President Gu looked at President Qu of Meizida and President Xiaosonggong of Qianwei. How to handle this news would depend on what attitude the three presidents could ultimately reach through discussion.
Meanwhile, Qianwei's president, Komatsu, casually flipped through the documents provided by President Gu, then tossed them aside and said to President Qu and President Gu:
"I already saw this nonsense within the company when I arrived."
“Even our R&D department has studied the first formula of Lu’s soy sauce, but without any results.”
Of the three presidents, President Qu was clearly the least informed. While President Qu was reviewing the documents, Komatsu and President Gu were discussing why, despite Shengjing Company's relentless efforts, large chain supermarkets were still selling Lu's products offline.
"Don't tell me that even those large distributors you've won over have become pawns of the Lu family."
The reason for saying this is that Qianwei used to suffer many hidden losses at the hands of Shengjing Company.
Several distributors conspired to scam people, and it wasn't just small businesses that were harmed.
Even Chimi, under the leadership of Prince Komatsu, had secured a place among them. Hearing Prince Komatsu's sarcasm, President Gu didn't rush to lose his temper. Because this matter also puzzled him greatly:
"The offline channels... are they the newly opened large chain supermarket, Baiyue?"
“We have already sent people to investigate. The property management company originally belonged to the Wang family, a local tyrant in Nanshan City.”
"As a result, the Wang family sold the unit to a company called Fanyue Real Estate Company because of poor management and the need for cash flow."
Looking at the document, President Qu raised his head in confusion and asked:
"Fan Yue Real Estate Company? I remember now, the owner of Lu's Soy Sauce Factory is named Lu Fan!"
Now all the clues were connected, yet this only made President Qu, President Gu, and Komatsu Miya feel even more nihilistic:
Why does Lu Fan never follow the usual business model?
He's doing things haphazardly, and the soy sauce factory issue hasn't been resolved yet. What's he doing trying to build a large chain supermarket?
It was President Gu who was the first to come to his senses and spoke to President Qu and Xiaosong Gong:
"Leave the investigation of who this Lu Fan is, where he comes from, and what his background is to me."
"However, I don't know if you two have noticed, but now Lu's not only has expanded its offline sales channels, but its online sales are also recovering."
Mr. Qu didn't take it to heart:
"The Lu family used to be very strong both online and offline, but now they've hardly recovered at all."
"Sometimes I have to admire you. You managed to both sides to catch our breath by combining offense and defense."
While President Qu isn't anxious, Princess Komatsu is:
"The daily offline sales volume has already reached 20,000 to 30,000."
"This is despite Shengjing Company's full-scale blockade; it should not be underestimated."
President Gu nodded, saying with a mixture of agreement and helplessness:
"But we had no other choice. Their livestreamers are all quite capable, and they do a good job selling products."
"Although the live streaming rooms have been banned and then unbanned, and then banned again, it still can't stop their slow recovery."
"That's why I called you two here out of concern to discuss how to deal with the Lu family."
"We must take the Lu family's situation very seriously."...
Upon hearing this, President Qu looked at President Gu with a puzzled expression:
"So what you mean is?"
"President Gu, it's not that we don't want to help, it's just that even you guys can't handle it, how can the three of us working together solve it?"
Although they are leaders in the condiment industry, they are not criminal organizations.
Komatsu-miya silently scrutinized President Gu, believing that given Shengjing Company's status, it was impossible for them to simply seek help from their former competitors.
As expected, President Gu had already planned and strategized:
“Our family is small, but when the three families are together, the energy is great enough.”
Then Mr. Gu took out another document:
“The various institutions on the online platform all invest externally. How could our three companies not have shares invested in by the heads of these platforms?”
"If our products aren't competitive enough, and our business is squeezed out by Lu's, won't the stocks of those in charge of these platforms also keep falling?"
President Qu understood his plan and frowned:
"They won't care about this small amount of money. At worst, the price will drop to the bottom, and they can just sell off!"
President Gu burst into laughter:
"There's no need for President Qu and President Komatsu to worry about that. I already have a solution, but it still requires the cooperation of the three of us."
President Qu hesitated, but Xiaosonggong felt that there was no benefit in not doing this, and there was no guarantee of success even if it was done. However, if they could bring down the Lu family before it grew stronger, that would be a good thing.
For Prince Komatsu, this is a great achievement; he might even be able to retire early and go off to enjoy life all over the world.
Therefore, Komatsu-nomiya was the first to agree to President Gu's proposal.
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