Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 201 [Proactively Concession]

He Qijun's reply undoubtedly supported He Zefeng's request to take over the mess of Yuanhe Printing Company.

But after thinking about it, Li Wendi felt that it was true. No matter what, they were relatives. How could He Qijun just ignore them and wait for the family to collapse? Besides, as long as the He family existed, He Qijun could still have someone to rely on.

"Let me tell you the truth. What Yuanhe Printing Company lacks most is not you, but operating funds. Of course, it is not a problem to get a few million funds through Mr. He's connections, but Mr. He may not be willing to owe you this favor."

"And the fact that you can raise enough funds to keep Yuanhe Printing Company running normally is much better than Mr. He selling his face. After all, face is something that you lose every time you sell it, and it may be of great use in the future." Li Wendi analyzed mercilessly.

He Qijun's face flushed, and she wanted to argue for her grandfather, but she didn't know how to defend herself because she also guessed so.

"Your third uncle He Zhongmou is not very capable, but he can still support the family business. Moreover, these family businesses will not end up in your hands, or even in your brother's hands. You can only get some living expenses." Li Wendi continued to criticize.

He Qijun lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Grandpa will distribute it fairly. Third Uncle can't take all the family property for himself."

"Don't worry, with me here, your family won't be much worse than He Zhongmou's." Li Wendi pinched He Qijun's chin and said with a faint smile. He suddenly felt that his decision to marry He Qijun seemed wrong. The internal strife of the He family was more complicated than he had imagined, and the He family did not bring much benefits as expected.

But now he really likes He Qijun, and he also hopes that the relationship between them can blossom into a bright flower, bear fruit, and sprout again.
"It's not appropriate for you to talk to your grandfather at this time. Why don't I go on your behalf?" Li Wendi suggested.

"Will grandpa be angry about this?" He Qijun was a little hesitant.

"No, he will have something to trouble you with in the future, so he won't be angry with you for now." Li Wendi said jokingly.

"Huh?" He Qijun was a little surprised.

The original ward of the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital

As soon as Li Wendi appeared, He Zefeng took a quick glance and said coldly, "I also guessed that it would be you who came to see me."

"Old sir, you are comparable to Zhuge Liang, you can predict the future like a god!" Li Wendi flattered him casually, "How is your health?"

He Zefeng sighed, "He won't die for now, but he will die soon. He can't escape the fate of being pissed off to death."

"I'm not here to make you angry. Besides, I can't take the responsibility of pissing you off to death." Li Wendi smiled faintly, not caring at all about the old man's complaints.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this for a moment." He Zefeng looked at Li Wendi and asked, "What conditions do you want?"

"I don't have any conditions. I just hope that the old gentleman will stop making things difficult for Qijun. Since you have decided to let others inherit the family business, why should you always let Qijun be their stepping stone?" Li Wendi said with a melancholy look on his face.

"What stepping stone? Am I that incompetent?" He Zefeng was a little angry. In the past, he would have asked Li Wendi to get out directly.

"You know very well whether what I said is right or not." Li Wendi ignored He Zefeng's ugly face and continued, "These assets of the He family are nothing in my eyes, but they are treasures in Qijun's eyes. The reason is very simple, because she doesn't want your life's hard work to go to waste."

Hearing He Zefeng's silence, if He Qijun was a grandson, he would have dared to abandon all his sons and let her inherit all the family businesses directly, because he knew that the He family could not last long in the hands of people like He Zhongmou. The second generation had the ability to protect the family business, but it happened that the second generation was a little too ambitious, and with the emergence of newcomers in Hong Kong's business world, he was afraid that the family would be swallowed up by those people.

That's why he tacitly agreed to find a powerful in-law family for He Qijun, who might be able to save the He family in times of crisis.

"What do you want?" He Zefeng sighed. He could not afford to offend Li Wendi now. Once he was gone, Li Wendi would take over the He family.

