The driver, Xiao Zhao, galloped all the way to the bottom of the Dongyan Building. Li Sui was taken aback. The orderliness of the past was no longer there. The words "Black-hearted merchants, pay my hard-earned money", "The liar will be punished by God", "The Dongyan liar will die for the whole family"... The inexplicable slogan has almost everything, and there is a circle of reporters with cameras around.
Li Sui hadn't seen this fight, and was a little dumbfounded for a while. When their car entered the door, many old ladies surrounded them and beat and smashed them. Some people were lying on the ground and occupying the road to prevent the cars from entering. A security guard forcibly pulled it away, and this barely made a way.
Li Sui wanted to get out of the car when he was blocked in the middle of the road, but was stopped by Xiao Zhao, saying that Lu Shang had specially explained that he was never allowed to get out of the car, and that he must be safely taken to the special parking lot on the negative second floor. Li Sui felt both warm and anxious in his heart. What was warm was that Lu Shang still cared about his safety despite his busy schedule. What was anxious was that the group of people outside would be hard to deal with at first sight, but he couldn't help anything.
During the period, Xiao Zhao told him the ins and outs. It turned out that there was a problem with a subsidiary under Dongyan specializing in P2P finance. The investors did not know where they got the news, and they came to make trouble today. In fact, most people in the industry know what's going on when they hear P2P. Li Sui doesn't understand this, and Xiao Zhao doesn't know how to explain it for a while, so he can only tell him in a simple and rude way.
In simple terms, P2P finance is like an intermediary platform. Those who are short of money can set up projects and bid on it, and those who have spare money can choose projects to invest on it. Due to the high interest return and the fast money coming in, it is very popular among retired elderly people. Many of them have limited ability to distinguish. As soon as I heard that someone around me invested money and got high interest, they saved a few in a hurry. Ten years of hard-earned money went into it, completely disregarding the iron rule of high return and high risk.
When I first invested in it, I really tasted the sweetness. Even people who had a wait-and-see attitude before were tempted and jumped into the pit one after another. However, the good times didn't last long. It didn't take long for someone to discover that this month's interest was not returned on time. , the platform gave various statements to appease, but it could not prevent the situation from continuing to deteriorate. In the end, not to mention the interest, even the principal could not be returned.
Dongyan's subsidiary is called Dongxin, which was established by Liu Xingtian at the beginning. Lu Shang was not optimistic about this industry, so he did not participate from beginning to end. The subsidiary is different from the branch. It implements independent accounting and does not generate debts. It is reasonable to say that it has little relationship with Lushang, and Dongyan has no obligation to wipe the butt of Dongxin, but the twists and turns here are heard. In the ears of those old men and women, they would only think that this was a shirk of responsibility.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the year, there were rumors that this year's economy was sluggish, and many P2P companies ran away, and these people had their hearts attached. Dongxin is already in good condition among many P2P credit companies, although the bad debt rate It is going higher, but it is still struggling to maintain it, and it has not reached the point of collapse. After this period of time, the financial winter is over, the liquidity of funds improves, and everything will be on the right track.
But just last night, I don’t know who spread the rumor that Dongxin had actually collapsed and the leaders were preparing to run away. The news seemed to have grown wings and spread all over the circle of middle-aged and elderly friends overnight.
At five o'clock this morning, the uncle who was watching the gate first noticed that a car window in the parking lot had been smashed, and within an hour, many elderly men and women came one after another, aggressively coming to ask for money.
Xu Weilan responded quickly, and greeted the major newspapers and news media at the first time, ensuring that the reporters standing outside would not be able to post something even if they photographed it. When Lu Shang came, the people outside had been making a fuss for a while. After all, they were elderly people with limited energy and bad weather. Seeing that it was about to rain, the air pressure was very low, so they sat on the ground one after another, and would probably go without paying. Means to jump off the building.
"Let's not talk about the state of Dongxin, even if it really collapses, this matter has nothing to do with President Lu. What is going on at the door of Dongyan?" Xiao Zhao said angrily while driving, "And Ah, let me tell you, these old men and women suddenly gathered here today, and they also prepared banners and big-character posters, even with small benches, so it looks like it was premeditated."
Li Sui couldn't guess what Liu Xingtian had planned, but Lu Shang knew it. It's just that he didn't expect that Liu Xingtian would help an outsider in order to target him.
"Mr. Liu hasn't arrived yet?" Lu Shang's face sank, and no one dared to speak in the conference room.
When we got to this field, it was self-evident who was in the middle of the whole thing.
"President Liu is afraid that he won't come. At the beginning of the year, he entrusted Li Jinyue to transport a batch of goods. It is said that he was also in the sunken ship." A new employee in the office showed his face.
Xu Weilan was about to explode: "In my opinion, it is clearly Liu Xingtian who deducted the money and deliberately made us look ugly!"
This is what Xu Weilan dares to say, although everyone knows it well.
"How do they know about the relationship between Dongyan and Dongxin? They found it early in the morning. Obviously someone is making trouble."
"Liu Xingtian knew that Dongyan was in a transition period, and his reputation was very important, and he deliberately made trouble at this juncture. The sinking of the ship was easy to solve, but now that this has happened, it is tantamount to making trouble..."
