books44 Chapter 432 Betting Agreement
Chapter 432 Betting Agreement
After dinner,
In Yu Gui Garden, there is Yu Ru's studio, where there is a giant white goose doll that is 2.5 meters tall. After the two finished their meal, they sat on the white goose's wing and chatted.
"Aru, I'm going to Nancheng in a few days. Do you want to come with me? We can visit Mom and Dad while we're there."
"Just look after my second uncle, forget about my parents."
"Sure, you can watch whoever you want."
"Why are we going to Nancheng?" Yu Ru turned to look at Yun Jixing, then slid into his arms.
Yun Jixing naturally caught her, "Let's go to Deng Huairou's turtle farm to inspect the turtle breeding situation."
"Her family sells turtles, and you sell electronics. How can you go and inspect their business?"
"There used to be no business to do, but now there is."
Afterwards, Yunjixing explained his plan and what he knew.
A few months ago, during the time Yu Ru was in prison, he invested in Deng's Turtle Manor and signed a betting agreement with Deng Huairou's father.
There are three core terms:
1. Yunjixing invested over 100 million yuan under the guise of strategic investment to expand intelligent greenhouses, introduce recirculating water systems, and create a benchmark breeding base in the province.
2. Within two years, Guizhuang must achieve three major goals: doubling net profit, increasing the number of animals sold by 60%, and establishing a provincial-level agricultural demonstration base.
3. If any one of the criteria is not met, Guizhuang must transfer more than 51% of its controlling stake free of charge, or repurchase all the investment funds at a high price.
He had been keeping track of Deng Huairou's family situation. Deng Huairou's father was in the high-end turtle breeding business. He made his fortune in the early years through breeding and had a net worth of over 100 million yuan. He owned a large area of breeding farms, breeding turtles, and a long-standing reputation. He was one of the earliest turtle breeders in China and benefited greatly from the era's boom, making his turtle farm the number one in the province.
However, times have changed, and the industry is facing structural upgrades. Some turtle species have been added to the protection list, and some require breeding licenses to continue being raised. As a result, Mr. Deng lost a significant amount of income and a group of customers. In the past, his turtle farm could grow unchecked, but now that policies are tightening, he has to make his turtle farm compliant and standardized.
Although he has many long-term clients, most of whom are stable, there's a limit to his growth potential. The market is changing, clients are changing, competitors are changing, and sticking to the old ways is no longer a safe bet. His peers are all expanding; if he doesn't, he'll be forced out. More importantly, new channels for selling turtles, such as live streaming and cross-regional wholesale, are emerging, and companies are vying for incremental growth, meaning his production capacity is already struggling to keep up. Only by scaling up can he secure policy qualifications, seed sources, and exhibition resources; stagnation will only allow him to follow the trend and get a small share.
It's common for large corporations to diversify their investments. Xingxing brand is quite well-known, so it's not surprising that they would use the "Xingxing" name to visit Nancheng to inspect high-quality agricultural projects, hoping to promote rural revitalization and develop cultural tourism projects to boost the local economy and seek cooperative investment.
Yunjixing indicated that his group is currently undertaking a cross-industry industrial layout, with technology + agriculture and technology + specialized breeding being the company's key directions going forward. Coincidentally, the new turtle farming technologies involving IoT-enabled smart greenhouse systems, intelligent incubation control systems, intelligent grading, and AI monitoring align with Yunjixing's expertise. He also manufactures mobile phones, computers, and massage chairs, so he understands chips, IoT, and automation; using digital technology to assist turtle farms in turtle farming makes sense.
Mr. Deng was an honest businessman, concerned with his reputation, and quite practical. He was skilled at raising turtles, but not at capital operations or reviewing contracts; he hired others to do those things. Yunjixing's collaboration with him stemmed from helping him integrate his industries, upgrade production capacity, capitalize on his brand, apply for provincial-level agricultural leading enterprise certification, specialty agricultural product certification, and pollution-free certification, and develop a cultural tourism complex. Mr. Deng was immediately captivated by these offers, but he remained cautious and subsequently hired a specialist to evaluate the feasibility of Yunjixing's proposal.
Unfortunately, everyone he hired had been bribed by Yun Jixing, and everyone around him was urging him to agree to the betting agreement. Most importantly, Yun Jixing's connections in the political arena were far more extensive than Deng's father's. Previously, Deng's father's various applications were always stalled in the review process, either progressing very slowly or failing entirely. But with Yun Jixing's arrival, all those applications that were previously impossible to sign became possible. Only then did Deng's father become convinced that he was a reliable backer, and thus he agreed to the betting agreement.
"Did you really invest money in it?" Yu Ru asked.
Yun Jixing nodded, "They went all out with the charade, investing hundreds of millions. The turtles in the turtle farm are growing well, and there's nothing wrong with them."
"What if it actually works out for him?" Yu Ru looked at Yun Jixing with a complicated expression.
"No, as long as he signs that agreement, it doesn't matter what happens afterward. When it comes time for acceptance, we can block funding, equipment, policies, and standards, but he'll always be able to pass. I'm the one who sets the rules." Yun Jixing smiled, his expression one of absolute certainty, as if Guizhuang was already his for the taking.
Yu Ru stared at him for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly, "You and I are quite in sync. You mess with his father, and I mess with his daughter."
"What are you planning to do?" Yun Jixing asked with some surprise. It seemed that he had been looking forward to getting rid of Deng Huairou for a long time.
“Send her to jail. She works in the design industry, but none of her works are her own; she has ghostwriters behind her. She abused her power for personal gain, forcing her subordinates to give her their work. One of her works is worth as much as 500,000 yuan, which is a criminal case.”
"I understand. If needed, my company's legal department is at your disposal."
"Thank you." Yu Ru didn't refuse; there was a team available for her to use, so why not take advantage of it? She sat up and kissed Yun Jixing's chin.
“But that won’t be enough to repay the money I paid to hire my legal team. It has to be like this…” Yun Jixing hugged Yu Ru and kissed her lips.
However, at the very beginning, Yu Ru's phone rang, interrupting everything.
"Ugh... um..." Yu Ru pushed Yun Jixing away forcefully and quickly went to get her phone.
It was Ming Shi calling, and Yu Ru immediately answered.
"Hey……"
"Honey, I'm here."
"Okay, you can just come in."
Yun Jixing hugged Yu Ru from behind. Yu Ru pushed him away, but couldn't budge him, so she just ignored him. "Come to the main courtyard's reception room. I'll be there now."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Ru stood up briskly. "Yun Jixing, go ahead and do your work."
Yun Jixing held Yu Ru's hand, looking at her with reluctance, "Aru, kiss me again."
Yu Ru tiptoed and kissed his nose. "Okay, I'm leaving."
Yun Jixing still wouldn't let her go. He pulled Yu Ru into his arms and kissed her lips a few times before letting her leave.