The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard-Chapter 23 - Bar Turbulence
23: Chapter 23 Bar Turbulence
23 -23 Bar Turbulence
“Ye Tian, come, sit sit sit, don’t just stand there,” seeing Ye Tian nervously fidgeting, the bespectacled Manager Zhu Youzhi beckoned him to sit, his bald head glistening with oil.
“Manager, I am fine standing.
Is there anything I’ve done wrong that dissatisfied you?
I’ve only just started, if there’s anything I’ve done incorrectly, please be lenient.”
“We’ll talk about work stuff later.
Here, take a seat.”
Despite Manager Zhu’s repeated invitations to sit down, Ye Tian never took a seat, standing opposite the desk nervously rubbing his hands together, looking incredibly bashful, one might guess he was a young maiden.
Ultimately, Zhu Youzhi, having no other choice, spoke up, “Fine, if you don’t want to sit, then stand, since I only have a few questions for you, it won’t take long.”
“Manager Zhu, please ask whatever questions you have.”
“Well, there’s nothing much, just…
about this,” Manager Zhu took out a piece of paper with black text on it that, at first glance, looked like a flyer posted on a street corner, “This is the regulation you drafted, right?”
Ye Tian nodded.
Manager Zhu wiped his mouth, “Heh, pretty creative, huh?
Tell me, what made you suddenly decide to come up with these security regulations?
They do seem quite professional.”
Creative my ass!
Ye Tian cursed inwardly.
In his life, he hated two types of men the most: those with bald, greasy heads and those with potbellies like pregnant women, utterly disgusting.
And here in front of him, Manager Zhu had both, making Ye Tian inwardly nauseous.
But even while disgusted inside, he still had to speak, “Manager Zhu, I think…
it’s not inappropriate?”
Manager Zhu glanced over the regulations with a smile, “According to the regulations you’ve set, this job as the security manager has become too worry-free.
If this continues, I won’t even need you as the manager, I might as well just throw money at the problem.”
Hearing this, Ye Tian’s expression changed, and his demeanor became more serious, “Manager Zhu, don’t you know?”
“Know what?”
“The dirty tricks involved with this position of security manager.” Ye Tian stepped closer, his tone much softer as if he had some great secret to share, instantly creating a tense atmosphere.
“Dirty tricks?
What dirty tricks?
Let’s hear them.”
“Manager Zhu, in City East District, how many dare to collect protection fees from ‘Nightlife’ businesses?
The ones causing trouble and demanding protection money are only those two or three companies, right?”
Manager Zhu thought for a moment and nodded, “Indeed, it’s always the same people who come to make trouble and fight each time.”
“That’s what I’m saying.
A large part of the company’s finances are…
Manager Zhu, don’t look at me like that.
I didn’t cozy up to anyone in the finance department, I found out about this from others.”
Manager Zhu waved it off, “It’s fine, keep talking.” The company’s finance department handles confidential information that no employee should inquire into, so Ye Tian’s comment made Manager Zhu feel slightly uneasy, but seeing Ye Tian’s timid and apprehensive demeanor, he inwardly scolded himself for being paranoid.
“I did the math.
Counting the company’s losses and the brothers’ medical expenses each time there’s a fight, the total comes to around fifty thousand.
I’ve heard that the protection money demanded by those two groups doesn’t even add up to ten thousand.
Think about it, which makes more sense?”
Manager Zhu laughed, “Ye, you’re still too young.
Do you know the phrase ‘insatiable greed leads to overreaching’?
Those people’s appetites are bottomless pits.
You give in once, and there will be a second time.
That wouldn’t be too bad, but the fear is that their demands will grow larger and larger.
This time they settle for ten thousand, next time even twenty thousand might not suffice.
Paying is one thing, but it’s not just about the money; it’s a matter of face.
You pay once, it shows them you’re scared, and then a third and fourth will come knocking.
Will you pay or not?
To pay is impossible, to not pay?
When the fighting starts the losses will be even greater.
Am I right?”
“And so, young man, don’t look for temporary ease only to leave bigger troubles for yourself down the road.
Remember, winning in the immediate moment secures your future.”
Seemingly quite pleased with his own profound words, Manager Zhu lit up a cigarette and leaned back into his boss’s chair, his sizable body making the chair creak and groan.
“Manager Zhu, I understand everything you’re saying.
In fact, what I’ve mentioned is just a precursor, the real actions we need to take follow.”
“Oh?
You have follow-up plans?
Let’s hear them.” This time, Manager Zhu didn’t lean in to listen to Ye Tian, instead he stayed reclined in his chair smoking, exuding an air of supreme self-assurance.
“Everyone knows the saying ‘the nail that sticks out gets hammered down,’ but few dare to act on it.
What we need to do is use the guise of collecting protection fees to completely eliminate these troublemakers.
We can take the money, but they need to bleed a little…”
By this point, the implication couldn’t be clearer.
Manager Zhu, cigarette dangling, peered at him, saying ominously, “Once there were two people who told me the same idea.”
“What happened then?”
Manager Zhu finished his cigarette, crushing the butt in the ashtray until it was destroyed, “One was Ma Chao; he was only twelve at the time.
He accomplished the deed, but then he vanished.
Later, I heard he’s now with an influential figure, with boundless prospects.
The other…
what was his name?…
I forgot.
It’s hard to remember the names of the losers — anyhows, he messed up, got stabbed to death and dumped into the Huaizhou River as fish food.
In private, we had to pay the family two hundred thousand to settle the matter.”
“Everybody has ideas, but not everyone is Ma Chao, Ye.
Don’t overthink it.
While the position of security manager isn’t that critical, there’s still good pickings to be had…
What’s wrong?”
Someone came to the door; it was a man Ye Tian recognized, the deputy security manager, Wang Qiang.
“Manager Zhu, there’s trouble at the venue.”
The reason for the disturbance was simple: a quarrel over a girl.
“Fuck!
I’m loaded with cash; I’ve been with movie stars, who the fuck do you think you are!
Pretending to be pure, fuck your act!”
“Miss, let our young master have some fun, it’ll be worth your while!”
“What are you staring at!
Stubborn girl, I like them tough; I’ll make it so you can’t get out of bed, see how tough you can be then!”
Before even descending the stairs, a stream of foul language could be heard.
“It’s them, a few real estate developers’ sons.
Can’t use force with them, and also, those two guys with them are soldiers, heard they’re special forces,” Wang Qiang whispered to Ye Tian.
