Chapter 61: Completing the Commercial Loop

Li Guoqiang’s remarks caused Cha Lan to elevate Chen Xiao’s influence to an infinite height.

After all, being able to make Li Guoqiang take the risk of offending his superiors just to secure the order for him was something that could not be achieved through ordinary connections.

Of course, he also knew that what Li Guoqiang called offending superiors might not be all that serious; it was probably nothing more than making amends through other channels!

Even so, Chen Xiao’s influence over him was terrifyingly great, and he was now somewhat curious about Chen Xiao’s true background.

As he well knew, many corporate business teams liked to recruit individuals with certain connections, as these people could easily secure business by leveraging their fathers' resources. He wondered if Chen Xiao was one of such people.

However, this was not a question he could ask directly. For now, he knew that staying in Chen Xiao’s good graces was the right move. To say nothing of the long term, China Inspection Equipment alone generated a substantial volume of business that could cooperate with him every year, not to mention the major water conservancy project they were currently discussing.

"I must propose a toast to several of you shortly. I, old Cha, am not an ungrateful person. Whenever you need me to contribute manpower or effort in the future, I will never hesitate!"

During the dinner, Chen Xiao sat in the seat of honor without the slightest bit of modesty, gesturing for Li Guoqiang and Cha Lan to take seats on either side of him.

This was by no means the posture of an ordinary sales representative hosting a dinner; he had no intention whatsoever of letting either of the two general managers take the seat of honor.

This was an attitude, a kind of confidence, which both Li Guoqiang and Cha Lan regarded as entirely natural!

Yang Ming acted entirely in the role of a waiter, shouldering the tasks of opening and pouring the wine all by himself.

At this moment, Chen Xiao steered the conversation to the main topic, briefly outlining their recent collaboration with Zhifei Aerospace and the Jiangzhou Design Institute to venture into water conservancy system engineering.

Li Guoqiang chimed in, "President Chen, President Cha, we are general contractors lacking technical strength, and we can only rely on connections to solicit business. Our future cooperation among these companies can achieve a very organic complementarity!"

The vision proposed by Chen Xiao would not only vastly expand the business scope for Dr. Feng’s Robotics, the Jiangzhou Design Institute, and Zhifei Aerospace,

but it would also allow Li Guoqiang himself to leverage the resources of these parties for business expansion, especially since he already possessed ongoing cooperation in water conservancy projects.

"Previously, our involvement in water conservancy entirely relied on 'Nantong' throwing us a few table scraps so we could pick up low-profit projects. All the truly fat meat was devoured by 'Nantong'!"

This was normal as well. Without mastering core technology, relying solely on connections meant price wars, resulting in inevitably low profit margins.

Only by mastering leading technology could one hold pricing power and reap lucrative profits.

This was precisely why their several companies could form an exceptionally complementary dynamic in the future!

While Dr. Feng’s Robotics and Zhifei Aerospace currently relied on splitting orders from him, once these companies possessed an absolute technological advantage in a certain field down the road, China Inspection Equipment could entirely leverage the technical support of these entities to vie for larger projects and more substantial orders.

This was the very purpose of Chen Xiao convening this gathering today—to forge a highly beneficial alliance among all parties.

In the future, for Dr. Feng’s business, Chen Xiao would receive commissions and karmic blessing bonuses;

for supporting China Inspection Equipment in undertaking large-scale operations, with orders subsequently split back to Dr. Feng’s Robotics or Zhifei Aerospace, Chen Xiao would likewise receive commissions and karmic blessing bonuses;

meanwhile, as the businesses of all three companies continuously expanded, Chen Xiao’s enterprise would grow increasingly grand, thus forming an exquisite closed-loop system.

As time passed and Chen Xiao’s dedication value increased, the total business revenue of these companies in the future might not even surpass Chen Xiao’s bonus earnings.

By that time, Chen Xiao could find avenues to continue fostering the growth of these corporations. What kind of three colossal giants would such a cycle ultimately nurture?

And to what terrifying heights would these three behemoths push his own wealth?

Simultaneously, a thought crossed his mind: now that Zhao Xiangjun’s special karmic blessing fund had reached 700 million, could he use these funds to invest in related enterprises, thereby influencing the direction of their orders, which would in turn further boost the business of his cooperative companies?

This would form yet another grand closed-loop, and the magnitude of his wealth growth would be nothing short of astonishing.

This felt somewhat like exploiting a system bug, yet it also seemed to be tacitly permitted by the system.

As a divine tycoon system, if he simply followed the routine relying on basic living allowances and karmic blessing funds, he would indeed have achieved financial freedom, but he would still fall somewhat short of a true divine tycoon.

Were the several major closed-loops he had currently conceived, therefore, precisely what the system encouraged?

He could give it a try. He would first use Zhao Xiangjun’s special fund to establish a capital management company. However, Zhao Xiangjun certainly lacked trading capabilities, so he would still need to select a capable and trustworthy professional manager.

He did not force Zhao Xiangjun to have overly lofty personal aspirations; he merely hoped she could live the life she loved.

Therefore, he would not compel her to take self-improvement courses or study management.

Of course, if she showed interest, he would give her his full support, even if her current dedication value were to drop to zero—that wouldn't matter in the least!

Zhao Xiangjun had no idea that while she was chatting with her parents, Chen Xiao had conjured up a massive capital management company for her.

She was originally not a person who pursued career or wealth, yet career and wealth had descended from the heavens to smash right onto her head. One had to admit this was deeply dramatic!

Her father and mother were inquiring about Chen Xiao’s background, and she answered them one by one.

Upon learning that Chen Xiao came from an ordinary salaried family and that all this wealth had been earned entirely through his own efforts, the group was even more astonished.

After all, as they learned from Zhao Xiangjun, Chen Xiao was only twenty-six years old. To be able to buy this luxury mansion in Jiangzhou at age twenty-six—wasn't this the textbook protagonist of a web novel?

And this was without Zhao Xiangjun even mentioning the 10 percent equity in Yinuo Holdings; she was not someone who liked to show off.

Fortunately she hadn't mentioned it; who knew if blurting that out might have triggered her parents' hypertension!

Later on, when they learned that Chen Xiao worked as a sales representative, they all looked at each other in dismay. Since when did sales reps have such high incomes?

Zhao Hui had originally assumed Chen Xiao was some sort of second-generation wealthy heir, or currently engaged in some massive project to rake in such vast wealth.

Upon hearing he was merely a sales rep, he thought, *Sis, I can do this too!*

He immediately asked Zhao Xiangjun to see if she could introduce him to this company as a sales representative.

Although Zhao Xiangjun held her brother’s character and attitude toward their parents in contempt, blood was thicker than water, and she still hoped he could turn over a new leaf and become someone with correct values and positive energy.

Hearing this, she said, "If you genuinely want to work hard, I can ask around to help you secure a suitable position. Forget about being a sales rep—that’s not something you can handle; that job relies entirely on securing orders!"

Upon learning that Dr. Feng’s Robotics offered a base salary of only 4,000 yuan, Zhao Hui instantly deflated like a punctured ball. That was not a job for him!

The reason Zhao Xiangjun had offered to help him find a job was because she knew the logistics department of Yinuo’s Jiangzhou branch was hiring. If her brother wanted to work, she could recommend him there. The logistics department consisted mostly of manual labor without technical requirements, which Zhao Hui could certainly manage.

As a shareholder of Yinuo, if her brother truly managed to achieve results down the road, she wouldn't mind giving him a quiet push.