Chapter 440 Talents
The banquet concluded, and Chen Xuan spent the night at the Huang family's residence.
The next day was the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Early in the morning, Chen Xuan received a call from Su Yunxi. After a brief chat, he hung up.
The grand match was scheduled for the evening at the Weishui Lake boxing gym. With time to spare, Chen Xuan planned to visit the Weishui Town temple fair, which he had heard was exceptionally grand. However, before he could leave, Hei Hu knocked and entered.
"Hei Hu, what's up?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Mr. Chen, the boss of Weishui Town wants to meet you."
Hei Hu chuckled, stammering for a while before revealing the reason.
"Meet me?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
"The boss of Weishui Town said he's willing to offer a bar as a meeting gift if he can just meet you."
A bar alone didn't interest Chen Xuan; he found it rather dull.
Chen Xuan now controlled half of Jiangzhou's wealth, along with assets in other cities. While not enough to rival a nation, he possessed tens of billions in assets, which generated an endless stream of wealth annually.
What was a small bar to him?
He then sneered at Hei Hu, "Since when did you start being a pimp, Hei Hu?"
Hei Hu broke out in a cold sweat, fearing Chen Xuan's misunderstanding, and quickly explained, "Mr. Chen, how could I dare to pimp for you? It's like this: Xuanji Hall has been developing at an unprecedented pace and has begun to expand into the surrounding counties and towns of Jiangzhou."
"Ma Kunshan is the boss of Weishui Town. He promised that if he could meet you, in addition to offering the 'Night Scene' bar as a meeting gift, he would also lead all his subordinates to join Xuanji Hall."
Chen Xuan hesitated slightly.
Hei Hu said solemnly, "Mr. Chen, Weishui Lake borders Jiangbei and is a chaotic area. Without Ma Kunshan, it would take our Xuanji Hall at least another week to dominate Weishui Town. Moreover, the venue for this scheduled match is also Ma Kunshan's property. I think we should give him this courtesy."
"Alright, let's meet then."
Chen Xuan nodded calmly.
If they were to forcefully take Weishui Town, it would consume a significant amount of Xuanji Hall's manpower and resources. Moreover, if lives were lost, it would be a case of diminishing returns.
Meeting Ma Kunshan would only take a minute or two.
While his time was valuable, it wasn't so precious that it outweighed the lives of his subordinates.
"That's great!"
Hei Hu rejoiced upon hearing this, thinking that integrating into Weishui Lake would be effortless.
Soon, Hei Hu led a well-proportioned, dark-skinned middle-aged man with a square face.
This square-faced middle-aged man appeared very restrained, following behind Hei Hu without daring to breathe loudly, his face pale.
Indeed, Chen Xuan was a prominent figure in Jiangzhou, while he was merely a small figure in a town. What was he in comparison?
"Ma Kunshan, this is Mr. Chen Xuan!"
"Greetings, Mr. Chen!"
Unexpectedly, Ma Kunshan, whether from fear or extreme nervousness, had his legs buckle, and he knelt before Chen Xuan.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan was taken aback.
Hei Hu covered his face in shame, wishing he could kick Ma Kunshan. This guy was making a fool of himself again!
"Mr. Ma, there's no need for such a grand gesture." Chen Xuan suppressed his laughter.
"Mr. Chen, I'm so excited to see you..."
With Chen Xuan's help, Ma Kunshan struggled to get up, looking overwhelmed with gratitude.
Upon seeing Chen Xuan's face, Ma Kunshan's expression filled with surprise, "Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to be so young."
Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Ma."
After a brief conversation, the content was mostly Ma Kunshan pledging his loyalty, expressing his welcome for Xuanji Hall to set up in Weishui Town, stating that his Ma family welcomed it with open arms and pledged their full cooperation with Xuanji Hall in the future.
Then, Ma Kunshan, holding a contract with both hands, approached Chen Xuan respectfully, "Mr. Chen, this is the transfer contract for the 'Night Scene' bar. It's my token of respect and a meeting gift. I hope that after joining the Xuanji Hall family, you will take good care of me."
Chen Xuan nodded calmly and glanced at Hei Hu, "Hei Hu, let it be under your name for now."
Then, Hei Hu signed his name on the contract.
"Ma Kunshan, you can go back and prepare. In a few days, I will send people from Xuanji Hall to take over Weishui Town."
Hei Hu looked down at Ma Kunshan with an air of superiority, an attitude that, in Ma Kunshan's eyes, was akin to that of an emperor.
"Brother Hu, I'll go arrange things now."
Ma Kunshan nodded enthusiastically, then turned to Chen Xuan, "Mr. Chen, I wish you great success in your battle tonight."
"Your good wishes are appreciated." Chen Xuan smiled faintly.
"If Mr. Chen has nothing else, I will go and arrange the matters for settling in Weishui Town."
After Ma Kunshan left, Hei Hu also prepared to take his leave.
"Wait!"
Chen Xuan remembered something and called out to Hei Hu.
"Is there anything else?" Hei Hu stopped.
"Hei Hu, the provincial capital is currently in critical need of people and funds. Head over there and transfer a batch of people. The forces in the provincial capital are all very powerful; they must be elite."
"Alright, Mr. Chen. I'll arrange it immediately after I'm done with the matters in Weishui Town."
Hei Hu turned to leave, but suddenly stopped and turned back to Chen Xuan, "Mr. Chen, is five hundred million enough?"
Chen Xuan was taken aback, "Five hundred million? You're not asking me to pay out of my own pocket, are you?"
"Mr. Chen, how could I let you pay?" Hei Hu chuckled.
Chen Xuan exclaimed, "Hei Hu, since when did you become so wealthy?"
Hei Hu smiled, "Where would I get the money? It's all yours, Mr. Chen."
Chen Xuan looked puzzled, "Mine?"
Hei Hu explained with a smile, "Mr. Chen, I forgot to tell you. Recently, Xuanji Hall has been developing very smoothly and has become the largest martial arts force in Jiangzhou. As per your instructions, I haven't just focused on developing martial arts strength; I've also started acquiring some businesses. Xuanji Hall's accounts currently have at least two billion in cash, not counting the funds from selling elixirs."
"Moreover, the companies I've acquired are all sunrise enterprises in new energy, new materials, and new technologies, which have great future prospects."
"Hei Hu, I didn't realize you had such business acumen." Chen Xuan stared at Hei Hu with a half-smile.
Hei Hu gave an embarrassed smile, "Mr. Chen is joking. I hardly have any business acumen."
"Speak up, have you recruited some talent?" Chen Xuan said.
"Heh heh, I knew I couldn't hide anything from you, Mr. Chen. To be honest with you."
Hei Hu looked resigned and explained, "A while ago, someone owed one of my financial companies a million dollars. My subordinate went to collect the debt, and that person had both his arms broken by my subordinate. Later, that person came to me, saying that if I gave him fifty thousand yuan, he could earn back the entire million he owed."
"I saw that the person was at his wit's end. If I didn't try, I might not get a single cent back, so I gave him fifty thousand yuan."
"He used fifty thousand yuan to buy ten stocks. A few days later, not a single one of those ten stocks lost money; they all made money. And the profit, whether large or small, was almost exactly as he predicted. At that moment, I was certain this young man was no ordinary person."
"Later, I found out that the young man had been tricked out of a large sum of money by an old lady's family after he helped her up when she fell on the road. That's why he borrowed money from my financial company."
"I realized this person was quite capable. I waived the million-dollar debt for him and hired him with a high salary."
"Everything you see now is the masterpiece of this young man."
Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.
This young man was a treasure!