A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 53 Basketball Game

"Well!" Chao Bufan chuckled, "I think you should ask Chairman Tang and your fathers. I certainly can't answer that." His tone turned cold as he continued, "Now that I'm the chairman of the Tang Group and the boss of every one of you here, I expect you to focus on your work. If you have any questions, you can ask Chairman Tang and the others after get off work. If I find out that you've neglected your work because of your dissatisfaction with me, then I'm sorry, I won't show you any leniency. I don't care who you are, you're all fired. Alright, meeting adjourned!"

These people were angry but dared not speak out, and could only watch helplessly as the chairman swaggered out of the conference room with his hands behind his back.

"Qianqian, look at this..." Su Haijun slammed the documents in his hand onto the table, and said indignantly, "Who is this guy? Putting on such a big show. I really don't understand what Dad and the others were thinking, actually letting him be the chairman of the company. There are so many of us, and every one of us is better than him. He's an overseas student, but aren't we? Besides, I've never heard of any company boss handing over the company to an outsider so easily, especially not so readily."

“That’s right, Qianqian, why don’t you go and talk to Uncle Tang and ask them to reconsider? We’d be happy to accept the chairman’s position. We’re really a hundred times unwilling to let him take it,” Liao Kongjun chimed in.

“Yes, Sister Qianqian, why don’t you talk to Uncle Tang about it?” Chu Ziyan said.

Tang Qianqian knew they were complaining, so she smiled slightly and said, "I already told my dad last night, but it was no use."

He Mengjuan was unwilling and said, "Qianqian, we didn't mean anything by it. You know, such a big company, letting someone of unknown origin be the big boss, would make anyone uncomfortable, especially since we are the most direct beneficiaries of the company."

Chu Ziyan said, "That's right, Qianqian, I know our father wouldn't hand over the company to an outsider without a reason. Do you know something? Can you tell us?"

Tang Guoqiang had already told his daughter, Tang Qianqian, that she must not mention anything about Chao Bufan's past to anyone. Tang Qianqian wasn't stupid; she knew the consequences. She just smiled and said, "Brother Haijun, Sister Ziyan, I'm just as clueless about this as you are. I asked my dad last night, but he didn't say anything. He only told me that they had their reasons for doing this."

Liao Kongjun asked, "Do you know why?"

Tang Qianqian shook her head and replied, "I really don't know."

Su Haijun asked cautiously, "Qianqian, do you think it's because of Uncle Tang's promotion that Chao Bufan was sent by higher-ups to take over?"

Tang Qianqian frowned and said, "I've thought about that too, but I'm not sure either."

Liao Kongjun crossed his arms and put one hand on his chin, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said, "I guess he is the descendant of some high-ranking official."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent...

After a moment, Tang Qianqian smiled slightly and said, "Since it was arranged by our fathers, they must have their reasons. Let's not gossip here and just go about our business! New broom sweeps clean, and we all need to be careful during this critical time. Navy brothers, I know you're all unhappy, and so am I. But since this matter is already settled, there's no point in saying anything. Let's not waste our breath. Alright, everyone go back to work!"

"Ugh!"

Su Haijun sighed, then got up and walked out. When he reached the door of the conference room, he suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, Qianqian, it's been a long time since the five of us siblings have gotten together. I just took over 'Dilong Bar' and renovated it. Let's go over there for a get-together tonight!"

Tang Qianqian nodded and said "Mm".

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After getting off work, Chao Bufan returned to his apartment. Lü Tie happened to be coming out of his room wearing a basketball uniform. Upon seeing Chao Bufan, he hurriedly asked, "Bufan, you're back just in time! I was just about to call you! Do you play basketball?"

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "I know a little bit."

At this moment, Da Zui, Guan Gong, and Xu Huaiyuan also changed into their jerseys and came out. Xu Huaiyuan said, "Bu Fan, hurry up and change your clothes, let's go play the game."

Chao Bufan asked in bewilderment, "Play a competition?"

Big Mouth said, "Yes! Our Tang Group and the neighboring Yongshou Company have a basketball game tonight." As he spoke, his face darkened, and then he sighed and said, "Sigh, we brothers lost badly in the last game. This time we must get our money back with interest."

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "Look at you all, it's just a basketball game, is it really that big of a deal?"

Lü Tie said, "You don't understand! We always have prizes in our competitions."

Chao Bufan asked, puzzled, "A prize? What prize?"

Guan Gong replied, "We're having a competition with the people from the company next door. Each side will bet 50,000, and the winner will get all the winnings."

"This basketball game makes money?" Chao Bufan asked with slight surprise.

"This is considered low; sometimes participants bet 60,000, 80,000, or even over 100,000 yuan."

Seeing that Chao Bufan still didn't seem to understand, Lü Tie added, "Of course, there are also people betting off the field. Each company will bet money on its own players, and a few will bet on the opposing players. After all, each company has quite a few wealthy white-collar workers. This makes the game more tense and exciting."

Xu Huaiyuan continued, "Therefore, after each game, the total bets, both on and off the field, amount to at least five or six million, and sometimes tens of millions."

"Oh."

After hearing their explanation, Chao Bufan finally understood. It turned out that these wealthy white-collar workers treated the competition as a fun and exciting game. However, in today's society, money is the main theme. With money, you can go anywhere; without money, you can't move an inch. That's the hard truth.

"Hello, okay, okay, we'll be there soon." Lu Tie answered the phone and urged, "Bufan, hurry up and change your clothes, the competition is about to start."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan said embarrassedly, "I don't even have a jersey!"

Xu Huaiyuan patted Chao Bufan on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, I have some. Wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."

Xu Huaiyuan turned around and went back to his bedroom, took out a new basketball uniform, and then came out after changing into it.