Chapter 729 - 720: You Can Be Broke, But You Can’t Be Idle
Chapter 729: Chapter 720: You Can Be Broke, But You Can’t Be Idle
Ding Qiang has changed tremendously. Now, he no longer looks like a young man at all.
Although Su Qing has provided him with opportunities, he still has to go elsewhere and face disdain and difficulties.
Doing business in building materials seems profitable, but Ding Qiang is neither considered the client nor the supplier; he’s just a middleman.
The buyer is, of course, Wen Jingqi’s project. Thanks to his connections, he gets some conveniences. As for the suppliers, if Ding Qiang buys from them, he’s considered a client. But being just a middleman buying cheap, how could he possibly be regarded as the client? Wouldn’t he still have to speak nicely to them?
From his appearance today, you can see that his energy has been severely depleted lately. Not only is he unkempt, but his clothes are also quite shabby, and he’s several shades darker.
It’s only been a short while since we last met, yet he managed to end up like this. It shows how busy he has been lately.
Regarding Ding Qiang’s current state, Su Qing could only say, ’Only after two or three words fall short, twenty years truly reveal the hardships.’
Even though he’s not old, the things he’s experienced and the burdens he carries aren’t things that he and Wang Xing can fully grasp.
As the saying goes, if there are no three thousand burdens at home, who would willingly bow their head with a smile?
Now that the University City project has started, the foundation is out. Ding Qiang and his team’s first-phase materials work can temporarily pause, meaning they’re not as busy as before, allowing them a chance to gather.
The three of them ate until late, and finally, Wang Xing took Ding Qiang home while Su Qing, who drank a bit too much, wobbled back home.
"Why did you drink so much?"
Seeing him return, Shen Yi hurried over, got him some water, and wiped his face with a towel, like a little wife, making it hard to believe she’s the boss of a big company.
"Da Qiang came to Jiang City, and the three of us, Wang Xing and I, had a meal together!" said Su Qing.
"Da Qiang, is he the one whose family had issues earlier this year?"
"Yes, he’s now in the University City project dealing with building materials transport and sales. It’s not easy. If I hadn’t had that unexpected event last year, my situation might be quite similar to his now."
Hearing this, Shen Yi’s cheeks flushed. She thought Su Qing was referring to meeting her, considering that Su Qing was once just a youthful, slightly handsome graduate less than a year out of school, far from what he is now.
And it all happened because he met her.
It’s not out of self-love on Shen Yi’s part; it truly is like this. Though Su Qing could achieve financial freedom eventually with a narrator’s assist, without Shen Yi as a catalyst, he wouldn’t have reached his current success.
After all, Shen Yi helped him quickly accumulate initial funds, which alone saved him several years’ time.
Moreover, the projects he currently holds, whether it’s the collaboration with Wen Jingqi in University City or now in the film investment company, were all channels he gained thanks to Shen Yi.
Even the million-level video account he holds now owes quite a bit to Shen Yi’s contribution. Simply put, in terms of money-making, this wealthy woman Shen Yi’s role is no less than that of a narrator.
"Isn’t it because you saved my life back then? I was going to give you money to thank you, but I didn’t expect you were so bad. You didn’t want the money, just aimed directly at the person. You got lucky, getting both money and the person. How did you manage to get all this good fortune?"
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn’t help but widen his eyes, looking Shen Aunt up and down. He didn’t expect it; he really didn’t expect Shen Aunt could be so shameless sometimes. How come he didn’t notice it before?
You should know if Shen Yi had insulted him with money back then, he would have been overjoyed. Clearly, she had ulterior motives, and now she’s saying he took both wealth and beauty - somewhat shameless!
But could Su Qing expose her? No, he couldn’t. Not only that, but he also had to go along with her words.
"Ah, yes yes yes, the moment I saw you, I decided to be a freeload. Taking your money would surely reduce your favor towards me, so I pretended to be a good boy who treated money like dirt and lured you in! Luckily, I’m smart!"
"Ha!! I knew you had ulterior motives back then. Now you’re spilling the beans after drinking. I thought you really didn’t like owing people favors, but it turns out you were after something much bigger! I misjudged you!"
Perhaps feeling that she uncovered his secret, Shen Yi seemed exceptionally excited.
Su Qing leaned back on the sofa, rolling his eyes. It’s nonsense about truth-telling after drinking; I’m just a bit dizzy, not yet at the stage of drunken rambling.
"Yes, yes, yes, I thought precisely that then. Anyway, you can’t escape now, so I’m confessing - I did it on purpose!"
Shen Yi: "You’re... 6"
She was defeated by Su Qing’s shameless words. Since he admitted, what else could she say? The raw rice is already cooked.
However, Shen Yi just listened to these words anyway. After all, they’ve known each other for a long time, and she knows full well who had ulterior motives initially. Shen Yi knows it better than anyone else, yet she’s too shy to admit it, even now when things have settled.
After all, how could she, as a woman, confess that she had intentions for a younger boy all those years back and even used some little tricks?
The only one aware of this besides her is the landlady; even Tang Nan doesn’t know.
After a simple wash, Shen Yi helped him upstairs. The next morning, Su Qing took Shen Yi and Da Huang to the company.
Da Huang went straight to the PR department, starting its own work as an employee. Meanwhile, Su Qing went to HR and found Manager Cheng.
"President Su, you’re here! I was just talking about you with Old Wang!"
Even though Wang Lao and he aren’t very familiar, Manager Cheng hasn’t had much interaction with him, so he addressed him quite formally.
"No problem. I just came by to ask how the online issue is going. I didn’t expect Old Wang to be here too." Su Qing said with a smile.
Then Manager Cheng invited him to sit down and personally made tea for him. Since Su Qing established a company in the capital and collaborates with their headquarters, this leadership team was aware, making the title President Su feel quite natural to them.
Hearing this, Old Wang spoke up, "Don’t worry; it’s been sorted out. That Song Chunyan, after these past few days of online dynamics change, has set her account to private and reached out to us to apologize."
"Oh? It seems you both used some tricks. I watched her video online; didn’t she claim depression?" Su Qing said with a smile.
Hearing this, Old Wang smirked, "Depression, my foot - just seeking sympathy. She realized it didn’t work but couldn’t part with her account, so she contacted us to apologize. Why didn’t she do this earlier? However, there’s no other way in these matters. After a discussion with Old Cheng, we thought of asking her to release an apology video pinned on top for a month; what do you think?"
"I don’t mind; as long as it’s resolved, and it doesn’t impact our company’s reputation, that’s fine."
Upon hearing this, Manager Cheng couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. The issue had finally been resolved, and President Su was very satisfied, meaning it was no longer their department’s business.
"Alright, Old Wang, after this issue is resolved, please work hard and help me make a few videos with Da Huang. I plan to update content shortly. Once I give you the account, help me manage it. Although I’m not relying on it to monetize, keeping up the buzz is essential. I plan to use it as a promotional platform in the future."
Hearing this, Old Wang was taken aback and quickly asked, "Have you finally considered using this account for business?"
Hearing this, Su Qing continued shaking his head, "I won’t live stream, do PK, or use any flashy cars, just help me update content to maintain the buzz. After all, Da Huang stays with you regularly, and I might be away for some time shortly, unable to manage here. You take care of it, but you can use it to promote our company’s products."
Hearing this, Old Wang got thrilled, "No problem, I’ve got this!"
[People in the PR department may not have money, but they can’t be without work - expect no less from a professional PR team]
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