Chapter 943: Chapter 560: Wealth
After a night’s rest, Liu Hun went to the company the next day after breakfast. He hadn’t been to the company for a long time, so he needed to have a brief understanding of the current situation.
"How’s the company’s situation now?" Liu Hun sat in the office and then asked Yang Yi next to him.
"Regarding the Du Family, ever since the Tianhe Restaurant opened a few days ago, they seem to have a very good attitude towards us, and there’s not the slightest problem in our cooperation. They’ve even proactively given us a lot of benefits. As for the Tong Family and Shen Family, nothing has changed; there’s no movement whatsoever." Yang Yi told Liu Hun honestly.
However, after she finished speaking, her beautiful eyes kept looking at Liu Hun.
Facing Yang Yi’s gaze, Liu Hun knew exactly what Yang Yi wanted to say.
He took a deep breath and then sighed, "Ask directly what you want to ask."
"Did you open the restaurant because of that girl named Han Xin’er?" Yang Yi hesitated for a moment before seriously asking Liu Hun.
Seeing that Yang Yi actually asked about this matter, Liu Hun gave a bitter smile and said, "If you mean at the beginning, I didn’t have that thought at all. The reason I opened Tianhe Restaurant was just to benefit people. In this way, it would also greatly help us establish a foothold in Huaihai Province. Secondly, I need the Power of Faith to speed up my cultivation. In my previous life, it was because I didn’t like cultivation that things ended up causing the death of me and the old man. In this life, I absolutely won’t allow such a tragedy to repeat."
"What about later?" Yang Yi continued to ask.
Even if Liu Hun were to tell Yang Yi all of these, he wouldn’t care in the slightest. In this world, to Liu Hun now, Yang Yi was truly too special.
"Later, due to an accident, I got this thing." Liu Hun gave a bitter smile and then took out the pendant of the Three-headed Hellhound from his pocket.
"Three-headed Hellhound Pendant?" Looking at the pendant in Liu Hun’s hand, a hint of astonishment flashed in Yang Yi’s beautiful eyes.
"Do you know this thing?" Liu Hun was a bit surprised when he saw Yang Yi’s expression.
"Do you remember when I often went to the old man’s study to read books as a child? At that time, I accidentally saw a legend about this pendant; I just didn’t expect it to be true." Yang Yi closed her eyes gently, trying hard to suppress the shock in her heart.
"One night, I accidentally pressed down on this Jade Pendant, and then a black force penetrated into my body. At that time, I really couldn’t control myself and could only harmonize the yin and yang; otherwise, I might not have survived. It was because of this that things turned out the way they are now." When Liu Hun said this, a hint of apology appeared in his eyes.
Whether in the past life or the present life, Yang Yi had always been the person who was best to him, and she had been good to him without reservation. But in the past life, he had already let Yang Yi down once, and in this life, so many things happened, yet Liu Hun couldn’t bring himself to let go.
"You don’t need to feel guilty toward me. Whether in the past, present, or future, whatever I, Yang Yi, decide, will never change." Yang Yi looked at Liu Hun’s expression, knowing very well what Liu Hun was thinking, and as such, a hint of a smile naturally appeared on her face as she spoke to Liu Hun.
But only Yang Yi herself knew how much bitterness there was in her heart.
Many times, she simply didn’t want Liu Hun to worry. If Yang Yi was to do something, she would be the most useful woman by Liu Hun’s side; that had been Yang Yi’s stubborn personality since she was young.
"What should we do next?" Yang Yi directly changed the subject and then spoke to Liu Hun sternly; she didn’t want to see Liu Hun feeling guilty toward her.
Hearing this, Liu Hun nodded, temporarily putting those matters out of his mind, and then said in a deep voice, "This pendant, according to my investigations over the past few days, seems to have some connection with Huabei Pharmaceutical. Since that’s the case, I’ll have to make a move on Huabei Pharmaceutical next. After all, that force still lingers within my body, and I need to figure out what this is all about. As for business, let’s not make any major moves for now and continue to focus on producing and selling Beauty Pill and Strengthening Erection Pill."
"And what about the affairs between the major families?" Yang Yi nodded and asked.
"As for the Du Family, since they are willing to befriend us, we should go along with their intentions. Regardless of how they will turn out in the future, the current situation is a good thing for them. As for the Shen Family and the Tong Family, since we’ve already suppressed them, we must keep suppressing them and not let them recover. Once I’m done dealing with Huabei Pharmaceutical, there won’t be much threat left in Huaihai Province." Liu Hun pondered for a while before saying this to Yang Yi.
"But the sales of Beauty Pill and Strengthening Erection Pill are terrifyingly fast; this rate of making money is even faster than printing money. I’m worried that if it’s too fast, it might bring unnecessary trouble later on." Yang Yi said with some concern, reminding Liu Hun.
