Young Master in Flower City

"President, I understand your thoughts, but once Qingcheng International sells its stocks, I believe Fengxing will immediately swallow them up. By then, the president of Fengxing International will become a shareholder in Qingcheng International. With Fengxing International's methods, as long as they seize this opportunity, they will inevitably take over Qingcheng International!"

"..." Ye Qingcheng was suddenly at a loss for words. She had naturally considered this possibility as well, but hearing it from someone else seemed to imbue it with a different significance.

"So, there's really no way out!" Ye Qingcheng said.

"President, I have a suggestion!" Li Kexin's beautiful eyes flickered for a moment.

"Speak!" Ye Qingcheng said.

"Uh-huh!" Li Kexin nodded and said, "Since Qingcheng International has already been driven to a dead end with no solutions, perhaps we should take a gamble and have the planning department's Xiao Tianyu join the discussion. Maybe he has some good ideas!"

"Do you think he's reliable?" Ye Qingcheng naturally hadn't forgotten about Xiao Tianyu. After all, his entry exam was quite unique. Unfortunately, being a man, he was relegated to a typist's role with a three-month internship by Ye Qingcheng's decree.

"Regarding the recruitment at Qingcheng International, I suppose the president never expected Xiao Tianyu's exam results!" Li Kexin said, and Ye Qingcheng did not deny it. This was the second time Li Kexin had recommended Xiao Tianyu.

Li Kexin continued, "Since the president doesn't deny it, I'll say it again: we should take a gamble. Since no one has any better suggestions, why not let Xiao Tianyu come up and offer his insights? I believe, although he lacks work experience, he might provide a different perspective!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng turned her beautiful eyes to Luo Bing and asked, "Did your department's Xiao Tianyu come to work today?"

"I don't know!" Luo Bing shook her head.

"You don't know? How are you doing your job as the planning department manager?" Ye Qingcheng reprimanded. It was hard for her to believe that a planning department manager wouldn't know if an employee had come to work, thinking Luo Bing was neglecting her duties.

However, Luo Bing genuinely didn't know. At least by the time she arrived for the meeting, Xiao Tianyu hadn't shown up yet.

Luo Bing felt a bit wronged. Getting scolded by the president during a meeting because of Xiao Tianyu seemed unjustified to her, and she wished she could tear Xiao Tianyu to pieces.

So, Luo Bing explained, "Xiao Tianyu has no consistent schedule and has never been on time since his first day. Before the meeting, he hadn't appeared, so I wasn't sure if he came!"

Upon hearing that, Ye Qingcheng didn't hold it against her too much. Considering the critical situation, she would have likely fired Xiao Tianyu on the spot under normal circumstances.

Then, Ye Qingcheng instructed, "Call him and, if he's at work, have him come to the conference room!"

Luo Bing was a bit stunned. Isn't he just a typist? Is the president really going to stake Qingcheng International's life and death on a typist? Even if that typist is Long Xiaoyun's illegitimate child, it would still be unreasonable.

Military and business are worlds apart.

With this thought, Luo Bing stood up and said, "President, I'll call Xiao Tianyu right away. However, I have some money here. I hope the president can make use of it!"

Some money?

Everyone in the conference room was stunned. A department manager with an annual salary of millions, how much money can he have? Even if it's ten million, it doesn't seem very useful, does it?

If you want to show off, isn't now an odd time to do it?

At that moment, even Ye Qingcheng wore a peculiar expression, but she felt gratified. Regardless of Luo Bing's financial capacity or its usefulness, at the very least, it proved Luo Bing was sharing Qingcheng International's fate.

She said, "Luo Bing, I know you have Qingcheng International's best interests at heart, but I am well aware of your salary. This money is your hard-earned savings; you should keep it!"

"President, I truly have some money. While it may not let Qingcheng International overcome its crisis, it might be of some use!" Luo Bing said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng slightly furrowed her elegant brows and then offered a faint smile, "Then tell me how much it is!"

With that, Ye Qingcheng picked up her tea cup from the table.

Luo Bing said, "Fourteen billion!"

Clatter~

Upon hearing this, the tea cup in Ye Qingcheng's hand dropped to the floor, revealing an expression of shock. Fourteen billion? Has this woman lost her mind? How could an employee have fourteen billion?

Ye Qingcheng naturally didn't believe it, so she let out a cold snort, "Luo Bing, this is a meeting; please don't make such jokes anymore!"

Ye Qingcheng's disbelief was understandable, given her knowledge of Luo Bing's background. Though Luo Bing's family was well-off, having fourteen billion seemed utterly impossible.

"President, I'm not joking!" Luo Bing firmly denied, then took out a lottery ticket from her bag, continuing, "Fourteen billion is right here. If you don't believe me, the president can call Celestial Colors Hall for verification!"

Is this woman crazy?

Everyone in the conference room was bewildered. To casually bring out a lottery ticket and claim fourteen billion, if that's not madness, then what is it?

Even winning a first prize usually amounts to only seven billion, doesn't it?

Among those present, some had obviously bought lottery tickets, and for them, winning the first prize seemed impossible.

"Did you win?" Ye Qingcheng asked. If what Luo Bing said was true, with fourteen billion being injected into Qingcheng International, it could definitely be a game-changer.

Luo Bing nodded, "Yes!"

Seeing that Luo Bing didn't appear to be lying, Ye Qingcheng immediately took out her phone and, using the number marked on the lottery ticket, made a call.

"Hello~ This is Celestial Capital Sky Color Group Headquarters, how may I assist you?" a staff member from Celestial Colors answered.

"Hello, I want to check this period's Celestial Colors numbers!" Ye Qingcheng's voice was cool and composed.

"Please provide your Celestial Colors numbers!"

Upon hearing that, Ye Qingcheng picked up the lottery ticket and reported the numbers one by one.

Soon, a voice from the other end said, "Hello, Miss. This is the first prize number for this period's Celestial Colors. Due to the large jackpot, the Sky Color Group has decided that this period's first prize amount is fourteen billion and eight hundred million. Is there anything else you need?"

"No… nothing else…" Ye Qingcheng hung up, feeling a shiver run through her. Even as Qingcheng International's Chief Execution Officer, that call had shocked her.

"What's happened to the president? I've never seen her this nervous before!"

"Could it be… but that's impossible, right?"

"..."

Many executives in the conference room were puzzled by Ye Qingcheng's actions.

Ye Qingcheng fixed her beautiful eyes on Luo Bing and said, "Do you really intend to inject this money into Qingcheng International? I must remind you, Qingcheng International is facing great difficulties right now. If you invest, you might lose everything. Are you sure you want to do this?"