Zhou Huan's bewildered expression made Lu Fan burst into laughter, thoroughly amused by his reaction.
"Alright, we've been opening branches of Baiyue one by one, so we haven't brought any equipment from Jinghai City."
"However, the expansion plan is now on track, and the demand for various equipment is increasing day by day."
“That would be unfair to neglect our own businesses. How about this, I’ll give a call to our electronics factory, and then you can just let them know if you need any equipment.”
Lu Fan was talking about greeting each other, but even if they were subsidiaries of the same group, the accounts should be clear, let alone the fact that they belong to two different groups now.
It's often said that even close brothers keep clear accounts, let alone business dealings between companies.
Zhou Huan saw that Lu Fan had thought of everything in advance and truly understood what it meant to "have a big tree to lean on for shade".
President Lu and the Jiang Group behind him are practically a treasure trove.
He used to think he knew a lot about President Lu and the Jiang Group that President Lu had built.
Only now do I realize that I was like a frog in a well, with a limited perspective.
Lu Fan not only made the call, but also secured a very good discount for Zhou Huan and Wang Wei, almost at cost price.
With the equipment issue resolved, the conversation finally got back on track:
Let me tell you about the current development status of Baiyue.
Getting back to the main topic, Lu Fan's expression became very serious.
Zhou Huan also put aside his reverie about the group's vast resources and began to report: "The locations for the stores in the selected cities have all been finalized." "The engineers from the construction group are in charge of the decoration and design." "The logistics chain is ready and awaiting final confirmation with the suppliers."
In short, with Zhou Huan keeping an eye on things at Baiyue, Lu Fan didn't need to worry about anything.
So he asked about the progress of Millennium.
Zhou Huan thought for a moment and said:
"According to what I learned from Mr. Wang last time, there have been over a thousand people who have come to Millennium headquarters to inspect the franchise project."
One hundred or so people signed contracts on the spot and have already gone back to choose locations, put up signs, and wait for renovations.
Lu Fan and Zhou Huan chatted in the video about their plans for selecting locations for supermarkets and convenience stores.
Meanwhile, in the conference hall of Shengjing Company in Harbour City, Baiyue and Lu Fan, the owner behind the supermarket, were also being discussed.
During the meeting, a middle-aged man in a suit was comparing the contract with the documents, giving a troubled report:
"President Gu, Guangyuan is planning to withdraw from the domestic market and wants us to purchase its shares according to the previously agreed terms."
Shengjing's president, Gu Ruan, now gets a headache just hearing the name Guangyuan.
Has the board received the message?
The man in the suit shook his head, but he was also afraid that without pressure from the board of directors, Gu Ru'an would drag things out and make a big fuss, or simply agree to Guangyuan's terms.
As for the equity issue that gave Gu Ruan such a headache, it was a mess he caused because he was arguing with Lu Fan's food factory.
At that time, in order to get Guangyuan to completely remove the Lu's brand from its shelves, Gu Ru'an secretly made a deal with Guangyuan's headquarters.
They are willing to purchase a portion of Guangyuan's equity at a price that neither party feels is at a loss.
In return, Guangyuan completely removed Lu's products from its shelves.
The contract was initially agreed upon, and Guangyuan returned all the products from Lu's brands as promised.
Before the contract process could even begin, Gu Ru'an heard about the internal financial problems at Guangyuan.
He tried to refuse, but Guangyuan was unwilling to agree.
This procrastination and delay actually put the matter off.
The reason for bringing this up now is that Guangyuan is going to withdraw from the domestic market and take back all of its supermarket market share to its home country.
Therefore, they repeatedly urged Gu Ruan to go through the contract process and purchase the shares at the previously agreed price.
But Guangyuan's decline was already evident. How could Gu Ruan dare to bypass the board members and offer a price higher than the market price to acquire such a rotten egg that would end up in his hands?
As a result, Guangyuan Software resorted to force, insisting that Gu Ruan fulfill the contract, and threatening to sue if he did not acknowledge it.
Gu Ru'an wasn't afraid of being sued by 240.
After all, as long as it doesn't result in a loss for the company, the board of directors will have the legal department, which has been training for a long time, do its job to get him out of trouble.
However, Guangyuan was no pushover either. Having made one last big profit before leaving, how could they possibly let Shengjing Company go?
They then presented a great deal of evidence against Gu Ru'an.
For example, Shengjing Company officially intervened, forcing Guangyuan to go against its moral principles and refuse to cooperate with the Lu family.
For example, Gu Ruan explicitly or implicitly suggested that Guangyuan was spreading rumors and deliberately smearing the Lu family brand.
It wasn't just targeting the Lu family, but also many small and medium-sized enterprises and companies that had already been wiped out because of Gu Ru'an's actions.
Guangyuan has plenty of bargaining chips in his hands.
Gu Ruan was filled with regret, deeply regretting that she hadn't been more careful back then.
However, he never showed the slightest remorse for his biased and excessive actions.
Gu Ru'an's hair was all messed up, but she couldn't think of any more solutions.
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