Chapter 187 (2/2)

Kang Xia firmly shook her head and replied, “No, disembarking will not prevent me from dying. I want to be the celestial being as in fables!”

Tang Xiu called Scarblade Qiang in the lobby’s hall, telling him that he was waiting for him there. Shortly after, Scarblade Qiang had rushed down from upstairs. However, when he saw Kang Xia, he fell into a daze once again upon seeing such a beauty. He was as though someone who was having a hard time as he looked at her foolishly. Only after a while did he finally recover with an embarrassed and awkward expression.

“She’s Kang Xia, the General Manager of my company. She’ll be your direct superior. Do bear in mind that her words will be my words. And she will delegate every task on my behalf. If your performance isn’t good enough or she’s not satisfied with your work, she has the right to dismiss you.”

Everyone loves beauties, even heroes would find it difficult to pass through them. Scarblade Qian was enchanted by Kang Xia’s beauty, but Tang Xiu didn’t bother to care about it. He only told him about Kang Xia’s identity with a tone of warning in his words.

Scarblade Qiang’s face turned solemn as he said seriously, “Worry not, Boss. Since you gave the chance and brought me here from a faraway place, I assure you that I won’t make you lose face.”

Tang Xiu nodded and said, “Kang Xia, we’ll go to the winery you told me! If it’s really good and we can buy it with a low price, then we’ll set up our winery there. As for the recipe, I’ll tell Scarblade Qiang directly. I’ll buy the machinery for wine production after the site has been determined.”

Kang Xia asked, “Boss, have you considered about the sales aspect for the wines we’re going to produce?”

“We’ll take the same route with our cosmetics and healthcare products. Open our exclusive chain stores in each city and take the high-end line. As for the price per bottle, it must be set at above five digits.”

Kang Xia exclaimed, “Wouldn’t it be too high a price?”

Tang Xiu replied confidently, “It won’t be. You’ll find out later.”

At present…

Kang Xia was not driving her Lamborghini, but a Mercedes-Benz, while Scarblade Qiang acted as a driver, causing the latter to smile wryly inside.

Cistern Mire Winery.

It was an old winery in Star City, and was a state-owned enterprise. Because of the poor management, it was sold to the private sector by the government. The winery was located in the Old Riverstreet District. Except for the recycling center in the vicinity, the surrounding itself was a cropland, while the road leading this place was supposed to head to this winery.

After the Mercedes-Benz parked in front of the winery, they got off from the car and walked toward the door.

“It’s locked?”

After looking at the big rusty iron lock, he looked at Kang Xia with a confused expression.

Kang Xia’s brows also deeply wrinkled as she said with a puzzled expression, “I found about this winery from the Internet and haven’t investigated this site before. So I don’t know much about the situation. Should we find someone to inquire about it?”

The exact moment she said that, a plump-bellied old man wearing big pants and a singlet, was taking a stroll whilst carrying a big pipe. Kang Xia quickly walked toward him and asked, “Uncle, do you know why this Cistern Mire Winery is locked?”

The old man stopped walking. He glanced at the Kang Xia trio a few times before snappily replying, “What other reason can it be. That wretched boss pocketed the worker’s wages and even made bad wines. So the business was just dumped. This old man was a guard here before, and he still owes me almost half a year’s wage!”

“Since the winery has been closed, then, who’s the owner now?” Kang Xia asked with a puzzled expression.

The old man let out a curse, “That bastard ran away! He was so much drowned in debt that, before he ran away, someone killed! The government has taken over the winery, but only God knows when someone will buy this winery.”

Kang Xia was surprised. “The government has taken the winery back? Was it because the last owner owed the government?”

The old man said, “The last winery’s owner evaded tax, to begin with. After he went bankrupt, only then the government found about it, so the authorities confiscated it. Ah right, what’s your business here?”

Kang Xia said, “We’re investigating the situation with this winery since we’re planning to invest in the liquor business. So we’re taking a look at this Cistern Mire Winery! But we didn’t expect that everything to be gone when we came here. Anyways, thanks for telling us, Uncle.”

The Old Man waved his hand and took his big pipe away.

Kang Xia then looked at Tang Xiu and asked, “Well, what should we do now, Boss? Shall we negotiate with the government?”

Tang Xiu nodded and said, “Yes, negotiate with the government and try to buy this winery under the market price. If your personal network is not enough, contact Long Zhengyu. He’s the local boss here. It would be wasteful if I can’t use this resource.”

Kang Xia covered her mouth as she laughed and replied, “Hahaha. To think that Long Zhengyu would have such a friend. It’s truly his bad luck! But what you said makes sense. I’ll call him now and try to buy this winery at the lowest price. However, this winery is very old, and even though it’s very large, it’s quite dilapidated. I’m afraid we’ll have to renovate and even rebuild it if we’re going to use it.”

Tang Xiu said, “Then push the reconstruction for the site! Use everything remaining that can still be used and deal with the rest that can’t be recovered! After everything has been completed, we’ll think about the issue with the wine sales later.”