Chen Chen never understood why people would inexplicably value feelings when they get older. People who used to be ruthless will also become soft-hearted and indecisive. Just like Mr. Shen, he clearly knows what is the best option, but he always takes into account the ways of the world, so he deceives himself.
Chen Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with being lenient. If his competitors and business partners were all this kind of people, he would probably wake up laughing even in his dreams. Unfortunately, there is a kind of people in this world who, the older they get, the more they take advantage of their seniority and the more greedy they become. Just like Yao Shengan, he could have comfortably enjoyed the food in his own bowl, but he took advantage of the mutually beneficial relationship and ran to grab food from other people's bowls.
He has no idea that businessmen value profit and are tempted by money. In the face of huge interests, human relationships are always as thin as paper.
"My father has been in the business world for so many years, so he naturally understands the principle that a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The Li family started out as a financial department store, and has not entered the real estate industry for so many years. The Luo Group is far away in Beijing, and this time they spent a huge amount of money to acquire the land in Pudong New Area. In terms of the financial resources of the Luo Group, it is already the limit. I guess the Luo family will not make any big moves in the next few years. So there is no need to worry."
"Compared to them, our Shen family has deep roots in Shanghai. If we can get in touch with Tao Mu, we can get in touch with the Li family. Even if the Li family wants to enter the real estate industry through us, we can also enter the capital and even the northern market. In fact, as early as when I was bidding for the land in Pudong New Area, I wanted to work with the Yao family and the Luo family to develop the land. Unfortunately, the Yao family and our family are not on the same page. Now that I think about it, it might be a good thing that we didn't succeed at that time. It's always safer to cooperate with the Li family than with the Yao family."
As I said, Shanghai is too small. It can only accommodate one dominant company. The Yao family is considered to be a local tyrant. If they are really supported, there may be concerns that they will become too powerful to be controlled. No better than the Li family and the Luo family, one has never been involved in the real estate industry but has abundant financial resources, and the other is far away in Beijing. We can work together when advancing and echo each other from a distance when retreating.
That being said, the Shen family had to turn against each other at the last minute and betray their old friend with whom they had a deep friendship for decades. It was inevitable that Shen's father would not be able to get over that hurdle. "People's words are scary. We don't want to make other old buddies and friends feel too disappointed."
It is true that businessmen value profit, but if they are willing to betray a business partner with whom they have cooperated for decades just for the sake of profit, how can such a person convince others?
Chen Chen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, father. I know what I'm doing."
Shen Chen said, motioning his trusted assistant to take a piece of information out of the safe and hand it to Shen's father.
Father Shen took it suspiciously, flipped through two pages, and his expression changed unconsciously. The thick file actually recorded all the records of Yao Shengan asking private detectives and commercial spies to investigate the Shen Group in the past year. But the key point is that the Shen family and the Yao family have been friends for many years. If the Yao family wants to know what the Shen family is doing in the business world, why should they hire a private detective to conduct a private investigation? Therefore, what appeared in that document were naturally some secrets that were difficult to disclose.
Chen Chen smiled and said, "I have known for a long time that people like Yao Shengan forget their principles when they see profit and never repent. He was able to betray Song Ji for profit in the past, and now he can naturally betray the Shen family for profit. Our Shen family will not take the initiative, but we will not let others plot against us either."
Just like Chen Chen has always said, Shanghai is too small. As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. Since the Sheng'an Group wants to enter the real estate industry, it will sooner or later come up against the Shen family. Perhaps Yao Shengan investigated these materials just to be fully prepared. No other intention. But Chen Chen didn't dare to bet whether Yao Shengan was a saint.
After all, facts have long proved that this old man is not really a gentleman.
Father Shen really didn't expect that he had been friends with Yao Shengan for many years, and Yao Shengan would actually do such a thing behind his back. It's inevitable that I can't help but feel a little bit unbelievable.
"I really didn't expect it." Father Shen put down the teacup heavily, and the tea in the cup shook violently and overflowed from the cup, accidentally dripping on his fingers: "Yao Shengan! What a Yao Shengan!"
At this moment, Yao Shengan, mentioned by the Shen father and son, was standing outside the Song family courtyard.
Thirty years passed in a flash. Yao Shengan looked at the two doors with peeling vermilion paint and the Songji plaque on the doorplate that had been eroded by wind and rain, and felt dazed.
"Who are you looking for?" The two Song Ji employees looked at the luxury car parked at the door and the elegant Yao Shengan, and they looked at each other in surprise.
"I'm looking for... Song Daozhen." As if there was a knife in the name, Yao Shengan paused for a long while before pronouncing the name with some difficulty. It was just such a simple action, but Yao Shengan's tongue felt as if it was scraped by a blade and it hurt slightly.
"Oh, you are looking for the old man!" One of the guys suddenly realized. I thought Yao Shengan was also a guest who came here because of his reputation. Ever since those dozen media outlets joined forces to discredit Tao Mu, all the places where Tao Mu had worked in those years became popular. Especially Ye Se and Song Ji, their business is booming. Many netizens came here because of its reputation.
However, it is rare to find someone as old as Yao Shengan. Most of them are young girls and boys in their teens or twenties.
"He's not here. He's been picked up by his grandson. We at Song's are not doing business these days. Please come back next month." The clerk waved his hand and went to do his work.
Yao Shengan was a little dazed for a moment: "He has a grandson?"
