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Chapter 864 - Chapter 864 Chapter 864 Desiring to Add Guilt

Chapter 864: Chapter 864: Desiring to Add Guilt Chapter 864: Chapter 864: Desiring to Add Guilt Ye Qingyi wasn’t breathtakingly beautiful, but rather had the delicate charm of the girl next door, with a rather slender build. However, her looks were undoubtedly fine since she had managed to catch Feng Jun’s interest at first sight.

After Liu Qiangsheng had a clear view of her face, his thoughts naturally unfolded; this woman was most likely not the real boss.

However, there was no doubt that flirting with a beautiful woman could be quite a pleasant experience for him. He greeted her with a smile, “Hello, beauty.”

Ye Qingyi looked at his outstretched hand but didn’t move to shake it, instead speaking indifferently, “Sir, if you have something to say, please get to the point.”

Was she really giving him no face at all? Liu Qiangsheng withdrew his hand and naturally took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and spoke displeased, “It seems you have some prejudice against me?”

Ye Qingyi actually had a pretty good temper and was usually amiable, coming across as harmless to both people and animals. She only occasionally lost her temper in front of her closest family members.

Feng Jun, even when he was down on his luck, had managed to establish a good relationship with her, which shows that she handled interactions quite appropriately.

But her rudeness today was not without reason, as she made it very clear, “You’ve accused me of being in multi-level marketing, and I don’t know who actually has the prejudice here.”

“Heh,” Liu Qiangsheng chuckled. It turned out to be for this reason, “I was just saying it off the cuff, just a joke.”

Ye Qingyi slowly shook her head, speaking expressionlessly, “I’m not very good at joking… and I don’t know you.”

Seeing her unyielding attitude, Liu Qiangsheng cursed in his mind: Just a plaything from someone’s bed pushed to the front, and now you actually think you’re somebody?

So he darkened his expression, “Then can you explain something to me? Where have all the goods you produce gone? Why aren’t they on the retail market? Who authorized the high prices? People come with money and can’t buy your products; what strategy is that?”

Ye Qingyi blinked, staring blankly at him for a while before responding, “How I run my business is none of your concern, is it?”

“Of course it is a big concern,” Liu Qiangsheng smirked coldly and spoke sharply, “Just a small workshop like this, setting such high retail prices, where did you get the confidence? Not selling to outsiders, without any advertising or media promotion, have you been reporting your income and paying taxes?”

“To be honest,” he continued, “suggesting you might be involved in multi-level marketing was me being polite. Without politeness, it would be… money laundering!”

“Money laundering?” Ye Qingyi stared blankly at him, her mind going blank.

She had heard of “money laundering” before, but like many women whose mathematical gifts were… all applied to discount shopping, Xiao Yezi was no exception. She even thought at one time that money laundering meant not taking money out of your pockets before doing laundry.

She truly didn’t understand how money laundering worked, much less believed she was involved in it.

But her astonishment, in Liu Qiangsheng’s eyes, looked like panic upon being caught red-handed. He sneered, “Of course, the reason I’m willing to talk about this issue is that I have sincere intentions.”

Ye Qingyi stood in shock for a good while before she came to her senses and waved her hand dismissively, “Uh, no need, you go ahead and report it.”

“Er,” Liu Qiangsheng almost suffocated on his breath, staring at her in astonishment, “You’re telling me to go… report?”

Ye Qingyi looked at him with resignation, “You’re the one who wants to report it. Even if I say I’m not laundering money, you probably won’t believe me.”

Liu Qiangsheng hadn’t ruled out reporting. If someone in the capital had said this, he would have reported it without hesitation, to give them a scare if nothing else, but in Zhengyang… the Official Government was just too inactive, and he needed evidence even for someone to take action.

So he just smiled lightly, “If you explained clearly, I would of course be willing to believe you.”

Ye Qingyi blinked her big eyes curiously at him, “Why should I explain anything to you?”

There it was again–why should she tell you anything?

Liu Qiangsheng was too tired to go in circles with her, “This winery shouldn’t belong to you. Please relay a message to the owner for me. I don’t want to make trouble; I just want to buy some wine and be a representative. But if others don’t give me face, I won’t give it to them either.”

Ye Qingyi blinked again, her expression slightly confused, “I don’t understand what you’re saying, but I’m not going to sell you any wine.”

In fact, she wasn’t as simple-minded as she appeared. Her mind was clear that the man in front of her wanted to be a distributor, but couldn’t get in touch with Feng Jun.

In all honesty, she wanted to develop distributors. Wouldn’t it be good to sell more wine? But she was very clear about the bottom line set by Feng Jun–the winery was only responsible for production and not involved in management.

She had no idea how to sell wine for tens of thousands of yuan per bottle–even if she did, she wouldn’t mess around.

The core competitiveness of San Sheng Wine was all on Feng Jun. She could act capriciously if she wanted, but after being capricious, would life still be bearable?

Looking at the current trend, it was no problem for her to have an annual income of over three million yuan. Why take the risk to seek thrills?

Liu Qiangsheng’s expression darkened when he heard her response, “Then do you know about corporate income tax? Have you heard of the liquor consumption tax?”

