Chapter 1138 — I Stay Behind the Scenes
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These are treasures money cannot buy—other clans would give anything for them and still come away empty-handed, yet the Liu family has just come into them all at once! It was more than worth it! His niece's suggestion had been brilliant. There was real skill in being someone's junior—no wonder Fatty Lai was so formidable. It turned out the benefits were simply without end!
"Divine Doctor Lin, then I won't stand on ceremony. The Liu family's resources are yours to use however you wish!" Liu Tianyi drew a deep breath and spoke, forcing himself to sound calm. In his heart he was far too happy for words.
"Then it's settled. Get in touch with Fatty Lai and work out the details between you. I'm a hands-off boss—this sort of thing is beyond me," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
As for Liu Tianyi, Wei Zhao still had him under observation; he could not yet trust him the way he trusted Fatty Lai. So he gave him only a small taste of sweetness. If the man truly followed him with single-minded devotion, Wei Zhao would not mind granting him more benefits.
Liu Tianyi hung up the phone and let out a long breath. From what he could see, Wei Zhao's impression of the Liu family was still very good, and he had gradually come to accept him. When Liu Jinghan had first proposed that the Liu family attach itself to Wei Zhao and serve as his junior, Liu Tianyi had agreed—but that agreement had come from consideration of the bigger picture. On a personal level, he had found it a little hard to swallow.
But now Liu Tianyi genuinely felt that being the junior was a fine thing indeed! Right at the start he was already receiving those top-grade pills—would he not get even more, and better, later on?
"Brother, why didn't you take the chance to set a few conditions?" The whole Liu family had been listening in while Liu Tianyi made the call, and Liu Tianli had heard his words. He did not understand. Since Wei Zhao had been the one to propose finding a partner, why had Liu Tianyi not seized the moment to raise his price, instead of offering to do it for free? Was that not foolish? If the Liu family had come begging to Wei Zhao for the distribution rights, taking a small loss would have been nothing. But the thing was, Wei Zhao had asked for a partner himself—so why should the Liu family still suffer a loss?
"Conditions? What conditions?" Seeing how short-sighted his younger brother's view was, Liu Tianyi decided to keep Wei Zhao's reward to himself for the moment, and asked with feigned ignorance.
"Brother, if our Liu family had gone to Wei Zhao on our own to ask for the distribution rights, then a small loss would be nothing. But the problem is, Wei Zhao came to the Liu family himself—so why should we take a loss and ask for no return?" Liu Tianli said, frowning. "Brother, that head of yours really isn't cut out for business!"
"Haha!" Liu Zhenhu burst out laughing, and turned to his granddaughter, Liu Jinghan. "Jingjing, you tell us—in this matter, whose judgment was right, your uncle's or your father's?"
"Dad, Uncle really isn't cut out for business..." That one sentence from Liu Jinghan made Liu Tianli beam—his daughter was on his side after all! But then he heard the second half of what she said, and his expression changed. "But Dad, your head is only cut out for plain, straightforward business!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Liu Tianli frowned. He had not quite understood his daughter, but he knew it was no compliment.
"Jingjing is right! Tianli, you're only cut out for plain, straightforward business!" Liu Zhenhu said, laughing. "To you, seen from the merchant's angle, the Liu family has come out at a loss this time. But as a long-term investment in goodwill, the Liu family has won Wei Zhao's recognition!"
"That..." Liu Tianli hesitated. It could not be denied that his father was right—but his own vision was still confined to that of an ordinary merchant, not a successful entrepreneur.