The guy didn't know who Yao Shengan was, and naturally didn't know about the feud between Yao Shengan and the Song family. Hearing this, he immediately laughed and said, "He's not his biological grandson. He just adopted him. His grandson treats him very well. He took the old man to the hospital for a physical examination a few days ago. The examination showed that his blood pressure was a little high and his heart was not in good condition. The doctor said he needed to rest. His grandson was worried about him being here, so he took him away. He said he would take care of him for a few days and come back after he recovers."
Yao Shengan was a little disappointed because he didn't see the real person. He said, "Then please help me pass on a message. My name is Yao Sheng'an, and I'm an old acquaintance of Song Daozhen. Just tell him that I'll be at Song's at this time tomorrow, and I hope he can meet me."
The two guys looked at Yao Shengan suspiciously, then turned around and called Tao Mu.
After Tao Mu recognized his father and grandfather, he was in a state of extreme excitement. I just want to stick with my family all day long. But he had to go to school during the day and work at Feixun.com at night, so he had no time to go to Songji. Besides, Tao Mu has always been concerned about the health of the old man and Dean Tao. Taking advantage of the happy event of recognizing his relatives, Tao Mu finally coaxed the two elderly people into the hospital for a full-body check-up. It turned out that both Dean Tao and the old man had some heart problems.
Tao Mu originally wanted to have both old men hospitalized for recuperation, but Dean Tao was worried about the children in the orphanage and refused to leave. Old Man Song also refused to be hospitalized no matter what, as he thought it was unlucky. Tao Mu was left with no choice but to ask Qin Miaoru and the others to take care of the dean more often, and then bring Mr. Song to his side to take care of him.
The old man didn't like to go at first, but Tao Mu said that he just wanted Feixun.com to make a program about food. I would like to invite the old man to be a consultant. Otherwise I’m afraid the program crew won’t be able to shoot it well. Mr. Song went over immediately without saying a word.
Tao Mu originally wanted to let Mr. Song live with him, but Liu Yaomengqi disliked that the small house Mr. Song bought for Tao Mu was too small and it was inconvenient for two people to live there. Tao Mu and Old Man Song were taken directly to Meng Qi's large villa of about 300 square meters.
Mr. Song has lived in a courtyard house all his life, and he was a little uncomfortable with the East Lake Villa when he first moved in. Fortunately, during the day, a group of employees from Feixun.com fooled him - bah, they asked him for advice on food. This person won't feel lonely when he has something to do.
Tao Mu originally wanted to make the old man happy and lay the groundwork for dealing with the Saint Ann Group in the future. But I didn't expect that this trick could actually help me avoid the shameless Yao Shengan. This made Tao Mu even more glad that he had taken the old man away - otherwise, with the old man's temper, if he met Yao Shengan who came to find him, he would be very angry.
"If that guy comes again, just use a broom to kick him out. Don't bother with him." Tao Mu was almost laughing out of anger. He really didn't expect that there were such shameless people in the world. After doing so many bad things, he still has the nerve to come to my door. Even though I didn't meet the person, I still had the courage to introduce myself and make another appointment for an interview.
Who gave him the courage?
Tao Mu hung up the phone without saying a word to the old man. I just told the people at Feixun.com to prepare the program as soon as possible. He wanted to make the food program carefully prepared by Feixun.com a hit, and then publicize the bad things that Yao Shengan had done in the past. When the time comes, we will take revenge and complain. Even if we cannot temporarily shake the stock price of Sheng'an Group, we must make the Song family's injustice known to the world.
Liu Yao and Meng Qi both knew Tao Mu's plan. He also silently urged the cruel and ruthless lawyer Zhou to resolve the case as soon as possible. It would be best if Yuxiao Media could vent its anger by paying 100 million first.
Lawyer Zhou and Liu Yao had been conspiring for a long time, reading through law books and related cases, and deliberately set up such a trap, so it was natural that they had a sure win. I believe Yao Wenxiao and his lawyer also understand this. Because Yao Wenxiao's lawyer has always suggested not to sue, it would be best to reach an out-of-court settlement with Tao Mu. It's just that Yao Wenxiao's inexplicable hostility towards Tao Mu made him refuse to bow his head.
This time, Yao Shengan went to Beijing in person to help his grandson solve the problem. With Yao Shengan's shrewdness and scheming, he naturally understood the principle that a wise man should not suffer a loss in front of him. So as expected, on the third day after Yao Sheng'an arrived in Beijing, Yao Wenxiao and his lawyer finally took the lead before the trial and contacted Tao Mu, hoping to reach an out-of-court settlement.
When Liu Yao took Tao Mu and Lawyer Zhou to see Yao Wenxiao, they were not surprised to see Yao Shengan, who had just arrived in Beijing and was chased out with a broom by two guys from Song Ji the day before.
Yao Shengan stared at Tao Mu with burning eyes. After a while, he finally spoke: "Are you the grandson that Song Daozhen just recognized?"
Tao Mu smiled slightly: "What do you think, Mr. Yao?"
Yao Shengan’s face was as gloomy as iron. He fled to Shanghai and started the Saint Ann Group from scratch. He has accumulated a lot of prestige over the years, and it has been a long time since anyone dared to be so rude in front of him: "Young man, you must know how to forgive others when you can. Leave a way out for everything so that we can meet again in the future."
"Coming from Mr. Yao's mouth, these words really make people sigh inexplicably." Tao Mu knew it very well. With Yao Shengan's cunning character, even if he humbles himself for a while, he can't paralyze this old bastard. This grandson will never hesitate when it comes to taking ruthless action. He will never let you go just because you call him grandpa a few more times.
In this case, Tao Mu was too lazy to play along with this old bastard. Let it be what it is.
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