Rebirth of a powerful marriage

Chapter 26: Can't bear the promise of this lifetime.

During dinner that night, Lu Zhaoming suddenly said, "Master Zhuang, should we move up the wedding date?"

"What?" Xu Zitai stopped his chopsticks and looked at him.

"Right now, Yang Jianjiang, Song Qing, and their two groups are all staring at the leap technology information in your hand. I'm worried that there will be a third or fourth group of people appearing. In order to prevent the night from having more dreams, the wedding date is brought forward. It's more worry-free."

Xu Zitai understood what he meant. The longer their marriage was delayed, the more uncertain factors would become.

What's more, according to Mr. Zhuang's original intention, the merger and acquisition plan of the two companies must be implemented after the wedding. "Thousands of employees don't have to worry about being laid off every day.

But considering that dozens of people in the Zhuang family had died so far, it seemed that he was in such a hurry to arrange the marriage with Lu Zhaoming.

Lu Zhaoming seemed to see the worries in Xu Zitai's heart, and he said with relief: "Special circumstances are dealt with specially, you should understand the reason for this, I think if your grandfather is alive, he will understand our difficulties."

Xu Zitai nodded and asked, "When do you think it would be better to advance the wedding date?"

"After finishing the funeral for your grandfather." Lu Zhaoming flipped through the calendar: "At the same time, it can also give the wedding company some time to prepare, especially the time to send invitations." He pondered for a moment and asked, "Let's set it on July 28, what do you think?"

"Just do as you say." Xu Zitai seemed to be thinking about some question, and answered a little absent-mindedly.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Mr. Lu, you should have received the contract that my grandfather sent before he died. Can you let me have a look?"

Lu Zhaoming was taken aback for a moment: "Are you interested in the M&A contract?"

"Grandpa used to think that it was difficult for me to be a big leader, so I didn't let me get involved in the company's affairs, and I had nothing to say. But now there is no one in the dealer except me. After grandpa passed away, I was the only representative of the dealer. Don't you think, Should I have the right to know the contents of the contract?"

Lu Zhaoming nodded: "The contract is in my bedroom. If you want to read it, you can go to my bedroom to read it after dinner."

Xu Zitai frowned: "Why do you always like to be in the bedroom..."

"Because the bedroom is my second office," Lu Zhaoming answered him solemnly. "Who made me work so hard? When I go home and go to bed at night, I still have to read documents."

After eating, Xu Zitai followed Lu Zhaoming into his bedroom.

Lu Zhaoming took out two contracts from the safe, and handed one of them to Xu Zitai: "This one was supposed to be sent to your grandfather, but now he's gone, so I'll give it to you."

Xu Zitai opened the contract and read it item by item. Issues such as company structure adjustment and human resource reorganization were stipulated in detail in the contract, which was also very fair and reasonable. However, the brand issue involving "Apex Travel" was briefly mentioned and the language was vague.

"How do you plan to deal with this brand issue?" Xu Zitai asked, "What does the phrase 'in the future, the Migrants Alliance will decide according to the actual situation' mean?"

"It means, whether to keep the brand 'Apex Travel' or not, or how to keep it, is up to our shareholders' meeting to decide."

Xu Zitai looked at him in disbelief: "'Apex Travel' is a century-old brand that is worth a lot of money, but you have abandoned it like scrap iron. Do you know how many companies fought over their heads in order to get our title?"

"That was also before," Lu Zhaoming said calmly, "You may not know that 'Peak Tour' has been stagnating in recent years, and the path it has set itself is too narrow, and it has gradually failed to keep up with the pace of the times.

"The rapid downfall of 'Peak Tour' a few months ago was mainly due to someone's mischief behind the scenes, but it also had a lot to do with its own flaws. In the past, it was Xu Zitai who was struggling to support the overall situation. Now when Xu Zitai dies, it is as if it has lost its backbone, and it can only be slaughtered by others."

Xu Zitai didn't expect that Lu Zhaoming knew the internal problems of "Peak Tour" well, so he half-planned to fool him: "Could it be... there is no way to recover?"

"To be honest, I have also thought about this problem, but you have to know that our market positioning is completely different. If you invest too much money in the brand of 'Peak Tour', there is a great risk. Shareholders are responsible, so sorry, I can't take that risk."

Lu Zhaoming's words were well-reasoned, making Xu Zitai unable to refute them for a while.

