Chapter 142: Success

“You want to invest in our Weiliang Company?” Wei Wan looked at Jiang Xincheng in disbelief, hardly believing her own ears. The other girls of Weiliang Company also stared at Jiang Xincheng in shock, equally finding it hard to believe.

Jiang Xincheng had seen the current state of Weiliang Company clearly. It was already in a precarious situation, on the verge of bankruptcy at any moment. Yet Jiang Xincheng said he was very interested in their company and wanted to invest in their Weiliang Company. Wasn’t he afraid that all his investment money would be wasted?

Looking at all the girls’ stunned expressions, Jiang Xincheng smiled and nodded. “That’s right, I want to invest in Weiliang Company. I am very optimistic about your future. At the very least, after investing, it shouldn’t make me lose money.”

Wei Wan then snapped back to reality, calmed the excitement in her heart, and looked at Jiang Xincheng. “May I ask how you intend to invest, Mr. Jiang?”

“I want 60% of the shares,” Jiang Xincheng said decisively to Wei Wan. “As for the money, that’s not a problem.”

“No, Weiliang Company is our hard work. The controlling stake must remain in our hands. We can only give you 40% of the shares at most,” Wei Wan was taken aback by Jiang Xincheng’s words and quickly shook her head.

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Xincheng’s lips as he looked calmly at Wei Wan. “Don’t reject it so quickly. Let me state my conditions. I will invest 20 million Credit Points in Weiliang Company and find a dedicated building for your research and development in Tianhai City. Everyone’s salaries will also be doubled. Furthermore, I will use my status and power within the Flourishing Tang Empire to assist you, doing everything possible to help Weiliang Company develop faster. Don’t these conditions warrant 60% of the shares?”

“Ah…” The generous terms laid out by Jiang Xincheng made all the girls of Weiliang Company gasp in surprise. Their eyes, fixed on Wei Wan, were full of anticipation. Clearly, many of the girls hoped Wei Wan would agree to Jiang Xincheng’s conditions.

However, Wei Wan’s pretty face was full of worry. “Mr. Jiang, we don’t need that much money right now. An investment of a few million Credit Points would be enough for us. As for moving, it’s not necessary either; Liangnian City is quite good. So, we would like to accept your investment of five million Credit Points and offer 30% of the shares in return…”

“In that case, I might as well invest elsewhere. In my plan, the new Weiliang Company requires an investment of at least 20 million Credit Points or more. We need to add some of the best research equipment and use the most advanced research materials to possibly create a new product that can rival Experimental Product No.1. If the investment is too small, relying solely on the current research equipment would make the research efficiency too slow. Who knows how long it would take to develop a new product? I can’t wait that long.” Jiang Xincheng shook his head and made as if to leave. “To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that your team is very harmonious, I wouldn’t even consider investing. Your previous investment was around 10 million, right? If I invest five million, I should get at least 40% of the shares, especially since Experimental Product No.1 is no longer available. Who knows how long it will take to research a new product from scratch?”

“But… but we already have the experience of developing Experimental Product No.1. The speed of researching a new product would be much faster, so it’s quite promising. I know our equipment is a bit old, but if we just wait a bit longer, we can still develop a new product,” Wei Wan said, her confidence somewhat lacking.

Jiang Xincheng shook his head. “What I want is a first-class fashion company, so efficiency is very important. Also, regarding everything about Experimental Product No.1, I hope everyone stops researching it. We still don’t know which part caused Experimental Product No.1 to become highly toxic. If you use that same part again, maybe Experimental Product No.2 will also be destroyed. So, if you research a new product, you’ll have to start from the beginning. You don’t have much of an advantage. And most importantly, Weiliang Company is currently in a precarious situation and is under constant surveillance by the Flourishing Tang Empire. If I invest, I’m taking a big risk. If I don’t have controlling ownership, what’s the point of my investment? There are many promising fashion companies in the Shenxia Alliance; I’m not short of investment targets.”

“But Weiliang Company is the result of all our hard work and our dream. If you take controlling ownership, our dream will be gone.” Wei Wan knew Jiang Xincheng was telling the truth, but she found it hard to accept. Once controlling ownership was lost, Weiliang Company would no longer be theirs but someone else’s.

All their hard work, effort, and dreams were in Weiliang Company. Weiliang Company was like a child to them. How could they just give their child away like that?

Looking at Wei Wan’s pleading expression, Jiang Xincheng said calmly, “If you’re worried that after I get controlling ownership, I’ll interfere arbitrarily in the company’s affairs and prevent Weiliang Company from operating normally, we can specify in the contract that even if I obtain controlling ownership of the company, the management rights will remain in your hands. I will not interfere with the company’s management and operations; I’ll only be responsible for receiving my share of the profits.”

To be honest, even if he wanted to interfere, Jiang Xincheng wouldn’t have the time. Most of his time was spent on cultivation. The remaining time was used for missions, promotions, spending time with Lin Anan, enjoying good food… Where would he find time to manage Weiliang Company?

Managing a company wasn’t his strong suit anyway. So he had long decided that even if he could get controlling ownership of Weiliang Company, he would just be a passive investor receiving dividends, not planning to interfere with Wei Wan and the others. He didn’t want to cause the future fashion empire to collapse because of him.

“Are you serious? You don’t want the company’s management rights?” Wei Wan looked at Jiang Xincheng in astonishment.

Jiang Xincheng nodded. “That’s right. You are the experts in fashion; you know better than I how to manage a fashion company. So I will not interfere with the company’s management and operations. However, I will send financial experts to supervise the company’s finances to protect my interests. Apart from that, with my power in the Flourishing Tang Empire, I should also be able to provide protection for the company.”

He paused, then continued, “As for why we should move to Tianhai City, on one hand, my permanent residence is in Tianhai City. If the company encounters any problems there, I can go and handle them at any time, becoming the company’s backing. On the other hand, we just offended Zhao Guang and taught him a harsh lesson. Do you think, given Zhao Guang’s temperament, he would let our fashion company develop peacefully in Liangnian City?”

Jiang Xincheng’s words made Wei Wan freeze. All the girls of Weiliang Company also suddenly realized something. For a moment, everyone fell silent, waiting for Wei Wan’s decision. After all, in this Weiliang Company, Wei Wan held the most shares, almost 70%. If she agreed, Weiliang Company could be saved from death, and they would also protect their own interests.

After a long time, Wei Wan looked up at Jiang Xincheng. “I… I agree!”