Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 271: The Mysterious Hao Jianwen_1

It was unknown whether it was because he had settled matters with Dong Jingyi, but in the following period, Xiao Ming’s investment and acquisition business in Lingnan was going very smoothly.

Including a newly established top-tier drone company, just two years old, he meddled in any future-promising science and technology company he could find, assuming control where possible, and otherwise becoming a major shareholder or director.

In short, his attitude was clear, "I’m not just here to profit from dividends in the future, but also to influence your development direction, to prevent some damn butterfly effect from accidentally allowing some bastard to change your destiny."

As is well known, technology companies burn through cash, and Xiao Ming, aiming to take control, naturally spent money like water. In just a short span of half a month, he had poured out a full 1.5 billion yuan, astonishing the Lingnan business community.

After all, the total assets of Ruiye Electronics Holdings’ parent company were only around ten billion yuan or so. Where did Xiao Ming get so much capital from?

Consequently, driven by someone’s quiet instigation, speculation regarding the unclear source of Xiao Ming’s wealth resurfaced online.

Under pressure, relevant departments had no choice but to launch an investigation into Xiao Ming.

Since he had debuted less than five months ago, the results of the investigation came out quickly.

People then discovered that he had sold his company more than a month ago, and now was only serving as the Chairman and CEO of Ruiye Holdings.

The funds Ruiye invested in Lingnan were all from the new major shareholder, a person named Jiang Mu Kong, and had nothing to do with Xiao Ming.

Of course, his personal wealth of several hundred million and his image as a young and talented individual remained intact.

Being able to found a company and sell it for several hundred million within three months was already proof of his talents, not to mention his continuing role as chairman.

That person called Jiang Mu Kong wasn’t a fool either.

Thus, due to the machinations of some ulterior motives, Xiao Ming became even more popular.

At this time, Weibo had not yet appeared, and there was no personal social media platform in China, but Zhou Qingyuan still seized the opportunity to register accounts on blogs, various forums, and also on international platforms like Facebook in his name, which attracted quite a few fans.

Xiao Ming also seriously considered whether he should pre-emptively launch social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat and then quickly abandoned the idea.

The future environment was too complicated, being a target for shooting was not his style, preferring only to invest and take control, acting as the man behind the curtain was what he was best at.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that during this period, Lu Lichun had also settled things with her company’s shareholders and joined Ruiye Electronics Holdings in a stock swap, officially taking the position of CEO.

Her move shook the Lingnan business community even further.

Although the scale of Lu Lichun’s own company was average, everyone knew that she had not only the support of the Lu Family behind her but also a husband with real power, important in status and influence.

Many even began to suspect that Xiao Ming was just bait thrown out by her to attract attention, as suddenly producing that much capital could easily bring trouble to her husband.

But this was just a short-sighted view. In the eyes of the real power players, the focus should always be on Xiao Ming himself, or the elusive Jiang Mu Kong standing behind Ruiye.

Of course, Xiao Ming had not been only investing during this time; he discovered something very strange in the information about Hao Jianwen provided by Mu Mian.

The documents showed that the money Hao Jianwen used to invest in Tang Qingbai and Chen Tianyou to establish Baiguang Optics came from his wife’s family’s demolition compensation.

Soon after Baiguang Optics was founded, his wife divorced him and emigrated to Fusang, never to return.

Most crucially, her family wasn’t very wealthy; the remaining compensation money was barely enough for her emigration.

Providing most of the compensation to her husband for his startup, not claiming a share upon divorce, and living a lonely life abroad—such a devoted and righteous woman was truly a modern-day Wang Baochuan! freёnovelkiss.com

Xiao Ming believed there were such good women in the world, but such good women wouldn’t spend all their money just to get a green card for a little ease.

So, he sent a photo of Hao Jianwen’s wife to Fujiwara Rika, and in no more than two days, he got feedback: no such person found.

To put it accurately, there was no record of this person coming from Han Country, only a woman who looked exactly like Hao Jianwen’s wife, but was a native of the little ease.

The situation was starting to get interesting. After much thought, Xiao Ming made a call to Ding Jianwei and finally decided to stir the snake in the grass.

At ten in the morning, Xiao Ming walked through the front doors of Baiguang Optics, and before he could open his mouth, the receptionist stood up, her face a mix of excitement and agitation as she said, "Mr. Xiao, hello! Welcome to Baiguang Optics."

"You recognize me?" Xiao Ming asked with a smile.

The receptionist smiled sweetly, "After you saved someone at the airport, I came to know who you are.

Moreover, you are now a big online sensation, it would be strange not to recognize you!"

"Really! Then I sincerely hope that those who wish to get to know me are all as beautiful as you."

Blarneying girls was something Xiao Ming was good at, his words prompting Gu Tinglan behind him to shake her head slightly, thinking that if Hanqing knew about this, she’d probably get jealous and sulk again.

After bantering with the receptionist for a few more moments, Xiao Ming added, "I’m here to see your boss, Mr. Hao. Do I need an appointment?"

The receptionist hesitated briefly before saying, "Normally, you would need one, but I believe the boss should be free this morning.

Please wait a moment, I’ll call the secretary’s office to check."

"All right, thank you!"

Xiao Ming turned around and whispered to Gu Tinglan, "I know you’re Hanqing’s informant. I was just trying to make it easier to get in earlier. It’s a tiny thing, don’t tell her, all right?"

After spending so many days together, Gu Tinglan had more or less figured out his temperament. She nodded, not frightened in the least, and said, "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.

However, Mr. Chairman, don’t think I’m being nosy, but according to Hanqing, there are at least four other girls over at Longyin who think the same way as she does.

Your personal life is already a tangled mess, so it might be best to be a bit more cautious with behavior like flirting with girls anytime, anywhere."

Xiao Ming let out a wry smile, "For the convenience of the company, I don’t hesitate to sacrifice my charm, and now I have to endure criticism from an employee. Being a boss has come to this, truly no one has it harder."

Gu Tinglan smiled, "Because you’re a good person, down-to-earth, treating the people around you like friends and family.

Frankly, I stayed at first for Mengmeng, but now I’m certain, being your secretary is the most rewarding bet I’ve made in my life."

"Hmm, I like that sentiment, talk about it more when you’ve got nothing else to do. Complimenting the boss in various ways is also part of your job as a secretary, isn’t it?"

No sooner had he spoken than the receptionist called out with a coquettish voice: "Mr. Xiao, our boss says he will be out to meet you shortly."

"Really! You’re quite efficient at your job, I like that. Are you interested in switching over to my company?"

Flirting offhandedly again, Xiao Ming, however, sneered inwardly.

Hao Jianwen was not only a brilliant actor but apparently had strong professional ethics too!

He was curious to see what kind of face Hao Jianwen would present shortly.