It was already noon the next day when the New Village Faction's members saw Tang Jinyan again.
The brothers were having lunch in a private room, while the men in black suits stood outside solemnly, setting off the power of a true leader of a first-class organization.
The brothers were discussing some matters in low voices when they heard a uniform salute from outside. "Ninth Masters."
The brothers in the private room glanced at Baek Chang-soo. Baek Chang-soo smiled and said, "Our real boss is here."
Most of the men in black suits were the old man's direct subordinates, and now they followed the new leader.
But there was a very special performance here — the old man was still alive, and Baek Chang-soo was only the acting leader in name. When these people addressed Baek Chang-soo, most of them still called him "Sixth Young Master", but when facing Tang Jinyan, they all called him "Ninth Masters".
It was obvious that Tang Jinyan's position in these people's hearts. Even before the old man appointed a candidate, many of them only recognized Tang Jinyan in their hearts. In addition to the program of interests, Tang Jinyan's many performances had also left a deep-rooted impression of a leader, and the strange position of "Chief Executive" had strengthened their thinking.
Baek Chang-soo wanted to truly control the New Village Faction, but it was almost impossible.
However, Baek Chang-soo did not seem to have thought about it. When he saw Tang Jinyan walking into the private room while greeting the men in black suits enthusiastically, Baek Chang-soo laughed and said, "Ninth Master, you've worked hard. How's the Pusan?"
Tang Jinyan casually found a cushion and sat down. He pulled his collar and said, "Lee Kang-hwan knows how to play. He divided his men into many groups. One group wanted to take advantage of the chaos to set up a stronghold in Seventh Master's empty territory. I asked Eun-suk to lead the men and drove them all back.
Another group wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the Pan-Western region to make some trades with them, but I also messed it up.
In the end, they went all the way to the sea and contacted the Vietnamese. The Incheon Prosecutor's Office and the police station intercepted them at the pier and took them all in. "
His buddies laughed. "Lee Kang-hwan must hate you to death, right?"
"We've been hacking at each other for so many years, and we both owe each other lives. Our enmity is already deep, so it doesn't matter if it gets even deeper."
Tang Jinyan said lazily, "Our positions and interests are naturally in conflict with theirs. We can't be friends under any circumstances."
Li Zhiguo asked, "The Vietnamese are trading with multiple parties. What is Lee Kang-hwan trying to do?
Taking advantage of this opportunity to monopolize it? "
"That should be the case."
Tang Jinyan said, "Third Elder Brother, take over Second Elder Brother's plate and reconnect with the Vietnamese. Don't let the Pusan guys eat it all."
Li Chengcan immediately replied, "No problem."
Tang Jinyan smiled and said, "How's the tax collection going?"
Li Zhiguo was a little embarrassed because he was the one who made trouble for Third Elder Brother in the tax collection. When it came to the actual inspection, it was no longer something he could do as he wished. Third Elder Brother had to bear this debt.
Baek Chang-soo answered for him, "More than 800 million in tax evasion. It's a small matter. The faction will take care of it."
Tang Jinyan smiled and said, "Sixth Elder Brother, you're really rich. Has the faction's assets been cleared?"
Baek Chang-soo directly threw over a liquidation report. "Take a look at it yourself.
There's a lot of money, and even more resources. Otherwise, why would we fight so hard for it? "
The buddies laughed and did not feel awkward at this time.
They were all gangsters who had fought their way up. It was only right for them to covet benefits. No one felt that it was wrong. Since the matter was settled, everyone could only do things according to the new rules.
Even if there were still some grudges in their hearts, they would not show it at this time.
Tang Jinyan roughly flipped through the report and clicked his tongue. "Sixth Elder is rich."
Baek Chang-soo said lazily, "Don't give me that.
These are the faction's assets. They don't belong to me, Baek Chang-soo. If I dare to touch them, you'll have to split my corpse. "
Tang Jinyan laughed. "As long as you don't use them on a large scale, no one will argue with you for daily use."
The buddies also said, "We'll use them when we need to. This is just a small matter."
Baek Chang-soo chuckled. Of course, no one would argue if he really wanted to use them for himself. Even if he did not have any real power as the boss, he still had some benefits.
He paused and said, "Since we're all here today, I want to draw up a plan for how we'll do it in the future."
Everyone looked at Tang Jinyan and waited for him to speak.
"Let's organize the company, Sixth Elder Brother."
