With a crisp "bang" sound, the exquisite teacup with the logo of a five-star hotel was thrown hard onto the shiny and expensive tiles and shattered into pieces.
"How can this be possible." In front of outsiders, Yao Shengan, who had always been very well-mannered, twitched his cheek fiercely and cursed with gritted teeth: "This Tao Mu is really too much."
"Grandpa." Yao Wenxiao hesitated to speak. He is Yao Shengan's most beloved grandson. When he was born, the Sheng'an Group was already one of the largest groups in Shanghai, and Yao Sheng'an was also a well-known entrepreneur in Shanghai. Naturally, no one would go to the trouble of discussing Yao Shengan's past in front of the Yao family.
Therefore, Yao Wenxiao did not know about the past when Yao Shengan was a disciple of the Song family and caused the Song family to be destroyed.
"...are the things that Tao Mu broke on the Internet true?" Yao Wenxiao hesitated, but finally asked.
"What?" Yao Sheng'an was furious and vented his emotions to Yao Wenxiao without reservation: "You also want to condemn your grandfather for what he did?"
The overly intense anger hit him in the face, and Yao Wenxiao subconsciously shuddered. Looking at Yao Sheng'an who looked like an enraged lion, Yao Wenxiao quickly shook his head: "Of course not. I just think that if Tao Mu reveals this kind of thing, we will be very passive. What's more, he is afraid that others don't know, so he specially filmed a program. Now many netizens are infected by the program and are very emotional. They are calling for a boycott of the restaurants and hotels under the Sheng'an Group on the Internet. The stock price of the Sheng'an Group has also fallen by two percentage points. All restaurants and hotels are deserted and business is very bad. The situation is very unfavorable to us."
Some young netizens who had nothing to do after eating even ran to the entrance of restaurants under the Sheng'an Group and hung banners. When they met customers who came to the restaurant to eat, they pulled them to spread the news about Yao Sheng'an's past deeds of betraying his teacher and destroying his ancestors. They are all teenagers who use their weekend time to act as tap water. There were even media reporters who were attracted and made the scene of these children boycotting the Saint Ann Group a hot news topic. The hotel security watched helplessly, but they didn't dare to beat or scold him, so they could only call the police.
However, a group of children stood fifty meters outside the hotel holding banners for propaganda, but they did not occupy the hotel's premises, nor did they engage in any extreme behavior. The police couldn't do anything.
In short, the Saint Ann Group has now become a rat crossing the street, and everyone is shouting and beating it. The Yao family members who were still in Shanghai hardly dared to go out. There are also many people who secretly complain about the old man for doing things in an unethical way in the past.
Even several other major shareholders of Saint Ann Group had complaints about this matter.
Yao Wenxiao also had some complaints - not that he thought Yao Shengan shouldn't have done that back then. But Yao Shengan knew that Tao Mu was going to make a fuss about this matter, but he didn't tell him in advance. So much so that he was caught off guard by Tao Mu. No matter what we do now, we are at a disadvantage.
Being reminded by his grandson, Yao Shengan's face darkened again. Although he had expected that Tao Mu would definitely make a fuss about the Song family incident, thinking about it in his mind was different from personally experiencing the feeling of being scolded by millions of netizens.
Ever since Yao Shengan founded the Shengan Group, he has lived a life of luxury for so many years, but he has never been scolded like this. Fortunately, he has been building a good reputation for the St. Ann Group's enthusiasm for charity over the years. Although it is not obvious at ordinary times, it should play some role at this time.
Thinking of Yuxiao Media, which he would have to make use of in the future, Yao Shengan's expression softened a little, and he said, "Grandpa certainly made mistakes in the Song family's affairs, but more importantly, it was a tragedy of the times. Grandpa can swear with a clear conscience that I was partly responsible for the tragic past of the Song family. But I never thought of destroying the Song family. I can only say that the world is difficult and cannot be changed by human power."
