Shen Xingang wanted all the orders from Linglong Chamber of Commerce, as well as pre-orders for the next two years.
This is clearly an outrageous demand.
He took all the orders, so what happens to the remaining businesses? Are we just going to watch them go bankrupt? Absolutely not!
Therefore, Wan Ya had a lot of objections.
Shen Xingang knew what Wan Ya was worried about. He glanced at his secretary, Huang Rong, who nodded and took out a document.
“District Chief Wan, don’t worry. We’ve investigated those companies. They’re not very big, and their businesses overlap a lot with ours. They’re not as competitive as us, or even as competitive as other companies of the same size. Giving them orders is just a way to stabilize the unemployment rate. We can solve that. Our Shengli Group has the most advanced and complete production lines. We can reduce costs significantly. After we get the orders, we can expand our recruitment. We can take in a large portion of the people leaving those small businesses, and at the same time, we can ensure profitability. We won’t let these orders go to waste. This is the best option.”
Hearing him say that, Wan Ya hesitated. Indeed, she knew the situation of those companies. If they wanted to survive and make a profit, these orders alone might not be enough. Giving the orders to Shengli Group and abandoning the other small companies might also be an option.
Chen Zhe, who was next to him, tapped the table and laughed.
"President Shen, it seems you are very well prepared and have conducted a thorough investigation."
Shen Xingang chuckled. "I don't fight unprepared battles. Why would I come here unprepared? My time is very precious."
Since he had decided to come here and cooperate with Linglong Club, he should seek the greatest benefit; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth the risk of offending the government.
"Mr. Shen, what if I don't agree to this request?"
"Mr. Chen, you don't seem like a stupid person. Didn't you listen to what my secretary said earlier? If you give the orders to those small companies, they won't survive. At most, they'll just barely stay afloat for a while. It's useless. A company can't continue operating if it's not profitable. This is a very simple principle."
"What you said is true, but you've overlooked the most important point: your Victory Group hasn't undergone a complete reform yet, and your company has significant problems. Even if you fulfill the orders, your exports will be severely restricted. That's why you didn't receive any orders before. Aren't you aware of that?"
Because of the previous policy issue, many of Shengli Group's products could not meet export standards, so they lost most of their orders, which led to their current situation.
Huang Rong, standing next to Shen Xingang, spoke on Shen Xingang's behalf: "President Chen, we have already considered this. We can cooperate with companies that meet the export requirements, export under their names, and we will still handle the production. They will just put up a label."
Chen Zhe laughed out loud; "Ridiculous, isn't that just going back to square one? We'd still need to use those small companies, wouldn't we?"
Shen Xingang's expression was rather unpleasant.
"Can these be compared? Are their costs lower than ours?"
“Cost reduction is indeed Mr. Shen’s forte, and I am well aware of that. But Mr. Shen, you were sanctioned precisely because of this. You want me to give you all the orders? That would be a complete waste, wouldn’t it?”
Shen Xingang snorted; "Since that's what you mean, why did you come here to talk?"
Seeing the two men on the verge of conflict, Wan Ya mediated between them.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, don't get so worked up. Business needs to be discussed slowly. If there are any problems that can't be solved, we can work together to find a solution. There's no need to argue."
Mo Wei, the district chief of the West District standing next to him, also chimed in with a smile: "That's right, District Chief Wan is right. Business is negotiated slowly. How can you negotiate if both of you are getting impatient?"
He reassured the two of them.
Wan Ya looked at Chen Zhe and said, "President Chen, since you don't agree with President Shen's conditions, what good ideas do you have?"
"I do have an idea, and I came here today hoping to cooperate, but Mr. Shen's conditions just now didn't seem very sincere, which makes me hesitate about whether to bring it up again."
Shen Xingang snorted; "Spit it out if you have something to say!"
Wan Ya, who was standing next to him, coughed and said, "President Shen, I hope you can watch your words a little."
Shen Xingang glanced at them, his face ashen, and nodded. "Then you speak."
"Hehe, President Shen, actually my idea is very simple: your Shengli Group should join Linglong Club, let us manage it, let us reform it. After our reform is successful, your exports will naturally not be restricted."
Everyone was stunned when they heard Chen Zhe's words.
After a few seconds of reaction, Shen Xingang slammed his fist on the table in anger and stood up.
"What the hell did you say? You want our Victory Group to join your Linglong Club? You want to acquire us? Bullshit! I will never agree to that!"
Wan Ya also advised, "President Chen, your request is excessive. You just said that President Chen wasn't sincere, but you're not much different now."
Chen Zhe shook his head, looking calm. "President Chen, you've misunderstood. I have no intention of acquiring you. Acquisitions require money, and I don't have that budget."
Chen Zhe's words only made Shen Xingang furious.
"What did you say? You won't pay? And you want our company to join you? You're dreaming!"
"President Shen, this is the best advice I can give. If your company wants to survive, you have no choice but to do as I say."
"Hehehe, I really shouldn't have come today. I actually believed that a brat like you who talks nonsense could cooperate with our company. I was so incredibly stupid!"
He looked at Wan Ya; "District Chief Wan, there's no need to continue this conversation today, let's go back first!"
