"What's wrong? Are you bothered by company matters?"
Du Fei, who was driving, saw Liu Shishi's tired expression in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask with concern.
Liu Shishi didn't want to bother Du Fei, so she forced a smile. "It's nothing, I'm just a bit tired lately. I'll be fine after some rest."
After a slight hesitation, Liu Shishi still decided not to tell Du Fei about the company's affairs.
However, Du Fei could tell at a glance that Liu Shishi was hiding something.
But he didn't call her out on it and continued to drive.
Soon, the car arrived downstairs at their home.
After the car stopped, just as Liu Shishi was about to get out, Du Fei called out to her.
"Shishi, do you remember what I told you when we were together?"
As Liu Shishi turned to look at him, Du Fei continued, "I said that no matter what happens, we should be honest with each other. I know something has happened, and you don't want me to worry, but as your boyfriend, isn't this what I should do?"
She hadn't expected Du Fei to be so observant, and her poor acting skills had still revealed that something was wrong.
Since Du Fei had already figured it out, Liu Shishi had no choice but to tell him everything that had happened in the company meeting that day.
After finishing, Liu Shishi added, "Du Fei, don't you think I'm useless? I confidently promised you back then that I would handle all the company matters well, but now..."
"Shishi, you're not Superman. How can you anticipate everything in advance? Besides, the company's current development is already very good. If it were up to me, the company would have been a mess by now."
Du Fei interrupted Liu Shishi's self-recrimination.
Then, he slowly pulled Liu Shishi into his arms. "Leave the funding to me. I'm also one of the major shareholders of the company, so I naturally have an obligation to share your burdens, don't I?"
Liu Shishi looked up at Du Fei's serious face and couldn't help but laugh. "Yes, you even have more shares than me."
Seeing Liu Shishi finally reveal a genuine smile, Du Fei felt relieved.
Afterward, the two got out of the car and walked home.
...
"Young Master Gong, I'm not here without a reason. I need to trouble you with something."
Du Fei sat on the guest sofa in Gong Chengbin's office, looking seriously at Gong Chengbin opposite him.
When Gong Chengbin heard Du Fei call him "Young Master Gong," his expression immediately changed. "Du Fei, we are brothers who have risked our lives for each other. It's too formal for you to keep calling me 'Young Master Gong.' Besides, you've saved my life twice. Your business is my business. Don't treat me as a brother by calling it a trouble."
Next, Du Fei explained his purpose.
Although Du Fei knew that given their relationship, Gong Chengbin would definitely not refuse before coming to see him, he still felt the need to say things clearly. Otherwise, if Gong Chengbin harbored any resentment, it might affect their relationship.
"So, it's about the company's funding issues for Sister-in-law. That's easy. How much do you need? I'll have our company's finance department transfer the money to their company's account directly. It just so happens that your share hasn't been calculated yet."
Upon hearing this, Gong Chengbin agreed without any hesitation, immediately offering to transfer the money to Liu Shishi's company's account.
It wasn't surprising that Gong Chengbin was so generous and didn't even ask Du Fei how much he needed to borrow.
It was precisely because of the formulas Du Fei provided that were incredibly profitable.
Orders poured in like snowflakes from all directions. Now, even major department stores in neighboring cities were sending people to place orders. Gong Chengbin's heart was filled with joy every day as he saw the funds in the company's accounts constantly increasing.
Hearing Gong Chengbin mention it, Du Fei remembered that when he gave the formulas to Gong Chengbin, they had agreed on a sales commission. If Gong Chengbin hadn't brought it up now, Du Fei would have forgotten about it.
Then, Gong Chengbin asked Du Fei to wait and took out his phone to call the company's finance department.
"What? I have a profit share of thirty million?"
After Gong Chengbin hung up and told him his share amount, Du Fei was a bit surprised.
Previously, Du Fei had proposed a 5% commission, and Gong Chengbin had said he would give 20%. However, they hadn't officially signed any contract; their agreement was based on mutual trust.
When the product became a big seller, Gong Chengbin immediately found Du Fei and expressed his desire to sign a commission contract.
In his words, even close brothers should settle accounts clearly. Although their relationship was very good, some things should be handled properly.
After much deliberation and compromise from both sides, Du Fei's commission ratio was set at 10%.
Although 10% might not seem like much, it was 10% of the net profit after deducting all operating costs from the product sales.
However, even though this 10% was substantial, in Gong Chengbin's words, without Du Fei providing the formulas for these three beauty products, Tiankun Group would never have achieved such great success.
Therefore, if Du Fei hadn't insisted on not taking more, Gong Chengbin would have still given him 20%.
Now that Du Fei's 10% commission had reached thirty million, it implied that Tiankun Group's net profit had reached three hundred million?
Such a net profit was enough to surpass 99% of the companies in Rongcheng.
It had to be said, making money from women was truly lucrative.
"By the way, Du Fei, how much does Sister-in-law's company need? Is one hundred million enough?"
Gong Chengbin, now a magnate, directly offered one hundred million.
After all, the company still had over three hundred million in its accounts. Even lending out one hundred million would not affect the normal operations of the company.
Moreover, because Tiankun Group's beauty products were so popular, Gong Chengbin had changed the industry's default three-month payment period to one month, and orders were still coming in.
It was precisely because of this that Gong Chengbin had the confidence to offer one hundred million.
"We don't need that much. Fifty million should be enough."
Hearing Gong Chengbin say that Tiankun Group had over three hundred million in its account, and intending to give him thirty million as his share, Du Fei immediately raised his earlier estimation.
Originally, he had thought of borrowing twenty million, as no matter how good their relationship was, there had to be boundaries.
He hadn't expected Tiankun Group's performance to be so explosive, with his own share alone reaching thirty million, so Du Fei had proportionally increased the amount.
However, this fifty million included his own thirty million share.
So, strictly speaking, Du Fei was still borrowing the amount he had initially intended.
Gong Chengbin nodded, then took out his phone again and called the finance department, asking them to transfer fifty million yuan to Liu Shishi's company's account.
"Let's go. It's rare that we both have time today. Let's have a good drink, brother."
With the business settled, Gong Chengbin invited Du Fei out for drinks.
Du Fei naturally wouldn't refuse Gong Chengbin's enthusiastic offer to help.
So, Du Fei called Liu Shishi, briefly explained the money situation, and then walked out of the office with Gong Chengbin.