Ye Qingyi blinked, puzzledly asking, “In what capacity are you asking me?”

Liu Qiangsheng suddenly found himself at a loss for words and only after a while did he stammer out a reply, “I’m just a concerned citizen. A bottle of wine selling for 188,000–I can’t stand by and watch… Can’t I be a bit envious?”

Whether his envy was genuine was hard to say, but as soon as he spoke, Boss Zhang’s eyes truly did turn red–A bottle of wine for 188,000?

I drank two jin of wine, doesn’t that amount to 360,000… oh no, even more than 370,000?

“You’re overthinking it,” Ye Qingyi waved her hand dismissively, speaking calmly, “We’re just OEM products; we only make ten yuan profit per bottle. Don’t come to me about the expenses that occur in the intermediary process.”

Liu Qiangsheng’s spirits instantly perked up, “Whose products are you OEMing for?”

Ye Qingyi gave him a glance, chuckling with a sound of “hehe”, the meaning clear–I have no reason to tell you, do I?

Seeing this, Liu Qiangsheng knew this was as far as he’d get today, so he turned to leave, still muttering under his breath, “OEM products? Heh… interesting.”

Boss Zhang was truly shocked today; he had thought he could accept the reality of “others eat meat, while he only gets soup”, but he had never imagined that the wine his factory sold for some twenty yuan a bottle could fetch sky-high prices in the hundreds of thousands.

After leaving the wine factory, he walked aimlessly down the street, spirits in shambles, when he suddenly heard someone call out, “Director Zhang, wait up!”

Liu Qiangsheng hurried over, “Director Zhang, does your factory really make only ten yuan off each bottle?”

“Heh,” Boss Zhang gave a bitter smile, not wanting to betray company secrets, but the disparity in profits simply made it impossible for him to remain calm–it would be impossible for anyone–so all he could do was clear his throat, “CEO Ye has made it quite clear already, we produce OEM products.”

He said this to explain on behalf of the company, but the frustration in his words was obvious.

Liu Qiangsheng’s eyes darted about, “That doesn’t seem fair… what do you think?”

Boss Zhang’s mouth twitched slightly, “Does it matter whether I think it’s fair or not?”

Liu Qiangsheng chuckled, “According to my understanding, you have a 2% shareholding in this wine company?”

“That’s right,” Boss Zhang nodded, “If I make a million a year, my share is twenty thousand. Actually, that’s not too bad when you make do…”

Liu Qiangsheng’s brows knitted slightly, “If… I were to buy your 2% share, how much would you be willing to sell it for?”

“I’m not selling,” Boss Zhang shook his head. “Maybe the factory makes ten million a year? Then I’d make two hundred thousand. Why would I sell? It’s not much, but it’s a steady stream.”

“Fifty thousand,” Liu Qiangsheng cut in sharply, “Fifty thousand, and I’ll buy your 2% share.”

Boss Zhang hesitated, and finally sighed deeply, still shaking his head, “It’s meaningless, really… With just a 2% share, you can’t do anything, you have no power.”

Idiot! Liu Qiangsheng couldn’t help but feel a sense of intellectual superiority. With 2% shares, I’d have the right to inspect the accounts. As long as I can uncover any issues in the books, I could turn the wine factory upside down with just a 1% stake.

If they refuse the audit, it would be even easier to take them to court.

So he stated bluntly, “That’s my concern, fifty thousand… deal or no deal?”

Boss Zhang shook his head, “Even if I sold, I wouldn’t sell to you. CEO Ye has the right of first refusal.

You don’t think she can’t come up with fifty thousand, do you?”

Liu Qiangsheng’s eyes shifted, asking darkly, “Are you… thinking that your shares are precious goods?”

Boss Zhang also coldly snorted in response, “It’s not that I think my shares are precious, but someone has offered a million for my share, and I haven’t sold. Your sincerity is lacking.”

“Heh,” Liu Qiangsheng sneered disdainfully, “Still hoping to sell at a high price, huh? I’ll buy your share for two million… dare to take it?”

Again, Boss Zhang snorted coldly, “If you dare to buy, I dare to sell. The question is… do you have that kind of money?”

“Don’t provoke me; I’m not falling for that,” Liu Qiangsheng waved off, pondering before speaking, “Look, if you could have a serious talk with me, spill any inside information about the wine company, I might consider buying your share for two million.”

Boss Zhang looked at him sidelong, smiling slightly, “A good deal. A couple of words and it’s two million. I’m a bit uneasy… If I tell you those things, will there be any trace of those two million left?”

Liu Qiangsheng’s brow furrowed, “If you’re too scared to make this money, then forget about it!”

“I’m not interested in making this money,” Boss Zhang spread his hands openly, “You were the one who stopped me, not the other way around.”

Liu Qiangsheng hesitated, but then spoke up, “My name is Liu Qiangsheng. You can ask around or search Baidu… you’ll definitely find my photo. Honestly, two million is a drop in the bucket for me, I just don’t like being cheated.”

“What use is telling me this crap,” Boss Zhang threw up his hands, turning to walk away, “I don’t care who you are. If you’ve got money, I listen. If not, stop acting like you’re a big shot… You’re truly sick!”

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