang An remained silent, letting these second-generation rich kids laugh at him.
Wang An knew very well that no matter if someone mocked him or attacked him with words, as long as he ignored them or didn't even look at them, they would naturally shut up after a short while.
After everyone had finished laughing, Wang Shuai then said seriously:
"Xiao An, we called you here today to tell you some good news. After Liangzi and I have been working hard for the past two months, our gold shop has opened and is now open for business in Harbin. In addition to Huaxia Gold, we now have two gold shops in Harbin."
As he spoke, Wang Shuai extended his right index and middle fingers, making a "two" gesture.
After Wang Shuai finished speaking, Wang An instantly perked up and said happily:
"Oh my god, that's wonderful! Our gold can finally see the light of day again and be sold at a high price, right? Hahaha, great, great!"
Although gold is always in high demand, small, infrequent transactions might go unnoticed. However, if the volume of transactions is large and it gets discovered, things can get very complicated, as you might not be able to explain the source of the gold.
Of course, explaining it clearly is useless; in the end, everything will be confiscated and you won't have a single thing left. The worst part is that you'll have to stay in jail for several years, or even more than a decade.
Therefore, in Wang An's view, having a very safe sales channel is the most reliable and secure option.
After Wang An finished speaking, He Liang smiled with a troubled expression and said:
"Xiao An, it's about this shareholder issue. We've been thinking of discussing it with you to see if we should bring Uncle, Xue Li, and Lao Wu along?"
Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously felt that something must have happened here.
So, Wang An glanced at the six second-generation rich kids and noticed that they all looked somewhat unnatural, including Zhang Shuya.
Wang An nodded, then smiled broadly and said, feigning ignorance:
"Brother Liang, what do you mean? I don't understand. There were 10 of us who went together and brought back gold together. If the shareholders don't include them, how am I supposed to explain this to them?"
He Liang blinked and quickly said:
"Xiao An, don't misunderstand. It's not that we didn't want to bring the three of them along, but it involves upfront investment and complicated interpersonal relationships. Take the money you gave us last time to build the motorcycle factory, for example. We still haven't returned a significant portion of your share. This time, we've poured it all into building the gold shop."
After He Liang finished speaking, Wang Shuai said with a serious expression:
“Xiao An, our gold shop has already invested nearly 50 yuan, from buying the house to decorating, building the underground safe room, installing safes, installing security doors, and connecting it to the alarm system of the public security department.”
He Liang continued:
"If it weren't for the substantial profits from our pharmaceutical factory and motorcycle business, the gold shop would have had to shut down long ago."
Wu Dong shook his head, his face full of helplessness, and continued:
"Our current situation is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. All the foreign exchange earned by the pharmaceutical factory is invested in motorcycle parts and second-hand production lines. And then the money earned from motorcycle sales and the money earned by the pharmaceutical factory in China are all invested in gold shops."
Wang An was very familiar with this situation.
Because both motorcycle factories and gold shops require huge investments. If it weren't for the continuous financial support from pharmaceutical factories and the surge in motorcycle sales, people would probably have had to postpone their plans to open gold shops for several years.
Ultimately, the problem is that everyone took too big a step, and then things went wrong.
Ma Guoqiang sighed and then said:
"If you say we're rich, our business is indeed quite large. We have a pharmaceutical factory, a motorcycle factory, a motorcycle shop, and a gold shop, each of which is quite substantial. But if you say we're broke, apart from the money we use to pay our employees' salaries, we're truly penniless."
Just as Wang An was about to speak, Wang Shuai summarized:
"Anyway, if it's just the seven of us, it's fine. But if we add my uncle and the other two, the accounts will get all messed up."
After a pause, Wang Shuai continued:
"The main problem is that if those three get involved, they'll have to throw money into it too. Look at Xiao An, with our current investment scale, how much money would they need to throw in?"
Wang Shuai's words hit the nail on the head, pinpointing the problem perfectly.
But after Wang Shuai finished speaking, Wu Dong said with a serious expression:
"Xiao An, let me tell you, our gold shop can't just open two stores. In the future, we'll open branches in Qiqihar, Suicheng, Yicheng, Jiaxing, and other major cities in Heilongjiang Province. After Heilongjiang Province, we'll open branches in Jilin Province and Liaoning Province. So, if we calculate it this way, our gold shop might not see any return on investment for several years."
Wang An nodded heavily and said:
"Yeah, that's too much of an investment. We definitely can't bring all three of them." (End of Chapter)