Chapter 196: It is better to encourage than to suppress

'Bastard! I never thought Ye Jianlin would be such a sycophant. What's so great about him?'

Li Qingyuan angrily cursed, and he and Zhou Ming had already left the company at this time. They were still kicked out by Ye Jianlin. When he thought back to Ye Jianlin's attitude just now, Li Qingyuan couldn't help but curse out loud.

Zhou Ming was indifferent to this. After all, even in the future, when China is the world's second largest economy, there will still be countless people grovelling to foreigners, not to mention the present situation at the beginning of the reform and opening up. Due to the extreme poverty in China, coupled with its history of being backward in modern times, everyone unconsciously feels inferior. And as a free port ceded to foreign powers, Hong Kong is very developed as the biggest window for exchanges between the mainland and the West, making it feel like paradise to the mainland.

Perhaps some truly great people can keep their minds level and treat foreigners and Hong Kong people with neither arrogance nor humility, but the vast majority still unconsciously feel inferior, thinking that Hong Kong businessmen and foreign businessmen are awesome, or not to mention Hong Kong businessmen and foreign businessmen, just an ordinary person from Hong Kong or abroad, or even a scumbag, who is looked up to in the mainland.

This is the case with ordinary Hong Kong businessmen, not to mention that this Hong Kong businessman is not even Chinese, and is still engaged in the fund industry, which is not found in China. This has invisibly raised his own level of sophistication and made him seem more high-end. This is why Ye Jianlin was treated so differently.

'Well, it doesn't matter. If it's Siming Investment Company, I happen to know their boss, and I can go talk to them,' Zhou Ming comforted Li Qingyuan.

'If that's the case, I'm afraid Ye Jianlin has been tricked. There's no such thing!' Li Qingyuan sighed.

This surprised Zhou Ming a little, and Li Qingyuan continued, 'To be honest with you, Boss Zhou, this Solny guy Ye Jianlin mentioned actually approached me before, saying that he wanted to invest in the company Baby Smile. But I found his words to be flowery and unrealistic, and lacking in credibility. And the conditions he offered were so generous that they seemed unbelievable. I didn't agree, in the interests of prudence. I never thought that while I was away, he would come again.'

Li Qingyuan's words were very tactful, but in the final analysis they meant the same thing: this Mr. Solny is a liar!

'So according to you, you think that this Mr. Solny is not even a member of Siming Investment Company, and he is just using the guise of being a Hong Kong businessman and Siming Investment Company to swindle people here, in order to defraud Doll Laugh Company of its shares?' Zhou Ming asked,

'I'm not sure what Solny's real intentions are, but I'm sure he's up to no good!' Li Qingyuan said with conviction, and then added, "Mr. Zhou, leave this to me, I promise to help you deal with it!'

Zhou Ming was not surprised by Li Qingyuan's words, but he still didn't give him an answer right away. Instead, he frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Are you sure you can do a good job?'

'I'll do my best!' Li Qingyuan had originally wanted to say yes, but when the words reached his lips, he changed his mind.

'I didn't hear you. Is it because you're not confident enough that you didn't say it loudly enough?' Zhou Ming asked.

Li Qingyuan was stunned at first, and then reacted to Zhou Ming's meaning and said, 'Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou, I will definitely handle this matter!'

Zhou Ming nodded: 'Okay, I'll leave this to you, but I want to make one thing clear to you. I don't have much time. If you can't solve it, I'll do it my way.'

Li Qingyuan bowed his head to Zhou Ming and said, 'Thank you very much for your trust in me, I will do my best!'

While they were talking, the car had already arrived at the bottom of Li Qingyuan's building. Li Qingyuan thanked Zhou Ming again before getting out of the car. Zhou Ming also replied that he was waiting for good news of his triumphant return.

After Li Qingyuan got out of the car, Su Han asked, 'Zhou Ming, are you really going to let him do this? To be honest, I don't think he's capable of solving it.'

'I don't think he can solve it either,' Zhou Ming said, 'but whether he can solve it or whether I believe he can solve it, I'm going to give him this opportunity this time.'

Su Han looked confused, obviously confused by Zhou Ming's tongue-twisting words: 'Zhou Ming, I don't understand why.'

'Because he is Li Qingyuan, the person I invited to be the president of the company that makes the eight-treasure porridge,' Zhou Ming said something that made Su Han even more confused. She didn't understand how this was related to the president of the company that makes the eight-treasure porridge again, but fortunately Zhou Ming spoke again immediately afterwards, asking Su Han in return, 'Xiao Han, let me ask you, if you enthusiastically joined an ideal company, but the first thing you volunteered to do was rejected, what impact would that have on you?'

