Chapter 76 (2/2)
At this moment…
A well-dressed middle-aged man rushed over into the café. After he looked around, he exclaimed, “Which is Mr. Tang Xiu?”
Tang Xiu raised his hand as he got up and looked at the rushing middle-aged man.
“I am Tang Xiu, Long Zhengyu sent you?”
The middle-aged man replied respectfully, “Yes! Chief Long is in a rush to. He couldn’t catch up within half an hour, so he sent me to deliver the money. Mr. Tang, this is the bankcard with 20 million, and the PIN is behind the bankcard.”
Tang Xiu took the bankcard. After sending away the middle-aged man, he directly placed the bankcard in front of Kang Xia and said lightly, “The money is in this bankcard, you check it.”
Kang Xia quickly took her phone. After a fast inquiry, her expression turned marvelous as an inconceivable and surprised expression was drawn on her face.
After quite a long while, she slowly handed over the bankcard to Tang Xiu and spoke seriously, “Mr. Tang, you have proved your ability. If I’ve tested those two bottles of cosmetics and the products have side effects under the prerequisite, and the effect is very good, I think I will agree to join.”
Tang Xiu didn’t take the bankcard but calmly replied, “I am very confident of my products. I’ll send you a short message for the formula to your mailbox, and you can take this 20 million as your starting fund. If the product’s effect has been tested and proved good, I hope you can stick to your words.”
Kang Xia asked with an astonished tone, “Do you really believe me?”
Tang Xiu said, “I need not to suspect the people who will work with me. This 20 million perhaps is an astronomical figure in the eyes of many people. But in my eyes, it’s only a small amount that is worthwhile for the exchange of your first test.”
Kang Xia raised her thumbs up, praising, “Ah, Ignoring the trivial matters to achieve great achievements. I’m hoping that these two cosmetics truly have the effect as you have said. Such being the case, I can work as your subordinate! Last question, apart from this fund, how much investment funds will you add later?”
Tang Xiu was silent for a moment and slowly said, “I don’t know.”
What? Kang Xia looked at Tang Xiu with a strange look. She suddenly felt that Tang Xiu was like a white wolf in the empty gloves, wasn’t he? After hesitated, she smiled and said, “Since Mr. Tang cannot answer my question, then I will change the question. If… If I said that I finally joined, what kind of treatment will I get?”
Tang Xiu replied without hesitation, “10% shares.”
“Only 10%?” Kang Xia spoke with astonishment.
Tang Xiu tranquilly replied, “Yes, 10% and no more!”
Kang Xia shrugged her shoulders. She smiled and said, “10%, eh? I hope I wouldn’t get kicked out if the company has gotten bigger in the future.”
Tang Xiu said, “Anyways, I don’t have the time to manage the company, so I need other’s strength to do things for me.”
Kang Xia laughed, “Understood. By the way, since everything has been said, I’ll go first.”
Tang Xiu nodded.
Kang Xia then asked with a puzzled tone, “Don’t you have to return to school?”
Tang Xiu smiled lightly and said, “I have long mastered all the subjects I need to learn at school. So it’s kinda boring if I have to stay there. Besides, I wanna take a break and relax.”
Kang Xia lazy smile, “Ah, it seems like that more or less, I’ve helped you in taking the leave of absence, haven’t I?”
“Yup.”
“Hahaha …”
Along with Kang Xia’s departure, Tang Xiu believed that he had won her and she would join. So he can hand the rights and privileges to Kang Xia for registering the company, setting up, manufacturing, etc. All those coupled with Long Zhengyu’s help would make the initial period very smooth. But, the additional investment funds Kang Xia had mentioned before, more or less made him quite depressed.
_“If… if Gong Dalong really can help me get a leave of absence and conceal it from Mum. I might have to leave with him and help Jia Ruidao. If I were to succeed, I could get some money back.”_ Tang Xiu secretly weighing his options.
“Ring ring ring…”
The ringtone abruptly interrupted Tang Xiu’s train of thought.
He took the phone and suddenly got a headache after he saw the caller’s ID. It was Han Qingwu. This was not even half the time requested for the leave before! Was she that afraid that he would run?
Even with vexed thoughts, he chose to answer.
“Hello, Tang Xiu? Your mother came to school, you’d better rush back here quickly.” Han Qingwu’s voice transmitted.
Tang Xiu’s complexion changed as he hastily asked, “Teacher Han, why would my mother go to school?”
Han Qingwu said, “I don’t know about the details, but it seems to be because of the matters with your uncle. In short, you should rush here quickly and see for yourself. And, isn’t Su Xiangfei your cousin? He seems to be very hostile to your mother.”
_“FUCK!”_ Tang Xiu cursed in his mind.
Su Xiangfei hated him and of course, he would be very hostile to his mother. What he really worried was that Su Xiangfei would hurt his mother before he got back.
*[Long Taos]: side characters in Chinese operas who perform acrobatics and fight scenes
*[12.47 to 13.07]: don’t ask me about the tree sap