Could Gu Ru'an really get Huo Linshan to give him a job?
Is he willing to take the blame?
No, he doesn't have the heart of a saint.
He silently endured a torrent of furious insults from Huo Linshan:
"Are you a pig or not?"
"We agreed beforehand that this shouldn't leave a trace, how could you do this?" Now look what's happened, everyone knows everything, both what they should and shouldn't know.
"It's caused such a huge uproar around the world, and we've even offended the Jiang Group. How am I supposed to clean this up?"
Gu Ru'an ignored the insults, harboring resentment in his heart, but on the surface he wore a fawning smile:
"Chairman, calm down. This is '070' my fault."
"But there's still a chance to salvage the situation. Trust me, I'll definitely handle things perfectly for you."
Huo Linshan didn't believe him:
"Forget it, you don't need to worry about this anymore. Just write a resignation letter, and I'll explain the rest to them."
This was an attempt to force Gu Ru'an to accept her fate and resign, so that Huo Linshan could then shift the blame onto Gu Ru'an.
Gu Ru'an wasn't stupid; she knew she couldn't leave now.
His eyes lit up and a plan came to him:
"Chairman, things aren't all bad now. Think about it, we know what we needed to know now, don't we?"
"The cooperation with the Jiang family has fallen through; it just means we've lost one more way out."
"What if what awaits us is a world of beautiful flowers?!"
Gu Ru'an's silver tongue actually persuaded Huo Linshan.
Huo Linshan was inherently greedy, but after a moment's thought, he was still willing to give Gu Ru'an another chance, so he asked:
"Tell me, what are your thoughts?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Ru'an thought, "This is my chance!" and his mind immediately raced with thoughts:
"Let's proceed according to our original plan. Guangyuan's buyers aren't just President Lu from the Jiang Group!"
Huo Linshan pondered for a moment, then glared fiercely at Gu Ru'an:
"Fine, I'll give you this last chance. Don't say I don't care about our past relationship."
"If I make another mistake, it won't be as simple as just leaving the company."
Gu Ru'an had long suspected that this chairman was no good person, and upon hearing this, her heart tightened, but her face remained smiling obsequiously.
"Look at what you're saying. You've taken care of me all these years, how could I possibly cause you any more trouble?"
Both of them had their own schemes, and then they stopped talking.
As soon as Gu Ruan left the office, he picked up the phone and started making arrangements.
The heads of Huiduoduo, headquartered in Harbour City, along with Wuduomei and Darun, which are also in the lower ranks of chain supermarkets, are discussing the cooperation intention between Shengjing Company and Baiyue.
Putting aside everything else, several of its branches were squeezed out of the market by Baiyue, and Chen Shengge, the CEO of Huiduoduo who eventually acquired it, was extremely worried.
He called over the head of the marketing department to inquire about the current sales and market share of the Baiyue and Guangyuan stores.
Of course, the most important thing is to determine whether the merger of the two stores will have a significant impact on Huiduoduo.
Although the marketing department didn't want to offend the CEO, the situation left them no choice; they couldn't lie, so they had to rely on the data.
"Mr. Chen, our data shows that Baiyue is on an upward trend, and the momentum is quite strong."
"Although Guangyuan is declining, and previous reports have indicated that they have plans to withdraw from the domestic market."
"In the long run, Baiyue poses a greater threat, as Guangyuan is already on its last legs. However, according to our analysis, if this joint venture plan really goes through, then Baiyue will completely take over Guangyuan's market share..."
"Then Huiduoduo and the downstream chain supermarkets will be greatly affected."
"It is even very likely that Baiyue will squeeze out its market share, and Guangyuan will suffer the same fate."
The last sentence was something I had to force myself to say.
Chen Shengge was indeed very unhappy, but he also knew that the marketing department's data did not lie.
Moreover, in the areas where Baiyue expanded, their Huiduoduo business did indeed become more difficult.
Although various promotional strategies can slightly increase sales.
But Chen Shengge knew that if things continued like this, Hui Duoduo's situation wouldn't be much better than Guangyuan's.
Guangyuan can also withdraw from the domestic market and return to its headquarters.
However, Huiduoduo does not have such advantages, and if they take a step back, they may have to directly apply for bankruptcy liquidation.
Chen Shengge would not allow such a thing to happen.
So he also needed to make a few phone calls.
In the rest area of a golf course, Chen Shengge and Robert from Wuduomei were casually probing each other during their conversation, while Zheng Dake, the CEO of Darun, seemed to be deep in thought nearby.
"Why isn't there any progress in the online discussion? Old Chen, have you guys not been putting in any effort?"
Chen Shengge, no longer bothering to engage in his broken English with Robert, retorted to Zheng Dake:
"You say we didn't do anything? Those bloggers who got embroiled in lawsuits, we were the ones who paid to settle things."
He spat again and said:
"What million-follower bloggers? A bunch of good-for-nothings. It's been so long, and it hasn't even affected Baiyue at all."
"Open stores if you want to open stores, expand if you want to expand. So, the only ones whose businesses are affected are ourselves!"
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