Break out of the courtyard

"Don't donate the grain you bought this month. Exchange it for domestic liquor first, and then for other raw materials, even sand and gravel, but don't donate it!" Zhang Heping sat back on the sofa and said to his concubine Chen Shuting, who looked puzzled:

"People are greedy. We can't let those officials think that we are stupid and rich, and do good things without expecting anything in return. Otherwise, no matter whether it's a big thing or a small thing, the first thing they think of is to ask us for this or that."

The next morning, Chen Shuting took people and reporters to Shenzhen to distribute grain, and at the same time promoted how Tingmei Trade kept its promises and how it cared about the country.

Not long after Chen Shuting left, her second niece Tang Lu and her husband You Daren came to settle the project payment.

This was an affair of the Heping Real Estate Company. After Zhang Heping had a few words with You Daren and the others, he asked his first wife, Tang Xin, the financial manager, to take people to handle it. He also asked her to take a look around the Heping Real Estate Company instead of staying at home taking care of the kids all day.

Before the construction of the Protective Umbrella Community started, Zhang Heping gave You Daren 1000 million magnesium yuan, so the remaining project payment was not much different, only 1200 million magnesium yuan, which is only 6151 million Hong Kong dollars.

This amount of money is easy to come up with for the eldest nephew Tang Lie who just came here, but I don’t know why the second niece didn’t borrow from her brother.

Tang Lie just came over to say hello and mentioned in passing that his third brother Tang Qiang had encountered obstacles in attracting investment in the country of magnesium.

Because Zhang Heping was in the capital during the Chinese New Year, he did not meet with Tang Qiang who had returned.

According to Tang Lie's retelling, Tang Qiang seemed to want to come back.

But Zhang Heping did not comment because Tang Qiang, the person involved, had not told him personally, so he could not just believe one side of the story.

The eldest nephew Tang Lie had not left yet, and the second son Tang Hai and the third son Tang Ning from his second uncle's family also came to greet him. They kept talking about the production and inventory of glass panels and polarizing films at the Kowloon Bay factory.

"Uncle, when will we produce LCD screens?" Tang Hai finally couldn't help but ask what was on his mind.

Zhang Heping was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. Without even looking up, he asked calmly, "Have you set up a liquid crystal production plant?"

"No!" Tang Hai smiled awkwardly.

Tang Ning suddenly interrupted, "Uncle, can you give me the technical information of the LCD screen? I can go to Wall Street in Magnesium to find someone to invest like Tang Qiang did."

Zhang Heping put down the newspaper, stared at his nephew coldly, and asked without emotion: "Do you think I'm stupid and can't sell the technology to the Magnesium people myself? Or do you think I'm poor and need to ask the Magnesium people for money?"

"Uncle, Aning didn't mean that!" Tang Hai immediately explained, "He just wanted some information about LCD screens, and then go and get investment to build a factory."

"You two better not be stupid." Nephew Tang Lie frowned and said, "Before, we just produced 19-inch ultra-thin glass panels, and those Chinese businessmen made trouble for our family."

"If you sell LCD screen technology to the Chinese, and ruin their investment in color screens in China, have you thought about the consequences?"

"If you don't want to do it, transfer your shares to Tang Lie!" Zhang Heping picked up the newspaper again and ignored the two men.

Being able to allow Tang Hai and Tang Ning to participate in the production of glass panels, polarizing films and liquid crystals is already a great favor to father-in-law Tang Ming. They also want to sell a full set of LCD screen technical information to the Chinese people, which is simply wishful thinking.

If they really want to sell it, it won’t be their turn to make the money!

Villa No. 700 in Kowloon Tong is priced at 7 million magnesium yuan. Haha…

Wei Chunqiao, the head of the Umbrella Company, came over at this time. Tang Hai took Tang Ning and said goodbye in a hurry. Tang Lie also followed him out, as if to ask about their factory shares.

"Son-in-law, this is our company's financial details and employee list."

Zhang Heping didn't look at the stack of documents that Wei Chunqiao handed over with both hands. He looked at the newspaper and said, "Your company's finances will be audited by Heping Auditing Company at the end of the year. You can make your own decisions about your employees. I will only intervene if someone tells me that there are problems with your management."

