162: Chapter 160 Miss Dong’s Spring 162: Chapter 160 Miss Dong’s Spring After spending nearly ten minutes, Chen Hai finally managed to skim through the document in his hand.
“This Zhang Zhongxiao seems a bit petty, a company I’ve never heard of, and it’s from Tai Island at that!”
“Transferring a mere five percent of shares to me!”
“If you’re not going to transfer, you might as well just owe me a favor, or, round it up, transfer ten percent to me, isn’t that possible?”
“Li is a bit more generous, giving me ten percent of Huangxin Shoes’s shares straight away!”
…
Chen Hai’s mind went in circles, he thought to himself.
Indeed, it’s not surprising he would think this way.
After all, if it weren’t for this document, he probably wouldn’t even know that there was a company called Tai Island Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd., on Tai Island.
Besides, as a Mainlander, trying to do some paperwork to visit Tai Island is a huge hassle!
What use is there in Zhang Zhongxiao giving him shares of such a company?
Could it be that for these few shares, he would have to frequently travel to Tai Island?
“Forget it, I’ll have Qingqing find someone to help mediate the relationship between the two, mainly for Li Dajiang’s sake.”
“As for helping Zhang Zhongxiao, that’s merely incidental, I never expected to receive anything in return from him!”
“If he wants to use some unknown company’s small shareholding to repay a favor and consider us even, then let him be!”
“I have no interest in associating with such a petty guy!”
“I’ll just sign the document, it’s no big deal, anyway, I never planned to go to Tai Island, I’ll keep these shares as a souvenir!”
“Besides, with this, when I go back to my hometown, I can show off to my relatives and friends by saying, ‘I own a company on Tai Island…'”
After coming to this conclusion, Chen Hai felt much better.
Of course, that pompous Zhang Zhongxiao, in Chen Hai’s eyes, naturally became someone not worth befriending and was blacklisted in his book.
Ye Qingqing, who had been by Chen Hai’s side while he read the document, also snuck several glances out of curiosity.
Who knows if she got sand in her eyes or what!
As Chen Hai hesitated over whether or not to sign and accept the few shares Zhang Zhongxiao offered him, the young lady was making faces at him the whole time.
What’s more outrageous is that she played some sneaky tricks, stamping on Chen Hai’s feet hard when Li Dajiang and Zhang Zhongxiao weren’t looking.
Were it not for the presence of others, Chen Hai really wanted to properly explain to the girl what “the three obediences and four virtues” are.
“Boss Zhang, you don’t like owing people favors, and I equally dislike people owing me favors!”
“You’re giving me these shares, fine, I’ll accept them.
From now on, we’ll be squared up and owe each other nothing!”
“If we happen to have the chance to deal with each other over some matters, let’s keep it strictly business, no personal ties!”
While chuckling, Chen Hai picked up the pen and as he signed his name, he also stamped his fingerprint on the document.
Of course, just privately reaching an agreement for a corporate share transfer between Chen Hai and Zhang Zhongxiao was somewhat improper.
To make the share transfer document officially effective, the two of them spent some time to have it notarized.
By the time they finished all the formalities and left the notary office, it was already past ten in the morning.
Chen Hai and Ye Qingqing went straight back to the hotel.
As for Li Dajiang and Zhang Zhongxiao, they naturally had their own places to go and wouldn’t presumptuously follow Chen Hai back here.
In the hotel room, with an excited expression, Ye Qingqing took the document from Chen Hai and flipped through it several times.
“Indeed, it’s really Tai Island Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd.”
“Chen Hai, you’re amazing, you’ve actually become a shareholder of TSMC, and those shares were even shoved onto you by someone else?”
Seeming to know something, Ye Qingqing’s little face turned red with extreme excitement.
“What?
Is this company famous?
Does it have high revenue?”
“If this TSMC is such a hot commodity, why would Zhang Zhongxiao be willing to give up his shares to me?”
Unconcerned, Chen Hai pursed his lips and responded casually.
“Chen Hai, you know, I studied electronics engineering at Tsinghua University.”
“One professor who taught us specifically mentioned some things about TSMC.”
“The professor regarded Zhang Zhongmo, the founder of TSMC, as an idol and admired him greatly.”
“TSMC was founded in ’87, and such companies have heavy assets and require large initial investments.”
“In recent years, the company is still in a phase of accumulating strength, needing investment in hardware and accumulation of technology.
For TSMC, not seeing profits for eight to ten years is not strange!”
“That professor believes that the company has unlimited potential.
Once it completes its accumulation and starts to exert its full power, that will be the day it soars.”
“As for that Zhang Zhongxiao, he is uneducated and short-sighted, obviously not a serious person!”
“Perhaps, he isn’t very informed about the company’s situation.”
“Chances are, not only did these shares not bring dividend returns for him, but each year, he probably had to inject a lot of money into it!”
“By giving you shares of TSMC, I reckon he was trying to offload his problems onto you.”
…
At this point, Ye Qingqing snickered.