"But people can't always be immersed in the memories of the past. Grandpa was still young, impulsive, and had extreme ideas. Even if he did some wrong things, it was understandable. Moreover, over the years, Sheng'an Group has been enthusiastic about charity, and our Yao family has also sponsored many Hope Primary Schools and various charitable causes. I, Yao Sheng'an, dare not say that I have a clear conscience, but I dare say that Sheng'an Group has not let down the expectations of the society. You have to know, over the years, how many jobs has Sheng'an Group created for the society, how much tax revenue has it created for the country? How many charitable donations have been organized? We can't always look at things one-sidedly. We must look at problems dialectically."
After a pause, Yao Shengan asked again: "Now Tao Mu relies on Feixun.com to dig up an old story. His purpose is to discredit the Yao family and the reputation of Shengan Group on the Internet. Aren't you also in the media? Can you think of a way to reverse the situation?"
Yao Wenxiao smiled bitterly: "Of course there is a way. But no matter what we do now, Sheng'an Group is in a passive position. It would be better if Grandpa could tell me about this matter in advance."
Yao Shengan's eyes flickered. He also knew that his actions back then were inappropriate. As an old man, he is not very proud, and he certainly doesn't want the younger generations he loves to have any opinion of him because of this. That's why it keeps being delayed. Now that I think about it, it was just a matter of one thought, which allowed Tao Mu to take the initiative. Yao Shengan couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
However, he was able to build the Saint Ann Group from scratch, and he is not a person who only regrets. Now that things have come to this, no amount of regret will help. We still have to find a way to solve the problem.
Thinking of this, Yao Shengan couldn't help but think of the Shen family who had returned to Shanghai and hadn't made any noise since the National School Beauty and School Prince Selection Contest ended: "Have you been in touch with Shen Yu recently?"
Since the selection competition ended, the Shen family returned to Shanghai on the grounds that the company was busy at the end of the year. However, Yao Shengan had to stay in Kyoto because his grandson was detained. Later, he was worried that Tao Mu would cause trouble, so he took the initiative to suppress Tao Mu. In the end, Tao Mu bit back and put him in a dilemma.
When Yao Wenxiao heard Shen Yu's name, a gentle and doting look flashed across his face: "We are in touch. We talk on the phone every night. Shen Yu has been particularly interested in acting recently. So he took on a movie arranged by his family. It is said that the male lead is Yan Sheng. We will go to Hong Kong to shoot after the Chinese New Year."
Yao Shengan groaned, then slowly said, "The Shen family and the Yao family are old friends. The Yao family is in trouble now, and they may not be able to make ends meet. They will inevitably ask the Shen family for help. You have to maintain a good relationship with Shen Yu. The Shen family loves this youngest son the most, and with him helping to intercede for us, the Shen family should not refuse our request."
Ever since he lost the bid for the land in Shanghai, Yao Shengan had vaguely sensed the Shen family's dissatisfaction. Even though he somewhat regretted his eagerness for quick success, he couldn't help but blame the Shen family for their tyranny - just because the Shen family was the leader in the real estate industry in Shanghai, couldn't his Yao family get a piece of the pie?
When the Shen family was bidding for land to develop real estate projects, whenever they encountered a tight capital chain, they would borrow bridge funds from the Sheng'an Group. Did Yao Sheng'an ever say no? Now, just because the Saint An Group also wants to enter the real estate industry, the Shen family is so resistant. It is true that... businessmen value profit.
Yao Wenxiao certainly didn't know about Yao Shengan's complaints. Hearing this, he complained: "Grandpa, what are you talking about? Yu Yu and I are childhood friends. We are dating sincerely. It's not for profit or anything like that. If you say that, Yu Yu will misunderstand me."
"Of course I know you are dating sincerely." Yao Sheng'an's expression became more relaxed and he said, "Grandpa said so. If the Shen family is unwilling at that time, don't forget to ask Shen Yu to say a few words for Grandpa."
"I understand." Yao Wenxiao nodded. He originally wanted to discuss countermeasures with his grandfather. These words aroused her longing for Shen Yu. I have no thoughts at the moment. As soon as he entered the bedroom, he called Shen Yu.
