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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction.

Ep36

I asked you to compile the investigation report

because you are the only person I trust

in the investigation team.

The reason why I need to review it before

is that the leak of any statistics

might get us into huge trouble.

I get it.

But,

he is the Deputy Chief of this team.

When he yelled at me,

I just gave him the files.

Xiao.

You should have done

what I told you to do.

I'd take responsibility if anything went wrong.

But now, who would take responsibility?

Would Zhao Peng take it?

Even if the president asks for the report,

you shouldn't give it to him,

let alone this Zhao Peng.

Hongmei.

I'm trying to protect you,

and protect me.

I got it.

I'll leave if there's nothing else.

Alright. Go back to work.

Why are you having lunch so late?

Don't get me started.

I was busy all morning.

And I got told off.

Not once, but twice!

Who told you off?

Thanks.

The team's Deputy Chief

yelled at me and called me names,

saying that Su Xiao favors me and stuff.

And then Su Xiao...

She scolded me too.

I...

She wasn't being reasonable.

It's the Deputy Chief

who asked for the files.

I'm a nobody.

How could I stop him?

She didn't tell him off.

She just blamed this on me.

I'm speechless.

It's not my fault at all.

Managers are all like this. Deal with it.

If you feel it's too unfair,

just think about

the extra 2,000 RMB

you get every month.

Fine.

I'll talk to you later.

I need to eat now.

Talk to you soon.

Bye.

Helen.

Why are you having lunch at this hour?

I had a busy morning.

Did you just finish?

You guys are working so hard now.

I went to see you at HR the other day,

and I found out

that you were transferred to the reform team.

You went to see me?

What for?

The recruitment.

Mr. Lin has some

specific requests about it this time.

So I wanted to communicate with HR.

But after I went there,

you were not there

and Tina took your place.

I mean, that girl...

Like, geez.

I explained it to her for ages.

She was so unprofessional.

She didn't understand a thing!

I don't know what to do now.

Don't say that.

Tina is still young.

She's not experienced.

Is age an excuse?

Then, just tell me...

Just tell me

about the requests.

I'll go talk to Tina.

For real?

For real!

Helen, I'm telling you.

HR should be glad that they have a great employee like you.

I'm serious.

You're the best.

Nah.

How did Tina get promoted?

Like, seriously,

how could she replace you?

I overheard her on the phone,

saying that she was scolded

by both the Chief Director

and the Deputy Chief.

I thought it was a great opportunity,

so I went to talk to her.

The conversation went well.

She said she just finished

the investigation report on TC,

and will go to TK tomorrow.

But she's a cautious person.

So I didn't dare to say more,

in case she gets suspicious.

It's alright.

The investigation doesn't matter.

What matters now is

what the president is thinking.

Who will he appoint as the General Manager

of the five T-subsidiaries after the merger?

And that Wang Mingyu.

What's he planning

with those guys

from the T-subsidiaries?

We need to figure that out.

Alright.

In this way, we can get prepared.

Hang out with Wu Hongmei more often.

Think of it as an assignment.

Got it.

I'll do it.

What about the accountant, Zhu?

He arrived at TK in advance,

but why didn't Xia tell us about it?

I've realized that Xia Ming is an unpredictable guy.

Like, that Miss He,

she and her dad could change Xia's life.

But he didn't want her.

Now it seems like he doesn't want

the General Manager position for the merged subsidiaries.

I haven't met anyone like him before.

I really can't figure him out.

Come in.

Miss Su.

Am I interrupting?

Not at all.

Come in, Mr. He.

Alright.

This tea is a bit average.

Please put up with it.

You're joking.

It's a great pleasure

to have a cup of tea

that Miss Su brews for me.

Mr. He.

No need to call me that.

Su Xiao is fine.

Alright.

Then I'll be bold

and call you Su.

No problem.

You're my senior after all.

Su.

You're beautiful and kind-hearted.

You've achieved a lot at such a young age.

You're being too kind, sir.

I'm just standing

on the shoulders of giants.

You're humble too.

Su, I came today

to make my attitude clear.

