northernbook Chapter 336 is just too good to read!
Chapter 336 is just too good to read!
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3pm.
As the stock market closing bell rang, Sheng Jinghui stared at the glaring green line on the screen, and his pen snapped in two with a "crack".
"It's down another 5%."
The CFO's voice trembled, "Since the market opened at noon, our stock price has already..."
"I have eyes, you don't need to tell me!"
Sheng Jinghui slammed the monitor to the ground and roared, "Get out!"
The CFO froze in fright, moved his lips but said nothing, and left the office with a somewhat unpleasant expression.
There were only a few department heads and directors who supported the Sheng family in the office, but everyone was silent and kept their heads down, not daring to speak.
Sheng Qianrui stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her phone screen displaying the headline of a financial news article:
[Shengshi Group was abandoned by the Han family, and X Group made a strong entry into Taihu Bay].
The word 'abandon' was written in bold red, making it eye-catching and glaring, which made the four characters of Shengshi Group in front of it seem like a joke.
Then look at the comments section below; it's full of sarcastic remarks.
"I heard that Miss Sheng failed to seduce President Han and was instead kicked out of the game?"
"These days, there are still people who fake engagements. It's true that the rich and powerful spend money more than us ordinary people!"
"I thought Sheng Qianrui was a daughter of a prestigious family, but it turns out that her status as a daughter isn't all that impressive. The Han family doesn't even look down on her!"
"It just goes to show how things change; the Sheng family has really suffered a major setback this time..."
Each comment is like a sharp thorn.
One after another, the needles pierced Sheng Qianrui's eyes and heart.
With her back to everyone, no one could see the expression on her face.
Sheng Qianrui's gaze was gloomy as she looked at the building that was much taller than the other buildings in the distance, her eyes filled with surging pain and hatred.
She remained silent, her hands clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, yet she felt no pain whatsoever.
"Qianrui."
It wasn't until Sheng Jinghui's voice came from behind that Sheng Qianrui suddenly let go, and her eyes gradually regained some of their normal expression.
Sheng Jinghui slumped into the leather seat, his voice unusually dejected: "Starting tomorrow, you'll go to Yaoxing for a while."
Sheng Qianrui turned around somewhat slowly: "Yaoxing?"
Sheng Jinghui looked at her, then silently raised his hand and waved to the others in the office. Everyone immediately understood, nodded to him, and left one by one.
Once only the father and daughter remained in the office, Sheng Jinghui finally stood up.
Chao Shengqianrui walked over and said, "Yaoxing's success today was somewhat accidental. Although it can't compare to Shengshi Group, with Yaoxing's current development, you won't feel too wronged in the past."
"......"
“Qianrui, we’ve misunderstood this matter. Han Xi is completely different from his father. He hates being deceived and manipulated, but we… If he hadn’t specifically asked you to leave the group, I wouldn’t have wanted you to go to Yaoxing.”
When Shengshi Group acquired Yaoxing Media three years ago, it puzzled many people in the industry.
Shengshi is a traditional real estate company. Although it has been expanding its business in recent years, it has mostly been associated with the real estate and construction industries. Yaoxing, on the other hand, is a media company, which is too far removed from the real estate industry.
Just when everyone thought that Shengshi Group was preparing to switch to a completely new track to develop after its lack of progress in the real estate industry, Shengshi directly handed Yaoxing over to professional managers.
In recent years, although Yaoxing has developed well in the film and television industry, its business has had almost no contact with Shengshi, which has made people gradually forget its relationship with Shengshi.
Unfortunately, while outsiders can forget, Sheng Jinghui cannot.
It's likely that no one knows the real reason why Shengshi acquired Yaoxing.
The reason he acquired Yaoxing in the first place was actually to repay a favor.
However, since the favor owed was dishonorable, repaying it would be something one couldn't very well do in public.
This is why, despite Yaoxing's performance increasing year by year since the acquisition, Sheng Jinghui is not happy at all.
Unlike Sheng Jinghui's dejection, Sheng Qianrui's expression gradually calmed down when she heard that she was to accept Yaoxing. The panic and disappointment she felt when she first heard Han Xi tell her to leave the group were gone.
She frowned deeply, then smiled slightly as she spoke again: "Dad, I know everything. Don't worry, I will manage Yaoxing well."
Sheng Jinghui didn't see the fleeting ruthlessness in Sheng Qianrui's eyes.
Seeing his daughter's downcast eyes and repressed expression, he patted her shoulder tenderly and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you stay in Yaoxing forever."
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Fang Li was surprised that Li Fan would behave himself for the whole day.
Since the incident at noon, neither he nor his assistants have appeared in front of her again.
Fang Lile was relaxed, the script was being filmed smoothly and there was nothing to adjust, so she stayed under the sunshade and focused on developing her new script.
As evening fell, the day's filming came to an end on time.
After the director and executive producer briefly explained tomorrow's tasks, everyone packed up and prepared to leave work.
At six o'clock, Fang Li packed her things and walked with Yu Tian to the film crew's parking lot when Han Xi's understated black Maybach slowly drove up.
Upon seeing him, Fang Li couldn't help but smile.
Just as she was about to grab her bag and head over, she remembered something, stopped, and turned back to Yu Tian, saying, "You go pick up Yangyang, I'll go with Han Xi."
Yu Tian didn't say anything, just nodded and turned to leave.
Once in the car, Fang Li leaned over and planted a sweet kiss on the man's cheek before settling into her seat and fastening her seatbelt.
"Where are we going? Home?"
Han Xi was pleased by the woman's initiative in kissing him upon their first meeting. With a slight smile and tender gaze, he took her hand before starting the car.
"Jian Yunqi called. He hasn't seen us for a while and wants to invite everyone to get together. Do you want to come?"
"Okay, let's go then."
As the car started moving, Fang Li turned her head to look at the man who was turning the steering wheel with one hand.
Han Xi wore a white shirt today, with the sleeves rolled up slightly, revealing his strong forearms. As he turned the steering wheel while driving, the muscles on his arms were clearly defined.
No wonder some people say that men look most handsome when they drive in a shirt.
Just thinking that this man was hers filled Fang Li's heart with joy, as if she could never get enough of looking at him, her eyes fixed on his profile.
Suddenly a hand covered her eyes.
"What are you doing?"
The man's voice was chuckled, magnetic and captivating: "That's what I should be asking you. Why are you staring at me like that?"
Fang Li raised her hand and pulled his hand away, then wrapped it in her own palm and said with a smirk, "You're beautiful."
"..." Han Xi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look at her.
Fang Li smiled sweetly, her gaze still fixed on him.
Han Xi didn't speak, but suddenly turned his left hand quickly to change direction.
Fang Li looked at her with a puzzled expression, "What are you doing?"
"I'm not going, I'm going home."