Chapter 719 Good steel should be used on the blade.
"You don't need to worry about the group's affairs. As for today's news, I've seen it too. Su Su, check your email."
Li Tingxi sent Su Youling a list of resources from top fashion families at home and abroad, and said confidently, "These are all very influential fashion families. They have a lot of influence in the industry, but due to poor management, their companies have not made much progress. Their success is only due to the outstanding ability of their teams."
“These kinds of family businesses are the easiest to take down. Whichever one you like, we’ll buy it at a high price, directly acquiring the entire design team with strength and influence. Let’s see who dares to challenge you over such trivial matters then?”
"...Are you kidding me?" Su Youling glanced at the detailed information sheet and realized it really wasn't a joke. "I refuse! Li Tingxi, didn't you say before that you wouldn't interfere in my work? Why are you in such a hurry this time?"
Li Tingxi frowned, a subtle yet profound meaning flashing in his eyes—because Mr. S's actions were too swift and mysterious, and there were too many precedents, he didn't want to give the mastermind behind the scenes the opportunity to target Su Youling.
The best solution is for him to help Su Youling resolve all her troubles and allow her to smoothly pursue her career, so that no one will have an opportunity to take advantage of her.
"It's nothing, I just saw that you've been flying around so much lately and you look so tired. The kids are all scolding me for not taking good care of you, so I quickly came to do my part."
"...The kids were urging you, and you only reluctantly put on a show?" Su Youling teased, then smiled at Li Tingxi's helpless yet doting expression. "I know, stop complaining! The kids are already on your side, don't push your luck."
"As for work, I don't need your help. It's not that I'm being stubborn, but I did a thorough background check on Qi Xiang'an before coming to Yitao Culture. I anticipated today's events and had a solution. I was just teasing Lu Wenli to see his attitude."
Before Li Tingxi could ask any further questions, Hao Tianyi suddenly popped her head out of the video with several documents in her arms, squeezed next to him, and said loudly, "Director Su, I heard you ran into big trouble as soon as you joined Yitao Culture? I have several contracts with design brands here, all of them are international big names. I'm sure Yitao Culture can easily overpower that traitor this time."
She raised her eyebrows triumphantly, "As long as you're willing to give me Brother Tingxi, or give me your position as director, these contracts will belong to Yitao Culture. The crisis will be resolved immediately, and you won't have to be embroiled in scandals and gossiped about anymore."
"Hao Tianyi! Are you bored?" Li Tingxi's face darkened upon hearing this, and he scolded her unhappily, "Go cool off somewhere else and don't cause trouble here!"
"Brother Tingxi, this is a matter of our profession, so of course it should be handled by professionals. You're just making things worse here, and you keep talking about acquiring companies. Do you think this is life?" Hao Tianyi snorted, her tone full of sourness. "You always go all out. Acquiring a company isn't like buying cabbage. Don't you know how much manpower, resources, money, and time it takes to do it?"
She glanced at Su Youling in the video, her envy, jealousy, and hatred practically overflowing from the screen: "Besides, how can she grow if you help and protect her like this? What will outsiders say about her? That traitor attacked her based on men, so aren't you just giving the enemy more leverage and smearing your own people by doing this?"
"You—" Li Tingxi Jun
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His face darkened, and he grabbed her by the neck, ready to take her away.
"You get angry just because I'm right?" Hao Tianyi stiffened her neck and gave a serious sneer: "Heh heh, I think you're an undercover agent sent by the enemy, aren't you?"
"Hao Tianyi!"
The brother and sister were about to start arguing when Su Youling helplessly pinched her brow and spoke up in time: "Stop arguing, let me take a look at the contract you brought."
Li Tingxi immediately frowned in displeasure.
Does she really want to agree to Hao Tianyi's conditions?
Are you kidding me!
Hao Tianyi, beaming with joy, unfolded the contract and explained it in detail, as if afraid that Su Youling would change her mind if she was a moment late: "This is the network of contacts I have painstakingly built up over many years in the industry. Good steel should be used where it is needed most. This time, it is just right to solve Tingxi's urgent problem."
Su Youling glanced at the screenshots and shook her head immediately: "You're too naive! These contracts aren't enough to beat Qi Xiang'an."
"What makes you say that?" Hao Tianyi was furious. How could her years of hard work be negated by just one sentence?
"Su Youling, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
"What?" Su Youling exclaimed in surprise, raising an eyebrow as she looked at the burning flame in her eyes. "What are you going to bet on this time? Li Tingxi or the director's position?"
"Don't look down on me. This time, I'm going to compete with you fair and square, and let everyone see my strength. I'm not a child anymore." Hao Tianyi sneered, tore up the contract and threw it into the trash can. "You look down on these companies, right? Then let's have a new resource tug-of-war."
"A resource rally?" Su Youling's gaze shifted, and the corners of her lips curled up. "Tell me about it."
Hao Tianyi couldn't stand her shrewd and calculating manner, and snorted unhappily, "Didn't you collaborate with Yaosheng Group on an art exhibition before? At the end of the year, President Ding will hold a preview auction, inviting top domestic and international designers and industry leaders to participate and promote the event. All selected works can be put on the auction stage and auctioned publicly."
"You probably know better than I how high the value of Yaosheng Group's design exhibition is and how much publicity it has. Whether they are famous seniors or unknowns in the industry, everyone wants to join in the fun and contribute their remaining professional energy. This time, my teacher asked me to return to China to participate in the design, so I came at his invitation."
"The most expensive design in this preview auction will be the first piece to be exhibited at the official art exhibition next year, which means that its designer will become a big star and a hot celebrity in the industry, with an incalculable net worth."
"So?" Su Youling roughly understood her ambition.
Hao Tianyi said confidently, "So, we will each submit a design to the auction. Everyone attending will be industry professionals. As long as the designs are outstanding, securing powerful collaborations will be a piece of cake. We'll let our work speak for itself and see who comes out on top."
She stared intently at Su Youling through the screen, gritting her teeth as she said, "If you lose, you'll obediently give up the position of director, and you'll never be allowed to cooperate with any company related to the Li family again, so that Brother Tingxi won't be criticized because of you."
Upon hearing this, Li Tingxi's face darkened, and he snatched the phone away: "Hao Tianyi, haven't you made enough of a scene?"
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