Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 282 - 283: Cool! I am the Cunning Merchant! 3000 words
But her worst fears were always realized.
The next day, not only did the "devil" Gu Ning discover the sky-high price of the purchase, but the testing department also found that this batch of expensive Jing was substandard...
Gu Ning was furious.
First, she formally and severely criticized Tang Yuan, then went to Gu Yuanshan to complain, "Brother, if the Gu Corporation actually uses this batch of Jing, users will have a fifty percent chance of their faces breaking out!"
She let out a cold laugh. "Then, the Gu family’s century-old foundation would be finished."
Gu Yuanshan was shocked.
He slowly stood up, steadying himself with the armrest. "Hasn’t the quality control department always been under your management?"
Gu Ning chuckled. "I used to handle everything quite well on my own, but someone felt I had too much power and just had to interfere. Brother, Tang Yuan is clearly only suited for staying at home, sipping tea, and accompanying you to social engagements. Why did you have to let her manage such an important department? It’s obvious you don’t trust me!"
This time, Gu Ning had Tang Yuan by the throat and was determined to crush her completely.
Gu Yuanshan frowned. "Wasn’t your sister-in-law doing quite well before? This was just an accident."
Gu Ning laughed instead of getting angry. "Brother, has your judgment been clouded by affection? The Bo family can provide 50 L of Jing with a single move. Instead of cultivating that relationship, she went and bought this expensive, face-ruining stuff on the international market. Don’t you intend to punish such a major blunder, Brother?"
Gu Yuanshan tried to smooth things over. "Spare your sister-in-law some dignity."
Gu Ning lifted her chin. "As President Gu of the Gu Corporation, I must punish her. If you think I’m out of line, Brother, then you can fire me."
She said this confidently because Gu Yuanshan was preoccupied with divination and barely involved in company affairs. If Gu Ning resigned, who would manage it?
Would Changqing manage? Or Gu Mingzhu?
HAH HAH HAH. Busy writing about some teenage angst, right?
Gu Ning was assertive, and Gu Yuanshan couldn’t find any fault with her. That afternoon, Tang Yuan was severely criticized in a meeting.
President Gu Ning had always been acerbic and harsh towards her subordinates, and this time was no exception. When Tang Yuan walked out, her eyes were red, and she felt utterly humiliated.
She returned to her office, threw the documents on her desk, and sat down, her heart filled with grievances. I’ve been treated so unfairly.
This time, Yuanshan hadn’t helped her, causing her to lose face in front of so many middle and senior managers of the Gu Corporation. Moreover, Gu Ning made her personally bear all the losses.
Although tens of millions wasn’t a huge sum, she couldn’t swallow this insult.
She knows Gu Ning’s intentions—to take over the Gu Corporation entirely. I won’t let her succeed. My Mingzhu is the rightful heir to the Gu Corporation!
Tang Yuan felt vexed. She thought of Bo Jin. Although Bo Jin had said she couldn’t lend her any more Jing, she still wanted to try.
She dialed Bo Jin’s number. After about ten rings, Bo Jin finally answered, her voice particularly soft, "Yuanyuan, what’s wrong?"
Tang Yuan exhaled lightly. "Bo Jin, you absolutely must help me this time."
Bo Jin was silent for a moment before replying in a low voice, "You’re looking for Jing, aren’t you?"
Tang Yuan sounded somewhat agitated. "Do you have a way?"
Bo Jin, holding her phone, stood in a top-tier ward at Yunxi Hospital. She paused for a moment. "I’ll ask around for you. I’ll call you back later."
Tang Yuan nodded. "Alright. Bo Jin, you have to help me this time!"
Bo Jin merely smiled faintly without saying anything.
After hanging up, she turned to look at Gu Anxi. "Sweetheart, you just mentioned that Anpu Company is starting to deal in Jing elements, right?"
Gu Anxi leaned against the headboard. "She’s the one who wants it!"
Bo Jin sat down beside her and gently stroked her head. "I’m not speaking up for her... I just want to ask you, will you do this deal?"
"Yes," Gu Anxi said softly. "Of course, we’ll do it."
She looked at Bo Jin. "If we let emotions dictate our actions, how can we open our doors for business? Right, Auntie?"
Bo Jin looked at Mrs. Bo beside them. "Anxi really is cut out for big things."
She added, "Don’t worry, I won’t say a word I shouldn’t. No matter what private dealings I had with Tang Yuan in the past, I’m still a Bo."
She hadn’t felt strongly about it before, but ever since she started doting on Anxi, she found Tang Yuan increasingly absurd.
Abandoning her own flesh and blood!
Mrs. Bo was all smiles. "Bo Jin, you’ve finally seen the light. I was thinking that if you and Tang Yuan tried any more clandestine dealings, I’d have to come up with a way to teach you a lesson."
Bo Jin laughed too. "Please don’t, Sister-in-law. I wouldn’t be able to handle your methods."
After a few laughs and jokes, Bo Jin called Tang Yuan back. "Jot down this number. It’s a company called Anpu Company. The price isn’t any cheaper than what you paid this time, but I can guarantee it’s one hundred percent pure."
Tang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was finally resolved.
At the next meeting, her confidence restored, Tang Yuan began to openly challenge Gu Ning again. When Gu Ning learned about this Anpu Company, she was somewhat puzzled.
There’s no such technology in the country!
However, when the procurement department staff brought back the Jing and tested it—
One hundred percent!
Exceptionally pure!
Gu Ning summoned Tang Yuan. "Why did you only purchase 1,000 mL? Why didn’t you stock up more when you had the chance?"
Tang Yuan smiled with a touch of demureness. "President Gu, they have plenty in their warehouse, but they simply refuse to sell more. What can I do?"
