J City, about 500 kilometers away from H City, belongs to the coastal first-tier city, an important port for foreign trade, has undergone the spring breeze baptism of reform and opening up, and has now developed into an international metropolis. Politics, economy, finance, culture are among the best in the country and even in the world. In the trend of the times, this city has also produced some world-class tycoons, and Mr. Tan of Tan Group is one of them, and the headquarters of Tan Group is set up in J City.

The subsidiaries of Tan's Group operate a wide range of businesses, including real estate, film and television, cinemas, large-scale entertainment venues, factories and so on. As Mr. Tan gets older and older, his physical condition is not as good as before, he hopes that his son Tan Linxi can shoulder this burden and continue to develop and grow the Tan Group, so Mr. Tan decided to hand over part of the group's business to Tan Linxi to take care of it, and slowly let him grow up.

"Secretary Li, Secretary Li", Mr. Tan sat at the desk in the headquarters office and shouted anxiously, his voice was slightly hoarse, and a low asthma sound came out of his mouth. He covered his somewhat pale lips with his hands and coughed in pain.

Mr. Tan freed his right hand and lifted the glasses on the bridge of his nose upward, the sun shone through the window on the gray hair of his temples, shining silver, his eyes were scattered, and his face was as dark as the sky before the storm, but his majesty did not fade in the slightest because of illness.

Knock knock, three crisp knocks sounded, Mr. Tan's puffy eyes glanced at the door, and before he could say "Come in", a tall and thin middle-aged man pushed the door in a little nervously, and then gently closed the office door, walked to Mr. Tan's side like a fly, bent down and gently patted his back with his hand, Mr. Tan's cough slowly subsided.

"Mr. Tan, are you better", Secretary Li asked softly with concern, his bright eyes looking at his haggard face. Secretary Li opened the drawer of Mr. Tan's desk with ease, took out a bottle of medicine from the drawer with his left hand, unscrewed the cap of the bottle with his right hand, poured out two white pills and handed them to Mr. Tan leaning on the boss's chair, and his slightly closed eyes had slowly opened at this time.

Mr. Tan took the white pill listlessly, then opened his white lips, stuffed the pill into his mouth, slowly stretched out his right hand and picked up the boiled water in the thermos cup on the desk, took two sips after opening the lid of the cup, and swallowed the white pill with difficulty, it can be seen from his expression that this white pill is very bitter. Then he sighed lightly and said earnestly: "It's much better, oh, Secretary Li, you have been following me for more than ten years!"

Secretary Li stood at the desk, thought for a while after being silent, bent down to approach Mr. Tan, nodded his head several times in a row, and said respectfully with a smile: "It's been fifteen years."

Fifteen years ago, Secretary Li relied on his flexible business acumen and achieved quite a lot of business success, and after making some money, he bought a villa and an Audi car in J City, and became a well-known figure.

There are unforeseen circumstances, and an investment failure bankrupts his family, and he is burdened with loan shark debts, unable to repay, and is chased and beaten by several underworld people. At that time, Mr. Tan admired his talent, so he generously donated money to let him pick up a life, and since then, Secretary Li has been following Mr. Tan and being loyal to him to repay him for saving his life. Over the years, Secretary Li has made important contributions to the internationalization of the Tan Group.

Mr. Tan propped his hands on the table, slowly stood up, gritted his teeth, and looked very struggling. Seeing this, Secretary Li's thin face turned white, and he hurriedly walked to Mr. Tan's side, ready to support his left arm with both hands. Mr. Tan's left hand shook in front of Secretary Li, and said with a slight smile: "Don't think of me as such a weak person, think that I was a powerful shopping mall figure back then, and now I feel like a sick tiger, but the residual power is still there."

Secretary Li's support froze there, and then looked at him worriedly, only to see Mr. Tan's right hand pick up the black crutch leaning on the edge of the desk, and slowly move towards the window, revealing a spirit of not admitting defeat in his bones.

Mr. Tan stood in front of the window, his legs slightly spread, his hands clasped together on the black crutches in front of him, looked at the bustling street scene outside the window weakly, and said indifferently: "My current physical condition is not as good as day by day, and I don't know how long I can last, one day, all the burden of the group will fall on Lin Xi's shoulders, but he still doesn't know much about the operation of the group, and I hope you can assist him when the time comes."

Hearing Mr. Tan say such things, Secretary Li felt very uncomfortable, if there was no Mr. Tan, relying on his son Tan Linxi, who was not doing his job, spending all day drinking, and being stubborn, it was estimated that the development of the Tan Group was about to go downhill.

Secretary Li didn't speak, and stood there with a sad face. Mr. Tan's hazy gaze fell on him, and he asked curiously, "What's wrong", and then Mr. Tan walked slowly to the boss chair behind the desk with a cane.

