Chapter 57 The Future Chairman

  Long'er's voice was somewhat surprised, and after confirming that Luo Lin wasn't joking, he finally couldn't help but ask: "I say, Young Master Luo, if you want to acquire the peripheral shares of Caesar's Palace, it's a huge undertaking. Now Caesar's Palace is still in its high-profit stage, not to mention that no one wants to sell their small shares, even if they are willing to sell, it would be a hefty price."

  Lorraine smiled: "I know that. I didn't say it was going to be acquired immediately, did I? Even if it is acquired, we have to first find some dirt on Qian Baiwan before that. He's been doing shady business for so many years, I don't believe he doesn't have any skeletons in his closet. To put it bluntly, the current Caesar Palace is actually just Qian Baiwan propping up the scene, which is why business is booming. If he goes down, Caesar Palace will also go down, and those peripheral shares will plummet in value, making acquisition a breeze."

  When Long'er heard Lorrine's words, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. She had experienced Lorrine's cunning and ruthlessness before, which was full of treachery and viciousness. And this Caesar Palace's Qian Baiwan didn't know what he had done to provoke such a little evil spirit.

  "I asked Young Master Xiao Luo, has he offended you?"

  Lorraine shrugged: "Not for the time being, but I guess it's coming soon. When doing things, it's always better to be prepared."

  She pondered for a long time, and she understood the meaning behind Luo Lin's words. However, taking down Qian Baiwan was no easy task. Suddenly, she thought of how Manager Zhou had been planning to enter this industry recently but hadn't taken action yet. It was because Qian Baiwan's Caesar Palace had already deeply rooted itself in Rongzhou City, whether it be in terms of relationships or reputation, it had reached an insurmountable height. Luo Lin's sudden mention of "lever theory" made Long'er realize something.

  That's right, Qian Baiwan made his fortune through black market dealings. Although he has been trying to whitewash himself over the years, one can't help but get their shoes wet when walking by the water's edge. Some of these black market dealings are good ways to reap huge profits. Qian Baiwan has a wide network and a big appetite, so it's hard for him not to indulge in some of these activities, including entertainment projects and even underground casinos. It's likely that Caesars Palace is also involved to some extent, but the confidentiality measures are well done, and most of these activities cater to wealthy clients and high-ranking officials who want to have a good time, so no one dares to offend this powerful figure.

  Long'er knew that Qian Baiwan was still doing these shady deals, thanks to his other identity. Long'er clearly remembered that the last time he went to the Tianyan organization's secret department to receive a mission, Qian Baiwan was listed on the wanted list, and the bounty for hunting him down had reached 50 million. This proved that taking him down would come with great risk.

  "Little Lord Luo, are you going to kill him?" Long'er suddenly asked.

  Lorraine was stunned, paused for a moment and smiled: "Hehe, kill? I think you have a problem with your living environment, how can your temper be so violent? Not every problem can be solved by killing. We're doing business, aren't we supposed to make money by being friendly?"

  "What do you mean?"

  "It's actually nothing, just two words: business." Lorraine thought for a moment and said, "Long Da assistant, I still need your help. After all, the Luo Group is my family's industry, so I also have the right and obligation to contribute some ideas and plans to the development of the family business. In the next two days, you can mention to Zhou Zong about entering this industry, as well as the issue of acquiring peripheral retail shares that I mentioned earlier. I feel that we don't necessarily have to compete with him, actually cooperation is also a very effective means."

  "Didn't he offend you?" Long Er asked with a puzzled expression.

  "Hehe, if you want to take down a powerful enemy, the first thing you need to do is get close to him and understand him."

  The young dragon was indeed clever and immediately brightened up, smiling and saying: "Understood!"

  "Uh-huh. We're waiting for your good news." Lorin said and was about to hang up the phone.

  "Hey, Little Luo, wait a minute, don't hang up yet." Long'er hastily called out, "I want to ask... are we considered friends now?"

  Lorraine smiled: "What do you think?"

  "Uh-huh, okay, I'll hang up then, wait for good news." Long'er happily hung up the phone.

  Long's assistant hung up the phone and rushed straight to the general manager's office.

  Zhou was busy and after finishing the documents, Long'er used his skillful words to express a series of ideas and constructive opinions that Luo Lin had just put forward.

  As expected, Director Zhou's face showed a slightly surprised expression after listening: "It doesn't have to be a hard collision, cooperation is also an effective means of competition." He carefully pondered these words, nodding continuously, "Very insightful, if we can subtly adopt a cooperative strategy with potential competitors, it would be a very effective way to fill the current stagnant blank. Assistant Long, did you really come up with this idea?

  Longer smiled: "Director Zhou, I don't have so many tricks up my sleeve."

  "Huh? Who is that? Another employee of the company?" President Zhou was eager to meet him and immediately said, "Quickly call him over, I want to have a good talk with him."