Shen Xingang and Huang Rong stood up to leave, and Wan Ya also stood up.
"President Shen, calm down. Let me talk to him. You two were both too impulsive."
At this moment, Chen Zhe casually said, "District Chief Wan, you can let him go. He'll go bankrupt in less than a month after he leaves through this door. Let's see what he does then."
Shen Xingang turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked coldly at Chen Zhe; "Are you cursing me??"
The murderous intent that he couldn't conceal in his eyes was palpable to everyone in the room.
"I'm not cursing you, I'm trying to help you."
"Hahaha!!!"
Shen Xingang reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world; "Help me? Then I really have to thank you, thank you and your whole family!"
Shen Xingang gritted his teeth. He was like a lion struggling to control its rage, ready to pounce and kill Chen Zhe at any moment.
"Does President Shen not trust me?"
Should I believe you?
"Hehe, then take a look at this!"
Chen Zhe had Lin Meiyu hand over a document, which Huang Rong took and opened. His face turned pale.
"Mr. Shen, this... take a look."
"What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"
Shen Xingang was not listening to anything at the moment. All he wanted to do was leave and find an opportunity to kill Chen Zhe. He wasn't sure how long he could hold back his anger.
"Mr. Shen, you should still take a look."
Huang Rong handed the documents over again. Shen Xingang suppressed his anger and glanced at them. After reading them, his expression turned even uglier, because they contained evidence of their group's tax evasion over the years.
Every single detail was meticulously recorded. He was a little scared. Although the Shen family had a very strong foundation in Donghai City, he dared not be careless in the face of four district chiefs.
Especially this Wan Ya, this woman is extremely difficult to deal with. If she gets this information, then their company will be in trouble.
Shen Xingang took a deep breath.
Her tone softened; "What do you mean by showing me this?"
"Hehe, Mr. Shen, I didn't mean anything by it. I came here today to seek cooperation. The information I gave you earlier was just to calm you down. Can you sit down again now?"
Shen Xingang was very reluctant. He was about to leave, and now it would be very embarrassing for him to sit down again.
But his secretary, Huang Rong, tugged at him; "Mr. Shen, bear with it for a moment."
Shen Xingang glanced at the four district chiefs, then suppressed his anger and sat down.
Lin Meiyu placed another document in front of him.
After flipping through it, his brows furrowed even deeper.
"President Shen, you recently obtained a large loan from Donghai Bank. Given your company's current situation, whether you can repay it is a very big question, am I right?"
"It's just money. My Shen family has plenty of money. What is there that we can't repay?"
The Shen family is wealthy, and Shen Xingang doesn't care about this loan.
Chen Zhe clapped his hands.
"If you combine these two sets of documents, will you still be able to pay?"
Shen Xingang's heart skipped a beat.
The two documents he mentioned were the tax evasion document from earlier, plus the loan document.
If his tax evasion is confirmed, he will definitely face huge fines. The money is a minor issue; the real problem is that once these things are exposed, it will be very difficult for his company to recover. When banks come after them for loans, it will be even worse, and they might really go bankrupt.
Looking into Chen Zhe's seemingly harmless eyes, Shen Xingang felt a sense of fear for some reason, similar to the fear he felt when facing Hu Ling at some point before.
His hands were trembling as he held the documents.
He simply couldn't understand why Chen Zhe possessed so much information about him. Wasn't this guy supposed to have no backers anymore? Who gave him this information? Who had the ability to dig up all this stuff?
[Could someone be backing him? Is some powerful figure trying to ruin the Shen family?]
He simply couldn't believe that Chen Zhe had produced this thing. After thinking it over, he could only conclude that there was a powerful figure behind Chen Zhe, and that person must be incredibly capable.
I hesitated for a long time.
Shen Xingang swallowed hard. "Could you let me think about it some more?"
His tone had softened, losing its previous arrogance, and he seemed to have aged 10 years in an instant.
"No problem, think about it. You can go home and think it over carefully. I have some things to discuss with these district heads, so I won't see you off."
"you!!!!"
Shen Xingang clutched the document tightly in his hand, staring at Chen Zhe with eyes wide with fury.
Chen Zhe was threatening him, blatantly threatening him.
However, he dared not turn against her. Judging from the situation just now, Wan Ya was on Chen Zhe's side, and District Chief Guan also had a good relationship with Chen Zhe. If he turned against her, he would definitely be in trouble today.
He took a deep breath.
They made a decision that went against their ancestors' wishes.
"Okay, I agree. My Shengli Group is willing to join Linglong Club."
Chen Zhe smiled, then stood up and extended his hand; "President Chen, welcome to the company."
Shen Xingang gripped Chen Zhe's hand tightly, trying to crush it, but Chen Zhe's grip was stronger. After all, he was a massage therapist, and his skills were all in his hands. He held Shen Xingang's hand tightly and then moved closer; "I was originally going to just take it out and kill you, but, you know, someone doesn't want you to die. President Shen, if you're smart, you should listen to me obediently, otherwise, your Shen family is finished."
Shen Xingang's pupils dilated; Chen Zhe's words finally confirmed his earlier thoughts.
"You really do have someone backing you."
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