Chapter 158: You Heard Everything?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xie Wenkai knew this middle-aged man. In fact, when Xie Wenkai listened to the voice, he vaguely felt that the other party’s voice was a little familiar. However, there were many people with similar voices. Most importantly, Xie Wenkai listened to the conversation between the two of them, he could tell that Jiang Tong was threatening the other party. She even mentioned something about killing people and burying their bodies. Therefore, Xie Wenkai did not feel that the middle-aged man was the person he knew! That person did not give Xie Wenkai a bad impression, but he did not expect the middle-aged man to be him! Yao Wenhong!
Yao Wenhong, 46 years old, chairman of Wenhong Trading and Investment Company in City Z, and chairman of Wenhong Decoration Company in City Z! His ranking in terms of wealth was not low in City Z, but his status in City Z was just average. Because wealth and assets were two different things. If Yao Wenhong’s own business was taken into account, then his wealth was at most a few hundred million. The main reason why his wealth was now a few billion dollars was that he held the shares of Six Blessings Corporation. Although most of these shares were mortgaged by Yao Wenhong and he lost a lot of shares for his own business, as long as he was not bankrupt and liquidated, he would still be one of the major individual shareholders of the Six Blessings Corporation. He could be ranked in the top ten individual shareholders.
Therefore, Xie Wenkai naturally knew Yao Wenhong. Yao Wenhong’s relationship with the Six Blessings Corporation was very complicated. He started his business in the jade business and later co-founded Wenhong Jewelry Corporation. He was the second largest shareholder of Wenhong Jewelry. Wenhong Jewelry Corporation was once the biggest competitor of Six Blessings Corporation in its early years. However, its development was far inferior to that of the Six Blessings Corporation. Fourteen years ago, the rapidly expanding Six Blessings Corporation used part of its cash and part of its equity to exchange and bought Wenhong Jewelry. At that time, Yao Wenhong, who was the second largest shareholder of Wenhong Jewelry Corporation, took the shares of the Six Blessings Corporation. Later on, the Six Blessings Corporation received more financing and expanded, they also went and listed the company. This caused Yao Wenhong’s shareholding in the Six Blessings Corporation to further decrease. The number of shares held remained the same, but the proportion decreased. After being in the Six Blessings Corporation for decades, Yao Wenhong also held a series of important positions. However, as the size of the Six Blessings Corporation grew, the problem of Yao Wenhong’s lack of ability was exposed. Not only that, in the past few years, his heart was no longer in the Six Blessings Corporation. He was less and less involved in the company’s management. His position in the company was also nominal, mainly because he had other businesses.
When Wenhong Jewelry was acquired, not only did Yao Wenhong get the shares, but he also got some cash. He relied on that money to start other businesses. Maybe it was because his other businesses were getting bigger and bigger, and his little shares were nothing in the Six Blessings Corporation. He was not capable enough, so he gradually lost his voice in the Six Blessings Corporation. This also caused him to be less involved in the Six Blessings Corporation’s matters.
Xie Wenkai also knew that after Yao Wenhong shifted the focus of his work to his other businesses, he had also mortgaged the Six Blessings Corporation’s shares in exchange for funds to use for the expansion of his other businesses. In the end, he recklessly expanded and messed up, losing a lot of money as a result. Therefore, Xie Wenkai’s overall impression of Yao Wenhong was that he was a middle-aged wealthy businessman who had ideas and boldness, but his ability was average. Xie Wenkai viewed him as a middle-aged wealthy man who half-heartedly wanted to be his own boss. Critiquing his ability as average was only when he was compared to other people with great abilities. No matter how bad Yao Wenhong’s ability was, he still far surpassed dozens of ordinary people on the streets.
Xie Wenkai and Yao Wenhong looked at each other. The atmosphere was somewhat stagnant. Yao Wenhong was shocked. Why did Xie Wenkai suddenly appear? Or did he just push the door open and come in? Xie Wenkai was also stunned. Yao Wenhong had killed people before?
“Eh?” Yao Wenhong was suddenly shocked, because not only did he recognize Xie Wenkai, but he also recognized Zhou Jingyun! He had seen Zhou Jingyun at a banquet. Although he had not spoken to Zhou Jingyun, he had heard people talk about Zhou Jingyun. He knew that Zhou Jingyun was a member of the Zhou family, so when he saw Zhou Jingyun, Yao Wenhong was stunned again. How was Xie Wenkai even linked to Zhou Jingyun? Or did they come in together? He had never heard before that Xie Wenkai and Zhou Jingyun had any friendship or connection. Even if they knew each other, they should be acquaintances in the business world and not in private.
“Did you hear that?” Jiang Tong turned her head to look at Xie Wenkai and Zhou Jingyun and asked them. Zhou Jingyun and Xie Wenkai both nodded. Yao Wenhong seemed to immediately understand something and then thought of something. His expression became even more surprised.