My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

"Well, the salary is just for living expenses; the year-end bonus is the main thing."

The salary is just for living expenses? That's 500 million!

Mr. Han and Zhang Ping nearly shut up. Mr. Han even felt that his usually aloof daughter had started telling lame jokes. "What the hell? The base salary is just for living expenses! Who lives that extravagantly? The key is, all your expenses when you're out are reimbursed. Where would you possibly spend so much on living expenses?"

He stopped arguing with Han Xue. If she wanted to buy a house, let her. He would make some money from his business to pay off his debts first. Compared to this rich young lady, his profits were nothing. She might even give him enough in her year-end bonus to help him work hard for several years.
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Ningxi Wansheng Regional Headquarters
Regional General Manager Li Zhi was chatting with the regional manager, while Huang Wei, who had been transferred to the region as a reserve general manager, accompanied them.

Huang Wei was very disappointed. Although his job title remained the same, he had gone from being the head of a project to a sinecure in the region. Moreover, he was blacklisted by Junxiao Commercial Management as a typical example, which made him a topic of discussion in the commercial real estate circle. Of course, none of the topics were good.

"I heard that Junwu Plaza is clearing out all the merchants on the basement level, including the hypermarket. I wonder what they're up to."

The regional manager frowned, being extremely cautious about any actions taken by Junxiao Commercial Management, as they had recently been driven to distraction by Zhao Hui's various shady dealings.

This company cannot be viewed by common sense. Logically speaking, the basement of a shopping mall is the least valuable floor. This floor is usually filled with supermarkets and hypermarkets and does not generate much revenue.

However, Junxiao Commercial Management must have its reasons for doing this. As things stand, a shopping center is not going to replace supermarkets and hypermarkets. Although this type of business is declining, it still has its value.

Li Zhi's phone rang at that moment. He opened the message and his brows furrowed.

"Junxiao Group has established another wholly-owned subsidiary, Junxiao Retail. It seems they are preparing to operate their own hypermarkets. Is this meaningful?"

The hypermarkets are no longer profitable, so why is Junxiao Group still investing heavily in this area? What's the point? Do they think they can make the hypermarkets profitable and even create higher value for the basement of the plaza?
It's a thankless task no matter how you look at it; they'd be better off using that money and energy to build more shopping malls.

"Forget it, I think we're being a bit too tense. We're used to Junxiao Business Management making a move and causing a huge uproar. Maybe this is just a strategic blunder on their part. Sometimes, victory in a struggle is achieved because the opponent makes a mistake. Maybe this time it's just God's blessing. They've been so arrogant for too long, and they're bound to make a strategic miscalculation."

Huang Wei glanced at the two leaders, feeling somewhat disdainful. Were they scared out of their wits by Jun Xiaoshang Management and started playing metaphysics here? If they could win with this, they should hurry up and burn incense.

But he couldn't understand why Junxiao Group would do something so thankless.

He didn't want to think about any of that anymore. He still didn't have a place to go. As long as Wansheng Group didn't open a new store or a project general manager resigned, Huang Wei would have nowhere to go. Some projects were terrible, and even if there were openings, he didn't want to go, because going there would just be filling in the gaps. Those projects were inherently flawed, and he couldn't turn things around by going there; it would only damage his reputation.

However, after paying attention to the recent personnel changes at Wansheng Group, he felt that his return to the business world should be coming soon. Due to Junxiao Commercial Management's large-scale poaching, anyone in Wansheng Group that Junxiao Commercial Management had their eye on either surrendered directly or said they would consider it. Not a single person refused. He wondered if it was because he was now completely blacklisted that they no longer dared to refuse.

Sure enough, Li Zhi asked, "Xiao Huang, is there any problem leaving Ningxi and going to other areas?"

Huang Wei thought for a moment and said, "I will follow the arrangements, but I still hope to stay in Ningxi, since my home is here."

He obeyed the arrangement so that Li Zhi could arrange a place for him as soon as possible. His hope lay in Ningxi, which would allow him to refuse if he found the arranged project unsuitable. In short, he could advance or retreat at will.

"Yes, let's keep an eye on the changes at Junxiao Commercial Management. Once the renovation of Junwu Plaza is complete, we'll know what they're planning to do, and we'll know how to respond to other projects. There's no need to panic and scare ourselves unnecessarily."

Jingle bell bell~
Li Zhi glanced at the phone, stood up, and walked to the side to answer it.

The call was from Wang Jun, informing him that Junxiao Business Management had become a major threat, and everyone had to go all out to deal with this mortal enemy.

