251: Chapter 247: The New Subordinate 251: Chapter 247: The New Subordinate Chen Hai quickly skimmed through the several documents in his hand and carefully put them away.
“This gentleman is…?” he looked at the man beside Hou Donggui, smiled, and asked.
“Boss, my name is Qiu Dazhi, from Xiangjiang!”
“Previously, I worked in a law firm as an assistant lawyer but got disbarred due to certain issues.”
“Knowing that Sea King Company was recruiting and needed someone to handle affairs in the Mainland, I took the initiative to volunteer and joined the team!”
…
Before Hou Donggui could even speak, the man had already started introducing himself in a composed manner.
In Xiangjiang, even if one was only a low-level assistant lawyer, that person was definitely considered among the elite of the elite.
Chen Hai, meeting Qiu Dazhi for the first time and not yet aware of his capabilities,
Nonetheless, judged by his bearing and the way he spoke, this man seemed to indeed possess some skills.
“Lost your mother at seven, your father at twelve, raised by your uncle!”
“At the age of thirty-one, you’ll face a disaster that will cause your decades of effort to come to naught.”
“Fortune lies to the north; should a benefactor assist you, the second half of your life will be successful and smooth sailing…”
While Qiu Dazhi was introducing himself, Chen Hai took a careful look at his face and performed his face-reading art naturally.
The results of his examination pleased Chen Hai, who watched Qiu Dazhi with a smiling gaze and said.
“Boss, how could you possibly know that?” Hearing about himself from Chen Hai’s words, Qiu Dazhi seemed somewhat startled.
Unable to control his emotions, he blurted out the question without hesitation.
“I have a little knowledge of face reading, the things I just mentioned were mere guesses!” He chuckled and responded casually.
“Your boss knows everything from astronomy to geography.
If he wants to, there’s nothing that can be kept from him!”
“Qiu Dazhi, if you truly wish to work for him, be upfront and don’t try to hide anything!”
Sun Jinzhong, standing by, his face filled with disdain, took over the conversation and added.
A couple of years ago, his cousin was inconspicuous, his behavior utterly ordinary.
Back then, when Chen Hai came from Wuyang Town to Liuyuan County to hang out with him, he would often follow around like a loyal puppy.
But now, as Chen Hai truly emerged, demonstrating his various capabilities, Sun Jinzhong had already come to view his cousin with awe, admiring him to the fullest extent and idolizing him greatly.
“Brother Chen, Mr.
Qiu was disbarred because he destroyed evidence to win a lawsuit for his employer.”
“After the incident was exposed, he was charged with obstructing justice.”
“Having lost his legal license and his reputation in the industry ruined, he’s been rather down and out for the last couple of years.”
“He visited the Hao River a few times, had some bad luck, and owes Brother Zhu a considerable sum.”
“Staying in Xiangjiang, the debt collectors were on him hard.”
“I saw that he was a talent, and that’s why I recruited him to Sea King Company, and unless I told him that you could settle the matter with Brother Zhu, he probably wouldn’t have been willing to come over…”
Hou Donggui, standing next to Qiu Dazhi, chuckled and explained.
In this day and age, Xiangjiang is still one of the Four Asian Tigers; in terms of economic level and development, it’s streets ahead of Yanhuang Country.
To many from Xiangjiang, the Mainland is still synonymous with poverty and backwardness.
When facing Mainlanders, they hold a sense of inherent superiority.
Qiu Dazhi, with his higher education and former possession of a legal license,
Would definitely not wish to work in the Mainland unless he had no other choice.
He didn’t even regard the Sea King Company that Chen Hai created with much esteem.
“Those who work well with me are sure to enjoy the finest life, while those who have other ideas or think of betraying me always end up with only one fate—death!”
“Qiu Dazhi, whatever you were before has nothing to do with me!”
“Now that you call me boss, as long as you work diligently for me, I will not let you down.”
“I can take care of the debt collection issue that Buck Teeth Zhu is after you for.”
“Tell me, how much exactly do you owe him?”