As expected, just when Tao Mu revealed the old grudge between Yao Shengan and the Song family, a group of netizens called for a boycott of the restaurants under the Shengan Group, and even the stock price of the Shengan Group was affected, the Shengan Group also held a press conference.
At the press conference, the white-haired Yao Shengan, chairman of Shengan Group, did not shy away from the mistakes he made in the past. He said that he was indeed a little impulsive back then. But the tragedy of the Song family was actually more caused by that era, and had nothing to do with anyone else. After all, he had never personally harmed anyone in the Song family. No one in the Song family died directly because of Yao Shengan.
"There were many such regrets in that era. I don't deny that I was indeed weak at the time. Because I was also reported by others, I wanted to 'make up for my crime' and make myself feel better. In fact, there were many people like me in that era. We were both perpetrators and victims." In front of all the media reporters, Yao Shengan spoke sincerely and frankly: "I admit that it was my cowardice that indirectly caused the tragedy of the Song family. Today, I am willing to apologize to the Song family for my mistakes back then."
Yao Shengan said this and bowed deeply. Changing the subject, "However, since the establishment of Sheng'an Group, including Yao himself, we have always shouldered the social mission of "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", and have always been keen on charity. Over the years, Sheng'an Group has donated a total of... Hope Primary Schools and donated charitable funds... The total donations are..."
"I believe that the good deeds done by Sheng'an Group will not be discounted in the slightest because of my actions back then. The good deeds I, Yao, have done will not change in nature because of my mistakes back then. Who is perfect in life? I hope that everyone can face up to the wealth created by Sheng'an Group for society and the jobs it has provided, and be more tolerant and understanding of me, Yao. I, Yao Sheng'an, have decided again that I will devote my entire life to charity and contribute more to society."
As soon as this interview came out, some netizens were immediately convinced.
"I think what Chairman Yao said is right. That era was special. Mr. Yao just succumbed to the times and made a choice that most people would make. As the saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. How many people can stand up and be heroes in the face of danger? Anyway, if I put myself in his shoes, I probably can't do it."
"The tragedy of the Song family is the sorrow of the times. Of course, Yao Shengan was an indirect factor, but Yao Shengan did not kill anyone personally, and he did not break the law. Moreover, the Shengan Group has been keen on charity for many years. A Hope Primary School in my hometown was built with donations from the Shengan Group. A road from our village to the town was also built with donations from the Shengan Group. If a person does one wrong thing and does ten thousand good things, can that one wrong thing erase those ten thousand good things?"
"When I saw the show 'Life in the Marketplace', many netizens were inspired by the show and called for a boycott of restaurants and hotels under the Saint Ann Group. Several restaurants that used to be so popular that people had to queue up now have few people entering. In addition, the share price of the Saint Ann Group has plummeted by nearly 10% over the past few days. Even if it is a punishment, this should be enough, right?"
Yao Wenxiao is praised by the media as "the most promising young talent in Shanghai and the most anticipated business genius of this century", which naturally shows that he has the ability. At least when it comes to matters other than Shen Yu, Yao Wenxiao's methods are still acceptable.
A simple press conference, coupled with the constant rhythm of several Feixun trumpets, instantly reversed the "thousands of people pointing fingers" atmosphere that Tao Mu had worked hard to create.
Fortunately, after experiencing his previous life, Tao Mu was already familiar with all of Yao Wenxiao's methods. Just after Yao Wenxiao triumphantly launched his first move, Tao Mu's response followed.
Tao Mu once again revealed the fact that Yao Shengan was not reported by anyone, but took the initiative to "expose and report" the Song family because he coveted the Song family's ancestral recipes. He found other witnesses who still remembered what happened and some who were directly involved in the whole incident. It pointed out that Yao Shengan led a team to smash the Song family ancestral hall and took away the Song family's ancestral recipes during the chaos.
To this day, the Song family's ancestral recipes are still withheld by Yao Shengan. Yao Shengan spoke earnestly at the press conference, saying that he wanted to apologize for his behavior back then, but he never mentioned the ancestral recipe book, which shows that the promised apology was just a show. There is absolutely no sincerity.
