Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 430: Husband and Wife Rift
Yan Jiekuang made a cup of American coffee for Mrs. Wanzhi, and put sugar and milk aside. Mrs. Wanzhi looked at his busy back and said, "Are you worried about anything today? I think you look a little uneasy."

Yan Jiekuang paused for a moment, then said, "They are all trivial matters. But, grandma, why can't people's hearts be satisfied?"

"The human heart is insatiable. This is a stupid question." Mrs. Wanzhi said without any hesitation. "The human heart is the most unfathomable. Everyone has their own ideas and selfishness. No one can control another person."

"Then you say, if a person is already very rich, what is the reason that would make this person even more greedy and need more money? Or even, to the point where he would do anything for money?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Mrs. Wanzhi took a sip of coffee and said, "As far as I know, there are only two types of people: one is a gambler, and the other is a madman. A gambler is someone who is in the game and demands unlimited, while a madman is someone who always wants to be at the top. If he wants to reach the top, he doesn't have enough ability, so he can only use any means."

After listening to Mrs. Wanzhi's words, Yan Jiekuang fell silent, thinking about what he was thinking. Who was Xu Delin? He was already worth over 100 million yuan. Yan Jiekuang just gave him a chance to avenge Xu Damao, and he did it. Why was he so greedy afterwards? What made him so greedy?
Yan Jiekuang has already read the contract. The biggest problem in it is not the labor cost, because those workers are all from his own company. The biggest problem is the material procurement. The purchase price of each main material and auxiliary material is higher than the market price, and they even evaded taxes. This is a deadly pitfall for Kodak Group.

Yan Jiekuang couldn't figure out why Xu Delin did that, but he decisively called the police and reported it directly to the Shanghai police.

A few minutes after he called the police, Ji Lian called. Yan Jiekuang explained the seriousness of the matter to Ji Lian and also asked the Shanghai side to fully cooperate with the police investigation, otherwise the company would be in big trouble. Ji Lian completely understood what Yan Jiekuang meant and hung up the phone. There were a total of five projects in Shanghai, all of which were suspended. Yan Jiekuang was in a bad mood.

Wanzhi watched the whole process without interrupting. When Yan Jiekuang was free, Mrs. Wanzhi smiled and said, "Come on, come home with me."

Yan Jiekuang looked at Mrs. Wanzhi, nodded, closed the cafe, and took Mrs. Wanzhi's arm back to Nanchizi Street.

“When the company grows bigger, there will be many invisible enemies. They are all plotting against you and flattering you in secret, while you are in the open and don’t know who is plotting against you when problems arise. You are at a disadvantage. At this time, if you want to be the final winner, you can only respond by countering their moves. But there is another way, which is to become extremely powerful and become an existence that others dare not even spy on.” This is what Mrs. Wanzhi said to Yan Jiekuang on the road.

Yan Jiekuang knew very well that this must be a trap set by local enterprises, and Xu Delin was just a pawn bought by others. Perhaps there were many more pawns, but he had not discovered them yet.

Yan Jiekuang has always adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile in running this company. Unexpectedly, being low-key is also a disadvantage. Yan Jiekuang keeps reflecting on himself, wondering if he can no longer keep a low profile as his company becomes bigger. If he is attacked from the inside every time he enters a city, his company will soon go bankrupt.

Mrs. Wanzhi also mentioned an important point, that you cannot gamble with people’s hearts because you cannot grasp them. After thinking about it all the way, Yan Jiekuang was ready to pick up his scalpel.

As soon as he got home, Yan Jiekuang picked up the phone and called Ruier, asking him to organize a group review team within ten days to come to China and conduct a surgical review of his subordinate companies. He also needed to register another company and sell all his American stocks to turn them into start-up capital for this company. This new company would complete the acquisition of Kodak Group and exercise full control. The new group chairman would be Yan Yonghe and the executive president would be Ji Lian.

Mrs. Wanzhi kept watching him on the phone. After he hung up the phone with Ji Lian, Mrs. Wanzhi said, "Let's call the company Rand Corporation. That was the name of my previous company. It just so happens that I merged that company into your group."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and said, "Forget it. Leave your assets to the descendants of the Nalan family."

Wanzhi waved her hands and said, "My family doesn't need me anymore. My company is my own and I have the right to control it. Although I know you have some concerns and don't want anything from me, who can I leave it to? To me, you are the person closest to me. If I don't leave it to you, who else can I give it to?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will take over your company and then leave you alone?"