"I said that Liu Xingtian would not really take the investors' money away because of lack of money..."
When Li Sui walked into the conference room, there was a heated arguing inside. He brought sandwiches and yogurt. Seeing that the atmosphere was really inappropriate, he kept them in his hands.
Thunder rolled outside the window, a heavy rain was coming, people downstairs were full of people, and the crowd started a new round of commotion. It was really not the way to drag it on. Lu Shang frowned and discussed with a few people to appease him first. The following are all elderly people. If something happens, it will be really hard to argue.
Li Sui sat quietly on the stool at the door of the conference room, not saying a word, he couldn't help, but staying here, he always felt much more at ease. He came here many times, many people knew him, and some of the staff who came and went even greeted him.
He turned his head to the side. Lu Shang, who was in the door, was talking to someone, frowning and looking very serious. After a while, a few people had reached an agreement and rushed out one after another. Li Sui hurriedly got up and followed. go up.
Lu Shang arranged for four people, a high-level close to him was responsible for maintaining the company's internal order, Xu Weilan and an administrative director were responsible for negotiating, and the lawyer who just took the initiative to accuse Liu Xingtian was responsible for communicating with the police. Just in case, He also called Zuo Chao's people to hide in the crowd in case of emergency.
There were people from the police department early in the morning, but they were all old ladies. After persuading them a few words, they just stood and watched. I can't blame them. They can't be really rough. I can't take this responsibility either.
Lu Shang walked out of the conference room, only to see Li Sui, the two were not close or far, just half an arm's length away. When the elevator opened, Lu Shang waited for a while, and when everyone left, he turned to look at Li Sui, the serious look on his face disappeared, and even a smile: "Are you scared?"
Li Sui shook his head, took out yogurt and sandwiches from his pocket and gave him: "You can eat something."
Lu Shang's eyes moved to his hand, and he raised his hand to take it. He didn't know how long Li Sui had waited, and the yogurt was all hot. After a busy morning, Lu Shang should have felt hungry, but for some reason, when he saw what he was eating, he only felt dizzy and nauseated. Seeing Li Sui staring at him, he forced his head down to take a sip of yogurt.
"I'm not hungry, you can eat it." He had no choice but to push the sandwich to Li Sui.
Seeing that he really couldn't eat it, Li Sui didn't force it. He tore off the package and took two bites.
When he got off the elevator, Li Sui stood behind him, with his hands empty in his pockets, and his arms and body opened an area to protect him inside. This move was inexplicably protective, and Lu Shang naturally noticed it, but it was important to deal with the matter, so he didn't care too much.
"Do you know that it is illegal to interfere with normal operations?"
As soon as he walked out of the door, he heard Xu Weilan's loud voice. He had done a lot of defending work, and his mouth was very powerful. The female administrator followed behind him, one of them sang the white face and the other sang the red face, moving with emotion. Knowing the reasoning, it is quite effective.
The old lady who took the lead had long been tired. After this lobbying, she gradually stopped making trouble. She made eye contact with the rest of her companions. In the end, they just wanted money, not really looking for trouble.
But at this moment, a bald old man next to him jumped up and shouted: "Don't scare people, you can fool a few of them with these words. I checked it on the Industry and Commerce website, and the boss of the Eastcom platform is your boss. Shareholders, hurry up and ask your leaders to come out, if you can't see the cash today, I'm going to sleep here!"
"Yes, who is afraid of whom!"
"Even the old lady cheated my money, do you have a good conscience?"
"… "
Xu Weilan was so arguing that his head was about to explode, and he was about to have a seizure. Lu Shang, who was beside him, didn't know what to see, so he reached out and stopped him: "I'm coming."
Li Sui's expression changed, he stepped forward and followed closely, but Lu Shang was much calmer, walking down the steps step by step, his voice was very low, very magnetic, and even more profound when he heard it from a distance: "Everyone, listen to me. Say a few words."
The old man who just jumped out squinted and looked at Lu Shang, his eyes dodging a little.
"When you first invested, you all signed an agreement. When is it due, when is the interest rebate, and when is the principal back, have you not forgotten?"
When Lu Shang opened his mouth, the people around him were not consciously quiet, and the old ladies also felt that this person was unusual, like a leader, so they stopped the commotion and listened quietly.
"What about the money, and our interest?" cried the bald man, and no one agreed with him this time.
"Dongxin is a regular company. Even if it goes bankrupt and liquidates, it will repay your debts first, not to mention that it is still in operation," Lu Shang replied in a hurry, "Everyone who came here today is just to get back their pension money. , I understand everyone's difficulties, it's all hard-earned money for a lifetime, and it's hard to put this kind of thing on anyone."
These two simple sentences made an old lady start to wipe her tears, not knowing what was poked.
"Well, it's useless to talk more, let's be practical," Lu Shang said. "Everyone, let's register. Today I will call the shots and help you pay the interest you owe for the past few months."
As soon as these words came out, the people around were stunned, and even Xu Weilan didn't know what happened. Lu Shang wanted to pay Liu Xingtian to take care of the queen? They didn't discuss this at the meeting just now.
