"Gentlemen, the person has arrived!" the secretary reported the situation to Donald and Boss Huang. Donald nodded and then said with a smile, "Why don't the two of us go and meet this Little John together?"
"There's no need for that!" Boss Huang shook his head. "You take him on a tour of the company first, give him a general introduction to the situation, and see if he's willing to join us. If he is, then I'll meet him!"
"Alright!" Donald nodded. Just as he was about to leave, Boss Huang added, "Don't tell him about our new venture!"
"What, you're still suspicious of him?" Donald retorted.
"Although everything seems very normal, it's never wrong to be suspicious of everything. I plan to test him later!" Boss Huang nodded. Donald didn't say anything else and left directly, then met with Little John.
Indeed, just as they had guessed, Little John's tour went very smoothly. Old Donald personally took him around the new company, introducing him to the various equipment and the grand prospects for future development. Little John was immediately excited and expressed his willingness to join Los Gatos Television.
"Alright, Mr. McCann has made an exciting decision. Chairman Huang and I are both very happy. Mr. Huang also wishes to meet with you to discuss the company's magnificent future development prospects!" Donald said with a smile, and then led Little John towards Boss Huang's office.
Yes, Little John's full name was John McCann.
And deep down, Little John was naturally very nervous. Old Donald was easy to fool, but Huang He was an old fox. Who knew if he could fool this guy.
Of course, Little John felt he had a high chance of getting away with it. After all, everything had been done so realistically, and he had lost all his assets. If Huang He still suspected him after all this, it would be utterly unfair.
With a little unease in his heart, Little John finally met Boss Huang in the office. Old Donald then found an excuse to leave, leaving only Boss Huang and Little John in the office.
Of course, in a separate room in the office, there were two bodyguards ready to rush out at any moment. However, Little John was completely unaware of these circumstances.
"Mr. Little John, may I call you that!" Huang He asked with a smile.
"Of course, all my friends call me that!" Little John smiled back.
"Very good, I don't think this is our first meeting. We met a week ago somewhere a thousand miles away, didn't we!" Huang He asked again.
"Yes!" Little John showed a bitter smile and then confessed truthfully, "Last week I was in China and attended your company's bidding conference. I even almost bought 'Misty Journey'. It's a pity I gave up in the end. I apologize for the trouble caused to your company!"
"It's not trouble, after all, we gained five million for free!" Huang He waved his hand and then said with a slight smirk, "But I heard that this five million seems to have caused you quite a bit of trouble, and you seem to have lost all your assets?"
"..." Little John bit his lip, remaining silent, perfectly displaying the anger and unwillingness in his heart.
Well, after more than twenty years of social practice, these performances were simply too easy. Frankly speaking, the acting skills of many actors in China are not even as good as those of some old guys in government institutions, because they have been honing their acting skills with all their heart their entire lives.
"Then there's one thing I'm very curious about. Why did you go to such lengths that day? You could have just bid honestly!" Huang He retorted.
"Someone told me to do it!" Little John took a deep breath and then spilled out the entire strategy behind it, even confessing about the old man behind it.
Of course, Little John didn't directly reveal the identity of this old man. He only said that it was a big shot from Congress who had his eye on the Jiangnan Group and had ordered him to do such a thing.
As for deeper matters, Little John very frankly stated that he didn't know, because these were secrets beyond his understanding.
"So that's how it is!" Huang He's expression was very serious, and at the same time, Little John felt a little uneasy, not knowing if Huang He had completely believed him. However, his risk of revealing the truth about someone behind him should have earned Huang He's trust.
What made Little John a bit anxious was that for the next ten minutes or so, Huang He didn't speak at all. He just kept his head down, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Just as Little John was starting to feel bored, Huang He finally spoke, "Little John, do you know the story of Zhou Yu and Huang Gai?"
"Ah!" Little John froze. How could he possibly know this story?
"It's okay if you don't, I'll tell you. This story is about a war that took place more than a thousand years ago in China. One side of the war was very powerful, and the other side was very weak. The outcome seemed to be predetermined."