Li Zhi was somewhat puzzled. Everyone knows these things, so why would you, a CEO, call me alone late at night to say them?

"President Li, we need to shift from defense to offense now, especially for Ningxi. We need to invest more resources there. President Wang has decided to increase the regional manager's authority and give you full autonomy. You should also submit a new budget for marketing expenses so that we can increase investment."

Hmm? As the regional manager and vice president of the group, Li Zhi knew the biggest problem facing Wansheng Group right now: wasn't it the impending maturity of President Wang's 500 billion yuan debt? Why would they be preparing to launch a full-scale offensive against Junxiao Commercial Management at this critical juncture? Had he resolved his funding issue? If so, that would be wonderful; all the frustration of the past few days could finally be swept away.

Once they can operate freely and have sufficient financial support, given Wansheng Group's large scale, its competition with Junxiao Commercial Management will definitely not be as unpredictable as it is now.

After hanging up the phone, he quickly walked back, sat on the sofa, and said to the regional manager, "Tomorrow, based on the current actual needs, you need to redo the budget for rent collection and marketing expenses for the second half of the year. This time, you need to base it on the actual situation, and state what is needed. Don't try to hide anything anymore."

He feared they would continue their old ways, inflating performance forecasts while minimizing expenses to avoid criticism from the group. This time was different; without sufficient funding, the Ningxi region would be rendered useless.

"Alright, stop looking at me like that. It's time to resolve the group's financial pressure. From today onwards, our battle with Junxiao Commercial Management will shift from offense to defense."

Li Zhi seemed to have rediscovered his former high spirits, and this confidence also infected Ningxi's regional manager, Huang Wei. The two looked at each other and could see the joy in each other's eyes. This day had finally arrived.
-
Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group
Speaking of which, Chen Xiao hasn't come over for a few weeks. He's been quite busy lately, so Ma Jing has been handling the signing of contracts every Tuesday.

Speaking of Ma Jing, Chen Xiao, who was driving a Brabus G900, smiled. This girl has been complaining a lot lately, saying that introducing Zhang Ziqian was like inviting a wolf into the house, and that she has forgotten her old love now that she has a new one.

Okay, I have indeed neglected her lately. And then there's Feng Feifei. I can clearly sense her resentment in the messages she sends me recently. Ma Jing said that President Feng, who is usually so elegant, generous, and very approachable, seems to be getting angry more often lately.

Sigh, being a man is tiring, being an outstanding man is even more tiring, with so many outstanding and beautiful women who need to be appeased.

The car slowly drove into Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Park, while the two Jeep Wrangler security vehicles following behind did not go in. Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group has its own security force, so there couldn't possibly be any problems here.

Because he has gradually become involved in some of the group's management work, he has been arriving at the company earlier lately. After developing this habit, today he arrived at Dr. Feng's Technology Group at the very start time for the first time ever—8:57. The last time he arrived at the company at this time was a long, long time ago, when Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Company was still the old company.

"Xiaoyun, hurry up, hurry up, we're going to be late."

Chen Xiao turned around and saw two young and beautiful girls coming in from outside the gate. He checked the time and there was less than a minute left.

Seeing them reminds me of when I first started working, and I often panicked because I was about to be late.

The girl called Xiaoyun was quite pretty; it had been a long time since he'd encountered someone of her rank at the company. Just as he turned around, Xiaoyun was also looking in his direction. The moment their eyes met, she lowered her head. It was unclear whether it was shyness or a lack of confidence.

She pulled the girl next to her along, and the two of them jogged past Chen Xiao. When they were almost at the door, the girl named Xiao Yun suddenly turned around and shouted, "Hurry up, we're going to be late!"

Realizing he was talking to himself, he felt a bit out of sorts; the word "late" no longer applied to him.

He smiled at her and maintained his current pace. Xiao Yun seemed a little puzzled as to why he wasn't in a hurry at all. Her companion tugged at her arm and said, "Hurry up and clock in, or you'll be late."

After Xiaoyun and her companion scanned their fingerprints to clock in, they discovered that the time had already reached 8:59:52.
That handsome guy is definitely going to be late. She sighed. He could have been faster and wouldn't have been late, but he was dawdling like a baby. He had no sense of urgency at all. She thought of what her team leader usually said to them: "Young people, be quicker! Don't act like a frail old man."

While waiting for the elevator, Xiaoyun glanced outside again and saw the young man who looked "decrepit old." Her companion couldn't help but tease, "What's wrong? Did you fall for a handsome guy?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I just think it's a pity he was late."

