Lu Feng hesitated for a moment when he saw the phone, but he answered it anyway.
Hello, who is this?
"Is this Mr. Lu from Jiaming Foods?" A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I am!"
"It's me, Mr. Zong from Wahaha. I've known about Mr. Lu for a long time, and I've admired him for a long time. I was especially surprised by Gao Zhiwei's departure."
"I wouldn't dare to say I admire you so much. Mr. Gao has his own ideas. When you're out working, you'll naturally work for whoever pays you the most. As for using a company to train you or to bind you with loyalty, that's a bit much. You agree, right? I've admired you for a long time and heard some of your stories. In the children's food industry, you're a leader." Lu Feng said politely.
"No, I don't think so. Now that state-owned enterprises are in charge, I'm just a little well-known locally. I'm not angry about Gao Zhiwei's matter. I'm not that petty. I just feel that he's wasted his talents. I heard that President Lu has some big plans for this year?"
"Haha, I wouldn't dare say anything big. Compared to your 80 million to buy the factory, my business is just small-scale. I've also heard that you're going to advertise on TV this year, and that many of your products will be phased out one after another."
"You have the products too, and we all know that. It's just that your risk is a bit higher. I know a little about Wantong Industry. It's a tough nut to crack. Even if you manage to take it down, with such high leverage, your risk tolerance is too low. It's as fragile as paper."
"High leverage leads to high returns. If you knew me, you would know how I started my business."
"Of course I know, he's a fraud!"
"You can't say that. I started from scratch. When I achieve success, I will write a book about the hardships I went through when I started my business to inspire the next generation!"
“Young man, don’t think too much. First, build up your dozen or so factories and get them running. Only then will you have a chance to compete with me. Of course, if you are willing to sell, I will take over these dozen or so factories, including your market, products, patents, and even your employees. I won’t take you; you’re too aggressive.”
Lu Feng laughed when he heard this comment and said, "I'm also quite interested in the name Wahaha. If you have time, Mr. Zong, you're welcome to visit Jiamei anytime."
"I'll be waiting for you in Hangzhou too!"
After hanging up the phone, Lu Feng's expression was not good. He had a feeling that a storm was brewing. The other party was right. If he collapsed, Wahaha could indeed acquire him directly, which would be like doing someone else's favor.
Lu Feng pondered for a while, then stood up to take a shower.
The night was deep, and the cold winter was quietly fading away. Inside a villa, six or seven people were sitting. In the middle was a fat man with a big belly, wearing a Tang suit and holding a string of beads in his hand.
A thin man sat nearby, his eyes gleaming. The office manager, who was there today, stood trembling beside him. The atmosphere in the room was very oppressive.
"Where did this Jiaming Foods come from? Can't they even handle such a small matter?"
"Mr. Cui, don't worry. Tiancheng Furniture is already putting pressure on them. Then this Jiamei Foods company pops up. I checked, and it's from another province. This year they've been acquiring land all over the country, expanding production, and opening factories. I don't know what their background is," the thin man said. "He told us to get lost?"
"Yes, they were very arrogant. They said they had some kind of evidence and went on and on, which scared me."
"What evidence? Mr. Liu, has it been leaked in Hong Kong?" President Cui sat up straight, his fat jiggling.
He said that we were involved in insider trading, leaders holding shares, illegally acquiring land, and it seemed that there were also things related to the stock market.
Mr. Cui was sweating profusely, staring wide-eyed at Liu Zhennan and said, "Mr. Liu, what should we do? Should we call overseas?"
"What's the panic? Look at your cowardice. If he had evidence, he would have come to us directly. Why would he waste his breath on some low-level office worker?" Liu Zhennan scolded. "We earn foreign money, it's US dollars, understand?"
"So what do we do now?"
"You can go out now. Go back and get some sleep," Liu Zhennan said, waving his hand.
The atmosphere in the room fell into a somber mood. Lu Feng's business card was on the table. President Cui looked at the phone, feeling somewhat uneasy. He was just a local businessman who also worked as a business broker.
He only started getting involved with these companies in the last two years. He knows what's going on here, but he himself doesn't even know how long the profit chain is. This company is a shell company. With the opening up, smuggling has become serious in some ports along the coast. Foreign industries are mature and the cost is low.
It's a crushing blow to domestic companies, but the tariffs are high, so if you want to dump goods, you have to circumvent the tariffs.
High-quality timber is priced the same as low-quality local timber, allowing them to operate with impunity in the local market. Furthermore, they use backdoor listings to falsify data, support a number of underground financial companies in Hong Kong, and profit from US dollars abroad while crushing the market domestically, making money from one industry twice.
Putting aside the sheer number of people involved in such a long chain of interests, the lack of oversight is terrifying. Just thinking about it makes Mr. Cui so afraid he can't sleep.
This is also why Wantong Industrial Group has been far ahead in attracting investment.
"Should we deal with this? Or should we report it to our superiors?"
Liu Zhennan pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let it sit there, everyone rest."
The next day, everything was calm. Lu Feng didn't get up until the sun was high in the sky. The breakfast room was almost ready when he lazily sat down. Zhang Fengxia followed him over and stood to the side, saying, "It's almost lunchtime."
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