mijobooks Chapter 838: Personal Charisma
Chapter 838: Personal Charisma
It was rare for a man to talk to her so much tonight, and Han Nuo listened intently. Seeing that he didn't seem to be planning to continue, she quickly pressed, "Anything else? Anything else?"
Zhang Gaolei had already had a few drinks, and since Huang Xiaochuan had agreed to all three of his requests, he was filled with gratitude for his friend and decided to start talking.
"You know what? He has two other good qualities: he trusts his subordinates and is willing to give them what they want. I've learned a lot from him. Xiao Chuan has many talented people under him, and they are all loyal to him because he gives them complete trust and generous treatment."
Take Zhang Sui, who is currently in the United States, for example. When she was studying in the United States, she was robbed and unfortunately shot twice, ending up in the hospital. This was in the early 1990s, and most international students in the United States didn't have much money. Moreover, medical expenses in American hospitals were extremely high. Wu Duo and the others were at a loss. When Xiao Chuan learned about this, he immediately had someone deposit a large sum of money at the hospital to cover all of Zhang Sui's treatment and rehabilitation costs.
After recovering from her injuries, Zhang Sui continued her studies, earned her doctorate, and turned down high-paying offers from several top Wall Street investment banks. She returned to China and joined Xiao Chuan's team, working wholeheartedly for him. Of course, Xiao Chuan didn't treat her badly; Zhang Sui is now worth several hundred million US dollars.
Han Nuo was utterly shocked. This was too legendary! How could Huang Xiaochuan be so willing to give up something?
Zhang Gaolei pointed to the house they were in and said, "You know who we bought this house from, right?"
Han Nuo certainly knew this. This manor villa located in the western suburbs of Shanghai was a luxury residential project developed by Guangda Real Estate. There were only a dozen or so villas in total, and each villa was very valuable. The largest and most beautiful one belonged to Huang Xiaochuan, but he had never lived there before, and the property management usually took care of it.
So Han Nuo nodded.
"Do you know what Nan Hui, the CEO of Guangda Real Estate, the woman who lives in the villa east of our house, did back then?"
Han Nuo didn't know, she shook her head.
"It's a long story. This woman was originally a fairly powerful stamp dealer in the stamp market. Xiao Chuan met her through stamp trading; it was just a normal business relationship. Later, Nan Hui saw the stamp market booming and blindly invested, only to be caught in the market crash and end up with a mountain of debt. Desperate, she somehow ended up going to Xiao Chuan. Xiao Chuan helped her out, sending her to Shenzhen and asking his senior colleagues and friends there to look after her. That's how Nan Hui turned her life around. After Xiao Chuan founded Guangda Real Estate, he made her the general manager and gave her a lot of shares, along with substantial financial support. That's why Guangda Real Estate has reached its current scale. Of course, Nan Hui is also quite capable; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to manage Guangda Real Estate like this. You know how sought-after Guangda Real Estate's properties are in the market. If it weren't for my relationship with Xiao Chuan, we might not have been able to buy one."
"I see!" Han Nuo never expected that the seemingly shrewd, capable, and elegant woman would have such an experience. She had met Nan Hui before and they had greeted each other. Since Nan Hui's villa was right next to her house, she would come back to stay for a few days from time to time and sometimes take a walk in the neighborhood, so Han Nuo was familiar with her.
Zhang Gaolei then mentioned Jiang Bixing, "I have another senior classmate named Jiang Bixing, who now heads the largest commercial group in China, Times Commerce."
This position was also obtained because of Xiao Chuan. Back when we were in college, Lao Jiang's family was not well-off, so he did some small business on campus. Xiao Chuan was much wealthier than us at that time and often bought things from Lao Jiang. Over time, the two became acquainted. After Lao Jiang graduated, I don't know what Xiao Chuan said to him, but he directly took a leave of absence without pay and went to Hong Kong. After he came back, Xiao Chuan invested in and founded Times Supermarket, and Lao Jiang became the manager.
Their initial goal in founding Times Supermarket was to provide ordinary people with stable and dignified employment. Even now, Lao Jiang continues to uphold this philosophy in running the company. Although Times Commerce has now become the largest commercial group in China, its profitability is among the lowest of all commercial companies in the country. This is because most of the profits, besides being used for store expansion and corporate development, are distributed to frontline employees.
Hearing this, even though Han Nuo had never worked with Huang Xiaochuan, she couldn't help but admire him based on what he said. If she were his subordinate, she would do her best to repay him.
Their vision is truly grand, not just ordinary grand. After hearing these things today, I realize that some people's success is inevitable.
"You know Hong Kong Highway Group."
Han Nuo nodded. Of course she knew that. At least 80% of people in China knew that Hong Kong Dadao Group belonged to Huang Xiaochuan.
"Do you know what Cao Charlie, the president of Dadao Group, did back then?"
Han Nuo had no idea what to do with him. All she knew was that Charlie Cho was a prominent and wealthy man in Hong Kong, and that she had been treated to a good time by him during her time in Hong Kong, which left a deep impression on her. However, she knew nothing about his past.
"Charlie Cao used to be just a second-rate lawyer in Hong Kong, the kind who wouldn't get more than a few cases a year. It's said he was good at divorce cases. By chance, he met Xiao Chuan and was recruited by him. In just a few years, he went from a down-on-his-luck lawyer to a member of Hong Kong's upper class. Even the old-established tycoons in Hong Kong treated him with great respect. What was the reason for this? It was Xiao Chuan's trust in him. Otherwise, how could he have led the Da Dao Group for so many years?"
Upon hearing this, Han Nuo never imagined that the refined and courteous Hong Kong gentleman had been so destitute in the past. If someone else had told her this, she would never have believed it, but since her own man had said it, it must be true.
Women are naturally fond of gossip. She recalled a recent report from Hong Kong and Southeast Asian media that Huang Xiaochuan had an ambiguous relationship with a woman in Singapore. Taking advantage of the fact that the man was now very talkative, she seized the opportunity to ask, "What exactly is his relationship with that Zhang Yun mentioned in the newspapers and magazines the other day?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Gaolei immediately felt a jolt of realization and became much more alert.
After considering it for a moment, he answered Han Nuo's question: "I know a little about this. Don't listen to the nonsense in the newspapers and magazines. I know Zhang Yun too. She was our university teacher when we were in college. Later we found out that she came to Shanghai to find her mother's memories of her youth. At that time, we didn't know that she was the granddaughter of a wealthy businessman from Southeast Asia, a genuine rich girl. Later, she returned to Singapore and took over her grandfather's Xue Group. It is said that she was married and divorced, and now she is raising two sons alone. Xiao Chuan's relationship with her is the same as ours: teacher and student, plus some business cooperation, nothing more."
Han Nuo looked at the man, somewhat disbelieving: "Really?"
"It's definitely true, why would I lie to you?" Zhang Gaolei regretted talking so much to the woman tonight; she almost tricked him into revealing his secret. He would never tell anyone about that, not even his wife.