Chapter 380: Fighting against the Heavens, Leaving a Way Out
To be honest, these 11 companies are not willing to come at all.
To them, Lei Zhen was just a vicious dog that broke into the Magic City, and would bite the Lin family as soon as he got hold of them, using every possible means to do so.
The most important thing is that the Lin family is not united. If they were united at all, he would not have the opportunity to take advantage of them.
The reason I came here today is because something happened in the plum garden last night.
This was by no means a trivial matter for all the forces in the Magic City, and the news spread in the morning.
Being able to destroy the Plum Garden without any damage, no one here believes that they can do it, nor dare to do it.
"Boss Lei!"
"Boss Lei!"
"Boss Lei!"
“…”
Everyone was polite and respectful.
This is necessary because he is very popular now, so it is best to avoid him. If you really can't avoid him, don't provoke him.
A vicious dog like this that breaks in will eventually be punished.
Everything is a matter of face, and everyone knows it.
"Sit down, everyone, please sit down."
Lei Zhen smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Ding-ling-ling..."
Suddenly, cell phones rang in the house. Not just one, but almost all of 11 people's cell phones rang at this moment.
"Sorry, Mr. Lei, I have to go out to answer a phone call..."
President Xu looked anxious and hurried out to answer the phone.
Others also apologized, and some ran out to answer the phone.
Every phone call is different. These people prioritize the calls that come in. In this case, the one they go out to answer must be the most urgent.
About ten minutes later, everyone returned to the conference room, all with unhappy expressions, staring at Lei Zhen who was drinking tea slowly.
"It hasn't reached the stage of closure yet, so there's no need to panic."
As Lei Zhen spoke, the 11 people, including President Xu, felt a strong pressure in an instant, and their eyes changed.
Almost at the same time, all the businesses under their names were investigated by relevant departments and were ordered to suspend operations.
"Mr. Lei, do you know about this?" asked President Xu.
"I know, this is just your open business." Lei Zhen said with a smile: "There are many other things that are not visible to the public."
"What do you mean?"
"Five hundred million for one family isn't a lot, right?"
"What?"
This is blackmail!
Although they didn't know where Lei Zhen got such great ability, the fact that he asked for 500 million was extortion.
No, this is robbery.
"Boss Lei, isn't that too much?" President Xu stared at him and said, "Although you're quite capable and have some connections, asking for 500 million right out of the gate is a bit disrespectful of the Magic City."
The implicit meaning of the words is to accuse us of not taking them seriously. You are just a vicious dog from outside, do you really think you can overwhelm us by doing some small tricks?
This is the Magic City, and we have so many families!
"Don't get me wrong. If you're not convinced, you can use any connections you have." Lei Zhen said with a smile, "And test your own strength and see if the network of connections you've built up over decades is any good."
As soon as the words fell, someone went out to make a phone call, and then nothing happened.
All your connections are useless, and some of them even can’t get through on the phone. People with better connections will answer the phone, but I advise you to take care of yourself.
What the fuck is going on?
President Xu was confused, and everyone present was confused. They could not imagine how strong Lei Zhen’s connections were.
“Snap!”
Lei Zhen lit a cigarette and admired everyone's expressions.
Wait until everyone accepts the reality, calms down, and sits down obediently before slowly exhaling the smoke.
"It's just a dimensionality reduction attack. There's nothing mysterious about it. It's not worth mentioning."
"I just want you to know your position and the level of your strength."
"The Magic City has never lacked the powerful. You have worked hard for decades, but your efforts may not even be worth a finger of theirs."
Lei Zhen was slow and methodical, helping them to clarify their position in the Magic City.
It doesn't mean that you are great if you have some money, nor does it mean that you are awesome if you do some shady business or have some underworld skills.
"In front of ordinary people, you are all powerful people, but in front of the real powerful people, what are you?" Lei Zhen looked around the audience, his eyes sweeping across every face.
Although his eyes were smiling, they gave people the feeling of being filled with the chill of winter, quite cold.
The powerful and wealthy are divided into different levels, and there is also the saying of who is in the mainstream and who is not.
"Even the devil is not short of money, there is capital everywhere."
"Foreign investment and joint ventures are the mainstream here. To some extent, they enjoy privileges and even forget that this is the new Magic City, not the Magic City of the old society."
"The power of capital is particularly prominent here, but is it really effective? This is an Eastern country, not a Western one."
Lei Zhen sees these things very clearly.
Shanghai is a rather complex place, and the power of capital is very strong because it is an international metropolis.
Coupled with the legacy of history, this city presents a variety of forces: capitalists, bankers, foreign capital, joint ventures, domestic capital, private capital, and so on.
