Chapter 283: Extremely Hot. The Grudges Between the Second-hand Dealers

Changlong Building, 7th floor conference room.

There were four bosses sitting in front of a long conference table, and around them were densely packed twenty or thirty of their subordinates, not all of whom were from the Qing Gang.

The room of more than 40 square meters was packed with people, all holding sticks or knives, looking ferocious. If the air conditioner hadn't been on, they would probably have gotten heatstroke.

The one sitting in the main seat was naturally Li Qing, with Asong and Gangzi standing behind him, and further behind them were Jinli, Huabi and two subordinates who were competing with each other in glaring skills.

On Li Qing's left was a middle-aged man, probably in his thirties, with a long and narrow face, slightly round eyes, a fleshy nose and thin lips. He was neither good-looking nor ugly. He was the leader of a new peddler organization, named Yue Qianshan.

He was wearing a white shirt and was well-mannered. It was rumored that he was a PhD from a certain university. If it had not been for the natural disaster, he would have stayed on to teach at the university.

Li Qing despised this kind of pretentious man the most, and thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't stay in school to teach, otherwise he would have taken advantage of so many good students.

On his right was a bald uncle, probably in his fifties, with a round face and narrow eyes, which might have been squeezed out by the flesh on his face. He had a kind face, but at this moment he had a cold expression and looked at Li Qing with an ambiguous look.

The bald man is called Li Fu, and everyone usually calls him Uncle Fu. He used to run a supermarket and occasionally took on some tailoring jobs. His boss is the most trusted confidant of the shipping tycoon, and the little work he gets is enough to keep him alive.

After the natural disaster came, his confidant died suddenly for unknown reasons, and he took the opportunity to curry favor with the shipping king.

After the rainstorm, the shipping king had no one around to use, so he entrusted him to contact the government and rent ships to deliver grain to the government. He also got to know many government officials and was praised by Mayor Ma and Tang Chen many times, which made him famous in the officialdom.

Before, Li Qing approached the shipping tycoon to rent a ship, but he was obstructed by him, so he had to sacrifice his chastity, but he couldn't sacrifice it halfway, thanks to Chu An's autograph. Now the shipping tycoon's daughter often asks him to have dinner and chat, but she doesn't mention marriage. However, Li Qing still doesn't have a good impression of Li Fu, who is too cunning and scheming.

Sitting opposite Li Qing was a woman wearing a white robe and a half-veil. Her pair of peach blossom eyes were quite attractive, but the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were a bit deep, so she must be quite old.

Her name is Lucy, and she is the saint of the White Dress Sect. Li Qing didn't know when this sect appeared, but he had dealt with all those who worshipped heaven and earth. Now he has more than 100 people under him, which is two or three times more than the other two leaders, but still second to the Qing Gang.

Although Lucy organized her followers in the form of a sect, she also made a living by reselling. In other words, the people sitting in front of her were middlemen, and their means of making money all came from the base and the shelter.

Since the exports are all handled by the government, there will inevitably be conflicts of interest. Today is not their first meeting, nor is it a meeting organized by Li Qing. It was Yue Qianshan, Li Fu and Lucy who took the initiative to come to the door to negotiate.

Yue Qianshan and Lucy are rising stars, and their strength is far inferior to that of Li Qing and Uncle Fu. At the beginning, they used underhanded tricks when they couldn't compete. After being beaten by Li Qing several times, they behaved well for a few days.

Li Qing didn't want to kill them all, so he waited for them to disintegrate on their own. As a result, the government recently introduced a new policy to purchase goods through external bidding, and the government would only buy materials provided by the winning bidder.

Unexpectedly, after a round of bidding, only Yue Qianshan and Lucy won the bid. It was understandable that other small organizations did not win the bid. It was too strange that Li Qing, the leader of the middlemen, and Uncle Fu, who had the shipping tycoon as his backing, were not selected.

However, Li Qing didn't care. If he didn't win the bid, he would resell it according to the method of not winning the bid.

Li Qing approached Yue Qianshan and Lucy to discuss cooperation, saying that he could sell the materials to them at a reduced profit, and they would then process them and sell them to the government.

Unexpectedly, these two lions asked for a huge profit, only giving Li Qing 10% of the profit. Li Qing had not suffered such humiliation for a long time, so he immediately blocked the two families' ways out. Without being able to leave City C, everything he wanted to do was in vain.

The two men went to the government to file a complaint, but policeman Lao Feng found out by accident and notified Li Qing in advance.

He originally wanted to settle the matter with supplies, but it turned out that the two men had strong roots, so he finally asked Director Li for help.

After this incident, he decided to change from being passive to being active. After all, even if Director Li was on his side, he couldn't always cause trouble for him.

What's more, the new base commander was very dissatisfied with the old leadership team and found fault with them every day. He didn't want to cause any more trouble for Director Li.

Since it was a business matter, it should be solved according to the rules of the business world. So they called them to a meeting, and everyone sat down to discuss a solution. In the end of the world, no one should push anyone too far.

When Chu An called Li Qing a few days ago, he was the one who convened the first meeting between Lucy and Yue Qianshan, but it ended in a bad mood.

Li Qing found that these two people had crooked minds and could not change. In this case, it depends on their own ability. He cut off Yue Qianshan and Lucy's way out, and Yue Qianshan and Lucy cut off his business with the government. Now it depends on who is better.

Li Qing didn't care too much. In fact, the profit of doing business with the government was very low, and the requirements for materials were very strict.

He persisted because he wanted to contribute to his hometown. Now that he has lost the government business, there are still the rich people in the base.

The demands of these wealthy people are varied and basically beyond the control of the base. Some big guys can even reversely control the top management of the base.

Their needs are definitely not something that can be met by any one company, and it is unlikely that Yue Qianshan and Lucy can monopolize the market.

They competed like this for three or four days. When Li Qing thought they were going to run out of stock, these two people actually contacted Uncle Fu and tried to leave the city through his channels. Naturally, they were stopped by Li Qing, and the result became three against one.

Lucy, Yue Qianshan and Uncle Fu's families versus Li Qing's family.

The three companies joined forces to intercept Li Qing's business several times, and they would lower the price or even take only a meager profit as long as they could ruin it.

They also spread rumors in wealthy areas, saying that the things Li Qing was reselling were obtained through murder and robbery, were stained with human blood, and would shorten the lifespan of those who used them.

Rich people are more superstitious!

Gradually, Li Qing's business became worse and worse.

He now has about 300 people, and consumes at least 200 kilograms of food every day, and that's only when he eats until he is 70% full. With his previous accumulation, he can probably survive for a month, but that's not a big deal. If he doesn't eat up all the food, he will starve sooner or later.

This time, Li Qing was ruthless, and would kill anyone who stood in his way. First, he completely blocked Uncle Fu's way out, suffocating them to death in City C.

The two sides had several conflicts, and Li Qing won most of the time. Even if the other party won, the goods were smashed to pieces and could not be sold.

Secondly, when they cut prices, Li Qing also cut prices, and he did so to the lowest point, without taking any profit. Li Qing's subordinates were more loyal than them, and after the price cut, the other three companies could only hold out for three days before they began to feel hungry, and many of their subordinates left.