After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

As night fell and the lights came on, the meeting room on the top floor of Gu's Group was brightly lit, and the atmosphere was serious and warm. Su Li and Gu Jinyan sat side by side at the main seat of the conference table, scanning the company executives present with their sharp eyes.

"Everyone," Gu Jinyan said in a steady and powerful voice, "I have called you all here today to discuss the company's development strategy for the next five years."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight commotion in the conference room. Everyone knew that the Gu Group had just experienced an unprecedented crisis and now that it had finally stabilized the situation, it was time to rest and recuperate. Why were they suddenly talking about future development strategies?

As if he could see through everyone's thoughts, Gu Jinyan smiled and continued, "I know that everyone may think it is too early to talk about future development. But what I want to say is that new opportunities are often born after a crisis. Only by seizing opportunities can we remain invincible in the fierce market competition."

He turned his gaze to Su Li beside him, his eyes full of admiration, "And the one next to me, my wife, Ms. Su Li, she has developed a very detailed and feasible development plan for us."

Su Li took over the conversation, stood up and walked to the projector, and opened the document in his hand. "Everyone, based on my analysis of the domestic and international market situation, I believe that the next five years will be a golden period for domestic companies to enter the international market..."

As Su Li explained, a grand blueprint slowly unfolded before everyone. She was clear and logical, and she explained the development strategy for the next five years clearly and thoroughly. From market research to product development, from brand promotion to channel construction, every link was carefully considered.

The meeting lasted until late at night. Finally, under the leadership of Su Li and Gu Jinyan, the company's top management reached a consensus: to enter the international market and build the Gu Group into a world-class enterprise!

After the meeting, Gu Jinyan handed a document to Xiao Li, a data clerk standing beside him, and said, "Send this appointment letter to the Human Resources Department tomorrow morning."

Xiao Li took the document, opened it, and was stunned, "Boss Gu, this..."

"From today on, you are the manager of the International Business Department," Gu Jinyan patted his shoulder and encouraged him, "Do a good job, I have confidence in you."

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Su, I will definitely live up to your expectations!" Xiao Li said excitedly.

After seeing off the last executive, Su Li and Gu Jinyan stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the brightly lit city night scene.

"The next step is for us to take action ourselves." Gu Jinyan turned his head and looked at Su Li, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

"Yeah." Su Li nodded slightly, a confident smile on her lips.

Outside the window, the night is getting dark, and their story has just begun...

The next morning, Su Li and Gu Jinyan boarded a flight to Europe. The goal of this trip was to negotiate cooperation with several internationally renowned building materials companies and lay the foundation for Gu's Group to enter the international market.

After arriving in Europe, Su Li and Gu Jinyan started their inspection and negotiation journey without stopping. They visited local factories, warehouses and sales outlets to gain a deep understanding of the needs and trends of the European building materials market. At the negotiation table with partners, Su Li demonstrated her extraordinary business acumen and negotiation skills. She was neither humble nor overbearing, and she had a reasoned argument, and finally successfully reached a strategic cooperation agreement with several European companies.

While Su Li and Gu Jinyan were achieving initial success in Europe, their domestic competitor fell into an unprecedented crisis. Due to poor management and a broken capital chain, the company that once competed with the Gu Group finally went bankrupt.

When the news reached China, Gu's Group was filled with jubilation. The bankruptcy of its competitor meant that Gu's Group would gain more market share and development space. More importantly, the competitor company had a group of experienced technical and management talents, which was undoubtedly a valuable asset for Gu's Group, which was actively expanding its overseas business.

Gu Jinyan acted decisively and quickly set up a special team to take over the assets and personnel of the competitor company. Under Su Li's suggestion, Gu Jinyan properly placed these talents and provided them with generous treatment and a broad development platform. These elites from the competitor companies quickly integrated into the big family of Gu Group and contributed their own strength to the development of the company.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Su Li and Gu Jinyan have been investigating in Europe for nearly a month. On this day, they were invited to attend an international building materials industry summit held in Paris. At the summit, representatives of building materials companies from all over the world gathered together to discuss industry development trends and cooperation opportunities.

At the summit dinner, a man in a suit and tie, with an extraordinary demeanor, walked towards Su Li and Gu Jinyan with a glass of wine...

"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, I've heard a lot about you." The man smiled politely and raised his glass to say, "I'm Arthur from HX Investments, nice to meet you."

Gu Jinyan clinked glasses with him politely, "Mr. Arthur, nice to meet you."

"I've long heard that the Gu Group is unique in the field of new building materials. After meeting them today, I find that Mr. and Mrs. Gu are indeed young and promising." Arthur's gaze lingered on the two of them for a moment, with some appreciation.

"Mr. Arthur, you're too kind. We still have a lot to learn." Su Li responded modestly, while also observing the investor who took the initiative to come forward and talk to him.

Arthur spoke slowly, "I have been following Gu's Group for a long time. Your corporate culture and development strategy are very far-sighted. Especially the acquisition of a competitor company this time, which shows great courage."

Gu Jinyan smiled faintly, "Mr. Arthur seems to know a lot about our company."

"Only if you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle." Arthur said with some deep meaning, "I have been looking for companies with potential to invest in, and Gu Group is undoubtedly the best choice."

Su Li keenly grasped the key point in his words, "Mr. Arthur is interested in investing in our company?"

"That's right." Arthur did not deny it. "I believe that under your leadership, the Gu Group will surely shine in the international market in the future."

The three of them exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Arthur expressed his desire to learn more about the Gu Group's development plan, and agreed to discuss it in detail in the hotel's business negotiation room the next day.

Back in the room, Su Li recalled the conversation with Arthur and always felt that this investor was shrouded in a veil of mystery. His appearance was too sudden, and his understanding of Gu's Group was also surprising.

"What do you think of Mr. Arthur?" Su Li asked Gu Jinyan who was flipping through documents.

"My intuition tells me that he is not simple." Gu Jinyan put down the documents and walked to the window with a deep look in his eyes. "The timing of his appearance is too coincidental."

"You mean, he might have other purposes?" Su Li also realized that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

"Maybe." Gu Jinyan didn't say it too absolutely. "Let's wait and see. Tomorrow I will ask Assistant Lin to investigate his background."

The next day, Gu Jinyan and Su Li arrived at the business negotiation room as scheduled. Arthur had been waiting for a long time, and the assistant's desk behind him was full of documents, obviously he came prepared.

In the next few hours, Arthur showed his extraordinary business sense and accurate judgment of the market. He not only knew the current situation of Gu Group, but also put forward a series of constructive development suggestions.

“I believe that as long as we cooperate, we can create a win-win situation,” Arthur concluded.

Gu Jinyan did not agree immediately, but said that he needed time to consider. Arthur did not force it, but just left a letter of intent for cooperation and left with his assistant.

Just as Gu Jinyan and Su Li were about to leave the hotel, a waiter hurried over and handed Su Li an unsigned envelope, "Mrs. Gu, your letter."

Su Li took the envelope, and a sense of inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart. She opened the envelope and saw only one line of words inside: Be careful, danger is approaching, and it is hiding beside you...