In the days that followed, Chen Dong discussed with Lao Qin, Wolong, Fox, and others how to better establish his power and influence. At the same time, they were also trying to figure out how to create a long-lasting and prosperous family for Chen Dong.
Old Qin's ideas were very different from those of Wolong, Fox, and others.
Old Qin values tradition. After studying many famous Chinese families, he found that they all had a common characteristic: they had their own set of core ideas, which were essentially the traditional virtues of China, such as diligence, frugality, and filial piety.
Meanwhile, Wolong and Fox focused on how to build a powerful armed force to protect themselves from the influence of the external environment, especially to ensure that they would not be destroyed by their own bodies.
During this process, Chen Dong also went to see his sister Chen Nan and brother-in-law Lin Zhiyuan to discuss the matter with them.
The older sister and brother-in-law were quite surprised that Chen Dong suddenly wanted to discuss this matter with them. Such profound questions were generally considered by older members of the family, not by someone Chen Dong's age.
"Xiao Dong, tell me if something happened?" Chen Nan asked. "If anything happens, you have to tell me!"
"It's nothing, what could it be?" Chen Dong smiled slightly, pretending to be nonchalant. "I just saw something mentioned in a history book. They said that some families existed for longer than a dynasty, so I wanted to try and see if we could do it."
Chen Nan and Lin Zhiyuan exchanged a glance. They knew that things were definitely not as simple as Chen Dong had said.
However, since Chen Dong was unwilling to reveal anything, they stopped asking and instead followed up on the topic he had raised, discussing it with him.
However, although they have more experience, they really can't offer much advice in this regard.
The Zhang family was originally just a small family, an appendage of the Shang family, but it suddenly rose to prominence a few years ago.
As for the reason for their rise, it was because the Zhang family suddenly produced several pieces of priceless jade.
Rumors circulate that the Shang family's jade pieces were obtained through illicit means, allegedly by murdering those who went to gamble on jade. Other rumors suggest that the Zhang family, lacking the financial resources for jade gambling, resorted to dishonest means when purchasing the stones. They partnered with others to buy raw jade, but embezzled their partners' funds, paying the seller mostly with counterfeit money, thus incurring their wrath.
After seeing these documents, Lao Qin was first excited, then furious.
If that's the case, then he and his boss were truly innocent victims back then; they were deceived and dragged into danger by Zhang Jianming.
Afterwards, Zhang Jianming not only showed no gratitude for saving him, but instead went to great lengths to plot against him. "I must find this Zhang Jianming, find out what really happened to him!! Is he really as described in this document!"
To be honest, Lao Qin felt that his sincere feelings had been thrown into a ditch by the other party.
Chen Dong convened a meeting with Ma Guoliang, Lao Qin, Wolong, and Fox.
This meeting was to discuss how to deal with the Shang family.
They'd held several meetings like this before, but they were always a bit undecided. Or rather, they'd decided to deal with the businesses, but there were still disagreements about exactly how to do it.
Chen Dong, Wolong, and Fox are now determined to take any means necessary, even unscrupulous ones, to bring down the merchants.
The most violent method they could think of was to go to the dark web and hire someone to assassinate members of the Shang family.
However, Lao Qin has a different view. He believes that if you want to build a family that lasts a long time, you should set rules for the family from the beginning and not try to solve everything through conspiracies.
Old Qin directly objected, saying, "Doing this will have a negative impact on your reputation!"
Just like his previous attitude.
Wolong, however, had a different view: "Methods are ultimately just methods and cannot be relied upon. We have not intended to rely solely on this one method to achieve our goals."
"Our idea is to intimidate our opponents through this operation. Of course, we won't publicize it as if we hired people to do it ourselves, but will only let a little bit of the news circulate in private to make people believe it or not."
The fox chimed in, "Yes, that's much more intimidating. The saying goes, 'One must be both learned and skilled in martial arts.' Your approach, focusing solely on the intellectual aspects while neglecting to demonstrate your physical prowess, is ineffective!"
Old Qin pondered the fox and the sleeping dragon's explanations for a moment, only to find himself speechless, and could only nod silently, "..."
Chen Dong actually thought the same thing, but he didn't bring it up directly; instead, he let everyone discuss it.
In this way, they gain a sense of shared participation in solving the problem.
Ma Guoliang has been busy these past few days, having his subordinates gather relevant information day and night, while also thinking about how to deal with the Shang family.
Considering that the final plan is still to target the Shang family's most important business, the Shang Jewelry Company.
Once their main business collapses, their other industries will be easier to manage.
The work of his investment department is like a sharp sword in the open, directly slashing at listed jewelry companies.
“Although your actions are overt, you can also adopt flexible and mobile methods instead of being limited to direct confrontation,” Chen Dong said.
Ma Guoliang's eyes lit up at Chen Dong's statement.
He often used this method when conducting financial operations, but he did not summarize it into a specific experience.
Moreover, the success of this matter gave him a greater sense of control and autonomy.
Therefore, he glanced at Chen Dong a few more times, and at the same time, he sighed inwardly, thinking how fast his boss had grown.
Previously, I only thought my boss was a financial genius. I thought that if I worked hard, I might be able to catch up with him a little and get closer to him. But now, what he said shows that he completely treats finance as a tool, a means to an end. He uses it with ease and skill.
This may be what the Chinese people call wisdom, or the Tao.
Thinking about all this, Ma Guoliang felt even greater admiration for Chinese culture and wanted to truly integrate himself into it. Of course, he knew he still had a lot to learn.
Their final discussion resulted in a multi-pronged approach.
They will first use direct financial confrontation, then attack the Shang family's reputation from the sidelines, and finally, in a fatal blow, hide in the shadows and use the dark web to carry out an assassination.
The saying goes, "Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit."
"The operation to wipe out the Shang family shall begin now!" Chen Dong shouted sternly.
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