"You're really worrying. This project between the group and the Guo Group has a very tight timeframe. You should think more about how to complete your own tasks, or Lao Zhang might give you a hard time." Lao Zhang is the head of their R&D team. He's meticulous in his work and very strict with his subordinates. He heard that this collaboration between the company and the Guo Group involves a wide range of areas and has a relatively short development time. To ensure on-time delivery, the time requirements for each node are very tight. They've been frequently asked to work overtime lately. Fortunately, Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group doesn't mistreat its employees; they pay 1.5 times the normal overtime rate.

When Chen Xiao entered the headquarters office area, he found that there were many new faces in the company. To be honest, there were not many people in the company that he could remember.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!"

The HR director greeted him; he recognized her, having helped Zhang Jie get promoted recently and had dealt with her before. He nodded slightly and smiled in response.

When Ma Jing swiped her card and entered the office, she was clearly surprised that he would arrive so early. She even suspected that her and the company's time was wrong. How could he have arrived early? She couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Ma Jing, are you stupid? Shouldn't you be throwing yourself into my arms when you see me? What's with that expression? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Only then did she realize what was happening. She jogged over a few steps, pushed him onto the sofa, straddled him, put her head on his shoulder, and whispered, "You really saw a ghost, didn't you? A perverted ghost."

She was wearing an A-line skirt, and Chen Xiao's hands easily supported her buttocks. He hadn't enjoyed that feeling in a while, and Ma Jing then offered him a kiss.

After a while, the two stopped.

“Ma Jing, when you have some free time, go to Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center. I’ll talk to President Feng about it when I have some free time today.”

He wasn't just saying it; he was thinking about whether to bring Feng Feifei to the company soon, as it was time for her to know about his situation.

He also had other considerations for sending Ma Jing. With his future involvement in the management of the group company, Zhang Ziqian would definitely not be able to handle everything by herself. Han Xue originally came to help, but now that she has gone to Junxiao Retail, she probably needs a secretarial team herself.

It's time for me to start building a team of secretaries, and Zhang Ziqian and Ma Jing are currently the core members. As for Dr. Feng's robot, I only need to hold a nominal position and come in occasionally. My main purpose here is to build up my dedication points, since there's not much work for me to do.

"Okay, then I'll go over there and team up with Ziqian to deal with you."

Chen Xiao knew what she meant by "deal with". She probably thought she had already "slept with" Zhang Ziqian. After all, she knew her own strength and how tempting this beautiful girl Zhang Ziqian was. She must have thought that she would definitely not be able to resist him.

Little did he know that Xu Wu, Gao Yue, Lin Ya, and Han Xue were in that building; he wasn't so desperate as to suffocate.

"Tell Jin Fu to come at 11:00 and finish at 11:30. Gu Meng and Bai Lu are coming, but I'll only give them half an hour. Also, ask President Feng's assistant if she's busy right now."

He naturally knew that Feng Feifei was at the company. The two had kissed and touched each other, and they often kept in touch via text messages. Knowing that Chen Xiao was coming to the company today, she specially postponed her business trip by one day.

Inside the CEO's office, Feng Feifei's fingertips tapped lightly on the Italian imported leather tabletop of her desk, her champagne-gold nail polish complementing the deep walnut wood grain. The morning light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows bathed her profile in a flowing glow, and the pearl buttons on her short-sleeved dress rose and fell gently with her breath, much like the pounding of her heart.

{Today, he finally came. So many days have passed, I wonder what he's been up to. He said he was busy, but I don't know what he's been busy with. Humph, he must have too many women outside, he's forgotten all about home.}
She didn't realize she was becoming more and more girlish. In the past, she would never have thought she would be jealous of a man, but recently she found herself feeling a little sour inside.

Knowing that Chen Xiao was available before 11 a.m., they arranged for an assistant to come early in the morning, and everyone else was postponed except for Chen Xiao.

When the office door was knocked on, Feng Feifei immediately stood up, her joy evident on her face. The fitted waist of her off-white suit accentuated her sharp lines, and a glimpse of her fair and delicate calves was visible beneath the hem.

The assistant opened the door for her, and Feng Feifei deliberately sat down on the sofa, saying to Chen Xiao, "Mr. Chen, you're here. Please have a seat."

Seeing such a formal meeting made Chen Xiao want to laugh, of course he knew it was because his assistant was next to him, and he couldn't wait to look at Feng Feifei, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

The V-neck of her short-sleeved shirt was stretched into a breathtaking arc, a diamond brooch precariously wedged at the edge of her cleavage, reflecting shimmering cold light as she twirled her pen. The side slit of her pencil skirt split open as she sat, revealing a striking contrast between the snow-white skin of her upper thighs and the black sofa. The leather chair creaked under her weight, as if it might crack under the pressure of her stunning figure at any moment.