In addition, Tao Mu also let Feixun Entertainment reveal that in order to gain a foothold in Shanghai, Yao Shengan had been secretly killing competitors for many years - including deliberately instructing small gangsters to cause trouble in the other party's restaurant, deliberately bribing the other party's kitchen staff to add drugs to the dishes to cause food poisoning to diners, causing the restaurant to lose everything and compensate customers and finally had to close down, while Yao Shengan took the opportunity to lower the price to acquire the other party's restaurant and other dirty means.
In his previous life, Tao Mu was forced by Yao Wenxiao to leave the entertainment industry. But he has never been a person who sits and waits for death, so he will naturally find someone to secretly investigate the dirty tricks of Yao Wenxiao and even the Sheng'an Group. Yao Shengan was able to do such a thing as betraying his teacher and ancestors, and he was so cruel as to kill the master who raised him just for a recipe. It is obvious that he is not a good person at all. Yao Shengan has a crooked character and has tasted the sweetness of evil ways, so he will naturally not stop using these dirty tricks after just once.
Tao Mu found out a lot of negative information about Sheng'an Group, but he was banned by Shen Yu's admirers in his previous life, so he had no way to speak out; plus, his own image was not good, so no one believed him. On the contrary, because of his act of alarming the enemy, the Saint Ann Group was able to smooth over all the past events - basically, they used money to avoid disaster, exchanged interests, and spent a lot of money in exchange for the forgiveness of the victims' families.
The victims' families don't mention what happened, so naturally others have no right to pursue the matter.
In this life, Tao Mu used the foresight of his rebirth to expose the dirty laundry of the Saint Ann Group when Feixun.com was at its most prominent and famous. They also promptly contacted several catering groups that had lost in the competition with Yao Shengan and had to move away to other provinces but still preserved their strength, and jointly sued the Shengan Group. And applied to the court for property preservation measures to freeze the bank accounts of Shengan Group.
Tao Mu instigated those catering groups to sue Sheng'an Group in order to freeze Sheng'an Group's accounts and cut off Sheng'an Group's capital chain. As for whether the lawsuit is won or lost, no one cares.
Sure enough, when this move was made, the huge capital chain of Saint Ann Group was immediately cut off. Coupled with the frequent scandals, the Saint Ann Group also plummeted in the stock market, with its shares hitting the daily limit for several days. This forced Yao Shengan to apply to the Shanghai Stock Exchange for a trading suspension.
Tao Mu also did not let go of the Feixun trumpets under Yao Wenxiao that were constantly jumping around. It is directly proved that these Feixun accounts are all water army accounts maintained by Yao Wenxiao. These small accounts of the Internet trolls are leading the rhythm online to speak for the Saint Ann Group and deliberately mislead the direction of public opinion. The poor netizens have been led astray again.
The kind-hearted netizens who had originally defended the Saint Ann Group sincerely once again felt the pain of having their intelligence despised. With all the grief and indignation of "fuck off", some netizens suddenly turned to the dark side and attacked the Saint Ann Group without any hesitation.
The reputation of Saint Ann Group online has plummeted again.
However, Yao Shengan can also be regarded as a heroic figure of his generation. He was able to build the Saint Ann Group from scratch, and he has seen many ups and downs over the years. Naturally, he would not surrender just because of Tao Mu's move.
Although he was in a desperate situation, Yao Shengan was still able to fight back.
He directly asked all the chain restaurants under the Sheng'an Group to offer a 50% discount - it must be said that even though Yao Sheng'an's character has always been criticized, his cooking skills have always been excellent and he is very strict in managing the restaurants. The reputation of the restaurant chain under the Saint Ann Group has always been trusted by Shanghai residents.
But before that, the Saint Ann Group had always been focusing on mid- to high-end consumption. In 2008, a meal at a restaurant chain under the Saint Ann Group would cost more than a thousand yuan, not counting drinks. Therefore, many Shanghainese have never tasted the food from restaurants under the Saint Ann Group even though they have known about it for a long time.
