In other words, even if Jiang Cheng didn't want her now, with her qualifications, she could easily secure a high-level management position in any large enterprise, whether domestic or foreign. Therefore, Chen Xueer was different from ordinary women.
What she wanted wasn't something only Jiang Cheng could give her.
She didn't need to rely on or cling to Jiang Cheng to live a better life.
So, can you say such a woman is ungrateful or aloof?
No, as long as her life goals remained unchanged, she didn't need to rely on anyone.
Of course, if one day Chen Xueer suddenly wanted to enter politics, or wanted to advance to a higher social stratum and enter the so-called high society,
or if she wanted to raise her descendants to be part of high society,
at that time, she might need to lower her stance or use some means to attach herself to someone stronger than her.
Chen Xueer spoke up, "The Conglomerate company—I remember when I was in school, my mentor specifically lectured on their case, and I even did a special study on the subject."
"The Conglomerate brand is quite special because it's related to their local government. Even now, the local government still holds more than 20% of Conglomerate's shares. In other words, Conglomerate is related to their local finances."
"I know a bit about that."
Seeing Jiang Cheng looking at her with a calm face, Chen Xueer couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.
In the past, if she had shown Jiang Cheng such a provocative expression, he would have teased her back with at least a few words.
Even if he might not have been completely smitten, he should have at least shown some slight change in expression.
Jiang Cheng caught the look of disappointment on Chen Xueer's face, but he remained seated steadily, maintaining his proud and cold posture.
Flirting aggressively in the beginning, then being cold and heartless later—this is the classic operation of an old scumbag.
This kind of 'playing hard to get' trick is often fatally attractive to women who haven't seen much of the world.
Chen Xueer helplessly pulled back her emotions and picked up the teacup on the table to pour a cup for Jiang Cheng.
She then continued, "Moreover, the Conglomerate and porsche brands have always been tied together. Conglomerate was actually started by people from the porsche family in the early days. Their family's Old Man Ferdinand served as the executive director of Conglomerate for 23 years."
"In the early years, Conglomerate acquired porsche and continuously invested in the research and development of the porsche brand, acting as porsche's money bag. Although porsche invested heavily in R&D, sales were always unsatisfactory, leading to a long capital recovery cycle. So, Conglomerate withdrew its investment."
Jiang Cheng frowned. "Withdrew investment? But isn't porsche still under Volkswagen now?"
Seeing the deep interest on Jiang Cheng's face, Chen Xueer continued her story.
"Yes, but later porsche's supercars suddenly became popular. After making money, porsche started to strike back, buying a large amount of Volkswagen's stock and wanting to completely become the controller of the Volkswagen Group, making Volkswagen belong to the porsche family."
"However, the result wasn't that easy. To protect Conglomerate's equity, Germany even introduced a local law specifically, the 'Conglomerate Law'."
Jiang Cheng took over, "After all, it's fiscal revenue. Once you mention this, I know why porsche still ended up as a subsidiary of Conglomerate. It's the same in every corner of the world: power trumps money. No matter how rich a person is, a single law can crush you, unless you have a bigger backer to counter the frameworks that limit you."
Seeing Jiang Cheng casually spread his hands and then relax his whole body against the soft sofa, saying these words in a nonchalant tone,
Chen Xueer's gaze fixed straight onto Jiang Cheng, not moving for several seconds.
For some reason, in that brief moment just now, she seemed to sense a faint yet real aura of a superior coming from Jiang Cheng.
In her heart, Jiang Cheng was usually more of a wealthy investor and a successful entrepreneur.
However, Chen Xueer knew very well that Jiang Cheng must have an extraordinary background.
He was very likely from some mysterious and unpredictable great family.
Even, just like the thought that had suddenly flashed through her mind, Jiang Cheng might even come from one of those powerful and awe-inspiring noble families.
Chen Xueer nodded, "You're right. The 'Conglomerate Law' stipulates that only by holding more than 80% of Conglomerate's shares can one gain control of the company, and the local government in Germany happens to own 20.1% of the shares. So, theoretically, it's impossible for anyone to gain absolute control of Conglomerate."
"This law is really something. No wonder porsche couldn't take it down."
Chen Xueer shook her head, "Wrong, they did take it down. Just like you said, they found a big backer. Germany joined the Western Alliance, and other countries, not minding the chaos, directly declared the 'Conglomerate Law' invalid. porsche only needed 75% of the shares to absolutely control the Conglomerate company."
Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Afraid of a brother suffering, yet afraid of him driving a bmw—that's the logic. When there are external interests, this alliance joins together to carve them up, but once they see one of their own doing too well, they get jealous."
"Yes, because of the struggle between porsche and Conglomerate, some hedge funds began to quickly enter the stock market using this momentum, wanting to short Volkswagen's stock together, but the results were unsatisfactory."
"In this short-selling attempt, besides porsche itself successfully owning 74.8% of the equity and making a blood-profit of several billion euros, a large number of hedge funds went bankrupt in this stock market battle."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng frowned, "Then doesn't porsche become the largest shareholder of Conglomerate?"
Just as he finished speaking, the previously closed office door suddenly opened without warning.
Then, a face that felt very familiar to Jiang Cheng appeared before everyone's eyes.
Looking closely, Zhao Linger walked in with a smile and called out, "Sister Xueer."
When Zhao Linger's gaze met Jiang Cheng, who was also in the office,
her lively big eyes sparkled with a light of surprise, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.
The skin on her face was as fair as snow, as delicate as jade carving, radiating a faint luster. Her rosy lips curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile: "Oh, Chairman Jiang is here too~"
Jiang Cheng looked Zhao Linger up and down.
She was wearing a pink down jacket with fluffy trim on the collar and cuffs.
On her legs, she wore tight milk-colored pants that outlined her long, slender leg lines, and black knee-high boots made her look even more fashionable and capable.
The pink plush hat on her head complemented her jacket, making her look even sweeter and cuter.
Under the hat, a few strands of jet-black hair fell on both sides of her cheeks, swaying gently with her movements.
She was carrying a dessert bag and a document folder in her hands.
Her whole outfit was completely different from her usual workplace attire.
At this moment, Zhao Linger was like a candy emitting a sweet aura, making people unable to resist wanting to get closer.
Seeing Jiang Cheng look her up and down, Zhao Linger quickly walked to the side of the sofa with light steps.
She first carefully put down the dessert she was holding,
then, with a smile on her face, she took the initiative to explain to Jiang Cheng: "Chairman Jiang, don't look at me like that. I'm on holiday today."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Linger seemed to feel the ambient temperature was a bit high.
Perhaps it was because the floor heating was on in this office.
So, she didn't hesitate to raise her hands and began to unbutton the thick down jacket she was wearing.
As the jacket was gradually taken off, what appeared before Jiang Cheng's eyes was the tight black sweater Zhao Linger was wearing underneath.
The sweater clung tightly to the curves of her body, perfectly outlining her graceful figure.
Instantly, the two 'ten-pound' mounds of soft flesh wrapped in the tight clothing were exposed before Jiang Cheng's eyes,
forming an extremely seductive sight.