The instant the door closed, the solid wood door of the office clicking shut, she had already jumped up and lunged at Chen Xiao. As she crashed into Chen Xiao's arms, her pearl earring swung in an arc.
He picked her up and placed her on the sofa. Her fingers, painted with champagne gold nail polish, ran through Chen Xiao's hair, pressing him against the diamond pendant on her collarbone—where the bitter orange perfume she'd sprayed half an hour earlier still lingered. The side slit of her silk suit ripped up to her thigh from the movement; she'd deliberately chosen this style, knowing Chen Xiao was coming, a subtle touch of cunning.

Chen Xiao's arm slipped under Feng Feifei's knees; at some point...
The Italian-imported leather sofa surface made a slight rustling sound when rubbed.
Feng Feifei's toes unconsciously curled up, her champagne gold nails digging deep into Chen Xiao's back, creating five crescent-shaped creases on his polo shirt.

Chen Xiao sat up.

She seemed to be trying to soothe the turmoil in his heart with her hand.
Chen Xiao, no longer ashamed, stood up, took a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator, and gulped it down.

"Feifei, I'll take you to see the business I'm building these next few days when I have some free time."

Feng Feifei knew he was involved in something outside, but he never said anything, so she never asked. Now that he was taking the initiative to invite her to get to know him, it meant he was completely open with her, and she immediately felt happy.

"I'll wait for your call; I'm available whenever I want." For her, nothing was more important than this.

He laughed and said, "Then you'd better be prepared for other things. If I get the chance, I won't let you off the hook."

Feng Feifei's eyelashes trembled violently, and the pearl earrings swayed at the side of her neck, creating shimmering light, just like her heartbeat, which was now out of rhythm. "Okay!"
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Shanyun Automobile
Jin Fu was holding a management meeting early this morning, overwhelmed with problems. Sales had been below 2000 units for several weeks in a row – a figure that represents the combined sales of several models across their entire lineup. Meanwhile, Junxing Motors, based in the same city, was delivering over 4000 Junxing M7s every week. Crucially, they were also receiving over 4000 new orders every week, meaning they had nearly 80,000 orders waiting to be fulfilled – a truly substantial amount.

Flash Cloud Auto was green with envy. A car company they used to look down on, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, had risen from the ashes like a phoenix a few months later. Jin Fu had never seen anything like it in his life. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.

"The online public opinion has been bad lately, with people attacking us everywhere. What's going on? What are your public relations department and cybersecurity department doing?"

No one dared to speak. Jin Fu tapped the table and said, "Jin Wuxian, tell me what's going on."

Jin Wuxian opened his mouth, indicating that he would talk to him privately later. Jin Fu slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "What are you doing winking at me? Everyone sitting here is from the management team. Let's get straight to the point, brainstorm, and come up with a solution."

{Damn it, is this father betraying his son? Can you even say that in a meeting?}
"Speak up, are you deaf or mute?"

Jin Wuxian steeled his heart and, under the watchful eyes of many executives, slowly said, "Some time ago, there were a lot of videos and posts online criticizing Junxing M7. Since we are also competitors with them, our KOCs also fueled the fire."

Jin Fu narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "You mean, the massive amount of negative information we're being bombarded with is from Junxing Motors, and they're retaliating against us?"

"From the current perspective, the leaders are a few KOCs from Junxing Auto. However, their attacks on us are relatively mild. The car they are attacking the most is 'Feichi' Auto. What's strange is that all of 'Feichi' Auto's KOCs have been sued by Junxing Auto, who are demanding an apology and 500 million yuan in compensation."

Jin Fu picked up his cup and took a sip. He immediately understood the intricacies of the situation. It was definitely Feichi Motors attacking and smearing the Junxing M7, and Junxing Motors retaliated. As for Shanyun Motors, they had initially wanted to join Feichi Motors in this attack to help weaken their competitor, but they didn't expect Junxing M7's counterattack to be so swift and ruthless. The online public opinion these past two days could only be described as overwhelming.

{I'm going to see Chen Xiao today, so I can chat with him. I remember Jin Wuxian mentioned that he seems to have a good relationship with Junxing Motors, and for a while I even mistakenly thought he was a KOC (Key Opinion Consumer) for Junxing Motors, but I haven't seen him online since.}
Jingle bell bell~
Everyone looked at Jin Wuxian again.

Jin Fu was furious: "Your phone wasn't silenced during the meeting? Report this for punishment!" (End of Chapter)