Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Circles (third update, asking for monthly votes)

Li Liangquan mentioned resignation, and suddenly there was silence on the phone.

After a while, Director Luo spoke impatiently, “What are you talking about? Did I say I’m firing you?”

Li Liangquan didn’t want to explain anything further, and responded lazily, “Didn’t you ask me if I don’t want to work here anymore?”

“Are you sick or what?” Although Director Luo was already quite panicked, upon hearing his subordinate speak like this, he couldn’t help but fall back into the habit of reprimanding him, “You have the nerve to not answer your phone during work hours?”

“I was receiving people from Hongwei Company,” Li Liangquan answered listlessly, and his tone was not very respectful either.

——Anyway, you’re going to pick on me no matter what, is being respectful useful?

“What kind of reception takes so long?” Director Luo scolded him again, then quickly ordered, “Feng Jun’s funds, get it done for him immediately, today, right now!”

“Huh?” Li Liangquan was momentarily stunned, then after a while he came back to his senses, “What did you say, Director Luo?”

Director Luo gnashed his teeth and said, “I said get Feng Jun’s funds done, today, right now!”

Li Liangquan finally realized what was happening, probably that billionaire had pulled some strings, and the leadership couldn’t stand up to it.

But is it something that can be done just because you say so? He responded coldly, “Boss, with such a large sum of money, can I even handle it?”

Director Luo, of course, knew that this task had to go through his own hands, “I’ll call to notify them, and you just go and handle it.”

“That’s impossible,” Li Liangquan resisted stubbornly; after all, if he didn’t, he would be the one to take the blame, “Feng Jun has over a hundred million there, and with the current tight funds at the bank, I don’t have the ability to mobilize that much money.”

Director Luo knew full well that his subordinate was telling the truth, but he also had a contingency plan, “Hold off on Qinghai Real Estate’s money, I’ll give you a heads up.”

Li Liangquan knew it would end up like this, which was why he was worried about taking the blame. One second, you’re making me offend a billionaire, the next second, you’ll have me offend a real estate company? Luo, did I toss your kid down a well?

So he answered very straightforwardly, “Sorry, Director Luo, but you’d better handle this kind of thing yourself. I can’t make the call.”

This motherf… Director Luo was so angry he wanted to smash the phone, thinking his guy hadn’t been this thorny before.

To be fair, the bank had done this kind of operation before, and when funds were really tight, mentioning it to some old connections wasn’t a big deal; it just meant that money meant to be withdrawn today couldn’t be withdrawn in full.

The problem now, he guessed, was that Li must have taken a hit from Feng too, and the young man probably had a psychological shadow now.

At this moment, Director Luo did have some thoughts of dealing with Li Liangquan, but considering this person was in charge of contacting Feng, he couldn’t really do anything, and could only snort coldly, “Then first reach out to Feng Jun, and for the rest… I’m heading to the office right now.”

Even if it killed him, he didn’t want to face Feng Jun again.

Li Liangquan, however, could accept this task. He answered very readily, “Okay.”

After hanging up, Director Luo suddenly realized, “He agreed so readily… motherf—, this kid isn’t sabotaging us from behind, is he?”

Feng Jun wasn’t at all surprised when he received the call from Li Liangquan.

He calmly stated that since he could withdraw his money, he might as well just close the account today too.

Li Liangquan dared not object, and could only plead desperately, “Is this really necessary?”

Feng simply hung up the phone, thinking to himself, you’ve already screwed me over once, why should I keep this account open, just to wait for you to screw me over a second time?

Truth be told, the recent funds allocation had been a bit tight. After Director Luo arrived at the office, he went around trying to gather enough money, but still couldn’t manage to obtain the full amount.

To be honest, over a hundred million is nothing to a bank, the real issue was the extremely tight time frame. He had spent the morning pacifying his lover, and by the time he arrived at the office, it was nearly noon, and the bank would close at five in the afternoon.

Therefore, he had to ask Li Liangquan to negotiate with Feng: we truly can’t withdraw such a large amount today, but we guarantee that you can close your account tomorrow, okay?

He waited nervously for a response, fearful that the other party would burst out again.

To his surprise, Feng was quite easy-going. After transferring more than forty million from the bank, he told Li Liangquan that it was okay to close the account tomorrow. “I’m a reasonable person when it comes to handling matters; I like to give people a chance to correct themselves.”

But this issue wasn’t going to end just like that. Feng had a request for Li to convey to Director Luo: “Yesterday he said there was a problem with my account. I’d like to ask what exactly is the problem with my account?”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Director Luo knew that Feng had come to the bank and immediately ducked out. Receiving Li Liangquan’s call, he managed a helpless wry smile.

With a personal account that had no credit issues or ongoing disputes, what could the problem be?

Feng wanted to know who had instructed Luo to act this way.

Director Luo had indeed benefited indirectly from making things difficult for Feng, but he wasn’t the mastermind behind it.

However, Li Liangquan might be willing to go all out, but he certainly was not.

He couldn’t say who was behind it, and then he had a thought: “I only mentioned the account issues once, in front of the Yu Family’s Little Princess, could it be that Feng Jun cares about Little Yu’s opinion?”

