flstandardbreds Chapter 158 Gu Xinyan's Request
Chapter 158 Gu Xinyan's Request
Chapter 158 Gu Xinyan's Request
Upon arriving at Zuixian Pavilion, the three of them went to the private room that Gu Xinyan had reserved in advance.
The dishes had all been ordered and were gradually being placed on the table.
Su Ruowei was very well-mannered. She didn't ask Gu Xinyan how she became successful, but only chatted with Gu Xinyan about movies and TV dramas and some interesting anecdotes.
Gu Xinyan did not mention the matter of getting rich again.
However, judging from the tone of their conversation, Su Ruowei was genuinely happy for her best friend.
Lin Fan ate her food in silence, unable to join in the conversation between the two women, nor did she want to.
After chatting for a while, Su Ruowei said shyly, "I'm going to the restroom."
After saying that, Su Ruowei took out tissues from her bag and left the private room.
As soon as Gu Xinyan saw Su Ruowei leave, the smile on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy expression.
She took a deep breath, about to speak, when Lin Fan spoke first:
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Gu Xinyan was taken aback and looked at Lin Fan, not expecting that Lin Fan had actually guessed that she needed his help.
Gu Xinyan had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure in order to keep Lin Fan's secret, but she was too embarrassed to contact her best friend's husband directly.
Time was of the essence, and Gu Xinyan didn't have time to ask Lin Fan how he guessed it, so she just blurted out her request:
"The Shanhai Chamber of Commerce owes my family 1000 million yuan in goods payments. It was originally scheduled to be settled the month before last, but it was delayed until last month."
"I went to collect the debt last month, but it's been delayed until this month."
“Yesterday my dad went to collect the debt, and they said they would settle it next month.”
“My family doesn’t own a big business, and we haven’t been doing well these past two years. If they keep dragging this on, they’ll bankrupt my family!”
Gu Xinyan was about to wipe away her tears after she finished speaking.
Lin Fan took a deep breath and said, "Leave it to me, I'll help you get the money."
"Also, I've learned that the Gu family is in the jewelry business, right? I'll release a jewelry project tender in a few days, and you can submit your bids."
Lin Fan had investigated Gu Xinyan before, since she was Su Ruowei's closest friend.
The Gu family is a second-rate family in Shancheng City. Their family background is slightly better than the original Su family, but it is not considered very strong. They run a jewelry business and are considered honest and law-abiding in Shancheng City.
Gu Xinyan was taken aback, then burst into tears of joy: "Thank you, President Lin!"
"Shh—" Lin Fan put his index finger to his lips, signaling Gu Xinyan to calm down.
He then laughed and said, "The Shanhai Chamber of Commerce itself is not a good thing either. They often collude with some companies in Haichuan City to do some shady things in Shancheng City."
"This is not only helping you, but also helping myself."
Lin Fan didn't want to put too much pressure on Gu Xinyan, and he didn't want her to feel alienated because of his status.
"What are you talking about?" Su Ruowei asked as she entered the room.
Gu Xinyan immediately smiled again: "We didn't talk about anything, just chatted casually."
“I complained to her about my experience at General Manager Su’s company, about being fired.”
Lin Fan joked, "Gu Xinyan was so angry when she heard that she cried. Look, there are still tear stains on her face."
“Yes,” Gu Xinyan laughed, “It’s too tragic.”
Su Ruowei quickly walked to Gu Xinyan's side and looked closely at Gu Xinyan's face: "Xinyan, you really cried!"
But she was puzzled: "Didn't I already tell you about this at the company?"
Lin Fan was taken aback, and quickly retorted, "Ruowei, how can the feelings you describe be the same as the feelings I, the person involved, have to describe? When I said it, it was truly heart-wrenching!"
Gu Xinyan pursed her lips and nodded, looking as if it were true.
"You're being cheeky again!" Su Ruowei slowly walked to Lin Fan's side, pouting as she muttered:
"I know you feel wronged too, but you'll definitely be able to go back someday."
"I've already brought up the business transformation issue with the company, and we're just waiting for the vote at the end-of-month meeting."
"Once the vote passes, the company will immediately transform its business, and you will be able to come back."
Lin Fan glanced at his phone. Today was the 15th, and there were still two weeks left until the end of the month.
He knew that things probably wouldn't go so smoothly when the vote came at the end of the month.
"Yes, that's great." Lin Fan smiled, but he already had a plan in mind.
After dinner, Lin Fan and his wife first took Gu Xinyan home, and then prepared to return to the villa.
On the way back to the villa, Su Ruowei, sitting in the passenger seat, murmured, "Has Xinyan run into some trouble?"
Lin Fan tilted his head slightly: "Hasn't she become successful? How could she possibly run into any trouble?"
Su Ruowei gently shook her head: "I always felt that she had something on her mind, and she was acting a bit strange today as well."
"And didn't you notice that Xinyan frowned every now and then?"
Su Ruowei and Gu Xinyan are best friends since childhood. They know each other inside and out and are familiar with each other's habits.
Many emotions cannot be hidden from your best friend.
Even if Su Ruowei didn't know the details, she could still find clues in the details.
"Why would I be so observant of your best friend?" Lin Fan joked.
Su Ruowei frowned slightly: "That's true, but I'm a little worried."
"There's nothing to worry about. If anything serious happens, she'll definitely tell you," Lin Fan reassured her.
Along the way, Lin Fan helped Su Ruowei resolve her inner conflict, saying that Gu Xinyan's problem might just be related to her feelings, and that it didn't conflict with inviting Su Ruowei to dinner.
Su Ruowei thought that she couldn't help much with matters of the heart, so she didn't think about it anymore.
Back at the villa, Lin Fan went to a private room and called Liu Zhengwei.
The Shanhai Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce jointly established by several large enterprises.
Linglong Technology, owned by Liu Zhengwei, is one of the members of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce.
Furthermore, Liu Zhengwei once served as the rotating president of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce.
Lin Fan didn't reveal much on the phone, only asking if the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce had any outstanding payments to other companies.
Liu Zhengwei answered truthfully that not only were there, but there were many.
The payments from the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce are held for at least six months before being settled; this has become an unspoken rule in the industry.
Many large companies are willing to have their payments delayed in order to cooperate with the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce, simply to build connections.
However, the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce only dares to delay payments for a maximum of one year; they dare not default on their debts.
After all, in Shancheng City, there is the Shancheng Group, which is at the top of the food chain and looks down on all living beings.
It's just that some small businesses that don't understand the situation are suffering.
For a small business to partner with the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce is truly the worst luck imaginable.
There are countless examples of people going bankrupt because of delayed payments.
People with little influence have no voice, and their attempts to speak out are always suppressed by the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce.
The Gu family suffered misfortune, becoming unlucky victims unaware of the situation.
Lin Fan learned from his conversation with Liu Zhengwei that the current rotating president of the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce is named Huang Yuanbai.
Huang Yuanbai is a notorious local tyrant in Shancheng City. He comes from a martial arts background and previously worked in underground boxing rings for several years.
Huang Yuanbo currently runs a bodyguard company, where everyone is a ruthless individual who doesn't care about their own life.
Liu Zhengwei didn't dare ask Lin Fan why he was inquiring about the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce, but he knew that the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce must have caught the attention of the Shancheng Group.
Therefore, under Liu Zhengwei's orders, Linglong Technology withdrew its shares in the Shanhai Chamber of Commerce overnight.