"Chen Xiao, do you like the Mercedes G-Wagon?"
Zhao Xiangjun asked out of the blue, taking Chen Xiao by surprise. "What do you mean?"
"Just tell me if you like it or not."
"I guess so. Every man dreams of that boxy beast," Chen Xiao said after a moment’s thought. He’d been a huge fan of the G-Wagon back in his school days.
Now that he was truly wealthy, he had almost forgotten about it, feeling that a car was really just a means of getting around.
After getting his affirmative answer, Zhao Xiangjun went to get busy in the kitchen, and Xu Jia followed her to help, leaving a bewildered Chen Xiao behind.
He took the opportunity to review the state of his business empire.
First, he pulled up the system panel to check his status:
[Host: Chen Xiao (Diligence Points: 32)]
[Profession: Business Specialist - Dr. Feng’s Robot]
[Height: 178 CM, Weight: 75 KG]
[Constitution: 95, Endurance: 100, Health: 95, Charm: 91]
Daily Basic Stipend Level 4: 48,000 yuan/day
Diligence Reward: Bonus x Diligence Points
Skills: Wisdom Eye (Can see the ROI of investment projects)
[Asset Status:
Balance: 293 million
Properties: Hai Run Mansion (50 sq. meter apartment), 22nd and 28th floors of Yunfeng Building, one Bihu Shuangxi Villa
Enterprises: Ganglong International (5% equity), Junxiao Capital (1% equity)
Vehicles: Mercedes-Benz CLS 300, Wisdom Realm R7]
[Opposite-Sex Reward Fund: Zhao Xiangjun (Diligence Points: 98)]
[Profession: Gold Medal Salesperson - Yirui Business Men’s Clothing]
[Diligence Fund: 980 million]
[Asset Status:
Properties: One Bihu Shuangxi Villa
Enterprises: Yino Group (32.5% equity), Junxiao Capital (99% equity)
Junxiao Capital: 5.2 billion]
His personal balance had reached nearly 300 million, and his daily basic stipend was 48,000 a day. On top of that, Dr. Feng’s Robot had just raised his base salary.
Starting next month, even if his stipend level didn’t change, his daily basic stipend would be 80,000.
’My daily basic stipend income alone is higher than the annual salary of many top executives. Who else could say that?’ he thought.
Zhao Xiangjun’s special Diligence Fund was even more terrifying. Besides the 5.2 billion invested in Junxiao Capital, there was still 980 million left over.
She also controlled 32.5% of Yino Group’s equity, worth nearly 3 billion.
In less than a month since getting the system, he had already amassed a fortune of over 10 billion. The accumulation rate was frightening!
’Of course, 90% of that was earned unintentionally by Zhao Xiangjun. Was this the system’s purpose in creating the Opposite-Sex Reward Fund in the first place?’ Chen Xiao wondered.
Without the boost from this fund, he would only be moderately well-off by now, relying solely on his daily basic stipend.
Without the boost from this fund, he couldn’t have gained control—or at least influence—over so many companies.
He wouldn’t have had so many businesses funneling orders to him, which meant he couldn’t have completed missions so quickly, rapidly accumulated Diligence Points, and enjoyed the chain of benefits like raising his daily stipend level.
’It’s all interconnected. The system is a master schemer, and I just stumbled into success!’
In the retail sector, the Yino Group was basically under his and Zhao Xiangjun’s control.
He personally held 5% of Ganglong International’s equity, a stake worth about 1 billion.
As for Junxiao Capital, it had already directly or indirectly invested in five or six companies.
Among them, it had 100% ownership of Jiangzhou Wansheng Square. In the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car business, it would soon open ten 4S dealerships with a 60% controlling stake.
These were two business areas that could be deeply developed in the future. He had expressed his ideas to Xu Wu, and she knew how to move things forward layer by layer.
There were other projects that were purely financial investments, made to generate profit while also creating business opportunities for Dr. Feng’s Robot.
These companies not only brought profits to Junxiao Capital but also allowed him to farm a huge wave of bonuses through the Diligence Reward.
Finally, there was Dr. Feng’s Robot Co., Ltd. and Cha Lan’s Zhi Fei Aerospace.
He planned to use business orders to help both companies grow and broaden their operations. This way, the companies Junxiao controlled in the future could also establish better business relationships with them.
It would support them while also earning him an enormous fortune.
This part mainly involved working with Feng Feifei, since most of Zhi Fei Aerospace’s current orders came from Dr. Feng’s Robot.
As long as there was business upstream, the downstream business scope would naturally expand.
The two women brought the dishes to the table. Only then did Chen Xiao stroll into the dining room like a king and take his seat.
"Xu Jia, want some wine?"
Chen Xiao knew Xu Jia could drink, and anyway, she wasn’t driving tonight.
Xu Jia said, "Sure, let’s have a little. Don’t they say drinking is good for... ’exercise’? I’m just doing you two a favor!"
Chen Xiao retorted, "As if we need help with that. Who are you looking down on?"
"Can you two just shut up? So much talking while we’re eating!" Zhao Xiangjun’s face flushed red. The two of them were completely unfiltered.
Chen Xiao opened a bottle of Maotai for himself and Xu Jia. Zhao Xiangjun didn’t touch a drop of alcohol.
Xu Jia sniffed the fragrant liquor in the decanter and hummed in appreciation. "This lifestyle is so decadent... but why do I love it so much!"
Seeing her playful antics, Chen Xiao said, "If you like it so much, take a case home for your Ren Jie. It really does help with ’exercise’!"
Xu Jia scoffed. "He’s not worthy!"
’A moment of silence for Ren Jie,’ Chen Xiao thought. Xu Jia had a great personality—loyal, cheerful, and completely genuine.
’She’s great as a friend, but marrying her would be a disaster. Not much of a feminine touch there!’
"You know, I don’t think you need to take your job so seriously. You could just keep your position in name only. You’ll have time to drop by Yunfeng Building, go home and see your grandma, and if you’re really bored, you can go to the store for fun."
Zhao Xiangjun was peeling a hairy crab for Chen Xiao when he made this sudden suggestion.
She knew that after the incidents with Peng Yu and Xia Bin, he was a little worried. She also realized that she didn’t need to run to the store every single day.
"Okay," she agreed, surprisingly compliant. Chen Xiao was taken aback!
Going to the store was purely a habit for Zhao Xiangjun now; she felt restless if she didn’t work. But after those two incidents, she felt that continuing like this might make Chen Xiao worry too much, so she agreed.
Besides, with her grandmother now living at her brother’s house, she wanted to spend more time with her anyway. If she wasn’t at the store, she could visit her grandma during the day and come back to be with Chen Xiao at night. That way, she could take care of the two most important people in her life.
"Hey, Chen Xiao, do you have any idea how much business my store will lose in a month because of that one sentence?"
Xu Jia joked from the side.
Zhao Xiangjun finished cracking open the crab for Chen Xiao, scooped out the roe, and wiped her hands with a wet nap. "If you keep talking," she said to Xu Jia, "I’ll have Chen Xiao make things difficult for Ren Jie at work."
"Tch, is that all? Don’t just give him tight shoes to wear. Give him a pair of horns, for all I care!"
Zhao Xiangjun immediately conceded defeat. Chen Xiao couldn’t help but chuckle. What had Ren Jie done in a past life to end up with such a character?