The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

Indeed, as Ding Xin said.

He only needs to stand by and watch; frankly, he doesn't need to get directly involved. He can just be a bystander.

However, this feeling of being fed made Li Zhongjiu feel a little uneasy.

There was silence for a long time.

Li Zhongjiu replied, "Okay, I'll take care of it!"

After discussing these two matters...

Ding Xin chatted casually with Li Zhongjiu for a while longer.

It was just casual chatting.

However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Lee Joong-gu always brings up the situation at the entertainment company.

That subtle, almost imperceptible tone...

It gave Ding Xin a feeling that was both deliberate and casual.

Regarding this...

Ding Xin was also more cautious.

After Li Zhongjiu left.

Ding Xin sat in the chair, closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then picked up his phone...

......

after an hour.

Inside the executive office of Kinmen Group.

"Brother, you were looking for me?"

Gao Mao, a minor leader of the Faith Faction whom Ding Xin had not seen for a long time, stood respectfully in front of him.

"Hmm, you came pretty quickly!"

Ding Xin smiled and nodded, then gestured for him to sit on the sofa opposite him: "Sit down for a while, have some tea, and we'll talk more when President Wu Xiuyan arrives..."

"yes, Sir!"

Gao Mao respectfully responded and then walked directly to the sofa and sat down.

He stood up straight, looking somewhat restrained.

With a light laugh, Ding Xin shook his head, ignoring him, and continued processing the documents at hand.

soon.

A series of "tap tap tap" footsteps could be heard in the corridor outside the office.

Followed by.

Accompanied by a fragrant breeze, Wu Xiuyan appeared before Ding Xin.

"Coming?"

Ding Xin curled the corners of his lips, put down the pen in his hand, and got up to welcome Wu Xiuyan to sit down on the sofa.

"Ah-Xin, is there something you need that you called me over in such a hurry?"

As soon as I sat down.

Wu Xiuyan asked curiously.

When Ding Xin contacted her, she was in a meeting at QBS TV station. After receiving the call, she immediately rushed back.

The details weren't explained over the phone.

She thought the reason they were calling her over in such a hurry was because of what had happened before.

But now we see Gao Mao here.

It was clearly not what she was thinking.

Gao Mao, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but quietly pricked up his ears.

"There is something I'd like to ask you about..."

Ding Xin leaned back on the sofa, took out a cigarette case, lit one, pondered for a moment, and asked, "How's the business of Entertainment Department Four doing lately? Is there anything unusual at the venue?"

Before the Kinmen Group was established.

A detailed plan was agreed upon during the four-party talks.

On the surface...

The goal is to consolidate all the entertainment businesses under the four major gangs, such as nightclubs, game rooms, and massage parlors, into Kinmen Entertainment Company for unified operation.

Actually...

The real management is still done by the members of each gang themselves...

The subsidiary acts as a debt collector.

All venues need to do is pay a fixed amount of profit on time each month.

The group doesn't care how much they make or how little.

The group's requirement for its subsidiaries is to determine the minimum annual turnover based on the number of venues.

After the establishment of the subsidiary, Kinmen Entertainment.

Zhang Shouji is the head of the company, and Li Zicheng is the deputy head.

Below them were four Operations Manager positions, each corresponding to one of the four major factions.

Gao Mao, a minor leader of the Faith Faction, is the deputy director of the Entertainment Department 4, responsible for security at the venue.

Because a large portion of the venues that the Xinyi Faction merged into the Kinmen Group belonged to Wu Xiuyan, she served as the vice president of Kinmen Film and Television, while also holding the position of head of the Entertainment Department 4, where she was in charge of business management.

To be honest, without Wu Xiuyan, many of Ding Xin's businesses really wouldn't have been able to operate smoothly...

"The overall business situation is fairly good..."

Although she didn't know why Ding Xin suddenly asked that question, Wu Xiuyan immediately chose to give her own analysis: "There's nothing particularly unusual. Overall revenue has been declining since March of this year, but so far the problem isn't too serious and is within a controllable range..."

Ding Xin listened quietly, and after she finished speaking, he nodded slightly and then turned his gaze to Gao Mao.

He gestured for him to speak as well.

"Brother, I haven't noticed anything particularly unusual on my end either; the venue has been operating smoothly..."

Gao Mao also gave a similar answer to Wu Xiuyan at the opportune moment...

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Chapter 342 Something is fishy

After listening.

Ding Xin frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "Could it be that I'm overthinking things?"

He has always acted decisively and disliked procrastination.

After realizing the implication in Li Zhongjiu's words, Ding Xin immediately decided to find out the specifics.

So they immediately called Wu Xiuyan and Gao Mao over.

But now that I think about it...

He might have overreacted; Li Zhongjiu might have just said it casually during a chat.

"Actually, it's not that there aren't any strange things..."

Seeing Ding Xin's furrowed brows and sensing the somewhat oppressive atmosphere, Wu Xiuyan pondered for a moment before speaking again: "However, it's not just our Entertainment Department Four, but the entire Kinmen Entertainment..."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing her words, Ding Xin was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean by that?"

"Ashin, you should know that since the beginning of this year, the overall situation has become very bad..."

Wu Xiuyan didn't keep them in suspense, explaining as she went, "For venues like our Entertainment Division Four's, to address potential risks, I've already started tightening expenses and made adjustments to staffing and operating hours..."

However, the other three departments are different!

Especially the Entertainment Division 1 – if I may be frank, compared to other venues in Seoul, the Entertainment Division 1's customer traffic and revenue are far less than ours...

However...

Even though the entire entertainment industry had begun to decline at the beginning of the year, Entertainment Division I still chose to expand aggressively...

In just six months, they opened six new venues in Seoul alone...

That's really strange!

Is there such a thing?

Wu Xiuyan's words made Ding Xin frown even more.

His expression gradually turned serious. After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "According to what you said, their entertainment division's current business situation shouldn't be too optimistic, right?"