Before one knew it.


    A week had passed.


    Jiang Zhiyong reported to Xu Yang, saying that the securitypany had been established and was now officially on the right track.


    "Take me to see it."


    Xu Yang and Jiang Zhiyong went to the securitypany together.


    Because a training ground was needed, the securitypany was located in the suburbs.


    Through Jiang Zhiyong''s introduction, it turned out that this ce used to be the location of another securitypany.


    That securitypany had been poorly managed and went bankrupt.


    Jiang Zhiyong had taken it over just in time, including quite a few of the security personnel.


    In recent times, Jiang Zhiyong had been mainly busy renovating and rebuilding to make it the way he wanted.


    After all, he was a special forces soldier turned a mercenary.


    Such a person would not be found in a regr securitypany.


    His management and training methods were different from others'' and required some modifications.


    After everything had been sorted out, Jiang Zhiyong then came to report to Xu Yang.


    Xu Yang walked around and felt it was good.


    In fact, he wasn''t very knowledgeable about this area, but he thought thepany''s security staff seemed in good shape.


    Thepany''s logistical staff also appeared to be working well.


    That was sufficient; there was no need to manage so much.


    He trusted Jiang Zhiyong, and it was enough to leave the management to him.


    It''s worth mentioning that he had given twenty percent of the shares of the securitypany to Jiang Zhiyong.


    For talent like Jiang Zhiyong, preferential treatment was necessary.


    It could strengthen Jiang Zhiyong''s sense of belonging.


    He certainly didn''t hope that Jiang Zhiyong would switch to anotherpany over money.


    He believed that the sry he offered, along with the twenty percent of shares, would allow Jiang Zhiyong to work with peace of mind and give his all to thepany.


    Before Xu Yang left, Jiang Zhiyong said, "President Xu, I''d like to ask for some time off. There''s a discount on an apartmentplex, and today''s thest day of the discount period. I''d like to go this afternoon to see if there''s a suitable apartment."


    Jiang Zhiyong had worked as a mercenary abroad for a few years and had saved quite a bit of money.


    The apartmentplex he mentioned wasn''t a high-end area, and the discount meant buying an apartment outright shouldn''t be an issue.


    "Sure," Xu Yang naturally had no objections.


    ...


    In the afternoon.


    Jiang Zhiyong went to see apartments.


    Upon arriving at the sales department, a female sales associate received him and showed him around.


    After looking at several apartments, he chose one of them.


    The full price was six million, with a ten percent discount for a total of five million four hundred thousand.


    This left Jiang Zhiyong somewhat taken aback.


    He only had five million.


    He had thought that buying an apartment outright wouldn''t be a problem.


    To his surprise, even with the discount, he was still forty thousand short.


    "Can the price go any lower? I don''t have enough money, just five million, and I''m forty thousand short," Jiang Zhiyong said somewhat embarrassedly.


    "I''m sorry, Mr. Jiang, this is already the lowest discount, only avable during the promotion period. Otherwise, our property''s apartments are not discounted," the sales associate Song Sihui said.


    "Can''t go any lower, huh." Jiang Zhiyong scratched his head.


    "Mr. Zhiyong, if you don''t have enough money, you can take out a loan. As long as you provide proof of employment and ie, getting a loan is quite easy," she offered.


    Song Sihui offered an apologetic smile, suggesting that Jiang Zhiyong take out a loan to buy a house.


    "I won''t take out a loan, the interest on loans is too high. It''s just like working for the bank," Jiang Zhiyong shook his head.


    Even though he earned a million a year, he wasn''t willing to be ughtered by the bank.


    "Mr. Jiang, actually taking out a loan isn''t as bad as you think. If you get a loan, the money that you don''t need can be invested. As long as the investment is sound, it''s quite easy to recoup the interest," Song Sihui exined.


    "That''s still working for the bank," Jiang Zhiyong shook his head again, "Besides, you mentioned that only a sound investment can recoup the cost. What if the investment fails? I could lose the principal too. I don''t understand much about investing, and there''s a high probability of failure with investments."


    Song Sihui was somewhat at a loss for words. This man was truly stubborn.


    However, Jiang Zhiyong''s obstinacy gave her a different kind of feeling.


    "Mr. Jiang, you could ask friends for a loan, then pay it backter. There''s no interest between friends, right?"


    In Song Sihui''s view, Jiang Zhiyong being able to put down five million meant he was no ordinary man.


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    It''s said that birds of a feather flock together. If Jiang Zhiyong coulde up with five million, his friends probably weren''t far behind. Borrowing a few hundred thousand should be a breeze.


    "I don''t like borrowing money from others," Jiang Zhiyong said as he shook his head.


    He had been a mercenary, and his brothers in the mercenary team were wealthy.


    Just one phone call and borrowing a few hundred thousand or a million wasn''t a problem.


    But he really wasn''t used to borrowing money.


    "Mr. Jiang, if you don''t want a loan and don''t want to borrow money, what other methods do you see?" asked Song Sihui.


    "Wait a moment. Let me ask my boss to see if I can get an advance on half a year''s sry," Jiang Zhiyong said.


    "Alright," remarked Song Sihui, a bit shocked, and immediately nodded in agreement.


    This man could manage to get four hundred thousand by advancing half a year''s sry; he definitely was a high executive in a big conglomerate.


    It was hard to tell at a nce.


    No matter how she looked at Jiang Zhiyong, he didn''t resemble a high executive.


    At the very least, the high executives she had met inpanies didn''t look like Jiang Zhiyong.


    Jiang Zhiyong took out his phone and dialed Xu Yang''s number.


    The call connected quickly.


    Jiang Zhiyong said, "Mr. Xu, I''m looking at houses in Sunshine Community and I''ve found one I like. The house is discounted to five million and four hundred thousand, but I only have five million. I wanted to ask if I could get an advance on half a year''s sry. I know it''s not quite appropriate to ask you this, but I''ve run out of options."


    Xu Yang replied, "Old Jiang, there''s nothing inappropriate about it. Advancing your sry is definitely not a problem. Don''t even mention half a year''s sry, even if you need an advance for a full year, it would be okay."


    Jiang Zhiyong expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."


    He made the call because he thought Xu Yang was an approachable boss.


    And the call had indeed been the right move.


    "Old Jiang, you mentioned you''re looking at houses in Sunshine Community? Isn''t that near the Century Garden where I live, in thatmunity?" asked Xu Yang.


    "Yes, that''s the one," Jiang Zhiyong replied.


    "You mentioned advancing half a year''s sry; is it because you''re a few hundred thousand short?" Xu Yang asked again.


    "Yes, I''m short by four hundred thousand," Jiang Zhiyong replied.


    "I remember that Sunshine Community is developed by Jiang City''s real estate tycoon Lan Penghua," Xu Yangmented.


    "I wouldn''t know about that," Jiang Zhiyong hadn''t researched this information.


    "You''re still in the sales office, right? Ask the salesperson who''s attending to you if it''s a property developed by the real estate tycoon Lan Penghua. I want to confirm this," Xu Yang instructed.


    "Mr. Xu, why are you asking this?" Jiang Zhiyong was puzzled.


    It was just a sry advance; was there a need to ask this?


    The two issues seemed unrted.


    "Old Jiang, here''s the thing. The real estate tycoon Lan Penghua lives in the samemunity as I do, and I know him quite well. If it''s really his development, I''ll see if I can get you an even bigger discount. That way, you won''t need to advance your sry and you could save some money," said Xu Yang.


    Helping Jiang Zhiyong this way, Xu Yang also aimed for Jiang Zhiyong to remember his kindness.


    After all, as a bodyguard, loyalty was extremely important.