Chen Cheng subsequently interviewed Ma Jianguo from the Traditional Business Department and Wang Yundong from the New Business Department.

They didn't really talk about anything specific, just some small talk, asking about their usual hobbies and interests.

It left Ma Jianguo and Wang Yundong feeling confused, unsure of what this new boss was up to.

As for the protagonist of this drama, Wu Kezhi—that is, the "sworn enemy" classmate—Chen Cheng did not interview him.

His rank wasn't high enough; he wasn't even eligible for an interview.

Leave that to Zhao Hui.

[Ding~ "The Ordinary Glory" check-in successful. Obtained the title: Scavenger King.]

Chen Cheng looked at the notification that popped up in his mind and was momentarily stunned.

It had been a long time since he received a check-in reward. There was a surprise today.

Scavenger King?

[As the name suggests, the host can see the investment return rate and return cycle of projects classified as junk mail.]

[After investing, you can also view the real-time return rate of the invested projects.]

[For any project or item not seen by others, the host can see its true value.]

[Note: Returns or loss rates exceeding 100 times will not display the return rate; please exercise your own judgment, host.]

Chen Cheng widened his eyes. A loss can exceed 100 times?

Lost money and don't want to admit it? Keep investing?

Chen Cheng shrugged. With this golden finger, only a fool would keep investing in loss-making projects.

However, can it also see items?

Go gambling on stones?

Uh... that doesn't seem very interesting. Running off for a few million isn't really worth his time.

Auctions might be an option, but items that make it to an auction have already been appraised by 'experts'. Even if the return rate is high, the quantity is limited.

I'll check it out another day when I'm free.

Perhaps he could really dig up some treasures in the pile of junk projects that Company Name rejected.

Without delay, Chen Cheng had someone set up an internal email account.

He sat in the office and started flipping through the junk mail.

The junk pile was truly full of trash. Projects with a -100% return rate were everywhere, and he didn't see a single one with over 100% profit.

In venture capital, if there's no 100% return, there's really no point in investing.

"Hmm? Henghui Technology?"

Chen Cheng stared blankly at an email from a year ago.

[Henghui Technology, Investment Return Rate: 3000%-10000%, Return Cycle: 3-8 years]

"Working on autonomous driving algorithms, it's actually quite suitable for Red Star."

"But with this email from a year ago, is there still a chance?"

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and called General Manager over the phone.

"Chairman Chen, do you have any instructions?"

Chen Cheng smiled and handed the tablet in his hand to General Manager. "Go talk to the founder and see what their asking price is. Get it done; I want 30% of the shares."

General Manager brushed her hair aside and took the tablet, a curious look on her face. "Henghui Technology? This seems to be a project the company rejected last year."

"You want to invest in it?"

Chen Cheng nodded, his tone unquestionable. "Go ahead. Let your team evaluate the price; there's no need to go through the Investment Committee."

"I just need to secure the shares quickly, enough to retain a seat on the board after the IPO."

An IPO? General Manager didn't ask in the end. She didn't yet understand this new boss's temperament and didn't want to upset him.

She smiled and nodded. "Okay, I'll talk to the people at Henghui as soon as possible."

Chen Cheng smiled and nodded. "Good, go ahead."

Chen Cheng looked at the emails for a while longer, marking projects that were profitable but didn't interest him much.

After he finished reading, he would hand the marked projects to the people below to handle. Whether to invest, how much to invest, would be decided by the Investment Committee.

Approaching six o'clock, Lucy came over with some people.

She handed the computer to Chen Cheng, but Chen Cheng didn't rush to look at it.

"Xiao Wang, pour some tea."

He had the young administrative girl pour tea for the group, then turned to Lucy and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

Lucy's face turned red instantly. There were people from the accounting firm who had entered the office with her.

Chen Cheng asking that was basically showing everyone that their relationship was not ordinary.