Rationally speaking, Xu Zitai knew that Lu Zhaoming's decision was the most correct and objective decision for a businessman.But emotionally, he couldn't just watch "Traveling at the Peak" withdraw from the stage of history in such a mess.

What he couldn't understand was why Mr. Zhuang chose the "Migrants Alliance" which had no market intersection with them as the merger target, otherwise he would not have faced the dilemma of the brand being abolished.

Lu Zhaoming seemed to see his doubts, and explained: "To be honest, the 'Migrants Alliance' is definitely not the most ideal acquisition target for 'Peak Tour', but it is the most helpless choice for Mr. Zhuang."

Xu Zitai looked up at him: "How do you say that?"

"Mr. Zhuang has long seen that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes, but he couldn't find out who was behind the scenes. He was worried that that person was one of his competitors, so all companies with the same nature as 'Peak Tour' must be excluded. Not on the cooperation list. Mr. Zhuang chose and chose, and finally had no choice but to choose our company, which has no interest relationship at all."

Xu Zitai nodded clearly, and asked again: "Then about the brand issue in the contract, what did grandpa say at the beginning?"

"Of course Mr. Zhuang disagreed at the beginning," Lu Zhaoming spread his hands. "For this issue, I have negotiated with him several times, but we have not been able to reach a consensus. But now he sent this contract, which shows that he I have already made a concession on this issue, on condition that I take good care of you."

He paused, looked at Xu Zitai, and said sincerely: "Zhuang Ning, the call your grandfather made before he died was to exchange the dealer's century-old foundation for a promise from me. Therefore, I will treat you Be responsible, be responsible to the thousand employees of 'Apex Travel', I will do what I say."

Xu Zitai didn't speak. He looked down at the contract in his hand, feeling as if it weighed a thousand catties.

Zhuang Zhengmao's original intention was to exchange Zhuang Ning's century-old foundation for Zhuang Ning's safety and security for the rest of his life, but it was not for him, an imposter. He couldn't bear the kindness of Mr. Zhuang, nor could he bear Lu Zhaoming the promise of this lifetime.

He was silent for a while, suppressing the uneasiness and guilt in his heart, and looked up at Lu Zhaoming: "Mr. Lu, 'Traveling at the Peak' has not really come to an end, and it still has a chance to be reborn from Nirvana. I hope you can give me a one-year In time, I will prove it to you."

Lu Zhaoming looked at him with raised eyebrows: "What do you have to prove?"

"I can't answer you now, but after a year, I will let you see the results."

Lu Zhaoming did not continue arguing on this issue. He patted Xu Zitai on the shoulder and comforted him: "Let's talk about the future. Your nerves are too tense these two days. What you need most now is rest. The day after tomorrow is your grandfather's funeral, you still have to be busy."

On July 25, all the victims of the banker were buried.

Many people who had business contacts with Zhuang Zhengmao attended Zhuang Zhengmao's funeral and expressed their deep condolences.Among the crowd of mourners, Xu Zitai saw Song Qinghe's figure.

Although corporate mergers and acquisitions are imminent and many executive positions of "Apex Travel" will be dismissed, as the current CEO, it is normal for Song Qinghe to attend Zhuang Zhengmao's funeral.

Although Xu Zitai understands this truth, he may have been affected by the depressive atmosphere at the funeral. He has been depressed all day long. Now that he sees Song Qinghe, his mood is even worse.

Song Qinghe kept moving closer to Xu Zitai's side without knowing the fun, and said mourning for Mr. Zhuang with a face of deep sorrow, which made Xu Zitai unbearable. He clenched his fist several times and forced himself to loosen it.

Lu Zhaoming stayed by Xu Zitai's side the whole time. At this time, he seemed to sense Xu Zitai's unstable mood, so he held Xu Zitai's fist with one hand and Xu Zitai's shoulder with the other, separating him from Song Qinghe without a trace. the distance between.

He smiled politely at Song Qinghe: "We understand Mr. Song's concern. But Xiao Ning has been in a low mood for the past few days. In addition, he has been tired all day and needs to rest well. Mr. Song please forgive me."

After that, he grabbed Xu Zitai's hand and took him to the lounge to rest.

Song Qinghe looked at the backs of the two of them in pairs, narrowed his eyes unhappily, and wondered in his heart that Zhuang Ning had left him for too long this time, did he really empathize with him? ?It seems that he has to hurry up and take action.