Mrs. Wanzhi smiled and said, "You won't. From the first day I met you, I felt that it was destined. You are the one sent by my lover to take care of me."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I also feel that some things are my responsibility, although it's a little hard to explain. I don't know why I feel that you are the person closest to me. Maybe this is fate. Okay, I will manage your company on behalf of you, but the equity still needs to be divided."

Mrs. Wanzhi smiled and said, "Then you're in trouble." Yan Jiekuang didn't understand what Mrs. Wanzhi meant, so he went to cook. In the evening, Yan Jiekuang accompanied Mrs. Wanzhi for dinner before going home.

In the evening, Ji Lian got off work early and came back in a hurry. As soon as she came in, she said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this? You called me to tell me about such a big thing. Are you here to inform me? Why don't you discuss it with me?"

Yan Jiekuang didn't expect his wife to be so angry, so he said, "I also read the contract in Shanghai and thought about it carefully. But why are you so angry? Your position and power have not changed. You are still the president of the new group."

Ji Lian sat down angrily and said, "You still know that I am the president. Can you discuss any decision with me first? You can't just do whatever you want. We are a company, and I have to give an explanation to the people below."

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "I'm the boss. I think there's something wrong with our company and we need to make some changes. Is that wrong? Do you know how much money Xu Delin has embezzled? You still have to explain. I didn't fire you and Wang Qing, which is already a big favor to you. What kind of company are you running?"

Ji Lian stood up and said, "We were running well before, weren't we? Can Xu Delin represent the entire company? Are you being paranoid?"

Yan Jiekuang calmed down and said, "Ji Lian, although you work diligently, this company is at most a domestic enterprise and it always maintains a balance. What about development? If the company wants to develop, it must have fresh blood injected and a strict control system. Have you done it? We are not just making money, we need to develop comprehensively and develop into a multinational enterprise. That is my goal. Besides, how do you know there is only one Xu Delin? If there is only one Xu Delin, would I lose more than ten billion?"

Ji Lian was stunned when she heard this. She had sent people to Shanghai, but the result was not out yet. She was a little skeptical about how Yan Jiekuang knew about it.

Ji Lian then said, "You, you are talking nonsense. Can you tell that the Shanghai project is losing money just by looking at the contract? Isn't the house not sold yet?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled disdainfully and said, "Don't forget, I'm also a top student. I ranked first in the country. If I didn't want to go, I would have gone to the Department of Mathematics a long time ago. I roughly calculated the total amount, and it adds up to more than 1 billion yuan. Otherwise, why would I call the police? The back taxes I paid are not a small amount."

Ji Lian sat down on the stool, stunned, because she knew that even if all the existing assets of the group were sold, they would not be worth more than ten billion yuan, and this did not include the costs required for the normal operation of the company.

This was the first time that Yan Jiekuang and Ji Lian had a fierce quarrel. Xiaohai and Xixi were stunned when they returned home. Listening to their parents' quarrel, they were at a loss. They walked to the study room silently and started doing their homework, but their minds were filled with the sound of their parents' quarrel.

Yan Jiekuang calmed down at this time and said, "Lian'er, I know you have tried very hard, but the company has problems. You have to face them correctly. Professional things should be done by professionals. You don't have to be so resistant. In the future, just control the general direction and don't always do it yourself."

Ji Lian had a very different idea and said, "Like you, hanging around an old lady for nothing?"

Yan Jiekuang's suppressed anger suddenly flared up again, and he asked, "So what do you want?"

After a few minutes of silence, Ji Lian said, "I have my own management model. You are the one who caused Xu Delin's incident. It is not our fault. You have to take responsibility. I do not agree to the acquisition by the new company. After all, I own half of this company."

Yan Jiekuang looked at this wife he no longer knew, feeling a little angry and heartbroken. He was silent for a while and said, "Okay, I won't care about you anymore. I'll give you the company. I'll handle Xu Delin's problem myself, and I won't ask about anything at Kodak anymore. Are you satisfied with this?"

After saying that, Yan Jiekuang walked out of the house and left Yuer Hutong. He walked aimlessly for a while. After thinking for a while, Yan Jiekuang called Ruier and cancelled the original plan to set up a review team. He directly cashed out his own shares and merged them into Rand Corporation. He then let Ruier settle his own commission and informed him that there would be an opportunity for cooperation in the future. Kodak Group would be directly transformed into a domestic enterprise, and the companies in the United States and Hong Kong would be cancelled.

At this time, Yan Jiekuang found himself at the riverside of Shichahai. After hanging up the phone, he sat on a bench smoking a cigarette, thinking about things with Ji Lian. After finishing his cigarette, he ran straight to Nanchizi Street.

(End of this chapter)