She glared at Chen Cheng quite dissatisfied and whispered, "Talk about business."

Seeing Lucy blush, the corners of her mouth curling into dimples, Chen Cheng couldn't help but smile; she was actually quite happy inside.

He raised an eyebrow, holding back a laugh, and asked, "How's the situation?"

Lucy pursed her lips and said, "There are indeed some problems."

"Time was tight. We only retroactively checked the accounts from this past year this afternoon. There are indeed issues with misappropriating public funds for personal wealth management and inflating reimbursement expenses."

"It was done very cleverly, using working capital for demand deposits to cash out. The amounts aren't huge, but they probably haven't been doing it for just one day."

"Also, the procurement prices for office equipment and supplies are too high; there should be high procurement kickbacks. This will require investigation to obtain evidence."

Chen Cheng was not surprised at all. Mosquitoes like these, sucking blood from an elephant, exist in almost every company.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment. "The people definitely can't be kept. You continue the investigation, and after you're done, compile it into a document and report it to Zhao Hui."

Chen Cheng was in no hurry to deal with the CFO. Firstly, it allowed enough time for Lucy to thoroughly investigate the issues in the finance department, and secondly, it left the people for Zhao Hui to establish his authority.

He had already directly replaced Qu Zhonghui, and it was a forced resignation; people in the company probably already had their guesses.

This authority had already been established; there was no need to go through the trouble with small fry.

Lucy thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay!"

Chen Cheng called her to help audit the accounts; she knew it wasn't a job that could be finished in one day, but she still agreed.

She had just resigned, and being idle was just being idle.

Being able to help him, she was quite happy in her heart.

In fact, it was expected early on that Company Name's finance, administration, and human resources departments had issues.

This was also an unspoken issue during the negotiations with Chris.

But Chen Cheng was in a hurry to acquire it and didn't have time to haggle over such issues. He would buy it first and then spend time cleaning it up. Dealing with it himself meant he would know where he stood.

Chen Cheng checked his watch and waved at the people from the accounting firm. "Let's stop here for today, continue tomorrow."

"Okay, Chairman Chen, then we'll head back first." A slightly plump woman leading the firm nodded with a smile.

Chen Cheng nodded with a smile.

Afterwards, the group left the office.

Chen Cheng called over Gao Yue and Lin Dawei. "Have someone pack up Qu Zhonghui's personal belongings and find time to send them to his home. Leave the other things and documents for Zhao Hui to handle."

Gao Yue was still in her signature style of a gray suit and slicked-back hair.

She nodded with a smile. "Okay, Chairman Chen. I'll have someone handle it right away."

"No rush. For such a small matter, there's no need for overtime. Also, give Qu Zhonghui some time to react."

Chen Cheng waved his hand. He was starting to understand Gao Yue's personality; if he didn't say anything, she would have finished dealing with it tonight.

"Understood."

He then looked at Lin Dawei: "Brother Lin, please check for me if there are any suitable locations on this floor and save an office for me."

Gao Yue frowned. "This floor... Chairman Chen, why don't you use this office?"

Chen Cheng shook his head. "No, leave this one for Zhao Hui. Just find me a separate office."

Lin Dawei was new to the environment, and both his boss and colleagues were younger than him, so he was a bit reserved.

"Alright, I'll take some people to look in a while."

Chen Cheng's face showed a smile. "Brother Lin, no need to be reserved; everyone in this room is our own people."

As he spoke, he looked at Gao Yue sitting next to Lucy.

Seeing Chen Cheng say this, Lin Dawei's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a bit, and he smiled.

It must be said, Lin Dawei in his white polo shirt, gray suit pants, and black leather shoes, actually looked quite stylish. With this demeanor, it felt like it was 'wasting his talent' to just be an Administrative Director.

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head.

"That's it for today. Let's get off work and go home."

After a few pleasantries, the group stood up, ready to leave the office that originally belonged to Qu Zhonghui.