Gu Ning narrowed her eyes. "So, it’s scarcity marketing!"
Tang Yuan said softly, "This product is in extremely high demand right now, and Anpu Company holds the core technology. How could they not fleece us?"
Gu Ning looked at her. "That’s your incompetence!"
President Gu Ning personally visited the head of Anpu Company. However, the young man named Zhou Yunchen, despite his youth, was a master of evasion. He claimed that despite appearances, he was just an employee. The big boss’s strategy was simple: if you want to buy, get in line obediently with your money; if not, the door is to your right.
When Gu Ning came out of Anpu Company, she was fuming. She sat in her car and roughly ran her fingers through her hair. Only then did she remember that the girl was hospitalized and instructed her driver to go to Yunxi Hospital.
By the time she got out of the car, Gu Ning had resumed her persona as an elite businesswoman. Dressed in a black Chanel suit and carrying a Hermès handbag, she arrogantly made her way to the top floor.
The security detail had been withdrawn. Gu Ning entered the hospital room with her assistant.
Mrs. Bo and Bo Jin were both there, chatting warmly with Gu Anxi. The affectionate scene made Gu Ning feel a bit uncomfortable.
So pretentious!
"Little thing, I’ve come to see you." Gu Ning strode in on her high heels and looked at Bo Jin with feigned surprise. "Well, will wonders never cease! Vice President Bo isn’t working herself to death at Cloud He Group but is actually here in the hospital looking after a patient. Our Anxi is truly fortunate."
Gu Ning was always sharp-tongued, and Bo Jin wasn’t one to be outdone. The two exchanged barbs.
Mrs. Bo pretended not to hear, continuing to coax her sweetheart to drink a little more soup.
After her verbal sparring with Bo Jin, Gu Ning sat down and complained, "Bo Jin, that Anpu Company you introduced—what kind of company is it? They’re nothing but shameless profiteers..."
Bo Jin subtly glanced at Gu Anxi.
Gu Anxi kept her eyes downcast, obediently sipping her soup.
Only then did Bo Jin look at Gu Ning. "That’s just how business is."
Gu Ning scoffed. "Bo Jin, didn’t you used to despise this kind of thing the most? Why the complete double standard now?"
Her eyes darted. "Do you have some business dealings with Anpu Company?"
Bo Jin chuckled. "What business dealings? You can check how many companies are currently buying Jing from Anpu Company. If they didn’t have some tactics, how could they have grown so big and strong?"
Gu Ning fell into deep thought. After a moment, she said, "If our Gu Corporation could purify Jing, we’d be raking in money hand over fist."
But she quickly shook her head. "But that’s impossible. The technology to purify Jing doesn’t exist domestically, and besides, we don’t have those kinds of resources."
So, all we can do is let ourselves be fleeced!
Hearing Gu Ning muttering to herself, Bo Jin couldn’t help but glance at Gu Anxi again.
Gu Anxi was still sipping her delicious soup, her obedient demeanor a stark contrast to the image of a money-grubbing profiteer.
Gu Ning, preoccupied, came and left in a hurry.
Mrs. Bo looked at the gifts Gu Ning had brought and smiled. "Gu Ning was thoughtful. The items she chose aren’t bad."
Bo Jin sighed softly. "If she knew Anxi was the actual boss behind Anpu Company, she probably wouldn’t have bothered to carefully select these gifts."
Mrs. Bo smiled. "Our Anxi is truly capable!"
Bo Jin held a calculator, figuring out how much Jing Anpu Company would consume in a year and how much money it would make.
When she finished, she was stunned.
Gu Anxi added another zero to the figure on the calculator and said calmly, "Auntie, Anpu Company’s business isn’t just booming domestically; it’s already expanded internationally."
Bishui Yuntian truly is a wonderful place, an inexhaustible treasure trove!
But... Gu Anxi narrowed her eyes slightly.
Now that I’m raking in wealth using Jing elements so flagrantly, now that I’m being so high-profile at Beicheng University, the person behind all this should be about to reveal themselves soon, right?
Mrs. Bo noticed Gu Anxi’s expression and reached out a hand. "Sweetheart?"
Gu Anxi gave a slight smile, and Mrs. Bo thought she must have misread her expression earlier.
Bo Jin was once again flabbergasted. When she recovered, she praised, "Anxi’s business strategy is correct. If you let downstream clients stockpile large amounts of Jing, you can’t keep the market completely under your control."
She paused before adding, "Sister-in-law, to put it bluntly, Anxi can shut down any company she wants. Jing is almost unobtainable on the international market now; most of it is allocated for military use."
Mrs. Bo exclaimed, "Oh! So our Anxi is that formidable!"
Bo Jin lovingly stroked Gu Anxi’s head. "Exactly. Didn’t she just win another major national award? It’s like child’s play for her."
Mrs. Bo felt incredibly smug. Our son really knows how to pick them! He went to Qingcheng and brought back such a treasure.
Lately, Nian Yao often said, "Yuanshan truly has no luck!"
Mrs. Bo sneered. That pair of heartless parents! It’s not just that they have no luck; their existing blessings are about to be diminished. Look at Anxi now; she must have been so adorable as a baby. How could Gu Yuanshan and Tang Yuan have borne to part with her? Now they treat Gu Mingzhu like a precious gem. Is Anxi’s appearance inferior to Gu Mingzhu’s? Or her talents? She’s clearly several tiers above, isn’t she?
However, Mrs. Bo had no intention of arguing about it. If some people want to court disaster, let them! When it’s time for tears, they’d better not come knocking on the Bo family’s door trying to claim kinship!