Director Luo believed that in his lifetime, he had seen numerous women, yet Yu Qingzhu was definitely one of the prettiest girls.

If one were to consider her family background as well, she was undoubtedly the most captivating girl he had ever seen, without equal.

Director Luo knew that he himself would never dare to entertain the notion of pursuing this girl, truly feeling inferior.

But he thought that Feng Jun might have the courage, with the young man’s fortune in the billions and a daringness to match, having such qualities made it normal to think big.

As for the discord between Feng Jun and Yu Qingzhu, that was a more challenging issue altogether. When young people are too exceptional, they tend to look down on everything else—both of them were simply too outstanding.

However, such matters would always leave one feeling unfulfilled if not attempted, so he picked up the phone and called the vixen from the day before, “Jing Ping, I’d like to discuss a matter with Little Yu.”

Yu Qingzhu was quite surprised to receive this call. Her intention in approaching the City Commercial Bank during her internship was to plan a commercial platform that would involve a small amount of investment but needed cooperation from the bank.

It was supposed to be purely business, and she had only expressed willingness to loan some funds due to her distaste for Feng Jun’s behavior yesterday, which was also a form of support for the bank. How did it turn into the current situation?

This time, Director Luo didn’t play any tricks, simply stating that there were those who disliked Feng Jun and wanted to use his hand to deal with him, and as a result, not only did that guy want to close his account, but he also demanded an explanation from him.

If he had been evasive, coming up with all sorts of excuses and claiming innocence, Yu Qingzhu might not have given him the time of day.

But by openly showing his vulnerability, he made his words seem more credible.

Yu Qingzhu definitely felt that what Director Luo did was inappropriate, but only just so; Feng Jun’s way of interacting with people was bound to offend, no doubt.

Of course, she was unaware that originally, someone had tried to forcibly take over Feng’s projects and only deliberately made things difficult for him when they didn’t get their way.

In any case, Yu Qingzhu felt that this wasn’t a big deal, the crux of the problem was that she didn’t have any relationship with Feng Jun.

But now that Director Luo had made the call, and she had contributed to the sour atmosphere yesterday, she only could say, “I’ll try to find someone to mediate, but I can’t guarantee it’ll work.”

After hanging up the phone, she voiced her mild regret, “It’s so hard to get things done… Always interrupted by all sorts of messes.”

Yu Qingzhu thought about it for a while, then decided to give Xia Xiaoyu a call, “Xiaoyu… do you remember Feng Jun?”

Xia Xiaoyu certainly remembered him, though she had no contact with Feng Jun. After some thought, she reached out to Gao Qiang in the capital—she really didn’t want to approach that woman, Zhang Weihong.

Gao Qiang had an excellent relationship with Yuan Huapeng. He knew that Old Master Yuan had recovered and that it was due to Feng Jun’s efforts. He was contemplating how he could reconnect with Master Feng.

But Xia Xiaoyu was like a little sister to him, and he didn’t want to disappoint her, especially when she mentioned that it was a favor for her little sister, the Little Princess of the Yu Family who wanted to mediate the situation.

So, he went to Yuan Huapeng, who inevitably had to reach out to his brother-in-law.

Normally, with so many layers of contacts involved, there’s a high chance of the message getting distorted, but the reputation of the Yu Family was significant, and Feng Jun’s influence at the Yuan Family and with Gao Qiang were anything but weak.

Incredibly, everyone involved was very dedicated to the task.

In fact, in this whole circle of connections, virtually everyone knew Feng Jun, but due to various reasons, it wasn’t convenient for them to contact him directly.

Yuan Huapeng had just talked to Feng Jun a few days ago and knew someone was planning to harm Master Feng—apparently from an economic angle.

So when he asked his brother-in-law to look into the matter, he made a point to say, “Since you’re going to give Mayor Zang a heads-up, might as well ask who is trying to target the Master, too.”

Mayor Zang had far more reach in gathering information. That very evening, Yuan Huapeng received concrete news that the person intending to target Feng Jun was the son of Deputy Director Cao from the Municipal Construction Bureau, Cao Weihua.

Mayor Zang said that Director Cao was difficult to deal with, had a stinky and stubborn temper, and had many years in the construction system. He also had a classmate who was from Funiu Province.

While he couldn’t control Funiu directly, that guy also had connections with many people from Funiu. Director Cao might not have been promoted, but he had the seniority; as long as he didn’t slip up, the deputy mayor in charge wouldn’t be able to do much to him.

Therefore, despite being just a deputy director with ‘Director’ in parenthesis, Wang Haifeng’s elder brother was not someone easily provoked.

In fact, Mayor Zang himself said: “The guy is a thorn in the side, and not even under my jurisdiction.”

Making insinuations to him is no issue, but if he were to resist openly, it’s a minor matter that I would lose face; the key point is that he might take things underground and become even more aggressive, which wouldn’t be good for the concerned parties.

However, Yuan Huapeng wasn’t entirely convinced by Mayor Zang’s words.

(The third update is here, calling for monthly votes.)