“Sure, get me a ticket, I want to go see it too,” Lu Feng said.
"President Lu, how are the talks going in Jiangsu?" Zhu Lidong asked. "There might be some progress in Guangdong, but the specifics are still under discussion, and we won't be able to reach an agreement before the end of the year."
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's close the company down and just dissolve it. Everyone split the money and go home to have kids and have fun," Lu Feng said casually.
"Huh?" Zhu Lidong thought he had answered the wrong phone and hurriedly asked, "Is this President Lu?"
"It's me. If you receive any calls from here, just say what I just said, okay?" Lu Feng instructed.
"Oh, I know!" Although Zhu Lidong didn't know what had happened, he had gotten used to it over the years.
Huang Youwei spent the entire morning waiting for Lu Feng, but he didn't come. They had a meeting in the morning, and after lunch, not only did Lu Feng not appear, but he didn't even make a phone call.
"It's already 12:30. Would you like to take a nap?" the secretary asked as she entered the office.
"Has Lu Feng not contacted you since yesterday?" Huang Youwei asked.
The secretary shook her head and said, "He left without saying a word that day at dinner; he seemed really angry."
“Angry? He’s a businessman. A businessman’s joys and sorrows are all for a purpose, especially Lu Feng. I know him very well.” Huang Youwei said he knew him well, but he was also suspicious. Logically speaking, Lu Feng should be asking his subordinates to intercede for him at this time, or he might even go to his own home to talk to his wife. But there was no movement at all.
"I'm going to take a nap. This afternoon, send someone to contact him and find out what's going on. Don't say I sent him," Huang Youwei instructed.
Around 3 PM, Lu Feng went for a stroll on the street and bought some clothes for himself. No one answered the hotel's phone, and his cell phone had no signal. When he returned to the hotel in the evening, he saw a man in his thirties waiting for him. The man hurriedly went to greet him when he returned.
"Mr. Lu, where have you been?"
"I'm buying some clothes for the New Year. Who are you?" Lu Feng sized him up.
"I'm from the Post and Telecommunications Group. Why aren't you continuing negotiations with the provincial authorities? This is a huge project!" the man said urgently. "Business is negotiated! Asking for the moon only leads to settling for less."
"Let's not talk about this anymore, I'm tired, it's pointless!" Lu Feng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I came here to do business, not to be bullied. I don't care who it is, brother, let me tell you this, I've suffered so much over the years! Who have I been doing this for? For the autumn harvest? Or for the return of the wild geese in spring?"
"What are you talking about?" The man frowned slightly.
"Anyway, I'm not planning to do it anymore. Even if I just eat and drink every day, I'll have enough money for the rest of my life. Next, I should consider financial management and set up a family trust. I'll be able to live a carefree life." After saying that, Lu Feng hummed a song as he went upstairs with his bags full of things.
"Try talking to them again! Try harder!" the man said, unwilling to give up.
"No way! If I talk about it again, I'll be a coward. If it weren't for the financial planning meeting in two days, I would have left already." While waiting for the elevator, Lu Feng turned around and said to the man, "I only realized today how to spend money to have fun. Goodbye!"
After saying that, he got on the elevator.
As evening fell, Huang Youwei sat at his desk. His secretary led the man around and recounted their conversation in detail. Huang Youwei listened with a furrowed brow.
"How could he... how could he do this?" Huang Youwei said in disbelief, "He was such a promising and ambitious young man."
"It feels like this promising young man has suddenly found a fun downward slide!" the secretary remarked from the side.
Huang Youwei gave him a disapproving look, sensing that something was amiss. This might be a strategy; if Lu Feng really indulged in eating, drinking, and having fun, then Jiafeng Group would be completely finished, and the spark of the domestic private semiconductor market would truly be extinguished.
What a pity!
"Is there a financial forum in the city these days?" Huang Youwei asked.
"I heard it was organized by several securities companies, mainly for investing in overseas stocks. Many wealthy people participated, including Shi Yuzhu, I think." the secretary replied.
Huang Youwei still couldn't believe it; how could someone be so easily defeated?
"Call his company and ask those senior executives. Just say I asked." Huang Youwei felt he still had some influence among Jiafeng's senior management, having dealt with them quite a bit in the past.
When the phone call was made, Zhu Lidong's secretary immediately sensed that the deal was a done deal. Zhu Lidong had mentioned on the phone that he planned to sell the entire company to the Schroder Group this year, adding details as he went.
"What... what should we do?" The secretary was dumbfounded. This matter was decided by the province, and it would be difficult to explain if it failed.
Huang Youwei remained calm, pondered for a moment, and muttered, "A group scam?"
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