  Long Er smiled: "Director Zhou, Young Master Luo is still in school and it's unlikely he can come see you anytime soon."

  "Huh??"

  Zhou's eyes widened: "You're saying that this incredibly constructive idea was proposed by the chairman's son, Lorin?"

  "Yes."

  At this time, Director Zhou fell silent.

  Ever since Lorrine suddenly came to him and proposed a plan for the night market, Zhou had been looking at that former playboy with new eyes. After implementing this plan, more than 20 stubborn households were successfully taken down in just a few days, and the development project of the night market has entered the formal stage, far exceeding Zhou's expectations. These days, when working, Zhou's mind would involuntarily flash back to Lorrine's calm expression at that time.

  Today, I once again received a shocking constructive opinion from Long Ruo Han's mouth. Unexpectedly, it was another one of Luo Da Shao's ghost ideas.

  To be honest, if Loring wasn't the chairman's son, President Zhou would definitely have made an exception to hire him and make him his project expansion consultant. But it's not bad now either. If Loring is really sincere in doing things for his family's company as he says, then one can feel at ease making friends with him, at least becoming work partners.

  After some deliberation, Zhou finally made a decision and immediately instructed Long: "Long assistant, help me get in touch with Luo Lin. Tell him I basically agree with his idea. Ask him to come to the company or choose a time and place where we can meet privately."

  Long'er nodded: "Understood." As he spoke, he was about to leave the office.

  "Wait a minute." Zhou's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "I'll contact him myself, tell me his phone number."

  "Ah." Long Er immediately took out his mobile phone and searched through his call records, then read out Lorraine's phone number.

  …………

  Evening, 6 o'clock, a coffee shop in Jinxiu Business District.

  In a quiet corner, Luoluo leaned on her arm, looking lazy: "Director Zhou, stop joking. You want to hire me? If my parents find out, they'll definitely scold you."

  Zhou, who had always been stern and never smiled, suddenly grinned: "Young Master Luo, they won't know. I'm hiring you in my personal capacity, and you'll be working for the company under my name. This way, it satisfies your desire to work for the company while avoiding a lot of unnecessary trouble. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

  "Oh?"

  Lorraine raised an eyebrow and smiled as she sized up Director Zhou in front of her.

  Can't help but say, this guy looks dull on the surface, but actually has a mind of his own! Otherwise, how could he have inferred that Lorrain doesn't want her parents to know about what she's doing now just from her behavior?

  Lorraine sat up straight, then slowly sipped the coffee in front of her and said slowly: "Director Zhou, you are a very astute person. With you in charge of the Luo Group in Zhenzhou City, my parents must be at ease. This is also why I decided to come find you from the start. You are a pragmatic person, so I conveyed my intentions to you both times. To be honest, now that you've taken the initiative to recruit me, I'm also surprised, but this is exactly what I had in mind. As you guessed, my parents don't want me to enter the company too early, but I think there are some things I can contribute to now. For example, our company is currently planning to invest in a large-scale comprehensive leisure center project, and I think I can come up with some ideas."

  Zhou Zong didn't hide the look of appreciation in his eyes: "I agree with this."

  Lorraine smiled: "Director Zhou, you're a straightforward person. Let's put it this way, forget about the hiring process and all that. If you're willing to adopt my suggestion, I'll leave my contact information with you. My requirement is that from start to finish, regardless of success or failure, I want to be fully involved in this project. Of course, I won't charge any labor fees, consider it free work for you."

  "Lu Shao Ye, you're wrong," Zhou Zong chuckled and said. "Actually, I'm working for you. The position of chairman of the Lu Group will be yours sooner or later. From what I can see now, after a few years of tempering, you are fully capable of taking on this role. If at that time I am still working in the Lu Group, I hope you won't fire me, haha."

  Lorraine shrugged: "So, we're work partners now?"

  Zhou Zong smiled and said, "Let's correct something. We're not partners, you're my superior and I'm your subordinate. You give the orders, and I'll carry them out. Of course, as your subordinate, I can offer my opinions on your brilliant decisions at any time. This is also inevitable, forgive me for speaking bluntly, after all, Lord Luo, you're still young. Even if your methods are superb, in certain aspects of experience, you might be slightly lacking. I need to be strict with myself, do you have any objections?"

  Luo Lin said, "Of course, this is a manifestation of your seriousness and responsibility at work. But I'm puzzled, you clearly know that I'm still young now, so why do you want me to be your superior and then you'll take care of it? Wouldn't it be better to let you have the right to speak directly?"

  Zhou Zong fell silent for a moment, then said seriously: "I'm doing all this for the sake of the Luo Group. In the future, you will one day take over as chairman and replace Chairman Pei, who has been grooming you - it's my duty to do so. I don't want the future Luo Group to be led by an incompetent chairman. I say these things in the hope that Young Master Luo won't mind."