This time, the Saint Ann Group is directly offering a half-price promotion - the common people don’t bother to care about any grudges between your groups, and of course they will take advantage of the bargains they see. As a result, Shanghainese who have never tasted high-end cuisine bring their families to patronize the restaurants under the Saint Ann Group. For a time, the restaurant chain that had been deserted due to the scandal was packed again.
In addition, Yao Sheng'an also asked the restaurant chain under the Sheng'an Group to launch a white-collar meal delivery activity - that is, combining the most distinctive dishes of Sheng'an Hotel, according to a quarter of the amount of each dish, a total of three dishes and two taels of rice to form a lunch box set, each lunch box is priced at 38 yuan, and also includes door-to-door delivery service - Yao Sheng'an directly hired idle people in society to form a meal delivery team, directly providing nearly 100 jobs in Shanghai.
Under the operation of Yao Shengan, this action was directly praised by the authorities.
The business of the Saint Ann Group became booming again and its reputation was turned around. Yao Shengan could finally breathe a sigh of relief and had the energy to discuss the specific details of borrowing money for the tray with the Shen family - after all, Shengan Group was a listed company and it couldn't be suspended for too long. He can take advantage of the current hot momentum to resume trading and make some arrangements with the court. At worst, he can negotiate an out-of-court settlement with those catering groups. Businessmen make huge profits. There is nothing that money can't solve. If any. That means not enough money was spent.
Once the Saint Ann Group reached a settlement with several other catering companies and its bank accounts were unfrozen, the crisis was over. Although I was injured, at least I was safe.
As for Tao Mu and his Feixun Network, Yao Shengan sneered, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It was just a newly established website, and Yao Shengan really didn't take it seriously.
However, although Yao Shengan had made good plans, things did not develop in the direction he hoped.
On the day when Yao Shengan approached the Shen family to ask for help, a newspaper in Shanghai suddenly broke the explosive news that Shengan Restaurant used gutter oil.
Although Chinese people do not pay much attention to hygiene and food safety, even the older generation often has the mentality of "I won't get sick if I eat unclean food." However, there is still an unbridgeable gap between "unclean" and "making you sick after eating it".
Everyone knows what gutter oil is. Even some people who don't know the truth will know it clearly after a news newspaper reported in detail the manufacturing process of gutter oil and its harm to the human body.
Feixun.com has been following all the news related to the Saint Ann Group. Seeing this news - especially a certain newspaper, in order to highlight the authenticity and accuracy of the news, also attached a large photo on the front page, which clearly shows the gutter oil vendor delivering gutter oil to restaurants under the St. Ann Group.
The evidence is conclusive! An excited Liu Yao clapped his thigh and cheered, while signaling Feixun Entertainment to repost and push the video crazily online. In less than half an hour, the explosive news that the restaurant chain under the Saint Ann Group purchased gutter oil spread all over the Internet.
Ensure that it can be seen anywhere with internet access in China's 9.6 million square kilometers.
If the various dirty tricks used by Yao Shengan and Shengan Group in their previous business competition were just topics of conversation among ordinary people after dinner, no one would care seriously at all. The news that the restaurants under the Saint Ann Group used gutter oil really touched the hearts of the people. It will also shake the foundation of the Saint Ann Group.
The Chinese people believe that "food is the most important thing for the people". This proverb passed down by our ancestors thousands of years ago cannot be wrong. Ordinary people may not care whether you, Yao Shengan, are a good person or not, nor do they care what means the Shengan Group uses in business competition, but they definitely care whether the food your restaurant makes can kill people.
Shen Chen handed the newspaper to Yao Sheng'an and slowly and calmly refused: "Grandpa Yao, I deeply sympathize with the current situation of Sheng'an Group. But the scandal that Sheng'an Group is facing is really fatal. If you can't solve this problem, Shen Group will not dare to lend a huge amount of money to Sheng'an Group. We doubt whether Sheng'an Group has the ability to repay the money."