When it came to Zhang Zhongxiao, her face showed disdain, coupled with a visible contempt.
“What?
I’m holding these shares, and it’s already bad enough I’m not getting any money from them each year, but I also have to put money into it?”
“That damn Zhang Zhongxiao, he’s not acting like a son!”
“I was trying to help him out, and he still screws me over…”
Fuming with anger, Chen Hai clenched his teeth and started cursing loudly.
Regarding what Ye Qingqing said about TSMC potentially having endless potential in the future, he automatically disregarded it.
He only noticed that the current company might require him to pour more money into it.
It wasn’t that he was short-sighted; rather, he felt how could anyone know how long ‘the future’ might be?
Ten or eight years, or maybe even a dozen or twenty?
By that time, he might have become a True Man and to him, money would be as worthless as dirt!
“Cut it out, Chen Hai.
You always act clever even when you’ve gotten a deal!”
“If you think the TSMC shares you have are not up to par, my mom can take them off your hands anytime.
Whatever price you want, we can talk!”
Ye Qingqing rolled her eyes and said with a laugh.
“Let’s forget about that.
I signed the contract, so even if it means adding money every year, I will have to do it with tears in my eyes, scraping together funds to keep throwing at it.
How could I bear to let Aunt Song jump into this pit of fire?”
Shaking his head like a tamtam, Chen Hai chuckled and replied.
After organizing the documents, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, “Oh right, Qingqing, the dinner you mentioned with Sister Fang, what time is it tonight?”
“Six in the evening, why do you ask, Chen Hai?”
“Nothing much, I just have some things to confirm.
Six o’clock should be fine, I should have plenty of time.”
Chen Hai responded with a casual smile.
Then, he flipped his hand and took out some Copper Coins, and began to perform a divination.
“Chen Hai, are you divining?
Who are you divining for?”
“A woman, you don’t know her.
A couple of days ago, I did a divination for her, but there was a problem, and now I’m divining to find her location.”
“You can even figure out somebody’s location with divination?
Chen Hai, you’re amazing!”
“A casually performed divination can only outline the vague context of a matter.
To divine Heaven’s Secret and get a more accurate result, it drains a lot of vitality, which could leave even me weakened for several days.”
…
Around five o’clock in the afternoon, outside the entrance of Geli Electronics headquarters.
“Zhuzhu, this place…” Ms.
Dong had just walked out of the factory gate, looking exhausted.
Not far away, Zhu, wearing flip-flops and big shorts, was riding an old-fashioned bicycle with one foot resting on the ground.
Seeing Ms.
Dong emerge, he hurriedly waved his hand and called out to her.
“Why are you here?
Didn’t I say that I would walk back on my own and you didn’t need to pick me up?”
With her mood slightly lifted from the recent work frustrations upon seeing Zhu, she walked over to him, took out a tissue, and began to wipe the sweat from his forehead while chiding him.
“Zhuzhu, I made your favorite pig’s trotter soup.
In this hot weather, I’d be too heartbroken for you to walk back.
Come on, hop on, I’ll give you a ride!”
Zhu chuckled and patted the rear of his bicycle, gesturing for Ms.
Dong to get on.
“Almost forty years old and you’re still sweet-talking, don’t you feel embarrassed?” Though she spoke these words, Ms.
Dong nonetheless sat down compliantly on the rear of the bicycle.
“Zhuzhu, hold tight, I’m about to start.”
“Okay!” Looking blissful, she wrapped her arms around Zhu’s waist, nodded lightly in agreement, and they set off.
Pedaling the bicycle mightily, perhaps buoyed by a good mood, Zhu even started belting out the popular song “Sister, you sit at the bow, Brother, I walk along the shore.”
The bicycle gradually picked up speed, quickly disappearing down the end of the road.
Facing the bus stop behind Geli Electronics, Chen Hai and Ye Qingqing came into view, walking slowly.
Gazing in the direction where Ms.
Dong and Zhu had vanished, Chen Hai was silent for a long time.
“For some people, the greatest blessing lies in an ordinary life!”
“Perhaps, deep down, Ms.
Dong never aspired to become some powerful business figure…”
Chen Hai sighed to himself.
Ms.
Dong’s destiny had shifted greatly because of the divination he had performed.
He came here wanting to see how Ms.
Dong was doing now and if there was any way to mitigate the damage.
But now, seeing her face beaming with sweetness and happiness, he couldn’t bear to intrude.
“Chen Hai, was that woman who just rode off on the bicycle the subject of your divination?”
“She’s already out of sight, what should we do?
Chase after her or just head back?”
Ye Qingqing, who had followed Chen Hai, knew full well that his eyes had been fixed on Ms.
Dong.
But as Chen Hai was on business, she refrained from interrupting until now, when she asked with a puzzled look.
“What else can we do?
Let’s go, Qingqing, we’re heading back.”
With a somewhat subdued mood, Chen Hai flagged down a taxi, and the two of them got in the car and drove away.