Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

We finally arrived at the conference room.

Fu Linzhou had not yet arrived; they were greeted by Fu Linzhou's assistant.

Assistant Lin looked at Ji Chaoxi: "President Mu and Assistant Ji, please have a seat. President Fu is still in a meeting."

This was blatant disdain, but Mu Zheng seemed oblivious, continuing to look at the conference room's layout.

"Isn't the Fu family supposed to be very powerful? Why does the conference room look so shabby?" Mu Zheng asked Lin's assistant curiously.

His family's conference rooms are all glittering with gold.

Assistant Lin remained silent.

Ji Chaoxi smiled awkwardly: "What President Mu means is that Fu's conference room is very simple and high-end, and President Fu has very high taste."

"I'm not this..." Mu Zheng was about to speak.

Ji Chaoxi quickly interrupted him: "President Mu, please have some tea."

Secretary Lin didn't feel offended; as a fellow working man, he only felt sorry for Ji Chaoxi.

She must have a very tough time working with a boss like that.

Ji Chaoxi and Mu Zheng waited for about ten minutes when footsteps suddenly came from the previously quiet corridor. Then, a secretary pushed open the door.

First came a few employees carrying laptops. They had serious expressions on their faces and, without any pleasantries, sat directly at the other end of the conference table.

Assistant Lin quickly adjusted the screen projection, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Mu Zheng, experiencing a formal meeting for the first time: ...

He suddenly became a little nervous.

He glanced at Ji Chaoxi beside him; she was still looking at the documents and seemed no different from usual.

Mu Zheng looked at her in surprise. Really? She's not nervous at all?

He cleared his throat; he couldn't be nervous, after all, he was the boss.

Fu Linzhou was the last to enter. He smiled at Mu Zheng, his voice clear and gentle.

"Sorry, the last meeting went a few minutes over."

When Mu Zheng saw Fu Linzhou's appearance, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fu Linzhou seemed very easy to talk to, unlike the exaggerated claims made by Ji Chaoxi.

Mu Zheng's true nature was immediately revealed. He chuckled and extended his hand, saying, "President Fu, I've heard so much about you. You and Fu Wanyi look quite alike."

Fu Linzhou smiled and shook hands with him, but the handshake was short-lived.

Mu Zheng, in a familiar manner, tried to pat Fu Linzhou on the shoulder, but the secretary beside him subtly blocked Mu Zheng's movement.

Fu Linzhou's gaze fell on Ji Chaoxi, and he nodded politely.

Mu Zheng didn't notice the awkward atmosphere and was still chatting with Fu Linzhou about everyday things. Anyone who didn't know better would think the two were very close.

"Mr. Fu, I know your sister very well; we are good friends."

"I've heard that wealthy families often arrange marriages. Will the Fu family also do this? What do you think of me?"

"Mr. Fu, will Fu Wanyi come to the company today?"

Ji Chaoxi, standing to the side, watched this scene numbly.

I wish I could live like this, pretending to be crazy and foolish, for the rest of my life, with someone to back me up.

Fu Linzhou sat back in the main seat, ignoring Mu Zheng's words. He opened a folder and said something to his team members beside him.

Mu Zheng crossed his legs smugly. What was there to worry about? His brother-in-law would secure the cooperation in no time.

Assistant Lin looked at Mu Zheng: "Mr. Mu, since time is precious, let's get started."

Mu Zheng nodded nonchalantly: "Then let's begin."

I wonder if Fu Wanyi saw that post on WeChat Moments. The photos taken today turned out pretty well.

The secretary frowned as she looked at the document and asked, "Mr. Mu, your investment is a priority entry, but your repurchase clause sets the trigger point after a 30% drop in net profit. Could you explain this?"

All eyes in the conference room were on Mu Zheng.

Mu Zheng crossed his arms and looked at Ji Chaoxi with an air of self-righteousness: "Explain yourself."

The secretary remained silent for a moment, then looked at Ji Chaoxi.