The entire city is surrounded by various capitals, representing the interests of all parties. Various relationships are intertwined and complex, and one move can affect a hundred things.
In this environment, these families in Furong Chamber of Commerce are just small fish and shrimps.
"We need to build up a massive capital force. Only then can we truly step into the upper echelons." Lei Zhen took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "Moving upwards means more resources and a wider space... As for maintaining the status quo, it will sooner or later be eroded!"
This is by no means alarmist. The heads of these families are well aware of the actual situation, otherwise they would not have established the Chamber of Commerce.
In other places, chambers of commerce are very powerful and can even create monopolies.
But in Shanghai, the Furong Chamber of Commerce was established here, more for the purpose of banding together for warmth, because there are too many capitals like tigers and wolves.
"Mr. Lei, what do you mean?" asked President Xu.
"Each company should contribute 500 million yuan to establish a new company, transforming mutual support into close cooperation." Lei Zhen put out his cigarette and smiled, "Bundle us together with common interests. Only in this way can we form an indestructible ship."
"this……"
Everyone was hesitant, perhaps because 500 million was not a small amount, especially since the partner was Lei Zhen.
Everyone remembers clearly what this guy did to the Lin family, and they are afraid that they will become the next Lin family member.
If we really do what he says, we may all become meat on the chopping board, and it will be difficult to get out of it then.
Looking at their expressions, Lei Zhen felt helpless.
These people all knew how the Lin family was attacked. For them, being robbed was better than cooperating.
This is the criticism left by the actions taken during the rise, but it is inevitable in the process of rise.
Hui'an is small and can take the most drastic measures.
But the Magic City is very big, and these families can easily rely on others. You can't kill them all, right?
They will be afraid of you, but they will also avoid you. When no one wants to play with you anymore, it will be like kicking you out of the Magic City.
By that time, no matter how hard Huang Rui tried, it would be useless.
"I won't force you, haha." Lei Zhen laughed and said, "I'm getting engaged next month, and I'll treat everyone to a drink then."
The words "not forcing" immediately made everyone feel relieved.
They were afraid that this guy would force them. Last night, hundreds of people fought and destroyed the Plum Garden, and they were really afraid that he would do something to them today.
"Engaged?" President Xu said, "I remember that Mr. Lei is engaged to the second daughter of the Lin family. I haven't seen Xiaoxue for a long time."
This guy is an old fox, and he brought up Lin Xue's matter while talking about the engagement.
The others also looked at Lei Zhen, waiting for him to speak, because they all knew that the second wife of the Lin family was killed by him.
The second wife was killed, Lin Chengkun jumped into the river, and Lin Xue disappeared, and was said to have been killed by Lei Zhen.
"Xiaoxue..."
Lei Zhen shook his head and took out his cell phone.
Almost instantly, everyone in the venue showed vigilance and rejection - this guy is too cruel, a butcher who destroys families!
Who dares to cooperate with him?
If you conspire with a tiger, you will end up with nothing but bones.
“Beep—beep—”
Lei Zhen made a call and pressed the speakerphone button.
"Hello?"
Lin Xue's voice came from the phone.
"Lin Xue, have you reached the Imperial City?"
"arrive."
"You'll be living alone from now on, take good care of yourself and don't do anything stupid again..."
At this moment, Lei Zhen completely understood the difference between the minister and the celestial owl that Huang Rui talked about last night: one is a minister, and he has no control over who to kill; the other is fighting against the heaven, and he will kill whoever I say!
If he had killed Lin Xue last night, his plan to take over Furong Chamber of Commerce today would definitely fail.
"Lei Zhen, take good care of yourself. When I become strong enough, I will seek revenge on you."
"Okay, I'll wait."
After the call was disconnected, the expressions of President Xu and the others changed again; the vigilance and rejection disappeared.
"Boss Lei, forgive my bluntness, but we must root out the weeds."
"That's right, don't underestimate those who harbor hatred..."
Saying this now?
Damn, these old foxes!
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor." Lei Zhen said solemnly, "If one day Lin Xue has the strength to seek revenge, I, Lei Zhen, will take responsibility!"
Last night he turned around and didn't shoot Lin Xue because he saw that she chose to commit suicide. So he changed his mindset: send her to the capital to start a new life.
Let people see that Lei Zhen is not trying to kill everyone, and at the same time he treats this as a show.
He had considered these things when he kept this trick, but Huang Rui's summary was not as thorough as his.
When fighting against the sky, you have to leave a way out, otherwise you will lose people's hearts.
This is not the pattern, this is the height!
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