"Mr. Tan, I have been by your side for so long, and I have also learned some business knowledge, besides, you are so kind to me, it is right to assist Young Master Tan", Secretary Li's face was heavy, he shook his head helplessly, took a few steps back, bowed to Mr. Tan, and comforted. Then the words turned around and struggled in his heart: "It's just, it's just ......."

"What's the matter, just say it if you have anything to say", Mr. Tan grabbed the crutches with both hands, relied on the support of the crutches, and slowly sat on the boss's chair, clenched his fist with his right hand, and gently beat his back a few times.

Secretary Li sighed softly, shook his head helplessly, stopped talking, and finally said in a low voice: "With Young Master Tan's character, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to listen to my suggestions and opinions."

Mr. Tan sat on the boss's chair, lowered his head and pondered for a while, his face that was originally covered with dark clouds became a little more melancholy, and he looked up and said, "Find Tan Linxi for me, and I'll talk to him."

"Don't, don't, don't, wait a minute, you criticize Young Master Tan, he will hold a grudge against me, thinking that I said bad things about him behind his back in front of you, or I will avoid you first and then let Young Master Tan come over", Secretary Li stretched out his arms, waved his hands in palms, smiled reluctantly on his face, and said in a slurred manner.

"How did this son become like this, if he doesn't accept criticism with an open mind, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the company to him in the future, Secretary Li, you are standing here, I want to see what he is capable of", Mr. Tan said loudly in disappointment, and then coughed lightly. Thinking about himself over the years, because he was busy with the affairs of the group, he rarely had time to be by Tan Linxi's side, he was not very strict with him, and he did not treat him badly in terms of material and money to make up for his guilt.

Secretary Li stood there, he didn't dare to take a breath of anger, he looked innocent, and said aggrievedly: "Mr. Tan, don't be angry, dissipate your anger, and pay attention to your body."

Because he was too excited just now, Mr. Tan stood in front of the desk panting, didn't speak for a long time, and then said calmly: "Secretary Li, you inform Tan Linxi to come to my office."

There was a quick knock on the door, and Mr. Tan and Secretary Li looked at each other for a moment, and then looked towards the door. After Tan Linxi pushed the door open, there was a violent crash between the door and the wall.

"Dad, what's the matter with you asking me to come over to you, I'm very busy now", Tan Linxi said impatiently, with incompromised arrogance in his tone.

Mr. Tan's eyes erupted with a burst of anger, staring directly at his biological son, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Dad has been in poor health recently, so you should take the time to see what I can do."

Tan Linxi glanced at his father, quickly removed his gaze from him, turned his body to look at the rest of the office, swaggered to the sofa, sat down and stilted Erlang's legs, and leisurely lit a cigarette that was in harmony with the world.

Secretary Li stood there, listening to the sharp conversation between their father and son, eager to find a hole to get into, saw Young Master Tan smoking, smiled and reminded softly: "Young Master, Mr. Tan had a serious cough just now, is it a little inappropriate for you to smoke here."

"You dare to talk to me like this, do you have no one in your eyes because of my father's support for you?" Tan Linxi squinted at Secretary Li, and poked the cigarette he had just lit into the ashtray next to the sofa twice, and his dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

Secretary Li's face was embarrassed, he was also dozens of years old, and when Young Master Tan said this, his face was a little unbearable, and he stood there silently.

"Presumptuous, do you talk to your elders like this", Mr. Tan roared loudly, stood up angrily, slapped his right hand on the desk fiercely, and the thermos cup on the desk also shook slightly from side to side a few times, and then covered his chest with his left hand.

Tan Linxi was startled sitting on the sofa, looked at his angry father with wide eyes and surprise, and hurriedly ran over to support him, gently patting his back: "Dad, are you okay, do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup."

"No need, after a while, I won't be in charge of the company's affairs, I should go back to my hometown to take care of my body, I will slowly hand over the management of the company to you, you have to discuss the decision with Secretary Li, after all, he has more experience than you, and I will be notified at any time if there are any special circumstances", Mr. Tan looked at Tan Linxi and said in a deep voice. When it comes to the key point, he will turn his head, and his kind gaze will stay on Secretary Li for a few seconds, Mr. Tan has not treated him as a secretary over the years, but has always regarded him as his own family.

Mr. Tan sat on the boss's chair, his mood gradually calmed down, Tan Linxi stopped slapping, stood up, put his hands in his trouser pockets, bit his mouth, walked in front of Secretary Li, and snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Embarrassing me by such means, you just want to show that your business ability is stronger than me in front of my father, count you ruthless."

"I'll give you four years, if you don't have the ability to run the group well, then when your sister graduates from Harvard University in the United States, I will give the inheritance of the company to your sister Tan Mengru", when Tan Linxi walked to the door of the office, Mr. Tan said resolutely.

Tan Linxi paused at the door, tilted his head to the right, and didn't turn his head back, he slammed the door directly, leaving only an indifferent back to Mr. Tan and Secretary Li.