NOVEL NEXT Chapter 526: Zhang Qun's Rescue
A company that was once full of promise turned into a debtor of the bank in just a few days. President Huo couldn't believe this would happen, even if it meant being beaten to death! Now President Huo regrets it, regrets getting involved with a weirdo like Lin Mu, but it's too late for regrets. Overnight, he was on the brink of losing everything!
"President Huo, what should we do? It's time to pay the employees their salaries this month, and failing to do so might provoke their dissatisfaction!" assistant Ah Guan said.
Assistant Ah Guan was well aware of the company's situation and also understood President Huo's predicament, and was clear on the bank's matter. He worried that if President Huo handed all the money over to the bank, they wouldn't even be able to pay his salary in the future, so Assistant Ah Guan used this chance to remind President Huo.
President Huo glanced at assistant Ah Guan, "Am I the boss of the company, or are you? Do I need your reminders for these things?"
"You're right, President Huo, you are the boss, your word counts!" assistant Ah Guan agreed, but in his mind, he had already cursed President Huo's ancestors for eighteen generations.
"There's nothing here for you now, go on!" President Huo said coldly.
Assistant Ah Guan gave President Huo a disdainful look and then left the office!
Alone in the office, President Huo pulled out a cigarette and slowly began to puff away. The most important thing now was to raise funds to pay the bank, otherwise, his film company would be seized and auctioned off by the bank!
Thinking it over, President Huo couldn't come up with anyone to borrow money from. In the entertainment circle, President Huo had many friends, but that was in the past. Ever since the photo scandal, those so-called friends had distanced themselves from President Huo. It just goes to show what kinds of friends you make according to the kind of person you are!
When you have money and power, people consider you a friend, but when you end up with nothing, in their eyes, you're just a fart, dispensable, and no one will approach you for fear of contamination!
Now that friends were unreliable, he'd have to turn to his family. President Huo thought of his brother-in-law Zhang Qun, who was serving as a secretary at the city procuratorate. No matter what, Zhang Qun was a member of the municipal leadership, so asking him for help would surely make things much easier. After much consideration, President Huo called his brother-in-law Zhang Qun.
"Brother-in-law, I need your help with something!" President Huo said when the call got through.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhang Qun asked.
"You've probably heard about what's been going on with me recently. Because of this, the bank notified me today to repay a loan ahead of time!" President Huo explained.
"If they want you to repay, then you should. Banks also bear huge risks in this regard. It's normal under such circumstances. Most companies, when their production value declines, the bank collects debts in advance to prevent losses," Zhang Qun said.
Zhang Qun understood the bank's behavior quite well. Banks aren't charities; they too are under immense pressure and take significant risks. If a bank incurs a loss, it's not something one person can shoulder, and possibly all bank customers would face pressure!
"Brother-in-law, I understand that, but because of this online issue, Han Entertainment Company's business cooperation isn't going well. Currently, all our clients have been sabotaged by Lin Mu, so the funds are very tight, and we can't come up with that much money!" President Huo lamented.
"Lin Mu? Did you provoke Lin Mu?" Zhang Qun asked, frowning.
Previously, Zhang Qun had dealt with Lin Mu because of Liu Zhenyun's issue, which ended with Lin Mu getting Huang Wenhai imprisoned. Lin Mu was indeed full of tricks. Zhang Qun hadn't expected President Huo to mess with him; wasn't he just courting disaster?!
If even an old hand like Huang Wenhai couldn't beat Lin Mu, it's no wonder that President Huo, who is less experienced, couldn't outsmart Lin Mu!
"Yes, Lin Mu registered a film company in Wancheng. I planned to scheme against Lin Mu, but ended up being outsmarted by Lin Mu, leading to this situation—customers gone, the bank chasing debt, giving me a headache!" Thinking about it made President Huo feel vexed.
Messing with Lin Mu could naturally lead to President Huo ending up like this, something Zhang Qun could entirely foresee.
"How much do you owe the bank?" Zhang Qun asked.
After all, Zhang Qun was President Huo's brother-in-law, so he couldn't stand by and watch President Huo's hard-built company get seized and auctioned by the bank!
"About a hundred million. Right now, I only have fifty million on hand and still need fifty million!" President Huo said.
"Fifty million?" Zhang Qun emphasized. A million would be manageable, but fifty million indeed posed a difficulty for Zhang Qun.
"Brother-in-law, I really have no other choice, so I'm turning to you. You must help me this time." President Huo pleaded over the phone.
"Understood, I'll try to figure something out for you. Just wait for my message!" Zhang Qun said.
Zhang Qun hung up and lit a cigarette in his office!
With an hour left before the end of the workday, Zhang Qun called his driver to drive to Wancheng Industrial Bank. Upon arrival, Zhang Qun got out of the car, strode into the bank, and, under the staff's guidance, came to Wang Junhui's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Wang Junhui responded from inside.
Since Zhang Qun was here seeking someone's help, he needed to maintain a good attitude to get things done. After receiving permission from Wang Junhui, Zhang Qun opened the office door and went inside!
"Haha, Secretary Zhang, what a rare guest, please, come sit over here!" Wang Junhui got up to greet warmly.
"Haha, Chairman Wang, am I disturbing your work?" Zhang Qun replied with a smile.
"No, no, Secretary Zhang, your presence is never a disturbance. Let me make you some tea!" Wang Junhui said as he prepared a cup for Zhang Qun. "Secretary Zhang, what brings you here this time?"