Chapter 36 Sister Dai, Did You Hear the Dog Barking?

Driving out of Spring Scenery Garden, Xiao Sheng, who was driving, would occasionally look at Chen Shuyuan sitting in the back seat through the rear - view mirror. She had been staring at him with 'vicious' eyes. What was originally a casual joke had unexpectedly caused such a big reaction. Throughout the journey, Xiao Sheng, sitting in the front row, always felt a chill down his spine...

Fortunately, after Dai Muxue handed over the work summary, she diverted Chen Shuyuan's attention, and the atmosphere in the carriage gradually returned to normal! Holding the folder, Chen Shuyuan, with a frown, slowly raised her head and asked in a slightly cold voice:

"Did the real - estate prices of Chengran International drop so much? I remember that the land price for the plot in the north of the city was quite high when they acquired it. At this price, they're simply bottom - fishing and losing money..."

"Indeed. The assessment from the engineering department shows that, excluding the land price, project funds, and all other expenses, this real - estate project of theirs is losing nearly five million..." After listening to Dai Muxue's report, Chen Shuyuan's frown deepened. Chengran International is also one of the pillar enterprises in Gangcheng. It mainly engages in overseas trade. In recent years, with the rise of the real - estate industry, Chengran International entered the real - estate sector a few years ago. Being a latecomer, even with abundant funds, it is no match for Huaxin, which mainly focuses on real - estate.

However, with the country's regulation of housing prices and the tightening of credit by major banks, real - estate developers nowadays are finding it extremely difficult. But in the industry, everyone has maintained a kind of tacit understanding - not to reduce prices! Of course, it is allowed to offer high discounts and high returns to customers, and housing prices have always been stable within a reasonable range. But now, Chengran International has publicly reduced prices, and according to the latest news, there is also an additional discount activity. This has made the already difficult real - estate market even more restricted. Its price reduction will directly shake the real - estate industry in Gangcheng from its foundation, and the first to bear the brunt is Huaxin Group, the leading real - estate enterprise in Gangcheng!

Many of Huaxin Group's plots were acquired when the market was good, and the funds spent were several times what they are now! The price reduction of Chengran International is bound to cause a chain reaction. Small and medium - sized real - estate developers will surely follow suit in order to recover funds. At that time, even if the buildings built by Huaxin Group are perfect, from the perspective of economic practicality, ordinary people will definitely choose the real - estate projects with relatively much lower prices. Currently, Huaxin is already in a tight capital - chain situation, and such a thing happening is undoubtedly adding insult to injury!

The atmosphere in the carriage was extremely solemn. No one spoke until the black Mercedes - Benz drove into the underground parking lot of Huaxin Building. After getting out of the car, Dai Muxue immediately opened the door for Chen Shuyuan. With a gloomy face, Chen Shuyuan stepped quickly towards the special elevator with the 'clack, clack' sound of her high - heeled shoes. Xiao Sheng, who followed closely behind, put away his usual cynical attitude, and seemed to be thinking about something in his mind.

Shortly after Chen Shuyuan's car parked in the parking lot, a silver - gray Mercedes - Benz of the same model drove into the parking lot. The person getting out of the car was none other than Liu Hanming, who had suffered a loss at the hands of Xiao Sheng yesterday. A rather enchanting assistant followed closely beside him, and behind them was a burly man, comparable to a gorilla...

"Ms. Chen, what a coincidence to meet you here..." Liu Hanming, who quickly caught up, was like a persistent fly, making people sick! Although Chen Shuyuan is the executive chairman of Huaxin, there was not a trace of respect in Liu Hanming's words. Looking at his exaggerated smile, it was more like a young man trying to strike up a conversation.

Out of courtesy, Chen Shuyuan still gave him a professional smile but didn't even open her mouth! There was one thing about Liu Hanming that Xiao Sheng admired, that is, his thick - skinnedness. Facing Chen Shuyuan's indifference, he still persisted. But the next words he said seemed a bit off - putting...

"Ms. Chen, Chengran International has announced that the real - estate project in the center of the north of the city will reduce prices. Now the whole industry is in a panic. Several shareholders have been calling my father these days, seeking countermeasures. Fortunately, my father had the foresight to propose industrial transformation a few years ago. Huaxin has been involved in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years, which has prevented Huaxin from being in a dilemma!" When saying this, Liu Hanming's expression was extremely exaggerated, gesturing with his hands and feet! The underlying meaning in his words was self - evident! There was also an indirect intention to put pressure on Chen Shuyuan.

When Chen Shuyuan first took over Huaxin, under the proposal of Liu Jiming, Huaxin began to enter some industrial transformation. The first industry it entered was the pharmaceutical industry. With the increasingly fast - paced modern life, the health - care product sector has become a lucrative project. Subsequently, Liu Jiming's partial industrial transformation happened to catch up with this wave of the market. It was precisely this correct guidance that gave Liu Jiming the capital to be arrogant in front of the shareholders. After all, in the past few years, Huaxin Pharmaceutical has indeed made money for them, which is an obvious fact. But in contrast, after Chen Shuyuan took office, the overall profit of Huaxin not only did not increase but was in a decline. How could this not make the shareholders have objections to her? If it weren't for the remaining influence of Chen Shuyuan's mother and her father still holding equity, I'm afraid there would have been a 'palace coup' within Huaxin...

But it has to be said that Liu Hanming's words really made Chen Shuyuan very embarrassed. As the top leader of Huaxin, when such a thing happened in the group, the first people the shareholders contacted was Liu Jiming. What did this mean? It meant that this young lady was not favored. And the fact was right there. For Chen Shuyuan, Huaxin is now facing both internal and external troubles. Internally, Liu Jiming is pressing step by step, and externally, there is the influence of the general environment such as Chengran International. The pressure a woman has to bear is imaginable...

"Pfft..." Just when Chen Shuyuan was extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, Xiao Sheng, who was standing behind her, suddenly burst out laughing. His laughter instantly dispelled the atmosphere of pressure on Chen Shuyuan that Liu Hanming had created!

Liu Hanming suddenly turned his head and glared at Xiao Sheng, saying extremely arrogantly:

"Have no manners! Didn't your master teach you what to do in such an occasion?" Facing Liu Hanming's'sarcasm', Xiao Sheng tugged at his clothes, and blatantly put his head in front of Dai Muxue's face, scaring her to lean back in shock, with a look of horror on her face. Chen Shuyuan, who was standing in front, also frowned tightly...

"Sister Dai, did you hear the dog barking?" In an instant, because of Xiao Sheng's words, the atmosphere of the whole scene became frozen. "Dog barking"? Hearing this word, Liu Hanming's originally fair face suddenly turned red with anger, his face ferocious as he roared:

"Get rid of him..."