Tang Jinyan seemed to have thought about it a long time ago. He said directly, "The businesses of each of us actually have many areas that complement each other. I've always had an idea to set up a new company and have all of us invest in it to form a collective company.
Tang Dynasty's model has inspired me. A company with many parties participating in it, sharing the shares, and nominating one person to manage it. It's very suitable for our current situation. "
The buddies were stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.
The shareholding cooperative company model was really suitable for their current situation. Take the relationship between Baek Chang-soo and Tang Jinyan for example. It was like the relationship between a chairman and a CEO, and each of the buddies was a director with real power in charge of a bunch of projects.
The CEO had the support of all the directors, and the votes on the board of directors were enough to suppress the chairman. Wasn't that their current situation?
The more they thought about it, the more it seemed like it …
On the other hand, if everyone invested in the same company, they would have common interests and it would be easier for them to work together. It would not be like the previous model where everyone was divided.
Baek Chang-soo did not seem surprised. He chuckled and said, "Is this your idea from Lee Yoon-rim?"
Tang Jinyan did not hide anything. "Yes. In fact, Yoon-rim had suggested a similar idea to me a long time ago.
But after operating Tang Dynasty for a while, the idea in my mind became more detailed. "
Li Zhiguo asked, "Will the buddies' businesses be integrated into the new company?"
"No. Otherwise, everyone will be afraid that I'll swallow them up …" Tang Jinyan chuckled and said, "Each of us will invest in the company and do what we should do.
Maybe one day, everyone will think that it's better to integrate them. We'll discuss it then. "
Li Zhiguo nodded and did not say anything else.
It was easy to accept if they did not integrate their businesses and only invested in the new company. It seemed that Tang Jinyan had indeed thought about a lot of things in advance.
Baek Chang-soo said straightforwardly, "I agree with this proposal.
Will the company also be named Tang Dynasty? "
Tang Jinyan looked at him for a while and shook his head. "Call it Xincun."
Baek Chang-soo said lazily, "Don't be afraid of me, Old Nine."
"No …" Tang Jinyan said seriously, "It must be called Xincun. It can only be called Xincun."
Baek Chang-soo said straightforwardly, "Okay. Brothers, let's estimate the proportion of shares.
So that we can set the official shareholders' agreement. "
Tang Jinyan said, "It's not appropriate to estimate according to each of our businesses. We're all in the underworld. We don't look at the price of business.
Your position as the boss is worth a lot of money. What else is there to estimate? "
Baek Chang-soo laughed. "If that's the case, does it mean that we'll get as much as we want?
It's a bit like the early days when we went out to fight for territory. "
Tang Jinyan said matter-of-factly, "We're in this line of work. That's how we do it.
Everyone, discuss among yourselves. We'll get as much as we want. "
The other three brothers tilted their necks as they watched the two of them talk. They had a strange feeling about it.
It didn't seem like the relationship between a puppet and a regent. It also didn't seem like the relationship between the chairman and the CEO. Instead, it really did seem like brothers chatting casually.
The cooperation between Old Six and Old Nine was a bit like the number 69 in Arabic. It felt very fitting …
Perhaps everyone had misunderstood the tacit understanding between Baek Chang-soo and Tang Jinyan. They still didn't understand what they really wanted.
Even Baek Chang-soo's own thoughts were unclear to them.
Since they were fighting for territory in the underworld, this kind of negotiation became very simple. It was even a bit like child's play.
In a few words, the share allocation was decided. Baek Chang-soo, as the boss of the Xincun, would get 25%. Tang Jinyan would get 25%. The other three brothers would get 15%. The remaining 5% would be given to some other people.
It was simple and clear. The draft was out in five minutes. They directly called the lawyer to draft the agreement.
Tang Jinyan leaned lazily on the back of the chair and said with a sigh, "Being in the underworld is still the most comfortable. It's so tiring to deal with those 'elites' all day long."
Baek Chang-soo laughed. "You're also an anomaly. Everyone thought you were born to be in the underworld, including yourself.
In the end, you're the one who's doing the best in the underworld. Who would've thought this in the past? "
Tang Jinyan said faintly, "I didn't expect it either …"
Baek Chang-soo laughed. "I heard that when Tang Dynasty opened, you invited many famous idols to perform. Then, when our Xincun Company opens, we can't fall behind …"
Tang Jinyan sighed. "You're an expert in the entertainment industry. You can invite anyone you want, except … Apink."