Chapter 1278: Chapter 1277: Company Financial Issues
Generally speaking, a company will have two sets of accounts, one for internal use, for the boss to see, and one for external use, mainly for tax purposes. For a big company like Lin Mao Group, which involves so many industries and has existed for so many years, Lin Yazhong hasn’t reviewed the accounts for a long time, so starting to check from ten years ago makes the workload enormous.
However, now as long as you have the money, you can hire staff from an accounting firm to start the audit, so the workload, no matter how large, won’t be much of a problem.
In the afternoon, Lin Yazhong returned to the company and gathered the relevant personnel to conduct an internal financial investigation.
When Lin Yazhong announced this, apart from Lin Xiang, the rest of the company management didn’t know what he wanted to do, but they had a feeling that this would not be easy.
Seeing Chen Yinghua sit there saying nothing, Lin Yazhong observed this partner who had been with him since his grandfather’s time, which now spanned more than thirty years of collaboration.
All along, Lin Yazhong did not regard Chen Yinghua as a subordinate of the Lin family but as a partner, because given the current situation of the company, that’s indeed the case. Chen Yinghua owns many shares in Lin Mao Company, so if Lin Mao Company does well, his dividends would be good too. In essence, he is working hard for himself as well.
After the meeting, in the office, only Lin Yazhong and Chen Yinghua remained. Chen Yinghua looked at Lin Yazhong and asked, "Old Lin, I don’t understand why you want to audit the company’s finances?"
"I heard there are many moles in the company, so I need to verify whether it’s just a rumor."
Lin Yazhong directly handed a profit report to Chen Yinghua. After seeing it, Chen Yinghua’s face changed, saying nothing further.
Lin Yazhong shook his head. If it’s really like what Ye Qiu said, it might be too late to realize it now, and the golden decade he lost might be hard to recover from.
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Ye Qiu rested in the room. When he got up and went outside, he saw several servants cleaning the courtyard but did not see Lin Xiang, Lin Xiang, or Lin Yazhong.
However, just as Ye Qiu sat down, a maid immediately came over to serve him a meal.
Ye Qiu felt strange. Who on earth delivered that threatening letter to his door last night, and whether that person is among them?
If they come again tonight, Ye Qiu doesn’t believe he can’t catch them.
"You’re awake?"
Lin Xiang came over and asked.
"In Jinling, I never take an afternoon nap."
"But now you’ve slept."
Ye Qiu hadn’t actually slept in the room earlier; he just didn’t want to go anywhere with Lin Xiang, and since there wasn’t much to see outside, he hid in the room.
However, Lin Xiang was used to taking afternoon naps, and now, feeling refreshed after waking up.
"Let’s go have some fun tonight!"
"Where to?"
"Kuala Lumpur Night Market; it’s very beautiful."
"Let’s finish dinner first."
When Lin Yazhong returned from the company, it was already past eight in the evening, but now he discovered that the internal conditions of the company were becoming increasingly troubling.
The third-party accounting firm he hired had only just investigated the first year of financials from ten years ago, and there were countless discrepancies in the accounts, almost all outflows with no income, and much of the incoming money was untraceable.
This is partly because Lin Mao Group is not a publicly listed company; otherwise, it definitely couldn’t be like this as all the company’s revenue should be very clear.
So, upon learning this, Lin Yazhong was increasingly astonished.
Ten years ago, Lin Xiang was also in his early thirties and had already stepped in to take over Lin Yazhong’s position in the company. He never expected the company to be in such a state.
Now both knew, after returning from the company, that there must be major leaks in the company. Otherwise, where did all that money go?
"Dad, how did you know about the company’s situation?"
Lin Xiang asked.
"It was just upon my return; I nearly lost my life. Dr. Ye said the company’s financial books must have problems."
Lin Xiang was also very surprised to hear that. He didn’t expect Ye Qiu to even know about this. Isn’t he only skilled in medical skills?
Having been in the company for so long, he hadn’t noticed anything?
"What exactly is the problem?"
"We’ll find out soon."
Lin Yazhong said.
After Ye Qiu and Lin Xiang had dinner, Lin Xiang drove Ye Qiu away from the Lin family villa and headed to the downtown area of Kuala Lumpur. Lin Xiang knew the night market in Kuala Lumpur was very lively, especially for eating, drinking, and having fun.
Here, not only can you find Chinese and overseas Chinese cuisine, but also food from countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and even India.
Now, Lin Xiang drove Ye Qiu to a parking lot near the busiest night market street. As they got out of the car, Lin Xiang immediately pulled Ye Qiu towards the night market.
During dinner, Lin Xiang had told Ye Qiu not to eat too much, and now he realized it was so she could bring him here to eat more.
In Southeast Asia, tropical fruits are abundant all year round, so now visiting here, you’ll see many fruits that aren’t usually seen domestically, like durians, for example.
In the country, authentic Thai durians are still quite expensive, but here they are much cheaper.
"There’s so much delicious food here."
Lin Xiang said.
Looking at the bustling streets filled with people and various sounds, Ye Qiu was truly surprised. Lin Xiang, such a young lady, usually comes here to shop and eat?
Now Ye Qiu’s impression of Lin Xiang had somewhat changed. He felt Lin Xiang was very down-to-earth, quite different from those other young ladies in the country, like Su Luoluo and others.
If Su Luoluo came here, she would surely find these street-vending foods unclean and neither eat them nor dare to try them.
But Lin Xiang was different. Clearly, this wasn’t her first time here; she knew exactly where the good spots were and guided Ye Qiu around.
"These are all durian-flavored, very good."
Lin Xiang said.
Taking Ye Qiu to a place selling durian pancakes, Lin Xiang said.
Ye Qiu saw several dark-skinned men, but they didn’t look like they were from Africa, making pancakes nonstop. Even from a few meters away, he could smell the aroma.
"Are these people from India?"
"They’re of Indian descent, just like us Chinese here, there are also many Indian immigrants. But there might be some differences between them and those from India."
Perhaps thinking of Indian lifestyle habits, Ye Qiu hesitated to eat these things, but Lin Xiang and other tourists seemed untroubled, finding the aroma delightful and the taste delicious. The pancakes were golden all over.
"Are you really not going to eat?"
Lin Xiang was puzzled when she noticed Ye Qiu not eating at all.