"I’ve already thought about this issue long ago. If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have sold Tianhe Company to Haitou at the beginning. But now I need the Power of Faith, so with the last Tianhe Restaurant, I could only use the name of Tianhe; otherwise, it wouldn’t have had any effect." Speaking of this matter, Liu Hun also felt a bit of a headache.
"If you need the Power of Faith, I actually have a suggestion. This way, it would not only allow you to gain more Power of Faith but also prevent the company from being envied by others." After pondering for a moment, a bright light flashed through Yang Yi’s beautiful eyes.
Seeing Yang Yi’s expression, Liu Hun smiled slightly, then nodded, signaling Yang Yi to continue.
"We can establish a charitable foundation in some remote mountainous areas, and do it in your name. Not only can the money be spent, but it will also gain the recognition of many people in society." Yang Yi answered directly.
"I think that could work, anyway the company has more money than it can spend." Liu Hun chuckled, then complimented Yang Yi.
"Then I’ll handle it right away." Yang Yi says and does, without a hint of hesitation.
A dozen or so minutes later, feeling bored in the office, Liu Hun suddenly browses the webpage of Tianhe Company. Looking at an announcement displayed there, Liu Hun is dumbfounded.
"The former chairman of Tianhe Company, as well as the current chairman holding the most shares, Liu Hun, plans to establish a charitable organization in his personal capacity, with an initial investment of one billion, and more to be added later."
Even Liu Hun is somewhat shocked by this announcement.
He never expected that Yang Yi’s move would be more astounding than his own, immediately putting down one billion!
"That girl really doesn’t seem to care about money!" Liu Hun smiles wryly, shaking his head, not paying it much mind.
It can be said that ever since Tianhe Company was handed over to Yang Yi, Liu Hun has hardly managed it because he trusts Yang Yi’s abilities.
With this announcement, Liu Hun has once again shocked everyone in the country.
If previously there were suspicions that Liu Hun opened a restaurant to make money, then this time, by suddenly putting up one billion to establish a charitable organization, there’s no suspicion of profit-making.
After all, no one had said Liu Hun must do such a thing, and now that he can voluntarily put up so much money, it naturally can’t be just for show.
By noon, as Liu Hun was about to go to lunch with Yang Yi, the moment they stepped out of the company building, they saw a crowd of reporters gathered at the entrance.
"Chairman Liu, regarding this statement issued by your Tianhe Company, was it directed by you?"
"Chairman Liu, why did you suddenly decide to put up one billion to establish a charitable organization? Is there some special reason?"
"Chairman Liu..."
Hearing everyone speaking one after another, Liu Hun suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed, it was even more terrifying than holding a press conference.
Liu Hun realized that given the current situation, if he didn’t say something, he probably wouldn’t be able to have lunch today.
Glancing at the crowd, Liu Hun wore a smile and nodded slightly to everyone, "Regarding this matter, since everyone is here, I’ll give you all an explanation."
Pausing for a moment, Liu Hun continued, "I think you all should know that my hometown is in a small mountain village in Fenglin County, Southeast Province..."
"Chairman Liu, if Shanghe Village is still considered a small mountain village, then perhaps there are no big mountain villages left in the world," a reporter couldn’t help but tease Liu Hun at this time.
To this, Liu Hun just smiled and continued, "But before this, Shanghe Village was indeed a very poor small mountain village, so poor that even building a road wouldn’t be approved. Because of this, now that I have the ability, as it’s my hometown, of course I would invest some money there, which is understandable. But sometimes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and since I have so much money, even for a lifetime I might not spend it all, so why not put it into more useful places? This is my original intention."
Liu Hun’s few words were not much, but won him applause from everyone present.
In recent days, after the opening of the Tianhe Restaurant, it had almost won the praise of all customers, and indeed many people’s physical conditions had greatly improved.
Just after putting up billions for people to eat and drink for free, then spending another billion to establish a charitable organization, this kind of action indeed deserves everyone’s praise.
"So, Chairman Liu, what kind of charitable activities do you plan to do with this one billion?" another reporter asked Liu Hun.
"A few days ago, I happened to see a child begging on the street, so at the time I thought, shouldn’t I do something for society? As such, I will put this whole billion into helping children in impoverished mountainous areas, establishing many Hope Primary Schools, named Liu Hun Hope Primary School," Liu Hun said candidly.
If this happened to someone else, just because of this name, it might spark a lot of controversy. But as Liu Hun now has his name out there, taking out a billion to help children in impoverished mountainous areas to attend school, a name is naturally permissible.
"Of course, maybe by saying this, you’ll think I’m doing it for fame and fortune. Yes, I can be very frank with everyone that Liu Hun is indeed doing it for fame and fortune. Since I’m doing good deeds, why can’t people remember me? If later some people say I’m pretentious, then I hope you too will take some money out to donate before saying that, in which case, I, Liu Hun, am willing to bear this notoriety." Observing the expressions of some in the audience, Liu Hun knew what they were thinking.
And now, after saying this, at least no one would say more, thereby allowing him to gain more power of faith.