Sitting at his desk, Zhou Jingxian furrowed his brows tightly; he had already gone through three cigarettes, yet the gloom above his head had not lifted.
Zhang Jiunian had just made an outrageous demand for ten percent of Hongli Group's shares—a condition he simply could not agree to. Besides, even if he did agree, he still had to get past Grandma Zhou. And he knew that was a hurdle he could not clear no matter what.
The predecessor of Hongli Group was Zhou Corporation, established by the Zhou family's previous generations and grown significantly under the leadership of Zhou Jingxian's father. It could be said that the company's success today was not due to Zhou Jingxian's efforts; at best, he was just a non-contributing heir.