After a pause, Shen Chen looked at Yao Shengan and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Grandpa Yao. Shen's Group is not a one-man show for the Shen family. We must consider the views of the shareholders' meeting."
Yao Shengan certainly understood this. But what he didn't understand was how the Saint Ann Group was related to gutter oil. The person in charge of purchasing for the hotel is his most respected and trusted son-in-law. The son-in-law is a loyal and honest man who always does things in a down-to-earth manner. It is impossible for him to do such a thing as passing off inferior goods as good ones.
Yao Shengan's face turned pale and he left the Shen family without saying a word. The most urgent thing is that he must investigate this matter thoroughly. Let's see whether they are the ones who are passing off inferior goods as good ones, or whether someone is deliberately framing them.
When something like this happened, the first person Yao Shengan suspected was Tao Mu. You can't blame him for suspecting his neighbor of stealing his axe. It was because Tao Mu left such a deep impression on him. Even though Tao Mu behaved openly throughout the whole thing, both of them knew that Tao Mu was definitely a ruthless person who would do anything to achieve his goals.
Yao Shengan was sure that if necessary, Tao Mu would definitely do such a deliberate frame-up.
But Yao Shengan really wronged Tao Mu this time. Tao Mu, who was far away in Yanjing, was also puzzled: "The catering under Sheng'an Group uses gutter oil to cook? This is impossible. Yao Sheng'an should not be that kind of person."
It has to be said that because of the grudge that lasted until death in the previous life, Tao Mu knew all of Shen Yu's admirers, including their families. In Tao Mu's impression, although Yao Sheng'an's character is not very good, he still has professional ethics. He would never do something like adding gutter oil into dishes and destroy his reputation. Even the purchasing manager of the catering department of the Saint Ann Group, the son-in-law of the Yao family, is an honest and decent person. Even if you work diligently and conscientiously, you can't do such a thing.
"Could it be that he provided the black material to discredit himself, and then tried to reverse it and whitewash himself?" No wonder Tao Mu guessed so. The media revelations in his previous life that could be described as a TV series really left a deep shadow on him. Even the general public have become accustomed to the rhythm of "waiting three days after seeing the news, and there will be a reversal after three days."
In his previous life, Yao Wenxiao’s Yuxiao Media often did this kind of thing. Tao Mu was used to it. No wonder when he saw this news, he subconsciously thought whether Yao Wenxiao had learned this trick again without any guidance.
Most people sympathize with the weak. And there is also a certain rebellious psychology. Now the whole network is smearing the Saint Ann Group, and the media are following suit and constantly reporting various negative news about the Saint Ann Group. Tao Mu paid attention to the gossip newspapers in Shanghai. Some people even talked about the Yao family's arrogance and domineering behavior in public. Of course, most of the media that dared to go to the Yao family's house were instructed by Yao Wenxiao, and their purpose was probably to whitewash the final reversal that Tao Mu guessed. However, under Tao Mu's conscious control, few people paid attention to this kind of gossip.
But the explosive news that the restaurants under the Saint Ann Group use gutter oil is different. Once the Saint-An Group turns the tables and clears itself of all charges in this matter, it might really arouse the rebellious psychology of netizens. At that time, Yao Wenxiao could divert the blame to someone else - for example, he could slander Tao Mu for instructing others to fabricate black material to discredit the Saint Ann Group and add insult to injury. Maybe he could really pour a basin of dirty water on him and Feixun.com.
After hearing Tao Mu's analysis, Liu Yao and Meng Qi immediately regretted it. Meng Qi frowned and said, "What should we do now? It's all my fault. I was too anxious. I should have discussed it with you first."
"It's okay. Since Yao Wenxiao has handed us a ladder, it would be unreasonable for me not to take this opportunity to fuck up his character." Tao Mu moved his fingers. Even if Yao Wenxiao was a genius in the media industry, this move was not enough in front of him, a veteran who had ten years of experience in being hacked.