Ji Chaoxi cleared her throat: "You misunderstood. In Article 10 of the appendix, we added a betting clause. If your internal rate of return is lower than 12%, President Mu will use his personal overseas trust assets to settle the debt."

Is that alright?

She looked at Fu Linzhou and his secretary with some nervousness.

Fu Linzhou did not nod. He looked at the document quietly, his fingers lightly rubbing the edge of the document.

Mu Zheng also secretly glanced at Fu Linzhou.

He's starting to feel a bit scared, like he's in class.

He glanced at Ji Chaoxi again and saw that she was extremely nervous. He couldn't help her much, so he silently prayed for her in his heart.

The person next to the secretary responded, "Okay."

Ji Chaoxi didn't know what positions these people held, so she could only wait for them to ask.

"Have you calculated the cash flow coverage ratio?"

Ji Chaoxi nodded: "We can maintain it above 1.8. The report is on page five of the attachments."

From then on, almost everyone on the other end of the line was asking Ji Chaoxi questions. They knew that Mu Zheng probably didn't know anything about this project.

The questions became increasingly difficult, and Ji Chaoxi struggled to answer them, while Mu Zheng's expression grew serious.

Assistant Ji, may you have good luck!

Fortunately, he's not the one being asked this question now.

What's wrong with his dad? Didn't we agree to give him a heads-up?

Why did he feel that the people opposite him were so scary?

Fu Linzhou looked at the data on the document and smiled: "To think of using trusts for credit enhancement, it seems that President Mu not only understands finance, but also knows how to collect debts."

These words carried a hint of sarcasm, and everyone in the conference room knew that this proposal could not possibly have come from Mu Zheng.

"Mr. Mu, if this acquisition goes through, how do you plan to handle the subsequent goodwill impairment risk?"

Mu Zheng felt so desperate, so bored, and so eager to go home!

I can't understand it! I can't read it! I can't speak it!

When Mu Zheng heard Fu Linzhou ask him a question, he cleared his throat and smiled at Ji Chaoxi: "Assistant Ji, how should we handle this?"

Ji Chaoxi was drenched in sweat; she hadn't been prepared for this question.

But Fu Linzhou kept watching them, seemingly with no intention of letting them go.

Mu Zheng looked at Ji Chaoxi encouragingly: "It's okay, Assistant Ji, it's alright if you answered incorrectly."

Ji Chaoxi's lips twitched; he thought this was answering a question in class.

All eyes in the conference room were on Ji Chaoxi. Ji Chaoxi really didn't know whether she was the boss or Mu Zheng was the boss.

Fu Linzhou also watched her quietly.

Ji Chaoxi had no choice but to bite the bullet and start making things up.

"Mr. Fu, regarding the goodwill risk, we plan to add a payment installment clause to the acquisition agreement, with the remaining consideration to be paid based on the profitability over the next three years."

Mu Zheng clapped for her and looked at her encouragingly.

Well said!

Although he couldn't understand it.

After hearing Ji Chaoxi's proposal, the conference room fell into a brief silence. The person opposite raised an eyebrow but did not speak.

Fu Linzhou tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, and Ji Chaoxi knew she was finished.

"You're quick-witted," he said softly in affirmation.

Mu Zheng nodded affirmatively to Ji Chaoxi.

"But in top-tier mergers and acquisitions, Assistant Ji's approach is tantamount to slow suicide."

Ji Chaoxi nodded awkwardly.

Fu Linzhou's tone carried a hint of unconscious amusement: "Once goodwill is impaired on a large scale, it will trigger a crisis of confidence in the secondary market, and the collapse of the stock price will be far more fatal than the small amount of consideration that Assistant Ji saved."

He looked at Ji Chaoxi gently: "If I were Assistant Ji, I would ask the other party to sign a compensation agreement and force the major shareholder to pledge the shares."

Ji Chaoxi was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant and said, "Thank you, President Fu."

Is Fu Linzhou teaching her?