Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 440 Arrangement of Countermeasures
Yan Jiekuang hurried to the headquarters of Kodak Group and went directly to Ji Lian's office to repeat what Qin Huairu had told him.

Ji Lian pondered for a while and said, "We hired Wen Shijie, a famous lawyer in Shanghai, and authorized his firm to fight this lawsuit. I have met him before, and he told me that this lawsuit is a sure win because we have sufficient evidence. I can't think of how Zhang Erzhu is going to turn the tables."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and looked out the window, thinking. After a while, he asked, "Who is in charge of the work in Shanghai now? Who is in the team over there? How is the work divided?"

Ji Lian said: "Since Wang Qing retired, I let Yang Liwei take charge of all the work in Shanghai. His assistant is a new college student named Wang Peng, a local Shanghainese. The rest of the accounting team is led by Jia Dang, with Liu Yutong and Huaihua as assistants. Wang Xuan and Liu Tong are responsible for the project and are not involved in this matter, but just provide some support."

Yan Jiekuang then asked, "Who took over Wang Qiang's job?"

Ji Lian replied: "Sun Daming, only he can be the most trustworthy person."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I am wondering, if I want to mess up this lawsuit, how will I do it? Zhang Erzhu is a man who will do anything to get what he wants, how will he turn the tables?"

Ji Lian thought for a moment and said, "Besides bribing people, what else can he do?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "What if our original evidence is lost? Because he said, 'Even if I have it, it will be gone after a while.' That's the sentence. Then we have to start with our evidence."

Ji Lian stood up at once and said, "Will he take such a risk? Is he so shameless?"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "We have to make sure everything is foolproof. We can't take any chances. Xu Delin's original evidence has been handed over to the police. I'm not worried about that. Where are the documents, bidding materials, contracts, and lists between us and Runsheng Company now?"

Ji Lian was stunned at first, and then quickly said, "It has been in the safe of the Shanghai company, but the law firm has been urging us to hand over the information to them in the past two days."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Is this what Lawyer Wen meant?"

Ji Lian said, "It shouldn't be. I heard that Lawyer Wen was assigned to work as a vice president of their firm."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Is it such a coincidence, Lian'er? Don't you think there are too many coincidences?"

Ji Lian understood what was going on and said, "Are you saying that someone in the firm has been bribed by Zhang Erzhu? Then what should we do, hand it over or not?"

Yan Jiekuang lit a cigarette and sat down. Ji Lian also fell silent. Both of them were thinking, and the office became quiet for a while.

Yan Jiekuang finished a cigarette, looked at Ji Lian and said, "Well, hand over the copy and leave the main copy in the safe. Tell the firm that the original copy has been sent to the headquarters. Also, notify Sun Daming and ask him to find some reliable people to keep an eye on the people in the firm to see who is in contact with the people in Zhang Erzhu's company."

Ji Lian frowned and said, "What if the firm requires the original copy to be sent over?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Then declare that the original has been lost. Also, have Sun Daming keep an eye on the people in the company, especially those who want to get close to the safe. It would be best if Jia Dang secretly transfers the original information."

Ji Lian suddenly realized and said, "Are you doing this to get more reliable new evidence?"

"Yes, as long as they dare to do it, these things are illegal. As long as we get new evidence, the lawsuit will be a done deal." Yan Jiekuang said.

"Okay, then do you go and convey it, or should I?" Ji Lian asked.

Yan Jiekuang said: "Of course it's you. You are the boss here. I just took care of this matter. Now you should be the direct commander."

Ji Lian smiled and said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I will do it."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and said, "Okay, now that we have finished talking, I will go back as I still have a lot of things to do."

After leaving Keda headquarters, Yan Jiekuang went straight back to Yuer Hutong. He had been busy all day and had not eaten a single bite of food. When he got home, he made himself a bowl of noodles and ate it while squatting at the kitchen door.

While he was eating, his phone rang. Yan Jiekuang picked up the phone and heard a girl's voice on the other end, saying, "Hello, is this Mr. Yan, the owner of the cafe? Are you looking for a partner for your store?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Hello, yes, I am looking for a partner for my store."

The person on the other end of the phone said, "I'm at the entrance of the cafe right now. Can we meet and talk?" Yan Jiekuang looked at his watch and said, "Well, I'll be at the store in about 30 minutes. You can come back then. Is that okay?"