"But the weaker side was unwilling to accept defeat. They had a leader named Zhou Yu, who thought about how to defeat his opponent all day long. So one day, he summoned a subordinate named Huang Gai, then accused him of making a mistake that led to the loss of hundreds of soldiers, and ordered people to beat Huang Gai a hundred times, breaking two wooden sticks, and leaving Huang Gai on the verge of death!"
"Later, Huang Gai became more and more angry and secretly sent someone to find Zhou Yu's opponent, telling him that he was willing to surrender."
"This opponent named Cao Cao investigated the situation and found that Huang Gai had indeed been beaten, and beaten very badly, so he believed Huang Gai and accepted Huang Gai's surrender."
"However, when Huang Gai came to surrender, he was not alone. There were also hundreds of burning warships. Cao Cao was caught completely off guard, and Zhou Yu, with less to defeat more, defeated his opponent, winning this historic victory!"
As Huang He was telling this story, Little John's body couldn't help but tremble. When the story was finished, Little John jumped up and said, "Since Mr. Huang believes I'm lying to you, I'll leave immediately!"
Little John just wanted to escape. This Huang He was too terrifying, actually seeing through his perfect performance.
Of course, Little John also felt that Huang He might be using this method to test him, so he immediately proposed to leave instead of trying to explain anything. This was actually the best way to prove himself.
If Huang He only suspected him, then the next step would be to say some comforting words and coax him over.
If he still suspected him, then he should directly drive him away, or even find someone to beat him up. As for the danger to his life, it was probably none. After all, countless people were watching Huang He in the United States. If Huang He dared to do anything illegal, he wouldn't be able to leave the United States.
But what he didn't expect was that Huang He continued, "It's a good thing that you're willing to dedicate yourself to the company like this, but they don't truly care about you!"
"You may not know, but the house that was sealed by your company has already been listed for sale by the company. And your seized assets are also in the process of being auctioned. Your belongings are really gone."
"This is impossible..." As soon as he heard that his assets were gone, Little John was filled with rage and blurted out, "This is impossible..."
But before he could finish, he immediately covered his mouth. Although the company had agreed to pretend to seal his assets temporarily, under normal circumstances, these assets would undoubtedly enter the auction process. Little John shouldn't have exclaimed "impossible" over such a matter.
So, as soon as he said this, Little John completely deflated. He realized he had been exposed.
"Tsk tsk, so you really are a spy. I didn't expect that a casual test would turn out to be true!" Boss Huang said cheerfully, which made Little John feel even more bewildered. So that sentence earlier was also a test. At this moment, Little John was completely desperate.
"You win, sir, I'm leaving!" Little John sighed and prepared to leave. It seemed he was really going to leave the television industry.
"Mr. Little John, I actually think you have a better choice!" Seeing Little John about to leave, Huang He suddenly grabbed him cheerfully.
"What other choice do I have?" Little John said weakly.
"Of course, it's to continue being a spy for me!" Huang He chuckled. "My place has very good security, with comprehensive anti-eavesdropping and other security checks. No one will know that you were exposed here. As long as you're willing, you can work here normally!"
"Be a double agent?" Little John sneered, "Mr. Huang, you're really thinking too much. I have no interest in that!"
"Is that so?" Huang He shrugged his shoulders. "You've worked hard and made great contributions at CNN. But in the end, you'll be discarded like a pawn and sent here. Are you willing to accept that?"
"Hmph, that's better than being a pawn for you!" Little John said without hesitation.
"Oh, then what if I tell you. Actually, that sentence just now wasn't a lie to test you, but a real truth?" Huang He's words made Little John's expression change drastically again. Then Huang He threw several documents out and placed them in front of Little John, saying, "This is the transfer agreement for your house, and these are the court documents for the auction of your assets. These all came out this morning. After I heard you were coming, I immediately investigated these documents and found out that they are indeed selling your assets!"
"These bastards!" Little John directly tore the documents in his hand into pieces, completely falling into a state of rage.