While Yao Wenxiao's reversal hasn't started yet - Tao Mu estimated that Yao Wenxiao must wait for this piece of black material to brew for a while, preferably a day later, when it has almost dissipated. Tomorrow morning, I will slap you in the face again. From the perspective of communication studies and communication psychology, this rhythm is the most appropriate. Then play the role of pity and create a tragic image of a hero at the end of his life, with monkeys scattering when the tree falls and everyone pushing down the wall when it collapses. He tries to gain people's support while playing the victim, and at the same time throws dirty water on him and Feixun.com.
——However, it was useless. Tao Mu, who felt that he had seen through Yao Wenxiao's performance, directly opened the document, typed a long paragraph, and uploaded it to his Feixun account.
The main purpose of Tao Mu's writing this article is to express that although he despises Yao Shengan's character, he still believes in Yao Shengan's professional ethics.
"...Even though Yao Shengan has all kinds of bad personal records, I still believe in the family education of the Song family. After all, Yao Shengan is the eldest disciple handed over by the old man of the Song family. Even though this person is extremely shameless and despicable in his means of betraying his teacher, I still believe that Yao Shengan will not fool diners about the ingredients. Because 'food is the first necessity of the people' is a family motto engraved in the bones of the Song family. I believe that not only the Song family, but also catering practitioners with a little conscience and moral integrity will abide by the relevant regulations on food safety. They will not do stupid things that will destroy their reputation."
At the critical moment when thousands of people were pointing fingers at him and cursing him, Tao Mu was able to defend Yao Shengan despite the public's scolding - although his article was full of personal opinions, and his shameless arguments of praising one and criticizing the other were so straightforward and arrogant that if he posted it in the fan circle, he would definitely be mocked by fans for mindlessly praising the Song family, and would be directly blocked. However, the firm trust in Yao Shengan's professional ethics expressed between the lines still made Yao Shengan instantly feel a little bit of "a gentleman will die for his friend".
However, it was of no use. As the saying goes, cutting off a person's financial resources is like killing his parents. Although Yao Sheng'an felt a little emotional, he still gnashed his teeth at Tao Mu. I wish I could skin and bone it if I get the chance.
Tao Mu published an article in time to ensure that he and Feixun.com would not fall into the situation of "adding insult to injury and being thrown dirty water". The disadvantage is that some people insist on believing in his "pure and elegant white lotus" personality for a hundred years without wavering, while some haters insist that he "takes advantage of others and acts ungratefully, being hypocritical and pretentious to attract attention." But these have nothing to do with Tao Mu anymore, he can finally eat melons with peace of mind.
However, what Tao Mu didn't expect was that the gutter oil incident exposed by the catering under Sheng'an Group was not a drama that Yao Wenxiao wanted to reverse and whitewash - but the person in charge of the catering procurement department of Sheng'an Group - everyone thought that the honest and hardworking son-in-law was bewitched and lost a large sum of money in gambling, and he couldn't pay back the high-interest loan, but he didn't dare let anyone know.
Because what Yao Shengan hated most in his life were gambling and drugs, the Yao family motto was to never touch these two things, and anyone who dared to do so would be punished by the family rules. The son-in-law was cowardly by nature and could not hold his head up high in the Yao family. What's more, he was highly regarded by Yao Shengan and served as the head of the purchasing department, which made other people in the Yao family jealous. I wish I could catch him by the hand and pull him down so I can take his place.
The son-in-law kept it a secret and was finally forced to find a solution through purchasing channels. His original plan was to cut corners and use inferior materials for a few months, and then return the oil as soon as the loan sharks were repaid. Who would have known that at this critical juncture, something bad would happen to the Saint Ann Group.
Yao Shengan never expected that things would actually fail at the hands of his most trusted son-in-law. I was so angry that I almost had a heart attack. The gutter oil scandal exposed by the Saint Ann Group was confirmed, the group's reputation plummeted, and many shareholders wanted to withdraw their investment.
At the critical moment, Yao Shengan could only find the Shen family again to ask for help. On behalf of Shen Group, Shen Chen agreed to Yao Shengan's request. But the conditions are different - it is not a bridge financing to provide support to Saint Ann Group, but a direct investment in Saint Ann Group.