The girl said: "Okay, see you there."

"Okay, see you later." Yan Jiekuang said and hung up the phone.

After Yan Jiekuang finished his noodles and packed up, he went straight to Houhai Cafe. When he was almost there, he saw the two girls who often asked him for noodles standing at the door from afar. Yan Jiekuang thought, could it be them who called?

Yan Jiekuang walked over, and both girls saw him. The girl with short hair smiled and said, "You didn't expect it to be us, did you?"

"Yes, I really didn't expect this. Let's go inside and talk." Yan Jiekuang took out the key, opened the door, and led them into the store.

The short-haired girl said from behind: "Boss, why are you thinking of finding a partner? Are you quitting?"

Yan Jiekuang turned on the light and said, "I have other things to do and don't have time to open the shop. Please sit down and I will make coffee for you."

The two girls sat down by the window. After a while, Yan Jiekuang came over with three cups of coffee and placed them on the table. The three of them each took a cup and placed it in front of themselves.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's introduce ourselves to each other first. It's been such a long time and we still don't know your names."

The short-haired girl rushed to say: "My name is Yang Lingling, I'm a freshly graduated college student, and I'm doing an internship. Who is this..."

The long-haired girl rolled her eyes at Yang Lingling and said, "I have a mouth, I can speak for myself. My name is Wen Yun, I'm from Hangzhou, and I'm a recent college graduate. I was supposed to do an internship, but I didn't like it so I didn't go. Today I saw your notice and thought about whether we could run the business together?"

Yan Jiekuang glanced at Wen Yun and said with a smile, "Sure. How do you want to form a partnership? Do you have any plans? Tell me about it. Oh, by the way, my name is Yan Jiekuang, and I am the third child in my family. You can just call me Third Brother."

Wen Yun said, "Third brother, this is what I think. I don't have a lot of money, but I have some savings. Yang Lingling and I can pool together 5,000 yuan. Of course, it's far from the value of this store. We will be responsible for opening and operating the store. We will invest in it, and then we can share the profits. You can propose a ratio. If we think it's okay, we will cooperate."

Yan Jiekuang said, "If you want to share the profits with me, it won't work. First, this store is mine, so I don't have to pay rent. Second, everything here, including the books and decorations, is mine. If you want to share the profits with me, how do you think it should be divided?"

When Yang Lingling heard this, she smiled and said, "Boss San Ge, you said we are just poor students, so how do you think we can become a partnership?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "How about this. I need copies of your ID cards and student ID cards as a guarantee. I will hand over this store to you. The first year will be a trial cooperation between the two parties. It will last for one year. We will see how you run the business. If there is a profit, we will split it in half. If there is no profit, then there is no need for us to cooperate anymore. Starting from the second year, we will sign a contract for a period of three years. During these three years, you just need to pay me the rent and decoration costs, and I will take 20% of the profits. How about that? If it's okay, we will sign the contract."

The two girls looked at each other and said nothing. Yan Jiekuang said, "You two can discuss it. I'm going to go out and have a cigarette."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and walked out, then stood outside the door, lit a cigarette, and smoked while looking at the street scene.

After smoking a cigarette, Yan Jiekuang walked into the store, and Wen Yun said, "We have decided to run this store, so when are we going to sign the contract?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I haven't prepared anything yet. How about I ask someone to draft a contract and we can meet here tomorrow?"

Yang Lingling said, "Third brother, don't bother. I'm studying law. I'll write it tonight and we'll meet here at nine tomorrow morning."

Yan Jiekuang agreed and then asked, "Where do you live now, in a dormitory? Or renting a house? You can move here. There is a bedroom upstairs. It was originally prepared for my grandma, but it has never been used."

Wen Yun said, "That's what we meant. Okay, I won't bother you anymore, Third Brother. See you tomorrow."

The two stood up and were about to leave when Yan Jiekuang said, "Wait a moment." He then turned to the workbench, took out a set of keys, handed them to Wen Yun, and said, "If you want to come, just open the door and come in."

The two men nodded, took the keys and left. Yan Jiekuang also turned off the water and electricity, closed the door, and then strolled to Nanchizi Street.

(End of this chapter)