"I can support the He family and even help them move to a higher level, but Mr. He needs to acknowledge my identity as his grandson-in-law to the outside world, and I want to increase my stake in Yuanhe Newspaper." Li Wendi said with a heavy face.

"Do you want to take over Yuanhe Newspaper?" He Zefeng immediately became angry.

"No!" Li Wendi shook his head. "I no longer need Yuanhe Newspaper. I just hope that my investment can make your sons and grandsons more restrained. If you have no objection, I would also like to invest in Yuanhe Printing Company."

He Zefeng's face was twitching, and he seemed to be extremely angry. "These shares will not be recorded in my personal name. They will be purchased in the name of Qinian Newspaper. I don't need too many shares, 15% will be enough." Li Wendi seemed to be talking to himself, and He Zefeng didn't say anything.

What Li Wendi said was of course the truth. He didn't want to waste his attention on the He family. This plan would not cause extreme disgust from He Zefeng, and it could also raise funds for Yuanhe Printing Company. It was a way to kill two birds with one stone.

"Okay, as you wish." He Zefeng thought for a long time, "I also have a request. Let's sign an agreement. You and any company related to you are not allowed to acquire any property under the He family."

"Okay, then you can ask the lawyer to draw up a contract and sign it together with the share sale contract." Li Wendi nodded.

The matter finally came to an end, and Li Wendi left the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital and returned to the Qinian Newspaper to report.

Office of the Qinian Newspaper

As soon as Li Wendi entered the room, he told He Qijun everything, including the secret agreement that He Zefeng wanted him to sign.

"It seems that grandpa sees through it, otherwise he wouldn't agree to you." He Qijun said with some heartache.

He Zefeng is so old and in poor health, but he still has to worry about the future of his unworthy descendants. It is really a bit hard.

"Yes! But only this plan can preserve the He family's business." Li Wendi certainly doesn't need to feel guilty. He never intended to swallow up the entire He family, and the He family didn't have any outstanding industries.

He Qijun felt that the atmosphere was so heavy, so she changed the subject and said, "This is the latest sales data of the Qi Nian newspaper. Take a look first."

Li Wendi took the report and read it carefully.

"Why are sales not high now? Has the promotional plan we talked about last time not been implemented?" Li Wendi looked up at He Qijun and asked.

He Qijun sighed and said, "We have already changed three promotion plans, but our peers are also doing promotions, so now everyone is being patient and waiting to see who can no longer support it first."

Li Wendi fell silent. He had considered the possibility of his peers imitating his sales promotion, but he did not expect them to learn so quickly, so quickly that the Qi Nian newspaper did not have time to promote it.

"What is the current profit of the newspaper?" asked Li Wendi.

He Qijun thought for a moment and said, "The retail price of a newspaper is 2 cents per copy, and the cost is about 9 cents. We sell it to newsstands for 1 cents. In theory, we can make 7 cents, but we still have to pay for transportation, promotion and other costs, so the profit is only about 8 cents."

"What if we don't do promotions? What's the profit?"

"The profit is 5 cents." He Qijun replied.

"Okay, what if we only make 2 cents per share?" Li Wendi said with a mysterious smile.

"What do you mean?" He Qijun looked confused.

"What I mean is to take the initiative to give discounts to the newsstand owners and let them do the sales for us." Li Wendi said with a smile.

He Qijun's eyes lit up. "If I give him an extra two cents of profit, the newsstand owner will definitely help me promote it."

"You should also tell the newsstand owner that if the newspapers are not sold that day, our newspaper company can buy them back at 5% of the price." Li Wendi smiled cunningly, "I believe those newspaper companies will definitely not be willing to make such a concession."

He Qijun became excited and said, "Okay, I'll immediately have someone notify those newsstand owners. They will definitely be happy to help us sell newspapers."

Li Wendi was smiling beside her, admiring He Qijun's looming figure.

(End of this chapter)