Unhurriedly, Chen Hai’s face always bore a faint smile as he spoke.
His words seemed light and breezy.
But as they reached the ears, they inspired an odd sensation that whatever he said, he could indeed turn into reality.
“I just owed a little over two hundred thousand yuan, a piddling sum, and I’ve already repaid them nearly three hundred thousand.”
“And yet, not only have I not cleared my debt, but it has also grown larger and larger.”
“Just the other day, the gang that came to collect the debt said that according to their rules, I now owe them over five hundred and fifty thousand…”
Qiu Dazhi, who had previously seemed spirited, wilted at the mention of his debt, his head drooping.
People like Buck Teeth Zhu, with a whole gang to support, were not running a charity!
The money borrowed from them was usurious, interest compounding upon interest.
Driving people to desperation, to the brink of family ruin and personal catastrophe, was all too common.
Qiu Dazhi’s situation suggested his debt had been outstanding for some time, or else it wouldn’t be the absurd case that having repaid nearly three hundred thousand, he still owed over five hundred and fifty thousand.
Hearing this, Chen Hai nodded.
Without hiding anything from the crowd, he picked up the phone directly in front of them and dialed Buck Teeth Zhu.
“Brother Zhu, it’s me, Chen Hai!”
“Young Master Chen?
Hello, hello, what can I do for you?”
“This is the situation, one of my guys owes a debt to your side…”
The call connected, and Chen Hai chatted with Buck Teeth Zhu.
Several minutes later, the call finally ended.
“Brother Zhu’s words on the phone, you must have heard them!”
“The amount you owe, after repaying another one hundred thousand, will be completely settled.”
“No one will come to collect from you as long as you clear this debt within half a year!”
“What do you think of this result?”
While speaking with Buck Teeth Zhu about the debt, Chen Hai had deliberately put the call on speakerphone.
Right after hanging up, he turned to look at Qiu Dazhi and said.
Truth be told, had he asked, getting Buck Teeth Zhu to write off the entire debt was not impossible.
Yet that was not what he wished to do!
After all, Qiu Dazhi owed a bit over two hundred thousand and had repaid nearly three hundred thousand.
If the costs associated with debt collection were excluded, and Zhu were to forgive the entire debt, he might actually lose out.
Having Qiu Dazhi repay another one hundred thousand would probably enable Zhu to turn a slight profit.
Considering the relationship between Hou Donggui and Buck Teeth Zhu, if he were to intercede on this matter, Zhu would definitely give him face.
He had not done so, but instead had brought Qiu Dazhi here before discussing the issue with Chen Hai.
Chen Hai could guess without effort that Brother Hou wanted Qiu Dazhi to owe him a favor, an easier way to win over hearts and minds.
“Thank you, boss!
Thank you so much…” Qiu Dazhi, his face full of gratitude and heart brimming with joy, bowed repeatedly to Chen Hai, hurrying to express his thanks.
With his lawyer’s license revoked and his reputation in the industry now stinking, he could not find a suitable job.
Ordinary jobs paid just enough, not to mention settling the principal; he couldn’t even clear the interest.
This debt weighed on him so heavily that he felt he could scarcely breathe.
His new boss had spoken up, reducing his debt to one hundred thousand and extending the payoff period to half a year.
He was very satisfied with this outcome, feeling rejuvenated, as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
“No need to thank me, just do your job well!”
“Brother Zhong, Brother Qiang, the two of you, discuss with Dazhi in detail about the distillery in the county.”
“With a company from Xiangjiang, and Dazhi, a genuine person from there on your team, if you few still can’t handle that distillery, then forget about buying the factory!”
“You two should drop the idea from here on out…”
His gaze moved from Qiu Dazhi to Sun Jinzhong and Brother Qiang, Chen Hai spoke with a stern expression.
In a small, eighteenth-tier county like Liuyuan, buying a factory to run it was just to help Sun Jinzhong and Brother Qiang.
But assistance was just that – if the two of them didn’t show their worth, Chen Hai couldn’t help them any further.