Wei Chunqiao put down the information, stood up and said, "Thank you for your trust, Master!"

"Are there any problems with the company's operations?" Zhang Heping asked casually.

"The property management department and the cleaning department have both started to make profits, but the security department..." Wei Chunqiao hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Zhang Heping did not answer, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:

"Son-in-law, our Umbrella Company wants to take over the security work of Heping Real Estate, Heping Audit, Heping Law Firm, Tingmei Trade, and Villa No. 118. Do you think it's possible?"

"Did you bring your security plan and service quotation?" Zhang Heping put down the newspaper again and said with a smile, "Why didn't the Japanese company Hua Yingxiong ask? Is there no one going?"

"Well, I'll go back and prepare now!"

After Wei Chunqiao left, Zhang Heping picked up the stack of documents on the coffee table and casually looked through the finances and personnel of the Umbrella Company.

In the past four months, only about 4 million magnesium yuan has been spent, and the Umbrella Company still has 320 million magnesium yuan in its account.

In terms of personnel, 30 veteran mercenaries from the Tang family joined the Security Department, and 100 trainee security guards were assigned to them. They should now be collectively called bodyguards.

另外75个见习保安，由11个残疾保镖带去了物业部，顺带着招了35个新保安；另有2个残疾保镖带着2个男员工做采购。

The cleaning department currently employs 53 middle-aged and elderly women, all of whom are family members of deceased bodyguards.

The other administrative, financial, and nursing staff were all unfamiliar names. Zhang Heping took a quick glance, threw the information on the coffee table, and continued reading the newspaper.

The newspapers include the Capital Daily and Huadu Daily from China, newspapers from Hong Kong Island, and specially ordered newspapers from Japan, Magnesium, United States and other countries.

There were quite a lot of newspapers and a lot of information, so Zhang Heping spent a lot of time reading them.

In the evening, when Zhang Heping had just finished flipping through the newspapers of the past few months, his concubine Chen Shuting brought him another stack of newspapers from Shenzhen.

"Hubby!" Chen Shuting changed into her pajamas, held her two-year-old daughter Zhang Nuo and sat on the sofa, saying:

"I called my family in the capital at noon, and my mother said that she would come to Huadu with Director Wang in a few days."

"Come with Aunt Wang..." Zhang Heping thought for a moment and then asked, "Did you tell her that we're staying at Baiyun Hotel?"

"said!"

"They came here probably for the Hope Primary School in China." Zhang Heping explained to Chen Shuting, "I promised Aunt Wang two years ago that when the three-in-one and one-subsidy factories in Shenzhen make money, I will donate money to support education in central and western China."

"When Aunt Wang retired in the capital, I asked her to come and help me deal with the donations, but she said she would talk to her friends about it. Now, she should have found some connections in China and is here to cash in the funds."

"Oh!" Chen Shuting didn't pay much attention and asked casually, "Husband, how much do you want to donate?"

"This year, we will donate 1 million magnesium yuan."

Zhang Heping's words made Chen Shuting's right eyelid twitch.

She couldn't help but think about the word "this year", about what Zhang Heping said last night about paving the way for the children, about the food donated today, and the 2 million magnesium yuan of food money that would be spent this month. Is it really worth it?

Seeing his concubine hesitate, Zhang Heping frowned and explained, "When Aunt Wang uses these donations, she is also helping us expand our network of contacts. Do you understand?"

Chen Shuting has lived in Hong Kong Island for a long time and was raised by her widowed mother. Although she has been dealing with the upper classes in Hong Kong Island, Huadu and Shenzhen for several years, the level of her circle is still too low.

At this moment, when Chen Shuting heard Zhang Heping's analysis, she immediately thought of the group of rich ladies maintained by Heping Real Estate.

Comparing the two, Chen Shuting suddenly felt that those rich ladies were just so-so.

"Because the donation is made in the name of the Peace Charity Foundation, you will be the one to connect with Aunt Wang and the others when the time comes."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Shuting's eyes lit up immediately!

"Husband, do you have any request for this donation?"

"First, we don't seek returns. Second, we will use the funds to build rural education in central and western China, ensure that rural girls finish primary school, and subsidize private teachers. Finally, don't worry about how the funds are used. Otherwise, it will be a pain in the ass!"

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