Su Jialiang suddenly turned his attention to me, which really surprised me.
When he said that I was representing Duan Jinyan, I realized that he was lying.
At that moment, I finally understood why Su Jialiang had given me 10% of the shares. It was all just to use Duan Jinyan's name to gain influence and stabilize his business.
Judging from Uncle Gen's expression, the name Duan Jinyan clearly has a strong deterrent effect on them.
Even the hot-tempered middle-aged man who had been constantly shouting beside him quieted down when Su Jialiang brought up Duan Jinyan.
Using Duan Jinyan's name to intimidate the group, Su Jialiang continued, "Uncle Gen, I don't really want to live this kind of fighting and killing life, but Master Duan is a restless fellow. He always complains that our territory is too small and insists on forcing me to expand outwards. What can I do?"
Uncle Gen pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to me: "Are you really Duan Jinyan's son?"
"Of course, I come from Shenyang and run a pawnshop called Wangyunzhai. Duan Jinyan was a traitor to the Duan family among the four major families of Fengtian. This kind of thing is not difficult to investigate. If you don't believe me, you can verify it yourself."
I sat relaxed in the chair, my gaze disdainful: "I'm here on behalf of my father to see what you really want to talk to us about."
When Uncle Gen spoke with Su Jialiang earlier, he still carried the authority of a senior, but now he has clearly lowered his posture: "Young brother, I wonder if I, Liu Chenggen, have offended Mr. Duan in any way?"
"No, otherwise you wouldn't be here negotiating with us."
I squinted and looked at Uncle Gen with feigned ferocity: "But my dad also said that if Duan Jinyan sets his sights on something, he must get it. If we don't get a result at the negotiating table today, he will ask you to handle the rest himself... Oh, by the way, Uncle Gen, he also asked me to give my regards to your family in Taiwan."
I'm not saying this to please Su Jialiang, but entirely to smear Duan Jinyan.
Ever since my encounter with the tomb of the King of Ze, I have completely lost hope in him. Now, I seize the opportunity and begin to do everything in my power to smear him.
Uncle Gen is a big shot in the industry after all. If I can provoke Uncle Gen's anger, it will naturally cause Duan Jinyan a lot of trouble, and may even force him to come out.
Sure enough, Uncle Gen became agitated upon hearing my words: "We're in this business, and we believe in keeping family members out of trouble! Duan Jinyan comes from a prestigious family, doesn't he have any principles at all?"
"Haha, Uncle Gen, you were just talking about experience, how come you've become so naive so quickly? If Duan Jinyan were truly a law-abiding person, he wouldn't have been expelled from the Duan family and would be hunted down by so many people in the martial arts world!"
I smiled at Uncle Gen and said, "Brother Liang is right. In our business, he is just a front man. Duan Jinyan is the real mastermind. Originally, we only wanted to resolve the issue through negotiation, but judging from your methods, it seems you didn't intend to negotiate properly! Uncle Gen, you should have heard of Duan Jinyan's bad reputation. If the day comes when he has to come to you, our relationship will probably not be as harmonious as it is now!"
Seeing that I had admitted my identity, Su Jialiang took over the conversation at the right time: "Uncle Gen, to be honest, everyone in the industry knows who Duan Jinyan is. Even I, as his partner, am wary of him. I really don't want this matter to escalate to the point where Duan Jinyan has to step in to resolve it! I'm not saying this because I'm worried about your business being affected, but because Duan Jinyan is simply uncontrollable! If we really let this madman get involved, the situation will completely spiral out of control, and if things escalate, my business will also be affected."
Uncle Gen was silent for a moment, then licked his lips and said, "So, what exactly do you want to do?"
Su Jialiang smiled and said, "It's very simple. We agree to the compensation conditions you just mentioned. The other condition is that both sides maintain the existing territorial division and do not infringe on each other's territory."
These words puzzled me a bit, because according to my estimation, these were originally conditions that Uncle Gen should have proposed, so why did Su Jialiang bring them up on his own initiative?
Sure enough, even Uncle Gen was baffled by this condition: "It's that simple?"
"Of course it's not that simple. From now on, we need to draw a line in the overseas market. As you know, we've always been working on the Southeast Asian market, and I'm the one who paved the way. You've been trespassing on this for the past few years. Starting today, you must withdraw from the Southeast Asian market!"
Su Jialiang paused for a moment: "According to Duan Jinyan, he wants you to completely withdraw from the international market, but I don't want to push things to the extreme. So after handing over Southeast Asia, we will split the European and American markets equally, each side will divide its territory, and from now on, we will not invade each other's territory! In recent years, we have done too much to undercut each other in order to seize the international market, which has damaged our common interests! If we can clearly distinguish between the two markets in the future, we can regain control over pricing. In the long run, we may be able to earn more! What do you say?"
The hot-tempered middle-aged man next to Uncle Gen was so angry that his arms were trembling when he heard the request, but he still didn't interrupt. It seems that Duan Jinyan's influence in the industry is even stronger than I imagined.
After a long pause, Uncle Gen nodded: "The conditions you offered are beyond my expectations. Things happened so suddenly that it's difficult for me to give you a response in a short time. I need to think about it."
"Of course, we can't rush into making a decision on this. As for whether we will be friends or enemies in the future, that's entirely up to you, Uncle Gen. I'll wait for your reply."
Su Jialiang said this, downed his tea in one gulp, and got up to walk out the door.
As soon as I stepped outside, I heard the sound of a teacup being smashed inside. I don't know if it was intentional or accidental.
Su Jiaming chuckled: "Haha, looks like this old man is furious!"
Su Jialiang said calmly, "That's natural. In today's struggle, someone has to make concessions."
Qinghuai was equally excited: "Master Liang, you're really not being fair! Since you had Duan Jinyan as your trump card, why didn't you tell me sooner? You made me worry for so long. But speaking of which, when did you recruit Duan Jinyan?"
"It's a long story, and the reason I didn't tell you was to take you by surprise."
Su Jialiang gave a vague answer to get away with it. After leaving the hotel, he called me to his car alone and looked at me with a guilty expression: "Xiao Duan, I had no choice but to do what I did. Once Uncle Gen and his team win the third game, our situation will be completely passive. So please understand my predicament. I really had no other choice."
I smiled and said, "Mr. Liang, you flatter me. I also have a share in this business. Since we've encountered difficulties, how can I stand idly by?"
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