"Uh, the central market? Wen Wan, are you sure your old man isn't sending you all to your deaths?"
"Hmm? Wan'er, is the situation in the central market complicated?"
After hearing Yelena's words, Chen Luo looked at Wen Wan.
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Let's go inside and talk. Lina, you know more about this than I do, so could you please explain the situation to me?"
"Honestly, can't you guys at least appreciate me as the eldest daughter of the Ye family?"
While saying that, he did what he was told, immediately sending a message to his assistant asking her to send over some information about the central market.
The three entered the office, and Chen Luo brewed tea again, first pouring a cup for Wen Wan and then a cup for Ye Lina.
"Hey, hey, hey, you want my help? Don't you even have priority for a cup of tea?"
Yelena expressed her strong protest, but Chen Luo simply exchanged a glance with Wen Wan and smiled knowingly.
"Fine, I did more than protest, and you guys still fed me a mouthful of dog food."
"Alright, alright, Lina, let's get back to business."
Wen Wan steered the conversation back on track, and with a wave of her hand, Mo Lan pressed a button to draw the curtains, making the room dim.
The screen on the wall slowly lowered, and the projector's light shone on it, gradually revealing a map.
The three provinces located in the central part of the country are easily identifiable on the map: Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, and Jingnan Province.
Wen Wan stood in front of the curtain and began to introduce the basic situation of the central market.
"This is what we in the industry define as the central market. The coal resources of western Shanxi, the human resources of eastern Hebei, and the water resources of southern Jingzhou are all extremely important strategic resources in China. Therefore, ten major families, including our two families, have all gotten involved."
"Hmm? Since it's such an important market, why did you say, Lina, that Uncle is sending us to our deaths in the central region?"
Wen Wan glanced at Yelena, who shrugged.
"Fine, fine, I've already lost face in front of you once, so it doesn't matter if I lose face again."
Yelena pointed at the map on the screen and spoke through gritted teeth.
"That's because a year ago, the Luo family, one of the top ten families, produced a complete idiot! He turned the huge cake of the central market into poison!"
"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been squeezed out of the central market and had to come to the southeast to compete with you guys for a living!"
Through Yelena's gritting explanation, Chen Luo roughly understood why the central market was in such a state of disarray.
All of this stemmed from a wrong decision made by Luo Yan, the third son of the Luo family.
Or rather, this was not a wrong decision at all, but a misjudgment that could bring the Luo family, one of the ten great families, to utter ruin.
Originally, the central market, with its abundant resources and vast market, saw each of the ten major families occupy an industry and continue to thrive.
Despite the constant open and covert struggles among the ten great families, everyone was wary of going too far because of their proximity to the capital.
But all of this was shattered six months ago.
In order to seize power from his elder brother, the third young master of the Luo family was eager to prove his ability to the head of the Luo family and planned to dominate the central market.
Logically speaking, such an idea is unrealistic.
Regardless of the fact that the Luo family's strength is only in the middle range among the ten major families, the people sent to the central market by each family are no pushovers.
Given Luo Yan's methods and resources, it was certainly impossible for him to achieve this goal.
But someone somehow bewitched the third young master of the Luo family, leading him to bring in foreign capital to help him.
There was already a tacit understanding among the major families that no matter how fiercely they fought each other, they would not introduce foreign capital; this was a matter of principle.
However, in order to succeed in seizing the throne, Luo Yan completely disregarded this principle and actually brought in a well-known foreign capital firm, asking them to help him seize more market share and promising to help them establish themselves in other regions once the matter was settled.
The third young master of the Luo family had a brilliant plan, but he never expected that what he intended to bring in to help him would turn into the direct intrusion of a vicious dragon.
This foreign company not only sidelined Luo Yan in a very short time, but also used its enormous financial resources to rampage through the central market and launch a fierce war against the other families.
While cursing Luo Yan as a complete idiot, the group of second-generation family members had no choice but to show their true abilities to fight back.
However, while they were being suppressed, they all sensed something was wrong. The other side was not only vying for markets and resources, but also sending out numerous industrial spies to gradually infiltrate various industries.
As scions of prominent families, they all quickly reported to their respective family heads.
The heads of the various families quickly discussed the matter and concluded that this foreign company must have come with a special background and purpose, so they immediately reported it to the central government.
The conclusion was that this foreign company was sent by an enemy country to disrupt the domestic market and economic operation, and it was extremely destructive. If things went wrong, it could disrupt the entire market and give the enemy country an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The central government issued instructions, and all the major families immediately dispatched powerful personnel to cooperate with the central government in eliminating commercial spies in the central market. At the same time, the top leader punished the Luo family, and Luo Yan was arrested, plunging the Luo family into a low point.
However, the matter was not quelled by the central government's actions. This foreign company was clearly well-prepared and managed to infiltrate various industries in a short period of time, from large enterprises to small and micro enterprises. It is unknown how many were infiltrated.
Therefore, the central market is currently in a slump due to the double blow of cracking down on industrial espionage and market restructuring.
The businesses of the ten major families have all suffered considerable losses, and the economic development of the entire central market can be said to have stagnated, with the entire market facing a major reshuffle.
Under these circumstances, neither side is willing to enter the central market, fearing that once they do, they will be stuck in a quagmire and unable to extricate themselves.
"That's why I said that the Wen family head's decision to let you enter the central market was tantamount to pushing you into a fire pit."
"In a situation where even the heads of several families cannot control it, you're asking them to enter and dominate the market? Isn't that a joke?"
Yelena grumbled for a while, then, feeling thirsty from talking so much, picked up her teacup and took a sip.
"No, I think this is the best opportunity to get in."
"So, I'm going to the Central Market!"
"puff!"
Yelena spat out the tea in her mouth and stared at Chen Luo in disbelief.
"No! Chen Luo, are you serious?"
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