'Of course it will greatly dampen my enthusiasm for work,'

Su Han blurted out, and as she said this, she also understood Zhou Ming's intention: 'Zhou Ming, you did this to maintain his enthusiasm for work? But if he succeeds, that's fine, but what if he fails, won't that also dampen his enthusiasm?'

Zhou Ming shook his head and said, 'That's different. Now he volunteered to do it, but I won't let him do it. He will think that I don't really trust him and his abilities, especially since the chairman was only driven out by his own partners. This incident has already made him feel ashamed in front of me. If I suppress him even more, it will only make him more frustrated.'

'Of course, if his psychological quality is strong and he can adjust himself, but this incident will also become a thorn in his heart, which will easily affect his enthusiasm in his future work, which is not good.'

Zhou Ming continued, 'On the contrary, if I agree to let him do it, but in the end he fails and I have to clean up the mess, that will also be a blow to him. But compared to not letting him do it directly, this will only make him realise that his abilities still have room for improvement, and that he needs to work even harder to achieve results. This result will instead stimulate his motivation even more.'

In fact, there is another point that Zhou Ming did not say, and that is, if Li Qingyuan finally fails to solve a problem after trying his best, and he himself can easily solve it, he will be able to give him the impression that he is omnipotent. This will make him think twice even if he wants to become independent in the future. This is another thorn in his heart. Anyway, he needs a thorn. It is better to give him hope than to disappoint him.

Zhou Ming didn't tell Su Han about this idea, after all, there is nothing glorious about calculating things over and over again, and men should just bear it themselves.

But even if Zhou Ming didn't say anything, Su Han also thought the same thing: 'Zhou Ming, is this the way you often teach me to control subordinates?'

'It's not a good idea to call it a "way". It's better to call it a "method",' Zhou Ming said, 'After all, the same two methods, one will make people feel suffocated and unpleasant, while the other will make people feel good. So why don't we choose the one that feels good?'

'This is also a point that you, Su Han, should pay attention to,' Zhou Ming turned the conversation to Su Han, 'I'm not saying that most people have a fragile heart like glass, I'm just saying that when faced with the same thing, encouragement often has a better effect than scolding or suppression.'

Su Han nodded solemnly and said, 'I understand.' Zhou Ming took out his phone and looked at it for a while, then put it down again. 'Let's go to the hotel first, charge my phone. I need to contact the Hong Kong side. Although I have to trust Li Qingyuan to do a good job, I still need to make other preparations.'

'Zhou Ming, is the owner of Si Ming Investment Company really Sister Mu Qing?' Su Han asked.

This question surprised Zhou Ming. He really couldn't understand the way women thought. How did Su Han suddenly think of this question? Could it be that she was jealous? This woman could be terrifying when she was jealous.

'It's her. If it wasn't for her company, where would I have so many acquaintances in Gangcheng!'

Zhou Ming nodded, his answer being very cautious. After all, this was not the time to make Su Han jealous, but Su Han obviously wasn't that naive.

'I didn't realise that Sister Mu Qing was so amazing, and that she had her own investment company after only two years in Gangcheng. I heard that she is still the chairman of the Gangcheng United Investment Fund? That's really amazing!'

Su Han then changed the subject, saying, 'But I won't lose to her either. Although Mu Qing is in Gangcheng and is still in the financial industry, Zhou Ming, you once said that the future development potential of our country is much higher than that of Gangcheng, and you also said that Li Qingyuan has the ability to make Congee the number one brand in the country. So as long as I don't make any mistakes, I will definitely surpass Mu Qing one day, right?'

Su Han saw some surprise on Zhou Ming's face, and she said complacently, 'Are you surprised that I'm not jealous? But I'm not the kind of little girl who is jealous and dependent on you! That way, one day I won't be able to keep up with you, so in order to prevent that from happening, I will work hard to enrich myself and become the most important woman in your life, not only in your heart, but also in your career.'

'Han, you have really grown up and matured. I believe you will definitely become an outstanding entrepreneur in the future!' Zhou Ming said.

In fact, to Zhou Ming, Su Han's words were unexpected but also reasonable. After all, Su Han is a girl who looks weak but is actually very strong-willed. Otherwise, at the factory, she suffered such injustice. She was almost pointed at by thousands of people at the factory, and she was coldly mocked behind her back, but she still insisted on staying and even opened a small restaurant with her cooking skills, even though she knew she would still be bullied.

It was precisely because of this that when she heard the news about Lin Muqing in Gangcheng, she naturally wanted to compete with the other person and prove herself through her own hard work, rather than blindly avoiding it.

At the same time, she also understands that the best way to keep a man is to help him in his career, otherwise she is just a vase. Su Han definitely doesn't want to be a vase.

Zhou Ming fondly rubbed Su Han's little head and continued, 'Then I'll wait and see your efforts. But before that, let's wait for news from Li Qingyuan. To be honest, I'm curious what he'll do.'