We at TH support the merger.

That's great news!

I'll tell the president and Mr. Xu

about it later.

They'll be thrilled to hear this.

Thank you, Su.

Eh...

It's alright.

Tell me if you have any conditions.

I'll try my best to arrange them.

Nothing escapes your eyes.

No wonder the president

thinks highly of you.

Alright, then.

I'll cut to the chase.

I want to be the General Manager

of the merged T-subsidiaries.

Hear me out first.

I'm not being greedy.

I can bring something to the table.

I'll help alleviate the group's burden.

What burden?

Well,

five subsidiaries will be merged into one.

The number of the staff must reduce.

It's hard to get around

the employment contract law.

Firing people will cost us a lot.

But I have an idea

to make them quit themselves.

What's that?

Don't get me wrong,

I just wanna know

if this idea will work.

That's easy.

I promise you I'll deliver.

And if I can't make it happen,

you don't need to give me this job.

I need to ask for instructions.

I got it.

Go ask them first.

After that,

we can discuss it in detail.

No need to walk me out.

I'll call you another time.

Take care.

All the files are here.

Please sign them.

Let me know if you need anything else.

This is the investigation report on TC.

Zhao Peng already gave me a copy yesterday.

Is this one different?

Yeah, that copy is only semi-finished.

This one is the final report.

A few numbers are different.

They've been double-checked.

Mr. Xu,

you just need to

check the numbers.

Alright.

I'll take another look.

Mr. Zhao.

Who else did you give

the report to yesterday?

Go give them the final report now.

Take those semi-finished products back.

I'll have Helen shred them.

I only gave one copy to Mr. Xu.

Who else could I have given it to?

We must handle the reform team's files

with strict confidentiality.

We need to have a united front

to face the outside world.

Got it.

Su Xiao.

You really should keep your friend in check.

I asked her for the report.

She didn't even want to give it to me.

She's just a group member.

She...

The audacity she has!

If you know she's just

a group member,

then don't give her a hard time.

If you have any issues,

come and talk to me.

How did I give her a hard time?

I'm the Deputy Chief.

Don't I have the right to review the report?

Why are you here?

Miss Su.

I have something to report to you.

Did something happen?

Come. Let's talk inside.

How's that possible?

TK is the best-performing company

out of the five T-subsidiaries.

I didn't believe it yesterday

when I first got the result.

That's why

I double-checked it.

TK's debt ratio has indeed reached 123%.

TK is insolvent now?

It seems like it.

Let's go.

Let's go to TK.

TK's debt ratio

started to go up mid last year.

This year, the debt ratio in Q1

reached 82%.

Then last month, they took

three loans with a total amount of 110 million.

After that, their debt ratio

skyrocketed to 123%.

Is it possible that

TK doesn't want to be merged,

so they deliberately increased debts?

Not likely.

Because all the loans

took place before the group announced the merger.

There are contracts and

bank records to back them up.

Among these three loans,

one is from the group's EPC company.

It can't be forged.

The other two come from

the same private lending firm.

They are less than half a month apart.

The first loan is secured against

machinery and equipment.

The second loan is secured against

the properties on All Stars Plaza.

However,

the properties there

haven't been completed yet.

TK only signed an agreement

with All Stars Group.

Take a look.

That's why I think

these two loan agreements

Secured Loan Agreement

are a bit weird.

So, you think

they might be fake loans

to get the money out?

Have you checked the records?

I didn't find any obvious traces

in their financial records.

But if it's done through projects,

I won't be able to find evidence.

I can check the projects.

There are so many projects.

You can't do it by yourself.

Shall we get some help from the group?

TK went through a very strict audit

two years ago.

So that period of time should be clean.

I will focus on the records after the audit.

If there's anything fishy,

it must have happened after that.

Hongmei,

check with HR.

See if there are non-existing employees getting paid.

OK.

TK running at a loss

is a serious issue.

It will directly impact

the merger of the T-subsidiaries.

We must not tell anyone

before we get to the bottom of it.

Here.

Have some coffee.

It'll refresh you.

Here.

Thanks.

Thank you.

