Chapter 187: Preparations complete.
Hao Ren and Xiao Mei had been talking about something and a meeting with Dion was arranged. The middle-aged man was meeting Hao Ren for the first time in weeks. In his views, every time this young man came, he would come with a genius idea. The growth of the company was all because of his brain.
Dion admired Hao Ren from the bottom of his heart. He used to think that handling a big amount of money would be easy, but he never got the chance to. It was only when Hao Ren gave him total control did he realized what privilege could do to a person.
Hao Ren looked at his finance head and said, "Is it too much work for you to handle the investment and also the company finance? If so you can ask the HR department to find you a competent person to help you out."
Dion shook his head and replied, "Frankly speaking, handling so much money is not easy but it sure is addictive. I would have a hard time handing over authority to other people in this aspect."
Hao Ren raised his brows and remarked, "As long as you do not forget who this money belongs to, I won't mind you sleeping on a mattress made up of red bundles."
Dion nodded with a smile and asked, "So, Chairman, what can I do for you today?"
Hao Ren said, "I wish to give out bonus or a celebratory gift to all the employees throughout the two companies."
Dion was shocked but then he asked, "How much do you want to give out?"
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "Giving out money would seem very classless. I am marrying the Empress, you know."
He chuckled and Dion smiled before Hao Ren continued, "Get the research department interns to conduct a survey, and visit all the employees. Ask them what they need the most or what is it that they want the most. It does not matter whether it is medical aid or financial. Give them all that we can, you have a month to plan and execute all this.
The income from investments will not be used for expansion this time, but for this give away."
Dion frowned and said, "Although we can hold the expansion but looking at the growing demand of things, it might put a lot of strain on our employees."
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "After the wedding, the entertainment company we acquired will become the biggest cash cow, so be sure to reap the benefits."
Dion was confused and Hao Ren said, "Trust me, when have I ever done a money losing business?"
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After the meeting, Hao Ren got busy overlooking the preparations of the wedding. Every day, all of his working hours would be dedicated to overseeing the work being done at the Cloud Pavilion.
He personally supervised the people and even helped out the workers. The people could tell that Hao Ren really cared about the wedding. On the other side, Han Lingshi began to send out invites to the rich and affluent. At the same time she called all the people from Hao Ren's college friends, and his teachers.
She also invited a few military officials who had dealings with the company. She was very thorough in this list, the people from the Magnificent Cosmetics, and many of the celebrities who were the brand ambassadors for their products were also called.
This was just to add the glamour in the wedding, although Han Lingshi wanted a simple wedding, Hao Ren told her to make the reception banquet simpler and the wedding high key. Reception was to be held for the close ones.
Han Lingshi agreed to it, in reality, Hao Ren only wanted to make a statement, what he was about to do for the wedding was something that none of the people could imagine and thus he wanted the entire world to see it. He wanted to create a spectacle for everyone to marvel.
One of these days, Hao Ren stood inside the cloud pavilion watching the people finish setting up the entire thing and fished out his phone. He dialed the number of his mother. The call was answered in a jiffy, and Tang Zen said, "Hello, Ren?"
Hao Ren said, "You should come to Jade Capital, the wedding day is approaching. I want you both to get some decent clothes for the occasion."
Tang Zen was silent for a few moments and when she spoke, her voice was slightly heavy, "Yes, I will come over quickly."
Hao Ren took a deep breath and hummed. Then the situation became awkward for them as the two did not know what to talk about. Just when Hao Ren was thinking if he should disconnect the call, Tang Zen said, "Did you buy bridal gifts for her?"
Hao Ren froze, he replied, "I got some things from Stag Nation for her, but I doubt they qualify as bridal gifts."
Tang Zen patiently asked, "What did you buy?"
Hao Ren thought and said, "Some diamond jewelry and a few outfits and shoes."
Tang Zen took a deep breath, and asked, "What about the wedding ring?"
Hao Ren replied, "Oh, I will be carving one from jade for her."
Tang Zen hummed and said, "Buy the things I am telling you and make sure they are the best quality ones."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "Hold on, let me get a pen and paper."
He had forgotten about the fact that he has Xiao Mei in the phone and she could even directly place an order for the things the old lady tells him to buy. The young man moved to a worker and asked, "Brother do you have any pen and paper on you?"
The middle-aged man was surprised to see his boss coming over in a rush and quickly gave him a pen and paper. Hao Ren thanked him and moved to the side as he said, "Yes, Ma, tell me."
Tang Zen sighed and said, "A pair of Dragon and Phoenix candles for the bride and the groom. Xiao Ling does not lack jewelry get her some gold ingots around a kilogram. High grade Tea Leaves and Sesame seeds. You have good cooking skills get a good cake for the family...."
Hao Ren kept nodding and writing while the old lady kept listing things. The young man did not mind buying so many gifts it was not a burden. After a few minutes, the old lady said, "Go and rent good cars to drive you to pick up the bride."
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "No, we are having a traditional old style wedding where the couple will bow to each other, the parents and then the heaven and earth. There is not need to make things complicated with those stupid things like the blocking the door. Given my temper if someone tries to stand in my way I might beat them up."
Tang Zen rebuked him, "Brat, are you getting to high on power? How dare you throw a tantrum?"
Hao Ren sighed and replied, "Ma, this..."
Tang Zen calmed down and said, "I am not saying that you should not do what you wish to do. However, do not make such remarks. People have their own values."
Hao Ren nodded obediently and said, "Alright, I am going to disconnect, I have a lot of things to do. I will send someone over to bring you guys."
The old lady agreed and disconnected the call. Hao Ren also thanked the worker who helped him just now and delegated the task of ordering things to Xiao Mei, then he began to work on the two dresses.
Xiao Mei had already asked Han Lingshi what sort of a wedding dress she would like. The latter told her and then Xiao Mei and Hao Ren began to design and make a dress for her. Hao Ren could not see her in the dress before the wedding day, but Xiao Mei could and she became his prime consultant.
Days passed, Tang Zen and Hao Xinyuan came over and Hao Ren went to the stores to shop with them. He also got three cars for a small convoy that could handle the parents and the couple. At the same time, he got two big cars for the guards.
The convoy will move from Han Mansion to the cloud pavilion. The guests from Hao Ren's side will join him from the apartment to the Han Mansion and then both groups will converge and move to the pavilion.
A week before the wedding, Han Lingshi and Agni moved to Han Mansion, leaving Tang Zen and Hao Xinyuan with the young man. Hao Ren was dragged out by his college friends for a bachelors party and Han Lingshi had gone out with Maya and Yin Ye to celebrate her bachelorette.
The entire city was buzzing with the news of this wedding and this was the number one trending topic on the net. It was the wedding eve when Hao Ren did something that broke the internet.