The Shen family's true intentions were exposed. Only at this moment did Yao Shengan suddenly come to his senses: "You are the one who seduced Wenyuan to gamble and borrow high-interest loans, and then instigated him to secretly replace the money with gutter oil to pay back the money, right? Your Shen family is really ambitious. I didn't even see it."
Chen Chen lowered his eyebrows and said softly, "Grandpa Yao, you misunderstood. The Shen family and the Yao family are old friends. How could our Shen family do such a thing? I understand you. Sheng'an Group has encountered such a big thing. You are exhausted. But I hope you don't hurt the friendship between the two families."
Yao Shengan was shocked. Things have come to this point. No matter whether the Shen family did it or not, he cannot break off relations with the Shen family.
Yao Shengan's expression softened slightly, and he said apologetically, "You're right. I've been so overwhelmed by these things recently that I feel like everyone wants to harm Shengan Group. Grandpa is old and lacks energy, and he gets confused occasionally. Please don't mind."
"No. Our two families are old friends." Chen Chen curled his lips nonchalantly and said soothingly, "Grandpa Yao, don't blame our Shen family for taking advantage of the situation. It's really that the amount of money that Sheng'an Group wants to borrow is too huge. Sheng'an Group is in such a situation now. Without sufficient benefits, I have no way to convince the board of directors."
"You're right." Yao Shengan said in a deep voice: "Then, if I agree to the investment from Shen Group, how many shares do you want?"
"The Shen family and the Yao family are old friends. We certainly won't touch the Yao family's cake. The shareholders of Sheng'an Group want to withdraw their investment. We will directly use the money to purchase these shares. As for the funds for the resumption of trading, we will exchange them for shares according to the proportion of the two families' investment."
Yao Shengan's face darkened. The Shen family is indeed ambitious and actually wants to take control of the Saint An Group.
Chen Chen looked at Yao Sheng'an's uncertain expression and said slowly: "Don't worry, Grandpa Yao. We, the Shen family, do this for a legitimate reason. As for the injection of funds into Sheng'an Group, the Shen Group will definitely not interfere in the daily operation and management of Sheng'an Group. Grandpa Yao can continue to be the chairman of your group. We will only place some people in the financial field."
Yao Shengan sneered in his heart. Of course, the Shen family will not participate in the normal operation of the Saint An Group. Is there anyone in the Shen family who can cook and understand restaurant management? Saying these things is nothing but free talk.
Chen Chen paused, and then said, "Actually, think about it from another angle. Shen's Group's investment in Sheng'an at this time is also a shot in the arm for Sheng'an Group. Sheng'an Group's current reputation is too bad. If Shen's Group can take care of it, I believe it will be easier to resume trading."
Things have come to this point, and even if Yao Shengan is unwilling, he has no choice - without the investment from the Shen family, it will be difficult for his Yao family to survive this difficult time.
Seeing this, Chen Chen knew that Yao Shengan had temporarily compromised.
The news that Shen Group invested in Sheng'an Group quickly spread in the Shanghai business community. Following the press conference jointly held by the two major groups, the Saint-Ann Group finally chose to resume trading on the stock market. Just as Shen Chen had said before, the capital injection from Shen Group was indeed a shot in the arm for Sheng'an Group. After the press conference, the share price of Saint Ann Group, which resumed trading directly, stabilized and was slowly growing.
At the same time, the share price of Shen Group, which directly invested in Sheng'an Group, soared. Seeing the situation improve, Yao Shengan and his family, who had been worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this good momentum did not last long. Just on the second day after Saint Ann Group resumed trading, an unknown force suddenly appeared in the stock market and attacked the share price of Saint Ann Group. This group of people are very precise in their operations and their methods are very fierce. It can be seen that it should be a professional operation team.
Under the operation of this group of people, the stock price of St. Ann Group plummeted again. Even the Shen Group, which had just injected capital into the Shen Group and put out a huge amount of funds, was affected. The losses were heavy.
Li Xiaoheng, who had been keeping his troops inactive, watched the Saint Ann Group plummet like a bungee jump.
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