This is your Americano.

Thanks.

The Americano is for you.

Thanks.

Here.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Let me know if you need anything else.

I'll leave you to it.

Why are you taking away my noodles?

I haven't finished eating.

They're so soggy. You can't eat them now.

What do you want?

I'll go buy it for you.

How did you do it?

Why can't I find the records?

What do you mean?

Drop the act.

How did you make it looks like

TK is operating at a loss?

It is operating at a loss.

I don't buy it.

Any T-subsidiary

could be losing money,

but not TK.

Miss Su.

You overestimated me.

Xia Ming.

I haven't reported it to the group.

You can still turn the situation around.

Once I tell the group,

there's no going back for you.

Tell the group.

We're losing money.

With my uncle falling ill,

all the hidden landmines set off.

The subcontracts pushed for payments,

then our capital chain broke.

One project was almost suspended.

We advanced too much money on the All Stars project.

It was all borrowed.

I don't believe it.

I'm only human, not God.

I can't turn everything I touch into gold.

If I report this to the group,

you will be finished.

You will definitely be pushed out.

In my envisaged plan,

you will be the general manager

of the merged T-subsidiaries.

Without you,

T-subsidiaries will lose their soul.

How could I be the soul of the T-subsidiaries?

I never was.

Plus,

I don't wanna go to the group.

If I wanted to go there,

I would have gone

when the president invited me.

Why would I wait until now?

Go home and sleep.

The group is a seedy place.

It doesn't deserve your hard work.

Xia Ming.

Look at me in the eyes.

Tell me,

is TK really insolvent?

It is.

Why are you here?

Thank you, Yongbo.

Let me know if you need anything.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

What's wrong?

I heard from Yongbo

that Su Xiao has been

in the conference room for two days.

How did it go?

You just can't stop worrying

about TK, can you?

Everything is fine.

I've got it under control.

For real?

Does this feel familiar?

That girl, she ruined many things

for TK in the past.

We're fine.

She won't be able to ruin it this time.

This is our last opportunity.

If she ruins this again,

I'll hate her forever.

That serious, huh?

You're being paranoid.

Did you come all the way

to tell me this?

Xiao.

Xiao.

I thought about it.

There are three ways to fake a loss.

First, fake contracts,

to lower their cash.

Second, fake financial reports.

Third, fake projects.

We've checked everything

over and over again.

Yet, we found nothing.

I think, maybe...

TK is operating at a loss?

Xia Ming must have used

some secretive way to fake it.

Something we haven't thought of.

I just don't get it.

Why are you so sure

that Xia Ming is lying?

What would he gain

from a fake loss?

I don't know

what he'd gain from it.

If I knew,

I'd be able to

figure out how he did it.

I think,

maybe you're being

a bit paranoid.

That's because

you know nothing about him.

Over these years,

I've dealt with him countless times.

Every time there was an issue,

he was always the one

who planned everything ahead

and used me as a pawn.

Now I feel like

I'm the pawn again.

Alright.

I'll send it right away.

He Yao called me this afternoon.

She said she's leaving here.

Where's she going?

How long has it been

since you last talked to her?

Not that long.

I'm too busy.

She said,

she'll go study abroad.

That's great, right?

Learn more knowledge while we're still young.

Once she's gone,

the connections we managed to build through her

won't work anymore.

We've worked so hard to build

those connections.

And they won't work anymore.

If TK wants to go solo in the future,

we need her father's help.

Her father isn't the only senior official in town.

But he is the only one you know!

Why would you look over

someone right in front of you,

and daydream about elusive things?

Please take my advice.

Just give her a call, alright?

I... I'm not saying you have to convince her to stay.

But you cannot let her leave the country

while holding a grudge against you.

I got it.

Xia Ming

Hi.

I heard you're going abroad to study.

Which country? What subject?

I haven't decided yet.

I'll figure it out

once...

Once I'm abroad.

That's good.

When are you leaving?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

What's the hurry?

I'm sorry.

I've been busy lately.

I know.

Your uncle told me.

He said you've encountered

all sorts of problems lately,

and that you're swamped with work.

