Chapter 2350
Reputation is Worth It
It wasn't that He Yuzhu was cold-hearted, but rather that since the reform and opening up, his fellow apprentices had come looking for him seven or eight times.
Every time, I had to beg him to do something.
No one came to play with He Yuzhu.
Of course, the reasons for asking for help vary.
If there's something He Yuzhu can help with and he doesn't feel it violates the rules, he'll lend a hand.
And for those cases that he truly couldn't help with, he resolutely refused.
He always greeted and warmly received those who came to him.
Even if it's something he can't agree to, he makes it very clear to the other party.
This is just a matter of human relationships and social customs; there's nothing more to say about it.
But what is the attitude of those he helped and those he resolutely refused towards him now?
It's definitely different from before.
Now that He Yuzhu has taken on this role, it's difficult for him to view his former brotherhood with the same normal mindset.
Others will no longer treat him as their former junior brother.
In fact, this situation existed even before the reform and opening up.
After all, He Yuzhu had been in a higher position than others for a long time.
In the past, even if there was a gap between salary and status, people at least paid some attention to it on the surface in that environment.
Unlike now, the topics people talk about when they meet are completely different.
Someone made a single deal and became a millionaire overnight...
Whose child got a job at such-and-such company, and how much extra income they get each month...?
They were all just casual chatter about money.
He Yuzhu simply couldn't fit into that kind of chat atmosphere.
Not to mention Lou Xiao'e's side,
Even his family's savings and Liu Ting's daily income are a level that most people can only dream of.
In the end, someone will always ask He Yuzhu in a sarcastic tone: "Your restaurant must be making a lot of money, right?"
He Yuzhu couldn't very well tell everyone, "I don't care about money, I've never touched money in my entire life..."
So, people on different levels shouldn't be forced to be grouped together.
Both sides are exhausted.
The third brother was different; the two families weren't so estranged that they only talked about money.
In He Yuzhu's heart, he was like a half-brother.
When you're busy, the days seem to pass faster.
July arrived quickly.
A lot of things happened around He Yuzhu during this period.
His mother-in-law was hospitalized, and Lao Lu has nowhere to recuperate.
The unit had a new leader, who was still very enthusiastic towards He Yuzhu, but when He Yuzhu inquired about Lao Lu's whereabouts...
Everyone wore an inscrutable expression.
This made He Yuzhu's heart skip a beat.
He suddenly had a feeling that Lao Lu might no longer be in Beijing, or even inland.
There is no evidence, it's just He Yuzhu's sixth sense.
If you switched places with Lao Lu, and he knew he didn't have many days left to live, he might also have gone all out for his ideals.
But what could he do about it?
In contrast, He Yuzhu was preoccupied with family matters and worried about his friends.
Lou Xiao'e, on the other hand, was riding high.
There's nothing else to it, Jianing Company just couldn't hold on any longer.
From January to July, the real estate market cooled down, and some bad news spread.
Everyone is pessimistic about the Hong Kong Island property market.
Capital speaks with its feet. Even financially healthy real estate companies have experienced varying degrees of decline, let alone Jianing Company, which Lou Xiao'e had been eyeing for a long time.
The stock price fell from seventeen to two yuan after half a month of decline.
There aren't any price limits here. It's because there was capital supporting the market from the beginning.
Later, seeing that they couldn't protect it anymore, those people simply led the charge in smashing the stock and running away.
At its peak, the company's market capitalization approached HK$10 billion.
There are still around one billion Hong Kong dollars.
This is definitely different from my previous life.
In my previous life, when Jianing Company went bankrupt and was liquidated, its market value was zero and the company had a debt of 10 billion.
But in this life, it was Lou Xiao'e's premature attack that caused all the trouble.
Therefore, the company's attempt to transfer assets failed.
The total value of the frozen assets is approximately 1.5 billion.
It seems that the company's assets are no different from its book value.
But the accounts certainly can't be calculated that way.
Which big boss in Hong Kong Island can come up with HK$1.5 billion to buy a property in Caring now?
There wasn't a single one. Even if someone had the money, no one dared to make a move to acquire it, given Lou Xiao'e and her group's covetous eyes.
Firstly, they dared not offend Lou Xiao'e, and secondly, they were unsure whether Jianing Company might be hiding something even bigger.
The assets are still frozen, and the banks and investors are constantly pressing the owner for repayment.
Some major investors who lost money on his stocks have even issued a warrant for his arrest.
I don't want money, I want his life.
The owner of Jianing Company spends his days holed up in his mansion, surrounded by a large group of bodyguards, but he feels no sense of security whatsoever.
A bald, dark-skinned middle-aged man was huddled on the sofa, his bloodshot eyes staring at the phone across the room.
His eyes were fixed, as if someone might walk out of the phone.
This is Mr. C, the owner of Jianing Company.
He was completely at a loss.
Last night, I received a call from Xinjiapi's family saying that his family members had gone missing.
He didn't dare to report Ah S, and just sat there waiting.
He's waiting for someone to call him asking for money.
He would then be able to determine who hid his family members.
He can doubt many people because the funds he used to acquire in such lucrative deals were all short-term loans.
Originally, he planned to take advantage of the booming Hong Kong market, manipulate the company's market value by transferring money between his own hands, and then cash out and leave.
Unexpectedly, he somehow offended Lou Xiao'e, who then exposed all his despicable methods.
Now his company doesn't even have a million left in its books.
He has over a billion in fixed assets, but his personal debts outside the company have accumulated to over two billion in interest.
The key issue is that he currently has no way to liquidate his fixed assets.
He called Lou Xiao'e several times, offering a lower price each time.
His most recent offer was a package deal for Lou Xiao'e: 500 million Hong Kong dollars, including the safety of her family and arrangements for them to move to the Americas and change their identities.
He could then hand over the entire company with assets worth over a billion to the He Group.
The debt is personal, but the assets belong to the company. After Lou Xiao'e buys them back, she can earn at least 600 to 700 million.
But Lou Xiao'e still rejected him.
Mr. C originally intended to look for other companies, such as Xiao Rizi's company or the foreigner's company...
If all else fails, try those foreign private banks.
He was willing to hand over all his wealth as long as his family's safety and basic needs could be guaranteed.
Who could have known that at this very moment, his entire family would be kidnapped?
He had suspected Lou Xiao'e in this matter, but immediately ruled her out.
If Lou Xiao'e wanted to use such methods on him, she wouldn't have had to wait until today.
The He Group's reputation alone is worth far more than six or seven hundred million. (End of Chapter)