Chapter 1530: Chapter 1530: Sly Old Fox
Murong Hai obviously hadn’t expected Wang Lishan to push the price down this low.
Normally, based on his usual rates, he would charge six million.
Plus, with how tricky this job of Wang Lishan’s was and how dangerous it was, they would usually tack on an extra one and a half million as a danger fee.
But he’d already given Wang Lishan the best possible price, and still this guy was opening his lion’s mouth, trying to drive it even lower.
On a normal day, Murong Hai would absolutely never take a job like this.
But the situation now was special; no matter what, he had to take this job.
If this kept up, they wouldn’t even be able to afford meals. The brothers under him still had families to feed, and a few of them had just had kids born recently.
"Brother Wang, not gonna lie, this price really doesn’t work. Every time we go out, we have to send twenty brothers. Split up, this money isn’t even enough for them to pay their kids’ tuition. Why don’t you add a bit more? I really do want to close this deal."
Wang Lishan clearly hadn’t expected Murong Hai to still hold his ground in a situation like this.
Honestly, he also had to push this deal through. There was simply no one more suitable around than Murong Hai; if he dragged this out any longer, Xu Ke might be taking over Xu Group any day now.
After thinking it over again and again, Wang Lishan decided he had to ease up a bit on the price. After all, to let this little bit of money mess up the whole plan would really be a loss.
If what happened here reached Zhang Qiang and Li Dong’s ears, then it’d truly be trouble.
To avoid more variables popping up over time, Wang Lishan decided he’d rather earn a little less himself.
"Since Brother Murong has already laid it out like this, then of course the old brother has to be considerate to you guys. How about this: 4.8 million, that’s already my highest price. You can give your brothers an explanation, and I can go back and give my people an explanation too."
Hearing that Wang Lishan added another three hundred thousand, Murong Hai started doing the math in his head.
To be honest, he himself wouldn’t actually get much out of this money.
The reason every job had to cost this much was entirely because he was thinking about his brothers.
Murong Hai really had made a lot of money abroad before, but after he returned to the country, he’d basically burned through most of it to recruit his own team.
If the business from a while back hadn’t gone south, his team would be rock solid right now. At the very least, business wouldn’t be a problem and they’d still have a stable source of funds.
When he first recruited these brothers, he’d already told them, from now on they’d share blessings and hardships together, and he would never let them go hungry.
But now he was watching his own words about to turn into lies, and the anxiety in Murong Hai’s heart was intense.
He himself wasn’t afraid of going hungry; the key was those brothers—every one of them had a family.
If they had any other options, they definitely wouldn’t be doing this line of work with him.
They’d all mixed around overseas before; more or less, none of them had clean hands, and there was no way for them to get into a normal industry job.
A lot of brothers had come to him only when they’d hit a dead end, and he couldn’t bear to watch them be thrown away by society, so he took them in.
He thought back to how excited those brothers had been when he first arrived.
"Big Bro, does this mean that after today we’ll finally have money?"
"Big Bro, if we finish this job, will my kid’s tuition finally be covered?"
Every time he thought of that, Murong Hai felt a stabbing pain in his heart, and the weight on his shoulders only grew heavier.
For his brothers, he had to hold on no matter what. Even if the road ahead was rough, once they’d chosen this path, then even if they died, they’d die on it.
After thinking it over and over, Murong Hai finally decided to take the job.
"Brother Wang, we’re old acquaintances. I’ll accept the 4.8 million price. But I have one condition: you have to pay the full amount upfront. I’m in urgent need of this money."
When he heard that Murong Hai actually wanted full payment in advance, Wang Lishan’s thoughts started spinning again.
After all, he’d only worked with Murong Hai once before, and that time they’d just paid a deposit first and settled the other half after the job was done.
But now, what Murong Hai was doing clearly broke the usual rules; you could even call it a bully clause.
However, Wang Lishan also thought of Murong Hai’s recent situation.
The fact that he was making this demand meant he urgently needed the money right now.
This amount of money wasn’t exactly a lot but wasn’t little either, though at the very least it could help him get through this crunch.
As long as Murong Hai still wanted to keep earning, he likely wouldn’t pull any tricks.
Thinking of that, Wang Lishan decided to agree to this condition of Murong Han’s.
After all, cooperation is about mutual honesty. Since he’d already screwed the guy once, he should at least give the other side a bit of sweetness.
"Brother, I’ve got no problem with that condition. Once I get back, I’ll transfer the money to you right away. But I’ve got a condition too: within two days you have to get that person for me."
Murong Hai glanced at the photo of Xiao Keyi. He wasn’t the type to pity pretty girls, but just one look and he could tell this girl was truly innocent.
But once he thought of his brothers, Murong Hai hardened his heart.
"Brother Wang, don’t worry, as soon as your money hits the account, we’ll move immediately. In our line of work, we rely on our reputation—if we smashed the bowl we eat out of, we’d be screwed."
What Murong Hai said made perfect sense, and Wang Lishan already trusted him deeply.
After going over the specific details a few more times, Wang Lishan left the Western restaurant.
After Wang Lishan left, Murong Hai sat in the private room with a serious expression.
Even though he’d successfully closed this deal, he just couldn’t feel happy.
He knew this operation wasn’t on the same level as their usual ones. Xu Group was a colossal beast.
If they slipped up even once, he and his brothers would fall into an abyss with no way out.
Murong Hai picked up his phone and saw that in just half an hour, he already had fifty missed calls.
He checked the numbers; they were all from his brothers.
Without even thinking, Murong Hai called right back. Clearly, the brothers were anxious.
"Brothers, relax. I’ve closed the deal. We’ll have the money soon, so don’t worry."
On his way back, Wang Lishan was overjoyed. With just a small scheme, he’d earned more than a million.
The share he was supposed to put up himself had already been embezzled from the company accounts over this period of time.
Thinking about how much he could pocket from both ends, front and back, Wang Lishan was practically bursting with glee.
"Zhang Qiang, Li Dong, you two are such dumbasses! A money-maker like this and you hand it to me? No wonder you’re stuck sitting in the boardroom."
Wang Lishan clearly hadn’t taken the two of them seriously for a long time. The only reason he hadn’t torn his face off with them yet was thanks to that suddenly parachuted Xu Ke stirring things up!
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