Gu Ru'an, observing Huo Linshan's expression, noticed a hint of hesitation and quickly said:
"His family has a powerful backer, and I heard that the boss behind the other party is President Lu of the Jiang Group from Jinghai City."
"For some reason, they actually want to open their own supermarket franchise store."
"Putting everything else aside, I've heard some rumors that Baiyue was initially set up to compete with Guangyuan Supermarket."
"Moreover, I heard that Baiyue is already acquiring the branches that Guangyuan abandoned, which means that the conflict between the two companies has a long history."
Huo Linshan smiled upon hearing this: "Do you think Baiyue will take over?"
If that's the case, Shengjing could spend a sum of money to acquire the shares of Guangyuan Supermarket and then resell them to Baiyue, which would be a viable way to make money.
In this way, layoffs won't have to target the most critical sectors, and the "selling off ancestral land" approach won't have to be so drastic.
If you just hang in there, the difficulties will pass.
Gu Ru'an would naturally say that the other party would take over.
However, the board members ridiculed his statement:
"Those shares, when converted into cash, are worth nearly 10 billion."
"Baiyue has only been open for less than half a year, and they're willing to spend so much to compete with Guangyuan?"
Gu Ru'an hurriedly said, "It's not just about competing. Baiyue Supermarket is still in its development stage and has great ambitions."
As he spoke, he gave a mocking smile:
"Besides, Guangyuan is no longer worth tens of billions. Their continuous losses and funding problems have led to the current situation of having to sell their shares."
"Now that the place is almost empty, it doesn't need to be worth more than three to four billion, they'd probably be willing to sell it!"
The director opposite Gu Ru'an, who had been mocked by Gu Ru'an, immediately became enraged and slammed his hand on the table, about to rebuke Gu Ru'an:
"I've had my eye on you for a long time. You created this mess yourself, and now the whole company has to clean up your mess? You have some nerve!"
Gu Ruan wanted to retort and argue back, but Huo Linshan coughed at him and said coldly:
"Alright, Xiao Gu, let's get down to business."
Are you sure that Mr. Lu is interested in Guangyuan Supermarket?
I have no doubt that the CEO of the Jiang Group is capable of taking over Guangyuan's business.
The only concern is that the other party may not be interested in acquiring Guangyuan.
Upon hearing that there was a chance, Gu Ru'an immediately smiled obsequiously:
"Chairman, the other party has been looking for suitable locations to build stores in different provinces and cities across the country."
"With a supermarket location like Guangyuan readily available, how could President Lu not be interested?"
Little did he know that the person he recommended to Huo Linshan was already on Shengjing Company's blacklist, and was the real boss behind the Lu family brand.
Although Gu Ruan made several terrible decisions in a row, Huo Linshan still had some basic trust in the company president he had personally selected.
Seeing his resolute expression, Huo Linshan made his decision:
“Okay, I will arrange for someone else to liaise with Guangyuan and try to lower the purchase price as much as possible.”
"And you'll be in charge of contacting Mr. Lu from the Jiang Group, so that we can sell off this unprofitable asset as soon as we make the acquisition."
The board members had no objection to this matter.
After all, they don't have to do the hard work; they just need to sit in the company and wait for the final results.
If it works out, everyone can split the money on the spot; if it doesn't, Gu Ru'an, the instigator, can be blamed.
Gu Ru'an was also happy. Being personally assigned a task by the chairman showed that the other party still trusted him.
Being able to work is a good thing.
Gu Ru'an didn't think she had been brainwashed. She was willing to be a slave and even happily accepted this dangerous job, waiting to meet President Lu of the Jiang Group.
Gu Ruan first approached Jiang Manyue.
Wednesday was originally the day Lu Fan and Zhou Huan had arranged to visit the branch store and participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in a first-tier city.
However, before he could even get to the neighboring city, Jiang Manyue received a phone call and rushed over:
"Mr. Gu from Shengjing Company just contacted me..."
Lu Fan was taken aback, and subconsciously assumed that their lawsuit with Shengjing Company had ended.
However, she quickly realized: Wait a minute, if it really ends, Lü Qiuyi will know the result before Jiang Manyue and will come to report to me.
Now it is Jiang Manyue who has arrived.
Lu Fan couldn't help but wonder, "Whose tablet is this President Gu?" It's no wonder he had this question, because too many people from Shengjing Company had been testing his bottom line.
Today it's a director, tomorrow it's a manager; the trouble they cause is endless.
It sounds like the question is asking who, but it's actually asking what kind of trouble the other person has gotten into this time.
After all, in Lu Fan's view, it was rare to see a company that did business so unconventionally and focused solely on "fighting".
The fact that the other party has managed to survive until now and become a global industry giant makes him feel that the world is going to the dogs.
It's not that the opponent was too strong; it's just that their previous opponents were too weak.
Jiang Manyue hesitated for a moment before coming to her senses and explaining:
"They said it was the president and CEO of Shengjing, but they weren't looking for you. They were looking for President Lu of Jiang's Group."
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