Zhao Yunhai’s recruitment of Li Mingyi was not a whim, but a long-held plan.
The protagonist could not possibly kill them all himself. From the very beginning, Zhao Yunhai had the idea of bringing the protagonist under his wing to serve him.
It was just a pity that the protagonists he had encountered before were all too stubborn, as well as too strong, too self-centered, and possessed great ambition.
These protagonists could never serve him, and in the end, they could only be killed and eliminated.
Li Mingyi, however, was different. Firstly, his golden finger was not focused on martial arts, but rather on auxiliary leisure and making money.
It just so happened that such a protagonist lacked money in the early stages, and his ambition was merely to make a little more.
Zhao Yunhai, on the other hand, was not short of money. Giving Li Mingyi forty percent of the shares was truly not a loss at all.
By paying a small amount of money, he gained a protagonist. This time, he had profited immensely.
Li Mingyi also had no losses. With Zhao Yunhai's help, his mother's illness could be cured, and a company with sufficient funding could develop unhindered, with no one daring to obstruct him.
The early development stage could be passed through stably and safely. With Zhao Yunhai's background supporting him, who would dare to look down on him?
Therefore, Li Mingyi had also profited immensely.
Zhao Yunhai kept his word. Even before Li Mingyi officially signed the contract, he had already arranged for Li Mingyi’s mother to be brought to Yanjing to receive the best treatment.
Upon hearing this news, although Li Mingyi knew that the other party was intentionally trying to gain his favor, he couldn't help but feel an increase in his good impression of Zhao Yunhai.
When Li Mingyi returned to Haicheng, Yu Manlou immediately contacted him. Under Tiangong, Longgong Marine Company was established, and a contract was signed with Li Mingyi.
Li Mingyi carefully reviewed the contract and, finding no issues, signed it with peace of mind.
From this moment on, under Tiangong, Longgong Marine Company would be steered by Li Mingyi, and he could recruit whomever he wished.
The finance department of Longgong Marine would have personnel from Tiangong’s finance department responsible for overseeing the flow of funds.
Li Mingyi had no objections to this; he conducted his business in the open and had nothing to hide.
He would not tamper with the finances.
Yu Manlou was very curious why the chairman would arrange for such a young and extraordinarily ordinary person to control a company that had just been injected with one hundred million yuan.
However, Yu Manlou did not ask further. The chairman had always been astute and would not act without reason.
Nevertheless, Yu Manlou also paid attention to Longgong Marine Company to prevent Li Mingyi from causing trouble.
However, the next week of Li Mingyi’s work made Yu Manlou look at him with new eyes.
Longgong Marine Company’s catches of fish were better and more abundant each time. The capital grew from millions to tens of millions, and the investment could be recouped in less than half a month.
The chairman’s foresight was indeed superior to his own.
Li Mingyi also experienced the benefits of being wealthy and influential, and how people’s attitudes instantly changed upon hearing that he was from a Tiangong affiliated company.
This was power.
This was background.
Li Mingyi had a profound understanding of the gap between himself and people like Zhao Yunhai.
However, Li Mingyi also knew that Yu Manlou, the president of Tiangong, did not seem to fully trust his abilities.
Therefore, Li Mingyi used a week to prove his capabilities.
This also let some people know that Zhao Yunhai had not misjudged him.
He deeply cherished the name Longgong Marine Company and was determined to make it bigger and stronger.
Within a week, his mother’s illness seemed to have had a treatment plan confirmed by the experts in Yanjing.
Zhao Yunhai had told him not to worry about money or medicine, and that he could visit her at any time.
Standing on the deck of the fishing vessel, Li Mingyi, with a heroic spirit, silently thought that as long as Zhao Yunhai did not betray him in the future, he would never betray the trust placed in him.
“Stop here, deploy the fishing nets.”
Li Mingyi’s fishing radar range had been upgraded many times, and the expanded range required many ships to operate simultaneously for fishing.
“Notify other fishing vessels to precisely mark and fish in several designated routes.”
Li Mingyi wrote the routes on a notebook, tore off the page, and handed it to his secretary beside him.
“Yes, boss.” The secretary quickly took the paper and contacted the other fishing boats.
Li Mingyi thought of the people in the fishing village who had once looked down on him, and their faces when they saw his success, feeling immense satisfaction.
He had also arranged for care for the villagers who had helped him and his mother, as well as his childhood playmates.
If you give me a piece of bread, I will return a piece of gold.
Grateful for kindness, vengeful for enmity.
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A month had passed since the protagonist was brought under his service.
Zhao Yunhai used this period to cultivate his family’s martial arts, the core martial art of the Zhao clan, the Emperor’s Supreme Scripture.
In ancient times, such a name would have led to the extermination of his clan, yet the Zhao clan had never considered changing its name.
This clearly indicated that their security measures were excellent, or perhaps the Zhao clan possessed the power to not fear such a consequence.
Zhao Yunhai’s cultivation location was the core secluded cultivation area of the Zhao clan in Yanjing.
Here, both security and various cultivation resources were readily available.
Zhao Yunhai suddenly opened his eyes, which gleamed with brilliance. He exhaled a breath of turbid air.
After a month of secluded cultivation, he had finally integrated all the protagonist’s cultivation techniques and abilities into the Zhao clan’s Emperor’s Supreme Scripture.
Zhao Yunhai, who was at the Grandmaster level, had cultivated himself to the Great Perfection of Grandmaster, just one step away from Grandmaster Peak.
Meanwhile, Yang Hui, carrying a large bowl of seafood congee, crossed a wooden bridge of over ten meters, passed through a bamboo forest and a flower sea, and finally arrived at Zhao Yunhai’s seclusion spot.
“Have some seafood congee, I just finished making it.”
Yang Hui could not help Zhao Yunhai in any significant way; she could only provide him with as much support as possible in her daily life.
“You’ve worked hard this month.”
Zhao Yunhai sat on a stone bench, drinking the steaming seafood congee.
“I didn’t work hard.”
Yang Hui quietly leaned opposite him, watching him. Just looking at him brought her peace.
She had initially wanted to help out at Tiangong Company, but Zhao Yunhai had directly refused.
The company was not short of people, and besides, if she went there in her capacity, Yu Manlou would inevitably have to consider her identity when making decisions.
It would be inconvenient and inappropriate.
“There have been some meager gains this month. We’ll go back together tomorrow. I plan to find a place to settle down.”
“It’s also time to finalize the headquarters of Tiangong.”
Zhao Yunhai also wanted to see how Li Mingyi had developed the company over the past month.
Whether the protagonist still possessed his protagonist halo after serving him.
“Okay.” Yang Hui smiled gently.
Their home, she looked forward to it.
Meanwhile, the long-absent Ada, A’er, and A’san, with their delayed but significant breakthroughs, received vast resources, daily medicinal baths worth millions, and personal guidance from the Grandmaster.
The three of them broke through the restraints of the Ren and Du meridians, reaching the Xiantian realm.
With their greatly increased strength, there were no side effects. The three of them were naturally gifted prodigies; they simply hadn’t had the time to break through due to their constant protection of Young Master Yun.
The three of them now possessed strength at the peak of the Xiantian realm.
This was the foundation, this was a glimpse of the immense power of the Zhao clan.
“Young Master Yun.”
When Ada, A’er, and A’san reappeared before Zhao Yunhai, he nodded with satisfaction upon seeing their strength.
“Continue to follow me. It feels a bit unaccustomed without the three of you.”