Are you free tonight?

Let me take you out.

A farewell dinner.

Don't you have to work?

It's fine.

Any place you wanna go?

How about the Japanese restaurant

we went last time?

I liked that place.

Alright.

I'll book the same table.

Let's say 7 o'clock for now.

If I arrive late,

please wait for me a bit.

It's alright.

Take your time.

I'll be waiting.

Qiu!

What's the matter?

Come here.

How do I look?

Pretty.

Does it look like a tablecloth?

Nah.

What about this?

Miss, you have such good taste.

Pretty.

Stop saying "Pretty"!

Give me some advice.

It's pretty!

What about this?

Very pretty.

You said that every time!

Miss.

You're pretty.

You look pretty in all of them.

This one?

You can't wear this!

Your dad wouldn't like it.

Who cares? I'll wear this one then.

Shall we ask the group's auditors

to send Shengshi Loans

a confirmation letter?

So that we can verify

the legitimacy of these two loan agreements.

That's right!

How come I forgot

about confirmation letters?

I'll go tell them now.

No need.

It takes time to send the letter.

Plus, we don't know if they'll reply.

I'll go there myself.

Alright, we'll go with you.

Nah.

You both have a family to go back to.

Go home now.

I can go there on my own.

You'll go there alone?

Are you sure?

Yeah, I got this.

You guys can leave now.

Let's put them away.

Shengshi Loans

Who are you here to see?

Is Mr. Cui here?

Miss Su, did she go home?

Yeah, she did.

Secured Loan Agreement

I won!

Come. Take my place.

Don't lose!

Alright!

Let's play.

Let's play!

Hello.

I'm Su Xiao.

Here's my business card.

Everyone calls me Cui.

Let's talk inside.

Alright.

Yinghai Group?

Your group is a major taxpayer.

You have designated

credit lines for you at large banks.

Why would you need

financing from a small lender like us?

I'm not here for that.

I came to ask you

a few questions.

Do you do business

with TK Construction?

You mean, Fat Huang?

Yeah.

We've been doing business for years.

Our group is conducting a due diligence review on TK.

I saw it on a loan agreement that

you lent 80 million RMB to TK.

Is there a problem?

I just wanted to know

if this loan is real.

Normally,

I don't give women

a hard time.

But you're at my place

and I have rules here.

I can't make an exception just for you.

How about this?

You.

You finish the drinks.

Then I'll tell you

if the loan agreement is real or not.

Cui.

Did I say something out of place?

Did I offend you?

You're just a girl.

What could you have done to offend me?

But that's my rule here.

We all need rules, don't we?

If you want answers,

drink.

I see.

I'm sorry that I've offended you

and wasted your time today.

I'm sorry.

I'll drink one cup

as an apology.

If you wanna drink,

you need to finish them all.

I admire your boldness.

You say whatever comes to your mind.

How about...

Call me "Brother".

And I'll tell you everything I know.

Yeah, call him "Brother".

Right.

Call him "Brother".

And Cui will protect you.

Sorry, Mr. Cui.

I shouldn't have come here recklessly.

I didn't know about your rules.

But I have my rule too.

That is,

I'll only drink one cup.

I'll drink.

I thought you'd send out a confirmation letter.

I didn't expect you to come here in person.

What were you thinking?

What if something happens?

Thanks.

Young people like you

really don't care about your health.

Vodka has a 65 percent

alcohol concentration.

The likelihood of alcohol poisoning is above 90%,

after five cups of Vodka.

Doctor, will he be alright?

He will for this time,

but not if it happens again.

Thanks, doc.

How are you?

Feeling better?

Where are you going?

I have to go to a dinner.

What dinner could be more important than your health?

He Yao is leaving the country tomorrow.

I promised her a farewell dinner.

She's been looking after my uncle recently.

This is the least I can do.

Let's go.

You should go home and sleep.

You've been sleeping in the conference room for two days.

I'm off then.

Do you know?

You just let slip your secret.

What?

You said,

"I thought you'd only send out a confirmation letter.

I didn't expect you to come here in person."