I don't know if it was because it was too sudden. After Lu Shang finished speaking, no one moved first.
There was a flash of lightning in the sky, and the thunder was roaring, it was about to rain heavily. Everyone looked at each other face to face, but Lu Shang made a gesture calmly. There was a surge in the crowd. Li Sui was tall and could see clearly. It was easy to see that the bald head just now disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The female administrator stepped forward to strike while the iron was hot: "Auntie, don't worry, even if you want to withdraw the principal in advance, you have to follow the rules. You can't make trouble by making trouble alone. Now our President Lu has spoken, and you are indispensable. I think so, it's going to rain today, so don't leave. Since you're here, why don't you go in and take a seat? Bring your contract to me and register it here. Let's see how much it is. We will negotiate with Mr. Liu from Eastcom. , how about going through normal judicial procedures?"
When the people below heard that they had to go through the judicial process to get the contract, they couldn't help being dumbfounded, and they couldn't see the lead person from left and right.
After watching this battle, Li Sui finally understood what was going on—these people didn't even have contracts, and they weren't even investors of Dongxin.
He faintly felt a burning displeasure, surging around his chest. At this time, Lu Shang went upstairs and said something to the secretary. The latter nodded and turned to go out.
After a while, several police cars drove from a distance, first forcibly sending reporters away, and then politely invited these troubled old men and women into the car.
When the onlookers below were almost dispersed, a black Maybach drove over and parked downstairs in the company. The timing was so precise that it could catch up with the rocket launch.
Liu Xingtian climbed upstairs with an anxious look on his face, and said anxiously, "I heard that something happened to Dongyan, what's the matter?"
It really depends on acting skills. If Li Sui has fangs, he should be showing it at this moment. Unfortunately, he can only hide all the sullenness in his eyes and stare at him fiercely.
Probably feeling that his eyes were not good, Liu Xingtian looked at him, but Lu Shang said at this moment: "Mr. Liu, there are two ways."
"One, Dongxin sold it to me, and I invested in Chanzhuang; second, I invested in Chanzhuang in the name of Dongxin."
Liu Xingtian's complexion finally changed, the layer of hypocritical anxiety faded, replaced by gloomy, his wishful thinking cracked, but he didn't want Lu Shangmo to be taller, he wanted to use Dongxin to threaten Lu Shang, but he didn't expect But was threatened by Lu Shang.
He wants money, and he also wants Dongyan's control, but neither of these are easy to get hold of. The trouble with Li Yan is nothing more than wanting to get money from Lu Shang. Dongxin has hundreds of millions of investment funds in his hand, and selling it to Lu Shang is equivalent to cutting his flesh. He will never agree to it, but he knows better than anyone what the condition of Chanzhuang is, and he can't touch it either.
"What if I don't agree to both?" he said solemnly.
Lu Shang made a regretful expression: "The salvage from the sunken ship may be in the newspapers."
Liu Xingtian wasn't annoyed, and looked at Lu Shang with a half-smile, with a gloomy expression on his face: "Nephew Lu, you have really grown a lot over the years, and you dare to interfere in my affairs."
Lu Shang stared at him blankly, with no waves in his eyes.
"Yes, much better than your father."
Lu Shang's eyes were heavy, but he still didn't answer.
"Hmph." Liu Xingtian glanced at him, smiled coldly, turned and left.
At this time, the sky finally started to rain, and it was not as big as expected, and it was also thunderous and rainy. It was raining at this point, and the people who had been watching here before were all scattered. Only a few ridiculous big-character posters were left on the gate that was full of excitement half an hour ago.
"Li Sui." Lu Shang suddenly called out to him.
Li Sui raised his head abruptly, Lu Shang stood in front of the steps, bowed slightly, and did not move. He hurriedly stepped forward, but Lu Shang turned his head at this moment and quickly put his head on his shoulder.
Li Sui was instantly frozen, his back straightened, and he didn't dare to move. He was a bit taller than Lu Shang, so he was leaning against him, the position was just right.
"You are willing to say anything yesterday, is it true?" Lu Shang asked in a low voice.
Li Sui's eyes widened, only to feel the strength on his shoulders getting heavier and heavier, he couldn't help but take a small step back, and immediately stood up again, Lu Shang seemed to be unable to stand, and put all his weight on him.
Li Sui reached out and touched his hand, his head buzzed, Lu Shang's hand was shaking, and then he listened carefully, the breathing in his ear was even more disordered. He quickly calmed down, held those cold hands firmly, and said, "Yes."
"Are they all gone?" Lu Shang's voice was obviously unstable.
Li Sui looked left and right, and there were indeed a few people nearby. His female secretary wanted to come over. He raised his head and looked at them. Those people pretended not to see them and disappeared under umbrellas. in the rain.
"all gone."
Lu Shang leaned on him almost all over, with a smile in his voice: "I can't go down, you help me."
"You... what's wrong with you?" Li Sui hurriedly stopped him.
Lu Shang closed his eyes, his pale face lost all blood, and he only said three words: "...My heart hurts."